EPOV
She left without another word. I sighed in relief, but was also immediately worried. Her self control was quite good, but still, she needed to be guarded, taught. Class ended in ten minutes. I gathered up both Bella's stuff and my own, putting it all in her bag. I began to lift it and realised that it was heavy now. I sat, impatiently waiting, not even able to read the thoughts of others to know where she was.
BPOV
I began running my hands through my short hair.
"Okay. This is way too weird. Alice what do I do? I nearly killed me back in biology. I smelled so good." Even remembering the smell made that vile substance fill my mouth. I spat it on the ground.
"What is this? Ugh it tastes awful." I complained. The voices of the school were still pounding on my head.
Emmett, you are being ridiculous.
Jasper and I are so re-matching later. Maybe Edward would tumble too...
None of the teachers understand me. I hate school.
I'm cooking dinner tonight. I wonder if I have the ingredients for lasagna...
Oh my god. It is actually her. The last one was Alice.
"It's venom. You really shouldn't spit it around like that." I have to get them to Carlisle.
"Yeah, Carlisle would know what to do." I agreed.
"You can hear my thoughts?"
"Well yeah. I'm in Edward's body right?" I asked. She smiled at me.
Absolutely. You look just like the devil we know. She suddenly stiffened and I could see something through her mind. Bella/he was walking out of class. Bella slid her hand into her pocket and took out the truck keys, climbing in and driving away, at the truck's highest speed.
"Edward's stealing my truck!" I jumped up. Alice grabbed me.
"No, he will steal your truck in six minutes, probably to get to Carlisle at the hospital, to ask what the hell happened. It's where we should take you, but that place always smells of blood. We'll take you home instead. Esme should be there." Alice pulled me towards the Volvo. She slipped her hand into my pocket and grabbed the keys. I sat in the car, smelling the delicious scent again.
"Ugh it's in here too!" I moaned.
"What? Oh her scent, or your scent. Okay we'll have to work out the pronouns." We drove insanely fast, but I didn't mind. I went to pull on my seatbelt and it ripped out of the side of the car.
"Edward will kill me." I whimpered.
"Not if you get him first." Alice pointed out. There are more important matters at hand.
EPOV
As soon as the bell rang I scurried out of class, only to fall flat on my face. Apparently I had inherited her balancing skills, or lack thereof. I picked myself up, feeling a heat rise in my cheeks. I must be blushing, I thought to myself. I heard Mike laugh and mutter something but I didn't catch it. I walked straight out to Bella's truck, flinging her bag into the back. The rain had me soaked through to the skin and I actually felt cold. I drove quickly, to Carlisle, hoping that Bella hadn't gone there too.
"Carlisle!" I yelled as I clambered out of the truck. I ran forward into the hospital. The floor was wet and slippery, so, despite my best efforts, I fell. Carlisle caught me, appearing out of nowhere, looking amused as I jumped. Human senses were so limited it made me feel helpless.
"Bella. What an odd surprise. What's wrong?" he asked, reading the expression on my face.
"Carlisle, we need to go home, find Esme, get the family together. Bella has just become extremely dangerous, and before this happened I felt a presence." I said. Carlisle looked confused.
"Bella I don't..."
"I'm Edward, not Bella. I'm just...well, apparently I'm stuck in her body. I have all of her frail human qualities, but it's me. I can't even read minds anymore." Understanding, shock and concern flittered across his face.
"Is Bella...?"
"Trapped in my body yes. She nearly killed me in biology, but managed to abstain, and escape. I have no idea where she is now." I couldn't stop the panic from entering my voice. I could feel a lump in my throat, as if I were about to cry. I felt weak, pathetic and angry for doing so. We climbed into Carlisle's Mercedes and sped home.
"I'll have to get her truck later."
I couldn't help it, I was actually afraid of the speed we were going, despite the fact that I knew I was safe. I nervously slid on my seatbelt, something I hadn't ever done. I would have to slow down occasionally for Bella. I never realised just how scary driving quickly could be, when your senses weren't highly attuned to every detail in the road as you were going. The drive took only a few minutes, but it felt like longer.
BPOV
When we got to the house I could hear Esme's surprise.
Who's home? Oh. It's Alice and Edward. I looked up at the house to see her looking through the window. Alice pulled me inside and I sat down on the couch, my hands covering my face. I was trying to clear my head. There were less voices now, but still a lot.
Edward looks awful. Goodness did something happen to Bella?
"Ha. Did something happen to Bella. Understatement." I murmured. Alice explained what she knew of the situation.
"So, Edw...Bella?" she asked. I looked up at her. "Do you know what's happened?"
"Yes. But I don't know why. It just started out like a regular day." Then something hit me and I opened my eyes wider in shock.
"We have to figure this out before tomorrow!" I suddenly yelled at them both.
Why? Wow explosive much.
"Sorry Alice it's just. I'm due, and I don't want to try and explain that process to Edward." They both looked at me confused. I sank down, completely embarrassed and eternally grateful I couldn't blush.
"Monthly cycle." I elaborated. Alice began picturing Edward's body holding a box of tampons. Alice broke out into laughter and I hit her. She recoiled rubbing her shoulder.
"Ow! You're right! I know. I'm just trying to imagine Edward confronted with a box of tampons." She admitted.
"I know. I saw. Except he'd be in my body not his." I pointed out. I sat again, tucking my head into my knees. How the hell was I going to explain that all to him?
EPOV
We got to the house and I got out, then froze.
"Carlisle. Is she in there?" I asked.
"Who?" he looked at me then remembered again. "Oh, yes you're in there." I stood rooted to the spot.
"I don't exactly want to die today." I pointed out, still standing in the rain.
BPOV
I smelt her before the others did, but I also had heard them driving. I heard my own voice express concern about staying alive and I stormed out into the front yard. I looked desperately at me.
"Edward I need your help. I will do whatever I can, but you're the only one who can explain everything to me. I can't stop all of the voices. They... it's..." I trailed off.
Edward moved forward to hug me, then fell. I caught him and stiffened as the delicious scent hit me. I helped him stand back up and took a few deep breaths.
"You two look almost normal. Except Edward rarely looks so pained, and Bella rarely looks so helpless." Esme commented. She moved in-between Edward and myself and I began to growl. Instinct told me that another vampire was stealing my prey. Suddenly my arms were clamped behind my back. Carlisle thinking furiously at me.
Bella. Keep yourself calm. I cannot imagine how hard this is for you. You must try and stay stable. For both your sake and Edward's. I relaxed again, hanging my head guiltily.
"Sorry." I whispered. I looked at myself again and started to bite my lip.
"Please don't desecrate my lips as you've done your own." Edward asked gently. I laughed. I heard his stomach growl and I laughed again.
"You are hungry." I smiled. He smiled nervously back.
"So are you." He reminded me. Three cars drove by, not close, but close enough.
This road always gives me the creeps.
I think the Cullen's house is around here somewhere.
Damn, she's hot. I bet I can get her busy by the end of an hour if I pretend the car broke down. I rubbed my head again.
"Go away!" I said to the voices.
"Think about only those immediately around you. It will help to tune out the others, not completely, but they will fade. Of course, that means everyone else is going to be easily read for the next little while." Edward told me. I looked at me again, trying to comply. But there was something else.
"There's a buzzing, or something. In the back of my head." I said. Edward looked quickly at Carlisle.
"That has to be it. There was another vampire entering my range, right before this happened."
"Rosalie, Esme, Emmett and I will all go. Alice and Jasper should stay, to keep Edwa...Bella calm. And Bell..Edward safe. Oh for Pete's sake." Carlisle muttered. Edward looked comfortable, in my body. He walked carefully around me and went inside to sit at his piano. He began trying to play and I could hear the mistakes. He slowed down a little and got it perfect. I went to follow him and was held back by Alice and Jasper.
Carlisle and Esme had already left, running to find Emmet and Rosalie.
"I'm going to his room." I explained. They followed me anyway. I laughed when I got inside. I looked so strange in front of a piano. I ran upstairs and found some more comfortable clothes to put on. I was very aware of the fact that I was now in a boy's body. I avoided removing the underwear; that would be indecent, though I had to admit, I was curious. I bested myself for control, not slipping even a little as I pulled on a comfortable shirt and a pair of sweatpants. When I walked back downstairs Edward blushed, clearly thinking along the same lines I had been.
"Don't worry." I assured him. "I didn't even peek." I walked into the kitchen, to make him something to eat, I could hear his stomach growling again.
