A/N: This story is being written for my friend Jacqui. It is her (extremely late) birthday present. HAPPY LATE BIRTHDAY JACQUI! Love you lots :)
Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight or the characters. But I did create Jacqui YAY! Enjoy

CHAPTER 1

It was Saturday night and I was staying over at Edward's place. Charlie thought Alice was taking me on another shopping trip; but tonight I just wanted to spend time with the family.

We had spent most of the night talking together in the living room after I had eaten. Esme had cooked me some fried chicken – it was delicious – and Edward had watched me eat it. Every time I looked up, I found Edward smiling and I blushed.

I was now lying on Edward. He had his back against the couch and his arms wrapped around my waist, keeping me close to his chest. The tingles my body got from his touch were keeping my surprisingly warm.

I yawned, breaking the momentary silence.

"Maybe I should take you up to bed, Bella. You're tired. Come on," he said, trying to help me up. I nodded and got to my feet.

I said 'goodnight' to everybody before following Edward to the stairs, his hand leading the way.

Just as we were about to take the first step on the stairs, I heard a sigh come from Edward and then a knock at the door.

It was nearing midnight; why would anyone be visiting now?!

"I'll get it," Edward murmured, pulling me gently with him. He only pulled because I wouldn't and couldn't let go.

As Edward unlocked and towed the large door open, I looked through my weary eyes trying to see clearly. When I finally could see, I had to try my hardest not to gasp.

There stood a beautiful girl, waiting in the spotlight of the front porch.

Her hair was a stunning auburn colour, drawn up into a ponytail and topped with a violet ribbon. She had big, red eyes set upon a perfectly oval face; her pale skin was glistening in the dim light.

I had never seen this girl before. She looked younger than me, maybe fifteen; but I could tell she was vampire. Her red eyes confirmed that – they also scared me a little.

"Hello," she whispered. "Sorry to have come by so late. I was told that Doctor Cullen lives here." Her voice, as quiet as it was, seemed perky and sweet; I could tell it was hard for her to keep it so low.

"Yes, Doctor Cullen lives here. May I ask who you are before I get him?" Edward answered politely. I knew that Carlisle would already be at the door, listening and waiting.

"Of course, sorry. My name is Jacqui. Sorry. Um, yeah, I need his help. It's kind of important,"

As she spoke, Edward's body became tense beside me, his arm suddenly tighter around my waist. I was already aware of why this was; it surprised me that Edward had only just noticed.

"Carlisle?" Edward called, his voice no louder than usual.

Before I could even take a breath, Carlisle was at our side. As he ran, the heater blew air out towards the door.

I noticed Jacqui wince. That was odd; if it were any other 'non-vegetarian' vampire, I'm almost certain they would have taken – or tried to take – a snap at me.

Ignoring that thought, I refocused on the conversation about to take place in front of me.

Carlisle looked at Edward questioningly; I could sense a discussion was being thought of in Carlisle's mind.

Edward simply motioned to Jacqui with his hand, not saying a word. Carlisle looked towards her and she waved shortly as if to say 'hello' or make her presence known.

"Hi," she breathed, "um...I'm Jacqui. Sorry, I know it's very late at I don't mean to be rude, but my sister and I need your help."

For a vampire, she was very fidgety; playing with her fingers and moving side-to-side on her feet. It was as if she was nervous.

Why would she be nervous? If she, too, was a vampire, then she shouldn't feel that way.

I continued contemplating for a moment, forgetting about everything else, when I felt a tug on my hand.

Looking up, my eyes met Edward's gaze and he smiled kindly. "Let's go, Bella. You need to sleep."

I shook my head; there was no way I was going to miss this. I wanted to know everything about this Jacqui...even if it took all night.

"Bella," he said disapprovingly.

I dragged him away so that we weren't so close to Carlisle and Jacqui – even if they could still hear.

Edward looked at me sceptically, cocking his head to the side a little.

"I want to know..." I whispered in his ear, "what she wants."

He chuckled, bringing me into a hug against his marble chest. "I will tell you about it all the minute you wake up. I promise. But you can't tell me that you aren't tired – you can hardly stand up on your own and your eyes are drooping. You really need to get to sleep."

I sighed. He had me there; I was practically dead on my feet and his iron grip was the only thing keeping me up straight. I didn't care though; I was going to win this argument!

"Okay, yeah, I am tired. But my curiosity always gets the better of me; you should know that. I want to know. Please," I said, giving him my puppy dog eyes.

Edward smiled again, moving his eyes to the floor and then looking back to me though his long, full lashes.

He nodded and then picked me up. I giggled. He walked back into the living room and sat down on the floor, placing me on his lap.

Carlisle and Jacqui walked back in a moment later.

"Jacqui, this is my family. Alice and Jasper," – he pointed to them on the couch – "my wife, Esme. You met Edward and Bella. And this is Rosalie and Emmett."

Everybody greeted her with a wave or nod.

"Please, have a seat." Carlisle said, motioning to his seat next to Esme. She walked over and sat down, taking off her hoodie.

I noticed she was wearing a brown singlet and skinny leg jeans underneath her jacket.

Once again, Carlisle spoke; to everyone this time.

"Jacqui is a newborn. She was changed with her sister, Sarah, a few months ago. They need our help. Jacqui, would you like to explain?"

We all turned to look at her now, waiting for her to speak; to explain.

"Okay, well, um. My sister, Sarah, and I heard that your coven – I mean family, don't eat, y'know...humans. So we decided to ask for your help. We have...fed off of humans twice now, but the taste," she shuddered, "the taste is gross. We wanted to know what you hunted instead. Can you help us?"

A/N: So how was it? I hope you all liked it - especially Jacqui!
This story is most probably going to be longer than all of my others so it will take longer to write. Also, I don't have Jacqui as my editor at the moment because this story is meant to be a sort of surprise for her - the plot anyway. So I needed to read it myself and I am my WORST critic!

Anyway, reviews are my favourite...and if you favourite or alert my story PLEASE review!! Criticism is welcome...most of the time :)
That's all. Thanks for reading.

Love Elyse x
PS. Happy birthday Jacqui. Hope you like your birthday present so far.