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.

Alright so this is the second half of the information galore chapters. This entire chapter is all about getting the Cullens' questions answered. Just a heads up this chapter is my version of the chapter called 'Interrogations' in the Twilight Book. Be prepared for questions to be answered, and know I tried to keep this as organized as I could.

Before we go ahead and jump into the chapter, I would just like to dedicate this chapter to all the people who have asked questions, throughout the whole story. All of your questions were appreciated. Your questions help me focus my mind and it keeps my story in line with what everyone needs to know. So thank you for all of your questions. I hope you guys like this chapter.

Chapter 11

"Okay, before we begin, I do have one request." I said a little nervously. I wasn't worried about what they would ask, but from their looks I could guess that's what they thought I was worried about.

"Of course Bella, what is your request?" Carlisle's words were encouraging.

I nodded my head in thanks towards him before answering. "While I might have a little more advanced brain than a human it's nowhere near a vampire's, so if we could try to keep this a little organized, I would appreciate it. If my thoughts have to jump from topic to topic it will make this conversation harder on me."

Understanding filled all of their eyes; well all the eyes I could see. Edward grabbed one of my hands in his and gave it a gentle squeeze, letting me know he understood.

Carlisle glanced around the room, meeting each one of the gazes of his family members. "Perhaps we should discuss how we want to go about our line of questioning?"

They all nodded in agreement.

"What exactly would be easiest on you dear?" Esme asked me kindly.

I thought about that for a second. "It's easier if we can stay on one topic before moving onto the next. I understand though that some topics can spark another, quite easily."

They all nodded again and I sighed. "Is there any one topic that you all really want to talk about?"

The rumble coming from Edward's chest gave me a basic idea of what he wanted to know. He sighed, getting the answer to my question from their thoughts. "They're, well, actually we all are curious about transitionals."

Of course they were. "Okay, well let's start with that, and see where it leads."

I glanced around the group waiting for someone to start. Finally Carlisle took the others' silence as a cue to go first. "How many different transitional creatures are there?"

Great, let's start with a question I couldn't really answer. I shrugged while Anna giggled behind her hands. She knew the answer to that as well as I did.

"No one really knows." I shrugged again and felt my face heat up with a blush. "In theory I guess there could be a transitional creature for every type of mythical being there is. The most common as I said are vampires, but then the next would be werewolves, sirens, and warlocks."

This new information clearly was intriguing. Carlisle was definitely the scholar type of person. His eyes were bright with the excitement of learning something new.

"Do you know what causes someone to be a transitional creature?" After staring at him for a minute he clarified his question. "Is it a gene that determines which transitional creature you are?"

"Well," I paused trying to figure out how to answer, "I know it has to do with our genetic makeup. Unfortunately that's as far as I can go with the other transitional creatures."

Carlisle didn't miss the implication in my words. "But you do know about transitionals?"

I couldn't help the grin that spread across my face. I should know about transitionals, I am one. "Yes I do. With a transitional it's all about the chromosomal pairs. We're born with twenty five."

"The same as vampires." Rosalie was playing with Cissy so I was surprised when she spoke up. For some reason I hadn't really expected her to join in, she seemed engrossed in playing with the girls.

"Well it is what we're turning into." This made everyone else laugh.

Esme softly cleared her throat once we had calmed down.

I turned to her letting her have my full attention.

"Are your parents transitionals too?"

"No my parents are very much human." I stopped and let myself think about that. "Well, humans with powers; what with my mom and her physical shield while dad has his mental shield. They are from the other world after all."

"You inherited both of your parents' powers," Jasper commented thoughtfully.

It wasn't a question so I didn't feel like I needed to answer him, but I did anyway. "Yeah, it's one of the reasons why I need to make the transition last as long as I can."

"Why exactly is it important to have a long transition?" Alice tilted her head to the side and gave me a curious look. "I know you said the longer the transition the easier it is to adjust to your vampire life, but why is that, exactly?"

That answer was simple enough. "It's all about control. Transitionals are stronger than normal newborn vampires, and ones that are gifted have that extra issue they have to deal with. The more time we have to work on control while still human, the better control we have as vampires. And for people like me, the more in control of our powers we are before, they'll be easier to use later."

Out of the corner of my eye I saw Jasper lean forward. He rested his elbows on his knees. He spoke once I had met his gaze. "As the transition continues your percentage increases right?"

I nodded and he continued. "So, since you're transitioning into one of us, does that mean you'll get vampire abilities throughout the transition?"

"Good question," I couldn't help saying. "The transition gradually increases my human abilities. So while I'm still human I'll never have full vampire abilities but it leads up to it."

Jasper nodded, understanding what I meant. "So what has already been increased?"

I quickly compiled a list in my head before ticking them off one by one. "All of my senses are better than humans'. My eyesight is definitely better than twenty twenty vision, my other senses though, if I want to be able to use their more sharpened versions I have to focus on them solely."

Alice raised an eyebrow in confusion.

I tried to explain it better. "So normally I just have normal hearing, but if I focus just on my hearing it's better than a human's."

A smile spread across her face when she understood. "What else?"

"Well there's a little more room in my brain, and I can process stuff easier. That's it as far as I know right now. I know my speed is trying to increase."

"How do you know?" Carlisle asked excitedly.

I found it was easy to answer Carlisle's questions, since he truly wanted to learn all this. "Each of our abilities have clues to when the vampire side starts gaining more of the control. Basically what happens is the human side and the vampire side kinda fight over control. With speed it's called the skipping affect. Both sides trying to control motion, makes the transitional very clumsy."

"So that's why you can't walk on a flat surface," Emmett barked out a laugh. His laughing shook the room. I decided to glare at him instead of the others who were at least trying not to laugh. Some of them couldn't fight the smile on their faces, or the amusement in their eyes.

"Hey, didn't you say that accidents caused by the transition killed some of the transitionals?" Emmett asked suddenly.

I nodded while my protective mate asked the unspoken question that went with Emmett's question. "What sort of accidents?"

I turned so I could meet his worried gaze. "Well there's clumsiness, which could be a problem. Running will be a problem, even with my improved eyesight, the faster I go the more my sight will blur, that's normal for humans."

"Is running a necessity?" Rosalie asked.

I needed to stop being surprised whenever Rosalie says anything. She obviously wasn't completely engrossed with just playing with the girls. She did have enough room in her brain to focus on both the girls and the conversation.

"Eventually I'll have to start working with my speed, the same thing for my strength." I shrugged. "It's all about control. Lack of control can cause accidents."

"Nothing we can't handle," Alice grinned at me before glaring at Edward. She rolled her eyes and thought something at Edward.

Jasper broke the silence. "So what percentage are you at?"

I groaned silently to myself. I didn't want to check. I knew after the meeting with Sam, that my percentage would increase. I hadn't controlled my emotions very well and my anger had no doubt caused my percentage to rise; not to mention the danger of the unknown.

"The last time I checked I was thirty nine point eight percent vampire." I'd wait to check until Charlie made me, or until he checked himself. It wasn't like not checking it would increase it. I didn't really have to know.

"What percentage would you be at if you let the transition run as it normally would have?" Jasper's curious eyes bore into mine, almost as if he could read my mind. I had to laugh at that thought, since I was sitting with the mind reader of the family.

"Each transition is different since everyone behaves differently. Every transitional becomes immortal between the ages of eighteen and twenty. The transition though has been known to go beyond those ages though, so that makes it harder to get an average for the percentages."

I shrugged. "Most seventeen year olds though are farther along in the transition than me. Most would be passed the seventy five percent mark, I'd say."

"How have you kept your percentage so low?!" Alice asked. Astonishment was written clearly on her face.

"There's multiple ways to keep the percentage from increasing." I ran through my list quickly. "The biggest one for me is watching my temper. My emotions control my physical shield, and if I get too upset it can set it off. The sudden use of powers can cause an increase. That's also why I need to stay away from danger, since a surprise attack would mean a sudden use of my shield."

Emmett's face fell suddenly. "So no jumping out in front of you, to try to scare you."

Esme spoke before I even had my mouth open. "Emmett McCarty Cullen, how dare you even suggest you were thinking about doing something like that."

Smiles broke out amongst the younger members of the Cullens. Anna of course broke the entire room into laughter. "You're in trouble."

By the time we all had calmed down, Emmett had joined in with his own laughter.

"No Emmett," I sighed as my laughter calmed. "That would raise my percentage, and I couldn't guarantee where you might end up."

He cocked his head. "What does that mean?"

I blushed as I remembered the disastrous events where my shield had been used suddenly. "Well, when my shield appears suddenly to protect me, it shoots out, and whatever hits it is thrown. Sometimes it's not very far, other times it's quite far. Once again it's about how much control I have."

Getting back to the topic at hand I returned to my list. "Anything that's dangerous to the transition also causes an increase. Then the biggest one would be controlling my energy, if I have too much energy, it can cause an energy burst. Depending on how much energy was drained thanks to the burst, determines how high the percentage could get."

"So it doesn't sound entirely too hard to control your percentage," Alice said thoughtfully, yet slightly teasingly.

I moved my head from the right to the left then back, a simple shake. "Just three major points to remember. Keep an eye on my energy, control my emotions, and lookout for danger. That's not very hard." I couldn't keep my face straight, or the sarcasm from my voice.

"And you can check everything about your transition with your information box?" Carlisle glanced at the circular device I had sat beside Edward and me.

I picked up the box. "Yeah, this little thing has made life easier on transitional creatures."

"Would you mind showing us how it works?" Carlisle's question was thoughtful. He wanted to know, but he didn't know whether or not the information was something that I would be comfortable sharing.

"I still have the boxes that my family used. I'll bring them over next time, and show you guys how to use them."

"Sweet!" Emmett exclaimed. The others nodded in agreement.

Edward carefully took the box from me. "Who made this anyway?"

"That would be Grandpa Ray."

Emmett eyes flashed with recognition as he remembered something. "Hey, what happened when Grandpa Ray found out you were a transitional?"

I groaned, dropping my head in my hands while Anna burst into giggles.

Edward rubbed soothing circles on my back. "You don't have to answer that if you don't want to."

I snorted. "Why not? Charlie loves telling that story." I sat back up and glared over at Emmett. "Long story short, I was two, my cousins and I were working with Grandpa Ray in the kitchen, and my cousin cut his hand open. The smell of rust and salt filled the air, and I woke up in the hospital that evening after hitting my head from passing out."

Anna was rolling on the floor laughing, and Emmett was beside her. Rosalie was shaking her head, hopefully at her mate, but I wasn't sure thanks to her smile. Jasper and Alice were chuckling softly and I could feel a slight rumble against my back. Edward was trying so hard not to laugh out loud.

"Who exactly is Grandpa Ray?" Esme asked, thankfully changing the subject.

I gave her a thankful smile. "Grandpa Ray is a vegetarian vampire who has been around for who knows how long. He's not related to my family, he just has everyone call him Grandpa Ray."

Esme silently asked why.

"Grandpa Ray was changed when he was in his sixties." I had to explain the little laugh that escaped my lips. "His white hair covers his head and most of his face. He's got the bushiest beard and mustache I've ever seen. The funny thing though is he can pass for any age from fifty to a hundred, and he's done that."

I couldn't stop the giggles then. Anna and I tried but just thinking about him pretending to be so old would get us laughing again.

"The only problem is when he does that he has to pretend to slowly lose his strength with age."

"Grandpa Ray sounds like fun?" Emmett said.

The others nodded in agreement.

"You said he had the power of knowledge. Can you explain what exactly that is?" Jasper asked, remembering that fact from my story.

"His power is hard to explain." That was an understatement if there ever was one.

He shrugged. "Just explain to the best of your ability."

I fiddle with the hem of my shirt trying to figure out how to explain. "Grandpa Ray can look at something, and his mind just fills with information of what it is how it can be used. If it's an object he can figure it out, determine what made it, what's in it."

I picked up my information box. "He can look at raw materials and figure out what they can make. No one knows how it happens it just does. He has a hard time explaining this. Basically he sees, then he knows. It is weird, and also dangerous."

I sighed. "His power has sparked interest all over the planet and in all three worlds."

Anna sat up suddenly and wrapped her arms around her middle. She blushed as her stomach growled. Not even a second later my stomach echoed hers. My face flushed.

"I'll get you two some dinner." Esme darted out of the room before I could argue.

I tried to get up so I could help but Edward refused to let me up.

"She can still hear from the kitchen." He whispered in my ear. "This way we can get through more questions."

That made sense. I relaxed, letting my head rest against his shoulder. "Alright, next question."

The younger Cullens glanced at Carlisle, who turned to me. "Are your parents mortal or Immortal?"

"Everyone from the other world are immortal, except for the Hunters. The Undermining took away the hunters immortality when they separated themselves from the Undermining. Not long after, the Rebellion destroyed the device that could take away immortality from the people of the other world."

"Why would you even have a device like that?" From Alice's look I knew she thought it was absurd that someone wouldn't want immortality.

I shrugged one shoulder. "When the other world was just the original group, they used it to banish people who broke the rules. They would also use it to let people give up their immortality. If they fell in love with someone who was mortal. The other world doesn't have a way to make people immortal so their people have to become mortal to join the people they love."

Alice thought about it for exactly one second before nodding happily.

Emmett gave me a thoughtful look. He looked so serious that I was taken aback for a moment. "So if your family is immortal, where they the original people who helped start the Rebellion?"

The rest of them glanced at me, instantly curious.

I shook my head. "No, they might not be able to die of old age but they can die. They can still get sick, and hurt, and other human problems can cause their deaths."

He nodded, and then another question that was thought through came out of his mouth. "So when do they stop aging? Your dad doesn't look like he's not aging."

Again the curious glances from everyone turned to me excitedly.

I laughed. "You have to remember it isn't the same immortality that you guys have. They don't stop aging. Once you become an adult you have the ability to change your age. You can go back to any age you've already been. My great grandfather didn't change his age at all. The night before he was supposed to turn a hundred and one he went to bed, and the next day he woke up as an eighteen year old."

"That is so cool." I couldn't help laughing at Emmett's enthusiasm. He was as excited as a little kid at Christmas time. It seems they all like learning something new. That shouldn't surprise me though.

"Did you ever get to meet the family members who did help start the Rebellion?" He asked before anyone else could ask a different question.

"No."

They took my one word answer as a hint to ask a different question. Sadly Rosalie didn't seem to understand I wanted the topic changed.

"So what exactly did your family do in the Rebellion?"

I didn't want to talk about this. It was still hard talking about my family. "My family worked with the younger generation for the most part. Helping teach them the old way, make sure they understood the reasons why we do what we do. Some of my cousins worked on other stuff too. Toby worked with the family and a small selection of other people, helping them with their powers. He was always careful of who he trusted. A few others would work with security to help with the Rebellion's protection."

I shrugged. "We all tended to help out in the different sections when it was needed. When we could offer our help and knowledge."

Jasper took pity on me and moved the topic away from my family. "What are the different jobs in the Rebellion?"

I listed off the ones I knew of. "Security and protection there is a difference. Finding transitional creatures, recruiting in all three worlds. Teaching our history, how to use powers, how to use the different tech we use, and survival skills, all things the younger generation should really know. There's the people who try to keep watch and keep the other two worlds in line, keeping up the original job of the third world. And of course there are the soldiers, people who solely work on bringing down the Undermining."

"So," Emmett asked with a grin, "how do you join the Rebellion?"

I knew Emmett was joking but I couldn't help answering. "You make friends with someone who can vouch for you, or you can just go through the recruitment process."

Esme walked in carrying a plate of spaghetti for me and a bowl full for Anna. She handed me my plate before asking a question. "How exactly do the people of the other world keep our world and the human world in line?"

Anna sat at the coffee table, which I thought was a good idea. I didn't want to get spaghetti sauce on their nice white couch. Surprisingly Edward let go of me. Once I was sitting across from Anna I answered Esme's question.

"The other world has ways to keep track of the other two worlds. It's part of their abilities, since it is there purpose to watch over the other two worlds."

I took a quick bit while I was arranging my thoughts. "The other world is like the police force of the three worlds. But they only step in to handle a situation when it becomes critical, when whoever is causing trouble in one of the worlds has gone too far. If it isn't critical, we leave the situation to be handled by the appropriate people in that world."

I sighed. "It makes it harder now that we have to police so many people from our own world. Obviously we're struggling with the Undermining, but it's only slightly easier to deal with the Hunters."

"Speaking of Hunters," Edward said as he moved to sit beside me on the floor. "How do you tell who is a hunter?"

I took another bite. "Hunters are difficult, but at the same time they really aren't. If you can find their sign, then you definitely know you're dealing with a hunter. Their facial expressions is the best way to tell who is a hunter though. Their facial expressions give them away most of the time. They're easy to read."

"Will I be able to read their thoughts, or do they have mental shields too?" Edward asked. He was watching me eat, with fascination.

I blushed, only now feeling embarrassed about eating in front of all of them. "You'll have no trouble reading their thoughts. In fact now that I think about it, you and Jasper will have an easy time figuring out who are hunters."

Jasper leaned closer while still remaining in his seat. "What do you mean?"

"Once a hunter has started the hunt he won't give up until he wins or he dies. Their focus becomes fixed on the job at hand, and nothing can get them to stop in mid hunt, they go to the end, even if they know it's there end."

"You can't say they're not dedicated," Emmett announced, in a slim attempt to lighten the room.

Jasper and Edward glanced at each other, it was obvious that Jasper was sharing his thoughts.

"So," Emmett broke the silence, clearly upset about not being a part of the silent conversation. "Are the hunters invisible?"

I gave him a confused look, lifting an eyebrow. "No. Any reason why you would think so?"

Esme answered for him. "It just seems that no one notices them. We're just trying to figure out why people don't realize what the Hunters are? You already said that the Hunters don't follow any rules. So what happens when they're seen by humans?"

I nodded, finally understanding. "The Hunters don't follow any rules, but when they are caught or seen by humans, they just seem like any other murderer. But then again, they don't get caught very often. They are really good at going unnoticed."

"What did you mean by finding their sign, Bella?" Edward asked once he had finished his silent conversation with Jasper.

I explained the same way my dad had, creating the size of the device using my hands and using the words he had used to explain to Billy, Harry, and Sam.

Edward wasn't happy that they had a device that could lead them straight to me. "So they use their sign to track you, how can we track them?"

I glanced at Anna, silently asking her to answer this one. She nodded and I took the time to eat more than a bite, while she explained.

She pointed to herself. "I'm the tracker. I'll sense danger from Hunters. I'll know then you'll know."

Edward glanced at me. "You can track the Hunters using Anna's powers, what about the Undermining?"

"Hey, no jumping topics." Emmett shook his index finger in Edward's direction like he was reprimanding him.

I rolled my eyes at him. "Yes, that's how we track all danger."

"After Anna lets us know when a Hunter is around, we'll be able to use our powers to find them." Jasper reminded Edward. He turned back to me. "How do we fight the Hunters though?"

"Skill," Anna supplied.

Jasper turned to her. "How do we fight them?" He asked again, curious that Anna had answered instead of me.

She smiled at him, pleased with herself that she had answers too. "Hunters fight with skill. They think then attack."

"They think then attack," Emmett repeated while glancing at Edward.

I laughed as I got up. Yes Edward would be helpful to fighting against the Hunters. I reached to pick up my plate but it was already gone. I glanced around the room and found Esme wasn't with us.

She was back in the room a second later with an unopened bottle of water. "I'm sorry I didn't think of asking if you were thirsty."

"No problem, thank you for dinner, and the water." I took the bottle and opened it. It was nice and cold; not like it would get warm being held by her hands, or mine for that matter.

"So fighting the Hunters is simply about having better skills than them?" Edward asked hopefully. He sat back down on the couch.

I sat down beside him, slightly surprised that he let me. "You have to be careful about their powers. Their tools they use to get rid of transitional creatures shouldn't hurt you, but certain powers might."

He nodded and took my hand absentmindedly. "What about the Undermining, how do you know if someone belongs to that group?"

"The Undermining, are a whole lot easier to read. You'll know them when you see them." The answer didn't appease them. "One way to be sure is a birthmark on their lower right arm. The people of the other world who were in charge of keeping the other worlds in line were born with the mark, they also have all the powers that were given to handle the different situations. The mark can't be covered completely. If something is covering it can still somewhat be seen through the covering."

"You really should have started your explanation with that, Bella." Jasper suggested.

I shook my head. "Not really, because people in the Rebellion have that mark too, I was completely serious when I said you'll know a member of the Undermining when you see them."

They thought that over for a moment.

"Is fighting the Undermining all about skill too?" Edward's hopeful expression made me smile.

"Most fights are about skill," I replied. "Strategy is the best skill to have when fighting the Undermining though.

Alice glanced at Jasper who grinned. I had a feeling Jasper was a strategist.

"Hey Bella, when you said your family knew the Undermining would want your powers what did you mean. I mean how did they know?" Emmett asked suddenly.

I chuckled. "Isn't it kind of obvious? Who wouldn't want someone who is the ultimate defense? Theoretically my powers can stop any attack."

He took a moment to think it over. "That makes sense."

"So why can't the Undermining find you here in Washington?" Alice asked, this clearly was a question she had been waiting to ask, if her bouncing was an indicator.

"Because, her dad's here." Anna got up and handed her bowl to Esme before smiling over at Alice.

Alice gave me -what I was now calling- her signature confused look.

"My family put up precautions to help keep me safe. Don't laugh," I pointed my comment straight at Emmett. "There is magic on this planet, and one of my cousins could use it. Thanks to her gift, I'm safe from the Undermining in whatever state my dad lives in."

"What were the other precautions, if you don't mind telling us," Esme added the last part to be polite.

I didn't mind. "The first one was probably the most difficult. My parents split."

The seven Cullens stared at me. I could see the same question in all of their eyes.

I glanced down at my hands. "My parents were mates, but because of their powers they knew their first born would inherit both of their powers, and the Undermining would want them."

I shrugged, thinking about their predicament. "You can't fight the mating bond though, eventually it will bring you together. So the inevitable happened and I was born. As parents it was there job to protect me, and the best way to do that was to separate. They were only able to fight the pull of the mate bond knowing that it was protecting me. It was the backup plan. If you lost one you still had the other.

"With Melissa's magic it was actually the best plan, because they can't find me here."

Rosalie clutched Cissy to her chest and stared at me in shock. "How could that have been the best plan?"

Of course they wouldn't understand, they didn't know what I did. "Members of the other world give off an energy signal, it's how they find each other. And it's one of the useful tools the Undermining uses to attack the Rebellion. Since I'm a transitional I don't have an energy signal. Energy signals can show what type of powers someone has."

Alice nodded in understanding. "So the Undermining could see both of your parents with their powers and they'd know where to find you."

"The uniqueness of the physical and mental shields being mates was the problem. When they weren't together it was harder to figure out which mental or physical shield the energy signal was."

"And the other precautions?" Esme prompted softly. She was worried that she had upset me with the topic about my family.

"Keeping my percentage down was one, and working with me and my physical shield was another." I glanced over at Anna who had climbed onto Emmett's lap. "Then of course there's the body guard. Someone in my family was always keeping an eye on me, I never went anywhere without them."

"Who was your last body guard?"

I stiffened at Edward's question. I felt my arms wrap around me, the only reason why I even noticed was because Edward's hand tightened around mine refusing to let go.

Emmett tried to lighten the mood again. "So what makes Anna qualified to be a body guard? Clearly I'd be the better choice."

I glanced up to meet his gaze but caught a suspicious glance from Rosalie. Just a second before forming her face into a calm mask she had been giving me a strange look, it almost looked guilty. The answer hit me in the face. She had seen me wrap my arms around myself in the car when we had talked about Toby, she had to have put two and two together. Which means she no doubt had answered Edward's question for me.

"Of course I'm the body guard," Anna's words pulled me from my thoughts. "My powers make me perfect for the job."

I couldn't help laughing, Toby had taught her to say that when she was two, and she never got tired of saying it.

"Just curious, why does she already have powers. You said you and the rest of your family got your powers when you were ten?" Jasper glanced from me to Anna.

I glanced at the little girl too. "Toby was a direct descendent along what we call the legacy line; the first born son of the first born son. Anyone whose dad is part of the legacy line, will get their powers earlier."

Jasper glanced back to me. "So your family has powers because they're part of the other world right?"

I nodded.

"And those powers are difficult to handle." His comment caught me by surprise.

"Why would you say that?"

He shrugged one shoulder. "It was a guess, since you said you had trouble with your mental shield."

Oh. "Yes it is difficult to control our powers. It's easier for me to use my physical shield because it is controlled by my emotions. My mental shield is controlled by my subconscious, that makes it a little harder for me to use."

He narrowed his eyes, thinking. "Weren't you practicing with your mental shield though?"

This was a hard question for me to answer. "Not really, I worked on my physical shield, since it was easier to use, and control. My mind isn't strong enough at the moment to handle both of my shields. Since my mental shield can protect me without me having to do anything to it, training my physical shield seemed to be the right thing to do."

"Makes sense," he agreed. "How exactly do you train your shields?"

I took my ring out of my pocket and tossed it at him. He caught it with ease. "The ring helps me get a better feel for my shields. If I wear it can control my powers, but I can still take control of them. When I get more comfortable with my powers I won't need to use the ring to help me train."

Emmett took the ring from Jasper. "If this blocks their powers from working on you, why does Anna's powers work with you?"

"That would be because I can program my ring to allow my body guard's power to work on me." Anna grinned through my entire explanation.

"Speaking of Anna's powers, could you explain what we were feeling when Anna was showing Edward there wasn't any danger around?" Jasper asked excitedly. He was intrigued by Anna's powers which were somewhat like his.

I glanced at Anna who had quickly gone back to her picture book. She didn't want to explain. I laughed at that. "Well since there wasn't any danger or anything really to show him, you guys just felt a void, it was nothing, just calm."

Rosalie looked up from Cissy who had fallen asleep. "Okay, from my understanding of Anna's powers, wouldn't she have picked up on the betrayal of your family?"

Anna's head lowered and Rosalie's eyes flashed with remorse.

"It's okay Rosalie," I tried to reassure her. "You see Anna did pick up on the betrayal."

Eyebrows rose around the room.

"You know who betrayed you," Alice growled suddenly looking like a dangerous vampire.

I knew she wasn't mad at me but I couldn't help my reaction. I pressed myself up against Edward's side. He wrapped an arm around me protectively and Alice relaxed. It took me a minute to calm down.

"No, we don't know who betrayed us."

Confusion filled all of their eyes and I hurried to explain. "That night Anna's powers were absorbing too much information. She can't recall all the things she felt that night, there's too much for her to sort through. Her dad would help her sort through it all, but it isn't something she can do by herself, she's too young."

"Why would someone want to betray your family?" Esme glanced at the little girls as she asked. She didn't want to imagine anyone who'd want to hurt someone so young.

I shrugged I didn't have an answer beside the obvious; money, and power. I glanced up at the clock. I needed to get the girls home and in bed.

"You need to get home don't you?" Carlisle asked kindly. His eyes were still gleaming with the thrill of new information.

I wondered how long it would take for the gleam in his eyes to shift back to normal. I nodded.

Alice snatched the ring that Emmett was still holding and bounced to my side. "We'll see you tomorrow morning. Bring your appetites, Esme makes awesome pancakes." She handed me the ring.

I put it on absentmindedly. I was slightly nervous about Alice's powers, but you would never catch me betting against a psychic. "I'll take your word on that, Alice."

Rosalie put Cissy in her carrier and handed it to Edward, along with the keys to my car.

I glanced up at him and knew there was no point in arguing. I said a quick goodbye and grabbed the diaper bag on my way out.

Authors note

I hope you guys like it, and that it brought answers to your much appreciated questions. Again I would like to thank the people who gave me questions. I tried to make sure I answered the questions that were asked at any point throughout the story. If I missed any questions, it most likely means it wasn't meant to be answered yet. I do have a few questions that the Cullens will ask at different points in the story during later chapters.

I wasn't planning to ask any questions this chapter because I was pretty sure my brain wouldn't be able to come up with any more, but I did come up with two (One is a repeat though).

What do you guys and gals expect will happen in Chicago? And who do you think is going with Bella to Chicago?

We'll just have to look out for the Undermining while we're there.

Until next time,

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