Chapter 19

Bpov

We got home to find the boys, Carmen, Eleazer, Carlisle, Esme, and Lizzy all on the beach, playing frisbee. We went in to change into our swimsuits and came back out to play frisbee. Lizzy, Esme, and Carmen were building a small sand castle; Carlisle and Eleazer were standing on the water's edge talking, while everyone else played frisbee. I sat out and watched everyone, feeling a sense of dread.

I tried to find a reason for my sense of dread, and knew it was just gut instinct. This is the last time I would see my family this way, because something was about to change for all of us. As I contemplated what it was, I noticed same bushes rattle slightly, as if to suggest movement. I reached out with my senses and sensed a great evil lurking there, ready to pounce. I jumped up swiftly in alarm and growled lowly at whatever was there. I was surprised at what emerged.

A woman no older than twenty stepped out of the bushes, an equally young man holding her hand. I recognized them immediately. The woman had flaming red hair and a catlike walk, a smirk constantly playing at her lips. The man had his hair in a small pony and had restless eyes; constantly shifting from person to person. The moment they stepped into the dim sunlight of the end of the day, I knew what they were, for the began to shine. Vampires.

I growled ferociously loud and shifted into my wolf form, Seth and Brady following suit, taking my flanks. The woman stopped and smiled, although it didn't look at all friendly. She stepped foward and stopped about twenty feet from us. Then she spoke.

"Hello Bella; so nice to see you again, and with these dogs. My, my, what ever could they be doing here? That is of no matter I suppose, they will suffer too. I suppose you remember me Bella?" she asked me lightly. I wasn't surprised she knew my name.

I nodded my head at her in silence.

She clapped her hands together in delight. "Good, I hate repeating myself. Perhaps you never caught my name; I am Victoria, and this is my mate James. When you helped attack our passing coven, you killed my best friend, Riley. He always was so pesky." she said irritatingly, looking at her nails in boredom. She sighed and said "But no matter. You chose your fate the moment you stopped our little coven from moving on."

Just then I noticed the bushes shivering and watched in amazement as another 15 vampires stepped out, hungry eyes fixed on us.

"Shit." I muttered.

"These are my relatives Bella; big family and all. They've agreed to help me make you suffer. I thought to myself, 'What would make Isabella suffer most?' and then I remembered you and the packs obvious disgust at our kind. So what's the best revenge? To plague your little family with our thirst." she said laughing. Her laugh sounded like death in itself.

She flicked her wrist, and Seth, Brady, and I were surrounded by all fifteen of the other vampires, along with James. Victoria simply grinned and advanced on my family. We were about to fight through the vampires, before I suddenly noticed I couldn't move. I tried desperately to move and help my family. Seth and Brady were having the same problem I was. One of the vampires stepped forward and said "I'd prefer it if you waited here."

Oh, I was pissed.

Victoria rounded my family into one large huddle and called to them "Ohh, Edward. Come out of there and play." She said, teasing him. Edward hesitantly left the circle and proceeded forward. He stopped directly in front of Victoria, and she smiled. She spread everyone out, and then called all her vampires to come to her, except the one keeping us still. They all fanned out, one to each person, and bit deep into their necks. They all resisted the blood, and as suddenly as they appeared, they left.

We were released from our holds and Seth and Brady each ran to their mate. I followed Seth and he looked up at my approach.

"Seth, I need some of your blood. Cut a slit in your arm, quickly." I told him. He took out his pocket knife and cut him arm enough for the blood to ooze out. I took a needle I had in my hand and put it up to the cut. I pulled out a full needle's worth of blood, and felt satisfied.

I went around to each of the bitten Cullens, and I injected some of the werewolf blood into their bloodstream. I almost cried at the sight of poor Lizzy, soon to be doomed to this life as well. Seth jogged over to me when I had finished and asked "What did you just do?"

I sighed, running a hand through my hair, and said "I used your werewolf blood, into their bloodstream, so they would smell un-offending, and hopefully develop powers of their own. At the least you can all be together without smelling like garbage to the other." I explained.

Seth whistled lowly and the sighed, saying "Jacob and Leah aren't going to like this at all."

I stiffened, imagining their reactions. Then I relaxed and told him "There is no need to fear what they say; it's too late now." Seth nodded and went back over to Kara, holding her softly. I sighed and told the two boys to take everyone inside. I gave them instructions to put everyone into their rooms, and for them to change the guys' clothes while i changed the girls. When we were done we ate a small dinner and sat downstairs, worrying our heads off. None of us knew how to deal with vampires.

I hopped onto the computer and looked up all the info on vampires I could find. I actually was able to, with the right words, find a book on-line written about Vampires. As I began scanning it's pages, I noticed something strange sightings and relayed all I knew about vampires to this. The information I knew matched what it had perfectly, along with a lot of extra stuff it had. I read over the entire thing that night in excitement, and by dawn I knew all there was to know about your basic vampire. Today I would start reading about special abilities and rare cases. Easy enough.

"They should be up there another two and a half days, but I don't know what effect the werewolf blood in their system will do to them." I told the boys sheepishly. They both nodded their heads in unison,and cast worried glances upstairs. I sighed and pointed upstairs. They both eagerly jumped up and sprinted upstairs. I shook my head. As much as I wish I could be by Edward's side, I had to find out everything I could about vampires in order to help them when they had fully changed.

I sighed, looking at the task at hand. I considered how much more I had to look up. I then wandered off to the kitchen for an apple and some water before I started. After I ate the small meal, I then lay down on the couch, feeling exhausted. I would catch up on the reading when I woke up. It would do me no good to read about vampires if I couldn't retain it in my memory.

I was unsure how long I slept, but as I awakened I noticed one thing first. It was dark out. I sighed, and after glancing at the time I nearly jumped out of my skin. 4 a.m.!

I was about to start reading when I heard my stomach rumble. I laughed and went to the kitchen to eat something. I made some toast and scrambled eggs and settled myself at the counter, noticing how quiet it was. Shouldn't everyone upstairs be screaming right now? I got up from my stool and dashed up to Edward's side. He looked for all the world as if he were sleeping, though I could hear his heartbeat stuttering. Already? Wait, that's not normal. It should be another two days before they wake up!

I started to panic before I remembered the werewolf DNA in their system. It must have sped up the process a little. I relxed and sat next to Edward, stroking his hand lovingly in mine as I waited for him to come out of the burning fires. As his heartbeat began to stutter even more, skipping beats and tripping over itself, I sat very still and listened to the other heartbeats in the house. They were all in the same condition.

I sighed, thinking how impossible this task seemed, and watched Edward. His heart stuttered and beated twice. Once. It stood in silence now.

I sat, waiting and suddenly his eyelids began to flutter. He opened his eyes and stared up at the ceiling in awe, taking in his surroundings with his newly improved eyes. He stared up at the ceiling for a moment, before his eyes shifted down to rest on mine, I almost gasped aloud. The eyes of his that should have been ruby red from his human blood were still those breathtaking emerald green ones I loved.

I hesitantly reached my hand out to him, unsure as of what to do. He grabbed it slowly too, as if to be gentle. He sat up, his green eyes fixed on mine. He leaned forward and softly brushed my lips with his own, seemingly delicate. Suddenly he put strength into the kiss, pouring his love into it. I kissed him back equally; I had missed him already.

He broke apart from me a moment later, grinning like a fool but overjoyed all the same. I grinned back and hopped up from the bed, pulling him with me. We walked hand in hand down the hallway and down the stairs. The only heartbeats in the house were those of Seth, Brady, and myself. First we checked on Rosalie and Emmett, finding them confused but not with haywire emotions.

Carmen and Eleazer were both sitting calmly on their bed, probably waiting for me to tell them what to do. I smiled at them and invited them outside. The six of us checked on Garrett and Kate, and finding them occupied we left them be. Tanya was hugging Brady, and joined us as we made sure everyone was well. Carlisle and Esme were just like Carmen and Eleazer, calm and seemingly comfortable.

Jasper and Alice sitting around looking confused, but followed us downstairs anyways. Seth and Kara joined us in the hallway with Irina and Laurent behind them. The only one left was Lizzy. She was laying in her bed, listening to music as though nothing had happened. I called her out to join us as we all made our way to the living room. Garrett and Kate came down to join us as well. Everyone took a seat, some on couches and some on the floor, as they all waited for me to speak. I stood in front of them, hands behind my back.

I took a deep breath, and addressed them all. "Good morning everyone. I'm sure you'll be noticing it's like five in the morning, but don't worry about that; coincidence is all. You guys were asleep a full day and a quarter, I believe." Seth raised his thumb in agreement, and I exhaled deeply.

"Anyways, by now I hope you realized what was different. You are now all vampires, though not entirely normal ones. Before your wounds from the other night healed, I injected werewolf blood into your veins, hoping to make the passage to immortality easier. I hope I was right; you guys were under a much shorter time, so that's something at least. I'm assuming you all felt a burning, similar to standing in a fire?" I asked them. They all nodded their heads.

"I know it must have sucked, but at least you all made it. Now then, first things first. Your eye color. Seth, Brady, did you notice anything strange about it?" I asked them, gesturing at everyone with my hands. Brady furrowed his brow in confusion and Seth simply shrugged. I nodded my head and told everyone "You eye color was supposed to be ruby red; the color all newborns have. However, for some reason you all have your original eye colors." I told them.

Everybody suddenly glanced around and, upon noticing this, turned their undivided attention back to me. Lizzy never bothered to look around, but stayed focused on me. I took another deep breath and said "Now, I'm sure by now you all will notice a slight burning in your throats, yes?" One by one, they shook their heads at me. Now it was my turn to be confused. Seth stepped up and said "Is anybody hungry for anything in particular?" he asked.

Lizzy nodded at him and said "Waffles sound good." The others said other breakfast-y foods as well. Seth turned to me and explained "They must have retained a wolf's stomach in the process, so instead of blood they can still eat food."

"Thank God!" Brady shouted. "This might not upset Jacob as much anymore; maybe he'll be able to come to terms with it after a while." he continued in a normal tone.

"Hey, am I the only one that notices it doesn't smell bad in here?" Seth asked. Everyone sniffed the air and Edward shrugged.

"I suppose the werewolf blood strengthened our human scents without giving it the over-sweetness of a vampire's scent. For example, to me Bella still smells like Freesia, while Seth smells like Maple and Pine trees." he noted. Emmett burst into raucous laughter that practically shook the house.

"Good deal then. Wait, I want to test something I'd heard about before." I said, walking to Edweard and motioning for him to stand. I stood a good three feet away from him and told him "Edward, I want you to get angry, for some reason; any reason at all. Let the anger build up inside you." I told him. Seth and Brady picked up on what I was telling him to do and stepped away, pulling me with them.

Edward began to shiver at first, then he began to noticeably shake as the rage built in him. Finally it exploded, along with Edward. His body exploded into that of a large bronze colored wolf with white tipped feet. He raised his muzzle and stared me straight in the eye, then grinned goofily. It would have seemed menacing if I hadn't seen the sparkle of joy in his eyes.

"Alright, now calm yourself down and command yourself to turn back into a human." I told him. He nodded his big head once, and his body quickly melted back into the Edward I knew and loved. I noticed with approval that he still had his clothes. Haha, take that full-blown werewolves.

Everybody, under Seth's order, filed outside to the sandy beach and stood at least five feet apart from eachother. He told everyone to do the same as Edward had, build up an anger in your body so intense that you literally explode. Seth then explained that you didn't have to be angry to change though. You simply had to command your body to change into its wolf form. Anger usually made it quicker is all.

Seth, Brady, and I were the first to change into our wolf forms, and we stood side-by-side, surveying the others. Seth was his usual sandy color, while Brady was his dark brown/black mix. Edward changed upon will this time, and stayed put, facing us. Next to change was shocking. Lizzy shrugged her little shoulders and effortlessly transformed into a much smaller dark brown wolf with black paws and muzzle.

Next was Carlisle and Esme simultaniously. Carlisle was a handsome golden wolf with gentle white paws and tipped tails, while Esme was caramel colored with gold tipped paws.

Emmett transformed into a massive gray wolf with black paws, muzzle, and tail tip. At his full height he stood the tallest, except for me. Rosalie turned into a red wolf with white tipped ears and paws. Alice became a slight black wolf with flecks of gray in her coat, while Jasper became a large gray with flecks of black in his coat, along with black paws and tail tip.

Irina was a silver wolf, full out, while Laurent was a deep brown one. Tanya became a light golden wolf with brown paws, tail- and ear- tips, and muzzle. Kate was white with speckled gold in her fur, and Garrett was a light chestnut with specks of gray in his fur. Carmen was a dark brown wolf with white paws and muzzle, while Eleazer was black with silver paws and ear-tips.

All in all a very fine pack of wolves. Once everyone had shifted, the jumble of thoughts was nearly unbearable. Edward was already getting a headache from it, and I snarled into the air "Silence!" It became very quiet then.

These are your wolf forms, and you are to use them wisely. When in wolf form, we connect with eachother's minds and can communicate without my assistance. Got it? I told them all. I heard a yes from everyone and, satisfied, changed back into human form. Everyone followed swiftly. After a moment's consideration I said "I think we should train them in werewolf-ism, what do you think?" I asked Seth and Brady.

They both nodded their heads and began to speak when I interrupted them.

"Wait, I've got a better idea." I told them. I commanded everyone to sit in a circle. Much easier, and faster. We all joined hands and I passed them all knowledge on werewolves.

It took about half an hour, but by the end everyone understood. Before we got up, I sent them all I knew about vampires, and half vampires. I left the subject upon vampire gifts in the air, hanging there. One by one, people told us their gifts.

Edward could read minds, Jasper could influence emotions, Alice could see the future, Emmett had extra strength, Rosalie could change her appearance, Esme could put up a physical and mental shield to protect people, Carlisle could see the reason's behind people's actions, even if they didn't see it themselves. Lizzy could show people things with the touch of her hand; a picture, a memory, a thought, a fear, anything.

Kate had the ability to shock people, Garrett could control the elements, Irina could blend into her surroundings and turn invisible, Laurent was able to make things freeze, burn, dissolve, and move wherever he wanted them. Carmen could see through things no matter if it was a lie or a concrete wall, and Eleazer was able to detect everyone else's gifts and help strengthen it. Kara had overly heightened senses, along with speed. All in all, we were a very gifted and dangerous family. I was just glad we would never need to hunt. Yuck.

Eleazer identified everyone's gifts for them, if they couldn't already guess. To say I was pleased would be an understatement. Now no one could hurt us ever again, unless we were separated. I thought of the Volturi I had heard of, and grinned. Granted, they may eventually come to get us, but they will be most surprised when they try.

Everyone had also had their features sharpened and had the beauty of a vampire now that they were mostly so. However, it wasn't overdone like normal vampires thanks to the werewolf part of them.

All the girls went inside to make some breakfast for everyone while the guys lounged in the sand relaxing and talking, I think they forgot about our super hearing because the boys began to whisper about us and us girls all smirked.

"Man, just think. With us all being partly vampires now, we can have sex and never get tired of it!" Emmett whispered.

"Dude! That's awesome" Jasper whispered. They all laughed lowly and us girls giggled. We all sped to the door with our new speed and stood there, watching them.

"Don't worry boys; were here when you want us!" I called to them. Their mouthes dropped open and we all laughed before going back inside to cook. It took us about an hour to finally make enough food to feed everybody, or close to it. We called everybody inside and gave them all plates and set up a buffet on the dining room table. In single file they walked through, grabbing various pieces of food while chatting with the person next to them. I laughed when I realized how much it looked like lunch at school.

When everyone was full, there wasn't a single scrap of food left on the platters. The women got to work with cleaning the dishes while the men continued to lounge around and be lazy. We didn't really mind though. It was all done within no time.

It was about nine in the morning now, so we all agreed upon taking a run and checking the area. Everybody went to get properly dressed for the day and then waited outside. Once everybody was ready, we all shifted. I gave everyone instructions of exactly where not to go, which meant anywhere humans lived and to stay away from the jungle cats' territories. We all agreed and set out at a brisk trot.

Soon we picked up to an easy run, and were barreling through the forest at impossible rates. No one was tired due to their vampire strenth, and we all kept up to each other easily. After about ten minutes of running and chatting, we worked on tracking skills. Surprisingly, no one had any difficulty with it. They tracked squirrels and turtles and once even a mouse. Pleased with the assessment, we moved on. We slowed down to a leisurely stroll and came across a sunny clearing full of Wildflowers, Daisies, Marigolds, Daffodils, and Heidlevice. It was gorgeous. I wasted no time.

I changed back to my human form and everyone followed swift, the guys pulling on their cut off jeans and the girls pulling on their shorts and tank tops. I then started to skip and frolic across the field, laughing in the Summer sunshine. Suddenly something slammed into me, knocking me down with their arms around my waist tightly. I heard a laugh and I looked into the amused face of Edward. I laughed and said "What was that for?"

"I missed you" he said, pouting. He knew I could never resist that pout. I scoffed at him and rolled him off me while growling playfully. He cocked an eyebrow at me and then rolled back on top of me, pinning my arms above my head with one hand.

"You know that isn't going t-" Suddenly my lips were too occupied for words. Edward kissed my sweetly for a moment before pulling back and giving me that crooked smile of his.

"I know, but that doesn't stop me from trying." he grinned. I rolled my eyes and huffed in fake annoyance, before flipping us over and pinning his hands above him.

"How much fun is it now?" I teased him. He growled lowly at me and I hovered my lips over his, teasing him. He finally thrust his body up, making our lips touch for only a moment, but it made me suddenly crave more. I crashed my lips down on his and kissed him passionately. He licked my bottom lip, begging for entrance, and I complied. We battled for dominance before settling into almost a dance with our tongues. Neither fighting, but moving in harmony.

After who knows how long I pulled back to gasp for air. Edard was doing the same. Sometime during the kiss I had released his hands and he had them wrapped tightly around my waist, while mine were around his neck. I leaned my forehead against his and stared into his gorgeous green eyes. He stared right back into mine, and we stayed there until I heard the pitter-patter of footsteps smaller than any adults. I turned my head and saw Lizzy bounding over to us gleefully. I sat up a little and pulled Edward up so he was sitting next to me, his arm around my waist.

Lizzy skipped over to us and hopped down in the grass next to me. I automatically put my arm around her small shoulders. She smiled up at me and sad "This place is so pretty Bella!"

"Yes, I know" I told her with a sudden, strange calmness. I gazed out across the meadow, watching the others run and play and I smiled. My family. Lizzy got up and bounded across the meadow towards Alice and Rosalie who were picking flowers. Sighing, I leaned against Edward's side, completely happy.

I sighed. If it wasn't for my meddling in the pack's business with those nomads, my family would still be human. It's my fault. Why is it that when I swear to keep them safe, I never can? They always get caught somehow!I thought, mentally sighing. Edward tightened his grip on my waist and I flinched mentally. Crap, stupid mind reading abilities.

Edward chuckled lightly when he heard that and I almost cracked a grin. I sighed again and leaned my head on his comfortable shoulder, trying to figure out what to do. Do we stay here for a while, or do we go back home where we really belong? I contemplated this as Edward held me silently, lost in his own thoughts. After a few minutes I called out to Carlisle. His head turned in my direction and he got up from his spot on the lush grasses to lope over to me. He came and sat in front of us, waiting patiently.

I projected my thoughts to him. What do we do? Should we stay here for a while longer, or return back home where we belong? Wait... Victoria! She might go after the wolves after she came after us, knowing that werewolves and vampires would never help each other. I need to find out. I thought to him. He nodded and I yelled "Alice!"

She turned my way and skipped over to me with a bunch of flowers. "Yes Bella?" she asked.

"I need you to look into the Quileute pack's future, find out if Victoria will attack them too." I told her. She nodded and stood still with her eyes closed before she suddenly became rigid. Jasper sped over and placed his hands on her shoulder. After two excruciatingly long minutes Alice relaxed and opened her eyes. Her darkened gaze flickered down towards me and she nodded gravely.

"When?" I asked.

She seemed in thought for a moment before she said "In about a month; Victoria is thinking of gathering an army of sorts. She keeps going back and forth between a newborn army and the Volturi. She's going to have her spies follow us around to find out which one she really needs. Personally I hope she sends the Volturi; we can block their powers and then kill them or send them on their way." She suggested, shrugging.

I gaped open-mouthed at her. "Wouldn't a newborn army be easier to kill?" I asked her. She shook her head.

"Too strong, and they might have that power where they restrict movement. At least with the Volturi we know what powers to expect." she said. I nodded. It seemed right. This also meant we needed to head home to warn the pack and learn to use our powers. Edward caught onto my train of thought and nodded. He pulled out his cell phone and started calling the airport. We'd need to leave soon.

I shifted into my wolf form and howled to get everybody's attention. All heads turned my way, questioning.

"Alright, we haven't got much time. We need to go back to the house and pack everything up, and head back to Forks! Our families are in danger, and we need to help them. Well what are you waiting for? Shift! Let's go let's go!" I yelled at them aloud. Everyone quickly shifted and took off running in the direction of our home. Edward hung up and shifted, running along-side me towards the beach house.

When we got there everyone was speedily, yet efficiently, packing all their stuff. As humans it woulds have taken an hour or more; as vampire/werewolf hybrids it only takes maybe ten minutes. Edward and I rushed up the stairs to our room and started to pack. I was done quickly, before Edward even. He couldn't find his red polo shirt. I put my finger on my chin in thought and heard a ruckus of noise from our tree. It sounded very close to laughter.

When I got under the tree I laughed at what I saw. A small ring-tailed lemur had gotten hold of his red shirt somehow and was wearing it. The birds were tweeting, the squirrels were chuckling, and the other lemurs seemed to be laughing. All though the one with the shirt laughed too, I noticed him fixing his head fur, smoothing it down. I called Edward over.

"Looks like he's getting ready to impress his date, don't you think?" I asked. He laughed at the lemur.

"Hey buddy! If you really want to impress her, give her flowers, not my shirt!" he yelled up at the lemur. I burst into a fit of laughter, and I could hear the tree's occupants' agreement in my amusement. The lemur shook his head at Edward and continued to smooth down his hair. I pulled Edward away and he pouted.

"That was one of my favorite shirts." he whined slightly. I laughed lightly at him and he flashed me his crooked grin. We finished packing and took all our stuff out to the cars to load up. Once our stuff was loaded, Edward and I went to say goodbye to our room.

Opening the door, I glanced around one last time.

"I'm going to miss this place." I told Edward, sighing. He put an arm around my shoulders and smiled down at me. I smiled back and waved goodbye to all the creatures in the tree before Edward and I left. They all waved back and then continued on with their daily lives. Edward shut the door behind us and grabbed my hand, pulling me gently downstairs behind him.

Everyone was gathered in the living room talking when we entered. When we appeared at the bottom of the stairs everyone began to file out the door towards the garage. As everyone was loading up Carlisle informed me that once we got to the airport, a couple guys would be there to ship my motorcycle and Kara's car back home. I smiled. I loved my motorcycle; there was no way I would part with it.

We checked into the airport and we went to find a seat and wait. Before we sat, Edward shook his head at us. We were confused for a split second before we heard the announcer over the intercom say "Flight 407 to Seattle, Washington is ready to board now. Please make your way to gate six with your ticket ready. Thank you and have a wonderful flight."

Edward, grinning, pulled us along to gate six where we handed in our tickets and boarded the plane. First class; how'd I guess? We all sat down and waited for the plane to take off so we could go back home to the stupid small town of Forks.