"Bella, I'm not going to take you to Europe," Edward whispered in my ear. "No matter how hard you try."

"But… I thought nobody could resist my mind control…" I whispered back, slightly disappointed.

"Well, yes, but I think since nobody can affect your mind, you can't affect the minds of those who can't affect you," he whispered, slowly standing up. "Come on now, we're going to go see Carlisle and Esme."

"And Alice? And Emmett? And Jasper?" I called as I softly stood up, my voice unusually smooth, something I hadn't gotten used to.

"And Alice, and Emmett, and Jasper, and Rosalie," he said, emphasizing the last part. "She doesn't hate you, you know."

"I know. But she's not exactly thrilled about me becoming a…" my voice trailed off.

"A vampire?" Edward suggested with surprising ease. "Yes, well, nobody really expected you to be able to control what we do."

"Well, yes, but-"

"Come on, honey. Alice is freaking out."

"How do you know? I didn't think your mind reading could go that far."

"Alice has… ways."

Before I knew it, he ha challenged me to a race to our car, and I was running extremely fast. When we got to our car, the first thought that came to my head was, now I'm the stupid shiny Volvo owner.

I laughed out loud but stopped when Edward tossed a quizzical glance my way.

"Nothing," I said hastily.

We got into the car and were on the highway before I could say anything.

"Edward?" I said cautiously.

"Yes, love?"

"I have a question."

"Go."

"Well, it's a little superficial."

"Go."

"Okay… do you love me any more because I look different? And are you glad you changed me? And-"

"That's alreadytwo questions, love. No, I don't love you any more"-my face fell-"because I can't, even if I consciously tried to." At this my face turned to a smile. "And I am glad I changed you, but I wish you had chosen to stay human. I don't fancy the idea of your soul being lost forever, love."

"Edward-"

"We're together. That's all that matters. You're the most important thing to me now…"

"'The most important thing to me ever.'" I quoted. We spent the rest of the ride in silence.

"Hey Bella!" was the first thing that reached me when we got to Edward's old home. We had spent most of our time in Alaska, with Tanya. It was Edward's idea; he said they would help me get used to the "vampire" thing easily. Surprisingly, they all seemed to be pleased with my company and actually… well… liked me.

"Hey, Alice," I said, still not inside. I used my mind control to keep her from bounding on top of me.

"Come on, Bella, now that's not fair!" Alice pouted.

"Oh, fine." I let go and she nearly killed me hugging me, had it not been for my rock-solid body.

When we went inside, I was expecting at least a high-five from Emmett. But I got nothing. Everyone was sitting in the living room, faces down. Looking grave.

"Alice...?" I whispered. "Whats-"

"Shhh. I'll tell you everything," was her response.

She led me up to her bedroom, the place that was host to too many of my makeover sessions. The prom flashed back to me, a day I will never forget. My last large event, excluding my graduation, of my human life.

"I saw something," Alice started. "Jacob..." her voice trailed off.

"Jacob?" I asked, taken by surprise. I hadn't been expecting him to be involved in this. "How can you see? I thought you couldn't see werewolves..."

"He imprinted, Bella. I wasn't watching him," she explained.

"Alice... who were you watching? Who did he imprint on?"