Starts off with the girls listening to Diana's tales of when she first became a vampire. I'm not doing flashbacks in the story part, just Diana explaining brief but important details about Bella's family history. Then it goes to show where the Cullens stand after leaving Bella and a small bit on Victoria's part.

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Bella's P.O.V.:

"Now where shall I start?" Diana was eager to talk about our family I could tell, but I figured I'd just ask the meaningful questions.

"What was your human life like? If you remember I mean…" she smiled and leaned back in her chair.

"Well for one thing I wasn't exactly royalty, but I was part of a noble family. My father was a merchant and my mother's family was quite wealthy but not like our emperor."

"Who was emperor at the time?" Angela.

"You know I can't remember, it was probably one of the Caesars'. For one thing though I wasn't as good as I am now, I was a spoiled little Daddy's girl who cried and screamed every time I didn't get my way, with two older sisters more mature than myself."

"You spoiled?" I laughed and she smirked.

"As hard as it is to believe it's true, I was probably worse than old Bloody Mary. I had toned down when I became a teenager, but that was probably one of the worst times of my life." I laughed.

"Let me guess, you were supposed to marry someone and they turned out to be the worst person you'd imagined?" she smirked.

"As a matter of fact it was, his name was Marco he was one of the guards to the emperor, captain I think. He was handsome but his attitude was the worst. He used women like he drank thick wine, and all the girls were smitten except me. I upfront refused to marry him, but sadly I didn't have much of a choice it was marry him or my family would disown me."

"So did you marry him?" Jessica asked and I saw a small smirk on Diana's face.

"I had almost given up hope, but then a month before the wedding an old friend of mine Abigail made a plan for me to escape. She and her husband were leaving Rome to live with her parents on the far side of Athens, and asked if I would come along. I happily accepted but unfortunately one of Marco's friends overheard us and locked them away in the dungeons while I was put on house arrest, but that wasn't the worst of it."

"He didn't…" I was almost afraid to ask, what else would a man do with a woman locked away in his home?

"If you're thinking right Bella then you are. Marco showed a side I'd never seen from him, he was furious that I tried to run and he made me suffer along with Abigail and her husband. His guards toyed with my friends and beat them to the point of when Abigail suffered a miscarriage."

"She was pregnant?" Jessica.

"I don't know how long, all I can recall was she was devastated and her husband was lucky to live through the beatings or she might've lost her sanity. You see girls back then losing a child was one of the worst tolls any woman could suffer, and when I found out what happened I intended to seek revenge for them." She paused.

"That's just awful; raping you and hurting your friends I can't imagine the pain." Angela and Jessica looked as if they would cry, but Diana didn't seem upset at all.

"I got my revenge later, after I realized what Marco'd done to my friends I slipped a drug into his usual wine and after he used me he was out like a light. I stole the keys from his waist and took a bag of supplies with me, I freed my friends, and by midnight we were outside the village on horseback." Wow, Diana was braver than Laurent had said.

"What happened after you left?"

"The trip was easy, but it wasn't until before we'd reached Athens did I realize I was pregnant. Part of me wanted to keep the child, but then I remembered having a child from wedlock was forbidden in Athens and we would be scorned by everyone. So I made a proposition with Abigail, if we could wait until I had the child I would give it to her and she would raise it herself."

"But where did you stay?"

"As it turns out we ended up staying in a medicine woman's home, at first Abigail's husband was against us staying with her but after I told him my plan he agreed. I knew that Abigail wanted to be a mother, so I was going to bring her happiness back. Don't get me wrong I did in fact want children but Abigail had lost hers because of my stupidity."

"So what happened after you gave birth?" Angela asked and I saw Diana smile.

"My friends moved onto Athens with my son, and I stayed with the medicine woman. She had told me stories of creatures that came around at night and fed on humans, but I considered it nonsense up until one night I heard munching sounds, and when I went to investigate I saw a man devouring a corpse. Or at least I thought it was a man until he came up and bit me."

"And then you became a vampire." She nodded.

"Everything after that came along easily, the medicine woman let me stay but for my feed I would hunt only the nasty humans. Sometime later I left to Athens to check on Abigail and I saw she had the life I had hoped for her, my son had grown nicely and the family was living nicely. I watched over them for a while, and then I realized with my newfound strength and speed I could get my revenge on Marco." That time she let out an evil smirk.

"Lady Diana?" Jessica.

"After I tested my powers I went back to Rome, and I found out that my family did in fact disown me after all should I have wanted to come back. My sisters both moved on with their husbands and my parents acted as if I was dead which technically I was but it didn't stop me."

"You tortured him?" Angela.

"Oh yes I did." Diana's smirk looked more evil. "He hadn't found another woman and both of my sisters were married so he was out of luck. No other woman would be with him since his anger increased, but my parents still let him stay; that night I snuck into the house and into his room while he was drunk, and let's just say he wasn't too pleased to see me." she paused. "I taunted him and he thought I was a ghost, but to make things short he ended up like my other victims, drained dry of their blood and I left a little message on the wall for my parents."

"That must've really gotten them." Jessica. "Were they terrified?"

"Oh yes, I really made a difference after that. My family was fine so I left and kept watch over Abigail and her family, and then sometime later I formed my own coven."

"What about the Volturi? How did they come around?" Diana leaned back.

"Simple, I created them." My eyes widened.

"You created a coven second in command to your own? Weren't you afraid they would try and turn on you?"

"Not really, since I did save their leader. You see girls there are three leaders to the Volturi, Aro, Caius, and Marcus, and Aro isn't exactly the first leader, he's mainly the voice of the coven. He holds the most power of the three, and I was the one who created him. When I first found him he was mobbed by thieves, on the brink of death and after I looked at him I saw his destiny, and I changed him."

"Oh yeah I forgot about your power, you can see destinies." Jessica. "Sorry I keep interrupting."

"It's alright, anyway after I created him I told him everything I knew and he soon came to realize what a life he could have. He formed his own coven, but we agreed I would take charge and make him second in command. Sometime later his sister joined and married Marcus, then Caius and his mate Athenodora joined, and soon Aro found his mate in a woman named Sulpicia. The rest of them he found on his own."

"How many members are in the Volturi?" Angela.

"I think over thirty, I haven't seen them in a long time. Two of my own are part of the guard, and they keep me up to date on the Volturi."

"Oh…so whenever you 'slumber' the Volturi acts?" she nodded. "Do any of the other covens know about you?"

"Not exactly, because since the Volturi enforce the law more than myself I let them take the credit. I act when things are too much, and if the Volturi slip up I take over. Kind of a share of ruling the vampires, but I hold power over the entire Volturi."

"That's what Laurent said; he also said Aro's kind of afraid of you." Jessica.

"After that slip up with the Romanians he should be." She glanced at a clock on the wall. "Oh my, it's almost eleven." She stood up. "You girls need your rest; we have a big event tomorrow night."

"What's happening tomorrow night?" I asked and she smiled.

"We're having a ball tomorrow with the Volturi and the Egyptians, and you girls are going to my guests of honor." I groaned.

"A ball? That's so cool, but what're we going to wear?" Jessica looked at me and Angela.

"Not to worry I took the liberty of ordering you dresses for this occasion. And besides, you may meet someone very special too." She winked at us and left out the door. "Good night girls."

"Good night milady." She left closing the door behind her, and I just collapsed onto the bed.

"A ball, this is great!" Angela was as excited as Jess.

"Yeah, we're going to look great and we might meet someone."

"Uh guys…you do realize we'll be in a whole room of vampires right?" I looked at them.

"Yeah so?"

"So you're not afraid you'll get eaten by accident?" they shook their heads.

"Lady Diana's the queen remember? She'll make sure we're safe." I had to laugh; these girls were two of the best people I'd ever met. But what I couldn't shake though was if I would meet someone and if I did, would it mean Edward and I really weren't meant to be?

"Oh well, come on guys let's get some sleep." I sat up.

"Yeah, it's late, goodnight Ange, Bella."

"Goodnight Jess, Bella."

"Goodnight guys." They left through the conjoined closet and I cut off the light before climbing back into bed and soon sleep overcame my mind.

Meanwhile, with the Cullens:

Edward's P.O.V.:

It's been a whole year since I've seen Bella, an entire year since I left the woman I loved in Forks. I had to do it though, I had to protect her. The others were reluctant, but I managed to get them to come around. I did love Bella, but she was better off without me.

We had retreated to Rio, figured it was the best place to go. Carlisle had a small job in a local clinic, and everyone else just did their own thing. Alice was more upset with me than the others, even more than Emmett who hadn't spoken much since we left; they didn't understand, Bella was still vulnerable around us and as long as she remained human she wouldn't be condemned like me.

'Edward stop moping already!' Alice's thoughts were loud.

"Leave me alone Alice." I had been in my room most of the time, not that I didn't care. Alice was in the room next door, with Jasper whom was still upset about what happened at the party. Sometimes I'd think it was more annoying than me.

"Edward." Alice showed up at the door. "Stop your depression tantrums it's affecting Jasper." I just shook my head. "You know I actually watched Bella a little bit ago, she seems to be doing fine."

"Good, she deserves to be happy."

"And what she wasn't happy with you? Edward if the Volturi get wind of this they'll kill you and Bella."

"They won't, as long as Bella stays clear of Italy she'll be fine. It's not like Aro could read her thoughts anyway."

"Even so if they find proof that Bella knows about us we're in serious trouble! Didn't you realize that when you made us leave?" she still held that over me.

"As long as Bella's safe so are we." She glared at me.

"Well let's just hope Bella's safe, I just found out she and those two girls she hangs out with won a free trip. Guess they'll have a lifetime of fun there without us." I looked back at the window. "It's in Rome Edward."

"So what, Rome's a good distance from Volterra, it's not like the Volturi leave anyway." She groaned at me.

"You know what, I actually hope Bella finds someone else because maybe he'll prove to be a better man than you." She slammed the door and the walls cracked, and I would soon hear more of it from the rest.

In Forks:

Victoria's P.O.V.:

This was not fair, I spend all my time plotting against the human Bella Swan and when I get here she's gone! That human had taken a trip and wouldn't return for a while, dammit all!

I had to get my revenge, Cullen killed my mate so I'm going to kill his. A mate for a mate, simple as that and those other Cullens weren't around to stop me. I tried contacting Laurent, and he's nowhere to be found, right when I need him too!

It wouldn't matter though, I would have her soon enough and even if I wanted to make her father pay his house was under watch by those blasted wolves. I would just wait until I found out where Bella was going, and once I killed her I'd mail her head to the Cullens. See how that feels Eddie-boy.

'I'm waiting for you Isabella.'

Hope you liked this one, next one holds on to the ball where Bella meets the Volturi and possibly her future mate. Now the reason I brought in the Egyptians was because they are the second royal coven in the series, since they did lose power to the Volturi.

Now how shall Bella react to meeting all the royal vampires? And Jessica and Angela whom shall be their intended mates?

R&R

Later!