Hi everyone! So this is something that's been messing with me for a while, and I've finally put it down. The first half of the story is done. It moves fast and the chapters are short.
There is something you need to know about these non-canon vamps. They are VERY non-canon. I am adding my own spin to the vampire traits SM created.
Please see the bottom for more.
"Bella? Where are you?" I could hear her panicked voice echoing through the narrow alleyways.
"Mommy! I can't see you," I sobbed and slouched against the wall of an old building, shivering. I covered my legs with my arms and huddled into a ball, hoping to stay warm. I was so cold and mommy had my sweater. If I would have listened to her, I wouldn't have gotten lost.
"Bella! Stay where you are. I'll come to you," she yelled.
"I'm sorry." I was crying and my face was wet. It really hurt when the cold air hit it. Everything was really scary-looking and I kept thinking shadows were people. Mommy always said the bad things came out at night. I needed to find her before it got too dark.
"Ti sei perso, il mio bambino?" A male voice came from the shadows. I wasn't supposed to talk to strangers but I did not see anyone else.
"Are you lost?" A male voice came from the shadows.
"Mmhm." I nodded. "Can you help me find my mommy?"
"You speak English and Italian," he said quietly. He turned his head back to the shadows and smiled.
"I do believe I can. Tell me child, how did you get so lost?" He held out his hand. I took it and it was really cold. Colder than I was. He was wearing a dark cape and mommy told me to stay away from them. She never told me why, but I always listened until now.
"My mommy wanted me to wear my sweater, but I told her I could just run home and that would warm me up."
He nodded and pulled me toward my mommy's voice. It was getting louder.
"How old are you dear?" The man asked.
"I'm seven years and two months!" I was a big girl now.
"What is your name?" the nice man asked and frowned.
Mommy always said never talk to strangers, but he was trying to help me, so he couldn't be a bad man.
"Isabella."
"That's a pretty name for a pretty little girl." He smiled at me and his teeth looked really white.
"Your eyes are funny." If mommy heard what I said, she'd be mad at me for being rude. She always told me that everyone was different and I had to be nice no matter what.
"How are they funny?" He kept smiling at me, but hurried toward mommy.
"They're red."
"I have a red eyes, hmm? Are you sure?"
"Are you sick?" I asked, "because I once had red eyes and my mommy called it pink-eye, but it didn't look pink-" then I saw mommy.
"Bella!" I ran to her and she picked me up and held me close. I
"Thank you for finding my daughter."
"It was no problem, Singora Swan. I can assure you anyone would have done the same."
It looked like mommy wanted to shake hands with my stranger, but he shook his head. Then she made a noise and thanked him, pulling me after her. He smiled with his really white teeth and waved to us.
"Wait, mommy." I turned back to ask my stranger his name, but he was gone.
"Isabella, you are in so much trouble when we get home!, Don't think by staying out here you're going to keep from getting grounded. Now come inside, staying out here is not going to keep you from being punished," she warned.
"I just wanted to know his name."
"Well if you see him again, you can ask," she said through clenched teeth.
"Okay." I wasn't gonna cry. Mommy didn't talk on the way home, but kept looking over her shoulder.
I was sent to bed without dessert after mommy and daddy scolded me. I pouted in bed and decided I wouldn't go to sleep. Then it kinda felt like when mommy gave me too much cold medicine. When my eyes were closing, I heard my stranger.
"Edward."
Two weeks later, we moved to the United States.
I NEED to thank Stephk0525, author of Do You Want To Take a Ride With Me. I have bullied her for the past week for pre-reading and she has been amazingly gracious for putting up with my self-doubts. Also, I have to thank you to Lie_2me and Katinki01 (if you don't know who she is, shame on you!) for assuring me that the first few chapters are creepy and eerie like I had hoped. Most of all, my beta, Irritable_Grizzzly who spent at least a couple hours with me walking through this line by line.
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask!
Reviews are better than Edward whispering in your ear.