Disclaimer- I don't own Twilight Stephenie Meyer does!

This story can be hard to understand because the traditions and race difference the story is based on. Edward is a European boy while Bella is a Pacific Islander who is tanned colour. That is their first complication already.

Rated M for violence not sexual scenes...or maybe I don't know yet.

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Traditions of Love

Preface

I always dreamt of Love and read in books of ways it was always forbidden in some cultures of certain things you shouldn't do, but i never imagined it would ever happen to i was raised up as and brought up to be was what i lived for. It was in my DNA and flowed in my blood, which as experiencing it in reality brought in a whole different story of how i was torn in two directions and faced with my tradition and his. Was race an issue if it involved love? Did it matter if we were a different skin, different culture that we couldn't be together? Was this the traditions of love?.

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Traditions of Love

Chapter One - Glance

Bella Swan

Here I sit in Church once again. Its not that I hate coming to church I love it but to hear the preacher speak in my own language and tongue is something I always struggle with. I wasn't fluent in my own language because I was born in a country dominated with the English language and culture. I questioned myself if I was both since I knew English better and had Tongan Blood. Was I a pacific Islander or one that was born English but had Island blood? I didn't hate my Culture I loved it, but to be honest there will be times where I wish I cold have lighter skin, like those I saw on TV.

"Bella" My friend Jacob whispered from behind.

"What?" I said turning back.

Jacob was a very close friend of mine and the family but he was half Samoan and half Tongan. He had the same colour skin as me but longer hair. His eyes were a dark brown blending in with his skin colour. He was the same age as me but his personality was the age of nine.

"You coming to my house latter on for the feed?" He asked while he pleyed with the rubber band on his wrist.

"I don't know it depends if Dad wants to" I said smiling at him.

"I'm sure your father will come-" Before he could finish my Sunday school teacher slapped in the ear causing his friends to laugh.

"Stop talking" She said in Tongan.

This is why I hate about my culture, adults think they could force you into things they want. I sighed and gave Jacob smile seeing that he was rubbing his ear and saying Ow.

As the last hymn was sung I glanced back at Jacob who was looking straight at me. We both looked at the door then quickly made our way out.

"You ear loks a bit big" I said pointing at it

"Well you should have warned me" He said putting his arms around shoulders.

"Well you haven't been listening to gods words but talking,its very rude" I said shaking my head. We both laughed while we walked past Victoria in the hall way.

"Ew, you boyfriend and Girlfriend?" She said in a mocking tone. She had lighter skin because her father, from what the kids told me had a affair with a white women at the time.

"Whats wrong with your eyes, Victoria can't release your glare?" Jacob said doing a impression of Victoria on the spot. This caused her to swear to us in Tongan which was herd by a Sunday school teacher around the corner earning a slap on the check.

"Serves her right" I said while we ran from the hall way into the car park into Jacobs red toyota Ute.

"DAD!" I called as I saw him come out of the door. "Can I go to Jacobs house?" I asked while Jacob looked out from the window at my dad.

"Sure, just make sure you stay in his house can't go any where else" He said looking worried at me.

"Okay bye" I said rolling Jacobs window up. It took me a while to roll the windows up since it was a bit rusty. "Jacob next time can you get yourself one of those flash cars cause I'm never going to ride with you anywhere" I said shaking my head at his crappy window.

"What? That means this is your last time riding with me" He said looking at me with hurtful eyes.

"Exactly" I said while we both laughed our way to his house.

Edward Cullen

"Alice, would you hurry up" I said carrying two boxes into our new house. Knowing this would happen Alice slowed her pace down extra slow.

"Alice if you don't move I'm going to burn all your fancy-" I said causing her to run inside the house before I could even finish. I quickly shook my head at my little sister. I looked at the house we were moving into. It was the only house in the street that stood out. Its white colour dominated every other house. It was a two story building with a balcony on top. I stared at it knowing that no matter where we moved to we will always get the attention. From the type of cars we had no attention was impossible. I coninued to stare at the building when I herd screeching of tires. It was a red old ford ute making its way down the road. It suddenly stopped to the house next to ours. Out hopped a tall boy who looked about my age. He had brown skin and long hair in a pony tail. He was laughing for some reason when a girl hoped out from the other side. She too had brown skin but was a bit lighter. Her hair was wavy and thick but a light brown. They were both were laughing at something. I kept looking at the girl. Were they brother and sister or even a couple?. The way she walked and talked was something I found amazing. It was a language I didn't hear often. It wasn't Spanish but similar. The way her words flowed went together with her body language. I was caught in looking at her every move and didn't notice Alice was next to me.

"Mum always said stearing wasn't good" She said shaking her head. She looked at who I was staring at then looking back.

"Shes beautiful isn't she?" She said nodding her head.

"You know her?" I asked looking back at Alice.

"What? No but I will in about a second" She said walking towards the direction where the tall boy and the girl was.

"HAY!" Alice shouted waving her hands towards them. Oh god, I thought.

"Alice get back here" I said covering my eyes with my hands. But it was too late she was already on their sound of lawn. The girl turned showing her face much more clearly. Her features her something worth a look at. Her tanned skin was shiny and clear even from where I stood. The boy went to a protected posture putting a arm over the girls shoulder. I stared as the girl looked like she was reassuring the tall boy that it was okay. Alice was talking to them then pointing at me. I was curious as I looked at the girl's smilling expression.

"Edward get your butt here!" Alice called causing the tall boy and the girl to laugh. Great I thought she has to be the mother in the family does she? I quickly made my way wanting to be more near.

"This is my brother Edward, Edward this is Bella and Jacob" She said gesturing me to both of them.

Jacob said a low hay, while Bella waved her hand and said hi with a smile. Without another word a tall angry looking man shouted something in their language at Both Bella and Jacob. They both said bye and quickly ran off. I continued t stare at her, while Alice kept shaking her head. Before she walked in the house she turned back to glance at me one more time before the door was slammed.

"That was fast" Alice said while walking back home.

"Yeah I said while I gave one more glance before I walked home.

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