AN: I'm sorry! This chapter is a little choppy!! I had an idea, i went with it and i can't seem to figure out how to revise it. I'm so sorry it isn'tup to my normal standards but i hope it's enjoyable all the same!!

Chapter Nineteen: Baseball (Edward and Selene's POVs)

(Edward's POV)

Bella grimaced when she realized that she was going to have to ride on my back for part of the trip to the baseball clearing. I chuckled and decided to help distract her from that fact.

"So. Do you have any more burning questions about my family?"

Before Bella had realized the small print of our travel plans, she had been asking the questions that many enquiring minds would have loved the answers to. Some were about vampires in general, but others were about my family personally. I answered most of them. But when she started asking really personal things about each of their pasts, I had explained that many of the details I knew about each of their lives were not things they had willingly shared with me. Bella had immediately taken that as the hint that I would not be telling her the answers to those particular questions.

Taking the distraction gratefully, or, at least that's what it seemed like from her face, Bella started in on her questions again.

"Selene. Now, you've told me that she's stronger than Emmett, quicker than you; her mind reading is stronger and runs deeper than yours and she's tamer than even Carlisle." She paused, and I could see that she was trying to phrase, what ever was coming next, non-offensively. "She's sounds so…perfect."

The word came out, and she couldn't hide the fact that, though she seemed to like Selene, all of Sel's abilities intimidated her. 'Perfect' had come out a little more harshly than I had expected from Bella. Her eyes shone with apology as I tried to put my answer together properly. The reasoning behind all of her "enhanced abilities" dated all the way back to when I knew her as a human. And it was kind of personal. But, for this one incident, I knew Selene would want me to answer, especially if it put Bella's mind at rest about her.

"Perfect huh? Interesting choice of words Bella," I said as I was sorting through my thoughts. I was going to tell her the full truth, but I needed a few seconds to orient my reply.

"I know 'perfect' is a strong adjective, but that's how she appears to me," Bella mumbled, hurriedly.

"Well. It just, sort of surprised me is all," I reassured her, I glanced sideways and saw her look up from her hands with a questioning look on her face. I smiled lightly and sighed, finally having put my words in the right order.

"As you know: I've known Selene since we were born- as humans. Though she was always somewhat of a rebel, her main goal was to please. Her parents loved her, with no doubt, but they pushed her a little too hard sometimes. There were times when they would set such high standards that she broke apart because she didn't feel like she could reach them.

"She knew she wasn't perfect. I knew she wasn't perfect. But still, no human, can be perfect. Despite that fact, Sel was still a strongly willed, independent woman, and she carried that to the vampire life. She always wanted to prove that she could be herself and still be the woman her parents wanted her to be.

"Well. When Selene was transformed, the whole time she could only think about all the times she had failed. Sel felt that she had failed me, whether she loved me as just a brother by then or not, when I'd died. She felt responsible for not having been able to keep her mother and father from following after my family. So as she changed, her mentality took over and brought forth her strength from when she was human and turned that mental strength into it's equivalent as physical strength. It took her mental quickness and converted into it's equivalent of physical speed."

I paused to see if Bella was keeping up. She had her eyes locked on mine and an intent look on her face. Bella nodded for me to continue.

"She was naturally a calm person, so that transferred as, not the compassion, though she has just a little less than Esme and Carlisle, but the tameness that so surpasses my father's. Her mechanical skills that have been increased past Rosalie's was just a result of her competitive nature and the fact that she always had wanted to learn about cars since before she was free to do so."

"And her astounding beauty?" Bella asked. I could tell that she was mentally comparing herself to my sister.

"Beautiful though she and Rosalie are, nothing can touch you," I replied. She grimaced in disagreement. I chuckled.

"Selene is less perfect than you seem to think Bella. You and her are quite similar actually. You don't seem to see that you are ever so beautiful on the inside and out. You care about everyone and are truly an intelligent person. Her faults aren't as few and far between as yours are.

"She can come across as harsh sometimes, but that is just because she cares a lot. She's a little too brutally truthful, but she is truthful. Selene is also confident, which isn't a bad thing, but sometimes, she a little overly confident, rightfully so, but still. Bella. She can also be quick to judge someone. She's usually right, but it can be tough on the time when she has been wrong. And she has been wrong before.

"Lene's my sister, and I love her. But, no matter how much it seems like it on the outside, she's still far from perfect. She's had hard lives, both human and vampire. And Selene really likes you too. She's glad you're the one that caught my eye."

We had come to a stop at the end of a muddy lane. This was where we would have to start running. Bella nodded in understanding of Selene's side of her capabilities. It wasn't all perks being the most lethal vampire in the world, but I wasn't going to go into these details with Bella yet.

Selene was in constant danger of the Volturi coming to recruit her. She had tried to leave our family a few times so that she wouldn't endanger any of us, but each time Carlisle and I had hunted her back down and coaxed her back home. I knew she felt selfish and harbored a lot of guilt in staying and putting us all in constant danger. But I was stubborn and a selfish creature as well, and wouldn't let my long time friend and sister leave.

"Okay. I see your point. And I like her too. She seems really nice and to really care about all of you. I could see that in her eyes whenever she talked about any member of your family," Bella admitted.

I smiled and nodded. With one lithe movement, I was out of the car and next to Bella's door. I opened it and helped her unbuckle all of the off-roading harness. Then, I helped her down.

Nervously, Bella glanced at the forest we would have to pass through and then back at me. The trees were close together and I could tell that just hiked her anxiety even more. This was going to take a little bit of convincing, and with my hypnotic effect I had on her, I would have her through the forest in no time. I backed her against the truck with my hands on either side of her head. Bella was strong, but I could be conceited sometimes, and I knew that "I dazzled her".

(Selene's POV)

I had picked up traces of Edward's thought patterns about five miles south of the clearing. He was trying to convince Bella that his form of transportation would do her no harm. I smiled and turned my attention back to the group in front of me.

Alice was sitting on a rock with her legs crossed. She was concentrating really hard on keeping tabs on the foursome of vampires making their way through our region. So far, what she saw had showed that they wouldn't contact us at all, and with Bella being around, that was a huge relief. Unfortunately, Alice's visions weren't set in concrete. They could all change their minds and decided to introduce themselves and invade on our territory. Normally, I'd be all up for meeting new people, but the visions had shown that three of the four vampires had sparkling red eyes. We hadn't seen the fourth's eyes, but we presumed they were red as well. That put Bella in danger, and that didn't bode over well with me.

If Bella got hurt, Edward would blame himself- end of story. There would be no discussion on the matter if something were to happen to her.

Esme was sitting next to me, absentmindedly humming her song that Edward had composed. Emmett and Jasper were stand about a hundred yards away, throwing a baseball. The ball was moving so fast between them that it would be practically invisible to the human eye.

Carlisle was running around the field, setting up the bases and drawing the foul lines. My blonde sister was just standing and watching everyone with her arms crossed tightly across her chest. Her eyes were topaz slits in her face as she glared at me.

How had she gotten so angry again? Rose must have been bipolar in her human life. The way her mood whipped around, and doctor would have concluded that she was bipolar. Just a little while ago, she had been all smiles and happy. Maybe it had hit home that she was the only single on now. Oh. That would be a hard thing to deal with. Alice and I needed to find her someone, and fast!

"And why is Bella coming? It isn't like she'll be able to play, and from what I've figured, she's not a huge fan of watching sports," Rosalie griped.

I sighed in exasperation. Trying my hardest to sound mildly un-irritated, I replied, "Bella was invited to come. She wanted to get to know us more and be with Edward. She'll be able to follow the game just fine." I was looking away, when I added, "Here they come."

Not a second later, Edward and Bella came wondering through the trees to meet with us. Bella looked exhilarated and Edward just looked happy to be with her. The sun wasn't even out and my brother seemed to be glowing. I smiled and dashed over to walk with them.

Bella hadn't seen me coming, so she gave a start when I appeared next her.

"Good to see you again Bella!" I greeted her happily. Alice snapped quickly out of her alternate world and hopped over to give Bella a hug.

Bella looked around, taking in the whole scene. Her eyes widened as she caught a glimpse of the distance Jasper and Emmett were throwing at. Carlisle had just finished marking the field, and Bella's eyes widened further when she saw the size of it.

"Nice of you to join us tonight Bella," Carlisle breathed. Alice was looking the sky, waiting for the exact moment we could start.

"What is she waiting for?" Bella whispered to Edward. I glanced over at her, and when she saw me, her cheeks flushed from realizing that her whispering was a moot approach to talking around here.

"For the thunder to start," Edward replied in his usual tone. Bella looked up at him with her early question written on her face. He just chuckled and said, "You'll see."

Finally, as we all stood waiting, the first clap of thunder sounded. With a smile, we split into teams. Esme was umpiring again. Edward, Emmett and Alice were on one team, while Carlisle, Rosalie, Jasper and I were on another. Esme was the fairest out of all of us, so she was umpiring and playing for Emmett's team.

My team was up to bat first, and Jasper quickly took up his position at home plate. Alice smiled and waited. Finally, with out a wind up, Alice's cobra strike pitch came reeling towards Jasper. Without a problem, his bat came around, and with a loud crack, the ball flew into the surrounding forest. Edward quickly took off after it.

"Home run," Bella whispered to herself. She looked over at me as I shook my head.

"Edward's fast," was all I had to say. At the same time I'd said it, Edward came waltzing back through the trees with the baseball in hand. He flicked it back to Alice as Esme called Jasper out.

Carlisle was up next. He hit the ball to ground, just out of Emmett's reach, causing him to fall over. Edward zipped from his side of the field, retrieved the ball and threw it to Alice, who was now standing at third base. Carlisle hit the base right before the ball reached Alice's hands with another crack! None of us wore mitts. They were pretty obsolete considering our bodies are as hard as stone.

Rosalie was third, she hit a double, but, when she slid into second, she collided with Alice, causing a defining crashing sound.

"Oh," Bella breathed, as the reason for the thunder dawned on her. I nodded with a smile.

Now I was up. I took my position at the plate. I just stood and waited for Cobra Alice to strike.

"Come on Babe! Show us how to play!" Emmett hooted. I smirked at him. As soon as the ball came I smacked it hard. It sailed just out of Emmett's reach and soared into the trees. Em was determined to be the one to get me out, so he wouldn't let Edward go after the ball. This resulted in a home run for me.

My home run was followed by a homer by both Jasper and Carlisle, and out for Rosalie, a double for me, and an out for Jasper.

Edward's team was up to bat now. They lined up, and Alice was up first. She stood, waiting for Jasper to pitch, but when he did, the ball sailed right passed my sister. I mouth dropped. Se had never missed before. With a closer glance I realized that her eyes were glazed over and they were unfocused. Her body stiffened and the bat fell from her hands.

Alice sucked in a hiss as her vision took over.

No! The travelers had changed course! They were headed for the clearing!

AN2: Sorry if the part in Edward's POV was a little confusing. It made perfect sense to me, but my brain works on a strange wave frequency. So, if u have any further questions on the matter of his statements, feel free to ask! THANKS FOR READING!! PLEASE REVIEW!!!