Bella's Point of view
"There is no way she is fighting," Edward protested, anger flicking across his features as his eyes snapped from each of his siblings, "She has absolutely no experience,"
Alice skipped over to where Edward had set me down, and with a strong grip, she pulled me up off the log, and dusted me off with a bright smile, "And she isn't going to ever get any experience if we don't let her in on the fun,"
"Newborns are dangerous, I don't want to risk her safety," Edward said, his voice sounding calmed, but at the same time seeming to come out more strained then it usually did.
I looked up at his gorgeous face, moving just an inch from his side to shift in front of him, "Edward I want to fight,"
His lips seemed to come together tightly now as he gazed down at me, his expression staying hard, and his stance still holding a hint of protection, as he hovered around me.
"It's too dangerous, you need to stay back home with Zander, and make sure he stays safe," He spoke, his jaw tightly clenched.
"Esme already said she would stay home with him, and make sure that he's ok," I pointed out, noticing Alice's knowing smile as she looked between the two of us.
Edward's hand disappeared, roughly running his hand through his gorgeous bronze hair, his brows pulled together with a look of concentration. "I'm not letting you get hurt,"
"I won't get hurt, I promise, I'm not human Edward, I'm strong to,"
"Listen to her Eddie, what's it going to hurt to give her a little action, you obviously aren't offering any at home," Emmett's booming laugh brought my attention over to him.
If I could have blushed, my face would have been on fire.
Edward snorted, throwing a dangerous look at him, "Emmett, that isn't the case at all,"
"Yeah Em, it's all Bella, I'm proud of Edward, there is a clear indication that he will be willing whenever Bella is, even before Bella is," Alice grinned.
This just was a bit off topic, and not at all the kind of conversation that I wanted to have with my family, quickly I brought the topic back to what was really important, hoping they would just drop it.
"When are the wolves showing up?" I spoke up, my eyes going to the tree line of the clearing. The space here was wide, and open, it wasn't to impressive, tall grass invaded the area, with just a few scattered wild flowers, but other than that it was just an open field.
Edward seeming just as grateful for the topic change sighed, nodding towards the trees, "They are here, just being overly cautious; making sure Victoria isn't around,"
Carlisle now turned to move in front of all of us as the first wolf emerged from the trees. The wolf was as dark as the night, standing much taller than the wolves walking slowly behind him. To our complete shock, it wasn't just the four wolves that we thought would be here, two more new ones walked at the very back.
I could feel Edward's tension as he moved to stand in front of me a bit, keeping his topaz orbs locked on the huge beasts in front of us. Glancing to the side, I noticed that Emmett, and Jasper had done the same, their bodies shifting to take a more protective stance in front of their mates.
My brow furrowed as I watched this, wondering what the threat was, they had never been so edgy around the wolves before, it didn't really make sense to me why they were acting different now.
I lightly leaned in, touching Edward's hand, hoping to get his attention; which of course it did. His face, looking so gloriously beautiful turned just slightly in my direction, but his eyes stayed locked on the wolves as they now reached Carlisle.
"Why is everyone so… anxious?"
"The pack grew, two newly turned wolves, they are considered very dangerous, one little thing could set them off," He whispered to me quietly, before turning back towards the wolves.
"Thank you for coming," Carlisle started, keeping a pleasant smile on his face as he addressed the largest wolf, which I had to assume was Sam. The wolf's huge head just lowered, and rose, as if responding to Carlisle's words with a single nod. "It would be easier if I could hear you to,"
A slight silence lasted between us, before Edward spoke up, "They don't trust us enough to be in their weaker forms,"
Slowly Carlisle nodded in understanding, looking back at all of us before smiling at Sam, not seeming too bothered by this fact. "Alright then, well we are going to start now, Jasper is going to teach you some simple self-defense moves, and effective attacks for newborn battling,"
With that everyone split up, I looked up to Edward, feeling useless. "Bella, please just relax alright," he spoke with a sigh, letting his hand go out to my cheek, his fingers brushing over my cheek.
I swallowed, making the huge mistake of looking up into his eyes, because as soon as I did, I knew I wouldn't be able to fight it anymore, I lowered my head in defeat, sighing, "Fine,"
At my response Edward quickly had me pulled to him for a deep kiss, that had me completely distracted, every thought in my head escaping me in a flash. I couldn't help but smile as we pulled apart, even though I had lost the battle, I knew this wasn't over, I wouldn't give up, I would fight with them.
"Thank you, I'll be right back love," He promised, pecking my lips once more before walking over to his family.
I sighed, slightly annoyed at myself for not being more firm with him. I was a vampire after all, and this was my life, I should be able to choose what I do with it. I owed the wolves, they helped keep Zander alive, and I would never get the chance to repay them if I didn't join in this fight.
The fighting seemed to last much longer then I thought it would, but I had to admit, I was learning a lot from watching the others fighting, I looked around to each of the groups fighting closely.
I was able to pick up slight flaws in each of them when it came to fighting however, such as Rose, when she would go in for a quick punch, she didn't seem to have the appropriate speed, and aim to hit her target in the way that Jasper was wanting her to.
Emmett just seemed to move much slower, however with incredible strength, but he lacked the focus on his target to throw a clean, precise hit.
I noticed a lot, observation had always been a strong point for me, but I never seen it so clearly then I did right now, it was almost alarming to realize. This was when I truly realized that I needed to fight.
Slowly I stood up from the log I had been sitting on, noticing the wolves had now turned their attention to me as I began to walk over to the others, hoping that Edward was too distracted with his fight with Jasper to realize that I was here.
"Emmett, come on, fight me," I whispered quickly as I went to him.
He gave me an amused look, "Are you sure, I wouldn't want little Eddie coming after me," Rolling his eyes, his arms folded across his chest.
"Please, I really think I can do this,"
He watched me for a second before shrugging easily, moving into a crouch. "Alright, but don't say I never warned you," He was now grinning hugely in eagerness.
I nodded seriously and watched him, backing down into a crouch myself, watching his feet as he came at me full speed, his run was slowed down just slightly, and I watched as his arm full back, getting in a position to strike.
Quickly I ducked, and stuck my foot out, watching as he tripped over my foot, landing down on his knees, he turned to stare at me in shock, but didn't hesitate to come back running to me.
Again I watched how he ran, he was more aware of what he was doing now as he came at me, as soon as he was in arms reach I clutched his shirt and sent him flying into the air, I ran after him, making sure to get to the area he landed, and as he hit the ground hard, I aimed for the area Jasper had told them to hit, and punched my hand down to this chest, not as hard, but firmly enough for him to know he was beaten.
Emmett stared up at me with a growl, clearly more than upset for being defeated.
This is when I realized that everyone had gone still, watching Emmett and I, all wearing expressions of shock.
Jasper was the first one to speak, walking over to us, "Bella that was impressive, you took him down fast," The surprise in his tone made me smile.
"Thanks," I said, and lightly pulled Emmett back up with a nervous grin, "Uh, good fight," I said offering a handshake.
His upset look now was replaced with amusement, shaking my head, "I gotta admit, you got potential,"
Edward was now over, glaring slightly at Emmett, before looking to me, a proud smile on his face; to my relief. "How did you do that Bella?"
I shrugged slightly, "I was watching you all fighting for a long time, and I kind of picked up on a lot of your strong points when it comes to a fight, so I just used that,"
"That's amazing, it's even hard for me to find the flaws in fighting styles, that's a real gift you got there Bella," Jasper smiled, and suddenly looked to Edward, raising a brow.
Edward groaned, rubbing his face, looking a bit stressed.
"What is it, what's wrong?" I asked anxiously moving to Edward, taking his hand.
His hand lightly squeezed mine, his eyes meeting mine, "Bella do you honestly want to fight in this?" He looked tense, and a bit unwilling, but at the same time, I could see that he was giving up on some unknown mind set.
"Of course, you know I do," I answered instantly, hope spreading inside me.
"Alright, but you're going to stay behind me," He sighed, finally giving in. "Jasper and I both will train you in any way we can,"
I couldn't help but beam, hugging him closely, "Thank you so much," Excitedly holding on to him, feeling much better, and much more confident about this fight.
We could do this… I could do this.
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*Important* Bella's only gift is her mental shield, but like Carlisle's compassion towards others, Bella has an abnormally impressive skill of being observant.
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