Hey guys and girls.

I thought I'd have a break from writing Scarlet Heart and do a chappie for this. Since only just now people are taking an interest.

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Sorry Isn't That Hard

Marie's POV

"I need to say I'm sorry or I will never forgive myself!" I sat in a large four by four Porsche truck, since that Audi was apparently too conspicuous for Anthony. I was sitting on the passenger's side, propping my legs on the dashboard. I was saying sorry to Anthony, for about the forty-fifth time, because I caused him to pass out. He hated fainting, because it is an unnatural experience for a vampire, in fact it should be impossible. Anthony refused at my offer to drive to the Cullen's. I decided I would apologize until he accepted. Anthony, being the gentleman, was saying that there was nothing wrong with what happened.

"You have nothing to apologize for. Now stop acting like a little girl and get it in your head that I fainted for you. You shouldn't be apologizing, more like thanking. Now, lets focus on the main point; The Cullen's. Got anything on their powers Charlie?" Anthony kept his eyes on the road. His expression didn't falter at the mention of the Cullen, however, with my senses; I knew that Anthony was asking something he already partially knew about. I wouldn't go through his head, he'd know. I can't ask him blank, because Charlie would know. It's probably would be a subject he didn't want to talk about. Charlie shuffled a little at the back and leaned forward, angling his head and testing his expressions, showing off his new look.

"Well, I only see things related to me, whether it's in the past, present or future. I've actually seen very little about the Cullen's. The only thing I know is that they'll be expecting us. Out of the Cullen's, there were only three who didn't look nervous, but more excited." Three? I knew definitely of two, Carlisle and Rename, so who's the third? Anthony probably met another member. That must be what he's hiding. I breathed in the air of the car, smelling the brand new car scent. I knew that Anthony enjoyed that smell, so I morphed the car so it would only smell of new cars.

"We're close." I frown.

"How fast were you driving?" I look at Anthony and see him laugh to himself.

"You were distracted enough to notice that one, I was driving very fast, and two, we actually don't live that far away from the Cullen's. It'd be about a two minute run." I nod in agreement and relax in the seat, turning left and heading down a tarmac drive that went past and through the thick of a forest. It wasn't long before I saw a large house. It was extremely flashy and modern, with one side being glass and the other being a sort of wood. It looked like a perfect getaway. Anthony pulled up in front and killed the engine.

"Why did we drive when we could've easily run?" Charlie clucked his tongue in agitation. I spanned my senses and heard a small amount of running within the house, and a thrumming heartbeat, as well as a strong heart that was human, in ways.

"We need to set a good impression Charlie. Me and you, not Marie. We need to show that we aren't here for trouble. So be sensible and be nice." Anthony opened the driver's door and stepped out, closing it behind him with a slam. Charlie got out of the four by four at the same side as Anthony and walked round to my side as Anthony put an arm around my waist. He lowered his lips next to my ear and kissed the top.

"Relax." He whispered, squeezing me a little.

"Ready?" I looked at Anthony and Charlie, both nodding. I took a deep breath and started to walk towards the Cullen home. We were next to the door, my hand raised as I was about to knock.

The door swung open and in front of us was Rename.

"Hi." Renesme looked at me and grinned, showing her white teeth. The grin was genuine, she was genuinely happy to see me, but there was also a hint, a small message. A message that I gathered was be careful.

"Hi there." Anthony greeted Renesme before I could reply to her. He offered his right hand and Renesme shook it. Charlie did the same. "My name is Anthony and this is Charlie." Renesme nodded to Anthony and Charlie and then her gaze flickered between the two. She shook of her thought and greeted us in.

"I'm hoping you all get along." Before I could ask her about her erratic behaviour, Renesme grabbed my hand and I didn't gasp this time.

I was shown images, a scene played out extremely quick. I caught everything.

"I don't like them being here, Carlisle. What if they do something to Renesme? What If they're here for her, to kill her?" The man I knew was Edward was standing in front of Carlisle, his body tense and his expression serious. Renesme was sitting with her mother, Bella, on the couch behind them. Renesme intercepted the conversation before it could progress. She was rubbing her temples, like an adult.

"For the last time Dad, Marie and her friends aren't going to hurt me. Why would they? They're running from the Volturi. They're friends of Carlisle; they wouldn't do that to him." Bella didn't look like she was going to say anything but nodded a little to her understanding of what Renesme was saying. Edward turned to Renesme and grunted, about to say something but then stopping himself. He turned back to Carlisle and paused.

"If they lay a finger on her, I will kill them." Edward stalked off and I saw the dilemma on Bella's face. Should she go with Edward or stay with Renesme?

That scene took place in my head within a few milliseconds. I was still being dragged by Renesme to see her family. I was pulled round the corner and Renesme stopped, still holding my hand, and she stood at my side. I was suddenly aware of my looks and presence. My hooded, leather, military jacket, my dark skinny jeans and my army boots seemed a waste of time. My hair seemed messy. I was looking at a family as if they were the most beautiful people in the world. Even for vampires. Anthony was by my side again and I noticed a smile in one of the Cullen's appearing, just as Anthony came into view. A small girl with short dark brown hair fluently stood and shouted back.

"Carlisle, they're here! Hurry up!" The girl, Renesme told me, was Alice. She was telling me everything through her link, and I was telling her how I felt. I now had her ability. Alice was next to Jasper, standing behind the couch, which had Emmet sitting on the left side, with Rosalie on his lap. Edward leaned against the wall on my left with Bella leaning back on him. I heard the connection of heels to a wooden floor and then saw a motherly figure, Esme, walk up to meet me. She saw I was holding Renesme's hand and she tensed. Renesme saw it too.

"No, Gram's, I'm sharing with her. That's all." Esme's features softened and she walked in front of the couples, greeting everyone and shaking our hands, except for mine.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, if only it were better circumstances. You'll have to forgive me, but word of you travels fast, Marie. There are many rumours about what your powers can do. I wasn't sure if I could believe them so…" I shook my head, smiling.

"It's alright, I understand. My change-right ability primarily focuses on people with abilities." I put up a hand to stop Esme from apologising. I pulled my hand away from Renesme, since it was my right hand, but Renesme kept a tight hold of it. I looked down at her, raising my eyebrows. "You do know that people shake with their right hand?"

"Yeah, but no one ever share's with me. It's such an amazing experience for someone like me. You could share with everyone with an ability in this room!" Renesme tugged at my hand. Anthony had my left hand so I couldn't do anything there. Esme touched my shoulder and I heard a sharp intake of breath from the couples. Esme rolled her eyes and smiled at me.

"Please sit. Carlisle will be with us in a moment, he's just talking to some friends in Alaska." I nodded and smiled back at Esme, moving towards the free couch. I let go of Renesme and she gaped in protest. Anthony sat next to me and laced his fingers with mine. Charlie stayed standing. Emmet was the first to speak.

"So, how old are you guys anyway? In vampire years." I looked at Anthony and Charlie. When I looked back at Emmet, I saw that out of all the others, he was the most confident. Esme walked out and headed upstairs, while Renesme sat next to me and put a hand on my bare forearm, from my rolled up sleeves.

"I'm two hundred. Anthony is a hundred and ninety-nine. Charlie…" I looked back at Charlie with an expression for him to say something.

"Forty." That was one thing I didn't know, but now do, about Charlie. He never said how old he was. He turned into a vampire in 1970, I gathered. I looked back at Emmet and he nodded to himself. I waited for someone to say something else. Alice spoke up next.

"What did you mean by change-right?" Alice looked at me with inquisitive eyes. It wasn't a negative or positive thing, but one that said things would get better. I hooked into her mind and felt eagerness. I giggled to myself briefly, finding out that Alice being so calm was against her nature. Alice was eager to become friends with me.

"I meant the ability I was changed with. My ability is to absorb the powers of others through touch. I have a great number of abilities including Renesme's. We were sharing each others thoughts before." Alice gaped and nodded. She gave a small smile and looked at Jasper. Jasper took his hands away from Alice's waist and walked over to me. He held ouch his hand.

"My apologies for everyone being tense. Rumours have their ways. My name is Jasper." I shake his hand, causing Renesme to break her mind link with me. She was transmitting to me how she felt, and I monitored it. I heard someone get up behind him, but Jasper held my hand a little longer than everyone else and I felt it. The power ran through his hand to mine and Renesme had her hand back on me. Jasper let me go and winked before walking back to Alice. I looked at Renesme and saw she didn't have her hand on me. In fact, she didn't move her hand to put in back on my skin at all. I felt what she was feeling though. She was happy with the progress. I felt Alice, she was happy with progress too, although she was waiting for someone else to introduce themselves before she comes to me. Emmet and Bella were just simply happy. In front of me was a blonde, Rosalie. She had her hand out to me.

"My name is Rosalie. I don't have a power so you're probably just going to have to suit with a handshake." I smiled and shook her hand.

"There is nothing wrong with a normal handshake." Rosalie smiled at my statement and moved on from me and nodded to Anthony and Charlie. I wonder why she didn't shake their hands. Emmet heaved himself up and extended a hand to me, a grin on his face. I shook his hand and he pulled me up so I was standing and he hugged me hard.

"That's an Emmet welcome." I nodded and laughed. I notice how he smelled my breath. I closed my mouth at that instant. He put me down and went to Anthony who stood and did the man-shake, as I called it. They slammed their hands together and pulled each other closer and slapped their backs. Emmet did the same with Charlie. Emmet turned around and put his hands on his waist. "C'mon guys. It's a little obvious who started those rumours. They obviously don't drink human blood, kill recklessly and kill other vampires." Alice and Edward look away, but Alice looked back almost as quickly and perked up and, literally, skipped to my side.

"I know it's jinxing, but we are going to be the best of friends." She offered her hand and I shook it smiling. I thought I'd own up to some confessions of my own.

"Did you feel anything weird earlier? Like a tingling?" Alice tilted her head like a cat.

"I did. What was that? Was that you?" When Alice tilted her head, I suddenly got an impression of a feline instinct within her. Alice was like a bubbly human with all the extras, but the features of her face gave her a primal look. I wondered if she would be alright with my blunt approach to what it was. I was, after all, admitting that I invaded her privacy. Literally.

"I was going through your head. Not entirely, just sensing how you were feeling and what you wanted. That, I gathered, was very out of character for you before, with waiting and all that." I giggled at myself a little. Alice formed an o with her mouth and nodded to herself.

I tensed. Anthony squeezed my hand, knowing why.

I heard the footsteps of work shoes. They were calm, and weren't Esme. Carlisle was coming down the stairs behind the living area and he rounded the corner. I held my breath and dashed to the window. I heard the shift of all the Cullen's as they wondered where I was going. I took deep breaths as all the memories of my life before I was turned flashed past. The work shoes were loud and directly to me reach. They also, had stopped. I dared not turn around, afraid I would encounter something horrific. I sensed Anthony trying to reach out to me but I put walls around me. I wanted time to myself. I heard Carlisle walk over Anthony and Charlie and greet them, then walk a little closer to me and stopped. He waited for about 3 minutes.

"Marie." The smoothness of his voice and how it had changed from my human ears struck me with shock. His voice was like silk. It caressed every nerve in my body, and made me comfortable around him. I slowly started to turn and kept my gaze down. I heard Carlisle's intake of breath as he saw my features for the first time in nearly a hundred and eighty years. I looked up and saw he looked even more handsome than last time. He didn't tempt me like the first time but he did change. He has changed. His eyes were more vibrant and his skin more detailed. His hair was shorted and combed back and his gaze was friendly. I fiddled with my jacket, lost for words until I saw what he was wearing.

He was wearing a doctor's coat. He got what he wanted then. He must've just come back from work.

"You know, Marie, when you became a vampire and I met you in those forests, offering you to join me and you refused, saying you needed to learn yourself and you had other thing to take care of, I see you made the right choice." He smiled at the end.

"Thank you, Carlisle. One of my choices is sitting behind you." I gestured to Anthony, to which he turned and Anthony gave a small wave. Carlisle nodded to himself as he turned back towards me.

"I see. Although, I wonder, how does a girl like you make people I'm friends with frightened. I can see for myself those ridiculous rumours are not true. I've been reassuring everyone that they're false and they deny to believe me as it came out as an official statement." Carlisle looked at me with a sarcastic belief to his story and I shrugged.

"What are these rumours or statements exactly?" I cross my arms. I feel bad that we've skipped a proper introduction.

"These rumours say that you and your mate kill other vampires, no matter what their diet or state among you, mercilessly. You are extremely skilled in the art and are not afraid of revealing yourselves in front of humans and that your aim is to conquer the world of vampires and overthrow the Volturi through a revolution." Carlisle raised his eyebrows and shrugged himself. I felt the gaze of everyone on me. I let out a short burst of laughter.

"Since when were the Volturi our leaders? Who said they could lay down these so called 'laws'? Who said they have the right to send out a warrant? No one. The Volturi are just any normal vampires with the fear of death so they have other vampires protect them. The only person I serve is myself, in the end, as does every other vampire. The question I've been asking myself since I turned was why does every vampire bend down to them, because the thing is, if I ever meet them again, I'm not going to bow down to them, I'm going to kill them." I spoke the end with pride although a look of grief struck Carlisle and Anthony's face.

"That's an ambitious goal, Marie. They will kill you before you get anywhere near the twins let alone Aro."

"Oh really? I was only a couple of hours old and I was able to manipulate the thoughts and intentions of Caius. Also, they have no idea that I was able to absorb their ability when I was human, therefore gaining my fathers ability and the ability of Aro, Marcus, Jane, Alec and Dimitri." I heard a motion to my left and saw Bella walk forward.

"Try them on me." I tried to probe her mind and frowned.

I couldn't touch it.

In response, I saw Bella frown too.

"That wasn't any of the abilities I've felt before. What were you trying to do? What you did to Alice maybe?" I nodded.

"I wanted to make sure you were sure about it. I see you are." With a quick flurry, I flung all powers at once towards her and she flinched. So she protected her mind, but there's possibly a weakness, which is endurance. I felt something reduce and realized she could edit the range of her protection, or shield. That's what it made her, and I smiled. I knew the answer to the Volturi's uproar.

All, or most, of their powers were mind based and Bella protects herself from such touch or attacks. She must've protected the entire gathering of vampires and the large wolves that I remembered in the vision. That's weird, I forgot that little fact! The wolves! The wolves must've had an impact on them too. So, with assistance of the wolves, it was Bella that caused the Volturi to retreat, because she rendered them useless.

The shield was down to her core now, it wasn't expanded. I sent the onslaught of attack and mind penetrations to her. She didn't budge; I don't think she even felt it. Now another side, the physical things.

"It doesn't go that far!" Edward rushed forward and placed himself between me and Bella, Bella peeking round with annoyance of being the damsel.

"I was only wondering. I've gathered enough as it is." Edward walked the slightest forward and reached a hand out for me to touch. I sighed and probed his mind.

I don't need your power. I already have it. My father's power was complete control of the mind. Hearing thoughts came with it. I raised my eyebrows. Edward frowned and moved back to the wall he was leaning on. I saw Bella was confused. Your wife is confused. I think you should tell her. It would be better than me rambling on about how I could easily kill you all.

It must be a burden to have so much power and yet not intend to use it so you must therefore keep it under control. I have not developed this power fully I believe after meeting you. You could help everyone else, maybe even Bella.

I don't want her power that much.

Why?

That will be a hard power to keep under check. Bella's power dominates her existence. She cannot get rid of it unless she concentrates. It's forced on her.

I'm asking this of you to help her. I sighed.

Fine, I will try to help.

Thank you.

I focused back on everyone else and saw them sighing and moving around. Anthony was at my side. It seemed that I am easily distracted today. Anthony nudged me and whispered in my ear.

"I hope you like the smell of wet dog. We're meeting them. Alice texted them while you were focused on Mr Psychic." I flinched and sensed the hint of jealousy in his voice. I kissed him quickly as reassurance and placed a hand on the side of his face, stroking it for a couple of seconds before putting it down. Carlisle came over to me and explained what Alice did.

"Don't worry, they won't bite." I heard Emmet shout across the other side of the house from all the commotion.

Well, I thought because I haven't updated in a while, that I'd make this extra long.

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Emma 'EePee' Paige