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I do however, own Sonja and all the Characters in her Coven.

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The Umbra

Chapter 6: An Extraordinary Gift

(Sonja POV)

The nerve of some people. How dare he read my mind! One of the most important things to me was my need for mental privacy! I hadn't been this angry in years. I should've known something was up when Edward asked to speak to me in private away from my coven, away from Lylah my shield. I still had Edward pinned against the tree, choking him hard. You could still hear the sound of his neck cracking like glass. I stopped applying more pressure to his neck because I didn't want to kill him. I would never kill a Vampire over something like this. So I loosened my grip very slightly, just enough for the cracks to heal, but not enough for him to escape. If I was holding him with my hand physically, He would most likely overpower me eventually. Which was why I was using my gift. I wanted to keep him there for a while longer. A lesson was to be learned. I know there is no way for me to know if he will ever read my mind again after this, but he would make damn sure to keep it a secret from me. Plus I have Lylah with me most of the time, So he won't be able to read my mind the majority of the time.

I would snap my head to my left seeing Titus and Lylah had ran their way over here. They stopped and stood a meter away from me. I knew the Cullen's would be right behind them. However it doesn't surprise me that Titus and Lylah were the first to get here. Anytime I was out of their sight, Especially when I was with a stranger, they were on their guard. Constantly listening in making sure things were going well. No doubt they heard me yell at Edward. I may not show it to My coven as often as I should but, I really do care for them, and appreciate them. But everything they do for me, I would do for them in a heartbeat. My Coven means the absolute world to me. And I would proudly die for them in a split second. I feel very lucky to have them.

I had thought Titus and Lylah would have surprised looks on their faces but they didn't. They heard me yell: "Get out of my head". I'm pretty sure they had a good idea about what had happened. They knew how I felt about my mental privacy. So I knew it didn't shock them to see me choking Edward out. However, not a moment after Titus and Lylah had arrived, I saw Bella and Alice both running making their way here. They had obviously heard me too. By the look on Bella's face, she looked angry as all hell and she should be. Her mate was in trouble, being choked by a complete stranger with a power unknown to her no doubt. I could tell she was still somewhat a new born, So I would assume she didn't know much about the gifts a vampire could have.

My eyes stayed on Bella the whole time she was charging at me, until I suddenly turned my head to the right hearing others coming now. Once they came into view I saw two beautiful female vampires, One looking just a tad older than the other but still young. The older one had longish brown hair, pale skin, dressed casually but fashionable and had… Of course.. Yellow eyes. She's definitely a Cullen. The younger woman had such beautiful, well taken care of blonde hair. She must take a lot of pride in her hair. She dressed like a fashionista, and had yellow eyes. Another Cullen. Then two men came into view, Again one man looking just a tad older than the other but still young. The older man had blonde hair, very handsome, dressed casually, and.. Yellow eyes. The other man was a big guy. Muscular, dark hair, handsome and Why am I not surprised.. Yellow eyes. I seriously need to find out what the deal is with the yellow eyes.

While the three new vampires stopped once they got within a meter and a half of me, The big one did not. He was charging at me while Bella did the same on my left side. I was about to throw them both back telekinetically but before I could, Lylah had grabbed a hold of Bella's forearm's and swung her to the side hitting her back on a tree. Bella quickly rose back up but before she could do anything Lylah stood in her way, blocking her making sure she couldn't get to me. The muscular vampire charging at me, didn't make it to me either. With a very loud and very aggressive snarl, Titus had charged at the other vampire, spearing him, knocking him down to the ground instantly with brute force. Titus was slightly more muscular then the other Vampire, and taller by 6 inches. They were definitely a match for each other.

Titus quickly rose to his feet and stood back placing himself beside me, blocking the new arrivals from getting to me. The Vampire who Titus had slammed rose to his feet snarling aggressively at Titus. I know big guys, and big guys pride themselves in being these big and strong muscular guys. So it must have been humiliating for this Vampire to get slammed. But I still know for a fact that the vampire must be a pretty strong guy. Titus is just slightly bigger and has probably lived way longer. Oh but believe me, Titus would be the exact same way if someone slammed him to the ground like that. Humiliated. Before the Muscular vampire could retaliate, the vampire with blonde hair would shout. "Enough!.. Emmett.. Bella.." By saying their names, Both Bella, and the muscular vampire he called Emmett, would both stop themselves from trying to get to me. They both however, still stayed in a crouching position, on their guard, ready to attack at any time. It was now obvious to me that this Blonde Vampire was the leader of the Cullen Coven.

He remained calm, standing up straight, and now speaking in a soft calm tone. "Sonja, I apologize for whatever it was that my son did to anger you.. But I must implore you to release him. Please." Shit, all this chaos going on I completely forgot I was still choking Edward against the tree. What I didn't understand was how the Cullen leader could apologize for his son, Suggesting as if he was the one who did something wrong. I mean to me he was.. But how could the Cullen leader know that? He only just got here. How does he know that I didn't just come here to kill them all? Curious. Maybe he has some kind of gift? I have no idea. All I know is he can't be reading my mind because I could feel Lylah's shield come over me the second she got here. And did he just call Edward his son? I looked towards Edwards face, then back to the Leader. I didn't see a resemblance at all. Maybe it really was his biological son or Maybe he just adopted him? Could they all be one big Vampire family. Maybe that's why they all have the yellow eyes, because they are all related.

I sighed softly through my nose as I looked at Edward, seeing him struggling still. There really was no reason for me to hold him there anymore. I'm quite sure he's learned his lesson. I would turn my head to look over at the leader for a few seconds, then I would let my arm drop to my side, letting Edward drop to the ground rather harshly. Bella quickly ran over to Edward, grabbing his arm and bracing him up as Edward clenched his own throat with his free hand. I kept my eyes on the leader, glaring at him slightly. "I have only been with half of your Coven for an hour and already, three of them have used their gifts on me." Well one of them actually had permission to use their gift on me but that was only because I wanted to see if the child was an immortal child or not. Still. "My mental privacy is crucial to me.. And I don't appreciate your son going into my mind, pulling out whatever information he very well pleases before I can even speak for myself!" It had been a long time since I had raised my voice before this day. I usually didn't need to in order to get my point across.

The leader still looked at me with a calm and apologetic face as he sighed. "You'll have to excuse my son. But believe me, He meant you no ill will." I sighed in an irritated way as I used my index finger and thumb to pinch the bridge of my nose and closing my eyes. "Ok, Ok.." I said in defeat. It's just too much work to keep yelling at a man who was calm and apologetic the way he was. I folded my arms and remained silent as I looked to the leader once again. "My name is Carlisle Cullen." He said in a soft tone, then he would gesture to the three vampires who had arrived with him. "This is my wife Esme, My daughter Rosalie, and My son Emmett. You've already meet My sons Edward and Jasper, and my daughters Bella and Alice." I gave him a nod of my head as I brushed my long black hair back out of my face with my fingers. "I'm Sonja. This is Titus, Lylah, and…-" I cut myself off and sighed in irritation as I looked to Lylah. "Where the hell are Rachel and Adonis?" I would ask in a forced calm tone. Lylah looked to me and shrugged. "I think there still at the house with Jasper and the child.." Yea.. Those two still had a lot to learn. They were supposed to come running with Titus and Lylah when they heard me yell. Not just for me but if it had been any of the coven members in my place, the whole coven is supposed to come running. I'll have to have a talk with them.

"Sonja.. I hate to be rude and forward but..-" Carlisle was suddenly cut off by the blonde girl he called Rosalie.- "Why are you here?!" She would ask with a snappy attitude looking to be angered by my very presence. Oh, I could already tell Me and her are going to but heads a lot. "Rosalie.." The woman Esme would say, as if correcting a child. I glared at her for a few seconds before answering. I did have a whole thing prepared to say to them about the Volturi but I'm just so annoyed right now I'm just going to come out and say it as best I can. I now spoke aloud to all of them.

"I've been alive for centuries. Since before The Volturi was even formed. From the time the Volturi was formed Ive had to live the rest of my life fear as have all vampires. All these years I did not think anyone would stand against them, But I was proven wrong when I was told of the meeting you had due to the child Renesmee. I was also told that the Volturi left in quite a hurry. The reason for this, I have yet to know. But I know Aro.. no amount of proof of innocence would have stopped him from killing you all. So.. I know there's more to it. Vampires everywhere I have to live in fear for their lives every single day, Because the ones who are supposed to lead us and take care of us, are our worst enemies!... " Suddenly Bella would speak out to me. "So.. What? You plan to overthrow them?" I turned my head to look at her and answered her question. "No.. I plan to destroy them all." All the Cullen's looked to me in shock. To even speak of doing such a thing is a crime punishable by death. So I understood there reactions. "For too long the Volturi has ruled over our lives. They kill anyone they want without probable cause, and they force anyone with a powerful gift to join them." Esme would now speak in a sweet tone. "Please Sonja.. We don't need to give the Volturi another reason to come after us." I snapped my head to look at Esme. "The Volturi wants you all dead Esme. Believe me.. They will always find a reason to come after you. No matter how long it takes.. You and your family will never be safe as long as the Volturi are around. The rest of my coven is home, We all have special gifts, powerful gifts! We will destroy the Volturi.. I want you all to join us." The Cullen's remained quiet for a little while.. But I kept my eye on Carlisle for the answer.

Carlisle sighed and would finally answer. "I'm sorry Sonja.. But I cannot put my family in danger. We cannot join you." This didn't anger me.. It saddened me.. However Emmett would speak out. "Well wait a minute Carlisle.. She's right, the Volturi needs to go! They've already given us so much shit! What if they do keep coming for us?!" Then Alice would speak. "They will.. They'll keep coming for us, because we are a threat to them." Then Emmett would speak again as he looked to Carlisle. "Exactly! We can't just sit around and wait for them to come for us! " Now Rosalie spoke out. "Carlisle.. They could kill us all if we sit here and wait.. The wolves.. Renesmee.. I mean she said her coven is full of vampires with gifts. If we join with Sonja, the wolves, and our friends who helped us with Renesmee, The Volturi won't stand a chance." I was pretty happy that the majority of the Cullen's wanted to join me. Then Emmett would speak again. "And why has no one pointed out what Sonja just did to Edward? She just choked his ass out with her mind! No offense Edward but that's pretty damn powerful! Have any of us ever meet a vampire who could lift things with their mind?! We could kick the Volturi's ass!" Carlisle sighed as he finally spoke again. "I'm sorry.. My decision is final."

Before I had time to try and negotiate with Carlisle, I could hear others coming. It couldn't be anyone we left at the house. No.. it was someone else. And they were coming in fast. But wait a minute.. I've felt their presence before. Is that.. Oh damn it… Before I had any time to react I was being pick up off my feet into an extremely tight hug, Arms wrapped around my own making it hard for me to move my arms. "Opa! My Sonja!" The culprit would say in an excited tone. I rolled my eyes and tried to fidgette out of the death grip. "Oh jesus! Get off me Vladimir before you shatter my torso!" Then I would hear Carlisle speak. "Vladimir, Stefan.. What do we owe the pleasure this time?" Vladimir finally let me go, setting my feet on the ground. I brushed off my Jacket for a second then I realized Stefan was here too. "Well we heard Sonja was moving against the Volturi and that she wanted to recruit you." Then Carlisle would reply. "Yes well we've already discussed it. We will not be joining Sonja and I will not be changing my mind." Stefan would smile wide at Carlisle. "Oh, I think once you hear what we have to tell you, You will definitely be changing your mind."

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