A/N: Sorry it took so long to update...this past week has been Very busy for me. but I finally finished summer school AND My writers block has FINALLY begun to lift, so im begining to write again. w00t! lol. anyways, im so happy that so many people gave me great ideas for my next chapter. they're all so great that i've decided to use one of them for a main idea, but bits and pieces from other ideas as well. :) Ok...enough rambling, enjoy chapter 12!!!
My dead heart felt like it would burst through my chest the whole time Edward was kissing me.
He kissed me with so much love and passion that if he were to of kissed me like this as a human
I would surely be passed out on the ground.
Once we had finally finished kissing, I slightly pulled away just enough to look into his eyes.
They were filled with love, but they also held the look of utter shock.
"What is it? What's wrong?" I asked him, becoming slightly worried. "Bella...you're not going
to believe this but..Bella, you're blushing!" my eyes widened and I raised my hand to rest on my
cheek. And sure enough, it was warm. "But...how? Vampires can't blush..!" I thought I had
finally been able to get rid of this annoying trait when I changed into a vampire...guess not.
I scowled to myself and then frowned as I realized that I was going to be able to blush for the
rest of eternity. But Edward was smiling at me, almost laughing. " What exactly are you smiling
at, Edward Cullen?" I asked him. He flashed me my favorite crooked smile and I felt the heat
rush to my face again. "That's what im smiling at, love." he said, kissing me cheek, just making
the blush redden. I tried to glare at him, but he kept smiling at me, dazzling me.
"That's not
fair, Edward. You know I can stay mad at you when you dazzle me like that." he chuckled and
said, "Heh, one of the reasons I did not want to change was because I love your blush, Bella,
and I would've missed it dearly." he tilted his head in confusion as I responded with a sigh.
"Great...so even as a vampire im still a freak." I looked down and let out another small sigh. He
stroked my cheek and then put his finger under my chin, lifting it until our eyes met. There was
humor deep in his eyes as well as even more love.
"Silly Bella, you're not, nor have you ever
been a freak. Hell, I think of this as a kind of gift from the heavens or something along those
lines. That I actually did something in my life good enough, that meant something, and this is
sort of a reward for me. So not only do I get to spend the rest of eternity with you, but I also
get to keep one of the best qualities you possess.
You have no idea how much I love seeing you
blush, Bella, especially when I'm the reason for your blush. You can say that it dazzles me the
same way my smile affects you." I couldn't help but smile at his words, at the way he spoke
of a trait that I hated as much as he loved. He continued to look into my eyes, but his face was
now a bit distant, as if he were looking through me. "Damn.– " he muttered, "– Oh well."
I raised
an eyebrow at him. "Oh...sorry. You see, I was hoping that maybe..since you weren't human
anymore that just maybe I could read your mind, but it's still as much a mystery now as it was
before." I smirked at this. I didn't like thinking that he could read my mind. I was happy he
couldn't. But then this brought a question to my mind. What other gifts do I have now that I
am a vampire? I started to think of the Cullen's abilities, starting with Edward's.
'I can't I
actually changed her...not only is she a vampire now, but she is even more beautiful then I
could of ever dreamed possible! And she gets to keep her blush...' It was my turn to have
my eyes suddenly grow wide.
I Heard Edward..heard his thoughts. And since it was my turn
to have wide eyes, it was his turn to tilt his head in slight confusion and raise his eyebrow at me.
"Bella...are you ok? What's wrong?" "Edward I...I um.. Heard your..thoughts." I whispered the
last part, but I knew he would be able to hear it perfectly. And that was when his confused look
changed and matched my shocked one.
"Are you serious?!" I simply nodded and then after a
long moment, I finally spoke again. "See...when I was thinking of what abilities I had now that
I was no longer human, I started thinking of your power to read minds, and that's when it
happened. It was as if someone had raised the volume on a radio." something flickered across
his face so quickly that I thought I had imagined it. He then asked me something,
"Bella...
Think of someone else's power, like Jasper's, for example." "But wh–" "Just please, do it." he
said, cutting me off. "Alright." I answered and then began to think of Jasper's power, wanting
calmness to surround us. And sure enough, once I started thinking of it, a wave of calm washed
over us, relaxing our ever-tensed nerves. "Wow..." was all I could mutter before Edward could
speak again.
"Wow is an understatement Bella. It seems that you can use anyone's power by
simply thinking of it! Have you any idea how useful this power could be?" I just shrugged at him.
For some reason I suddenly felt weak, but decided against telling him. I slowly stopped the waves
of calm, becoming weaker the longer they were emanating from me.
I was going to say
something but I was Edward suddenly tense and stiffen by me. I was wondering why, but then I
suddenly knew the answer to my unsaid question. I heard footsteps slowly coming towards us
and a scent that had been very faint until just now.
He pulled me closer to him and glared at
the floor. "It's been four days...he's back." Edward whispered. It was then that fear struck me,
hard. This was it. Our fate would be decided in a few minutes.
I closed my eyes momentarily
and silently prayed to myself that it'll be ok and that I'll get out with Edward and finally be
able to marry him. To finally have my dreams come true after this nightmare ended.
A/N: Hope you liked the chapter! I'll try to be able to update sometime this weekend. So please, Review, it motivates me to write faster!!!!