Now presenting... *Pulls out fanfare trumpet* Du dudu da! Chapter two!
Chapter Two:
The bathroom in my and Edwards room was beautiful. The walls were a sea foam green with a white boarder. The Shower curtain had cream colored sea shells all over and large red coral in random places. The towels matched the coral along with the rugs. There was a shelf with a jar full of colorful shells and other beachy things around it. The pictures followed the obvious theme with pictures of shells, coral and palm trees. There was even a window with an incredible ocean view.
The bedroom was wonderful too. The walls were a buttery yellow. A king size bed with tall white posts at each corner and pale blue blanket and pillows were opposite of a sliding glass door with a dolphin scene engraved in it. The doors went out to a deck that was almost right on the beach. On the walls was a collage of tropical fish pictures. This theme was undersea life.
I pulled back the shower curtain and turned the water on, then bumped the heat up a little. I stood up, waiting for the water to heat, and turned to the mirror. I admired my newly acquired necklace that now hung in the center of my chest. Geez, I couldn't get over how beautiful it was. I feel bad for whoever lost it. Oh well, their loss!
I turned back to the shower to test the water. After putting my hand under the water and deciding it was warm enough, I started to undress. Just as I was about to take off my shirt, I felt a tingling sensation in my legs. I looked down and the next thing I know, my feet fly up from under me and BAM! I'm on my butt.
"Ow," I said under my breath.
"Bella?" I heard Edward say with worry in his words. Of course with his special vampy hearing he could hear my fall.
I looked down at my legs and was shocked speechless. Instead of my pale, clumsy legs, was a scaly dark blue tail. And a bikini top in the same scaly, the same color as the tail, replaced my shirt. Dear Lord, please help me.
"Bella? Are you okay?" I could tell Edward was getting overly anxious.
"Uhhh… um…" I was still to shocked to create a coherent sentence.
"Bella, can I come in?"
"Ya… sure…" I answered.
He opened the door and looked at me. He froze. I don't even think he was breathing. Then, slowly he walked over to me and kneeled down next to me. He hesitantly raised a hand over th- my tail. But didn't touch it.
"What in the world…" he trailed off quietly, staring at my tail. He looked at me, then my tail, and back up at me. Then he said, "Carlisle!"
"Yes Edward?" We heard him say as he to the open door of the bathroom. He looked at me with the same reaction as Edward. Absolutely frozen.
Suddenly, Emmett appeared in the door. "Fall down again Bella?" he said laughing. But when he actually looked at me he stopped laughing. And Emmet being Emmett screamed my new status so loud that I'm pretty much positive he was heard in Taiwan.
"HOLY CRAP! BELLA'S A FISH!" This outburst of course caused the rest of the Cullens to rush to our bathroom.
"Emmett! What the hell do you mean 'Bella's a fish'?" Rosalie asked as they all appeared in the doorway. Then they all saw me. Now I had seven vampires crowded in my bathroom all staring at my new fishiness. Great!
"I meant what I said! Bella is a fish!" Emmett was the only one who was able to talk, the only one who wasn't still as stone. Well, all except Jasper who was practically hyperventilating from all the shock in a smallish bathroom.
Alice was the first to snap out of it. "Where did you get that necklace?"
"Oh my gosh, Alice, you are the only one who would ask that first when your best friend sprouts a tail!" I snapped at her. Rose snickered and I glared at her. She instantly stopped. I looked at Edward who had started to gently pet my tail… that was kinda weird.
"No, really where did you find that?" It was Carlisle who asked that one, not Alice. Edward and I snapped our heads up to look at him.
"Um, on the beach. Why?"
"At home I have a book on the history of mermaids. There's a picture of a necklace identical to that one you're wearing," he explained.
"Do you think that this necklace is what caused this transformation?" Esme asked.
"Maybe… Bella, what did you do right before you turned into a mermaid?" Carlisle asked me.
"Uh, I was about to take my shirt off, I was about to take a shower," I said quietly, blushing hard as I gestured to the still the running shower.
Alice, Rosalie, and Emmett giggled… Or Alice and Rose giggled. Emmett let out a loud guffaw. Jasper was still trying to calm himself down, poor guy.
"Before that," Carlisle just skipped right over my last comment.
"Ummm…" I said thinking. "Oh! I tested the water temperature."
"I bet it was the contact with water," Edward exclaimed.
"Yes, I think so. I'd have to read my book again but I'm pretty sure that's it."
"So let me get this straight… Every time I touch water or it touches me, I'm gonna grow a tail? You have got to be kidding me!" Edward leaned towards me and kissed my temple, trying to calm me down. It helped. Kinda.
"It's very possible. Now how do you suppose you are going to get your legs back?" Two seconds after Carlisle said that, my tail turned back into my legs.
"Whoa dude! Good timing!" Guess who that was, just guess. Ya Emmett.
"That feels weird." I said, wiggling my toes.
Everyone laughed. Esme, who had sat down beside me, hugged my shoulders.
I saw Edward look at Alice. She had remained oddly silent through out this whole thing. Except for that one comment. Usually Alice should be bouncing all over the place with questions.
"You didn't see this," Edward said. It wasn't a question.
"No. I didn't," She looked very frustrated. She didn't like it when she couldn't see things.
Rosalie put an arm around her shoulders, trying to comfort her. "Maybe it's like the wolves. You aren't familiar with mermaids so you can't see her as a mermaid." She reasoned with Alice. Alice just nodded.
I let out a huge yawn and everyone laughed.
"We'll let you sleep, dear," Esme said. Everyone stood up and headed out. Edward helped me back up.
"I think I'll skip my shower tonight," I said to Edward.
He laughed. "Maybe you should switch to baths."
"Good idea."
I walked over to the dresser as Edward laid down on the bed watching me. As I pulled out a pair of pjs Emmett popped his head back in.
"Can I call you Ariel now?" He asked referring to The Little Mermaid.
"NO!" Edward and I both yelled.
"Darn," He said and walked away.
"He's so annoying," I said as I walked to the bathroom to change.
I brushed my teeth being very careful to not let any water touch my skin. Man was that difficult. I'm going to have to invest in some hand sanitizer in replace of washing my hands.
I walked back out and hopped on the bed. Edward pulled the covers up over as I snuggled into his chest.
"I love you," I said sleepily.
I felt Edward kiss my fore head, his lips lingered.
"Sleep my beautiful little mermaid."
The last thing I heard was my love humming lullaby as a fell into a deep sleep.
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