I started squishing all the cytoplasm stuff in the boxes and tried to make the match up as I was listening in on the conversation in the living room. I wasn't exactly eavesdropping... I just happen to have really sensitive ears...
"That was... interesting." A voice, that sounding like Emmett's, whispered.
"Poor thing... I wonder how she is even sane after all of that." Esme's caring voice pondered.
"Well, she's hanging out with a bunch of vampires... so... how sane can she really be?" I think that was Rosalie. "Hey. Don't look at me like that." She hissed.
I couldn't take them whispering about me so I ran –with vampire speed – to Edward.
"Just because I like you guys doesn't mean that I'm crazy. Actually if I didn't like you guys I would already have left. The first time I realized what you guys were I nearly fainted. I wanted to leave... but..." I left off not knowing how to continue. A blush filled my cheeks. "Well anyway," I turned back to Edward. "Where's the amyloplast."
"I believe it's in the back room,"
I turned to head towards the back room but Edward caught my arm. "We would like to ask you some questions if you don't mind." Edward asked so politely as if one wrong move would make me crumble.
I sighed and sat down on the couch again. "Shoot."
"How long ago was this?" Edward asked.
"About five months ago... almost exactly."
There was silence for a while until one of them could get enough nerve and ask something.
"Did it work?" Jasper whispered.
"What do you mean?"
"The experiments... did it work. Did it bring out the positive sides?"
I had to think about how to answer him. I could tell everyone was curious about it. "Hmm... Well, I can't really say. Yes... and no. It back fired on me."
The Cullens looked confused and waited on my explanation.
"Well, you see I was the last person to be apart of the experiment... and by the time Dr. Malcolm came around he was nearly dry of venom so I only received about a teaspoon of venom. [1 Hmm... I guess I need to back up and explain how exactly this was supposed to work. Well, Dr. Malcolm didn't want us to be fully vampires because that would make us harder to kill when he was done with us. Plus he thought we would be easier to control so he could have a huger army. So his reasoning was that he would inject us with his own venom then when it entered out blood stream a little bit, he would burn the venom off so that it couldn't spread."
"But what does that accomplish?"
"Well, apparently if you burn the venom dry, some toxins are still intact to make its way around the body. Those toxins that are unaffected by the fire are supposedly what enhances a bitten victim."
"So... he was incorrect?" Carlisle asked everyone's question.
"No he was right." I stated looking at the pillows.
"So you do have vampire powers then?" Jasper questioned trying to understand.
"Ugh... well... hmm... yes. But seeing as how I only got injected with so little venom it didn't work right. But the others clearly had vampire power and speed but everything has a defect and uncontrollable rage was there's." I continued before they could ask another question. "I didn't have the aggressiveness they did because the amount of venom wasn't strong enough. Remember I said the experiment back fired?" They nodded their heads. "Well the fire overpowered the venom and damaged the enhancing toxins. They didn't trigger my attributes. They enhanced my flaws... flaws that I didn't even have." I left off.
"What do you mean? Instead of enhancing what was special about you they enhanced... what wasn't?" Emmett was confused.
"Yeah..."
"Well what was it that you didn't have before?" Esme pushed me to answer the question.
I sighed. "Well... clumsiness. Danger magnet. Being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Bad luck. I never had those problems half a year ago."
"Wait. So your saying that you didn't used to bang your head on things?" Alice asked.
"Nope." I turned to Emmett. "Yes, I was going to a volley-ball match that night. I was the lead player." I turned to Edward. "I have been in twelve ball-room dancing competions and have won nine." I looked at everybody. "I rode a motorcycle, loved bungee-jumping, practiced soccer with Isaac, and was also on the track team."
They looks on their faces was priceless. They all looked disbelieving. I laughed and sighed. "But not anymore..." I looked at my hands.
"But wait. You do have extra hearing, and you do have extra sight, and you do have vampire speed... right? I mean... I saw you run in here... you heard us whispering. So how do you explain that?" Edward was puzzled.
"Only a little. I can't always use it. And right about now is when I am most powerful. I'm sure that some of the toxins were still healthy." To have an example that I was powerful right now I grabbed Edward's hand and squeezed it.
"Ow!" He pulled his hand back and looked at me in awe. "That actually hurt."
I grinned. "Yup. Well, so that's what happens to someone who is eight percent vampire. Now you all know. Well, I have to put the amyloplast in." and I walked to the back room. Edward followed.
"So is that why you can heal so fast? Carlisle said that it was unusual for your ribs and leg to mend so quickly."
"Oh, no. Well, it might have helped slightly but honestly I was able to do that since I was little. Do you have toothpicks?" I looked around.
"Um... actually yes." We walked back into the kitchen once I had grabbed the Styrofoam.
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"There. All done. So just keep this in the fridge and then on Thursday bring it school. Wow. We are already done with it." I said to Edward as I closed the door.
[2
I stopped dead in my tracks. Edward's face... it sent emotions I have never felt before fly through me. My heart rate picked up and I blushed furiously.
"Stop it. I'm being ridiculous. I'm being an idiot." – I can't help it. Gosh he's handsome. – "Handsome doesn't even begin to cover It." – So you agree with me? – "Shhh he's moving."
Edward placed his hands on the side of my face.
"Do you trust me?"
"Of course." I whispered already out of breath.
"Hold still."
He bent his face down to mine and touched my lips with his. My heart was beating iradically. I knew the rest of the Cullens could probably hear me a mile away. But I didn't care.
I put my hands around Edward's neck forcing him to stay where he was. I was glad I had enough strength to keep him. Our lips moved together in unison. His icy chill was invigorating and I parted my lips wanting more. He did they same. I don't know how long we kissed but it felt like forever... and yet not long enough.
He pulled away beaming, and brushed a strand of hair off my face. Edward kissed me again. Once, twice and three times before he enveloped me into a hug and swung me around. [3
"Aww..." Came cooing female voices from the doorway followed by some snickering.
I blushed furiously and hid behind Edward. Esme, Alice, Emmett and Jasper were all standing semi in the kitchen.
Edward just laughed but if he were human or as much as human as I was he would have been blushing.
Esme was beaming and had a proud look on her face. Almost triumphant. Alice was clapping her hands excitedly. Emmett was smirking along with Jasper.
"Emmett. Just don't. Don't say it." Edward sighed. Emmett nodded and grinned.
"We're going to be sisters!" Alice squealed and pried me loose from Edward to give me a hug.
"Wh-what?" I asked confused. Just because I kissed Edward doesn't mean that we are going to get married.
But the buzzing in my chest argued.
"Oh well you see. You know how some vampires have certain... abilities? Well, I can see the future! And you're going to join the family." She giggled and clapped her hands.
"Alice dear, don't you think that's a bit rushing into things right now?" Esme voice sounded disapproving.
If I was anyone else I would probably have been a little creepy out and just plain intimidated. But for some reason I couldn't have been happier with Alice's news. Like I was supposed to join their family... it's why I came here. It was my fate.
I looked into Edward's caramel eyes and it mirrored they joy I had. The completeness, the happiness, the embarrassment, the love.
Alice grabbed my hand and practically yanked me from Edward.
"Hey!" He called.
"Don't worry. I won't hurt her." Alice giggled. That made me nervous.
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[A/N I know, it's short. I was just trying to answer as many questions as I could in this chapter. The ones that are still unanswered will be reveled in time.
What I'm wondering is how far to take this story. Because I only thought out the story to Bella revealing what happened to her. I'm thinking through some ideas right now. Any suggestions would be amazing. Thank you and review.
[1 If you're on the metric system, let's just say a teaspoon of something is... not a lot. )
[2 Sorry, I can't resist putting fluff in. I love it.
[3 Isn't Edward so cute! Love him! P.S. seeing as how Bella is eight percent vampire there doesn't have to be as many boundaries. Sex is still not an option though. : (