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I'm sorry for not updating the last two days… But my modem died… U-U" Well, in this AN I want you to know just one thing: RIO2016!!! Olympic city, wonderful city!!! As a Brazilian, and especially as a Carioca (Yep, I was born in Rio! *-* Lucky me!!! *-*) I really glad my city became an Olympic city! *-* The Pan was already here, the World Cup will be here too… Luckily I'll watch my Brazil become World champion for the 7th time!!! *-* (I believe the 6th time will come in South Africa!)

I won't lie, I don't feel sorry for Chicago, Madrid or Tokyo! Their countries already hosted Olympic Games! This will be the time for us, Brazilians, to show our strength when it comes to tourism and sports!^~

This chapter is dedicated to FLUSÃO (AKA Fluminense)!!! The soccer team I cheer for (my family's passion! LOL)! Congrats on the victory against Alianza, it's a step up to achieve the SulAmericana Championship Cup! *-* And 4x1 was an amazing score! *-*

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Chapter 10 - BPOV

Alice had already gathered the people at the dining-slash-conference room and was waiting for us. She had even added the two extra chairs that would be needed. This time I sat between Edward and Rose, while Alphonse and Annette sat across from Carlisle. I placed my hands over my lap and was a little surprised when Edward took my left hand and held it. In his eyes I could see my thoughts mirrored. I missed you. I tried to convey and he squeezed my hand gently as if saying "I missed you too".

"I believe Alice already knows this, but I would like to be the one to tell the facts. I know I may have waited far too long to tell you this, Bella, but I just cherish you a lot and was afraid you might have gone away if you knew this." Alphonse began.

I noticed everyone on the table paying close attention to what he was saying. Even Alice and Edward that I suspected already knew all that was going to be told. Annette had lowered her head, she seemed ashamed.

"Bella, I didn't simply found you. I knew all along where you would be." He admitted and I looked at him confused. "There are a few special people among humans, when they are turned their power is magnified, right?"

I nodded. "Yes."

"Human seems to be the linking point to vampires, children of the moon, shape shifters and other beings. However, the vampires can't reproduce and create a pure bloodline, correct?"

"That is correct." Carlisle nodded.

"What if I told you that there could be such a thing as a pureblood vampire? What if I told you there already are a few of them in the world?" He asked and we all gasped. "This pureblood being should nourish from the best of the best fluid of life, don't you think?"

"Wait!" I stood up abruptly. "Are you trying to tell me that I'm one of these pureblood?"

"Exactly." He nodded, his expression was dark. "You were born in Italy, but were raised near the border of the State of Washington with the State of Oregon. Your parents had strange abilities. Your mother's special ability was the motherhood, as your father had a great and unshaken sense of justice. When you were born, the Volturi thought your parents had committed the great crime and hunted your parents like beasts. Your parents hid in the almost desert land and taught you to survive on animal blood, that's how you can drink it more easily than human blood."

"How do you know so much?" I asked breathlessly.

"We…used to be part of the Volturi." Annette said seeming very ashamed.

"So you were the ones who killed my parents?" I asked in a low and breathless whisper.

"No, we didn't do it!" Annette almost shouted seeming desperate.

"Our mission was to find and kill your parents and you, but we ended up becoming friends." Alphonse explained. "Charlie's ability as a judge was absolute, he knew exactly how to detect a lie and when the truth was being distorted. Renée was that kind of funny and a little crazy woman you couldn't bring yourself to hate. She was good to the core and you look a lot like her. When we first met you, it looked like you were seven years old, but you were actually a few months old. You would take care of Renée instead of the other way around."

"What is my name? I want to know my real name." I asked.

"Isabella Swan." Annette told me. "But you hated it, you would always make us call you Bella."

"We were surprised when you said you wanted to be Bella Swan." Alphonse said.

"We feared that you'd come to hate us when you found out all the truth." Annette sobbed.

"How did my parents die? And why did I lose my memories?" I asked the questions I wanted answered the most and that at the same time I feared the answers the most.

"We don't know the answer to those questions." Alphonse sighed. "You were eighteen at the time and it was your birthday. You made us promise we'd be there the last time we talked. That was a week earlier. When the day of your birthday came, we searched for you and your parents everywhere until the scents of their ash found us. It took me a few hours to find you."

"We didn't understand it when we found out you had lost your memories, since you are a shield." Annette tried to continue, but I interrupted.

"I'm a what?" I asked.

"A shield." She repeated. "A mind shield to be more specific, you block everyone and everything from entering inside the domain of your mind."

"That explains why Edward can't get inside her mind!" Emmett exclaimed.

"That is correct." Annette agreed. "And that's when we began to become confused. Until that moment, we thought that it had being the Volturi the ones behind the death of your parents, but we knew every single one of their members and no one would've been able to erase your memories."

"We decided to keep the truth from you until you were mature enough to handle it." Alphonse said. "But we became attached to you, like you were our own daughter, so we remained in silence even when we knew you were already ready."

"When you found Alice, we thought she might have been a pureblood just like you." Annette told me.

"But I'm not, I'm 100% sure I was born human." Alice guaranteed.

"That's right." Alphonse nodded. "Alice woke in you the desire to go away, to search for something that even you couldn't understand what. We didn't like that, but we also didn't have to right to stop you."

"Destiny is a funny thing." Annette laughed nervously. "Before coming here, your parents tried out a small town in Brazil, that I don't recall the name, but that you visit every time you go that country."

"Teresópolis?" I asked surprised.

"That's the name!" Annette nodded. "But the people were still too superstitious. They could recognize a vampire and that made your parents end up here. There was one thing funny about all this moving and that was the fact that even being born in Italy, you always said you were American."

"What really matters now is to know if you know something about the stalker." Edward refocused the conversation.

"We think he may be the same person that killed her parents." Alphonse told us. "What we don't understand is why the stalker acting now. She lived alone in plenty of places where he could've captured her easily."

"You think we are somehow connected to it?" Carlisle asked.

"I think it may be related, yes." Alphonse said with caution. "Bella's parents were killed, but she wasn't. She only lost her memories. She lived with us and loves us deeply, but she never could actually relate to our lifestyle. Nothing happened. Alice came and Bella became attached, but we knew she would leave us soon. Nothing happened again. She goes to live on her own and once again she has no problems. She comes to Forks, a town that has a significant number of vampires and those vampires can understand her better than anyone had before." Alphonse glanced at the space between Edward and I, as if he could see that our hands were intertwined under the table. "That must've triggered the stalker's plans."

"It makes sense." Carlisle nodded in agreement.

"It does, doesn't it?" Annette asked smiling sadly. Alphonse's words had a deep impact on her. It was just like saying that I belonged with the Cullens better than belonged with them. I stood up and went to hug her. I loved her and I didn't want her to think otherwise.

I looked at Edward with an apologetic expression. I wouldn't go back to my seat.

"Now that you know all we know, what do you plan to do?" Alphonse asked Carlisle. "If what Alice told me is correct… If she left, your family would be safe. I can see that the members of your family are already deeply attached to her though, some more than others." There was a trace of humor in his voice, but it was quickly gone. "The Bella I know would've tried to escape, I was surprised to see her so calm in here when we arrived."

"She is already over that phase." Rose assured him. "The only moment we needed to pin her down was a few moments ago."

"We talked things over, we wouldn't have kept her here against her will." Carlisle explained.

Alphonse and Annette just nodded.

"Well, Alice told us about this treaty you keep with shape-shifters." Alphonse said. "So I think we should go now, before they take our arrival as an invitation to break the treaty."

"Do you really have to leave so soon?" I asked sadly.

"Don't worry, Bella." Annette vowed. "We'll be back before you finish calling us, when the time comes."

"We'll keep an eye on the Volturi, so you can focus on the stalker matter alone." Alphonse promised.

"We appreciate that." Carlisle thanked.

A few moments later they were gone. I went to sit by the river, to think things over. Finding out that I was never a human surprised me. I always thought I act more like a human than all of the vampires I ever met. I remembered explaining to Alice why I meditated and laughed humorlessly. I could never be close to my humanity, I had no humanity since the beginning. The laughs soon became sobs. I knew the Cullens were watching me from inside the house, trying to give me space and protect me at the same time. Edward wanted to come to me, but Emmett was holding him inside until Alice told him to let Edward come. Not even one second passed and Edward was already by my side. He sat and pulled me to him. I sobbed even harder. I knew I would hurt when I found out about my past and I thought I was already prepared for the pain, but it was so much stronger than I thought it would be.

"Bella…" Edward called sweetly after I stopped sobbing.

I looked up embarrassedly, but said nothing. I didn't know what to say, I didn't know what he thought of all that he had heard. For all I knew, he could just pity me. I hated the thought, I didn't want his pity.

"You'll really stay, right?" He asked sweetly, but I could see uneasiness in his eyes.

"Yes." I replied as I looked away from him. "As long as it is safe, I'll stay."

"You don't have to worry, I'll protect you with my life if that's what it takes for you to be safe." He vowed and I glared at him.

"I meant safe for you." I was annoyed by his ridiculous idea of me running away to protect myself. "If it means that you'll be safe, I'll gladly give my life up."

"I thought Rose had talked with you about this kind of attitude." He sighed.

"She did." I replied as went back to looking into the river. "I understand their feelings, but it is different when it comes to you." I whispered lowly almost to myself.

"What do you mean?" He asked trying to force me into looking at his eyes, but I was well fed and too embarrassed to allow his gaze to penetrate my soul and see the obvious answer to his question. He read my reaction before asking. "Can I really trust your words? May I really believe that there's a possibility that you return my feelings?"

"What did you just say?" I asked turning to look into his eyes, my own wide in surprise.

"I mean this." He said and pulled me to him. One of his hand pulled my face to his. Our lips met with fervent desire. I immediately forgot everything but him. His warmth making me feel like electricity was running wildly through me. He licked my lower lip and I opened my mouth slowly. A low moan escaped my mouth when our tongues fought for dominance. He moved his hands to my waist and pulled my body impossibly closer as I tangled my hands in his hair and pulled his head to mine. I could taste the venom in his mouth and it was even better than it tasted inside that stupid bottle. Edward broke the kiss earlier than I would've wanted and started to kiss the base of my neck. He kissed his way to my ear and then whispered lovingly. "I love you."

I felt a revolution going inside me, words can not describe it. I was stunned and Edward tensed.

"Was I mistaken? I knew it, you don't feel the same!" He seemed hurt and it irritated me deeply.

How could he even wonder that? Hadn't I responded to his kiss? Does he think that would I kiss anyone? How could he ignore the smile on my face? His questions hurt me, but I did my best not to show just how deep. "You were not mistaken, Edward."

I should write a book about how you can go from heaven to hell with just one question or about how men can be completely clueless and ruin the perfect moment with their big mouths.

"I'm sorry, Bella. I guess I ruined the moment, right?" He asked embarrassedly.

You can bet. I thought irritated, but tried to speak more softly. "It happens." I stood up and went inside the house, where Emmett seemed ready to make a joke. I glared and threatened him. "Say one word and you'll suck almost all of your venom, leaving just enough for you to live, then I'll kill you in the most painful way I can think of."

He looked back at me wordlessly. He knew better than argue with a woman in a terrible mood, one of the advantages of being Rose's mate. Rose and Alice were by my side in a second, glaring at Edward and Emmett fiercely. Esme, as a good over protective mother, went to Edward. He seemed confused, but I tuned out his voice. We'd have to sort things out later, since I was also confused. I knew for sure that I loved Edward, but I didn't know what it would mean to him and to us. I couldn't just forget that there was a stalker chasing me and that I would end up in a beach maybe dying to protect some small girl. There would be no happy ending for us and it crushed me.

"Bella?" Alice called me worriedly.

"What?" I asked a little dazed.

"You were out of it for a few seconds." Rose explained. "We shook you, called you and nothing. You got us worked up here!"

"I'm sorry, I guess I was just really focused on my thoughts." I said shyly.

"What were you thinking about?" Alice asked smiling sweetly.

"Confuse things I guess." I told her, I wasn't lying just giving her a wide range of interpretations.

"That's what we have the most to think about." Rose stated matter-of-factly. "We have from pureblood vampires to you and Edward fighting right after getting together."

"There not a sensitive thing to say, Rose." Alice scolded.

"But it's the truth regardless." Rose replied.

"Alice, will things be alright?" I asked her, tired of over-thinking.

"You and Edward are just new at this, give yourselves some time to work things out." Alice said and glared when I was about to protest. "Don't try to hush things just because you think you are running out of time, because you don't know how much time you have. No one knows. The future is formed by tiny choices and keeps changing all the time. Even I don't know what is waiting for us in the future, but that's exactly why we must live the present."

I lay on the couch, closed my eyes and sighed. Can things really be so simple? I wondered. Should I ignore the future and just enjoy the present with Edward? Could we really become a couple?

Someone cleared its throat to gain my attention. I opened my eyes and saw Edward looking nervous.

"Bella, I'm sorry." He said sweetly.

"You already said that." I said and sat up, my back to him. I was still confused and I didn't want Edward to misunderstand it too.

"Will you forgive me?" He asked not changing his tone even when I was acting like a spoiled girl. "Will you at least look at me when we're talking?"

I turned to look into his eyes.

"Thanks." He said and smiled beautifully. He took my hands in his and tried to explain himself. "I'm so sorry for not noticing what my question would sound like to you… I just couldn't bring myself to believe that you would return my feelings, you are so great, kind, selfless and beautiful… And I'm…"

"You are handsome, funny, complex, smart, kind…" I interrupted him. "You have a deadly smile and sexiest hair I've ever seen." I teased. "Oh, and you also taste divinely!"

"I think you complimented me, but I'm not sure." Edward teased me back.

"You can bet your life on it, or mine if you prefer." I told him, suddenly all the teasing gone from my voice. "I really don't understand, it all happened too fast... But I fell in love with you, Edward… When you told me you loved me, I was just too surprised, too happy, too stunned…"

"I just want you to be by my side for as long as we exist." Edward said in the most serious tone I ever heard coming from his mouth. "I'll do my best to make sure you won't be alone at that beach."

I jumped at Edward and kissed him full on the lips. Live the present… Live the day… Carpe diem! I thought as I returned to my personal heaven.

"I knew I should've bought a bed for Edward's room." I heard Alice chirping.

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