her transformation. Edward insists that he won't let her go through with this until she feels safe and can freely decide what she really wants. None of the Cullens had a choice about becoming a vampire; he is determined that Bella's decision should be unforced. Bella asks Edward why he doesn't want her to be a vampire, thinking it has to do with the fact that she will no longer be soft and warm and tempting. Edward laughs and reassures her that she'll be the same girl he has always loved -- just a little more durable. In spite of the human aspects that he will miss, he tells her it will mostly be a relief not to have to worry about killing her. But he hates the idea of changing her because staying human would be such a better choice for her. It seems criminally selfish to him to allow her to become a vampire (and possibly lose her soul) just so he can keep her forever. If there were any way for him to
Chapter Eighteen Instruction As Alice's graduation party ends, Bella is anxious that Jacob's pack has aligned themselves with the Cullens against the newborns. Everyone reassures Bella there is no danger but she remains worried, agonizing over why her bad luck continually puts other people in harm's way. The wolves and the vampires intend to meet for a training session at 3:00 AM. Bella tells Edward she wants to accompany him. Edward notes that she is tired and says he doesn't want her present for any tensions between the two groups if the training experiment does not go well, but she insists. Ensured that Charlie is asleep for the night, Bella and Edward wait in
final struggle between life and death. Sometimes great drama comes from heroes dropping the ball at the last m o ment just before reaching their goal. T h e heroes of Quest for Fire come back to their people with the elixir of flame, but at the threshold of their world, the fire goes out, dropped into the water by accident. T h i s apparent death of all hope is the final test for the hero, the leader of the quest. H e reassures the people, for he knows the secret of fire; he has seen the more advanced tribe using a special stick to make fire at his Ordeal. However, when he tries to copy their technique, he finds he has forgotten the trick. Again hope seems dead. But just then his "wife," a woman he met on the adventure and a member of the more advanced tribe, steps in and gives it a try. T h e men are not too happy about this, being shown up by a woman and a foreigner at that. However, only she knows the
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