5: New Meetings

I turned on the light to the living room to reveal an elderly lady. She was sitting rather smugly on the couch like she owned the place. She had brown eyes and brown hair that went just below her shoulders.

"Hello?" I asked.

"Hello Isabella, I haven't seen you since you were a toddler." She said softly. Her voice was familiar. I think I had heard it on the phone before.

"Do I know you?" I asked completely confused.

"You just don't remember me, it has been a while." She smiled.

"But who are you?" I questioned.

"I'm your grandma, Charlie's mom." She smiled. I froze. I only met my grandma when I was little. The last time I talked to her was on my sixteenth birthday. She smiled at my reaction. "But I'm here for another reason."

"What?" I asked confused once again.

"I'm going to be your new trainer. Tyne asked me to come." She said, "Also, Next weekend she says she is coming come up here, to Forks."

"Oh." I said. My grandma smiled.

"It is nice to see…" She came up to me to give me a hug. When she was in mid sentence and mid hug she froze and sniffed. "What…what is that smell?" She asked.

"What smell?" I asked. So far since I have gotten home all I have been is confused. This is annoying.

"It's sweet. It reminds me of…" She paused, "Well never mind. It's probably just nothing." She finished.

"Ok?" I some what nervously.

"So I hear you have my power." She told me in a high pitched happy voice.

"Do you have projection to?" I offered.

"Of course, that is why I'm here to help you." She stated as if it were obvious.

This was completely annoying. Maybe Charlie will get home early. Why did I have to say yes to Edward to bring me home today. I could have not done all of this now. God!

I smiled to not show annoyance.

"What's wrong dear?" She asked knowing that something was wrong.

"Nothing." I replied.

"You know, you are a terrible liar." She told me. Duh I know!

"So when do we start training?" I said changing the subject.

"Hmm… Well Charlie will be home by… What five-ish?" She asked.

"I think so." I replied sheepishly, not knowing what time he got home.

"How does Tuesdays and Thursdays sound from three to five? Oh! and possibly Sundays from eight to twelve? That way you can have fun on Fridays and Saturdays with friends. Hmm… How does that sound?" She asked with a smile still on her face.

"That sounds…fine?" I said.

"Are you sure?" She asked her smile wear down to a line.

"Yeah. I think it sounds great." I said.

"Well then. That sounds great to me. Now let's talk about your power." She started.

"Ok." I replied. I really hate talking about my power. I didn't even like to talk about it with Tyne. It was all annoying and unnecessary. Well… not unnecessary, but I still didn't like to do it.

"How was your last training?" She asked with a more serious tone.

"It was good. Tyne was great. She helped a lot." I told my grandma.

"That's good." She responded. Then I heard a car pull up.

"That must be Charlie." I said. Then I heard the door knob turn.

"Hey Bells." Charlie called opening the door. Then he saw his mom. "Hey Mom. What are you doing here?" He said. Then he went up to her and gave her a large hug.

"Do I have to have a reason to come see my son and my granddaughter?" She asked some what annoyed.

"Normally." He laughed. She rolled her eyes. I smiled.

"Well, I'm here for Isabella." She said.

"Well have you and Bella had a talk yet?" Charlie asked.

"Yes we have. It is nice to see her again. And to know she finally received her power." My grandma said.

"Finally?" I asked. "Wasn't I supposed to get it when I was sixteen?"

"No." My grandma said. She obviously forgot that I was in the room. "Charlie and I decided to bind your powers until you were old enough to deal with them."

"What?!" I almost screamed. "I was supposed to get it when then?" I was surprised at my self. I didn't mean to start screaming, but the thought of getting this power earlier scared me, even now. Then the thought of having it earlier pissed me off. Then I would have had all that time to practice with it and make it better and be more controllable.

"You got it when you were born, but before Renee wanted to take you from Forks we bound your power until your sixteenth birthday. That way you would have been able to live a normal life for sometime." My grandma said.

"Ok. Well I appreciate the normal period in my life, but why did you not tell me or give me a hint? Then I wouldn't have turned my mother into a damn toddler." I screamed hysterically.

"Calm down Isabella. Please." My grandma said with a soothing voice. I was trying to calm down, but now tears streamed and poured from my eyes. I was confused and hurt that neither of the people in front of me had bothered to tell me.

"Does Renee know? What we are, I mean." I asked coming out in a faint whisper. My voice breaking calmly only once to breathe.

"No," Charlie responded quietly.

"Ok." I whispered still trying to mentally clam down. I wiped off my tears. "I will be back. Don't bother looking for me. I will run before you have a chance." I though of a place to go where no one would be. I concentrated on a park I saw on the way here from the airport. Then I was there. By the sign of the park. I ran deep into the woods not even bothering to remember the trail. I ran and ran until I tripped over a tree branch. Normally I would have never acted like this. But my hysteria got a hold of me before my brain did.

After million minutes or hours of running – I lost track – I stopped in a meadow. A clear moonlit meadow.

"How strange." I whispered. It was so unlike everything in Forks.

I went to the middle of the meadow. Smelling all of the gorgeous flowers. Then lying down under a large blanket of stars.

"That was stupid of me." I thought out loud. "I shouldn't have done that. All she was doing was helping me." I sighed then I cried. My face burning hot. My eyes probably puffy and red. I laughed at myself now still crying.. "I'm so… stupid."

I looked over myself. My body was covered in burses from falling. Then my clothes were covered in dirt. My shirt was covered in tears. My hair was a messy array of leaves and dirt.

After about fifteen minutes I collected my self. I used my power, since no one was around. I concentrated on appearing clean. Clean clothes, clean hair, and clean skin. When I was done I looked like I did before I left. I couldn't get rid of my puffy eyes or my burning hot face, they were still left over from my fit earlier.

"I didn't do any damage." I laid down on the cool ground and looked into the sky. I looked at the millions of stars billions of light years away. I just looked at their beauty on that gorgeous clear night. I stayed laying in the middle of the meadow for hours.

I sighed. It is time to go home now. Still laying on the ground I imagined myself in my room on top of my bed. When I looked around the room I saw the computer. Standing by the door was my grandmother.

"Where are we going to meet for the training on Tuesday?" I asked.

"We will meet here. Isabella, are you ok?" She said.

"I am fine now. I don't want to talk to you right now. I came home to take a shower. I will see you on Tuesday, after school, here." I stated.

"Ok. Isabella we should really talk, before Tuesday." She said.

"First, If you don't mind I would like to be called Bella. Then second, I don't feel like talking. I just want to go and take a relaxing shower." I said.

"Is- Bella. We should talk about it now. Then we don't have any reason to be mad at each other on Tuesday. Then your anger with me won't affect your power. Remember your emotions effect your power." She said.

"I know my emotions effect my power." I blurted out angrily. Then I realized that things I was imagining about my grandmother came true. I had imagined my grandmother in blood stained clothing that appeared like she was dead. Her face was deadly pail. Her eyes had purplish bruises under them. "I am sorry." I looked to the floor.

She laughed. "It is ok. I used to do the same thing." Then she appeared back to normal. It took me by surprise. I wasn't used to people like me. My dad scared the shit out of me, but my grandmother startled me. "Not used to other people using their powers?"

"Not really. I still find it a little weird."

"You will get used to it." She told me.

"Ok." When will she go away? "Well…uh…I am going to take a shower."

"Bella, I am really sorry we didn't tell you or warn you. We should have." She said.

"Ok. Well…I will see you on Tuesday."

"Ok… Bye." She said heading toward the stairs.

"Bye."

After my grandmother left the house I went downstairs. I realized I haven't eaten dinner yet today. I went down to see Charlie glued in front of the T.V.

"Hey Dad," I said going into the kitchen. Looking in the kitchen I saw that there was a pizza box sitting on the counter.

"Hey Bells. I ordered some pizza. You are welcome to have some if you want."

"Thanks dad." I went over to the pizza box and grabbed a piece of pizza. I went over to the T.V. to see basketball. When I finished eating my pizza I went into the bathroom to get ready for bed.

I laid down into bed but unable to sleep. After thirty minutes I went over to the computer and turned it on. After another thirty minutes I got to my e-mail, and I had another email from my mom. All she really said was hi.

I turned off the computer and went over to my CDs. I found a CD Phil gave me for Christmas. It was one of his favorite bands. In my opinion it had a little too much bass and screaming. I put the CD in my CD player and turned it on as high as it would go. I laid down under my covers and started to listen to the CD. After going through the CD a few times I memorized the lyrics. I started to drift to sleep.

Headphones ripped out of my ears. I was jerked awake. The CD player made it's way to the edge of the bed and fell off. I stopped myself from screaming and waking up Charlie. I heard the familiar music come out of the headphones from the floor. I picked up the CD player and turned it off placing it on the desk. I looked over to the clock it was about six in the morning. Then I looked around the room and saw that the window was open and a cool draft was coming in. I got out of the bed and closed the window not remembering leaving it open.

I went back over the bed and tried to go back to sleep. After a good forty minutes I realized that I wasn't going back to sleep. So I got out of bed and got dressed. I went over to my book bag and got out homework. After I decided I didn't want to do homework now I went down stairs. There was a note on the counter. It said that Charlie was going to go fishing and would be back later tonight.

I went back upstairs, did some homework, and listened to music. I went downstairs to a terrible smell. It was my dad. He was home and he was cooking. I looked over to the stove and it read 5:13 PM. No wonder he orders pizza most the time.

"Dad?"

"Yes Bella."

"I think I should do the cooking." I said smiling. He looked over to me then looked down at the food. Embarrassment crept over his face.

"That is ok Bella. You have enough to do." He said.

"It is ok. I always cooked for Renee too." I laughed.

"Ok, then what are you cooking, Chef Bella?" He questioned laughing.

"I don't know. Let me see." I went over the refrigerator and looked around. Then I went to cupboards and the only thing it looked like I could make with what little he had was spaghetti. "How does spaghetti sound?" I asked.

"Just what I was making." Yea. Just what you were killing. "What?" My face must have looked more transparent then I thought.

"Nothing" I smiled.

"I am going to watch the game." Charlie said sitting on the couch with the TV already on.

I finished making spaghetti and handed a bowl over to Charlie and brought a bowl to the couch for me. I tried to watch the basketball game but didn't understand what was going on. So I pretended like I was enjoying it. Charlie seemed to like my company so I finished watching the game with him.

"Well I am going to bed now. Night Dad."

"Night Bells."

I walked up the stairs and did my night routine.

After my shower I laid in my bed and stared at the ceiling. "This is boring." I thought out loud. I looked around the room. I saw my CD player and I decided that I didn't want to listen to it. After many, many hours I fell asleep.

The whole next day went slow. It started with waking up at seven then doing some laundry. After I finished all of the laundry I went shopping for food for the rest of the week and tonight. After the day was over I laid in bed. I looked out the window while in bed. White specs were falling closed to my window. I went over to the window and looked out into the woods that surrounded my house. It was snow. No! I hate snow. That means it is too cold for rain. Which means that it is cold and wet. Yuck! I went back to the bed and surrounded myself in covers.

I drifted to sleep and dreamt about Edward. In the dream he drove me home. He mostly talked and I mostly stared but he didn't care. I looked into his light topaz eyes and smiled. It was so perfect. It was a great silence. It wasn't uncomfortable at all just relaxing and calming.

Ok. Sorry I made everyone wait so long. I wasn't in a writing mood. Then I went to go see the new Harry Potter movie. YAY! It was good. I liked it. It made me feel like writing. - YAY! I also have 4 or so pages done for the next chapter.

I hope you enjoyed the chapter. Please Reveiw!