Shooting star
The pain. All I could feel was pain. I tried to open my eyes, but the pain was too intense. I once again slid into unconsciousness.
My eyelids opened, it was dark, but at least the pain was gone.
"Bella?" Edward said quietly, he sounded relieved. "You're awake." I stood up, too quickly, too fast. My movements were so fast, I looked at Edward, shocked. "It's ok, Bella, you'll get used to it."
The noise. It was everywhere. I could hear everything, every movement, every footstep, every heartbeat.
"It's so loud."
"I know Bella, I know, you'll get used to it." I finally looked around. I was still in our meadow, the sun high in the sky, a clear cloudless night, the stars visible in the darkness. I looked at Edward.
"You're thirsty." I accused, his eyes pitched black.
"So are you!" he laughed. "Let's hunt."
"Urmm…Edward? I don't know how." I wasn't sure when to pounce, where to bite, what to drink…
"Just follow your instincts, you'll learn, it's simple."
"Okay…" I said, unconvinced. He grabbed my hand and led me into the woods, when we moved, it was fast. So fast that everything was still, we were the only things moving in a frozen world. It was amazing.
Suddenly we stopped. I heard a heart beat louder than the rest. Foot falls louder than the rest. An animal closer than anything else. A deer stepped out of the trees, Edward grinned at me.
"Go" he whispered.
I pounced.
"Alice?" I called out as we walked through the front doors of the Cullens, well, my home.
"Bella" Alice exclaimed as she ran down the stairs, she stopped right in front of me, and gasped. "Oh Bella, wow!"
"What?" Alice was staring at me, as if I had just grown an extra head. "What?" I didn't like or understand why, Alice was staring at me like that, eyes wide. "Edward, tell me, what's wrong?"
"Nothing. Absolutely, nothing."
"Then, why is Alice staring at me like that?" I asked, confused.
"Well, because, you're so beautiful." He smiled my favorite crooked smile. "Look in the mirror!"
"Come on Bella," Alice said, "come with me!" I followed her up the stairs, and to her room, and looked in the mirror, while she was rummaging through her wardrobe.
I gasped. I was so beautiful, my pale skin, my perfect body…my eyes, they were, different…red, but with a slight topaz tinge.
"Bella?" Alice interrupted my thoughts, "take this." She handed me a perfectly wrapped parcel.
I tore off the paper, cautiously. It was a dress, pale blue, knee length and strapless. I gave Alice a questioning look.
"Put it on, put it on!" she encouraged, jumping up and down clapping her hands.
"Alice, no. it's looks expensive, I can't wear it. I'll ruin it!" she gave me a disappointed look, and I gave up, there was no point in arguing, I knew she'd win. I changed faster than I thought possible!
"Wow" I exclaimed, when I saw my reflection in the mirror; I looked stunning.
"Should we go see Edward?" I nodded, unable to speak.
We walked down the stairs, Edward was waiting at the bottom for me. I leaped into his arms.
"Hello." I said quietly.
"Wow, Bella! You look…amazing…no, actually that's an understatement, in fact it's an insult! Words cannot describe how beautiful you look!"
"Urmm…thanks" I murmured, embarrassed.
Emmett and Jasper came through the front door arguing…Jasper leaped at Emmett.
"Guys," Alice moaned, "Stop fighting." They ignored her and carried on attacking each other.
"Emmett, Jasper. Please stop fighting." I pleaded, they stopped instantly, I looked at Edward in surprise, he looked shocked.
"What just happened?" Edward asked. "You guys never stop fighting when we ask!"
"I don't know! I just wanted to stop." Emmett replied.
"Yeah, me too." Jasper agreed.
"Weird…" Alice said. "I think maybe…" she stopped talking and shook her head.
"What Alice? Tell us!" I urged, Edward chuckled.
"Hey! Get out of my head!" Alice snapped at Edward.
"Bella! Oh. My. God." I turned to face Emmett.
"What?"
"Well, have you looked in the mirror recently?" jasper asked.
"Yeah…" I replied confused. "Oh, you mean, my new appearance!"
"Yeah, that!"
"Err…thanks?" I turned back to Alice. "What were you going to say?"
"Well, I was thinking maybe, well, that you can control people…or maybe just guys…I don't know…let's test it."
"How?" I asked.
"Yeah, how?" Emmett asked, worried.
"Where are Esme and Carlisle? And where's Rosalie?"
"We're here!" Esme called, "well, Carlisle and I are, I'm not sure where Rosalie is."
"Maybe she's out hunting." Carlisle suggested as he and Esme emerged through the front door.
"So, what are we…" she stopped talking and looked at me, "Bella! Wow!" Esme exclaimed, when she saw me, I smiled and buried my head in Edward's chest embarrassed.
"Well," Edward started to explain, "we think we know what Bella's talent is, but we want to test it…Carlisle?"
"Sure!"
"What should I say?" Edward shrugged, then whispered in my ear. I laughed.
"Carlisle, go upstairs, and," I looked at Edward then back at Carlisle, "and put on a dress." Carlisle headed towards the stairs, then disappeared up them.
Esme looked at me shocked when Carlisle appeared at the top of the stairs wearing a pink dress, Emmett and jasper looked at each other, then burst into laughter, bending over and clutching their sides.
"Okay," Alice managed to control her laughing, "Now we know you can control guys minds!" she look at Carlisle, "That's really funny!"
"What on earth?" we turned to see Rosalie, standing in the door way, and we all laughed. "What have you guys done?" she said laughing.
"Well," Edward explained, "we found out that Bella can control guys minds, and well, we thought we could have some fun!" Rosalie laughed harder, then she saw me and stopped.
"W.O.W! Bella…you look…so beautiful."
"Thanks." I mumbled.
"Okay, I'm going to go for a walk…" I said as I headed out of the front door with Edward following.
Once we were outside, I glanced back over my shoulder to see Carlisle, Emmett and jasper following Edward and I, with Rosalie, Alice and Esme standing by the front door, unimpressed.
"What are you three doing? Go back inside, oh, and Carlisle change back into your own clothes!" the all walked towards the house and Edward chuckled.
"What?" I asked him.
"Well, you know they were following you." I was confused, "I think that guys will follow you anywhere, do what ever you want them to do; hate someone, love some one. You can influence guys, that's really funny!"
"If I can influence guys, then that means I can influence you!"
"No, no, please, be fair." He begged.
"Well, if you had been fair when I was human then I would be fair to you now; you frequently dazzled me, so…"
"No, please, don't, what are you going to do? Please, no." He urged.
"I'm not going to do it now! I'm going to wait until I have something that you can do for me!" I laughed my evil laugh!
He stopped walking and turned to face me, holding my body against his.
"So, Bella, what do you want to do?"
"Well…hang on, let me think," it was starting to rain, "Do you know if there is going to be thunder tonight?"
"Let's go ask the weather girl!" we ran back to the house and found Alice sitting on the steps outside; it wasn't raining here yet.
"Hey guys. Emmett wants to play ball tonight, do you want to?"
"Actually," I said, "we just came to ask you if the weather was right for it!" Alice laughed.
"Well, I guess that mean you guys are in!" I nodded, "the storm won't start for another hour, so maybe we could find out who's stronger between you and Emmett!"
"Alice? Are you serious?" I asked, skeptically.
"Of course!" She grinned. "Come on." She led us into the sitting room. Everyone was sitting on the sofas. "Emmett! There you are! It's time for an arm wrestling competition between you and Bella!"
"I'll beat you, Bella!" Emmett grinned.
"I'm sure you will." I muttered.
We both got into position and gripped each others hands with much force.
"One, two, three, FIGHT!" Alice commanded.
We both pushed as hard as we could against each others hand, I found that with extreme ease I could push Emmett's hand closer and closer to the table's surface.
I only had a centimeter to go, come on, I thought to my self, I pushed a little harder and his hand touched that table!
"NOOOOOOOOOOOO…" Emmett yelled, laughing. He pulled me into a huge hug! "Well done Bella, you're stronger than me, for now! Soon you'll be as weak as the rest of them!"
"Err…thanks Emmett." I said when he released me.
"Well done, Bella." Alice said as she walked over to me, "So, should we go and set up the pitch now?" I nodded.
"Sure." I said as I followed Alice out of the living room with Edward at my side, and jasper following. I hoped Emmett and Carlisle stayed behind.
I glanced over my shoulder to see them talking, I breathed a sigh of relief.
"Hey Jasper."
"Hi Bella, how are you?"
"I'm good thanks, you?"
"I'm good! You know we've never really had a proper conversation!"
"Yeah!" I agreed. "So, what have you been doing recently?" I said trying to make conversation.
"Not much; hunting mainly. Actually, I went to the Antarctic last week, it wasn't really much fun! The penguins were too fluffy, so I came back!
"How was your honeymoon?"
"It was great! We had lots of fun!" Jasper raised an eyebrow and looked from me to Edward and back again, Edward snorted. "We went swimming, sunbathing and relaxed."
"Did you…? You know?" Jasper asked with a grin on his face.
"Forget it! I'm not answering that! I don't see how it's any of your business!"
"Answer what?" Jasper asked confused.
I looked at Edward.
"That's funny!" Edward said, laughing, "You told him to forget it and he did!"
"Forget what?" Jasper asked still puzzled.
"Doesn't matter!" I said.
"Hmm…I wonder Bella, do you think you could make guys do things by thinking it? So that know one knows what you told them to do?"
"I can try." Jasper, go catch up with Alice, I thought.
Jasper ran off into the trees.
"I guess I can!" Edward, kiss me, I thought, well, commanded in my thoughts.
He spun me around so I was facing him.
"I love you, Bella." He said as he leaned closer, his lips brushed mine.
I could hear a thudding, like a heart beat, but it was too close.
I suddenly realized it was coming from me! My chest was making noises!
Edwards' mouth twitched, he was fighting as he kissed me.
This kiss was more passionate and less controlled than the others we'd had when I had been human, but that's understandable because now I was stronger than Edward!
The noise in my chest was getting louder and faster, Edward pulled away.
"Did you just…?" Edward asked.
"Maybe! Depends on what you're asking! If you're asking whether I made you kiss me then yes, if it's did I make that weird noise, then yes again, and if it's something else then the answer's probably no." We walked in silence for a little while.
"I thought I'd miss your heart; the way it beat louder and faster when I kissed you. I guess I don't have to!" He laughed. I punched him, and he went flying backwards!
"Oops. Sorry." I ran to his side and helped him up. "Sorry, I guess I just underestimated my own strength a little!"
"Yeah, just a little!"
We ran to catch up with Alice and Jasper.
They were standing in the clearing looking at each others faces, when they heard us approaching, they looked up and walked towards us.
"Hey." Alice said. "Come help me, Bella!" She led me halfway across the clearing, when we were there, she turned to me, "So…we need to set up the bases!"
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