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Chapter 21:

As far as I am concerned, private jets are the only way to fly. You don't wait in line at customs, no one checks your bags, you just get escorted right on to the runway. The plane sat twenty people, but had some couches and beds installed for comfort instead of seats. I felt like it was an airborne version of the Cullen's living room, it had video game systems, movies, microwave and a small kitchen.

When we boarded the plane it was completely empty. Edward and I sat on one of the couches, I was in sitting on his lap and he was holding me tight. When we all were aboard and the luggage was stored underneath I saw the plane door close and got confused.

"Where's the pilot?" I asked Edward.

"She's right there," Edward pointed at Esme with a big grin on his face.

"I had no idea…" I mumbled feeling stupid.

"It was a phase she went through in the 80s, better than that whole ripped sweatshirt stuff I hated." He shuddered as he thought of it.

Esme was putting on a pilots cap, she seemed to be enjoying her role. "I should be making sure you all are wearing you seat belts, but since that isn't a concern we will skip all the safety talk. However, and I am very serious about this, if anyone, and I am speaking to you Emmet, has any crazy ideas about jumping out of this plane with or without a parachute, you will have me to deal with when we get home. Am I clear?" Esme said staring at Emmett.

"I don't see what the big deal is," he said to no one. "No one got hurt, and it's not like the owner of that barn ever found out what happened…"

Rosalie covered his mouth with her hand. "We understand Esme."

I turned to Edward for an explanation and he just rolled his eyes. "Do you really want to know my love?" he asked apprehensively.

"I don't know, do I?" I said nervously.

"Bella it was no big deal," Emmett interrupted. "Esme was flying us somewhere and Jasper bet me that I wouldn't jump out of the plane, he triple dog dared me, and everyone knows you can't turn down a triple dog dare. So I jumped out, at about 5,000 feet, I didn't realize he meant for me to do it with a parachute."

"And…" Edward prodded as the plane began to move slowly down the runway.

"And I landed on a barn, I was aiming for the pile of hay on the side and there was a gust of wind…"

"And…"

"I went threw the roof and I landed on a cow. No big deal."

"It was for the cow," Edward said and started laughing.

"At least it didn't suffer, and I did get a snack out of it so there was some good. There was a big dent in the floor, I filled it up and took off with the dead cow, but Carlisle made me buy the farmer a new one. The farmer was as old as the cow, so he couldn't tell the one I got was different…"

"Until…"

Emmet sighed. "Until the farmer went to milk the cow and found out the replacement was a boy…"

"Luckily Esme was there, and she dazzled him enough that Emmett could buy a new female cow. Bella I wish you could see the look on the farmer's face when he reached under the new cow, it was… brilliant." Edward said.

"And of course Carlisle and Esme have since banned all triple dog dares," Alice complained, "So things have been quieter ever since."

"Rightfully so, Emmett forgot to tell you that there was video footage shot of him falling from a traffic camera, we spent weeks convincing people it was a crash test dummy," Carlisle threw in.

"Well most people had no problem believing it was a dummy, it was Emmet after all," Jasper said and received a swift punch from Emmett in return.

Suddenly, commercial airliners seemed much more attractive. Just as I thought that I heard the words 'cleared for takeoff' and our plane sped up down the runway and took flight. I looked out the window and saw Paris fading from my sight.

"Bella, there was a couple of things I wanted to talk to you about before we get to Forks," Carlisle said as he sat on the floor near Edward and I. "First of all Charlie. I don't know what you are thinking, but I believe it would be ok if you went to see him, if we prepare him first."

"I thought no one is allowed to know our secret." I said very confused.

"True, but from what Jacob said your father doesn't have much time to live and so there really is no danger that he could expose us. And anyway, who would he tell? I would like to exam him first though; I want to make sure there is no chance I could help first. If he is as bad as Jacob says, we will come up with a plan on how to tell him, that is if you want to."

"Of course I do," I said half in disbelief.

"Okay so we will make a plan when we get back. The other thing I wanted to talk to you about is your gift. I think we haven't realized the full scope of it. Jasper told me something on the way over here that intrigued me. He said that he was trying to send you calming waves when you were on the phone before, but you brushed him off. What's weird is that he didn't stop, yet they didn't affect you.

"Not only that," Jasper said throwing in his two-cents, "I started to feel much calmer myself, which doesn't usually happen. That happened the night you came to visit me at the barn, I know I said I wouldn't but I did, especially when I could see you were getting upset. I chalked it up to me being upset as how our conversation went and just being over emotional."

"You think, I blocked Japer?"

"I dunno, that's what I want to try." Carlisle said in a soothing voice. "Jasper, can you send some calming waves at Bella, and Bella try to block them…"

"But I have no idea what I did."

"Just think about it, or make the face you make when you want to tell Edward something." Carlisle said. I didn't actually have to scrunch up my face to send him messages, but Edward thought I looked so cute when I did it that I always did.

"Are you ready?" Jasper asked. I nodded and the squinted my eyes slightly like I was concentrating on something. I felt nothing and wasn't sure if Jasper had started.

"Jasper stop," Alice said. I looked over to her see what was wrong and she was splayed out on the floor. "You over did with the calm, you almost made me comatose." She said as she sat back in her chair.

"Sorry Alice, I keep sending more to see if I could break through her barrier, and I couldn't."

"Alice are you saying you felt the waves?" Carlisle asked.

"Yeah, why else do you think I was lying on the floor?"

"Jasper did you feel it too?" Carlisle wondered out loud. Jasper nodded.

"Amazing, Bella I think you can not only block people's gifts, but reflect it back at them. Since Alice is sitting next to Jasper she felt the waves. Let's try something else. Jasper send another emotion at Bella, but don't tell us. Whenever you are ready Jasper."

A few moments of nothing went buy when Alice snapped, "Jasper if you don't stop that I will kill you."

Carlisle laughed. "Anger, Jasper?"

"Yeah, it was. You know what else is weird, Edward seems completely unfazed. He is in direct line what with Bella sitting on his lap."

"Do you feel anything Edward?"

"Nothing out of the ordinary."

Carlisle sat there for a few minutes thinking.. "Bella, would you mind sitting next to Edward, but don't touch him…"

"Ohhhh, no touching Bella," said Emmet and Edward growled at him.

I slid over next to Edward, I missed being in his arms the instant he pushed me off.

"What I want you to do Bella, is slide away from Edward when Jasper starts, Jasper count down so I know when you do."

"3-2-1…" Jasper said.

I made my squinty face and nothing happened. I slid a little further away from Edward and then a little more. I was moving closer to where Emmet was on the couch.

Edward yelled. "Bella if you move any closer to my brother I will…"

"Jealousy" Jasper said out loud.

"Sorry Emmett," Edward mumbled.

"No problem, but dude, she's my sister, that's gross." Emmett said proud of his little joke.

"Bella don't move," Carlisle said. "Let's do the same thing in reverse, and touch Edward and then sit on his lap."

I smiled a big grin. "I like this one…" I said and blushed, well I couldn't really blush but I tried.

"Okay Jasper whenever you are ready and let's keep it PC this time." Carlisle said looking at him.

I squinted and started sliding over slowly to Edward, I could see him fidgeting in his seat, like he was nervous. I touched his arm instinctively to call him, and he stopped right away.

"Stop, Bella don't move." Carlisle said. My face fell cause I wanted to sit in Edward's lap. "I'm sorry, go ahead, sit back where you were. Edward, did I read that right, when she touched you…"

"All the apprehension stopped." Edward finished. I climbed up in Edwards lap and smiled up at him. He seemed so proud of me, but it's not like I did anything. I sent him a mental message that I loved him. He kissed me on the lips and told me he loved me back.

"Well, we need to do some more testing, but it seems not only can Bella block vampire mental gifts, she can reflect them back on people. This is incredible."

"What's the big deal," I asked, I usually don't mind when Jasper makes me all fuzzy feeling."

"It's not Jasper that we worry about, it's Alec and Jane." Edward explained.

"Who?" I asked.

"They are the most powerful members of the Volturi guard, their gifts are horrible. Jane makes you think you are on fire…"

"Think or you are?" I asked.

"Think, the effects stop the moment she stops, but it's like torture when she grins at you. And Alec's gift is even worse..."

"Do I want to know?" I asked feeling nervous.

"No, hopefully you will never meet them, and if you do, it doesn't appear that they could harm you." Edward said smiling.

"But they could hurt you?" I asked tentatively.

"Not if you are with me…"

"So this is a good gift?" I asked still not convinced.

"It's an awesome gift," said Carlisle. "When we leave forks we will go to Denali and have that coven test her as well, but I am fairly confident I am right."

The rest of the flight was uneventful. Emmett didn't jump out of the plane and Edward held me close the entire trip. Esme was an amazing pilot, not that I was surprised, and we landed at a small airport only twenty miles from Forks.