I looked around the room into the understanding eyes of my family. They had all been through this same pain and yet they were all completely under control now. Even Jasper was doing well. I sighed and stated, "No one is going to win Emmett and Jasper's bet. Cause I won't slip at all." I grinned at Edward and he seemed to relax somewhat. His eyes were starting to fade to black and I realized that I was not the only thirsty one.

"Okay, lets try this again, only let's do it the vegetarian way," I forced a smile onto my face. He simply chuckled at me.

"Alright, we are going to drive though so you don't catch any smells on the way," Edward stated. I was fine with this condition. I was also fine with the fact that Alice, Jasper, Rosalie, and Emmett would be joining us.

We walked down to the garage and I immediately realized that something was off. Wedged between Alice's Porsche and Rosalie's BMW was a shiny red Lexus. I read the letters LF-A Roadster on the back of the car. I took one look at Edward and saw his excited look.

"What the hell is that?" I shouted.

"That is your new car," he calmly stated. "It's time to test out your new driving abilities!"

I gawked at him but I could see that he was completely serious. I had not driven anything faster than my ancient truck in a long time and that was fast enough for me. I took a deep breath and walked over to the driver side door. I opened the door and sank into the seat. Edward was sitting next to me absolutely beaming. "Told you I would get you into a fast car."

I heard the doors of Alice's Porsche and Rosalie's BMW slam and I saw that they were both starting their cars. I turned the key in the ignition of the Lexus and the car purred to life. I gave one frantic look at Edward and then turned my eyes forward. "Don't blame me if I crash my pretty new car," I warned him.

"Don't worry, you won't crash," he soothed me. I pulled the car out of the garage and began winding my way down the driveway. I heard a light honk behind me but chose to ignore it. If Alice wanted to go faster, she could go around me.

It was surprisingly easy to navigate my way through the twists and turns of the of the long drive. As soon as I hit the main road, Edward instructed me to go south, away from Forks and away from civilization.

"You can go a little faster you know love," Edward said with a taunting tone. I saw that a bright yellow 911 Turbo was tailing me by mere inches. I sighed and pressed down slightly on the gas petal.

I had clearly underestimated the power of this car, because as soon as my foot applied the pressure, we were flying along the road. The speedometer continued to climb and soon leveled out at 125 miles an hour. I felt a rush of adrenaline and felt no need to slow the car down. I was also completely in control and there was no risk of flying off the road.

I continued to apply pressure to the gas and eventually the canary Porsche disappeared from my rearview mirror. I looked down and saw that I was going 180 miles an hour. I looked with a panicked expression at Edward but the pure delight on his face was contagious.

"Told you it is better to drive fast," he chuckled.

"Okay, point proven, but I think you can drive this car from now on. I'll take the slower Volvo," I retorted. I slowly released the pressure on the gas and the surrounding countryside began to have definition once more instead of the speeding blur of green that it had been moments ago.

"But I have my Vanquish. You need a fast car of your own love," he had a wicked glint in his eyes and I could see how insanely happy he was to have bought me a present, as over-the-top as it was.

I easily navigated the roads, not needing Edward to tell me directions, instinctively knowing where I was going. I decided it was useless to try and convince him that I would not have much use for the car. I had come to learn that he was too much of an car fanatic to try to argue with him about the impracticalities of such fast machines.

I slowed the Lexus and steered the roadster into a deserted parking lot by the beach. I looked around for Alice's Porcshe and Rosalie's BMW, but my car was alone in the parking lot. I looked over at Edward and I could tell that he was trying to suppress his laughter.

"What is so funny?!" I demanded.

"Love, you just blew Alice out of the water. She should be arriving momentarily and I'm sure she will be a slight bit jealous of your car," he continued to shake his head in laughter.

Suddenly, a canary blur sped into the parking lot, closely followed by a deep red convertible. Both slid to a stop on either side of my red prize. I realized that I was actually starting to take a strong liking to my new car.

"That's it! No more new cars for Bella! I just got left in the dust by her!" Alice was absolutely fuming. I saw my other siblings stepping out of their respective cars and looking at me with a sense of awe. Rosalie let out a small giggle and Alice shot her a dark look. I had never realized that Alice had such a competitive nature when it came to cars. Here I was thinking that only Edward and Rosalie were the car maniacs.

"Don't worry Bella. I'll beat you next time. I was just letting you win," she tried to compose herself and gave me a sly smile. I grinned back at her, starting to feel a slightly competitive edge surfacing.

"We'll see Alice," I grinned at her with the sweetest smile I could muster. She simply muttered under her breath, too low for even my enhanced hearing to comprehend.

I turned back to Edward who had been quiet throughout the entire exchange. He looked like he was deeply concentrating. I went over and wrapped my arms around his rigid body, lacing my now cool fingers up his shirt. He shivered slightly and was brought back to the present. He pressed his lips to my hair and murmured, "I'm sorry dear. I was just making sure that I could not hear any humans nearby."

I suppressed the shudder that threatened to rock my frame and gritted my teeth. I heard Alice let out a small gasp behind me and I looked over at her. She had the same bewildered expression on her face as when she had first encountered my new being. Edward simply chuckled in my hair "She is rather put off that she keeps getting her visions stolen from her. It is quite comical to watch."

I ground my teeth together and spat, "Well if I knew how to control this, then we wouldn't be having this problem!"

"Relax my love. I think that it has something to do with your emotions. Until we can be more positive, it seems that strong emotions are triggering a defensive mechanism in your brain and shutting off the power of those around you. If you simply relax and put your body into a state of tranquility, the defensiveness might subside."

I took a deep breath and allowed myself to be encircled by Edward's arms. I molded against his chest and breathed in his scent. He began to hum my lullaby softly in my ear and my body began to relax. I closed my eyes and focused on his musical voice. I heard him give a slight sigh, "Ah, the voices are back."

I was glad that we now had a way to subdue my power and I was determined to keep my emotions in check. That is unless Alice really annoyed me which she was prone to do.

Edward released me from his arms and I looked around for my siblings. Surprisingly, they were all gone. "Don't worry Bella, they are close by in case we run into any trouble," Edward reassured quietly. I knew exactly what kind of trouble he was talking about but I decided to ignore the image of Mrs. Newton that suddenly swam into my vision.

I shook my head silently to try and erase the scene from my head. I could see her limp lifeless corpse hanging from my hands. And there was Mike coming down the front steps to talk to his mother only to find her frozen, cold, and drained of blood. My body doubled over with the impact of the vision and I began to dry heave. Edward's cool calming hands were rubbing my back and he was whispering words of comfort in my ears. Eventually the spasms subsided and I straightened up.

"I'm so sorry... This is just all so very new to me," I whispered through tight lips. He crushed me against his chest and began to hum again.

"Bella, you have every excuse to not be totally in control. You are only a day old to this new life. You will gain your self-control and you will be yourself again. Just give it time."

I looked up into his worried eyes and gave him a nod reenforced by a small smile. "Okay, lets go find some vegetarian meals then," I said softly. He lightly brushed his lips against mine and led me into the trees.