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Chapter 1- Escape and Settle

I laughed loudly as I darted through the trees. I was free, "I'm free!" I yelled into the air, taking in deep breaths I didn't need, just for the fun of it. It had been so long since I'd been outside. So long since I'd been away from that wretched castle. I'd been imprisoned hundreds of years ago by Vladimir and Stefan when they tried to overthrow my brothers and me in Volterra so long ago.

My brothers...my mate...dead. I knew Marcus and Caius had lived on but Aro had died along with my true mate, Carlisle. Aro was my twin brother and I had seen him die with my own two eyes. I was captured because of this. Because I had frozen and the last thing I saw before my centuries-long incarceration, was my mate and brother's heads being ripped off. It very nearly destroyed me.

I couldn't go back to Volterra now. I couldn't see the empty throne in between Marcus and Caius. I couldn't see Carlisle's empty study and pretend everything was okay. I simply couldn't bear it. My family was there, the guard who were like my brothers and sisters, Alec and Jane who I saved from death and who were like my very own children. I loved them all so much and I longed to see them again but I just couldn't do it.

Currently, I had nothing except for the clothes on my back and the Volturi pendant I always wore, showing me to be one of the royals. I had nothing.

Shaking my head I stopped in a clearing, clenching my necklace in my hand and declaring, "I am Isabella Marie Volturi, I am a queen, I am powerful and I will survive!" With that, I began running again, not sure where I was going but determined none the less.

Time Skip- 2 weeks later

In a word, Forks, Washington was...bland. It was a very small community, but it was also just what I needed.

I'd been here for 2 days already and had heard that the local police chief, Charlie Swan, was divorced, lived alone and kept to himself. Exactly what I need.

Stepping up to his door, I hesitantly knocked. I'd decided on a new persona to act as while I was here, it was just one more line of defence. Quiet, shy, bit of a social outcast, all things I wasn't. It'd work perfectly.

Of course, I'd have to change my looks as well and mask my scent, no one could know who or what I was. I'd already smelled some other Vamps near the local school, I figured they had the same idea as me, try to be 'normal' for a while.

In the end, I settled on light brown, wavy hair and big brown eyes with my scent being that of berries, as opposed to my usual straight raven black hair, blood red eyes and scent of vanilla.

He answered after a minute and before he could get a word out, I quickly said, "Dad, it's so good to see you! It's me, Bella, mom sent me to live with you for a while to get to know you!"

I felt a tad guilty about messing with his mind, but a girl's gotta live. Once the dazed look on his face faded he smiled and grabbed me in a hug, twirling me around, laughing.

"Bella! It's so good to see you again! Your rooms upstairs and on the left, go get settled in!" I smiled at him as he went back to the living room and I quickly checked out my room then left the house to go shopping. I'd barely had a change of clothes in the last few centuries.

Returning a few hours later with multiple bags full of shopping I threw everything in my closet and skipped down the stairs if I was going to be crashing here for a while the least I could do was help out a bit, maybe by making dinner? I loved cooking and baking though I didn't actually have to eat at all, it was fun.

"Hey, Bells, I enrolled you in the local school, you start tomorrow," Charlie called out as I walked past him into the kitchen, "thanks, Charlie!" I replied as I got started on dinner. I figure it isn't too weird to just call him Charlie as we haven't spent that much time together in his mind and in reality.

Time Skip- The next day

I left my room at 6 AM to have a shower and get ready for the day. I hadn't actually slept at all, not having needed to, but I had stayed in my room all night to give the illusion of sleep.

Hopping out of the shower and drying my hair I decided to wear a white crop top with black skinny jeans and black converse shoes, hair in a bun and of course, my everpresent Volturi pendant, which hid just below the neckline of my top. Couldn't have the other vamps seeing that.

As I got to school, Charlie had given me a truck, I made my way to the office to grab a class schedule. The woman in the office seemed a bit flustered but friendly enough as she handed over the timetable and sent me on my way.

Believe it or not, I was actually kind of excited to start school, it would give me something to do at least and that was definitely a good thing. I knew things had to have changed since the time before my imprisonment so I had done some research on current events and things I'd need to know so I didn't stand out too much.

As I stepped into the biology classroom I realized immediately that this was my first class with one of the other vamps in it and by the way he was reacting to me I can only assume that I happen to be his singer. This should be fun, especially since the only open seat was next to him. I quickly took my seat and hid my laughter as his eyes grew even wider. I shot him a weird look, have to keep up the human act, as he awkwardly pushed a pot towards me and then proceeded to stare at me the rest of the block, jumping up and dashing out as soon as the bell rang.

Ah, yes this would definitely be amusing, at least I wouldn't be bored!

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-MercuryStars