The pain was incredible. Emmett watched over her, refusing to let Edward near. Her screams tormented him to the point of violence. If Carlisle wasn't there, bad things would have happened. Bella, poor little Bella. She was curled up in a fetal position with her eyes clamped shut on the floor of the Cullen guest room. Several times she screamed for him and several times he was held back.
Four days later, it ended. The screaming, the violence, all done. Alice was holding Edward on the couch as she came down the stairs. Emmett remained at the top in a daze. She glided down the stairs in a manner that would normally trip her. Edward stared at his love in shock.
"Bella," he muttered, "what have I done to you?" She was beautiful, of course. Her body was mostly the same, but there was an inhuman, indescribable beauty to her. The only draw back to her new features, were her black, blood thirsty eyes. Edward ran to her and wrapped her in his arms, not prepared to let her go anytime soon.
She looked up at him. "Edward, I love you. But, right now, I'm feeling really strange and craving food. Take me hunting, please." She said all this very quietly, absorbing his embrace. Everything smelled and heard so much better. Her senses were heightened and it was wonderful. Edward smiled his beautiful, crooked smile and led her out the door wordlessly.
After they left, the Cullens breathed a sigh of relief. Edward was at ease and Bella was out of pain. The last four days were the most painstaking that they ever experienced. Watching Edward being miserable and hearing Bella scream was more than they could take. Emmett was the only one to watch her because he was the only one strong enough to keep Edward from interfering. They knew that once he bit her, she would have to change without him around.
Alice finally spoke, after many moments of silence. "I wonder when he will propose formally." She was really giddy now that the stress was over.
"Now Alice," Carlisle responded, "we are not going to push him. He has been under much pain these past few days and we don't need to pressure him."
Emmett jumped into the conversation then after bounding down the stairs. "Carlisle's right, what are we going to do about the werewolves? We did break the treaty after all."
"We didn't break any treaty. That was all Edward. He was the only one to sink his teeth into her neck," said Rosalie sourly. She was a bit warmer towards Bella now that she was one of them, but she didn't want the entire family in trouble.
"Oh, stop being bitter Rose," exclaimed Alice. "We all had a say in it. Majority rules so we are all to blame."
Rosalie began sulking and Emmett went to comfort her. They continued talking until Bella and Edward came home three hours later. The other Cullens had suspicions that they were doing more than hunting. Bella through a pillow at Emmett for bringing coming up with that theory.
As they were all talking later that evening, Bella got the urge to ask a question that no one wanted to answer.
"What happened over the past four days? The last thing I remember was Edward leaning towards my neck."