A/N: We all know Carlisle has TONS of questions to ask Bella about her change…let's see what he has to say!

Previously…

Oh god. Had I really been running around in this? My pants had dirt and blood on them, and my shirt was ripped from when I had tackled the deer.

Jasper held out the jacket he had been wearing and I took it from him gratefully.

I leaned against a tree and waited for Jasper to finish hunting for himself. I can't believe he didn't go hunting since the beginning of my change. Jasper really had stepped up and become one of the most important people in my life, if not the most important.

I picked a small flower that was growing in the grass by where I was standing and spun it around between my thumb and pointer finger absentmindedly. It really was like my life in a way. Just small, barely blossomed into what it could be; growing more and more each day.

Lights and Sounds- Yellowcard

Bella POV

I darted back into the house to shower and change after my first hunt, while Jasper joined Carlisle in the living room.

I walked into the gorgeous bathroom, Esme really had outdone herself, and turned on the shower to my normal temperature.

I really think I'm handling being a vampire pretty well. I mean, I was expecting to be some crazy and uncontrollable monster. But I still am myself. I still can think and resist the vampire urges that sometimes surface.

I slipped under the water and felt a shock at how different the water felt. What would be considered a warm temperature to a human, was barely different from my own body's temperature. I turned the knob all the way to hot and watched as steam billowed into the air until finally the water felt almost hot. Just almost.

Disappointed, and seeing no point in prolonging my shower if I wasn't able to enjoy it, I hurriedly washing the remnants of my hunt away and went to change. I easily slipped on undergarments and a white shirt, but encountered trouble with putting on my jeans. By trouble I mean to say that I crushed the button when I was trying to close it.

"What the heck?" I questioned, confused as I stared at what used to be a metal button.

I grabbed another pair of jeans from the closet and tried again only to have the exact same thing happen.

"Shit!"

It took me five pairs of jeans to realize that there was no way I was going to close the damn button without crushing it to dust.

Frustrated, I grabbed a navy sundress from the closet and easily slipped in on. Thank god it had no buttons! I was going to be wearing dresses for awhile. Forgoing shoes, I went to see what Carlisle and Jasper were doing.

When I returned to the living room they both looked impassive and unaware of my struggle with putting on my own clothes. They were probably pretending not to hear out of politeness.

I took a moment to fully compare them both since they were consumed in their conversation. Carlisle probably was about…twenty eight? He's really not that much older than Jasper, who is twenty. At least I'm not the youngest.

A smirk crossed my face at that thought. Edward was still the baby in the family. At least by human years.

I sat on the arm of the sofa and waited for the two other vampires to finish talking.

"It's very impressive for you to be been able to open doors and control your strength as you have been doing." Carlisle said finally, breaking the silence.

Knowing he was just trying to lift my mood, I nodded and changed the subject.

"Okay, I know you have some questions for me doc. What do you want to know?"

Jasper chuckled and sat next to me on the sofa, while Carlisle chose to sit in the chair across from us. All the better to interrogate me I guess.

"As you're aware a person is out of control and finds it impossible to hide their uncontainable reactions to the pain. Bella you were completely still and silent during your change. Do you remember anything?"

"I may not have moved, but I definitely felt it." I said grimly.

Jasper and Carlisle both let out deep breaths.

"It was like I was stuck in place and not in control of my own body." I continued, not sparing any details. "I could hear you both at some points but most of the time I was lost in the fire."

It was a terrifying experience and if Carlisle ever had to change someone else I would not wish that upon anyone.

But I seriously hope Carlisle isn't planning on changing anyone else too soon. The Volturi are already interested in our family enough without any more additions. Besides, I have to admit that you can only put so many people in one house before it begins to feel like one of those horrible reality TV shows that air on MTV.

"It didn't block the pain like we had hoped." Carlisle stated troubled. "It only rendered you powerless and unable to let out any of the pain you were feeling."

"Thank god Maria didn't know this." Jasper said quietly, a disturbed look on his face.

I surveyed Jasper for a second. How had I overlooked him before? Besides being physically attractive, Jasper is a really enigmatic and compassionate person. And I was only just beginning to see this. Who knows how much of himself he keeps locked away. But after everything he went through, who can blame him?

We sat in silence for a moment before Carlisle continued his cross-examination.

"How are you adjusting to this life? I know it can be overwhelming at times." Carlisle said knowingly, years of wisdom apparent in his gold eyes.

"Everything's been okay except for being unable to button my own jeans." I huffed. "And running across hikers during my hunt. But that's about all."

"Hikers?" Carlisle interrupted, his voice ringing with alarm as he turned to look at Jasper. "Did she-?"

"No I didn't." I answered for the blonde next to me; slightly annoyed that he asked Jasper and not me.

"Bella has this remarkable sense of awareness and self-control. Something I haven't seen in all my experience training newborns." Jasper spoke up, staring distantly at a spot on the wall behind Carlisle's light blonde head.

This was something that I'm starting to notice Jasper does quite often. Maybe I was just too human to notice it before? Or just to consumed in Edward and my own life? Great. It's taken me becoming a vampire to realize my human faults.

"Thanks I guess?"

Before someone could say something to embarrass me more a cell phone rang. My cell phone.

The three of us froze for a split second before I went to look for the source of the ringing.

"It's Charlie." I breathed as I clutched the phone in my hand lightly, so as to not break it.

"Bella maybe you shouldn't answer it…" Carlisle started before two simultaneous growls silenced him.

"She needs this." Jasper said with a nod in my direction.

I shot him a smile before carrying the sole connection to my past life outside with me.

Really, I would have answered it with or without Jasper's support but I still appreciate the sentiment just the same.

"Hello?"

"Bells? Is that you?"

"Yeah Dad." I croaked into the phone, feeling my stomach drop into my throat.

"Are you okay? You sound different…" He trailed off suspiciously. "If that Cullen boy did anything to you I swear I'll-"

"Charlie! Seriously, I'm fine."

"Oh. Well, I'm sorry to call and interrupt your, um, honeymoon. But I really was hoping to just catch your voicemail." He admitted, sounding embarrassed.

"Well do you want me to hang up so you can call back? I promise not to answer next time." I joked, almost laughing at how uncomfortable he was.

"Don't make fun of your old man now. I was just checking up on you. I have nothing to do but worry about you over here."

"Dad, don't stay by yourself all the time!" I admonished him. "Go over to Billy's sometimes. And I know you'll still be welcome at the Clearwater's even without Harry being there."

"Well, actually I have been spending a little time over there lately." He admitted.

I smiled into the phone. So Charlie had been spending some time with Leah and Seth's mom? It's about time he got over Renee.

"So I guess I'll let you get back to everything then." He started awkwardly.

"Dad. Are you happy?" I couldn't help but ask hesitantly.

"You know what Bells? As long as you are…I am too. Don't worry about me. Just spare some time for a phone call or a visit every once and awhile okay?"

"Deal. Goodbye dad."

"Bye Bella."

I stared at the silent phone a second after he hung up before closing and returning it to my bag.

I felt Jasper's presence in the room before I saw him.

Saying nothing, he simply sat next to me on the bed in my room and scooted me up against the headboard to sit next to him.

I laid my head against his shoulder and picked at a loose thread on the bed sheet.

"He seems okay." I said, my voice sounding strained even to me.

"It's you who can't let go." Jasper stated simply.

I closed my eyes and pressed my forehead against his shoulder.

Of course Jasper was right. How could he not be? He has always come through for me when I have needed him the most. I only hope I also provide him with the same comforts and don't just take from him.

"I will though." I replied firmly. "I have to, I just need time."

"Well then, time is what you'll get." He responded patting my knee.

We watched the forest through the floor length window across from my bed. It was a full moon tonight. It was beautiful with my new eyes.

The rays of light streaming in between the trees, the sounds of the night creatures speaking amongst themselves, the small movements of the trees with the wind…all things I wouldn't have noticed as a human. I was truly missing out on everything before.

"Unfortunately, we do have to talk about some things."

I lifted my head off him and cocked an eyebrow at my companion in question.

He smirked, the light glinting off his teeth. His dirty blonde hair looked almost ethereal in this lighting. I blinked to focus on what he was saying.

"We need to talk about how you're blocking me."

I shrugged in response and curled myself closer to his side.

He chortled at my attempt to avoid his question, but didn't push me away. Instead, he wrapped an arm around my back and laid his head on top of mine.

I closed my eyes and pretended for a second that I could sleep. I had a feeling that Jasper was doing the same.

"That's one of the things I miss most about being human." Jasper said quietly after some quiet. "Being able to lie down, close my eyes, and go to sleep. Being a vampire is like living one continuous day. We are called 'creatures of the night' yet I hate the moon because it reminds me of something I can't have."

"You have to admit that this is pretty close to sleeping though." I muttered, reluctantly opening my eyes.

"It's still not the same." He insisted, moving his own head so I could sit up.

"Well since you're technically my maker I guess I should listen to you." I responded airily.

"Damn straight."

A/N: Okay I know not much happened this chapter but I had to solve the Charlie issue.

Next chapter:

"I figure that the surest way to learn more about your power is to talk to my friend Eleazar." Carlisle said, cautiously.

"Okay." I said excited at the prospect of figuring out my gift. "Where can we find him?"

"He's part of the Denali clan."

"Oh hell no! I do not want any of those three over here!" I hissed, my eyes flashing.

I had just managed to pry Irina's claws off Jasper and I was not going to let her shove herself back between us so easily. And now that I'm a vampire that bitch has no chance.