Sorry it's taken so long. School has started and I've had a lot of homework, so not as much time to write. It's a shorter chapter, though, so…sorry. Thank you for reviewing and reading my story. Also, please vote on my poll, which is on my profile, please! Enjoy! Smiles234
I was frozen on the spot when Alice told me I had a power.
"Bella? Are you okay?"
"I…I…have a power?" I stuttered out again. Alice nodded and was about to say something again when I cut her off.
"Alice, can we just go back to the house for a moment?"
"Sure, but do you want to know what your p-"
"Not right now," I said through clenched teeth, half-excitement, and half-shock.
We ran back to the house. The sun was setting. Edward was waiting at the back door when we arrived.
"So, Bella, don't want to know your power?"
"Not right now."
"Do you want to tell everyone that you at least have a power?" My eyes were still wide with shock. I didn't respond.
"You mean you already haven't?" Alice said this sarcastically, and gave him a smirk.
Edward smiled my favorite crooked smile.
"Bella, love, you don't have to. We could just forget this whole thi-"
"No, I want to tell. I…I'm just so…surprised. Me? A power?" My voice was weak and quiet, but I knew he could hear it just fine.
Edward pulled me into his arms and locked his hands around my waist. He was about to say something else, but Alice cut him off. "Bella, can I at least give you a hint?" I just glared at her for a moment; she took a few paces back when a slight snarl escaped through my lips. Edward tightened his grip around me, not sure what I was going to do.
"Alice, maybe I should take Bella for a hunt again," he said as he uneasily loosened his grip around me.
"I'm really f-"
"Bella, I know you're probably fine, but it's probably better." I sighed, knowing he was right. If I ever wanted these blood red eyes to go down, and be able to be around humans, I would have to hunt.
We ran deeper into the forest than before. I had taken down a mountain lion rather sloppily, but I almost dropped the kill from my arms as soon as I saw Edward. He was in a nearby tree, waiting to pounce on a bear beneath him, but that wasn't what caught my attention. He looked like a second moon in the sky, glimmering. He leaped from the tree onto the bear, taking him down quickly. I would have stayed there watching him until he finished his own kill, but something else caught my attention. Edward snapped to attention and was at my side in no time. "Bella, don't move," he whispered, as he gripped my shoulders.
"Edward, wha-"
"Shh," he cautioned. There was a sudden blur of white around us, and then stillness. In front of us were four vampires: Laurent, Tanya, Irina, and Kate. Laurent faltered slightly, and Edward protectively stood in front of me, snarling. Tanya attempted to say something, but Edward responded before she could. "No. You're wrong." Kate took a step forward, but froze when Alice showed up next to Edward.
"Edward, move aside. We have no wish of killing you, just her." Laurent spit out the word as if it was fire on his tongue. Edward snarled again. "Back off, Laurent. She didn't do anything."
"I'll back off when you hand her over. Stand…aside." He separated his syllables as if Edward didn't understand. Laurent lunged at Edward, and the fight began.