Blasphemy

Disclaimer: See previous chapter (im lazy)

(This is still by Ayode)

Part VIII

Bella POV:

Something was wrong, I could tell by the look in everyone's eyes. I noticed they were all crowded around Alice, and she was shaking and swaying, her eyes closed, concentrating. Edward and I ran up to her and tried to help calm her down with the rest of our family. Her eyes finally fluttered open. Her mouth made a tiny "o" of horror.

"What did you see, Alice?" Carlisle pressed. She stared up at him with fearful eyes.

"They're coming," she managed to choke out, in a raspy voice. She shook violently, and sat on the ground to keep from falling over. A snarl escaped Emmett's lips.

Carlisle was the first to speak. "How much time do we have?" His voice was faint, and he looked paler than usual.

"Two days," came the reply. Carlisle turned to me.

"Bella, we must learn more about your power, and get it under control for when they come. It should be of assistance." I nodded. I leaned against the wall, taking deep breaths. I didn't think I was ready for this. I didn't have any experience.

Edward put his arm around me, trying to calm me down. A feeling of ease filled the room. I thanked Jasper for that silently. Carlisle motioned for me to follow him outside, and Edward and I followed him.

"First," Carlisle said. "We need to learn why you have this power. It seemed to have been a force field. If we learn why you have it, we might be able to know the full extent of it." I nodded. This all made sense. "So, what are the reasons you would have a shield-power?"

I thought about this for a minute. I couldn't think of anything. I hadn't been a powerful human, able to defend myself from things. Edward was the first to have an answer.

"Her mind," he said simply. I looked at him like he was crazy. Then something clicked. Carlisle nodded.

"Yes," he mused. "Her mind is very private. It was like something was blocking it from your power, along with Jane's and Aro's. This must have translated into a force field. Interesting…" he trailed off.

Everyone fell into deep thought. I broke the silence. "But, that doesn't necessarily mean anything more than the force fields, right? I already had a blocked mind, so that doesn't mean that's another part of my power."

Carlisle shook his head. "Concentrate on taking those walls down in your mind." I stared at him like he had lost his mind.

"What?" I gasped. Could I do that? I shook my head in disbelief, and concentrated. I concentrate on knocking the walls of my mind down. It took a few minutes, but something felt different. I looked at Edward, and he was smiling.

"It worked Carlisle," he exclaimed. I put the walls back up as best I could, feeling violated. I liked being the only exception to his power. He frowned for a second, but he couldn't help but laugh.

Carlisle smiled. "So there's two parts to your new power -- the force field, and being able to block and unblock you mind." I nodded. "I'd like to know more about the first part. Do you mind practicing?" he asked uncertainly. I shook my head, grinning. This was a pretty cool power. I'd like to get to know how to use it. He smiled back. "Okay, focus on one spot, and try to put a force field up. It may take awhile your first time."

I tried to put my shield around me. I closed my eyes, thinking that might help a bit better. I concentrated for only a few seconds, when I head Edward shout, "Amazing!"

I opened my eyes, and sure enough, there was a ball of light around me. Edward stepped forward hesitantly, and put his hand on it. He didn't pull it back in pain; his hand was merely stopped there. I grinned wider.

Edward POV:

Bella had a simply amazing power. She was able to block and unblock her mind. I found this a very useful power; she could talk to me without saying it out loud, just like the others, but only when she wanted to. But even more amazing was her force fields. She put one up in a matter of seconds. I grew very curious if it hurt to the touch. I stepped forward and put my hand on it. It had a certain static charge to it, but no pain. I tried to break it. I smiled, for it was impossible. Yes, very useful. She had her force field up for about two minutes, and then it flickered, and she fell to the ground.

Bella POV:

The last thing I remembered before becoming unconscious was my force field flickering away. I awoke very quickly. I seemed slightly weaker than before. Not something very noticeable, but it still worried me.

Edward sighed with relief when my eyes opened. "Carlisle, what happened?" he asked in a worried voice. Carlisle was standing over me.

"A bit of her power is drained," he mused. "How weird, she must have certain limitations." I blinked. Could I only keep a force field up for a minute? This made my power seem much less powerful. I sighed, and looked up at Edward. All of a sudden, he rose about a foot in the air. I gasped. He looked around him frantically.

"Carlisle?" His voice was amused. Carlisle stared at me.

"Put him down, Bella." I stared back at him.

"…What?" I choked out. I already had a power. Edward smirked.

"Amazing, two powers in one person. This could be interesting." I sighed and closed my eyes. It took less time to let him down, now that I was used to having powers. Carlisle laughed, and his eyes bore into mine.

"Force fields… and telekinesis. Amazing."