For readers, new and current: I've gotten a fair amount of questions regarding my plot and plans for Bella. While I do have a sequel and am working on fleshing out this universe, i would like your opinion on whether a rewrite would be beneficial. I believe my writing style has improved enough that the confusion could be cleared up with this new story, but if you are alright with the following explanation then I will continue to work on the sequel (Living in the Now.)

My main premise is that Bella had a past in Phoenix, and it's come to haunt her despite her move to Forks. Leah is a friend of hers she thought she left behind because of a falling out with her other friend, Jason. Jason is a sore subject for Bella because for most of her life, he was all she had. He found her when she was 5 and he was 11. The first time he saw her he hung around to make sure she was alright before he went home. Later on in that week, she tracked him to his house and asked for food,deeming him a safe harbor. Keep in mind that she is five years old. This goes on for years until an accident right before her 16th birthday. It leaves Jason in a coma and she has a breakdown because she played a hand in it. It wasn't a real one,but she was there and she blames herself. One of the main points of the story is that Bella, Jason, and another boy they "adopt" named Andrew are werecats, with Jason being their mentor and teaching them the way of things. Unfortunately, he's in a coma as a result of the accident. So now Bella has to go through the rest of her teenage years with this load of baggage, and on top of that, there are vampires and shifters to deal with. Vampires ran Leah off and Leah is a shapeshifter herself, so that causes extra pain to deal with. She originally doesn't have cause to trust them until she meets Carlisle, who is a surgeon as well as a psychologist. She slowly comes to trust him because he, like her, has a secret to keep. This is my version of Twilight, a what-if. Most of the plot remains the same, but attitudes are different depending on circumstances within the story. This is Bella's story, from her point of view, and she does have a few problems concerning her memories and her words that will crop up during the story. If you have any questions, please feel free to review or PM me. I'm more than happy to answer. For now, I hope you enjoy the story!

Cinderfire

It's All In The PAST!

Prologue- The Aftermath (Phoenix)

"I've just gotten off the phone with Charlie. He agreed to let you stay with him. You're going to Forks, Sweetie."

"Don't call me that." I muttered. Only my real mother got to call me Sweetie. Renee could go die in a hole. "And what makes you think I'm going to Forks?"

"Sweet-" Renee backtracked at the scathing look I gave her.

"Bella, this isn't healthy for you. You have to realize that your friend is dead. He died by the time the ambulance got there and the fact that they're keeping him in that hospital is torturing you. You go there expecting him to wake up but he's not going to."

"I'll believe that when they bury him."

"They tried. Someone got the authority to put him right back in the hospital. Stupid doctors don't even know when someone's dead."

Stupid Renee obviously doesn't know what a coma is, because his heart's still beating and the doctor saw that. That man had it on good faith that his patient was still alive. Just because no one's ever heard of it doesn't mean he's dead.

"You're wrong. He's alive and I'm going to be there when he wakes up."

"Yeah well you'll have to make that trip from Forks so you might not be there."

"I can't go to Forks."

"Charlie said that one of your friends was on the reservation nearby. Remember the girl who got shot and almost died? That was a miracle if I ever saw one. She moved there right after she woke up."

Which was right after he went under. Isn't life strange that way?

"I can't go to Forks."

"What part of the boy isn't waking up do you not understand?! He's dead, Bella, and if he isn't then he will be soon. No one can go that long off of life-support and not wake up! His pulse was below normal! The doctor said they could barely fee it!"

"He's still breathing."

"The nurses said his body's shut down."

Shut up! I do not need to hear this from you!

"I know that!" I snapped. "Look, if I go to Forks will you stop bothering me about it?!"

"Yes, because you'll be far away from… all this. That boy was a hot mess and he dragged you down with him. That's probably why that Leah girl left for Forks. You can do the same. You can heal there."

Oh she was so going down!

"Fine." Truthfully, my bag had been packed for a while. I relished the chance to get away from this woman. Renee was definitely not my mother. My real mother was in Forks, apparently. "I'm going to Andrew's."

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