Twilight Saga Eclipse Fanfiction

Transitionals: Eclipse

Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight or any of the other books in the Saga, they belong to Stephenie Meyer. I do use some phrases, dialogue, and some descriptions from the book, though, they all belong to her.

I really hope you all like this chapter, which I am dedicating to everyone who have favorited all three of the stories.

Chapter 16

I didn't dare look down at my hand until I was safely seated at the kitchen counter. There was no doubt about it, my hand was broken. Great, a broken hand that was just my luck.

Besides being broken, my fist had splinters of every size poking out of the skin. Getting the smaller ones would be difficult, but at least they wouldn't hurt as much as the thicker pieces of bark that had dug into my fist when I had pulled it away from the tree. I still hadn't been able to unclench my fist and I definitely wasn't looking forward to having to.

Carlisle gently started working with my hand, his fingers tenderly probed my hand. I flinched despite how gently he was trying to be.

I finally gave in to the inevitable and opened my eyes. I closed them immediately, my free hand reaching out for any kind of support so I wouldn't fall over.

Why hadn't I smelled it?

My hand was bleeding, something I should have realized would have happened. When would I learn to keep a better hold on my temper?

Carlisle placed his hand supportively on my arm, keeping me from falling off the stool. "Easy there Bella. You're alright, everything going to be just fine."

I opened my right eye just slightly so I could see whether or not he was teasing me, using my go to phrase 'fine.' He wasn't, and I should have known better. Carlisle enjoyed teasing a little bit, but never when it came to his work.

It seemed like Carlisle was always having to take care of me in some form of the meaning.

Carlisle started pulling out the splinters. I tried my best not to flinch, but it hurt, especially the larger pieces.

Someone placed their hands on my shoulders and I leaned back to see who it was. I knew before I opened my eyes that it was Edward, I could feel the electricity between us, but what was he doing here. I wasn't wearing my ring, there was nothing covering my scent and I was bleeding. Right now it wasn't that bad but it was going to get worse when the larger pieces of wood was extracted.

And yet he was here with me, and despite the fact this was the first time he had dealt with an open wound, he didn't seem to be struggling at all.

I couldn't help narrowing my gaze.

"What's wrong Bella?" The concern was there, and his voice didn't give away any of the pain he should have been in.

No one else was in the room except Carlisle and I. The transition makes my blood sweeter than other humans, so it made sense that the others weren't joining us, I would be too tempting right now. As Edward's singer he shouldn't be anywhere near me while I had an open wound.

"Bella what's wrong?" He tried to place his hand on my cheek but I leaned away from him.

He backed away from me, letting his hands drop to his side.

"Anna!" I called. It probably wasn't the best thing having Anna join us right now while my strength wasn't under control, but I needed to know whether or not the person in here was really Edward or not.

How the impostor could have gotten passed all of us is beyond me, but Edward wouldn't put me at risk, and right now while my hand was bleeding he was a risk.

Anna walked in cautiously. She shrugged as she passed Edward and gave Carlisle a worried glance. She didn't wait to be asked, easily guessing what I was wanting.

She rested her hand on my leg and showed me what was around. No danger, everything was fine, but most importantly, it was definitely Edward standing in the kitchen with us.

"Thanks Anna."

She nodded and skipped out of the room quickly. She shared a confused glance with both Carlisle and Edward this time.

Edward gestured over his shoulder. "I'll go…"

"No!" I didn't meant to shout. "Please stay, if you can," I added quickly.

Understanding flashed in his eyes before amusement took over. He stepped up behind me and wrapped his arms around my waist. He buried his nose in my hair and took a deep breath. He mumbled something that sounded suspiciously like 'silly Bella' but I couldn't be sure.

I felt his lips brush against the back of my head, sending a sweet chill down my spine.

It wasn't until Carlisle started cleaning my hand that I realized he had removed every piece of wood. I bit back a cry as the usually stinging began. It only got worse as he wrapped up my hand.

"Given the injury and how your transition is progressing I don't think putting your hand in a cast would be a good idea."

I shook my head. My bones were strengthening with every day. Depending on how fast they strengthened it would most likely only take half the time to heal, maybe even less.

He sighed and looked through the stuff that I assumed Edward had gotten for him. "As long as you don't take it off, a brace should be enough."

I nodded. Now came the part I wasn't looking forward to.

Carlisle worked carefully as he fitted the brace to my hand. My good hand squeezed one of Edward's tightly. Despite not having my full vampire strength, I was shocked to actually feel Edward's hand give a little. It still wasn't like squeezing a human's hand but it also now wasn't like squeezing a rock.

Once it was all over and Carlisle had packed up the rest of his things and cleaned up the mess, he clasped his hands in front of himself and looked me straight in the eyes. "We need to start working on your strength. Immediately," he added sternly.

I knew he wasn't upset with me, and I knew that while his voice was stern, he was just covering up his fear. He could hide it from his voice but I could see it in his eyes.

Emmett appeared suddenly in the kitchen. "Ready to get to work." He saluted Carlisle.

Carlisle and Edward laughed, I on the other hand was staring at Emmett with wide eyes. What exactly was he planning on doing?

"Don't worry Bella." Jasper came in and rested a hand comfortingly on my shoulder. "We've been talking with your dad about the best way to work with your strength."

Emmett chuckled lightly. "No wrestling just yet, but don't think that you're getting out of wrestling me once you've fully changed."

"Wouldn't dream of it." I was actually looking forward to wrestling with Emmett. He didn't believe that I'd be stronger than him for a while, so I was really looking forward to proving it.

Edward helped me off the stool and we headed back outside. My eyes went straight to the area where I had been not too long ago. The tree was gone. It was sweet that they had removed the tree, but fixing the ground around the crash site was by far the sweetest thing they could have thought of. The yard looked different, but it also didn't look like a tree had fallen down.

They were all so thoughtful, and here I was causing them all sorts of problems.

Jasper nudged my shoulder, something he normally wouldn't do. I could tell that they all were going to enjoy my strength. They wouldn't have to worry as much about hurting me.

"So how exactly does this work?" Emmett asked excitedly. He rubbed his hands together in anticipation. "Is it like your speed and if use it up you'll go back to human strength or is it different."

I glared playfully at Jasper. "I thought you said you talked this over with my dad?"

He shook his head and laughed. "Carlisle and I have talked with your dad. Emmett only ever bothered to join us when we talked about the ways to train your strength."

Emmett childishly stuck his tongue out at Jasper.

I turned around when I heard Anna and Cissy laughing. They were sitting with Esme, Rose, and Alice. I was kind of surprised that Alice wasn't joining us.

Alice smirked back at me and waved. "Good luck Bella."

Now I was really confused.

"Is anyone going to answer my question?" Emmett pouted.

We all knew he was playing it up just to make Anna and Cissy laugh. With that said though, two could play that game.

"Sure." I turned to the others then, keeping my gaze away from Emmett.

He crossed his arms and leaned closer to me. "Well?"

I gave him my most innocent look. "You meant the other question?"

We all laughed at Emmett's look of outrage. Eventually though he joined in.

I sighed as the wave of amusement started to fade. Was it wrong for me to be laughing when not even an hour ago I found out Anna and Cissy were in even more trouble.

"Hey, what happened?" The concern in Emmett's voice easily pulled me out of my thoughts.

I shook my head to clear it. My gaze swept over each of the Cullens before settling on the girls. I had made my choice, and I chose to let the Cullens protect the girls while I wasn't able to use my shields.

It wasn't a hard choice and it wasn't one I should be regretting. The Cullens weren't just my soon to be family. They were family. Edward is my mate. Emmett and Jasper aren't just my soon to be brother in-laws, they're my brothers. Alice and Rose are the sisters I've always wanted.

Esme and Carlisle are more like parents than in-laws. I knew for a fact that Anna wanted to call them her grandparents ever since I had accidentally called Esme mom.

We were all family and family protects each other.

"Really Bella," Alice said sarcastically. "It took you this long to figure that out."

It was childish of me, but I didn't care. I stuck my tongue out at her.

"Bella's strength is like her speed except for one aspect," Edward explained for Emmett. "The more energy Bella has the stronger she'll be,and as her energy drops so will her strength."

Jasper took over then. "Unlike her speed though, Bella can control her speed and move at a pace normal for humans. Bella's human strength is gone, and from now on her strength is going to continue to grow until she gains her full vampire strength after she completes the transition."

"So basically we train Bella to control her strength the way we learned as newborn vampires." Emmett's grin spread wide across her face.

Carlisle stopped him with a hand to his shoulder. "Not at first. We need to drain Bella's strength so it's easier for her to manage control. We'll build on how much strength Bella can manage everyday, depending on how much she can handle." He raised one of the information boxes showing it to Emmett before checking it.

"We'll need to be carefully with Bella's hand. We don't want to cause any more damage to it." He shut of the box and put it back in his pocket. "Charlie suggested that the best way to drain your strength would be for you to just push against an unmoving force."

That was one of Grandpa Ray's suggestions. It was what I would have been doing if his friends were the ones who had to help me.

"So do I even need to ask who's going to be the brick wall?" I turned to Emmett who instantly turned into a statue.

"Be extremely careful with your hand," Edward begged.

I nodded. With only one good hand I decided to use my back and shoulder to push him. Of course he didn't budge from his spot. His rock form though wasn't one hundred percent solid. Just like when I was squeezing Edward's hand, Emmett's skin gave slightly under the pressure.

It encouraged me to try harder. I braced my feet and tried even harder to move him. He never did move though.

"Alright, lets see how you do Bella." Carlisle offered me an apple.

"Fruit, did my dad suggest that too?"

Carlisle nodded.

I was surprised by how quickly I had diminished my strength, I couldn't crush the apple, I barely left a hand print in the dents I had managed to create.

"This definitely seems like the right actions to take."

I glanced at Edward wondering whose thoughts he had answered.

Anna ran over to us, the others only a few steps behind her. "Can Auntie Bella hold me now?"

Alice lifted her up and passed her to me, setting her in my arms before I could argue. "Of course she can Anna, you're Auntie has better control than she'll ever believe she has."

Anna laughed at that. She pressed her cheek against mine and hugged her arms around my neck.

A drop of rain hit my nose.

"We need to get inside, you shouldn't get the brace wet." Carlisle motioned for all of us to go inside, he followed after us.

"So Alice, will I be able to go to school tomorrow?" I was joking of course. It wouldn't be smart for me to go to school just yet. I sat down on the love seat and waited for Alice's answer.

She giggled as she curled up against Jasper's side. "We will all go back to school tomorrow, and from what I can see, we'll have an easy day. You should have more faith in yourself Bella. You're stronger than you think."

Ha ha. I rolled my eyes but before I could reply the room shook and a loud thud bounced around the walls.

We all stared at Emmett who was getting up from the ground. He had managed to catch himself to only leave a small dent in the wood floor instead of breaking it.

"What happened?" Esme asked, looking from Emmett to her floor that she would have to fix.

"Is your shield working Bella?" Rose asked hopefully.

I hadn't done that, but I checked anyways. That's when I realized Edward had put my ring on my left hand. It couldn't go on my right hand anymore, but when had he put it on my hand? How did I not notice that I was wearing it again.

"Bella didn't push me, Cissy did." Emmett pointed at Cissy accusingly.

Cissy smiled up at him before laughing. "I play too."

Carlisle chuckled softly. "Cissy thinks Bella's training are a game. She must have connected with Emmett so she could shove him off the couch."

"Ah," Esme, Alice, Rose, and Anna cooed.

I clutched my side unable to control my laughter.

"Laugh it up Bella, Cissy's stronger than you are."

That sobered me. I was just getting used to Cissy connecting with Rose to have super speed. Now she's connecting to Emmett for super strength.

And Emmett complains about not having super powers.

Author's Note

We've got a short author's note this time, I only have one question for you all.

Cissy is finding something to connect to with Rose and Emmett, and she could obviously connect to Edward, Alice, and Jasper and gain their powers, but what do you think Cissy would get if she connected to Esme and Carlisle?

Look out for Carlos,

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