Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters used in this story. Stephenie Meyer and Eric Kripke own them. I am merely having a little fun with them.

A/N…I put up a link to what Kaci looks like for my story on my profile. And sorry for the wait on this. I have had a teeny bit of writer's block with this story. I know everything I want to happen in the story and even how I want it to end but sometimes it is harder and takes longer to actually get it out on paper. Anyway, on with the chapter!

Chapter 11

BPOV

The three of us made ourselves comfortable in the living room. Ian spoke first, "I'll be right back. Charlie told us we could keep our stuff in his room. I need to go get something."

Nick and I nodded. Nick looked like he knew exactly what Ian was talking about.

Nick and I were silent but the silence was not awkward. But I had to know something. "Nick…how did you guys know where I was? How did you know I was in trouble?"

Ian had come back to us before Nick could answer. Ian answered for him, "We" he motioned to the three of us as he continued, "have a very strong bond Bella…very strong…unbreakable. Nick and I were sitting here discussing things with Charlie and I got a vision…I saw what Mike was doing to you. I saw where you were…and I could feel your panic…your desperation for help. Therefore, Nick felt it too. Nick and I just knew where you were…and we just knew how to get there without Charlie helping us."

Nick added, "And we knew we had to get to you…fast."

I nodded. "So is that your power Ian? You have visions?"

Ian shrugged and said, "Apparently so…but there is more to come. We are not sure yet what any of us will be able to do completely. We will have to learn and discover our powers together."

"I think I can read minds…hear thoughts…whatever you want to call it…that is also the power of my baby's father."

"We can all talk to each other through our minds Bells…all three of us" Nick spoke to me in his mind.

"Wow" was all I could say.

Nick and Ian both chuckled at me.

It was then that I finally noticed what Ian had set down on the coffee table when he came back into the living room.

It was a manila file folder that appeared to be pretty thick with papers inside of it. I pointed to it and asked, "So what is that?"

Ian glanced at Nick and then put his hand on the file and said, "This is something our mom left for us. We had tracked her down a couple years ago. She told us if anything ever happened to her…that she had a file of information for us. She also told us where we could find the key to the safe deposit box and where it was located. It was at a bank in Phoenix. She had been putting this thing together our whole lives."

"Go on," I said.

Nick took over for a bit. Ian was looking a bit drained.

"We had it really rough growing up Bells. Aro, our father is a very cruel man. We did not have a normal childhood. Instead of bedtime stories, we got stories about death and destruction and how we would be the most powerful family ever once we got our sister back.

We didn't go to school like other children. We were schooled there in the castle. Aro felt it was best if we were kept there at all times. Some of the staff in the castle would help Ian and I sneak out sometimes though so we could play. That is how we met Kaci.

If we disobeyed father in any way…we were sent to the dungeon. This was not somewhere you wanted to be. When we were there we would take however many daily lashings with a whip that Aro saw fit…and food would be withheld from us for however long he decided."

I cringed and felt sick to my stomach as he told me this. This man was supposed to be our father. How could he do this to his children?

Ian said, "Because he is a sick fuck who gets off on hurting others no matter who it is."

"So you heard those thoughts too?"

Ian nodded, "Yes…actually I am hearing all of them coming from both of you now. But only from the two of you. I don't hear anyone else's. I don't know if I will."

I nodded and Nick continued, "When we were about 10 we had to start training physically. We were already bigger than most 10 year olds so Aro took advantage of that. He wanted us to get ready for our place at his side. By the age of 16 we could fight with the best of Aro's guards."

Ian smirked and said, "More like we could kick their asses!"

He and Nick bumped fists and this was the lightest I had seen them act since they had gotten here. It was kind of nice. Felt normal. Wow, I really missed normal.

Ian and Nick looked at me apologetically. I knew they had both heard my thoughts. "Come on don't get sappy. Continue with your story please," I urged.

"At 16, when Aro saw how good we were…he decided that it was time."

Nick stopped and seemed hesitant to continue. I focused really hard to see if I could hear what they were thinking.

I can't continue Ian. What will she think of us?

If she's smart she will think that we did what we had to do to survive.

Ok but you tell her.

Whatever. Pussy.

I chuckled at what Ian had said and they looked to me. Nick spoke, "Did you hear us?"

"Yes."

"Interesting," Ian said.

"Why? Shouldn't I be able to? At least with you two?"

Nick spoke up next, "Yes but…well let's just finish this part first and then we can get to that."

Nick urged Ian to finish with his eyes.

Ian began, "At 16 Aro thought it was time to test our loyalty I guess you could say. He also wanted to start testing us physically in addition to the tests he already had us partake in. The prophecy and all the legends he had heard stated that we would not get any of our powers until we turned 18 and then the complete transformation would take 6 months as we told you before. But Aro likes to test things. He wanted to see for sure that we didn't have any of our powers yet.

He wanted Nick and me to join the raids…the raids that went out to hunt humans to bring back to the castle to be…slaughtered. I was outraged. I said I wouldn't do it. But Aro knew…he knew...he knew my weakness."

Ian stopped and it looked like his eyes were welling up with tears but he was stopping them from spilling.

Nick spoke for a moment, "Aro knew that Ian's weakness was Sophia and me."

"Who was Sophia? Can you tell me now?" I asked.

Ian started up again, "Sophia was the love of my life. She was a vampire who was a member of Aro's guard. He always found out everything so of course he discovered that she and I had been secretly seeing each other. He knew we were in love.

She had been turned at 16 and she had a brutal transformation and because of that she was a much weaker vampire. When Nick and I refused to join his raid teams, he had her taken to the dungeon and tortured.

I still didn't cave. She didn't want me to. But then, he threw Nick down there too…and tortured the both of them. He made me watch. So I gave in and said I would do it. Nick refused and all he had to do was threaten Kaci's life and Nick had agreed as well. He would do anything to keep her safe, as I would have for Sophie.

The raids were horrible. I won't go into details…just know that…Nick and I did what we had to do to survive and we are not proud of anything that we did."

Ian sounded very defensive. I reached over and placed my hand on his.

"I would never judge you guys. I know we only just met…but I love you. You are my brothers. And I cannot begin to fathom what the two of you have gone through for the last 18 years. Who am I to judge you for doing what you had to in order to survive?"

Before I could blink I was enveloped on both sides by both my brothers and held into a bone crushing hug. It kind of reminded me of an Emmett hug. I smiled at the thought.

"Who's Emmett?" Nick asked.

Ian growled as he asked, "Is he the baby's father?"

I smiled a small smile and said, "No…he is the brother of the baby's father." I didn't want to do this right now. I didn't want to think about this.

Ian and Nick nodded letting me know they understood that I didn't wish to discuss this further at the moment.

It was right about that time that the front door opened and Charlie came in. He walked into the living room and took in our appearance.

"I'm glad to see you guys are getting along."

He knelt down in front of me and took my hands.

"Baby girl, I need to know that you are ok after what that monster tried to do to you. Please tell me that you are because I swear to God if you are not I will kill him!"

I smiled at my protective, loving father. I hugged him and said, "Yes Daddy. I am shaken but not stirred. I will be fine."

We both chuckled at my attempt to be funny and Ian and Nick looked on longingly at our exchange.

Aro is truly a bastard and my poor brothers had to grow up with him…not the loving nurturing environments I had provided by both Renee and Charlie. I wanted to cry for my brothers. But now they were here.

And hopefully the four…well five of us could be a family…together. I smiled at that thought.

"Dad, what happened to Mike?"

"That little prick is in jail Bells. And if you want to press charges which I am hoping like hell you do…he will stay there…and then he will have a trial and hopefully be put away for attempted rape."

"Of course I am pressing charges. I am done being a victim Dad. I am taking my life back."

My dad pulled me into another hug and said, "So what are you three talking about?" He pointed to the file on the coffee table.

Ian spoke, "We were just filling Bella in on what our life has been like."

"Well please continue. I am just as curious. I don't know everything," Charlie said but then he paused and said, "That is if you don't mind me being here."

Nick spoke up, "Of course not Charlie. You are a part of this too now."

Ian continued from where he had left off earlier, "So as I was saying…we had no choice but to join the raid teams. We weren't on the raid for Kaci and her family though. Aro chose a day for that when we were off training for the whole day. Needless to say, we were pissed and shocked…but there wasn't much we could do.

At least Kaci is still with us. Our life continued much like it had until we turned 18. We had been in contact with mom here and there so we knew that we would all need to get together shortly after our birthday. Kaci and Nick wanted to be married first. When Nick snuck her out so that they could be wed, Sophie helped them. She was caught…and Aro had her killed.

He had his other guards rip her to shreds. There was nothing left of my love. I made Nick stay away…he wasn't planning on Kaci coming back but if he tried to return to the castle he would have been punished…so I told him to stay away too. I knew Aro would never kill any of us. He needs us. He just chooses to make us suffer in other ways.

Mom contacted me and let me know that the prophecy was coming true and you were already pregnant…and that Nick and I needed to get to Forks immediately. We left in a rush without saying anything to Kaci and headed here.

Renee had given Charlie our cell phone numbers. He called us while we were still in route to Forks to tell us that Renee was gone. We knew then we had to head to Phoenix first to get whatever she had left in the safe deposit box for us.

Nick and I have been looking over the file ever since. We know everything that Mom knew. In the file she talked about the prophecy and it is pretty much like what Charlie told you. It is said that one of us will have the power of having visions…which I think I do and I can also put those vision's into others' minds along with memories…one of us is supposed to be able to project things for others to see kind of like a movie and stop time…which I think is Nick…and then one of us will be able to read minds and act as a shield from other powers…we think that is you Bells."

"So is that why I got the vision of our birth when you touched my arm at the visitation?"

"Yes I believe so," he answered.

Nick began speaking again, "And Bells you should know…there is a chance we will get other powers other than the ones they knew of. And you may not get yours full force until the baby is born."

What? Why? Would the powers hurt my baby?

"Why?" Charlie and I both asked.

"According to Mom's file…Bella being pregnant with such a strong and powerful child will cross the wires to her own powers. They won't be able to develop because the baby needs so much of everything from Bella. I didn't quite understand it either but basically they may start to develop a little bit but we won't know if it is the baby's powers you are drawing on or your own until after he or she is born. That is why we were surprised earlier that you heard us," Ian answered.

Charlie and I both said, "Oh."

"So anything else?" I asked.

Ian spoke again, "Well, Nick and I already have to train to hunt…animals…we don't want to drink from humans. And as hybrids…we need both human food and blood to survive. We won't have to hunt as often as full blown vamps but we still have to hunt. Nick and I have already begun to feel some of the burning and the thirst for blood.

Nick and I can get the hunting down now and then we will be able to teach you and the little one when the time comes. If you feel the need for blood now, we will figure out other ways to get it for you…it is too dangerous for you to hunt with the baby inside of you. You are too fragile.

And we don't know what this will mean for the baby since it will be three quarters vampire and one quarter human. He or she may have to hunt more often than we do but not as often as a normal vamp. And we will have to start training as soon as possible."

"Training?"

Nick started, "Yes Bella…training. Who knows what is coming? Father will be looking for us…especially once he figures out we came to find you. You complete us and we are always more powerful together…the three of us. He needs all of us for his power plays that he wants to complete.

He is crazy. He wants to like rule the world or some crazy shit like that. He is just insane. He believes the prophecy about us being all powerful and your baby also. But he wants us under his control. He doesn't want us to do good things with our power. He wants us for his own sick twisted agenda."

Ian continued, "So we will need to start training so that we can be ready for anything and everything. Now we are limited to what we can do right now because you are pregnant…but we can work on concentration, strengthening our powers, and trying to sync up our thoughts, and things like that.

We can also see if you are able to tap into anything from the baby since he or she will be a part of you for the next eight months. Who knows what could happen in that amount of time and we need to be as strong and as unite as possible."

"Ok so when does this training start?" I asked.

"How about right now? I've got time to get started," Charlie replied.

What?! What was he going to do?

I must have looked at my father like he had grown a second head. He chuckled at me as I said, "Dad? No offense but what the hell are you going to do? What does our training have to do with you?"

My dad was still chuckling and shaking his head as he got up and went over to a painting we had in the living room. He lifted the painting off the wall and revealed a safe in the wall that I had never known was there.

He opened the safe and pulled out a manila file folder that looked similar to Ian and Nick's. He brought it over and threw it down on the coffee table and said, "You underestimate me Bells. Your mom always knew there was the chance that something would happen to her.

She knew as long as Aro was alive she would never be safe. She and I had talked about it…in great detail actually. Even if she was here…I was meant to be the male role model to you three for all of this. She wanted you to look up to me. She wanted me to guide you and love you like my own.

She put a file together for me also. She wanted us to be a family. And I would like nothing more than that. Let me train you and help you guys prepare for this. I can do it. I am ready for it.

She stole money from the Volturri when she left…a lot of money…she started secret bank accounts and began hording money away…I have access to all of that now…well you guys do. It's more yours than mine. She also had several insurance policies on herself that now go to you three. She was very well prepared for you guys to have money and a good life."

He opened the file folder and showed us everything. There was a letter from our mother to all of us. We could get to that later.

There was also new ID's for Ian and Nick. They said Ian Swan and Nick Swan. I smiled as I pulled them from the folder and handed them to my brothers. They smiled too.

"Swan?" Ian asked.

"Yes, your mother and I had talked about it. If she had managed to escape with the three of you I would have raised you boys from the beginning…you will never know how sorry I am and your mother was that never happened…but I would like to make up for it now if you'll let me…I would like to be your father."

Charlie was pleading with them to let him in. Nick and Ian looked like they didn't quite know what to say. Seeing as how Nick was the more sentimental of the two, he spoke, "Well…as you know…we've never had a dad Charlie…and we would very much like it if you helped Bella and us…and we would love to be your family. It would be nice to have a dad."

Ian just nodded.

My dad went up to the two boys standing in our living room and pulled them into a hug. It was reluctant at first but eventually it was accepted with open arms by everyone in the man hug. Before I knew it, Nick reached an arm out of the hug and pulled me into the center of it.

This right here was my focus. This was my center. These three men would help me rebuild my life. They would help me stop pining for Edward and what could have been. They would help me get ready for my baby and what was to come. They would help me train and learn my powers.

We would do this together…all of us…as a family. I had a family again and I loved it.