To start off, this is my first fanfiction and I hope you all enjoy this. I do not own Twilight or any of the characters in this story. They all belong to Stephanie Meyer. This story begins around the end of New Moon. Sorry this chapter is a summery, but I feel it was a necessary evil.

Chapter 1

As Bella ran through the crowded streets, all that circled through her mind were two distinct things. One, that Jake and the pack are going to be so angry with her and second, was what the hell was Edward thinking. As she rounded the corner into the main plaza she could see Edward in the shadows of a doorway directly across from her. Of course it could not be easy to get to him, no of course not, nothing was ever easy for her. A mob of cheering and celebrating people in the brightest red and the largest most ornate water fountain she had ever seen stood between them. She took a deep breath and ran as hard and as fast as her legs would carry her, just praying her clumsiness would not get the better of her, and pushed her way through the crowd. As she got to the water fountain the bell tower began to chime the midday hour and she began panic, Alice said he would step out into the sun at noon. She splashed through the fountain and watched as Edward dropped his shirt from his shoulders and began to step forward. She jumped from the fountain and keeping her eyes on his figure entering the sun threw herself into his arms.

"Edward, you need to get out of the sun!" she yelled at him. "I am not dead, you need to step back into the shadows, you do not have to do this." she pleaded with him.

"Is this heaven?" Edward asked. "How did I get to heaven?" he said confused.

"Open your eyes Edward, look at me, I am alive!" Bella pleaded with him. "Please listen to me, step back!" she yelled at him.

"What?" Edward opened his eyes and his face went from delight to complete horror as he quickly stepped back into the shadows of the doorway, with Bella still in his arms. "Yo-you are here, you are alive? How are you here?" Edward floundered for words as he kept stroking her face and hair.

"Well now Felix I believe we have disrupted a touching moment. What do you think?" said a young medium height handsome vampire with light blonde hair and bright red eyes.

"I believe we have Demitri, so sorry to break up this touching reunion but Master Aro wishes to see you Edward and please bring this beautiful human with you." said a tall very muscular vampire with brown hair and deep darkening red eyes, who must be Felix.

Edward began to growl, "I have no more business with Aro or the Kings any longer guys, I am just going to leave with Isabella and let her enjoy this festival." he said while pushing Bella toward the door and away from Felix and Demetri.

Felix smirked at Edward and winked at a very scared and confused Bella. "Now Edward you know very well if Master Aro wishes to see you he will whether you come willingly or not. I would be more than willing to help escort this beautiful, mouth watering human for you." Felix said smoothly stepping a few steps toward the couple.

All of a sudden Alice barged in through the door Edward and Bella were by, almost hitting Bella. "Now boys let's not make a scene shall we?" she said cheerfully.

"ENOUGH!" a young bell like voice rang out echoing through the corridor. "I was sent to see what was taking so long. No more banter, let's go, now!" she stated. The almost child like blonde vampire turned on her heels and began to walk down the hallway. "Yes Jane." the 4 other vampires said in unison and they began following her.

Edward turned and said quietly to Bella, though they knew everyone would be able to hear, "It's okay love, everything is going to be alright." He placed his hand on her lower back as they walked toward the elevator.

The journey to the throne room was long and confusing, Bella couldn't understand how anyone could navigate and remember it. They walked swiftly by a human secretary named Gianna on their way to the double doors of the room. Jane didn't even slow down as she walked up to the doors, she pushed them easily open and walked right in. They had to be heavy solid wood, my god they swung open like they were leaves in the way of a breeze. Bella couldn't focus on anything her eyes were taking in everything, all the vampires around the rooms, the 3 thrones in the middle of the room occupied by 3 intimidating vampires, the way Edward slowed down and tensed, Alice reaching out and squeezing her hand, the long black haired vampire with the creepy smile standing from the middle throne and moving toward them, at this she froze. She heard a sweet deep voice say, "You go out to get one vampire, sister, and you return with two and a half." and Jane let out a small bell like laugh as she stood beside the light brown haired vampire with the sweet voice. Although Bella wanted to look over at him she was to focused now on the black haired vampire coming to stand before Edward.

"Oh what wonderful news Edward, it seems young Isabella is alive after all." Aro said reaching for Edwards hand. Bella frowned at the interaction and Edward said to her softly, "Aro can read everything in your mind just by touching you."

"Yes, young Bella, much like Edwards power but I need to be touching you. Do you mind?" he held out his hand toward her. "I have to admit I am very intrigued to see if my power works on you, where Edward can not read your thoughts." Bella tentatively placed her hand in Aro's hand and he smiled widely and placed his other hand over hers. The smile slid from his face as he looked up into her face, "Silent, very interesting. I am curious to see if you can block all powers?" This is where shit hit the fan and Bella's life changed drastically forever.