Setting Sun

Pre-Twilight – AU. Carlisle, Edward, Emmett, Esme, Jasper, Other Character

Forks, WA - Summer 2003

Edward – freshman, Emmett – sophomore, Jasper – sophomore

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SUMMARY-

Carlisle Cullen, his wife Esme and their three adopted sons, Edward, Jasper and Emmett have just moved (back) to Forks, WA. What happens when a lovely young lady enters their life unexpectedly? (Pre-Twilight. AU. Non-canon. Cullens are vampires)

CHAPTER ONE

(?POV)

She smiled at me and in that instant my life changed. But I didn't know if she felt the same way…

(CPOV)

It was late one night during my shift. Being a vampire, I preferred the night shift, since I didn't have to sleep like the humans did. The evening had been rather slow in the small town of Forks, Washington; no emergencies, just treating patients who were waiting to be released. As I sat in my office going over my patients charts to see what Dr. Bentley had noted during his shift, I faintly heard a window being open and sweet smell filled my senses. I immediately left my office and followed the scent to the blood storage room.

(DPOV)

I crouched down, hiding behind a cabinet as I smelt a super sweet scent alerting me that I was not the only one of my kind in the building. I knew hiding wouldn't do any good, but it was a childhood trait I still carried with me. It was also my experience that if you acted a bit scared (which I was) that people would go easy on you. I knew I couldn't get in a fight in the hospital with a vampire, and there were witnesses and being discovered was the #1 no-no. As I waited, I tried to differentiate the smell of the approaching vampire. It was sweet, but had a woodsy accent to it. It smelt like camping. No, more like making s'mores while camping. As I pondered, I didn't notice the door open, until I heard someone clear their throat and I looked up into a pair of gorgeous honey coloured eyes.

(CPOV)

As I walked further down the hall I noticed a few things, First, I also heard breathing and a heartbeat. Secondly, the smell was not the same as the vampires I knew. It was… fresh. It smelled clean, almost like a laundry detergent and also smelled warm. I was intrigued, but cautious. If there was a human in there with the vampire, I needed to make sure to keep up appearances. I did not want to fight the vampire, but if it was stealing blood, I needed to know. "Better than killing humans," I thought. But if it was going to continue this, we would need to work out a system to keep the supply and records correct. I paused as I reached the door, took a deep breath that I didn't need and quietly opened the door. I didn't see any one, but I heard the heartbeat coming for behind a cabinet. I walked over and looked down and saw a beautiful young lady, about 20 years old, with straight, dark blonde hair, and porcelain skin. She appeared to be deep in thought. I cleared my throat to get her attention, hoping I wouldn't startle her too much. Her eyes opened in surprise and looked up at me. They were a beautiful dark blue. I gave her a small smile and she smiled shyly back at me. I offered her my hand and helped her up. "I'm Dr. Carlisle Cullen." She shook my offered hand, and smiled widely. "I'm Danielle Kelley. I've been looking for you."