Sorry I'm updating late, kinda lost my muse for a bit but here's the new chapter.

SM is the twilight OG.

Bella POV

Marcus and I were going to the throne room today so that I could officially meet the guard, and to say that I was nervous would be an understatement. Seeing as how Caius acted around me, I don't think I would be saved if the entire room did the same. I still didn't know the reason I was still alive except for the fact Marcus said that I was his, and Aro has some sort of fixation on my gift. Did the rest of the guard already know about my gift? Would they think I was just another play thing for their master?

"Calm your mind, I can smell your fear." Marcus said.

"Sorry..." I replied.

"All you have to do is introduce yourself by full name only, and since you have a gift say that as well. The others will do the same, and then we can narrow down who to have as your personal guard...Don't ever say apolagize for your fears." Marcus said.

"Do you ever feel afraid?" I asked.

"Yes."

"What are your fears?"

"You...I'm scared that you aren't real, and that you're just a manifestation of my mind that still trying to keep me alive. And that this is all some sort of dream that I'll wake up from, only to see that I'll be in the same darkness I was in before you came in."

My eyes started to tear up as I heard the vulnerability and emotion in his response, and felt that I needed to reassure him of my presence so I wrapped my arms around him and felt tears drip down. His arms encircled me soon after, and I felt his form relax into our embrace. Something cold touched my face and I realized Marcus was wiping my tears away.

"I didn't want to press you about it, but I do notice when you blank out like on the patio the other day and possible nightmares. I know it's a dumb question to be asking given the nature that brought you here, but how have you been?"

"...I think I'm going crazy, I've been having these weird hallucinations and dreams lately, but I feel like they aren't. I'm surrounded by complete darkness and there is this woman there with me and she's either crying or angry. She speaks to me but no sound comes out and I think that I'm supposed to help her somehow, but at the same time I feel like she's not real."

"What does she look like?"

"She looks...dead but somehow alive. Her skin is this sickly grey tinted white, and her veins are black. She has long black hair, her eyes are black, even her nails. But she wears this aged looking medieval looking wedding dress that is covered in mud and blood...When I was on the patio that time, the rose bush was there to and she just kept pointing at it but I didn't know why."

"..."

Marcus let go of me and looked me deep in my eyes, before standing up and walking to the covered frame I'd seen when I got here. I was not ready to see what was on the other side, and frankly I didn't think Marcus was either. I saw painted rubies looking at me that were on a woman who resembled my strange lady, except much more...alive looking. She was even wearing the dress to.

"Marcus..." I said at a loss of words.

"I had this painting of Didyme made a week before we were to wed because I wanted to remember how she looked forever. The day of was when the children of the moon attacked the city, and many lives from both sides were lost. Didyme was never found and I just assumed that she was killed in the fight. If who you've been seeing is my Didyme, then how has she reached out to you? She's been gone for thousands of years..." He said, and looked at me with a strange look in his eyes.

There was something heavy that hung in that was almost tangible, and I didn't know what to do as Marcus just looked at me. Aro came in and honestly I would have thought to be glad to see him in here. He looked between me and Marcus, and then at the painting of Didyme and looked back at me.

"What did I just walk in on?" Aro finally said.

"Umm...Marcus was telling me about Didyme..." and how she seems to be communicating with me.

Marcus still not saying anything gave his hand to Aro, and I felt like he had just tattled on me.

"We will talk about this later, Bella. Right now we need to get to the throne room, the guard are all in." He said shortly, and walked over to me and took my hand and took me out of the room.

"Wait, what about Marcus." I asked.

"I think he needs some time alone right now." Aro said.

"But..."

"We will discuss this later Bella, just leave it alone for now."

Did I do something wrong?

After a short walk in silence we made it to the throne room, and there were vampires lined up all around the room and the emotions coming from the eyes all varied from curiosity, hunger, boredom, and even joy.

"Greetings everyone I would like you all to meet our guest, and future guard member Bella."

Future guard member? Aro lightly pushed me forward, and remembered what Marcus told me how I was suppose to introduce myself.

"Umm...hello, my name is Isabella Marie Swan, but I prefer Bella. I have the ability to see and track by the energy fields people have." I said lamely.

One by one everyone introduced themselves to me, and I shook their hands. Aro had told all but five to leave.

"Felix, Demitri, Jane, Alec, and Santiago make up the Elite Guard and this is the group I want you to be in when you are turned. I think you should spend the day with them and get to know one another, I have some business to attend to with my brothers." Aro said before stepping out of the throne room.

Why was everything so rushed? Could this be because of my hallucinations, or whatever the hell they were.

"I've been wondering when we'd finally see you, and I must say I'm pretty underwhelmed. If you weren't standing right in front of me I would never believe that Marcus moved on his own accord to save someone, especially a human." Felix said.

I had to crane my neck to look at him, and was scared for any opponent he had faced. His muscle mass most likely weighed 5x my weight, he could have easily passed over 7ft, but the look of...giddiness in his eyes made me wonder if he was just a big teddy bear like Emmett. Demitri made me think of a russian sailor with his cropped blonde hair and 6ft+ broad build, and sharp face structure. Santiago was a lean build with long dark hair he had tied back, and was probably a little under 6ft. All of them had the same crimson eyes the rest of the castle members had, and soon thought about what would I drink...

"Leave her alone Felix, I think it will be nice to have another tracker with us, and would give a good reason to get rid of Demitri here who's been slacking." Santiago joked, earning a slap.

"I don't see why we need her at all, she was supposed to die the moment she came through those doors the first time. Why has Marcus had you all comfortable in his room anyways?" Jane said coldly, and started to glare at me for a long time.

I was really confused as minutes passed by and she just kept looking at me, until she screamed in frustration and fled from the room with Alec.

"No freaking way..." Demitri said shocked.

"What?" I said.

"Jane was trying to use her gift on you just now, but it would seem that you can block her." Felix said.

"Why would she try to us it on me? I didn't do anything." I say.

"Well...you have done quite a lot since you've been here. Before you arrived Marcus was in a very deep state of depression, even when I was turned I've never seen him do as much as look someone in the eye. Jane and Alec are some of the older members of this coven and saw the whole transition process of Marcus being himself and then go into where he was after he lost his wife. I remember time and time again Caius, Jane, and a few others tried to bring back the old Marcus but it never worked. Then you come in, and it's like he just woke up and is functioning like a normal man again. Don't get me wrong I'm glad that he's back and not as sad anymore as well as the rest of the castle. But for people like Jane and Caius, you've unintentionally shot their ego." Santiago explained.

"So because I did something that they had been trying to do for years, they hate me." I concluded.

"To put it that simply, yes."

"Enough of that I want to see this tracking ability you have, how does it work?" Demitri interrupted.

"Well I have it turned off right now, but I see clouds of energy around anyone including me. For humans it's blue and for vampires it's orange, and for tracking I just have to single you out, and a strain of energy shows up. Kinda looks like a glowing length of rope." I said.

"Can you turn it on then? I figure we won't be able to see it, but I would like to see it at work."

I nodded and closed my eyes, and when I opened them I saw their vibrant orange energy. Demitri smiled and ran out the room before saying, "Come find me."

Laughing a little, I followed his strain through the corridors and hallways followed by Felix and Santiago, until I came to a dead end. There was a window, and I looked out to see Demitri hanging from it.

"Impressive for a little girl." He said when he climbed back in.

"Thanks, I guess."

My stomach growled just then, and I felt myself blush a little.

"Seems like our new human is hungry, let's find the kitchen." Felix laughed and led the way.

Smiling and nodding in agreement, I followed them and listened to them talking about their latest mission to the Amazon to find a rumored coven of women. Out of the corner of my eye I saw something dark, and looked to see this dark cloud growing and reaching for me. I was frozen where I stood and felt a cold sweat start to form. I think someone was calling my name, but I was to frozen to move. The cloud started to encircle me, and I saw my cloud of energy start to battle with it but I was losing and then I saw her.

"Didyme." I whispered and that one name seemed to make the darkness turn to light, and my energy cloud was left alone.

She looked at me with a small weak smile, and I could see that their was even gratitude in her now normal eyes.

I've been waiting so long for you.

That thought seemed to have come from her, or maybe it was from me but as you could predict, darkness engulfed me again and I felt myself falling.

I decided to reveal to Bella and Marcus that Didyme was the strange woman in her head, so that I could have more space for them to go find out where she is. The Cullens will come up here soon, as well as an explanation for the Master's strange behavior.

Sorry if this chapter seems rushed, but please review! I do read them, and I do try to take your responses into account as I write this.

What did you think of Didyme's appearance at the end? Also, I have decided that Bella and Marcus will have a romantic relationship and be mates. Someone had asked and I'm sorry for the ambiguity and confusion I stirred. Marcus just needs to fully move on from Didyme in order for that to happen. Didyme is not his true mate. Again, please review or pm me so that I can make any proper corrections I need to make things clearer as you read.

You guy's are awesome possums, and thanks for hanging on for the journey :)