The next day
Edward: Jane and Alec will attack first because I can anticipate their moves {worried}
Garrett: I wish you all had your shields -seeing Bella and Natalia-
Bella: But it doesn't help us fight {tense}
Nati: We don't want to feel useless
Tanya: They won't be but they can help us if they can project it
Nati: What do you mean? {confused}
Tanya: Protect someone other than yourself.
Bella: Is it possible?
Carlisle: The gift develops...over time.
Kate: At first I had it in my palms and now I can spread it all over my body.
Nati: How do you do it? {curious}
Kate: Well~
Bella: - She squeezes his hand- please tell us
Kate: ouch... less strong would be better {joking}
Nati: Bella -hugs her- if you break her hand we'll never know
Bella: I'm sorry Kate {embarrassed}
Kate: Let's go outside
We left the house towards the patio taking advantage of the fact that the others went hunting
Kate: You have to visualize it, see how it moves. what color is it .. now imagine it expanding .. let it flow from you
We do what he told us but I don't feel anything, the only thing I feel is a current that comes from ate towards me little by little. I look at Bella and I feel like she's expanding the shield but she doesn't get very far.
Nati: I can't do it {embarrassed}
Kate: Calm down -see Bella- I think she needs motivation {jokes}
Edward takes a few shaky steps forward.
Bella/Nati: NO
Edward: It's okay loves I'll hold on {nervous}
Garrett: So he says now {whispering}
Emmett: Concentrate Bella it's going to hurt {smiling devilishly}
Edward reaches out his hand to Kate.
Bella: I'm not ready for this -she sees Edward falling in pain- I'm sorry I said she wasn't ready!! {worried}
Emmett: Hey you're not motivating her {jokes}
Nati: Emmett
Edward: Do you want to try it yourself? {angry}
Emmett: I'd rather be with my other queen-she kisses Nati and hugs her while she looks at Edward mockingly-
Bellalos ignores and tenses tries to expand the shield again to protect Edward but Kate puts her hand on her neck and falls again in pain but Kate does not remove her hand
Belle: Kate! {annoying}
Kate: You need an incentive, I see if the children are awake? {smiling}
Nati: Don't you dare -he grabs her arm annoyed-
When she grabs her arm she screams and falls in pain and everyone like her looks at me in amazement
Kate: {Pained}-Try but I don't feel her power-Did you take my power away?
Nati: - You can see her hands- I have no idea {scared}
Alastir: - It's coming closer- Don't be scared, did you feel something? like a current coming towards you? {I laughed}
Garrett: And where did you come from? {confused}
Alastir ignores him and looks at me carefully.
Nati: Y-Yes .. when I was trying to expand my shield I just felt a current that came from Kate towards me slowly but never stops until now that it stops -you see- What do I do now? {worried}
Alastir: Fortunately I met a person who had that gift of yours and could take someone's gift for a short time or because that person could not have that power, when that happened he would take it away and destroy that gift if it was very dangerous.. unfortunately he died because he never wanted to belong to Aro's guard... he was a good friend of mine back then {serious and hurt}
Nati: - You see him sad- I'm sorry ... and how can I return it? {nervous}
Alastir: Do the same thing you tried to do with your shield, only you have to relax and spread what is not yours to the person you took it from.
I nod and relax as I feel that current coming out of me again this time a little faster going straight to Kate and after a few seconds I don't feel anything anymore
I walk over to Kate and shakily put my hand on her arm but nothing comes out and we both breathe a sigh of relief.
Kate: Awesome...you can't expand your shield but you can take gifts away from others {smiling}
Nati: I don't feel very comfortable doing that {embarrassed}
Bella: But it can help if someone attacks us, like Jane and Alec's gift, You're great -she gives him a peck- I'm ready to try again {excited and nervous}
Emmett: I see that my queen served as motivation -hugs her-
Kate approaches Edward slowly while he is nervous. Bella relaxes and spreads her shield once more. Kate puts her hand on Edward's arm and we are all surprised that he didn't fall to the ground in pain but rather that he is confused that he doesn't feel such pain and she removes her hand.
Edwar: It's painful but bearable {smiles}
Bella: -Smiles and kisses Nati- I want to do it again {happy}
Nate: me too
Edward: Emmet
Kate: Garrett
Garrett: I have no gift beautiful, sad for you {smiling lovingly}
Kate: Idiot -she smiles back-
I see them and I understand that they are partners ... it took a long time to tell the truth
Emmett: Hey I..I pass {nervous}
I smile and see that Alastir is entering the house and without being able to thank him for his help
Nati: and so the princess and the prince lived happily and with many adventures ahead with some villains but they will never be able to harm them, much less their love...End -closes the book-
I accommodate them at 4 and turn off the light but they grab my hand
Jeremias: Mommy {sad and tired}
Nati: - you see- Hmm?
Jeremias: My mommy and daddy left -he sees her- why are we going to die? ...didn't they take us because they don't care about us? {sad}
Nati: No love...they left us to protect us because they have something that the bad guys want and that's why all these people are here...to prevent the bad guys from hurting them and their families too -he caresses her hair- and of course they care about us my love...never doubt it, I am very sure that when they said goodbye to you they did it with all the sadness in the world but they will come back and when they do we will kiss them and give them love until they say enough okay love? now she tries to sleep and not think about it -she kisses him-
Jeremias nods and goes to bed thinking about Alice and Jasper for sure, when they come back they will have to do everything so that I forgive them for not seeing me say anything and for having my baby suffering for them
I get up and leave the room and go downstairs to find Alastir alone in the room looking at the fireplace pensively and I take the opportunity to approach
Nati: Thank you Alastir...for helping me this afternoon with my gift {nervous}
Alastir: You're welcome -without looking at her-
Nati: And the others? {curious}
Alastir: Outside chatting {serious}
Nati: I know it's not my problem but how do you know so much about my gift?
Alastir: -Sighs and sits down and she imitates him- I'll tell you what I remember and what I need to not stir up the past... He was my best friend Ian... he was just like you, he cared about others, he had his character in the most serious moments but he never left his smile and his kindness ... he had your same gift .. exactly the same gift, he used to say that this gift that he had only good-hearted people would have when he converted .. and he had all the right -he looks into her eyes-. one day. He took a gift of danger from a guard of Aro without us knowing it and that did not go unnoticed by Aro and he searched and searched until he found it.... if I had been there I would have taken his place without hesitation but... no I was
Nati: ..And what happened next? {sad}
Alastir: They offered him a place in the guard but he knew that by accepting he would only be a puppet of evil and that is something he was never going to do and he rejected it without hesitation ... and they killed him ... from that day on I am the man that you met , cold , distant . sarcastic and antisocial but above all a person who doesn't care about anyone
Nati: Does Carlisle know? ..how is your friend
Alastir: If he knows ... I have a lot of appreciation for Carisle but I don't show it for fear of what happened to Ian and I thought I would never see that gift again until this day -he gives her a slight smile- I can tell that you are the reincarnation of Ian but as a woman ... I will help you in the name of Ian Natalia ... I swear
Nati: Thank you very much Alastir and I know you won't want anyone around after that but... I really would like to be your friend... can we be friends? - shakes his hand nervously-
Alastir:...Of course yes -shake her hand- friend
Nati: {smiles} Thank you very much Alastir and I promise you that everything will be fine on behalf of Ian -he gets up- I'm going to see what they're doing and maybe release some tension that I know there is, bye-bye alastir -walks away-
Alastir: ...Unique -seeing the fire-
Nati: -Turn around- What? {confused}
Alastir: The gifts do not have names that characterize them but Ian's gift was called Unique because for me it was a unique gift in all its splendor -he looks at her- that is the name of your gift
Nati: {smiles} Thank you Alastir -he leaves-
Alastir looks at the fire again with a small smile on his lips and then looks on his wrist at a friendship bracelet that Ian gave him a few days before he died, which he takes care of with great appreciation.