You really outdid yourself here with the little details that just blend so seamlessly with the storyline.  It read like canon and I could see everything that was happening really well in my head.  I love when that happens!

Thanks for the update!  Yes, you definitely left it at a cliffie but understandable, considering the next scene are huge.

Author's Response:

Thank you very much!

I am a very visual person, and I try to write descriptively so the story becomes almost like a movie in my head. I love to hear that my readers experience the same thing. :)

Excellent chapter! I'm excited to get to the action but a little sad that this story is winding down toward the end. Have you decided if you are going to touch any of the other books?

Author's Response:

Thank you!

Don't be sad – there's still a ways to go before the end.

And I've been playing with the idea of either writing Book One from Edward's point of view, or perhaps some of my favorite moments from "Eclipse". We'll have to wait and see.

SPECTACULAR!!!! oh my gosh there was a moment where i realised i was holding me breath.

Author's Response:

Thank you so much!

If you don't mind me asking, at what part were you holding your breath? I'm terribly curious.

So very beautiful. You write with such elegance as always. Loved the scenes with Nessie painting a picture, and the way you always display the depth of Edward and Bella passion with their love making as well as their words. Very much looking forward to the fight . Update Soon!!!

Author's Response:

Thank you very much!

Quite a few reviewers asked that I put a few father-daughter moments in the story, and the 'make a picture' scene was so sweet... I just love Edward as a daddy! :)

And I crave everyone's patience with this next chapter – unless my muse is working overtime – but hopefully the wait won't be obscenely long. I really want this battle of the wills with the Volturi to come out exactly right.

Awesome, as always!

Author's Response:

Thank you!

Must you always make me cry?

I love that your chapters are long, it makes them worth waiting for.

Thank you for this! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Author's Response:

Oh, I'm sorry! I would place a little box of tissues beside this story if I could.

And thank you for reviewing!

AMAZING chapter --yet AGAIN!!  I adored when they were looking for a photo for Renesmee's locket...Esme's  super organized photo boxes made me completely jealous.  And somehow Alice left that perfect picture for them...you described it beautifully.  All the interactions with Jacob and Edward were touching, because you really feel like they are family now.  My favorite part was in the tent the last night where Bella and Edward laid nose to nose and just adored each other.  *sigh* it was heartbreaking, but so sweet!  I'm really looking forward to this next scene from Edward's POV...What Aro and friends are thinking the whole time, and when Edward realizes what Bella can do and when he realizes what she's been hiding...I can't wait!! Thank you for your ingenious interpretation and beautiful writing...it's why this story remains one of my favorites!

Author's Response:

Thank you so much!

The search for a photo was something that sort of popped into my head, because Stephenie doesn't really address where the picture in the locket came from or what it looks likes, other than it's a photo of Edward, Bella, and Renesmee. I thought it would be a nice little 'family moment' for the three of them – and because I love Alice, I wanted to try and put her into the story a little bit before the climax.

And I did want to build some on the relationship between Jacob and Edward, if only to make it seem more believable and heartfelt when Edward calls him 'my brother...my son' in an upcoming chapter.

The tent scene is one of my favorites in this chapter, too. It's very simple, but emotionally charged.

This entire confrontation with the Volturi is definitely going to be a challenge to write...but I will do my best. It helps that many of you, the readers, are out there cheering on the sidelines. That keeps my muse and I working hard. :)

Another great chapter!  Thanks!  Very much looking forward to more.

 

Author's Response:

Thank you very much!

OMG!!!! YOU have an account here too!!!! TONSSSSSS of people have accounts on this, TA, AND f.f.net. Wow. Don't you have a story there? I read part of it, but I forgot what it was called. What is it again? Anyways, I'm Emmett_lover at TA too, and EMMETT-L0VER at f.f.net. XD Nice seeing you.

Author's Response:

Hello again! Yes, I remember you. :)

My dear friend/reviewer/encourager icrodriguez told me a few months back that I should register here, so I took her advice. And yes, I have three stories posted at Twilight Archives, and five over at FanFiction.net – though I have a different pen name there.

The Twilight stories I've written besides "Metamorphosis" are "Just Another Night" (an Edward one-shot before BD), "Safe" (a pre-Twilight interpretation of Alice's awakening as a vampire), and "Winter Waltz"(a post-Eclipse story that I may come back to at some point).

ure doing a fab job please keep it coming, cant wait to see what edward thinks when he finds out how far bella's shield is projecting & also when he realises the secret she has been keeping & of course alice returning cant wait cant wait please post soon thx again

Author's Response:

Thank you!

Yes... these next few chapters are going to be very, VERY intense. But in a good way. I hope.

I will try to have the next update ready soon, but I may be asking for everyone's patience, as I am so determined to get this battle sequence exactly right. My muse is going to need to be drinking a ton of Red Bull or something... ;P

I just wanted to say that ever since I finished all four books,   I have wanted to read them ALL through Edward's eyes.  MS  has been burning at me ever since i read it.  Your writing is just what I needed and I feel very satisfied after reading these chapters.  Your writing feels like " the REAL THING".  I love reading your work.  Please keep writing.  I am officially putting in my request.....I NEED you to write eclipse and new moon in his eyes.  I've read others and yours feels like it is truly coming from edward.   The others don't.

Also,  I really need a good version of Isle Esme from Edward's perspective.

PLEASE consider my requests.  You are awesome.

Please also note....I'm not a teenager.  I am 33 and have enjoyed reading since I was 12.  I am an avid reader and was very impressed with you!!!

Author's Response:

Thank you very much!

I completely agree with you that it would be a real treat to enjoy the entire Twilight series through Edward's eyes. Which, of course, is part of the reason why I decided to write this story. It's very encouraging to hear that the Edward in "Metamorphosis" feels like the 'genuine article'.

As for your request...well, we'll have to wait and see. I have been considering the idea of either Book One of "Breaking Dawn" or some of my favorite moments in "Eclipse", but my goal is to finish this story before committing to anything else. I appreciate your vote of confidence, all the same. :)

I apologize for not reviewing the past, what, 7 chapters as of late. I've been rather busy.

But I have to say I loved and was emotional caught up with the moment Edward spoke his true feelings aloud of weakness to Bella. For me, this makes him seem all the more human. You bring out that in your writing, as well as the non-scary idea of Renesmee. She actually makes a little more sense to me now than she did before. Nessie used to remind me of Claudia from Interview With A Vampire. lol

Author's Response:

That's all right. I appreciate you taking the time to review whenever you have the chance. Thank you!

And yes, Edward's confession is still one of most favorite moments in this story. I'm so glad that you feel his admitting to weakness makes him seem more human, because that is exactly what I was hoping to convey. Before he met Bella, I think Edward lost touch with his humanity, and now that she is permanently part of his life, all those emotions are bursting forth - and in a more potent form, since vampires are heightened beings.

I too enjoy Renesmee more as a character now since I began writing this story. Though I don't believe I ever compared her to Claudia (that's a scary thought), I sometimes felt like she was stealing the spotlight in a way from Bella and Edward. But now, I understand her place in the storyline, and in the Cullen family.