Disclaimer: Unfortunately for me, I do not have a brother named Seth or a college Degree so therefore I am not Stephenie Meyer and I do not own the amazing-ness that is Twilight.

Chapter One

The wind blew my hair away from my face as I raced through the trees in the lush green forest. Even in the 94 years I had roamed this small globe I had not experienced a feeling quite so exhilarating. I now fully understood the feeling he had when he carried me through the trees many a time in my younger days. A smile crept to my lips as I remembered his face.

As I neared a river I slowed and knelt to wash my blood-stained face then laughed at the reflection I was presented with. A child-like face framed by black wind-swept hair. The face was not mine; I had donned it this morning much like any human would choose a t-shirt from their wardrobe. The reason behind my amusement was the person that face resembled so much. A person from another life, one I remembered with joy, not the sadness that it had felt toward the end. I closed my eyes and cast my mind back to one of the last times I had seen her face;

"Open mine and Edward's next," Alice said, so excited her voice was a high-pitched trill. She held a small, flat square in her hand.

I turned to give Edward a basilisk glare. "You promised." Before he could answer, Emmet bounded through the door.

"Just in time!" he crowed. He pushed in behind Jasper, who had also drifted closer than usual to get a good look.

"I didn't spend a dime." Edward assured me. He brushed a strand of hair form my face, leaving my skin tingling from his touch.

I inhaled deeply and turned to Alice. "Give it to me," I sighed. Emmett chuckled with delight.

I took the little package, rolling my eyes at Edward while I stuck my finger under the edge of the paper and jerked it under the tape-

I stopped my train of thought abruptly. It had been 20 years since I had felt the need to hold myself together like I once had, but thinking of that time still got me pretty morose. A scent entered the area snapping me back to the present. Mmmm… Grizzly at 10 O'clock. I turned and angled myself so as to attack best. A smile leapt to my lips as I remembered how protective Edward had been of me. He would not have approved of my barbaric thoughts. The bear ducked its head to drink from the lake and I saw my chance. I took a deep breath and leapt.

CRASH! I fell back to the ground with a thud as my granite body collided with another. The bear ran; startled by the sound. I picked myself up, laughing as I went.

"Sorry about taking your kill there I-" I broke off as I saw the face of the vampire I was talking to. I gasped taking my hand to my mouth and, jumping forward to hug him, screamed his name at the top of my voice.

Well, I hope you liked the first chapter. This is the first fanfiction I have ever written so Constructive criticism would be fantastic. Also my beta readers are' tiamat100' and 'the touch of a fingertip'. Their stories are great so check them out if you can!

Thanks,

Rebecca.