Hey all,
So I guess you guys realized some mistakes on the last chapter. Those were mine *forbiddenwords* you see, I just got off of a double shift, and I was tired. I had to get the chapter to Ori before you guys would flip cause there wasn't a new chapter. So, sorry about the mistakes, but it's not to be made a big deal about, it was a couple of mistakes, I was half asleep when I wrote it, give me a break. So here is the next chapter, half, of course by me, and half by Oriana. Enjoy.
-ForbiddenWords

Edward sat there, holding his brother's now clammy cold hand.

'Four more hours, brother.' Edward thought to himself.

Emmett had become calm, and he hadn't yelled or uttered a moan of pain since that morning. Edward hoped that everyone would do as good as Emmett was, he wasn't being difficult, he wasn't making it as difficult today as he was before, with his screams of pain. Edward cooed a song that their mother used to sing to them when they were children. It was the song 'Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star'. Edward would sing it to himself when he was deathly ill. Esme couldn't sing while it was such a dismal mood, so she just listened to her sick son sing it.

Rosalie came into the bedroom with a basin filled with chilly water. "How is he?" Rosalie asked as she rung out a rag and wiped Emmett's face with it, attempting to bring down the burning Edward told her that Emmett would be experiencing.

"He's fine. Four more hours, I'd wager." Edward said as he stood up to give his place to Rosalie. Rosalie sat down next to her husband and held his hand tightly, brushing his knuckles with the tips of her long, slender fingers.

"I hear you've given Bella a date." Rosalie said, trying to make conversation. Edward nodded his head.

"I have." He confirmed.

Rosalie looked over her shoulder at him, "I'm glad you've seen it her way, finally." Edward nodded his head in agreement.

"As am I." Edward said, he looked around, "Where is Bella?"

"Talking to Alice, I heard that they had a little spat last night. Nothing to worry about I'm sure." Rosalie said. Edward was confused.

"Over what?"

"What else? The same thing we've all been arguing about since you came into our lives openly." Rosalie said. She looked up at him and sighed. "I do not blame you, Edward. I blame the world for what they've done to our family." Rosalie told him, her eyes darted to her husband. "And if this is the only way I'm to be with Emmett, then I can only oblige."

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bella - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

"I'm sorry Ali." Bella said, her hands began to fumble with her dress. Alice looked over at her, her face distilled and looked stubborn.

"You yelled at me." Alice said in astonishment, "you never yell at me."

"I know, I'm sorry. I was just so confused, and everything was happening so fast..." Bella said, tears formed in her eyes. Alice nodded her head in agreement.

"It did happen fast. Bella, I was just so sensitive to the subject since it was at hand. I'm so sorry, I am. Please, forgive me." Alice said. Her hands reached out to Bella, and Bella took her hands.

"Forgive you? Forgive me!" Bella said. Alice's eyes unleashed tears, and so did Bella's. "I don't think we've ever fought." Bella said as she hugged her best friend.

"I forgive you if you forgive me, and no we never have." Alice said while she sniffled.

"I forgive you!" Bella promised, Alice nodded and just kept her in a steal grip hug. "God, I forgive you. It was horrible being mad at you." Bella said, pushing Alice's hair out of her face.

"I kind of took all my aggression out on Jasper..." Alice said looking down, "it was only our second time... Does that make me a... harlot?" Alice asked. Bella blinked and wanted to giggle.

"No, of course not. Wow, you two... wow." Bella said. If she were as lucky as Alice to have a mortal boyfriend, she was sure her and Edward would have had sex by now, even if it wasn't right to do so. It was wrong, and she knew it was wrong to have sexual relations before marriage, but if you're going to marry them, what does it matter?

"Yeah, I know. Jasper feels awful about it." Alice said looking down, "he feels he's betrayed God." Alice said. She hung her head in shame.

"Don't worry about it Alice, I'm sure it will pass." Bella paused, "besides, we're going to live forever. We'll have forever to make up for it. God will not be able to condemn us for a very long time." Bella mused, Alice smiled and nodded her head in agreement.

"That is the only good thing of not dying." Alice mused as she smiled at Bella, now facing each other, they found their selves a wreck. "You look like you haven't slept in years." Alice said truthfully. Bella hit her hand away from her face and laughed.

"Don't make fun of me. Edward never came to see me the other night. I slept alone, and I cried the whole time, and I had a horrible nightmare." Bella said, glaring at Alice. Alice shrugged and held Bella's hand as they exited Alice's room.

They walked into the family room where Jasper was seated, reading a book. It was a first addition Moby Dick. Alice's favorite by far. Alice sat down beside him on the French sofa, and Bella stood there, she heard Rosalie and Edward talking in whispers.

"What is going on?" Bella asked Jasper. His head popped up and he sighed.

"Apparently it will be just an hour at most until the change is complete. I think Edward is trying to get Rosalie to leave the room, but she won't. She doesn't understand how dangerous Emmett will be when he wakes up." Jasper said sighing, Alice looked at him.

"What do you mean, dangerous?" Alice asked, never once had Alice thought of Emmett as dangerous, he was a loveable, squishy, bear of fun. Never dangerous, he was too much of a love bear to her.

"He'll be thirsty, Alice. He'll want the blood in your veins." Jasper said. He looked at them, his eyes filled with regret, and seriousness. Jasper was always so laid back, to see him anxious was something new, and not to be taken lightly.

Alice shook her head in disbelief. "He wouldn't turn on us." Alice said in a very certain voice. Jasper looked up at her and shook his head no, also.

"Not on purpose, Alice. He might not remember. Things are fuzzy, they don't always remember." Jasper paused, "that's why it's good to have Rosalie talking to him, like she is." Jasper said as he looked down, he didn't speak of his life before the Opera House much. He didn't speak about how Peter was actually his brother, and Charlotte was his wife. He said they were friends, because Peter didn't remember him. His own brother.

"I just don't want him to forget all of our beautiful memories." Alice said, her eyes watering. Jasper scooped her up in an embrace and didn't let her go. Bella began to cry, too. She didn't want Emmett to forget all the beautiful memories either. Edward held her, she jumped in surprise, not knowing that he was there, she welcomed the embrace.

"I remembered almost everything, there is no telling what Emmett will or will not remember. Don't always be so down, Jasper." Edward said. He knew of Jasper's life, he knew of Peter, and why he didn't remember. "He didn't remember because he was drunk when he was turned." Edward said, trying to give Jasper some peace about the whole thing.

"You don't know that." Jasper said in pain, "if I would have been with him through the whole thing, he would have remembered." Jasper said shaking his head no, several times.

"I do know." Edward left it at that. He pulled Bella into her room, and kissed her passionately, his hands cupping her cheeks, rubbing them lightly with his thumb. His passion was dripping from every ounce of him. His tongue dancing with her tongue fervently. When they broke apart even Edward took a long breath and was panting.

"What was that for?" Bella paused, and laughed to herself. "Not that I didn't like it."

"Don't ever think that I don't want to give you what Jasper and Alice has had. I want to give you that pleasure, but we must wait." Edward paused and sighed, "And not for religion's sake."

Edward's eyes were closed, his breath hitched, sweet, and in Bella's face, creating her dizziness.

"I believe you." Bella vowed, her eyes closed also.

Edward let go of her, his eyes finally opened and looked at her beautiful, pale, slender face. "I have to go check on Emmett now, his heart beat is quickening." Edward said as he left her. Bella opened her eyes to find that she was alone in her room, her heart pounding so loudly that she could hear it in her ears. She looked at her two way mirror, which she hadn't gone through in a while. Maybe Edward would let her, maybe he'd let her walk into her palace one last time before she was changed.

"Angel of Music..." Bella sang to amuse herself. "Think of me..." She sang the first song that came to her mind, the song that her whole entire relationship was based on now, 'Think of Me'.

"Think of me.
Think of me fondly
When we've said goodbye.
Remember me
Every so often
Promise me you'll try.

And on that day, that not so distant day,
When you are far away
And free

If you happen to remember,
Stop and think of me." She sang to herself, then she heard Alice yell for her.

"Bella, he's waking up!" Alice said screaming into her room; Bella was ripped from her happy place to one of disaster and chaos. Emmett was about to wake up, about to be a blood-thirsty Vampire in a room full of humans who had a lot of blood in their bodies.

"Emmett?" Rosalie said. Edward held her back and hissed.

"Do not talk to him, Rosalie. I will remove you from the room. He's dangerous." Edward said looking at her with dangerous honey eyes. Rosalie stood back. Edward had never crouched in a fighter's crouch before. Well, not around her.

They all stood in the room, waiting. Edward listened to the heart start to slow. Then, it stopped. It stopped so quickly that Edward didn't notice he crouched into defense position. Edward straightened up and gave everyone a glance.

"He's awake. Touch him and he will kill you." Edward hissed slowly through clenched teeth. Then, Emmett sat up quickly, in an inhuman fashion. His eyes still closed, he took a deep breath of air, and his eyes snapped open, they were bright red. And all Edward could tell was he could smell the blood in their bodies, and he was thirsty.

Closing his eyes, Emmett inhaled hesitantly, as if he was wary of the new hunger raging inside his body. His hands clenched the side of the bed, bending the sturdy metal as easily as if it had been clay for molding, the iron oozing through his fingers. The venom burned down his throat, coating his esophagus thoroughly and he struggled to focus his vision. He knew these people around him. He just couldn't see them well enough…and the pull of his thirst was so strong that it consumed all thought, weakened him into a thoughtless animal whose only instinct was to feed.

With a speed that was anything but mortal, he launched himself at the people around him. He heard their heartbeats, heard the blood pumping strongly through their veins rapidly, and he thirsted. Oh how he thirsted.

Screams surrounded him, high and female – terrified.

Suddenly, two strong hands gripped Emmett high on the arms and slammed him back into the bed. "Stop!" the man roared. Through the haze and agony of the blinding hunger, Emmett realized that no heart beat in this man's chest and that he was different from the others in the room. "You almost killed your wife!"

The man's words were strange to Emmett. Had he a wife? Flashes of vague memories passed through his mind. Pale hair, a bright smile, sharp words. Yes, he remembered this woman. His wife. Wife. Rosalie. His Rose.

His coherency was destroyed as another wave of stabbing hunger filled his mind and body. It was as if he hadn't eaten in two weeks, starved of nutrition and willing to consume anything in sight. Animalistic. Unthinking.

"Control yourself, damn it!" the snarling man atop him said, his hands still hard on Emmett's biceps. "Remember who you are, Emmett. This woman is your wife, Rosalie. That is your daughter, Alice, and these are your friends who you love dearly. Do you truly want to see them dead? To deprive them of life because you can't control yourself?" Then suddenly that face was inches from Emmett's, ruby and honey eyes only inches apart. "You're not a monster, Emmett! Control yourself!"

Another man rushed to towards them, a man filled with fresh blood, and Emmett howled with hunger. With a sharp spike of clarity, Emmett realized it was Edward holding him down and that Jasper was coming towards them, holding a glass jug carefully. Edward yanked it from his hands and pushed the top towards the new Vampire's lips.

"Drink," he ordered. "It's elk blood and hopefully it will satiate your thirst for the moment."

Greedily, Emmett drank from the jug. He had never thought that the taste of blood was particularly delicious, but now…now it was like an oasis in the midst of a neverending desert. But it wasn't enough, and his body still wanted more. Howling, he smashed the jug with a flick of his wrist and shoved Edward off him and into the wall.

Unthinking, he lunged at the nearest form in the room.

Jasper.

Emmett knocked the blonde to the ground and sank his teeth into the soft flesh of the inside of his arm, near the elbow. Screams erupted around him, the sound of smell of fear in the air. The sweet tang of blood was his immediate reward and Emmett almost groaned at the taste. He could taste the metallic adrenaline in Jasper's blood, hear the frightened sounds coming from him. But before Emmett could do anything else to further his feast, a hand grabbed him by the hair, another by the wrist, and flung him backwards into the already ruined bed.

"Stop!" Edward roared, hitting Emmett square in the stomach – the only way Emmett would truly stop for more than two seconds.

Although Emmett's body had fused into something rock-solid, he could still feel Edward's punch straight into his gut. The force of the blow threw him back against the wall. Shocked, Emmett stopped. For that moment, the bloodlust was gone, replaced by horror. What had he done? He had just bitten Jasper. He didn't know everything about Vampires, but he knew it couldn't be a good thing for him to just leave a human bitten.

Alice fell to Jasper's side, sobbing and staring in horror at the pained form of her love. His face contorted in pain, his chest heaving.

"Isn't there something we can do?!" Alice demanded, her red-rimmed eyes turned up to Edward. Bella stood uselessly behind her, wondering what she could do, but knowing everything would probably run a lot smoother with her out of the danger area.

"You can try to suck the venom out," Edward said, pinning Emmett to the ground.

"Will that work?"

"It's the only chance you'll have of him remaining human."

Alice looked down at Jasper, his eyes nearly incoherent with the pain that was already spreading through his body. She cupped his face securely and looked down into his eyes. "Jasper," she whispered. "I won't do this without your consent. Is this what you want? To remain human?"

He gasped for breath and opened his mouth to speak, but groaned in agony. Tears leaked from Alice's eyes, splashing softly onto Jasper's heated skin. His hands clutched her, trying to be gentle but nearly crushing her tiny hands in his.

"Emmett is a Vamp…ire," he breathed. "And so will Rosalie. Maybe it's best…if I follow suit…"

"Are you sure?" Alice asked hurriedly.

He nodded.

Edward no longer needed to pin Emmett down. Emmett sat in the corner, his head in his hands, concentrating on not attacking anyone else. Although he was still blindly thirsty, he clenched his eyes shut and breathed through his mouth, an unconscious reaction that was no longer necessary. He couldn't endanger anyone else. He didn't want to become that mindless monster he had been only moments before. He didn't want to hurt anyone. Emmett longed to feel Rosalie's soft, sure hands on him, but he couldn't risk being so close to her right now, now when all he could think about was how blood flowed from an open wound and the way flesh would tear under his teeth.

"What are you doing?" Edward demanded, gesturing to Jasper. "Suck the venom out! He's already changing!"

"He wants to become a Vampire, Edward," Alice said softly, tears still falling. "It's what he wants."

"Did you ever stop to think about how difficult two newborn Vampires are to handle, as opposed to just one?" Edward hissed.

"It's what he wants."

Edward glanced back at Emmett to make sure that no more chaos was going to be let lose. Emmett was still in the corner, gripping his hair tightly in his hands.

"I'm going to take Emmett to feed," Edward said shortly, turning to Rosalie. "We will be back in an hour or so, Jasper will be in a lot of pain so I wouldn't advise trying to move him. Just keep him from hurting himself."

She nodded, her eyes darting to Emmett. "Will he be okay?"

Edward knew she wasn't talking about Jasper.

"Yes, Emmett will be just fine. He has to learn to control his thirst though, and that will be easier if his belly is full of elk blood or whatever else we find."

Then Edward pulled Emmett quickly out of room, taking him to the only safe place he knew to hunt. He would have three days before Jasper became a Vampire. Three days to teach Emmett a little of how to control his thirst. Emmett was already showing extraordinary mental strength in resisting human blood although he had attacked Jasper. And Edward could already see that Emmett was more than just mentally strong, he was also abnormally physically powerful, even for a Vampire.

Now it was time for the hunt.

As we said before, this story was nominated for Best Drama in the Razzle Dazzle Awards. Voting has starting and there's a link on Oriana's profile if you want to vote!!! We would greatly appreciate it and thanks so much for sticking with us so far.

And the reason for the delay in updating is entirely my, Ori's, fault. I am sorry. So sorry.

~ForbiddenWords & Ori~