Chapter 1

The forest. The memories are still as painful as they were three centuries ago.

The Revolutionary just broke out when I was about to runaway with the love of my life. I came to meet him in the forest, so that we could leave everybody and start brand new. It would be hard leaving my family behind but I did not want to marry the governor's son, a lapdog to the king of England. Nobody believed me, but he was a traitor.

I took the carriage to the outskirts of Charlottesville, Virginia, to wait for him. There was no sight of him around and I was scared that he might've changed his mind.

I waited for a couple of hours in the carriage until I heard a rustling outside. I got out in hopes it was my love and I called out his name but there was still nobody around until I turned to face my carriage and saw the only person I never wanted to see.

James.

"What are you doing here?" I asked.

He certainly looked different than before. He was the most unattractive man in town but certainly his features now seemed more sharp and beautiful. I was distracted by his pale skin until I noticed something.

His eyes.

They were blood red. I gasped at the sight of them.

"Oh, don't worry Bella. You don't have to be scared of me" he said smoothly. It felt as if his words were hypnotizing me.

"Now what are you doing away from home…. all alone?" he added.

"N-nothing. W-what are you d-doing here?" I stuttered and failed to act brave.

"For you, Bella. You smell just so divine".

I took a step back knowing that what he wanted to harm me. As he took one step towards me, I started to run as fast as I could to the carriage. Within seconds, I saw him standing by the door. How could he possibly be so fast?

"There's no point in running, Bella. I can still catch up. But now, if you want to make this hard, then I can't deny a challenge"

I wanted to wake up and forget about the nightmare, but before I realized that I wasn't dreaming, I felt my neck being grabbed and I was tossed to the floor that caused my head to hit a tree.

I let out an agonizing cry as I started to feel dizzy. My body was faced up in an awkward position by the tree trunk. I wanted the man that I love to come and save me from this demon.

I felt something wet and warm from the back of my head and I touched it only to feel my blood. As soon as he saw my red fingers, he raced toward me and grabbed my hair and dragged me away from that tree.

"This would be very quick" he said furiously.

I knew it was the end of my life right there after he said those words, though I had no idea what he was planning to do with me.

It was quick and I didn't realize he grabbed my arm until I felt my wrist being punctured and the burning started.

Then everything went black.

I didn't know how long I was unconscious when I stared in the sky and saw the dark branches. I suddenly heard a voice calling out my name like an angel. But it wasn't an angel. It was my Jacob. His warm russet skin touched my face and I thought I was in heaven until I felt my insides burning.

"Bella, Bella, are you okay?"

I couldn't speak but I screamed from the pain. I turned my head to look around to see where James went and saw his body ten feet away from me without a head. I was horrified. Jacob could've not done that to him.

I looked back at Jacob to look at his confused face. I needed to know what was going on.

"W-what's h-happening to m-me?" I groaned.

He stood quiet until his confused reaction into a horrifying one. He looked scared and that only made me even more petrified.

He started to tear when he said, "Bella, I have to leave".

I couldn't believe he was telling me this. I shrieked from the burning pain.

"We can't be together because of what you're turning into".

What am I turning into?

"NO. Don't leave me!" I screamed.

I let out another agonizing cry.

"I'm sorry". He took off after saying those words. I never saw anybody run so fast and I wondered what was really going on. There were so many questions in my mind and the pain was not making it better.

Why was my body hurting so badly? Why did Jacob just leave? Jacob.

"JACOB!" But he didn't come back. I wanted to run to him but I was paralyzed on the floor. My whole reason for existence just vanished to the dark forest. I kept calling his name over and over but I got no answer. I was alone and nobody was going to save me. Not even my Jacob.

My body felt like it was on fire for three days and after those three days, I knew he was never coming back.

I opened my eyes to find myself two hundred and thirty four years and three thousand and thirty three miles away from that day. I was now in a little town named Forks.

The greenery of the forests was fascinating with the sunrise. The rain had just fallen and the smell of the plants after the rain was enticing. I got distracted when there was a rustling in the bushes and it smelled like elk. I knew my prey would be near. I saw it in between the bushes and before it had any chance of escape, I launched myself at it.

After I was done drinking the elk's blood, I raced back to the mansion to see the others. The second I opened the door, I saw Angela standing by.

"Are you ready for the first day of school….again?" she asked.

Oh great, school. It was a way to keep up with our appearances so that people wouldn't think that a whole bunch of teenagers live in a mansion and don't do nothing.

"Yeah, just give me a couple of minutes" I replied. I quickly ran up the stairs to change out of my torn and blood stain outfit to something suitable.

I came back to down to see everyone leave and go to the car. Today I was driving with my new car that I bought a week ago just so that we can drive in low key. Angela, Ben, Jessica, and Mike stepped inside the 3 series BMW sedan.

Before I started the engine, I needed to remind them of the rules.

"Remember the rules. No running abnormally. No punching walls, Mike. And if you feel thirsty-"

"- go out to the forest right away as far as you can and drink" they all finished allowed.

I let out a sigh. "Alright. Here we go". And roared the engine to life.