Disclaimer: No I do not own these characters or Twilight.

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Chapter 2: Escaping Death

I woke up to my body on fire and pain firing through my system as I had never felt before. It was the most excruciating experience I could have ever imagined. I gasped for air hoping that the oxygen could help cool my burning lungs, but the deeper and harder I breathed, the more I realized that the torture would not cease. I wanted to scream but my gasps and heaves would not allow me to. I then noticed a woman to my left. She had beautiful caramel eyes and held a cool damp cloth to my face.

"Sleep" she whispered.

She began humming a song that in a former life I might have recognized it, but against my will, the song calmed me and my eyes closed once more. I was once again dead to the world.

The next time I awoke, the pain that I thought I could never endured, had faded to a dull ache but the sensations that almost literally attacked me were remarkable. I was aware that in my life I had good vision, hearing, and smell but it seemed as though all my senses were enormously magnified. Perhaps it was because I was barely alive for the past few days.

Too exhausted to even think about moving, I took the moment to take in my surroundings. I was on a soft, feather bed. The walls painted the color of the sky on the clearest day and the trim was a pure gold. There wasn't much in this room, but even with the modest furnishing, I could tell everything in here was top of the line and extremely expensive. I heard an annoying buzz in my ear, but soon realized it was more than just a buzz. It was the sound of people in deep conversation.

"You do realize what you have done don't you?" a harsh female voice filled my ears.

"Esme, I know this does not seem like the best choice I have made but I stand firm in my decision" the voice was calm but stern.

I would know that voice anywhere. It was the voice of Carlisle Cullen, my attending doctor. With that revelation, I was stunned. I really wasn't dead. I was very much alive. The questions that ran like a raging fire through my mind made me dizzy and I decided it would be better to just thank whatever God that saved me. I would have plenty of time to contemplate later.

Feeling a deep thirst, I tried to move. It was then I noticed that I couldn't move an inch. It was a strange sensation. I felt a deep tingling in my limbs however, had no strength to budge them.

The harsh female voice reached my ears once more.

"What about the baby?"

"Edward won't hurt the baby. I promise."

It was then that I noticed a wonderful aroma. It was faint, but so alluring that I felt myself moving when before I could not move an inch. My feet touched down on the smooth wood floor. My feet dragged themselves along as I barely made it through the door and into the hallway.

The scent was stronger now.

I fell to my knees in extreme fatigue. My body started burning once more but the smell brought me back to my feet. It was like the scent was an amazing combination of sunshine and daisies. It was nothing like I had ever encountered before. After leaving the room that I currently inhabited, I took a few strides down the hallway. It wasn't long before I located where the scent was coming from. My hand trembled wildly as I opened the oak door in front of me.

Even in the pitch dark, I could make out the soft yellow walls of the room and the large baby crib that stood in the center of it all. The sounds of breathing hypnotized me as I walked over to the side of the crib. Inside was a baby about 16 months old. I sat down next to the crib and marveled at the sight. The thirst in my throat burned considerably but I ignored it as I saw the baby's eyes open and an excited squeal left her lips. I was suddenly drawn into the beautiful pools of mahogany that made up her eyes. Everything about this baby was gripping my emotions in ways I had never felt before.

A few moments later, the baby's excitement died off and I was again hypnotized by her steady breathing. A dark figure blocked off the light coming from the hallway but I couldn't be bothered to look as I was lulled to sleep by the breathing lullaby.

I don't think I had ever slept so well in my life.

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So since I haven't read the whole series and don't really remember much of the one book I did read (Twilight), I kind of interpreted changing my own way. When changing, vampires need to sleep. After they're completely changed, they don't sleep anymore. Hence why Edward was sleeping even though he's becoming a vampire.

Edited 7/7/09 - Depending on how many reviews I get, I'll update later this week or next week. Thanks to everyone who has read this so far! :)