*AN-Because I was so happy after reading the SIX new reviews from the last chapter, I decided to treat you all to a new chapter! Thanks for Reviewing! Here's chapter five!

EPOV

Italy, really? Early this morning, it was brought to my attention that I got a personal invitation from Jane herself to come to Italy for a few days and that Aro had a surprise for me.

APOV (aro)

"Jane what were you thinking? The princess is not ready for that kind of invasion! You were supposed to be her best friend!" The princess is going to be raging when she finds out. I'll have to blame Jane for inviting them-for inviting him. At least with the princess's gift she'll be able to hide herself from them…

BPOV

It's been one-hundred-eighty years since I last heard anything from my love. Not a day goes by that I don't think of him. His bronze colored sex hair that was always so perfectly sexy. His emerald green pools for eyes that anyone could find themselves lost in. His chiseled abs that weren't like Emmett's and he wasn't lanky like Jasper, but just right, perfect. He was perfect. does he still stare

Living as the princess of volterra, I have found that I like to spend most of my time with Marcus. He may seem like he's out of it most of the time, but the truth is he too lost his mate. He lost he five thousand years ago! I think he's preserved himself pretty well for the amount of alone time he's had. I don't know how I will look after five-thousand years alone, but I definitely don't want to find out. When we are left alone, we talk about love that's been lost, living on, how we are doing. Our feelings that we constantly have to hide are brought out and we can actually be ourselves. It's quite peaceful to not have to be the princess every once in a while, but to just be Bella. After All, he's the only one I allow me to call me that and only when we're alone.

For a while there, sixty years ago, the entire volterri guard thought that I had a thing for Felix because he's the one that brought me to Aro. Truth is, he's like a brother to me. He is my only distraction from it all besides Marcus. He kinda reminds me a lot of Emmett too; tough outer shell but soft gooey center. A teddy bear really, he acts more like an overgrown baby than anyone else here. He is my confidante.

The first people to really notice my gift were Marcus and Felix. I power over light. Which pretty much allows me to bend light and change how I look to people, disguise myself in a way. If instead of being Isabella, I wanted to be Tanya; I could do it, It's as simple as snapping my fingers. We discovered it when we went to America one weekend.

*flashback*

"If I'm going to be forced to go shopping with Jane can I at least take Marcus and Felix with me?" I begged Aro

"Princess, Marcus is an important member of the guard. You're already taking Jane with you, we can't be completely defenseless and without reason." Aro was trying to guilt me with the thought of putting everyone in danger.

"What if, you keep Jane here with you so you're not defenseless, I take Felix, don't worry, you have Santiago for the heavy lifting, and I can take Marcus because you have plenty of people to stall a decision while we flew back if needed in our private jet." I smirked.

Aro sighed. "If you must take them then take them. I'd rather you be safe and happy then with Jane and uncomfortable. I only want what's best for you princess."

"Thank you master. I will return shortly."

*in America*

I decided to torture myself and go to one place I figured Edward would never want to return to. Chicago. I knew he owned a house here and thought that maybe we would look up the Mason residence and I would get involved in real estate near there. After all, it's not like the house would mean anything to me, only to him. I had gotten over the fact that I meant nothing to him-as best as I could at least. I could breath now, even if I never saw him again. I would attempt to be happy as long as he was existing, as long as he was happy with his distractions, I was at peace.

The grounds were in perfect condition. The old victorian house on the side of a lake where the backyard ran right onto the beach. It held a certain beauty that brought the familiar ache back into my heart as I stared at the perfection that signified his presence here so completely. The nineteen hundreds was truly a magnificent century, brought to life through this house alone. The wind blew lazily on the cool evening. When there it was-a vampire's scent. A vampire was in the house, with the windows open and the piano playing my soft lullaby. I didn't have to guess to know that it was Edward. Out of fright, my gift was triggered. There was a flash of light and the next thing we knew, I was a tall gorgeous blonde, with spidery long legs, twig thin with shining golden brown eyes. That's right, I looked like Rosalie.

"Iz? Is that you?" Felix was the first to remark on my appearance, followed swiftly by Marcus.

"Isabella, I think we've discovered your gift"

I was ecstatic! I had a gift! And, my gift allowed me to see Edward again without him knowing it was me! "I'm going in guys. stay here."

"Be careful Bells." Marcus used the endearing nickname my biological father gave me over a hundred years ago.

"Don't worry, Iz, we'll still be here when you get back." Felix truly saw me the way I saw him, like family.

I took two slow breaths before walking up the path to the front door. I knew he had heard that someone was here so today was the day when I would have to put my Rosalie impersonation to the test.

*knock knock*

"come in." The words were faint. the piano music already fading. An aura of gloom and death hung in the air. Up close the house mixed with the aura screamed depression. My heart throbbed with heartache at knowing how hurt he seems to be.

The door opened with the small creek that the door guaranteed. "Rosalie, I wasn't expecting you. Carlisle and Esme send you to check up on me?" He tried to compose himself but the man that stood before me was only a shell of his former self. The man that stood before me, the man that I loved, no longer existed and the truth of that caused what was left of my broken heart to shatter, almost making me lose my control on the facade.

"How are you?" It seemed meaningless, knowing the way things were, but it seemed the only appropriate thing to say at the moment. I didn't know him. Not anymore.

"I'm trying Rose, it's been so long without her in my life, it seems as if all the lights in the world have gone out. This must be as Marcus feels always. For I would have tried to live, to do anything really, but I wasn't even able to tell her I love her one last time. She's dead Rosalie. How am I supposed to feel?"

"I'm sorry Edward. I know it was hard for her too. Honestly, if there was any couple more meant for eachother than me and Emmett, It was you and Bella." There was a long sad pause. "I'll be going now. I love you." I know it seems harsh, but I had to say it to him one last time, for in my entire existence, I never want to see him suffer like that. I have lost my happiness with him. I walked away, glancing back at the man in the house I used to know and love so dear.

*End flashback*

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