*Bella POV*
After Renesmee had been a sleep for an hour or two, I remembered when Charlie first awoke from his transformation, and when I tried to go up to him, I felt this barrier holding me back.
"Carlisle?" I called. He was downstairs in less than a second.
"Yes, Bella?" He asked, a curious, expecting look etched on his face.
I actually didn't know how to begin about asking him. He might think I'm crazy or something. But, I figured I should at least try.
"Well, when Charlie's transformation was complete, I tried to go over and reassure him, but, on the way, I felt some sort of barrier was keeping me back. Something was restraining me from getting closer to him."
His expression was then puzzled.
"A physical barrier, you say?" He questioned. Deep in thought for the next few minutes, probably trying to come up with some explanation as I. "Bella, you did say you had a power, right?" I nodded.
"Yeah, a mental sheild. Thats why Edward, Jane, and Aro cant phase me." I explained, again.
"Hmm. Well, maybe your Fathers is somewhat similar to yours. It possibly could be that he blocks out any physical interference with him when he feels led to. For example, when he believed you were a danger to him."
I pondered over his theory. It could be so.
"Dad!" I called. I could hear him up in Carlisles office, exploring all the books he'd collected over the years. I heard him gently place one down, and he was instantly in front of us, eyebrows raised. "Remember when you first saw me, and I was beginning to advance on you, but then I suddenly stopped?" He nodded. Then Carlisle started talking,
"Well, we've come to a theory about what power you might have."
"Power? You actually think I have a power?" He asked, blown away by such a thought.
Carlisle nodded. "You see, Bella is a mental shield. By the way, Edward can read thoughts. Alice can see the future, and Jasper can sense people emotions, and make them feel what he wants them too. Like I was saying, Edward cant read Bella's mind, because, he shield. And Aro, the leader of the Volturi, cant read her thoughts either. And, also, Jane, who can make you feel unbelievable pain, couldn't seem to make her power work on her either. And this was when she was a human! Could you imagine how much stronger she must be now?" He gaped.
I never even thought about how much advanced my shield must be now. I wonder if I could actually let people in. As in, let Edward hear my thoughts. Hmm, I'm going to have to try that out sometime.
"So, I repel people physically?" Charlie asked.
"Maybe not just people. Maybe objects and such, too." Carlisle wondered himself.
"I was always thick skinned as a human." Charlie put out. And, it was true. I barely ever saw a cut or bruise on him. Come to think of it, I never had.
"Then there you go!" Carlisle explained. "Vampires usually carry their strongest traits from their human life over to their vampire life."
"Then lets try it again!" Charlie exclaimed.
"Okay. Pretend I'm some sort of danger." Carlisle began, and he lunged him self at my Father, and, sure enough, Carlisle was stopped just inches away from Charlie. He flew back to the couch, accidentally breaking it, making a loud crash, and was truly amazed. "Wow!"
"You're right, that was amazing!" I gushed.
"My couch!" Cried Esme, and when she spotted Carlisle grinning sheepishly in the middle of what used to be a whole couch, she glared, hard.
"Sorry, Dear. But I was testing Charlie's power. Which is, a physical sheild!" He said excitedly, hoping to steer Esme's anger into excitement. Have no such luck, Esme demanded,
"You go get me the same exact couch this instant!" And her voice was so intense, that even Hercules couldn't say no. He sighed,
"Fine." And he stalked out the door to his car.
"But, Charlie, I'm so happy about your power. Two shields! What a talented family!" She exclaimed.
I smiled, and Charlie proceeded to Carlisle's office and began reading his book where he left off. Esme went back up stairs to rummaging through her magazines for interior design ideas, and I was suddenly all alone.
I knew I could never, under any circumstances, ever be exauhsted again, but I layed down on the couch, just soaking in my thoughts.
Who knows how long I layed their, but I soon heard the soft, musical footsteps belonging to my wonderful husband. I felt myself smile.
I gently lifted my head up, and he sat down, and I put my head back down, now on his lap. He began playing with my hair, and I sighed in contentment. We just sat there, basking in each others presences. The thought about lifting my sheild crept its way to the center of my mind.
I decided to at least try. It shouldn't bet that hard. I began thinking about how much I love him, and I gently, slowly and carefully, lifted my sheild.
He immediately froze, and a gasp escaped his lips. I dropped it back down.
"B-Bella. W-w, what was that?" He stammered. I lifted it again.
I wondered if I could lift my shield, and let you in. Turns out I can. I thought, and grinned. I opened my eyes, and he was looking at me with so much awe.
"Bella, that's amazing! You're amazing." He finished, and planted a big kiss right on my lips.
"Hey, hey, hey. Lets chill it out, here." Emmett emerged into the room. I rolled my eyes, and Edward growled at him.
"Don't you have anything else better to do?" Edward hinted, a little annoyed. Emmett fake thought about that, and then shot it down.
"Nope. Not at all." He smirked.
"Out!" I ordered. He raised his eyebrow.
"Oh, I don't think so, Bella Bear. I was told to keep watch out for you two." He said, in a mocking adult tone.
"Says who?" I challenged.
"Says me!" He replied. I growled. "Ooo. Better keep her on a leash, Eddie. Sounds like someone's getting a bit rowdy." Emmett teased.
"I'll show you rowdy!" I spat. Emmett mock laughed, and I hissed. He returned the favor.
"Hey! Enough!" Esme came down. "I am trying to concentrate on my designing! Now, stop it!" She ordered. We both immediately stopped. Before disappearing upstairs, she gave us both one more meaning look, and said, "Behave." And she was gone.
I stuck my tongue out at Emmett, and he flashed his teeth at me.
"You guys are so immature." Edward stated, but chuckled. I grinned. Emmett rolled his eyes.
"Seriously, Emmett. What is your purpose down here?" I asked. He sighed.
"Rosie got mad at me." He pouted, just like a two year old, jutting out his bottom lip, making it quaver.
"It was your fault!" Rose called down from their room. She actually sounded pretty worked up about something.
I laughed, "Emmett, what did you do?" I asked, genuinely curious.
"I didn't do a thing!" He whined. Rose was down in a split second.
"You liar! You did too!" She yelled, stomping her foot. Emmett kept pouting, and I raised my eyebrows, questioningly. "That little crap over there felt he had the need to go switch everything from my closet into a bunch of suitcases, and hide them in his! The idiot watched me run around the room, frantically searching for my clothes for at least ten minutes! It was when he finally started laughing that I knew he was the mastermind." She finished, getting angry all over again.
"Emmett!" I exclaimed.
"I know right!" Rose agreed.
I then noticed Edward was laughing.
"Now, just what is so funny, Edward?" I asked, daring him to answer.
He didn't, and Rose screeched.
"Bella, can I please go borrow something of yours to wear, since that lug over there displaced all mine?" She pleaded. I nodded, and we both raced up to my closet.
And what I saw made me want to go rip those two imbeciles downstairs to shreds. Rose gasped.
"Edward Anthony Masen Cullen!" I yelled, and was down there right in front of him, in the blink of an eye.
"Yes, Love?" He asked, like he was the most innocent thing in the world. Emmett started cracking up again, and when Edward met his eye, so did he.
"Since you like scheming with Emmett so much, you both can spend the next few nights with each other, so you can come up with all the little pranks you want." I seethed. Both their smirks left their faces right away.
"But, Bella!"
"Awh, Rosie!" They both cried at the same time.
"No butts, or awhs!" Rose demanded. "Maybe next time you hooligans will think about the consequences to your shenanigans before you actually act upon them." She finished.
"Now, go to your rooms!" I directed, and they both got up, and stooped to their rooms, shoulders hunched over all the way.
Now, me and Rose knew perfectly that we were just bluffing about the whole 'spend the next few nights alone' thing, but it was so hilarious to watch their reactions to our pointless threat.
We both looked at each other, and burst out laughing. If we were human, we would most definitely be crying right about now.
Edward and Emmett both appeared down here, confused expressions on their faces.
"What the butts going on here?" Emmett demanded.
We could barely find the chance to explain to them, since we were laughing so hard. We finally told them, and they were a little muffed at first, but they couldn't be mad, because they started it.
Rose and Emmett went back upstairs, and Edward and I proceeded our positions on the couch.
"You are one crazy lady, Bella." Edward teased.
"And you are one, weird lad, Edward." I joked right back.
And he bent down, and kissed me, again.
And this time, we weren't interrupted.
Hey! (: So, someones going to be announced and arrival next chapter.
Oh, and, who wants to see some Renesmee and Jake romance go on? haha.
Anyway, I hope you liked it. (:
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