20 Years later…

I was standing on the front porch of our little cottage in the hills of the Appalachian mountains, in front of me was a scene of what had started out as a friendly snowball fight between brothers, but had quickly escalated to war. Snowballs the size of bowling balls were flying back and forth across the yard.

"The moment one of you break a window, I have a chore list written up that will last you centuries!" Esme warned as she stepped out next to me onto the porch.

"20 bucks says Emmett breaks the window." I laughed, looking at my mother-in-law.

"I heard that!" Emmett shouted as he tried to dodge a shot from Edward. The snowball pegged him straight in the chest, proving his attempt to outsmart the mind reader to be futile. Emmett growled and packed together a particularly large pile of snow and chucked it back at Edward, who of course dodged it with ease.

Right as Edward side-stepped the throw, I heard Alice laughing inside, "sucks to be you Emmett!"

Sure enough the avoided snow went whizzing pass Edward and right through the kitchen window.

"Could no one have warned me?" Emmett complained, "we have a psychic and the great 'all-knowing' and no one could have warned me?"

"Sorry Emmett, you know I wont use my gift unless necessary and you getting stuck with chores is not a good enough reason to qualify as necessary." I explained as he pouted.

I had learned to control my gift very quickly, I was able to tap into it when necessary- but it was almost always put away. It was strenuous at first, I didn't know it was possible for a vampire to get a headache but trying to lock away my gift proved it was. I pictured the process as locking a part of myself away into a back room of my mind. Unfortunately that part of my mind was very strong, it seemed, and put up quite the fight against being restrained. Day after day Edward would train with me for about 6 months until I mastered the control. He would make rash decisions left and right and the trick was for me not to know what they were. Left and right my brain would be filled with all these crazy ideas he would randomly decide. Alice truly did not appreciate the training as it messed with her visions quite a bit- as a result she spent the 6 months in a relatively bad mood. Finally I was able to lock down the gift and use it at will with immense ease. I had visualized it as that part of me was finally locked away in this secure room in my mind and the mastery and control of it came in the form of a mental key that could lock or unlock the compartmentalized room. I was elated that I had gained control of my gift; I didn't like knowing everything. I had no idea how Alice did it with her visions, for me it was just too much work and not needed for day to day living. I was just fine getting by without already knowing how the day was going to end before I had even got out of bed. My gift was very intricate, and without control it could be overwhelming. I had infinite knowledge to whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted. Like Alice, futures were subjective but otherwise I had no limits of knowledge. My gift was high security family secret, if the Volturi caught wind of it they would see me a threat. They would first want me to join them in Italy, but after discovering I would refuse they would seek to destroy me as I truly have the ability to be the most powerful vampire in existence. However I never wished for that title or to deal with the Volturi.

Instead, I learned to lock it away unless needed. Unlike Alice's uncontrollable visions, I had full control of my "power." I received not once ounce of information about the future unless I wanted it and I loved it that way. I was sure one day a time would come where I would need to bring my gift back out, but until that moment I was quite content with my life.

While Emmett stood getting lectured by Esme, I took in the scenery around me. No matter how many times I looked, I never got tired of the view. Everything around us was so precious, so delicate. I absolutely loved the snow, it took me back to mine and Edwards wedding day.

It was in the middle of January and there was quite the blizzard blowing around outside. It had forced Alice to change her backyard wedding plan into a ceremony in a local chapel, as a result she was in quite a mood.

"Alice! Are you done torturing me yet?" I complained as Alice put some torture device or another to my face 'perfecting her masterpiece' as she put it.

"Isabella Swan, I am almost done! Now if you don't shush your mouth and hold still I will remove it all and start over from scratch!" Alice scolded me for the umpteenth time. "Now I just have to undo these hair curlers and then you will be ready for your dress."

"Alice, ceremony is in 5 minutes, are you ready?" Rosalie asked as she strolled into the room. She looked breathtaking with her hair pinned in a perfect French twist and her form fitting emerald green dress that was like night against her porcelain skin. Accompanied by matching stilletos that made her legs go for miles. Even as a vampire, I felt inferior to her beauty and was sure she would outshine me at the ceremony.

As if reading my mind, Rosalie spoke up "Nobody is going to care about how I look today Bella, it's about you and Edward. All eyes will be on you."

Rosalie and I had become much closer ever since my change, especially since my being changed had been removed from my control.

"Rosalie, the ceremony starts when I say it does!" Alice snapped in response to her earlier remark. "Now Bella stand so we can get you dressed!"

My dress was a beautiful floor length gown with full length sleeves and lace all down the back. I didn't even recognize myself in the mirror, Alice had really went out for the ceremony. My hair was down in cascading spirals across my back, and my makeup was light; just highlighting my vampire beauty.

"Are you ready Bella?" Carlisle walked into the room, he was my isle escort being how Charlie had died. I missed him every single day and I knew that I would always carry his death with me, but I had learned to cherish his memory rather than morn it.

I took Carlisle's hand and made my way to the main part of the chapel were the ceremony was being held. There were very view guests, against Alice's wishes, at the ceremony, just a small amount of vampire "friends" of about 25. As I walked through the main door all heads turned towards me as the guest stood from their seats, but in that moment I found his eyes staring into mine and I knew it would all be okay-

"What a great day that was." Edward wrapped his arms around my waist as he interrupted my thoughts.

"One of the best days of my life." I smiled.

"Come on love, let's watch Emmett have to do the dishes." Edward laughed as he took my hand and pulled me inside.

"Now there's a sight I pay to see anyday! Emmett, don't start without me!" I called as I followed Edward inside.

"Can it Bella!" Emmett called from the kitchen.

The whole family broke out in laughter at Emmett's dissatisfaction of his new chore list.

Ok! This is done! Way overdue and it really bugged me that it just sat there unfinished! So here is an ending!