Well I have this story on my mind more than my other two, so I'll go ahead and start this one up.
Picks up from the last chapter, Bella having her own words with the Cullens without the guards nearby and without Diana.
I don't own Twilight.
Enjoy!
Bella's P.O.V.:
"Milady, Marcus could you give me a minute alone?" Carlisle and Esme had their heads bowed in shame, and they should.
"Bella I think Marcus should stay, but I'll be outside if you need me." yeah maybe Marcus should stay, he could look after babies. Diana gave them a look and then left after shutting the door behind her.
"Carlisle, Esme look at me." they did and Esme gasped when she saw my children in their beds.
"Your children are beautiful princess." She smiled.
"Thank you."
"We know that you feel regret for leaving my wife, so you can talk plainly here." Marcus.
"We do feel horrible for leaving, and yes it was stupid to believe Edward but we were worried. Princess Isabella, you are like a daughter to us. We're very sorry for leaving you and we know it'll be a long time before you forgive us completely, but please understand that we didn't want to leave." Esme.
"We're very glad you found love, and happy that you have children of your own now. You'll be a great mother princess, and we're sorry about Rosalie and Edward. They don't understand…"
"I don't care about them right now." I snapped. "I could care less what either of them think, but what I do care about is why you didn't bother to think about how this would have affected me. If I really was like a daughter to you then why did you even bother to listen to Edward?" Esme looked sorrowful, and Carlisle bowed his head.
"We don't have an excuse, there's no need for one." He whispered.
"We deserve whatever punishment you give us. We won't run or fight to escape, we deserve to suffer for what we did to you." Ok that was random.
"I don't want to make you suffer." They looked at me. "I don't want to torture you or anything, but I won't let you off the hook either. After I meet with the others, I'll decide your punishment; while you're here you can roam the castle but do as you're told. For now you will return to the dungeons, until I send someone to let you out. Understand?"
"Yes princess." They bowed.
"Send Jasper and Alice up when you return." They nodded, bowed again and left. I saw Marcus go over to the cradles and picked up Kyra who was starting to coo for attention. He brought her over to me and placed her in my arms.
"She's so beautiful." He went to get Aiden. "Just like her mother."
"And he's so handsome, just like his father." I kissed Aiden's head. "Imagine the teenage years." Marcus rolled his eyes.
"Don't even get me started." I laughed and rocked Kyra in my arms.
"Alice and Jasper Cullen princess." Alec let them inside.
"Alice, Jasper." Alice stared at the babies, but then looked at me.
"C-Congratulations on your twins." She stuttered. "They're cute."
"Thank you, you don't have to be nervous Alice. We can talk plainly here." Jasper held her by the shoulder, steadying her.
"Alice…" she looked ready to cry, and that almost broke my heart, then again my heart stopped beating months ago.
"P-Princess…I'm so, so sorry that we left. Believe me I didn't want to, I know it was stupid to listen to Edward but please… please don't kill me." she got on her knees and I saw Marcus raise his eyebrows. "Please…I'll take whatever other punishment just please don't take Jasper or kill me, please!"
"Whoa whoa Alice please get a hold of yourself." I'd never seen her like this, even Jasper looked shocked.
"Alice…stand up." Marcus' voice seemed to work, and she slowly stood in Jasper's arms. "We don't intend to kill you, I can see you're being sincere." She looked at me.
"B-Bella…"
"I'm not going to kill you Alice, but you will be punished. I'm going to show mercy, since you, Jasper, Carlisle, Esme, and Emmett are all the ones who really regret leaving me."
"Princess…I promise I'll do anything to make it up to you. You're still my sister, to me. Please believe me…"
"I do, but it will still take time before I can fully forgive you. Just don't start begging, that's not something I'd like to see from you."
"Yes." She nodded.
"Princess, we both regret leaving, and I know you're tired of hearing this but we're sorry. If anything it's Edward who deserves the blame."
"Maybe, but for now I have two children to take care of." Alice looked at them again.
"W-What are their names?" she put two fingers to her lips.
"Kyra and Aiden, my little miracles." She and Jasper smiled.
"Cute names, I'll…I'll be sure to get them some gifts." Typical Alice. "If that's alright with you?"
"We'll see, now you two head back to the dungeons and send up Rosalie and Emmett. Make sure she behaves this time."
"Yes princess." They bowed and left with Alec, now I had to deal with my teddy-bear brother and his raging hormonal bitch. Honestly I didn't understand what Emmett saw in Rosalie, but if he can keep her under control then he has my respect.
"You're being nicer than you should be." Marcus rocked Aiden.
"I know, guess I'm not as mad as I thought. You can understand though right?" he nodded.
"You still love some of them, you still consider them family." a knock came to the door and Diana stepped inside with two bottles of milk.
"Figured you would need these soon, how are you so far Isabella?" I smiled and took one bottle. I held it to Kyra's lips and she immediately started suckling.
"Feeling so much better, now that they're here." Marcus fed Aiden, and the little monster made loud suckling noises it was almost funny. "I haven't decided a punishment yet."
"No rush sweetie, take all the time you need." She turned and frowned. "Here comes Rosalie." She moved aside and while Emmett bowed to her Rosalie stormed in and glared when she saw the twins. "Should I bring in Charlie Isabella?"
"No it's fine." I didn't break eye contact with Rosalie, but Emmett stayed back as she continued to glare. "What's your problem now Rosalie? Are you mad because I humiliated you in front of everyone?"
"You have a lot of nerve talking to me like that." She snarled. "I don't care if you are a princess I'm not bowing to kiss the ground you walk on like everyone else around here." I gave a small laugh. Kyra was almost done with her bottle, so I took the nipple from her mouth and held her up to burp her.
"Rosalie, I don't know why you're so hateful, but you should know better than try and threaten me." Marcus snarled at her. "Are you mad because I moved on? Or is it because of my children?" I could see from the way she was looking at the babies she was jealous.
"You don't deserve to be a princess, least of all a mother after what you did to Edward."
"Rose!" Emmett glared and she turned to him. "You know full well that Princess Bella had a right to move on. Stop taking Edward's side."
"How can you stand up for her?"
"Because she's my sister, my Belly-bear." I had to giggle. "I don't care what Edward says he's wrong and so are you. Besides you're only mad because you can't have babies, Bella has the natural ability to have children she didn't ask for this to happen."
"Thank you Emmett."
"I don't care, it's not fair."
"Life's not fair Rose, let it go. Either you straighten up or I'm gonna let the princess choose a harsh punishment."
"Emmett!"
"Don't Emmett me, apologize right now."
"No." Marcus snarled at Rosalie.
"You apologize to my wife Ms. Hale, or you can suffer the consequences." She glared back.
"No."
"That does it, Felix, Alec!" they came in. "Escort Ms. Hale to the basement, tell Raoul to come see me." they grabbed Rosalie and dragged her off, Emmett looked apologetic at me.
"I'm really sorry your highness." He bowed.
"It's not your fault Emmett, thank you for sticking up for me." again I don't see why he loves her.
"You're welcome, your kids are cute."
"Thank you." He bowed again. "Please ask Edward to come here."
"As you wish." He left out the door.
"Burp!" Kyra and Aiden let out large burps.
"That's a good boy." Marcus bounced Aiden and kissed my head. "Do you want me to stay?" I really needed to speak to Edward alone, but I wanted Marcus with me too.
"Go into the nursery, take the kids and wait in case he tries anything." Diana came in.
"Need some help?" I nodded and she took Kyra. Marcus followed her through the little door behind the curtain and I waited until Felix escorted Edward into the room.
"I'll be out here Isabella." He winked and I winked back. Edward looked angry yet scared, as if he wanted to speak his mind but couldn't at risk of me calling the guards.
"I know you have a lot to say, Marcus is in the nursery with the babies so you can talk. Let me start off though, by saying that you of all people should know better than to trifle with the Volturi. Yeah I'm part of them now, and I'm married to Marcus but you can't just say you love me and try to win me over when YOU left ME in the woods almost two years ago."
"I left because I was trying to protect you."
"By lying and saying you didn't want me? Come on Edward you're gonna have to do better than that."
"I didn't want to leave, but after Jasper…"
"Jasper isn't at fault here, you are. You could have just told me you were scared we could have worked something out, but it's too late now Eddie. "
"No…" he inched closer to the bed. "It's not too late; you can still be with me Bella."
"It's Isabella Edward, Princess Isabella."
"You don't have to pretend to love Marcus anymore; you can divorce him and come back to Forks with me. Charlie can come too…"
"I'm not pretending anything Edward, you see when Lady Diana first found me she told me that you weren't my true mate. Frankly she didn't tell me who my mate was until I met Marcus at the ball, then everything fell into place."
"No you are my true mate, Bella I love you. You have to come home."
"I am home Edward, so is Charlie and so are my two best friends."
"No, no Bella." he inched closer. "You are mine, I love you far more than he ever could."
"Don't insult my husband, and you seem to fail to realize that I just had his babies. I would never dream of letting someone like you raise them. A man who treated me like I was made of glass when Marcus treats me like an actual person/woman even when I was human."
"You were human, you were fragile." I smirked and crossed my arms.
"Not so fragile anymore now am I?" he moved even closer. "That's close enough Cullen. Keep your distance."
"You and I are meant to be, they've brainwashed you." He stiffened up. "They took you from me, you married a monster and gave birth to his spawn." He seethed through his teeth.
"Watch your mouth." I gave a harsh glare. "You sure couldn't protect me when Victoria tried to kill me."
"I thought she would come after me not you!"
"Well she did, and Lady Diana caught her in time and it so happens that Victoria was given a second chance. She's now part of Diana's guard and in isolation, plus it turns out that she has a new mate."
"What?"
"Lady Diana can see destinies Edward, Victoria was destined to be with another and I am destined to be princess of the vampires and to be the wife of Marcus."
"NO!" he grabbed me by the arms and started shaking me. "You are mine Bella! Not his! YOU'RE MINE!" the hidden door burst open and Edward was thrown against the wall.
"Keep your hands off my mate Cullen!" Marcus growled nearly crushing Edward's throat. "You have no claim to her, so now you can join your 'sister' in her own punishment. FELIX DEMETRI!" the two came in and grabbed Edward by the arms. "He can join the Hale girl, make sure he stays there."
"Yes master." Edward was dragged out the door and soon Aro and Caius came running in.
"Is everything alright?"
"Yeah, Edward got stupid. Marcus who's with the babies?"
"Diana's with them, as are Jessica and Angela." Marcus held me. "Are you hurt?"
"No, I'm fine." I was definitely not going to spare Edward this time.
"Cullen will regret this." Caius.
"I agree brothers, but for now it seems we've narrowed down who the traitor may be." The traitor, I'd almost forgotten about that. "We don't know who they are yet, but we have some new suspects. Lady Diana is taking all measures into this."
"Good, we don't need any bloodshed." I snuggled up to Marcus. "I want my children to be safe."
"Don't worry Isabella, we'll do everything to protect them." Aro hugged me as did Caius. "No one is going to hurt our family." I knew I could trust them with this, no doubt would ever come into my mind that my family wouldn't be safe; but as long as this traitor was at large it was still a downer.
"MILADY!" a loud voice screamed through the walls, it sounded like Jane. "Princess! Masters where's Lady Diana?"
"I'm right here Jane, what's wrong?" Diana came through the hidden door.
"It's Galen! He's gone!" her eyes widened.
"Gone, what do you mean he's gone?"
"He's been abducted, and so has Athenodora!" Caius's eyes widened.
"WHAT?"
"Caius please…abducted by who Jane?" her eyes turned fearful.
"Moon children."
OOOHHH a cliffy! I'm just evil aren't I?
Like how Bella handled the Cullens? Don't worry though more on the traitor is in the next chapter. Now that you know the traitor works with the moon children you can only guess who would be smart enough to abduct a Volturi wife and the queen's main loyal guard without giving themselves away.
R&R
Later!