Eye Of The Tiger

Chapter 42

Rosalie and Bella left Rosalie's room hand and hand after having showered and gotten ready for the day. Rosalie was wearing the shirt Bella had worn the day before. She felt a little silly for doing it but the urge to have her mate's scent with her all day easily over powered the feeling. She proudly led Bella to Carlisle's study expecting him to be in there reading.

"Carlisle may we come in?" Rosalie asked peaking her head in the door.

"Yes of course. What can I do for?" He asked looking up from his book.

"Well I wanted to ask you about my eyes." Rosalie explained.

"What about them. Do the contacts bother them?" Carlisle asked.

"They aren't contacts Carlisle. My eyes have changed color."Rosalie told him.

"What happened? Let me see." Carlisle rose from his chair and raced over to Rosalie. He grabbed her face in his hands but quickly took a step back at the threatening growl Bella sent his way.

"Keep you're hands to yourself." Bella said her eyes glowing neon like they did when she was in her tiger form.

"Yes, yes of course. My apologies." Carlisle held up his hands keeping them where Bella could see them." Has something happened between the two of you?"

"Both bonds have been accepted." Rosalie told him.

"Ah so you have been physically intimate." Once again he took a step back when Bella began to advance on him." Right none of my business. Back to the eye color. I've never known of a vampire's eyes to be anything other than red, gold or black. The fact that they so closely match the color of Bella's eyes mixed with one another leads me to believe it is an effect of the imprint bond. May I do an exam to see if I can find any other differences."

"That's probably a good idea." Rosalie said giving Bella's hand a squeeze of reassurance and following Carlisle over to the couch across from his desk.

"Ok, I'm just going to do a basic exam nothing to worry about. First yours eyes." Carlisle said directing everything towards Bella. He hoped that explaining everything would appease the he took out his pen light and gently touched Rosalie's chin he pulled his hand back suddenly.

"What? What did you do?" Bella demanded.

"I didn't do anything." Carlisle turned to Bella. "I didn't do anything,it's her skin. It's warm. I didn't notice before because I only touched her for a second but her skin it's warm to the touch. How do you feel?"

"I thought I felt warmer because I was in physical contact with Bella but now that you mention it I still feel warm all over. That over all chill I used to feel in my bones is gone." Rosalie explained confused.

"May I take your temperature?" At Rosalie's nod Carlisle pulled out a thermometer and held it in her ear and pulled it out and looked at it in astonishment."85.7. It's not quite human but it's a lot warmer than a normal vampire."

"I have a warm body temperature now. Carlisle what does this mean? What else is different?" Rosalie demanded.

"I don't know exactly what it means. Bella do you have any insight?I'm not an expert on shifters." Carlisle asked.

"I don't know anything. From what I've learned this has never happened but I only have so much information with me." Bella said.

"Is there someone you could ask? I'm hesitant to get others of my kind involved. Our governing body would be very interested in this development and they aren't the kind of vampires whose radar you want to be on."Carlisle said.