Chapter 6: Training
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A/N: Heyy, so hope you liked the last chapter. Here's chapter 6. Thank you to my wonderful Beta, Sobriquett. She totally rocks. She also left a note which you can all read at the end of this chapter. XD
Bella's POV
Everyone was currently standing outside in the garden, ready to start training. It should have been fun, but to be honest I had a rather bad feeling about what was about to happen. I mean, for all I knew, I could explode. Not in the literal sense, but explode in a way that I could not control my powers at all.
"Bella, will you calm down? You're killing me with the negativity," Jasper said. Everyone laughed.
"Sorry, I'm scared that I'll work myself too hard or that I won't have any control over my powers at all. What happens if I use my powers for bad instead of good? How are you going to control me if I can't control my powers?" I said.
The others stopped laughing and Carlisle walked towards me and pulled me into a hug.
"Bella, don't worry about it, if we noticed that anything was about to happen we would try and help to stop it. If you notice anything going wrong can you let us know so we can help too? We don't want to put you or anyone else in danger but you have to work with us on this," he said. I nodded against his chest as I hugged him tight. He kissed my forehead and let me go before standing in his previous place.
"Whenever you're ready, Bella. Can you use any of your powers?" Carlisle asked.
I focused on the weather and tried to make it rain. Dark clouds covered the sky, and it started to precipitate slightly.
"Keep going Bella, you're doing great. Can you make it rain harder?" Carlisle asked.
I concentrated harder and it started to rain heavier. Soon enough we were all drenched with rain.
"Great, Bella. Now can you try changing your appearance while making it thunder, please?" he asked.
Again I concentrated and made it thunder while focusing on making myself look like Renee.
Everyone gasped.
"What?" I asked, losing my focus for a fraction of a second before concentrating again.
"You look like your mother, Bella," Emmett said.
"Really? That's good; that's what I was going for," I said.
The thunder was becoming louder and louder.
"Bella, can you focus on turning back into yourself while making lightning?" Carlisle asked.
I did as I was asked and lightning struck the field, close to Tanya. She screamed and everyone laughed.
"Sorry!" I yelled as Alice held her thumbs up.
I stopped the weather and just stayed still, catching breath that wasn't necessary and trying to regain energy which was quickly drained.
"That was great, Bella. How was it?" Carlisle asked.
"It was...interesting. As long as I keep my concentration it should be fine, but it drains me. After I rested for a couple of seconds I was fine, but I am thirsty. Do you mind if I go for a quick hunt?" I asked.
"Go ahead. We'll be here."
I ran deep into the woods before leaping at an elk, quickly draining it and burying it. I ran deeper into the woods and drained another elk before running back to the group.
I returned not five minutes later, satisfied.
"Right, I'm back," I said as I ran into the clearing.
"Okay. How many animals did you drain?" Carlisle asked.
"Just two elk," I replied.
"Hmm, interesting. So as long as there are a few animal's blood nearby you'll be fine for your thirst?" he asked.
"I presume so. Depends on how much energy I use."
"Okay. Are you ready to continue?" he asked.
"Yes."
"Very well. Grow some flowers, make it snow, and make this stone levitate, sound good?" he asked gesturing to the stone near him.
I concentrated and suddenly stems grew around me, slowly turning into roses, while it started to snow, and I levitated the stone. I can feel my energy run out quickly, I stopped concentrating as all my energy ran out. I collapsed on the floor.
Carlisle ran over to me. "Bella?!" he yelled, concerned.
"I'm... okay…" I said weakly.
"No you're not. That was brilliant," he said proudly.
"Thank you... dad," I said.
"Are you thirsty?" he asked.
"Yes."
Alice, Emmett, Edward and Jasper walked towards me carrying an elk each. I quickly drained them and regained my energy.
It was like I bounced back quickly. It was an amazing feeling.
"Right then, if we work on it, we could maybe improve your stamina so you can work most powers simultaneously without draining you so quickly. Maybe before the fight you should overfeed so you have more blood to use up during the fight. It could help," he suggested.
"That's a great idea Carlisle. Can we leave training for a bit longer? It's taken a lot out of me, and I want to rest before carrying on again later," I requested.
"Certainly, Bella."
He turned to the others. "We are going back to the house. If you would like to hunt, please do. We shall see you all later," he said.
Emmett came forward and hugged me close before turning and running towards the house with me.
When we got back I noticed that no one but the family had returned.
"Do you have any questions?" Carlisle asked me.
"No, I don't actually. I figured if I concentrate then I can do better; it takes a lot out of me though. Maybe I should keep using some powers during the day but make sure that they're ones that don't take a lot of energy, and the longer I use them the stronger I get so maybe I could start adding more powers into the mix," I said.
"That's a good idea. What powers do you suggest?" he asked.
"Maybe my mind reading, psychic and empathic powers."
"So Edward, Alice, and Jasper's powers?" he asked.
"Yeah. What do you think? Or do you think I'm asking too much too soon?"
"I'm thinking that you should use two first and then add a third in a couple of hours if it doesn't drain you," he said.
"Okay, then I'll use my mind reading and empathic. I know that Alice doesn't always have visions but I don't want to go into one if I'm concentrating on the feelings of others and their thoughts at the same time," I said.
"Very well. Good idea," he said.
I spent the next twelve hours using Jasper and Edward's powers. They didn't drain me as quickly. I fed at least three times, once every four hours. It worked out rather well. Carlisle suggested that I should start to use another power. I had originally thought of using Alice's power, but I then I thought about using Kate's power and having an electric current running over my skin.
Of course I put the power on minimum so I didn't really hurt someone. Over the hours Carlisle suggested that I make it stronger, which I did. Again, I did this for another twelve hours and I hunted seven times, once every two hours. I hoped that the longer I practised, the less I would need to hunt.
I was talking to Carlisle about the training when Alice ran into the room, horror covering her face.
Carlisle noticed first.
"Alice? What's wrong?" he asked, worried about what was about to come out of her mouth.
"I just had a vision," she said, the five words that we hated most when she looked like this.
"What's about it?" I asked.
"It's terrible," she managed to say before she collapsed on the floor.
A note from the beta:
Be nice to Beckie; she's really very good with her stories, but I beta for too many wonderful ladies – less than the fourteen there once were, but I stay busy – and so it's my fault if a chapter's late, always. I'm taking on new writers though if you need a beta. Also, thank you to everyone who read my story on Beckie's recommendation. Much love. (:
A note from the author:
Aww wasn't that nice. Thanks Becky :) Anyway. Now that I'm finished with A New Love, A New Life I will now work on this story with everything I have. Maybe I can get it out soon. So anyway. Please review, let me know what you thought yeah? Taa xo Beckie
