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Chapter Two:

Bella had supposedly come down with a harsh case of the flu, at least that's what she explained to Charlie when he called her. Her neck had been in excruciating pain for three days, and she hadn't really gotten the energy to get out of bed. She never knew that her transformation would mean going through this drastic pain. But she didn't care.

She was finally one of them now. She was family.

Of course, she had accepted Edward's proposal right after he asked. The rest of the Cullen family was planning their wedding. It had to be held off until Bella was feeling better. Bella was sure that after this pain left from her body, she'd be in total bliss. But that mattered little now. She was going to be with Edward for the rest of her days.

..But what about Renee? And Charlie? What would they think if they found out about this supposed 'fictional', or 'crazy' transformation? How would they react to find that Bella had fallen in love with a vampire, and now is one herself? What could become of Bella and Edward's future together? Everything could all fall down if they found out. But Bella didn't want to keep it secret from them forever. She'd eventually have to visit Renee in Jacksonville, if not avoid her visit. What would happen to the Cullens? Esme, Carlisle, Jasper, Alice, Emmett, and Rosalie could all get hurt! It would be her fault...

Bella tried not to think about it.

Bella paced nervously back and forth across the floors of her apartment. The sky outside was darkened with midnight essence, the moon springing out of the dark painted picture. The moon's glare on the window pane fell across part of the floor. Lights were no matter in her house tonight, she was going to leave soon anyway. Edward had told her that this would be her first night of hunting. When he had informed her of that, a roll of nausea hit her. She was very nervous about this. Knowing that his whole family would be joining just made her even more shaky. What if she disappointed them? Were they expecting anything in particular? What if she wasn't ready?

Thinking of that last thought she then realized that she was quite thirsty, and water simply wasn't enough to quench it. Something inside her, the demon lurking beyond her thirsted for more, thirsted for the one side effect that came with being a vampire. Blood. She wanted it.

Snapping her out of her trance was a knock on the door. Bella dashed towards it, twisting the knob with super speed. Edward's pale skin was radiant as it glowed under the moonlight. He was beautiful; beautiful as he had ever been. Her darkest days were the days that he was absent from her life, but knowing that he was there now was all she wanted. It was like an amazing dream that she would never want to wake up from, even if she doesn't sleep.

"You ready?" he asked, his lips barely moving. Bella nodded nervously, climbing out of the doorway into the darkness. She shut the door, locked it, and grabbed Edward's cold hand. She no longer shuddered from his chilly touch. A smile stretched across his face and he pecked Bella on the mouth. "Are you alright?" he asked, his velvet voice cutting through the night air. Bella exhaled smoothly.

"Yeah.." she said. Inside, she was going crazy. Her first hunt. Possibly getting ripped apart by a bear, only to get pieced back together by immortality.

Together they walked out into the moonlight, and to Edward's shiny silver Volvo. Bella slipped into the seat, twisting her engagement ring around her finger repetitively as she fastened her seatbelt. Edward moved with buttery movements, a perfect example of the perfect person. The engine purred into the night, not disturbing Bella at all. As the car pulled away from Bella's apartment, Edward looked at her. "You look worried," he said. Bella knew that was a easy way of saying scared.

"Well yeah, this is my first hunt," she replied, looking out the window. Letting out a low chuckle, Edward slipped his hand into hers, settling it onto the leather surface of the armrests.

"Don't worry, you're gonna be fine. I'll be here with you the whole time," he said comfortingly. Bella smiled, looking into his gentle eyes.

Her hand tightened on Edward's as the speedometer increased to 100.

Edward got out of the car first when they had reached the hunting grounds, safely away from La Push. The midnight sky only seemed to be getting darker and more dense, creating a thick environment for the dusty stars. It seemed like the swirling galaxies of space were showing in the sky tonight. The moon never ceased to shine. Edward swiftly opened Bella's passenger door, helping her out into the night. The cool air instantly chilled Bella's skin. She breathed in the heavenly scent of the moonlit air as soon as she could. Edward shut the door, and directed Bella over toward the trees.

Standing there was Alice, Emmett, Jasper, Rosalie, Esme, and Carlisle. The whole family. Everyone was there. Bella was hit with a blow of nerves.

"Hello, dear Bella," said Esme, approaching Bella. Her glowing radiance sadly made her appear dead in the moonlight. Bella hugged her, and her eyes flickered to Jasper. She was still kind of intimidated by him ever since the birthday incident, but she knew they were alike now. Could she possibly be a threat or tempting now? Carlisle reached over and hugged her. Bella was always comfortable with Carlisle. "Good to see you here, Bella," he said.

Alice hopped over to Bella, and grabbed her hand. "Don't worry, Bella! Our whole family will be here to defend you if you need it. We're all your family now," she said. Bella smiled. That's just what she wanted. She wanted the Cullens to be part of her life forever. She got more than she bargained.

Edward wrapped his arm around Bella's waist. "You ready to go, everyone?" he asked. All of the Cullens nodded, and so did Bella. He smiled down at her, and lead her into the woodsy forest after the rest of his family.