Third Life
Pain. It was as if she had only known pain her entire life. The three days stretched into what felt like an eternity. Her whole existence was pain, and memories eluded her. She was completely lost to the world. She was nothing like she was before, but one thing rang out in her mind like a lighthouse she was to rule this world. She was to take control. She had no idea how, but she assumed it would not be easy, but it had to be doable. She thought of this, as she was tortured slowly painfully. She felt the fire eat her from the inside out. She thought of her task, the one thing she was able to hold on to as she burned of a fire that did not exist.
Then the three days, which most think they will not live through, ended. It was just as abrupt as always, and Bella arose. She woke and this was her first transformation since her first that she did not wake up alone. Her family had found her, and Bella was not strong enough this time. She devoured them. She hated herself, but it was inevitable. They were there and she was not human, they were.
Her creator showed up after she had destroyed them. His name was Lorenz. Lorenz had somehow figured out that Bella was a shield of unknown power while she was human. He had an ability, but it was not abundantly clear at first. Bella knew more about being a Vampire than any one in the world, but he gave her all the "rules." Basically he took her under his wing. She thrived and he was pleased. He was sorry that he could not rescue her from her family, but he had tried she said she understood, but Bella did not like the fact that she had devoured her entire family. She hated the bloodlust more than anything. She was going to rule this race, and she would, but she needed to bide her time.
Lorenz did not leave Bella's side. He was completely smitten with her. She allowed this romance to continue. Lorenz was not evil, he meant well, and being a Vampire, he was easy on the eyes. Lorenz and Bella made a good team. They lived the best kind of life a Vampire could hope for, and then one day Lorenz wanted more.
"Bella, we have roamed this world for years and years. I have been with you through it all. I know this place doesn't look like much, but it was the first place I laid eyes on you." Bella looked around and realized it was true. "I was hoping you would be my wife, and maybe we could settle down here."
Bella was perplexed for a moment. She wasn't exactly thrilled by the idea of marrying Lorenz, but she wasn't opposed to it either. She knew for a fact he wasn't her mate, but she did not know if every Vampire had a mate for she had lived a long time, longer than all, and she still had not found hers.
Bella also did not know how it would be possible to settle down in an area, so she asked. "Lorenz, I will marry you, but how do you intend for us to settle down without drawing too much attention to ourselves?"
He seemed brimming with joy. He kissed Bella over and over again, and she felt nothing, but acted along for he was kind and good-natured and she loved him in a way, she knew it would cruel of her to deny him at this point, but she couldn't help but hope for something more.
Bella was not satisfied at al, and when Lorenz had had his fill of her lips she posed the question that was worrying her. "Lorenz, how are we supposed to settle down?"
"It's obvious isn't it? All we have to do is hunt outside the area we live in." Bella thought this over and realized it could be done.
"Well, why not settle here? I still remember most of Volterra from my human life?" Bella still loved the city she had lived in as a human.
"If that would make you happy of course." Lorenz was always attentive.
Bella and Lorenz had money enough to buy themselves a beautiful home, and they did. Bella chose a castle she had always admired as a human that had fallen into disarray when the owners lost their fortune.
The castle was much more massive then even the enormous outside let on. It went stories below ground and Bella admired the engineering it must have taken to build it. She went through each part of the house and she devised room after room. The house became her obsession. She worked day and night, and pleasured Lorenz when he needed it. He had opened a bank in town. They both ended up loving their work, and Lorenz would come home and make love to Bella every night, and she enjoyed herself, but always felt a sort of disconnect.
The only time Bella felt passion was when she worked on her castle. She refurbished the whole place by herself. She cleaned and designed every room. It wasn't as if she ever tired, and she loved it.
One day however she realized she needed something more. Her hunting wasn't as exhilarating and her refinishing of the castle in Volterra was almost complete. Everyone in town was banking with Lorenz and life seemed to be perfect. Lorenz was gaining power in the city, people loved him the way Bella wished she could.
And then it hit her. She wanted a family. The way normal people had families. She knew she couldn't have children running around, but life with just Lorenz was not perfect. The castle was too large, and suddenly she felt lost inside it. She needed children or something to fill these halls, and she knew how.
Lorenz's ability was not obvious, but it was very useful. People and Vampires alike trusted and liked him instantly. He could turn up the charm literally with his power and make people want to get to know him, and be his friend, and Bella finally figured out how she would finally get her family.
Bella wanted children, and Lorenz would give her whatever she wanted so she asked him to get her three boys. Not all at the same time of course. One first and she would tell him when she wanted the other two.
Lorenz started to look for a boy to bring to Bella. He would not deny her this. She was too important to him. He looked for boys that he thought would be worthy of his Bella, and finally he found one. His name was Aro.
Aro was a sweet little boy. His parents had been killed for they were poor and could not pay their debts. He had been living on the streets, but when Lorenz saw him he knew instantly that Bella would love him. He asked him if he would like to live in the castle with him and his wife, and while Aro was intimidated by the Vampire eyes of the man he agreed for anything was better than living on the street.
Bella had prepared many children's rooms in her castle, but she gave Aro the most luxurious. It was filled with toys and everything a child could want. Aro was overwhelmed at first, but Bella's love soon won him over. He was only eight years old. Bella loved being a parent. It was exhausting, but she felt more human. She cooked and cleaned and kept human hours. It was the most exhilarating time of her Vampire life. Aro soon grew to realize his parents were not normal people like he was. His mother who he loved beyond all reason had not aged a day since he had met her, and neither had his father. Also, he had never seen them eat or sleep. He didn't question this though. He figured he would eventually get an explanation.
Aro went out into the world and made a name for himself. He joined his father in the banking business, and while he was not instantly liked he had a more human way about him. People were more at ease in his presence, and he felt he knew them just by shaking their hand. Aro was growing older though, and his parents weren't. His mother appeared to be younger than him, and finally one day he asked her why.
"Mother, why am I older than you? Why don't you age? Or eat? Or Sleep?" He had to get it all off his chest.
Bella stared back at him. She knew this had been coming for sometime, and she knew Aro would never betray them, but he might feel as if his parents were monsters when he found out.
"Aro your father and I are not able to have children of our own. We found you and took you in because I wanted to feel the love a mother feels towards her children. I hope we have never hurt you or deprived you of anything." Bella had no idea where she was going.
"Mother, never! I love you and father so much, but you are not normal, and I want to know why." He looked at her face and she looked almost heart-broken. He had never meant to hurt her.
"Aro I am going to tell you a story. A story I have not told to anyone who is still living." Bella began her tale. She told Aro everything he was nearly thirty and Bella knew that soon he would need to be changed or he would age and die. She could not take that. She told him her whole story, and she told him that they were Vampires. Aro took it surprisingly well.
"Mother," he said, caressing her face. "I want to be like you." Bella burst into tears she had been hoping and dreading the words at the same time. She could not see her child die, but she had hoped she would not have to see him suffer so much pain either.
"It will be done son, if you are sure. You are allowed to change your mind any time before you are bitten. You must not tell anyone of my story though." Aro nodded as if he had come to the same conclusion.
It wasn't more than a month before Aro had turned. He told everyone at the bank he was going on a trek for about a year or so. That way he could be acclimated to humans before he would go back to work. He was excited for his change, he thought it was going to be like the best birthday present he had ever gotten. Bella told him otherwise. She warned him of the pain, but nothing could prepare him for it. Nothing could have shown him the truth.
Aro was turned, and he was a newborn, but he could not eat humans. Aro tried to eat them his instincts told him to, his thirst told him to, but every time he got close enough for the kill he would touch them, and their whole lives would flash in his mind. Every single one of their thoughts would reach him, and he couldn't kill them. Bella showed him how to hunt animals. She told him they didn't taste nearly as good, but that they were enough to survive on, and Aro did.
Aro loved being a Vampire. He would run and jump all day. Bella showed him some cool tricks, and Aro wondered why he never saw all of Bella's thoughts. He had seen all of Lorenz's thoughts when he had looked at him. Bella told him of her shielding abilities and her ability to reverse her shield. She never used it on Aro though. She had no desire to know everyone of Aro's thought.
Aro had amber eyes, and Bella soon joined him. They focused Aro's gift so that it was limited to his hands. This helped Aro as he could then walk through a group of people without worrying about being overcome with thoughts. He enjoyed his gift immensely. He went back to work at the bank after his yearlong trek. His eyes had changed colors and he spoken of a very foreign disease he had picked up on his trek. They all believed him.
Aro became the talk of the town. He was a prime bachelor, and now he was a Vampire he had superhuman good looks. He did not take a wife however. He waited. The town had never questioned the Volturis of their agelessness. It seemed rude to them. They loved the Volturis they had all but eradicated crime, and brought so much wealth to their almost dying city. Bella hoped she could live here forever. She loved her city so much. Eventually it was decided that the Volturis should be their royalty. They was much royalty springing up all around Italy so it was decided that the Volturis would be the royal family.
Aro was becoming wildly popular in Volterra. He could know a person just by shaking their hand, and he used that to his advantage. He greeted all of them and he eventually knew all the dirty secrets of Volterra. He was the city's best gossip. Bella loved to see him getting along so well, and Lorenz had more money than any person in the world had ever had. Everything was well. Then one day Bella wanted to raise another child. Aro was Prince of Volterra, and Bella was their Queen, but she wanted another child. She wouldn't dare without Aro's permission though.
She wasn't afraid of him, but she hoped he would understand why she wanted another child. It wasn't to replace, but simply to help their family grow. She asked him one day and he couldn't have responded better.
"Aro I was hoping I could raise another child. How would you feel about that?" Bella asked timidly.
"A brother?" Bella nodded. "I would love a brother. I would never rough him up or anything, but I would teach him all he would ever need to know. I would love him. Yes please mother. I would love one." Bella was ecstatic and she told Lorenz. He went through the same process of trying to find one. He soon did.
Leonardo was another beautiful boy. He was younger this time about five and he wanted a family more than anything in the world. Lorenz had done well again. Leonardo fit in well. He loved Aro instantly. He told him all his secrets which was unnecessary as Aro saw them all anyway. Leonardo played the piano. He had never been taught, but just picked it up. He was wonderful. He enjoyed the perfect childhood. He was blessed with an older brother who taught him everything. How to be sneaky ad how to get women.
They lived the perfect life until Leonardo met a girl. He loved this girl, and that was fine. Bella would not force Vampirism on anyone, but she knew that if he loved her he would have to leave his family. Leonardo knew that too. He chose love. His wife became pregnant, and while he could have stayed he asked his father for some money and he left town. Bella visited them all the time at first, and when the baby was born she held it with reverence, but happiness does not last forever.
Bella was not allowed to return after the first time she held her granddaughter. Leonardo said he did not want too many interruptions to her life, but Bella knew the truth. His wife was afraid of them. They were not normal and if too much time was spent with them you could sense it. Bella accepted this and went back home. She had always hoped for three boys to grow up and be hers forever, but this was not to be the case. She could accept that. She still checked on her son from time to time, but he grew old, and only once had she been worried when she smelled another Vampire's trail near their home, but it was just passing. Bella did not fear. Her family's scent must have been so strong at this point other Vampires would know not to come near.
This was what she thought, and sadly she was wrong.
Stefan had grown tired of his hoards of newborns so he killed them all. One by one, and they were none the wiser. He kept a few who had very special abilities. He couldn't be bothered to remember their names, but one day he smelled something peculiar, another Vampire's scent. This wouldn't have bothered him except the scent was oddly familiar. Stefan knew most of the Vampire's, but he was certain he had killed this one. She was the Vampire who had led the army against him in the beginning. Stefan had two "sons" now. Vladimir and Stefan he had stolen both as children. He had taught them ruthlessness, and he was proud of them. He had found this old Vampire's scent, and he had followed, or rather spied on her. She did not move. She had children as well, and one moved out. He was still human. Stefan was going to get information out of him, but he knew nothing. He knew who she was though. He did not know how she was back, but he knew. He was going to kill her, single-handedly.
He knew she had another son who was not yet dead; he went for him to go hunting. It was the only time they traveled. And when he left Stefan attacked. Bella put up quite a fight, but Stefan had no gifts so Bella couldn't reflect them, and he eventually won. He had been fighting his whole life while she had been practicing peace. When he finally got the best and beheaded her and burned her Bella lost consciousness. Aro and Lorenz returned home and killed Stefan years later after tracking him. Aro raised the other two boys Bella would have wanted, and Lorenz was killed in the search for Stefan. This was the start of the war between the two Covens.
AN: I hope you like these humble beginnings to what will eventually become the Volturi. I think this is how it should have happened. Anyways, I am going to apologize for being terrible about updating. I don't think anybody reads this anymore, but it is almost finished. I mean we are done with Bella's lives. Let me know what you think with a review please. I really am sorry for taking so long to update I never meant to take on so much when I couldn't do it. Anyways I hope you liked it and if you did let me know and if you didn't let me know, and let me know why for both. I am dying to know how people feel about this in general. Thanks to BerryEbilBunny for the review last chapter. Please it would make my day if you reviewed.