So, this is my second Twilight fanficion. I'm not sure if I'm going to continue it, but I will if I get enough good feedback on it. So please, if you read it, and like it…review! Or another chapter might not come for awhile.
Please Enjoy:

It was just another monotonous day at Forks High School. Nothing significant would happen. Nothing in my tedious, unending life would change that day. Or at least that was what I thought. Until I met her. Isabella Swan. My undoing.

The day had started out much like any other. My siblings and I readied ourselves for another day of school, pretending that we belonged there. With human beings. Alice was her usual bubbly-self, bouncing up and down about some, 'new student' that would begin attending school today. I didn't see why she would even care. We never interacted with the humans of the school anyway, unless it was absolutely necessary. A new student, a new face, would mean nothing to me. I wouldn't notice them, even if they noticed me, which they most likely would. Regardless of these undeniable facts, Alice burst into my room and deposited a pressed black button-up shirt, and a pair of dark wash jeans.

"Alice why do I nee-" I was silenced by her slender finger pressed against my lips. I sighed in defeat.

"ah ah ah…just wear it. You should look nice today." With that, she bound effortlessly like a gazelle out of my room, bringing the door with her. I dressed quickly and grabbed my bag from next to my door. I saw no reason why this day would be any different. But Alice did. And that worried me. I would never bet against Alice, and she had carefully been keeping her thoughts and visions hidden from me for two days now, reciting the entire works of Shakespeare in Latin. I let out a resigned sigh as I descended the stairs to my waiting family. Emmett and Rosalie were conversing in hushed tones to Esme, while Jasper was trying to contain a still-bouncing Alice. Carlisle had left for the day already. When I made it to the ground level, they all stared at me. Something was wrong here, but none of their thoughts led on.

"Come on, let's go now or we'll be late!" Alice headed to the garage with Jasper in tow without another word. Emmett and Rose followed. Esme approached me.

"Be careful today, Son." I stared at her. Now I was annoyed. There was obviously something they were keeping from me.

"What's going on, Esme? You're all acting so weird." I hated to be frustrated with my mother, but I couldn't help it at the moment.

"We're not sure, Edward…just don't do anything rash." Since when had I ever done anything rash?

I smiled at her, despite my mounting impatience, and looked her in the eyes.

"I promise, I won't." She smiled back warmly and hugged me tightly before shooing me towards the garage and the others.

They had all piled into my Volvo, as usual. I got into the drivers seat and slid the key into the ignition. Alice was beside me in the passenger seat, and the other three had taken the back. I pulled out of the garage and began to speed towards the school at my usual speed of 120 mph.

"You have a class with her." Alice giggled and turned from the window to look at me.

"And your point is, Alice?" I groaned in frustration. She still was not letting me in, instead she sang the most obnoxious pop song she could think of. Jasper was reciting the American Constitution over and over. Rosalie was weighing the pros and cons of rebuilding her BMW's new engine. Emmett was going over last years baseball statistics. I ground my teeth together.

"Just thought you might want to know that. She smiled and resumed looking out the side window.

"Well I don't! I don't care about this new girl. What makes you think I would?" My little outburst had gotten all of their attention.

"You're going to find her interesting, trust me." That was all I could get out of her for the rest of the trip. How could this new girl possibly mean anything to me? I didn't know her. I didn't want to know her either. I hadn't ever met a human I found to be 'interesting' in the slighted bit in my hundred plus years of life. How would this girl be any different? She wouldn't be. Alice was wrong. She had to be wrong.

We pulled into the parking lot ten minutes before classes started. I threw the car into park and let myself out before Alice could get another word in. I walked ahead of the rest of them, straight to first period English. When I had taken my seat, I wondered. Alice had not told me which class the girl would be in. Could it be this one? I waited for the final bell to signal the beginning of class before I searched for an unfamiliar face. Then I realized that they were all unfamiliar. I didn't know any of these humans well enough to know if it was their first day or if they'd been here all along. Then it hit me. I was looking for her. I groaned internally. I would not let Alice's petty vision get to me. This girl meant nothing. Just another faceless human in the masses. I told myself this over and over, yet ever class period, I found myself searching for someone new. Someone different. I was angry at myself for letting some human I didn't even know get the better of me. I was being ridiculous. I knew this, yet I kept searching. The teacher's lectures went unheard, notes went unwritten. I just thought. What could Alice have possibly seen? What could make this girl so interesting to me? I twirled my pencil between my fingers. I was in history. The teacher had noticed I was not even close to paying attention. She called on me. I heard the question before she even asked it.

He may have a 4.0, but that doesn't mean he can ignore my class. "Mr. Cullen…which American president made the …"-Louisiana purchas-" I sighed.

"It was Thomas Jefferson in 1803." She scoffed at me before singling out another student. More time passed. The bell rang, signaling lunch. Great. Since I had no need to eat, it would be yet another hour to ponder Alice's cryptic words, search for this girl, or worse, have Alice gloat about being right in my interest in this girl that I hadn't even met yet. I got there early, so as to be able to watch the rest of the school population cycle in. Maybe I would catch the new face amongst the sea of old. I passed through the lunch line, grabbing the first things I saw; an unappealing salad covered in powdery shredded cheese and processed diced meats and a shiny red apple. I made my purchase and sat down at the Cullen's usual lunch spot. It was a table in the far corner of the open cafeteria, pushed up against a wall. It was always left open for us, except on occasion when a frightened young freshman would make the mistake of sitting there, before an intimidating Emmett and Rosalie would scare them away. It always made me laugh. If only the poor childred knew the real reason they should be frightened of us. But they didn't, and it would stay that way.

I dropped my tray with a clatter to the table and slouched in my seat. My eyes scanned the room. Students were just now starting to make their way in. Emmett and Rose joined me soon after. Neither of them spoke to me, they were too wrapped up in each other to pay any mind to anyone else. Sometimes I wished I had a connection that strong to someone. Anyone. Then I saw her. The famous new girl. She was huddled amongst a crowd of other students. She looked terribly uncomfortable. I caught her name from the mind of another student. Isabella. What a unique name. At that point, an over-exuberant Alice plopped down beside me, followed my Jasper, who still seemed bemused with his wife's behavior. I was too.

"So…have you talked to her yet? She was in my English class third hour, but I only got to talk to her a little bit…she seems so sweet, and so shy…" I cut her off.

"No, Alice…I haven't. And you shouldn't either. Neither of us have any business with this girl. You should leave her be. She doesn't belong in our world." I pressed my fingers to my temples and rubbed them for a moment. Alice was being insane. If we got too friendly with her, then she could discover what we really were.

"You're wrong, Edward…she does." I turned to her, my eyes wide, I heard Rosalie hiss in the background, but Alice said nothing more. She just turned her eyes to the mysterious girl sitting across the cafeteria from us. My eyes followed. She was staring back at us. Her chocolate brown eyes captured me and held mine to hers. Then I realized. I couldn't hear a word this girl was thinking. I concentrated, blocking out everyone else surrounding her, but nothing. She was a mute in a sea of constant thought. I saw her lips move. She was asking a question to one of the other girls. One I recognized as Jessica Stanley. Jessica scoffed. I heard her reply. "Them? Those are the Cullen's. They're all adopted. They live with some rich doctor and his wife outside town. Don't bother with them. They don't talk to anyone but each other." Then I heard her, Isabella whisper a response.

"That's not true…the girl with the short black hair. She talked to me in English. She seemed very nice and polite." I cocked my head. Had I heard this girl right? She wasn't instinctively afraid of us. She was even defending Alice, whom she'd only spoken to once. Jessica sneered at her.

"Well, whatever…she probably won't talk to you again. She probably just felt like she had to because you're new." Angela, the girl beside her knocked her in the arm and glared at her disapprovingly. Isabella hung her head a bit, but then she turned back to look at me once again. Again, I caught her gaze. Alice snickered at me.

"I knew it! You do like her! Pay up Jasper, Emmett." I heard them grumble slightly as they reached into their pockets and each handed Alice a small wad of cash. She smirked, and I scowled at her.

"You made a bet on this? You're all unbelievable. I don't like her, I don't even know her." "No, not yet…but you will. You're intrigued, I can tell that already. You have biology with her. You can get to know her then!" Alice was bouncing up and down in her chair.

"No. I won't." Just as I finished, the bell rang and I groaned slightly. Alice continued to giggle. She jumped up and raced past me, towards the girl. I heard her shout.

"Hey, Bella! How was your lunch? I'll take you to your next class if you want."

You had better be there, Edward. She finished in her mind. I couldn't help but chuckle a little as I saw the bewildered expression on Jessica as Alice began to tow Bella in the direction of the biology room. I took a different route, a shorter one, so I would arrive first.

There had a be some reason for Alice's excitement. I just couldn't figure out what. I could never be friends with a human. It would be too great a risk for both of us. Besides, this Isabella…or Bella, as she apparently liked to be called, seemed like a perfectly nice girl, she didn't deserve to be drawn into our world. But then I couldn't help but think of Alice's words in the lunch room. You're wrong, Edward…she does.

Just then I saw Alice wave at Bella from the door as she stepped inside. She hung up her worn raincoat on the hook next to the door and made her way to the teacher's desk. She handed him a slip of paper to sign. He smiled at her and handed her a book and some papers. I couldn't take my eyes off of her. She had long, wavy mahogany hair to match her stunning eyes. Her shape was lovely too. She was petite, but curvy. She simply wore a long-sleeved thermal shirt and a pair of jeans, but she made them look like an outfit right off the runway. She was what a human might call 'ordinary' but to me, she was anything but ordinary.

Just as I was about to drop my gaze, a breeze blew in from the window. In some cruel twist of fate, her fragrance hit me at that moment. It was so strong, so pure, so potent. Her blood was like nothing I had ever encountered before. It was then that I knew it was what I had waited my whole life for. Her blood. The exquisite substance that gave life to her body. I had to have it. The monster in me roared in excitement. She might have had a chance, but then the teacher did the one thing that would be the end of her. He placed her in the seat next to mine. She nodded at him, swishing her hair and directing more of her delectable scent my way, then she proceeded down the walkway between the desks. She slipped in a small puddle of water, tripped over a classmate's bag, but caught herself on the table edge. Her face flushed a brilliant shade of rose. The blood pooled in her cheeks and I had to clench my hands to the desk to keep from lunging for her at that moment. She smiled at me nervously before she set down her books and took her seat next to me. She was just inches away. I calmed myself. No, I could not do this here. With witnesses. I would have to wait for class to be over. My mind kept roaming over plans. How could I lure her away. Just far enough so no one would be able to hear her screams. The forest just beyond the campus. I looked over at her briefly, and saw her staring at me. I knew I must look frightening. My eyes would be black with hunger, my muscles tense and ready to kill. But I couldn't scare her away. She would have to trust me. I gulped down a mounting pool of venom from my mouth and smiled at her.

"Hello…Bella, isn't it? I'm Edward Cullen, it's nice to meet you." She looked at me, bewildered, no doubt witnessing the internal struggle I was now having within myself. She nodded her head and answered me.

"Y-yes…I'm Bella…Bella Swan. It's nice to meet you too. I think I've already met you sister, Alice. She's very nice."

Ah, but how could I forget. Alice had a connection with this girl. Is this what she meant when she said I would be interested in Bella? That I would want her blood, like I had never wanted any other human's before? How could she not have seen what this girl would do to me? And worse, she had been encouraging me to speak to her. She would be angry with me when I killed her, no doubt. But a few weeks of the cold shoulder from Alice would be well worth the exquisite blood that flowed through this girl's veins.

"Yes, She's quite the chatterbox. She seems to have taken a…..a liking to you, she was telling me at lunch." Be friendly, be friendly, just be friendly. I chanted in my head over and over. I flashed another smile, knowing that women usually swooned when I did so. It seemed to have the same effect on her too. She blushed again and I groaned internally. She was embarrassed.

"O-oh….she talked about me?"

"Just a little. Don't worry, nothing bad." I smiled reassuringly at her. She nodded and smiled back shyly. It really would be a shame to kill her, but her blood just…sang to me. I watched the clock with growing impatience. Hearing ever tick as the black hands moved impossibly slow. I looked beside me again to see Bella diligently taking notes. She would look at me through the curtain of her hair every few seconds or so, but then her gaze would quickly shift to the front of the room again. I made no effort to pretend anymore. I just thought about her. More specifically, about her blood. I mostly held my breathe to keep control, but every once and awhile I would inhale the tiniest bit, just enough to get a small sample again.

Finally, the bell rang, signaling the end of fifth hour. The end of this poor, unfortunate girl's life. I quickly took action. "May I walk you to your next class, Bella?" She fumbled with her words a bit before she rose from her seat.

"Um…sure, I have gym next…" She had grabbed her coat and exited the room, I followed right on her heels. I took her outside, along the back of the building so I could make my suggestion. Then I stopped in front of her and turned to face her.

"Why don't you come with me….for a walk in the forest. I'm sure you don't really want to go to gym. We could skip together." I flashed another smile and hoped she would take the bait. She surprised me.

"Well, I um….I would, but it's my first day, and I shouldn't to miss it…you know?" She was going to be more difficult. Something about this girl was intriguing. Too bad I didn't have the self control to get to know her. I turned my sad eyes to hers. Time to turn on the charm.

"Oh, come on, Bella…It's just one class. Gym isn't important. You could just say you got lost on the way to the building tomorrow." I could see that her resolve was beginning to crack. Yes! She would be mine.

"I-um…okay, I guess you're right…" I grinned at her and took her hand. She was wearing gloves, much to my luck, so she did not recoil from me when she felt my icy skin make contact with hers, still she seemed to tense when I touched her. I pulled her along down to the forest edge. It was dark when we reached it. Foreboding. The sky above was shrouded in misty clouds, but she did not stop. She seemed to be in a daze. I pulled her up the slight hill, over the top, and down to a small clearing on the other side. I heard the bell for class ring in the distance. I stopped. She bumped into my back. I turned, laughing at her.

"Sorry…I'm a bit clumsy." She quickly apologized, but I waved it off. She leaned up against an enormous cedar tree. It's trunk was nearly three times her width. I stepped closer to her.

"You, know…I brought you out here for a reason, Bella." I breathed out towards her when I said her name. My scent was intoxicating her. That I could tell already. I placed a hand above her delicate frame on the bark of the cedar.

"Oh..d-did you? What would that be?" Her nerves were getting the best of her. I placed my other arm on the opposite side of her, eliminating her chances of escape. Not that she would want to escape. Not that she could. I winked at her, letting the monster within me play with my food before I let him have her. "Mmhmm…Bella, I find myself very…attracted to you, I can't quite explain it." Suddenly I felt her mood shift. She cowered beneath me, looking up at me with her wide, expressive brown eyes. Her bottom lids seemed to be brimming with tears.

Then I realized, of course, what this must seem like to her. I must be coming off to her as some sort of sexual predator. Well, she had it half right, but it wasn't her body I desired. For some reason I had the overwhelming urge to comfort her. Tell her that everything would be fine. But I knew that it wouldn't. I was about to end this innocent young girl's life. She had a family, a future, a life, and I was snatching that away. But I was too far gone to be able to bring myself back. I had let the monster loose and he would not be caged again until he had been satisfied. I sighed in defeat, placing my palm on her cheek. She shuddered at the touch, for the first time, feeling my icy skin against hers. The tears that had been building finally broke through the dam and streaked down her soft face. Without thinking, I wiped a few of them away. She gasped at the contact.

"Why are you doing this to me?" I could smell the adrenaline pulsing through her now. She was readying herself for a fight. One she could not win. She began to shudder more violently now, and I placed a hand on her hip, the other slid down from where it had been placed above her head down to her shoulder. She froze under my touch. I leaned into her and inhaled, letting her scent intoxicate me, drive me forward. I could not wait any longer. I pushed back her curtain of hair to expose her soft white neck. I could see the veins just beneath the skin.

"I am sorry Bella…please forgive me." I whispered into her neck as my mind went fuzzy and my mouth opened, allowing my dangerous teeth to make contact with her fragile body. She gasped at the sensation, and I pulled her closer to me without thinking. Her body went limp and I molded it to mine.

Then, suddenly, I felt a sharp pain go through my entire body. Like an electric pulse. Reluctantly, I removed my mouth. Her precious blood dripped from the perfect crescent shaped wound on her neck. I tried to go back for more, but a hushed voiced stunned me into submission.

"Edward…how could you?" I turned, blood still smearing my lips, to see Alice staring back, her eyes wide in confusion and fear. She was beside me in an instant, tearing Bella's limp body from me. She wasn't dead. Not yet. But she would be. I lunged at Alice, trying to win back my prize. She leapt nimbly to the side, still cradling an unconscious Bella. In another instant, Jasper and Emmett were at my side. They each grabbed and arm, effectively restraining me. Keeping me away from the one thing I wanted more than anything else in this life. I let loose a vicious snarl to which Alice replied in a low growl.

"How could you do this? It wasn't suppose to be like this, Edward. It was suppose to take time, you were suppose to fall in love!" The last word echoed through the clearing, hitting me like a ton of bricks and waking me from my blood-induced stupor. Love? How could I love this girl, whom I didn't even know. Then another equally as powerful thought struck me. She wouldn't be a girl for much longer. She would become like us. I had bitten her, but failed to kill her. As we spoke, the venom was coursing through her system. Changing her.

"We have to stop the transformation Alice, we have to kill her. NOW!" I again tried to pull free, but my brother's combined strength was too much for me. Alice shook her head.

"No. Don't you understand? Her. This girl." She lifted up Bella's head a tiny bit. "She is your soul mate, Edward. Your Destiny. And you are hers. She is your one chance at love. I won't let you lose that, no matter how ignorant you're being." I was livid. How could Alice even suggest this.

"You can't do this to her! You cannot damn her to this life just for my sake. Why didn't you tell me any of this before?" Alice looked wistful.

"I didn't think you'd understand. I knew you would be too self-righteous to admit that maybe you do need someone to complete you. You need a best friend, a soul mate, a lover. She could be all of those things for you Edward, and more. You just have to give her the chance. Besides, it's too late to reverse the change now anyway. We'll have to take her to Carlisle."

Carlisle. His name sent shivers down me. How could I even look him in the eye after what I had done? I had given into my bloodlust, and now, because of that weakness, an innocent girl would be forced into this life. Even if I was meant for her, she could never be meant for me. I didn't deserve to be loved. I was a monster. But a voice in the back of my head told me that the others were just like me, and they all had someone to love. Carlisle and Esme, Alice and Jasper, Emmett and Rosalie. They all had each other, why did I not deserve the same? My heart was conflicted.

Even if I accepted this, how could she ever forgive me for what I had done. She had been so frightened when I had bitten her. I had had every intention of killing her. But something had stopped me. Something had made me pull away. Before Alice's interruption, I had felt an odd sensation. Almost painful, like an electric shock. It made me pull away from her, as if my life depended on not killing her. But that couldn't be. I had never believed in fate or destiny. I refused to believe that I was destined to live this grotesque existence for the rest of eternity, and if I was, then fate was cruel, and nothing good could come from it.

A scream of agony roused me from my thoughts and I looked over to Alice, who was now shushing a thrashing Bella. The scream had come from her. She had become conscious again, and was now feeling the full force of the pain of transformation. Alice tried to console her, to no avail. I tried to step towards them, but Emmett and Jasper would not loosen their grips. I pleaded.

"I'm in control now, I swear…just let me go to them." I saw Emmett throw Jasper a nervous glance and then he looked down at me."Are you sure, bro?"

"Positive. Jasper, please?" They both nodded and released me. I was by Bella's side in two quick strides. Alice hissed, low and menacingly. She was already so protective of Bella. I instantly felt the guilt wash over me as I looked down at the shuddering girl in my sister's arms. This was all my fault. How could I have ever let myself slip? I would make up for this, I promised myself. I would make it up to my family and to Bella. I looked at Alice with pleading eyes.

"Please, Alice…let me take her home. It would be much quicker if I take her, I'm the fastest runner." Alice's face softened and she nodded.

"Promise me that you're in complete control, Edward." She knew that I could never lie to her.

"I promise you, Alice…she will be safe with me." Alice handed me Bella's quivering body somewhat reluctantly. I cradled the fragile girl in my arms. Her scent was no longer overwhelming for me. It was already mixed with the scent of my venom. Still, to be safe, I held my breath. I looked over her shaking form briefly, to ensure no other damage had been caused. None. She was absolutely perfect. Besides the fact that her body was dying.

Then her eyes shot open and her screams became more pronounced. She turned her gaze to meet mine, but she almost seemed to see right through me. Then she pleaded with me.

"God, please…please make it stop…I'm burning! Oh God, it burns…it hurts so bad…" Every word she spoke was like a dagger through my heart. I tried to calm her, holding her closer to my body.

"It will be okay Bella. You'll be okay, I promise you. I'm so sorry for what I've done." Bella murmured in pain again. I pressed my hand to her forehead, hoping the coolness of it would relieve some of the burning. She seemed to take notice, sighing in relief. I turned to the other three who had regrouped behind me.

"What about the school?" Alice scoffed, as if I should know the answer.

"Rosalie is already taking care of that as we speak, she'll meet us at home with your car, now GO!" I turned from the rest of my family and took off through the forest. I clutched Bella's tiny body closer to me as I ran. I knew I wouldn't drop her, but I felt a need to be closer to her still. I heard Alice on my tail, maybe a hundred feet behind me, Emmett was on my right, and Jasper on the left. Bella's breathing quickened as I ran faster, she took short audible gasps, telling me she must be in even more pain than before. I had to get her back to our home as fast as possible.