cnohero: yay I am glad! I love reviews like this!
alice-in-wonderland101: I guess you'll just have to wait & seeeee hehe. Keep in mind, she doesn't know him, & therefore isn't in love with him.
totalvampire-holic: yeah, so I've gathered. Oh well, I probably won't mention the fangs again, but I won't rewrite the chapter sooo yes.
truly fearless17: yeah I've heard that about the similar story, so if you don't mind, I'd like to read it, but not until after I'm done with this because I don't want it to affect my writing, if that makes sense.
avey original: I'm glad you did read it! Yay!
darkfairy79:D thank youuu!
Emo supremo girl: you will find out soooooon.
Dark fairy79: I'm in as much suspense as you are ha ha, I'm not sure what happens until I write it.
Vampire's love: sigh those goddamn keyboards, I'm telling you. Luckily, I have mine trained well...:)
smileone: yeah I love that! I can't wait to read the whole thing. I haven't really read any twilight FF either, haha.
Lizzie mcclure: I know, he feels so guilty. :(
be kat: I'm glad. :)))
a/n about chapter length: I do know that my chapters are short, but mostly I cut them for effect, not because that's all I have written. & in my defense, I've been updating 2 a day haha. Honest, I can't stop writing! Fear not!
Chapter 5:
Alice followed Edward onto the couch that sat adjacent to the one which Bella lay upon.
"I'm a weak, despicable bastard," Edward murmured. Alice wrapped her brother in a hug, feeling his despair as if it were her own.
"Edward," she spoke cautiously, not wanting to upset him further, "It's tough fighting what we are. You did what you were designed to do. But you didn't go through with it - don't you see? You are strong Edward." He exhaled sharply.
"Not strong enough. Here she lies before us, in extreme pain, being transformed into what we are - to deal with the torture we deal with everyday. The pain won't end now - she isn't going to die." Alice understood the meaning behind his words. She isn't going to do - not now, not ever. At least not for a long time, & without extreme difficulty.
"What's going to happen to her?" he asked, a seemingly rhetorical question, not so because of who he was talking to. Alice concentrated for a moment, focusing on the future.
"It's hard to say. The images keep flickering back & forth. Between her staying with us... & becoming a total savage. It's difficult to predict because she hasn't made any decisions yet, she still likely doesn't know what's going on."
"I want her to stay with us," he said simply. How could he feel the strong desire to be with this girl forever, when he hadn't even met her, not really, & the only contact between them was him trying to steal her life.
"So do I, Edward," Alice responded, "everyone deserves the kind of support system we have." She let go of him & walked silently up to her room. He remained in his seat for two days, watching her pain gradually subside, her heart beats growing further & further apart, until finally, it ceased to beat at all.
A/N: ok, your comments on the length weren't ignored, but I already had this chapter written out & that's how I wanted it to end. But I have more! I'm updating the next chapter right after this one, just in the time it takes to type it up. Forgive me. :)