Hey guys. I will probably be updating a little bit more now since next week is my last week of actual classes before winter break. I can't believe how fast college goes. I still haven't fully comprehended the fact that I am actually in college and no longer a high school student. I figured I would miss high school a lot more than I actually do. The only thing I really miss is seeing my group of friends every day. Now we are all split up and going to different schools which sucks but I guess that's growing up for you. So I have been getting a few reviews saying that Bella shouldn't have let Devin back into the pack so suddenly. Well, I do have my reasons for this and let's just say Bella will have him on a very short leash. Also, a few of you have mentioned in the past that they would like to see more of the whole Rosalie and her mom relationship. Well, for those of you who have been waiting for it, I am proud to say that this is the chapter for you. And I have been getting a few reviews saying that the last chapter wasn't the best, which I agree with you. It wasn't my favorite in my opinion but I have to throw in some of those chapters in order to build up to the good stuff. It's really hard not to rush the ending of this story because most of my ideas that I have floating around in my head right now is mostly for the ending part of this story. So I am really sorry if any of this seems rushed at all. Well, that is enough of my ramblings. Here is the next chapter for you guys. Enjoy. =]

Hidden Soul

Chapter Seventeen

Rosalie's POV

I hate that Bella is always so busy all the time. I understand that she just found out that she was adopted and that her real father is basically the king of the lycans. I mean, I can't even imagine receiving all of that information at once and I'm really proud of my girl for taking it all in like that. Since she found out about her father, her and the rest of the pack has been busy trying to find where Nathan lives at now. She seems to think that if she could find Nathan, that he could help us with the whole Kevin situation. Speaking of which, I can't believe it is Devin's fault that all of this is happening to us. I understand that he was furious with Bella, but to actually betray her like that? I mean, wasn't she practically family to him? And if he was really in love with her as much as he claimed he was, then he wouldn't have wanted to risk putting her in danger even if Kevin lied to him. I would never betray Bella like that or even think about doing such a thing, no matter how mad I was at her at the time. I understand that Bella can be very stubborn, but other than that she is one of the sweetest girls you could ever meet. The rest of her pack and family is the exact same way. I know I pick on Blain all the time but he does the exact same way with me, especially since he had found out about me being an Aloja and about my new power that I had just recently discovered.

I can't believe I was causing stones to be thrown at Devin, even though he did really deserve everything that day. My grandmother never mentioned that we could get another power, especially one that cool. I can almost guarantee that if I can learn how to control this, then it could be used to our advantage against Kevin. I really need to talk to Aigua about all of this, I'm sure she could help me with the training. I also need to talk to my mother about this as well. My mother and I have never had a close relationship with one another because she was closer to my brother instead. I think she secretly knew all along that I would become an Aloja because that would explain why she was always criticizing me more so than Jasper. Actually this whole conversation about my mother and I had caused me and Bella to have another argument the other night. It actually ended pretty bad.

It was actually a very pretty and sunny day in Forks today, which is really rare to have. So naturally Bella and I took advantage of this by staying outside all day, as well as the others. Since the whole confrontation with Devin things have been different. Bella made sure that he was in hearing distance or eye sight at all times because she didn't trust him one bit, which I don't blame her. So, it was Carina and Blain's turn to patrol around the area at the time. That means it was only Bella, Destiny, Devin, and myself outside at the moment. We all just got done playing a little game of basketball. Naturally, Bella and I had won by a long shot because I am excellent at the sport and Bella had more enhanced capabilities than the others. We got tired of playing so that leads to where we are now. Bella and I are sitting on the ground against a tree while Destiny was sun bathing. Devin was trying to keep his distance from us so he was just reading a book in the distance.

I felt Bella slowly move a string of hair from my face and then kiss my cheek softly, causing me to blush like always. I looked up at her and smiled my big smile which she returned full heartedly.

"You are so beautiful, did you know that?" Bella asked softly while looking in my eyes.

I blushed again and kept looking at her gorgeous violets. "You tell me that every day." I say shyly.

She just giggled and pulled me into her arms and kisses the top of my head. "Well you deserve to be told that every day. I'm just lucky that I'm the one that gets to do it."

I blushed and cuddled into her more. It was silent for a few more minutes and I could tell she was thinking something. I looked up at her while asking, "What's going on in that pretty head of yours?"

She looked down at me and smiled. "It's nothing sweetheart." I gave her that look that she knew to just come out and tell me. She sighed softly while saying, "It's just, I was thinking about your new power that you just found out. Obviously you have never heard of such a thing before and I was just wondering if you have gotten around to talking to your grandmother about it? I think she should know so she could at least try to help you. What do you think?"

"Of course I think she should know about all of this. But what if she can't help me or what if she doesn't know exactly what all of this is? I love my grandma and everything, but she is incredibly old and I don't know if she is physically in good enough shape to help me, you know?"

She giggled at this and pulled me closer to her. "You're so silly, you know that? And I thought you said that Alojas can't age and die?"

"Well, they can age obviously, but they live for a very long time. The only way they can truly die is if their soul mate has passed away, which causes their age to decrease in time meaning that they get older and older and they will eventually die. Now, this doesn't mean that they will age like a normal human does. It can be a rather slow process, but I am assuming that this is the process that my grandma is going through right now."

Bella's eyes scrunched in concern. It's clear that she has grown to love my grandma, which absolutely melts my heart. "What do you mean by that? Are you saying she can die soon?"

"No, I'm not saying that. I'm just saying that since her soul mate passed away before I was even born, that she is slowly aging. I'm not quite sure what the true life span of an Aloja is exactly, but I do think that she is in no physical shape to train me properly." I said as I looked at my girlfriend. She has really gorgeous eyes. I swear I can look at them for ages.

She notices me staring at her eyes again and smiles. "Do you think there is another Aloja out there that could help train you? I mean, if you are going to go against Kevin then you will need proper training as soon as possible."

I shrug my shoulders casually. "I honestly have no clue if there is another one out there near here. Alojas aren't very common like a lycan would be. They are actually very rare to spot. A lot of them had to go into hiding, just like your kind did."

"Really? Care to share the story?" Bella asked while smiling.

"I think you'll have to ask my grandma for that one Bella. She has told me it before, but I don't quite remember all of the details." I said while smiling back at her.

It went silent again and I could tell once again she was deep in thought. It looked as if she didn't want to bring something up. I sighed and rubbed her back slowly, which she relaxed a bit.

"Bella, you can tell me anything, you know that. It hurts when I see you troubled, so please just tell me."

She looked at me and sighed softly. Then she said so quietly that I had a hard time hearing what she said. "You do know that…um…that you need to talk to your mother about this…right?"

I tensed at that. The last person that I want to talk to about all of this is my mother. She would never understand. "No, I don't need to talk to her about it Bella. She has made it clear she wants nothing to do with that side of the family, so that means I want nothing to do with her."

She sighed and pulled back enough so she could easily look at me without straining herself. "Sweetheart, I know you resent your mother for what she has said about your grandma and all, but you need to understand that she deserves to know. She's your mother and she may be able to tell you her side of things."

I pulled away from her while trying not to let her show how upset I am. How dare she take my mother's side of this! She's my girlfriend and she should be on my side, not hers! "You have no clue how vile and rude my mother is when it comes to my grandmother! I refuse to ever come to terms with her or try to tell her about all of this! If anything, that will give her even more reason to kick her out of the house!"

She then smirked at that. Yeah, that's right she smirked. That pissed me off even more. "But technically you don't live with her anymore, you live with me. So, it wouldn't matter if she kicked you out or not."

I rolled my eyes at her and pulled all the way from her. "You know damn well that is not what I meant Bella! I can't believe you're on her side of this!"

"Rosalie, you know I'm always going to be on your side. I just think it would be best if you tried to at least clear things up with your mother. It might help if you hear from her side of things and not just your grandmother's side."

I glared at her. "Are you saying that my grandmother is a liar? How dare you!"

She sighed and tried wrapping her arms around me, which I quickly yanked them off of me. "Rose…Rosalie…you know that I would never insult your family. I love you. Please just calm down."

"Don't touch me!" I yelled at her.

All of this commotion had brought Destiny and Devin's attention to us. I could tell they were trying to just focus on if things were going to get out of hand or not.

I felt so much anger boiling up inside of me. What is wrong with me? I have never gotten this angry at someone before, especially Bella. I suddenly heard someone start to yell.

"Bella, watch out!" Destiny yelled.

I looked up just in time to see Bella dodging a huge boulder being thrown her way. Holy shit, did I do that? Oh man, how do I control this thing?

"Shit Rosalie! You need to calm down! Please calm down for me sweetheart." Bella said as she frantically tried to put her arms around me.

Her doing this made me even more angry, and before I knew it I was throwing Bella off of me. I saw her go flying through the air and thankfully she landed in a safe place and in a crouch. While she was flying through the air, both Destiny and Devin phased into their lycan form and went towards us fast. Before I knew it, Bella was back in front of me glaring at the others, making them stop suddenly in front of us.

"You harm her and I'll end you." Bella snarled as a threat while standing protectively in front of me.

Destiny then proceeded to talk, "But she threw you Bella."

"And tried to hit you with a boulder." Devin also threw in.

Man, I don't think I will ever get used to seeing these giant creatures talk like a human. It's definitely a sight to see.

Bella then growled a deep growl that even sent shivers down my spine. I could tell she was trying hard not to phase as well. "Like I said, you harm her and I'll end you. It doesn't matter what she tried to do. She's my mate and I won't let you hurt her. I'm fine I promise."

After a few more minutes of what seemed to be a stand-off, the other two finally phased back and we decided to pack our things and just head home. As we were walking to the car, I tried to keep up with Bella.

"Bella, I am so sorry. I honestly didn't know that I was doing that. You know I would never have done that to you purposely."

No matter how many times I apologized that day, Bella never once accepted them or even said anything to me. She didn't even touch me once for the rest of that day. So, after all of that, I had decided to talk to my mother about all of this. Then afterwards I would be talking to my grandmother and see if she could help me control my powers. Bella had been taking up extra patrolling shifts, so I haven't gotten to see her much this past week. But, no matter where I went I always had one of the pack members escorting me, well besides Devin. He pretty much stuck around Bella the entire time.

Carina had volunteered to take me to my house since everyone else besides Blain was on patrol. So now, we were both sitting silently in her car.

After a few minutes of awkward silence, Carina finally broke it. "So…I heard about what happened the other day."

I looked over at her and winced. "I feel so bad about that. Bella must hate me."

She looked at me and smiled while sliding her hand over to mine and holding it. It wasn't a flirtatious gesture, just one that showed she was here for me. "Don't feel bad Rosalie. We all know you didn't know you were doing that. You just found out about this power, so none of us expect you to know how to control it. And Bella doesn't hate you. She's just frustrated."

"At me?" I asked softly.

She squeezed my hand softly while saying, "No silly. She would never be mad or frustrated at you. She's frustrated at the fact that she has to sit and watch her mate go through all of this confusion and that there is absolutely nothing she can do about it. You should know that Bella isn't the type of person who likes to just sit and watch a problem happen. She wants to be the one that solves it as soon as it starts."

I laughed some at that. That was so true about my Bella. "So if she doesn't hate me, then why hasn't she been talking to me at all this week?"

Carina shrugged a little bit. "Honestly, I have no clue. I think she is focusing on keeping you safe and trying to help train Blain more and also keeping an eye on Devin. Please be patient with her Rosalie. Bella has a lot on her plate right now."

I nodded my head a little and things got quiet again. We were almost near my house when Carina started to talk again.

"So I'm going to assume that you asked me to take you to your house so you can talk to your mom, am I right?"

"Yes. I need to speak with her about all of this going on and Bella was right about me needing to know her side of the story as well and not just my grandmother's." I said as we slowly pulled up my drive way and stopped in front of my house.

She turned to look at me and smiled. "Well, I will park my car about a block away from here and come back to keep an eye on you while you speak to your mother, so if you need me for any reason just call my name and I will be able to hear you and I'll come save you." Carina said jokingly.

I smiled and leaned over to give her a hug and got out of the car. Walking towards the house I once called my home, I knocked on the door. After a few seconds, I heard footsteps and then the door opened to reveal my mother. She looked very shocked to see me.

"Rosalie, what are you doing here?"

I looked up at her and sighed softly. "Hey Mom…I was wondering if maybe I could um…speak to you about something?"

She hesitated at first but then nodded and moved out of the way to let me in. She shut the door and followed me into the living room. I sat down on the love seat while she sat across from me on the couch.

"So, what was it that you wanted to talk to me about?" Mom asked awkwardly. Like I said, my mother's and I's relationship has never been close at all.

I hesitated at first and then sighed again. Well, I guess it was now or never. I wish Bella was here with me for this. It would have been easier. "Well…I was wondering if you would talk to me about the real reason why you hate Grandma so much. I know about the family mother, so please don't hide anything from me."

She tensed when I said that. After a few minutes I was actually thinking she wasn't going to say anything so I was prepared to get up and leave. But thankfully she decided to speak. "What all has your grandmother told you?"

I looked at her while saying, "She told me that she was an Aloja and that Aunt Natasha is one as well. She also told me about how when you and your sister were growing up was when you found out that you weren't the one that had the gene. She said that you grew furious and began to hate your sister and your mom. When you became adults, you separated yourself from Aunt Natasha and that's why I rarely get to see her. Please tell me that all of this isn't true mother. I can't stand the thought of you hating Grandma any longer."

She sighed and straightened up some. "I don't hate your grandmother or your aunt. I was jealous of them. When we were growing up, your grandmother told us stories about the Aloja and all these mystical powers they can receive as they get older. I wanted so desperately to become one so bad that it got to the point where I became obsessive. I would draw pictures of myself saving these people from harm and how I was the one that was the hero for once. Honey, your Aunt Natasha was an attention seeker. She was always your grandmother's favorite it seemed like. It was almost as if Mom knew that I would never become one of them. So gradually I felt like I was the outcast of the family, or the black sheep you could say. When my theories were proven right, I was angry. I wasn't necessarily angry at them, it was more so at myself. I was angry that I fooled myself to believe that I could ever become something so beautiful and powerful. So I did what I figured was best and distanced myself from them. I figured they wouldn't care anyway since I was just some boring human compared to them. My sister would rub it in my face that she became something that I wanted so desperately. My mother would just sit back and watch as my sister taunted me all throughout my child hood. I told myself that if I were to ever have children, that I would love them for what they were whether it be human or not."

I felt tears sting my eyes. I looked at her while saying, "Then why did you treat me like you have Mom? If you said that you would treat your kids equally and care and love for them no matter what they were. Growing up and watching Jasper get all the love and attention…it killed me mother. I was in absolute misery and pain my whole life because my own mother wouldn't even look in my direction. I felt that way until I met Bella. She changed everything Mom. She replaced that pain with love and kindness. Something that you have never shown me."

I watched as a tear ran down her face slowly. "Rosalie…sweetheart…I am so sorry for how our relationship has been your whole life. I swear that I never meant to make you feel any of those emotions. I guess when you were born after Jasper, I looked in your eyes and saw that you were to become an Aloja. I guess when I saw that, the little girl that I once was grew scared and fell back into the old ways. But I know now that how I treated you was wrong and I give you my word that from this day forward I will show you nothing but love and care."

By now, both of us were in tears. Suddenly I felt a pair of warm arms wrap around me and hold me tight to their body. I could hear my mom as she whispered against my head.

"I love you my sweet, sweet angel. I am so sorry…so, so sorry for how I have been. I have failed you as a mother and I am going to make it my duty to make it up to you. Whatever you need, I am always going to be there to help. I'm going to stand by your side no matter what sweetheart. I promise."

After a few hours of crying in each other's arms, we finally were able to sit down and talk to each other, and I mean really talk to each other for once. She started asking me about Bella and how we actually met. Then she asked me if I think she's the one, which then led to the part where I tell her about Bella being a lycan. I figured since she's my mom and knows about the Aloja stuff then she deserves to know. She was definitely surprised when I told her. I then proceeded to tell her about Bella being lycan royalty and also about Kevin.

"Wait a minute, so you are saying once Bella meets her real father, that she may be able to take down this Kevin guy?" I nodded my head yes. "Oh hunny, this is all so dangerous. If I ever met this Devin kid then I would kill him myself, human or not human."

I laughed at this. Now that my mom has finally taken down her walls, I really do like her personality. It is actually a lot like mine, which surprises me. "I also have something else to tell you. I have just recently found out about me being an Aloja. I found out a few months ago or so. But the newest thing is that I found out is that I have a special power that has just recently started up. Apparently, when I get really angry I can somehow levitate objects and throw them at whatever object I focus on. The thing is though, I don't know how to control it so it just kind of happens sometimes."

"Oh dear, it sounds like you have what Natasha has. I don't know much about it since I was never close to my sister, but she has the power of levitation. She can levitate anything she wants whether it is heavy or not and throw it long distances. She can also use it for camouflage as well. I wouldn't be able to explain it very well though since like I said, I was never close to her. Maybe you should speak to your grandmother about this perhaps?" My mother said as she looked at me.

"There is just so much that I don't know about and I am running on such a little time frame here. Bella is planning on meeting her father next month and I have this bad feeling that soon after that Kevin will be making his final big move on us and I just know that with my help as well, that we can all defeat him. But I need to be able to figure out how to use all of this power." I said while sighing again.

She pulled me into her arms and wrapped me into a hug. "Well, I may be able to help. If you would like, we can invite your aunt down here and see if she could help you with your training, because I just know that mom won't be able to help as much."

I looked up at her and smiled. "You would really do that?"

She smiled back at me while saying, "Of course Rose! I told you, I'm going to help you in any way that I possibly can. I want to be in your life sweetheart. I love you."

I smiled a big smile at that. That was the first time that I have ever hear my mom say she loves me. I pulled her into a bigger hug while saying, "I love you too Mom."

I stayed there talking to her for a few more hours. I then saw that it was getting late and that I still needed to talk to my grandmother. I got a text from Carina saying that she was outside waiting for me. I told Mom that I had to head home and so she walked me to the door. After pulling me into a tight hug and saying that she loved me again, I walked off and got into the car.

"So, how did it go?" Carina asked as she started to pull away from my house and head towards my grandmothers.

"It actually went surprisingly well. My mother and I are now on speaking terms and she has offered to help me with my whole power problem."

She smiled at me while saying, "Well that's really good! At least she is offering to help."

I smiled back at her and relaxed back into the seat. I am really glad that things went well at my mom's house. I was actually really worried that it could go all wrong, so seeing everything working out had actually taken a lot of stress off of my shoulders. I can't wait to tell Bella everything. I know she will be really happy to hear all of this. Now, I need to go talk to my grandmother.

There's the end of that chapter for you guys. I know, it's kind of an abrupt ending but I felt like I should end it there because otherwise I felt like it would have been too long of a chapter. So how did you like the whole Rosalie and her mom talk? I actually was proud of myself for how it turned out and I feel like this will help move the story right along. If I can find pictures for her mom and her aunt, I will put them up on that website I have. Oh and I have also put up a picture of what Kevin looks like as a lycan up on that sight. So if you guys have been going on there to see what everyone looks like, it's up there for your viewing now. I don't think you guys will have to wait too terribly long for the next update since school is gradually calming down since it's almost winter break. If any of you is following my other story Gone, I should have an update fairly soon. I'm sorry for the lack of updates on that story. It's just this story is my main priority right now and once this story is done, then I will make sure I focus more on that story. I would like to thank you all that has sent reviews. They really do help and I actually had used some of your ideas that you have given me in this chapter. =] So see? Reviews do actually help us authors when we write. I know they are a hassle at times to take the time and actually write one out, but even if they are small, they help immensely. I tend to get a lot of my ideas for my stories from the reviews and my readers. I think it's a very important thing for authors to include their reader's ideas in their stories to some extent because the whole point is to keep their readers interested and wanting more. So the main point of all of this is to please, no matter how small they are, please send a review because like I said, they help me a ton and keep me very motivated. I love all of you guys and if I could, I would give each and every one of you a big hug. So thank you everyone for all of your support. Keep a look out for the next chapter =]