'Jane! Alice! Rosalie! Esme!' I screamed at the top of my vampire lungs as I ran through the castle and although knowing they would hear me I yelled repeatedly.

'Is everything alright, love?' Alec asked as I ran past him in search of the girls.

'Fine, I just need their help with the engagement party Father just said we need to have and that I have to plan,' I placed a quick kiss on his lips before returning to my running.

'I'm glad you know me well enough to know I'm no use in that sort of thing,' he called after me causing me to laugh.

'Jane Talor!' I yelled when I stumbled across Jane a few minutes later. 'Where have you been?'

'Doing my job,' she said before adding, 'which is not something I could say about you.'

'Oh hush,' I smiled now talking at a normal volume. 'I need your help.'

'Why?' Jane asked. 'Is something wrong? Is it Alec?'

'No, no, no,' I grinned. 'I'm fine, Alec's fine and before you ask our relationship is just fine.'

'Izzy needs our help with an engagement ball,' Alice smiled, coming round the corner with Esme and Rosalie right at her heels then she turned to me. 'I heard your father telling you.'

'You and Alec are going to have a ball?' Jane squealed happily. 'Since when?'

'Since about 10 minutes ago when my father informed me of so,' I growled, hating that he had only just told me. 'And we only have two weeks.'

'What?' they all asked except Esme who rolled her eyes.

'Girls, girls, calm down,' she smiled remaining calm even when we were panicking. 'We can do this. Bel - Izzy' (Esme turned to me, still not used to my new name) 'is there a place we go where we can sit down.'

'Sure, follow me,' I said waving my hand and beginning to walk even further down into the castle.

I led them all to my room which was on the lowest floor under the city. My father really went overboard on the fact I was a princess the walls were a deep royal blue, the bed a four poster which joined in the middle with metal flowers circling it, the bed spread was a royal purple. There was dark wooden dressing table and dresser as well as a chair in the same wood although the cushions on it were the same colour as the bed spread.

I went straight through my room into a room Alec, Jane and I used when doing paperwork for Aro - he likes to keep file of everything, even with his memory. There was a dark wooden table in the centre of the room with chairs that matched the one in my room set around. Paper was scattered all over the table from mine and Jane's previous paper work spree which were quickly cleared up.

I gestured for them all to sit down and grabbed some paper from one of the draws as well as some pens a put them on the table. We looked at it for a while before Esme sighed, pulling some paper and a pen toward her.

'Right first of all we need a budget...' she trailed of looking at Jane and me. 'If there is one?'

I shook my head smiling sheepishly.

'Okay, let's start with who were inviting,' Alice suggested.

'Every vampire I'm guessing,' Jane grinned at me as I made a face.

'That's what Father wishes,' I sighed causing Rosalie and Alice to look at me.

'Remember it's your engagement ball,' they said together.

'Yes but I also have to remember who I am,' I told them. 'The Princess.'

'Right,' Esme said, frowning, I suppose she didn't like how my title was shaping the party as she wrote that all vampires need to attend on the paper in front of her.

'It'll be held here, won't it?' Rosalie asked causing me to nod and Esme to jot it down on the paper.

'What about a theme?' Jane asked.

'A midsummer's night dream,' Esme suggested.

'Winter Wonderland?' Alice asked. 'Since it is winter.'

'How about a mid-summer's night dream but also have a colour theme of red and gold?' Jane suggested and I perked up, it sounded magical but also romantic.

'Why red and gold?' Rosalie asked, although I could see she liked the idea as much as I did.

'Alec's eyes are red,' I guessed. 'Mine are golden.'

Jane nodded, 'plus red means love while gold is something precious – Love is precious and Izzy is precious to Alec.'

'That's a sweet idea,' Alice smiled but suddenly her eyes glazed over slightly. 'And it'll look so pretty, Izzy.'

'I take it you've just seen that,' I beamed, Alice laughed and nodded.

'That's our theme,' Esme smiled, writing it down.

5 hours later, I heard someone walk in the door and just by their smell I knew it was Alec.

'I'll be right back,' I smiled, shooting up from my seat and heading back into my room.

Behind me I heard Alice and Rosalie coo at my actions. I rolled my eyes and leaped into Alec's arms.

'I missed you,' I smiled, burying me head in the crook of his neck.

'Yeah, I missed you too,' his charming accent whispered in my ear.

'ALEC!' a voice yelled as he opened his mouth to say something else, we both sighed knowing what it would be. 'I know you're in the camera da letto della principessa, (princess's bedroom) now open the door.'

I detached myself for Alec with a long suffering sigh before making my way to the door. I swung it open to see Felix about to shout once again.

'Sorry, Principessa,' he said, tipping his head in greeting. 'Your Uncle's request your fiancé's presence in the throne room since you are busy planning the ball.'

'Sorry Alec,' I turned toward him, 'you would be free if it wasn't for this ball.'

He rolled his eyes at me, 'I'll see you later.'

'Yeah, if we're lucky,' I said bitterly.

Alec reached my side and took my face in his hands and Felix turned stubbornly away, although he was used to our gestures of affection he felt like he was intruding.

'I love you, that's all that matters,' he said softly, brushing a piece of hair away from my eyes.

I couldn't help but smile at him, 'I love you, too.'

His eyes lit up as they always did when I spoke those words and I knew he never tired of hearing them from me as I never did from him. Alec grinned at me before leaning in and kissing me sweetly before he and Felix sped away.

I closed the door sighing once again.

'I think I'm going to be sick,' Jane said as I walked back into where she was still sitting with Alice, Rosalie and Esme although she was smiling.

'Sorry, Jane,' I laughed, feeling like I should be blushing.

'He's so sweet to you,' Esme smiled.

'Master would kill him if he wasn't,' Jane laughed causing me to send her a dirty look.

'Shut up or I'll replace you as my maid of honor,' I shot at her a glare and she gave me a hurt look in return but feel silent. 'Thank you and that reminds me, Rosalie' (she turned to look at me) 'would you play at the wedding, we don't know when it is yet but … actually – no.'

'No?' Rosalie questioned, looking distinctly hurt.

'I've changed my mind…' I frowned to myself as I realised what that made it sound like so I quickly tumbled out the rest of my sentence. 'Would you be a bridesmaid?'

'What?' Rosalie asked, looking shocked. 'I'd love to.'

'Thank you,' I squealed, hugging her.

'Alice, you too?'

'Of course,' she replied as if it was the most obvious thing in the world, I hugged her as well.

'And Esme,' I paused, thinking of how I was going to phrase. 'I never knew my mother, since I kind of killed her, um, so the person to fill that has to be aunt, because of etiquette and things, and ... well' (for goodness sake, Isabella, I scolded myself, you can do this) 'You are my aunt since Uncle Carlisle has always been an Uncle toward me but if you don't want to help with the stuff my mother would I have done, I could ask Uncle Caius' wife, Athenodora although she doesn't like me very but if -'

'Isabella,' Esme cut me off, laughing. 'Isabella, I'd be happy to.'

'Sorry, I was rambling,' I smiled sheepishly as I hugged her.

'Don't worry, dear,' Esme laughed, hugging me back tightly.

'Izzy,' Jane now spoke up and as I turned to her I saw she was looking at me in concern. 'Maybe you should go hutting: I've just noticed how dark your eyes are.'

I looked into the mirror that was hanging on the wall and saw my eyes were an extremely dark brown, almost black.

'Good idea,' I said. 'Anyone coming?'

'Sure,' Alice and Rosalie said but Esme shook her head.

I nodded before Alice, Rosalie and I bid goodbye to her and Jane and headed out of the castle via the ancient church that I had walked into so many years ago when returning home.

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