"Jacob Black, if you don't get your ass on the back of this bike in the next 10 seconds I swear I will drive off without you and you'll have to run behind me like an idiot" I yelled with a bit more anger than I'd originally intended, but hey it did the trick. Jake came running out of his house at werewolf speed with a scowl on his face, obviously irritated at being rushed. I answered his scowl with an amused smile.

"Bells, you're so impatient!" he groaned before smiling back.

"Yes, yes I am, but in my defence you take forever to get dressed, you're worse than Evelyn!" I laughed and before he had a chance to protest at my comparison I was speeding away from his house at a speed that would have caused me to die of fear had I still been human, being a vampire did have its advantages…

"Bella, you drive like a lunatic, I hope you know that" he said as we stopped in Port Angeles but the ear to ear grin on his face let me know he loved the rush of speed as much as I did.

I rolled my eyes at him before asking what he wanted to do first, we had the whole day to hang out just the two of us and that hadn't happened in a while, I'd missed this, we'd decided to go see a movie Jake wanted to see Spider Man 3, I just wanted to spend time with my friend so I just went along with his choice.

He grabbed my arm just before we entered the movie theatre and said "Umm, Bells… there might be a problem, you might have to use some of your vampire charm to get us in…" he wasn't looking at me so I slapped him on the back of the head before growling "Jake! What DID you do!" I almost laughed at the look on his face, it was like he'd just been caught sneaking cookies before dinner by his mother, he looked at his feet before answering "well last time we were here, Quil started a popcorn fight with me, and Embry and well it sort of escalated from there… they tossed us out saying that if we ever stepped foot in that movie theatre again they're have us arrested". He looked so ashamed I couldn't help but laugh and it wasn't long before he joined in, after we controlled ourselves I dragged him into the movie theatre after me and walked straight up to the guy that worked there, his eyes almost popped out of there sockets at the sight or me and he was almost drooling, this was going to be easy… I resisted the urge to roll my eye's as the boy stuttered as I bought our tickets.

The movie had been out for almost 2 weeks already so there weren't many people there, a few couples were making out in the back rows and a few other people were scattered around in the theatre. We made our way to the middle rows and sat down. The movie still hadn't started yet so I sent Jake to get popcorn as I closed my eyes, concentrating on blocking my mind from the thoughts of the few people that were in the movie theatre. I'd gotten quite good at blocking my mind since I got this power, it could be annoying at times, not just the fact that most of the male populations thoughts of me could make a porn star cringe but because this was his power, and every so often it would remind me of him, as if I didn't have enough trouble getting over the only guy I've ever been in love with.

My eye's snapped open suddenly and I almost jumped out of my seat as a voice said in my ear "earth to Bella! The movie is about to start" I hadn't even noticed Jake get back, I just grabbed a handful of popcorn and tossed it at his face resulting in him yelling "hey!" a bit too loud earning us a few mean glares from the other people here with the exception of the couples in the back that were otherwise "occupied" and four other people that had come in and sat a few rows in front of us.

Something about the four people seemed familiar, but I could only see the backs of there heads. There was a blond guy with his arm around a short, black haired girl she seemed excited somehow, like it was taking all her self control to sit still, I could tell this even though I couldn't see her face. Next to them was a girl with curly platinum blond hair, she was resting her head on the shoulder of a boy with messy copper hair. The copper haired boy seemed to be uncomfortable, he was sitting completely still, too still… I was snapped out of my thoughts by Jake asking me what I was staring at. I growled at him for interrupting me and went back to staring but the blond girl turned around to glare at me and the black haired girl giggled, the blond hair boy seemed to be trying to conceal his amusement I could tell he was shaking with laughter, I looked to the copper haired boy and he just seemed oblivious. When my eyes found the blond girl again, it was then I realised she was a vampire. I hit Jake on the arm with more force than I intended and pointed to the blond girl who had turned around again now and whispered to him that she is a vampire, too low for human ears to hear. This time they all turned around, and I swear if I was still human, I would have died right then and there at the sight of them. I looked at the four inhumanly beautiful faces staring back at me. Alice Cullen was smiling a smile so big that it could melt even the coldest heart, next to her Jasper looked amused with a grin on his face, the blond I didn't recognise was glaring at me with a mixture of what was obviously hate and jealousy…. And last but not least, the copper haired boy, the most beautiful man I've ever seen, Edward Cullen, who was staring at me with a look of pure shock on his face. I don't know how long we sat there staring at each other but Jake growled and I snapped out of my own little world.

"Jake lets go" I said grabbing his arm quickly pulling him along the row of seats, he didn't object. I knew I had to get out of here now I could feel my emotions boiling up inside of me and the power I found hardest to control was just waiting to explode out of me and that would not be a good thing. We made it to the end of the row of seats ready to run out of there but the Cullens stood in front of us blocking our way. Alice was jumping up and down happily and Jake was telling them to move, but I couldn't control it for much longer, I knew there was no way I could calm down enough to stop this, Jasper was doubled over with my pain Alice shrieked and tried to figure out what was wrong with her husband. Jake turned to me with a look of pure horror on his face… he knew what was about to happen, he'd seen it twice before.

"Bella! Bella! Look at me now! You have to calm down" I tried to look at him but I couldn't it took everything I had not to lose control right there and then somehow I managed to speak.

"Jake!… I-I cant control it…. You need to get me outside NOW!… g-get me to the ally" and with that he picked me up and we were running through the fire exit at the side of the theatre and out into the ally, I knew the Cullens had followed us but I didn't care, I had to focus now or I'd destroy everything within a 5 mile radius.

"J-Jake stand back, call Vicky" he did as I told him now was not the time to argue, I knew there was no stopping what was about to happen but I had to focus, so I could stop anyone else getting hurt, Alice tried to run up to me but Jasper grabbed her arm, he understood… he could feel it too. I closed my eyes and tried to take a few unnecessary deep breathes and I used every bit of strength I had left in me to conjure up a force field around me and then I lost control.

It felt like every inch of my body was on fire, well I suppose that's because it was and it hurt like hell, it was like the pain of transformation concentrated into one burst of pain and fire and as quickly as the pain started it was over and I fell to the ground, and the force field that shielded everyone else from my little explosion fell too. Jake and the Cullens ran over to me, I didn't have the energy to move, or even breathe I just closed my eyes and waited…

After what I think was a few minutes I heard the voice I was waiting for, Victoria came running over to me asking Jake how bad it was and ignoring the Cullens completely, I would have laughed if I could have until I heard a loud snarl coming from 2 of the Cullens, one I recognised as Edward, the other I assume was the girl he was with, I didn't know her name yet and at this moment I really didn't care. I opened my eyes carefully and smiled at Victoria. She looked down at me, anxious and said "How're you feeling B?"…

I decided to test my voice, it came out stronger than I thought it would "fine, did you bring it?" she nodded and pulled out a flask and handed it to me. I drank it quickly, feeling my energy slowly coming back to me as the sweet liquid ran down my throat. I didn't crave blood as much as other vampires do, but I still needed it, I only have to hunt once a month, but I could go longer and the only other time I need blood is when my powers drained my energy, which didn't happen too often, infact its only happened twice before now. Me and my family are "vegetarians" like the Cullens, even Victoria and Laurent changed their hunting habits after they changed me, I guess I really do have a strange effect on vampires.

Feeling strong again I hopped up from where I was lying down in the ally and hugged Jake and Victoria.

Victoria handed me some clothes, only then did I realise that the clothes I was wearing were almost non-existent and burnt beyond repair. I smiled at her and said "thanks Vicky I actually forgot about that" she just laughed before turning serious again and said "I take it this little outburst was their fault" she said pointing over her shoulder to the obviously shocked and confused Cullens. I shook my head and said "they didn't do anything, just caught me by surprise" I smiled and pulled her and Jake in front of me while I changed at vampire speed behind a dumpster.

"Bella… you're a… a.. vampire?"

I couldn't help but break down in a fit of giggles at Edwards response, after 3 years and that's the first thing he says? Stating the obvious. If possible the three Cullens now looked even more confused than before and the blond girl just looked at me with pure hate, which of course made me laugh more. Vicky and Jake just stood looking from me to the Cullens with amused expressions on their faces. Once I'd gotten my laughter under control I straightened up, looked straight to Edward and said with a smile "well done Edward, you get a gold star for your wonderful observation skills".

Over the past 3 years sarcasm had become one of my "coping mechanisms". It was easier than showing my real feelings. Vicky knew me well enough to know this and chose this point to join in the conversation.

"Sooo what brings you all back here? I was hoping I wouldn't have to set eyes on any of you again" she said in a fake polite voice but the venom behind her words were obvious. She hated the Cullens, especially Edward. Not because they killed James, she stopped being mad at that a long time ago, she hated them for hurting me. She was my friend now. My sister and she has saved my life on more than one occasion. I smiled at my sister and spoke to her mind in a calm voice "Vicky, its okay… I can handle this, you should get back to the house now, I'll be home soon okay" she turned to me and looked into my eyes, checking my words were true before nodding and turning to leave and as she did this the blond vampire with the Cullens spoke for the first time her voice full of hate, anger and jealousy "its none of your business why we're here, and if you don't want to see us I'll gladly scratch your eyes out for you, bitch!" and with that my eyes went pitch black and I turned to her and said in a calm but terrifying voice that I had perfected in my years as a vampire "NEVER! Threaten a member of my family again or I swear I will rip you to pieces, and then let you heal just so I can do it all over again before I kill you, do you understand?" as I was finished saying this as if to prove a point I used one of my powers to burn her eyebrows off which cause Jake to roll on the ground laughing. She let out a scream of shock then pain, before I stopped the fire and repeated one more time, slowly my words dripping with venom "I said… do you understand?" she wimpered and nodded slowly while feeling with her hands to check the damage I had done and with that I turned to leave dragging Jake along with me who was still having trouble controlling his laughter.

As I was walking away from the Cullens I felt a hand grip my wrist.

I turned around to see Edward looking down into my eyes, I couldn't read the emotions in them, there was confusion but something more than that, that I couldn't figure out.

"Bella-" he started but I pulled my wrist out of his grasp and turned to Jake and tossed him the keys to my bike speaking to him through my mind "Drop it off at my house later when Sam is bringing Lily home okay? I wanna run home" he looked like he was about to protest but I silenced him with a look filled with authority that could put Sam to shame. He groaned in defeat and walked away, I waited for the roar of my motorbike before turning to Edward and saw that Alice and Jasper were now standing behind him staring at me too.

Alice looked like she wanted to speak but couldn't find the words.

We stood in silence for a few minutes before Jasper decided it had gone on long enough "Bella, what the hell was that back there?".

I looked at him and smiled before saying "which part were you referring to?".

He looked at me like it should be obvious, and I did know what he was talking about but it was fun messing with him "the part I was referring to was the part were you blew up like a nuclear bomb and somehow contained it" the way he said this made me laugh and I mimicked his earlier tone saying "that Jasper, that would have been 2 of my powers obviously" this time Alice did speak up and said half excited half confused "you have more than one power? Oh my god Bella that is sooo cool" I smiled at her, I didn't agree with her. Sure sometimes my powers came in handy and I liked having them, but sometimes they were a burden. Today being an example of that.

"Does it always hurt that bad?" Jasper asked grimacing as he remember the pain. "Not always, only when I lose control." he smiled sadly in understanding and I smiled back, I had really missed Jasper, sure as a human I had to keep my distance but I still loved him like a brother and I'd always be grateful for him being there with me through the whole James thing in phoenix. Another few moments passed in silence before I decided I should leave, I turned to walk away again after whispering a quick "goodbye" and once again I was stopped by a hand on my wrist, I sighed but didn't turn around and ask "What do you want to say Edward? I don't want to stand in this ally all day" I turned to look at him as he started to speak "Bella… I'm sorry" he said his voice was full of the same emotion his eyes held earlier, and emotion I couldn't understand. I just smiled my well-practiced fake smile and said "Don't be" before turning to leave for the third time, I heard the blond vampire growl in what was obviously frustration, I smirked and turned to see her cowering in the corner hands over her now non-existent eyebrows before turning back to Edward and saying "You better go get your girl… we can pretend you never even knew me" and with that I walked away, this time no one stopped me and my walk turned into a run as soon as I was away from human eyes.

I kept running without really knowing where I was running to, although I don't think I was running to anything really, I was just running away from my past. I knew I could have handled that situation better but I wasn't prepared for it, as my little explosion showed but its done now and I cant change that. I pushed myself faster and faster. I know I shouldn't run from things, after all they have all eternity to catch up with me and I'd have to stop running sooner or later. Knowing my bad luck it will probably be sooner but for now I'm content with running, I guess I have more in common with Renee than I thought, she was good at running from her problems too.

I stopped once I reached La Push, now knowing where my subconscious had taken me. I sat down near the edge of the cliff, just thinking for what seemed like hours. Before I stood up and jumped off the cliff. Cliff diving was a hobby I had picked up off of Jake and the pack, it was fun, it may not have the danger appeal seeing as I'm a vampire and would survive the drop and couldn't drown in the choppy water below but the falling part was amazing, it made me feel so alive. It was like flying on less controlled. I made a decision as I hit the water. I wouldn't fall to pieces like I did when Edward left me. I would stay strong for my family… and for myself. If I cant stop loving him, the least I can do is stop myself from become like a zombie, going through life without feeling or experiencing anything. I want to live, not just exist. So that's what I'm going to do.

I swam to the shore with ease and walked along the beach slowly smiling. I used my powers to get my clothes and hair dry before running home. I still lived in Forks, only I had a new house. My family has grown quite a bit over the past 3 years, there are 12 of us that live here. When I decided that I wanted to come back to Forks for a while before moving to Italy to live permanently with the rest of my coven 11 of my family decided to come too. We still visit the larger part of our coven in Italy often and they visit us here too. 12 of us would not have fitted into the old house I had inherited from Charlie so we made a new one, its not so much a house as it is a mansion. I used my powers to create a clearing in the woods and a road leading to it and we all worked together to build it. It took less than a week, which seems unbelievable considering its size, there are 3 floors, 4 if you include the basement and spread over the 3 floors are 16 bedrooms, all with their own en suite bathrooms, there is two living rooms and a dining room and a massive kitchen, a library, a games room, a music room and a bunch of other rooms. I stood and looked up at the home I had made with my family and sighed before walking at human pace up to the front door, not sure if I was in the mood to face the chaos that was my family.