Author's note:
While writing this story, I played with several timelines. To keep track of everything, I build a timeline. This is it.
I took liberties with specifying the exact date of birth for some of the characters when the information wasn't in the original saga.
I hope this timeline will help fill in any gaps, and clear any confusion you might have had while reading the story.
As always, everything Twilight belongs to Stephenie Meyer. I only own the original plot line of this story and the original characters appearing in it.
Official Timeline for "When the Twilight Never Comes"
Legend:
- Events that happened only in the previous timeline, appear in italic,
- Events that happened in both timelines, appear in normal,
- Events that happened only in the current timeline, appear bold.
500 BC
– Kate, Tanya, and Irina born and transformed by Sasha.
– Plague of the Immortal children.
– Sasha is killed by Volturi.
1597 – David is born
1633 – David is turned at the age of 36.
1634 – David returns to Elena.
1635 – Caius visits David and Elena. David is forced to choose between turning Elena himself and having the Volturi kill her. David attempts to change her and ends up accidently draining her.
1640 – Carlisle Cullen is born in London, England.
1663 – Carlisle is turned in England, at the age of 23.
1720 – Carlisle fines civilized vampires in Italy.
1843 – Jasper Whitlock is born in Texas.
1861 – The American Civil War breaks out. Jasper serves in the Confederate Army, eventually making the rank of Major.
1863 – Jasper is turned by Maria, at the age of 20.
1880 – Jasper forms a bond with a newborn named Peter. Peter and a female vampire, Charlotte, run off.
1885 – Peter returns and helps Jasper escape from Maria.
12-May-1885 – Esme Anne Platt is born in Columbus, Ohio.
20-June-1901 – Edward Anthony Masen is born in Chicago, Illinois.
2-November-1901 – Mary Alice Brandon is born.
July-1911
– Carlisle meets Esme and treats her broken leg.
– Esme breaks her leg.
1915
– Rosalie Lillian Hale is born in Rochester, New York.
– Emmett Dare McCarty is born in Tennessee.
1917 – Esme marries Charles Evanson, who leaves to fight in WWI shortly after their wedding.
May-1918 – Carlisle leaves Chicago at the end of the month and moves to New York to work in Lenox Hill Hospital.
17-July-1918 – Edward Thomas Masen dies.
25-August-1918 – Edward and Elizabeth are hospitalized.
September-1918
– Elizabeth Masen asks Carlisle to do what others can't to save her son. Carlisle turns Edward at the age of 17.
– Elizabeth Masen dies in the hospital.
1919 – Charles Evenson returns from war to his wife Esme.
3-December-1919 – Edward is turned by Aro, at the age of 18.
1920
– Carlisle works as a physician in Memorial Medical Center in Ashland, Wisconsin.
– Esme becomes pregnant and leaves her abusive husband, Charles. She moves to Ashland, Wisconsin.
– Alice is turned by a worker at the mental asylum, at the age of 19.
– Edward is promoted to Elite Guard.
1921
– Esme is turned by Carlisle after jumping off a cliff, at the age of 26. After Esme wakes up, she and Carlisle fall in love, and eventually, they marry.
– Esme contemplates suicide after the death of her son but back away at the last minute and decides to go to on a trip to Europe to clear her mind.
20-June-1922 – Esme is turned by Edward, at the age of 27.
1927 – Edward leaves Carlisle and the family to experiment with another way of life.
1931 – Edward returns to the family and the Cullens move to Rochester, New York where Esme and Edward pretend to be brother and sister.
13-April-1933
– Rosalie is raped and beaten by Royce King and his friends and left for dead.
– Carlisle smells the blood and finds Rosalie in the alley. He turns her to save her life, hoping that she would be Edward's companion.
– Rosalie dies and finds herself in an unfamiliar place. She is brought before Chronus and offered a deal to replace the wish Chronus was unable to fulfill.
14-January-1935
– Rosalie finds Emmett being mauled by a bear and takes him to Carlisle, who changes him for her.
– David, guided by Elena, finds Emmett losing a battle to a bear and changes him at the age of 20.
1936
– The Cullens move to the area south of Forks, called Hoquiam and sign a treaty with the wolf pack.
– Carlisle moves south of Forks to Hoquiam and signs a treaty with Ephraim Black.
1948 – Alice and Jasper become companions.
1950 – Alice and Jasper join Carlisle and the Cullens.
1963 – Charles Swan is born in Forks, Washington.
June-1965 – Esme becomes involved with Marcus De Volturi.
1967 – Renée Higginbotham is born.
1975 – Phil Dwyer is born.
1984 – Esme ends her relationship with Marcus.
1986 – Esme leaves the Volturi. Later, they meet in Barcelona, while he's on a mission on behalf of the Volturi.
13-September-1987 – Isabella Marie Swan is born in Forks, Washington.
1989
– Esme goes to Columbus, Ohio. Dale and David save her from the newborn and take her under their wings, teaching her a different way of life.
– Edward leaves the Volturi and tries to escape his own demon in the wilderness of the Russian forests.
March-1989 – Renée leaves Charlie and takes Bella to Riverside, California.
1990 – After ten months of absence, Jane, Alec and Demetri find Edward in Brazil. Jane convinces him to go back to Italy and offers him a compromise in his diet – to feed off of criminals.
2003 – Carlisle moves to Forks, Washington.
2004
– The Cullen family arrives in Forks, Washington.
– Esme contacts Edward and brings him to live with her in Chicago as a vegetarian vampire.
13-July-2004 (Tuesday) – Renée is killed in a car accident, Phil commits suicide soon after and Bella moves to Forks to live with Charlie.
17-January-2005 (Monday) – Bella decides to let her mother join Phil in his travels and exiles herself to live with her father in Forks, Washington.
18-January-2005 (Tuesday) – Bella's first day in school, where she sees the Cullens for the first time. Edward almost kills Bella during Biology. When school is over, he escapes to Alaska and stays there for a week.
25-January-2005 (Tuesday)
– Edward goes to school for the first time since meeting Bella. When Tyler's van is about to hit Bella he rushes to her and saves her life.
– Tyler's van hits Bella and she is brought to the hospital where she meets Carlisle for the first time.
26-January-2005 (Wednesday) – After a heated argument with his family and after seeing Alice's visions for Bella's future, Edward decides to avoid Bella completely and begins to do so on this day.
15-Febuary-2005 (Tuesday) – Bella is discharged from the hospital.
22-Febuary-2005 (Tuesday) – Bella returns to school after a week spent at home.
25-Febuary-2005 – 27-Febuary-2005 – Carlisle spends the weekend in Denali after experiencing a déjà vu sensation in his house more than once, and thinking he's about to lose his mind. He returns toForks on Sunday afternoon.
2-March-2005 (Wednesday)
– Edward spends the night in Bella's bedroom.
– Bella is asked to the girls' choice dance by Mike, Eric and Tyler.
3-March-2005 (Thursday)
– Bella sits with Edward at lunch. During blood typing in Biology, Bella almost faints. Mike volunteers to take her to the nurse. Edward interferes. After getting Bella out of Gym class, Edward drives her home.
– Ben talks to Bella and asks if Angela asked anyone to the dance yet.
4-March-2005 (Friday)
– Edward goes hunting with Emmett.
– Angela asks Ben to the dance and he agrees to go with her. The girls decide to go to Port Angeles to buy dresses, but have to reschedule to next week.
– In the evening, Billy and Jacob come to visit the Swans. Bella manages to cut herself and ends up in the ER. Where she and Carlisle talk, and their conversation is a déjà vu to both of them.
5-March-2005 (Saturday) – Bella goes to First Beach. She flirts with Jacob Black and coaxes him into telling her the legends of his people.
6-March-2005 (Sunday) – Bella does research on her computer about vampires.
7-March-2005 (Monday) – Edward misses school because it's sunny.
8-March-2005 (Tuesday)
– It's sunny again, and the Cullens aren't at school. Edward follows Bella to Port Angeles, where he saves her from an assault. They have dinner together and Edward confirms to Bella that he's a mind reader and a vampire.
– Edward talks to Carlisle and they form a plan to take care of the criminals that attacked Bella.
– Edward leads Carlisle to the criminals and returns to Bella. Carlisle drugs the men and leaves them to be arrested by the police.
– Bella thinks that Jacob is jealous, when she tells him she's going to Port Angeles to shot for dresses.
– Jacob is worried. He follows Bella to Port Angeles and saves her from an assault.
– Carlisle is anxious all day and finally leaves his home just before sunset. He drives to Port Angeles where he sees Jacob saving Bella from the criminals and decides to take care of them.
9-March-2005 (Wednesday)
– Edward and Bella let it be known that they are a couple. Bella asks Edward about vampires and his family.
– Bella suffers from nightmares.
– Jessica interrogates Bella about Jake and Bella tells her that he's only a friend and that he's younger than she is.
10-March-2005 (Thursday)
– Edward learns whatever he can about Bella by asking her questions.
– Bella goes to La Push, she sits with Jacob and his friends to listen to Sam tell them about the legends of the Spirit Warriors.
11-March-2005 (Friday)
– Edward leaves after lunch to hunt with Alice, in preparation for his date to the meadow with Bella on the next day.
– Bella researches the Quileute legends on her computer. She finds an incomplete story about the Cold Ones.
– Bella goes to the hospital to get her stitches removed. She notices that Carlisle's eyes changed their color to black and that he froze as soon as she mentioned stories about vampires.
12-March-2005 (Saturday)
– Edward takes Bella to the meadow where they share their first kiss.
– Edward spends the night in Bella's room, holding her.
– James, Victoria and Laurent enter the Olympic Peninsula.
13-March-2005 (Sunday)
– Edward introduces Bella to the rest of his family. They go to play baseball where they are confronted with three nomads; James, Victoria and Laurent.
– The three nomads hunt in the Olympic area and leave a trail of badly disposed bodies in their wake.
14-March-2005 (Monday) – Alice and Jasper take Bella to Phoenix.
16-March-2005 (Wednesday) – The ballet studio standoff.
18-March-2005 (Friday) – Bella wakes up in the hospital with multiple injuries.
March-April 2005
– Bella recovers from her injuries and Alice assists her with the more personal tasks, thus earning the affections of Charlie.
– Carlisle tries to find the nomads, but has no success.
May-2005
– Edward takes Bella to the prom.
– Bella starts working in Newton's Olympic Outfitters to save money for college.
– Bella has nightmares with scenes from the ballet studio in them.
– Bella is suspicious of Carlisle, but decides to put it in the back of her mind for the time being.
– Bella doesn't attend the prom.
7-May-2005 (Saturday)
– The three nomads find Carlisle in the baseball field and attack him, just before they reach him, Alice and Jasper show up. They help kill James and Victoria and Alice advises Carlisle to send Laurent to live with the Denalis.
– Alice tells Carlisle about the family she saw in her vision and learns that Carlisle left Chicago before it was time for Edward to be changes.
– Carlisle thinks there's something familiar about the sound of Alice and Jasper's footsteps in his house.
– Carlisle avoids Alice and Jasper after their conversation.
14-May-2005 (Saturday)
– Alice begins research and finds Edward and Rosalie's death certificates. She finds articles about Rosalie's death and has a vision of the event and Rosalie's tombstone.
– Carlisle hears Alice sobbing and finally stops avoiding her and Jasper. They decide it's time to search for the missing family members.
15-May-2005 (Sunday) – Carlisle takes time off the hospital and they all go to Columbus, Ohio in search of Esme.
16-May-2005 (Monday)
– Carlisle finds two candidates for Esme.
– Alice has a vision of Esme as a vampire and informs Carlisle that she had sound Esme.
– The three come up with a cover story for Jasper and Alice and decide to return to Forks the next day.
– Carlisle buys Alice and Jasper a gift with the Cullen crest on it, a belt buckle for Jasper and a choker for Alice.
21-May-2005 (Saturday) – Bella goes to the movies and ends up alone with Jake and Mike who dislike each other instantly. Jake is jealous of Mike.
22-May-2005 (Sunday)
– Bella dreams about the meadow, but wakes up sick with the stomach flu.
– Jacob shifts for the first time.
23-May-2005 (Monday) – Bella learns that Jake is also sick.
24-May-2005 (Tuesday) – Bella is feeling better, Billy doesn't come to dinner.
28-May-2005 (Saturday) – Charlie called Billy and Bella hears that Jake has mono.
29-May-2005 (Sunday)
– Bella wonders who gave Jake mono and jokingly thinks he might be gay.
– Suspicion regarding Dr. Cullen returns, and Bella goes to the library to research.
– Bella decides to test her theory and decides to take a picture the next time she sees him.
– Alice has a vision of Bella taking a picture of Carlisle.
16-August -2005 (Tuesday)
– Esme, Edward, David and Emmett move to Vancouver, Canada.
– Carlisle and Esme meet outside of Forks.
– Rosalie shows up and tells them that their families need to meet.
– Edward learns that Bella is his singer and that he's destined to fall in love with her, but doesn't believe either.
– Alice shares her visions of everyone as she saw them in her past.
– Alice says that the turning point was in 1918 when Carlisle left Chicago before he was supposed to turn Edward.
– Edward, Emmett, and Esme join Carlisle's family after David leaves them.
– Edward begins to stalk Bella and learns that she is a very powerful shield.
– Alice comes up with a cover story for all the "kids" and Esme.
17-August -2005 (Wednesday)
– Esme and Alice begin to redecorate the Cullen House.
– Emmett, Edward and Jasper go for a hunt and some male bonding.
18-August -2005 (Thursday)
– Edward steals Bella's shirt to desensitize himself.
– Alice shows Edward the piano and his new room that includes a bed.
19-August -2005 (Friday) – Edward watches Bella during the night.
23-August -2005 (Tuesday) – Carlisle and Esme register the "kids" to Forks High.
28-August -2005 (Sunday)
– Bella falls and sprains her left wrist.
– While in the ER and takes a picture of Carlisle, but he notices her and she's embarrassed.
30-August -2005 (Tuesday)
– School starts again.
– Bella and Edward share all their classes.
– After school, Bella goes to La Push where Paul lets out by accident that Jake is a werewolf, but thinks that he's abusing drugs.
– Bella realizes that someone was supposed to save her from her accident and that he is the key. Upon hearing this, Edward falls from his branch.
– The Cullens meet the Quileutes and remind of the treaty.
– Jake follows Edward's scent to Bella's house. Edward meets him there and Jake attacks, almost breaking the treaty.
31-August-2005 (Wednesday)
– Bella arrives late after having nightmares all night; she's tired and lonely.
– Edward worries when Bella misses lunch and brings her an apple and walks her to gym.
– After Gym, Edward hears Lauren's intentions and saves Bella's life.
– During the ride to their house, Bella guesses that the Cullens are vampires and spends the afternoon hearing their stories.
– Edward shares his own story with Bella and confesses stalking her after that, Bella orders him to leave.
– Rosalie shows Edward three flashbacks; the break up, Bella's cliff dive, and the execution.
1-September-2005 (Thursday)
– Edward picks Bella up for school.
– Carlisle returns home after one hell of a shift and goes upstairs to play his violin.
– Esme comes in while he is playing.
– They make out and declare themselves.
– Bella spends the afternoon at the Cullens' house.
3-September-2005 – 4-September-2005 (Weekend)
– Charlie goes on a fishing trip for the weekend.
– Edward and his family go hunting.
– Bella is home and feels lonely and bored.
5-September-2005 – 8-September-2005
– During the week, Edward continues to drive Bella to and from school.
– Bella and Edward spend their afternoons together; sometimes with the rest of the Cullens, sometimes alone in Bella's house.
9-September-2005 (Friday)
– Paul runs into Francesca, he attacks and loses the fight.
– Edward shows up just as Francesca is about to kill Paul and disposes of her.
– Edward calls Carlisle, who treats the wounded Paul.
– The wolves gain more respect for the Cullens.
10-September-2005 (Saturday)
– Edward takes Bella to the meadow where they declare themselves.
– Rosalie is upset that nothing had changes, but realizes that the couple must face a trial and survive as a couple, before he mission is completed.
– Bella returns home with a smile.
– Charlie questions Bella and asks to meet her boyfriend.
– Alice calls Bella and sets up dinner for Monday night.
11-September-2005 (Sunday)
– Alice and Jasper go away for the night to spend some time alone.
– Edward talks to Carlisle, giving him his blessing to propose to Esme.
– Carlisle gives Esme his family crest and proposes.
– Esme accepts and shares her story of her human life with him, in details.
– Esme and Carlisle make love.
– Emmett comes up with a plan to avenge Lauren, and together with Edward, they buy the necessary supplies.
– Bella, Edward, and Emmett spend the day in Seattle.
– Carlisle and Esme share the news of their engagement with the family and give each member his or her own Cullen crest.
– Emmett leaves the house while the couples spend time together. He reminisces over the times when he saw Rosalie, unaware of Rosalie watching him at that very moment.
12-September-2005 (Monday)
– Emmett and the Cullens execute the plan to avenge Lauren, pulling several successful pranks.
– Lauren cuts her afternoon classes, thus preventing the more serious pranks from happening.
– Charlie and Bella go to the Cullens for dinner, where Charlie begins to put the pieces together.
– David and Irina head for Forks, with intentions of apologizing to the Cullens and David's former family.
– Alice sees that Charlie is Irina's singer and goes to stop the couple from approaching the house.
– David and Irina agree to come to the Cullens on the following day.
13-September-2005 (Tuesday)
– Bella's disastrous birthday party. She cuts her finger, and Jasper attempts to bite her. After Carlisle stitches her up, Edward takes her home and stay with her through the night.
– Bella and Edward go to Bella's house after school, where Edward gives her a heart-shaped diamond pendant on a white-gold chain.
– Laurent spies after the Cullens, but gets distracted when he smells the sweet blood of the Swans. He follows the scent to Bella's house and breaks in.
– Charlie confronts Laurent, but when he tries to shoot him, the bullet ricochets and Charlie is killed.
– Bella goes to check the noise and sees her father die in the hands of a vampire.
– Alice sees the vision too late.
– Edward arrives first and saves Bella's life. He fights Laurent but gets distracted by Bella, and Laurent makes his escape.
– Bella blames herself for Charlie's death. She distances herself from the Cullens and breaks up with Edward after he takes her home.
– Rosalie watches helplessly as Bella and Edward fight. Gaia tells her that this is the trial that they need to overcome.
14-September-2005 (Wednesday)
– Edward is distant and refuses to stay the night with Bella.
– Bella goes to the police station to give her statement. Later in the afternoon, Deputy Mark calls her with the details about Charlie's funeral. Bella decides to leave Forks.
– Alice sees Bella leaving to Florida, but convinces Edward to wait until after the funeral on Friday to approach Bella on the subject.
– Edward calls Alec; he mentions meeting Francesca in Chicago. He feels better after talking to his friend.
15-September-2005 (Thursday)
– Edward avoids Bella, and she decides to work on her scrapbook.
– Edward follows Bella from afar. He sees Jacob and Billy visit her and hears Jacob telling him to meet the wolves at the boundary line at midnight.
– Edward meets Sam, who informs him of Laurent's death. After Sam leaves, Edward calls the family and lets them know the news.
– Edward returns to watch over Bella.
16-September-2005 (Friday)
– Edward takes Bella to the woods and break up with her.
– Edward approaches Bella before the funeral and lets her know that Laurent is dead.
– Bella tells Edward about her plans to leave, that are no longer valid, and they make up.
– Rosalie's end of the deal is complete.
17-September-2005 – Sam Uley Finds Bella in the woods. He takes her to Charlie who carries her home. Bella hears that the Cullens moved to L.A. and know that it's a lie.
October-2005 – January-2006 – Bella exists in a zombie-like state, only doing the bare minimum to survive.
13-January-2006 (Sunday) – Bella goes out with friends to a movie to appease Charlie. She discovers that when she puts herself in danger, she can hear Edward's voice.
14-January-2006 (Saturday) – Bella buys two motorcycles to put herself in further danger. She enlists the help of Jacob Black to fix up the bikes. That night, Bella sleeps without dreaming or screaming.
15-January-2006 (Sunday) – Bella and Jacob buy parts for the bikes. They eat dinner with the Clearwater family.
16-January-2006 (Monday)
– Bella talks to friends at school about the local bear sightings.
– It has been one year since Bella arrived in Forks and she goes to visit the empty Cullen house.
17-January-2006 (Tuesday) – After work, Mike invites Bella to the movies.
18-January-2006 (Wednesday) – Jacob comes over to study and stays for dinner.
20-January-2006 (Friday) – Bella and Jacob work in the garage to fix his bike.
21-January-2006 (Saturday) – Bella worked at Newton's and then did homework with Jacob again.
22-January-2006 (Sunday)
– Jacob finished the bikes.
– They see Sam and his gang cliff diving.
– Bella crashes and gets a cut on her head, but she doesn't mind. She gets seven stitches in the ER and tells Charlie she got hurt in Jake's garage.
25-January-2006 (Wednesday) – Bella again visits the ER but tells Charlie it came from a fall while hiking.
27-January-2006 (Friday) – Bella enlists Jacob's help in finding the meadow.
12-Febuary-2006 (Saturday) – Jacob visits to do homework. Bella invites him to the movies on Friday with her friends from school.
14-Febuary-2006 (Monday) – Bella tells Mike about going to the movies as a group.
17-Feb-2006 (Friday) – Jacob finishes his Rabbit and brings it by to show Bella. Jacob, Bella and Mike go to the movies and Mike gets sick. Bella notices that Jake feels very hot and he admits to not feeling well. Bella calls his house later that night and Billy tells her Jake is sick and she should stay away.
18-Febuary-2006 (Saturday) – Bella is sick and doesn't go to work.
19-Febuary-2006 (Sunday) – Bella talks to Jake on the phone and he tells her to stay away until he calls again.
20-Febuary-2005 – 24-Febuary-2005 – Bella keeps calling Jacob only to be told he can't come to the phone.
25-Febuary-2006 (Saturday) – Harry Clearwater tells Charlie he has been having heart trouble. He explains that Jake has mono and that Bella needs to stay away. Bella is suspicious and decides to give it one more week.
4-March-2006 (Saturday)
– Billy tells Bella Jacob is feeling better and that he is out with his friends.
– Bella goes looking for the meadow on her own, but when she finds it, she meets Laurent. He explains that Victoria sent him to find her and that he intends to kill her. Five huge wolves appear and chase Laurent away from Bella.
7-March-2006 – 9-March-2006 – Bella tries to contact Jacob several times, but she is unsuccessful.
10-March-2006 (Friday)
– Bella figures out that Jake must be in Sam's gang and talks to Charlie about it. When she gives Quil a ride home and he confirms it.
– Bella goes to see Jake and he says he can't hang out with her anymore.
– Charlie confronts Billy about the situation.
– Jacob comes into Bella room at night and apologizes but says he still can't tell Bella her truth, he reminds her of the scary stories he once told her and tells her to think about them.
11-March-2006 (Saturday) – Bella has a nightmare and wakes up to realize that Jacob is a werewolf. Charlie tells Bella that the wolves have attacked someone and that they are going to shoot the wolves. Bella goes to warn Jacob and he explains that they killed Laurent but there is still another vampire around. Bella tells him about Victoria and Jacob explains a few aspects of being a wolf. Paul and Jacob get into a fight. Bella visits with the pack at Emily's house.
15-March-2006 (Wednesday) – Bella hangs out at Emily's house and then walks on the beach alone.
16-March-2006 (Thursday) – Bella jumps off a cliff and dies.
17-March-2006 (Friday)
– Edward goes to the Volturi and asks for death. The Volturi refuse. Aro offers that he join them, but Edward refuses and storms out, intending on provoking them.
– Alice, Jasper and Emmett go to Italy to try and save Edward. They arrive too late and captured by the Volturi guards.
– The Volturi execute all four Cullens. Aro calls Carlisle and notifies him of their deaths.
17-March-2006 – 19-June-2006 – Rosalie spends three months in her and Emmett's bedroom. Barely functioning without her soulmate.
20-June-2006 (Tuesday) – Rosalie is approached by Chronus, offering her to make a wish. She thinks about it, and says; "I wish Edward Cullen was never born".
Author's note:
The previous timeline ends in June, 2006after Rosalie made her wish. She was transferred into a new timeline where she got a chance to live her human life again, without the memories of her old life. But some things are just meant to happen, and Rosalie finds her death at the hands of Royce King and his friends, just as before.
The current timeline, the one where "When the Twilight Never Comes" takes place, ends with Edward and Bella's make up on September 16th, 2005.
The sequel to "When the Twilight Never Comes" is called "The Birth of a New Moon" and will start a new timeline.
I do believe that I was able to cover all of the events in this story, but if you have a certain scene or point of view that you wish to see written, please let me know.
Thank you for reading, and I'll see you in TBoaNM :)
Alley Cat.