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Happily Ever After is Worth Fighting For:
A Bella and Edward Story Part 53
The whole house sprang into action. Edward reassured the twins that they would be out in few a few moments so that they didn't inadvertently hurt Bella. Carlisle rushed into the room, lifted Bella into his arms and carried her down to his office. Esme and Rosalie were there ready to assist with the babies, once they had been born. Emmett was readying the syringe that had to be filled with Edward's venom for Bella's transformation.
Before Bella was able to experience the second contraction, Carlisle had surgically removed the twins and handed them each to Rosalie and Esme. They cleaned the twins while he sewed up the incision. He knew that the venom would repair the damage but he wanted to do that for Bella. When he was done, he had the women hand the babies to Bella so that she could hold them for a moment before she would begin the transformation. Emmett snapped a few photos of Bella and Edward with the twins.
Elizabeth looked just like Bella with brown hair and brown eyes. Masen looked like Edward with his bronze hair but he had the green eyes which Edward had when he was human. They were the perfect replicas of their parents.
After kissing both of her babies, Bella turned to Edward and kissed him before letting him know that she was ready. Rosalie and Esme took hold of the twins and Edward told the babies that they needed to bite at the same time that he injected the venom.
The babies had already heard of the plan before they were born and were ready to help their mother in any way that they could. On the count of three, Edward injected Bella with his venom and the twins each bit her. Edward then bent down and sealed each bite with his venom so that Bella would remain flawless after her change.
Carlisle was the first to notice that Bella wasn't screaming in agony. When he voiced his observation, Edward chuckled.
The adults looked at him questioningly as he gazed at his children lovingly.
"Well, Grandpa, Masen wanted you to know that Uncle Tobias already explained this to you." Edward said with another chuckle.
"Masen's venomwill eliminate the negative aspects of the transformation."
"Incredible!" Carlisle stated in awe.
"I wonder what else will be affected by the venom." He wondered aloud.
"I guess we'll just have to wait and see." Edward mused.
He for one was thoroughly relieved that Bella wouldn't be in agony for her transformation.
Edward kissed the twins and allowed Rosalie and Esme to take them to get fed. Carlisle followed in order to start documentation of their growth and Emmett followed so that he could photograph everything for Bella.
Edward lifted his bride into his arms and carried her into their bathroom and ran her a bath. He washed her and then dressed her before placing her in their bed so that she could be comfortable. He then went down to Carlisle's office and tidied up so that Bella wouldn't be uncomfortable due to faint traces of her blood. Once he was finished, he had a shower and then returned to Bella's side. The other's joined him in his vigil, only leaving when the babies needed to be fed or changed.
Rosalie and Esme took turns reading the children fairytales. They enjoyed Sleeping Beauty and insisted that Edward kiss Bella in order to wake her when the time was right. Much to everyone's amusement, Edward agreed.
Charlie joined the family after work. Esme had made him dinner and invited him over to see the twins. He happily agreed. Before Charlie arrived, Carlisle reminded the twins that they were not allowed to bite their grandfather or anyone else for that matter. The twins exchanged looks with each other and their thoughts made Edward snicker.
"Carlisle, you have nothing to worry about. They already know the rules." Edward assured him.
Edward turned to the twins and said softly, "It's not nice to tell Grandpa Carlisle, Duh."
The room exploded in laughter.
Charlie was in awe when he saw the twins. Just like everyone else, he was wrapped around their little fingers. Since he didn't need to work the next day, he decided to stay until Bella woke up. Masen, with Edward as his voice, asked his Grandpa Charlie all about the laws. As Uncle Tobias had predicted, Masen was very interested in justice. Elizabeth just sat quietly listening as she played with his moustache. Charlie kept looking at her tenderly and whispered to her that her Mommy used to do the same thing when she was a baby. Elizabeth just cooed at him in delight at his words.
Everyone watched as Charlie bonded with his grandchildren. They were all happy that he didn't have to miss out on this experience.
Around midnight, the sounds of Bella's heart beating its last few beats alerted everyone to the fact that Bella would be waking soon. Edward, keeping his word to his children, leaned over and kissed his bride. Bella, having heard the conversations during her transformation, just giggled. It was music to everyone's ears. Bella then opened her eyes and looked at her husband. Edward looked into Bella's eyes and gasped.
"Bella?" Edward said in shock.
The others turned to look at Bella. The Cullens all looked at Bella in shock. Charlie had no idea what was making the others react the way that they were and said as much.
Esme rushed off to get a hand mirror and handed it to Bella so that she could see for herself. Bella took the mirror and then cautiously looked at her reflection. What she saw caused her to gasp in shock as well.
"I don't understand. What does this mean?" Bella asked the room at large.
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