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Chapter 19 – Dying

Emmett's POV – 27 Hours In

If ever I wanted vampire myths to be true, today was the day. I wished more than anything that I could dematerialize because I'd be somewhere in Antarctica. Although, even at that distance, I could probably still hear Bella's screams. They were a constant reminder that my new sister was in pain and that I wanted to break something, a lot of things.

"That is it!" Rosalie pushed herself off the hood of her car, threw her hands up in the air and headed for the door.

"Rose, babe, we need to stick around."

She turned on me, furious jabbing a perfect finger in the direction of my eyes. "I can't handle this Emmett. I thought the morphine was supposed to stop all of this. I can't listen to her scream anymore."

I pulled Rosalie into my arms and held her tightly. I cushioned one ear against my chest and covered her other with my palm knowing my efforts were wasted.

"She asked for this," Rosalie whispered, "she's dumber than I thought she was but damn it I care about her."

I laughed. "I know what you mean Rose."

After an unknown amount of time holding Rosalie against my chest in the garage, my acute senses noticed a softening of Bella's screams. Rose pulled back at that exact moment and our eyes met for half a second before we both bolted into the house and up to their room. Alice and Carlisle were standing outside the closed door sharing the same wide eyed expressions. I turned to see Jasper and Esme running toward us. Everyone of us looked down right ragged but Jasper looked particularly thrashed.

"I think it's safe to say it's not just me going deaf then," I said.

"No, she quieted," Carlisle replied.

Edward called to Carlisle and without a moment's pause he opened the door and slid into the dark room. Regrettably, my eyes traveled the distance into the room and surveyed the scene before the door could close. Bella was a translucent shade of white, trembling violently from head to toe. Her skin shimmered with sweat and her long brown hair was soaked through. Edward was purely panicked wearing a mask of worry, fear and desperation I've never seen before. The shock had me bolting for the front door into the damp air of the outside.

Edward's POV – 27 ½ Hours In

I saw only the glow then smother of light on Bella's pasty cheek as Carlisle entered the room.

"What's happening? Her heart, it's… and she's calmed down a little, is that good?" I asked him, my voice trembling. I witnessed the changes of my other siblings and even Esme but my mind wouldn't function properly. I found myself unable to focus or think straight. Seeing the person you love more than anything else suffering incomprehensible pain has an interesting effect on you.

Carlisle gently lifted Bella's wrist and placed two fingers on her veins. I reluctantly peeled my eyes away from her face to look at Carlisle with anxious desperation.

"Her heart is stopping Edward." She's dying.

And so was my world. "Oh God, I…"

"Edward," Carlisle crouched near the ground in front of me balancing on this toes before continuing, "I can't imagine what you're going through but remember this brings her closer to the end of the transformation and the end of her pain." Hang in there son. You'll both get through this and you're both doing great. "I don't think her change will last the entire three days. The bites were placed and administered correctly which seemed to have sped up the process as we'd hoped. After… her heart stops… I'd assume her transformation to be complete within the day."

"But you do know, you watched, with Esme." I felt myself slipping. My self control was gone, used up to keep myself from going crazy during the past how many hours, days, it felt like years. I started to sob, useless dry sobs, and dropped my head into my hands. "Carlisle, how did you do it? How did you watch? How…"

I lost the ability to speak but I felt Carlisle's comforting hold on my shoulders. "You do it for her Edward. You can get through this, for her." I'll leave you two alone but I'll be right out side. Say my name if you need me.

I could only nod. After I heard the faint click of the closing door I took another moment to try to will myself some strength. Then, I gently positioned Bella back on the bed and wrapped my arms around her shoulders. Shifting myself so that she felt none of my weight, I rest my ear against her dying heart.

Thump...thump……thump………thump……………thump………………thump……………