I'm sorry for not going into her transformation, but I didn't want to basically re-write the chapter in Breaking Dawn. It's basically the same thing, except she isn't as controlled. She thrashes and screams and hits at anything she can. I found myself writing the same thing over and over again, I thrashed, I broke, I screamed, I thrashed….you get the idea, so I just went straight to when it's over. =D Hope you enjoy.
I am SOOOO sorry that it took really long to get this done; I had to work double shifts this week at work because someone took off . . . ugh. I'm really tired, and I planned to have a lot more than this, but I PROMISE that I will post a lot more in upcoming chapters. =D Thanks for all of your support.
Chapter 3 – I'm a what?!
The fire was fading from my feet and hands, having consumed everything it could. I was fading, dying. I knew that I only had a little while longer. I could wiggle my toes and fingers without the pain of the fire. It faded into my core, my heart getting hotter and hotter. Like it was the only thing left to burn.
I could hear people in the room, watching as I burned. I could hear their breathing, but nothing else. My heart got hotter still, and its beating went frantic. I was losing the battle between life and death. The fire was erased from my body, only remaining in my heart. I said my last goodbyes, as I knew that this was it, the end. My back arched and I screamed as the fire and my heart battled. Then there was silence.
I knew I was dead. I opened my eyes, expecting to see something other than what I did see. The Cullen's, all standing around me watching me intently. There was still a slight burning in the back of my throat. Jasper and Emmett were standing in the front. Edward walked up to me and laid a hand on my cheek. "Bella, do you know who I am?" He asked. Of course I knew who he was, how could I forget his beautiful face? I nodded, not wanting to speak. He looked back at Dr. Cullen, who nodded.
"Bella, I know your confused about where, and what you are. We're going to give you some answers." He said as I bit my lip. I looked around the room at all of the Cullen's. Could they have possibly gotten even more perfect and beautiful? Edward looked back as well. "I think that you all should step out into the hallway. This is going to be difficult enough without you all gawking at her." He looked back at me. A crease in between his eyes wrinkled his otherwise flawless face. I reached up and pressed my finger to it, trying to smooth it out.
His skin was smooth like silk, but hard as stone. It was also exactly the same shade as mine. My finger matched perfectly to his skin tone, a perfect ivory. I stared at my finger and then my hand, my eyes traced my arm, and then I looked down my body to my feet. I was wearing a purple satin sundress. It made my skin look even whiter. I was wearing purple stilettos with rhinestones embedded into the straps. Who put those on me? I had no clue when any of this was put onto me. I looked back in the past but all I could remember was the fire. I flinched.
The only people left in the room were Edward, Dr. Cullen, and I. I heard footsteps on the other side of the door. Dr. Cullen walked up to me and looked me in the eyes. "We are going to need you to stay calm, and not to overreact to what we're about to tell you." I nodded. I could stay calm, couldn't I? Was I a monster that couldn't be controlled? Yes, yes I was. The burn in my throat was still lingering. In fact, it was getting worse.
"Bella, you were almost dead, and we saved you. But there wasn't a way to keep you . . . human." He looked at the door. Feet shuffled on the other side of it. I wasn't human? I pulled my eyebrows together in confusion. "We had to turn you into a vampire." He tensed, like he was ready to attack me. A vampire? They were just things of myths, like ghosts, and witched, and werewolves . . . A flashback came into my mind. It was fuzzy, like I was watching from behind opaque glass. It was from that night at La-Push. Jake was telling me about the legends of the Quileute tribe, and there was one story in particular . . . He had mentioned the Cullen's when he was talking about their enemies, "The Cold Ones," He had said, Vampires to everyone else.
My breathing started to speed up, my body not needing it, just second nature. My open mind started to flick through fuzzy memories, playing them like a slideshow. I moved away from them, scooting into the corner. I wanted to cry, but my eyes didn't respond, I couldn't cry anymore?
"I'm sorry." Dr. Cullen said, standing up. He laid a hand on Edward's shoulder; he stood up and walked out of the room, shutting the door behind him. Dr. Cullen slowly turned. I wanted to ask him questions, but I couldn't find my voice. He walked out of the room, not bothering to shut the door. The rest of the Cullen's looked in before they walked downstairs. I could hear the television and conversation. I tried not to eavesdrop, but there was nothing else to do, and it was most likely about me.
"What should we do?"
"I don't know, and I can't read her thoughts still." Someone could read minds, and they couldn't read mine.
"Still? I wonder why, because I can see her better than I ever could. Seeing as her mind is the same as mine."
"Maybe we should keep talking to her, answer her questions, and ask her questions. Interact with her."
"No. She obviously doesn't want to talk to anyone now. Leave her alone to sort out her own priorities. Don't bombard her with information right away. Maybe she'll stay quiet and not let out the big secret."
"Why do you care, Rose? Weren't you the one who was begging us to ignore her?"
"I care because I would have wanted someone there for me, someone to vote for me, someone to make decisions for me. After all, I did have the same thing happen to me, if you recall."
I got up from my corner quietly and walked into the hallway, not breathing. I looked in all of the rooms, looking for an escape plan. I had to get out of here, I had to see Charlie. I walked to the staircase to see them all sitting around on white couches and chairs, watching the news on plasma hanging from the wall. I walked down the steps, one by one, trying to be as quiet as I could. I got almost halfway down when the stair squeaked. They all turned their heads to look at me, I just smiled.
"I'm sorry to interrupt but . . . I think I'm just . . . going . . . to go . . . now." I ran to the door. They all jumped from their seats to come after me. I ripped the door open and ran out into the open air, smells bombarded me, but I kept on running.
"Edward! You're the only one fast enough!" Someone yelled. I kept running, following a small lane towards what sounded like a road. I kept running, and hearing someone coming up from behind me I made myself run faster.
"Bella! You can't do this." Someone yelled at me from behind.
"Stay away from me! I'm going home!" I yelled back.
"You don't have a home! Your home is with us! Your one of us, now." I was still running, when something hit me from the side. There was a crash like boulders and I was flung from my path, into a tree. The tree cracked and fell to the side. I screamed, and it seemed louder than ever could be possible.
"Please be quiet!" The person who was on top of me shouted. I opened my eyes to see Emmett's huge arms pressing me to the ground. I used all of my force to shove him off of me, a feat that I thought would be impossible. He flew into the tree across from me; I looked as his face tightened. Two more people grabbed me from behind. I snapped at their hands. I struggled, but even my newfound strength wasn't enough for four vampires. Rosalie ran up.
"Let go of her!" She yelled, her face showing remorse. "All she wants to do is go and see her father."
"She can't Rose. She will get caught or her instincts will take over and she will kill him." Edward said from behind me.
"Then we should go with her, explain to her why she can't attack him, and show her how to control her thirst." She said. "It'll take a while, but she's distraught and all she wants to do is see her father. Think of how you would feel. I know." I calmed down; she was going to get everything straight. She was going to protect me, I knew she would. The hands holding me relaxed.
"We need to teach her all of the basics first, and then she can see Charlie." Edward said from behind me, he walked around and looked into my eyes. "I promise that once we know you can control yourself, we will take you to see Charlie."