AN: Alright everyone! Next chapter, here we come! This is what happens when you start posting the story when you already have 6 chapters finished. After I get the first 6 up, the updates won't be as close together, but till then I'm going to be a ninja updater! Hi-yah! Now, on to chapter 4!

Disclaimer: I own nothing. Well, not nothing, because I do own stuff... Like a computer, and a copy of Microsoft Word. So, yeah I own stuff, just not any Twilight stuff. Well, that's not true either, because I own lots of Twilight stuff... LOTS of Twilight stuff. It's beginning to outnumber my Harry Potter stuff... How to phrase this?...Ok, I didn't write Twilight, and I'm not Stephenie Meyer. If I was, I wouldn't always misspell her name. That should be good.

Chapter 4

BPOV

I had wanted to kill a human! No, not just wanted… Desperately longed after, to the point of pain! What had happened to me? I had known that this was how the first year was supposed to be, but it seemed much more horrifying when it was happening to me, rather than just hearing stories about it.

As I ran, I took in all of my new vampire senses. It was overwhelming, all these new feelings assaulting at the same time. Even though I was travelling at near invisible speed, I was still able to see… everything! I could see each drop of rain on the limbs of the trees that I blazed past, each tiny insect crawling up the trunk. All the colors had become much more vivid, the greens seeming richer and deeper, the browns more chocolaty. There was even another color that my new eyes could see, that I had no name for. And it wasn't just my sight that had improved, because even with wind rushing past my ears, each noise around me was crystal clear! I could even hear the insect's breath quickening in fear as I ran past them! Everything was so much… more. The smells were stronger; I could smell the wet earth that I kicked up with my feet. The feelings were so much different, my stone skin being more sensitive, but at the same time, more dulled. While I could feel each individual needle of the pine tree branch that hit my face, it just glanced off my skin, not hurting at all. Really, it felt more like… feathers caressing my skin, than anything. Certainly not painful!

I ran for a long time, determined to get as far away from the two hikers as possible. After running for almost an hour, I finally stopped –much more suddenly that I intended, for one moment I was faster than a speeding bullet, the next, as still as a statue- and took in more of my surroundings. I seemed to be standing the middle of nowhere. Really. There was nothing around me for miles, or I would have been able to hear it! I began to laugh at my ridiculous predicament, but upon hearing my voice, I suddenly stopped.

Was that me? Does my voice really sound so… perfect?

My laughter didn't sound like its old I'm-almost-snorting, laughter. It sounded like bells!

"Hello!" I yelled, trying out my new voice. My hello echoed through the trees, sounding like a chorus of wood nymphs! I laughed again, but this time with glee! I sounded pretty! It was glorious!

Hmm… If that's what I sound like, I wonder what I look like. I looked down at my body, suddenly realizing that I was almost naked! I was only wearing the giant, flannel, button down shirt I had gone to bed in, and it was in terrible condition! There were gashes in the fabric, one of them travelling all the way up my hip, only stopping at my waist!

Good job Bella, I bet you gave those two guys a great show. No wonder Jason didn't want to leave! He just wanted to look up at your underwear. Maybe you should have eaten him.

"Woah. Where did that come from?" I said to myself, out loud. Maybe the vampire thing made me a bitch too. Holy crow! Where did THAT come from? Since when I had I called anyone a bitch? Let alone myself!

"Bitch…" I whispered under my breath. It felt… nice. There was something satisfying about cursing.

"Bitch!" I said even louder, giggling to myself. "BITCH!!!!" I yelled it at the top of my lungs, the echoes bouncing back to me. I doubled over in hysterics! Man, why didn't I ever swear when I was human? This is fun!

"Oh, Bella! Stop being so ridiculous! Calm down." I sighed, sitting down to examine the rest of me. I looked down at my arm, holding it out in front of me to look closely at my stony skin. It looked like my arm had slightly lengthened, and my fingers were longer too. Any traces of baby fat had been replaced with muscles, and while my skin had not changed color too much, it looked much more… durable. Not as thin and delicate. I looked down at the rest of my body, examining as much as I could, without a mirror. I looked slimmer and more graceful!

Graceful… Me? That will be interesting. Come to think of it, I didn't trip at all when I was running! And, when I jumped off the ground, did I do a back flip?! I think… I… did… Good night! I've turned into a ninja! At least I know what happened to me… Poor Alice… What must she have thought when she woke up? I'm having a difficult time processing all this, and I know exactly what happened! Speaking of which… Where has Victoria gone? Is she just leaving me to fend for myself? Is she going to come back, and kill me? I put my hand up to quell my thundering heartbeats that were sure to come. Of course, since my heart no longer beat, that was not necessary.

Silly me. I thought, laughing to myself. It was going to take a long time to get over my old human habits. Then again, if I hadn't done that, out of habit, I might never have noticed the note that was in my shirt pocket. I gingerly pulled out the wrinkled piece of paper, and began to read.

Bella,

When you read this, I will be gone. I may see you again, I may not, but I will not come looking for you. I have given you immortality. Enjoy it. You were an interesting human. I am sure you will make an interesting immortal.

The note was not signed, but I knew who it was from. I breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that I was, for now, safe. As I put my hands up to my face, I noticed how different my face felt. My lips seemed more even now, and my cheekbones were definitely more pronounced.

"Where is a mirror when you need one?" I sighed aloud, sniffing the air for any traces of water. I caught a scent that smelled like water… sort of. Instead of it smelling cool and clear and appetizing, it smelled… It smelled like… mud and old milk. Sort of a sour smell, but with earthy undertones. Definitely not appetizing. But I didn't need to drink it; I just needed something that I could get a reflection in. I needed to see what I looked like. Now, I knew all vampires were supposed to be stunningly beautiful, and they became that way during the transformation, but I just couldn't picture myself that way. I had been completely ordinary looking for such a long time, I doubted I would look any different vamped up, if you'll pardon the pun. I followed the disgusting scent of the lake, all the way to the outer banks. Quickly, I found a nice little ledge, and peered over into the muddy water. I gasped with the sight I saw before me, reflected almost perfectly in the still water.

What I saw in the lake, was a beautiful young woman. Her mahogany hair was spilling in waves over her shoulders, a stark contrast to her pale, luminescent skin. She had high, pronounced cheekbones, and a soft, innocent looking face; innocent, except for the ghoulish, blood red eyes. I reached up to touch my face, running my hands over the unfamiliar shapes. I could still see a little of the old me in this new girl, my upper lip was still just a little fuller than my lower one, and the shape of my eyes was the same.

Well, that makes me feel a little better. It's not quite as bad as I was expecting. In fact, the more I looked at her, the more I saw me in the features. It was still me, just… cleaned up a little. Speaking of cleaning up, I was covered in dirt.

I guess when I was rolling around in pain, I was also lying in a mud slick. Yuck. Quickly I stood up, and pulled my shirt off, tossing it to the ground.

Oops. Maybe that was a little fast. I thought. I had accidentally ripped all the buttons off the shirt. Great. What am I supposed to do now? Oh well, I sighed, in my mind. might as well take a bath anyway. I pulled off my underwear, more carefully that time, and then dove into the cool water of the lake.