S.R.S.T. Chapter 14

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This chapter is dedicated to EVERYONE!

(With a get well soon to MrsAmberCullenxx)

Previously

I lunged at Charlie, feeling this desperate need to rip his throat out and drain his body of the sweet, singing taste of blood. The smell was so irresistable that I could taste it in the air.

Jacob tried to block me, but I shoved him out of the way. All I could concentrate on was Charlie's terrified gaze and the sound of his blood flowing through his veins. If he tried to fight back, it wouldn't matter. If he hurt me, it wouldn't matter. He wouldn't be able to hold up long. Because I never gave up, and I was going to get what I wanted.

Bella's Point of View

Charlie was clearly in my vision now, the centre of my attention. I was about to spring on him when something held me back. I could feel the hard grasp of someone's hands on my arms. I hissed when I felt the heat of it. It was so hot that it felt like it was about to burn me.

I turned around to see what had grabbed me and saw Jacob. I hissed louder, spitting. How could my loyal "friend" do this to me? Why was he holding me back?

I struggled in his grip and scratched along his arms. I saw a thin trail of blood trickle from the scratch marks. Wow. My nails had got really sharp. Now I could use them to my advantage. I was about to rip Jacob's arm off when I heard a voice.

"Bella." I span to the sound of my name and saw Edward. I immediately snapped out of it. Charlie's blood was still pulsing deafeningly in my ears and I could still taste his blood in the air, but I let Jacob bustle me out of the room and out of one of the fire doors. I was thankful. It was the nearest exit.

Once we were outside Jacob let me go. I started shaking. Edward came over to me and held me tight. I started crying tearless sobs.

"I'm a monster", I cried into Edward's top. Edward pulled me out at arms length to make me look at him.

"I'm the monster", he said. "It's all my fault. I'm the one who turned you into this."

"It's my fault too", Jacob said, sounding ashamed. "I was the the one who brought Charlie in." Edward looked up from me to Jacob and his eyes narrowed, his features becoming hard.

"And don't think I'll forget that, dog", he said with conviction. "I'll never forget what you did to her. You made her think that she was a monster."

I could see that they were about to start a fight, but I positioned myself so that I was in between them and they couldn't get each other.

"Wait! Please don't!" I begged, waving my hands up in a mock surrender to get their attention. "You", I pointed at Jacob "didn't know that I was going to react that badly. Neither did I."

Then I turned to Edward "And you only did what I asked you and what you thought was right. I'd much rather be a vampire than be dead. Wouldn't you want it that way?"

Edward looked unbearably sad for a moment as he remembered me on my deathbead and I thought I actually saw his eyes water. But then he blinked and all signs of tears were gone. "Of course. But I didn't want to put you in pain." He whispered the last word, as if it was hard for him to speak aloud. I walked over to him and looked up at him, making him look down at me.

"You did what you had to do." I spoke the words clearly and gently. His eyes still looked distant, remembering images I wouldn't be able to imagine. "And I'm proud of you."

Edward's eyes focused and he looked at me properly. I reached out and found his hand. He wrapped his arms around me. We began to lean towards each other, holding each other tight. Then Jacob interrupted and the moment was lost.

"I hope I'm not bursting anyone's bubble", Jacob said, clearing his throat. "But doesn't Bella need to eat something?"

Edward and I sighed and pulled away from each other, but keeping our hands still intwined. It was Edward who spoke next.

"Yes, she does. We'll go hunting immediately." It was the cool, calm voice of a professional, someone who sounded like they had done this kind of thing millions of times. Jacob was instantly uncomfortable.

"Um, well, I'll drop out of that if you don't mind. I'll go and eat some human food." Jacob looked at me. "No offense, Bella." Then he grinned. I grinned back.

After Jacob went away I turned to look at Edward.

"You owe me a kiss."

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Emmett's Point of View

Hmm . . . that was very wierd. When I had phoned Jacob earlier he had hung up on me. Oh, well. He must've fallen asleep. Werewolves were like that. I'll give him some time to sleep. In the meantime . . .

I could go and see Jasper! I'd thought about convincing him, hadn't I? Don't answer that. I can't remember. BUT I'LL DO IT ANYWAY! YAY!!!

I got out my cell phone and dialed Jasper's number.

"What is it, Emmett?" Jasper asked, a hint of annoyance in his voice. Everyone talked to me like that.

"Can you meet me somewhere?" I asked, trying not to sound too suspicious.

"Why?" Jasper was definetely annoyed with me now.

"I just need to talk to you."

"Emmett, if this is going to be like you and Quil, then I can garentee that I will not come."

"No, no, no - this is nothing compared to me and Quil." Nothing happened with Quil. This would be a LOT better.

"Fine. If you want to talk, talk to me now."

"But pedifiles could be listening in on our call!"

"Emmett, pedifies use the internet. The big thing called the World Wide Web on the computer."

"Oh-my-God! The thing that you can watch Project Runwayscatchups on?"

"You don't even need to watch the re-runs. But yes, you can."

"Can pedifiles be on the Project Runways website?"

"Pedifiles can be EVERYWHERE."

I screamed and dropped the phone, stamping on it. Could pedifiles track broken phones too?! I screamed again and threw the phone into the distance, only then realising that I would have to burn it. Oh, man. Now I have to go and find it, and try not to get lost.

Edward's Point of View

Bella and I were running through the forest when a loud scream sounded. Bella stopped running to listen. I did the same.

"What was that?" Bella asked, looking for where the sound would've come from. The scream sounded again, making her jump.

"It's probably just a bird", I reassured her, although I doubt very much that that was a bird. It sounded too screechy.

We restarted running through the forest and I taught Bella how to catch her first meal (as a vampire). She was very good, considering she was a newborn, but something seemed to be bothering her.

"What is it, love?" I asked, watching her carefully.

"I'm still hungry", she said puzzlingly, looking at the drained deer at her feet with a confused expression.

"Don't worry, that's normal", I reassured her. "Newborns are normally more hungry than the average vampire. We'll go and find some more for you to eat."

We ran through the forest, carrying on hunting until I couldn't eat any more.

"Are you still hungry?" I asked her as she finished her tenth kill.

"Starving", she said, looking at the dead animal with an even more puzzled expression than before.

"Well, we don't want to risk you around any humans at this stage", I said, feeling rather confused myself. "We'll go and see if Carlisle is home."

We began running back through the forest, and as I watched her I could tell that she was worried. It was as if she knew it only takes seven animals, tops, to quench a newborn's thirst. And she'd gone through ten and she was still as hungry as she was when she'd woken up and nearly attacked Charlie. Something was very, very strange . . .

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Luckily, Carlisle was there when we got back.

"Carlisle, I've taken Bella hunting and she's still hungry", I explained to him. A concerned look came over his face. I could tell that this had never happened before (Plus I could read his mind to confirm it).

"How much did you eat, Bella?" he asked. Bella looked down.

"Probably about half the animal population in the forest", she muttered. Carlisle's eyes went wide.

"Ten", I told him. His blinked and nodded.

"Well, this certainly is an unusual case . . ." Carlisle began, but Bella's eyes suddenly looked like they were about to pop out of their sockets.

"Bella?" I asked. I wondered what was wrong. Was it anything Carlisle had said? Was it anything I had said? I hadn't meant to upset her.

Then I saw what Bella was looking at. There, on the kitchen counter, was a chocolate bar. Bella made a dash for it.

"Bella, no!" I raised my voice in panic. Hadn't I told her that she wouldn't be able to eat human food now she was a vampire? But knowing Bella, anything could happen.

And I couldn't stop her in time.

All Carlisle and I could do was stand there and watch as Bella stuffed the chocolate bar in her mouth and swallowed it whole.

Dun dun dun! How will Bella react? Will she react at all? Keep reading to find out. I know I haven't updated for ages and I'm so so sorry, but I always update whenever I can. That's a promise. Please read and review. Reviews are like smileys. They make people happy. And if I'm happy I can write a really good next chapter. So please, give smileys! :-D :-) :-P