Chapter 11

Burning Love

The fire lasted for four days, which was odd. I could hear Edward and Alice getting worried by the fifth day when I still hadn't opened my eyes.

"Is she okay?" I heard Edward ask desperately.

"I'm sure she's fine. Maybe her being half vampire and half human made it longer." I heard Emmett assure him. Wait! Emmett was here? Oh how I missed the big guy!!

"But if she's half vampire wouldn't it take quicker?" Edward asked in frustration.

"Not necessarily, Edward." I heard Alice reply. A long silence filled the room.

"Emmett! Please don't think that. She has to be okay." Edward begged. His voice sounded pained and I wished I could just open my heavy eyes, which refused to open, and comfort him. I didn't like seeing or hearing Edward in pain. I know it sounds weird, but I had figured out through all of this that I loved Edward. A bit late for me to realize this, but I did. I loved Edward with all my unbeating heart and I just wanted to announce it to the whole world. I hoped that Edward felt the same about me. I couldn't believe that it had taken me this long to realize it, after Edward kissed me it felt so right to be there in his arms and even when Edward warned me to run, I felt loved and cared for.

"What? I'm just saying that it could be too late for her. It might have been too much. I mean, come on! Four days of that burning pain? Who would last that??" Emmett demanded. That annoyed me to no end. I was here and alive. I could hear them all perfectly. All I had to do was make my stubborn eyes open.

"I can't see her waking up." Alice whispered. I fought with my eyes for ages.

"Bella! No, no, please don't go. Wake up, please Bella." I heard Edward sob from beside me. I felt something grip my hand tightly. I had to wake up now!! Edward was in pain and needed me!! As if finally obeying my command, my eyes shot open and I was staring at a white ceiling.

"Bella!" I heard three voices gasp. I sat up and turned so I was facing the three vampires in front of me as I sat on my knees, my feet supporting my butt.

"Yeah?" I asked. I was slightly confused, but I could guess why they were so surprised.

"What took you so long?" Alice demanded. She looked rather shocked that I had suddenly woken up.

"Hmm?" Did she mean the change or the waking up part? "Which part?" I asked her.

"Both!" They all demanded. I shrugged.

"I'm just as confused as you are on the change, but the waking up was my eye lids. They were so heavy and they just wouldn't open." I informed them. I frowned then. "Maybe we should talk to Carlisle about the change and everything." They all nodded their heads.

"We're so glad to see your eyes awake." Alice said as she rushed over and hugged me tightly.

"We were getting worried. Especially Edward over there." I smiled as Emmett joined Alice in squishing me.

"I heard." They pulled back.

"What?" They all asked.

"I heard. It's not like I was so out of it, I bet you all heard and felt things at the end of your change." They all looked at one another before shrugging and Emmett and Alice once again, squished me.

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"Bella?" I heard Edward call me. I ran outside to the garden and sat down next to Edward as he stared up at the sky.

"Yeah?"

"What's with your eyes?" He asked, pointing at my amber eyes. I smirked.

"Because I already drink animal blood, my eyes aren't crimson red from the change, but I still have human blood in my making them slightly red. I probably have half the strength of your average newborn vampire." I smiled at Edward. He smiled back easily. His smile soon vanished and his face looked worried and concerned.

"What was with all the bruises when we found you?" He asked. I stiffened.

"Before you arrived…Jaden...he let some of his control over my mind down and I could soon form proper sentences and wasn't as dazed as before…though I still believed I loved him." I frowned as I realized that I was remembering a fair bit from my past life, I guess that's a vampire trait. Remembering a lot. "He…held me tight to his chest before hissing in my ear, I'm going to fuck you so hard you won't be able to walk straight tomorrow." Edward stared at me with wide eyes at what I had just said and how I had mimicked Jaden's voice perfectly. I drew in a large breath. "The next morning I woke up with bruises covering every inch of my body, a really bad ache between my legs and blood on my legs and the sheets. It was then when I looked into Jaden's red eyes and smelt his vampire scent that I realized you were right all along. Jaden was a vampire and I fell for his little trap. I then tried to get away, but he stopped me before the door and bit me, planning to drain me and then he released me, pretty much throwing me to the ground." Edward now looked like he would murder someone; I was hoping that someone was Jaden because I would love to kill him as well. "Anyway, he said he would go after a proper person with human blood and no animal blood." I finished my explanation to Edward before looking at him carefully. His jaw was clenched and his hands were clenched into tight fists. I sighed and took his fists in my hands. They unclenched slowly and soon he was staring at our hands. His hands now felt warm to me; I guess that was because we were at the same temperature. Edward laced out fingers together and smiled at them. I could only guess that he had wanted that for some time.

SNEAK PEAK INTO CHAPTER 12

"Yes. They are and Bella, loosen your grip on Edward's hand. I think you're about to crush the bones." - looked at Edward's hand with a worried expression.