Ok, here is the edited version. The first chapter. I'm deleting the original first chapter and posting this in it's place. Thanks to everyone who pushed me to get working on this. After all the chapters are done, the sequel! Everyone (especially me) should thank Isabel Hale, my wonderful Beta. She's good to talk to, I recommend it.

Anyway, just read the chapter.


Chapter 1

(EPOV)

Isabella Swan. That was one of the names on the casualty list. The moment I read that name, my 'life' stopped. How could my Bella be gone? It just wasn't possible. I had only been out hunting when a large earthquake hit Forks. Half of the people in Forks had died from either the crumbling buildings or the earthquake itself, including my Bella. I was her protector, and I had failed. My life, my love, my Bella was gone. Dead. Nothing could ever make me happy again.

(APOV)

We all watched as Edward lost himself. Without Bella he barely existed. Edward hunted alone and spent most of the time in his room listening to all the sad songs he owned. What surprised all of us was when he threw away half his music collection. He didn't listen to Linkin Park or even his favorite Debussy, all the songs that reminded him of Bella.

By now we had moved away from Forks to some tiny town in Canada so that Edward could be himself again. It didn't work. I couldn't believe that Bella was gone either. I would never hear her complain about me taking her shopping and spending money on her. I missed all of that. I had lost my best friend.


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