Disclaimer: Stephenie Meyer and JKR own every person, place, or thing but the plot.
CPOV
We get the girl to the infirmary. She has lost too much blood not including what Edward has taken. We put her on an operation table and set to work on assessing the damage. I wonder if it isn't too late for us to suck out the venom and avoid the change.
"Alice?" I ask her. I can't help but be a little hopeful. We had a good reaction time between getting her here from the time Edward bit her.
"No, I am sorry. It is too late." Well… there goes that idea. Poppy is looking at us questioningly.
"I was wondering if sucking out the venom would work. It is too late. The best we can do is stop the blood loss and let the change heal any other internal and external damage."
We set to work to stop the blood flow. Poppy gave the girl a couple of potions to hopefully dull the pain of the change. The girl so far has been extremely silent which is highly unusual for the amount of pain she is in. I am the only one that I know of that remained silent during my transformation.
"Alice, what do you see us doing for a cover story? We can't just have the girl go missing."
"Her name is Bella. She was flying from Phoenix to Forks actually. Her father is Charlie Swan. If we let him know we have any involvement with her then it gets back to the wolves of La Push." Of course it would be someone with connections to our past.
"Our best option is for us to wait for her to wake up. Making decisions without her input is not a wise decision within all possible future outcomes." Alice is right. It is her life and we shouldn't decide for her.
We crowd around the girl and I can't help but think where everything went wrong. One second we had the upper hand and the next minute everything went to hell. Poor Edward is going to beat himself up about this. I just hope Hermione can pull him back from this funk. Edward's control rivals my own so for him to lose his control must mean that this girl is his singer. I hope the girl, Bella, won't be bitter about her disposition like Rosalie was. The girl can't be more than 18, possibly 17 years old. So young. She still has yet to move or make a sound and that worries me a great deal. I was so lost in my thoughts that I barely notice Esme, Rosalie, Emmett, and Cedric approach. They look down at the girl with horror.
"I take it you all were too late to save her. Poor girl." Esme states as she smooths back Bella's hair gently.
I knew it was going to be hard to tell the others that Edward is the reason the girl is here. It is nearly impossible to resist your singer so I hope they understand.
"Not exactly. We made it on time to save her. We managed to destroy the vampire who was after her. He is the reason for the majority of the injuries inflicted on her. She was losing a lot of blood by the time we reached her." I have to take a brief pause in order to get my nerves together.
"She is turning. Did he bite her before you got there?" Rosalie asks.
I can't bring myself to form the words. I just shake my head negatively.
"Carlisle." I look up at Esme as she says my name. "Where is Edward and Hermione?"
"The girl. Her name is Bella." I gesture to the still form on the table. "She was Edward's singer."
"Edward bit her?" Emmett asks shocked. From beside him I can see Rosalie's and Esme's matching expressions of horror.
"Yes. We didn't know she was his singer. He didn't have his synthetic blood before we left this morning. It was all too much for him to resist." Please understand. He didn't mean it.
"Poor Edward." Cedric states. As soon as the words are out of his mouth Rosalie's head snaps in his direction. This is not good.
"POOR EDWARD? ARE YOU INSANE!? HE KILLED HER!"
"She is not dead." Cedric defended. "She is in transition. We can help make the best of the life she has now. You know as well as I do Edward is probably beating himself up about this. It is probably killing him inside."
"AS IT SHOULD! HE BIT HER! HE TOOK AWAY ANY CHANCE SHE HAD OF A NORMAL LIFE."
"Rosalie. We get that you are upset but not everyone feels the way you do about the subject. I have good insight of what is going to happen in the future and I will tell you that Bella will be very happy after she gets over the initial shock of things. Trust me when I say the girl handles weird well. Edward is taking it worse than she ever will."
Now that is something. She won't be too upset. I feel grateful because it eats at my soul almost every day for what I did to Rosalie. I couldn't just leave her there, even if that is what she wanted. She is finally getting her chance at what she wants at life.
"Rose. I am asking you not to make Edward feel any worse about the situation. I am not saying you should support his choice but there is no reason to kick him when he is down. I know what is like to regret your actions knowing they forever alter someone else's future happiness. It is not a good feeling."
She looks at me and gives me a slight nod.
"She is really pretty. Edward sure knows how to pick them." Cedric states breaking the tension. "She almost looks like a real version of Snow White just lying there."
"I guess that makes you Dopey." Alice shoot back at him with a smile.
"Well, I never!" Cedric gasps in a mocking manner. "I am going to find my twin so that he can defend my honor." I can't help but smile how different that boy is from his other gloomy counterpart.
"No wait." Rosalie interrupts. "I will go to Edward." Everyone looks at her skeptically.
"I won't beat him down. I have a good life now and there is nothing in the way of stopping this girl from having a happy life as well. I see that now. I can make Edward see that. Besides, I think it will mean more coming from me."
I am stunned. I know this is affecting Rosalie more than she is letting on but she is right. Edward would listen more to her knowing her old beliefs.
"Go to him. Make sure he doesn't close in on himself." I tell her. She nods and heads towards Hermione and Edward's tower. I just hope she can get through to him.
EPOV
I heard the knock on the door and my whole body went stiff. I know it was one or some of my family members on the other side of that door and I can't stand the idea of receiving the angry or pitiful looks that they will shoot in my direction. Hermione unclasps herself from my grasp and goes to answer the door. I can hear a little scuffle going on between her and whoever was there before I hear two steps of footsteps making their way back to me. Hermione comes in with Rosalie in tow. Rosalie? She is the last person I would expect to come see me, especially now. She probably couldn't wait to rip into me. I deserve it.
"Edward, I am going to go check on the girl. Rosalie is here and wants to talk to you." Before I can even protest Hermione is out the door.
"Hey Edward."
"Hey." My voice is hoarse. I look at her waiting for her to start yelling.
"I am not here to yell at you." Sure you're not…
"I deserve it." I do. I deserve much worse.
"No you don't. It was an accident Edward. Yes, it effected that girl's life forever but that doesn't mean that it will be a bad life for her. Who knows? She could be better off."
Okay, who is this woman? This is certainly not Rosalie… Rose hates our life and doesn't find any part of it redeemable.
"As you know I had a recent change of opinion due to Henry. It is more than just that though Edward. I think deep down I always enjoyed parts of being a vampire. Having a family forever, the beauty, the strength. I honestly think the only part I struggled with was not having kids. Magical Britain has opened many doors for us. We aren't restricted like we were back in Forks. We have an opportunity to be ourselves. The best thing for us to do now is help that girl to adjust to our lifestyle. You can't help her if you are sitting here feeling sorry for yourself. We all know you would take it back if you could. You will have the chance to explain yourself to the girl as well so you can earn her forgiveness. You made a mistake. It is now up to you to fix it."
She is right. I can't help the girl if all I am doing is just laying around feeling sorry for myself. I owe it to her to try and help her as best as I can.
"You are right, Rose. She deserves more from a sire than what I have been."
"Good, now get up and get changed. We are going to check on Bella." Bella?
"Yes, her name is Bella. Bella Swan."
Alice must have checked into her future already. I hope she sees forgiveness within mine.
BPOV
I was immediately relieved when someone else flew into the bathroom. Their speed seemed inhuman and when the blur straightened out to reveal a pixie-like girl I still wasn't scared. Something inside of me, call it a gut instinct if you will, is telling me there is more to this girl than can meet the eye. So far the guy with unimaginable strength has managed to beat the hell out of me. I feel myself slowly losing consciousness but I don't allow myself to fully succumb. The girl is shortly followed by others. Each of the people look inhumanly beautiful. I wonder what they are.
"Forget the plan. Tear him to pieces!" the Pixie states. All of the new comers chase after the red eyed stranger. They were moving too fast for my eyes to keep up. Where they super heroes? The next thing I know they are popping off the guy's head. Well… That is gross.
A man resembling Zeus makes his way over to me and starts to tend to my wounds. His hands are freezing and it is painful on my hot, bruised body.
"Edward come help me check over the girl. Keep her leg elevated. She is losing too much blood." Zeus states. This causes another male to move towards me. I am barely conscious now but I can't help but think this guy is Adonis personified. That is what they are… gods. The guy tenses up and grasps me in his arms roughly. Umm ouch. I don't appreciate being manhandled when I am already in pain. The guy bites into my neck and I feel a rush of pain that I have never felt before. Oh gods… just kill me. I lose consciousness but my unconscious mind keeps going.
For a while all I can concentrate on is pain until it finally evaporates. If I make it out of this that Adonis is in for a hell of a beating. The pain is at least gone but I can't move. I can make out the muffled tones of people around me.
"I am so sorry. I hope you aren't in pain anymore." The tone is smooth like velvet. I wonder if it is Adonis. After all, he is the only one who has wronged me recently.
"You are in the middle of the transition. We will help you through all of this. I hope you decide to stay with us. You will have to for a little while. It isn't really safe to be around humans until you get your strength under control."
Humans? What the hell am I turning into?
"Being a vampire isn't all that bad. Don't listen to Edward." This voice has the same velvet tones but is a little more… light hearted. Less brooding. Wait…. VAMPIRE?!
"I have only been a vampire for a few months but so far I find it awesome. I don't have to lie to my family though. They are wizards so they know about vampires. Your parents are probably muggles." What the fuck is a muggle? And he thinks his parents are wizards? Is this some sort of freaky cult?
"That is okay though. We can cast a glamor on you to make it appear like you are aging. We already have synthetic blood to make the thirst go away so you won't go crazy with blood lust." Eww… blood. Blood has always made me nauseous. At least they won't keep my away from my parents. What did he mean make me look like I am aging? My dad is going to flip when I don't show up at the airport. I wonder how long I have been here.
"She will awake within the hour." A delicate female states.
"You hear that Snow White? It is almost time to wake up. It is a shame you don't need a kiss to do so." If that is Adonis, well, that is the least he can do. I wouldn't mind that one bit. Just don't bite me again… asshole.
I slowly begin to get the feeling back in my body. I start by wiggling my toes and moving my fingers. The sensation slowly trails up the rest of my body meeting in the middle at my beating heart. My heart is beating so hard that I feel like it is going to explode out of my chest; until, it stops all together. I open my eyes and immediately look at the faces surrounding me. They look weary of me but I can make out the pixie, Zeus, and two Adonis'. Hmm… Two of them. No one is saying anything and I don't do well in awkward situations. You put a bunch of awkward people together and you get more awkwardness… I have to break the silence. Think Bella… Think.
"I hate ferrets!" My voice sounds like bells. They look at me like I am crazy. Well, it isn't like they were offering up much conversation. Maybe I should explain myself.
"In third grade my friend Aaron brought a ferret to school against his parents' wishes. It escaped his backpack and it ran up my pants leg. It scared me so bad I peed myself. I was super embarrassed." Again… They keep staring. Just staring. Until Adonis breaks out in peals of laughter. That set everyone else off and they laugh uncontrollably.
"Well I didn't see any of you offering up conversation." I say sneering in their direction.
"Sorry about that." Zeus says shamefaced. He goes around introducing himself and his family. I learn that his name is not Zeus but Carlisle and the one that bit me, Edward, has a twin named Cedric. They give me a brief history of their pasts before being a vampire and turning and how different it is here in magical Britain. I must say… the look good for their age.
"Hey Snow White." Cedric says. Ahhh… he must be the one with the sense of humor.
"Bite me." I say with a smirk. That set's Cedric off again but causes Edward to grimace. I can't help but roll my eyes.
"So… I am a vampire." I state. Carlisle nods. He begins to explain everyone's backgrounds and tells me about coming to magical Britain. Somewhere during he made me believe he wasn't crazy. It was either him or the fact that I don't have a pulse… either way the job was done.
"So where is this synthetic blood?" the pixie, Alice, holds out a bottle of red liquid like she knew I was going to ask for it. Which she did… since she can see the future. Creepy.
I sniff the liquid before I drink it to make sure I don't pass out. It doesn't smell like rust and salt; like typical blood. I take a wary sip and it actually tastes alright. I work my way through the bottle while they continue staring. Surely I am not that fascinating… I am pulled out of my musing by the wonder twins.
"Do you?"
"No. Do you?"
"No."
"Edward, Cedric, what are you two going on about?" Carlisle asks.
"We can't read her mind. Jasper can you feel her?" The vampire shakes his head negatively. I knew about their gifts from Carlisle's explanations. I wonder why they don't affect me.
"That is odd seeing as Alice can view your future." Carlisle muses.
"Right, so…." I don't know what to say. I just didn't want awkward silences again. Who knows what else will come out of my mouth.
"You have pretty eyes." Cedric says.
"Thanks." I say sarcastically. Not really they type of conversation I was shooting for.
"So can I get off this table?" I ask the doc.
"Oh yeah, you are free to move around. Don't be surprised if you are little disoriented" He states as he shoos the others away from me in order to give me room to move.
Everything is extremely clear. I am up and off the table before I can even blink. Holy shit! I am fast. Super-fast. I walk around the room at a fast pace until I see something that stops me in my tracks. My reflection. HOLY SHIT I AM GORGEOUS! I look nothing like that awkward teen I was before arriving to the airport. Nice. I finally have a chest. Whose clothes am I in? I have a booty!
"I look completely different." I say to the others.
"That is typical. It is a result of the transformation." Edward informs me. I nod in his direction. His every word is full of pain. I can't help but feel bad for the sucker, even if he did kill me.
"I am not mad at you, you know." He looks back at me in shock.
"You should be. I took your life…" Okay Broody McBroodster…. I guess you aren't going to make this easy.
"It was already forfeit. I was dying anyways. If anything, you gave me a chance to live." There. Now stop being so morose. It is true. Ovarian cancer was a bitch. We caught it too late to do anything about it.
"That is why I was going to see my father. It was pretty much a goodbye visit. Now I can miraculously heal after "sneaking away" for special treatment in Britain. That way I won't have to wear a disguise or anything around my dad, at least not for a while."
"About that, we know your father. We were settled in Forks before we moved here." Carlisle states. I have a feeling there is more to this story.
"If you go and visit him you would need to be careful. There is a pack of shapeshifters in La Push. They turn into werewolves."
Hmm… so they are the vampires Jake's ancestors made a treaty with. I have known the legends since I was a little girl. I guess they weren't legends so much as reality. I look them all in the eye and decide to mess with them a bit.
"Oh I know all about the wolves. I am engaged to one." Complete silence is meet with looks of horror around the room.
Edward fainted. Who knew that was possible?
EPOV
FUCK MY LIFE!