A/N: hiii! I felt bad for leaving you that cliffy so I'm gonna take mercy on you and write another one. You greedy people are using up all study time, if I fail I'm holding you responsible!

Disclaimer: I do not own twilight (sobs)

Chapter 9 Bella pov

Standing in the doorway of the Cullen mansion was… Aro! Closely followed by Marcus, Caius, and the rest of the volturi guard. Shock and disgust came across everyone's faces.

"Aro, what I nice surprise!" I said as I got up and hugged him. "I haven't seen you for over a century now, I've missed you."

"As I have you, dear Bella." He replied warmly. Suddenly I was squeezed in a tight hug from a tiny angelic being, that goes by the name of Jane. She was squealing in delight, but was then shoved out the way by her twin.

"Bella, how lovely to see you my dear." Alec bent down and kissed my hand, and I saw jasper stiffen out the corner of my eye, I liked that protectiveness. But I rolled my eyes at Alec's cheesiness.

"Hello Alec, and by the way, don't try anything funny this time ok?" I walked over to Jaspers side and Alecs face fell a bit, whereas jaspers whole face practically lit up with pride.

"What seems to be the problem Aro?" asked Edward coldly.

"Now, now, can't I visit my favourite coven for no particular reason?" I chuckled inwardly.

"No, and especially not if you've brought the entire guard with you." Edward shot back.

"Well, I heard that Bella was moving here, and I just came along to make sure everything would be ok between you lot, nothing bad, oh, and Alec wanted to see Bella as well." If Alec could blush, he would be beetroot red right now.

"Master!" he hissed, which only made Aro's smile even wider at the fact he had just embarrassed the hell out of his sort of son.

"Well, everything is just fine, so you can leave now." Rosalie glared at them stepping forward, but Emmett pulled her back fiercely.

"Be careful Rosie" he whispered, but we still heard. What could the volturi have done that could make the Cullen's hate and fear them so much. I call them the Cullen's, but actually my name is Cullen too. I still don't know why, I'll have to ask.

Throughout my thinking, Rosalie had broken free of Emmett's grip and got rid of Aro and his coven. They all looked so angry, or scared, or frustrated in Alice's case. probably because she didn't see them coming

"Why do you hate them so much?" I asked curiously.

"Because, every time they come here it's either to steal our talents or kill us all." Said Rosalie, in a matter of fact kind of way.

"Oh" was all I could think of. I knew that when you got on the wrong side of Aro, threatened him, or didn't do as you were told; it's not so easy to find the volturi nice.

Then Emmett, being Emmett, decided to add on, "it's also because they are scared of us because I am here, and we are only the best coven in the world!" which sent everyone laughing, and that lightened the mood a bit.

Then I remembered that some of them had talents. And Alice was a physic, woohoo! Just what I wanted. I'll tell them about my power after my story though, other wise it might give things away.

I went and sat down by jazz again, after I realised I was the only one still standing. "Well, I suppose you want to here my story now, after that little interruption." I was answered with a series of nods and 'mmmhms'. I'll start from the beginning.

"In my human life I was very happy. My family was extremely wealthy, and I was dearly loved by everybody. My mom was very popular and was invited to everything. My father was very close to the king, and was made chief 'monster hunter' as I liked to call him. Then there was my brother. He was my best friend, he would always comfort me, Play with me, protect me, do everything with me. He made me happy, fun, alive, not the miserable person I am inside today.

Anyway, it was the night that my brother had to go hunt witches and vampires, it was his first time and he was really excited." I was starting to get upset now, and for some reason jasper seemed to know, and he held me closer, and put his arms around me.

"I made him promise that he would come back to me, whatever happened, and he didn't, he broke his promise. he was killed. He never came back to me." By now I was dry sobbing into jaspers t-shirt, the pain of bringing back these tender memories that have been safely stored away was too much to bear. But I had to tell the rest, so I regained control of my emotions, (jasper once again seemed to help) and carried on.

"It was the night after, and there was just me and my mother in the house, everyone else was gone, nobody here to protect us, not even our servants or body guards, but they wouldn't have made any difference, compared to what we were up against.

I remember it so clearly, a vampire burst through the door- I later found him out to be Caius- and he was holding the twins from down our road, I heard that they were burned for suspected witch craft, so I wondered how on earth they were there then. Caius killed my mother, but thought there was something special about me, so he bit me, and I was put through the excruciating pain that the two twins, Jane and Alec, were also experiencing." I looked up from my lap to see that everyone's faces were a mask of horror, and I chuckled slightly without humour.

"Yes, you wouldn't believe that of Caius would you, but I have forgiven him, he was actually on a mission from Aro, so its him that I am upset at, he says that he was finishing off earlier work, and I think he means that he killed my brother and father, and then came back for us, but I wouldn't dare mention it to him." I took a deep unneeded breath and carried on.

"I woke up in the volturi castle and lived with them for half a century, but refused to drink human blood. I could see that they weren't happy with my stubbornness, so I decided to leave before any trouble started. They only treat me with respect because they are afraid of my power." Looks of surprise and awe were then shot at me when I said that. All I gave in reply was a sly smile, I'm not telling until the end. Although once again Edward had that frustrated look on his face. Strange boy, I thought.

"So, after that I went solo, still drinking from animals of course, until I decided I had been alone in the dark long enough and moved here, enrolled in high school and here I am now."

Edward pov

Omg. I felt so sorry for her. That story has got to be enough to make anyone depressed for life, and I think beneath that mask she wears she is. She is the same as jasper, that's why they need each other. I have been listening to his thoughts on her, and he loves her so much its unbelievable.

I am glad that he has finally found someone, but I cant read her thoughts, and it is so annoying that I cant help but dislike her, but I am going to try and be nice to her, and I hop she forgives me for being so hostile before. Now that I have heard her heartbreaking story, I can trust her and she me.

I listened to the thoughts of everyone around me on Bella…

everyone is thinking the same thing; oh my gosh how sad, I just want to hug her, but jaspers got that, I feel so sorry for her blah blah blah, you get the idea. But she mentioned a power, I wonder what that is hmmm.

Bella's pov

"You mentioned you had a power, what is it?" Edward asked, after a few minuets of silent thinking. I wondered who would ask first, I thought it would be Emmett, but I was surprised it was Edward; he seemed to be a lot nicer to me now, so I suppose I better be nice back.

"Yes, well, my power is… more powers!" I said excitedly, but all I received was blank looks from everyone except Alice who was bouncing up and down in her seat.

"What?" said Emmett, gormlessly.

"My original power is a mental shield that is working all the time, unless I don't want it to. I can also stretch it out over other people, and get rid of it completely. It is why Edward and Aro can't read my mind, and anyone else that has a mental power."

A look of realisation and annoyance dawned upon Edwards face, whereas everyone else was still confused.

"But what did you mean by more powers, and that is your original power?" said Rosalie, and that was obviously what everyone else was thinking too.

"Well, when I meet new vampires with new powers, I can absorb those powers into my body, which means I have those powers too!

Also, I can turn them on and off when I please, so I only use them when I have to or really want to, I have so many that if they were all working at once, I would probably be the first vampire I n history to pass out!"

"That is so unfair! I have no powers and she has lots, I want a power!" whined Emmett loudly. But he was wrong.

"Guys, you all have powers, and can I please have your permission to absorb them all, it is quite exciting for me to get new ones." Of course every one said yes and was very pleased when they found out that they have powers, and I was just about to become a physic when there was yet another interruption.

Somehow, I had been so busy talking that I forgot to notice that…

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