Author's Note: Sorry, this chapter took so long. My mind has been stressed and I'm running out of ways to get to the story's ending. So Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I OBVIOUSLY don't own Twilight or any of it's characters because I wouldn't have to go to FANFICTION to change the plot. I'M JUST SAYING!
Previously:
"Alright, so first we'll have Alec, Demetri and Felix to fight me while the Cullens pair up and observe." I said, as I put on the black shoes that fit like ballet flats. I stood and saw that Alec, Demetri and Felix were already in a protective crouch. But I remained unfazed by their posture and kept mine at ease.
"Begin."
Now:
Demetri was the first to attack. He charged towards me at a speed that should scare even a vampire. But I was as still as stone. Unmoving. Unfeeling. As he closed the distance between us, I drew my arm back slowly, gaining momentum. Milliseconds before he crashed into me, I threw a punch right in the general area of his face. He glided about fifty meters backwards and was stopped by his body molding into the other end of the training room's wall. From where I was, I could see a deep crack going from his hair lining to his chin. He didn't bother getting out of the wall yet because he knew the rules. If anyone received a crack, scratch, or bite, they were out.
"Next." I said, as I looked at the shocked and fearful facing expressions of Alec and Felix. After the astonishment, they chose to use a more strategic plan, instead of acting on instinct. They looked at each other for a moment and then separated and circled me, stopping when they were equally on either sides of me. Suddenly, they came at me with equal speed and stopped directly next to me. Immediately, they began throwing quick punches. I dodged every single fist thrown, but never threw one of my own. After a couple of minutes of that, I kicked Felix square in his chest and it crack under the pressure of my foot. Needless to say, he was out.
Now, it was just Alec and I. I knew that this would be harder because he was a strategist.
"Isabella…"Alec said, trailing off with his request.
"Oh, I know." I responded, quickly, as I let my shield down. I was vaguely aware that my thoughts were now available to Edward. Also, my emotions and future were being presented to Jasper and Alice.
"So, we can use our powers?" I asked.
But, before he could answer, Jasper screamed out in agonizing pain. I ran over and caught him as he fell to the floor, which was a very dumb idea at the moment. I felt the familiar surge of power flow through my body. Vaguely hearing Jasper's screams, and others constantly repeating confused questions, I let my eyes close and fell to the ground as well. But this time someone caught me and I began to scream. At that moment, I realized the reason behind Jasper's screams. My entire life was showing as if it were a movie. Every painful moment was shown and I felt everything as if it were happening again. And since my shield was down, he felt it too. His screams ceased, but mine increased.
Since I had just duplicated and absorbed Jasper's powers, my emotions were multiplied. My back arched in pain that could even compare to vampire venom. My shrieks turned to whimpers but I didn't gain control over my mind or body yet. Whoever was holding me had a power because I still felt the tingle of the powerful transaction. Then, it seemed that everyone began speaking at once. So loudly! My eyes opened wide and I sat up at vampire speed, clutching my head, hoping for the voices to go away. I ran to a corner ten feet away from where I previously sat, shaking my head and rocking back and forth. I contemplated putting up my shield but that might trap the voices inside my head. I looked up at Jane, Alec, Felix, Demetri and the Cullens, hopping that they had the answer to my problem. Edward tried to come to me but ran, face first into my physical shield. He settled on speaking from the outside.
"Isabella, you need to focus on my voice, not the ones inside your head." He instructed. I tried to hush the voices but the more I tried to silence them, the louder they got.
"I can't!" I screamed, as I wondered if I had been the first vampire to ever go crazy.
"You have to try to block their thoughts. Listen to me." I tried harder and eventually the voices faded to a murmur in the background. Then, I could barely hear them but they were always there. I sat in the near silence for a few moments before I opened my eyes. When I did, I saw everyone staring at me with worry. I felt completely fine. This confused me because just moments ago, I thought that I was delusional.
"What was that?" I almost yelled at no one in particular.
"Isabella, it seems that you've just gained two new abilities." Jane stated, matter-of-factly.
"No, I only gained Jasper's power of empathy. That doesn't explain the voices that were driving me to the edge of insanity!" I screamed at Jane, even though it couldn't possibly have been her fault.
"Actually, you also have Edward's mind-reading ability as well." Carlisle corrected me.
"But, I never touched him." I struggled to calm myself down as I spoke each word separately. I usually had exceptional control over my emotions. I needed it to help with difficult missions.
"He was the one that caught you when you fell." Alice was the one to answer me this time. I had to constantly remind myself that he was just trying to help, so that I didn't lung at him. It wasn't his fault. I thought. He didn't know.
"What happened to you?" Jasper asked, looking completely recovered.
"What do you mean?" I knew what he meant. I was just hoping that he wouldn't ask.
"I have never felt anything close to that much suffering in my entire existence." He said, with clear disbelief. I sighed before giving my answer.
"That…was the pain that I experienced before, and a few months after, I was changed." I stood and swayed, as I prepared for a much needed nap.
"There is no way that you experienced that much pain. And why didn't I feel it at first?" He obviously didn't believe me.
"You couldn't sense or change my emotions because my mental shield was protecting my mind from it. And the pain that you felt is what I feel nearly every day." He stared at me with even more disbelief than before, if that was possible.
"Why?" Jasper obviously was the only person who understood the extent of the hurting because he was the only one asking questions. The rest of them just stood there, listening intently on our conversation.
"Because when I disarmed my shield, I became aware that you, Edward, and Alice could use your powers to affect me. Well, sometimes when I think of your family, it brings back memories. Painful memories. Then, when I caught you, I began absorbing your power. During the transaction, all of those memories came back to me which caused my pain to worsen as yours disappeared." I summarized, and the Cullens began to look guilty.
"Isabella, I feel like we should apologize." Carlisle attempted.
"No, Carlisle. No apology is needed. How could I have possibly expected a family of pure perfection to truly love me, anyway? I was delusional. It wasn't your job to be bothered by a human pest. You had a life and I understand that now. You don't need to feel guilty. But…I would've thought that when I was being attacked by Victoria, someone would've came back to help me. But, you didn't. And there's nothing that we can do about it now, so an apology would be useless." I said, destroying any chance of accepting an apology.
They were all very quiet, but Rosalie was looking at me and I could tell that she was deep in thought. So, I decided that this would be the perfect time to test out my new power. I focused on only letting Rosalie's voice in and was surprise when it worked.
Something is not right. No! Not her too! I hope that I'm wrong but I just have to ask. Her inner voice told me. This confused me until she stated what she was thinking about asking aloud.
"Isabella, were you raped as a human, too?"
Author's Note: *Cue dramatic music* Don't jump to conclusions because Isabella never confirmed Rosalie's assumption...you'll just have to wait until the next update. Which won't be long.