Chapter 10
"What?" I said, more worried about Jacob than what Edward was saying.
"We just discovered your hidden gift", he repeated, grinning widely.
"Self-control? We knew that was my gift. And my shield", I was confused as to why he thought this was such a big deal.
"No. Bella, think back. Alice's vision; the Volturi aren't after Renesmee. They're after you; for your 'special' gift that we hadn't found. Now we have. You just switched on your self-control. You attacked, and then stopped like you aren't even a new-born. We knew you had that gift, but what else did you do?" Edward asked, prompting me to think about my talent.
"I didn't do anything… I just realised I was going to hurt Jacob and stopped", I said.
"What else? What did you do whilst you were angry?"
"I was angry so I used a weird bubble of energy inside me to get Jacob off me… I just wanted him off me, so I projected the energy onto him – which sent him flying. That's my gift!" I laughed and hugged Edward, then Jacob who was still lying on the floor.
"What's even going on here?" Jake asked, bewildered.
"You just helped Bella find out her hidden gift. The one the Volturi is after. Now we know it, we can use it to our advantage if we have to fight", Edward explained.
"What's the gift?" Jacob asked, now standing up with his big arms crossed over his tight t-shirt.
"Attack me. I'll show you", I said, hoping it would work. Before I could stop and think, Jacob growled loudly and pounced at me, hands out like ready to grab me. His hands tensed around my shoulders and I gasped inwards, feeling the bubble of energy expand in my chest. I shut my eyes and felt the energy push away from me, and Jacob shot across the room back to the place where he had just been lying. I heard Edward clapping and I laughed.
"Oh, so that's it. Ouch", Jake muffled and picked himself off the floor. "That's quite cool".
I was so happy that we had found the gift, having self-control and a shield as well as this could really help us.
"What do we call it?" I asked.
"Well it's a gift similar to Kate's electric shock but with no spark. How about psychic force?"
"I like it!" I smiled and kissed him.
"Ok, ok, you've got company. Enough of the husband and wife stuff", Jacob said, holding his hand in front of his eyes in a comical way.
There was a knock at the door and then Alice appeared.
"You found it?!" she asked, eyes wide with excitement. Jasper came in, too, with Carlisle followed by Esme. Emmett jumped through the open window.
"Yeah! Emmett, attack me", I said, with a sly smile.
"My pleasure, sis" he chuckled and launched himself in my direction. Feeling burning anger and the force inside me I projected it as far as I could and sent Emmett flying through the open door.
"Good shot!" Edward congratulated, laughing hysterically at Emmett's shocked face.
"A physical force", Edward stated.
"Well done Bella", Carlisle smiled and Esme hugged me.
"We can use this to our advantage now, can't we?" I asked, hoping that it wouldn't come down to a fight. But if so, I wanted to be ready.
"Yes, we can. We're very lucky to have a new-born with extreme self-control, a shield and a physical force", Alice looked relieved.
"I wish Renesmee was here", the words escaped my mouth before I had even thought about them.
"We do too, Bella. She'll be home soon. Don't worry". Carlisle's words comforted me.
"Congratulations, Mrs Cullen. You've found your gift. Your third gift", said a voice I recognised. Turning round, a new body was standing in the door way. I looked to see Edward before I realised he wasn't here anymore. Where had he gone?
"Now, let's see what happens shall we?" said the voice again.
I looked at the figure. A glint in his eyes sent a shiver down my spine.
"Aro", I whispered.
Then, all hell broke loose.