Over the past several months Everyone has started to return to normal coping with the loss of 2 family members has been difficult.

Alice and my relationship has grown a lot easier. A lot of our guilt was eased by the conversation we had about Edward and Jasper wanting us to be happy, I did not think either of them would have wanted us to follow them into death, well maybe Edward, but I was NOT going to be Romeo to his Juliet, or whatever.

I have been getting a little bored with the diet. Red Deer, although plentiful, are a little too much of the same. I tried mountain hare, and Red Foxes, too fun chase but a lot of work for a little blood, plus I kinda feel like a bully picking on something so small. Yeah, I know what you are thinking no animal is any kind of challenge what with my new vampire strength, but small animals just are so cute, and afraid it makes me feel bad. I even don't use my power to catch them just to be fair.

Oh, yeah my power. After the first week strange things started to happen like we had a poltergeist or something, so Carlisle asked his Friend Elizar to come for a visit. He has a gift for reading other vampire's powers. He came here and informed me I was a shield from mental powers, and I could also if I concentrated manifest my shield as a physical one and with practice could probably use it like telekinesis. He stayed with us for a couple of weeks and taught me how to control my power. He told me that if I worked with my power my control would improve, and get stronger, how much stronger he did not know, since he was limited by the mental aspect of my shield, and until I learned to hold that back dropping it he could tell me little else.

I had one close call as far as drinking human blood. Alice dragged me to London for a shopping trip, and although I fed before we left, we went into one tiny little jewelery shop and there was a jeweler making a pendant, when she cut her finger on a piece of sliver wire. In the confines of the shop the blood scent was overpowering. I growled my eyes went black and I would have pounced if Alice had not pulled me back fortunately unknown to me Emmett was tailing us with Rosalie and between the three of them they got me out of the shop mainly because I didn't fight them. Alice told the shopkeeper I was having an epileptic seizure and would be fine after I got some air. We all agreed that maybe on line shopping would be a good idea for a while longer for me. Then Alice went back to the shop and bought the pendant a gift for me she said because I could have fought them off and gotten the blood, but I let them take me, that I held onto some little bit of control. She said she was proud of me. And kissed me earning a wisecrack from Emmett. I just rolled my eyes and told him I was sorry about his Jeep. He asked "What do you mean sorry about my jeep?" I told him I had a vision of myself smashing it to scrap when when we got back to the estate. He started to say that I didn't get visions that was Alice's gift when he finally got that I was going to smash his beloved Jeep if he didn't shut his yap and be more respectful of the volatile newborn.

I think everyone enjoyed my and Emmett's back and forth wisecracks and threats. It was nice having a big brother. We played like this a lot, but when I needed him he was there for me, like when I needed to be pulled out of a shop to stop from killing someone, when I did not have enough strength to do it on my own yet. I loved them all so much.

Alice was having trouble with her visions she knew someone was coming but did not know who, they were doing the not making any firm decisions thing that caused her visions to be spotty. So Carlisle decided that the best thing to do would be wait and see. When one day a couple of cars pulled up the driveway and a bunch of Vampires in black cloaks got out and walked up to the front door. Everyone hissed "The Volturi! How dare they show themselves here after what they took from us!"

Carlisle urged everyone to calm down as we all walked to the front door to see what they wanted. There was a little blond girl with bright red eyes out front who dropped her hood and she spoke.

"Hello Cullen Coven, Carlisle Aro sends his regards and regrets. By now I am sure you have learned of the destruction of two of your coven members?" She said it without a trace of remorse, as if he was putting down a rabid animal not someone who was loved, and cherished member of someone's family.

I know I was supposed to remain calm, and I wanted to do as Carlisle asked, but well you know how it is... "They had Names!" I roared stepping out in front of my family. Trying to keep my rage under control shaking Alice's hand off, I think the first time I ever pulled away from her touch but not because I was angry at her. I glanced back to see her having a vision, looking into the future.

I felt a tingling sensation as the little blond girl made a weird expression. Then looked angry. OHHHH I thought, this must be Jane, Alice warned me about her, how she was very feared in the vampire world because she had the ability to cause pain as bad or worse than the change. Well that explained the tingle, my shield protected me... Good to know... "Yeah, that isn't going to work on me bitch, nice just using your power to attack me when I was just talking. You expect us to take your arrival here good after what your coven took from us? I suggest you back the fuck off or you are going to find out what power is if you make me angry."

The tingling on my shield stopped, of course I was only half bluffing, I could shield my family both physically and mentally but we would then be stuck in a stalemate. Best to get these ass-clowns to leave so we could go on about our business. So I decided to just shut up and let Carlisle handle it, so I stepped back and looked at him sheepishly silently apologizing for threatening our visitors, in spite of who they were I knew Carlisle believed in being hospitable, and polite, and I had just instead taken this in an ugly direction challenging them to a fight.

"Hello, Jane, yes to answer your question we were aware of Edward and Jaspers destruction. Edward came to you because he wished to end his life mistakenly believing that Bella here had been killed. As you can see she was not, and Jasper was sent after him to prevent him from going through with his suicide. While I understand why the guard did what they did, I wish our friendship meant enough to Aro for him to at least return my calls when I tried to reach him to speak to him about the situation."

"That is why we are here. We thought you had sent two powerful vampires against us, as a distraction, or some type of precursor to a full blown attack. So we have been sent to discover the truth, if what you have said is the truth, and if this is the case to apologize for our hasty actions, and if not to punish your coven for the offense given."

Listening to her arrogant explanation I was about to step forward again too angry to stop myself when Alice grabbed me and motioned for Rosalie who took my other arm while Alice whispered into my ear so only I could hear. "Concentrate Bella, shield the family. Keep us safe, let Carlisle handle the talking. I had a vision, this will work out if you can remain calm baby please!"

So I did as Alice asked, and forced myself to be calm, remembering how it felt when I was a human and Jasper would calm me and imagining that feeling. Then I concentrated on my shield and enveloped my whole family in first my mental shield then felt my physical shield expand to surround them all individually. I concentrated on them and what they felt like to my shield and I protected them.

Carlisle, Wow, I never thought I would see him lose his calm. "HOW DARE YOU! YOU ARE NO LONGER WELCOME IN MY PRESENCE, YOU ARE OFFENDING ME AND MY FAMILY YOU ARE TRESPASSING NOW LEAVE. IF ARO WANTS TO SPEAK TO ME, HE KNOWS HOW TO USE A TELEPHONE. BUT I WON'T HAVE YOU ACUSE AND THREATEN MY FAMILY OVER CHARGES YOU KNOW ARE LIES!"

The guard all took an involuntary step back under Carlisle's rage. They looked frightened, Jane tried attacking my family again this one aimed at Carlisle directly not knowing of course that I could shield the whole family until now. "Carlisle, she is trying her power on you, I said timidly afraid of him a little myself he looked so angry."

He turned to me, "Thank you Bella." then back to the guard. "I AM WAITING YOU HAVE NOT LEFT YET, I KNOW YOU CAN MOVE FASTER THAN THAT!" I saw a couple of the guard immediately getting in their cars and tearing out of the parking lot. A few resisted but then got into their cars and departed.

I think everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but not understanding their reactions and how quickly they gave up.

Carlisle motioned for us to go back inside. "I owe you all an explanation. I have a gift as well. I have never felt the need to use it before today, and I regret the necessity of using it. I am able to project fear. Which is what I did. And part of why they left. No one is aware I have this power except Elizar, and now you all. Aro did not even know, since I had not met Elizar until after I had left Italy to come to the United States."

I spoke up "I felt it too, I was a little afraid of you, but my shield should have protected me right?"

He appeared thoughtful for a moment, "well since you were shielding us, perhaps me being under, or within your shield you gave a little opening for some of my power to reach you. I suggest we work on that, if we get a return visit I would not want to impair your gift by using my power and breaking your concentration with terror."

Everyone looked at me and I nodded.

Alice looked at Carlisle "I had a vision that I did not understand I saw them leaving after you yelled at them, I did not know why your yelling would deter them. But now it makes sense"

"I didn't know you had it in you Carlisle, I have never seen you lose your temper like that! But thank you for making them leave!" Emmett said.

"So anyone else hiding powers?" I asked smiling. Everyone laughed followed by a game of calling out silly powers nobody had. Rosalie claimed to have the power to be hostile towards human girls named Isabella, she said using my full name I hated and sticking out her tongue. Emmett had the power to irritate sleeping grizzly bears into making them more fun to eat. Esme then confessed to having the power to roll her eyes at our ceaseless antics. We all just sat there laughing and enjoying each others silly jokes. Carlisle got to his feet and went off to use the phone. He did not think the Volturi were finished being a nuisance, so he decided to warn some other friends that there was something going on. We could hear and there were several covens that were going to be coming here in person. Feeling the increasing problem of the heavy handed tactics of the Volturi needed to be dealt with. Apparently we were going to be hosting a summit of sorts here. Since some of our expected guests were not on the same diet, Carlisle using his connections ordered a supply of donated human blood so we could maintain our cover here.

Next Chapter: Vampire summit for independence. And Bella slips.