Chapter 11 – The Shower
Seth's POV
I lay in the bed I had been directed to for the night, tossing and turning, unable to sleep, when it happened again. The pain struck and I bit back my screams. I tried to fight the pain but it was too much, I felt the tears run down my face and I knew that they were not normal tears, but it didn't stop. The pain was so much I could not make myself fight it, so I gave in. It intensified the second I stopped fighting and I felt the uncontrollable urge to phase which I gave in to. Phasing had never been this difficult, or slow, or painful before, and when it was finally over I opened my eyes to see the door fly open and my sister standing next to Jasper in the doorway. The rest of the Cullens were stepping in behind them.
I could feel the liquid on my cheeks but I did not touch the blood, I didn't want to make a mess. I could have sworn I had phased, but I was definitely still human.
"Sorry about the blood." I apologised shakily, knowing that I had most likely gotten some on the sheets. My voice sounded unfamiliar and I was breathing heavily, thankful that the pain had stopped. "I think I need to take a shower." I noted and Esme stepped past the others to help me up.
My steps seemed unsteady and it took me a moment to walk, even with Esme's help with the task. On the way down the hall I received quite a few odd looks; Edward in particular was staring at me in shock. Once I arrived at the bathroom I mumbled my thanks to Esme and walked in on my own unsteady legs.
I approached the mirror and was shocked by what I saw. How had I not noticed my hair before now? I thought as I viewed my feminine face. My long brown hair fell halfway down my back and my long thick lashes were coated in my own sticky blood, which had made trails down my slender face. My cheekbones were much softer and less defined; the same went for my jaw line that was so sleek and feminine I hardly even looked like me.
I was much shorter as well and my body was far slimmer than before. And then there were the breasts. I decided to ignore the rest of my body, that was just too weird to think about at the moment, and I looked upon my face once more as I turned on the tap and washed away the blood. With my face now clean I could see my eyes were softer, rounder, and more defined by my lashes.
Having finished critiquing my face I turned the shower on and undressed. The fabric felt strange as it slid off my unfamiliar body. The water was also odd as it poured over my new naked form.
I did not wash myself, I just stared at my hand for a moment, before reaching out to touch it. My skin felt so soft, and I ran my fingers down my arm, then shoulder. I proceeded to explore my new body with my hands, although some areas I deliberately avoided.
Although I would not touch my breasts, I could not help but look. It was kind of sad that the first naked breasts I ever saw wound up being my own.
As my fingers trailed feather-light touches over my stomach a strange tingling sensation shot through my body at my touch and I quickly retracted my hand as though it were poisonous. Never doing that again, way too weird.
I decided instead to play with my hair, that was new. I had never had such long hair before, it was strange, interesting. I twisted the wet strands between my fingers and thought about how I would have to adjust to this change. Would I just ignore it like I ignored my fur and let it do whatever. Or would I have to look after it? I should probably do that actually.
I saw some shampoo and conditioner outside the shower and reached for it curiously. I know it may seem stupid, but washing my hair was one of the strangest things I had done in my life. It was so long, and my whole body felt different. The suds running down my back was just crazy, and it was irritating to have to make sure that I got every strand covered in the product. It was strange, and new, and crazy, and frustrating, but overall, it was actually rather relaxing.
Authors Note: Not the longest chapter in the world and some of you may already have guessed what was happening to Seth, Aislynnrose2010 did at least.
~SophieAngel69