The Untold Story

The Shielding Practice

With so many gifted vampires in the area, the aura of power around the house was almost uncomfortable… it would have been a great treat for me, if only I was not preoccupied about the fight with the Volturi.
Anyway, I was getting good at shielding (not as well as Bella but still better than before). She always used to remark that maybe, it was because I lacked persuasion. Zafrina was there, she was making Bella see bad visions, and I was trying to protect her from these visions but this time, she screamed in agony. I can’t have her watch that dreadful vision. I will my shield to stretch forward, trying to get to get her within it, I felt it stretched forward (it was if I was moving any other muscle) until at last, I felt her inside it.
“You did it”, she said in almost a victorious voice, though her voice was strained.
“Forget it. What did Zafrina made you see?” I said, struggling to keep my voice calm.
“Nothing”, she said.
“Your transition into a vampire may have improved your lying skills, Bella but you are still a terrible liar...nothing doesn’t make vampires scream”
“I was just faking it”, she said cheerfully as if she has done something worth remark.
She was faking it? “Why?”
“Today, I was practicing with Kate and she tried to give a shock to Renesmee and I did amazingly well. She said it was because I was desperate not to get her hurt, so I thought I will use the theory on you”, she said, looking down.
“What made you think that I will try my best to protect you from that vision?”
“Well, nothing…I thought I will have to do a lot of hard work but it was easy”
“You are crazy”, I said.
“It worked, didn’t it”, she said, smiling.
“And Edward thinks you are a terrible actress”
Suddenly, a thought struck me
“Bella, do you really think it’s worth something to practice shielding? I mean, you already have a shield”
“I have told you a hundred times before, Nick. Shielding is a tiring process. I don’t think that I would last long if I would have to shield all of us. Besides, it may be possible that we will have to shield individuals, and I can’t be present at all the places at the same time”
“What do you think the Volturi are coming for? If they are coming for Renesmee I don’t think we are in any danger”
“Well, Edward thinks they are coming for Alice and to destroy our family”
“But Alice isn’t even here”
“They can still do the latter”, she said in a small voice, and I could tell she would be crying if that was possible”
“Don’t worry; it will be alright…we will defeat them. They have only fought covens till now. We will show them what does it means to be a family”
“That we will”, she said, determined.