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So just to remind everyone once again: This is Bella's thoughts and this is whoever she is mind-speaking to thoughts. So heres the extra long chapter and remember to review so that there can be more like this :)
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Chapter 24
I could hear everyone standing around me talking in hushed tones but I was still somewhat unconscious so everything was black. I could hear all of their thoughts and I had a strange feeling of anxiety as I got a headache from everything. I tried to call Edwards name but my throat wouldn't let me speak. So I tried to mind speak to him.
Edward! Edward! What's wrong with me? I could hear Edward exclaim and his entire family get silent. I could imagine them all standing around me with worried expressions as I sat up and looked around. Everything became clearer and Edward explained what Carlisle thought about my powers. I could use all of the powers around me whenever I wanted and once I used a power, it never left me. I smiled slightly at this but I realized that I was still lying in the sand and my eyes were closed. What was going on with me? Why was I seeing my future? Then it clicked. What I saw in the vision was what my powers were. I got to use all of the vampire's powers that were ever around me and I would always get to keep them. That's why I could hear thoughts, feel emotions and change them, and I could see the future.
Bella? Can you hear me? I didn't bother to answer and I sat up slowly and opened my eyes. I looked around at my family's worried expressions and I let my eyes adjust to the sunlight as I blinked several times. Edward was suddenly by my side and put one hand on each of my shoulders and searched deep into my blood red eyes.
"Bella? Love, are you ok?" he asked and I smiled at his voice that I hadn't heard out loud in days. I took a deep breath and tried to clear my head but everyone kept thinking the same thing: Is Bella ok? I looked up at each of their faces and I shook my head.
"Everyone, please just stop thinking." I pleaded. Suddenly it was silent in my head and I could hear the ocean gently lapping against the beach. They all looked at me with question but Edward explained that I could hear thoughts as well as mind-speak. They began to think again and Edward growled and it was silent once again. He picked me up and ran towards the house with Carlisle following. The rest of my family was left on the beach speechless.
Edward sat down in a chair with me cradled in his lap and he stroked my hair as Carlisle sat on the other side of the desk in the office. Carlisle was really careful to not think as he spoke to us.
"I am finding your powers very interesting, Bella." He told me. I nodded and waited for him to continue. I could hear a light buzz in my head from the rest of my family thinking on the beach. "Edward told me about how you find animal blood very appealing. I am going to make a guess and say that this is because of your aversion to blood as a human. I am excited to see how you will react to humans when we go back home." I smiled faintly and nodded at him. I looked up into Edward's eyes and listened to his thoughts but he was blocking me out of his head and I frowned and looked back to Carlisle.
"Do you think that the mind-speaking is her own power and then also to gain powers from other vampires is too?" Edward asked still not looking to me. Carlisle stood up and went to the window. He stood there for a long time considering all of the possible answers to his question. I already knew his answer because I also shared his wisdom.
"I think that the answer is yes. Her powers are the ability to mind-speak and to gain the use of other vampire's powers. This leads us to when you blacked out. You could still hear us and read our thoughts, correct?"
"Yes, I could and I think that it was overwhelming me because of all of the powers coming to me at once." I told both stunned men. I shrugged. "I got Carlisle's power too." I said and Carlisle grinned at me.
"How can we fix this?" Edward asked. I already knew the answer again thanks to Carlisle's power but I let him explain it anyway.
"Bella will have to learn to block out powers and learn to control them. She blacked out because her mind could not handle so much at once. Bella, you must learn how to manage this. Edward, the rest of our family, and I will be helping you. We will try not to have too many people in a room together so that you can manage the powers together." I nodded again at him. This was a lot to take in at once and I was getting a headache again.
"Whose powers have you obtained already?" Edward asked finally looking down at me with his dazzling topaz eyes.
"I obviously have yours and Carlisle's. On the beach, I could feel so many emotions and I had no idea what to do with them. So I assume that I have Jaspers powers. I also saw when I woke up on the beach in a vision, so I also have Alice's. I'm not sure what else I was supposed to feel. It was very overwhelming." I said and I could feel myself blush. I brought my hand up to my cheek and felt where it was somewhat warm against my cold skin. I gasped and Edward smiled proudly and touched my other cheek.
"I guess that there are some human traits that you never lost, love." I could hear him thinking about my scent as he said this.
"Do I still smell the same to you?" I asked and he put his nose into my hair.
"Yes, the same heavenly scent." He said inhaling deeply. I smiled and Carlisle continued to study me. I was beginning to feel like a science experiment again. I sighed and Carlisle was still blocking his thoughts from Edward and me. We both waited for him to continue and he cleared his throat.
"I guess that all we have to do now is place you in a room alone with each person and see how you react?" Carlisle suggested, looking at Edward. He nodded briefly and they both turned to me. "Can you call Alice, Bella? Mind-speak to her and tell her to come into my office." He instructed.
Alice, Carlisle wants to see you in his office. I concentrated really hard to get this message to Alice.
Bella? Is this you? She thought back. How do you do that?
Alice, I'm not really sure. Edward and Carlisle called it mind-speaking. I just have to focus on one person and then I can talk to them and then they can think back to me. But Carlisle wants you, so come up to his office. I explained to her.
I'm here. She thought to me as she opened the door and smiled hugely at me. She picked me up out of Edwards lap and hugged me.
"Bella! Oh my god, you're absolutely beautiful!" She squealed putting me down and looking at the new me. "I'm so glad that I brought a whole new wardrobe for you!" she was smiling so hugely and I sat back down on Edward and rolled my eyes at her. She sat in the chair next to us and leaned over and smelled me. "You still smell the same." She noted, relaxing back into her own chair. She had her legs crossed and was shaking the one foot in the air. She was really excited to get me dressed up and couldn't contain it. I was feeling strangely excited but I decided to try out Jasper's powers. I sent a calming wave through everyone in the room and they all stared at me in disbelief.
"Bella, how did you do that?" Alice asked still in disbelief.
"You were too excited. It was overwhelming. I had to calm you down." I stated and Carlisle cleared his throat and we all turned to him.
"Well, Alice, as you can see, Bella can mind-speak as well as acquire other vampire's powers once she is around them." Alice looked at me and let out a little shriek of happiness. I laughed and sent another calming wave through her. I was beginning to understand how to use Jasper's powers and I liked it.
"Stop that." She snapped at me once she realized what I had done. I could feel Edward's body shaking in laughter under me and I smiled an apologetic smile at her. Carlisle cleared his throat once again and we looked back at him.
"Bella, I need you to concentrate and try to use Alice's power." He instructed me.
"How do I do that?" I asked. I wasn't sure how to make myself see the future and I looked at Alice for guidance.
"You just have to clear your mind to see a vision in the future. This works but other times the visions just come to you and you can't stop them." Alice explained.
I stood up from Edward and I took a deep breath. I closed my eyes and cleared my mind. I felt detached from my body as I could see Alice and Rosalie dragging me into a room with them and then playing dress up with me. They put me in a sexy red dress and did my hair and makeup. I smiled as I saw how I looked. Alice showed me the rest of my new wardrobe and then Rosalie and her got ready. We had a dancing party on the beach and they blasted the music. I pulled myself back into my body and opened my eyes. I looked around the room at the eager faces.
"Did it work? What did you see?" Carlisle asked as I took a deep breath and grinned at Alice.
"I saw Alice and Rosalie dragging me into a room and getting me dressed into a red dress and they did my hair and makeup. Alice showed me all of my new clothes and then they got ready. Then we all went down on the beach and had a dance party to celebrate me becoming a vampire." I told them. Alice frowned.
"That was supposed to be a surprise." She pouted.
"Sorry, Alice. I can't really help it." I told her and she smiled.
"It's ok." She said and we all looked back at Carlisle. I stole a glance at my husband and he had an amused expression on his face.
You looked quite stunning in that dress, love. He thought.
Edward, how do you know what I look like in the dress? You can't read my mind.
I know, but you and Alice share some similar visions and I saw it in her mind when you mentioned it. I smiled and leaned my head back on his shoulder and he kissed the top of my head.
"Thank you Alice. I'm going to have to bring each person in one at a time so next will Jasper." Alice nodded and stood up to leave. "Alice?" Carlisle called as she was about to close the door. She danced back into the room and waited. "Don't mention this to the others. We will be talking individually to them." he said with a smile. She laughed and nodded and before she closed the door she looked right at me.
You know, Bella, you're so beautiful. Maybe even prettier than Rose. She thought with a smile and closed the door. I stared at it in disbelief. Prettier than Rosalie? How was that possible?
Edward, did you hear that? He nodded. Am I? I don't want to upset Rosalie.
Well, love. It seems that you have acquired her beauty once she was in range of you and you became even more beautiful once she was on the beach with you. He thought to me with a proud smile.
"What?" I yelled. "Why is this happening to me?" Carlisle looked stunned at my sudden reaction to what looked like nothing.
"Are you ok, Bella?" he asked. I closed my eyes and leaned my head against Edwards shoulder and took a deep breath.
"Yes, I'm ok." I said with a blush. I couldn't change what was happening to me. I would have to learn how to manage my powers. I had just gotten on Rosalie's good side and I didn't want her to get upset at me for something that was out of my control. But I had a feeling that she would.
"Well if you're sure that you are feeling ok, would you mind calling Jasper up next?" He asked cautiously. He didn't want me to get overwhelmed but he wanted me to practice using my powers. I could tell this by reading his mind and using his wisdom.
Jasper, could you come up to Carlisle's office? I asked him in his head.
Bella? He seemed as surprised as Alice was.
Jasper, yes, it's me. I will explain once you come up here. As soon as I thought this to him, Jasper opened the door and gasped.
"Wow, Bella, you look great." He told me. Even prettier than Rosalie, he thought and I grimaced but I hugged him and he hugged me back. The awkward boundary that stood between us when I was human was dissolved and now we could become better friends.
"Thanks, Jasper." I said as we both sat down in chairs. Carlisle explained my powers to him and he nodded slowly.
"So you can use my powers." He said slowly, letting it register into his brain. I nodded at him and then he smiled brightly and gave me a few pointers on how they worked and how to manage all of the emotions at once. He left and I called to Esme.
Esme, can you come up to Carlisle's office? I thought to her.
Sure, honey. How did you do this? She asked. I didn't bother to explain to her because I could hear her enter the house and soon she was up into the office.
"Honey, you're absolutely stunning." She told me as I hugged her. She thought the same thing as Jasper about me being prettier than Rosalie and I decided to ignore it.
"Thanks, Esme." I said under her warm smile. We both sat and again Carlisle explained my situation to her and I wondered how I would use her power.
"Esme's power is responsibility, love, and a maternal instinct. Bella, are you feeling any of this?" I thought about the question and I didn't feel much different except for the love for my family and the care I felt for them.
"I feel a lot of love towards everyone and I care deeply about them." I told them. Carlisle nodded and Esme smiled proudly. She was fascinated by me and my new powers. She explained that how she was more maternal and felt more love and care towards different things and people.
"It should be interesting to see how this power will work for you in a situation." Carlisle told me and then Esme was sent back out of the office and I called to Emmett.
Emmett, can you come up to the office? I asked him. Calling everyone was getting tired and I yawned.
"It's almost over, love." Edward said running his now warm fingers through my hair.
Bella? Whoa! How did you do that? Emmett thought back and I could hear him loudly running through the house and came into the office with a crash.
"Bella!" He yelled scooping me up into a giant hug. He squeezed me and then I wrapped my arms tighter around him. I could feel his excitement but I didn't want to make him calmer. I loved Emmett as his hyper and excited self.
"Emmett!" I said getting excited off of his hyper vibes.
"Ouch, Bells. You're hurting me." he told me. I immediately released him and stood back.
"Sorry." I whispered. My expression must have looked crushed because Edward came over and wrapped his arms around me and kissed me lightly on my neck.
"Aw, Bella. It's ok. I'm just not used to your vampire strength yet." Emmett told me and smiled at me. "Eventually, I'll be stronger than you again and it will be ok." He said grinning larger. I couldn't sulk because of his hyper vibes again and I had to send a calming wave through him. Edward sat me down on his lap again and Emmett had a very confused look on his face.
"How did you do that? Jasper does that." He asked as he slowly sat down into the chair, never taking his eyes off of me.
"I can acquire other vampire's powers and use them. Once I get them, they don't leave me." I explained to him.
"But how can you do that thing where you get in my head?" He was still confused and Carlisle stepped in to explain.
"Bella can also mind-speak. She had other human traits, like blushing and her scent."
"You're right. She's blushing now." My cheeks got even more crimson and he sniffed the air. "You do smell exactly the same to." He noted with a smile.
"So basically she gets all of our powers and her own. That's why she blacked out on the beach." Edward told him still running his fingers through my hair.
"Sweet!" Emmett yelled pumping his fists into the air. We all laughed and then he became serious again. "So you will get my strength too?" I nodded slowly and watched the different expressions flash across his face. It started with confusion and ended with a huge smile. "We are going to have so much fun!" he yelled again and I laughed as I looked at the thoughts going through his head. Edward was shaking under me with laughter because he could see the same things.
Emmett left and he was thinking about how Rosalie would react to my powers. I didn't have to call Rosalie up because she must have been standing near the door. I was nervous for this meeting with her. I wasn't sure how she would react to me. She gasped as she saw me when she came into the room and I looked at her.
"You… You… You're…" she stuttered pointing at me. Edwards's arms tightened around my waist as we both listened to Rosalie's confused thoughts about my appearance. She sank into a chair without saying
another word and Carlisle explained my powers and how I had her power of beauty. She glared at me. I had a vision of her getting extremely upset and I was waiting for it to happen. I didn't have to wait long. She continued to glare at me and there was silence. Edward wrapped his arms around me and I could feel Rosalie getting furious. She was thinking 'I'm supposed to be the most beautiful.' I sent a wave of calmness through her and that's when she stood up quickly and turned towards Edward and me.
"I'm supposed to be the most beautiful person in the world!" She screamed at me and Edward stood up and placed me behind him. I sent another wave of calmness because I didn't want her to hurt herself or someone else.
"Would you stop that?" she yelled even louder.
"Now, Rosalie. Come on." Edward tried to sooth her. She lunged at him and tried to get to me. He easily stopped her.
"You aren't supposed to be more beautiful than me! How could this happen? Why do you get everything? You were a human running with the wrong crowd and you get the happy ending. I didn't get that." She furiously told me.
"Rosalie, I'm sorry. I didn't ask for this." I said moving around Edward. She wouldn't be able to hurt me with all of my new powers and I felt of surge of bravery flow through me.
"I know! I didn't ask for you to come into our family and put us through danger either. But what did we all get? We got you!" she screeched and lunged at me. I easily stepped out of her way and she reeled around furiously.
"Rosalie! Stop this nonsense right now." Carlisle yelled at her and held on to her with all of his strength. All of this commotion brought up the rest of the family and they stood in the doorway. Emmet rushed in and grabbed Rosalie from Carlisle and cradled her in his arms. She struggled against him as he attempted to calm her down.
Jasper looked at me and thought, I think we should both try to calm her down. So send some calming waves. Maybe it will be stronger with both of us. I nodded and focused on the struggling Rosalie and sent calming waves to her. I could tell that Jasper was too because all of this thoughts were focused on Rosalie. In a matter of seconds, she stopped struggling and took a deep breath and began to dry sob. Emmett looked at me with a, apologetic look as he carried her out of the office and into their room.
My entire family stared at me with their topaz eyes. I took a deep breath and tried to focus on not crying. Edward pulled me into his arms and rubbed my back and I leaned into him. He put me down and I looked at the rest of my family.
"I'm really sorry. I'm sorry for everything that I've put you through. I realize now that your lives would have been better without me here." I took a deep breath and looked into each pair of shocked eyes and ran out the door past them as fast as I could. I wasn't going to leave the island but I needed to get away from everything for awhile. I ran faster than I had ever and went to the opposite end of the island. I didn't look back because I knew that they were holding Edward down to keep him from coming to me. They thought that I need some alone time.
I curled up into a ball on a warm rock under a palm tree. I rested my head on the warm surface and I began to cry. I cried real tears. I didn't even care that I had tears, I just wanted to cry. No one came for me and I didn't care.
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