Eternity Is Mine

Chapter Eight

Note: I don't own Twilight and some dialogue might be copied. All belongs to SM except for Jacqueline and some changes. 

Edward's POV

   Bella and I sat together in the meadow, the vampire in my lap. She turned and kissed me, passionate but careful. She constantly reminded me how dangerous she was; I constantly reminded her that I didn't care. 

   "I want some answers," I said finally, breaking the silence. Bella slid off my lap and sat in front of me, playing with my fingers. 

   "What would you like to know?" she asked. I sighed. I wanted to know everything, but I had to start somewhere. 

   "How old are you?" I asked. She rolled her eyes. "Seventeen," Bella answered. "How long have you been seventeen?" I said. She smirked. "A while."

   "Tell me about yourself and be detailed," I ordered. Bella chuckled. "I was born in 1901 to Elizabeth and Edmund Swan. In 1918, I was dying of the Spanish flu. My parents had died, and I was slowly drifting when Carlisle found me. He changed me, then Esme, then Rosalie, then Emmett. ALice and Jasper came later, but not from Carlisle."  

   "Y-you were dying?" I was horrified. Bella nodded. She was so beautiful, I was so lucky I had her. "But what's your real age?" 

   "I am 110 years old, Edward. Aren't you a little grossed out to be dating such an old person?" Bella joked. I shook my head. "You aren't 11o years old; you're seventeen," I said. We both laughed and I laid down on the grass of Bella's meadow. I began to trace circles on Bella's freezing hand. When I wanted it to flip over, she whirled it around. I sat there for amoment, trying to get a grasp on what happened. 

   "Sorry." I leaned towards Bella and she darted away. She appeared at the far edge of the field. "I'm sorry," I croaked, knowing she could hear me. In half a second, Bella was back and her head was close to mine. "I apologize Edward, I just have to go hunting." 

   I gasped. "Humans?" She shook her head no. "Animals. I don't want to be a monster." Bella smiled smugly and lifted me into her arms and slung me across her back. "This should be the other way around!"

   Bella ran through the trees like a ghost, barely missing trees. In what had taken us ten minutes to get to the meadow took Bella two seconds to run us back. I hated this though. She was my unofficial girlfriend, it should be me who carried her, but I knew who was stronger. And I didn't like the answer. 

   Once at home again, I decided to write down everything I knew about Bella. My handwriting was sloppy as I wrote.

   Full Name: Isabella Marie Cullen

   Age: 17

   Born: September 13, 1901

   Status: Vampire

  Once I finished, I taped it onto an elegant looking paper and folded it neatly to place in a large golden box with jewels that my mom gave me. 

   The next morning was Saturday and when Charlie left for work, i found a very bored looking Bella sitting on the doorstep. She brightened when she saw me. 

   "Hey there sleepy," Bella said, standing up. "WHat about you? Did you sleep last night?" I wondered. "I-I can't sleep at all. Its just a vampire thing," she told me flatly. I chuckled. I kissed her nose, which was below mine. I was around 6'2'' and Bella was around 4'11''. I swooped her up, her cold body pressing against my warm one. "I can walk, you know."

   I gazed down at my girlfriend. "I know, but you've carried me, can't I make something normal?" I asked. Then Bella said, "Would you like to meet my family?" I suddenly tensed. 

   "What? Are you afraid of them? They all hunted last night, and I was going to, but I had something else to do," Bella told me. I looked down into her eyes, expecting to see the normal topaz, but instead they were black. "Does it hurt being near me?" Bella gave me a sad smile. "Don't be offended...maybe you should go out with Taylor Cratt," she joked grimly. I shook my head, fiercely, setting her down on the step again, plopping down next to her. 

   "That girl needs some sense. Ugh," I said. Bella smiled. Just then, my tummy rumbled. "Breakfast time for the human. Let's go"

This was short cuz I wanted to know if Bella should be able to read minds. Lemme know! Comment lovelies