Twilight Fan fiction

Transitionals

Disclaimer: I do not, nor will I ever own Twilight. I have used some sentences directly from the book, I don't own them. The lab scene is one of my favorite scenes from the book so I didn't have the heart to change much of it. Of course I had to change somethings, but I had to keep the conversation with Mr. Banner. The scene and dialogue are owned by Stephenie Meyer, as are the twilight plot and characters.

Here it is, Edward's POV of the biology lab. Of course there's also him learning that he has found his mate. I wonder how he'll react to that.

Anyway, on the fifth chapter of Transitionals: New moon, in my author's note I made a comment about having over 200 reviews. I didn't mention though that it was for Transitionals. Afterwards I felt weird putting it there so I decided I'd mention it here. Thank you all for the reviews.

Chapter 5

Edward's POV

Morning came, finding me still in the tree watching Bella and her cousins. Something about watching over them during the night seemed right. And I had to say it was interesting. I wondered how Anna slept through Bella's sleep talking; it didn't seem to bother her. Poor Bella though couldn't sleep through Cissy's crying and Anna's nightmares.

Anna's nightmares were terrifying, definitely something someone so young shouldn't have to deal with. The dream she had that night was about a fire. I wondered if it was supposed to be the fire that had killed her family. Hopefully not, but I didn't hold out much hope that it wasn't.

In the dream, Anna had been calling for her parents and other people that I assumed were members of her family. There had been many times during the night that I had to stop myself from going in and taking her into my arms. I wanted to care for her, hold her until she had calmed down. And after having heard Anna's voice in her dreams, I wanted to get her to talk again.

Those three humans had done a number on me, and my family.

I climbed out of the tree after picking up thoughts from Cissy, signaling she was about to wake up. I didn't know why I could hear her and Anna's thoughts at that moment and during the night. I still couldn't hear anything from Bella though, and it was frustrating.

I ran back to my house, walking inside to find a distressed Rose sitting on the couch, being held by Emmett.

"What's wrong?" I joined them on the couch, feeling nervous.

Rose passed me the computer sitting on her lap. "I was trying to find out more about the fire that killed Bella's and the girls' family."

"Bella made a comment yesterday that made us think that it wasn't really an accident." Emmett showed me what he meant, thinking about the conversation at the mall.

My attention was immediately turned to the computer. Bella had definitely made it sound like it wasn't an accident. My temper flared, if someone had purposely harmed Bella's family, I would hunt that person down and kill them.

The news article made it sound like an accident. There wasn't any evidence of foul play, and yet it was just too perfect. There was an explanation for every question that came up, no room for doubt. And the answers were quick, not even the slightest of pause to think about them, making them seem rehearsed.

I clicked on the video that showed firefighters trying to battle the flames. The video was disturbing, because it was almost a replica of what I had seen from Anna's dream. That poor little girl would be traumatized by that night's events, for most likely the rest of her life.

"It couldn't have been an accident," Rose growled. She shook her head. "No, I can't believe that. It's a cover up."

I had to agree with my sister. Based on Bella's little slip, there was no way we could believe that the fire was an accident. So what really happened, and why was it covered up?

Just the thought of someone wanting to hurt Bella and the girls sent a pain through my chest, and a built up growl.

Emmett and Rose glanced at me curiously. I shook my head and got up, deciding to hide in my room until I could control myself. This strange urge to protect Bella and her cousins was really messing with my head, yet it felt right. Protecting them had suddenly become my job, and that's exactly what it felt like.

I spent the rest of the day fighting the pull that I was sure was pushing me towards Bella. I gave into the pull just after ten in the evening. I ran to her house and settled in the tree like I had before. Unfortunately though, the tree wasn't close enough tonight. I had to be closer to her, and I couldn't wait until our biology lesson.

I carefully opened her window and climbed in.

I was hit by the sweetest scent I had ever smelt. There was no comparison for how hard I was hit by the potent scent.

Thirst burned through my throat like fire, venom filling my mouth. My muscles coiled to spring towards the smell. Horror filled me, when I realized the intoxicating scent was coming from my Bella.

The thought of Bella being mine stopped any thoughts of me hurting her for a few precious seconds. She wasn't mine, and yet I wanted her. I suddenly realized what was happening, why I had to be close to Bella, and why I was so protective of her and her cousins.

I had found my mate.

I had seen the workings of the mating bond between Carlisle and Esme. Then a decade later with Rose and Emmett. Finding their one true love, had changed them. More than eighty years had passed since Carlisle had found Esme, and yet he still looked at her with the incredulous eyes of first love. It would always be that way for them.

And I knew it would always be this way for me now. I would always love this fragile human girl, for the rest of my limitless existence.

But I couldn't let her love me, could I? I was a monster, and that was made perfectly clear by the fact I was holding my breath so that I wouldn't have to smell my love's scent and kill her. Her blood called to me, and its siren call was strong. I couldn't handle the thought of possibly hurting Bella and scrambled out of her room as fast as I could. I couldn't make myself leave though, so I sat in the tree and plotted.

I loved Bella, but I shouldn't let her love a monster like me. There was a slight problem with that though. It was made perfectly clear that Bella had felt that jolt of electricity between us. That had to have been the mating bond, that's when everything had changed for me. So was everything changed for Bella too? If that was the case, then she was as affected by the mating bond as I was.

She was my perfect other half, and that would mean I was hers. It didn't seem fair that she should fall in love with a monster, but could I really do anything to stop it, it didn't seem likely. Maybe if I could stay away from her; that thought sent a jab of pain through me.

I shook those thoughts out of my head and focused my attention on Bella and the girls.

Cissy woke Bella a few hours later. Bella carefully untangled herself from the bed and picked up the baby. Trying to quiet her before she woke her big sister.

She rocked Cissy in the rocking chair, singing a lullaby softly so she wouldn't wake Anna. The sweet sound and words were beautiful; it quickly put Cissy back to sleep.

Bella put her back in her crib and climbed into bed again. Anna shifted in her sleep until she was pressed into Bella's side. I smiled as Bella wrapped her arm around Anna.

Anna smiled in her sleep, I was glad she wasn't having a nightmare tonight.

Bella pressed her hand against Anna's cheek, a look of surprise crossed her face before she glanced at the window.

I didn't know what had made her do it, but something had alerted her to my presence. She probably didn't know it was me, but she knew someone was there. To my great surprise, she blushed. Now I really wished I could read her thoughts. What had made her blush? For crying out loud what was going on in her head.

She laid her head down on her pillow and fell back sleep.

I settled back and enjoyed listening to her unprotected thoughts, thanks to her sleep talk.

I nearly fell out of the tree an hour later when she whispered my name. Any thoughts I had had about trying to stay away from her was pushed out of my mind at that moment. I couldn't stay away, hopefully I could control myself not to kill her.

Alice's POV

Edward burst through the front doors, a few seconds before we needed to go to school. He frightened the six of us by his sudden rushing into the house and running up the stairs.

"Where have he been?" I demanded to know.

"You don't know?" He asked, speaking normally, knowing we all could hear him.

I huffed. "I had better things to do besides looking for you."

He groaned understanding what I had been implying.

He joined us a second later. "Are the four of you ready to go?"

We nodded before getting up.

"Don't forget to invite Bella and the girls over," Esme reminded us. "I would like to know her too." She did want to know Bella, and the girls. She was looking forward to meeting them. Hopefully we'd be able to get her to come over after school today.

"Don't worry, I won't forget," I told her before following the others to the car.

The ride to school was silent. I'm sure everyone was thinking about Bella. I know I was. I was looking forward to our friendship. Going shopping again, and getting to buy clothes for her. They would have to be stored at our house though, most likely. There really wasn't any more space in Bella's room for clothes, for anything really.

Edward parked in his usual spot and we all got out to wait for Bella and the girls.

Minutes went by, but they hadn't showed up yet.

The parking lot slowly filled up, until the spot beside our car was the only one left. Yes, that meant Bella would have to park next to us.

We finally saw Bella's car pull into the lot. She parked beside us and we all waited for her to get out.

I couldn't help bouncing excitedly. Bella and I were going to be best friends. I couldn't see that future, but I just knew it was going to happen.

We heard Bella unlock the doors but before she could open the door, Anna threw one of her white gloves at Bella. It flew past her face.

Bella turned around to face Anna, but she didn't say anything.

We all glanced through Anna's window and watched as she wiggled her fingers. We then turned and watched as Bella grabbed a ring and slid it on her finger.

The instant the ring was settled on her finger my extra vision went blank. I couldn't see Bella or the little girls again. So it was the ring that was blocking all of our powers.

Edward gasped hearing my thoughts. I knew from Jasper and Rosalie's looks that they had figured out what had happened from my reaction. Emmett was too busy focusing his attention on Anna to notice what had happened.

Bella got out of the car and I bounced to her side. "Hi Bella, I had a really good time shopping with you last Saturday." I made sure not to let on that I knew about the effects of the ring.

Bella opened Anna's door, not meeting my gaze. "That was a life changing experience."

Jasper and the others laughed loudly at that.

I humphed but my annoyance was short lived. Bella was having some difficulty unbuckling Anna.

Anna was struggling in her car seat. She pulled at the straps of her seat, crying out in complaint. She was determined to get out of her seat.

"Just keep still for a moment and I'll get you out. What's wrong with you today Anna, you've been impatient all morning?" Bella finally got Anna out of her car seat and set her down.

Once her feet were firmly on the ground she ran. Bella worriedly turned, trying to grab the back of her coat, but she was already out of arm's length.

Anna ran over to Rose, stopping in front of her before spinning around in a circle in front of her. She had just wanted to get out and show Rose her pretty outfit.

Rose knelt in front of Anna. "Don't you look precious?"

I knew Rose was silently squealing, thrilled that Anna wanted to show her, her outfit.

"We should go shopping again soon," I said, getting Bella's attention. Surely with at least Anna's help I could teach Bella how to be fashionable.

She gave me a disbelieving look. "Did you see my room?" When I nodded she continued. "There isn't any more room for clothes; besides, I have all I need. And the girls have more then they need," She added under her breath.

"Well I'm sorry for wanting you to be fashionable," I grumbled under my breath, out of her hearing range.

I ignored the smiles from my siblings and followed Bella around the car and grabbed Cissy out while she grabbed her backpack.

"I've got it Alice," Bella snapped.

I glanced over at my husband knowing he wouldn't like how Bella's anger was aimed at me. Jasper stiffened, and I shot him a quick warning glance before smiling at Bella.

"I know Bella, I just wanted to help. I don't want you to be late." I handed her Cissy's carrier and flounced over to Jasper's side. "It's fine, she's tired, and tired people get mad easily. I'm sure she didn't mean to grouch at me."

He nodded and the five of us walked Bella to first period. Rose carried Anna into the class while the rest of us headed off to our own classes.

Edward's POV

When Bella had exited her car I had been worried about her scent. True it had never bothered me at school, but I was still worried. She smelt wonderful, like she always did, but I had no urge to drink her dry. That didn't change the fact though that I was now planning to try to stay away. My family could get to know her all they wanted to, but I was planning to keep a safe distance away. This life wasn't for Bella.

I couldn't help watching Bella and the girls through the minds of the other students. First period went alright, all until the end of class and Mike Newton started talking to Bella.

"So, you're hanging out with the Cullens now?" Mike asked. Why couldn't those freaks have left her alone?

From his mind I watched as Bella's eyes twitched slightly. I couldn't help thinking that she had stopped them from rolling. "The spot next to their car was the only open spot. They were still by their car, and Rosalie was kind enough to carry Anna."

Mike glanced at Anna, wondering if he offered to carry her, if he would score any points with her. He decided against picking her up.

Good choice, I found myself thinking.

They walked out of the class room and Bella groaned. I tried to figure out what could have upset her. I didn't see anything out of the ordinary. The only difference I could see was that it was snowing. Bella's grip tightened on Cissy's carrier and I realized what the problem was.

In the short time that Bella had been here, we had all learned that she had well, very limited balance, or lack thereof. Bella was always carefully when carrying Cissy, but we had all seen her trip or stumble since being here.

The snow wasn't good for someone with her balance problems. She really shouldn't be carrying the baby. I should go help her. I shook that thought out of my head and hurried to my class. I really needed to stay away from Bella it would better if she didn't love me.

Once seated in my next class, I let myself find Bella and the girls again.

They were still walking with Mike.

"I bet this is different than Phoenix." He grinned at her. His thoughts made a low growl escape my lips.

Bella nodded.

"Have either of you ever seen snow before?" He asked, genuinely curious.

"Sure we have," she paused, "on tv."

I couldn't help laughing, Mike's thoughts sobered me. Before he could ask Bella out though, he was hit by a snowball. The two of them turned.

Mike assumed Eric had hit him, since he was walking in the opposite direction of his next class. I happened to know from Eric's thoughts that he was the one who had hit Mike. Going in the wrong direction of his class was not the smartest of moves on his part though; he should have just continued on to class.

I watched as Mike bent down and scooped up a handful of slush and tossed it at Eric.

With Mike's attention away from Bella, I searched the other minds so I could continue to watch her. It became clear that she had another problem.

Anna was glancing at the ground excitedly. Bella had to nudge her with her knee to get her to start moving again. Thanks to Eric and Mike, Anna wanted to have a snowball fight.

My control was seriously being tested.

I rushed as fast as I dared to each of my classes, so I wouldn't go searching for Bella, and offer my help.

When the bell signaling lunch rang, I hurried to the cafeteria and bought my prop. Once I was in my seat I let myself look for Bella again.

She was walking with Jessica who had a hold of Bella's elbow. That wasn't very helpful since Jessica was hit three different times with slush balls. Bella was lucky enough to stay upright.

Once Bella and the girls were safely at their table, I ignored them. I refused to look their way even though my siblings were thinking about them.

'Anna shouldn't be sitting in a classroom, she should be playing out in the snow.' Emmett

'Bella, really shouldn't be caring Cissy. I wonder if there's something wrong with her that's causing her balance problems. Carlisle would be able to tell if anything was seriously wrong.' Rosalie

'I wonder if Bella would accept our help yet. Hopefully they can come over today.' Alice

'How can that little ring block our powers? Something like that must have its own power, or magic. Where did Bella get it, and how?' Jasper

I picked at my food, crushing bits and pieces of it, while I fought with my control. It was ridiculous how hard it was to ignore Bella.

'They are going to get a rude awaking.' Emmett chuckled.

Mike was getting everyone pumped up for a giant snowball fight after school today. What they would soon find out though, was that the snow had already turned to rain.

I managed to refrain from looking towards Bella, until I heard Angela's thoughts. 'Oh, Bella's ready to go, but I want to continue talking with Ben. Someone should make sure she gets to class safely though.

I turned to Bella's table, my siblings looked over too. We watched as Bella got up and buckled Cissy back into her seat. She made sure she was bundled up nice and warm before putting her backpack on.

"Here Bella, I'll come with you." Angela hurried to grab her stuff.

Bella waved her off. "It's okay Angela, I'll be fine. You don't have to come with me."

"Are you sure? I don't mind." Angela smiled, but her thoughts were showing how bad she felt for hoping Bella was sure, and that she didn't need her help.

Bella nodded. "You enjoy your conversation, we'll be fine."

Anna walked towards the exit closest to our table. She and Bella passed our table and I had to fight the urge to watch Bella.

Alice got up once they had gone out the doors. "Come on Rose, let's follow, just in case." She hated not being able to see Bella and the girls.

Rose nodded in agreement, and they followed after Bella.

I dumped my tray and headed for biology. We were doing a lab today, so there was no way I could avoid Bella. We were lab partners after all.

When Bella got to class she took her time unbundling Cissy. She then set up her stuff and got a coloring book and crayons out for Anna, before taking notice of the microscope on the desk.

"I guess I didn't need to get this out." She sighed.

I chuckled before I could stop myself.

Anna was staring at the microscope curiously.

"I think you might be right about that." I couldn't help smiling at Anna.

Mr. Banner walked into the class then and began explained about today's lab. We were working on the phases of mitosis.

"Ladies first, partner?" I offered.

She looked up at my expression and her face went blank, her eyes wide. She didn't speak. Was there something wrong with my expression, how had I scared her?

"Or, I could start, if you wish." I said quietly.

Anna patted the desk then pointed to herself. Bella laughed at her, and I relaxed.

"I'll go ahead," She said as a slight blush appeared on her cheeks.

For a moment she seemed excited about the lab, but then her enthusiasm vanished. What had happened?

She glanced at the slide before sliding the microscope towards me. "Prophase."

I glanced at it and nodded before writing down our answer on our paper. Wait, what, our answer, our paper? What was going on with my thoughts?

Anna tugged on Bella's sleeve and pointed to the microscope. Bella pulled it closer and let her look through it.

We swapped who glanced at the slide first for the rest of the lab, making sure after we had both seen it, that Anna got a chance. I could tell that Anna was really enjoying this class.

Mr. Banner walked up to our table when he realized Anna was the only one using the microscope. He glanced at our worksheet and glared at me.

"So, Edward," he said going over our answers, "didn't you think Isabella should get a chance with the microscope?"

"Bella," I corrected automatically. "Actually she identified three of the five."

Mr. Banner's thoughts were skeptical as he turned to Bella. "Have you done this lab before?"

Bella smiled sheepishly. "Not with onion root."

"Whitefish blastula?"

"Yeah."

Mr. Banner nodded. "Were you in an advanced placement program in Phoenix?"

"Yes."

"Well," he said after a moment, "I guess it's good you two are lab partners." As he walked away he added, "so the other kids can get a chance to learn something for themselves," under his breath.

He came back with another box of slides. He was eager to encourage Anna's curiosity for science. He smiled at Anna before turning to Bella. "I had a feeling she'd like today's lesson. Here's some stuff she can look at."

Bella smiled and thanked him.

She put one of the other slides in place and watched Anna who excitedly looked through the eye piece. She pulled back and pointed at it. Bella took a glance and Anna then turned to me.

I smiled and slid the microscope closer. The three of us looked at slides until Mr. Banner called the class to attention. I pretended to listen, while I focused my attention on Anna. She loved looking at all the different slide.

When class ended, Mr. Banner took the extra slides back. Bella thanked him again, while Anna flashed him a thankful smile. I wondered how long it would take before Anna started talking again.

He smiled back at them. "It's good to see someone so young interested in science."

I hurried to sixth period, while Bella was bundling Cissy up. I couldn't offer to help Bella with the girls. I really needed to stay away from them. But I couldn't help shaking a little voice in my head that was trying to convince me that Bella should get a say in this.

Emmett and I met the others at the car and waited for Bella and the girls.

It was clear, quickly, that Bella wasn't going to be able to come over. She walked slowly to her car, but once Cissy was out of her hands she hurried around to the other side, her hand against the car just in case she needed to catch herself. She had Anna in the car in record time.

She sent us a quick wave, which I assumed was her just being courteous, before getting in the car before we could say anything.

We watched her pull out of the school parking lot, then we got in the car and headed back to our house.

Esme was waiting on the porch for us. Her face fell slightly when she realize Bella and the girls weren't with us. "How was your day?" She asked, taking in all of our faces.

"Nerve-wracking," Alice answered. "It was obvious when Bella parked next to us that she was tired."

"She was grouchy," Emmett added.

Alice rolled her eyes and continued with the explanation of today's events. "The snow and slush isn't helpful to Bella's balance."

Esme's thoughts were alarmed. "Everyone's okay, though right?"

We all nodded.

"Bella left as fast as she could today." Rose sighed. "My guess is that she had to get home to work."

Esme nodded, her thoughts, focusing on ways we could help.

I hurried to my room, where I could hide. Blasting music to keep everyone's thoughts about Bella, out of my head.

Author's Note

What did you think about Edward's POV of the lab assignment?

What scenes are you looking forward to hear in the Cullens' point of view? Any specific scenes that you'd like to hear from a certain person's view?

Are you excited for the car crash scene in the Cullens POV?

I hope you all are having a wonderful summer.

Don't get on Jane's bad side.

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