Chapter Eight: Revelation
Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight though I wish I did but I'm not as good as Stephenie Meyer.
AN: I hope you enjoy this chapter. A little preview if you like, if you don't just quickly skip to the story before your curiosity gets you.
Curiosity: (whispers) Read it, read it, you know you want to. Read it.
Marie reveals her secret, the family secret, to the Cullen's. Enjoy...
Edward's POV
Bella and I walked into the living room with Marie following behind us. We sat on the left seat while Marie sat in the arm chair across from us. Everyone gathered in the living room to greet Marie and Esme left to make some hot chocolate that Marie loves so much. Alice hugged Marie and Jasper shook her hand. Ever since meeting Marie, he's had a feeling he has seen her somewhere before, like maybe when he was human. Emmett picked her up in a bear hug just like he does with Bella. Rosalie gave Marie a light hug before sitting down with Emmett on the loveseat.
Marie seemed nervous about telling Bella everything and my family of her family being magical. Esme walked out of the kitchen with a cup of hot chocolate and handed it to Marie. She seemed to relax with the chocolate but Jasper did help a little. Esme sat next Carlisle in the other loveseat as Marie cleared her throat. Everyone's eyes were on her now and she stared at the ground.
"I haven't been truthful with everyone since I got here which hasn't been long. I really came here to check on Bella and see how she was doing. Her mother felt something was wrong when they saw each other in Phoenix and Bella was hospitalized there," Marie said looking at us finally and taking a sip of the hot chocolate.
"What do you mean check on me, Marie?" Bella asked, sitting forward.
"After the incident in Phoenix happened, Bella, Renee sent me to take an extra look at the old ballet studio that was supposedly broken into and burned to the ground by humans. I found a trace of vampire ash from a vampire that my niece Aleya had been hunting, James. I told Renee about what I found and then reported to Aleya what I had found and called off her search," Marie said and the family gasped at her knowledge of us but it was just the beginning. Marie continued once everyone calmed down. "The truth is Bella; our family comes from a powerful line of witches and wizards." Marie told Bella along with everyone.
The entire family gazed at Marie surprised but Bella was the most surprised, almost frozen into shock. Jasper projected calmness to everyone and tried to make them relax so Marie could continue. Emmett spoke up first before Marie could continue.
"So, you're a witch? Do you like fly on brooms and wear those pointy hats and wave wands around?" Emmett asked with a stupid grin on his face.
Marie giggled and looked at Emmett. "No, we don't wear pointy hats or wave wands around or fly on brooms, those are the movie versions. We don't need that kind of stuff. The humans have their own versions and I find it quite idiotic," Marie said.
"Then how does your magic work?" Carlisle asked curiously.
"We focus it through our hands like this," Marie told him and her hand started glowing a lavender color.
In her hand formed a lavender energy ball and then she threw. It dissipated before hitting anything. Everyone looked astounded except Rosalie.
"Nice parlor but can you do anything else?" Rosalie asked in a bored tone, looking at her nails.
Marie got an idea that would scare Rosalie.
"Oritos longus," Marie said and Rosalie's nails grew long and ugly.
Rosalie's screech could probably hear around the world with how loud she sounded. Everyone started laughing as Emmett tried calming her down.
"What was that about parlor tricks, Rose?" Marie asked with a smirk.
"Sorry, sorry, please change my nails back," Rosalie pleaded.
Marie snapped her fingers and Rosalie's nails were back to normal. Bella was stunned by everything that was happening. I held her closer to me and rubbed her back to relax her. Marie gaze fell on Bella and she got up to come sit next to her.
"I know this is hard to take in, Bella, and I'm sorry it was kept secret from you for so long but you lost your memory a few years ago," Marie started to explain.
"What do you mean? I remember a lot of things," Bella asked looking at her cousin like she was crazy.
"That's false memory implanted in your thoughts. Renee set them up so that we could keep some things hidden from you until the right time. I believe the right time is now," Marie told Bella.
"What do you mean 'the right time is now'? Right when I'm being hunted down by a crazy vampire, you tell me I'm a witch who has lost my powers? That helps me a lot, Marie!" Bella fumed at her cousin.
"You're being hunted by a vampire?" Marie asked angrily and turned to me. "Why didn't you tell me somehow?" Marie yelled at me standing up. "When you found out I'm a witch, why didn't you tell me my cousin is being hunted by vampire. Trust me I can help. I've killed dozens of vampires before to protect my family and I kill a dozen more again."
Everyone sat stunned including Bella. Marie wasn't scared of us or our kind; she showed it now by getting in my face and yelling at me. I held on to Bella as Marie fumed in my face. I was too stunned to answer her question which turned out to be the worst mistake I could make. Alice came up and took Bella from my arms as I suddenly flew off the couch and into a wall. I was being held up by some force that seemed to be coming from Marie.
"I asked you a question and I want an answer now. Why did you not tell me that my cousin was being hunted by a vampire?" Marie asked with venom in her words.
Her eyes were glowing fierce crystal blue and she held her hand up to where I was to hold me. I finally figured out what was holding me up; Marie was telekinetic. I saw Bella being held back by Alice as she was begging Marie to put me down but her pleas fell on deaf ears. I open my mouth to speak as Marie's hand began to glow lavender.
"I'm sorry for not telling you but I didn't think of a way to tell you. I'm sorry that the option never crossed my mind," I told Marie and she lowered her hand.
"I forgive you," Marie said, turning away and I fell to the ground, landing with a thud. "Somewhat."
I stood up and ran to Bella gathering her in my arms. The room was quiet until Emmett burst into a booming laugh. My family began to become unfrozen and join Emmett except Carlisle and Esme who shook their heads and sat down. Jasper calmed the room down and turned to Marie.
"Do witches and wizards live forever or do they die?" Jasper asked.
"We live forever. Bella and I are practically over two thousand years old, I've actually lost count after two thousand," Marie told us.
Our mouths fell open to this new information. I remember the times Bella had asked me to change her do to her fear of losing me to age but now she didn't have to worry about it. I looked at Bella's face and saw a slight smile. She knew that she would be able to stay with me without aging and she would look the same forever.
"That means I will not grow older?" Bella asked Marie.
"Yes, every witch stops aging as 18 and the wizards stop at 21," Marie explained to her. "But we don't know if you have stopped Bella. When you lost your memory, we think you lost your magic because it never reappeared as you were healing," Marie began to explain. "We also think when you were knocked unconscious; you lost control of your ability to change age and reverted to your 16 year old self. When you regained consciousness, Renee realized your magic never appeared back. If it did, she could reteach you everything and cast a spell to get your memory back. Renee and Charlie thought you may be in danger so they never restored your memory and gave you false memory."
Once again everyone was stunned, will Bella cease to amaze this family? I hope not for me, I like how she's unpredictable for me. Bella looked on the verge of tears after hearing what has happened in her life.
"My family has lied to me all these years?" Bella asked her voice cracking as tears rolled down her cheeks.
I turned her around to face me and wiped her tears away with my thumbs.
"They had a reason to Bella. Don't hate your cousin for protecting you," I told her.
"I don't hate her it just upsets me that they had to do that," Bella told me as she tried to calm down.
I pulled her closer to me and tucked her head under my chin while she calmed down. I looked over at Marie and she mouthed a thank you to me. I nodded my head as I rubbed Bella's back. I gazed outside and realized it was getting late.
"Bella, love, I think you should get some sleep. It's a little after midnight," I told her.
She gazed up at me, her brown eyes meeting my gold ones, and nodded. She stood up from the couch and went to hug Marie and whispered an apology to her. Marie shook her head and told her not worry about it. She said goodnight to everyone else and I swept her into my arms and ran upstairs. I lay on the bed as Bella went to the bathroom to shower and get ready for bed.
Today was a weird day for everyone, especially Bella. It must be hard to just learn you're a witch who had lost her memories and magic somehow. Then me seeing all Marie's memories and finding out how old they both really are. When Bella stepped out of the bathroom, she climbed into beside me and I held her close as I hummed her lullaby.
AN: I hope everyone liked this chapter because it was quite hard for me to put my thoughts together and put it into words. Please tell me what you think and check out my new story Fang's Sister if you like both Twilight and Maximum Ride. Help me get 10 reviews before chapter 10 or I might not update anymore. Thanks a bunch to those who have reviewed.