Chapter 1

10/10/11

Bella's POV

I never imagined that the moment my heart stopped beating would be the moment I began to have an existence. My death was the most excruciating, terrifying, and isolated event I had ever gone through…but it solved everything.

My life as Isabella Cullen shames the life that Bella Swan had led. Mediocre at best, equilaterally challenged, and too shy to express myself to anyone. Now all that has changed, I am stronger, faster, and more resilient than I ever could have imagined. I also have more love coursing through my veins than I ever had blood.

So much has happened in this beginning of immortality. Here I am standing in our baseball field the scent of the Volturi fading; informing me they departed little over six hours ago. I wonder how many of our witnesses are still back at the main house. Now that I have a moment to focus; how long has it been since there were this many vampires gathered in one location. How selfish it must be of me to be standing here. There is nothing I want more than to be absorbed in all that is my family yet somehow I wandered here. Edward didn't follow Me.; although I hadn't dropped my shield allowing him access to myself he still somehow knew I had to go alone.

I have almost lost everything a million times over. I don't feel I deserve anything that I have gotten. How did I walk away from this alive? The feeble awkward human somehow fell in love at first sight. Any teenager would trade all the years of bullshit angst for the love at first sight syndrome. Then I was lucky enough to have a best friend carry me through disaster, always wanting more than I would ever give him.

I have had wars started on my behalf.

I have broken hearts, broken trusts, and lied through my teeth to protect my loved ones. And somehow Bella Swan emerged successful with her family intact as Isabella Cullen; a force that would do anything to protect her ever growing family.

Edward's POV

Bella is the most selfish and wonderful thing that I have never done.

I can never condone to the fact that I destroyed her life. Leaving her after entering her life obviously was an atrocious idea, one that I will never try again. I must admit for Bella's sake I wish I had never met her... Although thinking this whilst watching the two beautiful children we created fills me with such a hatred of myself. I have never felt anything so strong such as the feelings I have for Bella and my children. The love I feel for the family Carlisle created could never compare to the family I have created for myself now. Does this make me heartless? I never even knew I could feel this way before…before she entered my life. They have completed everything about the family I already acquired….But….Bella could have had a normal life…one without all these fairy-tale nightmares…and I….

Narrator's POV

"I cannot keep thinking this way"
Edward finally says aloud. He smiles watching his children rest and continues "However I became so lucky I will never know, but having you two children, your mother, and my family is more than I ever knew I wanted and even more than I deserve."

He continues to ponder what exactly his wife is trying to figure out all alone. He can hear all his family from the main house so he is certain that nobody has attempted to reach out to Bella. He is also sure Alice has seen where Bella was headed. He picks up his children and brings them to his and Bella's bedroom. Positioning his stature so that he could look down at both of them.

"I never realized my reason for being before. When I met your mother I knew I had to, no, needed her in my life. It's simply the only justifiable cause as to why I was turned into this frozen bloodthirsty monster…to meet, and protect, and to love her."

He closed his eyes….he was unsure if they could hear him, he didn't know if he was talking to them or not. All that he did know was that he had become something more than he ever envisioned for himself.

He became a husband and a father.

Masen stirred in his arms and awoke, immediately recognizing his father he cooed and smiled. Masen had a dazzling set of eyes, his iris an astonishing emerald green, and although it was subtle, there was a ring of mahogany around the pupil. In my opinion he greatly resembled Bella, he had her face structure and cheek bones. He also had the same dusting of freckles on those cheeks that his mother had. He had hair as straight and messy as mine but the dark shade of black that of his grandfather Charlie.

"Good morning son….Hi sweetie!"
Edward beamed toward his boy and Masen in returned squealed from the acknowledgment.

"Sshhh Sshh Sshh Masen, Renesmee is still asleep."
Although the twins were only a few months old they had the resemblance of toddlers, and a mental capacity greater than some adults. Masen glanced at his sleeping sister sheepishly, looked at me and whispered sorry. Kissing him on the forehead he reassured him that it was okay, he turned to Renesmee.

EPOV
I looked down toward my daughter with my son fully alert in my arms and I noticed that Masen was holding Renesmee's hand. A normal parent would have found this adorable for obvious reasons however I find it intriguing because my children were gifted. Renesmee slept peacefully, tiny pink lips slightly agape, bronze ringlets falling over my forearm. Renesmee looked more like me; more rounded face than that of her mother and brother, more distinguished cheekbones but had an exact duplicate set of her mother's eyes and her smile. Masen quickly drew my attention back to himself with a look of contemplation in his eyes.

"Can I?" he said tugging on his sisters tiny hands. Masen and Renesmee each had talents that made them even more unique that what originally thought possible. At the simplest touch Renesmee could project her own thoughts and memories directly into somebody's thoughts.

Masen had a similar ability; he could project his thoughts and images into reality. A better description would be that of movie being projected. His images aren't as clear as you or I but definitely definable, audible, and in the best 3D effects around. Carlisle isn't sure but he believes that their powers will increase in strength with time. He has theorized that Renesmee may be able to use her power without using touch someday, whereas Masen could potentially project images so lifelike they produce breath.

"Daddy…may I?" Masen asked once more. As a vampire I've never seen a problem with becoming easily distracted…that was until parenthood presented itself however.

"Masen don't you think it's rude to portray thoughts that don't belong to you?" I chuckled. "…Especially thoughts which are not conscious." I continued staring into a set of very quizzical eyes. Masen sat up and sat between my crossed legs as to face me properly.

"Dad…if I were to project her thoughts as she is sleeping it is the same thing as you or mom or anybody else placing her hand upon themselves while she sleeps. You can still see her thoughts…same thing." He huffed still sleepily.

He looked up at me with the eyes of my mother and myself but the expression that he knew only too well from Bella. I couldn't help but laugh at the sight of it.

"Masen you certainly are your mother's child….But I do see your point it would be the exact same thing…. I must ask though why you would even want to, you can see her thoughts without projecting them."

"I want to see if I can project someone else's thoughts other than my own…And Nessie is the only one who can allow me to do that." He finished affirmatively.

It still amazes me the intelligence that exists in such a young mind. Masen discovered more to his ability; and his sisters' ability than even I thought possible. He's right….in theory he should be able to project his sister's images with his gift when she transfers her thoughts to him. What a wonderful link to their powers.

"That's an incredibly well thought out theory son, and I am very interested in seeing the results, why don't you give it a try?" I encouraged him wholeheartedly.

And that's when Masen gave me a smirk that I must have given thousands of times in my life; I beamed with pride at my son.