Second Half of Unknown

Edward Cullen's POV

My darling Isabella had been turned into a monster. This was something the I NEVER wanted to happen to her. My baby Bella was the most precious thing in the world to me, and I was so upset to be responsible for her change. Though I know it's what she truly wants, it seems unfair to be taken away so suddenly from a human life. No one should want a life like I have – the monster.

When I went to visit Bella, I was absolutely taken away by her beauty. Before, I thought she was the most beautiful and gorgeous girl in the universe – but now, she was literally and angel. If such things as God and Heaven existed, Bella would be the most special angel up there.

Carlisle had set-up a secret invisible room to keep Bella away from the world right now. It would be a tough time for her. When I arrived there, Bella was in some kind of trance. Soon I realized that she was tired, and thought she would be able to fall asleep. She had obviously forgotten that Vampires can't fall asleep. Muffling a chuckle, I made my way over to her bed.

With excitement, I have her a kiss and curled up beside her. Everything was so different now. I was not tempted to kill my beloved this time, and she was so much easier to cuddle without the thirst. I loved my Bella to death, and I couldn't wait for her to wake up.

Suddenly, with thrashing and uncontrollable sobs, Bella came out of her trance. Her actions were frightening and I did my best to console her. I used words that were familiar to her, even if they couldn't be possible.

"Bella Baby, you're only dreaming, it's ok!"

Though this was not possible for a Vampire, it was something Bella was used to, and hopefully she would understand that everything was just fine. I hated seeing my love in such pain and confusion.

After I calmed Bella down, I explained the entire story. She tried so hard to convince me that her change was not my fault. Even so, I could not shake off my intense feelings of doubt and regret. Well, that is until Bella and I somehow fell even more in love than we already were. How was that possible? I thought that previously, Bella and I were more in love than any other coupled in the world.

Slowly, the anticipation grew between us. I could sense something incredible; I just wasn't prepared for what I would feel. Gingerly at first, our lips touched. Everything inside of me changed. Warmness grew inside like nothing I had ever felt before. Gradually, our lips moved harder and locked tighter in a more passionate movement. This was something we (well, Bella) could only dream about before. If anything like this would have happened, I would probably have unintentionally murdered her right there on the spot. It took everything inside of me at that moment to not cave in and do anything that Bella's father, Charlie, would kill me for. As we pulled away from each other, the only thing I could do was hold her. Just the blessing of still being alive was a mystery to the both of us. But this newfound passion almost frightened me. It scared me that I felt so much for one person. I was afraid to let go of her. I feared she would disappear and I would never see her again.

"Edward?" I heard Bella's voice call out to me in the progressing darkness.

"Yes, my love?" I pulled her in closer as I waited for her response.

"I love you", she whispered in my ear.

"I love you too, sweetheart", I said.

Isabella Swan was the most angelic creature EVER. I couldn't not even believe that she had chosen to be with me, the monster, for the rest of her life.

In a sudden flash, Bella went back into a trance. She didn't blink her eyes for a full two minutes. For the first half of this time, her face was twisted in a pained expression, and she looked terribly confused and frightened. Then, ever so gently, her expression changed to one of pity. When she finally blinked and came back to reality, I just waited. She spoke first.

"Edward! First, I saw you attacking Vincent. It was as if her were afraid of you…" her voice trailed off as she came into deep realization.

"I think", she started, "I think that I can see the deepest fears in people. What does that mean?"

How she came to realize this, I did not know. I didn't know how to answer her, so I wanted to hear the rest of her story.

"Baby, what else did you see?"

With hesitation and slight frustration, Bella tried to remember everything else she saw.

"I think I saw Alice. Alice and Jasper were curled up on the couch. Then, it was as if the entire world went dark. When the lights went on again, Jasper wasn't there, and Alice began sobbing."

Poor Bella looked so frustrated. Right off the bat though, I knew what was going on. Vampires sometimes have certain "powers", if that's what you want to call them. For example, I can hear peoples' thoughts, and Alice can see the future. It now occurred to me that Bella had the ability to witness a person's biggest fear. This could be very useful. Considering if we ever needed to hurt someone for our protection, we could discover their largest weakness and have an advantage. Clearly, Vincent's biggest fear had been me catching and murdering him. My sister Alice was afraid of losing her one true love, Jasper.

I tried explaining this to Bella, and she seemed almost happy to have been given such a cool gift.

"But the key is though honey", I told her, "You have to learn how to control it. You can't just go into random trances like that."

Bella smiled at me slightly, and then said:

"Edward, I guess now I really am a Vampire"

"Yes, my love, you really are." I pulled my baby in close and we rested that way for the rest of the night. Occasionally we talked, but for the most part, we just remained in each other's company, falling more and more in love.

My poor Bella must have been so exhausted, I could tell. With the combination of physical strain from the changing combined with the emotional aspects, she would be wiped out. This was not easy for her. I was proud of Bella though. She was handling this in such a calm way.

I smiled at her as she lay, and found myself in my own kind of trance. I was just so stunned by this girl. She was so precious – a mere blessing from God. Her very touch made me want to melt. Bella was the most gentle and delicate creature I had ever laid eyes on. In fact, Bella seemed so fragile to me that I was always afraid of breaking her. So many times I had seen her in pain. One thing I now wished for is that she would have more coordination and would not hurt herself as much. Seeing my Baby Bella in pain was complete torture. There were times that I just couldn't handle it and had to shut my eyes.

Ever since I met Bella, it had been a struggle to keep her alive. So many times in the beginning, I wondered why on EARTH I was going to such lengths to protect a silly, human girl. It was at times like these – holding her against my body, that I hated myself for the way I thought back then.

I didn't want Bella to ever see my biggest fear. That would something neither one of us could handle, for my biggest fear was anything that would take her away from me.

Pushing away these thoughts from my mind, I nestled my cheek against hers, and laid still, feeling her body heat warm me. At times like these, everything thing bad in the world would disappear. All that mattered was Isabella Swan and me.