The stillness of the room was unbearable. Bella felt as if she were choking on hot blood that would not go down her throat. "A special power? You have to be joking me Carlisle. I mean, look at me. In no way am I that special." Bella scoffed.

"Bella, you walked directly into this house to meet a family of vampire with little to no fear!" Jasper exclaimed.

"And you were brave enough to stare James down when you thought he had captured your mother. You left Jasper and I, risking your own safety for someone you loved. What normal person would do that when a vampire is involved?" Alice added.

"You walked into the house of the Volturi, a whole coven that eats humans for fun and pleasure. You shook Aro's hand!" Rose stated.

"She willingly loved a vampire, knowing all of the risks that came with that simple action. She slept here, under a roof full of vampire with no hesitation! If that is not a special person, I don't know who would be?" Esme smiled at Bella.

"And you gave me a purpose in life." Edward said just before he kissed her.

All of the love that surrounded Bella was astonishing. But, she still could not believe that she was the girl in those legends. She was just plain old Bella, simple, non-materialist Bella. The way that they talked about what she did and how she acted around this family, this family that she was now a part of. Just confirmed the fact that she was supposed to be here. That her sole purpose in this life was to be a Cullen. That her purpose in life what to make this family whole. How could they think that she was anything more?

"Is there any way we can prove your theory Carlisle?" Esme questioned. The question hung thick in the air. Could there be a way to either prove of disprove this theory?

"Let me call my friend, Eleazar. Do you remember him Bella? When we were at the Volturi together, I discovered that his power was the ability to detect and label what a persons power would be. Vampire or Human! When he first meet you at your wedding Bella, he told we that your power would be great. I just assumed that your shield was so powerful that it was the greatness that he felt in you. Maybe I was wrong." Carlisle left to go make his phone call.

With all of this floating above my head now, I just couldn't stay. I loved being in Edward's arms, but right now they felt constricting, as if they were sucking all of the life out of me. So, I did the only thing I could think of. I ran.

I jumped out of Edward's arms, ran to the garage, grabbed the keys and took off. Whispering "sorry" as I slipped into Edward's Volvo. I looked back only to see Edward's hurt face as I drove off. I hoped hat he would understand that I needed space. What they were saying, that I have a special power. That I might be a target of the Volturi? I could not bring that upon my family.

It was nightfall before I returned to the house. As is slowly approached the front doors all I could think about was what I had decided. I figured that Eleazar would be here by now and that he would confirm what everyone was saying, but I was dreading to find out the answer. As I walked through the front door, Edward attacked me, wrapping me tightly in his arms.

"Don't ever do that again!" He yelled at me. "You have had me worried practically to death. What if Demetri had found you, what if he had grabbed you and was already hauling you back to Volterra. I could not live with myself if I allowed that to happen." The worry and concern on his face was enough to make me want to cry; however, I knew that if what Carlisle thought was true was confirmed, that my only choice was to go to Volterra. They would never stop coming after my family. They would hunt down everyone, hurt all of the people I love just to try and get to me. I could not live with myself if I allowed that to happen.

As I looked into Edward's eyes I realized that what I did really hurt him. The look of sheer desperation in his eyes was enough to make me want to curl into a ball and sob. But, all my body allowed me to do was stand there. Staring off into the oblivion, trying to process how I could tell my family the decision that I had made.

Eventually, I murmured the words, "I'm sorry" over and over to Edward. I was sorry for leaving the way that I did, and I was sorry for what was about to happen,

"It's okay Bella. Just promise me that you won't do something that stupid again until we can figure this whole situation out." Edward said as he released me from his embrace.

I started to say Edward's name when Carlisle interrupted me.

"Bella, this is Eleazar. He arrived when you were out. I've explained the situation to him," Carlisle informed me.

As Eleazar approached me I could tell by the glint in his eye that he could already sense the power I possessed. The anticipation in the room was suffocating and only increasing my own panic over the whole situation. Eleazar slowly walked around me, as if trying to gauge what my power was. It was unnerving the way that he studied me. The confused the shocked look on his face confirmed my worst fears; I was the one. Already having enough confirmation, Eleazar turned towards Carlisle and proclaimed, "Carlisle, you were right she is the one."

"So what do we do now? Edward questioned. "We can't just wait to the Volturi to attack again. They won't stop coming after Bella." Edward looked back and forth between Carlisle and Eleazar to gather their opinions on the matter. As they were the ones that had spent the most time with the Volturi, he was hopping that they might have a solution to this problem.

I slowly backed away from the family. Eleazar simple confirmation cemented my plans. In that moment, all I could do was sigh and make my announcement to my family. An announcement that I knew, that the entire would refuse to accept. I would have to leave…