He is not attracted to her in the romantic sense because of the smell of her blood. In fact, he hates her for it when he first meets her. He experiences a predatory type of bloodlust. He's a vampire and the smell of her blood makes him want to kill her for food.
He was overwhelmed by it and was trying to restrain from killing the entire class. Though we can infer that Bella's scent caused Edward to act strangely towards her the first time they met, we learn the power it has over him and how painfully it affects him in "Midnight Sun."
Bella describes Edward's scent as being like Honey, lilacs and sunshine.
Some people's blood has a more appealing taste/smell to certain vampires. Bella's scent is more sweet and appeals to Edward more than anyone has before, kind of like how some scents/foods are more appealing to you than others. It explains it better in the first book.
Edward was fascinated with her because he couldn't read her mind and she kept answering her questions unpredictably. He thought of her as different than the typical human girl. He discovered things about her, like her selflessness and her hate for double-standards that made him interested in her.
Breaking Dawn links sex and danger, at least initially. Before Bella becomes a vampire, sex with Edward poses a serious threat to her. Edward is afraid that he'll accidentally kill Bella, and she does indeed wake up covered in bruises after they first have sex. However, Bella doesn't seem to mind.
“The relationship between Bella and Edward is 100 percent toxic, unhealthy and abusive,” says Rachel Wright, a New York-based licensed psychotherapist and relationship coach. “The Twilight movies promote the idea that women are better when they are dull and submissive.
Either way, we know you've been wondering—how the hell does Edward Cullen get it up? Vampires have blood, which is what's used to fill those erections generally required for sex, in their system only after they've hunted and sucked their victims dry. Everybody knows that.
Alice was transformed by an old vampire who worked at the asylum to protect her from James, a tracker vampire who was hunting her. After some research, Alice found her grave and discovered that the date on her tombstone matches the date of her admission to the asylum.
Bella's gift is her very powerful shield – one that has been growing and working without her knowing since she was born. Because of her shield, she is protected from powers of the mind – that means that Edward (and Aro) can't read her thoughts, Kate can't shock her, and Jane can't cause her pain.
His attraction to her is textbook in that love begins with physical attraction--her blood--and expands to the inner person--Bella's is hidden from him.
Bella gets pregnant after one night of passionate sex with her husband Edward the vampire, sex that leads to the destruction of their idyllic honeymoon suite.
Bella's mind shield is able to block any vampire power that affects her brain. That's why Edward and Aro couldn't read her mind, Jane couldn't make her feel pain (it was only creating the illusion of pain), and Zafrina couldn't make her see visual projections she was able to make everyone else see.
Edward had a theory that Bella's overwhelmingly appealing blood may be derived from a mixture of her parents'—Renée's being far too sweet and Charlie's being moderate—together, giving her blood a more powerful appeal. The blood of singers is described by Edward as being said vampire's "own personal brand of heroin".
Why Bella's Blood Is So Special In Twilight. In the Twilight books, it's explained that every vampire has a “cantante” or “singer,” a term used by the Volturi to describe humans whose blood is especially appealing to a certain vampire, almost in an extreme way, as if it was “singing” for the vampire.
Bella is a shield which means she is unaffected by any mental powers like mind reading or Jane's pain powers. Jane doesn't actually hurt the body she only produces an illusion of pain so Bella is immune. Bella's body is susceptible to physical powers like Jasper's and Alice.
Carlisle's gift is an elevated sense of compassion that allows him to resist human blood. He is able to bite (in order to turn them) people without succumbing to the frenzy and killing them.
He explains that Carlisle, who is currently 362 years old, lived in London and was the son of a pastor who hunted witches, werewolves, and vampires. When Carlisle was twenty-three, he was chasing a vampire who turned on him and attacked. Carlisle dragged himself off and died, becoming a vampire himself.
The note is ripped out of a page from one of Bella's books, The Merchant of Venice. In it, Alice explains that she and Jasper will send any friends they can find, but that they won't return and that the Cullens should not look for them. "It's the only way for us. We love you" (29.35).
vampiress (plural vampiresses) A female vampire. A female vampire is called a vampiress.
"They don't breathe, therefore they don't have the metabolism to process blood as food." That made sense. "Well, the blood isn't passing through a digestive tract," said an editor.
Can vampires have showers? A: Vampires do shower, but they don't get dirty the same way we do. Outside dirt, yes–blood and mud and whatnot (though most vampires don't get a spot on themselves when they eat–its all a matter of practice), but not sweat or body oils.
On Tuesday, Us Weekly revealed photographs of Stewart passionately kissing Rupert Sanders, the director of her latest film, Snow White and the Huntsman. Sanders, at 41, is nearly twice the age of the 22-year-old Stewart, and what's worse, he's married with two young children.
Edward constantly fears for Bella's safety. Though he is scared when James decides to track Bella, he's most worried about himself hurting Bella. Edward points out how ridiculous it is that Bella is afraid of dancing. When she's not in any real danger, her courage seems to drain away.
Bella suffers from a classic case of clinical depression, triggered when Edward leaves her in the woods.