A/N: Okay, this is my first fanfic so I hope you all enjoy it. If you think anything's wrong please tell me. And I'm really looking forward to hearing your opinion.

Stephenie Meyer owns Twilight.

CHAPTER 1:

I remember when I was 17, when I moved to Forks little innocent me never having heard of vampires before. I remember how I met the Cullens and how I discovered what they were.

You see I fell in love, or I thought I had, with Edward Cullen I thought he loved me as well. He was my everything, all I ever did was for him, I lived for him, I realize now that he was sort of like a drug for me. Well that all changed when he left me. I thought I was going to become one of them, be with him forever it was all I could dream for, but apparently I wasn't enough for him or for his family, just somebody to play with, to spend a few years with before they moved on and forgot about me.

After he left I continued on with my life, it was hard, of course it was, but I got back up again and my life was starting to look better, all my spare time I spent with Angela and we came best of friends, and I had a better relationship with my dad. I always thought about him though I just couldn't keep him out of my head.

It was a Sunday night and I was driving from Angela's back home, we had spent the whole afternoon filling out university application forms to send out next week, my dad was out watching the game at Billy's, so I was looking forward to a quiet house. I planned to grab something to eat and watch some TV, then having a nice warm bath and going to bed.

I got out of my truck locked it, and opened the front door heading to the kitchen when I sensed that their was somebody in the house, I didn't know what to do, I knew it wasn't my dad because his car wasn't parked outside. I didn't have my mobile on me and the closest telephone in the house was in the kitchen and I didn't really want to go in that far. Damn! When I most need my mobile is when I haven't got it! I was just about to run out back to my truck to go to the reservation to find Charlie. When I heard a polite voice coming from the living room;

"Isabella may I have a word?"

What was this some kind of joke? Some burglar thought it would be funny to have a chat? I walked into the living room preparing myself to be able to run out at any moment. My heart was beating like crazy, suddenly I thought that if Edward was here he would protect me, stop! I told myself he's gone and he's never coming back!

As I got to the living room I was shocked to see 4 vampires, 2 sitting on my sofa and 2 standing around them protectively. I recognised the one sitting as Aro, the head of the Volturi, the vampire royal family. Oh no, this can't be good! Seeing as I definitely can't outrun them I may as well sit down and listen to what they have to say. As I sat down I quickly inspected the other 3 vampires. The 2 standing up looked a like, they were in the early teens when they were changed and they almost looked angelical. The other vampire sitting down looked to be in his mid twenties, he kind of reminded me of Emmett, he was big with curly brown hair but there was something about him that interested me. I couldn't stop staring at him. I also noticed he was the only one to have golden eyes; he's a vegetarian like the Cullens were.

Aro faked a cough to get my attention; I looked at him breaking the connection I was feeling with the vampire next to him.

"My dear Isabella! I've heard so much about you. I'm Aro, they are Jane and Alec and this young man here is Ethan. We came here to look for the Cullens but hey seem to have already left, we were told that you were a pet of theirs so we decided to come and see you as well."

He said it all in a cheery voice as if we were the best of friends. As he said it he stretched forward to take my hand and hold it. I tried not to flinch as he said I was their pet. What were they going to do? I knew that they killed any human who knew too much about them, but then what's the point in talking to me? They could have killed me as soon as I got in the house. As soon as I calmed down I realised that they were all looking at me expectantly, waiting for some kind of answer from me. What was the question? Did he even ask one?

"Umm… yeah?"

I saw from the corner of my eye Jane smirk as I said that but what was I supposed to say?

"Well you see according to our law, no human can know about our existence. So we offer you two possibilities you can come back to Volterra with us where we can show you all you want to know about our world and we can help you through the first few years of your new life…"

"Or?" I know I was kind of pushing it but didn't he say two options, well where is the second? At that he burst into laughter

"Really you don't want to hear the second option" Ethan said. He had the most amazing voice, Edward's was no way near it, it was so smooth and it sounded like music. I got lost in the sound of his voice and I didn't really pay attention to what he was saying, I couldn't even remember what I'd asked.

"So what do you say?" Aro asked

"But what about my life here? My dad? What am I supposed to tell him?"

The two vampires on the couch had one of those quick vampire conversations that I couldn't pick out a word, it seemed like Ethan was asking Aro for something, but really who was to be sure. Aro looked kind of amused, but I think he always looks that way. I was thinking about what he said, to start a new life in Europe, in Italy and the truth is a kind of liked the idea. Even though I have finally gotten over their departure there are just so many memories everywhere I look. I already wanted to become a vampire that is also why it hurt when Edward left, I lost a whole future. And I kind of liked the vampires in front of me, I had heard stories from the Cullens about how bad they were but they didn't seem bad to me, and somehow I trusted them. I was also interested in Ethan, he was the only vegetarian vampire of the Volturi, I always thought that the Volturi always killed innocent human but one of them was vegetarian maybe there were more. I definitely will become vegetarian if I'm changed. And as I looked at Ethan, it's weird, butl I kind of felt like a connection to him. But on the other hand I didn't want to leave Charlie alone, it would kill him to think that I've died, and how would he even survive without me? He definitely can't cook…

"Okay. If you agree to come with us, we can create an excuse for your father, some story about going to college abroad. What do you say?" As Aro asked, I am certain I saw Ethan nod his head at me, to encourage me to say yes.

"Okay "

"Excellent!! Well I'm glad we've got all that sorted. Ethan will come tomorrow afternoon to tell you and your father the news officially. You have just been accepted to the Royal Science College of Italy! Congratulations!" I snorted at the name, and I saw Jane roll her eyes. "Ethan will stay with you all week and your flight will leave Friday. It was an interesting visit all in all don't you think Jane dear? Well I'll leave you two be and we'll see you again next week."

"Umm Okay"

The 3 vampires got up to leave, leaving me and Ethan alone.

"Your father is going to be here soon. You mustn't tell him anything about this. As Aro said I will not leave your side for the rest of the week, where shall I wait while you talk to your father?"

"How about in my room upstairs?" With a rush of wind he was gone, seconds before Charlie opened the front door.

I talked a bit with my father, he told me how the match had gone and how he helped cook their supper, it sounded as if he was pleased with himself. I was only half listening. Ethan had said he has to stay near for the rest of the week? What does that mean? And what am I going to say when I go upstairs? Why did I ever tell him to wait for me in my bedroom? And I still wanted a few questions answered about the Italy trip; when exactly am I going to be changed, who is going to change me, if I'll always have to stay with the Volturi…

I helped Charlie put in the freezer the fish he'd caught earlier in the day with Billy and after not being able to delay it any longer I went to my room to find Ethan.

When I walked in my room he was sitting on the windowsill looking like a God, I just couldn't get over how amazingly gorgeous he was. After a few minutes of us both staring at each other I cleared my throat

"Well this is awkward…" his laughter was melodic and I found myself mesmerized by him. Pull it together! I've got a vampire God sitting in my room and all I can do is stare!?

"So Isabella, tell me about yourself, why did you move to Forks?" I told him all my history, my relationship with my parents, everything to do with the Cullens, how they left me, how I was doing at High School, that I worked some afternoons at the Newton shop. I couldn't stop talking it was if we had known each other all our lives, I had so much confidence and I trusted. I told him about my whole life and he seemed amazed by everything I said, he never once interrupted me or gave any signs that I was boring him. He liked to know all the small details so I tried to tell him all I could, when I finished I was exhausted as I looked at my clock I saw it was way past my normal bed time.

"Wow… I'm think I better get to sleep otherwise I'll never get up tomorrow" I said.

"Sure, I'll wake you up in the morning. Sleep well" he answered.

As he got up from the end of my bed where he had been lying next to me, his hand grazed my arm and it sent an electrical shock up it stronger than anything I've ever felt. I looked up and saw that he was staring at his hard on my arm with a weird look on his face, but he didn't say anything, just got up and sat at the desk chair.

"Wait! Are you staying?" When he nodded his head I continued. "You don't have to do that, I'll be fine go and hunt or something".

"No, I will not leave your side for the rest of the week" My heart fluttered when I heard that. He'll be with me all day for 5 days! "But what about when I go to class? You can't exactly enrol in high school for a week"

"Shhh Bella, you'll see tomorrow, now sleep".

I was too tired to figure out what he was saying and even though it was weird to have another person watch me sleep, I soon fell asleep. Thinking about spending a whole day with Ethan.