Chapter Seven: What are you up to?

(EPOV)

She's a vampire.

She's A Vampire.

Isabella Marie Swan is a vampire.

How is this possible? How did she get changed? Who changed her? So many questions run through my mind yet no answers.

She smiles at me like she doesn't even know me, like I'm just some random person to her. Does she remember me? What if when she was changed she lost all her memory? But then why is she with my family? Maybe she actually does remember me, maybe... I should shake her hand as she is waiting for me to do so.

All I do is stare, and then slowly reach out to take her hand. Her hand is so soft but not as warm as it was when she was human.

"Nice to see you again Edward." Bella says to me. I look at her, shocked. Is it really that nice to see me again? I think to myself.

"No, it's not actually I'm just trying to be polite." My eyes widen considerably and she just laughs. How did she hear me? The rest of my family; our family just stare at us wondering what has just happened.

I really need answers; and soon.

(BPOV)

I laughed. The look on Edwards face when I answered his thoughts was highlarious.

What just happened? Edward thought. I laughed more.

I answered Edwards thoughts and now he is shitting himself. I told Sila and Matt which caused them to laugh with me. They have always loved my power as it comes in handy for those boring days in town.

"Would anyone like to inform us on what is going on" Carlisle asked.

I smiled at him "It has to do with my power; well powers." I told him.

"Powers? You never told us you had any powers" Alice said, looking rather annoyed.

"Well technically none of you asked me about my powers." I smiled. They looked at me like I was from another planet. I giggled. I'd been doing that so much in these past two days.

"I can copy other vampire's abilities." I told them. I've always been proud of my ability. Before I had been changed I never thought I would have any power that defined me as a vampire. I only had the ability to block things from my mind I never thought I would be this powerful.

Everyone's eyes were wide and mouths hanging open besides Sila, Matthew and myself; we knew all this already.

"That is incredible!" Carlisle exclaimed. His face was alight with amazement and I couldn't help but smile with him. He was proud of me; I could feel it thanks to Jaspers power.

Everyone was basically amazed, shocked and in disbelief. I'm guessing Tanya and Edward were the most shocked due to everything that has happened in the past 5 minutes.

I giggled "You all are so easily impressed." Jaspers eyes widened and I knew he knew that I had taken his power. I smiled and winked at him. He glared but the sides of his mouth were twitching upwards.

"How did you know we were amazed?" Emmett asked me.

"Well I took Jaspers power." Once again they all just stared at me.

"Okay since you're all so shocked how about I explain it to you?" I asked them. They all just nodded their heads.

"I discovered my powers just before I met Sila and Matthew which was about twelve months into my immortality. Right before I had figured out I had any powers I had met a vampire who could read minds and also project his own thoughts to people. He was of course a vampire who fed off of humans and was curious to why my eyes were topaz and not blood red. I explained my diet of only drinking animal blood and he was intrigued. So I took him hunting for animals and he enjoyed it a lot more than drinking from humans. After a few weeks we parted ways and hugged each other goodbye and agreed to see each other again in the future. After that night I could read other peoples thoughts. It scared the crap out of me at first but I started getting used to it and accepted the fact that I could read minds and project my thoughts to others, until I met Sila and Matthew. You see Sila can control the elements; Wind, water, fire, earth and Matthew is a shape shifter. So imagine how I felt when I could control the water while I was at a local river or when I was imagining myself as a deer and somehow ended up as one. Yeah now that scared the shit out of me. I didn't know what it was all about so I went to the only people I knew could help me. I went to the Volturi."

I stopped to take a breath and to take in everyone's emotions. It ranged from shock, to surprise, from anger to disbelief and someone that was happy. Why? Wouldn't have a clue. I smiled and continued.

"They of course welcomed me with open arms and explained to me what my power could possibly be. We had an experiment which included me touching someone's arm and then waiting for any indication of that power within me. It was pretty fun actually. I gained Janes power and the first thing I did with it was use it against her. Gosh that was so fun. I ended up staying with the Volturi for a while which was a good experience for Sila, Matt and myself. After a year or two with the Volturi we made our way to Europe and any other place possible where I gained most of my powers. Any vampire I came across I would greet them with a hug just so I could get their power if they had one. I probably have quite a few powers that are undiscovered but hopefully I'll figure that out soon. The plus that comes with my powers is that I can turn them off when I don't want to use them. So with Jaspers ability I can turn that off and I won't feel what anyone else is feeling which comes in handy." I concluded with a smile. I waited a few minutes for them to process everything.

"Wow." Emmett breathed. Typical he would be the first one to break the silence.

"Well this has been a lot to take in so how about we do something fun?" I asked everyone.

"SHOPPING!" Alice and Sila yelled in unison.

We all groaned. "Two crazy little pixie vampires in one family is deffinately not good." Everyone laughed and agreed that shopping could wait until the weekend.

Sila and Matthew retreated to the front yard for a bit of alone time with each other which left Tanya, Edward and I in the living room as the rest had gone up to their rooms. I didn't need Jaspers ability to feel the awkwardness radiating from each of us. I wished I was somewhere else but unfortunately that didn't happen. I was about to break the silence when Tanya decided to do it first.

"Why are you a vampire?" She asked me.

"Hmm well I guess I was changed."

"By who?" She asked again.

"By a vampire named Victoria and her new mate by the name of Julian." I answered in a monotone. I really couldn't be bothered dealing with this.

"When?" God she just doesn't give up with all these questions.

"Seventeen years ago. Anymore questions?" She glared at me. Wow three people in the one day, I wonder if that's a new record or something.

I looked towards Edward and saw that he was staring at Tanya. His eyes showed love and desire but his feelings showed shock and anger. Did he not listen to me when I was explaining my power? Or did he just tune out on the bit where I told everyone that I had Jaspers ability.

"Edward why are you angry?" I asked him and his eyes widened for a slip second before returning to his fake love struck look. Why he would act like this when I knew he was lying was a mystery to me. Thankfully Jasper came down the steps and asked if we could go for a walk.

Thank you so much Jasper! I owe you. I thought to him. He smiled.

Once we were out of the house and in the woods I let out the breath I was holding in.

"You have no idea how awkward that was in there." I told him

"Oh I think I do." He replied, smirking.

We kept walking until we came across a river. Never really knew there was a river out here, so I was happy to find it. I took a seat on the damp grass and watched the water ripple with a rock Jasper had thrown in. I was about to ask him a completely random question which included honey and feathers when he spoke first.

"How are you?" I tried to hold back my laugh which I was failing pathetically.

"I'm good thanks how are you?"

He laughed, which sounded beautiful. His laugh was unexplainable; it was that amazing that no words could explain it. Wow, he has made me speak corny words; shame Bella, shame.

"That's not what I meant. I meant how are you now that Tanya and Edward are back?"

"Honestly I'm fine. I got over Edward a long time ago, sure it hurts to see him again, but not as much as when he first left. Now it's mainly just awkward conversations and wishing I was somewhere else when I was left alone with them. I always thought it would hurt more when I saw him again. I was ready for the hurt to come back, for me to fall back into a state of self pity and disappointment. I was so ready that when I saw him I was almost disappointed. I mean c'mon how sad is that, but that only lasted like a split second. Not falling back into that state showed me that I'm stronger and that I'm actually over him. I'm really proud of myself right now, compare me from when I was a human to right now and you will notice how drastically I have changed. I was pathetic when I was a human..."

"No you weren't" Jasper defended.

"Jasper you're really sweet, but I was. I was a pathetic human. And no matter what you say you can't convince me otherwise. I was weak and fragile and depended on you guys for my safety. I mean I couldn't help that but I depended on you lot way too much. Especially with Edward. He was my life and would do everything to suit him. Which is what screwed me up. When he finally left I was shattered. I didn't know what to do. To me my life was over. I think I was temporarily insane then as well because every time I did something that could potentially hurt me I heard Edwards voice, hence why I jumped of a freaking cliff. Lucky Jacob saved me but maybe it would of been better if I had drowned."

"What!" Jasper screamed. Holy shit! I covered my ears because he was so loud.

"You have to be kidding me, do you honestly hate this life you're in?"

"Yes and no."

"Why not a straight answer?"

"I don't really know." I answered him honestly. All these years and something like this never really crossed my mind.

"Do you regret being changed into a vampire?"

I had to think about it for a second. "I regret being changed by Victoria; if I was to be changed it would have been better if someone I cared about and loved changed me."

He nodded and continued with his questions. "Do you regret meeting Sila and Matthew?"

This question I didn't need to think about. "No fucking way. They mean the world to me. They are what saved me and for that I am eternally grateful."

"Do you regret being reunited with us, the Cullen's again?"

"Surprisingly no. I don't regret seeing you all again."

"Do you regret seeing me again?" His eyes lowered and I could feel his pain and his fear; possibly if I said yes. I walked up to him and wrapped my arms around his waist. He raised his arms and hugged me back. I layed my head on his chest, over where his heart should be and told him "No, I don't regret seeing you at all." His grip tightened around me and I could tell he was smiling. We stayed like that for what seemed like years. It was so comfortable and felt so right; I felt content.

"Do you forgive me?" He asked me out of the blue.

"Forgive you for what?" I looked up at him confusion evident on my face.

"For what I did to you on your eighteenth birthday." He looked so pained. I always knew he had felt awful for what he did to me, but I never knew he felt this way. His pain was unbearable so I quickly stopped myself from using his powers. Poor guy, if this is what he has to go through on a daily basis then he is extremely strong.

"Jasper of course I forgive you. You helped me grow, you helped me become a new Bella and I thank you for that. Sure for me to change I went through hard times but because of those hard times I grew up and I realised what was wrong and right in my life. So thank you."

He just stared at me. "You're crazy you know that?"

I laughed, "I've been told that before."

We were still in our embrace until I realised that the sky had gotten so much darker.

"Jasper, sit with me." I didn't even wait for his response I just pulled him down with me. He lay on his back with my head on his chest, watching the sky and the stars. It felt so right. I felt safe, calm, comfortable and I'm pretty sure it wasn't because Jasper was using his powers on me, if he was I would have known.

"Jasper let's play twenty questions"

He laughed and agreed.

"What was your favourite food as a human?" (I'm not sure if there are proper answers to these questions so I'm just going to make it up because I'm lazy (: )

"That would have to be BBQ ribs. I'm surprised I remember that but I do. I remember eating them every Saturday night with my family."

I smiled. "Your turn."

"What was your favourite food as a human?"

"Pop-tarts." I blurted out.

He laughed. God I couldn't get enough of his laugh, I'll have to be funny more often.

"Your turn." He told me and that's how the rest of the night went, us asking questions to each other. With each question they got more personal like things from our past. One of the questions interested me quite a bit.

"If you had the choice would you have stayed as a human?" He had asked me. It took me a while to figure it out.

"No, I wouldn't have. I didn't feel human when I was. I felt like such an outcast, like I belonged somewhere else. Sure I miss my family and friends but even with them it didn't feel right. Being a vampire does. I feel like I finally belong. But what about you, would you have stayed human?" I asked, looking up at him.

His eyes were focused on the night sky, "No. I would not have. Sure being a vampire can be extremely difficult but so can being a human. If you had asked me when I was first changed then I would of said yes, but now, deffinatly not. Being a vampire has opened my eyes so much. I've met so many amazing people like my family. And I've met this amazing woman only recently." He whispered the last part so I'm guessing he didn't want me to hear that. Well maybe he shouldn't have said it considering I have amazing hearing.

"Really. How sweet, what's her name?" I asked him, genuinely curious.

"What's whose name?" He replied coolly.

"The girl you met only recently who is so amazing."

"I never said anything like that"

I frowned. "I'm going to let this go for now, but don't you worry I will remember and I will ask you about it in the very, very near future. So be prepared to answer me or suffer the consequences." I threatened. He laughed. Great, I'm not even intimidating. That's what happens when you're so small.

We stayed with each other until the early morning when we finally decided to head back inside. Today was a sunny day so we all stayed home. All through the day we were met with curious stares which we shrugged off. Who cares, we're just friends I thought to Sila when she started hinting about me being out all night with just Jasper to keep me company.

We all spent the day together just hanging out and talking. It had been a while since we all did this and it was amazing. I kept catching Jasper looking at me and every time I did I thought to him Got you and we both just laughed.

I've come to two conclusions;

I never really realised how much I missed the Cullen's and their company.

Jasper is up to something, I just know it.

I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter.

I hope my writing is good as well lol.

Hope you guys like the powers and everything and sorry there wasn't much Edward & Bella – ness for those people that wanted fights and arguments ect.

But there was a lot of Bella & Jasper bonding!

Now everyone together in unison "Nawwwww"

I'm happy that they are now friends and shiz so more bonding in the future!

And possibly some lovin' woo rofl or not...

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Haha ok I'll shut up now go review children!!

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