"What do you mean?" I tried to stay calm, but his eyes burned into me.
He searched my face for something, but couldnt find it. "You'll see," he growled. Then, he was opening the door for me. I hadn't noticed we'd stopped, let alone arrived at the Cullen's mansion. Edward walked briskly beside me, no longer patient at my human speed.
He opened the door for me and I walked inside. The house was as beautiful as it ever was. Esme and Carslile stood by the door when I entered, Rosalie, Emmett, Jasper, and Alice stood further into the elegant room as still as stone.
"Welcome, dear," Esme smiled softly. Her eyes were comforting and made me feel as if this was my home to begin with.
"It's good to see you again," I replied automatically. She showed me to a seat by the dining room table.
"We will have to hurry the process along. Edward will change you here in Forks, tonight. Apparently, our friends in Alaska have company and another group of vampires in the area might not be the best of ideas," he let news sink in for a moment then continued, "also, Alice has seen the Volturi paying us a visit soon." Edward stood behind me, his hands gripping the back of the chair. His knuckles whitened. "And because we don't know how long the guests are staying in Alaska, we don't know how long you'll have to wait. So, in keeping my promise, you'll be changed tonight," he didn't seem distressed at changing me sooner then expected, only Edward seemed to mind.
Esme took my hand in her cold one and led me to a different room, while Carslile talked to Edward, alone, in another. "Carslile is just going over everything one last time with Edward," Esme told me after we had entered a spare room.
I hadn't had much time to sift through what was being told to me. Now fear sunk in and my breathing quickened. Esme noticed. Even if I was excited to be turned, I had not emotionally prepared myself.
"Edward will take exactly half your blood. During that time, to make it easier on him, don't try to move around much. Restricting oneself to a certain amount is alot simpler if it's not difficult. More of his instincts will kick in if you move," she explained.
It was hard to listen to her explain the process. My questions though, were about what would follow. "Esme, what happens after he...I mean I've sort of..." I couldn't continue, my throat completely dried out. It was true that I did know partially what happened, but I didn't get a taste of four days of it, thank goodness.
"It's usually different for everyone, Bella, but for the most part, it's the hardest and the most painful," I was glad she was honest, but worry still spread over my face. "It'll be alright, we'll all be here for you during that time." Her eyes comforted me, their hazel color melted my insides. Her motherly impact was grand in my mind.
The door opened and Carslile led me, leaving Esme, to a room further tucked away in the house. I had never been to this part of the house, no, I had never even noticed this part of the house. It was a long hallway, with only one door at the end. It was like all the other doors in the house, but it gave off a feeling of no return. The closer we drew to that perticular door, the more my heart throbbed wildly. I kept my head down, forcing the fear out of my eyes.
It was an empty room inside the door. An empty room without any windows or other means of exits. The walls were a pale tan, the floor a cold cement. Even with tennis shoes on I could feel the chill being admitted by the floor itself. But that's not what made me shiver. The room itself wasn't completely unpleasent looking, but knowing what would happen here made a me tremble. Before I stepped inside Carslile put his hand in front of my body, keeping me from moving foreward. "You'll stay here over the next few days, just as a percaution," he didn't look down to face me, but I could tell he would only show kindness in his methods.
I walked in and Carslile shut the door behind me. I was to wait for Edward. Minutes, hours, seemed to pass by in the solitary room but no sounds could've been heard from the small room. No smells, no nothing could be anything from that room. The temperature seemed to drop rapidly ever since I had entered the room.
Finally, the door opened again and Edward, hesitating, entered. Shutting the door behind him, he moved swiftly to face me, his eyes holding mine. I heard the door lock from the outside and I suddenly knew why there was nothing emitted from the room. This was intentional, it made my smell, the only fragrance I couldn't smell engulf the room, so Edward couldn't refuse. Carslile must've known that Edward would debate with himself about changing me.
Edwards gaze was forceful, his eyes still coal black. Had he not eaten for a while? The thought intruded my frantic mind. Of course not, I realized, but that would all change very soon.
Please comment!!! Thanks! (a/n) well that's all for that chapter. I can't wait for the next chapter, it's gonna be my favorite, I've already started writing it and can't wait to share it.
