A/N: Hey everyone! Thanks for reading and for all the alerts and reviews, you guys ROCK!!! Sorry about the delay in updating! I've had a massive assignment due (if I have to read another governmental policy I think my brain will explode!) and the one time I did sit down to write this chapter I got carried away with writing an outline for this story, I can feel an epic coming along!!! There are definitely some exciting adventures to come!
Anyway on with the drama!
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Previously:
"Carlisle please" I said my voice soft with anguish "I'm not normal a normal vampire am I? What's wrong with me?"
BPOV:
I was still sitting on mine and Edward's bed while Carlisle sat next to me, with what seemed to be a puzzled look on his face. But before I could be really sure, it vanished to be replaced by what I could only guess was his calm reassuring doctor face "Bella it's ok, you're ok, I've just got a couple more tests to run and then I'll be sure and can let you know, ok?" he said giving me a soft smile.
"Ok, but hurry up, I'm kinda freakin here" I said with a smirk, which I knew didn't quite reach my eyes. I think Carlisle saw it, but he didn't comment, he just disappeared from the room for a while and came back with some medical equipment. Great I thought, more tests! And what's with all the equipment, Is Carlisle running a secret medical clinic! Not likely, and the Cullen's certainly wouldn't need it...then I thought please don't tell me this is here just in case for me! That would be so embarrassing, that Carlisle or Edward would think to have it on hand in case something happened to me, I'm not that clumsy and accident prone am I?...Well maybe...because he's going to use it on my now isn't he...
Carlisle gave me a blood test first, god I hate needles. He went to go into the vein in my arm, but of course I was vampire-like there, so eventually Carlisle got some blood from near my hip, where my skin was soft and humanlike.
I felt my breath catch when I saw Carlisle draw my blood up...I'd had plenty of blood taken throughout my accident prone years, so I knew what my blood was supposed to look like and this definitely wasn't normal, it was abnormally thick and kind of congealed and it was a very dark purple-red almost black...definitely not normal. Carlisle gave a quick frown and quickly took the blood away, to his study I presume, to do some more tests; I hoped it would show something to explain what the hell was going on.
Carlisle finally came back after about five minutes and moved towards the machine he had brought in before, it was about half his height and looked like a big computer with a monitor, Carlisle told me it was an ultrasound machine. "Bella I just want to check what's happening inside your torso, if we can see through your skin that is...I hope we can see", "Well" I said "there's only one way to find out!" Carlisle smiled at my attempt at humour and gestured for me to lie back down on the bed again.
"This will be a bit cold Bella" and Carlisle squirted some gel onto my chest and tummy. "Ooohh" I shivered, it was cold. Carlisle then got a thing that looked like a computer mouse or something and using the gel began moving it over where my heart and lungs should be. Carlisle was intently watching the monitor that was turned away from me...but that didn't really worry me...I wasn't quite sure if I was ready to see what was really happening inside of me yet.
Carlisle continued to use the ultrasound on my chest so I presumed he could see something, "everything ok" I whispered, "So far Bella" Carlisle said reassuringly. He then moved down to my tummy area, moving it all around my belly and I could hear him hitting all sorts of buttons on the machine. I heard his breath catch once or twice and that did it; I was officially freaking out now...what is going on. But I forced myself to stay calm; I didn't want to jump to conclusions before Carlisle had spoken, so I just stayed still and retreated into my memories, flashing back to before all this drama, remembering the meadow, my favourite and happiest memory. Then to Edward's birthday present for me ahhh not entirely appropriate but they were happy thoughts. Then I thought back to my "complaining" about my birthday and thought, well that pales in comparison to my dramas now hey, certainly didn't see this coming...
My thoughts were interrupted by Carlisle gently handing me a cloth to wipe my tummy "You ok Bella" he asked, "you kind of zoned out there for awhile?" I gave him a quick smile, "Yeah, just thinking happy thoughts...about Edward". Carlisle gave me a genuine smile then, but it was quickly replaced by the same calm doctor's mask as before. "Bella I'll just be a minute to check these results and then we'll have a talk ok" He gave me a smile that didn't reach his eyes and then wheeled the ultrasound out of the room. Don't panic, don't panic, its ok, its ok I repeated to myself as I wiped all the gel off and put my bra and t-shirt back on and then sat back on the side of the bed to wait for Carlisle. While waiting I could hear what sounded like someone angrily pacing back and forth across the lounge room flor, it could only be Edward. Not long now my love I thought, Carlisle will tell us everything is going to be ok and then everything will be alright, it's probably just some flu or virus, I tried to reassure myself.
Finally after what seemed like hours, but was really only minutes, Carlisle came back into the room and once again sat beside me on the bed. For about a minute he didn't say anything or look at me, he just looked at his clasped hands...
At last he looked at me intensely, right in my eyes "Bella... I think you're a... half vampire, you're not fully changed. You have some vampire traits such as your eyes and the skin on most of your body, but your torso is still mostly human...with human vulnerabilities..." Carlisle speech was interrupted by something smashing and angry sounds coming from downstairs, Edward. But eventually the words and noised ceased and we heard Edward whisper shakily that it'll be ok...
Carlisle continued "Bella I think this is because something is not normal...something has halted the completion...got in the way of the change..." My gasp cut Carlisle off, he reached out and grasped my shaking hands in his "Bella I'm sorry I don't want to upset you, but it is serious, something life changing...Bella your pregnant..."
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...my thoughts finally started again and broke through the numbness, WHAT I screamed inside my head, what did Carlisle just say...pre...preg...pregnant? What? No...I couldn't be...could I? I guess we did make love...But Edwards a vampire...Carlisle looked at my panicked eyes and gently brought his hand up to cup my shocked face, "you and Edward are going to me parents Bella".
I suddenly heard a sharp movement downstairs, like Edward had been shocked into action then I heard an almightily crash and heard Edward mutter "stupid lamp" before I heard him sprint up the stairs to our room, all the while chanting "it's ok, it's going to be ok". He quickly appeared in the doorway and then stood there on the threshold with a look of panic and anguish on his eyes. Then when his eyes met the panic in mine he rushed over to sit beside me and wrap his arm around me, pulling me into the side of his chest. Edward gently kissed my forehead before reaching to cup my cheek, bringing my face up til my eyes met his. We looked at each other, Edward's beautiful golden eyes penetrating my chocolate depths before he gently caressed my lips and whispered "I love you Bella, I always will...whatever happens".
I gave Edward a weak smile and then our eyes darted back to Carlisle who was now staring out the window. "Carlisle" Edward asked, his voice gravelly "It can't be true, can it? I'm a vampire..." Carlisle turned back to face us, a strange look upon his face "Edward I didn't think it was possible either, otherwise I would have warned you son. Your relationship is very unique...rare, I'm not sure if there has ever been anything like this before, I will have to do some research. But it's true, Bella is pregnant... think about it when you put all the symptoms together, the throwing up in the morning, Bella being so tired and sleeping a lot, her cravings. The blood test confirms that Bella is pregnant, the ultrasound, while I couldn't see the baby, I think it too is part vampire, I could tell there were signs of pregnancy. And then there's the biggest sign of all, listen...
We all did...after a couple of seconds Edward looked up at Carlisle questioningly (I guessed Carlisle was still blocking his thoughts from Edward), Carlisle smiled patiently, "Yes you hear Bella's slow and soft heartbeat, but listen carefully, what else do you hear?"
Edward and I listened carefully then a look of surprise rose up on both of our faces and when Carlisle saw this a smile broke out upon his face, Edward whispered "I can't believe it...there's an echo to Bella's heartbeat", "yes" Carlisle smiled "and what do you think it is..."
Edward listened further and then his breath hitched "it's...it's the...the umm..."
"Baby Edward...our baby" I whispered.
We both sat still in awe for what seemed like an eternity...then unexpectedly Edward flinched like he had been shocked and suddenly he dropped down to kneel in front of me where I was sitting on the bed "Edward" I gasped...
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