Bella POV:

The next day I took off from school to "rest" after my near fatal accident and Bellamy told me everything about witches. I was completely fascinated and wanted to know more but she refused to tell me about other supernaturals only that I should keep my guard up around the Cullen's and try to not ever be alone with them. But what she didn't know was the spark she ignited in me, I was obsessed now, a whole other world was exposed to me that was hiding right in front of me and I had to know more.

I couldn't stop thinking about the story and fables she weaved for me; apparently witches have been around pretty much since time began. They were a powerful conduit through which the magic of nature flowed. Put on earth to keep the balance between good and evil and amongst other supernaturals.

She told me witches used to belong to large covens that magnified each members power allowing them to preform incredible spells. But one day, around the time of King Arthur in the late 5th c. AD, there was a witch named Morgana who was wronged over and over again, she grew vengeful and decided to strike back. She created a spell, inspired by Medusa Mythology to turn those she viewed wronged her to stone, forever trapped, forced to watch life pass them by. but a spell of that magnitude with so much power behind it always has unforeseen consequences and what she really did was create the first vampire.

After that all witches were punished as mother nature no longer entrusted her magic be used by more than two witches at a time ending all covens, forever. Any witch who dared tried to disobey would lose her powers and the ability to pass on the gene to future generations.

Witches were not use to such limitations and sought to find ways around it... much to their own peril.

Now witches are incredibly rare and secrecy and devotion to nature is of the utmost importance.

"Wait if you had the gene, does that mean I have it to? And what about mom and dad?"

"The gene passed on only activating powers in female descents who's parents both carried the gene. Charlie and Renee are not witches... but you are."

"What?" I asked, completely shocked by this, "but I don't have any powers... what you showed me last night... I... I I've never done anything like that." She takes in a deep breath and holds my right hand in hers.

"When I first started showing signs of my powers they caught our parents completely off guard, they had no idea how to raise someone like me. And when mom found out she was pregnant again and with another girl they sought the help of grandma Swan, that's why your middle name is Marie... she agreed to bind your powers until you turn 22 and insuring that you got to live your childhood and young adulthood without the stress of the supernatural. They wanted to give you a chance at being normal. And trust me even though I have envied you that sometimes I would never want to take it away from you... but with the Cullen's showing an interest in you it seemed reckless to keep you in the dark. I wouldn't be able to live with myself if something bad ever happened to you so please be careful." She beseeched me.

"I will, I promise."

After everything I asked for some time alone to process it all. I was outside taking a walk going over everything in my head, over and over again.

...I'm a witch...someday I'll have powers...should I be angry and my parents for keeping this from me...should I be angry at my sister...or at the Cullen's?

So many questions kept swirling around in my head it was making me dizzy.

But one kept coming back...

I'm a witch.