AN: I am so sorry. I have no excuse for not updating. Well here is, by the sound of your reviews, the much anticipated chapter. I hope to get the next few chapters out fast. I know what they are going to be about, some of it is very sad. I'm just warning you. So here is the chapter.

Chapter 4

Changes

"No. It can't- it can't be." I gasped. There was no possible way for me to be a vampire. I hadn't been bitten, but yet my skin was hard and I had a gracefulness that I had only dreamed of having. My hand flew to my stomach and I listened. I could hear the faint, but steady heartbeat. There was another heartbeat, my heartbeat. It was very slow and I could barely hear it.

I rushed to the mirror and was awed by the reflection. I was beautiful. My hair was soft and shiny, the hint of red that could only be seen in the sun, was more obvious. I was paler, but not much. Everything was more angled and enhanced. The thing that was the most shocking was my eyes.

They were still their chocolate brown, but there were hints of burgundy in them. I closed my eyes and shook my head, trying to see if I was just imagining. But when my eyes opened, I looked just the same.

That's when I was hit with another realization- the thirst.

But there was none. I didn't feel like running down the stairs and draining the blood of Mrs. Weber, even though I could smell her. But she didn't smell good. She smelt like well –rust and salt- just like when I was human.

I sat down on my bed and took deep calming breathes. Why wasn't I thirsty? Why did my heart still beat? These questions and many others rushed through my head.

As I thought, a sudden curiosity rushed through me. I wanted to try out my "new" talents. I got up and opened the window. I looked down and saw the long drop. The wind blew, but yet it didn't feel cold. This gave me the courage to stand on the edge and jump. I closed my mouth to stop the scream that wanted to come out. I no longer felt the air flowing around me, so I opened my eyes.

I was safely on the ground. I looked back up at the open window and smiled. I turned and started running. I started off at a very fast pace- much faster than any human. It felt like nothing, so I started going faster. Soon everything around me was a blur, but yet I could see, hear, taste, smell everything. I didn't even need to look down to watch for rocks or tree roots. I just ran.

I stopped and found myself in the middle of the woods. I felt a sense of familiarity and I walked through the trees.

As I broke through, I let out a gasp. I was in the meadow- our meadow. It was nothing like the day when I first came. It was dark and the meadow, seemed, so ordinary. I sat down on the edge. I waited for the tears to fall and they did, in a long and steady stream.



"Why!" I screamed. I sat there holding my head in my hands, screaming and sobbing. I was a pitiful sight, but that didn't stop me. I sat there for immeasurable amount of time, when I heard foot steps.

These we're not heavy human foot steps, but light and barely there. They were a vampire's.

I stood up and waited for whoever it was to come into the clearing. Soon enough, I saw black hair and pale skin. I instantly recognized who it was.

"Laurent," I said.

He raised an eyebrow and had a look of shock on his face. "Bella," his eyes flashed to my stomach and then his nostrils flared. "How is this possible? You can't be," he struggled for the word.

"Pregnant," I filled in for him.

He shook his head, "But how? You're a vampire."

I shrugged my shoulders. "I don't know. I'm still figuring it out. I still trying to figure out how I even got pregnant."

He laughed. "Silly girl, if you don't know how you got pregnant-"

"I got pregnant by…a vampire" I stopped his laugh.

He snorted. "Impossible."

I gestured to my stomach. "Clearly, it isn't." He shook his head again. "Why are you here?" I asked, changing the subject.

He looked up at me. "Honestly, the power to control's one self, is difficult. Trying to change after living one way is very hard. I cheat often." He smiled and I finally took notice of the color of his eyes. Red, blood red.

I backed away from him. "I need to go." I heard another voice, one that belonged neither to Laurent or me. It was his voice. Bella, don't move. It commanded.

Instead of being filled with pain I was charged with a calm that I wasn't expecting. I listened to the voice.

Laurent stepped closer to me. "Now, now Bella I must tell you that you won't be going anywhere."

Remain calm, Bella. Find out why. I did as the voice asked.

"Why are you doing this?" I asked him, my voice much stronger than I expected.

Laurent smiled, "Why else?"

"Victoria," I said my voice low and quiet.

He nodded his head, "Yes. I kept in contact with her. She thought about just killing your precious Edward but, she thought that that wouldn't be proper revenge. After her mate was killed, so she figured, a mate for a mate."

His word struck me, hard. Bella, Edward's angry voice told me. Distract him and then run as fast as you can. I tried to think of a way to distract the red-eyed monster in front of me. I saw a fallen tree. It's now or never, I thought to myself as I quickly picked up the tree and threw it at Laurent. I was amazed at my strength.



I didn't dwell on it too long. I took off, running faster than I had before. I didn't know where to go, but I ran to where my instincts took me.

I soon found my self breaking out of the foliage and onto a dirt road. I ran along it and I came to a cliff. I stopped.

I was trapped and the only way out was down.

I heard a snicker behind me and I turned around. Laurent was standing there, his eyes gleaming. "This would be harder than I thought. I am here as a favor of Victoria. She will get quite the story when I tell her of you." He walked closer to me.

Bella. Edward's voice was angry, he was nearly growling. Jump! You can't fight him.

I looked over the edge and saw the gray, angry waves crashing against the rocks below. I gulped and turned back to look at Laurent. He was coming closer and closer. I didn't have another choice. I was jump or die.

I thought about my baby and the promise I had made. I had to keep that promise. I took a step backwards and jumped. I felt the cool air all around me and then I felt the raging waters. I was taken under. The waves rolled over me. I wrapped an arm around my stomach. I could feel my lungs burning, needing air. I quickly swam to the top and took a deep breathe when I surfaced.

I treaded water for a minute and then started swimming towards the shore. I was starting to get tired. I was able to reach the shore. I pulled myself away from the water. I tired to stand, but I failed. I was so tired. I realized that I still lost my energy. I laid down, feeling the misting on my exposed skin. My eyelids started closing and I couldn't help put close them the rest of the way.

My only thoughts were on my baby and the voice that told me in a calm voice, You're safe, Bella. And with that, I blacked out.

When I woke up, I was very warm. I was wearing different clothes. I had on too big sweat pants and a huge, long sleeved shirt. There were several blankets on top of me. I heard the sounds of people talking and I focused on that.

"She's a vampire." I low, rough voice said.

"How the fu-" this voice was cut off by another.

"That doesn't matter. She's pregnant and clearly she's not a full vampire." This voice I recognized. It was Jacob Black.

"I thought blood suckers couldn't reproduce."

"Well whatever happened, she was in trouble. Clearly, she was not friends with that other leech. If she was, I don't think she would jump off a cliff in order to escape him" Jake's voice said.

I tried to turn, but was met with a pain. I moaned. I felt a hand on my face. "Bella, are you awake?" It was a woman's voice. I opened my eyes and was meant by two black, but caring eyes. I didn't know this face. I would have remembered a face like this one.



One side of the face was flawless, copper skin. But the other side had three long scars that pulled down the corner of her eye and the corner of mouth. I quickly looked back into her caring eyes. She gave me a beautiful half smile.

"I'm Emily." She said, as she helped me sit up.

"Where am I?" I asked her, my voice was raspy.

She handed me a glass of water, which I greatly took and drank. "You're at my house. The boys over there found you." She jerked her thumb over her shoulder. I saw five massive humans. They all looked so similar from their hair cuts, to the clothes they wore- which were not that much.

"Thank you," I said to them. I picked out the one I knew as Jacob. I smiled at them. They gave me unsure smiles.

"How are you feeling?" Emily asked me, drawing my attention back to her.

I rubbed my stomach and said, "Hungry, to be honest."

She laughed, "I figured as much." She went into the kitchen and brought back a plate of food and a cup of hot chocolate. I thanked her and started eating. I saw her throw a look over her shoulder and she rolled her eyes in an I-told-you-so fashion. The humans-giants shifted.

I quickly finished all the food on the plate. "Thanks again, Emily." I felt a kick inside of me and I smiled. "The baby thanks you too."

"Can I feel?" Emily asked and I nodded my head. She placed a warm hand on my stomach and the baby kicked against her hand. She smiled, "Well your welcome." We both laughed. "How far along are you?"

"Thirty weeks, but I don't know how I can get any bigger." I told her.

She smiled, "It looks like you got two in there."

I was about to answer her when one of the oversize men came over. "Emily, can we talk to Bella, alone?"

She smiled and gave him a quick kiss. "It was nice to meet you, Bella."

I gave her a smile and she walked outside. I looked at the enormous beings that were now standing around me.

The one that had kissed Emily spoke first, "I'm Sam. This is Jared, Paul, Embry and-"

"Jacob," I finished for him. I smiled at Jacob. "I remember you."

He smiled, "Are you okay?"

"As good as I can be." I told him, honestly.

Sam spoke again, "Do you know what you were running from?"

I nodded my head and picked up the cup of hot chocolate and took a sip, "A vampire. His name is Laurent."

"His name was Laurent." Jacob said.

My eyes went wide. "He's dead?" They all nodded their heads. "But how, he's a vampire and your-"

I was cut off by Sam. "Werewolves."

"Remember the legend I told you, Bella, the day you came to First Beach?" Jacob asked.



I closed my eyes and tried to remember. Then it all came to me.

I opened my eyes, "Yes." I looked around at all of them. "I guess it makes sense."

They all stared at me but it was Paul who spoke, "What are you talking about?"

"Well, the part about vampires was true, it only seems right that the part about the werewolves would be true too." I explained.

"Oh," came from the man-boys.

"Bella," Sam started. "We need you to tell us about how you became…" he trailed off.

I looked down. "Well, I'm not real sure about any of this, how any of it came to be. All I know is that I woke up today, after sleeping for two days, and I was…different. But not totally, as you saw. I can still eat and I still get tired, my heart still beats."

That got their attention. "If you're a leech then you can't have a heart beat." Sam said.

I shrugged. "My only guess is that I'm not…a full vampire, yet. I think it has to do with my pregnancy. As far as I know, my baby is human."

"Why wouldn't it be? You're human, you got…pregnant by a human-" Jacob said, but I cut him off.

"No, I got pregnant by…" I took a breath, "Edward."

They all looked shocked. "But…how?" the one named Jared asked.

"I…don't know." I told them. "It wasn't supposed to happen." I felt the sudden urge to go to the bathroom. I tried to stand up, but failed.

"Where are you going?" Sam asked.

"Bathroom, you try having a baby resting on your bladder." I held out my hands and Jacob was the one to take them. He helped me up and steadied me. I pointed me to the bathroom and made my way there.

When I got inside the bathroom, I used the toilet, flushed, washed my hands and tried to brush through my tangled mess. I ran my hand through a couple of times and it fell around my shoulders, looking runway ready. That was a plus.

I walked back into the living room and Emily was there and Jared, Embry, Paul and Sam were gone, leaving Jacob.

I suddenly remembered that the Weber's had no idea where I was at. "Shit." I said under my breath.

"What is it?" Jacob asked.

"I need to call Angela and let her know where I am at." I told him.

He shook his head. "I already called. They know where you are."

I sighed with relief. "Thank you." I laid back down on the couch. I felt some one pull the blankets over me. I drifted off into a peaceful slumber.

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