Preface: Edward
"There were stories about the early days, but none described this, Carlisle."
"She's one of a kind, son," he replied just above a whisper. "We had to expect some complications. But you're right, this is more extreme than any of our legends tell. If our family can stand against the Volturi, this too shall pass."
We stared at her writhing on the ground in a frenzied rage as she tore a small fox apart with her teeth. The progression of her bites instinctually kept the fox alive as long as possible during the killing. Alice stood just behind Carlisle and made a small hiss as she forced her thoughts away from the suffering fox.
"How could something so beautiful do something so…," she said, stopping short. We didn't need her to finish to know what she meant. We all thought the same thing.
"Carlisle is right, Alice. This too shall pass. It can't be as hard on her as it is on the rest of us."
"I hope you're right," she thought as she gave me a pessimistic glance.
The fox died after a few more minutes as we stood silent witness. Despite the abundance of blood now gushing out of the fox, the young vampire abruptly lost interest in her target. We instantly surrounded her and I grasped her head tightly in my hands as Carlisle and Alice held her body momentarily in place.
"Enough for one night." I said in a stern, measured tone. It was the only thing she could understand now. She snarled, exposed her teeth rabidly and started towards my neck, stopping short and gazing into my eyes, confused. A look I had seen hundreds of times over the last three weeks. And then she exploded again into a bloodlust.