Alice chuckled at my fearful expression. "Don't be scared. I know it's bad timing with you being new and all, but they were already coming. Their names are Liam and Arabel, and they are truly kind people. They almost remind me of Carlisle and Esme in a way," she pondered. "They are similar to us, considering they don't feed on humans. It's rare to find anyone with the same beliefs so we try to keep in touch."

I nodded weakly. I was slowly beginning to accept the fact that this may not be a dream. There was no way I could create such fascinating characters with nothing to base them on. I frowned, unhappy.

Alice assessed my expression, then her eyes went blank. I blinked, confused, and suddenly her head snapped up, "Oh! It seems Jasper and I have a little plan for the day. We don't want you dreading our visitor's arrival tonight, so we will have to keep you preoccupied," Her mouth curved up mischievously.

I felt my eyes widen at her expression. Just then Jasper entered the room, "You rang?" he grinned.

"Perfect!" Alice squealed, "And I was so curious! It's a wonder I didn't think of this before."

She took my hand and led me to the shattered glass wall. She glanced at it, then grabbed the handle of the almost nonexistent door and pulled it gently open. It collapsed under her hand. She shrugged and stepped over the rubble as I grimaced apologetically.

"So," Alice turned to me with a grin, "I had this crazy idea that maybe we could figure out what all that wind was about this morning. Sound good?"

I didn't need to see my face to know the reluctance was evident there. Jasper walked around until he was standing in front of me, and he ducked his head, trying to lift my gaze. I looked up at him cautiously and immediately felt at ease. I leaned my head until I could see a black head of hair, and I raised one eyebrow, remembering Jasper's unique ability.

I slumped to the ground in defeat, and Alice squealed happily and sat beside me. Jasper sat with her, and we formed a small triangle in the backyard.

"Ok, Lucy. Can you feel the wind?" Alice asked reverently.

I sighed and closed my eyes. I sat like that for a moment then said, "I feel foolish."

Alice laughed, and Jasper placed a hand over mine. I was immediately relaxed and perfectly comfortable. I knew of his gift and hated having my emotions played with, but I knew I needed his help if I was going to make sense of the strange events of the morning. I sighed and tried again.

I closed my eyes, but I realized I could still see, better in some ways. I knew where every tree, every blade of grass, every microscopic organism was. I gasped as I felt the breeze move through the trees. The movement of the air made every surface illuminated, as though someone had shined a light on them. My eyes popped open, and I saw two pair of curious eyes locked onto mine.

Alice was bouncing, "What is it? What did you see?"

I struggled to find the right words, "It's… I saw… It's kind of difficult to explain," I paused. "It's almost like I could see with my eyes closed. But every solid thing was a silhouette against the air," I frowned. That was not a very good explanation.

I watched Alice ponder the information I gave her. As I waited I closed my eyes again. I explored every nook and crevice with my uncanny sight. I felt a rabbit running its nose over the ground, searching for food. I saw a bird soaring through the open air, dancing and twirling through the clouds. I envied its freedom.

Jasper's voice broke me from my reverie, "You made the air move this morning. Do you think you could try that again?"

I felt my eyebrows knit together as I closed my eyes and concentrated. I saw everything clearly, just like before. If I concentrated harder, I could feel that the air was thick, not solid, more like a liquid. I lifted my hand subconsciously and moved it through the still air. I could feel it slide over and between my fingers, caressing them. This time I focused my hand on remaining solid, and I pushed my hand through the liquid air again. I felt the air whoosh past my face like a current, and I grinned triumphantly.

"Amazing!" Jasper exclaimed. I heard Alice's tinkering laugh, and I opened my eyes to see their reactions. Both were amazed.

"Wait," I said softly, "I want to try something." I lifted my hand again as I closed my eyes. I felt the air around my hand, moving it slowly so I could capture the exact shape. I realized my skin and body was not solid and impenetrable like the other objects surrounding me. The air could flow along the surface, bonding partially with it. I was intrigued, but I was concentrating on something else. I replicated the shape of my hand by condensing the air in an open space near Alice. I smirked as I flexed the ghostly hand I had created. My real hand dropped as I reached for Alice's hair with the new one. I tousled it with my makeshift hand, and I heard her shriek.

I burst into a fit of laughter as I opened my eyes. Jasper was astonished, that was plain on his face. Alice was slowly understanding what I had managed to do, and a wary smile appeared on her face. I then heard soft voices from inside the house, and my head whipped around to see Carlisle and Edward conversing in the kitchen, watching me through the window. If I could I would have blushed.

"That was so cool!" Alice chattered, "What did you do?"

I giggled, "I sort of… made a hand out of the air. I could do whatever I wanted with it," I smiled proudly.

"So can you..," she pondered for a few seconds, searching the yard. "Can you snap a limb off that tree?" she questioned.

I closed my eyes, quickly slipping into my newfound sight and forming the ghostlike hand. I reached carefully for the tree limb in question and snapped it from the trunk with ease. I waved it through the air, brandishing my prize. Suddenly a thought occurred to me, and I concentrated on forming another hand. Controlling two hands was more difficult, and I gritted my teeth in concentration. With the new hand I lifted a rock from the ground, and threw it into the air. I knew its exact location, and I moved the second hand to grip the tree limb like a baseball bat. I swung with precision and the wood made contact with stone with a resounding thwack as the rock went sailing over the trees. I felt its movement long after it was out of sight.

Alice's thrilled laughter mingled with Jasper's disbelieving chuckles and the gasps coming from inside the house. I opened my eyes again to smile at them.

I felt someone walking across the lawn. Judging from the way the air shaped around the figure, I predicted it would be Edward. I was not disappointed.

He was less vocal, but still incredibly fascinated. "Do you have to have your eyes closed?" he questioned as he sat by my elbow. I looked up at the giant tree limb suspended in the air and replied, "Nope. It is easier though, when I'm not seeing things in two different ways," I grimaced. I was obviously not very good at explaining things.

He nodded, understanding. "You can move the wind as a unit as well?"

I nodded carefully. I was pretty sure of this. I closed my eyes and felt the liquid air running over the objects surrounding me and rushing in and out of the bodies at my sides. I moved my hand until I was sure I had control of a large area of air and brushed it quickly in front of my face. I opened my eyes to the massive gust of wind as it tore through the leaves in the tall trees at the edge of the yard and flattened the grass.

"It's all so new. I'm not sure what else I can do," I paused. "I think I don't want to try anything else for now, though." I was mentally exhausted for the second time that day.

"I still can't figure out how this gift came to you," Edward pondered. "Was wind important to you in your past life in some way?"

I thought for a moment, "Well, I wouldn't call it important. Where I lived in Redding it was always very windy. Whenever I went outside I was trying to escape the wind," I shuddered, remembering. "I used to take the back alleys whenever I could." (a/n I know nothing about Redding in real life. sooo if their are no back alleys and it's never windy, then... oops.)

He considered that and said, "Well perhaps because you disliked the wind before, your new life gives you the ability to control it. That way you don't have to deal with the problems you had with it previously," he shrugged. "That's the only explanation that seems logical."

I nodded as Alice, Jasper, and Edward leapt to their feet. I used the wind to lift and support my body as I stood. I wanted all the practice I could get with this newfound strength. The air wound around my body. I was a part of it, not entirely solid nor gas. This realization pierced me like a dagger. I had found another way I was different than these people around me. I sighed, and Edward turned to look at me as we walked and smiled, "You fit in perfectly here. Your gift is extremely powerful, remember that. You belong with us."

I nodded but turned away from him. As much as I wanted to believe his kind words, I couldn't entirely. Jasper placed his hand on my shoulder, and I was filled with love and serenity. I shook the hand off. I was tired of being controlled by his gift.

I was the last to enter the house, and as I did felt Alice's sharp intake of air.

"Oh! Looks like our guests have decided to drop in early!" she exclaimed eagerly. A knock resonated from the thick mahogany door visible from our position beside the shattered glass wall. Carlisle entered the living room from the kitchen and opened the door with a gleaming smile on his face. I grabbed Jasper's elbow and felt the calm spread through my body. I relaxed and smiled gratefully at him.

As the door opened I could see what Alice meant about these guest's resemblance to Carlisle and Esme. A man stepped through the door first. His honey brown hair was thick and his eyes and smile were warm. I guessed that this was Liam. The woman behind him must be Arabel. Her soft blonde hair fell to her shoulders, and her eyes were a warm gold. What I did not expect was the person who entered the room behind them. My gaze locked with a pair of fathomless coffee black eyes centered between a head of brown hair and a pair of perfect lips twisted into a scowl.

And then Alice collapsed.

mwahaha. i couldn't help myself. the last one was just so satisfying. to my faithful readers out there I have friends coming tomorrow so I won't be able to write :'( but I have some chapters already written that I will post over the next few days. I hope everyone is enjoying reading this story as much as I am enjoying writing it! Review! I love hearing your thoughts! O and a shout out to Gracey thanks so much for your reviews I love them! Merry Christmas!

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