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All Bella Point of View
Chapter six
I awoke the same way as I had woken up all week, in a soft and comfortable bed, a sweet aroma filling my nose that I knew instantly was Edward, and of course, Edward cuddled into me, the contours of my body fitting perfectly into his torso then the soft whisper of "Good Morning" in my ear, each word tickling but sounding like a caress. He carried me gracefully down the stairs, and put me in my usual seat, then left briefly to prepare me some breakfast. It was like a routine now, one that could take some getting used to, I felt uncomfortable that Edward was making my food as he didn't eat any food himself, I knew it repulsed him. All the Cullens, except Alice, were sitting around the table chattering quietly, the atmosphere happy and care-free, and so I settled into my chair to devour the cereal that now sat in front of me, avoiding Edwards' curious gaze, it still baffled him what food tasted like and none of them seemed to understand, even now, how I could eat food, I suppose that's what decades of drinking blood does to you! Alice came skipping in from the garden announcing there was going to be a thunderstorm tonight, there was a loud cheer and I knew what that meant. Baseball.
So that night we all ventured up to the clearing the Cullen's used as a baseball field, and there I stood in my pink wellies and anorak while I watched them all set up, Esme sat out again to play umpire therefore keeping the game fair. My mind soon wandered to the memories I had of this field, the first time I had come here, I had fallen off Edward's back and onto the sodden floor, much to his amusement , then Laurent, James and Victoria had found us and the chase for me had begun, ending in me being close to death. I shuddered as Esme's soft voice brought me slowly back to reality.
"Are you okay Bella?" she enquired quietly
"Yes, sorry, I was thinking" I replied
"About what?" I didn't really want to bring up the real reason, there was a lot of pain behind that story, Edward had to leave me in the care of the other Cullen's which made him uneasy, Emmett and Jasper had killed James and I had put all of the Cullen's in danger and though I couldn't change it, I still felt awful about it all. So I would feel terrible about bringing it up now, now that the last of the 'visitors' had 'gone'. So I decided not to.
"About things in general really" I didn't like to be as vague as I was being, it was suspicious, but I couldn't tell the truth.
"How is the wedding planning coming along" Esme asked
"Well, Alice is taking care of a lot of it as you know but to be honest, I don't really know, I thought it would be best to let her have free reign, why try to control the inevitable?" I replied sheepishly.
"How is the 'becoming-a-vampire' plan coming along, is Edward still playing ball" she enquired
"So far" I muttered, still unconvinced that he was going to change me, he saw the sense it it, he must do but still he was held back by his old-fashioned morals.
The conversation continued in this suppressed way for a little while whilst I fiddled aimlessly with my diamond encrusted engagement ring, I didn't really like discussing the future with anyone but Edward he was, at the end of the day, the one that was going to change me. I Bella Swan would soon finally be a vampire and I could finally hold hands with Edward and feel like I belonged with this god-like creature with his gorgeous looks, his amazing personality and his other outstanding attributes like his knowledge. My heart skipped a beat suddenly, and excitement overwhelmed me, soon I thought to myself, very soon.
The game had finished by the time our conversation had exhausted all possible conversational topics, and the other Cullen's ran over to join me and Esme on the bench where we sat. They were all jeering and playing happily with each other. I loved this, a happy atmosphere, no worries, no death threats, no werewolves. A low growling interrupted the happy banter, all of them turned immediately in the direction of the trees as a small figure emerged, still growling but the noise growing louder with each step. Suddenly it hurled itself in our direction, Edward and Emmett immediately ran forward to stop the approaching figure. I didn't have to look at the Cullen's faces to feel the tension and disgust, whatever was coming wasn't good.