Hi guys, this is a short chapter but pivotal for the plot. Next chapter we get Bella's story
Also a note for Edward's power: Not only can he read minds, he can also talk to people mentally, project his thoughts. His telepathy is that powerful.
Speechless, Edward gazed at the girl who was looking at him.
'It can't be...' thought Edward confused but he couldn't deny it at all. Those eyes were the same colour and evidently he could feel the buzzing connection he had with his mate.
He walked closer towards her and towered over her. He could hear his family's confused thoughts but he just looked at her.
"Give me privacy" ordered Edward while he sat down next to her.
"What?" asked Alice confused, as where everyone else.
Bewildered, the Cullen family looked at him but then took the cue and decided to go a distant away so they really could give them privacy.
Edward then looked at her and didn't know how to approach it. He cautiously tucked her hair.
"Bella?" he asked, his tone irresolute
At this her eyes went wide and he got his confirmation.
"You are her, but how?" he asked confused, but none the less glad. He would have loved her in her animal form anyway, but this way brought new feelings for him. More rein forceful now that his mate was in different form. He tucked his arms around her swooped in and placed a possessive kiss, staking his claim. To his surprise and pleasure, she sighed and wrapped her arms instinctively around him, at which he gave a pleased purr.
She felt a connection towards him that she didn't understand. Since she had woken up in her swan form and found herself in a strange house and not in the forest, she had felt frightened. That maybe he had gotten her. It scared her, until her gaze fell on the people surrounding her. They weren't him but vampires. She had heard of them but never encountered them. She had been scared that they while attack her and she won't exactly be able to run away in her swan state. But when her eyes fell on Edward, she felt safe, instantly calm and when he had picked her up, she could feel strange electric tingles, which she could still feel even now.
She did not understand but she basked in it. Imagine her shock when he named her, her exact name. When he had went away (she didn't understand why) she did not feel safe anymore and since the sun was setting, she had snuck off before her transformation. On the way though, she tripped and lost her conscious, and again, by the looks of it she ended up in his house, with him hovering over her.
'This is madness, I don't have time for this...this is distracted' thought Bella perplexed.
"How did you become human from a swan? You are Bella right?" asked Edward, after pulling away, just for an official confirmation
"Yes...I am, I was the Swan you found" said Bella looking at him "And ironically my name is Isabella Swan" she said bitterly
Edward knew that name sounded familiar, but he couldn't place it in his head. He mentally shook and put it in a compartment to think of it later.
"Well? Will you tell me how? Unless you are a shape shifter?" asked Edward, finding it incredulous that shape shifters could shift into a swan. Tiger and wolf he had heard of, but swan shifters?
"And what about your necklace" said Edward, touching it, unharmed but he remembered how Carlisle had been electrocuted
"I will explain everything, but you might want to bring back your family, I do not want to explain twice" said Bella, shyly making patterns on his chest.
Edward seemed reluctant at that, he didn't want to share her at all with his family, not yet. Because new imprints need time to bond but knew this was important and diffidently, he mentally called out all of his family members to visit his room. His arms were protectively locked around her waist, and he was nuzzling her as he waited for them to come. It was then he noticed that he could not read his mate's mind at all! At this his eyes went wide. It made sense when he couldn't read her mind as a Swan, after all he couldn't real animal minds but he could not read his mate's mind at all. He decided to talk about that later, because his family came in, in that moment.
Alice, Rosalie, Carlisle, Emmett and Esme came in, not sure what to expect but they did not expect the sight that greeted them. They were shocked to see Edward hovering over the new, mortal girl, even though he had already imprinted on Bella. This was a bewildering sight.
However, before they could question, before Bella could even start explaining her complicated story. Suddenly the wall of Edward's room broke down and standing there was a vampire, a red eyed vampire and he had blond hair and a scar on his cheek. His eyes seemed to be focused on Bella, at which Edward gave out dangerous growls. Carlisle and Emmett were ready to spring when suddenly Edward's eyes went wide and he whipped his head towards Alice, whose eyes were strained on the stranger. The blond, feeling gaze, tore his stare from Bella and looked at Alice, at which he also froze...