This starts off at the airport, then goes straight to where Bella, Jessica, and Angela head to Rome with Laurent. Also going to show some more of Lady Diana before they arrive because if I remember correctly it takes what 16 hours from Washington to Italy? I could be wrong but this is fiction.
I don't own Twilight.
Enjoy!
Seattle International Airport, Bella's P.O.V.:
It was around two thirty in the afternoon, and we were ready go along. Laurent had already boarded the plane, and we were just saying goodbye to our parents.
"You girls have everything right? Money? Tickets? Passports? Sunscreen?" Jessica's mom was so fussy but it was funny.
"We're set mom, we have enough clothes and money for our trip. We'll be fine." She hugged both her parents and Angela said goodbye to her parents while I hugged Charlie.
"You behave kiddo, I don't want to get a call saying something happened." I laughed. "Call me every other day like I told you."
"Yes dad I will, I'll send postcards."
"Now do you girls even speak Greek or Italian?" I was good at some Italian, but not great. Jessica on the other hand was better at it than me, as was Angela.
"We'll manage." Angela grabbed her bag and walked with Jess to the door. "Let's go Bella the plane's about to take off."
"Coming, see you dad. Love you."
"Love you too Bells, be careful." I hugged him one more time and left with the girls as we boarded the plane. Our seats all matched so we had a row to ourselves, and in first class.
"Hello girls." Laurent was in first class as well, and he sat near the back, a more private row.
"Hello Laurent." We greeted and sat near him, me on his other side and Ange and Jess across from us.
"Ready for an exciting trip?" he smiled as we all laughed.
"So ready." Jessica. "So…um…" she leaned in to whisper. "What's the queen like? Is she mean, nice, overbearing what?" Laurent looked at me.
"She's kind of like Bella, but if I may say so, more badass."
"Does she look like me?" Laurent looked at me closely.
"A little, looks about the same age but her hair is dark red, matches her eyes."
"So…she eats humans?" he nodded.
"Only blood bags though, she stopped killing live humans centuries ago. Around the time humans learned to draw blood and keep it chilled for operations."
"How does she get blood?"
"Through a link in the human world, remember I told you she has spies go out for her? Sometimes those spies take blood from local hospitals or evil humans and bring them to her and the guards." My eyes widened a little, Queen Diana was smarter than I thought. "Unlike the Volturi she's very discreet."
"And the Volturi are second in command, how do they get their blood?" Angela was curious about vampires more than usual, even Jessica was interested.
"They pretty much have tour groups once a month, enough to feed their entire guard and more. Tourists go in, none come out."
"That's awful." Jessica.
"It is, but they only do it once a month like I said. It's what happens when you've drank human blood for centuries, it's very hard to quit."
"When you first taste blood, it's almost impossible to stop. At least that's what Edward told me when Carlisle Cullen changed him."
"But you said Carlisle's never tasted human blood." Angela.
"He has, but he has stronger control. In fact he was the one who convinced the Denali coven to switch diets." Laurent pointed to his eyes. "That's how our eye color changes, it's amber if you drink animal, and red if you drink human; but when your thirst grows your eyes grow darker until they reach black, then you're at full thirst."
"Wow…must be tough."
"Oh it is, newborns take months to control their thirst but it all depends on self-control. You also have to have someone teach you to control otherwise you could risk exposure."
"And then get torn to pieces and burned alive." I finished and he nodded.
"One hell of a way to go." Jessica. "Well…at least Lady Diana's giving us time to sort this out."
"That's how fair she is. Lady Diana has ruled for centuries and other than the Romanian attack everyone learns to live in peace."
"Romanian attack?" that was a new one.
"Yeah…you see girls, when the Volturi first came around to forming their coven they knew as long as the Romanians were in power they could risk trouble with the humans. Now Lady Diana had asked them to step down and find a new way but they refused, and without consulting Lady Diana first the Volturi destroyed the Romanian coven but left their two leaders alive."
"What happened when Diana found out?" Laurent sighed.
"I wasn't there at the time, but I can tell you now she wasn't pleased. Ever since then the Volturi's practically terrified of her."
"And you're over 300 years old?" Angela.
"Indeed so, but I've been a spy for Diana for at least two hundred."
"Then why were you with James and Victoria?"
"I was on leave during one of Lady Diana's slumbers, and I came across them. I decided to travel and here we are."
"Wow…" this was more interesting than I thought. "Just out of curiosity, how much bigger is Lady Diana's coven than the Volturi?"
"I honestly don't keep track, but I think it's slightly bigger."
"Do any of them have gifts?"
"A fair few, but most of them are like Emmett Cullen, amazingly strong. She doesn't have favorites though, unlike the Volturi she treats her guards equally with respect as they do her."
"None of them revolt?" he shook his head.
"They're all very loyal to her because she saved and protects them with her own power."
"The future vision?" Laurent nodded but then shook his head.
"Maybe I got a little mixed up with Alice's power, you see girls…Diana has a power similar to Alice's but not quite the same. Her visions are those of later times, but she doesn't know what's going to happen between them. And they don't change…"
"So she knows what can happen?"
"What will happen, to you or to anyone she sees…basically meaning…she knows your destiny."
"Whoa…" all three of our mouths dropped open. A vampire who knew exactly what would happen without any changes? That was way better than Alice.
"That's actually kind of cool." Angela.
"It sounds cool, but of course once Lady Diana has her vision it stays in her mind until said vision happens."
"Makes sense, so what's her home like?" Laurent laughed.
"It's like an underground palace, away from the sights of locals and tourists. Rather homey, but it has a certain echo to it."
"You mean like…a tunnel sort of place?" he nodded and I turned back to Jessica and Angela. "Looks like we're going on a wild ride here." They laughed.
Meanwhile in Rome:
Lady Diana's P.O.V.:
Laurent had called me, he had told Bella of me and was bringing her and her two friends along to the beautiful city of Rome. I was very eager to meet them, and still am since Bella and her father are my last living descendants and what's better, Bella is going to join me in the vampire world with a man I consider a brother.
"Lady Diana." I heard my youngest of the guards, Katarina call me.
"Yes?"
"Laurent just called, they're about to land at the airport." I turned to her.
"Excellent, send Clarinda and Joseph to escort them here."
"Yes milady." She bowed and left, and then I heard someone else enter.
"My lady." It was Galen, one of my most loyal guards. "You seem deep in thought." I turned to him.
"That's because I am, I'm excited to meet Isabella." He smiled at me.
"Well you have been announcing her arrival since Laurent first called back. The entire palace knows you're ready to meet Isabella." I laughed.
"Well a queen has the right to speak her mind."
"What're you going to do once they arrive?" I turned back to my family tree.
"Well for one thing I'll have to answer any questions Bella may have, and explain to her the situation with the Volturi." Galen placed a hand on my shoulder.
"She'll be a great addition to us all." I nodded, Bella would be a great aspect in the vampire world, and she would be the one to end this growing problem.
On the plane, Bella's P.O.V.:
"Bella…Bella wake up." I felt someone shaking me, and I realized I must've fallen asleep. I woke up and my vision started to clear up.
"Hey…how long was I out?" I looked at Laurent.
"About two hours, we're about to land." I stretched a little and yawned. "Ten minutes."
"Great, I'm dying to get off this plane." Angela.
"Well as soon as we land we're going to be escorted to the palace by two or more guards." Laurent was just full of smiles, more than usual. "Lady Diana will want us there as soon as possible." True, no one ever keeps a queen waiting. Ever .
"So what's going to happen once we arrive?" Jessica.
"You'll have to see that for yourself, but don't worry she'll answer whatever questions you may have."
"Great." I sat back waiting and then the speaker came on.
"Attention passengers we're about to land in Rome so please fasten your seatbelts and wait for the flight attendant to give instructions. Thank you." The speaker shut off and I tightened my seatbelt.
Rome here I come.
Next one picks up right where Bella and Diana meet for the first time. What shall be said between the two?
R&R please!
Later!