Author's Notes: I've always liked Emmett, but I never really thought about his history much until I read the 'Emmett and the Bear' outtake on Stephenie Meyer's site. Emmett says he had "a little too much fun during his twenty human years." Okay, but what does that mean? That got me thinking, and eventually I started writing.

This won't be novel length (or at least not Twilight length) but is should be a decent size length when I'm done (and I am determined to finish). Please leave me a comment, even if you just want to say it's good (or horrible). I'd appreciate it.

Thanks for reading this far, and I hope you enjoy it.

Prologue

The boundaries which divide life from death are at best shadowy and vague.
Who shall say where one ends and the other begins?
-Edgar Alan Poe

I had never feared death. Even now, when I was sure to die, I couldn't bring myself to worry, to beg for salvation I didn't deserve, to fight to hold onto a life I couldn't keep.

Life vs. Death was the ultimate battle and I had lost. For once I was going to be a graceful loser.

There was something morbidly ironic about that.

Lying on my back on the forest floor, I had to convince myself that I wasn't seeing the light, just bits of earthly sunlight making their way through the trees. My sisters had always said I never appreciated nature enough- now I was. I stared upwards, attempting to absorb the final moments of life allotted to me before I died.

Every few seconds my vision would cloud, fog over. My eyelids would droop, only to be forced open with my last bits of strength. I knew I was losing consciousness, but I fought it every step of the way.

If I had to die I wanted to cherish these last moments. Judging by the battle noises in the background, it wouldn't be long until one of the brutes came to finish me off.

Now I just needed to wait.

I had always heard that a person's whole life flashes before him in his final moments. All of life's most treasured, most poignant memories were supposed to come to mind. Having never been too sentimental, I was happy it didn't happen that way for me.

I saw the last few days…