I caved, here ya go!

Chapter 16

Through Bella's eyes

The meadow was still as she waited with the Cullen's for the wolves. Cassie showed up before them, riding what she called a glider. Bella nearly had a heart attack when she dropped in from the sky.

"I told you that you had to see it." Cassie flashed them a grin. The staff was about as tall as Cassie, maybe a few inches above her head. Two black, cloth-like structures jutted out of it. The large one at the top was Cassie's exact arm length, so she could stretch out and take hold of it. The smaller one at the bottom was only about two feet long.

"It's cool." Bella told her.

"Thanks." She grinned proudly. She hit the bottom to the ground and the wings snapped into the pole, creating just a staff. Cassie moved a bit away from the Cullen's, laying on the grass, looking at the stars.

"Damn," Emmet muttered under his breath. "Did you ever see anything like that?" Ten werewolves emerged from the forest. Bella was so fascinated with the numbers that she hadn't even noticed Cassie hadn't moved to even look at them.

Then, when all the werewolves had settled, Jasper stepped forward. Bella was amazed at how fast he was moving. She watched as the Cullen's battled it out in awe. They were terrifyingly beautiful.

"The pack wants to know why Cassie is here." Edward said. Hearing her name, the young girl sat up and saw the people staring at her.

"Would you like to demonstrate?" Edward asked her.

"Sure." Cassie shrugged. "I've never fought with a vampire for fun." She stood and walked over to stand a few yard in front of Jasper. He didn't look sure of what to do, not sure how much Cassie could take.

Cassie stomped the ground with one heel, and a large column of earth rose out from under Jasper's feet, sending him hundreds of feet in the air.

Bella could hear the gasps on both sides. Jasper landed expertly on the very top, hissing at Cassie. Cassie took this opportunity to draw up water from thin air.

"Cassie." Edward warned. Bella realized why. Cassie was too on edge to fight with Jasper. She had never faced a vampire before the Cullen's without killing one, and Jasper's hissing pushed Cassie's buttons.

Cassie's eyes darted towards Edward, and then back to Jasper, who had climbed down. Cassie sent to water slashing at Jasper, who moved out of the way in time. Bella watched as the column that had been sliced in clean two, fell in between them. Cassie sent portions of it flying at Jasper, who was trying to find an opening in her defense.

Cassie pushed Jasper back with a gust of air that, even though it wasn't directed at her, had Bella stumbling back.

"Why isn't she using fire?" She whispered to Edward.

"She doesn't want to kill him." Edward told her. Bella watched as Cassie sent objects flying at Jasper.

"It's not fair if I can't use fire! That's how I win!" Cassie shouted at Jasper, who took the opportunity to strike. Cassie panicked and side kicked nothing, sending a tornado of fire in Jasper's direction. Bella couldn't see what happened next. She only knew that Jasper had Cassie by the collar. Cassie didn't look too scared though.

"I win." Jasper said to everyone.

"Turn around." Said Cassie. When he did, he was greeted with what looked like hundreds of ice blocks sharpened enough to pierce vampire skin, all floating in mid air, pointed directly at Jasper.

"I call it, frozen steak." Cassie told him. "I had to get the water out of the grass, but I think I win." She said. Bella realized she was now standing on dead grass, no longer swaying in the wind.

"Damn, she beat Jasper." Emmet muttered.

"I liked your bait idea though." Cassie reassured Jasper with something positive. "Maybe I could be the bait though. I do smell like a human, and I have done it before." She suggested. Beaten, Jasper just nodded and walked off. Cassie returned to her spot in the grass.

The next day, when Bella was well rested, she asked Cassie about why she was so obsessed with laying in that grass.

"I've never really looked the stars before. They were the first beautiful thing I've seen in a while."

Kind of sad, huh?

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