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Chapter 21: Training

Last Time:

"Hi Bella." She said before putting her hand on my shoulder. I went stiff and the world melted from my eyes. I was now looking at a dark forest. I was actually inside the vision of this one. There was an awful stench in the air, and it reminded me of wet dog. I scrunched up my nose and took in my surroundings. This forest was the same one that I was in earlier because I recognized the river flowing by my feet.

Suddenly everything became incredibly fuzzy and I couldn't see anything completely clearly.

"Long time no see Bella." I head a voice say extremely faintly before my vision returned to the current room. I blinked a few times and I stared openly at Alice with wide eyes.

"Not possible." I heard Edward say in a soft voice. He had just seen what I saw through Alice's head. I engrained the vision into my head and touched Edward's hand again.

"I think it is possible." Alice said lightly. There was no way they could be here.

"Edward." Carlisle demanded from the other side of the room. I instantly committed the vision to memory and touched Edward's hand again so the visions would stop. Alice nodded at me and quickly skipped back across the room to stand in a far corner. Her eyes were scrunched in concentration and I assumed that she was trying to get another vision.

Edward and I walked over to where Carlisle and Aro had emerged. There was a small door that I never seen before in this room.

"What is going on?" Edward asked even though the both of us could hear exactly what he was thinking. I gritted my teeth.

"Well I'm sure that you both are aware of a certain member of our guard. Chakir?" Aro asked curiously but still accusingly.

"Yes we both are. Why?" I could tell that Edward was now trying to analyze everyone's thoughts. I drifted away from the situation and was now consumed with memories from Alice's thoughts. I saw all the times that her vision faded when the wolves were near. And how they weren't foggy like mine was, just completely gone. Why was I the only one able to have these slight-visions with the wolves in it?

…Bella, how long have you been thinking about these visions, because Edward is starting it stare at you oddly. Surface back to Earth…

I shook my head slightly and looked at Edward. He was indeed shooting me odd glances but still paying attention to what Carlisle and Aro were talking about. I braced myself to look into Aro's mind and see what I had missed.

…Chakir has gone missing. It is nothing too serious, but we wish that you would take more caution around the castle. He has a power that is beyond our control. And he was always best at helping himself to things. No one ever contradicted his words, and he might have run off with a few members with the intention of taking us down as a group. I am not positive on how this will play out but I wish that I would be allowed to keep a closer eye on Alice. Her visions would be substantially more helpful in this investigation…

I pulled myself out of his mind and let his words sink in. Chakir was gone. That seemed to be the most significant part. I quickly went over his words in my head before forming a slight plan in my head. As soon as I had finalized the last part of the plan, I felt a change in the air as Alice stiffened. Everyone that was standing by us had turned to see the outcome. I opened my own mind to see her vision as well.

…Bella that is not a very good idea. Any more from you and I will be forced to tell Carlisle and Edward what it is you are planning. You know what will happen if I do…

I scowled at her. She returned the hostile glance before putting a smile on and facing the crowd.

"It was no vision of significance." She said aloud. After she had reassured the Volturi that the vision had involved her and Jasper, everyone was put back at an ill ease.

"Bella. I need to talk with you now please." Edward whispered in my ear as he pulled at my arm. I nodded and allowed myself to be dragged into a far corner of the large meeting room with Edward. I shot a warning glance at Alice and she shook her head.

"What's the matter Edward?" I asked when we had stopped. He turned around and leaned up against the wall and stared at me. He said nothing, just stared. I furrowed my eyebrows and stared back. "What?" I said defiantly after a few minutes of just staring.

"What are you planning?" He asked me. I felt my neck get hot.

"Nothing." I said very softly, trying as hard as I could to try and sound convincing. "Nothing." I said again when he didn't say anything back.

"Alice is hiding the vision from me. Why?" He asked in an accusatory way.

"I don't know. She's hiding it from me also." This was only a half lie. I did know why, but she was hiding it from me. I turned my head to look at Alice. She wasn't paying attention to Edward and I talking in the corner.

"Bella." Edward said. I looked back at him and his eyes were hard. "Tell me."

"I told you. She is hiding the vision from me as well." I looked at him with the same hard eyes. Then I looked down. "Do you not trust me?" I asked in a soft voice.

"Oh Bella, I trust you." Edward placed his hand on my chin and brought my face up towards his. He left a small kiss on my lips. I half smiled at him. "I need to discuss something with Carlisle. Why don't you ask Alice to go for a walk with you?" He suggested.

"Okay." I agreed. He placed another soft kiss on my lips before walking over to where Carlisle was standing. I stood there for a second collecting myself before walking over Alice. "Alice, would you like to take a walk with me?" I asked. She turned at me and smiled.

"Sure Bella. But I have to tell Jasper something. Do you mind waiting for me outside the room?" She asked. This time her voice sounded more worried. Was I really that unconvincing? I nodded and slipped from the room with no one else the wiser. I stood outside the door for a second before taking off. I couldn't stand there anymore. It was all too much.

I ran down random hallways until I had come across a door. I pushed it open with no fear and looked around. This room was small and dark. Perfect for my feelings. I walked in and pulled back the curtains to a small window. It had a window seat. I plopped myself down to sit in it. I just wanted to think for a while.

How I could I stand to even live with myself anymore? How could I lie to Edward like that? I was becoming a conniving, selfish person. I was becoming Victoria. That thought left my more scared than ever. I had purposely tried to distract Edward from my outright lies to him with pity. The worst part was that I had pulled it off. I lied to him, and now I must reap the consequences.

There was a slight knock on the door. I knew it was Alice. I had heard her thoughts as she followed my smell throughout the castle. I didn't answer, but she came in anyways and closed the door. I didn't move nor look at her face. I could see the disappointment without looking. I stayed in my position on the window seat. With my legs curled up against my chest and leaning against the wall.

"Bella. Are you okay?" Her voice was soft and not the hard, sharp tones I expected from her. I still didn't move but I shook my head. No, I wasn't. "I know why you feel this way Bella. Edward will understand." At that I turned to look at her.

"No he won't understand Alice. He will think about how I lied to him, and lied successfully. He will think and think until he believes that I am horrible person for lying to him. I know he will." I sounded so forlorn in my own ears; I couldn't imagine how Alice heard me.

…He loves you Bella. I know he does, you know he does. He will never think of you in such a way. Bella, you have to tell him the truth. He won't like it, but you have to. He wouldn't want you acting like this…

She showed me a mental picture of how I looked. I looked like a broken child who just found out her parent's were dead. I looked like I wouldn't survive till tomorrow. What was wrong with me?

"Alice. I just don't know how to." I said. I had finally moved from my stationery spot on the seat and turned to look at her. She smiled at me. Her smile was so bright that I wanted to smile to. I let out a small crack of a smile on my lips and she laughed.

"Okay Bella. Why don't we go upstairs, because Edward is looking for you? He has something important to tell you. Make sure you go first. Okay?" Her voice was cheery and chipper and I felt myself slowly being lifted out of my morbid mood. I nodded and she reached out a hand. I took it and we walked out of the small room and into the hallway.

"Bella!" Edward yelled when he saw Alice and I turn the corner. In the time it took to walk back to the room, I had cheered significantly. I turned and smiled at his bright face. I nodded at Alice and she walked past me, into the room. As she walked past, she winked. That caused me to laugh lightly before turning back to Edward.

"Edward." I said before melting into his arms. I pressed my face against his chest and wrapped my arms around his waist. I took a deep breath and his scent filled my nose. He wrapped his strong arms around me as well and I exhaled slowly.

"Bella, I have to tell you something." Edward pulled back slightly from me to stare me in the face.

"I know Edward, but I need to tell you something first." My tone had dropped slightly and I could see the worry return to his face. "Before you say anything, I know what you are thinking and I am fine. I need to confess something to you." I had stopped speaking because his face was incredible. He wasn't hurt, he was laughing. "What!" I asked getting a little mad at his lack of seriousness for the situation.

"Bella, I know that you lied to me earlier. It's okay. I understand why you did it. I just don't want you to get so upset over it." He had lost some if his amusement, but still wasn't as serious as I would like him to have been.

"But Edward-" I was cut off.

"I know that Alice said I was going to be mad at you, but I'm not. I talked with Carlisle and I understand now. I know now that you need to have your secrets and I need to have mine. Not everything that goes on inside our heads needs to be shared with one another. I think we both know that well enough." He pointed at his head and winked at me.

"Oh well… I just though that… maybe you would be…" I was in shock.

"Less understanding? Bella I love you and I don't want things like this to come in-between us." He pressed a soft kiss on my forehead. "Okay?"

"Okay. I love you too. And I am sorry that I lied to you." I looked back at the ground before I felt his hand under my chin. He brought my face back up to his and placed another small kiss on my lips. I looked up and his eyes were filled with understanding.

"It's okay." He said compassionately. I smiled slightly at him and wormed back into his arms. He brought his arms tight around me. I hugged him for what seemed nearly forever before I pulled away. I smiled back up at him and took his hand and lead the way towards Alice's room. We walked up stairs and around corners until I reached the landing.

"Come in." She said before we even knocked. I smiled as I heard her thoughts.

… No. No. No. I will not tell you. This vision is a secret vision…

I stifled a laugh as I heard her mocking tones. Edward squeezed my hand and I pushed open the heavy door. Alice's room fit her perfectly. Her entire room was brightly colored and everything seemed to be designer. I laughed.

"What's so funny Bella?" Alice said, even though she knew what I was laughing at. I knew for sure that none of the Volturi members would decorate a room like this. I turned to see Edward's expression. He was slowly shaking his head back and forth in comedy.

"Did you do some decorating to the room Alice?" I asked while smiling like an idiot.

"Well of course. I couldn't stay in a room so bland and regular. It needed some spicing up." She said in such Alice-y voice that it was hilarious. The best part was she was totally serious.

Through shaky breaths from laughing I tried to ask, "And Jasper doesn't mind this?"

"Well he does think the colors are a bit much, but he would do anything to make me happy." She smiled brightly at the mention of her significant other.

"Well can I discuss something with you please?" Edward's masculine voice rang out in the bright room.

"Of course Edward. What is it?" Alice's voice was sickly sweet and she knew exactly what he was going to ask.

"What is this vision?" His eyes were hard as he stared into Alice's face.

"What vision?" Alice asked. Her eyes were as wide as saucers.

"Alice this is not the time to mess around! You had a vision, what happened in it!" Edward was now yelling. His voice rang throughout the room.

"Edward!" I scolded him.

"Alice, please we need to know about this vision; especially if it has anything to do with Bella's safety. You need to tell us." He had not only lowered his voice, but he has asked much nicer.

"Edward, I have no idea about what you are talking about." Alice was staring doe-eyed at Edward.

"Alice. Seriously now. You must tell us." I chimed in hoping a female voice will help.

"I don't know what you are talking about. I didn't have a vision." Now her voice sounded shaky and scared. "I don't remember." She closed her eyes and I could see that she was searching her brain to try and see if she had a vision that might have slipped past. Edward and I looked into her mind also. I searched into her every thought that she had in the past ten minutes. I found nothing.

"Bella, I followed her own thinking into her mind. There really is no vision in there. She can't remember it." My eyes were wide and I felt my emotion expressed on Edward's stressed face. "We have to speak to Carlisle." Edward pulled my hand. I grabbed Alice's arm and dragged her with us as we ran to the room where Carlisle was.

"Carlisle!" Edward yelled. He didn't knock, but burst through the door. Carlisle was sitting at his desk in his room, reading a book. Esme was standing by a large window, looking outside.

"Edward what is the matter?" Carlisle had stood up from his desk and was making his way over to where the three of us were standing. All of our faces expressed deep worry, and I am sure that was the reason why he looked so concerned.

"Alice can't remember that she had a vision, nor what it was." Edward said in one long breath. I blinked and let that information fully set into my head.

Carlisle immediately turned his full attention to Alice. "Is this true Alice?" He asked worried. She nodded her head. I could tell she was still going through the vain process of trying to search every memory in her head to find the one with the vision. Nothing was popping up. Suddenly, I remembered the horrible dream that I had. Everything clicked in my head.

"It's Chakir." I said in a light huff of breath. Everyone went silent in the room. It was like they suddenly understand as well. Except, they were missing on vital piece of information that I had.

"Bella…" Alice was trailing off. She knew that I knew it was right, but she was afraid of the answer I was going to give.

"Chakir is the one behind all of this. I know it." I was almost whispering now with the wonder my realization.

"Bella how do you know?" Edward did not sound condescending, just truly curious.

"Edward do you remember that day right after I was changed, and we went and visited Aro in his chambers?" I asked him.

"Of course." He seemed to think about something. "You were acting very oddly in that room Bella."

"That woman that he was with, it was the woman that changed Chakir. Her powers are the same as mine, except much more powerful. I didn't tell you any of this before, because she had threatened me." I looked up into everyone's eyes. They were all staring back at me with worried expressions on their faces.

"Bella, you still should have told us this before. We could have protected you." Edward's eyes were forgiving and understanding. He pulled me into a tight embrace. I allowed his strong arms to encompass me for a few seconds before pulling away.

"At the time, I didn't think anything of it. I was still caught up in the high of being a vampire." I smiled at Edward from our little joke. He gave a weak smile back. "And then everything else happened and I didn't really think about it again until now. I have to tell you something Edward." I said.

"Anything Bella." He responded with sympathy.

"That night that the Volturi came to our house and Chakir was sent to guard me, he told me his story. And Eleanor was in it." I was looking into his eyes, and I saw the click that happened in his head. "Eleanor was the one that changed him because she fell in love with him. After she changed him, she was forced apart from him and had to go back to the Volturi. I put together the pieces now."

"But what does that have to do with me losing my memory?" Alice questioned after staying silent for a while.

"Eleanor was the one who did that to you. Her power is very similar to mine. Hers works different than mine though. She can absorb every power that she is exposed to and she can store it in her body and recall it any time she wants. In her lifetime, I am positive that she could have met a vampire with the ability to erase memory." I never knew all of these things for sure, but there was no way I could be wrong with the evidence that was there.

"Bella, I think that you are right." Edward turned over to Carlisle and nodded at something that Carlisle had thought. "We have to go after them." I saw a look in his face and I immediately butted in.

"I am coming." I said. There was no compromise in my eyes.

"You cant. You don't have enough training. Don't you remember the fight we had with the newborns? You will be just like them. Relying on total strength and nothing else. You aren't ready." Edward reasoning made sense, but I was determined to come with them.

"I can be trained. I'm a fast learner." I was not going to be left behind.

"Not this soon Bella." Edward was persistent.

"When did you plan on leaving? Daybreak?" He opened his mouth but I cut him off before he could respond. "I don't think that is a wise choice to leave that early. You need to make a plan and decide what will happen and who will go. And I will be one of them." I still managed to throw in my opinion in the end. I smiled on the inside at my cunning.

Edward gave me a sharp look before addressing Carlisle. "What do you think we should do Carlisle?" He asked.

"I think Bella is right. We need to wait awhile and lay out a proper plan." Carlisle mused. I smiled at my victory over Edward. "But I do think that Bella is a little inexperienced in the area of combat fighting." That slapped the smile right off my face.

"Carlisle, even though I have never attempted to fight any other vampires before, how do we know that I couldn't learn and be very good?" I asked him.

"That is a good point Bella." He seemed to think about something for a second.

"I'll do it Carlisle." Edward answered his question before he could even speak it. I knew what he was asking also, but Alice and Esme where lost on the fact. "We are going to try and teach Bella how to fight." Edward clarified to the rest of the room.

"Good! Jasper and I will help of course." Alice chimed in momentarily letting her forgetfulness leave her mind. "Now we should start as soon as we can. I have the perfect outfit that you could wear Bella…" She trailed off as she left the room in search for the outfit that I was supposedly going to wear. I shook my head. Only Alice could somehow bring the most horrible situation back to clothing. I wasn't the only one with the ironical sense of humor in the room.

"That's Alice for you." Carlisle commented with a smile. "Now, we need to get everyone in on this idea, but as quietly as possible. Edward go out and get everyone, but only bring them back in couples. Jasper can come himself because Alice already knows. Make sure that no one suspects you. Bella can stay here with me and we will go over the plans for her training." Carlisle dished out the commands and Edward left the room after leaving a quick kiss on my lips.

"Now Bella. What was it you hand in mind for this training session…" Carlisle trailed off as I walked into the room further.

A/N: Now I hope that this ending wasn't a real cliffhanger for you guys because I didn't write it to be one, but when I was proofreading this chapter, I saw the possibility it could be. So if you see it that way, I am sorry, but... deal. Also, I am very sorry for making this chapter so short, but it's summer time and we all know that we like to do nothing in the summer! Thanks for the understanding! So now that I am done blabbering, I have some thanking to do:

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