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BLOOD & POWERS

I regained consciousness to a dark room. I looked around, trying to figure out where I was when I saw him.

My angel. My Edward. His face was so close to mine, so beautiful. I gave a startled gasp, suddenly remembering all that had happened, how long ago? An hour? Three days? A week?

"Sorry, did I startle you?" he asked me in his musical voice.

"Edward. Did I... James... the fire..."

"Shh" he soothed me. "You're okay." He almost cooed at me. "James bit you. There was nothing we could do. The venom had spread too far and you had lost a lot of blood."

"You mean I'm a... a vampire?" I asked.

"Yes. Bella, I'm so sorry. I'm..."

But whatever he was going to say, got lost in the booming voice that cried, "Bella! You made it!"

I turned my head to see Emmett burst into the room.

"Um, yeah."

I heard Edward growl quietly behind me. I could feel it reverberating. I hadn't noticed that I'd sitting in his lap.

I saw Emmett put his hands up in defeat out of the corner of my eye.

Carlisle was right behind him. I turned to look at him. "Good. We didn't know when you were going to wake up. You've been unconscious for two days."

"Two days?" I asked in disbelief.

"Yes. We were busy trying to make the burning building look like it was caused by an electrical glitch. We haven't had time to fake your death."

"Why would you fake it?" I asked stupidly.

Because you can't go back to Charlie's house when you'll be thirsting for his blood. Also, your eyes are red. He'll be bound to notice that. Speaking of which, are you thirsty?"

I looked at him funny. I felt absolutely fine. "Um, no."

Carlisle stepped to open the door to the room we were in. "Alice, please open the door to the suite."

I heard a door open then the sounds of people moving about.

They all watched me, even Esme and Rosalie, who had just come in through the door that Carlisle held open.

"Oh" was all I said. I could smell it now. A unique smell. Somehow metallic but fresh, like cut fruit. "Mm." I could feel a burning at the back of my throat, itching to be put at rest.

"Fight it, Bella." Edward said.

I did. For Edward I would travel to hell and back. I concentrated on the smell. Trying to imprint it in my memory. Then I concentrated on the other smells: the smell of Edward. The smell of the lavender scented carpet and sheets. Of my freesia-smelling shirt and sweater. Try as I might, the smell wouldn't go away, it wouldn't blend into the background.

The burning at the back of my throat got worse. It was so strong that it hurt to a degree. Why can't it just go away? I thought to myself. I wish it would just disappear, so I could get back to Charlie.

Then, I couldn't smell the fresh, metallic smell. I looked over to Edward, questioning him with startled eyes.

"What happened?" I asked. I could no longer smell the freesia in my sweater or the metallic scent.

"What do you mean?" Edward asked, confused.

"I can't smell anything anymore. I can only smell the lavender in the sheets and carpet. I can't smell the fresh metallic scent anymore."

Edward looked at Carlisle. "What's going on?"

Carlisle was smiling to himself. I felt Edward chuckle under me. "Of course."

"Huh?" Emmett asked. I could tell my expression was just as confused as his.

"It's obvious why you can't smell anything, Bella." Esme said quietly. I had almost forgotten she was there. "Your aversion of blood obviously got stronger. You're immune to it."

"But I could smell it fine before."

Carlisle stopped smiling then. "Yes, that's true. How is it that she can no longer smell it?"

"All I did was concentrated and wished that the smell would fade into the back."

"Concentrate and wish that you could smell that smell again, Bella." Rosalie said. I was startled. She had never talked directly to me before. I didn't even think she liked me. "Please."

I nodded mutely and did as she asked. I thought about the delicious smell. How fresh and metallic it smelled. I focused on that and wished that I could once again smell it. It was suddenly there again. Like Alice had opened the door after she had closed it. I turned my head and opened my eyes. I hadn't noticed that I had shut them. I smiled at Rosalie and announced to the whole room, "It's back."

Alice came into the room after I heard the door shut.

"How did you know to have Bella do that Rose?" Esme asked her.

Rosalie shrugged, "I had a hunch."

AN: The electrical glitch came from something that actually happened. Our town's elementary school burned because there was an electrical glitch in the library ceiling. Luckily there was no one in the school when that happened. I gave Bella the powers I believe she will have when she is changed in the actual Twilight world (if she gets changed.) I am planning on writing all the chapters in Bella's POV, there will be rare occasions where I might write part of a chapter or a whole chapter in someone else's POV. Please review. :)