I peeled out of the parking lot and was at my house within minutes. I heard a loud crash and a someone cursing like a sailor- probably Emmett. Someone seemed to be talking to themselves- "how didn't I see this?"- Alice and Edward was more than likely at Bella's side because he was saying "it'll be alright love".
Another crash. A thud. A scream. A bang. A curse. Ah. Home sweet home.
Chapter 51: The Awakening
CPOV
Apparently Emmett got a brilliant idea to challenge Jasper to an Xbox game, which he really should have known better. Since everyone's emotions were haywire, Jasper thought it best not to. Until Emmett asked him again. And again. And again.
Pent up with irritation and frustration, Jasper eventually agreed. And beat Emmett. Who accused him of cheating. Which caused him to burst. They ended throwing around Esme's pots, pans, and knives while wrestling each other to the floor, effectively crushing the plasma TV, the Xbox and Esme's coffee table.
Image my surprise when I walked in. I grounded both of them after making them clean up the mess. Which soon turned into another disaster.
"This is all your fault Jasper." Emmett would mumble under his breath while they started to clean everything up. And even when they were working at vampire speed, there was a big mess.
Eventually Jasper's emotions, which were mixed with those of everyone else and included anger, irritation, frustration, nervousness, worry, pity, regret, and doubt, caused him to explode.
A tackle, a curse, and a good punch in the head before I could effectively stop them.
"Emmett! Jasper! Go to your rooms and stay there until Bella wakes up."
"But dad! It was his fault!"
"Carlisle! I can't help it!"
When I stood my ground, they tried negotiating.
"That's two days. Two whole days. What if I left with Alice and we went—"
"Yeah, I could leave with Rose and we could—"
"This is punishment, not a free excuse for another honeymoon. To your rooms and stay there. No hunting. And Alice will tell me if either of you try escaping."
Jasper smirked. Since he was Alice's husband she would surely go easy on him. Emmett knew this.
"That's not fair! He's married to Alice! She's not going to tell you anything! Not fair!" and he stomped up to his room, Jasper chuckling softly under his breath, following him.
I sighed. Boys will be boys.
I decided to check on Bella to see how she was doing. I knew she'd be fine but a father can't help but worry.
"How is she?" I asked Edward who was sitting beside her, his head down.
"Fine." He said curtly. I knew he wasn't being rude. He was just really stressed at the moment.
"You should talk to Alice. She has something to tell you." he said dully. I could tell that he wasn't himself when Bella wasn't around, well, awake and smiling. He needed her and her him.
I grinned. I was glad that all my children had found mates. I walked down a flight of stairs to Alice's room where her and Rose were sitting on her bed, talking quickly.
"Is everything alright? Edward told me to talk to you."
Alice jumped. That was a first. I was getting worried.
"Carlisle! You're home!" she said.
I looked over to Rose who wore the same mask of fear, anxiety and worry. What was wrong?
"What's wrong?" I asked urgently. I hoped I'd be able to fix it.
"Bella. Carlisle, I saw a vision of Bella and she had brown eyes."
"Are you sure that you just… saw the lighting wrong and her topaz eyes seemed brown?"
"Carlisle! I'm positive! I think something went wrong with her transformation or something."
"And I think it could just be her power or something from when she opens her eyes." Rosalie put in quickly. Ah, they were at a disagreement. I was surprised the roles weren't reversed and Rose wasn't worrying while Alice was.
"I've never heard of a power like that Rosalie. Becoming human?"
"No one said anything about becoming human. Her eyes just might be a funny color to attract her prey." Rose retorted.
"I doubt that. I think something might have gone wrong."
"But you saw her with red eyes? So something probably didn't go wrong."
I listened to both sides of the argument. If she did have the power to become human, that would be amazing, but that was never heard of.
"Hmm this is interesting. I think all we can do is wait and see. And I don't think anything's going to go wrong with the transformation Alice. I'm sure you would see that. And vampire venom doesn't just… become ineffective. Once it's injected and starts its way towards the heart, there's no going back. Oh and keep an eye out on Jasper and Emmett to ensure their captivity within the house. They're grounded for ruining Esme's living room."
And I walked out, my excitement for Bella's finished transformation into a vampire doubled.
EPOV
I watched Bella and the slow changes that occurred. Her already pale face became paler, the few blemishes on her face disappeared, her hair grew an inch longer, and her arms became more muscular. But to the human eyes, barely anything was different.
So I pretended to have human eyes. No matter how many physical changes Bella went through, she'd still be the same. And I'd still love. Forever.
"I love you Bella." And I gave her hand a squeeze.
The two days passed with exaggerated slowness; I remembered every second of each moment of agony that I had waited for my sleeping beauty to wake from.
I saw her arch her back as her heart started beating rapidly, as her heart thudded one last time, as her heart stopped. This time for good.
"Bella?"
BPOV
I remained still with my teeth clenched against the urge to scream and kick and cry, to beg Edward to take away my life and end that pain. I only moved when I felt the venom recede from my limbs and spread towards my heart, as it took off at a sprint and I could feel every cell in my heart burn. And then it stopped.
The venom started to fade, and with it the pain. I could suddenly hear everything, the cautious exhale of every family member, the soft brush of each grass blade hitting each other in the cool wind outside.
"Bella?" a velvety soft voice that I knew and loved.
I sat up in one fluid movement and opened my eyes. I saw everything. I saw each dust particle floating in the air. I saw the specks of dirt that ran along the edge of the wall. And I saw Edward.
His bronze hair, as messy as always, his dark eyes, and his nervous grin on his face.
It was like I could breathe- even though I didn't need to- again. He seemed to sparkle, to glow, even though the window was closed and there wasn't any sunlight.
I couldn't take my eyes off of him. He was even more glorious than I had ever thought possible. Every time I saw him when I was a human, none of it compared to what he looked like now. Now, he looked better than a Greek god.
"Edward." I breathed out. It was like a tinkle of bells together, a sound so unlike my old voice, yet so similar.
"Bella love, are you okay?" he slowly approached me, as if afraid that I'd run from him. Or attack him.
Was I okay? Yes, I was more than okay. I could be with Edward forever. I could live with the Cullens forever. But I felt the burn in the back of my throat. The need for blood. And I felt the ache in the back of my heart. The ache for Renee.
I nodded anyway. Yes, I was okay.
Then I noticed the presence of my other family members. Alice seemed to be frustrated yet relieved while Rosalie seemed smug. Carlisle looked curious while Esme and Emmett simply smiled. But through that simple gesture, I could tell that they were ecstatic.
My eyes landed on Jasper last. My eyebrows furrowed in confusion. He had small crescent white marks covering his neck, face and arms. What were they?
I stepped off the bed that I was on- Edward's bed- and slowly advanced towards Jasper. I held out my hand and gently ran my fingertips along one of his scars. It was smooth, like a scar that has formed after a wound healed.
I pulled my hand back as the whole family watched me. I could tell that Jasper was merely amused.
And then Rosalie gasped. My head, along with everyone else's whipped towards her. Her hand was covering her mouth and her eyes large.
Alice had already seen it coming because she was the only one who didn't look confused. Well, Edward read it from Alice's mind, so he wasn't confused. But I was.
"What?"
She walked up to where we were and ran her hand along the same spot I had touched. I noticed what she was pointing to. The smooth skin that no longer had a thin crescent scar. The smooth skin that was blank, the skin that was how it was supposed to be. It held no scar.
My eyes widened at the enormity of the situation. If I could do that, how much more could I do?
And then my throat burst into flames and I knew that I needed to hunt. I turned to Edward who nodded and took my hand. He pulled open the curtains and opened the window swiftly before we jumped out.
He was going to take me hunting.
So, it's two powers kind of. Edward CANNOT read Bella's mind but she's not really a shield.
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