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Whoo two updates. How lucky are y'all??? Actually not that lucky cause I've been severely slack in updating over here...so very sorry!!!

I grinned as I heard the Bugatti's engine purr. She was still several miles away but I knew she was coming home. She was bringing my baby with her.

I squealed as I dropped from my precarious position on top of one of the larches that littered the immediate vicinity of the Denali's home.

"Frederick," I screamed. "They're coming."

Frederick opened the large oak door and walked casually down the drive to stand by me. Even though his exterior was cool and collected, I knew he had missed Tanya just as much as I had missed Edward. I danced on my toes practically blurring in my impatience.

The Bugatti peeled into view and then jack rabbitted to a stop. I heard the door open and felt strong arms wrap themselves around me.

"I missed you so much baby," Edward whispered into my ear. I shivered against him and held him tightly. Even though we had been separated for just two and a half days, it was enough for both of us, and I never wanted to be separated from him again.

"I missed you too."

I pulled back to kiss him, but my attention was interrupted by Tanya and Freddie. They were strolling into the encroaching darkness hand in hand.

"Well, well, well. That took its time huh?" Edward grinned as I led him inside. I giggled and agreed.

"So how is everyone?" I asked

"Terrible. Alice is a mess. Emmett and Jasper blame themselves. Rose and Esme blame Carlisle, and they all think they are never going to surface from their grief."

I nod carefully.

"Oh, and they are angry at me."

My head snapped up. "What do you mean? Why?"

Edward smirked. "They think I've lost my mind with grief and have taken to sleeping with Tanya."

I burst out laughing trying to imagine Edward and Tanya getting it on. The image disappeared as soon as I tried to conjure it up. It was just that ridiculous.

"So, when can we let them in on everything? I feel terrible for doing this to them especially Esme."

"I know, but the Volturi are still lurking around. Fred said that while they are in the south we should be careful. But I was thinking…"

"Yes…" I pressed him.

"Well the family is packing up and leaving for Ashland and I volunteered to get the house ready and meet them there."

I jittered in my seat. "Ashland? Really? Do you think it will be safe?"

Edward nodded. "Yes. The Volturi won't return. They have no reason to, but to stay on the side of caution we won't reveal ourselves until we all reach Ashland."

I tackled Edward giggling uncontrollably, and we wrestled briefly to the floor.

"I love you, I love you, I love you," I chanted coming to rest on top of him. Edward smiled languidly his hair sticking up in the strangest of ways.

"I love you too."

I grinned down at him. "Wanna try something?"

Edwards eye flashed, and I felt him harden under me. I rolled my eyes and giggled at his disappointed when he realized that I didn't mean sex.

"Guarantee you'll like it just as much," I promised sitting back on my knees. I smiled as Edward copied my stance and pouted.

"I doubt it."

I held up a finger, and he promptly shut up while I closed my eyes and composed my thoughts. When they left, I was allowed to properly figure out what the film meant. It was obviously a shield of some sort, and this is what kept Edward out of my head.

I had practiced non stop on trying to master it, and it was indeed difficult. Frederick had sat patiently with me while I tried to understand my abilities even though I didn't tell him what I was actually doing.

I felt my progress was slow, but perhaps I was just impatient. At the very least I was able to enclose the shield around myself and Frederick for a small amount of time. Any kind of distraction however would cause it to snap back into place.

The practice had brought back the memory of Kirk, and how he had taught me to slow my heartbeat. That took practice just as this did but I had never felt more exhausted than I did when extending the shield away from myself. Luckily though, I didn't need to sleep.

I love being a vampire.

I pushed the shield out, and enveloped Edward within it. I smiled softly at him carefully keeping my thoughts silent.

How you like me now bitch?

He jumped and looked around wildly, and I couldn't help but laugh. The film snapped again, but I was to busy pissing myself to care. He stared at me incredulously.

"That was you?"

I nodded giggling again.

"How? Can you do it again?"

For the rest of the afternoon we practiced extending my shield and talked about the possibilities. We both knew and understood how important it was for me to master it. As the day slowly turned to night Edward picked me up and carried me into the guest bedroom.

"Is it time for some shmexin'" I laughed as he promptly chucked me down on the bed. The springs groaned as I bounced and crawled up the bed to settle on the pillows.

"I believe so," Edward said smirking. He already had his top unbutton and was quickly getting rid of his pants. My eyes raked over him as he removed the last of his clothing.

Adonis, you are mine.

For the rest of the night he made love to me, and as the morning dawned I stretched out beside him eager for another round.

Did I mention that I really love being a vampire?

"Sweetheart, as much as I would love to ravage your body again, I believe you need to hunt."

I sighed, knowing full well what he meant by that. While they were away I had been too busy practicing with my shield to hunt. Whenever I felt the burn, I would push it into a dark corner of my mind and try to forget about it. As a newborn however I needed to feed regularly. However, after my first year, I would be able to go two or three weeks without feeding if I needed to.

We both got dressed and headed out, running lightly across the tundra. We raced, each of us throwing small boulders and saplings to hinder the other one. As we moved through a valley, the trees became thick, and we moved apart to run between them.

Suddenly the wind shifted, and I caught a whiff of the most delicious smell ever. I was running before I knew it, and I could hear Edward screaming my name from behind me. I pushed myself harder eager to get away from him. I launched in to the trees swinging through them with ease leaping from one branch to the next before I came across them.

There were twelve young boys sitting in a clearing around a campfire. I smiled as I singled out each one adjusting my senses to the tastiest one. I could drain all of them and as I tensed to leap, I froze. Something held me back.

I cocked my head as the monster in me screamed to take what was mine, but I simply sat there watching as they pulled out marshmallows.

I like marshmallows.

Suddenly Edward was there sitting next to me. I glanced at him and was surprised to see the look of absolute awe plastered across his beautiful face.

"What?" I asked as I stared down at the children.

"You're not going after them?"

"No. They smell ridiculously tasty, but they are just children, Edward."

"But you can resist them."

"Yes. I just push the burn away."

"You can do that?"

"Yes, you can too, Edward."

He shook his head. "Not when I was only a few days old. Not when I was a few decades old. It took me years to master the self control I have now, and I doubt I could do as well knowing that I hadn't fed in two days like you have.

I smiled. "I'm just that extraordinary."

"Yes, you are," Edward murmured more to himself. I glanced down at the children. They were making s'mores, and I wrinkled my nose at the disgusting smell they were making.

Maybe I don't like marshmallows anymore.

I continued to watch them for a few moments before I turned away and followed Edward back to the valley. The wind shifted again, and another scent blew in our direction.

"Bobcat."

Edward nodded but didn't move. He was staring at me with that same ridiculous look of awe on his face. I huffed and placed my hands on my hips.

"Edward. I am awesome. When will you get that through your think head of yours? You should always expect the unexpected with me, and frankly as much as adoration looks cute on you, it is grating my nerves."

Edward face lit up as he grinned at me. "You think I'm cute?"

I rolled my eyes. "Yes Edward, I think you're cute."

"You wanna kiss me, you want to hold me, you wanna lick me," he teased in a sing song voice. I stared at him before I broke out into laughter.

"Since when did you get all girlie and start watching Sandra Bullock movies?"

Edward face froze as he realized I had caught him out. "Uh, Emmett made me," he murmured none too convincingly. I laughed harder as he playfully shoved me and took off in the direction of the bobcat.

"You're a bitch, you know that?" he yelled as I struggled to keep up with him through my laughter.

"Yeah, but," I bit my lip trying to stop a fresh round of giggles, "you think I'm gorgeous, you wanna kiss me."

Edward let out a growl as I laughed harder. "Shut up."

"Never." I teased.

"God damn sexy woman whom I love," he muttered under his breath. I couldn't help but smile as I ran to keep up with him.