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*Updated as of 4/08/2015

Hello!

This is my first attempt at any kind of creative writing so I was originally I was going to wait until I had mostly completed it before posting anything but I decided I would put the Prologue up to get some feedback and see if anyone is actually interested in reading a story like this.

Tokyo ghoul and Twilight are probably two things one would not normally consider combining but Ive always liked the idea of New Moon based stories where Bella realizes just how messed up her relationship with old Eddie was and actually moves on and becomes an independent human being. With that said I currently have no pairings in mind but IF I do said romance will not be central to either the plot or her character.

This story for now will mostly focus on Bella as she makes her way through the Tokyo Ghoul universe but may add other characters from twilight later.

Like I said before This is my first attempt at writing anything other than essays and its undoubtedly going to show. So please! tell me what you think of my work and what I can do to make it better. I really want to improve as I do this and for that I need all the constructive criticism I can get. Don't worry about offending me by telling me my work sucks Ive got thick skin I can take it, so long as you tell me why it sucks so I learn.

I don't have a Beta since I had no idea what category I would find one for a story like this. If anyone is interested I would be truly grateful

Enjoy!

"All things truly wicked start from innocence"- Earnest Hemingway

Chapter 1

Music blaring through her headphones Bella stared out the window, taking in the view of the sprawling metropolis slowly emerging from behind the cloud covered mountains as the aircraft descended into Narita Airport. The atmosphere was quickly becoming livelier as passengers began to stir, shrugging off the drowsiness induced by the thirteen hour flight as they prepared themselves to arrive at their destination.

Tokyo, Japan.

Probably the last place Bella ever expected her education to take her when she first left for college. In fact Three years ago if you had told her that she would end up jetting across the world to study at one of Japans most prestigious universities she would have laughed. But then high school Bella would never have dreamt that her life would take the turn that it had over the past few years. Looking back at her younger self it was really no surprise since at the time she could never have imagined a life that didn't involve "Him", that didn't revolve around "Him".

"Him" being her high school boyfriend and love of her life Edward Cullen.

Until he left.

Until Edward left.

She could admit now that she Hadn't handled the whole ordeal particularly well. Then again being abandoned in the woods like an unwanted puppy by your vampire boyfriend and his "family" isn't exactly great for one's self esteem. During their brief albeit unconventional relationship she had been completely enamoured by him to the point where he was all that mattered. To the point where without him she was lost. She had spent so much time focusing on him that she had little time to spare for herself or anyone else in her life. Things only got worse when his leaving sent her spiralling into a depression that left her near catatonic and barely left her room unless she was to go to school. She wouldn't even eat without prompting from her father.

Constant nightmares of abandonment and complete lack of energy or motivation took its toll on her both physically and mentally and it wasn't until Charlie began to talk about sending her to live with her mother in Florida that she realised that she was hurting not only herself but him. She couldn't do this anymore. Not to herself and not to her father, she had to move on.

After that Bella decided it was time to make a concerted effort to rebuild her life and reconnect with her friends.

Of course that was easier said than done, the ache in her chest left by the Cullen's absence wasn't something that just would heal overnight and the friendships she had neglected would take time to repair. It was Angela, the most understanding of her old friends that welcomed Bella's awkward attempts at striking up conversation in the lunchroom with open arms, something Bella was truly grateful for.

Being the kind hearted soul that she was as she had gone out of her way to help her ease back into her old social circle. It was more than she felt she deserved and had vowed never to take Angela for granted again.

The others took to her renewed contact with mixed enthusiasm, Ben and Mike were happy to have her back at their table every lunch. Jessica on the other hand was less enthusiastic and took more time to accept her friendship again after such a long time, though Bella could understand her reluctance. Not surprisingly Lauren was less than thrilled about her return since she and Bella had never been on particularly good terms. It wasn't too difficult for the two of them to slip back into their familiar routine of Laurens passive aggressive bitchiness and Bella's almost total ignoring of Lauren.

Bella also made an effort to spend more time with Jacob down on the reservation. She found that she enjoyed his company and quickly fell into a routine that had her spending most of her free afternoons at Billy's with him engrossed in conversation about this and that while he tinkered on that car of his in the garage.

Bella enjoyed these moments the most as she had come to view him as something of a younger brother. His friends too were good company, Quil and Embry often came to visit and she found she got along with them as well as she did Him. His relaxed and carefree attitude made him someone she could easily confide in or just spend time with without any of the social pressures she had come to expect at school.

And so Bella slowly began to move on with her life, the pain caused by her abandonment and the cloud of depression that had weighed her down slowly began to lift. Things were finally starting to look up for Bella.

But as time went on Jacob became increasingly distant. Whenever they spoke he would be agitated and eventually he stopped taking her calls at all. Needless to say Bella was worried sick. When she decided to pay him a visit to find out what was going on it turned out that Jacob had started hanging around Sam and his little pack of followers and no longer wanted anything to do with her. He was cruel and bitter, making it clear that he no longer wanted her coming around, Even Billy dropped not so subtle hints that she shouldn't come over again and Bella once again found herself cast aside.

This time however she refused to let rejection crush her, she couldn't let herself drown in her depression like she had before. Not after she had worked so hard to move on with her life. She would be damned if the wallowed in self-pity over some kid who didn't think she was worth keeping around.

So instead she got angry.

If he wasn't going to bother with her then why should she bother with him? If their friendship had meant that little then why should it fall to her to salvage it. So She made it clear then and there to him that if she was no longer welcome in his home then he was not welcome in hers.

They hadn't spoken since.

From then on Bella threw herself into her schoolwork with renewed vigour, determined to score well enough to get her into a good college. Preferably somewhere a long way away from Forks.

In the end her hard work paid off and while she wasn't the top of her class by any means she managed to get a high enough score that getting into her collage of choice wasn't a problem.

College life was in Bella's eyes an opportunity to branch out and reinvent herself. She found it wasn't too difficult to find friends who shared her interests since a lot of people chose subjects they at least had some interest in. She had chosen to study psychology with the hopes of maybe going into medicine as a graduate but also took classes in literature since it had always been something of a passion of hers, though she doubted she would pursue it as more than an elective.

Most surprising of all was her decision to study Japanese. This seemingly random decision had been encouraged by Mitsuko, a girl of Japanese descent who attended several of the same lectures as Bella. They had quickly become friends and Mitsuko had thought it would be wonderful to have someone she could share the language and culture she had inherited from her mother.

Bella was reluctant at first, but after the first few weeks of classes discovered that not only was she a quick study but found she really enjoyed it. She found that the poetic and polite nature of Japanese culture spoke to her and was always eager to learn more. Having a natural speaker of the language as a friend to tutor her whenever she found her studies difficult helped her immensely and while she was by no means fluent she was learning at a rapid pace.

It was two years into her degree when the opportunity to travel presented itself. A scholarship to a university in Tokyo to study Japanese language and culture was on offer and after some prompting from Mitsuko agreed to apply. Despite her initial reluctance she realised this was the chance she had been looking for, a chance to truly break away from the old Bella who was meek and predictable and take her life in a brand new direction built on her own choices and achievements. A chance to become independent in a way she had never been before by doing something that only a few years ago would have been totally out of character and completely out of her depth.

Her parents had been supportive too, even Charlie who while admittedly worried about his little girl going off on her own was happy she was doing something for herself and knew she was responsible enough manage on her own. He even contributed to the costs, not that there we many since the scholarship covered most of it.

And so here she was listening to music and taking in the view of a land she never thought she would see in person while waiting for the Boeing 747 to touch down in Tokyo, where she would be spending the next year studying Japanese language and culture in depth. It was a daunting thought to be sure but at the same time she couldn't help but be excited. Bella was pulled from her memories by the air hostess gently nudging her and politely asking her to put away her headphones in preparation for landing. Bella gave the hostess a polite nod before complying.

Letting out a sigh she leaned back in her seat and continued to watch as the city bellow grew in size, her thoughts drifting back to Mitsuko. In the two years she had known her she had become her closest friend and she would miss her and their time spent in the campus cafe studying while enjoying a latte as dearly as she would miss her mother and father. But she knew deep down that she really needed to experience this on her own if she wanted to build her confidence.

Closing her eyes she leaned back in her seat and took a deep breath, "Just relax. You can do this, it's just one year and by the time it's over you won't want to leave, it'll be fun", she murmured to herself

"This will be a good thing".

So there you have it!

I hope you liked it. please let me know what you think.

I have the next chapter done and depending on how much I need to change based on Feedback may upload it soon should anyone want to see it.