Three Long Days

Carlisle, Esme, Alice, Bella, and I arrived at my house only a few minutes later. I got out of the car and walked over to the passenger side. I opened the door for Bella; she grabbed her bag out of the back, and turned around to face me. I put my arms on either side of her body, and pressed her against the car. I could see many emotions running threw her eyes. Anxious, nervous, happy, sad, excited.

"Bella," I whispered in her ear. "Are you sure that you want to do this?"

She whispered back, "Yes, Edward, I may not show it, but I really do." I believed her at that moment, I wanted to spend eternity with Bella, my Bella. Our lives would be perfect together, completely together. She had become my world, and I was about to put so much pain into hers. The next three days were going to be antagonizing, for the both of us. We stood still in peace. Bella was looking into my eyes, as was I into hers. I slowly leaned down and laid my lips on hers. I placed one of my hands on her cheek, and the other behind her neck. She slowly brought her arms around my neck, but didn't encourage things any further. Instead, I was doing it. I deepened the kiss only a little advanced it. I leisurely pulled away, and planted three small kisses on her lips. I grabbed the bag out of her hand, and took her hand in my other one. I traced small circles on the inside of her palm with my thumb, her heartbeat slowly calmed. We walked up the steps of the porch, and entered the house.

Everyone was sitting in the living room. There was tension in the room, and I could feel it. Carlisle stood, and proceeded over to the two of us.

"Bella, it's time. If we are going to do this, we have to do it now," Carlisle said.

"Okay," Bella said quietly.

"Come on, Bella, we'll lay you down on top of the dining room table at first. Then I will carry you up into my room." I told her, trying to calm her back down, even though she would never admit that, she was nervous. We walked into the dining room; I helped Bella up on top of the large table. She smiled weakly, but it didn't look real.

"Bella, there is no going back now, are you sure?" I asked her, with the last bit of hope that I had.

"Yes, Edward, I want this."

"Okay then, if your really ready for this." I tried to smile.

"Edward," Carlisle spoke, "when you do this you have to be precise. You can only enter a small amount of venom, and then you need to pull away."

"Yes, Carlisle," this time I did smile down at Bella. She was about to become mine forever and always.

"Edward," Bella was whispering again. "Edward, I am ready."

I just nodded my head, and leaned down and put my lips on her neck. I kissed her once, and then I could feel her blood boil. The way she smelled, and the way she would soon taste. My teeth then slipped through the skin on her neck, the blood rushed into my mouth. It tasted just the way I hoped it would. The smell of freesia was radiating off her more now then ever. Venom started to flow from my mouth into her cuts, in only a few short minutes Bella would feel the pain. The monster in me was beginning to take over as I took more blood. I stopped though; I knew that I had to. I looked up at Carlisle, he looked proud but also a slight disappointed.

"Thank you, Edward." Bella spoke.

"Shh, my love, you need to rest now." It had been five minutes, and yet Bella hadn't started to scream. That was when all hell broke loose. She was screaming, or maybe it was more like wailing. Whatever it was, the pain was on her now, and the next three days were going to be awful for her. I took her hand in mine.

"Edward, I think you should take her upstairs now," Esme spoke. I tried to grab Bella as gently as I could as she thrashed in my arms. I quickly ran her upstairs, and entered my room. I laid her down on my couch. I sat there like that for at least two hours as I watched her strike her arms into the arm. She screamed at the top of her lungs. I heard a tapping on the door.

"Edward, may I come in?"

"Yes, Esme." She opened the door, stepped inside, and sat down on the floor beside me in front of Bella.

"How is she doing?"

"No better than the rest of us did I suppose. She just looks like she is so much pain," I didn't look at her in the eyes.

"Yes, I suppose this is how it happened to all of us. But Edward, she had a choice, she choose this only to make you two happier. I have never seen anyone who shows more love, compassion, and caring, than I have between you and Bella. She is going through this, only to become closer to you. To see life through your eyes."

I sighed, I had already though of this so many times and yet it didn't seem right. If there could have been any other way I would have taken it.

"Edward, sing her the lullaby you wrote for her, it could help calm her down."

I closed my eyes and began singing to her, she calmed only a small bit, but that was more than I asked for. I still hadn't let go of her hand. I was through the song once, and I looked to where Esme had been sitting. She was no longer there; I would have to thank her for the idea later on. I sat there singing into the next day. As morning broke, Bella had somehow drifted into a light sleep. This, of course, only lasted an hour, but an hour was better than nothing was.

The second day was worse, if that was possible. Bella screamed more and louder, she threw her body every direction, but never once left the couch. I kept her one hand from leaving mine. Her body temperature was beginning to drop a few degrees every hour. She was becoming more pale than usual, but I could see her features changing. If it was possible, she was becoming more beautiful than she was. But, sadly, her scent was fading, and the natural blush was leaving her cheeks. Small purple colored circles were beginning to appear at the bottom of her eyes.

Alice came in around one in the afternoon.

"Edward, how is it going?"

"Okay, I guess. She is constantly changing though. Her temperature has dropped, paler, I guess it's normal for us."

"Yes, I suppose it is." Alice was whispering, but I could still hear her over Bella's screaming.

"But, Edward, I think that this is the right thing to do."

"Yea, Alice, I agree with you. I just wish that she didn't have to go through so much pain and anguish. It seems so unreal."

"I know, but there isn't much longer to go, by tomorrow night it should be all done."

"Yes, Alice, I know."

"Edward?"

"What?'

"You do realize that the Volterra haven't shown up yet?"

"Yes, I do. Maybe they won't come until the transformation is complete." I listened as Bella let out another antagonizing scream.

"Yeah, maybe," Alice gave Bella a kiss on the cheek as well as she could as she screamed again, and left the room. I sighed; I wished Bella were through with this. She had around 28 hours to go, a day and a half.

The next and final day arrived. The Volterra hadn't appeared yesterday, and may not be here for a month. No one could really tell with them.

Bella had gone through the worst of the transformation yesterday. Now it was just a waiting process. She was no longer screaming and wasn't withering in pain. I figured it was okay to leave for a few hours, and maybe start thinking of what we would have to do when she was complete.

I walked down the stairs, I passed by Jasper, I could feel a calming sensation as he walked by. He had used his power on Bella yesterday; today it didn't seem to work as it did. I walked out of the house, I planned to talk to Carlisle later; first I had to clear my thoughts.

I ran once I was outside of the house, to the meadow, Bella and my meadow. I arrived, and sat down on the rock near the edge. I knew I had to be with Bella, but maybe time on my own was the right thing to do. Maybe I could finally understand why Bella wanted to be a monster, even though she strongly believed that we weren't. I wanted her forever, way more than she wanted me, if that were possible. I only wished she had made her reasoning clearer. But, still I was happy with her choice, no matter what she thought. I am attached to her. In fact, I was joyous, I couldn't be happier.

And, besides, my family loves her; there was no reason why she couldn't stay with us. Even Rosalie had started to like her. I sat like this for hours, not knowing how long it would be until Bella was complete. I was growing impatient, so I got up and quickly ran back home. As I walked into my room, I realized Bella wasn't the only one there, so was everyone in my family.

"Edward, Alice had a vision and she said Bella should be done any minute. Alice said not to call you because you were also seen in her vision," Esme said to my baffled look.

"Okay," was all I could manage to speak. I sat down on the edge of the bed, and watched as Bella's eyes flew open.