Chapter 3 – Getting To Know You

Lucy's POV

As I vanished I saw the vampires gathered around me, search the room in confusion as though I had run off.

Ha! I thought to myself. I was protected by me ability; no one could affect me when I was invisible and I felt all of my emotions come flooding back to me, rather than the false ones I was receiving from someone else. But who?

Then I saw the bronze haired one, Edward, looking really confused. He muttered to the girl next to him

"We'd have seen her if she ran off, but I'm not picking up her thoughts at all." he sounded really puzzled.

A mind reader! Thank goodness I'd hidden behind my power, to wallow about Matt, but what had he picked up before. I hoped that I hadn't given anything away.

"Lucy? Are you there?" the older blond man spoke up, although he wasn't that old.

I decided to answer; I wanted, no, needed to know more about what abilities this coven had, for my own safety. And to satiate my curiosity. Who knew what else they would have?

"I'm still here. I'm, well, I'm invisible. Off the radar so to speak. That's why your telepathy thing doesn't work… what is it, Edward?

"Yes," he confirmed, "And Jasper can't feel your emotions either."

"What do you mean? The blond guy feels my emotions. I thought he just affected them. However while I'm like this nothing can affect me." I said smugly. At that point I loved my power.

"I presume that you are actually physically invisible?" asked the girl next o Edward

"Course, what else could I be?"

"Well if it was an illusion put into our heads, I would still be able to see you. I was just checking that there weren't any holes in my power."

"What is your power? How many of you are gifted?" I was feeling slightly panicky. All I wanted was to be alone, but they kept asking me questions and presenting me with new information, so that I couldn't concentrate on my grief and anger. Not to mention they all seemed to have incredible powers that could potentially be very dangerous.

"Bella has a powerful mental shield," said the midget girl with black hair, "that is, she is protected from mental attacks and can protect others as well, but it doesn't work against physical attacks."

"Well thank God for small mercies." I muttered.

The big guy, Emmett laughed.

"I like her, she's funny." He said

The small one growled "Shut up Emmett, or do I have to hurt you?"

This time it was me that laughed. Everyone turned to stare at me. Or rather at the space that held the invisible me.

"Sorry, it's just that it seems so incongruous that the teeny girl–"

"Alice" supplied Bella

"Yes, her, could hurt such a big guy!"

"That would be Emmett."

"Whatever! Anyway do any of you have any other abilities?"

"Yes, as I would have explained if Emmett hadn't interrupted, I can see into the future. But it's very changeable as it depends on people's choices. Um, that's it."

"Not many then" I commented sarcastically

"Excuse me," said the woman next to me on the floor, Esme, "sorry to change the subject and everything but could you possibly become visible, dear, if you don't mind. I find it a little disconcerting talking to thin air."

When I didn't reply she added hastily, "only if you don't mind. You don't have to if it makes you feel uncomfortable."

"I suppose I could," I said guardedly, already trying to order and control my thoughts so that Edward wouldn't pick up anything that I didn't want him to.

"That would be really helpful!" she cried joyously, clapping her hands together.

Reluctantly, carefully, I allowed myself to become visible.

"Better?" I grumbled

"Not really," said the beautiful blond girl, "now I have to look at the face of the person who insulted Nessie."

"Drop it, Rose, I don't mind anymore. And she's my daughter, so you can forgive her too. Remember how it was when I was a newborn, seeing her for the first time. And I had just fed." Said Bella sharply

"You forgive easily though, not like me!" shot back Rosalie.

But my mind had shifted on to one thing and could not be shaken off it now: food.

"Please" I begged Esme, "take me hunting now. I can't hold on much longer!"

"Of course, dear," she said smiling. She turned to the man standing just behind her "Carlisle?"

He knelt down next to her.

"I'll take you as I need to go myself, if that's ok? I just want to ask a few more questions."

"As long as Esme comes too, whatever. Make the questions quick though." I didn't know what it was about Esme, but she just made me feel more at ease than any of the others.

"Alright then. How did you know we didn't hunt humans and how did you know where to find us?"

"I met your Irish friends after I decided it would be more–" I hesitated, forcing my mind away from the painful topics, "–prudent to leave England. They could see I was discontented with that lifestyle so they sent me here. Now let's go." I stood up quickly and started heading for the door.

"We'll finish the story later," agreed Carlisle, right behind me.

"Once your hunger is satiated, you can meet the rest of our family properly." Smiled Esme, rising with me.

"Ugh, animals. Bet they're tasty." I mumbled under my breath.

Emmett laughed again.

"I'm going to like having you around!" he said.

Please review me! I've only had so far, and she doesn't count as she is my friend so is biased! Feel free to criticise as well as praise my work!