This chapter is dedicated to yayme2012 for Some kind of lusting thing – like a succubus? They make people fall in love/lust with them. But special mention to Edward-is-hunky, Steff1983, and shel2304. Thanks!

Here we go! This one is a little longer. I'll try to make them more lengthy in the future!

I'll answer this right now – Bella's power is not immunity to human blood. Period. I'm still working out all the kinks of her reaction, but she will definitely notice it. Someone was worried about that, so I thought I'd clarify!

BPOV

All of the pain is gone. I feel a little weird – I don't know, stretched out? But all of the pain is gone, so I open my eyes to find Edward hovering over me. I smile at him and he leans down to kiss me.

I want to tell him that I feel better now. I want to thank him and tell him I love him, but my throat is too dry.

I love you, Edward. Thank you so much – I feel better now.

The voice in my head, which sounds strangely like mine startles me and I get the sense that I somehow let it through something. Edward jumps and looks around then stares at me.

His mouth is popping open when I get a vision of me asking for something to drink. I feel that one slipping through, too. Alice walks over to some dead animals a couple yards away from me. She brings me one and instructs Edward to teach me how exactly to get to all of the blood and to make sure I drink up; there's more where that came from.

I see Austin and Tony running in. They must have been off hunting.

Edward gets up to get the other animal and I sense that Tony is about to make it disappear, probably as a "welcome to vampire world" prank, right as Edward hands it to me. It's the same feeling I got with my thought to Edward and the vision. This time, I hold onto it instead of letting it go.

Tony's wicked grin turns to a worried one, and Austin quietly asks what's wrong. It's weird that I can hear them even though they're still so far away from me.

"I'm trying to make the penguin disappear, but it's not working," he mumbles with strain in his voice; he's still trying to get the bird to vanish.

"Well, Alice, Edward; I know what they're concentrating on. Let's see about our new Bella." Austin is sounding a little smug at the fact that his power is still strong while his brother's is not.

I get the feeling of Austin's power, but I let it through because I'm still not sure what's going on.

"It's still good! Ha – maybe your power is fading!" I know that Austin will be gloating about this until whatever's wrong with Tony's power is fixed.

"Not likely," Edward intervenes. "Powers usually get stronger as we grow older. And everyone else's seems fine." He gives me a troubled glance.

I want to ask Edward what's wrong, but my mouth is so full of the warm blood that I can't say it. I get another feeling and hear What's wrong, Edward? in my head, and again it shocks me so much that I let it through.

Edward is so focused on wondering about Tony's power failure that he thinks I'm speaking out loud.

"Nothing, love. I just thought I heard something earlier," he replies, turning his attention back to me.

"What was that?" Alice asks walking over to kick a dancing Tony for making the clothes she was folding disappear.

"Bella just asked me what was wrong – didn't you hear it?" He's beginning to look worried again.

I think I've pretty much nixed the story I was going to put up before, but there's another one that I'm thinking of making. Please, please, please go to my profile and do the poll! It will really help me decide whether or not to make the new story. Thank you!

I don't really know what to ask for this one. Hmm… oh, okay. Question 13: What power would you want to get if you were going to be turned into a vampire?