First, I don't even know what to say….I suck for not updating in so long. Sorry? Not ALL of it was my doing though. My laptop not only broke once since I last updated, but then again recently. At least this time I didn't lose everything and have to buy a new one. That's just the beginning of my luck so I won't bore you with the rest. Honestly, with my luck, you'd think my name was Murphy.

So, since I didn't update in forever and lost this chapter the first time my computer crashed, I figured when I rewrote it I would just make it longer. Well…I did, and boy was Carlisle hard to depict. And today, I almost just scrapped all eleven pages of this chapter and rewrote it in Edward's point of view.*sigh*

Well anyways, on to happier topics. My one-shot "The Day I Had" won Judge's Pick in the "To Kill a Cullen" contest! Thanks to everyone who read, reviewed and voted for my entry!

Also, much thanks to MarianneNorthmanCullen, who made a couple of wonderful banners for 'You Belong to Me.' The links are in my profile, if you want to take a look at them!

So...here is the new chapter! Let me know what you think.

Enjoy…


Chapter 2

BPOV

Deep breathes Bella….deep breathes….

According to Edward we were almost to their residence. I knew I couldn't pass out anymore but that thought didn't ease my worries. I knew Jasper would probably make fun of me if it wasn't for the fact he was thinking the same thing.

We ran up a hill and I abruptly stopped. Holy freakin' moly! Their house was big…and by big I mean….well, I can't even come up with a witty repartee because my mind has shut down.

Edward stopped we he noticed my actions. Chuckling he ran up towards me and stood between me and the grand house.

"By that look, I can presume that you like the manor?" he questioned with a grin on his face.

"Manor? Manor? That's the size of a freakin' state!" I exclaimed in disbelief. "How many people live there exactly? The equivalency of ten football teams?"

He chuckled and shrugged his shoulders. "Never really stays the same amount. People tend to be killed over disobedience, betrayal, idiotic behavior…etc." Edward had a nonchalant kind of tone, like these events tend to happen very often.

"Oh." I glanced around him and glimpsed at the house again. "Not really what I expected."

He half smiled at me while tilting his head to the side. "What did you expect? Coffins?" He chuckled at me again.

I raised an eyebrow at him and playful smacked his arm. "Pfff…no don't be ridiculous!" Yeah, I only pictured a big castle with gargoyle statues perched on every corner and when the huge dark castle came into view, a lightning bolt conveniently flashed across the night sky. Oh, and scary music played as I saw the silhouette of bats against the back drop of the moon…but that was it….Did I mention that I was glad Edward couldn't read my mind?

"Come on Love, let's go." He grasped my hand and we caught up with Alice and Jasper who stopped to wait for us.

In no time at all we entered through the front doors. I could see a few vampires scattered throughout the perimeter, none of them gave any indication that they noticed our arrival. I wondered if that was what they were supposed to do. I would have to ask Edward later about the procedure of things. I was happily avoiding the subject the entire voyage here but I guess I'll have to be 'in the know' so I don't make a complete fool of myself. Oh, how I love the phrase 'ignorance is bliss.'

We made our way down the hall. Edward grasped my hand tighter. He may have sensed my tension increasing or maybe he was using Jasper's ability. Much to my annoyance, over the past couple weeks he has been honing in on Jasper's ability to get a glimpse of what I was thinking.

I realized I had no idea where we were going. Edward may have told me, but I was trapped in my hazy filled mind that was full of panic and somehow still lust. Geez, Edward and I have not nearly had enough alone time together. Bedroom? Yes? Could that be where we are going….no, Alice and Jasper are following; they wouldn't come with us there.

I tried to push that feeling aside but it only made it worse. Screw it, they can watch for all I care, I just need Edward stat. Paging Dr. Get-in-my-pants-this-instance!

I was shaken out of my thoughts when a very attractive and very female vampire came around the corner and blocked our path.

She gave a small smile in our direction while pushing aside a piece of blonde hair that fell in front of her face. She bowed her head slightly in a greeting gesture. "Edward, Alice, it is good to see you returned safely."

My possessiveness magnified a hundredfold. I pulled Edward closer to me while never breaking my glance from the chick. Mine!

I could hear Jasper chuckling at me but I refused to turn and glare at him. Not wanting to take my eyes off the female, until I determined her not to be a threat…which was not going to happen unless she got plastic surgery to remove the beautiful right off her face!

Before Edward or Alice had a chance to respond, a tall male vampire with long sandy colored hair rounded the corner and stopped right next to the female vampire. I could see Jasper out of the corner of my eye. His face dropped and he wrapped his arm around Alice's waist, pulling her closer into him. Hah! I hope the amount of smugness I feel will knock him right on to his ass!

"Kate…Garrett. It is good to see you as well. I hope everything has been running smoothly in our absence." Edward spoke in the calm but authoritative voice that I had only heard a handful amount of times.

I saw Garrett's hand caressing Kate's back and she leaned into his touch. Hmm, must be mates…ok maybe less than a threat than I originally thought…but I'm still watching you girly.

"Yes, quiet and everything is in order…" Kate trailed off and looked up to Garrett. Her tone indicated that something was off. I glanced at Garrett waiting for her to finish her statement. Garrett was looking at Edward with a look of apprehension.

"How long?" Edward asked. I studied his reaction, hoping to deduce what they were talking about. His jaw tensed and his eyebrows slightly pushed together.

Garrett looked down at the ground briefly then back up at Edward. "Shortly after your party left Forks…we sent him to make sure everything was in order, per usual in this sort of situation, but we haven't heard word from Randall since."

"What is Carlisle's take of the situation?"

"He doesn't know what to think. This is very unlike Randall. This is one of the reasons he wanted to see you two right away…" he stopped to glance quickly at Jasper then me "…besides from the obvious of course. He's hoping that Alice can shed some light on the situation," Garrett trailed off and looked toward Alice.

Alice's eyes glazed over, almost a minute went by. It's only been a couple weeks since I have been in her company, but even I knew it didn't take her this long to find what she's looking for.

"Nothing?" Edward questioned, tilting his head to the side.

Her eyebrows were pushing together in confusion and her face showed complete distress. "I'm drawing a blank…a blank! I know this has happened once or twice before, but usually if I concentrate hard enough, I can make out something. I know I haven't been seeing as much lately but I have been focused on other things!" She turned and looked at Jasper.

He wrapped her up in his arms and slightly rocked back and forth. "Don't worry. I'm sure there is an explanation."

Edward turned back from Alice and faced Garrett and Kate. I could tell he was worried, whether it was obvious to the others or not. I didn't need Jasper, to be in tone with Edward's feelings.

"We'll see Carlisle now." It wasn't a polite suggestion or a request, Edward's tone was hard and he wanted immediate action. They both nodded their heads and turned around. We swiftly made our way down the hall; half way down Garrett quickly kissed Kate and turned left down another long corridor. I tried to see where it led to but it seemed to extend forever.

We abruptly stopped in front of two very large wooden doors. Kate opened both in one swift motion. My stomach felt like it was bunched up in knots. Oh God, can vampires throw up? Stupid nerves. Maybe with this apparent bad news, it won't be a big fuss that Jasper and I are here….

Inner Bella just shook her head at me, …doubt it….

I sighed and walked forward. The room was huge; the ceiling went up and towards the middle, kind of like how you would see at church. I withheld my laughter, thinking of the irony that a vampire's home reminded me of a church. And the stuff that Edward told me about Carlisle…well, he is anything but saintly.

There was a huge table in the center of the room. It probably could sit around 30 different people. At the head of the table, there was one chair that stood out. It was different than all the rest. It was clear that the chair belonged to the one in charge. This must be where they 'take care of business.' Could I do that? Do I have to be a part of that?

Johnson, I need those files on my desk pronto! I silently chuckled at my joke.

....yeah, maybe I could. I just need to find myself one of those cordless head sets and an assistant named Johnson who wouldn't mind being around someone who could kill him at the drop of a hat…

My ridiculous ramblings were interrupted when Kate spoke. I sighed, because they were helping me stay distracted from the current situation.

"Carlisle…Edward, Alice and their mates have arrived."

"Thank you Kate, that will be all." A voice came from somewhere. As she quickly left the room I scanned the area to locate the voice. Damn. What was the point of vampire senses if I can't even see someone in the same room?

Well, he IS the leader of all the vampires in the North American continent. My gaze traveled up to the ceiling, half expecting to see him hanging upside down. Inner Bella hit her hand against her forehead, obviously not amused by my presumptions.

Out from the corner, walked a hell of a good looking man. He looked slightly older than the rest of us. It seemed that ever piece of his short dirty blonde hair was perfectly placed, unlike Edward's which seemed to shoot in every direction. He slowly walked towards us, hands in his pockets, like he was the poster boy of calmness. Something about the way he walked gave off confidence, and you could tell by the way he walked the amount of power he held.

He stopped a few feet short of us. The red eyes that I have become accustom of seeing quickly scanned Jasper and I in an appraising manner. He glance quickly went to Edward and Alice.

"Edward, Alice, I am glad to see you made it home safely. Especially after the disconcerting news I heard."

I wouldn't lie if I said I was slightly afraid of this man, but more so I was drawn in to him. When he spoke, I felt like I was deeply enthralled with every one of his words. My mind swiftly went to images of making "Vote for President Carlisle" posters.

"Thank you Carlisle. Kate and Garrett filled us in on the situation," Edward said. He was all serious now, it was weird seeing him like this after the last couple weeks was nothing but fun, playfulness, and uh, well, I'll just say it…sex.

"They have now?" Carlisle turned to Alice. "Do we know where little Randall has run off to? Has someone impeded his task or is he going on a self appointed vacation?"

Carlisle smirked and his eyes brows rose slightly. "I just need to know if I should anticipate destroying those who interfered with my plans or the pleasure of teaching Randall a lesson about following orders." He waved his hand around in a nonchalant kind of manner.

Apparently this was an everyday topic…should we destroy them over there…maybe massacre the nearby village…The inner sarcasm came to a screeching halt, when the venom began to pool in my mouth. I didn't realize how hungry I became. I pushed the venom back down my throat, and tried my best to stay on topic.

Alice sighed. "I don't know."

Carlisle's eyebrow rose high on the perfectly sculpted face of his. His lip turned up in amusement and he cocked his head to one side. "You…don't…know…" Carlisle spoke in amazed and semi-disbelieving tone. "Well, this is definitely something new."

I turned to see Alice's head bow in defeat. "I'm sorry. I don't know what the matter is. I have always at least seen something before. It's like a complete blank!" His tone was full of disappointment and slight frustration, it was uncanny to see her display these sorts of emotions. Jasper who was to her right, rubbed comforting circles on her back.

Carlisle walked right up to Alice and placed his hand under her chin, cupping it. He raised her face up so they were looking right into each other's eyes.

"Don't fret Alice, everyone has an off day. We just get to do this the old fashioned way. Follow the trail, hunt them down and destroy them." He grinned down at her and her frown turned into a small smile.

Jasper was standing in between Edward and Alice. I saw him tense when Carlisle touched Alice. It seemed like he was about to dislodge Carlisle from Alice, but Edward, moving faster than the flash himself, grasped Jasper's arm and squeezed tightly.

Carlisle dropped his hand from Alice and took a step back from us. Whether or not he saw Jasper's motions was unclear, either way, he went on as if nothing had happened. "Now that we have discussed the situation at hand, it's time to meet the newest additions to our coven."

His smile grew and it was as if his whole demeanor changed. I could just tell he was going to be a hard individual to read.

He looked back and forth between us. "Bella and Jasper! Welcome to the Cullen coven. I'm sure by now Edward and Alice told you most of what goes on here."

I looked over at Jasper, we made eye contact and looked back toward Carlisle and nodded.

"Quite the silent one's you picked up…" Carlisle shifted his gaze toward Alice "…I did always picture you with a hyper one, like yourself, but this makes sense too…kind of balances you out." Carlisle chuckled darkly.

"And have you two displayed any gifts?" he inquired.

"Yes," Jasper said.

Alice piped up. "Jasper has already begun to display his gift. He can feel others emotions and he has started to project emotions onto others." Geez, just give him an A and call it a day…

Carlisle face displayed a brief moment of being impressed and Alice continued, "And he already has shown brief hints of the power he has gotten from being my mate."

Carlisle seemed a little taken a back but quickly hid it. "Really? How unusual indeed. Usually those don't surface until the mates spent more time together…" Carlisle trailed off deeply in thought. After a moment he looked up, waiting for Alice to elaborate.

"He had seen brief interpretations of the future but he hasn't since he changed."

Carlisle head snapped toward Jasper then back to Alice. "You mean…while he was human, he displayed this ability?"

Alice nodded. "It only happened twice. It was after we arrived to town and only while he was sleeping."

Edward spoke up. "As human, I think that his mind could only handle the changes better while he was in an unconscious state."

Carlisle nodded and walked to the nearest window. "Intriguing indeed." After a moment of contemplation he walked back towards us. "I wonder when the powers will manifest themselves again. It's not like he can become unconscious now that he is a vampire."

Carlisle then turned toward Edward and I. Oh, great…my turn. Why did we start with Jasper? Weren't you supposed to start with the non-impressive act first to lead up to something great? No, let Jasper go first and make it impossible to follow THAT act!

"How about little Bella?" Pfff, little? He has seen Alice, right?

Edward seemed to stand a little taller. I felt like shrieking under Carlisle intense gaze. Then I heard Edward speak, "Bella's mind, before and still is, closed off to my gift."

Never looking away from me, Carlisle smirked. "Seems Bella has a few tricks up her sleeve, I do wonder what could come of that. Able to block Edward's power…"

"Well, I don't know about that. I'm sure my mind is just broken or something…"

Carlisle gave a short chuckle, obviously amused by my words. "Nonsense Bella, it has taken me lifetimes to figure out how to keep my mind from Edward, and I still can't fully be silent to him."

If I could still blush, I would have done it right then and there. Carlisle lips twitched up in a smirk before turning away from me.

"Since Eleazar is in Italy, we will have the sisters' work with them to help develop their powers."

I felt Edward go rigid next to me. I heard Alice and Edward speak almost simultaneously.

Alice saying, "I don't think that is necessary…"

While Edward growled out, "We are more than capable of teaching--"

"ENOUGH!" Carlisle yelled. My eyes widened. Holy shit, we made him angry. Who are these 'sisters' and why can't we see them?

Carlisle's angry gaze shifted back and forth between Alice and Edward. "While Eleazar is gone, you know they are the next best individuals to teach them the use of their own powers. They have been around almost as long as we have and they have experience in this matter."

Edward and Alice gave a curt nod and everyone visibly relaxed. I didn't need to be Jasper, the vampire-emotional-thermometer, to know that tensions were running high.

Carlisle's welcoming smile returned and so did his pleasant voice. "Now, I'm sure that you want to settle in after you large journey. We can finish this discussion later and properly introduce the new additions to our coven later." Carlisle turned toward Edward. "I expect to see Alice and yourself, later on this evening, we have much more to discuss since you have been gone for a while."

"Yes, Carlisle." Edward's response quick and laced with annoyance.

"Don't worry..." Carlisle turned to look at me "…I won't bother you for a bit; I figure you will be busy for awhile." Carlisle's eyes started to roam down from my face to the rest of my body. Oh, this isn't good. If I were still human, my face would be redder than a tomato.

I felt Edward's body shake, as if he were growling but no sound was coming out. My eyes darted quickly from Carlisle's intense gaze.

"Where's Esme?" Alice quickly spoke up.

Edward looked at her gratefully. Carlisle's head quickly glanced toward Alice. "Hmm? Oh, she's making sure the new accommodations are set up for our new guest."

"Guest?" Alice's head tilted to the side. Her face again showing obvious signs of distress.

Carlisle lost all amusement in his face. "You don't know? Not only once, but twice you have missed something?"

Her eyes widened. "I don't know what is happening…I guess I have been distracted." She quickly glanced in Jasper's direction.

"Mary Alice!" Carlisle snapped. Mary Alice? Mary Alice? Hold back the snicker Bella, for the love that is all holy, do not laugh! Mental imagines of Alice as a nun filled my head. Haha…Sister Mary Alice…

Alice looked at Edward who just rolled his eyes. It was apparently that Alice did not like to be full-named. Well get over it sister, we all have been there, I've heard my fair share of 'Isabella Marie Swan' from an angry Charlie…

"I will not accept these lapses to continue. I can allow misses once or twice, but you will stay on task, especially with all that is happening and our current threats."

"Who is the new guest?" Edward insisted.

Carlisle just looked at him intently. Edward eyes widened. I was about to ask who when I saw Alice's eyes glazed over.

"When?" Edward urgently asked at Carlisle.

"They only just arrived shortly before you did."

Alice came out of her vision and looked at Edward then Jasper. The double doors burst open and hit the wall with a loud bang.

"Honey, we're hommme!" Emmett's loud voice rang through the room. Rosalie walked in behind him, rolling her eyes.

They swiftly walked over to us. I glanced around the big wall known as Emmett to see what the big deal is. I saw who followed behind them. She looked like any other vampire I've seen so far. She did have a smug grin plastered on her face, which yelled, 'I know something you don't know.' I wouldn't mind wiping that clean off her face. Also, she was a female, so in my book, she was a threat toward my Edward…but, that wasn't any new feelings than I already had.

I leaned toward Jasper while the rest were intently watching the new arrival saunter toward us. I tapped his shoulder, he glanced down at me. With my thumb sticking out, I pointed it toward the new arrival and said, "Wonder who the redhead is…"

Ah! There you go. I know a lot of you wondered who the crazy ass bitch was. In the last chapter I tried to be all stealthy with who it was. Some of you did guess it though.

So, what's her plan? Who does Carlisle want to train Jasper and Bella? (Well…I think you know that one, lol) And why doesn't Edward and Alice want them to teach their mates? Hmmmm?

**Quick question…I know a lot of you added this story to alert when I put the first chapter up, but just recently I received a bunch of emails notifying the alerts for this story. Not that I have any problems with that, haha, I'm just curious where you all came from, relatively around the same time. A random click of the mouse, another site or did you hear about it?

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To answer some reviews from before:

runswitVamps1988- lol thank you! The answers to your questions are yes and yes. Haha

vampsrulewolvesdont- haha yeah, Bella's thinking has never quite made sense. It may have not been Tanya standing behind Alec, but that doesn't mean she isn't in the story….

Emma-girl/ ElohcinRayne - Thank you for reviewing! Well…you got to see Carlisle, I don't know if he came across quite how I wanted him to…let me know what you think!

SharkGurl- haha, loved your review…do hope that limb held out though. Lol

Green-eyed-sweetie- wow thank you! I'm glad my story got you to review! I'll just have to cross my fingers and hope I go two for two…

HopeStreet- haha, your review definitely summed up the story quite nicely! It's a whole bunch of crazy dashed with a little evil. Lol thanks for reviewing!

Mew-Mew-Fan08- lol wow, thanks! As for Jake towards Bella, don't know if I should say…oh what the hell, why not…nah, she isn't his imprint…but that's all I'm saying…oh, and thanks for reviewing….now, I'm done….

kimbo acp- Well…Jessica was indeed burnt, but besides that, she was just tortured for a couple hours, both physically and mentally…you know, the usual…lol As for who found Angela, I can't say that yet. Any guesses?

goldinox- You will definitely see Angela again. As for Ben, that's up in the air. I have no immediate plans to bring him back. Thanks for reviewing!