Chapter 19

In morbid fascination Edward watched as Bella's bleeding arm began to heal. A series of popping sounds fixed the cave in of her ribs. A low whirring sound turned her head to face the right way. His breathing stopped as the chocolate orbs opened slowly

"ow"

Raising delicately one hand to rub at the formerly broken neck Bella moaned.

"What did I miss?"

Damon raced forward, catching her as she staggered to a sitting position and pulled her close to his chest as he dropped to his knees.

"You're okay. You're okay baby"

He wept clutching her to him. Stefan's lips turned to a sad smile. He had predicted Damon turning Bella but that wasn't how he had thought it'd happen

"What did you do to her?"

Edward's voice was low, slightly detached. The freesia scent of her blood had lost its appealing.

"You killed her"

Damon growled still rubbing Bella's head as it rested on his chest

"And Damon's blood brought her back"

Stefan finished in a cold tone. Bella blinked

"Brought me back? How? And how did he kill me?"

She questioned feeling her head buzz with sounds

"I gave you my blood earlier, remember?"

Bella blushed. He had given her more than his blood earlier on that bench

"You're in transition. Sparkles over here pushed you down the stairs killing you"

Stefan took over refusing to spare one look at Edward or at the pile of dust with Elena's ring. Bella blinked taking the news in.

"I'm..."

"You have about a day to decide if you want to finish it or perish"

Stefan explained. At once Edward fell on his knees near them

"You can't. Bella you can't become one of us"

He wailed

"Shut up!"

Damon and Stefan snapped at the same time.

"So not your decision Edward. Would you prefer me dead?"

Bella said quietly as every voice rang like a drill in her head.

"Yes. Death is a much better alternative"

Edward was broken off his lecture by a hiss and Bella who lunged at him angry biting and scratching him like the mythical fury.

"She learns fast"

Damon commented making no move to pull her back. When Stefan did, Edward's pristine shirt had a large hole and he was missing a chuck of flesh. In contrast Bella's lips were glistering as if she had applied clear gloss.

"Get out of here or I'll let her loose"

Damon threatened. Predictably Edward ran away just as the first rays of the morning sun appeared. Bella's eyes searched the rays to the sky

"Am I going to die under the sun?"

Stefan and Damon exchanged a look. Stefan pointed to Elena's ring lying over her ashes and Damon winced

"Yes. Sun is lethal to our kind unless you have a magic ring. One like that"

He took the ring from Stefan's hands. Bella frowned

"You're giving me your ex'es ring? That's cheap"

She commented freely. Stefan snorted as Bella spoke her mind with no editing.

"I gave her that ring in September when she was in transition"

Damon tried not to roll his eyes at his brother

"Not that it was a promise ring or anything"

He poked fun making Stefan glower at him.

"At least I didn't actively go towards your girl"

"You'd die if you tried that"

Damon said and took Thinker's pose with his eyebrows scrunched together

"What are you doing?"

Bella questioned

"I'm being Stefan"

Stefan growled and attacked his brother. Bella barely had time to jump out of the way as the two brothers began rolling around ruining her garden even more.

"Men!"

She shook her head and putting Elena's ring to a part of the fence that wasn't broken she made a move to go inside the house. Her headache had begun to subside and she was thirsty.

"The sun"

Damon breathed. Ignoring Stefan Damon swirled around to look at Bella who had one foot inside her house

"Bella be c... you're not burning"

"And you're half inside the house"

Bella looked at the brothers

"Why wouldn't I be? It's MY house"

"Can you step outside for a moment?"

Stefan asked jumping on his feet. Elena's ring was glistening under the sun but so was Bella who wasn't wearing it.

"You're sparkling"

Damon breathed looking at her. Her skin had a soft sparkle, light enough to be missed by a human but visible to them.

"Why am I sparkling?"

Bella questioned looking at her self surprised.

"Did you drink the guy?"

"Maybe a tiny bit"

Stefan chuckled

"You completed the transition with cold one blood. God I love you"

Damon declared before pulling Bella in his arms and twirling her around. Bella laughed loudly