Chapter two;

Lust

As I skipped up the steps of Edward manor house – I couldn't believe how LARGE it was – I started humming the familiar wedding tune that had played last night. I couldn't believe I was married to the hottest man on earth – save poor Leonardo DiCaprio – and a vampire! How kick ass was this? I thought as I raised my hand to knock on the familiar white wood of the front door of the Cullen's house.

Of course, Jasper was there, opening the door, his mouth open in a greeting, "Hello, Sam. Edward-"

I cut him off, "Hey, Jazz. How goes it?" I walked over the threshold of the home, looking around. I still couldn't help but feel like I was an ant in a regular sized home.

Jasper laughed – actually laughed – and it was a lovely laugh, though nothing compared to Edwards. I heard his laugher from upstairs as Jasper answered me, "'It' goes great. How are you today, Sam?"

Like he couldn't tell, I thought. I heard Edward's laughter again and smiled. "I'm fine... I was like... this close-" I formed a space between my forefinger and my thumb with half an inch between the two "-to getting killed by a werewolf and I ALMOST killed my friend." With a smile, flashing my new shiny vampire-venomed teeth, I was skipping up the stairs, two at a time, towards Edwards room.

Unlike he couldn't with Bella, Edward could read my mind. I formed pictures in my head – mostly of him and Jasper half naked as a joke – as I walked into his room without knocking. I saw Alice sitting on the floor, a bright smile on her face, as if I hadn't replaced Bella. This was gonna be great.

Edward restrained a laugh again as I climbed onto his leather sofa, curling up next to him. "Hey there sexy," I said, smiling, placing my lips on his as I did. "How goes it?"

Edward frowned, remembering what I'd told Jasper, "What were you saying about almost being killed by a werewolf today?"

I shrugged, "I got in a fight with Nicole. So... I almost strangled her to death and she screamed for Jacob. No big deal." I smiled. "What IS a big deal, supposedly, is that I cannot BELIEVE you turned me... I mean, in the book, you were so intent on not changing her. Why was I any different?"

"Oh, isn't it obvious? Bella was holding him back with all her DRAMA!" It wasn't Edward who answered; it was Alice. I never thought she'd hate Bella that much to tell me that. "And you are prettier than her. Edward thinks so, too."

If I could blush, I would have. I smiled up at him and his eyes were full of lust, "Is that true?"

He nodded, smiling, "It's correct. If anyone can't lie, it's Alice."

I smiled back, "So how goes it? You never answered me."

"I'm fine. Today was just fine; I wanted so bad to come to school with you, be there with you. But, since I'm supposed to be off in college, that probably wouldn't have been a good idea to just show up."

I laughed and Edward shot back, "How was your day, Sam?"

My laugh cut short. "Eh. I almost was killed by my friend's boy friend-" Edward muttered, "Jacob," and Alice laughed "-and I got in a fight over you... She's sick of hearing me talk about you. And how I used to think you didn't exist." I paused then shouted,

"But now I know you're real and I'm here to stay!"

I flung myself onto his lap, wrapping my arms around him. He laughed a choked laugh and only then did I remember that I was so much stronger than him. "Sorry!"

He laughed again as I uncurled my arms from around him. "It's fine. You're new to being a vampire. It takes getting used to."

I felt... extremely sexual, would be the words to describe how I felt. Only then did I realize what was happening; I was going through a stage called "The Seven Deadly Sin Syndrome". Very rare, I thought, laughing, and only in my case would LUST be the first one.

"I know," Edward said. "Only you would get stuck with lust first."

Alice laughed, "Oooooh. It's..." She paused, smiling and jumping to her feet. She bounded from the room and Edward was laughing as she did, reading in her mind what she was about to say.

"What the hell is so funny?" I asked, glancing at Edward with a confused expression.

"The Seven Deadly Sin Syndrome? Couldn't pick something else?" he laughed, teasing. "Ah, well... Alice doesn't want you to know what she was going to say."

"Is it that bad?" I asked incredulously.

"What's your definition of bad?" he asked, his caramel eyes full of the laughter he'd set to the side.

"Oh dear God," I grumbled. "I'm going to KILL your sister."

With that, I threw myself after her, following her outside in seconds, pinning her tiny vampire form to a tree with my hands. "What were you gonna say it is, Alice?"

She laughed for a few moments before she took her time catching her breath, "I was going to says it's..."

Edward laughed from inside again before she continued, laughing,

"Lusty!"