Bree Cullen

"Come on Bree, focus!"

Emmett's voice broke me out of my trance, and I blew out a long, frustrated breath. We've been outside of the house for about three hours now, trying to channel my so called 'talent'. Ever since Eleazar and Carmens not-so-surprise visit about a week ago, my family has been all over Diego and I, trying to get us to 'awaken our powers'. I had been complaining about the 'training sessions' that Emmett and Edward had set up for us, but I was actually just jealous of the fact that Diego had been picking it up much faster than I had.

"How 'bout you try doing something that you have absolutely no idea how to control!" I growled through clenched teeth.

He rolled his eyes, his skin sparkling softly by the rays of sunlight that escaped through the clouds, and I looked down to see that my arms were doing the same. It was a reminder of the creatures we were, and not the humans that we all once were.

"You're being dramatic. Just focus. Think of a safety pin. A small, silver, pin. Sharp on one side, and twisted into a circle at the other end…" He said slowly, as if talking to a child.

"I'm trying!" I snapped. My hands were balled into fists. I blew a stray piece of hair out of my face, and I imagined I would be sweating if I could.

Emmett wasn't fazed by my foul attitude. He sighed dramatically. "Let's try something simpler," He said, sarcastically. His eyes lit up suddenly, as he muttered something under his breath and started fumbling something out of his pocket.

"Uhh, here."

He handed me a crumpled dollar bill, ignoring my doubtful look. "And what am I supposed to do with this?"

"Look, maybe making something appear out of thin air is too… advanced for you." He chuckled, ignoring me as I demanded to know if he could make something appear out of thin air. "Just focus on the bill, and try and make it transform into let's say… A blank piece of paper." He continued.

I sighed and closed my eyes before he could make another crack about my difficulty with my gift.

Instead of opening my senses like I did while I hunted, I closed them. I shut everything out, Emmett's steady breathing, the grass and the trees rustling in the light breeze, the wildlife that surrounded me… I made it disappear. The only thing the existed was the crumpled bill in my hands. I imagined it changing… the green fading into white, the numbers and words and pictures gone. I ran my flawless hands over the bill, feeling it smooth out… I wanted it to change. I needed it to change.

My eyes snapped open. I broke into a dazzling smile as I held up a small, plain white piece of paper in my hands.

"Oh, oh, oh my GOD!" I burst out. Diego was with us in a flash. His eyes were swamped with worry as he stood on the back deck, looking from me to Emmett, to the forest and back to me again.

I looked at Emmett, my mouth gaping, his eyes wide, and he punched his fist in the air as I let out a loud, happy, out-of-breath laugh.

"I did it!" I said at the same time as he said "I knew it would work! Am I a genius or what!"

The paper floated to the ground as Emmett and I high fived, whooping and cheering. Diego broke into a grin after catching our drift. He came to join us, hugging my waist from behind. "You got it! What happened?" He asked.

Emmett, being the gentleman he was, went inside to tell everyone of my breakthrough while Diego congratulated me.

I squealed as Diego took my waist and gently pulled me closer, our noses inches apart. His eyes sparkled, something that happened whenever we had a moment like this. I loved the way his hair, dark as midnight, almost glowed in the sunset. His face, pale as a ghost and sculpted to perfection, was lit up like a Christmas tree. "You're getting it!" He bent down and retrieved the paper. He turned it around in his hand a few times, studying it closely. "This is great! I'm so proud of you!"

Things couldn't get any better than this. Just when I thought this was hopeless… My thoughts were cut short when Diego leaned in and kissed me with a passion that he has never kissed me with before. I gasped in surprise, and he took the opportunity to slide his tongue in my mouth, which I gladly accepted. Now that we were living with the Cullens, we didn't get as much privacy as we'd like, not that we were complaining.

We officially became Cullens about two weeks ago, and things were going better than we could've ever hoped for. We had a family, a home, a whole new lifestyle… Carlisle even said that if we kept going at the rate we were, we would be able to go to high school in a few years! It was all so exciting, knowing I had a whole life ahead of me with people I loved.

He pulled me closer, and I momentarily forgot about my accomplishment, it was just him. Right before my control was about to brake and some clothes would have been shed, I heard my family approach.

We broke apart reluctantly just as Carlisle, Emmett, Esme, Alice, Jasper, and Rose joined us in the backyard. Edward was with Bella again, which was now the routine, and even though we loved him and none of us would admit it, it was pretty nice not having a mind reader around all the time.

"Bree! Emmett tells us you've had a breakthrough!" Carlisle said as he glided over to us, and if he caught some of our little exchange, he didn't show it.

"Yeah! Well, kinda, I hope so!" I stuttered, still shocked from Diego's boldness. If I were human, I would have been beet red. Diego just smiled and handed over the small paper. Carlisle took it, and the rest of the Cullens crowded around him, unconcerned with our embarrassment. I shot Diego a look and he chuckled at me.

We carried the conversation inside as it was getting darker out. Emmett patted me on the back once more before he and Rosalie went up to their room, along with Alice and Jasper who went out hunting. Esme disappeared, probably off saving the world or something. There was nothing that woman could not do.

"So you turned a dollar bill into this?" Carlisle asked, while examining every inch of the paper.

I nodded, and he continued. "I wonder how long the illusion lasts. Or will it stay like this forever? Can you only form illusions out of objects, or will you be able to create things out of thin air? Amazing, there's not a trace of green…" He was muttering things under his breath, things that I couldn't answer if I wanted to.

"Well I guess we'll find out… I mean, I've got nothing but time, right?" I smirked and Diego's cool hand found mine.

"Right, right…" Carlisle said, but he was preoccupied with the scrap of paper. If I knew everyone was going to be all gaga over it, I would've at least tried to make something more interesting.

"Do you think you can do it again?" Diego asked, rubbing my back.

"Maybe… Later. Can we go for a run?" I asked softly. I wanted to clear my mind, and have some time alone with my soul mate.

Diego's gift was to enhance or decrease somebody's gift. I personally thought it was way cooler and more useful than to be able to turn a buck into a piece of paper, but that's just me.

Lately he'd been practicing with Edward, and it was going really well. Apparently he could make the voices in Edwards head almost disappear, and stretch them out so that he could hear someone's thoughts from miles away. It was a great relief to Jasper, who sometimes got the privilege to be practiced on, and he was already forming a bond with Diego because of it.

Diego was not only my lover, but my best friend. We talked about everything. We could talk until the sun went down, and then up again. I loved him with all my heart.

So when we were running, I had an idea. I smiled to myself as I felt the wind whip past me, my long, chestnut hair flowing behind me. We slowed by a gorgeous spring quite a ways away from the house. It didn't smell like anyone had been there before us.

I gasped as I took in everything that was in front of me, watching the moonlight glisten off the water as it trickled slowly into the pool beneath it. It looked like magic, the way the rocks were surrounding a bubbling fountain, with a huge willow leaning over the water, and I could imagine it providing cool shade on one of those rare sunny days in Forks. I could sense that Diego was on the same track as I was…

"Oh my god. This is perfect!" I gasped again. It was so beautiful; it would've brought tears to my eyes if I could cry. "This has to be-"

"Our place!" He finished my sentence. I smiled again. I took his hand and lead him over to the edge of the pool, and a few moments later our shoes were off and our feet dipped in the water.

I leaned back, and moaned as the moonlight washed over my face, and listened to the water gently pooling at the bottom. The moment couldn't be any more perfect. I looked over to Diego.

"I want to try something. Use your gift on me." I said, looking into his eyes. He nodded, understanding my intentions.

I focused on Diego's face, as he suddenly became sober, his eyes the shade of melted honey, his intoxicating scent filling my senses, his hands clasping mine. I slowly closed my own eyes, and felt his power build inside me.

My senses closed again, but instead of focusing on an item, I focused on Diego. There was nothing that I wanted more than to be with him for the rest of my life, and all of a sudden I knew what I wanted to create. I just hoped there wasn't an expiration date on my creations.

I took a deep breath, and imagined two small items form in my hands. I felt a surge of power inside me… And then I closed my fist around two round items, and held my hand to my chest, hiding my creations.

I opened my eyes to find Deigo staring adoringly at me.

"Diego. I love you." I said, my voice steady and certain, but passionate too.

He smiled, and his eyes sparkled again as his hands caressed my face. "Bree, I love you more than you will ever know. You are my world. I don't know how I could survive without you."

I wanted to kiss him so badly, but I wanted to wait until after I asked him…

"Diego, marry me!" I burst out. I quickly caught myself and slapped my hand over my mouth, but it was too late. Shock flashed across his face, and then complete joy.

"Ohh, that was supposed to come out sexier." I said and opened my hand to show him the rings I had made.

He didn't spare a glance at the rings, and somehow I was in his arms, and he was in mine, and we were kissing, and laughing, and soon we were just lying on our backs, watching the stars together. I couldn't have asked for a better night.

"You know, I'm the one who's supposed to ask you." He said to me, sounding guilty. He was very traditional.

I laughed. "I don't think it matters, do you?" I turned so that my head was on his shoulder.

Diego started playing with my hair. "As long as I'm with you, I'd be happy with anything." He smiled at me adoringly.

"You know what?" I asked abruptly. "Hmm?" Diego replied, seemingly mesmerized with my hair. He was so cute when he was distracted.

"Let's go swimming." I said. Before he could answer I was up, pulling my shirt over my head and kicking my khakis off into a pile. I looked over my shoulder and gave him a sexy smile as I saw that he was already in his boxers. He was laughing as I screamed at him. "Last one in is the rotten egg!"

A.N.

So I know I haven't updated in like FOREVER, but I was really bored and had a sudden inspiration, so I whipped the laptop out and started writing. A couple hours later, we have this chapter. I apologize if it's a little messy; I kinda just laid it down, making it up as I went along… It is definitely not my best work. But forgive me, and I'll try and make a better one for the next chapter, now that I guess I'm back on with this story… It's also a pretty pointless romantic chapter, but whatever… I'll do my best to pop out a better, more intense one soon!