Author's Note:

This story sadly will be shorter than I originally thought. It will have about three or four more chapters. Some longer ones, some this length. I actually have planned two more stories that I will work on following this and in addition to Shadow of the Day.

I have some ideas lined up. I have some interesting ones planned, and I will see what everyone thinks of the ideas later on after they have some more meat to them.

Anyway, enjoy this.

Twirl

"Don't Stink Your Fingers into the Wall Sockets"

Luckily I was able to bypass the three- two in my case- days of hellion pain, yet I was unable to escape the pain as my soul, my mind fell back within my body. Talk about an outer body experience…

The pain tore throughout my body. The pain was new, not the fiery of cells crashing of a transformation, but almost electrocuting pain of every fiber within my body becoming reattached. Each nerve, ever neutron was binding together… the mind and body were combining, and it hurt like Hell. I could feel my spine slowly realigning to each nerve, each moment I could feel the electricity circulating throughout my body.

As each nerve throbbed in pain, I still unable to hear Edward, to hear his family…the darkness was capturing my entire world. Darkness everywhere… left…right…down… up… the darkness was everywhere. No light from my previous location transferred…all darkness… all the darkness of possibly…of possibly Hell.

Seconds passed, and the pain continued. Unaware of the time, unaware of the events transpiring outside the walls of darkness, my only companion was the pain. And then after the seconds passed… a familiar voice passed through my mind. Please, let it be Edward. I need it. I need to talk to him again. Yet, as the words continued to make sense within the world of darkness, I realized it was not Edward. It was his mother.

Just seconds longer, my dear. I am sorry that I did not warn you about the pain. Unable to talk and move, I agreed to her statement. She did not cause this pain. Oh Bella, I will never fully leave you. Remember that. Elizabeth continued to say in my mind. Her voice was a welcome oasis from the pain. As her words passed through my mind, I was able to prolong feeling the agony of the electrocuting sensation. I had peace of mind.

Finally, there as light at the end of the tunnel, as clichéd as it might sound. The darkness was beginning to lighten up. I could make out an ounce of light, of hope. Even in the darkness of times, happiness can always be found, as long as you remember to turn on the light. (A/N: From Harry Potter)

Tell my son, Bella, that I love him, please. And with those as the last words from my guardian angel, the light soon took over all the darkness. Every little crack was filled with blinding light, every knock and cranny was dissolved of the sin. As though a great purge of evil transpired, the light overtook everything, and the pain ended. And with the pain ending, my eyes finally opened.

Back in Phoenix many years ago, I remember a day when I had a very boring conversation with my grandmother. Boring, perhaps does not even describe it. We did not talk about life choices or even the latest media crisis. We discussed the invention of glasses. I know, it is highly interesting. Somehow, we came across the idea of when a person puts on classes for the first time. I remember her saying that it was as though for the first time you could actually see. Every minute detail, usually missed, came to left. A new realm of clarity feel over every object and scene. It was the difference between day and night.

That was the sensation as I opened my eyes to the world for the first time as a vampire. Every color was magnified within the room… Edward's room. The gold radiated with the shadow of light that was entering the room. I could see the individual fibers on the wall. I could feel the thread counts upon the sheet. Yet all of this was meaningless compared to the first time I looked upon my savior…Edward.

"Bella." A musical tone sounded in the room.

"Bella, can you hear me love?" The voice sounded again. It was hopeful, yet sounds of despair, agony, and regret shone though. It was to this that I finally opened my eyes to what- rather whom- was in the room. My eyes fell upon Edward. His hair was as disheveled as ever, yet the circles under his eyes were more pronounced. His eyes were black, yet mournful.

"Yes." I crocked out. My voice was different, almost musical- so similar to Edward's.

"Oh, Bella. I am so happy that you are awake. Are you alright?" Edward continued to question with an underlining source of pain echoing throughout his words.

"Yes, I feel fine."

"Fine?"

"Better than fine actually."

"I am glad. And Bella, I am so sorry. Please, please forgive. I will spend forever trying to make it up to you. I am sorry."

"Sorry for what? You saved my life."

"I damned your life-" Edward began but I count him off.

"She told me that you would blame yourself," I mumbled softly to myself. "Edward, I am happy. I am extremely happy to be here with you. You saved me, and gave me what I have always wanted… an entirety with you."

"But after what those men…"

"Edward, thank you. You did not damn an angel back to Hell." I repeated those words that Elizabeth told me that Edward would be feeling. "And there is no Heaven without you." I continued.

"But Bella…"

"No, Edward. You were already going to give me entirety with you. The time table just got bumped up a couple of weeks. I am happy."

"I hate to bring it up, but how can you be alright, love, after what those men did to you?"

"Um… I…." I was unsure how to phrase the fact that I had a two-day conversation with Edward's deceased mother.

"What Bella? What happened? And who is the she?"

"Well…"

"Bella, I promise I will believe you. I trust you."

"Due to the actions of the men," I began. I chose to say actions rather to a more accurate term due to upsetting Edward even more. "I was dying. When you bit me, you managed to save me, however I was almost too gone, which is why I was unconscious. It is why you thought I might not wake up." Edward nodded, yet the confusion upon his face grew. "I ended up going to a middle ground between Earth and Heaven, limbo, some call. Well, I was there I met someone, and I had a long conversation with her."

"Who? Do I know the woman?"

"Edward, it was your mom." I said, moving my eyes down away from his.

"What?"

"Elizabeth greeted me there. She kept me company during my time there. By the way…she told me that she is proud of you and loves you." The look upon Edward's face grew into a look of admiration. A look of admiration that continued to grow as I retold my tale with Elizabeth…