[ waking up ]

[toloveaneclipse]

When Bella opened her eyes the first thing she became aware of was how easy it was to see. She had seen before, but this felt different. Like she was seeing with her mind, and other senses that were far beyond the reach of anything else, and more than feeling strange, it felt amazing. As if she were breathing, and she didn't even need the air

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[cullen_prodigy]

Just as Edward had felt Bella the years since he'd known her. He'd always been attuned to her presence, the comfort of her small body, the smell of her. Perhaps, now, she'd have a sense of that awareness.

"Are you thirsty, Bella?"

God, she was beautiful. She'd always been a beauty, but nothing compared to this.

[toloveaneclipse]

It took her a moment to answer, to blink slowly and take in everything that was around her, as if she were seeing it for the first time. Her tongue pressed against her lips, then her teeth, and she turned to look into his eyes.

"A little," she said, "but it's not..what I thought it would be. I thought I would have gone mad with it, but.."

[cullen_prodigy]

"You're not?" Edward frowned worriedly. That was...unusual, to say the least. Even Rosalie had been thirsty those first few nights and only her rage at her killers had been enough to keep her from slaking her thirst on human blood.

"Are you weak?" Newborns usually weren't.

[toloveaneclipse]

Again she shook her head and then her mouth curved slowly. "Are you surprised? Should I be..different than how I feel?"