As they came close to the Cullen's house Bella started feeling the burn in her throat. She tried to keep it down until the sweet smell of human blood crossed her. Bella growled ready to start sprinting to the source. Edward turned and saw Bella's eyes turn into complete hunger as he also smelt the human blood. Edward quickly realized what she was going to do and quickly ran to her and wrapped his arms around her like a cage.

"Bella, Bella i need you to calm down. I know you're weak and starving but you need to push the crave back. Please Bella you don't want to hurt someone who is already injured." Said Edward as Bella thrashed around in his arms trying to get out. Carlisle quickly noticed this happening and raced over to them and placed a gentle hand on Bella's cheeks as he looked into her eyes.

"She needs blood Edward. She's lost too much energy and if she uses too more she will most likely die." Said Carlisle looking concerned.

"What if we give her animal blood?" Suggested Esme.

"It won't work, she's been drinking human blood for too long for her to instantly go into will probably do what Jasper did when he first tried it and her body would reject it completely."

"But she needs something." Said Edward starting to get more concerned as Bella has slumped against Edward's chest.

"I have some frozen human blood in my study that i can give her but won't satisfy her thirst."

"It... It will do... For the time...Being" Mumbled Bella as she tried to stand up but was too weak. Edward picked her up and racced her into the house and placed her on the sofa lying down. Carlisle came in with a warm blood bag and Bella's eyes instantly went wide and red and pounced over to Carlisle and took the bag and drank it greedily. Once she was done, she sighed and leaned back against the wall behind her.

"How are you feeling?" Asked Carlisle as he crouched down next to her.

"Still weak and hungry, but i'll survive. If no one attacks."

"That's good. I'll try and get some more human blood for you but that could be for a couple of days or even a week."

"It's OK. I think i can survive."

"So Bella, i'll like you to meet the family. This is Esme my wife and mate. My children. Alice and Jasper are mates as well as Rosalie and Emmett with their child Lilly. And this is Edward."

"So, Edward, where's your mate?"

"I haven't found my mate yet but hopefully soon." He said with a smile. I smile back at him a little and started having a thought.

"Carlisle, if you don't mind i think i might try the animal blood and see how that effects me." Carlisle nodded and ran up to his study and came back with a cup of animal blood.

"So you guys just keep blood in here for medical reasons or just for fun?" Asked Bella as she took the cup.

"We keep it here encase of emergency." Said Esme as she stood next to her mate. Bella looked at the cup and smelt the dead blood and grimaced.

"You guys actually drink this?" Asked Bella grossed out.

"We like to call ourselves vegetarians. We drink animal blood so we don't hurt humans." Explain Alice.

"Well, bottoms up." Said Bella frowning. She lifted the cup up to her lips and took a sip and was OK. Yes it tasted gross but it was OK-ish. Bella took a couple of more gulps as the Cullen's watched her in amazement. Once Bella was done with the blood, she licked her lips and looked at Carlisle.

"Was something wrong meant to happen?" Asked Bella.

"No it's just that Jasper was on human blood and his whole body rejected the blood. But you just drank it like it was fine wine." Said Carlisle amazed. Bella was about to reply when she stood up and raced upstairs into the bathroom and hunched over the toilet throwing up all the animal blood. As she was still throwing it up, she felt someone hold her hair back and rub her back until she was done. Once she was done, she turned around and leaned up against the wall painting as she closed her eyes. When she reopened them she saw Edward in front of her with a glass of water in his hand and his other rubbing up and down on her arm.

"That... Was absolutely terrible." Said Bella as she sipped slowly the water.

"I kinda knew that that was going to happen." Said Edward as he gently placed his hand on her back.

"Yeah well, I've been use to human blood for under a hundred years. So this is new and my body hates it." Bella said standing up slowly making sure all the blood left her stomach.

"You sure you're OK?" Asked Edward still concerned.

"Yeah, i think so i just feel weak again."

"Come on lets get you back into the living room." he said as he grabbed her left hand in his and wrapped his right arm around her waist giving her support as they made their way to the living room slowly. When they got there, everyone had concern and sympathy on their faces as Edward helped Bella settle on the couch. Once she was seated Edward grabbed a pillow from behind him and placed it on his lap. Then he gently grabbed Bella's shoulders and placed her head on his lap.

"You know you don't have to do this." Said Bella quietly as she closed her eyes.

"I know but i wanted to. Besides, you look exhausted and in pain. I know we've only known each other for a little while but i can't stand the thought of you in pain." He said with pure concern written over his face as he placed his hand on her forehead and swept some hair away from her eyes. When the whole house was quiet with everyone pondering in their thoughts, they could hear little footsteps running into the room.

"UNCLE EDWARD!" Yelled Lilly as she ran straight to Edward. But before she could jump on Edward, Emmett quickly grabbed his daughter and placed her on his hip and looked at the energetic child.

"Lilly, you have to be careful cause Uncle Edward is holding a sick Bella in his arms." Explained Emmett.

"What's wrong with her?" She asked, curiously.

"We don't know honey."

"Well can i go see her and say hi?"

"If it's OK with Bella?" He said while looking in the direction of Bella and Edward.

"She can come over Emmett." Bella said weakly.

"Are you sure Bella? Cause Lilly is part human and has human blood running through her." Explained Carlisle concerned for his grand-daughter. "I can control myself, i promise i won't hurt her. And if i do lose control, i have Edward here to pull me back as well as your family." Carlisle ponder on this but finally nodded to Emmett letting him know it was OK. Emmett placed Lilly down on her feet and once he did that, she ran to Bella.

"Bella! What's wrong with you? Why are you sick?" She asked as she tried climbing onto her.

"Sorry she likes cuddling to us when we lye down." explained Edward trying to hold Lilly of from climbing on Bella.

"Do you want to lye with me Lilly?" Asked Bella. Lilly just nodded her head enthusiastically waiting to be pulled up. Bella reached down and layed her ontop of her stomach. Everyone had a smile on their face watching the little interaction between Bella, Lilly and Edward. They looked like a family together. Happy. But they all knew that Vampires can't reproduce their own. While Lilly was lying there, She reached her hand out and touched Bella on the cheek showing her, her thoughts at the battle.

Lilly was tucked into her fathers neck trying not to see what was happening out in the field. But when he loosened his grip from shock, she turned her head and saw a ferocious brunette, sending the Volturi into pain and vampires burning and dying. When she got a glimpse of this vampire, it was Bella but her eyes were dark and filled with anger and hatred. And for the first time in her life she was scarred of this vampire.

Bella gasped from the memory. Shocked by what Lilly just showed her.

"Oh God." She said weakly. She quickly got up and tried getting away from Lilly.

"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry." And that was the last thing she said before she sprinted out of the house, leaving the Cullen's shocked. Except for Edward who ran straight after her.