-1Disclaimer: I do not own the Twilight series, or any of Stephanie Meyers interesting characters.
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I was looking out the window at the sun as they entered my small throne room, so that they could only see my back. I heard a throat clear behind me "Uh-umm" I turned around and looked at the family that I had not seen in almost a century, they just looked the same. Each of the members either bowed or curtsied to me saying, in unison "My Lady" as a way of greeting.
Welcome Cullens, I hear that you have a request to ask me, and no Edward you can not read my mind.
"Excuse me my lady, I do not mean to be rude but why is it that you do not speak aloud" Alice questioned, always curious.
I was in an accident when I was still human which literally rendered me speechless, some wounds even becoming a vampire can not fix, but if you would rather I can use American sign language instead, I am very fluent
"Lady, what is your name?. I will not let my brother know if that is what you are worried about." Alice projected into my head, so I opened the mental channel for everyone to hear.
Alice I am not afraid of what any of you may think you need not worry. You can even ask Jasper he has been trying to get me to feel any emotion since he came in here; I feel nothing, and no I am not immune. As for my name Aro was just being theatrical, you know how he has a tendency for that type of thing, and you already know my name.
"Bella .." she gasped in shock, they all did.
Aro stood proudly as my advisor and introduced me "This Cullen family is what you left behind, or at least what she has become. Lady Isabella Marie Volturi." The Cullens stood in shock, Edwards eyed filled with wonder, then horror as he realized what he had forced me to become.
"Can you speak at all?" Alice questioned
I cannot speak, I mean I can but it is very painful, I can hum a little though, and this power makes communicating much easier. I am sorry Cullen's but I need to confer with Alice, Jasper and Edward alone for a moment. Victoria, pleas show the Cullen's there suites , and be polite. After the other Cullen's left the room I turned back to my guest. Alice I would like you to be on my personal guard will you accept?
I'm sorry my Lady but at this time I must decline.
Of course Alice I understand, may I still call upon your powers when needed?
Of course.
Jasper, you are going to wear yourself out if you keep using your power like that.
You can't simply not have any emotions, What did we do to you Bella? What did I do, I ruined everything. He still loves you, he never stopped. Bella you have to be able to fix this, I can't believe that you could become so, so heartless, no that's not right so soulless.
Jasper I am not soulless, at least no more than anyone else, you did not do anything. As for Edward he will find someone else eventually, I can not love anything anymore.
Edward will you join my personal guard?
He stood there silently for a moment not saying anything.
Edward were you listening?
Bella please, I do not have an answer ready but I do have many questions
You can stay here as long as you would like, fire away on the questions. Please do not call me Bella, I have not been that girl in a very long time.
What type of accident did you have to destroy your beautiful voice?
You do not want to know the answer to that Edward, it will only cause you pain.
Please Bel, Isabella I can handle it, you didn't try to slit your throat did you?
No the day you left, the day all of you left I went numb I wondered through the woods searching for you, knowing that it was pointless, but I continued. When I fell I didn't get up again, I did not even feel the tree branch puncture my throat. The doctor told me that if I would have felt the pain, or tried to remove the wood I would have bled to death, before Sam; the werewolf found me. As it was I was in a coma for two weeks because of severe hypothermia and blood loss I was transferred to a hospital in Seattle.
Was it just my leaving that broke you?
No, I think that I would have found it difficult, but would have kept trudging on if my pictures, and CD's would have been left .
What happened, I mean did you really, I mean let that child die so that you could survive?
Yes
Bella how could you, who was it?
Tiffany, Elaine's oldest daughter, after our deaths Elaine, and Charlie bonded over sorrow, and got married together they had two children Mary Tiffany, and Samuel William . Mary is a successful business woman with two adult children, and Will named after Billy Black waited until after his business took off to marry his first wife which he had a son Alex and now he has grand children the same age as his children from his third much, much younger wife. Renee and Phil had two children as well she named her daughter after my beat friend Alice Marie, using my middle name to remember me, he son she named after my first love Anthony Laurence. Renee surrounded herself with things that reminded her of me and eventually had to be institutionalized for the remainder of her life. Alice went to medical school and graduated at the top of her class she never had any children but adopted three that she and her husband raised together and also fostered over sixty others into adulthood, helping those who wished to go to College out. AL (Anthony Laurence) on the other hand married his high school sweetheart right out of school; he did not go to college but started a personal electronic custom design shop. He almost instantly became a millionaire with his innovated ideas, he is still married to his sweetheart and they had five children together with only one set of twins.
Isabella, what do you eat?, with your eyes it is impossible to tell weather you are a vegetarian.
I eat our natural diet Edward. I eat humans.
What! how could you?
Edward I need to 'hunt' anyway, why don't you see how, or what I hunt.
My Lady wouldn't want to impose on a much unneeded meal on my part, so if you could please excuse me.
Edward, stop. I commanded and he stopped moving, looking at me with fear and confusion.
I told you that I had more than one power, did you think that I could really control the Volturi with a simple communication skill. Edward you may return to your family now, later you can watch me hunt.
As Edward quickly left the room, Aro entered looking knowingly at the frightened teen.
Isabella, you should not have used that power on the boy. We have often told you how intimidating it is to lose control of our bodies.
Enough about the Cullen's Aro Is it ready?, the last piece on my part is in play, in the game ready to begin?
My Lady when was the last time I let you down?, and yes the game is ready to be played. Isabella please be careful while playing you must follow your own rules, though I doubt you could kill yourself.
Aro, you know what I must command.
Yes, Lady I know. Thank you for allowing us the time we had though. You could have ended our way much more quickly than you did, and for that we will always be grateful.
Let's get ready to 'play'
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