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Tristan and Aurora had not made it back to the house yet. Edward took me to our beautiful room in silence. Edward was breathing hard and I was shaking. He sat me down on the edge of the bed and kneeled in front of me. He took both of my hands in his and we looked into each others eyes.

"Bella, I'm so sorry. I never imagined…" he said, ancient sadness filled his voice.

I placed my hand on his cheek; I realized if he could, he would be crying.

"I have put you in danger again…" he whispered.

"Nothing bad could ever happen to me when I'm with you." I whispered back, forcing him to look at me.

"Bella, I can't do this to you." he shook his head. "I can't put you in danger like this, I'm not worth it," he said.

"If you're not worth it… nothing is…" I breathed.

He grabbed me in a tight embrace and I heard his tearless sobs, as his body shook against mine.

"Save me Edward… it's what I want, what I've wanted since I found out what you were." I cried.

"Bella…" his voice moaned. "I can't… you mean so much to me- I won't damn you, not you, who have so much to live for."

"I won't be living without you… without you my soul would die. I won't let that happen… if we stay this way, I will not force my body to continue living." I said tears streaked down my face at the reality of what I was saying dawned on him.

"You wouldn't…" he gasped, but he heard the honesty and love in my voice.

"I would." I said.

"Bella-" he said pleading. Then there was a knock on the door. It was Carlisle. Aurora and Tristan had returned.

Edward and I walked in silence once again to the living room where Tristan, Aurora, Esme, Emmett, Alice and Jasper were sitting. I was reminded of what had happened to Rosalie. She was healing at least. All of the beings in the living room were watching us enter, except Tristan. He was staring over at the wall, his eyes looked empty. He was holding Aurora, who I could tell had been crying.

We silently sat in the same black leather chair as last night.

It was strange thinking that we were all here together, just like last night but now without Rosalie and now with different circumstances.

Edward pulled me onto his lap and Carlisle started speaking.

"We have a very large problem. I spoke to Darret about the intentions of his Master, and what this master would want of us. The Master Victor plans to make more vampires, there are in existence only 300, and he wishes to change that. As of today, he has lost 11 loyal vampires." He looked at Tristan and Emmett, both responsible for killings. Everyone looked at Tristan, who was responsible for 10. He was still staring at the wall, he looked even emptier.

The Cullens were looking at him with wonder, but I was looking at him with fear. I had a flash of his terrifying murderous face and shuddered and looked away from him. He noticed my actions and his eyes flashed to mine.

I saw such ancient sadness in the red gaze. His eyes told me that he hated what he had done, what he was. He was a killer, 'the greatest predator in the world'. I thought back to Edward's words the first time we had been to our meadow.

"I'm sorry." I breathed, looking back into the sinister eyes; my voice was barely a whisper. Everyone's heads turned between Tristan's and my face.

He let out a deep breath and blinked. His eyes turned a beautiful aqua and he looked at me for the first time.

He blinked again and nodded slowly at me. "You understand." His deep seductive voice was pained. He hugged Aurora tighter to him. She was silently crying again. She was scarred; I saw it in her face, scarred of losing him.

"We have much to learn about you Tristan," Carlisle sighed, seeing Tristan's pain. "We also have to learn about the threat that has been presented to us. Darret said that Victor plans to make 1,000 vampires and then come out of secrecy. This we will not allow!" Carlisle looked terrifying now; I had never once seen him this angry. He then turned to Edward and then to Tristan.

"No!" Edward roared at him.

"Edward, we knew that you would eventually… and it's what she wants." Carlisle voice was calming but full of authority.

"I will not!" Edward roared once more.

"Neither shall I!" snarled Tristan, standing up to his full height, towering over Carlisle.

I knew what they were talking about now, Carlisle wanted them to change Aurora and me.

"If we plan to stand a chance against Victor and his plan, we will need you and Tristan!" Carlisle was yelling now too. "Will you leave Bella and Aurora here to fend for themselves, or will you take them with us and put them in more danger than they can even imagine. … Don't think you two are the only ones who care for them! Bella is a part of this family and we don't want to lose Aurora either!"

I felt grateful towards Carlisle for saying I was part of the family, and that he wanted to change me.

Edward and Tristan were taken back by the reality of the situation; they had run out of time and options. Neither one of them spoke; it was silent in the room until Aurora's beautiful voice broke the tension.

"We have no choice anymore Tristan… it's what I've always wanted. It is meant to be this way." Her voice was sad and determined.

Tristan turned to her. "Rory, you don't understand, you don't know. … You saw me!" he pleaded, struggling for words.

"I saw you," she agreed. "And it didn't change anything! I love you too much to let anything change that. Change me!"

Tristan studied her beautiful face for a long time. "I won't let anything hurt you… if this is what you want… and you'll be safe… I will." he looked like he was dying just saying it.

"Everything will be okay… I promise." she said grabbing his hand.

Carlisle turned to Edward. Edward was looking at Tristan in shock; he swallowed then and looked at me.

"It was always meant to be, Edward. Don't you see that? I moved here, you were changed at 17, you can't read my mind, and you love my scent… We were meant to be together…" I said, speaking my mind, I had been thinking about this for a long time. "I am meant to be with you… forever."

"Bella… it's what I've wanted… but I can't kill you Bella, I can't." he explained to me.

"What part of giving me a life of love for all eternity is killing me?" I asked, scarred he wouldn't change his mind.

"Bella… we're monsters-" he started.

"You're the smartest, most caring beings I have ever met and I wish for nothing more than to stay with you all forever." I screamed at him, tears falling freely.

"Change her Edward." It was Alice's voice that came to my aid.

"Yes," added Emmett.

"I will not watch her die, Edward," said Jasper.

"You would both be happy..." Esme finally spoke.

Edward looked around at all of them, and then back at me. When he looked at me he smiled weakly.

"It's all I've ever wanted..." He said. I thought he was going to start crying. "Promise me you'll stay the same Bella?"

He brushed his hand over my cheek. "Always," I sighed.

"I love you Bella…" he whispered in my ear. Then I heard Aurora's loud gasp and an instant later I felt Edwards teeth sink smoothly into my skin.

I should cut everyone off right here and call it a chapter but that would be WAY mean, agreed?

Edward and Tristan had taken Aurora and me to Edward and my room and we were lying on the bed side by side. Tristan was standing next to Aurora holding her hand as her body racked with pain.

I was lying on her right and Edward was lying on my right, holding me tight to him. Everyone else was downstairs waiting and talking about what had happened in the clearing.

I couldn't believe the pain; I was hoping it would be so bad I would drift into unconsciousness. But it was so bad that instead of letting me slip into unconsciousness, it held me awake and aware of every moment of terrible pain.

The liquid fire spread from my neck and I felt the venom being slowly pushed through my veins. Every second was an eternity; every move I made resulted in a scream of utter agony. The moments of pain didn't blend together. Each second brought a unique wave of throbbing sting. The hurt that wracked my body was unbearable and I screamed until there was hot blood in my mouth.

Aurora surprisingly was managing to make almost no noise. I wanted to look over at her to see if she was okay, but I didn't have that kind of authority over my body. I was aware of Edward saying things to me but I couldn't process enough between waves of pain to understand any of it.

I was in this conscious state of agony for what seemed like a year, until I understood one thing Edward said, "It's the third day Bella."

Thank God! Salvation from this hell was coming! OH MY GOD, was my next thought. The pain was worse. I didn't think that was possible, but it was. It was very possible. I gripped the bed with my left hand, digging into the suede comforter cover. I felt a burning hot hand grab mine and I heard Aurora's beautiful bell-like alto voice cut through the pain to me. "Bella…" I heard the agony in that beautiful voice. "Bella, go to a place… uhhhh!" her grip got tighter as a wave of pain took her. As her grip tightened I felt my torture flare again. "Aurora!" my throat was raw.

"Bella," she said through gritted teeth. "Go to a place where… only you and Edward exist… and you're happy… find that place, Bella!" she said gasping in pain every statement.

I squeezed her burning hand as more pain hit me. It was like the essence of pain was waging its own personal war against my body. It was like I had done pain a terrible wrong.

I thought back to Edward and our meadow, our beautiful meadow. Edward was holding me and the sun was shining on his glorious sparkling skin and the wind was blowing his wonderful scent around me. Another wave hit me, but it was slightly dulled, I thought harder after the meadow and Edward. Pain seemed to be fighting me though; another thrill of pure torture ran through me and wiped all thought from my mind. The venom had spread through me completely and was doubling back, heading back to stop my heart.

All concentration I had had was shattered when I felt Aurora next to me violently convulse. Her chest went up in the air and her back arched, her head swung back and she released an absolute ghastly scream that shook me to my core. Her back relaxed and she collapsed onto the bed once more. Just as she hit the bed the same thing happened and another horrific scream ripped through the air as her chest shuddered and vaulted up to the ceiling again. Terror struck me, what was happening to her? Was it going to happen to me?

Then it did. I knew what had happened. The venom was stopping our hearts now. This was the most painful part of the transformation yet. My heart fought the venom with every ounce of my remaining strength. It was draining me without my permission, and it was utter torture. My heart pumped and my chest vaulted up to the ceiling as a war between my heart and the venom was happening inside me. I realized with shock that the scream in the room was mine but I couldn't close my mouth, couldn't stop the terrible noise.

I collapsed onto the bed again and I breathed once before my wretched hear pumped again. My back arched again and the pain struck. That was the last time my heart ever beat. The venom had won, my heart was defeated. A cold smooth feeling spread from my still heart through my veins, cooling the burn. The welcomed cool then spread from my heart to my closest bone and the feeling spread from one bone to the next and the fire was extinguished in them. The cool again spread from my dead heart to my closest muscles and it spread from muscle to muscle, tendon to tendon. A feeling of calm was spreading with the cool flow of anti-venom. The cool feeling spread from my heart one last time. This time it spread to my skin and I felt uplifted when the cool feeling reached my toes. It was over.

I felt delicate but strong. I could hear things I had never heard before. I opened my eyes and I saw things with sharpness and at a longer range than I could before.

I looked over at Edward and gasped. He was more beautiful than I could have even imagined before. I saw every incline and slope in his perfect face. He was an absolute angel, now more than ever.

"Edward," I breathed. My voice sounded different, smoother and slower.

"Bella," he sighed and we kissed for the first time. Our movements were no longer the practiced careful kisses we had once shared. It was free and smooth movements and we didn't hold back at all. If I could have cried I would have been doing so out of pure ecstasy. I had never been happier in my entire life. The room glowed.

"I love you," I said five minutes later, when we separated.

"I love you too," he sobbed, holding me close. "Bella, we're going to be okay… we really are." he sounded so happy and relieved.

"Yes… we will." I assured, running my hands through his bronze hair.

"We'll be together." said Aurora to Tristan. She said it very quietly but I could hear such a wider range now. I turned around quickly and almost fainted.

I knew that she would be very beautiful, but I wasn't prepared for what I saw lying in Tristan's strong arms, Tristan looked numb with disbelief himself.

I fell limp into Edward's arms at the sight of her. Apparently Edward wasn't ready for the sight either. When I bumped into him he fell backwards and we both hit the ground.

Edward quickly picked me up and set me back on the bed.

Aurora's bright red eyes widened, "What's wrong?" she sounded horrified at our reactions.

"You are the most beautiful being to walk this earth," Tristan said his voice was monotone, he couldn't believe his eyes. "Do you find something wrong with that?"

"What?" she sounded surprised.

"Well of course you are," I said. "What did you expect?"

She didn't answer for a few seconds and then the absolutely beautiful lips turned into an alluring smile. "You're not so bad yourself, Bella."

"What?" I asked Edward.

"You've always been beautiful to me… now no one will ever be able to disagree." He said with a cute smile.

"Let's go downstairs," said Tristan. "They have been up to visit, you know? They were worried."

"Yeah," I agreed with a smile. I wanted to see everyone's reactions to Aurora and me.

I jumped off the bed and noticed my cast. It was so light I didn't even notice it before. I reached down and tore it off as easily as if it was newspaper. I stared down at my hands for a few seconds, turning them over and studying them.

Edward laughed from beside me and grabbed my right hand and we ran down the stairs. No one was in the house and I was disappointed.

I noticed the room got darker and looked around surprised, why was it getting darker inside?

A loud bang issued from somewhere near by and I was frightened. What was happening?

A bolt of lightning struck right outside the house.

"What's going on?" Aurora shouted.

"I don't know!" Edward said and he hugged me close to him protectively. I felt extremely safe. The sky returned to normal and the lights came back on in the house.

Edward pulled me away from him and looked at me curiously and I felt shocked. Did I have something to do with this?

I didn't even get to voice that thought when a wave of super bright light rolled off of my body and Edward yelped and looked at his hands.

"You shocked me! Hard!" he accused, staring at me in wonder.

Aurora laughed. Alice, Esme, Jasper, Rosalie, Emmett, Carlisle walked in from outside then. They were all looking at me.

Then there eyes all flashed to Aurora. I laughed at the reactions. Emmett fell over completely, Jasper's eyes went very wide and he sank to a squatting position, breathing hard. Esme, Carlisle, and Alice seemed to be in a trance and Rosalie looked horrified, leaning up against the wall.

Aurora didn't look thrilled with their reactions and looked away from them quickly hiding her face by looking at Tristan. That didn't help much; he probably thought she was more beautiful than any of us. He fell over just like Emmett had. She exhaled sharply and looked around at us, frustrated and annoyed. Edward and I weren't ready for her beautiful face either and we just stared back at her. A beautiful melody started to play softly in my ears as I looked at her.

She snapped her hands over her perfect ears and her alluring voice called out, "Bella, control your emotions, it affects all of us now!"

I was surprised, was that my power? Another loud surprising bang issued from somewhere nearby and everyone jumped. I was in shock. Another super bright wave of light rolled off my body. I wished that would stop happening… it is getting a little annoying. An irritating buzz filled my ears.

"Sorry," I said.

Alice was laughing now. "Oh our little emotional Bella, it's not that surprising that we can all feel your emotions now. We used to see them on your face so easily."

I should have blushed at this but I couldn't. Instead the room got a tad bit warmer. Everyone laughed.

Please review. Aurora's power is coming up in my next chapter and we explore Bella's more. She also gets to learn some cool new tricks! Hehe. I can't wait.

Review. All the nice reviews made me write this one so fast.