Chapter 7 I Can Feel It, Everything, Absolutely Everything

As I lay there with my eyes still shut against the pain which had by now gone completely I felt a very strange sensation. I could feel everything in the room around me as if I had my hands on it. Everything, all at once, I opened my eyes. Jasper and Emmett were in front, but Alice slowly pushed through them, smiling. "Relax, John, you are kinda smushing us."

I took my first deep breath, I had not realized I was not breathing until now, and did as she said and relaxed. Emmett almost fell forward and they all shifted uncomfortably. I looked at Alice and asked "What was that, is that me?" Alice laughed it sounded like the chimes in a church bell tower such a musical laugh. I liked Alice, she was so very kind, and more than anyone really put me at ease. I think if it wasn't for her I would have lost my mind, dealing with all this. Alice explained after looking thoughtful for a moment, her eyes doing her thousand mile stare thing again "That is your power, you can feel matter and energy around you and control it with a thought." "As you first realized it you reached out with your power and felt your surroundings by instinct, but in doing that you held your surroundings in place, it was like trying to walk through water for us we were fighting against your hold in order to move." "In time and with practice you will gain better control over your gift and be able to exert much finer control and much stronger control." "Now if you had been trying to hold us, we would not have been able to move at all, you could have crushed us if you wanted to, so please be careful, I do not want to get crushed inside this dress, I just bought it, it will be part of Versace's new fall line!'

Now it was my turn, "Sorry?" "I did not mean to hurt you, this is almost too much" Carlisle spoke up from in back "That is quite alright, how do you feel?" I thought for a minute, every time I took a breath It hurt a little, like I was breathing teargas. "It hurts when I breathe, I can smell or taste something, it is making me hungry, but it doesn't smell like cooking, it smells more coppery, is that blood?" Carlisle stole a glance at Edward who shrugged I knew what that was "Ok, what did he ask you Edward? Edward smiled, and let go of Bella and stepped forward "Carlisle asked if you were about to go off." I looked puzzled, he continued "As a newborn, you are expected to be ruled by your thirst, that is normal. We will help you feed on wildlife, and avoid humans if you wish to remain here. For the time being you will have to be satisfied with that, until we see you are in control, if we made you and just let you go to wreak havoc on the human population the Volturi we mentioned earlier would have the excuse they are looking for to come and break up our family"

I thought for a second, which now seemed like a really really long time now and said "OK, I do not want to cause you all any trouble, I will follow your lead, and do as I am told." "You have been very nice to me, and as weird as this situation is, I still haven't accepted it yet. I do see that you are not the evil monsters of fairy tales and Bram Stoker story fame, so I trust you to show me the way." then I added "At least the pain is gone!"

Everyone laughed at that comment.

Bella came forward putting her hand on my arm, and looked me in the eye, and said "I wish I hadn't bitten you, but you seem to be adapting even better than I did. I will give you what ever help I can, don't be afraid to ask, please". Jasper spoke up next "Bella, I don't think anyone adapted better than you ever, or ever will, you were a freak!" Edward gave Jasper a playful shove toward Emmett, who grabbed him in a headlock and rapped him on the top of the head playfully.