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I had a lot of ideas for this chapter so hopefully it all ties together well, and I'm doing this in parts so excuse any possible cliffies.

Bella POV

Throughout the day I felt like I was at the best physical health I had been in a long time, but I felt cold on the inside. This cold felt like it was giving me artificial life in a strange electrifying kind of way, yet it was stealing my warmth and my life. I wondered if this was the energy Didyme had tied to me, on ongoing internal battle of who would have control over my own body. What could have happened all those years ago for Didyme to be a parasite to hundreds of people including me, while being a ghost to those she once knew. Being a ghost didn't seem like a bad thing, to me that meant there was at least one person you still wanted to live for, whether they remembered you or not. But people come and go, and so will I.

I wanted to be happy. I wanted to know more about Caius, my some odd number of greats uncle, especially now that I knew he didn't want to kill me. I wanted to fix up that garden on where it had been left off, and trim down those rose bushes. I wanted to spend the rest of my days in the arms of Marcus, and listen to him read me all those Vampires for Dummies books. I wanted to go at least one whole year without a threat to my life, but here I was sitting in the place I should have died and waiting to see the verdict for the Cullens.

I looked ahead and saw Carlisle standing, and when we made eye contact something in me shifted under the familiar golden gaze. I looked at my aura and saw that it was darkening in color, and the coldness inside was starting to overcome me. Terror settled inside when I realized that Didyme was coming, and I couldn't do anything to stop her. Why would seeing Carlisle trigger this? The strangest thing happened next. I could see, but it was like it wasn't through my own eyes. My body wasn't mine it was...ours. I knew whatever shifted in me shifted in the atmosphere to, which only fed my silent fear. I opened my mouth to scream but a phantom hand covered my mouth, just as I felt the very thing that made me Bella retreat inside.

Someone help...

Slowly and slowly my surroundings became dark, and I drifted in the shadows of my fear.

Marcus POV

(Aa = Didyme/Bella talking)

My brothers and I turned around to see Bella lying unconscious in her seat, with a horrified expression in her face. I was at her side in an instant and touched her face gingerly. A sharp intake of breath came first before she opened her eyes, and instead of the familiar warm brown eyes, pale blue eyes looked at me. Didyme's eyes. Where was my Bella? A scowl touched Bella's face as she stood up and walked past me to sit in the fourth throne. This was all wrong. I took in the reactions of everyone in the room and saw a mixture of shock, guilt, and confusion. Silence hung in the air until an unearthly laugh erupted from Bella.

"Why all these faces? I would have thought you would be happy to see me return, especially you Marcus, but excuse this shell I'm in. It's been much to long since I've had a voice to be heard in the Castle!"

It was like Bella's voice was speaking, but it was extremely distorted and out of character.

"Oh excuse my intrusion and lack of manners! Aro and Caius my brothers it's been to long, how are my sisters Athenadora and Sulpicia? And Marcus my love I hope these years without me treated you well, and I must say Isabella is a good choice for you. She really is a kind and smart girl."

"What have you done?" I growled.

"Don't be angry Marc. I'll give your Bella back, just get on with your trial so that we can handle my business."

Clearing his throat Aro proceeded with the trial, but every so often looked at the woman at my right.

"Carlisle, it is good to see you and my deepest apologies for what has happened to Esme. After some investigating on our end we have seen some activity with the lycan world in your area, as well as some more reported disappearances on a global scale for vampires. As you heard from um...Bella... there needs to be a trial for a violation of our laws." Aro started.

"Clearly the human involved in the violation is here, and we also have Victoria who brought Bella here. Care to explain how you managed to slip up, but then decided to leave your mess behind for her to clean up?" Caius said.

"We were led to believe that Bella and Edward were mates, and that she would eventually be turned as Edward's wife to be. After a few dangerous encounters that hurt Bella, Edward felt that we needed to leave in efforts to draw any further danger away from Bella." Carlisle said shortly.

"Obviously, you failed. In the years that followed after your departure, did you ever go to see what you left?"

"No. Alice had seen Bella was doing well and that she was moving on fine, and I didn't want to ruin the life she had built for herself." Carlisle said.

"And you believed them?" I asked.

"They are my children, and they have never given me reason to not believe them. I loved Bella like a daughter, and I never would have left if I knew she was left for more danger."

"You are a fool." Aro said as he got out of his throne, and took the hands of each Cullen and sat back down. "Carlisle, you truly are a fool to believe that your coven can't lie to you simply because you are a father figure. These 2 are under a century old, yet you think that their gifts have given them wisdom that surpasses your own. Who is the leader of this coven? Did you forget how the mating bond works as well? What Edward did would be impossible to do if Bella was truly his mate, he convinced you all to leave simply because he was bored and was done with his plaything. Alice never checked on Bella either, but was looking to find another human for Edward just like the last. Alice and Edward, you are at risk for immediate execution unless you can give quite an argument."

"I loved Bella! She was a sister to me, and I don't know what's going on with her right now but I did look for her in visions. But it was like I was hitting a wall with her, she hadn't been on my radar in 3 years and if I saw something it was some missing person in a random part of the world. Her friends from La Push never gave me any real information about her either, so I just assumed she was doing well. Up until now I thought that Bella was dead, the news showed that Charlie was murdered and that Bella was missing. The family was torn and I thought finding the true mate of Edward would fix everything." Alice gushed.

The distorted laugh of Bella sounded followed by some coughs.

"Don't mind me this is just entertaining, what about you Edward." She said.

"I'll just be honest, I was counting on Victoria to get to Bella after we left to hide this situation and then move on. My argument is that you need my gift to help you with whatever trouble Bella has herself in right now, and I doubt you're anywhere close to find the answers."

"You can kill him. Bella is now a lot closer than you think, and a narcissistic mind reader isn't necessary...cough...Caius I think I can speak for Bella when I say that you should use those binds and devices that were meant for our worst enemy...cough cough."

"Wait a minute Aro, that obviously isn't Bella speaking and she's not a ruler. Please spare them!" Carlisle pleaded.

Looking at their bonds I noticed that the bond that Carlisle had to Edward was not returned nor accepted.

"Brother dearest I'm going to have to ask you to make your decision rather quickly, so that I can say why I made myself known. Also, I believe that this Body is about to shut down. Tick Tock Aro."

"Uh...umm... Alec please put Edward and Alice under." Aro said.

"All of this for a dumb human who happens to have a mental shield, surely Chelsea is enough for you? You need my power Aro, what about that offer to join you gave me and Alice?"

"This human happens to be Marcus's mate and Caius's descendant, who you just insulted. Alec please get on with it, Felix hold them down. We will have to come to a final decision when Bella is...here."

"What about me?" Victoria said as Felix took his position and grabbed Alice and Edward who screamed and struggled while the familiar white mist appeared and they were soon just lifeless bodies unaware of the world.

"Demitri return Victoria to her cell, it seems she slipped our mind somehow. Alec stay with the two Cullens and keep them under, until I come down." Caius ordered, and we were soon short a few vampires.

"Finally, now I can have a chat with our alleged Good Doctor." Didyme voiced.

Looking at Bella I noticed that strands of her hair were turning white, her heart beat was slowing, and she must have been running a fever with labored breathing. Didyme was killing her.

"Didyme, you will kill Bella the longer you stay in her." I said.

"I suppose that explains the sudden fatigue. I forget how weak humans are sometimes...cough... Carlisle fix this body when I'm done, but first I remember hearing your voice the night of the battle with the Romanians and lycan. You may have hid it from Aro, but if you want the daughter you so loved to live you'd better reveal the truth...more than one life can be saved...cough cough cough"

Blood started to drip from Bella's mouth and more of her hair was greying.

"Everyone don't breath!" Carlisle said and rushed to Bella's falling body, and started tending to her.

"Tick Tock..." She breathed.

"I need to get her to the infirmary." Carlisle said and picked her up and left with me following me behind. Blood kept pooling from Bella's mouth, and she started to convulse. Just like all those years ago, I felt that I had failed my love and she was going to die before my eyes.

Bella POV

Pain. So much pain.

I didn't know where I was, but I knew my body wasn't it. The pain was everywhere on my body, it felt like there were needles on every inch of my skin and something was being extracted. I wanted to scream but something was on my mouth, and I felt binds on my hands and feet.

"How much longer can we use this vampire queen." Someone said.

"Her body will probably give us at least two more months of power. Vladimir found another match from North America once she's been depleted...do you smell something different about her?"

I couldn't hear the rest of what was said as I felt my mind retreat again and then I was numb. I seemed to be flying through an empty space and saw Didyme flying towards me in some distance. We met at a midpoint in the dark but passed eachother just as fast, and it was through that pain that I understood why this was happening and why she chose me. She was a battery for something, and wouldn't be the only one either. Tears were falling down my face and I felt like I couldn't breath, but then I realized it was because of whatever was happening to my body. What did she do?

I didn't know how long I had been out in real time, but I knew it had to have been a while since I heard a steady beat near me. Groaning in discomfort my eyes fluttered open and I saw that I was in bed and hooked up to a heart monitor. I saw Marcus at the end of my bed looking at me with shaking shoulders and watery looking eyes. He was crying.

"It's good to see you're awake Bella. We couldn't finish the trial because of your... I feel like hijack is the appropriate word for this." Aro said

"I thought I had lost you...Didyme stole you away...What happened to you?" He asked.

Looking around I saw Jasper, Emmett, Rosalie and Carlisle sitting near by. I couldn't really say what happened to me, but I knew that I had to read the entirety of the Vampires for Dummies books before two months were up. With that I closed my eyes from exhaustion and tried to find some sort of temporary rest and just forget this reality.

Tick Tock Isabella.

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