"So how do you want to do this?"

Caius led me to the bed. "Lay down," he ordered.

I did as he said.

"Where do you want me to bite you?"

"Uhm, where is easiest?"

"Most go for the neck."

"There, then. I guess." I could feel my heart pounding. I had went from wanting to die to wanting immortality pretty fast and I wasn't sure why.

Caius climbed on top of me. I started paying attention to insignificant things like his clothes. He was wearing a plain white button up shirt with black dress pants. It was different from earlier.

Caius climbing on top of me made me feel special. It made me happy . . .

I looked up into his crimson eyes as I exposed my throat to him.

"I'm sorry," he whispered before his teeth claimed me.

CPOV (two days later)

I hadn't left her side in two days. Damn it. Why couldn't I leave her? I didn't want to love her, but I can't help it. Damn it.

Aro grabbed my hand and I yanked it away, but not before he found my love to for Isabella.

"She is your mate, your soul-mate. You mustn't tell her. Let her fall in love with you. Do not force anything." He smiled. "You will accompany her to the ball."

Isabella? My mate?

It sure as hell-whichI've not decided exists-explained a lot.

But if she was my mate, surely she felt it too? The pull?

Her heartbeat was erratic, the last steps of the change.

I closed my eyes and I heart her heart stop.

I opened my eyes again quickly.

"Isabella? Can you hear me? Isabella, wake up."

Her eyes popped open.

She was so beautiful.

She quickly ran to the bathroom to check her reflection.

"Caius?"

"Yes?"

"Thank you. You made me . . . beautiful."

"You were beautiful before." I whispered forgetting that she could hear me.

"Liar." She pounced on me.

I caught her and she kissed me. She kissed me.

B.S. POV

I just kissed him, I kissed Caius.

Not good. No, definitely not good.

I pulled away.

"I am so sorry. I did not mean to do that. It just—"

"Relax, Isabella. Everything is fine. Come, let me take you hunting."

I looked at his eyes. They were black.

"You didn't leave my side for three days?"

"How did you know that?"

"You're eyes and somehow I just knew."

Just like he knew some things about me . . .

Strange . . . I'll ask Aro about it later.

"Does your throat burn?"

"Now that you mention it, it does."

"Let us go hunt." Caius started running at full vampire speed and I ran next to him, though I could have ran faster than him since I was a newborn.

We ran down the tunnel that Edward and I had been forced into.

I jumped through the hole and landed gracefully.

"Yay! No more, clumsy human Bella!" I cheered.

"Keep it down, will you?" Caius hissed. "You'll scare the food away."

I shut up.

"Listen for their heartbeats. Let your senses take over, Isabella."

Thud,thud.

Oh god . . .

Thud,thud.

Thud, thud.

Thud,thud.

I wanted . . .

Thud,thud.

Thud,thud.

Thud,thud.

. . . blood.

Thud,thud.

I took off after the sound and soon enough I was tearing into a man's throat as Caius was tearing into the woman's. My throat didn't burn anymore. It was so much better.

I looked up at Caius.

I was lying with my head on a man's chest.

"I love you, Isabella," he murmured as he ran his fingers through my hair.

"As I love you, Caius."

"Isabella!" Caius was in front of me with his hands on my shoulders. "What happened?"

"You tell me."

"Your eyes glazed over and you were absolutely still."

I sounded like Alice . . .

"I need to call someone." I dashed off into a café that I smelled down the road.

They let me use the phone. "Alice, please pick up. Please."

"Bella?" Alice answered. "What's wrong? Aro sent us an invitation to your party by the way. We are so going to be there!"

"How soon can you get here?"

"I can get a flight tomorrow. What's wrong?"

I noticed Caius had come in. I could smell him.

"I need . . . girl talk. We can go . . . shopping." That would have alerted her. "How is my father? I need to know that he's okay?"

"He's a mess, but Esme is watching out for him. She's been cooking and all. When we come visit you, Sue Clearwater will take care of him."

"And Jake?"

"We have the dog on a leash. He's tried to go rescue you twice now."

"I have to go. Please come, I need to talk to you."

"My flight gets in at two in the morning. I'll be in Volterra by four."

"Can you possibly bring me my iPod?"

"Of course."

"I love you, Alice. Pass my love on to everyone."

"I love you too, Bella."

"Don't bring Edward. I know about Tanya."

"I won't bring him."

I hung up and when I turned I ran into the most delicious smelling human.

"Come on, Isabella. We need to get home." Caius gripped my arm lightly and pulled me out of the café.

We ran in silence to the throne room, where we would most likely find Aro.

"Daughter, you have awoken and fed. Happy day!"

"Yes, father." I smiled. I walked forward. Lowering my shields. I have no idea how I could control my power already, but I could . . . at least this one I could. Aro stood and held out his hand to pull me into a hug, but as soon as I touched him my thoughts ran through him. I pulled my hand away.

"Bella, dear one, how did you . . . ?"

"I can control it."

I focused on Marcus. "Try to read his thoughts."

Aro stepped over to his brother and grasped his hand.

"Nothing. I see nothing." He dropped Marcus' hand.

Marcus looked impressed as did Caius and Aro.

"Alice's vision showed you would be very powerful. It seems she was right."

That reminded me . . . "Can I have permission to leave the castle tomorrow? Alice is coming early for the ball. When is that by the way?"

"Yes, you can leave the castle to visit with Alice," Caius answered from his throne.

"The ball is in three days' time."Aro answered my second question.

"Thanks. Did you find who my new man is supposed to be?"

"Caius."

"Oh. Cool. Uhm. I'll be taking my leave now."

"Goodbye, Bella."

"Goodbye, Daughter."

"Goodbye, Isabella."

I noticed someone beside me walking. He was big, like Emmett size. I giggled.

"Are you laughing at me?" he asked.

"Would I dare?" I laughed.

He smiled.

"No. I wasn't laughing at you. You remind me of someone from my old life."

"The name's Felix."

"Isabella or Bella, whatever you want to call me is fine."

"Bella means beautiful in Italian. I'll call you Bella."

"Thank you, Felix."

"So just woke up today?"

"Yep."

"Most newborns are crazy."

"I've always found a way to be different whether or not I wanted it."

"My size helps with my being different."

"Hey, I like your size." I smiled brightly and he smiled back.

That's when I noticed we were outside my door.

Felix leaned in to kiss me. I think he was aiming for my cheek, but he enjoyed my lips more. I was never the type to kiss guys you just met, but evidently I am now.

The kiss grew more desperate and hungry. I opened the door and I didn't try to stophim when he pulled me towards the bedroom door.

The bed was soft, nice, but I really didn't want to share it with him. Too much like Emmett.

Felix's hand slid under my shirt and-

And then the door slammed open.

A/N: Dun, dun, dun. Who is it? Bet you can figure it out! You're all smart!

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