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CHAPTER 3 – Goddess

Though I fell through the icy wind, it seemed to take me ages to fall. I tried to keep my eyes open but whether from fear or mental pain, I couldn't. I held them tightly shut and held my breath peacefully waiting for the blow to come.

I was flying through the air, my arms held out either side of my body, my legs together as though preparing to dive into a pool. Finally, I saw the hard sharp rocks approaching. At the last minute, the peaceful, accepting feeling I had been experiencing as I fell from the cliff left me completely. I flipped over onto my back, determined to save my neck being twisted out of proportion at least.

The growing cliff face was the last thing I saw before feeling a murderous blow to my back and allowing myself to be swallowed by the darkness.

For the second time in my life, I was drowning in heavy waters. It was pressing in on me. I couldn't breathe. Though this time, I didn't fight it. Let me die I thought to myself, refusing to swim to the surface.

'No' answered a voice softly, and I was brought to the surface against my will.

Through the excruciating pain I felt in my back, and the difficulty in breathing, my mouth still fell open in shock and my senses stunned. I opening stared in amazement and sorrow at the face that stood over me. Not just an angel, a Goddess.

I had never seen anything so beautiful and pure. I was dazed and shocked by her beauty. Even my Edward did not compare to her. It was as though she was the creator of all things of great beauty. She would of left Rosalie for dead.

She had a lovely rounded face with glowingly olive skin. Her eyes were exquisite, deep chocolate brown eyes with the gorgeous topaz color swirled delicately together. They were large, bright and sparkling and almond shaped. A small diamond was visible at the outmost corner of each eye, just visible under the most longest, thickest and most luscious black eyelashes I had ever seen.

Her lips were large and permanently pouted in a lustful way and were icy pink. Most of all, that added to this picture of complete perfection – was her hair. Long and thick jet black swirls of magic fell to her waist. Her hair whipped out behind her gracefully despite the fact we were at the bottom of a valley where no wind could possible reach us.

She was tall and willowy, extremely thin like Alice had been but taller and with a body shape that would break any super models heart.

Her beauty was stunning, but it had not been what had awoken me from the depths of the icy cold waters. It had been her voice.

Her voice had surged through me like an electric current. It seemed to wash right over me propelling me upwards. It was soft and seemed to reverberate through the air around us. At once I suddenly knew who had been singing the beautiful music from before.

It was definitely her. Her voice was extremely high pitched and echoey. I had heard extremely attractive voices plenty of times in the past 12 months but I had never heard any voice any where on the planet that compared to how this Goddess spoke.

'Bella,' she spoke softly, her ghostly voice echoing all around us. I suddenly felt a sense of calmness spread through me and my pain numbed.

'You have a choice.' She ran one of her icy cold fingers from my temple to the point of my chin. Despite being enchanted by her beauty, a warning shot through my senses. I now understood. She was a vampire.

'Yes.' I answered simply, my voice choky and raspy compared to her harp-like words.

'Be sure.' I felt her cool breath play across my face. I couldn't believe its scent. She smelt so delicious, like fruit, like she was created out of the scents of all fructose scented oils in the world. It was exquisite and mouth watering.

'No!' a deep bass growl cut in. It was from one of the two male vampires standing behind her.

At once the male that spoke seemed to recoil and the second male looked outraged and shocked that he had spoken to the female so harshly.

'How dare you.' The second vampire roared at the first.

The vampire that had yelled "No!" suddenly sank to his knees as though in a bow and continued.

'I'm sorry, but it has been over a hundred years, what is so special of this one?' he mumbled shamefully

The beautiful girl closed her eyes slowly as though concentrating on something very trivial yet she did so with and impossible amount of patience.

No one spoke and then suddenly –

'Oh course. I was wrong to question you. Forgive me.' He stepped back into step with the second vampire.

Again she turned to me and spoke her angelic voice ringing in the valley.

'There will be no turning back, it will be permanent.' As she said this, I saw the smallest hint of sadness cloud her perfect eyes.

'I want to.' I answered even more softly, but I knew she had heard me.

It was as though we magically understood each other. It was amazing how close and happy I felt with this beautiful being. It went with out discussing what was to be done.

She smiled at me, causing my muscles to relax. I tried to smile back but the waves of darkness started to press in on me once more.

A slight spasm of worry flew over her perfect features for a moment. She knew she had to do it fast, before it was too late. I was slightly worried that I may not survive for the three days that were needed for the transformation to be complete. But looking into her comforting eyes seemed to melt away all my worries.

'By the way Bella, my name is Ariella.' She whispered before sinking her teeth directly into my main artery beneath my jaw.

My stomach clenched in pain, yet I had I had no energy left to voice my scream. More tears rolled down my cheeks as she pulled away, blood staining her pink lips.

She looked pointedly into my eyes and I forced my moist eyes to stare back. Then suddenly, her voice filled my head, as misty and angelic as ever.

'Sleep now.'

And as though she had complete and utter control over my body and mind, I obeyed without fighting it.

I slipped into an easy sleep.

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