Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight characters, Stephenie Meyer does.

The next couple of days passed in a blur. The wolves had informed Carlisle of their decision which made me happy.

Now there was no problem in changing me into a vampire but we were in no hurry.

Edward wanted me spend some more time as human so that I was sure of my decision and not regret it later. For me the decision had already been made the first day I dreamt of him.

But I understood his thinking as I would also want the person whom I love to make the decision with their whole heat.

I was happy that I got some more time with Charlie. Speaking of Charlie, he met Edward the next day after the meeting with the tribe when Edward came to pick me for school.

Even though the conversation between them was short I was sure Charlie liked him. After all Edward is Edward, what is not to like about him. He was the perfect boyfriend.

Carlisle was happy that the tribe was ready to accept our arguments whereas Emmett was not. In his words he wanted to kick some werewolf butt.

Emmett was like a small child sometimes. He gets happy and excited about small things. He was like a big annoying brother. Teasing me about everything and anything, playing pranks on Edward. It was hard to imagine that they were vampires as all the movies that I had watched and the books I read painted vampires as soulless evil monsters with no love or conscience.

This vampire family was much more loving than any human relative or friend that I had ever known. Their acceptance made me feel special. For the first time I felt that I belonged somewhere.

They showed me that it does not matter what we are. The only thing that matters is actions. They could have lived their life like any other vampire drinking blood and leading a nomadic life without caring for anyone but they chose to be like this.

They chose to live as humans, as a family forgetting their natural food and adopting themselves to be able to survive on animals. I felt that they were more human than the werewolves who tried to harm them even though they never violated the treaty.

Speaking of werewolves, even though the tribe had agreed with us I was not sure about the younger wolves. They were young and unpredictable. Their anger towards the Cullens must have definitely increased after the recent events.

I knew from inside that they would try to do something without the tribe council's knowledge. I shared my thoughts with Edward and he agreed with me.

We talked to the family and decided to wait and see what happens next. Alice promised that she would look into the blind spots in our future to know the presence of werewolves in our future.

I missed Edward as I sat in the one of two classes that he was not with me. Edward had changed most his classes to match mine which made me really happy. I was gathering my books after the class when I saw Mike walking towards me.

"Hey Bella, can I talk to you for a sec?" He asked.

"Sure, what's up?"

He looked nervous.

"Do you want to go to the spring dance with me?"

I was about to answer when I saw Edward walking towards us. From the look on his face it was clear that he had heard everything.

"No she doesn't." Edward said with a fierce look on his face. If looks could kill, Mike would have been resting peaceful in Forks cemetery by now.

Edward looked like a vampire at the moment.

"Se-e you la-ter Bella." Mike stammered and ran out of the class crashing into several people on the way out.

"Edward, don't scare poor humans with your vampire look."

"Sorry love, I sometimes can't control myself when it comes to you." he said giving me a big smile

I laughed and intertwined my fingers with his. We walked together to the parking lot were his siblings were waiting for us.

"Edward! Bella! The Denalis are here! We should get home soon." Alice nearly shouted as soon as we were near.

To say that I was nervous would be an understatement. I knew that Edward loved me and would never leave me but my insecurities were not that easy to overcome.

Edward took one look at me and understood what I was thinking. This time he did not say anything but wrapped his arms around me and kissed my forehead.

"You are my life now." He said after long pause.

I didn't need long speeches or poems. Those words were enough to make me feel like the luckiest girl on earth.

The ride to Cullen house was mostly silent. I thought back to my life before Edward. I was not unhappy or anything but always felt out of place wherever I was. I never in my wildest dream realized that I never belonged to the human world.

As we were nearing the Cullen house I started hearing Edwards's thoughts. I was surprised because I was not inside the bubble. It took me few seconds to realize that Edward was in the bubble.

"Why am I in a bubble and you are not?" he asked looking confused. Mostly I would be the one in the bubble as I was more in danger since I was human.

I snorted looking at his confused expression.

"How would I know? They are your cousins not mine." I said.

As we went nearer I started hearing the thoughts of everyone in Cullen house through Edward's mind as we could hear each other's thoughts even when anyone one of us was in the bubble and I did not find any thought which showed that they wanted to harm us.

Every thought was around me and Edwards's powers except one. I recognized it as that of Tanya's. She was thinking about Edward. Her thoughts were sincere and showed the desire to be Edwards mate. It also showed understanding and disappointment that Edward was never hers and would never be.

Edward looked at me see my reaction but I was composed. I knew she didn't mean any harm as I did not find any animosity in her thoughts towards me. She was jealous but not angry.

I was Edward's mate, a thing she longed for so long and I was not sure how to react around her.

I knew Edward could read my thoughts but he remained quite giving me time to process everything.

I turned and looked at Edward. How could I blame anyone for falling love with him? He was everything a girl could ever dream of. I knew that I was lucky to have him.

"Bella, I am the lucky one." Edward said as he took my hand in his and led me to the house.

We were again greeted by an impatient Alice. I wondered whether she mixed the animal blood with caffeine before drinking it. She was like a ball of energy all the time.

Edward laughed aloud after hearing my mental musing. I glared at him. That is when I saw them-Tanya, Irina and Carmen sitting along with Esme.

I recognized everyone from Edwards's memories. They were very beautiful. Edward had once told me that the beauty of a vampire was to attract the prey. I was sure that if death came in the form of these beautiful vampires, many men would have died happy.

They looked stunned by Edward's laugh. I realized that they had never seen Edward so carefree and happy before. I was happy that my presence had such good influence on him.

Tanya stood up first and walked towards Edward with the intention of hugging him. But as soon as she reached forward to hug him something happened and she jumped backward with a stunned expression

"Did you just shock me?" she asked Edward who was looking equally surprised.

That is when I realized the bubble around Edward shocked her just like it shocked others but with less intensity.

"What happened?" Esme came forward with a concerned look on her face. All the other joined her.

"I was shocked just like the way Kate does it." Tanya answered.

"Tanya I am sorry but I didn't shock you." Edward said looking confused.

Everyone turned their head towards me.

"She didn't do it. She is not even in the bubble only I am but I have no idea how that happened." Edward said.

"I think I can answer that." Eleazar said coming into the room along with Carlisle.

He looked at Edward and then at me. His thoughts showed confusion.

"What is it Eleazar?" Carlisle asked seeing the confusion on his face.

"I can't see Edward's power. Can't he read minds like before?" he asked.

"Yes I can Eleazar."

"Interesting. I can't see any power in him. Are you inside that bubble?"

"Yes."

"I think the bubble is protecting him from my ability. This is the first time anyone was able to outdo my power. But I can read hers. It is Bella, isn't it? Is she not in the bubble?" he asked.

Edward came forward and introduced me to the Denalis and told Eleazar that I was indeed not inside the bubble.

"The bubble forms only when there is any danger. Since there is no danger here there is no bubble. I am not sure why I am in the bubble." Edward explained.

'Kate, would you mind giving Edward a hug? And don't use your power." Eleazer said to Kate.

Kate came forward and hugged Edward but nothing happened. Next Eleazar asked Carmen and Irina to do the same thing but again nothing happened.

Next he told Tanya to try to hug Edward again. This time the same thing happened as earlier. She was shocked by the bubble again.

Eleazar asked Edward through his thoughts whether Tanya had any intension of hurting him. Edward shook his head but nodded when he asked whether she still harbored any romantic feelings towards him.

Eleazer looked thoughtful for a moment. I ignored his thoughts and went to sit near Alice who looked happy that I sat near her.

I never realized how much she wanted a friend. I knew that she loved Esme and Rosalie. From her thoughts that I had seen in Edward's mind I knew that she always considered Esme as a mother figure and Rosalie as a sister but always wanted a best friend with whom she could talk about anything.

Rosalie was a good sister but was sometimes more self-centered and difficult. Alice always considered her as a good sister but not always as a good friend.

She was happy that I would be her best friend. I smiled at her and took her hand in mine. She looked exited that I was treating her like any other human friend and not as a vampire.

I thought of asking her to accompany me to go shopping with me for some clothes suitable for Forks weather since majority of my clothes were suitable for only warmer places.

I saw her staring into space and understood that she was having a vision. When I looked into her thoughts through Edward's mind I saw both of us shopping in Seattle.

Just then Edward turned towards me and gave a smile and mouthed a thank you. He too knew that Alice wanted us to bond and be good friends.

Alice squealed gaining everybody's attention. She pulled me into a fierce hug.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you. I love you soooo much Bella." She said all the while jumping up and down making me do the same thing along with her.

"Alice, don't squeeze her so hard. She is still human." Edward said in playful tone.

"Shut up broodward! She is my best friend I will never hurt her."

"Broodward? Is that even a word?" Edward asked looking confused.

"Brooding Edward, idiot." She replied.

"Brooding Edward? I don't brood."

"Edward, your second name is brooding." Emmett joined in.

"Children, can we focus on the important stuff." Esme said with a smile.

Everyone turned their eyes toward Eleazer who looked fascinated by the whole interaction. His thoughts along with the other Denalis also showed how much the Cullens have changed since they met them last time. Everyone was more happy and easy going.

"Eleazer.." Carlisle called his name bringing him back from his thoughts.

"Sorry, I was just thinking. Anyway, I think bubble sees Tanya as a person who has romantic feelings towards you and as threat to you and your mate. Here the threat is not physical but emotional. I think it aims at protecting you and your mate from all that can cause harm to you both physically and emotionally." Eleazer concluded.

Tanya looked embarrassed. She came and sat near me.

"I am sorry Bella. I had these feelings for quite some time and it is not possible for me forget them completely just like that. I will try to overcome it but I need time" She said.

Her thoughts were sincere and I knew her words were direct reflection of her thoughts.

"It's ok. Edward considers you as his cousin so we are a family and family always supports each other."

Everyone was happy with my words and I saw Tanya visibly relax. I realized that everyone in the room wanted us to be friends as the Denalis were only thing that the Cullens had close to a family.

"Eleazer what can you tell us about this bubble?" Jasper asked bringing everyone's attention towards the main topic.

"I am not sure of anything at this point. It seems very powerful as it was able to block me completely. I have heard that when you find your mate your power increases and the powers of mates complement each other but I have never seen anything like this.

I don't think we have any book within our reach that provides any information on this. It is a powerful bubble and any information about this would have triggered many discussions within the vampire community."

"What do you mean by within our reach? There is nothing that exists on earth that we can't find." Emmett said.

"I was referring to the secret library that is located in Volterra. It contains books and texts that only Aro, Marcus and Caius has access to. No one else is allowed to be anywhere near it. It is said that these books contain anything and everything about the vampire world. It also contains information about the powers of vampires along with prophecies related to the vampire world. I am sure there must be something about this in those books."

"I have also heard about the library. Maybe I should talk to Aro to gain access to it." Carlisle said.

"I don't think that is good idea. Volturi are extremely protective about those books. They already feel that your coven is increasing in number and asking for access can only make them more concerned about your intentions as the books are said to contain information on the beginning of new era for vampires."

Everyone was silent for some time absorbing what Eleazer had said.

"I think we should try to find information from other sources for the time being. Eleazer, why don't you try again and see if you could read the powers of Edward and Bella." Kate said.

Eleazer nodded and tried to concentrate.

"I can say that Bella is a powerful mental shield but I can't say anything about Edward. It is like he has no power."

He tried to concentrate again by closing his eyes and touching Edward's arms. His face showed the force that he was exerting to bypass the bubble.

Suddenly he dropped to the ground and let out blood curdling scream. Everyone put their hands on their ears as the scream increased in volume. Carmen rushed to his side and pulled him into a hug. Eventually the screaming stopped and he fell into her arms.

Everyone rushed to his side. After a few minutes he opened his eyes and looked at Edward wide eyed.

"What happened?" Carlisle asked rushing to his side.

Eleazer looked like he had seen a ghost. His thoughts were jumbled and neither I nor Edward could understand what just happened.

"Unbelievable. It's not possible." He said.

"What are talking about?" Kate asked.

Eleazer stood from the ground and took a long unwanted breath.

"His powers don't have a boundary. He is powerful, more powerful than anyone that I have ever seen. His powers are beyond me. I can't see anything beyond what the bubble lets me and I can confidently say that he has more than a few powers. I don't know how it is possible but I can say for sure that he is no ordinary vampire."

Everyone including Edward was shocked by this.

"If Edward is powerful as you say then that means Bella must also be equally powerful." Carlisle said.

Everyone seemed to agree with him. My mind was blank like it mostly was since I came to Forks as I didn't know what to think.

"Carlisle, it is very important that we find out about the bubble as soon as possible before the powers get out of hand. It seems to me that it is connecting with them more with each passing day giving more powers. We should find everything so that they can control these powers." Eleazer said.

It was decided that the Denalis would return as soon as possible and try to contact other covens. It was also decided that the library in the Volterra would be only our last resort.

Edward told me that it was time for me to return to my own house as Charlie would be back soon. His thoughts showed happiness not because he was very powerful but due to the fact he could protect me anything now.

My eyes filled with tears when I heard his thoughts. Most people would be happy to have power so that they could do anything they wanted like rule the world or control others etc. but my vampire wanted to do nothing else but to protect me.

The love that I saw in his mind made me speechless. I rose from the couch and ran to him. I jumped into his arms and kissed him with all my love. He seemed stunned at my reaction.

We broke the kiss when Carlisle cleared his throat. That is when I remembered that we were in a room full of people. I blushed ten shades of red.

"Go Bella!" Emmett shouted intensifying the blush.

We said goodbye to everyone left for my house.

Edward was smiling from ear to ear. I knew it was due to the kiss that I gave him in front of his entire family and the Denalis.

"Would you stop smiling like that? You look like a person from the toothpaste commercial and I don't think it is healthy to smile this much for a vampire." I said playfully.

He looked at me and smiled some more.

As we got nearer to my house we felt the presence of the bubble which made as both tense.

"I think the wolves are spying on us." He said with clenched teeth.

But after sometime the bubble disappeared showing that the wolves had gone before we could read their thoughts.

"I think they were just passing by." Edward said even though neither of us was convinced.

Days passed and Cullen decided to go on a hunting trip after the Denalis left for Alaska. Only Alice and Esme decided to stay back. Edward told me that they were busy with something but did not explain any further.

I was having hard time being away from Edward. As I was trying to get some sleep I was suddenly inside the bubble. I had no idea why. Suddenly I was struck with a vision of Alice surrounded by wolves. I recognized the place as the woods near my house.

I was stunned. I did not know that the bubble could give me the power of seeing the future just like Alice except I was able to see wolves in my vision. I didn't think twice before grabbing my coat and ran into the woods since the clarity of the vision showed that it was going to happen within the next few seconds.

I heard Edwards's thoughts which showed me that he too had the vision and they were all rushing back to Forks. Edward knew what I was doing and screamed at me to stop but I assured him that I was powerful enough to protect Alice and myself.

As I ran further into the woods and stopped when I saw the scene which played in my mind a few seconds ago in reality. Alice was standing in the middle getting ready to fight while four wolves surrounded her looking ready to jump upon her.

I took a deep breath and ran towards them as fast as I could.

A/N: sorry for the delay. I also apologize for any mistakes in this chapter as it was rushed and I read only once before posting. I generally read 5-6 times before posting yet manage to have mistakes so I don't know how many of them are in this. Also I didn't mean to leave a cliffy but it was past 9 pages in word so it felt like a good place to stop. Hope you like the chapter. Pls review to let me know.