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.

Hey everyone I'm so sorry it took so long to get this chapter out. I feel like my brain is crowded with too many ideas. At the moment I have at least three solid ideas for other twilight saga fanfiction stories. I've been trying to get these ideas out of my head and I just can't. The only thing that has helped is typing the ideas up, but I don't want to be working on more than one story at a time. I feel like if I do that my updates for this story and the other ones will be farther apart. I don't want to take longer on getting these updates to you readers. I just don't know what to do.

I'd like to ask you guys for advice. Obviously typing up the other stories are helping clear my head, allowing me to focus more on Transitionals, which is a good thing. What I need to know though is whether or not it's a good idea to put the new stories online while I'm still working on this one; or should I wait until I'm done with Transitionals?

Please, I could really use the advice.

On a different note, I would like to dedicate this chapter to all of my readers, this is for you guys. Thank you for showing me that writing isn't just a hobby. Seeing how much all you readers like this fanfiction has helped me with my confidence in my writing skills.

Chapter 13

The flight back to Port Angeles was different than the one to Chicago. When we had left the house to leave for the airport, Anna kicked up a fuss. She didn't want anyone but me. Rosalie had tried to pick her up to run with her, but she started screaming. I held her in my arms, which made it were Edward had to carry the two of us in his.

When we got to the cars, I buckled her into her car seat in Carlisle's rental car. Alice set Cissy's seat in the car but then she gathered the rest of the family and they had a quiet conversation. They made sure to keep their voices out of my range of hearing. I didn't let it bother me, Anna wasn't feeling anything dangerous around us, and that's all I was going to worry about while we were out in the open.

I went around the car and buckled Cissy's seat in. I triple checked it before shutting the door.

The passenger door to the car was opened and before I realized what had happened, I had been set on the seat, buckled in, and the door shut.

Esme rounded the car and sat behind the wheel. She smiled warmly at me before speeding away. "Alice saw that this was the best seating arrangements," was the only explanation she gave.

After returning the cars, we met Duke at the jet. He wrapped his arms around me tightly. "I feel horrible," he muttered in my ear.

I pushed away from him. "Not you too. I've already had everyone else apologize. Can we just leave it in the past and go home already?"

Duke smiled at my attempt to sound like my cousin Amanda. "All aboard." He dramatically gestured to the open door of the jet.

I laughed but stopped when I didn't hear Anna's laugh. Duke always made her laugh, but she wasn't laughing now. Something was wrong, and I had a feeling in the pit of my stomach that this trip hadn't been good for Anna.

Anna spent the entire flight on my lap. She refused to sit in her own seat, and when Duke turned off the seatbelt sign she wouldn't even get down to play with Emmett.

Once we had landed, Duke helped us move our bags to the car before taking the plane back to Phoenix. He shook hands with the Cullens, and hugged Cissy and I, but when he hugged Anna she stood perfectly still. She didn't throw her arms around him, and she didn't wish him a safe trip home. She stood there staring off into space, I doubt she even realized what was going on.

I gave Duke one last hug. "I don't know what's wrong with her." I knew the Cullens would hear my whisper but I whispered anyway.

He gave me a reassuring smile. "It's okay Bella, she's just upset with herself. She thinks she failed you, since you got cornered by some amateur Hunters."

"That's what I was afraid of," I grumbled.

"We need to leave, Bella." Edward took my hand. "You need to start training you mental shield so your percentage will stop increasing.

I nodded, letting him lead me to his car. I wasn't surprised to see Rosalie and Emmett putting Cissy's and Anna's car seats in his car.

I sat down in the passenger seat and buckled up, before checking my percentage. Point four percent increase since I had checked it on the plane. I was now at forty eight point three percent. It was steadily increasing and if I didn't get a grip on my mental shield soon, my shield would send me over fifty percent. Being more vampire than human wasn't something I was looking forward too.

"What are you thinking?"

Edward's question always made me smile. I turned in my seat so I could watch him. "I was just thinking about my percentage."

He nodded, sparing me a glance before turning back to the road. It was then that I realized I had been so lost in my thoughts I hadn't noticed us leaving.

"One point seven percent before I'm at fifty percent."

"How long…?" He didn't finish his question but I knew what he was asking.

I sighed and let my head rest against the seat. "Working with the shield will slow it down. When this happened with my physical shield, within three days of working with it my percentage stopped increasing. I should be able to stay under fifty percent if I start working with my shield soon."

"We should have started training on the plane," he grumbled. I had a feeling he was talking to himself, since I just barely caught the words.

He glanced at me, smiling a small smile. "Start right now. Try shielding Anna's thoughts from me."

I glanced around my seat to check on Anna. She was staring out the window, but I could tell she wasn't seeing the world outside fly by. She was lost in her thoughts.

"What is she thinking about?" I settled back into the seat, facing forward. I was starting to really worry about Anna.

He glanced back at her for a half a second before meeting my eyes. "She's determined to never leave your side again. She thinks we wouldn't have ran into the Hunters if she had been with us. That her powers could have given us enough of a warning."

I nodded. "They would have, there's not a doubt in my mind about that." This trip had really shaken Anna up.

Edward brushed his hand against my cheek, startling me. "I can still hear Anna's thoughts."

I chuckled softly before trying something not even Toby had been able to teach me.

I struggled, trying to figure out my mental shield. My physical one lays over me like another skin, only thicker; so I tried looking for something like that.
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"Is she alright?" Alice's voice floated to me.

"She's been like since I asked her to try shielding Anna's thoughts from me."

I blinked after hearing Edward's voice and the room was filled with a collection of sighs.

I was sitting in the Cullens' living room, though I didn't remember getting out of the car.

"What happened?" I turned to Edward who was sitting beside me.

He gave me his crooked smile. "I'm not exactly sure, since I can't read your mind. You sort of zoned out after I asked you to try to use your shield to shield Anna's thoughts from me."

I nodded. "That's what I've been trying to do this whole time. Did it work?" From their looks I didn't hold out much hope.

Edward shook his head.

"But it wasn't for lack of trying." Esme tried to reassure me. She gestured to the information box on her lap. "We've been monitoring your work."

"You weren't kidding when you said you're mental shield was hard to use." Jasper said as he sent a wave of calm towards me, before disappointment could set in.

I was thankful at that moment for his gift. I needed to relax. "How's my percentage?"

Esme smiled supportively. "It's up point one percent. Working with your shield has helped keep it down."

"Despite that being the case, I think it's best if you stop for the night." Carlisle gave me a stern yet caring glance, leaving no room for argument.

Alice bounced to my side. "Come on I'll show you where you and the girls will be sleeping." She pulled me to my feet as I tried to figure out the meaning to her words.

"Charlie called, and asked if we'd watch you and the girls tonight. He won't be home tonight and he didn't want the three of you there without him," Edward explained.

I groaned and followed Alice upstairs, with Edward, Rosalie with Cissy, and Anna following us. We walked up two flights of stairs to the third floor. We stopped at the last door in the hall, from the tour we had had a week ago I knew we were standing in front of Edward's bedroom door.

Alice pushed the door open all the while grinning at me with excitement. The room had changed since the last, and only other time I had been in it. The couch was pushed up against the north wall making room for the colossal bed that dominated the central area of the room.

"Why is there a bed in your room?" I pierced Edward with a sharp glare. He didn't sleep so there was no reason for him to have a bed in his room. I heard Emmett's booming laugh from the living room but, ignore him.

"Obviously the bed is for you," Alice answered quickly.

We didn't stay in Edward's room long. Alice pushed us out the door and opened the door closest to Edward's bedroom.

I stepped into the room and the sight brought tears to my eyes. We were standing in a nursery room. There was a little kid's bed for Anna complete with pink sheets, pink pillows, and a fluffy pink comforter. At the other side of the room was a crib for Cissy, a changing table, and by the window was a rocking chair. I couldn't help noticing how incredibly similar the chair looked to the one in my room.

"Look at your bed Anna."

Anna hadn't let go of my hand since taking it downstairs. When she refused to move from my side I walked over to the bed and sat down at the foot of it.

"Your bed is so pretty, it's perfect for you."

There was still no reaction out of her.

'She's determined to never leave your side again.' Edward's words from the car ride haunted my thoughts. I knew Anna wasn't going to sleep in this bed tonight, and there was no way she'd let Cissy sleep in this room alone.

That night after Anna and I had eaten our fill of the wonderful chicken casserole Esme had made, Rosalie and I bathed the girls. Anna kicked up a fuss when Rosalie tried to take Cissy with her to get the towels. I was shocked, and slightly frightened to see Anna like this.

After the attack in phoenix, Anna had gone silent, refusing to leave me and Cissy alone. Now if we even dare try to separate she started crying.

She didn't scream, she didn't yell, she just started crying tears that could break anyone's heart. It was as if her emotions were going haywire.

I wanted to hit myself. Anna wasn't one for throwing fits, or simply crying the way she had been doing most of today. In fact Anna was behaving like a normal three year old. And that would be because she is a normal three year old, or at least she is when she doesn't have enough energy to control her powers.

Anna had been giving me more energy today than she normally does. She wasn't used to giving away so much energy, her powers weren't used to that; and like me her powers have a connection to her emotions.

I tested out my theory by trying to get Anna to sleep in her bed.

She behaved much like any other tired three year old. She cried, and complained. She struggled in my arms and wrestled with the covers of her bed that I had set her in. By the time she had actually started screaming, all seven of the Cullens were in the room.

Each of their faces held concern and sympathy.

Esme joined me by Anna's bed and attempted to help me get her to calm down. I felt the wave of calm coming off of Jasper and the two of us silently thanked him for his help.

"I've never seen or heard Anna throw a tantrum before." Emmett joined us by Anna's bed. "This can't be normal."

I shook my head as I wrestled with Anna's arms and legs. "Anna doesn't act like normal three year olds, thanks to being a part of the other world. I've only ever witnessed a fit like this once before, and it was caused by the lack of extra energy that our people normally have."

"Since she's been giving her extra energy to you, she's going to act more like a normal human?" Jasper asked thoughtfully. He grimaced, giving away how hard it was to be near the upset little girl.

He knelt down on the floor beside the bed and set his hand on Anna's shoulder. Being able to touch her made it easier for him to control her emotions. Thanks to his powers Anna relaxed enough for him to put her to sleep.

I sighed, running my hands through my hair. "Without some extra energy, she'll act just like any normal human her age."

"Which doesn't help the fact that she was tired," Jasper added grimly.

A hand rested on my shoulder, and I glanced up into Carlisle's kind face. "She's not the only one who is tired. You need to get to sleep too Bella."

I nodded in agreement and let him help me to my feet.

I changed into my pajamas in Edward's bathroom and when I exited I found Edward laying on top of the covers of the bed. For some reason this scene brought a smile to my face.

I climbed under the covers and laid my head on his chest.

He ran a hand gently over my hair before kissing the top of my head. "Sleep love, tomorrow will be an eventful day."

I fell asleep to him humming a loving tune, I didn't recognize. The sound was so soothing it had to be a lullaby. That night I slept soundly, and dream free.

When I woke up the next morning I felt refreshed, reenergized. I felt like my old self, back when my energy levels were normal and steady.

A kiss against my cheek reminded me I wasn't alone. I turned to Edward who was beaming. His grin was breathtaking.

"Good morning Love." He leaned in for a kiss but I covered my mouth with my hand.

"Morning breath," I tried to explain.

He rolled his eyes and pulled my hand away, kissing my hand instead.

I hurried in the bathroom, rushing through my morning routine. When I was finished I found him sitting on the bed already dressed in different clothes.

His grin widened and I couldn't help smiling back at him. "You look happy, may I ask the reason?"

He wrapped his arms around me and gave me a quick kiss, before answering. "There's multiple reasons, but the one besides the obvious ones, is your energy levels." He pulled out his information box and showed me what I had already figured out. My energy levels were back to a more normal level.

I couldn't think of anything to say to this, so I ended up just smiling up at him like an idiot. Reality came crashing down with his next words.

"You need to get ready for school, Love."

He handed me a stack of clothes and I grimaced. I only needed to look at the stack for a second to realize the clothes had been picked out by Alice.

"There's no point in arguing with her, she'll get her way in the end."

I turned to the door and found Rosalie leaning against the door frame with Anna on her hip. "She was getting impatient." Rosalie sighed sadly before handing Anna over. I knew Anna wasn't going to leave me alone from this point on, today.

Edward and Rosalie left the room and I quickly changed. I wasn't surprised to see Edward waiting in the hall for us.

Esme had a breakfast casserole waiting for Anna and me. I had never tasted something as wonderful as that. It was by far my favorite breakfast ever. I had seconds then thirds, much to the delight of Esme.

She was thrilled that I liked it. Carlisle and Edward on the other hand were glad that I was eating. I think they believe I don't eat as much as I should.

After I had brushed my teeth and Rosalie had helped Anna brush hers we all piled into Edward and Rosalie's cars. Edward and I in his Volvo with the little girls while Edward's siblings were in Rosalie's BMW.

Still sticking to Charlie's rule, I checked my energy levels when we got to school. It was thankfully, still normal. I quickly checked my percentage. It was up another point one percent.

I shook my head, I wasn't going to stress about my percentage. I was going to go above fifty percent one of these days, it was just going to be sooner than I had hoped. I knew the higher my percentage got the more dangerous the transition would become; but I was prepared for this, I could handle it. I repeated these words in my head and hoped they were true.

We all parted at my first period class. I sat down and Anna climbed onto my lap as soon as I was seated. She rested her head against my chest and kept alert all through class.

When the bell rang I gathered up our stuff. We met Rosalie and Emmett outside, and the two of them eagerly took the girls. While Rosalie carried Anna, the three year old kept her hand against Rosalie's neck. Something was going on and I realized Anna didn't want to tell me what it was.

I struggled with this knowledge all through second period. When we met Jasper and Alice in the hall outside of the room, Jasper felt my mood and commented on it. When I told them my thoughts Jasper handed Cissy carrier to Alice and picked up Anna.

"What's going on darlin'?"

Anna shook her head, then shrugged. She didn't know. I reached out to touch Anna and she flinched. I have to say I was hurt, but I didn't try to touch her again.

After third Rosalie and Emmett walked us to fourth but this time Anna asked Emmett to hold her. Rosalie gave me a curious glance but didn't say anything as she took Cissy's carrier from me.

At the end of fourth period I found all of them waiting for us. Anna ran to Alice, and I handed Cissy's carrier to Emmett.

Edward took my hand and we led the way to the cafeteria.

Lunch was the only time of the day that seemed normal. Anna sat on Rosalie's lap and ate her lunch. Anna and I normally picked off of everyone's plates, making it look like everyone was eating instead of just the two of us.

Halfway through lunch Anna climbed onto Emmett's lap and Cissy was handed from Alice to Rosalie.

We parted ways after lunch. Alice and Rosalie followed the girls and me into the bathroom. I was starting to get the feeling that they all knew something I didn't. I couldn't have anything to do with Anna though, because she didn't know what she was feeling. But it was strange she wouldn't let me help her figure it out.

Despite the fact that she wasn't leaving my side, she was avoiding me. Something was really wrong, and I couldn't help think it had something to do with yesterday, or at least last night.

In biology Anna sat with Edward. She curled up on his lap, and I was surprised to see she fell asleep. Anna didn't nap, she didn't need to; yet there she was, sound asleep.

Edward noticed my worried gaze and took my hand in his. He squeezed it reassuringly.

At the end of class we met Jasper and Alice outside and the four of us walked to the gym. We met Mrs. Clapp outside the girl's locker room and she took the sleeping Anna from Edward. Alice followed her into the gym carrying Cissy's carrier.

After dressing down I hurried into the gym.

Mrs. Clapp was rocking Anna in her arms. She had a small loving smile on her face as she watched her sleep.

All through class my mind was on Anna, wondering and worrying what was going on. We were playing badminton, and I spent most of the class at the back of the court while Mike played the game single handedly; giving me plenty of time to think. At one point Coach Clapp made Mike let me play but after I clipped myself then Mike in the same swing he turned his back on our game. That way Mike could go back to playing on his own and I couldn't hurt anyone else.

Finally Coach called it a day and we could all leave. I changed quickly and joined Mrs. Clapp back in the gym. The two of us walked out and met the Cullens.

Rosalie took Anna, and Emmett took Cissy. When it was just us left, Edward snagged my backpack from me and started leading me towards the cars.

I was surprised to see a nervousness in his eyes. Something was bothering him, but it wasn't a normal fear.

"What's wrong?" I asked once I got my voice to work.

He tried to grin but it didn't reach his eyes, which were still nervous. "Nothing's wrong?"

Yeah right like I was going to believe that. "I'm not an idiot Edward. I know something is bothering you."

Alice gave me a quick hug. "It's nothing bad, Bella. We're just not sure how you'll react."

Now I was nervous. "What did you do?"

Edward gently set his hands on my shoulders and rested his forehead against mine. "Nothing you need to worry about. I just asked some family friends if they would come down. I think they will be able to help you with your mental shield."

Oh. "So, there'll be other people at your house."

He nodded. "Don't worry, I won't let anything happen to you." He gave me his crooked grin, this time the smile was able to reach his eyes.

I took a deep breath, letting his scent calm me. "Are your friends already there?"

Edward glanced over at Alice, who nodded.

Okay, so I was going to go meet friends of the Cullens. This should be fun. I couldn't help the sarcastic thought. There was plenty that could go wrong.

Author's note

Who do you think Edward called to help with Bella's powers? And, what do you think is going on with Anna? I'm not sure if this is a helpful hint or not, but what is happening is not normal. You'll have to think about the supernatural, and what exactly Anna's powers can do.

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