Esme's POV

"I'll make sure to ask mom next time I see her." Carlisle said coldly. It felt wrong to be listening on the outside of Bella's door but when I came upstairs and found the door to be locked I couldn't help myself. Now they were talking about how all this fighting got started and Carlisle said something about his mom? What does Bella know about his mom?

I listened harder and I was surprised to hear that Bella was crying. How had Carlisle's words offended her in any way? The sobbing continued and I could hear Carlisle as he paced back and forth.

"I don't EVER want to look at your face again Carlisle! How DARE you say that!" this brought on a whole new round of crying. Why was Carlisle being so cruel? The man I loved had never been cruel to anyone.

"Listen, Isabella. I never should have said that. I was angry, please forgive me." Carlisle said. I heard him sit down on the bed next to her.

"Carlisle. One of these days you will learn that you just keep digging yourself deeper. This is just another thing to add to your pile of shame. I will never forgive someone so unworthy of it." I heard her get up off the bed and make her way toward the door. I quickly sped off into my room and pulled out a book. Carlisle and Bella were hiding something about this fight…

Bella's POV

I left Carlisle's room and made my way outside to where the others were watching Chrissy and Philip fight. I wasn't really in the mood to be laughing but I put a pretend smile on my face and hoped Ben wouldn't notice how sad I was.

Of course I knew better than to expect Ben to blow anything off and the second I walked outside he looked at me with a pained look on his face. I smiled at him and shook my head, telling him not to worry about it. He shrugged and went back to watching Chrissy throw Philip into the river.

I sat down next to the new one, Jasper, and watched Philip pull himself out only to be hurled into another tree. I was trying to keep my feelings repressed but the sadness was too great. How could Carlisle say that?

"Are you okay?" Jasper said suddenly. I had been so caught up in my thoughts I had almost forgotten he was there.

"Yeah." I was still extremely sad but he didn't need to know that. He was too beautiful to fit into this fighting of our families. I had to admit it I did find him extremely handsome.

"I don't believe that. You are feeling extremely sad right now." He said matter-o-factly. What did he know about my feelings?

"How do you know that?" he laughed at my confusion.

"I can feel and manipulate people's emotions." It was my turn to laugh. That's impossible; two people have never had the same power before.

"What is so funny?" I laughed again.

"Ben has the same power as you." Ben was at my side in an instant at the mention of his name.

"What about Ben's powers?" he asked as he wiggled his eyebrows. I laughed and I could tell my mood was beginning to lift. How could it not when I was sitting between two empaths?

"You have the same power as Jasper." He narrowed his eyes and looked over at Jasper for the first time during this whole conversation.

"Oh. Well at least Carl has some talent." And with that he stormed off. I had told Ben most of the story about how this fight was started but that story was missing major details. I don't think I will ever tell anyone what really happened.

"What's his problem?" Jasper said as I turned back to face him. I sighed and decided it would be best to give a lame excuse.

"I don't know." He looked at me warily but then turned back to the fight which was coming closer to the house. If they break the house on the first day…

"STAY AWAY FROM THE HOUSE OR YOU WILL BE SORRY!" I yelled. The paused for a millisecond to move out back toward the river again and continued fighting. They can be so childish sometimes.

I decided to waste so time and go hunting. I had been hunting just a few days before but I really wanted to get away from Carlisle and his family. I really didn't even want to think about him right now; he doesn't deserve my thoughts.

"Going hunting, be back whenever." I said as I stood up and was about to run off into the woods.

"Mind if I come?" I was shocked when Jasper asked. Did he not realize that our families were fighting? This does mean that we don't like each other. His black eyes did look hopeful and he did look like he really needed to hunt.

"Okay…" with that we took off running into the woods in comfortable silence. I seemed to feel calm whenever I was with Jasper and all of my problems seemed to melt away. What was I saying? I had only spent half a day with him! I need to get a hold of myself.

Once I was completely satisfied, the product of two bears and three deer, me and Jasper headed back to the house. I smelt fire from a mile away and started pushing myself faster. I could only imagine what they had gotten themselves into.

When we finally reached the house all I could see was a large bonfire in the middle of the yard. What the heck!

"What is going on here?" I asked of my fellow coven members who were standing around the fire. They turned around in shock, obviously not aware of my approach, and looked extremely guilty.

"Well…" Mary started out.

"It was all Chrissy!" Philip shouted, earning a whack to the head. I decided to ask Lily, she couldn't lie for her life.

"What happened Lily?" everyone turned to glare at her, knowing she would most definitely blab.

"If there is anyone to blame it would be Daniel." She said as she looked me in the eye. "He made a bonfire out of the new girl, Alice's clothes." Everyone laughed and Jasper gasped in horror.

"What?" I asked him. They are just clothes and she can always buy new ones, Carlisle has more money than anyone should.

"There are two was a vampire can die. You know the first, ripping apart and being caught on fire. The second is less common but just as deadly. Messing with Alice's clothes." He explained. I could only imagine how the little pixie would react to this. Could we take pictures of her face!?

"She'll get over it. C'mon, the football game is starting in 30 seconds and we don't want to be late." Ben teased as he made his way to the door at human pace. We all laughed and joined him in the living room.

About a half an hour later we heard a car pull into the driveway and then a fulfilling scream in horror.

"WHAT HAPPENED TO MY CLOTHES!!!!!!?"

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