This chapter is short, I apologize. I love this chapter, but it doesn't have anything about Bella's powers. Im getting to that. Once again, i don't own Twilight, so i am not in Mrs. Meyer's head.

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Chapter 2. Newborn

It stopped. The pain was gone. The pain was finally gone. My heart had stopped. My eyelids fluttered open.

"Bella?" Edward asked. His voice was gentle.

Everything was so clear. The smell of his skin, the sound of his beautiful velvet voice, and when I looked up at him, the sight of his perfect face, his dark gold eyes as they looked at me, careful. I blinked a few times, shocked. "Woah." I said.

Edward laughed. "You get used to it."

It took me a minute to absorb everything. It was so. . . . different. I noticed the light in the window and realized it was dawn. Then, the pain came back. My throat. My throat was burning. "My throat." I said louder now, scared that I didn't know what was happening. You could hear the pain, evident in my voice.

"You're thirsty. Time to go hunting." He smiled, but his eyes were careful, almost afraid. I didn't understand.

As if on cue, the rest of the Cullens came slowly in the room. Carefully again, just like Edward. They walked slowly, as if they moved too fast it would scare me. They stood there for several minutes, while I looked at each of their beautiful faces.

I hopped off the table, startled that I did this without tripping or falling, and I looked at my family. Even Alice looked afraid, as she stared at me.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" I blurted out.

"Bella, are you okay?" Carlisle asked, ignoring my question.

"Yes I'm fine."

Then Edward spoke. "We need to go hunting."

"Okay, let's go!" Emmett spoke up, smiling now. It wasn't right. His smile was small, and cautious. I didn't understand. They acted as if I were afraid of them.

I looked at Edward. "It's okay, Bella. Jasper and Emmett will make sure no humans are near." He said gently.

"Okay." I was afraid, but I walked toward the door with Edward. We all got outside and Edward took my hand.

"Ready?"

And we started running.

It was amazing. The speed was exhilarating. It was nothing like riding on Edward's back while he ran through the forest the first time, so long ago. The wind blew across my face and I could smell the forest.

We stopped, and I immediately knew why. I could smell them, in the trees, the scent was sweet and mouth-watering. I could hear the rustle of the leaves. My throat burned worse than before and I could feel the excess flow of venom in my mouth. I ran toward them and caught one of the animals. My teeth broke through the skin and into the hot, pulsing veins. The warm, sweet liquid streamed down my throat. It cooled the burning that had been there just moments before. The last of the animal's blood trickled down my throat. I stopped, and the deer fell to the forest floor. I stood up, slowly, and took two slow steps back. Realization flooded through me. What had I just done? My eyes were wide in shock as I stood there. I saw Edward move to come closer, but Carlisle stopped him. "Give her a minute." He said softly.

I ignored him. I just killed an animal. A living breathing animal. I was a murderer, a monster. But then, I saw the deer lying on the ground, and I thought, with relief, At least it's not a human. The two emotions fought each other. I was confused. Carlisle took one step toward me and my head snapped up to look at him.

"Are you okay, Bella?"

I found my voice. "I'm. Just. Shocked." I choked out.

"Bella, do you want to go back?" Carlisle said softly.

"Yes." I walked over to Edward, and he put his marble arms around me.

"I'm so sorry." He murmured in my ear. "You must hate me for doing this to you." I didn't understand. Was that why they all looked so careful and afraid? That didn't make any sense. I chose this.

"No, I don't. I could never hate you."

"You're not . . . not mad at me for doing this to you?" I could hear the shock in his voice.

"Of course not." And I wasn't lying. I wasn't mad at him. Not at all. I was just really confused. "Let's go."

He grabbed my hand and we ran back to our house. When we got inside, Alice, Edward and I went upstairs to Alice and Jasper's room. When we sat on the bed, I saw my reflection in one of her mirrors, and gasped.

I looked so different. My face was beautiful, except for the eyes. My features were different, straight and perfect. I was a lot paler, of course, and thinner. My stomach was flat and my legs and arms were thin. My clothes were too big for me, baggy. And my eyes. My eyes were strange, bright, pulsing red, getting dark closer to the pupil. They scorched. I looked like a vampire.