Twilight Fan fiction

Transitionals

Disclaimer: I do not, nor will I ever own Twilight. I do use some sentences directly from the book, I don't own them. They were originally and forever owned by Stephenie Meyer.

Okay everyone, it's time for the chapter that I've got a feeling you all have been waiting for. It is time to talk with the Cullens. This is going to be the start of information galore. A good deal of your questions should be answered in this chapter and the one following it. There is a good chance this will be the longest chapter so far, and possibly for the entire story.

There was no chance I was going to post this chapter until I was 100% happy with the way it turned out, so I'm sorry for the wait. I thank you for your patients though.

Now, without further ado,

Chapter 10

Charlie was laughing at me. He was sitting in his recliner watching me pace the living room, laughing at me. I was waiting for Rosalie to come and pick me up, so I could talk with her and her family. I jumped -causing both Charlie and Anna to burst into more laughter- when there was a knock on the door.

I answered the door and was grateful to see that it was Rosalie. One of my demands in agreeing to go to their house to talk was that Rosalie had to pick me up. I hadn't really been sure Edward would agree to that.

"You're alone?" I asked, feeling suddenly nervous.

Rosalie nodded. "Edward was sitting on the couch when I left. I can't promise that he stayed there though," she gave me a worried glance and added, "I wouldn't put it passed him to be waiting in the woods."

I groaned but a squeal of delight cut me off short.

"Rose!" Anna ran up to us and hugged Rosalie.

I raised an eyebrow. "Rose?"

Rosalie lifted Anna in her arms. "Family calls me Rose, and you and the girls are family now."

Her words made me smile before I could stop myself.

She turned to Anna and kissed her cheek. "How are you today Anna?"

Anna wrapped her little arms around Rosalie's neck and she pressed her cheek to hers. "I'm great."

"How long have you guys been calling her Anna?" I asked. I thought back over all their interactions with the three year old and was surprised. Edward had been the only to call her Belle, and that hadn't lasted long, before he too called her Anna.

Rosalie gave me a sheepish look. "I know she doesn't really like other people beside you and her dad to call her Anna, but when we went shopping, I made the mistake of calling her Anna instead of Belle, but she didn't get upset. I guess I took it as a sign that it was okay. Well, really we all did, since we all call her Anna."

I glanced at Anna thoughtfully. She didn't let anyone call her Anna, but her dad and me. I know she prefers Anna, to Belle, but still she only let the two of us call her that. Anna clearly loved the Cullens, if they were getting to use her favorite name.

"Are you ready to go Bella?" Rosalie's question entered my thoughts and I shook my head to clear it. One look at Rosalie and I knew she had asked her question more than once.

"Sorry, yes I'm ready." I glanced behind her expecting to see the Volvo but the only cars outside were the cruiser and mine."

Rosalie gave me another sheepish look. "I ran here, thinking it would be easier to take your car."

"We got to get Cissy," Anna spoke up hurriedly.

I gave her a small smile. "We're not going to leave Cissy."

Rosalie and I walked in, and I went upstairs to pack the diaper bag. When I came back down I found Rosalie already had Cissy in her seat.

I gave Charlie a quick hug goodbye. "We'll be back later tonight Dad."

"Alright. Make sure you take care of my girls," He warned Rosalie as we left the living room.

Rosalie turned back to him. "Don't worry Charlie, your girls will be safe with me and my family. After all, Edward will be there," she added the last part to tease me.

Charlie laughed, and I stomped out of the house. I got in the passenger side and made Rosalie get the girls into the car. She didn't seem to mind.

Rosalie slid into the driver's seat and started the car. "This is a really nice car."

I sighed and nodded in thanks. "It was Toby's."

Rosalie gave me a sympathetic smile. "Anna and Cissy's dad?"

I couldn't even nod. I wrapped my arms around my middle in attempt to keep myself together.

Anna answered for me. "Daddy said this was my car."

Rosalie glanced at her in the rearview mirror. "Is that so?"

"This was the only car their parents would drive them around in." I couldn't help wondering why it was so easy to talk with the Cullens. I was always telling them things that should have been impossible to say because it would cause me too much pain.

Rosalie changed the subject then, which I was thankful for. "I'm glad you decided you could trust us with your secret. I'll be honest, we're all curious about what made you change your mind."

The words were out of my mouth before I could stop them. "A giant horse sized wolf."

Rosalie's hands tightened on the steering wheel and her body went rigid. I worried she was going to crush the wheel in her hands. "You're not hurt are you?" She forced the question passed her clenched teeth.

"No I'm fine. And so are the girls," I added hurriedly before she could ask.

That helped her relax some, but the rest of the short car ride was spent in silence.

We pulled up to their beautiful white home. The one time I had been here, I had been in a hurry to get away so I hadn't even noticed the outside. Their home had a beautiful wrap around porch and all the plant life outside was outstanding. Six Cedar trees shaded an entire acre. Their shadow stretched all the way to the house making the porch obsolete.

Rosalie got Cissy out of the car while I helped Anna. Once she was out though she ran over to Rosalie.

My intuitive side was suddenly curious to why Anna had gotten close to Rosalie so fast. I pulled my wallet out of my pocket, and took the picture of Anna's family out. Sure enough, the answer was in the picture. Rosalie looked like Tessa. They weren't exactly alike but there were some similarities. For starters they both had long blonde hair that reached the middle of their backs and was slightly wavy. Rosalie had fuller lips, and more defined curves, but she was a vampire after all. There was only a small difference in the shape of their noses, and Tessa's face was rounder then Rosalie's.

What caught my attention though was their eye shapes. The shape of their eyes were almost identical. Just give Rosalie blue eyes and they could have passed for the same eyes.

I knew from watching how Anna interacts with Rosalie, that she wasn't spending time with her just because she looked like her mom though. But it was probably the looks that had caught her attention in the first place.

We walked into the house and I gave it my first real glance over, since I hadn't really paid attention last time. The inside was bright, open, and very large. My guess was the area used to be multiple rooms, but the walls had been removed to create one large one. Speaking of removing walls, it looked as if the entire south wall had been replaced by glass. The west side of the room had a massive curving staircase dominating the space.

The room had a clean white on beige color scheme. It made the room feel comfortable, and homey. It also no doubt made the vampires look less pale.

Rosalie carried Anna on her hip, and Cissy in her carrier, into the living room where the rest of her family were waiting.

I'll be honest, as I stared at the seven vampires sitting in their living room waiting for me to join them, I was panicking. None of them moved from where they were sitting, not wanting to frighten me.

Anna looked up from where she sat on Rosalie's lap and smiled encouragingly at me. She didn't stare at me for long. Instead she glanced at Emmett who was holding a happy Cissy.

Watching the two girls, content there in Cullens' living room made me relax. I sighed and sat down on the only seat available. On the couch, beside Edward.

I didn't know exactly how to start, but sitting in silence with them staring at me was making me nervous.

Alice cleared her throat to get my attention before I could open my mouth. I turned to her, eager for someone else to start off so I had more time to order my thoughts. I still was torn about how much I should tell them.

She gave me an annoyed smile. "Bella, before we begin I would just like to mention that all seven of us have been hunting in the past two days."

I raised one of my eyebrows in a silent question, not sure why she felt she needed to tell me this. She answered sharply. "We're not going to eat you, so you can take your ring off. We can handle the smell of your blood."

"Yeah," I sighed, "the ring stays on."

Alice's eyes narrowed. "Your lack of trust with our control is frustrating."

"If we can hang out in a high school full of kids without killing anyone, we can be around the three of you." Emmett nodded towards the little girl before meeting my gaze. "The blood of three humans isn't going to affect us much."

'No but the blood of two humans and a transitional might.' I couldn't bring myself to say that aloud though. "There's a reason why I do everything, can we leave it at that." I hoped they would, but doubted it.

"Are you wanting to keep the ring on, to block our powers?" Jasper asked softly from where he sat.

I didn't answer right away. Right now the only reason I was wearing the ring was to conceal the smell of my blood. There wasn't a point of wearing the ring to block Edward, my mental shield was always up around me. Since I was with Alice, there really was no point in blocking her power. But then there was Jasper's power. I wasn't sure what it was, or if it would be naturally blocked by my mental shield. If it wasn't, then, could I trust him not use it on me, and if he tried would I be able to put my physical shield up before it affected me. If my mental shield didn't block it my physical shield would, but it would need to be up.

I hadn't realized Anna had climbed into my lap until her little cheek was pressed against mine. She used her powers to show me that there wasn't any danger here in the Cullens' house. She was trying to convince me to take the ring off too.

"The reason I wear the ring depends on the situation." I admitted. "Right now I'm wearing to conceal the smell of my blood."

"Which is totally unnecessary." Alice crossed her arms over her chest looking extremely upset. "Really, Bella, the lack of trust is insulting."

"Well I'm sorry," I grouched just as upset as she was, "but I can't risk the chance that my blood sings to one or more of you."

Eyebrows raised all over the room and I felt Edward's breath against the side of my face. "So you know about singers too?" his question almost made me laugh. Of course I knew about singers. My kind, transitionals, were the reason vampires had singers. The transition made our blood sweeter than normal humans.

Alice cleared her throat again, but when I turned to her I was surprised to see a sheepish grin on her face. "Bella, we already know we can handle the smell."

"Even Edward there beside you," Emmett teased.

Edward stiffened beside me and Rosalie slapped the side of Emmett's head. My heart raced when my mind made sense of Emmett's words. If the situation wouldn't have been what it was I would have laughed at the irony of it, but there was nothing funny about my blood calling to my mate. Clearly fate wanted me dead.

Anna's powers filled me again, and I was reminded that there was no danger. Wasn't I always saying Anna's powers were never wrong? It was time to trust those words, trust Anna. The thought came to me quickly and I knew it was true.

I took a deep breath, then slid the ring from my finger. I stuck it in my pocket until I could put it away in the crystal case back home.

Edward's siblings were smiling at me, happy that I was trusting them; but Carlisle and Esme were glancing worriedly at Edward. He relaxed beside me after a few seconds, and they did too.

"Now that that is taken care of," Alice grinned excitedly at me, "let's talk."

"The floor is yours Bella," Carlisle told me graciously. "When you're ready."

I nodded my thanks to him and took a breath to begin.

Alice interrupted me again. "So what made you decide to talk with us?"

Rosalie growled, startling the other members in her family, but it was Edward's growl that frightened me.

His arm snaked around me waist, instinctively pulling me closer to him protectively.

The rest of the Cullens glanced between Rosalie and Edward curiously. Carlisle finally spoke up and asked the question they were all wondering. "What is wrong?"

"The wolves are back," Edward hissed.

"Wolves, what wolves?" Alice asked curiously.

Rosalie answered her through clenched teeth. "The Quileute wolves down in La Push they're back. You and Jasper weren't with us yet when we met them last time." She turned to Carlisle. "I thought they had died by now?"

"That's what I had thought too." He held his chin in his hand while he thought. "It must be a new generation.

"The gene is passed on from generation to generation," I told them.

Carlisle gave me an intrigued look. "Did they tell you that?"

I nodded. "They told me their legend about the wolves."

His look intensified.

"You weren't hurt were you?" Edward asked before I could tell Carlisle anymore about the wolves.

I turned to meet his gaze. That wasn't the best idea, seeing his worried eyes made my stomach flip. "I'm fine. They didn't hurt me. I have been banned from La Push though."

His eyes narrowed in confusion. "Why would they ban you from their land?"

It hadn't even occurred to me that telling them I was banned from La Push would be giving away important information.

"Auntie Bella smells like vampire," Anna answered Edward's question.

"Our scents," Esme cried with remorse.

I shook my head, I might as well get this over with. "It wasn't any of your guys' scent. It was mine."

Confusion filled all of their faces.

I took a deep breath and ignored how stupid I was going to sound. "I'm not sure how to start, so I might as well tell you what I am."

"Aren't you human?" Emmett asked. The others didn't seem able to speak yet.

I laughed but there wasn't any humor in the sound. "Not entirely."

They gave me curious glances but they waited for me to continue instead of asking their questions.

"Not a lot of mythical beings, and even less humans, know about this, but there are creatures that are called Transitional Creatures. Humans that are slowly becoming mythical beings." I paused to see their reactions to this news. Most of them were shocked or surprised by my words. Carlisle and Jasper were both curious and they faces alone were pressing me for more information.

"The most common of the transitional creatures were given the shortened name Transitionals. Transitionals are humans who are slowly turning into vampires." I sighed then left no room for confusion. "I'm a Transitional."

"You don't smell like a vampire," Emmett commented.

I nodded. "I was surprised when Sam said he could smell vampire on me, since none of you seemed to."

"The wolves seem to have a strong sense of smell, that or our smell is more potent to them." Carlisle was thoughtful again.

"I'm surprised we've never heard of Transitionals before." Jasper didn't really seem to be talking to me. No his comment was for his family. "I always felt that with all the people we know and come across, we get more information than most of our kind."

"Like I said, very few know about my kind. Not even the Volturi know about us."

"What out of the Vampire world don't you know?" Emmett asked laughing through his surprise, while the others just stared at me.

I didn't have to think about the answer to that question. "Um, pretty much everything; maybe minus a few little things." He gave me a look that clearly said he didn't believe me. I rolled my eyes. "My family was from the other world, that's how I know so much."

Emmett laughed at me. "Other world? You know that just sounds ridiculous right?"

I couldn't help but nod. "Not very many people know that three different worlds make up planet earth. The human world, the mythical world, and then the other world. All three of the worlds interact with each other, and yet for the most part the human world is oblivious to the other two. Well, very few in the mythical world know about the other world. The other world on the other hand knows basically everything about the other two."

Jasper shook his head slowly. "I still can't believe we haven't heard about this before. You said the Volturi doesn't know about your kind, do they know about the other world?"

I couldn't help the chuckle that escaped me. "The Volturi are oblivious, just like most of the mythical world."

"But if the most common of transitional creatures are transitionals, wouldn't all those vampire that hadn't been bitten, make our world suspicious?" Jasper asked thoughtfully. "Surely our kind would have noticed."

My face twisted in a grimace as I thought about the reason why the mythical world was still mostly oblivious to my kind. I shrugged. "It's not exactly a mystery why your kind hasn't noticed them. Meeting one of my kind who completed the transition is rare."

Their looks sobered recognizing the undercurrent emotion in my voice.

"How many of your kind actually survive the transition?" Alice asked quietly. She glanced nervously at Edward, worried her words might set him off.

Telling them this wasn't a good idea, the truth of my kind would worry Edward. There was a good chance he wouldn't leave me alone after hearing this.

"Forty percent of transitionals are killed by the Hunters." I raised a hand to stop any questions that they no doubt wanted to ask. "Forty percent, by the Undermining. Five percent by vampires. Three percent die by human causes, illness, natural disasters, violence. Then another three percent die because of accidents caused by the transition itself."

I gave Alice a small smile that I'm sure was more of a grimace. "So less than ten percent." Before I had finished my sentence I had found myself on Edward's lap. His arms were around me like a protective iron cage.

The room remained silent for a moment, everyone was trying to process the information, and no doubt try to figure out what to say.

Emmett like always tried to lighten the mood. "Well, that clears up one question, but now we have several more."

I couldn't help chuckling at that. "Get used to it, it'll get worse before it can get better."

Emmett pretended to groan. He passed Cissy to Rosalie so he could hold his head in his hands. "Just get on with it then."

I sighed, letting the back of my head rest against Edward's shoulder. "Um, I'm still not sure how to start?"

"Start with who the Hunters and the Undermining are?" Edward's velvety voice was tight, with his words being pushed through his clenched teeth.

Anna who had somehow managed to stay on my lap this whole time smiled at me encouragingly.

I gave her a soft smile and turned to the others to explain. "The Hunters are a group of people from the other world. They are one hundred percent human."

"Then they won't be a problem." Emmett was grinning overconfidently. But the rest of Cullens seemed to agree with him. I could tell by how Edward had slightly relaxed, that he also thought the Hunters wouldn't be a problem.

I narrowed my eyes and stared Emmett down so he -and the rest of them- would understand the danger. "Just because their human doesn't mean they're not dangerous. The Hunters have tools and special abilities that make them extremely dangerous. No offense to any of you, I'm just going from my own experiences, but if the fight is between a hunter and a vampire, my money is on the hunter."

Worry returned to their faces, and Edward's body stiffened again. I could tell Emmett didn't want to believe my words fully. He wanted to think that he could take them, but he was slightly nervous.

I continued with my explanation. "The Hunters believe that transitional creatures shouldn't exist, they have no purpose in any of the worlds. There are humans and there are mythical beings, transitional creatures blur those lines. So the Hunters have made it their job to un-blur the lines."

"And the Undermining?" Alice prompted.

I couldn't help groaning. "Another group from the other world. The Hunters consider the Undermining their rivals since they try to destroy transitional creatures too."

"But that isn't their purpose," Jasper clarified with a guess.

I nodded. "You see, the Undermining, they took over the other world. The other world, it used to keep the planet balanced, or rather it was keeping the human and mythical worlds in line. There used to be only one group of people that made up the other world, but since the Undermining took over, there's three groups. The Undermining, the Hunters, and the Rebellion."

"You weren't kidding about it getting worse." Emmett grumbled. "All this information is just adding to the questions I know I want to ask." He glanced at each of his family members. "I'm sure you all must have as many questions as I do."

They nodded.

Carlisle spoke up then. "If destroying transitional creatures isn't the Undermining's purpose what is?"

The Undermining had a much darker purpose. "The Undermining is all about power. They want to be the strongest, fastest, most powerful, and most importantly, they want to be in charge. Their goal is to take over the world just like any other villain."

"So getting rid of the transitional creatures is one of the ways to get control?" Rosalie's accusation came out in a hiss.

I stared her down calmly waiting for the truth to sink in.

Jasper was the one who figured it out first. "They have to get rid of anyone who could be stronger than them, to get what they want."

I nodded once.

"Are the members of Undermining human too?" Carlisle's voice while thoughtful was worried.

I shook my head. "The members of the Undermining are immortals. They look human, they act human, they can even be killed in the same ways humans can; but they are stronger. The members of the Undermining have abilities that makes their jobs easier. They're the major problem of the two, in dealing with the bigger picture."

"It would seem there's quite a bit of information you have for us," Carlisle gave me a thoughtful look. "As Emmett pointed out we all have multiple questions for you; perhaps you should explain your part in all this, and when you're done we can ask our questions that weren't answered."

That sounded like the best idea. I blew out the air in my lungs with exasperation before taking a deep breath to begin. This was going to be a long tale.

"Well, I guess the place to start would be around four hundred or so years ago; when the Undermining took over. Not long after the takeover, my family and a few other families started the Rebellion. The Rebellion has been trying to stop the Undermining all these years, but it's hard for them. The Undermining can get to the next generation faster than we can. Their numbers are far greater than our own.

"Now, the Rebellion isn't a small thing, we have people all over the planet, from all three of the different worlds; so that can tell you how much larger the Undermining is. Most of the Rebellion is made up of people from the other world. Those people all have some sort of power or ability, which makes them different from humans. Though being immortal already makes them different from the mortal humans.

"The split in the other world which was the result of the takeover, caused a shift in knowledge. Only the leaders of the other world knew about the transitional creatures, so when the Undermining took over they found out. The only reason why the Rebellion even knows about transitional creatures is because one of our members has the gift of knowledge. We're not sure how Grandpa Ray's powers work, but thanks to his powers we can find them faster than the Undermining can. His powers have come in handy in the fight."

I ran my hand over Anna's curls taking a quick moment to think. I sighed and continued. "It was Grandpa Ray who figured out I was Transitional."

Anna giggled no doubt thinking about that disastrous day. Her giggles quickly turned to all out laughter.

"I'm glad you find my life funny," I couldn't help the sneer in my voice. Of course she only laughed louder.

I shook my head and huffed, but continued with the story. "Since my family was one of main families who helped start the Rebellion we naturally had targets on our backs. That was the only reason really for the Undermining to target us. Like most of the other members of the Rebellion we had powers but nothing really interesting enough for the Undermining to want, so that was good.

"I was eight when my percentage was high enough for the Hunters to start tracking me." Edward's low growl interrupted me. I glanced at Anna meaningfully. "A little help here, or we'll never get through this."

Anna sat up on her knees and pressed her hand against Edward's cheek. He stiffened slightly at feeling her powers, but a sudden movement across from me caught my attention.

Jasper was staring at Anna, his face hardened with curiosity. "What is that?" He asked me after a few seconds.

My eyes narrowed, now curious myself. It was obvious Jasper could only be talking about Anna's powers but how was he feeling them. "Can, can you feel Anna's powers?"

Jasper nodded but before he could say anything Emmett interrupted with a gasp. "Anna's an empath too."

An empath, so that's what Jasper was. I couldn't help but be thankful for my ring. If I hadn't of had it he could have easily made me all warm and fuzzy about spilling my guts to them before now.

"I don't think she's an empath, but there is something there, a strange feeling that she's showing me." I wasn't sure if Edward was answering Emmett or Jasper, especially since Jasper nodded slightly. It made me wonder if they were having a silent conversation.

"She's trying to show you that there's no danger around," I explained. I shifted on his lap so I could look at him. "If there was any danger around Anna would know about it. What you're feeling isn't danger, so you can stop growling; or at least try to stop," I amended.

Edward gave me a sheepish grin. It would be difficult to fight the impulse to protect his mate, so we'd no doubt hear his growling again before I finished. Oh well it was worth a shot, and maybe it would help him, knowing that there wasn't any danger around now.

"Where was I?" I asked. Sad fact about being human you can lose your train of thought.

"Your percentage was high enough you could be tracked by the Hunters," Carlisle kindly reminded me. "Could you explain a bit about your percentage?" He asked just as kindly.

I couldn't help smiling, despite the topic of this conversation, Carlisle's eyes were filled with the thrill of new information. Learning something new, no doubt, was something he enjoyed.

I nodded, letting him know I would, but it would be easier with my information box. I tried to get up but Edward's arms refused to move from around my waist. I sighed. "Anna could you get my information box?"

She grinned at me before climbing off my lap and running over to where I had left the diaper bag. She came back with the circular device. She let Edward help her up and once she was settled on my lap she gave me the box.

I held up the device. "This is my information box, it tracks pretty much everything about me; my transition, health, and of course my location. Now, as for my percentage, it's what percentage of vampire I am. Hunters can track my kind once their above ten percent. I was eight when my percentage went above ten percent."

I couldn't help the smug grin that spread across my face. "I've been doing everything I can to keep my percentage down so my transition can last longer. The longer the transition period the easier it is to adjust to your new life. Most transitionals are over ten percent by age three.

"So, I was eight when the Hunters attacked for the first time." I could feel the rumble of a growl in Edward's chest so a turned to face him. "Nothing happened, Toby and his powers were as strong as a member of the Undermining, and the Undermining is stronger than the Hunters. Toby could easily handle the Hunters."

Remembering what happened that day though made me revise what I had told him. "I hadn't been hurt, but the Undermining found out that I was a transitional that day. The Undermining wasn't thrilled that my family had a transitional among them. So my target got a little bigger. It wasn't much of a problem at the time, but we know it was going to get worse."

I paused, I had finally come to a part I wasn't sure I wanted to tell them. I knew it was irrational, I shouldn't have to keep my powers a secret from them. I was already giving them more information than I had originally planned. My subconscious had made the decision to tell them everything, so that's what I was going to do.

"When I was ten my powers came in." I took the ring out of my pocket. "My grandfather gave me this for protection. It connects with my physical shield keeping it up so I don't have to do it manually. Since my mental shield is the dominant of the two, my subconscious controls it, keeping it around me."

If I had felt like laughing at any time during my story I would have laughed right then. Each one of the Cullens were staring at me in shock. It was funny how I could turn the seven of them into statues.

I put the ring back in my pocket and with a sigh I continued before they could reanimate. "The Undermining, like I said wants power. Long story short they no longer want me dead, but they want my power. My family knew that would happen though, so they put up precautions. The Undermining can't find me here in Washington, so I only need to worry about the Hunters at the moment. When I'm not here though I have to have someone else with me for my own protection."

I ran my hand over Anna's curls and she grinned brightly. "Yes that's your job now. You can give me enough of a warning to get away." It was shocking yet unsurprising that the Cullens weren't happy with this news.

"Your safety is my responsibility now," Edward argued. I could tell from the tone of his voice he was completely serious.

"Well, then I guess you're coming with us to Chicago next weekend."

"Rose too!" Anna yelled before Edward could reply.

Rosalie's face lit up like a Christmas tree.

I eyed Anna carefully but before I could open my mouth Alice interrupted me. "I wouldn't suggest that idea Bella, Anna's not ready for that yet."

Edward, who obviously had seen whatever Alice had, told Anna that Rosalie was already deciding what to pack.

Anna happily launched herself off of my lap and across the room onto Rosalie's.

I sighed, it was time to get back to the story. "So the Hunters want me dead and the Undermining want my powers. While my family could protect me from both of them separately, they couldn't when they unintentionally teamed up.

"The Undermining attacked us, after someone had told them where to find us."

It wasn't just Edward who growled. But he was the one to speak. "Someone betrayed you and your family?"

I nodded, unable to speak because I was trying to reign in my temper. A wave of calm gently crashed over me. I glanced over at Jasper and he gave me a soft smile.

"The Undermining and the Hunters together, were able to pull off the divide and conquer strategy. The Undermining have people who can take over a person's mind, while Hunters can take control of people. My mental shield protects me from both, but it's hard for me to project that shield, I couldn't protect them. The Undermining kept my mom from being able to use her physical shield and the Hunters used powers like my cousin Amanda's to attack us. Amanda could control fire, and it got out of hand."

Before I could finish by telling them about my failure, my guilt vanished. I glared at Jasper. The look he was piercing me with was sympathetic. "It wasn't your fault Bella."

I put my shield up and let my guilt surround me before answering. "It was too, they gave their lives to protect me, and I couldn't do the same even though I had the power to do so."

Jasper looked like he was going to argue but I shook my head. I didn't want to hear what I knew he was going to say. "Well that's my story. You know what's happened since the three of us have moved up here. So I guess it's time for your questions." I glanced over at Carlisle.

He smiled a very similar smile as Jasper. It was sympathetic, but from the way his jaw was clenched I knew he was determined, what exactly he was determined to do I wasn't sure. If I had to guess though, it would be trying to convince me that I'm not to blame for my family's deaths. That was going to take a lot of convincing.

Author's Note

Okay everyone this is definitely the longest chapter so far. (Just over ten word document pages)

So I gave you guys a good chunk of information here, but I decided I was going to end the chapter here with the end of Bella's story. (Yes I know it was an abbreviated version of her story, but just remember Bella's just beginning to tell them everything.) Originally I was going to have the entire meeting in this chapter but I thought maybe the chapter was getting too long, and this looked like a good place to stop.

So, onto the questions.

Any idea what Bella was going to suggest before Alice warned her not to (The idea that Anna wasn't ready for yet)?

Who all do you think is going to go to Chicago with her?

Who do you think will be able to convince her it wasn't her fault? Just a heads up they all will try but only one of them will be the one to get her to finally see reason.

Okay before I end this chapter I would like to offer you all the chance to ask your questions. If you have any questions that you would like one of the Cullens to ask Bella let me know. You can review to this chapter with your questions or you can send me a private message. Just tell me your question or questions, and if you have a preference which Cullen asks Bella. As of right now I'm planning to have the next chapter ready to be upload this coming Saturday, so if you have any questions you really want answered let me know before Saturday evening. I will be excitedly waiting for your questions, I can't wait to see if there are any questions that are different from the ones I have already.

p.s. I've decided that I will make a note on my profile page in the bio section when I plan to add the next chapter. If that changes at any time I will also let you know in that section.

Until next time.

Watch out for the Hunters,

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