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Chapter 26- Fine for the moment

Edward shook, sweat dripping from his forehead only complimented the dark bags that had formed under his eyes. In short, he looked. . . Beautifully broken. I was standing at the foot of his bed, biting my lips and twisting my fingers. It was almost time. . . I groaned and bent down, my elbows resting on my knees. How could I think I could do this? I wasn't strong enough. There was no way I could- I shook the thoughts out of my head and stood back up. Yes. . . Yes I could. Edward's eyes fluttered open and he smiled weakly. " Hey you." He whispered. A cough over took him violently. I walked over to him and sat down on his bed, feeling his head. It felt warmer than it was before.

" Geez, this thing is kicking your ass." I mumbled. He chuckled and cleared his throat.

" It did over a century ago, why shouldn't it now?" He replied. I shrugged my shoulders and sighed. Carlisle walked in, his face serious.

" Oh, geez do you have to look like that!" I exclaimed. He raised an eyebrow and stood in the corner, a silent watcher I suppose.

" Freak." I muttered and turned back to Edward. " Are you sure you want me to do this? I mean, I'm not exactly a professional Edward and I don-" He put a finger to my lips and smiled.

" Yes Nol-" I shook my head and took his finger from my lips.

" It's Isabella." I whispered. His eyes opened wide and I heard Carlisle let out a tiny gasp. " Well, you don't have to make a huge deal about it guys."

" What? How?" Edward stuttered.

" I don't know. . I just. . . Noleen is a part of who I am, but so is Bella. So, I'm making it my middle name. Isabella Noleen Swan. I just threw Marie out hah." He kissed my hand and smiled brightly. " Don't make a big deal about it. I don't want this to be some sort of weird thing I regret." I complained. He shook his head.

" No, I'm not. It's just. . . I'm proud of you." He told me.

" Why?"

" Because, you finally realized that everything you go through is a part of you."

" Yeah well, this wouldn't have happened in the first place if you had just changed me yourself. But I'm not going to get into that. You're sure?"

" I'm positive No- Bella." I smiled and kissed him.

" Don't make me regret this." I whispered in his ear.

" Never." He whispered back. I put my lips to his neck and felt him inhale quickly. I paused, was he having second thoughts? "I'm

not afraid Bella, go on." I nodded my head and pressed my fangs to his warm skin. He stopped breathing all together, who was dazzling who now? Then I bit down. His blood flowed into my mouth, tasting like a rare delicacy. I moaned and drank some more. I heard Carlisle shout something but I ignored him; Edward tasted so good. I wanted more and more. I kept drinking until I remembered I had to pull away or I'd kill him. Fighting the urge to drink his last drop I pulled away and flung myself to the other side of the room. I breathed hard, I knew my eyes were most likely pitch black. Carlisle dropped beside me, his eyes worried.

" Bella? Are you okay?" He asked. I shook my head and wiped the blood away from my mouth.

" Yeah." I gulped. " I'm fine." Edward began the screaming, yelling for us to get rid of the fire. And so began the three days of pure hell. For him and for me, because there was no way I wanted to see him in this much pain.

Lanina crept into the room, her hair pulled into a ponytail and she was lounging in some strawberry shortcake pjs. I chuckled, how a vampire managed to look so damn innocent was beyond me. She smiled and walked up to me, placing her hand on my shoulder. " How's he doing?" She asked. Edward was tossing and turning, muttering things in his sleep.

" Fine, at least the screams are over with for now." I replied. She nodded her head and sat down in a chair next to me.

" Yeah, that was getting a little annoying. So. . . It's Bella now huh?"

" Yeah. . . I just. . I realized Noleen was Bella, you know? Like. . . I changed yes, but I was still Bella. I only made myself believe I was Noleen because of Annebelle."

" Okay Dr. Phil." Lanina rolled her eyes, but I could tell she was okay with it. She put her head on my shoulder and grabbed my hand. " You know, this family isn't that bad. And I guess Isabella does suit you more than Noleen." I smiled and hugged her tight.

" Thanks Lanina." She shook her head but pointed at me.

" But don't be turning into some hippie, lovey dovey animal drinker got it? Don't change yourself back completely because you are different. Don't let them think you're not a good person, because you are. "

" Believe me, I won't. I'll still be the same cynical Noleen as I was before. Only, now I'll be called Bella again. Of course, you can always call me Noleen if you want, it is my nickname now." She smiled and nodded her head.

" Oh, you can count on that Nol." She got up and got to the door when she turned back. " And Travis doesn't mind it either." She assured me.

" You still denying you like him?" She stuck out her tongue and bolted out of the room; I couldn't help but laugh. I turned my focus back to Edward and sighed. He would be okay, I would be okay. We'd all be okay. Well. . . Until Mitchell came back and found out I didn't want to be an ally of his. And I knew Aro would be mad when he found out I didn't want to be an ally of his either. In other words, shit was going to hit the fan. But at the moment, everything was perfectly fine.

It was happening, I could hear Edward's heart slowly shutting down. Soon the transformation would be complete and everything would be better again. Well, it would be kind of hard for him, but I'd help him through it. As soon as the last beat ended he opened his eyes; the topaz color of them startled me. " What the-" I stared at him intently. They were still topaz. " Carlisle!" I yelled. He came into the room and walked over to Edward.

" Ah, my son! You're up an-" He stopped as soon as he laid eyes on Edward. " Oh my." He whispered. I shook my head and leaned back.

" You're telling me." Edward frowned and sat up.

" What's wrong? I can tell I'm changed but you two are acting as if nothing happened." Edward spoke up. " What's going on?" Carlisle bent down and inspected his eyes.

" Your eyes are topaz, they should. . . Well like Bella's. But, it's as if you went back to exactly the way you were before you were bitten." Carlisle answered. " How interesting."

" How odd!" I exclaimed. " How did this happen?"

" I honestly have no clue. . . But, as you say, why question it? Everything's fine. Let's just. . . What's the saying? Go with the flow?" I laughed and patted Carlisle on the back.

" Yeah, stay with the old saying Lisle my dear." Edward stood up and wrapped me in his arms, kissing my on the cheek. I shooed him off in embarrassment. " Hey, don't be thinking everything's going to be exactly like it was. I'm still kind of mad at you." He smirked and leaned forward, pressing his lips to mine. And can I say, wow what a kiss. He pulled back and raised an eyebrow.

" Still mad now?" He questioned me.

" Yeah, but nice try." I responded, then kissed him again. " Now, go hunt with your family. Lanina and I are going to go to that club and fill up."

" You're not going to switch-" I held up my hand, cutting him off.

" I drink humans, I'll continue drinking humans. Got it?" He nodded his head and kissed my nose.

" I don't care, as long as I have you." I threw my arms around his neck and smiled.

" Yeah, I am a catch." He laughed and kissed me once more before taking off to hunt. Lanina and I slid into my car and took off. Yeah, everything was going to be okay.

Thanks so-o-o much for r&r-ing! I love all you guys sooo much for all the love and support you give me. There should be about four more chapters and then this story will be over. I know, sniffle. lol. Again, I don't think there were any questions, let me know if I'm wrong aha. Hope you liked this chapter! X0X0. Oh, and Lanina, Noleen and Travis are just staying at the Cullen's house. Haha, that was the one question! So, there you go Eilish! Mwah to you all!

Until next time,

Faith