"But I don't want a soul mate." Bella said with her brow furrowed in displeasure. My stomach clenched. She didn't want me. "All I want is my art." I sighed.
"There are some things in this world that are out of our control. Soul mates fall under that category. I never truly wanted one until today." I said for more my benefit than hers. "Besides if you live here you can have anything you want. You can have the best paints, brushes, and any other supplies you can imagine. Money is a nonissue." I tried to reason with her, convince her to stay with me.
"But Enzo, he asked for my hand in marriage." I growled and Bella started shaking again.
"Enzo is no one. If not for him giving you more happiness than pain he would have been dead days ago." I tried to keep the harsh edge out of my voice, but from the look on her face I failed. I cleared my throat and focused myself back on calming her down. "You have no obligations to anyone or anything beyond here and now. Anything you had with him previously is over." She teared up and I sighed. "You must forgive me for my brashness. I have been alive for thousands of years. I have seen countless mated couples and now that the same opportunity is within my grasp I am a bit out of my element. All I want is for you to be mine."
"It seems that our wants clash. All I want is a paintbrush in hand while you want me."
"Just give me a chance. You will be euphoric."
"But you aren't human."
"And not long from now you won't be a human either. Humanity is overvalued. As a vampire you will be stronger and smarter. You'll have to go three days of hell for an eternity of happiness. You'll have to kill humans, but you will get used to the act once you taste what they have to offer. You will struggle like we all had to, but in the end all of that will be a small price to pay for eternity."
Aro really doesn't know how to handle this situation delicately. What do you think of Bella's first line : "But I don't want a soul mate."? Was it facepalm worthy?