CHAPTER 28
THE DELIVERIES (PART 2)
ROSALIE'S DELIVERY AND NEW TALENTS
Emmett POV
It had been a week since Bella gave birth and everything had settled down.
It seemed Bella and the children didn't have any blood lust and were completely in control.
Bella and Edward were able to be 200 yards apart before they needed to move closer. The pain started to appear at that point, but they were both still functional and it was better than before. No one wanted to test it beyond that. We learned so much watching and studying how Bella and Edward handled this and seeing their improvement over longer distances.
Paul still wanted the Pack to stay until our babies were born. He wanted to make sure the children and family didn't need them. He still felt he owed this to Rose after what he put her through before; not to mention what the Cullens had done not only for the Pack, but also for Rachel and himself.
Rose and I were so excited and could hardly wait for our babies. Sometimes Rose and I laughed so hard watching Edward and Cody interact. On one hand, he was so happy that his Ma Petite had an extra protector; and then on the other hand, he wanted to rip him to shreds and burn him. I knew I was laughing now because I would feel the same when the time came.
Aiden's gift to us all was so amazing. I had been able to remember so much more of my human life. Seeing and understanding all the things Edward had done for me brought on a whole new level of love and respect for him.
Rose had even made Edward promise to let Aiden restore hers after she is changed. Everyone however was worried for Anthony. He had everyone's gift that was on this island. We even wondered if he had absorbed ones from when Bella was carrying him. If so, he now had Christopher's and Aro's. Not to mention Demetri's. Edward and Bella refused to allow anyone to find out. He wanted them to enjoy their childhood while they could.
Edward, Bella, Jasper, and Alice spent about two hours a day with them on the island where we played our games. "Training," was all Edward would say. He refused to part with any more information than that. They didn't talk about it, just that everything is fine. It drove Carlisle and Eleazar crazy. They wanted to know everything, but they were slowly letting it go and enjoying just being Grandpa and Uncle.
Charlie was over the moon, promising them he would teach them all how to fish when they are older.
Carlisle measured their growth and talked a lot with Cody about his parents' journal to make sure everything was going smoothly, and of course Cody enjoyed reading his parents' words. The journal allowed him to get to know them better and understand the how's and why's, as well as their fears.
So there I sat watching Rose and Bella playing with the children when Edward froze and shouted, "Carlisle!" Edward turned to me and said, "It's time, the children want to come now! Get her to the room!" I had Rose in my arms and into the room before anyone could say a word!
It was hard on us, but we all learned what to do and what not to do from Edward and Bella's deliveries. When we finally got to hold our son and daughter, it was amazing; but just like Bella, Rose started to get weak and lose blood. I passed the babies to their grandparents and started Rose's change.
After I was finished and settled with Rose in my arms, (her calm through the change amazing me as Bella's did my brother), Edward asked if he and Bella could come in. When they came in with Anna and Anthony, I knew this was going to be a private conversation.
They revealed our children's talents and that how much we wanted to share with others would be up to us. They reminded us to keep in mind the more others of our kind know, the more danger it could bring. Our family could now easily overthrow even the Volturi. As we all know now, Aro would never do that to us, but he is under threat now. Meaning danger could come to us if whoever is threatening them, saw us as a threat.
So our niece and nephews have more than one power and that is why they practice on the island in secret. The less others know, the safer all of us are. Edward would not acknowledge my thoughts, so I knew I hit the nail on the head.
Thanks to Anthony we knew what their gifts were before Eleazar. I told Edward, Bella, Anna and Anthony that we would only tell everyone of Evelyn's full gift since it's an average talent. Anthony promised to keep Eleazar from reading more than that. Ethan has the strength of a newborn Vampire physically, as well as mentally. Using a little mental effort, he can crush the mind or body of a Vampire to dust. We will reveal his physical strength only. If we find either of them has another gift, we might tell if the others see it.
Before leaving they also promised not only to keep their talents to themselves and let us explain what we wanted others to know, but what names Rose and I choose for them.
We called the Grandparents to announced Evelyn Lee May Cullen, who was only 16 inches long and weighed a tiny 4 pounds, and passed her to Charlie and Tanya. She had Rosie's coloring; her hair and curls, face shape, and beautiful skin, with my dimples. She was the spitting image of Rose, but with my sapphire blue eyes. They left to introduce her to the rest of the family.
We then announced Ethan Jasper Logan Cullen, was 21 inches long and weighed a respectable 6 pounds, and passed him to Carlisle and Esmé. He had my coloring; my brown hair and sapphire blue eyes, face shape and dimples. He was my tiny twin. They left to introduce him to the rest of the family.
Jasper and Alice turned to us and I knew if they could cry, they would. All they said was thank you. I said that was what Rose and I agreed on. We wanted Jasper and Alice, as their Godparents, to be represented in their names, too. Alice danced a jig while hugging Jasper as he sent a wave of love, happiness, pride and gratitude to Rose and I. Bella and Edward will be asking Aro and Sulpicia to be their Godparents, when we see them.
Just like Edward and Bella, Rose's change was swift and painless, as long as I was holding or touching her. We also had to finish the claiming to forge the final connection with each other. Afterwards we found she had my sapphire blue eyes too. I knew then that if I looked in a mirror I would have my eye color back as well. We could read each other's mind and our children without touching, but no one else. Edward believes it is another safety net to the connection. We decided to keep it to ourselves. We then joined the others and explained their talents.
I said, "Evelyn is extremely beautiful and can draw those with a good, kind hearts to her. She is able to show anyone the beauty within them, but those with evil intentions will be repelled. Ethan has extra physical strength, like a newborn Vampire." We are so not gonna mention it's only gonna take a little mental effort for him to squeeze someone's mind or body to dust. If it wasn't for Anthony stopping him and letting Edward know, poor Quil would be dead.
Let me explain how we found that out. It had been a two days since the children were born. The kids wanted to play along the beach, so everyone thought it would be good for the kids to get out while Rose was changing. Everyone was out enjoying the day with them when Quil grabbed his head complaining of a headache. He fell over in pain and his nose started to bleed. Edward ran over and grabbed Ethan and held him in his arms with Anthony and started to coo to him. Bella started getting the rest of the children's attention too. Everyone just thought Edward and Bella were trying to distract them from Quil being in pain.
Carlisle and Paul were trying to help Quil when he suddenly sat up and blew out a breath and said he was okay. Carlisle still wanted him to go rest. He told him it could be here on the beach or in his bed; he just didn't want him to worry about anything for a couple of hours. No one knew what had caused it, but didn't want it to happen again.
With some help from Annamarie, Edward explained to me what happened and that Anthony stopped him. He said he just wanted to play with Quil, but he wasn't listening so Ethan tried harder with his mind. He had forgotten that no one could hear his mind but his family. He just didn't know he could do that or how he did it. Edward told me Ethan would practice with them when Rose and I could come with them. We were also confident that Jasper would find a safe way for him to control it, so he could learn how and when to use it.
A week after Quil's headache the pack was ready to go home, except for Leah and Seth; they wanted to stay with us.
Anthony had also informed us that Rose would have abilities. Her beauty was more than average. She would be able to become invisible in anyone's mind by blocking herself out. She could also block others out of someone else's mind. Being siblings, she and Bella would have some mental abilities that were linked, just like their children's gifts.
That was interesting to find out. One day we were all on the beach again, when everyone started asking where Rose went. Anthony snickered and said. "She right here. See?" Then boom - there she was. It turned out she got tired of everyone commenting about her and Evelyn's looks. She just wanted to not be seen at the moment, to hide her and Evelyn away from everyone who was looking at them.
Me being me of course, I got a smirk on my face and waggled my eyebrows at Rose. I was thinking how cool it would be to get more than carried away with Rose while everyone was around. Rose, knowing me and my mind, just narrowed her eyes at me and shook her head no.
"Hey, a man has to try, right?"
Everyone just shook their heads and walked away from me. It seems more than just my wife knows me.
Edward's POV
It had been a two months since Emmett and Rose's children were born, and training was going great.
Jasper was so impressed by how quickly everyone gained control of their talents. Aiden learned to pinpoint memories better. He was able to erase any memories of their or anyone else's new talents from someone. They knew to keep things they learned to themselves, but you never know what talented vampires they could run into.
We all decided where we wanted to move to next. We are going to Vermont, between Altona, NY, and Flat Rock State Park. We owned at least two thousand acres of land on the other side of the Great Chazy River, where the Flat Rock State Park lies; giving us plenty of National Forest and State Parks in USA and Canada in which to run and hunt.
We planned on Homeschooling the children. Nobody else would work or go to school, except for Carlisle. He was a well known author already, so he would be working on publishing another book. Carlisle once wrote a book on ancient medical practices that became a bestseller. His new topic was on modern medicines, to be published under the name of Carlisle Cullen. They had been asking Carlisle to come out and write another. Carlisle and Jasper kept those lines of commutation open, just in case we ever needed to live in a sunny place for awhile. Jasper would work with him and the publishing company to keep his photo and location private.
We needed to be a family raising our children right now, so this gave us a great cover story. It would keep Carlisle and Jasper busy, and home if needed. This way, we can stay there until the kids stopped growing. From the looks of it, we expected that to be in about 8 years.
We were so surprised at how the children have grown mentally as well. Their minds were like listening to an adult talk, but verbally they are only saying Mama and Dada. They seemed to understand that they must act the age they appear to be around others, except for their parents and Alice and Jasper.
The training on the other island has proven a reason to stay another month before leaving. This also gave the females enough time to finish designing the houses that are being built, and got us more bonding time with our children and family.
Each couple has designed their own home, with at least 200 yards separating each other. Carlisle and Esmé, along with Jasper and Alice, built their homes closer to the river so they could house the boats. On the other side of the river we had a huge 8 port garage. It was the only way to get to us, unless you hiked through the woods behind us. We didn't want any roads leading to the house. Bella wanted our house behind Esmé's to the left and Rose's was behind Alice's to left.
Esmé and Carlisle's was based off an English Manor style, Emmett and Rose's was a Colonial Manor style, and Alice and Jasper went with a Southern Plantation style.
Our home was a Victorian style with a porch going all the way around. We had four fireplaces; one in the master bedroom upstairs, one in the master bedroom downstairs, one in the library, and one in the living/family room. We had double French doors in the master bedroom that opened to a huge porch with a view of the river. We had three huge full bathrooms upstairs; one in our room, one in Anna's room, and one in-between the boys accessible from both of their rooms, giving us four bedrooms upstairs and two downstairs. The master bedroom downstairs had a huge bathroom, and then a decent sized bathroom downstairs for guests. We also had an extra guest bedroom downstairs.
Everyone had a minimum of 10,000 square feet; more,depending on individual taste. Everyone had six bedrooms and five bathrooms.
We all agreed to build one huge BBQ pit and deck closer to the boat landing. We wanted a place where the pack and their families could come to play and eat to their heart's content, so we needed rooms to put them up in.
Everyone came to me with their visions, and I drew up the blueprints. I sent them to the construction company to build them. The women all went to Esmé and Alice for decorating advice to fill their homes. Esmé even helped Bella and Rose get things from storage, things that meant a lot to them growing up. They got stuff to put in the master bedroom downstairs for Charlie and Tanya too. They called Tanya and asked her if she had anything she wanted to add for her personal touch in the bedrooms at both houses. Everything from the old house that was mine including my piano was brought to our new home.
We all agreed that we need to solve Aro's problem before it became ours. We had to fight it there and not here. Then we can settle down and enjoy our family in our new homes. With Jasper and Alice's help we were able to form a plan.
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