I figured out that it must have been a few days that I was unconscious from the pain, from my transformation but as I stepped outside I could still smell the burnt remains of Victoria's body, even though the wind should have picked it up by now I could still smell it still.
I scrunched up my nose feeling disgusted but happy at the same time, she was gone (and also I could step outside without a jacket now) but I would never have to deal with her again, it was over.
I remembered why we were out here to begin with, Carlisle thought it was best I should feed now as to keep my energy up, I shuttered at the thought. This was the last step until I was complete, until I tasted that blood for the first time I guess, I couldn't really call myself a vampire until I did now could I? I took a deep breath as I stepped out on to the gravel driveway, turning around towards the door noticing it had been replaced completely, maybe blood was harder to scrub off than I thought. My eyes snapped down to the porch, there was still blood there. In puddles and a few splatters, it would probably take longer to rip up the boards. I tried to keep my eyes off the spots and placed them on Edward.
He stepped around these spots cautiously while I probably stepped right on them not noticing them until now. Edward stepped down in front of me, taking my face into his hands
"You ready?" I nodded quickly afraid that if I hesitated he would take me back inside but as much as I hated to admit it I was hungry the only thing filling my stomach were the butterflies.
"Let's go" he replied tensing up as he grabbed on to my hand, Emmett, Jasper, and Alice flanked us on either sides, Edward asked them to come along a little 'iffy' about how I would handle all this.
Our walk to the edge of the woods was silent and we all seemed to know to stop at the very tip of the driveway
"C'mon what are we waiting for?" Emmett asked anxiously clapping his hands together
"I'm starving" he started to intimidate the stretches a person would do before running, reaching his hands up in the air cracking his back a time or two. I smiled to myself but Edward remained silent, his jaw clenching and unclenching as he stared off in to the dark.
I was the first one to step out of line, pulling Edward along with me after a quick second of him hesitating, he was more scared about this then I was. We walked a little ways until we came to a clearing, just big enough to fit us all in.
"We're going to start running now" Edward announced to me and I took a gulp from my dry mouth.
"I'll be right here the whole time" he dropped my hand and I shuttered as I stared straight ahead of me, at a cleared path that would have been helpful a few nights ago, I pushed the memory out of my head, it seemed stronger than the others.
"You first" Alice squealed as she pushed me from behind, I dug my heels in to the dirt resisting her as best I could
"When she's ready" Edward spoke and Alice stopped
"I can wait" she said smiling understanding my frustration, I wanted to go I really did and I didn't know why I was so afraid, maybe because last time I was in these woods I was nearly killed.
"Well I can't" Emmett said agitated as he crossed his arms over his chest his legs itching to go
"Emmett…" Jasper addressed him as he rocked back on his heels looking at all of us
"You have to understand this is Bella's first time she just has stage fright" Emmett snorted at Jasper's reasoning and Edward interrupted them
"Well we can't expect you to understand" he shot a look at Emmett who threw his hands up in mock surrender
"What is that supposed to mean?" he asked raising his eyebrows
"Please Emmett the first chance you got you were already out here, you had no problem" Alice added placing herself next to me but turned to Emmett.
Emmett shrugged the conversation off and looked at me, I felt a little guilty that I was keeping these guys from there fun
"Edward maybe they should-"
"No" he cut me off and I looked back at him startled
"I'll be fine though"
"We don't know that" he said to me, shooting the other three a look. They nodded to a silent question and kept there ground, I sighed shaking my head, this was ridiculous how bad could I possibly get?