August 7, 2006
Italy: 11:04 P.M.
Italy's Castle
Bella's Perspective - 16 years later
"Oh Isabella Marie could you go check on your sister her ceremony starts in 3 in a half hours?!" My mother Renee asked while walking with a vase of red roses. Mother of course always looks pretty, she was wearing her long silky emerald green dressing flowing all the way down her feet, with her hot chocolate brown hair up in a neat curled bun with a little bit strands of hair coming down.
"Are you sure you don't need help Mother?" I asked worriedly.
"No it's ok sweetheart go see where your sister is, Grazie miele!" She then walked away without saying another word.
I then left to go find where Marisol was, I walked up the tile stairs towards her room, I opened the double doors expecting her to be in her own room getting ready for the ceremony. But I didn't see her anywhere here, I closed the double doors and went to the huge kitchen to see if she's eating again, she loves to eat any kind of food, but I all saw were ten chiefs waving at me, I waved back at them and left, then I started to check every place that she would go to hang out. It was now 11:27 and I couldn't find her yet so I ran to the family living room hoping to see her watch TV, but there was no one there but mine and Marisol's personal maid Jade dusting the coffee table, I sighed giving up.
"Jane have you seen Marisol? I've been trying to look for her everywhere" I asked politely.
"Have you checked your bedroom that's where you guys always hang out a lot" Jade said nicely. Of course why didn't I think of that!? That was her most favorite place to hide and hang out! I'm such an idiot!!
"Thanks Jane!" I said walking out.
"It's Jade Miss. Swan I've told you that a million times for the last 7 years" Jade said sternly. I turned to look straight at her hazel contact eyes. I know that she's wearing brown colored contacts but what ever colored eyes she has are mixed with her contacts making it hazel.
"And I've told you Jane to call me Isabella, or Carlie Carter for the millionth time for the past 7 years, besides I like the name Jane it suits you" I called back. "Grazie, Ti amo" I skipped happily to my room.
Jade was a great person but she could be weird sometimes, she was one of mine and my sisters best friend. At first when I met her she's been ignoring me and Marisol a lot but after a few days we got comfortable with each other. Some how I keep thinking that Jane knows more about me than I know myself, I know that I'm different because I have better hearing and I have a better scents of smell than anyone I know and I can see things farther away. Oh and here's the weird part, I have powers, I could do so many things that I can't keep track so I just write down all my powers I discover whenever something weird happens then I write them down on my private journal and practice my powers in the forest far away from the castle making sure no one sees me, I just think I'm a weirdo. Finally when I reached to my room I opened the double doors and saw Marisol on my bed reading a random book from my shelf.
"There you are Mari! I've been trying to find you everywhere, mother was very worried about you!" I walked up to my bed where Marisol was sitting. She looked up at me with a sad smile."What are you doing? Your suppose to be getting ready for the ceremony!" I looked at her face very closely and can see that she looked very sad, her blue eyes weren't sparkling, sndher hair just looked messed up like she hasn't slept in hours.
"Whats wrong?" I asked.
"Will it's just that...once I become queen, I'll barely have any time for you" She said in a sad tone.
It's true today is the ceremony for Mari to become queen of Italy because 3 years ago are father Charlie died and left the crown to mom so she had to take care of the people herself, leaving Marisol to take care of me when I was only thirteen, but Mari didn't want that so she helped mother take care of the people when she was only fifteen which led me to growing up on my own but Mari and I still hang out sometimes. Three months ago Marisol couldn't take mother always having to take care of the people on her own all the time so she chose to become queen early on her eighteenth birthday which is today.
"Mari I thought you wanted to do this, and besides mother will help you along the way"
"I know I wanted this, but after dad died I barely had anytime for you and I was suppose to take care of you and I failed" She put her head down and I could see her salty tears falling down on my book cover, I lifted her chin up using my right hand.
"Marisol Alexandra Swan you did not fail even though I had to grown up on my own does not make you a failure if dad was here he would be very proud of you right now, what would he say to you if you said that you failed on me? huh? What would mom do if she saw you like this? They would so no matter what we love you and you make us proud!" Her blue eyes widened to what I said "And so would I" Then I hugged her tightly and pulled apart. "Now come on I'll help you get ready my personal stylist is probably late so I'll have to help you get dressed and ready" I took Mari to my huge closet and found a beautiful long white dress that flows all the way down to the floor
"Go put this white dress on" I gave the dress to Mari and told her to put it on while I went to find myself a dress. Five minutes later I found a perfect midnight blue sleeveless dress that flowed to my feet, I quickly put the dress on and went back to my room to see what Mari looked like, and I must say the dress really suits her will. I set Marisol on my vanity dresser in front of the mirror and went to get the curling iron. I started curling Mari's light brown hair slowly then I put all her hair up leaving no strands of hair down, when I finished I did my best on the makeup, I wasn't a professional. When I finished I must say I did pretty good.
"Ok I'm finished" Marisol opened her eyes and looked in the mirror very carefully then she had a huge smile on her face.
"If dad was here he'd say you look like mom" it's true because Mari had mom's hair and eye's.
"Thank you Isabella! Thank you, I love it!" She then hugged me tightly for two minutes when I heard my door opened to reveal my personal stylist, Paul Bistrow he was french and a very fun person to hang out with, Mari and I sometimes call him uncle Paul because he was dads best friend when they were kids.
"Sorry I'm late porfavor perdóname" Paul said, he had his two lady assistance with him Martha, and Susan.
"Hi uncle Paul and you are forgiven Paul" I said.
"gracias" Paul kissed both of Mari's and my cheeks, then he clapped his hands. "Marisol you look fabulous! Who did your hair?"
"My sister of course" Mari answered.
"Isabella your gifted, now lets begin Marisol get up Isabella sit down! It's time to work my talent!" I sat down on the vanity dresser facing my rectangle mirror. "Hm...Martha I'm thinking we should do one braid on each side of her hair and then where going to twist small strands of hair and where going to put it all up. Susan! get my all the equipments, oh and lots of hair spray! After fifty minutes Paul was finally finished then he did small makeup on my face. "And...Finished!" I opened my eyes and looked at myself, I looked beautiful! My hair looked good leaving some small strands of curls.
"Thank you Paul!" I hugged him.
"I am a genius once again!" Then he and the two girls quickly left. Mari put on long white silky gloves, while I put on black satin gloves. Most people wear white gloves to the ceremony but I make up my own rules blue and black looks good together, I turned towards my white box and opened it revealing two tiara one pink and the other blue, I took the pink one out and slowly put it on Marisol's head. (Tiara's in Profile)
"This is going to be the last time you'll ever wear this tiara" I gave a sad smile to her. then I put the blue on on my head, Marisol and I looked at ourselves on the full length mirror.
"I'm going to miss wearing this tiara" She sighed and I just hugged her, suddenly I remembered something and went to my shelf in my closet and picked up a silver box with white ribbenson it. I gave the silver box to Marisol.
"I was suppose to give this to you on your birthday party after the ceremony but I wanted to be the first one to give you something" I whispered and give a small smile. Mari slowly untied the white ribbon and opened the silver box then she gasped Mari lifted the object that was in the box. There was a silver chain with a diamond butterfly attached to it.
"Remember when we were little we used to chase butterflies in the garden" I whispered to her
"Yes I remembered" She quickly put on the necklace on, and looked herself in the mirror once more.
"You know you look more like a bride to me than a queen" I said teasing her.
"I'll take that as a complement" Just then the double doors burst out revealing mom with two guards and my maid Jane. Mom smiled at the both of us.
"Come on girls where going to be late we have to go" She said and softly pushed Marisol to the door. I was about to walk out the door when I remembered something, I quickly went to my jewelry box and got out my silver oval locket with a weird crescent that I had ever since I was a baby. I put on the necklace and quickly followed mom and Mari with the guards and Jane behind us.
I learned that I was actually adopted when I was four because I knew that I didn't look like my adopted mother Renee or my adopted father Charlie. Renee told me that she found me in her garden hidden in a bush crying, she didn't know where I came from and no one came to claim me so they took me in. I'm glad that I'm not related to them because I am very different from everyone, if I told anyone about my powers or other special stuff I have they would lock me up forever. I keep wondering if my mother really loved me or not I could barely remember her all I can remember that my mom had Carmel hair and my dad had blond hair, and I probably had brothers and sisters but I don't remember what they look like.
"Ok Isabella you enter from the right hall and then you go down the stairs on your right, Marisol you enter from the middle door and walk down the right stairs like Isabella, and I will enter from the left hall and go to the left stage" Renee said. She hugged both of us and kissed each of are cheeks"Good luck girls" Renee then left to the left hall with one of the guards. I hugged Marisol tightly.
"I love you sis" I whispered.
"Love you too" Then I heard the loud horn, and I felt someones cold hands on my shoulder I turned to see a smiling Jade.
"Lets go Princess" She whispered. I nodded and Jane took me to the right hall.
"Presenting Queen Renee Anne Swan!" I heard a loud voice and some loud clapping and cheering, I saw mom entering and walking down the left stairs"Princess Isabella Marie Carter Swan!" I took a huge breath and heard loud cheering. I entered the huge crowd and walked down the right stairs slowly, I stopped right next to the guy that called my name."And Marisol Alexandra Anna Sophia Swan!" More cheering and clapping coming from the crowd, then the double doors slowly open revealing Mari, she walked out the doors standing on the balcony, she waved for three seconds then walked down the same stairs I just did. She walked past me and in front of the guy that called all three of are names facing the crowd.
"We are all gather here of a new day that will change are lives and to watch the new crowning of a new Queen!" There was a short pause" Do you Marisol Alexandra Anna Sophia Swan become our Queen?!" He took off the golden crown from mothers head while whispering I'm sorry.
"I do" Marisol said smoothly. Then I began to walk next to Marisol and I took off her pink tiara carefully, then I moved back a little to see the final.
"Then before I put this crown on your head is anyone against this please speak now!" There was a long pause"Anyone? Then-" Suddenly the far double doors burst open revealing a man he had dark black hair and one green eye and one blue eye.
"Actually I do!" The creepy man spoke.
"Franklin! What are you doing here?!" Mother shouted "What do you want with my daughter!?" Renee put a protective hand around Marisol.
"Actually It's not your daughter I want It's your other daughter I want!" He got out a sword and pointed at me. I gulped "And for the crown! I have come here for my masters request"
"What do you want with Isabella?! And who is this master you are speaking of"
"Will isn't it obvious she's the next one in line for the crown! So if I take her than your older daughter has no chose but to marry me, then I will become King of Italy! And I cannot speak of my master he is private" He shouted.
"So your master is a guy"
"You will never become king!" I said.
"Tsk tsk girl, now come with me!" Just when he was about to grab me the guards tackled him down. "I have backup you know!" Then the there were people with black clothes bursting threw the glass window with ropes.
"Isabella!" I heard a voice behind me, I turned around and saw Paul up the stairs. I felt a hand on my back and saw that it was Renee.
"Come on Isabella we have to get you to safety" I ran up the stairs with mom with me I looked back behind me and saw that Marisol was gone.
"Wait, mother where's Marisol?!" I asked.
"Don't worry about her right now she's with Jade, we have to get you safe!" Then we continued to run down the hall with Paul be are side. I found out that we've just reached to my room.
"Go honey!" She opened my double door to let me enter but I refuse to go.
"But aren't you coming to mom?" I asked she sighed and shook her head, then she got out a small golden box and opened it up to reveal a golden chain with a pink rose on and a diamond charm attached to it. Renee put it on my wrist.
"Your Father and I were going to give this to you on your seventeen birthday. But I'm giving you this now because where ever you carry this charm with you your father and I will always be with you, the rose means that we love you always and the diamond means that your a gift from above. Now your father and I knew that some day you would be in danger so we asked one of are old friend that will protect you, now go it'll be ok sweetie" Renee kissed my forehead
"Now when you come back here I exepect that braclet to be filled with charms" I giggled a little, and then mom closed my door slowly until I couldn't see her again leaving me to tears. I felt a hand on my shoulder I turned around to look at Paul, he gave me a small smile. (Bracelet in Profile)
"It'll be ok princess now we have to hurry I want you to get your personal stuff and a few clothes! Hurry!" And then Paul walked off to some where around my room.
I quickly got my small duffel bag and put a few of my favorite books, small jewelry box, MacBook laptop, my green sidekick phone, a picture frame of mom dad my sister and I, Ipod touch, and three or two pieces of clothing. I quickly zipped up my duffel bag and went to see what Paul was up to until I saw that he was near my bookshelf, he touched the top of the bookshelf and I saw that he just pressed a button, then the bookshelf started to slowly slide left, revealing an elevator.
"Wow I did not know that my bookshelf can do that" I said then I heard footsteps coming from outside and a bang on my door.
"Come on out we know your in there!" I heard a voice coming from outside.
"Come on princess we have to go!" Paul yelled. I was just about to go in the elevator until I forgot something I went under my bed to grab my guitar case that has my blue acoustic guitar, that dad had given me on my thirteenth birthday. Then I grabbed my duffel bag and ran to the elevator and Paul press a button that made the bookshelf close back before my double door got slammed open. My heart was now pounding loudly and I my hand shaking nervously.
"Where are we going?" I asked Paul disturbing the silence.
"Where going to take you some where safe but before we do that we have to get you changed and transformed" He answered. I have never seen Paul this serious in my whole life. When I heard a ding on the elevator, the door then opened, I stepped out seeing that where in the gardening shed. Paul quickly grabbed my wrist and opened the doors taking me outside to the huge garden. We kept running around the huge garden but Paul quickly stopped and told me we need to hide behind the huge bush. I stayed quiet until I heard stomp stomp stompuntil it faded out.
"Ok we can go now" Paul whispered. And we ran once again for five minutes when we stopped right in front an old rusted gate behind a huge bush, he quickly opened it and we were out of the garden before we ran near a black car, there was an old man in front of the car with his hands behind his backs.
"Hello George, you know where to go" Paul said getting in the front door.
"Paul Bistrow, and Princess Isabella how nice to see you" George said he opened the back door for me to get in
. I quickly got in and George took my stuff and put it in the back truck ran to the other side then he drove to a dirty road path. there were trees every where and I could feel a few bumps on the road a little bit. It has probably been 30 or 20 minutes until I saw the whole city in Italy, I watched as the crowed walk by looking at stores and restaurants like normal people, I wish I was like them. Then the car suddenly stopped next to a salon building. George quickly opened the door for me and he already had my stuff next to me, I picked my duffel bag and guitar case up and Paul led me in the salon. I heard the door ding when I entered and saw a very pretty blond girl, she has grey eyes and is wearing a mint green shirt with black pants, she has a sweet smile on her face and walked up to me she was probably about 23 or 24 years old.
"Hello Princess Isabella Marie Carter Swan I am Cindy Karisa, Paul's niece" Cindy said shook my hand. She then took my stuff and set it down gently.
"Hello" I whispered"I didn't know that Paul had a niece"
"That's because you never asked" Paul said. I looked myself in the mirror and saw that my hair was very messed up my dress was a little ripped at the bottom and I just looked like trash. I looked back at Cindy.
"Now the reason we brought you here is because we are going to transform your appearance so that no one can recognize you when you go out into the world" Cindy said "Now shall we begin?"
"Ok where going to start with the hair, then makeup, and then clothes" Said Paul with a clipboard in his hand. Cindy went to the front door and put up the closed sign on the door, then she set me in a seat in front of the mirror. Paul's came forward with Cindy behind her with a small smooth wooden brown box, slowly Paul took off my blue tiara and put it carefully in the brown box then he gently closed it and just when Cindy was about to leave.
"Stop!" I said. They froze. "Can I keep my tiara with me?" Paul sighed and whispered something to Cindy then she left.
"She's going to put it in your duffel bag" Paul said. I sighed in relief, I might as will have a little piece of my princess before I go somewhere. Paul grabbed some scissors and started cutting my long hair, I could see few strands of my curly hair coming down slowly. When he finished, he did light makeup on my face. Then Cindy took me to a huge closet and measured my size then she toss me a purple blouse and a black pants, I quickly put them on then she gave me dark purple converse. When I sat back down on the seat not facing the mirror there was a rolling table in front of me, with small boxes that said colored contacts. (Blouse in Profile)
"Now would you like grey, green, blue, or hazel eyes?" Paul asked.
"Um...can I have green?" I answered.
"forest green, grass green, lime green or emerald green?"
"Emerald" we said in unison, I do not want to be walking around with weird bright green eyes or dark green. Cindy handed me the green contacts and I went to the bathroom to put them on, when I finally got them on I checked myself in the mirror to see myself looking totally different. My brown hair wasn't my natural curls anymore, it was now wavy across my back, my hair wasn't to my waist any more my hair was now in the middle of my back flowing softly, and I now have sparkling green contacts on, I look like a new person. When I came out the bathroom Cindy was holding my small duffel bag and guitar case, and Paul was standing there with his hands behind his back. I sat back down on my chair.
"Now you are no longer known as Isabella Marie Carter Swan, your now known as Bella Carter Swan" Paul said giving me a small blue makeup kit bag.
"And Bella I put a few clothes in your duffel bag that will probably last you for only five day's" said Cindy.
She gave me my small duffel bag and I put my makeup kit and my silver oval locket in my bag. then she gave me my guitar case. Paul then led me outside back to the black car, for a few minutes we were at the airport I got out the car and got my stuff out the trunk then I followed Paul until we reached near a women, he gave the women some two tickets and she let us enter a long tunnel to the plane. When we got seated I put my stuff in the cabinet and relaxed myself threw the ride. I must have fallen asleep because I heard the speakers go on. click
"Hello folks we have now arrived at Seattle, Washington thank you for flying American Airline have a nice time thank you!" click. Seattle Washington? But that's way far away from Italy! I quickly got my stuff out of the cabinet and followed Paul out of the plane, when we stopped outside there was a silver car waiting for us the driver quickly got out and put my stuff in the trunk then he opened my door to get in, I saw Paul get in the front seat and the driver started the car and we were off somewhere.
"Paul where are we going?" I asked.
"Where going to take you to your mothers old friend, she's a very trusted person" He said."she's the one who designed some parts of the castle, you'll be safe there. They have a very huge family"
"Whats her name?"
"Esme Cullen's"
August 8, 2006
Forks Washington: 7:00 A.M
Cullen's House
Esme's Perspective
I wonder how there going to take this, oh I hope there ok with this they've been quiet and said for a long time from after what happened a long time ago. I'm not sure if there alright having a human living in are house. Why did they have to call one hours ago, why does it have to be now?! Ever since we lost Isabella the families been a little wrecked, ok a lot of wrecked! We barely talk to each other anymore, Carlisle always absorbs himself in work that he's barely home anymore, Jasper is always sinking himself in his books, Rosalie is just really rude to everyone, Emmett is always serious all the time! Edward is always in his room or piano room listening or playing music, and me will I'm really quiet and I do my favorite activities to get my mind off of my Angel. So anyway I have called up a family meeting today in the dinning room, I will drag everyone in here if they won't come! So when everyone walked in sitting in the dinning room with confuse looks.
"I have called a meeting to tell you something very important" I said with a fake smile "Of course Alice and Edward you probably already know it" They had confuse looks.
"Actually I don't" Alice said surprisingly.
"And Esme you've been blocking your mind now for thirty minutes, so I really don't know whats going to happen" said Edward.
"Wait Alice didn't you see whats going to happen?" I asked.
"Nope"
"Ok Esme just spit out what ever your going to say!" Rosalie shouted. I scowled at her.
"Ok will you all know that my job is being an interior designer" Everyone nodded "Will six years ago the queen of Italy called me and asked me to design some parts of her castle, I was at Italy for three weeks and the queen and I became really good friends and we kept in contact, so anyway I'm just going to say it"
"Anytime now!"
"Alright, will one of the Queen called and told me that one of her daughter is coming to stay with us because she's in deep danger" I waited for the reaction, everything was so quiet and calm.
"WHAT!?" Rosalie slammed the table before her share fell to the ground with a huge bang. "What do you mean a human is staying with us! Why didn't you say no!?"
"Rosalie sit back down! I accepted the offer because I wanted to, I don't know something just told me to say yes" Rosalie sat back down on her chair with her hands cross to her chest. I sighed and put my hands to my face.
"Won't we have to be careful to not hurt this girl?" Jasper asked.
"Yes we do need to be careful if she's staying with us" Carlisle said "Be very careful what you do"
"But won't she get suspicious that we don't eat?"
"Don't worry Jasper we can get creative with the food" Alice said.
"Whats her name?"
"I don't really know her real name but they said to call her Bella Carter Swan" I said.
"Ok fine she can stay with us, don't expect her to get a special treatment or something" Rosalie said calmly" But she can't go to the third floor first door on the left" Then Rose walked away followed by Emmett.
" That went will" I said. About a minute later I heard a car coming are way, they'll probably be here in five or six minutes.
"Everyone get ready there coming soon!" I shouted.
Bella's Perspective
I looked out the window there were trees everywhere and the clouds were blocking the sun, but then I saw a huge gorgeous mansion brownish orange mansion it has many wide windows in all directions. There were pretty smelling flowers around the house. (Mansion in Profile)
I got out the car seeing seven people coming out the house standing by there door step. There was a blond man that looks like the father, a women with really nice curly caramel hair, she must be Esme Cullen because she looks older than the others. She looks almost exactly like me, that's just weird.
Then there were two blonds that looks like there twins, the boy had a small smile on his face and the blond girl just glared at me, then there was a big bulky guy with dark curly hair guy, and a short spiky hair girl, both of them looked like they haven't smiled in years, then there was a another boy he has brown-reddish messy hair, he just have a really frustrated and confuse emotion on his face. Whats weird about this family is that they have the same color eyes, gold or topaz, and they don't look related.
"Ok Princess it's time for me to go" I heard Paul say. I turned to him with a sad smile. "But I will be calling you sometimes to see how your doing"
"I'll miss you uncle Paul" I then hugged him tightly. Then he quickly got in the car with the driver and sped off. I looked back at the strange family again and grabbed my small duffel bag and guitar case then slowly walked over to the Cullen's. The caramel haired lady stepped up with a smile and surprisingly hugged me when I put my stuff down. This hugged felt really familier like I've
"Hello Bella my name is Esme Cullen but please call me Esme" She said sweetly. Then the bulky and blond guy picked up my bag and guitar case. I followed them inside the huge mansion the inside was just as beautiful then as the outside was, we all sat down in the family living room I'm guessing. We were all silent not saying anything.
"Hello, my name is Is- Bella Carter Swan" I said quietly. Almost slipped my first name, I hope they don't suspect anything.
"Oh we know your name Bella I am Carlisle Esme's husband, these are my adopted children. the dark curly guy is Emmett, the two blond twins are Rosalie and Jasper, the one right next to Jasper is Alice, and finally we have Edward" Carlisle said. I stared at everyone with a small smile. " I know this might be a little weird but Rosalie and Emmett are a couple and Alice and Jasper are together also, but Edward is the only one who doesn't have anyone" That's just weird a huge family that's all paired up except for Edward.
"I just hope I'll get used to that"
"Don't worry you will, anyway I've got to go to work the hospital awaits!" Then Carlisle walked off to the front door.
"So anyway who would like to give Bella a tour around the house?" Esme asked kindly "Cause I've got to work on the garden outside" Then she walked off to the back door. I just stared at the five people that were in front of me.
"I'm going to the garage to work on my car" Rosalie said rudely then left.
"I'm sorry but I have to work on a design that I have to finish by today" said Alice leaving.
"I'm going to my room" Edward whispered. That left Jasper and Emmett. There both probably busy too, not having time to show me around.
"Sure will show you around I don't have anything to do right now" Jasper said. I followed Jasper upstairs with Emmett behind me carrying my things.