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We then approached the house, the big white mansion the Cullens owned. Carlisle made his way to the porch, and gasped when he saw Jasper.
"What happened?"
YAY!!! Second chappie already! I'm so proud! The chapter song is Better In Time By Leona Lewis.
Rose hesitated, but Emmett nudged her on. "Well,CharlieabusesBellabutthistimwewerethereandhehitJasperinsteadandhereweareandpleasehelphimhemightbeinaseriouscondition!" (for those who don't speak panicked vamp, it's: Well, Charlie abuses Bella but this time we were there and he hit Jasper instead and here we are and please help him he might be in a serious condition!)
"It's not that bad Rose, just a few cuts that need patching," Jasper smiled, then winced when Emmett gently put him down. He tried to look all tough and cheerful, but I could see right through him. I ran to him and hugged him as hard as I could without hurting him. He hugged back, and then it was turn to wince. My back was worse then his.
"Oh my gosh Bella I'm sorry. I didn't mean-" I shut him up, and said, "It's not your fault. Let's get you patched up."
"First you!" he insisted, and I hesitated. Needles.
"Come on!" said my pixie cheerleader. "I'll be right beside you!"
"Fine. But no leaving my side, Alice!"
"Yessir! I mean Yesmam!" she exclaimed, then picked me up and ran me over to the exam room.
Carlisle started examining my bruises, and took pictures of places that we could use in court. He said, "Don't panic, Bella, but I have to draw some blood. To distract you… how about you tell me when your parents started beating you."
"Well, my parents were never religious people. They hated God for not giving them enough money. I started reading the Bible, trying to find out why they disliked Him so much. One day Charlie caught me reading it, saw one of the commandments, 'Thou shall not commit adultery' and told me, 'adultery, sounds good!' and raped me. Luckily, that was before my period came…" I trailed off. There was more to tell, but it was not exactly my favorite subject. I looked off to the left, and saw both of the vampires shaking. I then said, "It's okay guys. It's not my favorite memory, but I'm alive, right?"
They looked at me like I was insane, like I went crazy.
"How can you possibly be so breezy about the whole topic? You've been beaten and raped multiple times. You should be in a, I don't know, coma!" said Alice.
"I'm fine! Fine fine fine fine!!!" I exclaimed. One of the reasons I kept this secret is because I didn't want a pity parade.
Carlisle then took a blood sample, and took it to the room off of this one to test it. We waited for about 5 seconds, then he came back. He looked absolutely shocked.
"Bella, do you ever have periods of time where you feel like you are floating?" he asked.
"Yes… a lot of them. Why?"
"I know this is personal, but what color is your period?"
Alice looked at him funny.
"Um… blue."
Alice then looked at me funny.
"I thought so," he said. "Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven…"
That was when I caught on. Kind of.
"So I'm weird because I believe in God? And because I got persecuted because of it?"
"No… you're… an angel."
I fainted.
Ugh. What was that smell!? I came to, suddenly, and realized they were smelling salts. I rubbed my eyes, and said, "How long was I out?"
"Three days," Jasper said. Jasper?
"I'm not going to say what happened? Because I am totally aware of what happened, and it's a cliché. But I am completely confused as to how that works."
Jasper handed me a poem, and said, "Read it, Bella. It has all the answers you'll need."
I looked at the text. It was a beautiful cursive and the paper looked old. It said:
Her lips are soft, a ruby red,
Her voice is soft like silver thread,
Her skin is pale for she is dead,
Though among the living she does tread.
She gives no signs of a heart not beating
But that gentle beat, it is fleeting
The time runs out for her breathing
For God knows her soul is leaking.
Her safety lies in others' hands
Who give into her every demand
Vampires by diet, they roam the land
But they are good souls, their souls are grand.
The vampire kiss will save her soul
She will grow wings like a young Pegasus foal.
(I made that up! WOOOOOOOOOO!)
I gasped. "What?"
"Apparently you're an angel." Jasper said, "Look down there: see that smudge at the bottom of the paper? The writer didn't think that part was important, but look close. It's another verse."
She has no love, no husband sweet,
But then after done is the deed,
The one who bites her shall succeed
To love her and give her the love she needs.
"So… whoever bites me will become my love." I pretended it was a bachelor game, and said, "Emmett… darn. You're married." He smiled. "Edward… eh. The hair's a bit much." He scowled. "Carlisle… you're too old." I shuddered. He laughed. "I guess I don't have anyone!" I fake-wailed.
"Hey!" Jasper complained. But then suddenly the atmosphere became serious. I never realized it, but I had always had feelings for Jasper. He was so sweet, so loving. I remember…
Flashback
All the others had left. It left just Jasper and I in this small room. We were picking up party streamers, and then as we looked up, we bumped heads on our way up in an odd position, then he kissed me… and I kissed back. I had never experienced such a heaven.
End of Flashback
I looked over to him, then ran to his side. I kissed him with a furious passion I did not know I had in me, and it was just like the last kiss, but better. I could barely even tell the others left. He picked me up, and I swung my legs around his waist. I just needed to be closer to him, and he could feel that, so that he did. It was wonderful.
After about half an hour, he stopped, and I leaned back, positively gasping for breath. He then said, "So… who do you pick?" That set me kissing him with a bigger passion for about an hour. But about halfway through, my chest started hurting. I ignored it. I never wanted this to end. A little later on, my whole body ached with a compression. My body suddenly felt like it was being squashed!
I couldn't breathe. I couldn't feel. I crumpled out of his arms. He started shouting, "Bella! Bella! What's wrong?"
I was vaguely aware of the other Cullens crowding around me, and Carlisle saying, "It's just like the poem. She's dying! You have to bite her, Jasper. It's the only way."
And that he did. At first, I couldn't feel the pain. But then it came. I screamed.
Sorry about the cliffhanger, but I felt I needed to do the transformation in its own chappie. Yay!
