This fic was pulled but is a must read, available HERE
Official Description: Bella always knew that she would have to sacrifice to be with Edward. She just didn’t know how much. AU/Alt-BD Novella. COMPLETE
I love everything I've read by americnxidiot so I am not at all surprised that this story was amazing! Beautiful Beat was structured in a really interesting way, telling the story of newborn vampire Bella, and flashing back through the nine months of her pregnancy. I usually abhor anything having to do with Renesmee, but this story deals with the issues surrounding Bella's pregnancy that were completely overlooked in BD.
I enjoyed learning of her experience as a pregnant woman: It wasn't consumed by a grotesque Bella being eaten alive from the inside (thank god). Nor did it tell of an empty shell of an Edward who is hysterical but trying to put on a happy front. It dealt with the relationship between a seemingly typical new mother-to-be and father-to-be.
The emotional intensity is kicked up a notch as the issues of her pregnancy are brilliantly played against her experiences as a new mother and newly turned vampire. And the fundamental problem of her bloodlust isn't just explained away, as it is by SM in Breaking Dawn. It is confronted head on, as Edward and Bella are forced to make a painful decision.
Finally, I know that Rachel (americnxidiot) only tacked on the epilogue because the people who bid on her for the Stacie Auction requested that she write it, but I LOVE IT! It made me so happy! I wanted to know what ended up happening to Renesmee, but this was so much more rewarding because it really gave a sense of who she grew up to be. I loved getting to see her learn that her parents weren't dead AND to actually see them reunite.
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