Everyone else had left and went back home, whilst the rest discussed things with Ateara and Chief Ephraim, which seemed to be the start of a long night.
Ateara was elsewhere figuring things out by himself till he heard his name being called out and he knew straight away who was calling for him.
"Ateara, could you come here please, we need to discuss a few things with you" said Renesmee
"OK mum, be right out" Ateara said as he walked out his room.
It seemed like only yesterday he was a young boy, it's as if he somehow overnight grew into a handsome young man. Everyone stood quietly as Ateara walked through which had made him feeling uneasy, like he was out of place. When he stopped in his place facing Chief Black, he felt nervous as Chief Black smiled.
"Wow..." Chief broke the silence "he sure has grown handsome hasn't he?" Chief Ephraim said, "You know he reminds me of me in my youth" slightly chuckling. Ateara just smiled and carried on walking through.
"Yeah, he sure has, being handsome is a family trait isn't it" Jacob chuckles out.
"Why don't you take a seat, Ateara, don't worry you are not in trouble. All I want to ask you is what was going through your mind during the first battle against the Volturi and why you only left Jane and Alec alive, to only kill them this time" Asked Edward
"It's OK Ateara we are here for you, just take your time" Bella said
Ateara couldn't explain it, but he knew that it wasn't what she was thinking. Just then as he opened his mouth and started talking a familiar face appeared.
"Ah Amelia, so good of you to turn up, was beginning to wonder whether if you would be coming or not" Chief Ephraim said
"I heard the Volturi are dead now, so I tried to come as soon as I could. But I do believe my sudden arrival has interrupted something important" Amelia said
"Yeah kinda, Ateara was about to tell us some things that have happened" Renesmee said
"OK sorry to interrupt! You may continue Ateara" Amelia said smiling.
Ateara then started to talk and it went on all night.
"Well right before the battle I felt fine, a little nervous, but as the talk went on there was this burst of anger inside of me. I think it was because they were going to hurt the ones I love and then they did and I looked for the first gift I could find and it so happened to be Jane's. I had this theory in my head that they were going to change so I left Jane and Alec, but turns out I was wrong. During the meeting with Jane and Alec I only wanted to hurt them and I almost didn't kill them till I sensed Jane was going to hurt one of us so I killed them" Ateara explained
"Thank you Ateara for sharing that with us, I would also like to add that the more you grow the more you look like Quil Ateara" Chief Ephraim said amazed.
"Now you mention it Chief, you are right there are some qualities he has that mimics my father. I noticed something familiar the moment I walked through the door and I also sensed something troubling you?" Amelia said
"Amelia!" Ephraim said shaking his head "He won't open up that easily, there are only two people he will were he doesn't have to talk"
"What do you mean Chief" asked Jacob and Ephraim just pointed to Bella and Jacob.
"You mean Jacob and I are the only two people he will open up to?" asked Bella
Chief Ephraim nodded and said "I need to chat to the both of you and Ateara in private"
"Yeah sure, let's go to our house" Bella said
As they walked outside, Edward noticed, but didn't say a word, Bella opened her mind and told him where they would be, he just smiled.
"I see you have already used your shield of telepathy Bella, don't worry I know and I will explain it in more detail very soon. The main reason we need to do this privately, it is because Ateara is only comfortable chatting to you Jacob and also to you Bella. The reason being is that he shares several common things with the both of you" Chief Ephraim explained.
"Would this work long distance, or is that why you brought us here" asked Bella
"I'm assuming that your shield has already connected, so I shall say this to you. You may have experienced his thoughts whether you and him are aware of this or not"
"Well yes our shields have connected but I'm not too sure about hearing Ateara's thoughts" Bella responded
"Wait..." Jacob interrupted "You mean to say that Bella has some sort of wolf telepathy"
"Jacob! NO...vampires don't possess that, what Bella and Ateara have is very rare, it is called if I remember it right 'shield telepathy'. Ateara this means you don't have to bottle up anything inside, just speak freely to Jacob or Bella using your gifts" Chief Ephraim said
"Er...except one problem, Edward will still be able to read my mind"
"Actually Jacob...I have recently found out that you can control your telepathy just by imagining if there's a block around you brain."
As Jacob attempts to block his mind, Bella interacts with Ateara using their new found communication and he couldn't be any happier.
'Gran there is something else and Jacob only knows part of it, but I have just felt alone in some ways and I was planning on exploring the rest of the world by myself'
'That's ok Ateara, we will give you space, but know this you will never be alone, but if you want to go off on your own then I fully support that and I'm sure Jacob would as well, he is very understanding'
'Thank you Gran for doing this with me, do you think you could tell Pops for me as well please Gran'
'Yeah I can do that for you my sweet Ateara'
Jacob finally gets his block under control
"So what have you two been doing" Jacob asked
"Well Ateara and I just had a great interaction using our telepathy"
"Am I allowed to know?"
"Ateara, he is going to know sooner or later" said Bella
As they walked back to Carlisle's house daylight was just breaking through and it was still only the sound of birds fluttering and deer's rustling through the leaves. When they arrived everyone else was still chatting to Amelia Edward looked at Bella with a smile on his face, she whispered "I will tell you later"
When Ateara went to sleep, Jacob and Renesmee went shortly after everyone else did their own thing. Bella took time and showed Edward what Ephraim showed her what else she can do with her shield, but also only showing what Ateara wants him to know.
Jacob had told Renesmee everything that had happened with Ephraim and she was quite pleased.
The next morning Renesmee woke up and decided to see if Ateara was awake but he wasn't there. The bed seemed as though it hadn't been slept in. When she told Jacob, he just remained cool and the news had already gone to Carlisle. Bella managed to get a faint read on Ateara with her shield, but it just grew fainter and fainter. Bella sees something on the table "What's this? Looks like a note left by..." "..Ateara" Renesmee said finishing Bella's sentence.
"What does the note say?" Edward said
To Mum, Dad, Gran and Grandad
Thank you for all you have done for me with keeping me safe and for being there for me. You guys have been so supportive, but I feel I need to find my own path. I am sorry to leave so abruptly and I'll try to interact with you when I can. This is what I want, I will return when I find my purpose.
Love you all
Ateara X
"He has left, But why?" Renesmee asked in tears "Jacob?", "Well Jacob and I know, but that's only the half of it" said Bella.
Jacob looks at her a little confused "What do you mean only half?"
"I mean because Ateara and I share a particularly rare gift he tells me everything and although he trusts you but he trusts me with the stuff that has a deeper meaning, I will show you all when the Atera wants me to," Bella explained.
"Well I think this is the time to tell us Bella, don't you think?" Edward asked, Bella thought about it for a moment and nodded her head making a decision. She put her shield around all four of them and showed them Ateara's mind.