AN: this chapter will be a tad short because it will only go into detail about the fire and Edward's heroic rescue. It's kind of like a filler chapter almost. R&R please!
Chapter 3
Engulfed
The acrid smell of smoke filed the room, and I looked over at the flame-covered table; the fire had spread throughout the opposing side of the room and blocked the exit. Everyone else was either gone, or dead. The heat radiating from the fire was making me dizzy, and so was the smoke. Edward looked frantically at me and my dizziness. He leaned over and scooped me up in his arms as if I weighed nothing. Great, on top of the heat and the smoke, his sweet smell was adding to the list of things clouding my mind. I could've sworn that I saw him kick out a wall before I blanked out from oxygen deprivation, and sank into unconsciousness.
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When I awoke, I was laying on a soft cushy bed that was blanketed with what felt like silk. I opened my eyes groggily and recognized my hotel room. I felt a cool body pressed against my side, and I looked over to see Edward stroking my hair gently. He noticed that I was watching him, and he smiled gently.
"Edward, what happened?" The hoarse whisper burned in my throat, and the events of the previous hours came flooding back to me right before he responded.
"We were at the wedding, and some idiot thought that it would be funny to set the food on fire. I saved you from the building, but you blacked out from the smoke." He explained in a voice just above a whisper. I remembered the glimpse my brain dug up of him bashing down a wall.
"How did you kick out that wall?" I asked, my throat burning again. He glanced at me nervously.
"Remember what I was telling you before the fire started?" He asked me.
"Yes. You were about to reveal some secret identity, and you told me not to be scared. I could never be scared of you, Edward," I recalled.
"Don't be so sure." He mumbled, almost inaudible. I shot him a puzzling glance and he met my eyes with a troubled look.
"Bella, I'm a vampire." He said.