AN- This is my first ever fanfic, so please be nice. Constructive criticism is good, but it's not going to help anybody if you flame me. This is an idea I've had floating around in my head for a while, so I will probably be able to update quickly. I have dance classes and recitals coming up, so I'll try to work around that.

And just so you don't get confused, Bella is a vampire. In this story she hasn't been a vampire very long, but has more control than the average vampire. Actually, human blood doesn't appeal to her as much as it does to the rest of the coven, so she really doesn't need to worry about losing control with that too much. Anyway, on with the story!

Disclaimer: I am not Stephenie Meyer and I do not own any characters recognizable from Twilight.

Bella POV

Edward and I were sitting in our room in our house in Alaska. Edward's eyes looked like onyx, so I knew it was time for him to hunt. I was feeling a little thirsty too.

"Edward, I'm getting thirsty. Do you want to go hunting with me?" I knew he would say yes.

"Sure. I'm thirsty too."

Minutes later we were running for the Alaskan forest that was nearby our house. Everyone else was at Tanya's house, but we had wanted to stay home.

When we were hunting, we drank all we needed. On our way home, I smelled human blood. I looked at Edward and he smelled it too. We both headed in the direction of the smell.

Within five minutes, we reached the source of the smell. It made my heart wrench looking at it. It was a small girl and from the looks of it she was only around five years old. She was bleeding, but not very much.

Edward and I slowed down when we saw her. We both walked over to her slowly, not sure if she was conscious or not. When we were five feet away, she must have sensed someone was there because her head snapped up.

"Who are you?" she asked us. She was curled up tightly into a ball, and she looked like she had been crying.

"We're here to try and help you. What happened to you?" Edward was trying to calm her down, and I wondered what she was thinking.

"I was hiking with Mommy and Daddy through the forest. Then these two people with red eyes came running at them. They started biting and sucking them. Mommy and Daddy started screaming, telling me to run. The people were too busy sucking on my parents to notice me. I started running, and I fell and got a stick stuck in my hand. I pulled it out and it started bleeding more. Then I ended up here and started crying. Then I saw you. My Mommy and Daddy are dead, aren't they?"

She seemed really smart for a five year old. It surprised me that she noticed their red eyes. It was horrible to think that her parents were killed in a vampire attack. I was glad she was safe now, though.

Edward sighed and said,"They probably are. What's your name?" He must have already known, but wanted to keep up our cover until we discussed her with the rest of the family.

"Clara. What's your's?" That was a really pretty name.

"I'm Edward and this is my wife, Bella." The girl nodded, and it looked like she was thinking.

"Are you going to be able to help me?" She looked worried. She realized that she was all alone, and that she didn't have anybody to take care of her or help her.

"Yes," I finally said, speaking up."We're going to bring you back to our house. We'll talk with the rest of the family about how we're going to try and help you."

"Okay," she said, standing up. I picked her up, and looked at Edward. He nodded and I told her to close her eyes. She nodded and closed her eyes tight. We started running, and soon she fell asleep.

When we got back home, I set her down on the couch. Edward had gone to call Carlisle and tell them that we needed a family meeting. They came shortly after, all looking curious. Except for Alice, because she already knew exactly what we were going to talk about.

They all came in and sat down, and we looked around at them.