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Based on characters created by Stephanie Meyer in her Twilight series

Done By Dawn

Chapter 11

Bella had reached the top of her lower abdomen when she felt Edward enter the room. Her concentration did not falter, though. She continued her search for the vampire DNA. Layer by layer, she searched. As she entered the top of her uterus, she found DNA similar to what she was looking for, but she knew it was not her vampire DNA. Her mind marked the spot, then quickly returned to the horse DNA. She examined it and discovered that she was able to tell what color horse it had come from. Just as quickly, Bella returned to the DNA in her uterus. She examined it, as she had the other sample and realized that this belonged to Renesmee. Bella smiled broadly as she realized that she would always carry something of her daughter, with her.

Edward watched as Bella suddenly smiled one of the largest smiles he had ever seen on her face. For the thousandth time, he wished he could read her mind. As hard as it was for him, he continued to wait for Bella to come back to him. He watched as the smile slowly faded as she continued to focus as she had before. He also could hear the others as they gathered outside the barn.

Jenna stood behind the group and watched Edward's mind, as he watched Bella. She had a smile on her face, as she realized what it was that Bella was doing. She could have sliced through Bella's shield, but it would have disrupted what she was trying to do. She remembered her trials with finding out how to work with the DNA samples her body had unknowingly collected. She hoped that Bella had better luck than she had. Especially with some of her early tests.

Bella thought she may have found the secret to finding the location of the samples she needed. The horse had been in her fingertips. Renesmee had been at the top of her uterus. Her search area jumped lower and Bella found vampire DNA. She smiled as she brought it forward and felt her body begin to change.

"No!" she suddenly yelled and her eyes snapped open.

Edward was up and against the wall in a blur of movement.

"Bella?" he whispered incredulously. "Is that-"

"Oh—fuck me!" Edwards voice replied to him.

"Absolutely not!" Edward responded to her.

"I'm sorry," Bella saw her reflection in the window of the office that faced the front of the barn. "What have I done?" Bella wanted to cry, but she couldn't. Vampires don't cry, she reminded herself.

"Bella?" Edward spoke softly to her. "Do you feel alright?"

"I was looking for my vampire DNA," Bella began to explain. "I found the horse's in my fingertips. I found Renesmee's at the top of my uterus. Then I found this definitely vampire DNA—lower." Bella hesitated to say the words, but when Edward looked at her quizzically, she had to explain. "At the bottom of my cervix, in my vagina. Well, I thought it was mine."

Edward tried everything he could, not to smile, but was failing miserably. Bella began to flush the brightest shade of red, as she watched him try to hold his laugh.

"Bella, my love," he started without making a move toward her, "If location of the DNA has anything to do with where you will find it, then it's only logical to-"

"Yeah—yeah. I should have known. But when I found it, I just got so excited."

"You released it before you realized that it was mine?"

"Oh Edward!"

Edward knelt next to her again.

"I feel so odd doing this," he said as he took one of her hands in his, and wrapped his other arm around her waist. "Lets go talk to Jenna. She may have some ideas." Edward helped her to stand, then stood by her/himself, as they walked out of the barn.

"Oh my!" Esme couldn't help but react.

"Edward!" Bella/Edward clasped her hands over ears and doubled over as soon as they left the barn. "You all find me repulsive!" Bella yelled and ran back into the barn.

Edward gave a small smile, to those assembled. "Maybe you should all make yourselves scarce," Edward advised everyone.

"Sort of forgot about the mind-reading thing, bro" Emmett hung his head and took Rosalie's hand and took off.

The rest of the group scattered, except for Jenna. She followed the two Edwards into the barn. She found Bella/Edward curled up in one of the clean and empty stalls. Edward was sitting against the wall, his knees drawn up to his chest, and running his hand through his hair.

"Don't touch me!" Bella/Edward demanded.

"Bella, dear," Jenna began, "you have no idea the—accidents that occurred when I was trying to become human again. You can fix this."

Bella sat up in the straw, and looked from Edward to Jenna.

"I was so excited when I finally found it. And so tired. I just let it loose. Vampire DNA is much more aggressive than horse DNA."

"Does that truly surprise you?" Jenna squatted down to talk to Bella.

"I guess it shouldn't."

"Putting it back is going to be difficult." Jenna looked thoughtful. "You can stay in this form, to look for your own. But the differences in the bodies may make finding it, and remembering the location, a bit tricky."

"I can't stay this way." Bella was adamant.

"OK," Jenna stood up over her daughter. "Then let's do something about it."

Edward and Bella/Edward stood as well.

"I'll do what I can to help. Try not to fight me, Bella. This is going to feel really strange, but try to work with it."

Jenna reached out to Bella/Edward, and held her hand.

"Physical contact can help make the connection stronger." Jenna spoke softly. "Now close your eyes and lead me to the place where you found Edward's DNA."

Jenna's mind followed Bella's as they rushed toward her cervix. Once there, the two worked together to pull the vampire DNA back into its hiding place. With every pull, the aggressive sample tried to escape and remain dominant, but with Jenna's strength supporting her, Bella began to gain ground. As the last of Edward's DNA was tucked back into its vaginal hiding place, Jenna carefully withdrew her support. Edward reached out and caught Bella as she collapsed.

"I'm sorry," Bella's voice was barely above a whisper. Tears began to roll down her face, as she clung to Edward's shirt and tried to burrow her head into his chest. Edward held her securely as her tears turned to sobs.

"Nothing to be sorry for," Edward cooed to her. "Shhh, Bella, please." Bella slowly lifted her head to look into Edward's eyes. "There's nothing to be sorry for," he smiled at her. He watched as her eyelids became to heavy for her. As the last of the sobs left her body, she fell into a deep sleep.

"OK," Jenna whispered. "Time to get her into bed. Big shopping day tomorrow." Edward gave her a confused look. "The Volturi?" she reminded him. "Letting them know where you all are?"

"You can't be serious," Edward said, as her began walking to the house with Bella sleeping soundly in his arms.

"Quite serious. Aro and Caius will regret the day they ever heard the name of Bella Swan."