Chapter two
Bella's POV
I felt someone pick me up. I didn't know who, my eyes were closed. I cried out in pain again and again.
Why didn't Laurent just kill me? I had wanted this once, to be with the person I loved, but without Edward immortality seemed pointless… empty. Someone just kill me. Please! I yelled in my mind.
"Ssshhh." someone shushed me. I opened my eyes, and saw a vampire carrying me. She had long burgundy hair and was, of course , extremely beautiful. But that's not what caught me attention. Her eye's were black, but with a ring of gold around the pupils. I could only concentrate on this for a few minutes, then was engulfed in pain once more.
Maria's POV
"Finished." I said proudly, typing the last sentence of my knew book. I knew this was going to be a best seller. I sat back in my chair and relaxed.
Then I heard my adopted children running towards home.
'That's strange. They shouldn't be back yet.' I thought to myself. I looked out the window, and saw Lexie carrying a girl on her arms.
I gasped and ran out to meet them.
"What happened?" I asked bewildered. "You didn't…"
"No." Chris reassured me. "We found her with the wolves. She's been bitten. Probably by a nomad."
"Bring her inside." I ushered them in, and the poor girl cried out in pain.
Lexie laid her down on a bed, while Chris quickly ran through what had happened.
"I'll phone Adam. He should be aware of what's going on." I flipped open my phone and called my husband.
"What's happened?" he demanded as soon as he picked up. I told him
"I'll be right there." he hung up.
"He should be here in a few minutes." I said, even though I knew they had heard the conversation.
"We are going to help her right?" Leixie sounded so worried.
"Of cause. We just need to figure out what we're going to do when the change is complete." I reassured her.
"Good." Poor Lexie. She hated to see anything suffering.
Adams POV.
I drove home as fast as I could. When I got there I saw my family surrounding a girl, with brawn hair, and deep brawn eyes. Lexe was trying to sooth her as she yelled in pain. It was a good job that we lived in the woods, and had no neighbours, or we would have some explaining to do.
"How long has it been since she was bitten?" I asked.
"I don't know. Half an hour." Chris told me unsure.
"And you said you found her with the wolves?"
"Yes. I think that a nomad bit her, but got interrupted by the wolves before they could kill her." he explained.
"That would make sense. At least now we know what was causing those deaths."
"What are we going to do?" Maria asked me, I squeezed her hand reassuringly.
"When she's changed, we'll explain everything to her and then we'll move on." I told them. They went back to watching the girl.
Alice's POV
I hated this. Didn't Edward know that he's hurting Bella as much as he's hurting himself? I knew he missed her, and I missed her too. She was my best friend. Stupid Edward and his moral code.
"Edward, just go back." I told him. He was at home for once. I rarity nowadays. He didn't spend much time with his family. He was just too empty with out his love.
"I can't do that Alice. She deserves better than me." he muttered sadly.
"She doesn't think so, and you know it. Just go back, say that you were a colossal idiot, and beg her to take you back. You'll both be happier that way." I poked him. Why couldn't he jusy see reason. Maybe I should look into her future and show him how miserable she was without him.
"Don't you dare look into her future Alice. She deserves a normal human life. Away from the dangers that come with being with a vampire." poor Edward, I knew it was killing him to be away from Bella.
"If you would just…" I started.
"I'm not going to force her into this life." he growled at me. I scowled at him.
"You're not just hurting yourself." I growled right back.
"She'll get over it. She'll eventually forget about us," he sounded so hurt by this, "and she'll carry on with her life."
"Don't count on it. She loves you, and I know she'll forgive you if you just go back." why was he so stubborn?
"I can't Alice."
I was about to reply when I got a vision.
It was blurry. All I could make out was Bella. It was like the vision I had had so long ago, but now instead of us together, the best of friends, she was with another family. She was the same Bella, but she had the cold white skin and smouldering eyes of a knew born vampire. I gasped.
Some else had turned her? Why?
"Alice?" Edward was right in front of me, his hand gripping my shoulders.
"It looks like you couldn't keep her out of our world." I told him.
"But…" for once he was speechless. "How?"
"I don't know. But she's changed, or changing."
Edward shook his head in denial.
"No, she can't. you're wrong Alice." he said in despair.
"I'm not Edward. And you know it."
