A/N: Sorry for the delay ~ I had issues with this chapter though it's my favorite. I hope you guys like it. Shout out to Bellabriggs and Steph and Amanda and Twilight-is-lovee and LillieCullen. Go on, read the chapter already:

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"It's my power" she said in a isn't it obvious tone.

"What!?"

I realized I had been yelling. Some of the kids lingered in the parking lot to find out what was happening. I met their curious eyes and they looked away quickly.

Edward wrapped his arms around me and rubbed soothing circles on my back.

And that was really distracting.

All I could think about was Edward and how he could make me feel with the slightest of touches.

"Ahem" Jasper cleared his throat. Poor Jasper. I tried to look at it from his perspective. It must be uncomfortable to feel all the lust that we all felt for our respective soul mates.

"Right," I mumbled. I shook my head – as if that would get my mind off Edward…speaking of which; his hand was still on the small of my back…

"Edward?" Jasper shifted uncomfortably.

"Sorry, Jazz" Edward muttered, removing his hand.

This all happened in just a few seconds.

I turned back to Elizabeth.

"What exactly is your power?" I asked.

You might be wondering why this question seems to put me on edge. I knew I already had a power but I always wondered why Edward couldn't read my mind and now Elizabeth comes along saying Edward can't read her mind because it's her power.

I thought I had a reason to freak out.

"I'm a shield" she spoke slowly and suddenly wary.

My brain quickly processed that. I went through every possible meaning in less than a second. I was still confused.

"I'm confused…what is a shield?"

"I'm a mental shield, Bella. My head is private. No one can get to me there. Not Edward, not Aro, not Jane. Mind powers don't work on me."

The beautiful blonde boy, an older one that was standing next to Elizabeth chuckled.

"Shouldn't you know this already?" he snorted.

"What are you talking about?" I asked, though I had a clue of where this was going.

"Interesting. Quite powerful, yes. And it seems she's completely unaware of it!" he spoke to Elizabeth. She held up one hand- signaling him to stop talking.

It all started to make sense. I quickly put all the pieces together and realized something.

"I'm a shield, too" I whispered, mostly to myself.

Alice gasped. "A shield?! Bella, that's great!" she squealed.

"You are amazing, Bella." Edward leaned down to whisper in my ear.

Something was off.

"How did you know?" I asked, turning back to the blonde boy. It came out harsher than I meant it to.

He rolled his eyes and tapped his temple. "Power," he grinned. "I know – or at least have some idea of what people's powers are. I have to say, I'm very impressed. Very few vampires have two powers."

I tilted my head he side. "Thanks? Are you Aro? Is she Jane?" I looked at the girl he had his arms wrapped around. She had long straight red hair and high cheek bones.

That question earned me a snort from Alex.

"That's my brother-in-law, Jason, and his beautiful wife, Natalie."

"Oh. Hi" I waved to them but went back to the conversation with Alex. "Who are Aro and Jane?"
No one dared to breathe. I could sense the air fill with tension. Edward – who was standing beside me – stiffened. Not even Emmett said something.

"What?" I asked, starting to feel self conscious.

Natalie was the first one to break the silence.

"Is she a newborn?" she asked my family as if I weren't standing right in front of her.

"You know, newborns can still hear" I muttered.

"Oh. That explains why she doesn't know…" she trailed off.

"What don't I know?" My anger increasing. I felt Jasper's attempt to calm me but I waved it off.

"Aro and Jane are part of the Volturi." Edward explained, hesitating whether he should tell me or not. His voice had grown serious.

"What is a Volturi?" I asked.

"The Volturi are a very old, powerful family. Of vampires" His eyes were distant as if he were remembering them. "They are the 'royal family' of our world, you could say." He struggled to keep his tone light.

It still didn't make sense.

"Why did you guys tense?" I looked around. No one seemed to want to answer that.

"You don't irritate the Volturi" Rose's voice seemed to shake a bit. That was the first time I'd seen her so vulnerable.

"Not unless you want to die" Jasper said.

"…or whatever it is we do" Edward muttered.

I thought about that and shuddered.

"So you've met them before?" I asked Elizabeth. A shudder seemed to go through her as well. She nodded.

"We all have" said Emmett. It was strange to hear him talk so serious. Emmett was never serious.

"What do Aro and Jane do?" I asked, hesitating. I wasn't sure I wanted to know.

"Aro's power is like mine," Edward said. "With just one touch, he has access to everything you've ever heard, thought, said, felt…" he paused. "Jane's is more…powerful in a way. She has the power to hurt you. Not physically, she only makes you think you're hurting. It is the most excruciating kind of pain" he grimaced.

Everyone was silent after that.

"We should probably get going…" Alice said, taking a step towards Rosalie's BMW.

"Yes, us too. It was nice meeting you, Alice." Natalie said. "Jasper, Edward, Bella, Rosalie, Emmett" she acknowledged us, half nodding.

"We should do this again – maybe meet the rest of the family?" Elizabeth asked sweetly.

I nodded.

See? You had nothing to worry about! She's perfectly nice! I thought to myself.

We said our goodbyes. Alice, Jasper, Rose and Emmett made their way to Rose's car while Edward and I got into the Volvo.

It was a quiet ride home and I was thankful for that. It gave me time to digest everything that happened today. It was one hell of a day. I had discovered I had two powers and met another vampire family- a lot more overwhelming than it sounds.

Edward pulled into the driver and was opening my door before I had time to gather my stuff. I smiled appreciatively and kissed him.

"I should do this more often" he whispered against my lips.

Jus then, the BMW came into view and our siblings quickly made their way out.

"Ew you two! Get a room!" Emmett said.

'Oh, they will" Alice's voice was so low that I wasn't sure if I'd head it right.

I suddenly felt as if I were forgetting something.

Edward groaned suddenly, tapped his temple and took my hand. I listened to his thoughts. I told them not do this. I'm sorry, love.

My eyebrows furrowed in confusion.

He didn't say or think anything; he just took my hand and led me inside. Then Alice skipped by us telling us to hurry.

We walked hand in hand into the living room to find that everyone was waiting for us there.

"Bella! We have a big surprise for you!" Alice's beaming smile was contagious.

Oh crap. No wonder this seemed so familiar. I had forgotten about the vision this morning.

"Yes, we're all part of-" Esme was cut off by Alice.

"Sorry, mom. It's just that, Bella has already seen the vision in my head so I think we change it a bit." She smiled.

"What!? Alice!" I complained.

"Oh, stop your whining! Come with us. First, you have to go through a makeover" She took my hand and rushed me upstairs before I could protest.

"What is it, you guys?" Alice simply shook her head.
"Rose? Rosie? Please tell me." I begged.

"Sorry, Bella. Alice will kill me if I tell you that Edward-"

"ROSE!" Alice screamed. "Shh. You promised." She pouted.

"See?" Rosalie told me.

And then the torture started.

58 minutes, or 3480 seconds later they were done. Of course, it would have taken hours to do but they must have been in a hurry since they used their vampire speed.

I had tried to stop them but I knew it was useless. No amount of screaming, kicking or threatening would stop them from messing up my hair and doing my makeup. I sighed.

I turned for the mirror but Alice stepped in front of it – blocking my view.

"No way. We have to dress you first!" She giggled as she led me to my closet.

"I'm perfectly able to dress myself, Al." I muttered, though I was curious now. Maybe I would get some kind of clue by what they made me wear.

They picked up a blue knee-length dress I didn't even know I owned. I had to admit, it was beautiful. And it was blue. Ever since Edward had once mentioned the color blue "looks lovely" on me (his words not mine), Alice had made sure I would "look lovely".

They got done and pushed me towards the stairs. They hadn't even let me look in the mirror!

I was about to groan but then I saw him.

Edward was standing at the bottom of the stairs, his back to me, in a tux. I hadn't had the chance to see him in a tux before. He was beautiful. His pale white skin against the black was breathtaking.

He noticed my presence and turned around, my favorite crooked smile on his perfect face. The smile faded slowly, though. His eyes widened as he looked at me and I was sure I would be blushing if I could.

"You look breathtaking, love." He said as I started to walk down the stairs to him.

He pulled me into a hug and kissed me. When I started to get too into the kiss, he pulled away slowly.

"I love you" he said.

"I know" I grinned. "I love you, too." I whispered.

He took my hand and led me to a black car I didn't recognize.

"Where's the Volvo?" I asked.

"It's in the garage. We're taking this one tonight." He smiled excitedly. "It's my special occasion car."

Tonight was special. I could feel it. Or maybe it was because Edward's taking his special car, wearing a tux and I'm wearing a dress.

What could it be?

Before we could get in and drive away, Emmett walked by. "Do you even have it with you?" He raised an eyebrow. Edward gave him a panicked look and patted the right hand pocket. "Oh, and try not to trip." He laughed loudly.

Oh. My. Gosh. Was he going to…? I concentrated on keeping my breathing normal. Edward opened the door for me and I got in.

Neither of us said anything as he drove away.

He drove into a secluded part of the town. It was a park. Around the perimeter of it, it had reserved signs. It was like the yellow police tape that told people to stay out; it was white with balloons and lights. There were lights everywhere.I felt like Hilary Duff in a Cinderella Story out at the dance - except Edward was ten thousand times better than Chad Michael Murray.

He took my hand and led me down a path.

"This is nice" I said softly.

He smiled. "I do all this and all I get is "it's nice"? "He chuckled.

"You're right" I took his face in my hands and kissed it, putting all my love into that kiss. He kissed me back, pulling me closer to him. I relished the way his skin felt against mine. I pulled back half an inch. "Thank you" I whispered.

"You'll be the death of me, Bella" he smiled sincerely.

"I love you" I leaned into him as we continued to walk down the path.

"I know" He winked and kissed the top of my head.

In less than a second, it came into view.

It was a white gazebo, decorated with a thousand freesias and lights. It was perfect. I felt like I was in Stars Hollow, in my own episode of Gilmore Girls.

He squeezed my hand.

"I love it" I said looking up at him.

"Would you like to dance?"

My eyes widened.

"It's all in the leading" he assured me.

He started twirling me and "dancing" with me. When that didn't work out, he slipped his feet beneath my own.

"I feel like a five year old" I laughed freely.

"Hmm, you don't look five." He said in a low, husky voice.

I looked down, flattered but embarrassed.

Music started playing in the background.

I recognized it from somewhere, it was an oldie and I couldn't remember the name.

He sang to me in my ear. "With each word, your tenderness grows. Tearing my fear apart…and that laugh that wrinkles your nose, touches my foolish heart…lovely…" He twirled us and dance gracefully as the song continued.

He slowed us down as the song ended beautifully. "Just the way you look….tonight"

He let me stand on my own, taking my hands safely in his. "I love you, Bella; more than my own life. I love every single thing about you."

Then he got down.

On one knee.

Can vampires go into shock?

He reached into his right hand pocket and pulled out a small black satin box and opened it. "Isabella Marie Cullen," he looked up at me from under his eyelashes. "I promise to love you and cherish you every single day of forever. Will you marry me?"

AWWWWWW

Will she say yes? Will she say no and break his heart? BUM BUM BUM

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Oh and the song is The Way You Look Tonight.