Night never felt so cold. There they were, Charlie and Renee, colder than death itself, staring up at Bella with blank faces. The tears would not stop pouring. Edward was no where to be found and Victoria had fled. Jacob Black looked at her with the typical "I told you so" face. He may hate her, but he didn't want her dead and when Victoria threatened Bella after killing her parents, he phased.
Nothing frightened her more than that moment. Jacob, not Edward, was facing Victoria and her parents were there dead. Bella was only moments away from fainting.
"Jacob…" she whimpered. The cursed tears would not dry.
"Bella, please understand. We are not friends. You are as good as one of them. If I were to let you die, well, that would be my own death sentence." He looked so innocent and angry. Then, his eyes bugged out as if he'd seen a ghost.
"What have you done dog?" She realized what had scared him. Edward only saw Charlie and Renee and me, crying.
Bella looked up at him. "You will know what happened if you think," please realize what I'm saying to you.
He did. "Get away from here, before I lose my temper. And," he added with no remorse or gratitude, "if you ever come near this place again, I will, personally, rip you limb from limb."
You don't need to tell me twice. He ran off into the woods towards his house. They could just see him phase into the werewolf that he was to get away faster.
Edward wrapped Bella in his arms and run her home. The police would soon be there, but when they arrived would be nothing to see because Edward sent Alice back to deal with the bodies.
When they arrived back at the Cullen mansion, she had just started to calm down. Normally running would have nauseated her at a time like this, but she was to busy clinging to Edward to notice the rushing trees or the speed.
"Bella, Bella honey, look here, you're home now," said her love trying to get her to speak. She just clung to a pillow and started crying again.
"NO!!" she yelled. "This is not home. It won't be until my family is free of danger. No one else should die because of me." Everyone, including Rosalie, looked on her with pity and sadness. Edward was right beside her holding and rocking her.
"Honey, none of this is your fault. It's mine, I killed James and no one was on guard while Renee was there. It was foolish." He knew it was a hopeless waste of breath, but it made him feel better saying it.
"I just wish I knew why she is hurting people I love and not me," she sobbed.
"This is how she's hurting you. Don't let her do this stay here."
Carlisle finally "woke up." "Edward, you know what must be done now. She has no choice but to stay here. We cannot leave her alone when we must hunt. You have to do it now."
A deathly silence filled the room. Bella looked up at all of them with watery eyes, stopping at Edward with a pleading look. "He's right. I'm too much of a hassle to care for when I'm a human."
He shook his head. She can't possibly think that, after all that, I would change her now. I can't bear to see her in any more pain. "I can't. You don't know what it's like. The pain, the feeling of being a monster, I don't want you to have to deal with it too." He looked so hurt, but Bella's mind was set.
"Edward Cullen, if you love me as much as you say you do, then we should go through the same things together. If you won't change me now, then I'll have Alice or Carlisle do it." Let him make what he wants out of that. This time, I will win.
Everyone was shaking their head. They all knew that Edward would have to do it, they also knew it would be hard for him.
"Bella, you don't realize that this will pain me as much as it will pain you. I want to, but, what if I don't have enough control."
"I don't believe it. You won't change me. I need this Edward. Please," she replied quietly. He broke down. The next thing anyone knew, he was carrying her up to the guest room. One by one, the rest of the Cullens followed.
Edward laid her down on the floor so she wouldn't roll off the bed and hurt herself. He kissed her full on the lips for the last time of her human existence. Then, with incredible slowness, he put is teeth against her throat and sank his fangs into her flesh. He remained that way for a long thirty seconds before Carlisle rushed in and pulled him away. Jasper and Alice pulled him down stairs as the insane screaming began.
"Emmett, if I know Edward as well as I think I do, then he will do everything he can to get in there. Do not let him in. The last thing he needs to do is see her in physical pain," explained Carlisle after handing him a chair.
Alice and Jasper forced the struggling vampire onto a chair. It was a challenge but they succeeded. He was angry and uncontrollable.
"Alice, this is going to be too hard if he stays in the house," whispered Jasper. "We need to take him away."
"For how long, Jasper? We can't keep him away when the transformation is complete. I can't see anything, but keeping him away will be impossible." Alice was worried not only for the safety of her family, but also the safety of the people of Forks.
"We could take Bella away," suggested Esme.
Alice shook her head no. "He will follow and now that the transformation has begun, we won't be able to move her."
For three more days they continued in this manner. Emmett took quite a beating trying to keep Edward away from Bella, who was screaming in agony. She was only screaming and rolling around in a fetal position. Bella was not standing or sitting up. Her thoughts were a void, but they all knew it was worth it.
On day three she stopped howling in pain and was content with whimpering. Edward was a little relived, but not completely. His edginess made Jasper have to leave because Edward's emotions were so overpowering. Esme was brought to tears seeing her family in so much pain. Carlisle was never home because Edward blamed him for forcing this upon them.
Around three o'clock in the afternoon they heard it. Bella began shrieking again and her lover was trying to get past Emmett who took all the hits and only held his brother back.
"KILL ME!!!!!!! OH, PLEASE SOMEONE KILL ME!!"
It took the strength of Emmett, Alice, Rosalie, and Esme to keep Edward out of that room. He was trying with every part of his body to get through the door to Bella.
Eventually, she stopped and was left crying. Edward calmed down and was pushed down the stairs. He sat on the chair for the rest of the day, and all of the fourth day. Esme was sitting beside him the whole time, comforting and consoling her son.
Day four passed quietly and without incident. Alice claimed to see no pain on Bella's part today and Jasper, who came home early the previous night, was working hard to calm down Edward. That was a lot easier than he thought it would be because of Edwards strong anger towards himself.
That evening, it was all over. The door to the guest room opened and Emmett stepped out of the way to let the newest vampire member of the family get through.