Here is chapter 2 It's longer than I expected. There are several elements from the original plot but I needed them for my story. There is really not much of Edward in the story until now but that will change. I promise.
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I woke up the next morning with pain in my throat. It was the classic newborn vampire thirst. I winced in pain. So this was how Edward had felt when he first smelled me. A sudden wave of compassion for Edward washed over me. Impressed that he had been able to withstand his thirst for me.
Edward and I went dressing after our quick shower together. As I walked into the closet my eyes widened with surprise. It was huge, filled completely with designer clothes. I knew immediately who was behind this. She would have to pay for this later. I grinned at my thought for making Alice pay. She would always know when I would try something. I skipped to the end of closet and choose some simple Jeans with a cashmere sweater above. Edward watched me with a smile on his face as I was getting dressed. I decided to ignore him.
'Come Honey, let's get downstairs' I told Edward when I was finished with dressing. We walked down the stairs in vampire speed and strolled into the living room. Everbody was already there waiting for me. I saw them watching me with caution. I understood why, they thought I was uncontrollably thirsty. 'Relax Jazz' I thought messaging it to him hoping Carlisle was right about his theory 'I'm in control. You're making me feel concerned. Remember I can feel feelings to!'. I looked up and saw him looking towards me with a grin on his face he nodded but he kept watching me with caution.
Then a thought creeped into my mind. 'Edward?' I asked in a singing tone. 'Can you hear Jaspers thoughts when he thinks to me?' I asked. If my theory was correct He couldn't. 'Jasper think of something please' I said to him. 'I hope he can't read this. It would be great!' he thought amused.
'Hmm I can't read him' Edward said surprised. 'Jazz think of something without thinking about me' I instructed him. 'Jeez Bella what are you up to' I heard in my thoughts. So I could still here it. 'Yes I heard it' Edward replied. 'Carlisle?' I asked wanting him to explain. 'Any theories?'.
Carlisle quickly stood up and smiled at me. 'As you wish' he chuckled. 'The reason I think why Edward can't hear Jasper when he directs his thoughts to bella is because Jasper or Bella need to have a private conversation' he said,'One of them needs to and I think Bella makes it unconsciously happen with her gift' he smiled at me. 'When Jasper doesn't direct his thoughts at Bella, Bella can hide from Jasper if he needs or wants to but there generally is no need so Edward ca hear him. We need to practice you're gift Bella. To make sure you are in control and so you can consciously choose' he said a huge grin on his face. 'But I assume you would need to hunt first'.
When Carlisle said this a huge burn in my throat reappeared and I heard the family gasp. Jasper was by my side in an instant grabbing my arm. 'jeez Jazz calm down' I said feeling underestimated. Emmet roared with laughter when I said that. 'Em' I groaned, 'Don't make this so embarrassing' I asked him. 'I'm sorry little sis' he said with a smile on his face. Rosalie put her arm on Emmet's as if to make sure he wouldn't say anything stupid.
'Well um shall I go then?' I asked uncertain of what to do. 'Bella, jasper and I are coming with you. To make sure nothing happens' Edward said trying to comfort me. 'Off course' I said hugging him tight.
'Follow us' Jasper said. I felt emotions of happiness rolling from him. But at the same time I felt another need. It was coming from Esme. It was a deeply loving affection for me. I felt a huge wave of respect for her and took her in a tight hug. 'Thank you' I whispered to her. Even though everybody would have heard it. In response she just smiled.
I walked to the window were Jasper and Edward had just jumped out. I was hesitating and looked around only to see Alice smile encouraging to me. It was maddening but at last I managed to jump.
I felt a rush of relief when I discovered it was so much easier than I thought. I landed and swiftly walked over to Jazz and my Edward. I smiled at them and they smiled back. 'Let's go' Edward whispered. We all took of running. I smelled so many different things. I could easily distinguish the animals from plants and other things. But I didn't have a clue which animals.
'The river?' I guessed hopeful I was right. 'Spot on' I heard Jasper think. 'Does somebody mind telling me what animal it is?' I asked with a childish look of curiosity in my eyes. 'It's deer' Edward said. 'They're easy but don't taste as good' he chimed.
They both looked at me with a weird look on their faces. 'What?' I asked. 'Euhm shouldn't you hunt them?' Jazz said to me with a faint trace of a smile. My lips formed an O in understanding. However it quickly changed to confusion. 'How?' I asked in one simple question. Apparently this was too much for them as they burst out in laughter at my simplistic question. I looked at both of them with my eye browses raised forming a perfect arc.
'Love, it's instinctual' he said his lips tensed and I immediately felt love pouring from him. 'Just do what you feel like doing' he said. The way he said made it look so easy. I understood at once. I crouched down in an attacking pose and started running towards the river. When I arrived I immediately began making tactical calculations. See which one was the weakest. I saw it quickly a small but old deer sitting at the side. And then I attacked
The poor creature had no idea what happened. One moment it was alive the other moment it was dead and drained and I felt relieved. I felt better now the thirst had subsided. I looked around and saw that Edward and jazz both had already drained a deer. I felt proud emanating from Edward and I was sure Jazz could feel it as well. His need for me was overwhelming. Before I knew I was in his arms.
'Oops' he apologized to me he knew what he had done. We ran back to the house. I was overjoyed because I had hunted my first animal. It was like a child who said its first words. We entered the house to discover everybody still sitting in the living room. I felt Alice's need for Jasper so I sent him off to his wife. Alice beamed at me from the couch. 'Bella, we're going shopping next Saturday' she said in a voice I knew I couldn't argue with. I groaned in response.
'Alice, she can't already go out next week' Edward and Jasper exclaimed at the same time. 'She is a newborn!' I heard the concern in their voiced but honestly I thought I could get a bit more credit. I had done fine until now. Jasper smiled at me apologetic I knew he had heard my thoughts.
'Calm down guys' Alice said. 'I already saw and nothing is going to happen. 'No Alice, it is out of the question' the tone in his voice was definite. I knew this conversation was over. 'Jazz will you come for a walk please' I asked in my most pleading voice. He nodded towards me. We took off into the woods. 'So what is it that you want' I asked him. 'You were the one who asked for the walk remember' he returned. 'Jazz, I felt a strong need to talk to me inside' I calmly explained. It could be is conscious hadn't yet registered his need.
He nodded towards me. No doubt he felt my calmness as I felt his. 'Yes, you're right' he said, 'I wanted to talk to Carlisle but because it involves you I wanted to talk to you first'. I simply nodded. 'You know Bella, I have from the family the most problems with controlling my bloodlust. It has been difficult at times and..' his voice trailed away. I smiled encouraging to him. 'Well to be honest something changed when you became a vampire. When I'm around you the thirst declines and becomes so much easier to control' he tried to explain but I already understood. I silenced him with a smile of me. 'Jazz, I think it's me doing that' I said, 'Because I'm so attuned to you and everyone else in the family I think I automatically meet their needs. Apparently someone in the house needs you to be less thirsty' I smiled at him. 'I'm pretty sure I can choose you to be or not if you keep in a unknown amount of distance'. Jasper's warming smile was dazzling. Accompanied by the Happiness I felt coming from him made my head spin.
Suddenly Jasper tensed and I felt several emotions, lust, fear, shock. His eyes were locked on me. Then the wave washed over me. The scent was alluringly sweet. It was a kind of attraction. I understood at once, humans. I looked at Jasper concern clear In his face. 'Jasper' I hesitated 'Are you fine?' I asked him. I felt his need for blood increasing. It almost dominated his other emotions. 'Enough' I said in a firm voice. I felt the need for blood decreasing into normal proportions,- no less than normal proportions.
'Jazz are you okay?' I thought not able to speak. His answer came quickly. 'Yes Bella, that was extraordinary' he thought 'Let's get back to the house we need to discuss this one' . I didn't understand what needed to be discussed but I followed him nonetheless.
We arrived at the house in under a minute. When we entered he started talking. 'Edward, Emmet, Alice, Rosalie, Esme and Carlisle gather in the living room' he announced. I read from his thoughts that he wanted to discuss my gift but there was something more. He knew I was reading his mind so he started translating pride and the prejudice into Hindi. I groaned. I hated being the center of attention. I sat down in a small chair in the corner and used my hair as a curtain. In an attempt to block out Jasper I started reciting Wuthering heights. I knew I should practice more on languages and blocking out. Well I would have hours of time in the night. I decided I would first learn French.
Everybody gathered into the room. Edward sat next to me and squeezed my hand. My face was still hidden by my hair. And then Jasper started talking. 'When we were inside, bella felt a need from me, a need to talk to me' he said, 'She knew it before I knew it myself, when we got outside she explained it to me. I wanted to talk about her gift indirectly. You see I wanted to know why my thirst always seemed less when she was with me. We talked and figured that it was because somebody in this house needed my thirst to be less and Bella so attuned as she is unconsciously made it happen' If I could still blush my face would be red from embarrassment the way he explained it sounded like I was some superhero. 'But then' he continued and his face began to cloud showing anger and fear ´Play along Bells' he mused in his head.
I was sure it was a private thought as Edward did not react. 'But then we stumbled across humans, or better said Human scent' I heard everyone's sharp intake of breath at this word. Hey reacted very heavily. I cringed at all the emotions and was sure Jasper felt the same. I felt sadness from Edward and Alice, confusion from Emmet and Rose, compassion and love from Esme and Carlisle.
I knew why they reacted like this. The newborn and the one least able of controlling himself stumbled across a human scent. They already concluded we killed them all. 'Honey, we won't hold this against you' Esme began. I felt her love towards me. It had taken long enough. ' Here we go' I thought to Jasper.
I lifted my head and brushed away the hairs. There was a smile on my face, a happy loving smile. Confusion smashed in like a bomb and I flinched and I saw jasper doing the same. 'Wha.. what happened' Edward managed to stammer. 'Wait you didn't hunt them?' Carlisle asked a smug grin began to appear on his face. 'I was coming to that' Jasper said, 'Only at once you launched a emotion assault on us' he grimaced. 'We didn't hunt them' he said. 'Oh jazz I'm so proud of you' Alice exclaimed. 'Please Alice wait' Jasper said. 'It was all Bella's doing, when the scent washed over us I nearly lost it but Bella didn't .
He stopped to look over the faces and so did I. I still saw confusion at Rosalie and Emmet. Alice already knew and was excited. So was Edward who had surely read it in her head. Esme was happy nothing happened and Carlisle had some look of smug satisfaction on his face.
'She wasn't affected by the smell in the least, she kept calm and when my need for blood threatened to dominate my mind she acted' he said excitement coming from him. 'She felt my need and stopped it, reined it in. She gained control over it and reduced it to a fraction of my normal thirst' he exclaimed.
'Oh Jasper I'm so happy for you' Esme said and she hugged him. We all knew Jasper had trouble with controlling himself and I knew that if I could help it would make everything so much easier for everyone.
'Bella how did you feel' Carlisle asked the smug satisfaction still on his face. I shot him a confused look. 'How did you feel when you smelled it he explained. 'Well it was a lovely and alluring smell but I instantly know it was human' I said. 'Yes, so?' Emmet asked. Edward was still squeezing my hand. 'So?' I asked not understanding what he meant. 'How were you able to ignore you're instincts' Carlisle literally spelled out the question for me.
'I couldn't just attack them!' I exclaimed, 'They might be somebody I know, think about how I would hurt them and their family's. I couldn't possibly take someone's life only because of their smell. It is not their fault. They stared at me with incredulous eyes.
'Fascinating' Carlisle whispered. 'Bella could I please talk to you for a second' he asked. He nodded and together we left the living room.
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