(Author's note: Everything belongs to Stephanie Meyer. But…can I just….borrow Edward? Please? No? Oh…. *sigh* alright. Thanks for the reviews. I hope there are more to come! Chapter 11. Enjoy! –Cat )

(Bella's point of view.)

As soon as they sat down, Alice burst out with the first question.

"So your daughter can see the future?" She demanded.

"Yes. I see pretty much the same way you do. Although, I happen to see more." Allie responded quietly.

"Okay. Is there anything your family can't do, Izzy?" Emmett asked in a mocking voice.

I decided to be a smart ass.

"Nope." I answered with a smirk. My family laughed.

"I wasn't aware that you were an Time Lord, Bella." Sarah said with the same crooked smirk her brother had.

I sighed. It was the same smirk I fell in love with.

I threw myself back into my teasing.

"Oh darn. You sure got me, Sarah." I said in sarcasm. Everyone laughed.

"Time Lord? Sarah, you're a Time Lord?" Edward asked in disbelief.

"Yeah. What's it to you, big Ed?" Sarah asked him in boredom.

Then Natalie came and sat on Sarah's lap. Sarah didn't look so bored anymore.

Emmett sniggered. "Big Ed? Thanks for the new nickname, Sarah." Emmett said with a devilish grin.

Edward groaned.

"Oh, no you don't. My brother, my nickname. Get it through your thick skull, Cullen." She said as she glared at Emmett.

"Whatever." He grumbled.

I pressed my lips together to hold back laughter. I couldn't keep the smile off my face, though.

"Sarah. Although I find your banter humorous; I ask that you wait until later to actually start fighting. You see, if I were to find my new china set broken; I would have to reciprocate with…oh, I don't know…perhaps a certain Lamborghini." I said casually as I picked my fingernails.

She gasped. "You wouldn't!" She exclaimed in fear. She almost threw Natalie off her lap.

I shrugged. "We'll see." I said vaguely.

"No! No, that's my baby! You can't hurt her! I'll kill you." She growled at me.

I looked into her tight, golden eyes.

"Don't give me a reason to touch her, and I won't. We've already discussed this. I will not give you any ultimatums. Don't push me, Sarah." I told her calmly.

She backed down. Natalie rubbed her mates arm in soothing circles saying "Shh,"

"Right. Well, I think that you should go into extra gifts, Bella." Charlotte said after a quiet minute.

I nodded. "Yes. Well, my dear family, if you wouldn't mind re-introducing yourselves. Only, this time; share you supernatural gift." I said to my family a bit grudgingly.

I knew this is what the Cullen's had come for. I wasn't exactly happy to give them what they wanted so quickly.

I admit, I was trying to buy myself some more time with them. It is a bit sad to realize my effort was wasted.

"Of course." They said simultaneously.

My sister stood. "As you know, I'm Annie. I'm Bella's twin sister. My gifts are; invisibility, a physical shield, and twin telepathy." She said.

Then, Sarah stood with Natalie. "I'm Sarah Masen, but you knew that. I'm Edward's little sister. I am a time lordess." Sarah said a bit smugly. I shook my head. Yup, she and Edward were definitely related.

"I am Natalie Hale. I'm Rosalie's sister, but I take it you knew that. Anyway, I have a power that centers on electricity. I could take a lightning bolt, and shock you to death. I'm very powerful." Natalie said a bit shyly.

Then, Peter spoke. "I am Peter, and I can sense if someone has a power. I smell a new fragrance." My Uncle Peter said as he sniffed the room.

Bree stood then. "I am Bree, and I've found that I can alter a female vampires system to obtain a fetus. In other words; I could make a woman vampire get pregnant." Bree said as she looked at the floor.

I felt bad for her. I knew that Rosalie would be on her like a moth to a flame.

Ren stood then. "I am Renesmee. Um…this is my mom. Er…I have a special power. I use my palms to project my thoughts into anyone's mind. I just have to touch you. I can also tell you about someone with one taste of their scent." My lovely daughter said in a moment of unease.

Then, as she sat down, my son stood. "I am Anthony. I have two special powers." Tony said in amusement.

"What? Two?" Ren asked confused.

"Yes, two. I have the power of being a smug, smart ass. And, I have the power of mind reading." He said with a smirk.

I shook my head and laughed a sad laugh. "What did I say about curse words, Anthony?" I sighed out.

"Er…oh, right. Sorry mom." He said with a half-smile. I narrowed my eyes. He wasn't sorry. I just let it go. Everyone was laughing.

Emmett mock-punched Edward's shoulder.

"Hey. They are twins, aren't they, Rose?" He asked an amused voice.

Edward just huffed, and mumbled something about 'look what I have to live with.' People snickered loudly at that.

Finally, when things calmed down, Jazem stood.

"I am Jazem. I'm the smart ass's brother. I have the power of mood control." My son said with a smug smile.

I just shrugged. I had already told them what would happen if they cursed in my house. I still had yet to kill my sister for teaching them those words. She knew it too.

"You too? Oh no." Jasper said in mock horror.

"Yeah, well I can also put a vampire to sleep. That's more than you can say, huh Jasper?" Jazem said smugly.

Allie sighed, shook her head. She stood up. "I am Allie. I can't believe I'm related to these people. I, much like Alice, can see the future." She said.

"Argh! I feel so insignificant." Alice pouted. I laughed.

Oh, Alice." I sighed as I shook my head.

"I am Chris. I'm Annie's husband, and Bella's brother-in-law. I have the power to duplicate myself." Chris said happily as he showed the Cullen's his power.

Finally, it was my turn. I stood. "You know who I am." I said as I smiled.

"No. I don't. Who are you?" Emmett asked with a smirk.

My hands twitched. I was ready to slap him. Rosalie sensed my intentions, and slapped him for me.

"You big idiot. Shut up." She said with a glare.

"Ow, babe. That hurts." Em said as he rubbed the back of his head.

"Right. Well, aside from my mental shield; I have seven other powers. I'm a mind reader, a physic; a transporter, a levitator, weather changing, and I can change ages." I said as I counted them off on my fingers.

I'll admit, I was showing-off a bit.

I didn't want to tell them why I was so powerful. The truth was, I had the gift of acquiring other people's talents. I was lucky to have caught that trait soon. Otherwise I would have been overly powerful. At first, it was a gift that only sprung into action when I was uncontrollably angry…but, after a lot of self-control…I have hidden it into near non-existence.

"Woah. That's a hefty list." Jasper said after a few quiet minutes. I could tell he was suspicious of me.

"You have quite a powerful family, Ms. Swan." Carlisle said in awe.

I wanted to spit. I knew that was all they wanted. I stood up. I needed to get out of the room.

"If you'll excuse me, I must take a few personal minutes. Thank you." I said solemnly. Then, I tore out of the room.

The last thing I heard was a pained cry of; "Bella."

I ran to my garden. Aside from my meadow, it was the one place I could think. I walked over to my rose bushes. The glorious maroon-red roses were in full bloom. My magenta-pink roses were a little bit late. And, the white roses I planted last spring are in full bloom. It was a beautiful sight. Everything in my garden was beautiful. I walked to the edge of my garden. This is where my favorite tree rests. The glorious oak stands as tall as 15 feet. I saw the pink flowers of springs bloom on the autumn forest floor. A poem came to mind. More like a sonnet. I repeated the lines softly.

"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?

Thou art more lovely and more temperate.

Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, and summer's lease hath all too short a date.

Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, and often is his gold complexion dimmed;

and every fair from fair sometime declines, by chance, or nature's unchanging course, untrimmed.

But thy eternal summer shall not fade, nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st.

Nor shall death brag thou wand'rest in his shade, when in eternal lines to time thou grow'st.

So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see; so long lives this and this gives life to thee."

I made the words into a song. It was as if the trees and flowers needed a song to acknowledge my arrival. Who knew the words of Shakespeare could bring nature to life? The light autumn breeze flowed through my garden. It swirled around me with dead leaves and seeds in its wave. My tree shuddered from the light winds chill. I touched the trunk lightly.

"Soon, my friend, you will sleep. When the cold winds come, that carry the winter's snow, you will be lost in sleep. But when spring arrives, you shall awaken. I will be here when you do." I whispered lovingly to my tree.

I was silent for a few moments. Then I heard a conversation being whispered.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you, Cullen." Someone said tauntingly.

"Why?" Another voice asked in impatience.

"That is mom's garden. No one goes in mom's garden unless they have a death wish. Do you have a death wish, Cullen?"

Ah, now I recognized the 'voice'. It was my son, Anthony. He is right in his warning. I wouldn't allow anyone in this garden. Not for anything.

"I suppose I do. Now, would you move?" A gruff and impatient voice asked.

"No. No one is allowed in her garden. Besides, she said she wanted a few minutes alone. I don't think that meant alone with you. Trust me. My mom will come in when she's good and ready. Until then, we need to be patient." Anthony said calmly.

Wow. He is definitely bettering his anger issues. I'm proud of him. Someone sighed in defeat.

"Anyway, if she wanted to talk to you or any of us really, she'd let us know. Right now, she needs to be alone. Going back on her history is hard for her. You'll need to be patient." My son said matter-of-factly.

Then he laughed. "I know that will be hard for you, but suck it up. My mother is a woman of many worldly travels. So, she is a woman of many stories. Trust me; it is worth it to be patient. All our travels, with or without mom, have been quite the adventure." Tony said in excitement.

I smothered a laugh. Then, I was captured by a vision. I had 5 minutes left, until the Denali's arrived. Thanks Allie… I thought.

I stormed through the back door.

"Hi, Bella… Bye, Bella..." I heard Sarah laugh as I sped past her to the front door.

The others were laughing as well. This was a minor fact to me. I'd give them what for later. I composed my features, and said;

"Alright. We have five minutes. Please…try to be pleasant." I teased my family in a mock pleading voice.

"Yeah…that means you, Tony." Renesmee teased.

He glared at her. "Aunt Tanya likes me better than you." He said with a half sad and half testing smile on his face.

"Aww…we'll fix that for you, honey." I said in a teasing coo.

"Besides, who wants second best when they can have the original?" Anthony asked with a grin directed towards Edward.

"Oh no…" Edward groaned.

Suddenly, Emmett, Rosalie, Jasper, and Alice burst out laughing.

"Do you think she'll try the whole piano thing again?" Emmett laughed out.

"No. She still hates me for that, you know." Alice said with a twinkling laugh.

"Oh, good times…good times." Jasper said with a shake of his head.

"Ugh! Thanks for the mental pictures guys. Wasn't it enough to be there when it happened?" Rosalie said with a shudder.

I blocked them out. My curiosity in what had happened wouldn't be helpful to my previous decisions. No, not helpful at all.

Not a moment too soon; that a swift knock on the door remind me of reality. I smiled, and pulled back the door.

There they were…

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