Disclaimer: I do not own twilight. If I did Jacob would have never been Bella's personal sun.


We went up several worn stone steps to the large door of dark weathered wood studded with huge round headed nails. A lamp hung from an ornate holder near it making it look like an entrance to a magical place.

Suddenly the door opened revealing a pale girl with beautiful golden eyes. She ushered as inside with a welcoming smile. Two large men came forward to take our luggage from the cars.

Edward pulled me closer as we walked into a large hall with marble pillars and shining marble flooring. Large crystal chandeliers hung from the high ceiling making it much more beautiful.

Large paintings and antique furniture made me feel like we had stepped into a different era.

Hurricane vases containing floating candles strewn with rose petals were placed on different surfaces giving a special beauty to the room. I was so mesmerized by all of it that I was unable to find words to express what I was feeling.

"It's so beautiful." I heard myself say.

"Yes it is love." Edward said kissing my forehead.

On closer inspection I saw CCTV cameras as well as phones placed at regular intervals.

"I will give you all a grant tour later let's first get you all to your apartments so that you can freshen up." I knew he said that for only my benefit as I was the only human among them.

Just then two large men who were clearly human walked to us.

"This is Ugo and Enzo they will take you to the residential apartments within the castle where you would be staying." Peter said to the rest of us and turned towards Edward and me.

"Edward, Bella, please come with me I will take you to yours."

We agreed to meet everyone within an hour as per Peter's suggestion.

"Are you tired love?" Edward asked as we walked to the other side of the hall following Peter.

"No I am fine Edward."

I was touched that he was thinking about me even as we were confused with the situation we were in. I rose on my toes and kissed him showing him my love.

Soon we reached an elevator at the end of the hall which I had not noticed before. I turned to see the rest of the Cullens taking another elevator on the other side of the hall.

"Since when do castles have elevators?" I whisper asked Edward.

Peter laughed making me realize that he heard. I hit my head with my palm thinking about my stupidity. Of course he heard. He was a vampire with super hearing.

"Since we became too lazy to climb stairs."

Soon we reached our destination. The door opened revealing yet another hall. This one also felt like it belonged to a lost era. Peter led as to a large wooden door.

"This is yours apartment. Your language is already unpacked. Your refreshments will be here soon." With that Peter left us.

"Wow I feel like I am in a five star hotel without worrying about tipping"

Edward laughed.

"I have no idea what happened to him. His thoughts show his devotion to us. He is not thinking much other than trying really hard to please us."

We walked in to find the living room as beautiful as the hall that we saw outside. The walls were the color of warm wood. On the corner sat a beautiful fireplace.

There was stocked book shelf in the other corner. The room had antique furniture and large curtains but what I appreciated more than anything was the homey feel it had.

A large television set and phone were the only visible evidence that we were indeed in the 21th century ant not in some lost century.

The next two bedrooms had similar floor and furniture. Finally we walked into the main bedroom.

The bed was huge with clouds of gossamer floating down from the canopy to the floor. The walls were same shade as the living room. The fire place was as beautiful as I had seen earlier with great detailed design work around it.

The closet was on the other side with wooden doors. All in all our bedroom felt like it came out of a fairytale. There was unique beauty to it.

We were silent just taking in everything immersing in the feeling of a lost era.

I was never into materialistic things. I always preferred simple way of life but here I didn't feel out of place. The room held so much warmth that it felt like home.

Edward pulled me to a large wooden door which I thought led to the balcony.

I expected a small one with not much space but was pleasantly surprised to be greeted by greenery as we opened the door. As we walked farther I understood that it was a large garden which was larger than the hall and our apartment combined.

Beautiful flowers of various colors presented as with the most beautiful scenery that I had ever seen.

Clematis montana elizabeth, honey suckle as well as red rose vines magnified the beauty with their beautify flowers climbing the metal trellis on the walls. Clinging vines covered the rest of walls enhancing the overall beauty.

Various small plants with all shades of flowers covered a large area where as large plants took the remaining. Grass covered the path that led as to the swimming pool.

A large life sized marble statue of a woman stood at the end of it with a pot from which water was falling into the pool. The water was so welcoming it was very difficult not to take a dip in it.

Even though it was daytime light was not reaching the ground as we were shaded by the large plants everywhere.

Seats made of marble were also there providing place for relaxing.

"Wow this looks like heaven."

"Yes love. It definitely does."

Soon it was time to meet the rest. So we changed quickly and took the elevator to the hall downstairs.

Everyone was excited about their rooms. Emmett wouldn't shut up about theirs. I understood that theirs were smaller than ours. They all shared the second floor whereas we had the entire third floor. We also had our own pool and garden.

Soon we were joined by Peter who led us to what looked like a royal court. A large throne sat at raised platform and seating was arranged on either sides of the great room. Maybe it was from old days when kings ruled.

"Wow" Emmett was the one to break the silence.

Peter then led as to a small room next to the great room which had an informal setting.

"I know you all have a lot of questions and I promise that I will answer every one of them but first why don't you all take a seat." He said.

We all sat in the large wooden chairs. Edward pulled me so close to him that I was practically sitting on his lap.

"You must be wondering about why I freaked out last time I visited. For that I have to tell you the origin of us. For many it is folklore but for us it is much more than that. It is said that ancient God of immortality created us vampires. It is not clear why he did it.

Some say that he wanted to see how far the humans were ready to go for an eternity on earth and some think that he was just showing off to his beautiful wife, the goddess of vegetation, fertility and childbirth but larger part of us believe that he created vampires to control the humans.

The humans were at the top of the food chain and were not afraid of anything. They became arrogant and enjoyed hurting other creations of god. So the God of Immortality himself created a predator that was smarter than humans and knew them well."

"Wow. How come I never heard of this?" Carlisle asked.

"Well you can thank the Volturi for that. They destroy any material that they feel as threat to them in anyway."

"Ok that is great but what does this have to do with us?" asked Jasper impatiently.

"I am getting there my friend. So as I was saying the God of immortality himself created us but as time passed the vampires started to feel invincible. They started killing humans just for fun. They liked to torture and enjoy others pain.

One such vampire killed a noble man and turned his pregnant wife into one of us. The wife was so devastated by the events that she called gods asking for their help. The pain in the woman's call was so powerful that the god of immortality himself came to her.

She prayed for death as the love of her life was dead and the child she was caring was forever going to stay inside her as she was not capable of giving birth anymore.

The god was so moved by her prayers that he brought back her husband from death and turned her into mortal once again. He was sad that his own creation was reason for such great sorrow for mankind.

His wife assured him that it was not his fault but that of the circumstances that made the vampires evil so he decided that he would take birth as human and become a vampire to know the sufferings of his children.

The goddess was not happy about being away from her husband and asked him to take her with him. The God promised her that when he had seen the world through the eyes of a human as well as that of a vampire and walked through the paths of darkness as well as that of light, the goddess could join him.

The goddess too wanted to take birth as human as she wanted to understand mortals like her husband. So she decided to join him in her mortal form."

"Again what does this have to do with us?" jasper asked now ready to hurt someone.

Peter looked at Edward and me.

"You think Edward is actually Godward." Emmett started laughing.

"Godward? If you mean god then yes I do."

That stopped his laughing. We were all in shock. My mind started going to millions of places at once. I remembered the psychic's words which were exactly the same as Peter's.

'The one who has seen the world through the eyes of a human as well as that of an immortal. The one who has walked through the paths of darkness as well as that of light'

Does that mean what Peter was saying is true. Suddenly I realized that if Edward was the god of immortality then I am the goddess. That did it. I laughed so hard that tears were streaming from my eyes.

"Oh god she has lost it." Emmett said making me laugh some more.

"Bella.. Look at me." Edward said.

"Edward...I… you…. god…"I said between my laughs.

"Bella, calm down love. It is ok." Edward said rubbing my back.

"He said I, the clumsiest person in the whole world is a goddess."

After what felt like an hour I finally calmed down.

"Peter, we appreciate what you are doing but I think you got the wrong people." Edward said.

"No my Lord, I know it is hard to digest but what I am telling you is true. I saw you hold the thunder bolt in your hand."

"Peter, vampires have powers maybe it was mine."

"No you don't understand. Only gods can hold a thunder bolt."

Before Edward could say anything Peter continued.

"My Lord, I know it's hard for you but just believe me. People have been waiting for you both for centuries. It is said you along with you wife will only able to save the vampire world from the darkness. This castle was built specially for you and for centuries people are protecting it with their heart and soul just for you. you are our past as well as our future. Your children will be our light."

"Children? Are you saying that Edward and Bella are going to have children?" Rosalie asked. Her voice was filled with hope.

"Peter, can a vampire have children?" Carlisle asked.

"It's true that vampire women cannot carry children but it is possible that humans can carry vampire child. Besides here we are talking about gods. As I have said before my lady is the goddess of vegetation, fertility and child birth. She can even make men have children if she wants."

"Peter don't you think they would have taken their original forms by now if they were indeed gods." Esme asked.

"We don't know when they will take their true forms but please believe me. I would never lie to you all. For centuries people have been waiting for them." He said sincerely.

"Peter if at all this is true what do you want us to do?" asked Edward.

"We want you both to be our rulers. We want you both to be our king and queen."

"WHAT?" we all asked together.

"My lord I know you don't want to leave Forks and we won't ask you to do it either. You can rule us from wherever you want. We would build you a palace anywhere you want. I know you both are feeling reluctant but please think of all the people who have been waiting for you both for centuries.

You have no idea what cruelties the Volturi are doing both on vampires as well as humans. The dungeons in Volterra have witnessed so much torture being inflicted on the weak that the demons would shed tears. They destroyed so many families that we lost count. You both are their only hope."

"Peter, what if we are not actually what you think we are." I spoke for the first time.

"It does not matter my lady. You are providing them with hope. A hope for a better future, a better life and that in itself is the greatest gift anyone could give them."

"Peter what about Volturi? Do you think they will sit idle?" Carlisle asked.

"Don't worry Carlisle. No one will know outside us. When the time is right and our king and queen become better at handling their powers we will bring the Volturi down."

Peter left us for discussing among ourselves. Edward was reluctant as he feared for my safety on the other hand he understood that I would have better protection if we became rulers. My silly vampire was always concerned about my safety.

As for me as always I had no idea what to think. I always felt like Edward had an otherworldly beauty to him but I never imagined all this. On the other hand I felt like laughing some more thinking that Peter thought that the girl who trips on thin air was a goddess.

After a lot of discussion Carlisle insisted that we cooperate with others as he was much more convinced that the powers that we possess were somehow related to all this. He had seen Volturi doing terrible things and wanted to provide at least a ray a hope to those who were suffering. We both finally agreed because of Carlisle.

As soon as we said this to Peter he sent for elders and other distinguished vampires for the ceremony that led to the next topic for discussion.

"My lord…" he started but was cut off by Edward.

"Peter, I have known you for a long time and there is the fact that I am agreeing to all this even though I feel ridiculous to even think of myself as god the only thing I ask in return is that never call me lord." He said.

"But…"

"No."

Peter looked reluctant but agreed.

"You can call me lord anytime." Emmett said earning a slap on his back from Rose.

"What? I was just trying to help."

I knew he was doing this on purpose just to lighten the mood and lessen my nervousness and I loved him for it.

"Edward, I heard that you proposed and I would like to offer my congratulation."

"Thanks Peter." Edward said with a beaming smile. He then turned towards me and kissed my forehead.

"Edward, there is one more thing I would like to talk to you about. I know you must have some ideas for you marriage but I have to tell you that you have to get married before the crowning ceremony as you both are going to be crowned as the king and the queen."

We were all shocked hearing this. I wondered why peter didn't mention it earlier. Maybe he feared that we would not agree to be their rulers if he said this before.

As I thought about marriage I started panicking.

"Breath Bella." My Edward said pulling me close.

After a few minutes I calmed down. I knew that I had already agreed to marry Edward but old habit of freaking out at the mention of marriage die hard.

"When?" I asked.

"Tomorrow would be ideal as it is an auspicious day for the crowning ceremony as well.

"ok." I said.

"Bella?"

"It is fine Edward. I don't care where we get married I just want to marry you. I just wish Charlie was here."

"Me too love."

"Excellent. I am so happy you both agreed. Tomorrow will be a great day in the history of vampires."

"Peter, one more thing I am not wearing a crown." Edward said.

"Don't worry Edward; you just have to wear it for a few minutes during the ceremony."

After saying bye to Peter we went to garden outside which was extremely beautiful but I was not able to enjoy it properly as I was lost in thought about what was happening the next day.

"Edward, Bella, you don't have to do anything you don't want to. We will always stand by you. We can leave now if you want."

"We are fine Carlisle. They need us. Even though I don't believe that I am a goddess I would definitely like to give a ray of hope to the people who are suffering by the hands of the Volturi."

Esme pulled as into a hug.

"I am so proud of you two."

Next was Alice.

"It is going to be so beautiful Bella."

"Of course it is. you are the maid of honor after all."

As soon as the words left my mouth my future sister in law was jumping all over the place with joy.

"Oh god, Thank you, Thank you." she said hugging me and then Edward.

Before anyone could say anything else she started rambling.

"I have to manage everything. Where are people who were supposed to be here for the measurements? What about the dress and flowers?" she kept on going.

"Darling, calm down. They have people for that here." Jasper said putting his arms around her.

"What? How can I trust them to make everything perfect? This is my brother's and best friend's wedding." she continued.

I left Jasper to calm her down and walked over to Rose to ask her to be my bridesmaid which she accepted wholeheartedly without any dramatics.

Soon we were joined by people who came to take measurements as well as to ask if we had preferences in flowers, cakes etc. Alice was more than happy to boss them around which made me laugh.

We were soon joined by two vampires who told me that they were my personal maids. Edward laughed hard seeing my expression when they said it.

I told them that I didn't need them but they were having none of it. I compromised and told them that I would call them when I need something.

That night when I laid in Edward's arms he asked me whether I was happy.

"Very happy. Are you happy?"

"I am more than happy future Mrs. Cullen."

At that moment I once again realized that it didn't matter what happens the next day as I will always have the love of my life beside me.


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