I stood in the huge shower in our lavish hotel room, letting the warm water run over my diamond skin, washing away the blood and dirt of before. Edward was in the sitting room, waiting for Alice and Jasper to return for hunting. Although I understood that neither Alice, nor Jasper, would let me disappear and not join the search party, I hated being such a burden to everyone all the time. Now there had been dozens of vampires looking for me for the past few days and I couldn't be more grateful to them for their efforts.

I was happy, though, that Edward didn't mind my new form or that fact that I was now one of them. In fact, he was even a little excited that I was safe and more durable than ever before. I had been so nervous that he would... reject me for being a vampire. Silly, I know, since I was going to become one of them anyway, but the deal was that we would be married first and here we were, still fiances and me, one of the "undead", so to speak.

I turned off the water and dried off before changing into a fresh pair of jeans and a new t-shirt. The clean, familiar clothes and the smell of new cotton made me feel instantly better. However, My bright red eyes in the mirror's reflection did not. They looked strange and foreign. An awkward feature on my otherwise flawless face. I hoped that they would turn gold soon like the others so I didn't look so weird. At least Edward didn't seem to mind my blood red eyes.

"Bella!" Alice's small form hit me full on in the chest and her tiny arm wrapped around me tightly. "We were so worried, but here you are!"

"Hi Alice."

She pulled back and got a good look at me, wrinkling her nose prettily. "But your clothes..."

"What about them?" I laughed, knowing exactly what was coming.

"Didn't Edward take you shopping?"

"Yes."

"In the most fashionable city in the world?"

"Um... yes?"

"Then what are you doing wearing that?"

Jasper smiled at me. "Now, Alice, leave her alone. Not everyone wants to wear couture dresses everyday like you."

"I know." She sighed. "But we're still going shopping before we leave."

"Okay, Alice." I sat down on the couch next to Edward, loving the feel of his strong body next to mine. He put an arm around me, one hand fiddling with my engagement ring. I felt so much safer with him next to me.

"So, tell me, Bella." Jasper began. "How in the world are you so tame as a newborn?"

I shrugged and bit my lip. "I'm not all that tame."

"But you are. You're sitting here having a full conversation, not trying to leap into the other rooms to feed." He pointed out.

"I actually had... and accident." I admitted, thinking instantly about that young man, how good and hot his blood felt as it slid down my throat...

"I see." Jasper's face was grim and Alice's was a little shocked.

"It was a security guard at that palace... I had just woken up when he came in... I couldn't help it." I looked down, ashamed at myself for killing an innocent man. "It was like I wasn't myself anymore, like I couldn't control this urge to drink his blood."

"Don't be upset." Alice patted my hand. "We've all made mistakes, but you're still so much more advanced that the average newborn. It's wonderful."

"Thanks Alice."

"But how did you even come to be a vampire?" Jasper asked. "We know you were taken by some woman, but why did she let you live?"

I felt Edward tighten next to me, but I told them the story anyway. "Well... I don't really remember everything that happened to me. The vampire took me from the catacombs and I knew she bit me... but then I think I blacked out. The next thing I knew my body was burning up. Then, when I woke up, I was like this.'

"I wonder." Jasper looked thoughtful. "Why would she go through all that trouble to kidnap you and not kill you?"

"I don't know. I guess we'll never find out either." I glanced up at Edward and saw he was quietly in thought, I suppose he was thinking about the same thing.

Daphne hated me so much she couldn't stand to even look at me. She wanted revenge and would do anything to hurt Edward and I and ruin our relationship. When she grabbed me in that tunnel, I thought I was done for. She told me herself that I needed to die and I still don't understand why she let me live. She could have used her super human strength to snap my neck but instead she granted me eternal life. I just didn't get it at all. And what even happened to her? Edward hadn't told me anything about Daphne but at the same time he seemed so nonchalant about staying in Paris that she must have been killed...

"Well, who cares about the specifics?" Alice smiled. "Bella's here and now she's totally indestructible."

"It is pretty amazing, isn't it?" That was the first time Edward spoke and his voice was quiet. "I thought I had lost her for good but now I know that I'll have her forever." We looked at each other and I saw in his amber eyes how happy he was that I was immortal like him.

Jasper laughed, sensing the moment between Edward and I. "Well, I guess Alice and I will be going now. We're in the suite just below you, so let us know if you need us."

As soon as the door closed behind them, Edward's lips were firmly on mine. "God, I was so scared, Bella."

"Me too."

"I thought I'd never see you again." His grip tightened around me, like we would never let me go.

"Are you happy?" I asked in between fevered kisses.

He grinned my favorite, crooked grin. "Do you even have to ask?"

I shook my head, coming in for another, deeper kiss. "You've been holding out on me." I teased. Our kisses were so much closer and full of hot passion we didn't have before.

"Now that I don't have to worry about killing you, I can let go more."

"Well, I love it."

"Me too."

His hand began creeping up the back of my shirt. "Shall we retire to the bedroom, my lady?"

"Let's." I smiled, knowing that everything would be okay.

Lemons anyone? Because I sense a lemon in the next chapter. What do you think? Lemons in chapter 4, or should I leave it squeaky clean? Review333