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Okay a lot to announce. First of all I posted an author's note before this chapter concerning whether or not I should write in EPOV. I got a good bit of feedback, mostly in favour. The reason I was slightly reluctant to was because Edward has always been a sort of mystery and I think that that would work well with my storyline. I would like to thank DazzledDanielle for her idea to give snippets of his POV. I was thinking of something along the same lines and you really helped me to unjumble my thoughts. There won't be much EPOV, just snippets about every 2 chapters. Let me know what you think. I would also like to thank everyone else who reviewed concerning the author's note: Lil' Confederate Soldier Girl, Iceheart97, Alice-Cullen-Twila-Reader, DazzledDanielle, Ezmarelda Elizabeth MacKlintof and amycullen1993. You all convinced me to write in EPOV, but only a little bit. So thanks, and enjoy the chapter, but don't forget to review!: L

Also, go check out Alice-Cullen-Twila-Reader's stories and DazzledDanielle 's story 'after the twilight'. If you want me to mention one of your stories in the next chapter, just ask in a review and I'll be happy to do so.

EPOV (the change)

The last thing I remembered before the pain was the nurse whispering something in my ear, something about saving me but of course that wasn't possible. I had merely hours left. Then, I felt a peculiar sensation, as if I were flying. Ah, so this is how it feels to die, I remember thinking. Peaceful, easy. And then, the pain. That awful, agonising pain. I felt as if my body was on fire. What was happening? Why? Would it ever end? It seemed unlikely. I suffered through this agony for what felt like decades, centuries even, but was, in actual fact, merely days. I may have screamed, most likely, but the sound never reached my ears. My brain did not register the heart wrenching vibrations. After what felt an eternity, the pain lessened somewhat. I felt my body sigh in relief. I thought it was over……I was mistaken. The pain returned, worse than ever. The flames engulfed me, and threatened to burn me to a cinder. Just as I was begging for mercy for what felt like the billionth time, the pain lessened again. I braced myself for another increase in the intensity of agony, even though I was sure I would not bear it. But it never came. The pain continued to lessen, and then, it was simply gone. I lay there silently for a second, not quite comprehending the fact that the torture was over. I couldn't believe I had survived that. Or had I? Was I alive, was I dead? There was only one way to find out. So I opened my eyes.

BPOV

He looked frantically around the room as he tried and failed to place where he was. I decided to speak up to calm him. 'Edward, please remain calm. Do you remember me? I was your nurse, Isabella Marie Swan. You were about to die of the influenza and your mother begged me to save you with her last breath. She somehow knew that I was different, that I could save you. I don't know how she knew, but she did. I asked for your permission, but of course, you were delirious. I know you have just suffered great agony Edward, and that you must be very confused. You are probably experiencing a burning sensation in your throat.' At this Edward raised a hand to his throat with a gasp. 'And you have certainly noticed that your senses are much keener. Edward, this is because….. You are a vampire.'

He just stared at me incredulously and blinked dumbly. He finally snapped out of his stupor and burst out laughing. 'I'm sorry Isabella.' 'It's Bella.' I interrupted him. 'Okayyyyyy, Bella, I don't want to insult you. But if you think that vampires are real, you're certifiably insane!' 'Edward, I understand why you might feel that way, it's a perfectly reasonable response. However, I'm afraid that vampires are real and you are one.' 'Bu-but th-that's impossible. Vampires can't be real. They're just mythical creatures that were made up to entertain and frighten.' 'Edward, vampires are real. And I'm going to prove it to you.' I decided that the best way to prove that I was a vampire was to show him my super-speed and super-strength, for a start anyway. I ran downstairs and back in under two seconds to find him staring at me dumbfounded. I lifted the bed in one fluid movement and balanced it on the tip of my little finger. Then I did the same with the chest of drawers on my other hand. Edward simply watched in amazement as the weight of neither of these items seemed to faze me.

I set the pieces of furniture carefully back onto the floor. Then I turned to face Edward and asked me if he believed me yet. 'I believe that you are indeed inhuman, that much is painfully obvious. But that doesn't automatically mean that you're a vampire.' I let out a sigh of exasperation and gestured for him to come closer to me. 'Edward, come here. Place your hand upon my chest. My heart does not beat. It hasn't done so for over two hundred years. Feel my skin, it is ice cold and rock hard. Blood no longer courses through my veins. I do not live. I need not breathe. I do not age. I am technically dead, but I still exist. How? I do not know, and I do not pretend to. All I know is I am a vampire. I was made this way by another vampire. Who? I know not. They had deserted me by the time I had awoken. But Edward, you are a vampire. You may not want to be, but you are. I'm sorry, but it was the only way to save you. Your mother begged me to make sure you did not die. I shall understand if you loathe me too much to even look at me, and leave, to be quite honest I loathe myself at this moment in time. It was extremely selfish of me to damn you to this existence.' 'So I'm really a vampire?' 'Yes, you are. Why are you being so calm?' 'Well, what's done is done. There's nothing I can do to change it. I do have one question though. What do we eat?'

A/N: (imagine if I ended it here. God that WOULD be evil!)

'You mean, do we drink blood? Yes, we do. That burning sensation at the back of your throat is a thirst for blood, not water.' Edward looked at me with absolute horror and disgust. 'But I am different than most vampires, and I have met other vampires like myself.' I thought fondly of Jack and Sarah. 'I do not feast on human blood. Like most vampires. Instead I drink the blood of animals. It neither tastes nor smells as good as human blood, but it sustains you and keeps you strong. Plus I would rather kill an animal than a human being. I seem to find it easier than most vampires to resist human blood. I would be very grateful if you would try my diet instead of the traditional vampire diet.' I waited anxiously for what seemed like hours, but was probably merely seconds, as he decided. 'I would love to,' he finally said.

As we had been talking his eyes had darkened as he got steadily hungrier. I decided that it would be best for us to hunt as soon as possible. I led him outside and instructed him to follow me as I began running to the place where we would be hunting. He was extremely fast and soon instinct took over, and he was ahead of me. Of course, he had no idea where we were going, so he slowed. 'Hurry up, would ya?!' he joked in my ear. I laughed out loud at that one. We reached the forest. Edward looked around nervously, unsure of what to do. I did not smell any human scent anywhere near so I instructed him to just follow his instincts.

By the end of the night, between us we had drained a heard of deer and a few mountain lions. It seemed that they were his favourite. The sun was coming up so I instructed Edward to stay where he was so he could see what happened to us in the sunlight. When his skin started sparkling I heard him gasp in surprise. I didn't blame him, he looked even more beautiful sparkly. I finally tore my eyes away from his godlike body and was surprised to see him looking at me. He must have caught me staring at him. Thank god I could no longer blush. Or else I'd be beet root.

We made our way back to the house. He would have to stay inside until we moved, so nobody would recognise him. He was supposed to be dead, after all. We would have to move soon and locate somewhere new. I wasn't sure where yet, but we would have to decide soon. I was just surprised that he actually wanted to stay with me.

After much deliberation, we decided on Portland. It was extremely rainy there so we would be able to go out in the daylight. I could finally go to school learn more. Then I may even be able to go onto college afterward and study medicine. Edward was glad to be able to go back to school as well. We would go to school during the day and work at the local hospital at night. May as well, seeing as how we can't sleep. Then after four years, when high school was over, we would move again, either college or high school again, I was not sure. We would leave tomorrow, heading towards the beginning of our new lives.

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Kate

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