The Cullen family are human. The story is pretty traditional in its plot, but, as I was one told, the reason we have cliches is that there is no better way to describe what you are looking at. This is my first story. I'm sorry if updates are a bit shaky, it is a busy exam time at the moment and revision calls. :(

Edward

It is two years since I first met Bella and it never ceases to amaze me that she has chosen me out of all the other boys in the world. We are now both twenty one and have nearly finished college after going a year early. These had been the best few years of my life and I hoped that the rest would be even better, why wouldn't they? I am with Bella.

Our college is not far from my family or Bella's father and, consequently we lived in a small, quaint cottage just a kilometre away from my parents. Today we are graduating so everybody is on their way to our house before setting of for college.

We, Bella and I, were sitting snuggled up together on the sofa when my parents arrived and gently knocked on the door before letting themselves in. We hardly ever feel the need to lock our door due to the remoteness of the cottage and the nature of our family – even if we locked the door they would still find a way to break in!

Esme and Carlisle, my parents, entered the room. My mother still looks incredible for her age, with dark glossy hair and a trim figure. Similarly my father still looks like he could be in his early thirties whereas he is actually in his mid-forties. He has blonde hair highlighted with bronze and green eyes which he has passed on to me. I never feel embarrassed to show my affection to Bella in front of my parents; however my siblings and their respective halves are another matter entirely.

In quick succession my siblings, Rosalie and Alice arrived with Emmett and Jasper and finally we were off to finish the never-ending years of education.

Finally the diplomas had been handed out and I turned to smile down at Bella, her brown eyes gazed back unwaveringly at mine. Resolutely I turned away, now wasn't the time or place but tonight...

We were home but not for long. My mother had invited us to dinner along with the rest of the family including my older sisters. I headed upstairs and picked out Bella's clothes for her. It was a running joke I had with Alice – a fashion demon- apparently I have no fashion sense at all but I was determined to prove otherwise. The clothes I picked out were in my eyes beautiful, especially as I imagined them with Bella wearing them. I picked a midnight blue dress with a skirt which flared out. The bodice was spangled with patterns in silver thread like the stars in the night sky. Bella appeared at the doorway:

'Are you sure it's really that smart?' she asked pensively.

'I'm sure, my mom said smart and you know what that means, we should all look like catwalk models!'

'Hmmm you might be right, well you do whatever you wear, I'll put you to shame.'

As always Bella never understood how beautiful she truly was and not just in my eyes. Quickly I crossed the room and gathered her into my arms before kissing her intensely. It seemed to work. Meekly she dressed herself before creeping up behind me and putting her arms around my waist. I span and we quickly got carried away by the passionate kiss that ensued. I put a finger to her lips and spoke into the charged silence:

'We ought to go.'

'Why?' she asked and I nearly gave in but then I remembered Alice, my sister. She would kill me if I didn't turn up; she had said earlier that she had some news to tell everyone.

'Firstly it would be rude. Secondly Emmett would never leave us alone and thirdly Alice says she has some news.'

'Hmm. I see your point Emmett would never give up would he and Alice is a force to be reckoned with, however much I love her!'

Firstly, I must explain something about Emmett. He loves to embarrass Bella about our sex lives. I usually manage to carry it off but Bella finds it incredibly embarrassing. Luckily for her Esme usually stops him before Bella hides herself in her long brown curly hair.