Ch.7-Mirror
"Wait, wait, wait," Alice trilled from the doorway.
You don't. You are not going to do it to me. I want to be here the first time! She thought.
"You promised I could be there the first time! What if you two run past something reflective?"She said a little frustrated.
"Alice—," I tried to stop her.
"It will only take a second!"She answered.
Don't move I will be here with a mirror in a while. She thought as she disappeared at Rosalie's room.
I sighed. My life was in pain and Alice wanted to see her first reaction.
"What is she talking about?" Bella asked. I wanted to answer her. To warn her but Alice was back. She was just too annoying!!!She had brought Rosalie's big mirror with her.
Now, you will pay for breaking your promises. She thought. I arched one eyebrow.
You'll see. She thought.
"Edward gave me grief for not getting you to a mirror before the wedding," Alice said. "I'm not going to be chewed out again."
What?! She was trying to make me seem bad.
I narrowed my eyes to her. Now she would pay for her lies. She freaked out as she saw her porche
being a yellow pile at the corner of the garage.
"Chewed out?" I said. Now we would she who was playing the game better.
You cheat! You are such a bad guy!
"Maybe I'm overstating things," she murmured absently.
Just stay away from my car!
"And maybe this has solely to do with your own voyeuristic gratification," I said at her.
She turned the mirror so it would face Bella I really wanted to see how Bella would react at this beautiful sight at the mirror. What would she think? Would she still seeing herself as an ordinary girl?
I watched as Bella was admiring her beauty. I thought that her first reaction would be screaming.
Like "Oh my god who is she?"
I waited for something like that when she opened her mouth.
"The eyes?" She murmured."How long?"
What?!This godlike creature was in the mirror and her first thought was about her red eyes?!
Oh! She was so Bella.
"They'll darken up in a few months" my voice was soft without trying to make always was when I talked to Bella. "Animal blood dilutes the color more quickly than a diet of human blood. They'll turn amber first, then gold."
"Months?"she shouted.
Edward she is losing control. Stop her! Jasper was thinking. I was about to do it but then Bella talked.
"No, I'm fine,"she said in a lower tone "It's just… a lot to take in."she said turning at the beauty in the mirror.
How did she do that?! Jasper's loud thoughts pulled my attention.
"I don't know" I whispered. Really, how did she do that?
"What question did I miss?" Bella asked, frowning.
So, my wife wasn't going to be a crazy newborn. I grinned at that thought as I answered her
"Jasper wonders how you're doing it."
"Doing what?"
"Controlling your emotions, Bella," Jasper answered. "I've never seen a newborn do that—stop an emotion in its tracks that way. You were upset, but when you saw our concern, you reined it in, regained power over yourself. I was prepared to help, but you didn't need it."
"Is that wrong?"she froze. Calm down. You just aren't a newborn asking only for blood. I wanted to answer.
"No," Jasper answered before I could.
I stroked down her arm trying to make her unfroze. She didn't have to worry.
"It's very impressive, Bella, but we don't understand it. We don't know how long it can hold." I assured her.
Stop pulling her attention! Alice thought. "But what do you think?"she asked her.
"I'm not sure," she mumbled.
I understood how she felt. I wasn't sure how to express her beauty, too. Even with my 108 year old vocabulary.
Bella raised her hand and touched her cheek.
What was in her mind? Why didn't she tell me? She wanted to drive me crazy?
I sighed in frustration.
"Disappointed?" Bella asked, turning to face me.
I laughed at the thought of what she would probably think I was disappointed of.
"Yes" I answered. She turned to look at the mirror again.
Gentlemen aren't used to say it at women. Alice snarled, looking at me.
Be careful. Jasper thought, taking one step forward.
I ignored them both. I knew my Bella very well. What Jasper thought would happen was impossible.
But I had hurt her. I saw that on her eyes. I had to assure , I put my arms around her waist and kissed her cheek.
"I was rather hoping that I'd be able to hear your mind, now that it is more similar to my own," I murmured against her skin."And here I am, as frustrated as ever, wondering what could possibly be going on inside your head."
She felt better. I saw it on her beautiful face.
"Oh well," she said, relieved "I guess my brain will never work right. At least I'm pretty."
Oh all the girls were thinking that they were the most beautiful of all and my girl was thinking that she was just pretty!
I growled at her ear, frustrated. "Bella, you have never been merely pretty." I said in a whisper.
Please she is driving me crazy! Take her and go hunt! Jasper begged.
I sighed "All right, all right"
"What?" Bella asked.
"You're making Jasper more edgy by the second. He may relax a little when you've hunted."
Jasper was right. She was standing here for more than an hour after she had been a vampire and she was in control. Weird.
She looked at Jasper and nodded. He smiled at her.
She unwrapped my arms around her, took my left hand and said
"Okay. Let's hunt."
