Chapter 4: Twilight's Angel

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Sorry for the delay on this chapter, guys. Having a little difficulty deciding where this story goes from here, but no worries! I'll do the best I can. :3

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The trip back to the Cullen's house was a long one. Everyone was still pretty shaken up on what had just happened, so we were running at a slower pace than before. I didn't have to run, just hovered over the ground, my wings only slightly outstretched. I had no trouble keeping up with the Cullens, either way. I felt their eyes flicker from me and back to the road ahead, trying to get a handle on what had just happened, I figured.

I can tell there's going to be a lot of explaining to do, the voice in my head stated. I sighed slightly in response, the sudden glance from everyone towards me saying they had heard it.

As soon as we arrived at the house, Edward asked Bella if she was alright. I felt sorry for her. She was staring at me constantly in complete shock on the way home. I wouldn't doubt that when she turned to face Edward it was the first time she had blinked since the attack. The fact that she shut her eyes tightly only proved my theory correct.

"Y-Yeah… I'll be fine," she mumbled. Edward stared back towards my direction. I had a hard time telling from his face whether he was angry at me or just curious.

The moment I entered the house I saw the Cullens all gathered in the living room staring directly at me. Apparently we weren't wasting any time. I felt the light fade from me, taking most of my strength with it. My hair was now bright silver in color, my skin a chalky white, but my eyes remained the same spectacular blue as before. I looked like a ghost with huge, angelic wings.

"Mind if we sit down?" I asked them politely. My voice was less powerful than before, much more melodic and calming in nature.

"Of course," Carlisle responded, and then they all disappeared back into the dining room. I sighed, walking quickly towards them. Here we go again…

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While everyone was seated comfortably in their seats, I settled for crossing my legs in the lotus position, levitating a few feet above the floor so that they all had a clear view of me. My wings were folded neatly behind me, the tips extending a few inches below my lower body. My hands rested idly on my knees as though I were meditating, although my eyes were clearly open.

"I didn't really get to explaining what I was before we were so rudely interrupted," I explained. "To clarify things, yes, I am an angel…or at least…half."

They all looked at me quizzically and I took in a deep breath. Staying in angelic form was stressful when I couldn't move freely. "That light that you saw in my memories during the so called dream was an angel coming to me. Apparently, on that night, my guardian angel and I had somehow merged together, which was extremely rare, but it did happen, as well as explain the sudden changes I went through. There's a lot about angels that even I have yet to learn, but the facts that I do know will take a while to explain so I'll just summarize.

"We have, what you call, empathy, but it's much stronger than any average human can achieve. We can feel the emotions of those around us and distinguish them easily. Such as," I looked towards Edward and Emmett, "I felt how angry you two were when Richard was going for Bella and Rosalie. To me it felt as though a bomb had just exploded nearby, sending waves of heat towards me." I looked towards Bella, "I know how you feel secure when Edward is nearby, and I also feel the love you have for him every time you look into his eyes. At times your heart will feel as though it has leaped into your throat when you look at him. I also know that you get anxious when he is far away. I sensed all of your confusion as well as amazement when I transformed into an angel today. It felt as though someone had just mixed up the thoughts in my head for a moment.

"Granted, these aren't spectacular examples, but you have no reason to doubt me either. Another ability, one which you have just seen in action, is that we can…how to put this without sounding cruel… We can manipulate vampires, as well as werewolves, if we wished."

When I mentioned werewolves I felt everyone's emotions suddenly spike with hatred, fear, and surprise, making me bring my hand to my head. It felt as if someone just drove a nail through my skull.

"Please, try and remain calm… I'm much too sensitive to emotions in this stage…" I continued when I felt them relaxed. "It's a difficult process that I won't really try to explain, but let's just say it's where the fables about vampires being burned by the light came from. Angelic light hurts you, while for werewolves it calms them, reverting them back into their human forms. It's harder to control werewolves, though, for it takes both empathy as well as our light to keep them at bay, but once you do, it's also hard to keep them from coming to you constantly, so that as well takes practice. I have yet to meet a werewolf, so I'll have to be extra careful if ever I have to deal with them. Many angels were abused before by the werewolves, which is one of the reasons for why many left this world to go into the next.

"We can't be hurt by werewolves or vampires unless we trust them. If they somehow earn our trust, not only are our powers rendered ineffective to them, but we can be hurt by them just as easily as any other human, which is why we try to remain careful. We normally don't express ourselves to you like I am now. We must remain closed for our own safety. Many have made that mistake in the past about trusting the wrong people… I hope you guys don't end up turning on me." I smiled sadly.

Carlisle spoke up, "We aren't like most vampire families, as you can already tell. We're very accepting. Do you really think Bella would be here if we weren't?" Carlisle grinned, exposing his sharp teeth. I felt Bella shiver from a sudden stroke of fear.

"Thank you, Carlisle," I replied, looking towards Bella and smiling brighter. I felt her relax, mostly due to Edward holding her tighter.

"Anyways, to continue, some of us can change from angel to human and vice versa by command, but it takes practice. I have only been like this for a few years, which explains why I haven't turned human again. It's a slow process for me because we can turn into angels when we feel high stress or pressure. The reason I was able to transform was because I felt stressed about what would happen to Rosalie and Bella since Emmett and Edward were stressed. Again, empathy comes into an important role here. Then the cool down process consists of having to calm yourself down back to normal, which is not an easy process, but you can tell I'm starting to cool off because the light has stopped radiating from my body and my skin is slowly turning back to its original color.

"We gain this symbol on our left hand that shines whenever our inner angel feels it's time to fully merge, or transform. It also glows faintly when the angel feels a threat or danger near by or about to happen. You see, although we have become one body, my angel still has a mind and soul all of its own. It speaks to me in the form of a voice in my mind. As time progresses, the angel will adopt the personality of the human it has merged with, so now my angel speaks like I do. Well…for the most part, anyway.

Hey!! The angel retorted. I smiled slightly.

"If I am ever in great danger or in need of help, such as serious injury or what not, my angel can astral project from my body to search for help. That's how he find you guys. Without his help, you would have probably never had that vision about me, Alice, and I would still be dieing somewhere out there."

I smiled warmly at her and she beamed.

"Now, in our human forms we appear to be like anyone else, but with a few…benefits. For starters, we are faster, stronger, more graceful, and we heal faster than normal. Our senses are also heightened a fair amount. Whenever we feel intimidated by someone we can change our sight until we can get used to seeing the person. Carlisle was witness to this. I was intimidated by how beautiful he, we actually all of you, looked, so my angel changed my eyesight. In doing so, though, it changes the color of our eyes. Mine shifts from black to blue, but there are different colors for different personality types.

"You also might have found that you can't smell my blood. We have blood, but our angels tune out the smell it gives off. It's mostly for your benefit. Before, angels also had smells, but it soon stopped due to certain…incidents that happened… Let's just say it's a whole other definition of want that you get…" I rubbed between my shoulders a bit. They were tensing.

"There is more to us, but this is all I know for now. The rest you may figure out eventually, if you so wish."

I winced visibly. I wasn't returning to normal as fast as I would like, and it was beginning to hurt. I had to get out. Edward noticed my heavier breathing. "You okay?"

"Just…not relaxing as fast as I would like," I responded, stretching my wings behind me, practically touching the wall which was seven feet away. "Our powers are mainly triggered by emotions as you have probably figured out from my explanation. During the cool down process, if I don't calm fast enough it can be stressing, so we fly around for awhile, which helps us to relax. Remaining too still isn't great."

"Oh, we're so sorry!" Alice squealed. I grinned, "It's alright. I want you guys to know this stuff. How are you supposed to trust me if I leave you in the dark about stuff, correct?"

Alice's eyes widened for a moment and then she turned towards a lean, yet muscular vampire who was sitting next to her. His hair was honey blonde, and he could have passed off to be Rosalie's twin brother easily. "Jasper," she stated, catching his attention. I hadn't noticed before, but when they looked at each other, I felt warmth burst forth from both of them, stabbing my heart. They were obviously in love. "Do you think you can help him?"

He looked towards me and for a moment he looked as though he were concentrating, but then his face shifted back to normal. "Nothing seems to be working," he replied.

I looked towards Alice, an eyebrow arched. "Jasper has the ability to manipulate the emotions of those around him… I thought that maybe…"

My face brightened into a grin that closed both of my eyes and then I scratched my head, slightly embarrassed. "I guess I forgot to mention that your special abilities don't have any affect on me… That's why Richard couldn't freeze me. Thank you, I really appreciate you trying to help, but I'll be just fine. I only need to stretch my wings a bit. Would that be okay?"

"Won't you be seen?" Bella asked. Her voice was barely over a whisper, but it was perfectly audible to all of us. I shook my head.

"No one will see me, trust me," I assured her. I looked towards the rest of them in case of any objections, and when I didn't receive any, I planted my feet onto the floor, bowed, and left the room.

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I stretched a bit as I stepped outside. There was a cool breeze in the air, as sign that it was going to rain soon. The grey clouds were already rolling in, but the bright white light of the sun shined through them easily. The day was bright, yet cloudy. I chuckled at the paradox. I spread my wings and with one grand jump I flew into the air. With one flap of my wings I went higher, with another flapped I moved faster, and by the time I got to the fourth flap I was already soaring through the air, cutting through the wind easily. I saw trees and clouds pass me by quickly, the currents of air blowing through my hair, beneath my arms and wings, giving me joy and happiness. This was one of the rare times when I felt truly free.

I slowed my speed as a strange feeling slowly tingled throughout my body. I stopped just over an opening in the forest and quickly descended towards the ground. I looked around cautiously.

Bastion, my angel told me. His voice sounded stern. I don't like this, maybe we should just…

I heard a tree branch snap behind me. I quickly turned around to see a dark figure lunging towards me. Instinctively, I covered my face with my arms.

Bastion!!

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Sorry for the long paragraphs… I tried to do this as best I could. Hope you enjoy. :3