Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight. I do, however, own an awesome game called Guitar Hero.

I am glad that most of you like my EPOV last chapter. I would like to tell everyone that as soon as I get to the main plot, the chapters will get longer and more intense. And there will only be about two more "leading up" chapters before we really get to it.

This chapter will be in both POV's of Edward and Bella. You will see why in a minute.

Indulge Your Curiosity, Loves, with CHAPTER SEVEN!


"If love is a danger, should we avoid it?
The danger of love; Drive me crazy. The danger of love; Drives me easy.
The danger of love; Makes the power of your day. The danger of love; Makes the power of your way
The danger of love..."

--"Danger Of Love" DJ Krush


Chapter Seven

EPOV

Once the door was shut, Carlisle spoke. "I believe we have a few things we need to talk about."

"You think?" Emmett asked sarcastically as Rosalie opened the door Bella had just climbed out of and took her place.

"We have six minutes and fifty one seconds until Bella comes back." Alice informed us as I watched the visions of Bella getting a coffee and a danish flash through her mind.

"Obviously, things are not as we thought they would be." Carlisle spoke slowly, weighing each word before he voiced it. "I believe we have discovered Aro's reason for inviting us to Volterra, however."

"To show off the fact that he has assimilated Bella into his guard?" Jasper asked. His thoughts were still in denial that this could have happened to Bella. I knew he wouldn't believe that it was possible until Bella gave us a demonstration. I didn't blame him, I would like to see exactly what she was capable of too.

"Of course." I told Jasper. "From what I can tell, Aro is power hungry and wants to flaunt it for everyone to see." I felt myself getting mad. I would have to control my temper while we were in Volterra or I could quite possibly rip Aro's pompous head off his arrogant shoulders.

Jasper shot me a look as he sensed my anger flare up.

Deep breaths, Edward, he told me.

"That may be true, but I think that he has another reason, too." Carlisle said. I tired to peek into his thoughts but they were sufficiently blocked. I raised my eyebrow towards him but he ignored it, continuing with what he was saying.

"Aro has always been some-what jealous of what I have." He informed us. "He has never felt the bond that we share as a family and I think that bothers him. He is also confused as to why I would choose this way of life—of being a vegetarian—and that others would follow my decision. So I believe that he saw a powerful human and first thought of Bella as an opportunity for more power. But when I listened to what Bella said, I noticed something. He offered her material goods before he touched one of the wolves and got the whole story. That was when he realized that he had a chance to take part of my family away from me." He rubbed his face with his hand, obviously blaming this on himself.

"But Bella isn't part of our family." Rosalie pointed out.

"I think of her as family, even though she isn't technically, I love her like a daughter." Esme spoke up. Carlisle nodded, agreeing with her. "I will always think of her as my daughter even if she is never an actual part of this family. But I am not going to lie; I would love it if Bella joined us." Esme confessed.

"I completely agree Esme!" Alice gushed, bouncing in her seat. "Too bad certain people are too afraid to act on that." She glared at me.

"Let's not blame this on Edward." Carlisle said. "He did what he thought was right. There was no way we could have known that Bella would get herself in all of this trouble. But then again, she is Bella, so it isn't completely unexpected."

Emmett chuckled. "Ah, Bella. She never ceases to amuse me." He let his head fall back and stared at the ceiling. "What are we going to do now? I mean, should we leave or should we stay and do… I don't know… it just seems like we should do something about this."

"We are staying." Carlisle stated firmly. "I believe that this is partially our fault, so it only seems right that we should correct it."

"Wait." I spoke. "So we are just going to let Aro toy around with us?"

"Of course not Edward!" Esme scolded. "We are not going in without some type of idea of what we are up against and their possible motives though."

Carlisle nodded.

"We should listen to what Bella says about her time in Volterra very carefully. We need to see if we can pick up on any little things that might help us. And I believe we should also ask Bella."

"Carlisle! Do you think that is smart? What if she is on their side?" Rosalie said.

"Rose." He began. "This is Bella we are talking about. Did you not pay attention to her story?"

"Yes, of course." Rosalie told Carlisle, feeling confused.

"The reason Bella went to Volterra with them to begin with was because Aro threatened our safety. Bella will definitely be on our side." Carlisle told us confidently.

"But…" I began.

What if she didn't want to help us because I was with them? Sure, she probably still loves my family, but did I fall into that category? Or was she just tolerating me because the rest of my family was here? I wouldn't blame her if she hated me. In fact, I probably deserved it.

"…what if she doesn't help you guys because of me?" I finally said.

I was looking down at the floor when I felt a sharp stinging in my cheek, whipping my head to the side. I looked up to see Alice glaring at me with her hand raised. She must have slapped me.

"Are you dense?" She almost yelled. Alice's eyes were blazing with fury. "I mean seriously. You have been around for almost one hundred and ten years. One would think that you would be smart but right now you are coming off as pretty damn stupid!"

Jasper reached towards Alice and sent a wave of calm through her. Once she was visibly calmer, I spoke.

"Alice, I left her alone and I am one of the reasons that she is here right now. She has every right to hate me. Hell, I would hate me." I pointed out.

"She still loves you." Alice stated matter-of-factly.

"Oh, really?" I questioned, a little bit of hope growing in the back of my heart. But I couldn't allow myself to hope and then it all be for naught. "How do you know that?"

"I am Alice." She smirked. "I just know these things."

I let the subject drop. I didn't want to get into this with her right now. So, instead, I turned back to Carlisle.

"Carlisle?" I asked. "Why do you think that they haven't changed her yet? I would think that Aro would want her as a permanent fixture of his guard."

"I can honestly say that I have no clue Edward. I assume Bella knows though. So why don't we ask her?" He had just finished his sentence when the door was pulled open and Bella stood there smiling at us.

"Mind if I join your little pow-wow?" My angel giggled.

Could Alice be right? Did she still love me?


BPOV

The coffee that I had bought tasted awesome as I walked back out to the limo. I could see that Rosalie was no longer in the front, so I assumed that she had moved to the back to sit with Emmett until I got back. Maybe I should just drive the rest of the way. We are almost to the exit to Volterra anyways.

I walked to the back and pulled open the door to see everyone sitting in the back.

"Mind if I join your little pow-wow?" I asked.

"Not at all Bella." Esme said kindly.

I smiled at her before dinking some more of my coffee. "I was just kidding. I am actually just going to drive the rest of the way if you don't mind Rose. We are close to the exit anyways. We should be at the castle within the next forty minutes." I told them.

"I don't mind. I will just hang back here with Em." Rosalie replied.

"Alright. Well, if you guys are ready, we can leave now or would you like to continue your little meeting?" I asked. It was my duty to please the guests and as of right now, they were under my care.

"Actually Bella," Carlisle spoke. "I was wondering if you could answer a few questions for me first."

"Of course. What would you like to know?" I asked as I opened the door to the front seat and climbed in, turning the chair around to face all of them.

"I would like to know about the extent of your power. Like, does it have any limits? Are there any draw backs or side effects to you?" He asked.

"Yes, there are limits and draw backs to everything." I drank the rest of my coffee before launching into what would surely be a long-winded speech.

"Okay, so when I came to Volterra, we immediately started test what I could do. We began with the easiest thing to control of the two; my shield. We learned that it came when I got pissed off. So we began to mess around with it. We tried things like making me laugh really hard or making me sad but none of them produced the same force of a shield that my anger did. The only problem with this was that, I didn't care if someone was trying to harm the Voltouri, so when it came time for me to help them out in a battle, I couldn't bring my self to get angry and help them out. That was when Aro decided that he needed to find a better alternative from which I can create a shield.

"One day he got the idea that maybe if I was physically stronger, that it might take less anger for me to form a shield of the same magnitude of the other shield. So we tried it out. The weird thing was that it actually worked. I mean, I still need anger to create a formidable shield against a lot of people, but if it is only like eight to one, I can easily take them on without using my anger, but instead, my strength. So now I work out three times a week for an hour and a half at a time."

"Wait a second." Rose interrupted. "You can easily take on eight against your one? What if you did get angry? Do you know how many you could do then?"

"Well, the most I have ever pinned against a wall at one time was twenty four of the guard's members." I told her proudly.

"Cool." She smirked.

"All right Squirt!" Emmett hollered, extending his fist towards me. I bumped my fist against his laughing.

"If you want, you can come to my workout session tomorrow and I will arrange for a demonstration if you would like. I will even pull a few strings so that I can have the privilege of pinning Aro against the wall." I smirked at the thought of that. "Yeah, pin him really hard against the wall…" I told them.

"Count me in!" Emmett laughed loudly. "I am all for seeing that old fart getting his ass whipped."

Rose rolled her eyes at her husband.

"I think we should all go." Carlisle said. "I, for one, am curious about this. And I am sure everyone else is too. Well maybe not Emmett. He might just be going to see people get slammed into things." Emmett mumbled something that sounded suspiciously like "Damn right."

"Well then, I will be sure to do that for you guys tomorrow." I smiled warmly at them. God, I have missed them.

"Bella?" Edward asked. I hadn't expected him to speak so I was shocked. I quickly turned my head to him and my eyes met his glorious golden ones.

"Hmm?" I asked, unable to form a coherent word.

"Something you said bothers me." He told me, his eyes burning into mine.

"And what was that?" I could feel my heart let out a quick thump at the sound of his voice.

"Well, you said something about helping them out in battle. Do they force you to fight with them?" He inquired, his voice was like velvet but with a hint of worry. Was he worried about me?

Impossible.

"No they don't force me to do anything. I am a part of their guard. It is my duty to help out when the time comes. And so, I help them out when it is necessary." I told him, never taking my eyes away from his, determined not to be the one to break this intense gazing contest we seemed to have going on.

We sat there for God-knows-how-long staring into the other's eyes before Jasper cleared his throat. I immediately blushed a bright crimson and broke away from his eyes. I heard him chuckle slightly as I looked over at everyone else in the car.

"Where was I before?" I asked, having completely forgotten.

"You had just said that you were able to hold off people with your shield by working out but that it wasn't as potent as a shield created from your anger." Jasper told me. I nodded towards him in thanks.

"Right." Okay, so I had covered the shield. Now I should do the strength siphoning.

"So with the siphoning of the strength, it is not as limited as my shield is. I do not have to be angry or strong in order to pull the strength out of any one—person or vampire. Actually, no, that is a lie. I need to be strong if I want to absorb someone's strength if I am at a distance from them. But if I am physically touching them, all I have to do is find the source of their strength and drain it form them." I said, getting excited. This was by far my favorite thing that I could do.

"The source of their strength?" Edward asked.

"Yeah. Every vampire has a certain point on their body that emanates more power than the rest of them. We call it a Mark. It usually is parallel to their bite mark but not always. If I am able to get to that one point, I am able to take all of their strength and not just the fraction of the strength I would have access to if I only grabbed a hand or something inconsequential like that." I told him. I wondered briefly where his Mark was at.

"Ooh!" Alice squealed, launching herself into the passenger seat, turning it around towards her family as I had done with mine. "Do me!"

Wait… what?!

"Huh?" She wasn't making any sense.

"Tell me where my Mark is!" She bounced up and down.

"Alright, but you need to hold still! Geez, you perky little pixie. You are seriously going to give me motion sickness if you don't stop!" I exclaimed, putting my hands on her shoulders in an attempt to hold her down.

"Ah!" Emmett yelled. I looked over to see him laughing really hard, holding onto an annoyed Rosalie. "Perky pixie! That… is… freaking… right!" He laughed.

Edward let out a cough that sounded suspiciously like a laugh before everyone started laughing. Emmett was gasping for air, pointing at a slightly miffed Alice.

She growled as Emmett saw her face and laughed even harder.

"What are you going to do to me you little pixie?" He shot at her, his huge body still shaking with laughter. "Cast a spell on me? Hit me with pixie dust?" He lost it again.

Alice grumbled next to me. "I will show you pixie dust Emmett." She reached into the mini fridge, pulling out a pop. She shook it, popped the top, and launched the spewing can at Emmett, covering him (and just about everyone but Alice) with sticky foam from the canned pop.

We all laughed for a few more minutes before we slowly regained our composure.

"Sorry about the interior of the limo Bella." Alice apologized.

"It isn't mine, so I don't care." I assured her. "It was worth it anyways. I haven't laughed like that in forever! You guys can wipe down with these." I pulled out a roll of paper towels, tossing it towards the Cullens.

"I still want you to tell me where my Mark is!" She squealed again.

"Okay, Alice, where is your bite mark at?" It was always easier to find the Mark if I could find their bite mark.

She pointed to a spot on the right side of her neck on her collar bone. I could barely make out the crescent shape on her skin. I turned her to face me before putting my hand on her bite mark and closing my eyes. I had always loved doing this because of the strength I could feel coursing through the other's body.

I wasn't disappointed.

I could feel the strength racing through her body like blood flowing through a human's veins. I was wild and coursed through every inch of her little frame. I searched for a second before I found her Mark.

Huh.

Her Mark was particularly strong. It was like nothing else I had felt before. The location was right over her heart. Bu the part that really surprised me was that she wasn't the only one connected to her Mark.

I gasped pulling my hand back and opening my eyes. The Cullens were looking at me expectantly.

"What did you find Bella?" Carlisle asked. "Were you able to locate her Mark?"

"Yes." I answered looking questioningly as Jasper. "It was directly over her heart, which I have never seen before. But the weird part—the thing that just freaked me out—was that she wasn't the only one connected to her Mark. Jasper was too. I could feel his strength through Alice as though they were the same person. They were… connected. I am not sure how to explain it though." I shook my head.

"Remarkable." I whispered. "I guess you guys are soul mates in every sense of the phrase. And I have a feeling that it would be the same for Rosalie and Emmett, Carlisle and Esme, too." I smile at them.

"That was really cool you guys!" I giggled.

"What does that mean Bella?" Jasper asked, his eyes on Alice and filled with love. I almost broke down and cried at the happiness and love between them. I wished so much that I could feel that again.

I composed myself before answering. "My guess is that if one of you two are weakened, you will be able to draw off of the other's energy in order to heal. But I am not sure and it isn't something that I want to test out." Jasper just nodded, still looking at Alice.

"I have another question." Carlisle said, breaking them moment.

"Sure. I will try to answer it." I told him.

"Why haven't the Voltouri changed you?" He asked. And just like that, I had the attention of everyone in the car.

"It is kind of complicated…" I told them. And that was the truth.

"There are a few reasons why I haven't been changed. One of the reasons was because I didn't want it. When I had been here for about six months and we had just discovered that strength helped with my power, Aro offered to change me. But I declined. I told him that I would pretty much rather die than live forever…" Of course I didn't want to live forever if I had no reason to do be alive to begin with. My driving force had left me.

"Why did they let you refuse?" Jasper asked.

"Yeah. Aro seems like someone who will get what he wants at all costs." Emmett added.

"Quite frankly, they are scared of me. They know I could kill them if I wanted to so they try to stay on my good side." I chuckled. "I guess deep down inside they are just a bunch of pussies."

Emmett laughed. "Oh wow. I missed you Bella!" He said pulling me into a hug.

"Missed you too Emmett!" I told him. But it was slightly muffled because my head was smushed into his massive shoulder.

"Was there any other reason that they didn't change you beside the fact that you scare them shitless?" Rosalie asked.

"Yes ma'am." I smiled as Emmett release me. "They are kind of scared that if they change me that I will lose my ability."

"Huh?" Jasper asked. "Is that possible?"

"Aro seems to think so." I told him.

"But why would you lose it?" Esme asked.

"Because we believe that the only reason I can do any of this to begin with is because I am a weak human who is constantly surrounded by things that are a lot stronger than me. So Aro thinks that once I am as strong as any normal vampire, and I no longer need to protect myself like I do now, that my powers will go away because I wont need them anymore."

"So because you might lose your potential, they haven't changed you?" Carlisle asked.

"Sure. Honestly, I think it is a load of crap but if it keeps them from doing something drastic, then by all means, let them believe it." I said.

"Whoa, I thought your power was intensified if you were stronger." Alice pointed out.

"Yup, it is. But they are all a bunch of numb-skulls." Sadly, I was completely serious. "I don't know how they rule over all you vampires when they can't even control their own employees."

Carlisle shot Edward a look who in turn nodded. Huh. Alright, I really hated when they had those little conversations. Of course, I would never tell them that.

"Okay, you two," I pointed at Carlisle and Edward, "have something that you are planning. I hope it isn't anything too bad." I scolded. "I might have to intervene."

Edward gave me a sheepish little grin. He looked so cute right then. I wanted nothing more than to kiss him. He was just too adorable for his own good. I couldn't help the goofy grin that spread across my face.

Dammit Bella. How obvious are you trying to be? I chided myself, looking away before I jumped him… which I was sorely tempted to do.

"We are just trying to correct a problem." Carlisle spoke.

I eyed him suspiciously. "Not going to tell me? Alright, that is cool. It isn't my business anyways."

I glanced back over at the clock we were going to be very late if we didn't get a move on. As of now I was going to have to speed to get us there.

I turned my chair back around and looked over my shoulder. "We can keep talking if you have any more questions, but we have to leave now or else I will get my butt kicked." I told them as I strapped myself in (safety first!)

As I sped out of the little coffee shop and back onto the highway, I got a sudden urge to listen to music. "Anyone mind if I listen to some music?" I called as I reached into my bag to grab my iTouch and its connector cord.

"Nope."

"I don't mind."

"That sounds lovely."

I heard them agreeing so I plugged the iTouch in and hit the shuffle button.

George Michael's "Faith" came on. The organ music came on before George started singing. I could never feel sad when listening to this song. Before I knew it, I was singing along under my breath.

"George Michael?" Emmett whined. "Seriously Bella?"

"I live for his music!" I joked. "What is wrong with him?"

"He is such a fart Bella! How about something else?" He pleased with me.

"Fine." I conceded before changing the song.

P!nk's "So What" came on next.

"That is more like it!" Emmett hollered. I smiled up into the rearview mirror so I could see his expression. He was giving me a huge thumbs up and a silly grin plastered on his face.

I heard Emmett start singing along with the song. He started out quiet but then he got louder and louder. Before long, he was belting out the lyrics at a deafening level.

"So what, I'm still a rockstar!" He sung out.

"Emmett!" I laughed.

"Do you not like my singing, Bell-uh." He drew out my name like a little kid.

Thankfully, my iTouch switched over to a slower song. Elton John's "Benny and the Jets." (A/N: I LOVE that song. Go listen to it now!)

"Bella?" Alice called from the back.

"Yes ma'am?" I asked.

"Do you love me?" She questioned. I could hear the pout in her voice.

"Of course I do Alice! Don't be ridiculous. I have always loved you!" I told her, offended that she would have thought that I didn't love her.

"Then… well… willyougoshoppingwithme?" She shot at me at rapid fire.

"What? Whoa there you Perky Pixie! I can't handle that all at once." I laughed.

"Will you go shopping with me?" She asked bouncing her way into the passenger seat.

"Alice!" I whined. "I just went last night! Do I have to?"

"You went shopping without me?" She asked, horrified.

"Yes, I go about once a week. I always ruin my clothes or I get lazy and don't feel like doing laundry. They put my room on the complete opposite side of the castle from the laundry room." I told her.

"Once a week? Bella! We only went shopping together twice." She rolled around in her chair like a little child throwing a tantrum.

"I am sorry Alice. How long are you guys staying for?" I asked nonchalantly. Wanted to know how long I had to be around Edward. Please Alice, say you guys were staying for a long time!

"Well, we were just going to come for Thanksgiving break because of school, however…" She trailed off, her eyes glazing over as she visited the future.

"…I do not see us going back for another month though. So you are stuck with us for four whole weeks! That is four shopping trips right? Yay!" She squealed, clapping her hands.

"That sounds nice." I replied. "Give me one moment."

I plugged my BlackBerry into the Bluetooth on the dashboard and shut my iPod off. I flipped open the video screen, knowing that Aro didn't like holding a phone in his hand (lazy ass) so he built in video monitors in all of the vehicles so that we could "chat while we traveled." Please. He just wants to keep his dogs on a tight leash.

"Aro." I said into the voice-pick-up device. The screen popped up with a sign that said "Calling Aro" with a picture of him giving my camera phone a peace sign. It was really strange but according to him, "it was hip." Dear, Lord. That man acted like a toddler.

"My Beautiful Bella!" Aro's overly cheerful voice came over the speakers a second before his face appeared on the screen.

"Hello, Aro." I replied coolly. I was still pissed off from him not telling me what he had planned and just throwing me to the dogs.

"Why the grumpy face, Bells?" He questioned.

"Do you even have to ask?" I asked, raising an eyebrow at him, glancing down at the screen while I continued driving. "Did you get my text this morning?"

"Oh, yes. That is why you are mad?" He chuckled. "I look forward to you following through on your threat. It should prove to be entertaining."

I rolled my eyes at him.

"Okay, listen Aro. I am not happy with you now so don't push it." I told him. "Anyways, I would like you to do me a favor."

"A favor? Why do you think you deserve a favor?" He questioned.

"Well, you definitely own me something for your behavior this morning." I scolded, feeling like I was his mother. "You threw me to the dogs with no warning and you expect me to act all peachy with you? Rethink that old man."

"Okay, okay, fine. You got me. But you know I would do anything for you!" He gushed. Sometimes I wondered if he was gay and that was why he couldn't keep any of his mates.

"If that is true, then I would like you and fifteen members of the guard present tomorrow morning at my workout." I told him.

"Ooh." I could see him smile from the corner of my eye. "Why are we coming?"

"Demonstration." I told him matter-of-factly.

"Really? Wait…" I glanced down to see his eye pressed up against the monitor.

"What are you doing?" I asked. I could hear Emmett laughing behind me.

"Carlisle Cullen!" Aro all but yelled into the monitor. "Are you there old friend?"

I glanced into the rearview mirror to see Carlisle roll his eyes and lean forwards. His head appeared between the seats.

"Hello Aro." He said with perfect manners. "How are you?"

"Just fine, friend. Just fine." Aro smiled, pulling his ruby red eye away from the monitor screen. "I trust that my lovely Bella has been treating you guys fairly."

"Of course. She has been nothing short of hospitable." Carlisle said kindly.

"Splendid. I trust her with my life." Aro told him. I smiled down at him. That was really kind of him. I didn't know he cared that much. I was shocked at how much that touched me.

"As would I." Carlisle responded.

"Bella, darling? What time do you think you will be arriving?" Aro asked.

"Well," I paused looking around me for any clue of where we were. I saw a sign that said "Volterra 6." "We should be there in about seven minutes." I told him, pushing the limo faster. I briefly wondered why Alice hadn't intervened and told me when we were going to get there.

"Sounds lovely dear." He replied. "Shall I have someone meet you down in the garage to grab the bags?"

"Sure. I will take them down into the left wing garage. I believe their rooms are closer to there than the right wing." I told him as I exited the highway. I could see the castle in the distance.

"Well, I think I should let you know that you should clear all visits for the next month." I told him.

"Oh, joy! Are the Cullen's extending their visit?" Aro asked excitedly.

"So it would seem." I smiled. "Well, I will talk to you later, I can see the castle from here. Bye."

"Toodles!" He said before hanging up.

"He is too energetic for his own good." I sighed. "Alice, he could give you a run for your money in the hyperactive department."

"I agree." Emmett said.

"This should be an interesting month." Jasper sighed. "I don't know how I am going to survive all of that energy. Alice, I can handle. But being hit from both sides with her and Aro, I am not sure how I will do it."

"I have a question." I told them.

"What is it Bella?" Esme asked.

"Why, when I was trying to figure out how long it would take me to get to Volterra, did you not tell me Alice? Usually, you look ahead and know exactly how long it will take." I asked, raising an eyebrow at her while keeping my eyes on the quickly approaching castle.

"Well, the Voltouri aren't exactly sure what we can do." Alice told me.

"And we would like to keep it that way, if it is possible." Edward added.

"You can trust me to do that. Aro can't read my mind so your secret is safe with me. Just don't let him touch you." I wrinkled my nose at the fact that this might be a very had month.

"He can't access your thoughts?" Edward asked.

"If you cannot, what makes you think that he could?" I replied.

"It makes sense I guess." He seemed kind of smug about the fact that Aro couldn't access my thoughts. Strange.

"Well, we are pulling up to the outer area of the castle right now." I said switching into tour guide mode.

"The castle was built back in the 15th century and has been home to the Voltouri ever since. It is also an extremely safe place for humans to reside seeing as that no vampire attacks are allowed within the city boundaries. Normally this is when I ask that our visitors please refrain from hunting within the city but seeing as you guys are not my normal guests, I guess I don't have to tell you that." I told them.

"There is a forest about a quarter of a mile to the north of the castle grounds that is abundant in its wildlife. If you wish, you may hunt there. Or if you feel the need to escape for a little while, I can loan you a vehicle for a while so that you may travel a little farther in order to hunt." I smiled as I wove my way through the complex streets of the castle's back alleys.

When I saw a large wooden door ahead, I pressed a button on the dashboard that opened the garage doors. As we pulled in, the lights came on, illuminating the plethora of cars in this garage.

"Holy shit." I heard Rosalie curse.

"I would kill something important to have some of these cars." Emmett whistled.

"Stop the car!" Rosalie yelled.

I slammed on the brakes as she hopped out and strolled over to the Ferrari Enzo that was sitting next to a DB9.

I rolled down my window. "Rose?" I called. "Do you want to drive it?" I asked her. That was my Ferrari that Aro and Heidi had gotten me for my birthday. I didn't like it as much as my McLaren or my Carving Concept, but it was definitely something nice to drive.

"Yes. Good God, yes!" She exclaimed, peering through the window at the interior.

I put the limo in park and got out, walking over to her. By the time I had gotten over to my Enzo, the rest of the Cullens had gotten out of the Mercedes limo and were looking around.

Emmett was eyeing a large Hummer H3 Alpha. Carlisle and Esme were looking at a Range Rover. Alice was sitting on a yellow Porsche telling Edward to get it for her for Christmas. And Jasper was running his hand over the hood of the brand new Camaro.

Where was Edward? I craned my neck looking for him as Rose blabbed on about the horsepower and V12 engine on the Enzo. Then I saw him. He was leaning against my F400 Carving Concept about two cars down from me. But he wasn't admiring the cars as his family was. He was staring right at me. I blushed the color of my Ferrari.

"Bella?" Rosalie shook my arm.

"Yeah?"

"Can I really drive this?" She asked, her eyes sparkling with hope.

"Sure, I don't mind. It has only ever been out of here twice unless Demitri borrowed it again." I shrugged, looking around for my McLaren.

"Hold on there sweetie." Rose said. "Is this your Enzo?"

I looked down at the tires of my car, suddenly very interested in the non-existent dirt on it.

"Umm… well… yeah… I guess." I mumbled as I walked quickly away from the car, having spotted my McLaren a few rows down.

"ISABELLA!" Rose yelled causing all of the Cullens to run over to us.

"Yes Rose?" I asked, already anticipating the question.

"You mean to tell me that not only do you have a McLaren, and a Carving Concept, but you also have an Enzo Ferrari?" She cried.

"Yeah… so?" I said.

"Sweet Heavens child." She swore.

"How about we all get back in the limo, and we can come back and play with they shiny cars later and I can tell you all about the cars I own, okay?" I walked back to the limo.

The Cullens followed after.

"Nice car." Emmett said as he got in.

"Thanks." I told him. "Have you still got your Jeep?"

"Definitely! I love that thing!" He chuckled.

I smiled, thinking about all the times I had been in his Jeep.

We pulled up to the loading area towards the back of the garage. As soon as I cut the engine, three of the guard appeared out of the castle doors and began unloading luggage.

"Well," I said, clearing my throat as we all got out. "Let's begin our tour. Shall we?"

"Of course." Esme replied.

Alice linked her arm with mine and drug me off towards the large doors leading into the castle.

Here goes nothing…


A/N: My longest chapter by far!

Hope you liked it!