Benjamin and Tia

Chapter 1: The Beginning

Tia's Point of View

I'm not an ordinary woman. Sure I have olive tone skin and midnight color hair and am of average height, and intelligent which any other woman has. I am attractive as the next woman. Except for two things: One, I have red eyes and a thirst unlike any human and two: I have a pale tint to my olive tone skin. On top of that, I live in the land of Egypt which to some people is the heart of Africa. Yep, Egypt where nothing covers you but the sand and the major river and water source is the Nile River, the famous river in the entire world. Where the legends of mummies go on free. Yep, that Egypt, that very Egypt in history books and the legendary area of the pyramids and the many gods worship in this land. My home, our Egypt.

By 'our' I mean me and my coven of five other people, one being my spouse. We are far different from the human race, since we're not human at all aside from our appearances. The eye can decieve. We have red eyes (as I mentioned) that gradually get dark to almost black when we are thirsty for blood. On top of that, we don't go out into the desert sun, we despise it for our reasons. Our skin is smooth and yet stone and somewhat pale and our features are irresistible to the human eye. We, all of us are vampires.

We each have a story; a definition of becoming who we are now and how we roam the earth till the end of time with our coven and our spouses and how we live day by day being who we are. We all do. Not just the Egyptian Coven, but every vampire on the Earth. We all have a story on everything; how we survive and our beings and our spouses. Each of us has a history that is rarely mentioned.

My Benjamin, my spouse is different from any other vampire. He has a gift. He has the most unique power which is why Amun 'created' him in the first place. He saw something in him that would be useful to him in the future. And it is. Benjamin is able to physically influence the elements; earth, wind, water, and fire. This is a powerful gift, even as a vampire. I'm surprised that the Volturi didn't take him but that's because he's in hiding. They would take him like they always do to vampires who have extraordinary gifts like this one and possiblily use it for the wrong reasons, but then again the Volturi could use it for good, I am unsure. This gift is strong and it is indescribable. The things he can do, it's just…amazing. Sometimes he doesn't have to try and yet, he can do anything with the elements. The whole Egyptian Coven revolves around him even though Amun is the actual leader. I don't think of him as a leader, I think of him as Benjamin. Plain Benjamin. Simple Benjamin.

Benjamin. How much I would love to wrap my arms around his cold arms and tangle his midnight hair. To kiss his lips and stand at his side forever and never let go. To study his little boy face and lock it in my eyes forever all day long. But as all things go, work must be done since that's how the world works. There is always work and problems to be resolved. I stay here in our 'home' as Kebi, Amun's wife tags along; he goes nowhere without her and vice versa. Benjamin likes me to stay in our 'home' in case of any danger that may occur. I never argue, I could never argue with him. If he's not off with Amun, he's with me, which I love the most. Just me and him and the quiet sounds of Egypt.

I have a lot of time to myself while he's away which keeps me busy. I think about a time that is and was. I think of a time where once in my life, I was a human. I was a human who fought the wind when I walked or worked in the hot sun all day long. I remember. I remember a lot. After all, you never know when it comes in handy. I sometimes miss it. The taste of food instead of blood, the hiding away from people who will never understand us and staying in dark places, the ability to breath or hear a simple heartbeat inside of my chest instead of a hollow sound, to sleep and dream of fantasies, my family and friends.

The simple things are what I miss. I can't dwell on them, I can't go back. I can't change to a human again. This is my form now, and I must accept it. And I do, every day.

I sit and remember. I once again remember the first time I meet Benjamin.

My name is Tia bride of the most powerful beings on Earth, I am a vampire of the Egyptian Coven in Northern Africa and this is my story. A story of a time that was and never will be again...

A/N: Yea, what do you think? I'm not ready to tackle a Bella/Edward or the other main characters, so I decided to start small and maybe work my way up. I know that this couple isn't the most popular or hardly mentioned until the fourth, but there aren't many stories out there about them. They are fascinating especially Benjamin's powers. I would love to hear your opinions and advice if you have it. Remember, this is a first "Twilight" story for me, so anything will help and will be appreciated. If I do decide to go on, it's going to start being in third person since it's a story. But, please review. :D Nothing belongs to me but to the wonderful Stephenie Meyer.