Far Off Memory (Cullens)

[Bella Swan]

Bella hugged Edward more and then followed him into the house. She wasn't going to argue with him about being hurt. He was not fine, and she was going to take care of him. She went to stand beside Edward and looked up at him. "Edward, I'm worried about you. Please, humor me and lay down. Relax," she begged him. She put a hand on his arm and met his eyes. She waited until he agreed, or hopefully agreed.

[Edward Cullen]

He turned to Bella and pursed his lips at her pleading, he sighed studying her, if Bella wanted to, then he could hardly say no. "fine" he sighed "where do you want me, nurse?" he mused lightly "you know would you wear one of thouse Nurse outfits too?" he chuckled then winced, followed yet again by a sigh, glad none of his siblings had heard his remark, "does it matter where I lay down?" he asked lightly and hugged Bella again "Thank you for caring, I mean it." he siad and kissed the top of her head grateful.

[Esteban "DD" Harper]

Esteban wasn't surprised to hear Edward's protest to his power. He'd paused the argument though, and hopefully calmed the tension. That was his intention. Whether or not he had succeeded was a different matter.

He respected their privacy this time, and rather than follow them, he went in the opposite direction, and headed outside. The fresh air hit his face and the cold sent a chill up his spine and down his arms. Something he defiantly wasn't used to.

After the initial shock, he grinned, rubbing his arms to heat them with the friction. He continued on his route, pulling the door shut behind him. He swerved away from the path and toward his car. He lent against the hood of the Spider, his hands propping himself upright.

As he ran his fingers along the black paintwork, he spotted a movement to his right. He turned his head to catch a glimpse of someone running. The brown hair announced it was Bella, heading toward the forest. Soon after, he spotted Edward following. The two of them disappeared from sight before he could even react.

He cursed the weakness of these human eyes, and the rest of his senses, and kicked himself off the floor, so he was sat on the hood of his car. He folded his legs in front of him, glancing over at the house as he spotted more movement. His blue eyes danced across the windows as he spotted another guy inside.

At a guess, it was probably Emmett, since it was one of the two guys he hadn't met, and he matched the description Esteban had been given. Well, that should cheer Rosalie up. And it looked like their argument had stopped, what with the absence of Edward.

Leaning back against the windscreen of the Spider, he stared up at the sky. The weak human eyes were quite useful here. The brain found pictures in the clouds that a vampire would probably overlook. Of course, with a vampire, you most likely had more to do than stare at clouds. Though humans slept for half of the day, they didn't seem to ever do much.

Other than eat. He remembered what Edward said, and had to agree. It was amazing how much the-... we, can eat. Esteban stomach growled at him as his thoughts wandered to food and he stared at it, incredulously. It hadn't been long since the last time he'd eaten, and yet it wasn't satisfied.

He drew his thoughts away from food and back to the clouds, and what he had learned so far. So, use of powers were determined by whether you could use it before your transformation. That definitely made sense. And there was enough evidence to support it. His power hadn't necessarily been a power, since it wasn't unusual for someone in power with lots of money to be able to get what they want. But he'd always had a knack with words and persuasion. So yeah, made sense.

As for the transformation, that was still open for debate. None of the Cullens seemed to have any idea about that. He himself didn't have any theories yet. He'd have to make sure he spoke to Alice again, see if she had seen anything.

He closed his eyes for a few seconds, before opening them again, grinning. So many secrets to be unlocked.