Everything was clear. It was as if a filter had been removed from my vision so that I could finally see clearly.

Everything was sharp and defined.

I look up at the light bulb above me and notice every shimmering detail in the bulb. I could see every color in the spectrum. Reds and blues blended together to show off violet hues. I looked beyond the light bulb to notice every grain of wood lined up perfectly next to each other.

Dust danced above me. They twirled around in the air. They almost looked like little planets orbiting above my head. I could see every single particle. It was almost overwhelming.

I took in a deep breathe and was shocked of the smells and tastes that overcame me. I didn't need to breathe anymore. It felt unnatural now but I enjoyed the feeling. I could practically taste the room. Other scents came to me. I smelled apples, lavender, the smell of cedar wood, and moss. Other scents came to me that I could not yet place.

I marveled at everything as my senses came back to me. My eye sight was clearer, my hearing and sense of smell had improved as well. It was as if a curtain had been placed between me and the real world my entire life. The curtain had just been removed and I was seeing the world in a whole new perspective.

I sat up and looked at the room around me. It looked like Carlisle's office, yet it didn't at the same time. Everything looked brand new to me. I gingerly stood up on my legs and walked around. I felt like I was gliding instead of walking.

Was this how my family saw the world this whole time?

I then heard the sound of distant breathing and then little thumps. Heartbeats.

I then remembered about Renesmee, Ellie, and Xander.

Ellie and Xander. My children. Where were they? Were they alright? One of my last memories was that they were dying while I was giving birth.

I was overcome with worry that I almost didn't hear the shift of movement beside me. It was only when I felt a hand on my arm when I reacted.

I immediately flew back into the corner of the room. A growl released from my lips and I got into a crouch that now felt natural. I was in defense mode.

I glared at the person as they raised their hands in surrender. I furrowed my eyebrows at him. He looked familiar.

"Sophie?" I took in the man's topaz eyes and blond hair. He was wearing jeans and a button up top with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows.

I started to put pieces of a puzzle together. Alex.

"Sophie, love? It's ok. I know it's disorienting. But you're alright. Everything is fine. Everyone is ok." I slowly stand up from my crouch and take a couple of steps towards him.

I look into his eyes as he stands before me. He's looking at me with so much love in his eyes. How could I forget about him?

He stroked my face with his hand and it was then that I melted. I immediately grabbed him and hugged him as if my life depended on it.

I feel him tense in my embrace. "Um...Sophie. You're a lot stronger than I am at the moment. Ow."

I pushed away from him and stared at him wide-eyed. Oops.

He gives me a smile. "Nothing to worry about, love."

He strokes my face again and looks into my eyes. I look at him and am overcome with emotion.

"I love you," I tell him. Well, more like sang to him. My voice sounded like little bells going off.

I sounded like me but I was different at the same time.

Alex gives me a breathtaking smile. "I love you too."

Alex leans in and gives me a kiss. He starts out slow to show me all of the love that he has for me. I gently grip his shoulders and deepen the kiss. Trying my best on not hurting him. Things then got heated.

A growl escapes from his lips. My fingers make their way into his hair as his hands snake around my waist. I deepen the kiss as I wrap my legs around his waist. This all felt so natural.

The both of us fight for dominance in the kiss. I feel my back being slammed against a wall.

I feel everything shake around me. I ignore it and keep kissing him. I needed him. I didn't need to come up for air any longer. Alex growls and thrusts forward as I gasp. This was all new to me. He was gentle before but now it was like an animal had been released. Was this what I was missing all along?

I pull him closer when someone coughs in the room. The cough is then met with an amused and annoyed chuckle. Emmett. I would know that laugh anywhere.

I stop what I was doing and look over Alex's shoulder.

Standing against the doorway is Emmett and Jasper. Both of them are wearing smirks.

I quickly untangle my legs from Alex as he growls in annoyance. He lets me stand next to him but keeps his arm wrapped around my waist. I did not need my brothers seeing this.

I look at Alex. "You've been holding back on me," I tell him.

A smile etches onto his face. "I had to be. You were human after all. I will say that all restraints on my end are now gone." I would be blushing right about now if I still could. There was a part of me that wanted to push Jasper and Emmett out of the room. Jasper lets out a cough. I guess he can feel both of our emotions right now.

"You two are worse than rabbits," comments Emmett teasingly.

I look over at my bear of a brother and narrow my eyes. "Look who's talking. It took almost a whole decade before everyone could be in the same room with you and Rosalie."

Alex chuckles. "It's good to find out that you haven't lost you're spunk." I give him a small smile.

"How are you feeling, Soph?" asks Jasper. I turn and watch as he walks over and glances at me.

"Fine. Great actually."

Jasper takes me into his arms. "You gave us quiet a scare."

I smile into his shirt. "Sorry. I'll make sure not to do it again."

"Let go!" I hear someone yell downstairs. That sounded like Rosalie.

I stare at the doorway in alarm. "Is everything ok? What's wrong?"

Emmett sighs. "Everything's fine. Just Rose and Jacob arguing about who's turn it is to hold Renesmee."

"Oh. So he imprinted. Does Bella know yet?" I was watching Emmett that I didn't see Alex glancing at Jasper.

Emmett smirks. "Not yet. She's already awake, actually. Has been for over thirty minutes. Edward has her out hunting right now. I'll keep you posted on how that goes." Emmett looks over his shoulder. He immediately moves aside to let Carlisle in the room.

"Hello darling." I smile at Carlisle. My adopted father.

"Hi Carlisle."

"How are you feeling?"

I look around me. "I'm fine. Great actually."

"You are much more controlled than I originally anticipated. Sophie, what is the last thing that you remember?"

I look at him confused. "Nothing much. Why?"

"Sophie, sweetie, you died. You were dead for almost five minutes before you started changing. You shouldn't be alive right now. I need you to think hard for me."

I look at Carlisle and nod my head. I go back into my subconscious. Everything was blurry. I couldn't quite make out everything. Slowly, I started to place the puzzle pieces together.

"The babies. They were dying. I remember the morphine and them being taken out. I remember naming them. Ellie and Xander." I glance at Alex and he smiles brightly.

"They are perfect. They are downstairs with Irina and Kate." I want to ask him about seeing them. I only got to touch them. I never got to hold them.

"What else do you remember, Sophie?" questions Carlisle.

I sigh and think. "Darkness. I remember waking up in a dark place. I was then in a hospital. No one was around me. Except for her."

Carlisle looks at my confusingly. "Who's "her", Sophie? Who do you remember seeing?" I could remember who it was but I can't remember what she looked like. Just the aura of her.

"It was an angel. The one who sent me here while I was in a coma in the real world. She took me back but I was in an in-between place." I rack my brain for more information. "She said that I died in this world. Since I died, I was no longer connected to both worlds. So I couldn't stay in a coma."

"What exactly does that mean, Sophie?" asks Jasper. I look at my family.

"I had to choose whether to stay in the real world or to remain here. I could only be alive in one place. So the place that I decided to leave, I would die."

I feel Alex grip my hand. "So. You're dead in this other world? You're here to stay?" I look into his eyes and smile.

"Yes. I'm here permanently. I'm dead in the other universe. I'm staying here."

Alex brings me towards him and cups my face in his hands. "You chose to stay here? You're family..."

I smile sadly and shake my head. "I'll miss them. But, I couldn't leave you behind. I couldn't leave everyone behind. I have you and Ellie and Xander to think about. I didn't have anyone in my other world. No one that I had fallen in love with. Of course I was going to choose to stay here. We both need each other. Hell, I don't know what all of you would do without me," I say. Alex chuckles.

"I don't know what I would do without you either. I love you Sophie Cullen."

"I love you too." Alex gives me a long and passionate kiss that I eagerly return.

I part from him when Emmett coughs again.

"There's enough time for that later."

"Emmett's right," says Carlisle. I nod in agreement.

"Ellie and Xander. I want to see them," I say. I take a couple of steps towards the door just as Emmett stands in front of it. Blocking the entrance so that I can't escape.

Alex positions himself in front of me. I furrow my brows.

"I don't think that's such a good idea," he says. My eyes narrow at him.

"What?" He is not keeping me from my children.

"Sophie," Alex says soothingly. "Ellie and Xander are half human. Their hearts beat. They have blood running through their veins. We need to make sure you're thirst is under control until you can see them. You haven't even fed yet. You don't want to put them in any danger do you?"

"I would never harm them," I hiss at him. How can he suggest such a thing?

I suddenly feel my anger seep away and is soon replaced with a calmness. I shoot daggers at Jasper. I do not want my emotions to be controlled. Jasper narrows his eyes and shifts so that he's close to me. I was no longer in danger. I was the danger now.

I narrow my eyes and feel my lip start to curl up in a snarl.

"Sophie, darling, I'm not saying that. You need to hunt first before seeing them." I look back at Alex and sigh. He's right. I will myself to calm down. I feel a sharp pain in the back of my throat.

"Ow," I say as I touch my throat. I feel thirsty.

Alex nods his head. "You need to eat. I'm going with you, to help you."

I nod my head in appreciation. I could really use the help since it's my first time hunting.

Alex grabs my wrist and leads me to one of the window's in the room. Was I really going to jump out of it? I watch as Alex opens the window and I peer below us.

It was at least a 20 foot drop. Would I really be able to jump that far down?

"Don't overthink it. You're pretty much almost indestructible now. Bend you're knees and just jump. You'll land on you're feet. Follow you're instincts," says Alex.

I nod my head and start to bend my knees.

"Stop! Wait a minute!" A small bell like yell comes into the room. I turn away from the window and notice Alice running into the room with a floor-length mirror.

"Alice-," protests Alex.

"This will only take two minutes!" Alice places the mirror against one of the walls. She turns and grins at me. "Wow. You are really beautiful, Sophie."

"She always has been," growls Alex.

Alice narrows her eyes. "That's not what I meant." Her eyes soften as she looks back over at me. "Come look at yourself Sophie."

I stare at her for a moment before glancing at the object. I slowly walk towards the mirror to see my reflection.

I stare at the alien in the mirror. The creature before me is flawless. Smooth pale skin that resembled marble. The creature was just as beautiful as Alice and Rosalie. The creature was beautiful but one feature stood out against the rest. It was the eyes. The eyes were a blood red. They glowed like rubies in the sunlight.

It took me a second to realize that the creature in the mirror was me. I watch as I place a hand on my face. "That's me?"

It looked like me but it didn't at the same time. All of my freckles where now gone. I was paler than I was before. My brown hair had grown by two inches. My hair now rested in the middle of my back. It was still brown but it now looked fuller. My hair looked alive. Every imperfection that I previously had was missing because I was no longer imperfect. I was now designed to look perfect and beautiful.

"My eyes." They were no longer the green that they used to be. I knew that they would be gone once I turned but I can't help but to already miss them. I loved having green eyes. I knew that my eyes would start out as red before turning golden because of my new diet but the color still alarmed me.

"They'll darken in a few months," says Alex. "The animal blood dilutes it and they'll soon turn to amber and then gold.

Months?! I could feel my alarms going off. I would be stuck with red eyes for that long? I felt my anxiety kick. Jasper takes a step forward and stares at me. As if waiting for me to lash out. Were all newborns like this?

I breathe to calm myself down. Old human habit.

"I'm fine," I tell them. "Just a shock. This is all new to me." I look over and watch as Jasper stands in front of Alice. Protective as always. "Sorry, Jasper. Not trying to make you uneasy."

He sends me a smirk and shakes his head. "No harm done. It's normal for a newborn to act this way. I'm actually surprised how well you are controlling your emotions. I can tell you want to burst out but you are managing to reign you're emotions in."

"Probably not as well as Bella," I tell him.

"No, but you are pretty close. I'm a little impressed. I was prepared to help more." I can still tell how uneasy he is.

I glance at Alex. "Come on. I need to hunt and Jasper needs to relax." Jasper gives me a smile in appreciation.

I turn to the red-eyed woman in the mirror one last time. I take in her features before turning away and walking towards the window with Alex. I look down and breathe in.

Well. Here goes nothing.

I then bend my legs and jump out the window.

Thought? Hope to have the next chapter soon. I have so many plans for this story. It's just writing them all down is the hard part, haha. Until next time!