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May of Rose
Dark Twilight.
Chapter Three
Bella POV
The guy I had run into earlier in the night, Edward, was the first thing I saw when I opened my eyes. Before I could even begin to ponder as to why he was so close to me as I awoke, my taste buds alerted me to the fact that there was something unfamiliar and a bit bitter in my mouth. I blinked once, twice, and then I said the first thing that came to my mind. "Why do I have blood in my mouth?"
"I gave you my blood and I took yours. It was a blood exchange. It was one of three I need to have with you. So you can become a Carpathian." He said as if we were talking about the weather or some other run of the mill everyday occurrence. What did he expect me to say? 'Oh, I see your making me a Carpathian, of course. Should I go change to something a little more girly or is my business outfit ok?' Stupid conceited jackass, did I even say I was agreeing to this?
"Let me see if I am understanding all this. You, Edward Dubinsky, the Crown Prince of all Carpathians and the next in line to succeed the throne and rule the Carpathian kingdom; just up and decided for a woman dead tired from over working, that she was going to be a Carpathian. Forget the small fact that she may have wanted a say in the matter, that she may not want to be the princess of the Carpathian Kingdom. She's your life mate so she's got to become a Carpathian." I said dramatically with my arms swung around in huge gestures and a glare directed at him.
"No I, Edward Dubinsky Crown Prince of all Carpathians and next in line to rule the Carpathian Kingdom, decided that it would be more beneficial if my life mate was a Carpathian instead of a mere pathetic human." He replied with a roll of his eyes and a shrug that clearly said: 'Women!'
"Pathetic human? Well this 'pathetic human' is returning home. I do not need to sit here, wherever here is, and be insulted by some idiotic prince." I stated angrily as I attempted to rise from the bed he put me on. Bed? Just what the heck happened? How did I get from nearly to the bus stop to a bed?
"Love, well you please calm down. I meant no disrespect at least not intently. It's just compared to us most humans are quite pathetic. However, I was in the wrong to of suggested that you were pathetic." Prince jerk-wad Edward said almost sounding sincere. How can such a total jerk of a stranger make me so weak in the knees and feeling like I couldn't live without him? I wondered as I answered his statement with a small aggravated huff.
With a heavy sigh jerk-wad Edward moved to face me before speaking: "Would it make things easier if you had some common knowledge about Carpathian's?"
He asked in a tone of voice that sounded much like he was speaking to a misbehaving or somewhat annoying child instead of the woman he is intertwining his life with.
"Yes, you can start be telling me if they are all as big of a jerk as you are." I said tartly not caring that I was acting childishly.
"Love, please…" Jerk-wad Edward said with an eye roll and a bit of annoyance. There he goes again with that love business. He is capable of understanding that I have a perfectly good name doesn't he? How hard is it to say Bella? Ok, Bella, stop fretting over the small stuff and focus on the bigger picture. What did Crazy Little Pixie Alice say before she turned and moved in with Jasper?
Right, to face the dawn is a Carpathian's way of killing one's self if they are a Carpathian male. Great, like that helps me. How am I supposed to use that information? Hey, Prince Jerk-wad Edward you're really annoying me and pissing me of at the moment so will you go kill yourself? Yeah, that will go over real swell. Turning is the term used when a Carpathian becomes a Vampire. How is that helpful Alice? What's the difference between the two anyways? Thank you Alice for being weird but loveable, I thought happily as I now had something to continue my fight with Prince Jerk-wad as to why I am not becoming a Carpathian.
"What is the difference between a Carpathian and a Vampire anyways?" I inquired with a huff as I folded my arms underneath my chest.
"A Carpathian, when they are first born or created don't instantly seek human blood. We maintain our humanity or honor so to speak. We can see color and each have certain abilities that aid us in life. After a period of time if a male has yet to find his life mate he will lose the ability to see color, feel emotions, and will then eventually give in to his desire to suck any human dry. When a male Carpathian gives into that desire it is the duty of Carpathian males with a life mate to kill the Carpathian."
A vampire, when they are first born or created seeks human blood and wants nothing more than to destroy. A vampire has humanity nagging at them in the back of their minds but it is rare for them to not want to end someone's life or cause chaos where they go. Unlike Carpathian's who have abilities that help them survive and keep their clans alive they have abilities that tend to kill their race. Some Vampires can walk in daylight but all Carpathian's sleep during the day and live and hunt during the night." Edward explained with a crooked smile and a raised eyebrow like I was somehow amusing him.
"So I won't become a blood sucking monster out to destroy humanity, I'll become a blood sucking monster that controls humanity. Wonderful, you really know how to make a girl want to totally become something complete different from what she was born to be. Can I go now?" I inquired as I once again attempted to get off the bed. "Why am I on a bed anyways? We were mere feet from the bus stop and now I'm where ever you took me. If you did anything to me I'll…" I started to say but was unable to finish because the jackass was laughing. I'm here in god knows where with a guy I've never meet until tonight and HE is laughing.
"So, glad you find this all so fucking amusing your jerkiness." I said sounding childish but to angry at the laughing idiot who just laughed even more.
"Here I had thought my life mate was a slow meek little thing. But apparently I was wrong. You've got spunk. All I did was save you from hitting your head on the pavement, took you to see my youngest brother he's a doctor who after looking you over swore you weren't sick and that you had just fainted upon meeting me." He said and all I could think was: Damn you, Alice, what have you gotten me into this time?
Edward Pov
"May I ask how you know Alice?" I asked Bella as she once again caught me by surprise.
"She was my roommate. She is the life mate of Jasper Dubinsky, one of your brother's right? As you probably already know she is a Carpathian." Bella replied.