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Bella POV

I'm not sure how long the flight was, but at some point, sleep must have found me. I was surrounded by complete darkness again, yet when I looked my skin was illuminated against the black like the moon. As my gaze continued to travel down, my reflection peered back at me, giving the illusion that I was standing on a mirror suspended in a dark realm. The atmosphere around me felt very open, but there was an underlying feeling of being trapped.

In the distance, the woman from my previous dream was standing there unmoving, but instead of fear this time I had mere curiosity. Deciding I wanted to see who was in my mind, I made my way to this stranger, and noticed that she was shaking the closer I got. I stopped when I realized her body was overtaken with sobs, but I prepared to see her face. Charcoal black eyes with blood tears running down her face looked at me. Her skin was a sickly off white that showed blackened veins underneath. A mess of black hair fell to her waist, and that was when I realized her attire. She was wearing a long and tattered medieval wedding dress, but it was worn with age and dirt.

Ribbons from the corset were ripped and hanging out of place. The long sleeves were shredded fabric, and the length of the gown was dirtied with what looked like mud and blood. There was a design on the bodice, but it was very unclear to my eyes. Looking back at her face, I saw her mouth started to move but no sound could escape past her dry, cracked lips. The longer she "spoke" the more frantic she became. Stepping back, I started to feel bad for this woman that must have been forgotten by time itself.

Why am I dreaming of her anyways? Was this what the afterlife held for me: continuous torment all alone in the darkest part of my mind, or was this my mind telling me something more? The woman continued in what appeared to be a silent plea for help.

"Are you real?" I asked aloud.

The woman stopped abruptly her silent screams and started to walk towards me and slowly went up to running. I turned around to run away but stopped dead in my tracks when I was faced by her.

"Wake up." She mouthed, and put her hand on my shoulder and started to shake me.

"Wake up, human," Laurent said and brought me to my feet roughly.

Looking around, I saw that I was still in the jet and my screwed up reality settled in again. I felt something had connected to the deepest part of my being but was quickly brought out of that feeling when Laurent pushed me towards the door. The sun was setting, and I couldn't help but chuckle to myself. The sun was about to set on my own life, and there was no one who cared to see me give a final goodbye.

Sometimes I wonder what the Cullens were doing right now. Did they ever think of me? Was I really just pass time to make their eternity more bearable? Would Edward mourn me even a little? I wish that I could see Jake at least, maybe he would come to forgive me one day.

When the full weight of my death hit me, something started to wrestle inside me.
I wanted something more with myself, something to leave behind with the time I had left, but I didn't have that luxury anymore. I was going to die and be forgotten like the thousands who ventured into the Volturi walls before me. Something started to rise in me, but it was crushed the moment I decided to go for that hike. Maybe it was self preservation or maybe it was my nerves, but I wanted- needed- my reality to have more meaning.

Marcus POV

"Aro what is the meaning of this? Why the sudden meeting?" Caius said, clearly annoyed.

"We have some guests coming to the castle within the hour. It would appear that our dear friends from Olympia have gotten messy, and exposed us to a human. Laurent is coming with her as we speak." Aro replied.

"Where are the Cullens then? They should be brought in immediately for breaking the law. I told you letting them live among humans as if they are would lead to this!" Caius growled.

"The Cullens will be brought in later. I need to asses the real damage here. We don't know if this human has told others of us, nor why our animal drinking friends would leave a human with a very dangerous secret roaming around." Aro said dismissively.

Caius was about to retort, but was silenced by a knock on the door followed by Demitri.

"The guests have arrived, Masters." He said.

"Thank you, now come along brothers let's see to this little problem," Aro said too cheerfully.

I would rather die.

With a sigh, I followed my brothers to the throne room and sat down in my old throne. Looking to my right, I saw the empty throne that belonged to Didyme, and for a moment embraced the memories I had here with her.

(Flashback)

"Marcus my love you need to do something about your Brother Aro! He has uprooted my roses in my garden again, and he has threatened to burn the olive trees!" Didyme said.

"My brother? Weren't you two born from the same mother?" I laughed.

"Oh and speak of the devil, here he comes with an evil smirk," Didyme growled.

"Aro, why must you keep teasing my mate? What has her garden done to you?" I ask.

"The entire west wing is infested with insects because of her garden. Sulpicia found a nest of termites in our corridor; we must eliminate the source!" Aro fumed.

"But the garden is in the east side, I'd say you brought this upon yourself from traveling to the new world. Leave my dear mate's garden alone." I say firmly.

With a huff, Aro leaves, and we can hear him complaining to Sulpicia about how "difficult" I am. Chuckling at the antics of my brother, I took Didyme's hand and went to our garden. Aro truly did go above and beyond in destroying the rose bush, and I could see why she was upset.

"This Rose bush isn't going to replant itself, Dee." I say.

"You are much too patient with Aro. I wonder what the vampire race would think if they found out their leader was afraid of bugs." She chuckled.

Together we replanted the roses and did some weeding.

"Do you ever miss it: the simplicity of life before the change?" I ask.

"Yes. I dare say that I wish that I wasn't changed at all. I wanted to be with child, your child but we're both frozen in time, neither living nor dead, suspended in a plane that goes on for eternity. I am thankful I have you with me, but what sort of life is this? The human timeline will soon forget us, Marcus."

"That may be true, but even our eternal lives have an ending point. We can only dream that when we do go, oblivion will be just as merciful."

(End Flashback)

For centuries on end I had lived with my brothers and mate, but not once did I ever think one of us would perish, especially her. When the Volturi rose to power we were unstoppable, the closest symbol of power to God himself, and it still rang true today.

Yet here I sat on a throne, solely because of the mercy of my brothers. I missed her so much. How could anyone kill someone so pure, and for what? Losing her took away more than just my will to live, it left me without a single understanding in the world we tried to make for ourselves. The moments of solitude we had in our garden were as wilted in my mind as the flowers in that space. I knew if I were there now, not even my enhanced vision could reveal the vibrancy of life that once filled that space. Everything was just dull. I was going through only the motions Aro or Caius asked of me and not really living for myself. Sometimes I wished a coven who hated us would rise of and start a fire, one that I would more than happily walk into if I wasn't already inside. I deserved a death more dreadful than her.

Creeeaaaak.

I was brought out of my thoughts by the sound of the door opening, and looked up to see Jane and Alec come in. They were followed by Laurent, a fellion looking red head, and a man with a look of humor on his face. A brown gaze caught my attention and something inside was ignited. Things became slightly clearer, there were new scents I hadn't noticed before, and my mind seemed less foggy. In a very long time I felt an emotion apart from despair and pain: hope and something warm filled my chest as I took in this human woman. My spark of hope.

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