(AN) Alright everybody this is my first fic and I would love to have some feedback. I would also like to know if you wish me to continue or not. So any way on with it!

London 1662

POV Carlisle

"Now my sweet Isabella you must listen to your mother tonight and go to bed when I leave you. I will be home very late and when I come to check on you I expect you asleep in your bed. Are we under stood?" I knew there was no chance my little girl would be asleep when I came home. Somehow she found out just what it was that I do at night and she worried all night until I came home. My wife Regina scolded her for it every time because she would fall asleep at breakfast the next morning. My little Bell very smart for only being five years of age, she understands the danger I am in every night I hunt the vampires for my father. Regina thinks that I am perfectly safe and won't listen to me when I try to let Isabella stay awake until I get home.

"But father I am so afraid! What if you do not come home tonight! What if one of the monsters gets you!"

"Hush my sweet darling, I will come home I promise you that. I love you my little Bell I will see you when I get home." I kissed her head as I calmed her fears and left the house for my hunt. I never realized it would be the last time that I would ever see my little Bell again.

London 1673

POV Bella

"Isabella, get back here we have to talk about this!" My wretched mother screeched as I ran from the house. It had been eleven years since my father had not come back and my mother was trying to marry me off to a man named Jonathon. We had met one other time and I had taken an immediate dislike to him. My mother insisted that I marry him because he would be able to support me, but I knew he would do no such thing. I could see it in his eyes when he looked at me; he would restrict me. I would be almost tied to the house because I knew he would not let me go anywhere. If my father were still here I wouldn't be in this mess. He would have gotten me out of this predicament the moment I asked him to, but he broke his promise and never returned to me.

I started crying again and headed to the forest to be alone. It was improper for a lady to be walking alone as I had and it would be even worse if I was found to be in the forest, but I couldn't bring myself to care. They wouldn't look here, not for a long time and by then I would no doubt be on my way home.

I found a large boulder then, and climbed on. It was the perfect place to wallow in grief and to think about the future ahead of me. I managed to fall asleep on the rock as I let the sobs for my darling father escape their confines, and the sun was just below the sky when I awoke. I new mother would be furious, but again I just didn't care. I had never really gotten along with my mother, I found her cold hearted and it didn't seem like she missed father at all. I never heard her cry, not even the day after he didn't come back.

I jumped off the rock and started walking at a leisurely pace. I was in no hurry to be back home, where no doubt mother was waiting to yell at me again.

"Why would a lovely lady like you be out in the woods at night?" I jumped as a voice came from behind me. I had thought I had been alone. How long had he been there watching me?

"Who are you? What do you want?" I whispered as I spun to face this man. I was taken aback when I saw him. It wasn't that he was ugly; quite on the contrary, in fact he was rather good looking. No it was his deep dark red eyes, almost black that had me speechless for a few seconds.

He chuckled when he saw my reaction. "Me? My name is James and I want to kill you."

He said it so conversationally that it took a few more seconds to process the words, but as soon as they did I ran. I had gone no more than two steps when he was in front of me again. I drew in a breath to scream but he quickly put his hand over my mouth to silence me. "Not so fast lovely lady I still haven't gotten your name. If I take my hand off your mouth will you scream?" I reluctantly shook my head no. For some reason I knew he would hurt me worse if I screamed. "Now that's a good little girl, keep being good and I just might keep you. You are awfully beautiful my dear." I shuddered at his words and he took his hand off my face.

"Why are you doing this? What have I done to you?" I whispered and I was surprised that he heard me.

"Well my sweet I will answer your questions, but first tell me what your name is."

"Isabella"

"Isabella, a beautiful name." He looked at me with wistful eyes "To answer your question my dear Isabella I am very thirsty and seeing as I am a vampire I was going to drink from you." I hadn't even time to quail in fear before his next words were out. "Now I am thinking that I will keep you." I didn't get to question him further as then, he lunged.