Autor's note: thanks to any one who commented on the last reading. please comment if you think that there is anything that i should change about this chapter.

"So your saying that the one person who you had trusted your life, and your families life with actually turned out to be the same person who is has put them in deadly danger?" Asked Jacob, looking Amanda straight in the eyes.

"How many more time is it needed to be said?" she said yawning and curling into a tighter ball.

Amanda, the wolf pack and a family, called the Cullens, sat upon a cliff top around a fire. The wolves were relaxed and some were just meandering around the fire. The Cullens on the other hand, were tense, but their faces showed no emotion, in one way they looked peaceful, in another, they were forces that had limitless power and were almost indestructible.

"Amanda, your giving me a headache" The Bronze haired man lifted his head and looked at Amanda. Then he stood up and walked around the circle to where Amanda was sitting then sat down next to her.

"I'm Edward Cullen" he put his hand out towards Amanda. Amanda just stared at his hand. "Or don't they teach the English to shake hands any more" He chuckled.

To Amanda those words felt like a cold cup of water being poured over her head. "Oh sorry, My names Amanda Scott" She said shaking his hand. "You said I was giving you a head ache, what did you mean?"

"Oh…Well I guess Jessie already told you what his power is right?"

"Yeah, you can read minds"

"Yep, except yours and Bella's you see that girl over there?" Edward was pointing to a brown haired girl who was talking quietly to a small black haired girl.

"Yes"

"Can't read her mind either, I have no idea why your giving me a head ache just happen to"

"Your like Jessie, aren't you? You're a vampire, like he was"

"Yes"

"Your like Jessie, you have golden eyes, that means you only drink animal blood" Amanda was now looking into the fire, but could feel the heat of Edward's eyes upon her cheek"

"You pick up things quickly, don't you? I heard, from the wolf pack, that you could…like control the elements…I mean like water, fire, wind and earth"

"What?" Amanda said alarmed. Seth suddenly broke away from his conversation with Sam and ran over to Amanda.

"Every thing ok?" he said watching Edward's expression.

"Yeah…Seth, every things fine" Amanda said stroking Seth's arm to calm him down. Seth walked back over to Sam and resumed his conversation.

Amanda hadn't realised but the small confrontation between Seth and Edward had made every one stop.

"I mean, is it true? Can you?" Edward said following Amanda's gaze. Amanda was looking at Seth and how the way his posture had suddenly changed from relaxed to very, very tense.

"He is very protective you know" Edward said.

Amanda started twiddling her thumbs and looked at her feet. "You want to watch me control fire, I can make a small flame crawl along the floor" she said watching Edward's features as they reacted to the voices in his head.

"Sure" he said breaking away his concentration on Seth.

So Amanda did as She had said and made a small flame crawl along the ground towards her, then made it join again with the fire.

"Who are the Volturi?" Amanda asked.

"They are the "royal family" for vampires" said a voice. Amanda hadn't realised that almost all the Cullens had moved to form a small circle around her.

"I'm Carlisle" the man said again putting out his had just as Edward had done "This is Esme" he pointed to a women and Amanda shook her hand "That's Emmet, Rosalie, Jasper, Alice, Bella and Reneesme" he said moving around the circle. Amanda shook hands with every one.

"We're going to be great friends" Said Reneesme taking Amanda's hands in hers.

"Amanda if you could show us your other powers, if that would be possible?" Carlisle said smiling at Amanda.

"Ermm sure" Amanda showed them how she could save a flower from withering, and how she could make a sudden wind come, then like she had shown Edward she showed them how she made fire crawl along the floor. Then lastly she made a pipe of water flow up the cliff side and into a small puddle by her feet.

"Guys I now your having fun watching Amanda control the forces of nature, but we need to come up with a way of saving her family" Jacob said and made an emphasis on the word 'her'.

The cullens moved away from the Amanda and joined the circle around the fire. Amanda, on the other hand, was pulled into the forest by Seth.

"Seth where are we going" She said walking over logs and tripping over hidden stones.

"Your going home, Amanda, you need some sleep" Said Seth pulling her into his arms. Amanda didn't argue, but watched as the trees soon turned into road, and the road soon turned into houses.

Eventually she was in her house and was making her way up the stairs, very unsteady on her feet. She practically feel into her room and had to pull herself onto her bed.

"Go to sleep Amanda" Seth said stroking Amanda's hair tenderly.

"No" she said and pouted. "You don't like Edward do you?"

"Yes I do" Seth said, flabbergasted by Amanda's accusation.

"But you got angry with him this after noon, then you went al tense and stuff" she said looking at him straight in the eye.

"Just go to sleep Amanda" Seth said pulling the duvet over her. As soon as Amanda's head was on the pillow she was asleep obviously she was more tired than she first thought.