A/N: Erg…I always forget…I do not in any way, shape or form own Twilight or New Moon. I am but a humble fan who wishes she could write something with just one hundredth of the beauty and majesty of the afore mentioned books to be content. But alas, I cannot. And unless you've not noticed, I'm a bit over dramatic…
This time it was fire. It felt worse than the ice. So much worse. It ripped through my body like a thousand white hot knives slicing through every piece of open flesh. This time my throat wasn't frozen, and I screamed until I had no breath left in me. Then I just wanted to scream. I counted the minutes, hoping it would stop, but it seemed to go on endlessly. It was longer than the cold, and it hurt so much worse. It went on for two and a half days. (A/N: okay, I'd just like to say here that we never really know if it takes 3 days to change, Twilight only said it took 3 days for Carlisle to change, so I decided to be different. Unless I'm mistaken. Then please tell me so I can fix it. Sorry for the interruption)
When I woke up it was early in the morning. I could see the sun was just starting to rise through my window. Wait! My window? Was it all just a dream? It had to have been. Jacob would never hurt me, he was my best friend! It was a dream. I knew it must have been a dream, a nightmare, so I got up from my bed and went to the bathroom to change. When I flicked on the light I looked into the mirror and screamed. I quickly covered my mouth with my hands, so not to wake Charlie. And I just stared.
I was beautiful. Not to be vain, but I was. My hair was glossier, with more volume, and was the dark, warm brown that reminded me of home. It framed a face with cheekbones that were sharper and more pronounced than their originals. My lips were a full ruby red, my skin flawless and translucent. But my eyes…were curious. I could guess what I was now, but my eyes weren't red, nor the topaz I had come to love. They were brown. The same brown that they had been all of my life. I wondered why. But that was then pushed aside by other, more important questions. The first of which was, where is Edward?
I ran to my room at a speed that I had never before reached, and grabbed a pair of jeans and the first shirt I found. I jammed shoes onto my feet and then rushed out my door and down the stairs. If I was right I had been "missing" for more than three days, so I didn't bother with a note for Charlie. Then I was out the door and running. Edward was right. Fast is good. Running was wonderful. The speed, the wind rushing past you. Everything was just so beautifully peaceful. I really hoped that I wouldn't hit a tree though…
After what seemed like only a minute, I had reached the Cullen's home. In the morning sun it was so beautiful that I just wanted to look at it forever, but I had business to attend to. So I walked up to the front door and lightly knocked. I heard a voice call "Come in" and I hesitantly opened the door. Then I walked inside and saw a surprising scene in front of me. Carlisle, Esme, Emmett, Rosalie, Alice, Jasper and Edward were all sitting at a table across from none other than Sam, Jacob, Paul, Embry, Quil and Jared.
Carlisle was the only one who looked at me. "Have a seat Bella, we have some things to…discuss."
A/N: okay, yes I realize this is my third note for this chapter, but as I finished it, I thought of some things to add about my inadequacies. First, I have no idea how to really put A/N's in, so I put them in the document, I dunno if that's right…Second, this is one of the first fanfics I've done, so I'd really appreciate any constructive criticism you could offer. Third (and final) I'm new here, so I don't speak fanfic lingo, so I'll be spelling out a lot of things. And your reward for putting up with me and my atrociously long A/N's? I'll update as soon as I type something up on the computer. None of this is planned, I write on a whim, so sorry if it gets weird…or already is…