A/N: I want to let everyone know that Bella's mental block does not work against Kyle's powers. Think of it like this, his gift is strong enough to counteract hers. That won't be important until later but I thought I would let you know.
BELLA
I cried myself into a restless sleep. I had a couple more nightmares but none were as vivid as the one about Kyle.
I woke up in my bed, in my room at the Cullens' house. Esme had added it after Charlie died for those nights when Jacob couldn't stay and I got lonely. She knew it would be awkward if I shared a room with Edward. I stretched then the smell of pancakes and bacon caught my nose. As much as I loved Alice, it was still kind of creepy to think she knew things like what I would want for breakfast before I knew it. I climbed out of bed and headed downstairs.
When I reached the kitchen, Esme was standing over the stove finishing the bacon. The was a stake of pancakes on a plate next to the microwave.
"Morning Bella." she said without turning around.
"Morning." I said. "You didn't have to do this. I could've just grabbed a pop tart."
"I know sweetie but I miss cooking for people who are actually able to eat it." she replied.
"Thank you." I said. I could feel the blood rush to my face.
She put four slices of bacon on the plate of pancakes and laid it on the table. I sat down at the dining room table and started eating. Esme sat down in the chair next to me. I had just began to notice how quiet it was. I didn't think the words quiet and Cullens could be used in the same sentence. Unless, of course, the sentence was; The Cullen house was never quiet.
"Where's everyone?" I asked.
"The hospital called and ask if Carlisle could cover a shift and he, of course, said yes." Esme replied. "Alice and Jasper wanted to be alone for awhile so they went for a drive. Rose needed some parts for her baby so Emmett drove her to Seattle and Edward and Roxanne went for a run last night but they haven't come back yet." (A/N: Bella was still awake when they called and told the guys to come home.)
"Oh.' I said.
I felt a slight pang of jealousy with that last part. I was happy for them but a small part of me wished I could have him back. I suddenly wasn't hungry anymore but I didn't want to let Esme hard work go to waste. I pushed it around my plate taking small bites every few minutes.
"Are you alright, honey?" Esme asked after a few minutes.
"I'm fine." I replied plastering on my best fake smile.
"Of course you're not fine." Esme replied. "You've just had your heart broken."
I shrugged.
"It's not like it hasn't happened before." I mumbled forgetting that she could still hear me.
"He was only trying to do what was best for you dear." Esme responded.
"I know, I'm sorry." I said. "I guess, I'm still a little hurt."
"I know sweetie. And it's okay to be mad at him. But you have to understand his side of things. He's always thought of himself as a danger to you and your birthday didn't help. He was just trying to protect you the best way he knew how."
"I know but I wish he would've just talked to me about it. We could've worked something out."
"He knew that you would convince him to stay. You know, he would've gone to the ends of the earth if you asked him to." she laughed lightly. "He didn't want to give you the chance to talk him into staying. Your safety was the most important thing to him and it still is. He worries about you so much."
"I know." I replied concentrating on my plate.
I finished my breakfast in silence then helped Esme clean up. When she refused to let me help anymore, I went upstairs to work on a paper I had due for Composition. I was working for a couple hours when they was a knock on my door.
"Come in!" I called.
The door opened and I turned to see Edward walking in. He shut it and sat on the edge of my bed.
"Can we talk for a minute?" he asked.
"Sure, what's up?" I answered and went to sit next to him on the bed.
"What happened last night has us all confused." he stated. "We're not sure if we should take this seriously or just chalk it up to your tendency to worry too much. On the one hand, we know your emotions were all over the place since yesterday and you did eat a lot before you fell asleep. It is possible that it was just a dream. However, Roxanne told us somethings about Kyle's powers that have us wondering."
I was a little stunned that they found substance in this. I myself woke up thinking it was just stupid human paranoia. I nodded for him to continue.
"Kyle has somehow aquired many gifts in his three hundred years. Roxanne doesn't know how he does it. There were two the she remembered last night that could be relevant." he continued. "The first being he can shock you just by touching your bare skin. Roxy said that's why you woke up last night, right?"
"Yes." I answered.
"The other is he could step into someone else subconcious. He could manipulate a persons dreams. He could torture them by replaying something particuliarly painful or make you forget certain parts of your dreams. Even make some more vivid than others."
"But if I can block mental powers then that one shouldn't have any effect on my,should it?" I questioned confused.
"I don't know. It's possible that he could've found a way around it with all the girts he has gained."
"So what are we going to do."
"We are going to take some precautions. You are going to stay here until we're sure he's not a threat to you. Carlisle also wants someone to go to Port Angeles with us and keep an eye on the campus. Just to make sure that no one is acting suspicious. And we don't want you to be anywhere alone."
"I can live with that." I said.
"Also, we want to inform the pack of the potential threat so they can be on their guard too."
"Okay." I said.
"The thing about that one is, all of us have to meet with them tomorrow." he said. "The elders have decided to revise the treaty or something like that. We all have to go and resign it with Roxanne. And seing as you can't be left alone, I'm afraid you'll have to come."
I didn't think I was ready for that yet. I knew I didn't have a choice though because none of the family would agree to leave me alone. Especially not under the circumstances. Then again, it was something that I'd have to do sooner or later. Why not sooner?
"I understand." I said.
"Are you going to be okay with that?" he asked.
"No but I need to get used to seeing him as just a friend again. I mean, I'm going to still be spending time with my family in La Push so I have to get used to it." He looked at me and I saw a strange sadness in his eyes.
"I'm sorry and pulled you into this world." he said.
Woah! Where'd that come from? Why was he sorry? I sure as hell wasn't. Yes there was a lot of bad that came out of this but there was a lot of good too.
"Why? I'm not." I said to him.
"But it has brought you nothing but pain." he said. "If I would've just left you alone, you'd be happy right now."
I shook my head.
"Edward, listen to me. I don't regret any of the choices I've made involving any of this. I could've walked away so many times in the last year but I didn't. I love it where I am." I explained. "I have two wonderful families that love and take care of me. I don't know how I would've gotten over Charlie's death without the help of my supernatural friends. I hate to think of where I'd be without you guys. Yes, I've had my heart broken a couple times but that's a human thing. It would've been the same if I dated Mike Newton or Eric Yorkie. The good of having you guys in my life outwieghs the bad. Please don't ever regret any of this. Because I never will."
He smiled and pushed a lock of my hair behind my ear.
"Isabella Swan, you are the strongest most beautiful human I've ever met." Edward said. "I will never regret any of this either."
"Good." I replied blushing and deep crimson.
He suddenly started smirking.
"What?" I asked.
"Alice and Jasper are home. Alice wants to give you a makeover." he replied.
"No!" I stated. "Please don't let her."
He laughed.
"I'll go tell her you're doing homework." he told me.
"Thank you."
He kissed the top of my head and walked out the door with a smile on his face. I sighed, silently, missing the feel of his lips on mine.
A/N: I know boring again. I'm sorry. This one was going to longer with a little bit of excitment but it's getting late and I have to work early tomorrow so next chapter will be excting, I promise. I hope you guys liked this one!!! Please review!!!!!!
