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I have some exciting news…If Bella Said Yes is officially complete! The past couple of days have been fun, I have literally typed all day and the last three chapters are going up…..now!
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"Not long now sweetheart" Edward whispered into my ear.
I didn't know how long it had been. The fire scorched through my body and I was sure that by now I should be ash. But I could still feel Edwards hand clasping hold of mine while his other ran through my hair, it was different though, he was no longer cold to me. I didn't know if it was because of the fire currently torturing my body or if that was how it would be now, just one of the many new things I would have to get used to.
Suddenly the fire intensified and it took all of my strength and willpower to not scream. However at the same time the fire got better, it started to reseed from my fingers travelling back towards my chest. As quickly as it had spread, it reduced even quicker rushing back to my heart, there it gathered until it was so hot that I felt sure I would combust at any moment. But then it was over, my heart gave a last stuttered beat and then lay silent.
Slowly I let my muscles relax, afraid for a moment that the fire would come back, and then cautiously I opened my eyes.
Everything I had seen since before the change looked different, I could see the paint strokes in the ceiling and the walls, the filament inside all of the lights glowing brightly and with each light I saw the full colour spectrum including a new colour I had never seen before. I looked down at the sheets I was laying on and I swear I could see each stitch that held the fabric together.
It caused me to gasp and for the first time as a vampire I took a breath. It was a strange sensation, filling lungs that didn't need air but like second nature my body still thought I needed it.
These realisations took place in milliseconds as did the realisation that I had not yet looked at my husband. The decision I made to sit up had barley passed through my brain when my body responded. There was no split second gap between the decision and the action now, but I didn't focus on that, I focused on the man sitting next to me. It was amazing that anything surprised me now and yet looking at him for the first time with my new eyes made me gasp. He was even more beautiful that I had ever realised. He smiled at me and reached his hand out.
I responded, my arm coming up to his quicker than I had meant it to. This was going to take some getting used to. He chuckled and took my hand gently. They were the same temperature, I grinned at him and then slowly with deliberate movement I stood and pulled him into a hug,
"Careful love" he said breathless, I pulled back and looked at him strangely, He chuckled again "You're stronger than me now sweetheart" realisation ran through me, I had hurt him! The thought was almost laughable. I hugged him again softly
"Sorry" and my voice shocked me. It was like bells. Edward smiled at me,
"How are you feeling?" he asked
"To be honest, overwhelmed but happy, really happy" I answered. He grinned at me and then gripped my shoulders and slowly turned me around so I was facing the full length mirror hung on the back of the door.
It took me a minute to realise that I was staring at my reflection, I looked so different. My skin was smooth and paler than before; it had taken on the sharp angled look that all the Cullens possessed. But it was my eyes that scared me the most; they were bright crimson red, startling to look at. Edward wrapped his arms around me from behind and stared at my reflection with me.
"You're beautiful" I smiled and covered his hands with mine,
"Thank you, but how long will it take for my eyes to change?" I asked worry crossing my face.
"Don't worry it won't be too long, a couple of months"
"Months!" I exclaimed
"Hey, Bella don't worry, you're beautiful and I love you" he reassured me
"I love you too" I answered and turned in his arms to kiss him.
Even our kisses were different but not in a bad way and I realised why almost straight away. Edward wasn't holding back anymore, his hands ran through my hair while mine were wrapped securely around his neck and his lips pressed hard against mine and I realised another benefit of not being able to breath. We pulled away panting though we had no need to,
"You've been holding out on me" I said with a grin. He grinned back but then looked at me curiously
"I wonder how you're doing it?" he asked presumably rhetorically but I answered anyway
"Doing what?"
"Are you not desperately thirsty?" he asked running his fingers down my throat. As soon as he had mentioned it, my throat flared up and I gasped. He smiled and led me out of the French doors onto the beach,
"Let's hunt" he said and tried to take off running, but before he could move I pulled him back and couldn't help but laugh when he fell backwards and landed on the sand. It felt good to finally be able to stop him when I wanted to. He stood back up and looked at me "What's the matter Bella?" he asked
I didn't reply I simply stared down at my hand. He took it in his and brought it up to his mouth, placing a kiss on the back of it, "We match" he said watching the sun hit my skin and make it sparkle just like his. I grinned and then kissed him once again. He pulled away chuckling "What am I going to do with you" he asked "Come on love, lets hunt"
We spent the next 20 minutes running through the deep rain forest, with Edward teaching me how to use my new speed and strength to leap over rivers and up trees. It was astounding the things I could do and it was only after I had been leaping through the trees for a good 10 minutes that Edward finally caught hold of me and reminded me we were there to hunt.
"Now remember just use your senses and instinct will tell you the rest." I did as he said closing my eyes and listening for every sound, finally I could hear the lapping of water from a fair distance away. My eyes snapped open and I took off pounding through the trees towards the sound. As I got closer I was hit with the smell of the lion drinking from the stream, it was mouth-watering. I slowed and crept forward, treading lightly. Before the lion could even look up I had pounced onto its back and sunk my teeth into its skin. It tried to fight, its claws dragging across my skin and not leaving a mark but I drank quickly and soon he stilled. The blood ran down my throat soothing the burn to the point of ecstasy.
When I had finished I stood up and looked around, Edward was leant against a tree nearby, a look in his eye I had only recently come to recognise.
"It's against my nature to let you fight jungle animals, but I have to say, he defiantly improved that shirt." I looked down and would have blushed had I been human. The lion's claws that had been so ineffective on my skin had had more luck with my clothes. Edward's shirt I had been wearing was now hanging in shreds around my shoulders explaining the reason for the look in his eyes. I started to walk towards him, intending on acting upon the urges currently overtaking my body but his next words stopped me. "I have to say I'm surprised though"
"Why?" I asked curious
"Well the first time I hunted when I was changed I was almost repulsed by the smell of animal blood, but you seemed to go for it like I would have if it had been human" I looked at him oddly
"Really? It smelt mouth-watering to me" he came to me and embraced me looking into my eyes
"You are extraordinary Bella, I hoped I'd be able to read your mind after the change, but your still silent to me" he smiled disappointed and leaned down to kiss me, hard. I was glad he still couldn't read my mind, the thoughts I was currently having would have been mortifying as the urges that had been tamed when he spoke came back with triple the force and I clutched at him. I lifted myself up and wrapped my legs around his waist. Within seconds what was left of my shirt was covering the forest floor and his kisses were moving lower.
A few hours later the sun was going down and we were lay together on the rainforest floor wrapped around each other.
"Well I can add that to another benefit of not sleeping" I said as I traced my fingers over his chest. He chuckled and held me tighter. "Will this feeling ever end? This need for you all the time?" I asked looking up at him
"Well I certainly hope not" he said chuckling "but eventually we'll learn to prioritize after all what else is there to do at night?" I laughed with him
"But how long?"
"It's different for everyone, For Rose and Emmett it was around a decade, but we all know what their like" he said shuddering
"Wow, 10 years. I could cope with that" I said kissing him lightly.
Eventually we started to make our way back to the house. We walked hand in hand through the trees, not caring for anyone or anything apart from each other at that moment in time. We had just passed by the clearing that held the waterfall when we both stopped dead at once. Before I could comprehend it Edward had a tight hold of my arms and was telling me not to breath
"Edward, what is that smell!" I exclaimed. He looked at me curiously but did not let me go,
"Its humans Bella, I completely forgot about the cleaners, I was meant to cancel them. Just please don't breath."
"Edward it's ok, they smell disgusting" He turned me around and stared at me in disbelief
"What?"
"They smell like rotten garbage Edward, trust me I do not want to drink that!"
He let me go cautiously and when I didn't bolt for the house he began pacing.
"I don't understand"
"Maybe it's my gift, I hated blood as a human and I knew I would never want to drink from a human, maybe that came over with me" again he looked at me
"Yes, maybe. But I still think we should test you. Lets walk a bit closer, if you feel the urge to hunt turn around and run ok?" he asked before handing me his shirt to cover up with.
"Ok" I said and began to walk forward, Edward held my hand again and as we got closer to the house I found it hard not to cover my nose with my hand. The smell was horrible.
Edward noticed when I stopped breathing.
"Are you ok? Do you need to run?" I shook my head and spoke
"It's disgusting!" I exclaimed, Edward beamed
"This is amazing, it makes everything so much easier!" I laughed with him and threw my arms around his neck.
"I told you everything would be fine"
He kissed me hard, but pulled away before we could get carried away.
We went together into the house and almost immediately ran into one of the two cleaners. She was a short, coffee skinned woman who's face was creased with lines, Edward smiled at her and began to speak to her in what I presumed was Spanish. I heard my name mixed in with some unfamiliar words and Edward gestured towards me. The slight woman didn't smile; she simply nodded and then scurried off into another room.
"What was that about?" I asked Edward, he steered me into the TV room and closed the door
"She suspects" he said, I gasped but he smiled and sat next to me
"Don't worry, she knows all the old legends and we kind of fit the bill. But she won't say anything. She knows no-one would believe her" I relaxed a little and leant into Edward.
"I love it here, Edward but when are we going home?"
"Well firstly we were going to stay for a while to let you get used to the new you and then introduced you to human blood slowly. But you've taken the change unbelievably well. I think we would be ok to go home in a few days if you'd like to?" I grinned up at him and kissed him
"Yes please, not that I don't love it here but I miss our family"
"Well I think we can give them a little surprise" he said
"I think you forgetting about A…" but before I could finish Edwards phone began to ring "…Alice" I finished. Edward laughed and flipped his phone open,
"Hello Alice." And with my new hearing I could hear Alice on the other end of the phone
"Hey Edward, Hey Bella. I'm so excited, this is huge news. But don't worry I wont say anything to anyone. I'll let you surprise them." She said in a rush. I giggled
"Thank you Alice" Edward said. "We'll be home in a few days. We'll see you then"
Edward hung up and then pounced on me kissing me deeply. I laughed and grabbed his hair.
"Someone's frisky" I whispered and proceeded to kiss him senseless.
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