Damaged Heart

By I Heart Boys Who Sparkle

AN: Hey guys! For those of you that started reading my first fanfic Until the End, I am SOOOOOOOOO SORRY for not updating in forever… I'm new to this site and was still figuring everything out… Also, I changed my name from Kayden Cullen to I Heart Boys Who Sparkle.

This story is about Bella and Edward (wow shocker!) and it takes place in the one and only New York City!!! I really didn't want to change the setting from Forks (Luv ya Forks!!!) but this story could never work in a small town. So that's why it's in NYC.

This story is human/vampire and it has all the canon pairings. Jacob never will come into the story only for the simple fact that he would only fit in as the totally evil villain, who sets up the story… but I figured that making him evil may upset some people so I won't do it (although I think it would be funny… I'm not a Jacob person). So, with that, lets begin

Graduation and News

"Congratulations Bella," my mom, Renee, said, almost monotone. Today I, 18-year-old Bella Swan, graduated from High School… finally.

"Yes, good job Bells!" Said my dad, Charlie, much more enthusiastic than my mom.

You see, my parents never intended on having a child so early, or at all maybe. They had me early in their marriage and my mom never felt like I should be there, like I had ruined her honeymoon time, and was still ruining her time to this day. She had never felt like a mother. Not to me and not to herself.

My father, on the other hand, was the complete opposite of my mom. He knew I had come as a surprise, but he loved me just the same. He was like both my parents in one, and I loved him for it. I was so glad I had him.

I walked up the stairs to my room and changed. I would have went to an after graduation party, but I had been a social outcast since I had been 12. I had… developed faster than the other girls, which only filed them with envy (for reasons I'm still not sure of to this date.) What's so important about getting big boobs in 6th grade? It was mortifying for me. But, anyway, all the girls seemed to just hate me after that. The popular girls ended up developing and became the school sluts. Everyone forgot about big boob Bella after that… but they still held grudges. So they didn't like me after that. I was really a loner. Well I did have one friend, Angela. She was a sweetheart and treated everyone fairly. Well until she met them. She wasn't one for prejudice, but she still hated all those popular girls.

Ding Dong! I heard the doorbell but remained in my room. There was really only one possibility as to who it could be, and I really wasn't in the mood to deal with him now.

"Bella!" My mom called from downstairs, not sounding to happy to have to be calling me down. Like it was such a big deal.

I walked down the stairs slowly, memorizing each step, only because I didn't want to be down there so fast.

My mom walked halfway up the stairs to where I was standing and grabbed my wrist, pulling me along with her.

"Hey Bella," said Derek, trying to sound sexy. He could never pull it off. Derek Ames was the biggest perv I've ever met, and he happened to be my parent's friend's son. He was always trying to get me to date him, (in Derek World date = sleep with until you're known as a Derek Slut… whoever came up with that name is SO unoriginal.)

"Bella your father and I need to talk to you," said my mom. My dad looked very uncomfortable, "As your mother, Bella, I want you to do what I tell you, Ok? See, Derek's mother and I decided back when you were both very young, that you two would be married, right after you graduate. And as we are all aware of, you just graduated today. So we are going to start wedding plans.

I gasped. This couldn't be happening! I hated with everything I have Derek! "Dad? Is she serious?" He only nodded his head sadly, "Why?"

"Bells, please, just listen to your mother, she knows best," said my dad.

"Bella you will marry him this summer as soon as possible. No other option."

"No! I won't do it! Never ever, ever will I marry him!"

Derek pulled me back to him, saying, "You will regret not doing this. I swear."

I squirmed my way out of his grip and ran up to my room. I fell onto my bed crying. They couldn't be doing this to me. Did my dad not love me anymore? This is something that the dad that used to love me would never stand for. But he just sat there, nodding his head at everything my mom and Derek said. His face was blank, showing no emotion what so ever. He did not look like he was happy about what was going on, but not sad either. It was like he had become an emotionless whole of nothing. He didn't love me anymore. This was not below my mom's standards, in fact, this is something she would be all over. But my dad? He was always the one to care for me, help me through the rough spots, with my mom, the kids at school, anything.

That night, I got no sleep. Nothing would help me. I was damned to live like this. I could refuse, which had been my original plan, but his words kept running through my head, over and over and over.

"You will regret not doing this. I swear."

I know that if he said he was going to make my life a living hell, he was. And there was nothing I could do about it.

I decided I could not live as his wife. He could kill me for all I care, this was not something I could ever deal with. I would run away if I had to.

But now, I had to tell my parents, and Derek.

And because of this, I would pay the price.

How did you like it? This is a drama filled story, and the drama will really start next chapter. I would love to get the next chapter up soon but I want to see how this chapter does, plus, I have talent show rehearsal ALL week after school for like 3 hours. Joy! I should have the next chapter up next weekend. Sorry if you wanted it up earlier but it's just impossible…

K. Cullen