*~A/N: Hey guys. Sorry for making Bella so hot and cold all of the time. I kinda just wanted to stress how she doesn't know where to turn and is stressed with her destiny. I hope with this chapter it she will be a little less bitchy to Sam and the rest of the pack and she isn't so on and off. Tell me if you like it! Thx.

The next morning I woke up to find Sam gone, a note on my bed and the sun shining through my curtains.

Bells,

Had to go on patrol, call me when you wake up, I will have my cell on me.

Love you,

Sam

I smiled and stretched. Another long day, full of fun and drama. Yippy. I thought to myself sarcastically. I got out of bed and headed for the shower. The shower was nice and warm. The steam surrounded me and relaxed my muscles. I let the water pour over my body and run down my hair. I stayed in there a little longer before stepping out and drying myself off. I changed into some sweat pants and a sports bra. I let my hair dry on its own, knowing it would turn out naturally curly. I then went downstairs to get some breakfast. I put a pop tart in the toaster and waited for it to pop. I listened to the outside and heard leaves and twigs being walked on and snapped in the forest. My heart beat sped up, and I listened closer. I could hear guys talking. I relaxed and shook my head. Just the guys. I put my pop tart in a napkin and started to take some food out to make breakfast for the guys. I started the griddle and melted some butter in the pan.

"Hey Bella!" Embry said walking in.

"Smells Good" Paul said.

"Yo Bells!" Collin and Brady said.

"Hey guys." I said turning towards them. "Breakfast will be ready in 10!" I shouted from the kitchen.

"Need help?" Seth said. I jumped. "Jeez Seth, I didn't hear you." I said turning back to the food.

"Sorry." He murmured. "It's fine. I wasn't really paying attention anyways. Actually you can set the table." I said flipping some of the pancakes. Seth nodded and got out the plates and silverware to set the table. The griddle was taking way to long, so I sped up the process. I put my hands over the pancakes and started to heat them up. I heard chuckling beside me. I looked over and saw Seth.

"What?" I asked innocently.

"Is this how you always cook?" he asked laughing a little.

I laughed along with him. "Well it was taking too long. Plus you're hungry aren't you?" I asked. He held his hands up in surrender.

"Hey. I'm not complaining." He said. We talked a little while I finished up everything. When the pancakes were finally cooked and the bacon was finished I called in the rest of the boys.

"Breakfast is ready!" I said. They all came running in and grabbed a plate. Thankfully I let Seth grab a plate before all of the guys came in because there wasn't much left after they came in the room.

We all ate and talked, mostly joking around. Since Seth and I cooked, we made the rest of them all help clean up the dishes which were a pretty funny site. Seth and I stood back, laughing our asses off. We teased them while the guys grumbled. Seth and I were on the floor crying because we were laughing so hard, when Sam, Jake, Leah, Jared and Quil came in. "Bella?" Sam and Jake said. "Seth?" Leah, Jared and Quil asked. Seth and I looked at them, and back at each other and started to laugh all over again. We pointed at the guys doing the dishes. I heard Sam smirk while Jake and Quil stood by each other smirking and coughing trying to cover up laughter. Jared just snickered and Leah laughed along with Seth and me.

"Bella" Embry whined. I tried to catch a breath but seeing Paul in an apron made me laugh all over again. I saw Collin and Brady roll their eyes and get back to work. I took a deep breath and looked at Embry. "Sorry Embry. I just…couldn't help it" I said trying to stop myself from laughing again. "You guys…can umm…stop now. I can get them from here." I said getting off the floor. I dusted myself off and helped Leah and Seth up. Everyone looked at me with a raised eyebrow. I rolled my eyes and stood there smiling. I turned around and focused my attention on the dishes. I made sure water splashed everywhere and it hit all of the guys by the sink. I levitated the bubbles and splashed them against the cups and silverware. I tried to be cleaver about how the bubbles hit, so they wouldn't notice I was controlling the bubbles to hit them every spot possible. When I was done, I quickly used a towel to dry off all the dished and put them away. We all looked at the guys by the sink and laughed our heads off. They were covered in bubbles and the water was dripping down their chests and faces.

"Ooops." I said as innocently as possible.

"Bella" Paul growled.

"Sorry Paul." I cried while holding my stomach. It hurt so much from laughing I couldn't even stand straight. "How bout I dry you guys off? What do ya say about that Jake?"

Jake looked at me for a second before getting what I was about to do.

"Oh yea Bella. Great idea!" he said cheeky. Sam looked at me curiously and I just gave him a mysterious smile.

I threw a huge gust of wind at the boys, letting it elope them. When the wind faded, we all stood there, looking at the boys. Jake and I looked at everyone's facial expression before they all started cracking up. Leah and Seth were on the floor again; Sam was trying with all of his might not to laugh; Jared was cracking up; and Quil was bracing himself against Jake saying that he couldn't breathe. Jake and I just looked at each other and snickered. Embry, Paul, Collin, and Brady all looked at each other with wide eyes and then at us. They then ran from the kitchen, knocking some of us down, and went to go find a mirror. Of course, the guys that were knocked down stayed there laughing. We could hear the guys scream, yelling at each other about their hair. They sounded like little girls which made us all laugh harder. They then all came running towards me. "Bella!" Collin and Brady shouted pointing to their hair. I took a breath and looked at them and then their hair and bursted out laughing. I ended up falling to the ground with tears in my eyes.

"I'm sorry guys, but I couldn't resist." I said wiping my tears and holding on to Leah who was on the floor next to me. Sam stuck his hand out to help me up, which I gladly accepted. "Thanks" I breathed. He smiled at me and took my by the waist to his chest. He murmured some comments about the scenes, from when he walked in the door and until now in my ear. I smiled and laughed into his shoulder. We both snickered and looked at each other.

"Guys" Paul whined. "What am I supposed to do about this?!" he asked pointing to his hair. I rolled my eyes and looked up at Sam. He was looking down at me smiling. He gave me a peck on my lips and I left his grasp. "Alright, alright boys. Relax. I can fix this."

"No!" the four of them shouted. We all snickered and laughed at their reactions.

"Its ok, this time I will help you. Don't worry." I said. They all looked at me suspicious and I smirked. I teleported 4 buckets of water into the kitchen, where they couldn't be spotted. I then shielded them away from being seen and made them levitate above Paul, Embry, Collin, and Brady's heads. I made them visible so they could appear above the rest of the guys' heads. I could hear small gasps and stiffened laughs. I closed my eyes and entered Sam, Quil, Jared, Leah, Jake and Seth's mind.

"Don't make it obvious. Try and act like you see nothing." I said in their heads.

"Bella?!" Leah, Quil, Jake, Jared and Seth said.

"Baby?!" Sam said.

I laughed quietly, letting it echo through their head. "Yeah it's me. Don't worry I will explain later. Just follow along." I said. I opened my eyes to find the guys staring at me. I gave them a wink and turned back to the 4 guys.

"Relax" I said. I then stole a quick glance to everyone else and with the bow of my fingers I let the water fall from the buckets and onto the boys' heads.

"Bella!" They all shouted. The rest of us laughed our heads off. I looked at the 4 and they had steam practically coming out of their ears. I quickly teleported 4 of the most comfiest towels I could conjure up and handed them to them. They each gave me a glare, which I responded with a smile. They wiped off their faces and chest. They glared at me again and I just laughed. "Hey at least I gave you guys' comfy towels." I pointed out and went over to Sam to lean against his chest.

"Yea yea." They grumbled. "Just you wait your going to get it." Embry and Paul said.

"It wasn't my fault you didn't help me make breakfast or object to me helping you guys dry off. At least now you can style your hair any way you want." I said smirking as Sam began to kiss my neck. They whined and grumbled, so I pulled Sam and the rest of the guys to the living room. Sam and I sat in the chair while the rest of the guys and Leah piled in.

"So Bells, what was that cool mind thingy?" Leah asked.

I shrugged. "I don't know. I discovered it when I left. It was hard to control, but after a while I got the hang of it."

"Why didn't you tell us?" Jake asked.

I shrugged again. I felt Sam's arms wrap around my waist and I looked back at him. He looked like a little puppy. I smiled and kissed his lips. I turned back to Jake and tried to answer his question as truthfully as possible. "My powers have been developing a lot lately. They have been becoming increasingly strong and have increased in number. I am finding that I can do things without my knowing. I mean, its not like I can fly or anything, but its just weird." I said playing with Sam's hands.

"What do you mean?" Embry asked.

"Well I mean, when I was gone. I could learn things. Learn things a lot faster than normal. Chad would just show me a move, and then all of the sudden I could do it. I didn't need practice or to watch him do it again. I could hit the move perfectly and exact."

"Whoa." Collin said. I nodded my head in agreement. Leah and I talked a little about when I was gone- what I did, what I learned and discovered, while the guys talked about some random things. I was telling leah about the combined studio when I felt Sam stiffen as I talked about Chad. I rubbed my hands over his and looked at him.

"Relax would you?" I said politely and with a cute smile. He shook his head and buried his face in my neck.

"So what was the 'application' you applied for?" Leah asked with air quotes around application. I bit my lip.

"It was for a scholarship to a college. They had some specialties in marital arts and chorography. Chad helped me fill it out and get some recommendations. He said it was a pretty hard school to get into. I actually wasn't going to apply but Sarah and Chad teamed up on me with my students, so we filled it out. It was like a team effort." I said smiling.

"And you got in." Seth said quietly. I nodded. "Yeah I did." I whispered. Sam was tense and ridged behind me.

"Were you going to go?" Paul spoke up after a few minutes of silence.

"What?" I asked shaking myself out of my thoughts.

"Were you going to go, if you did get accepted? If you weren't here…" Paul said open endedly.

"I-…I-I don't know." I said truthfully. "I mean, if I haven't come back here yet, and I was still living my life back there, I guess I could have."

All of the guys looked depressed so I admitted what I thought was my weak side. "But I-I don't know." I said running a hand through my hair. "My self preservation was crumbling and I couldn't help but feel the need to come back. College would have been great, Hell, a start over would have been great, but I think I would have missed you all too much. I need you guys more than I know. More than you probably know. I know I don't show it, and I know it comes out wrong, but you guys are my life. I don't know if I could have gone anywhere, or stayed away from you that long."

"Bells…" Jake said but I cut him off. "I know you guys were sad that I left, but it was something I had to do. I experienced an adventure that was crucial to my life. It was a huge life lesson I needed to take. I know you guys still have doubts and it seems mysterious, but I need you to trust me. I didn't move on and I didn't forget about you guys. I learned what it was like to be without you. I learned how hard it was to survive without my soul mate." I looked back at Sam and gave him a small smile. His chin was rested on his shoulders with a sad expression played on his face. "I learned what it was like to be alone and to hate it. Chad was…Chad. He was a sweet guy who cared about my well being. I didn't like him and I don't give a fuck if he liked me. I will admit though, I miss my kids."

"Your kids?" Seth sputtered. I rolled my eyes.

"My students." I rephrased. "I taught both Martial arts and Dance. They were great kids, and I wish I didn't just leave like I did. They deserve better out of me."

I looked at everyone to see they were all hard in thought. "Well now that we are done with out intense conversation, can we do something?" I asked sweetly and jumped off Sam.

"Bella, do you honestly expect us to just get over this? Get over how much it hurt that you left us?" Quil said.

I took a breath and looked at Quil. "No. I don't. But I do expect you guys to learn to accept it. We can't go back and change the past, and if we did who knows where we all would have ended up or what would have changed. I understand you're hurt, and I take full responsibility for that, but wallowing in self pity and hurt won't get you anywhere. So I'm going to continue with life. I'm not going to dwell on what happened because it's not going to get me anywhere."

I looked at Sam and I couldn't read him. It seemed like he was thinking but I knew It was a painful subject to talk about. I don't think we really got anywhere in talking when I first came back. I waited a minute, letting my words sink in. I roamed everyone's faces before I huffed.

"Alright, well im going to the beach." I stated and then walked upstairs to get my stuff. I quickly changed into my bikini and put a pair of shorts and a tank top over it. I grabbed my sketchbook, cell phone and iPod and went downstairs. I walked down to find that everyone was in the same position as I left them. I slipped on some flip-flops and began to walk out the door.

"Wait!" Leah called. I backed up and looked at her. She got up off the couch and grabbed her purse. "Im coming with. Can we just go to my house and get my suit?" she asked.

I smiled at her and nodded. "Yup! Lets go!" I said. I turned and looked at my bike and then the car. I smirked and looked at Leah. "What?" she asked carefully studying me.

"How about we make the trip to your house fast, like faster than what a car or motorcycle can take us?"

"What are you talking about?" she said.

"Do you trust me?" I asked

"Yeaa." She said cautiously. I walked over to her and held out my hand. "Then lets go." I said. I looked up to see some of the guys in the window and Sam at the doorway looking at me. I bit my lip and turned back to Leah. She looked at my hand to back at me. She grasped it and I teleported us to her house.

"Whoa! Head rush" she put a hand to her head. "Yea, sorry about that. You will get used to it." I said apologetically.

"Alright well let's go get my stuff and head to the beach" She smiled at me. We walked into her house. She told me to wait in the hall while she got her stuff. There were pictures of everyone on the walls in the hallway. I laughed at Seth and Leah when they were younger. They were always the cutest. I then noticed one of Leah, Seth, Jake, Embry, Quil, and I. It was taken just days before I left.

"That's the best one in the house." Leah said behind me.

I jumped at her voice and turned around. "yea, I think that ones my favorite."

She nodded to the door and we began to walk to the beach.

"Hey Belly?" Leah asked.

"Hmmm?" I answered.

"I get what you said earlier today and im sorry about asking you about when you left."

I looked at her shocked. "Leah, you have every right to ask me about when I left. And it's not like I didn't mind sharing. I know it's a tense subject but I love talking about it. It was an adventure I would never experience again. It was a change."

We got to the beach and started to put our stuff down.

"But look how many fights and problems this caused. I mean you and Sam just got back on good terms and now…"

I waved her off as I slid off my flip flops. "Sam is Sam. He is having a hard time dealing with the whole situation of when I left. But it's kind of my fault too. We didn't exactly talk about it; we just pushed it off to the side hoping we wouldn't have to really talk about it. Sam and I will get through our problems. I know him and everyone else is still afraid of me leaving, but im not going to. If I ever was, it would be because you guys wouldn't want me here."

"Which is never going to happen so I guess you're stuck with us!' Leah smiled and put her arm over my shoulder. I laughed and looked at her.

"Good, im glad."

We talked a little bit more about what happened when I left. I told her all about the kids I taught and the dances I made up and some things I learned. We laughed and we got sad at points but it was like we both needed this. She told me about everything. About her and Jake, to about her and the rest of the guys.

Leah and I was about to talk about Sam and Jake when we heard footsteps behind us. We both turned to look and found the rest of the pack. Leah and I looked at each other and then smiled.

"Hey guys." We both said waving. Sam and Jake smirked and the rest of the guys relaxed a little. They all started to walk towards us and Leah and I continued our conversation.

I felt Sam beside me, so I turned to look at him. He had a smile on his face and kissed me on the lips. "hi." I said.

"hey." Was all he said, and continued to look at me. I turned back to Leah and we talked and laughed our asses off at some stories we shared with each other. After a few minutes Sam whispered in my ear he was going in the water with the guys. I looked at him and nodded. He gave me a wink and ran off.

"Finally!" Leah said after he left.

I laughed and then we started talking about our two guys.