Author's Note: Hey guys! I got the reviews so as promised, here is your chapter! Thanks to all of my reviewers: Romance4ever, gallegergirltwilighttalexandera, Sweet Angel Arya, debbie-lou, Eta Carinae1, Princess-Lalaith, Unerose93, I RuleThisWorldSoGetYorOwn, FRK921, JustAGirl101, angelpnai13, deddy2die4, AHHHH!!!, LOVE-LIVE-TWILIGHT, TwiliAnn16, '.Lamb, Elini2010, oceanlover14, Unicorns4774, BellissaAndreana, Bookits, ninja-frog101, VampireKa-Lyrra, ShadowsDaughter, and SparkingTopazEyes! To those of u who asked for the surprise, it will be in two or three chapters...this was originally part of a long chapter, but then it got to be REALLY long, so I cut it into 2 :-D This is still longer than chapter 10, though!

Disclaimer: After reading this so often, I would think it is obvious... I only own Lyla...and the plot

Previously:

"No." I said softly. My powers weren't something I had really thought about yet, and it was now staring me right in the face. Sure, I had gained some powers already, but nothing serious or life threatening. Somehow, I had disillusioned myself into thinking that was how my powers would always be: nice, simple, and in no way dangerous. What would happen when I had no control over phasing? What would happen when I began to become thirsty? It was my job to protect humans, surely I wouldn't hurt them, would I? It was then I remembered something: I wasn't the protector of mortals, I was the protector of the mythical races. I kept them from killing themselves off, I kept the peace. Perhaps peace-keeper would be a better word for what I was, because it seemed my job wasn't to protect anyone at all, not even the humans...

What then would happen when I truly gained my powers? Would I begin to hurt even those I loved because of what I was? My thoughts only spiralled downwards: Truth be told, I was terrified: I wasn't ready.

All the Better

"Bella, if you don't mind me asking, why exactly did that happen?" Carlisle asked, slowly, as though he didn't want to upset me. It was the type of tone a doctor would use when he didn't want to startle his patients; in a moment Carlisle had switched personalities.

I took a deep breath before responding, I didn't want to get worked up again. "None of that," I gestured toward the false writing sitting on the table. "None of it, is true Carlisle! Lyla wasn't only a vampire, she ruled much more than the werewolves and vampires, she NEVER became ruthless, the Volturi couldn't overthrown her, they never did overthrow her, she didn't commit suicide because she was upset!" Though I hadn't noticed it, my speech had been coming faster and faster, my breathing was heavier. "ITS JUST NOT TRUE!" Sobs were working there way up, though I attempted to hold them in. I did not want to completely loose it again.

It wasn't until Edward put a hand on my shoulder did I realize how I been becoming more angry by the second. But, really, could anyone blame me? Again I calmed myself with deep breaths, that would be something that I needed to work on: remaining calm. Never had I had a hard time remaining in control of my anger, after all I wasn't an angry person, but Lyla's character had been completely undermined.

Carlisle was solemn. "They definitely distorted history, didn't they?" Then, he did something astonishing: he chuckled. "Still, Bella, the entire vampire race knows that the Volturi did not overthrow Lyla." He leaned back into his chair.

"How?" I asked, shocked. My eyebrows raised in surprise.

"Legends." Edward stated simply from behind me. He walked around to where he was facing me across the desk. "You see, Bella, there were a few vampires who knew that Lyla was never overthrown, and they knew she wasn't ruthless. Needless to say, they were killed, but not before they made sure that everyone knew that Lyla had placed the Volturi in charge, they hadn't gained it themselves." Here, he shook his head softly. "Still, they didn't know everything about Lyla, obviously, because they thought that the Protector was just the name they gave her because she was just a powerful vampire..."

I sighed, telling the world was going to be harder than I thought... So what had I learned today? Well, way more than I ever thought I would. The thoughts about my powers continued to circle around in my head as I thought about earlier. I was only seventeen for crying out loud! This was too much to take in at once! I then noticed that Edward was scrutinizing me, like he saw through my mask and knew that inside I was in utter chaos...

"Alright, come on. We are going on a walk." Edward said in a tone of finality, as though daring me to argue with him. Which, being as stubborn as I was, I immediately did.

"But, I still..." I didn't even get to finish the sentence.

"Nope, you are coming with me, you have had enough for one day." Edward said, walking around the table toward me. Carlisle was just watching the two of us, amusement etched in his face.

Without further comment, Edward grabbed my hand, and led me out of the library. It wasn't until we reached the bottom of the stairs that I said anything.

"Where are we going?" I asked, I had already resigned myself to the fact that Edward was going to get his way. As much as I hated to admit it, Edward was right: I did need a break, or something to take my mind off of the magical worlds. There was only so much a girl could handle at once.

Sensing victory, Edward smiled. "We are going to a little place I like to go sometimes," he stated cryptically. Would it kill him to give me a straight answer? By now we had reached the door, and were going outside. Briefly, I wondered where the rest of the elusive Cullen family was.

"And that is?" I asked Edward once he had closed the door behind me. Right now, I was thoroughly annoyed at the fact that he refused to give me a straight answer.

"Its a surprise." Edward replied, glancing at me as we reached the woods outside their house. "Now come on." A grin was plastered on his face; he was clearly enjoying this.

"But I hate surprises!" I pouted at him, receiving only a chuckle from Edward. "Please tell me. Pleeaaassseee?" I was like a little child asking for an ice cream cone, pathetic, I know.

Clearly Edward thought so, too, because he only laughed, "Nope, the puppy dog face doesn't work on me." He said it with a smirk, like there was some kind of inside joke- either way, I wasn't sure if I wanted to know.

I laughed, Edward sure did know how to take my mind off of things. "Alright, alright, you win." If it was somewhere with Edward, then I would go: surprise or not.

He chuckled in response to my resignation, "Come on, let's go." With that, he took off running into the forest, where I dashed after him. Edward was faster than either the rest of his family, but he still wasn't as fast as me. I saw his shocked expression when I started to beat him, but as I didn't know where we were going I let him take the lead. The wind whipped through my hair; running was always something I enjoyed. With Edward here, it just made it all the better.

Author's Note: Hope you liked it! IF I GET 30 REVIEWS BY WEDNESDAY I WILL POST BEFORE THEN! And there is a lot of ExB in the next chapter, thats pretty much all it is :-D I know it was short, but to be honest, I don't like having hugely long chapters, because it gets peoples hopes up that all the rest will be like that. So this chapter is short, because I didn't want to have a 3,500 word long chapter when all the rest are usually around 1,500, so I split this chapter up! Next is my version of a meadow scene...not THE meadow scene, because we haven't gotten that deep into Bella and Edward, yet. Trust me, though, it will happen :-D for those of u who want to know the hint, review and ask me for it! It will occur in a couple of chapters! Until next time...

~Dreams of Bubbles~