Introduction:
This is set when Bella first comes to Forks, however in the Cullen house there is not just one bachelor, but two. Jasper and Edward. They can both relate to Bella in different ways; but in harmony to their gifts.
Chapter 1
JPOV
This life is very different from the one I know, I feel… love.
Not the superficial stuff, or the boyfriend/girlfriend kind, but the sort that binds a family. And what an odd family we are; there's Rosalie, a beauty with a fiery temperament, entwined in that temperament is a strong loyalty for all those she loves. Emmett is the strongest of us all, he's a brother; strong, protective, fun, dopy. Edward, a mind reader, the eldest of the 'kids', he's loyal and welcoming. There's Carlisle and Esme, the sort of foster parents; loving, caring, understanding, compassionate, you get the hint. Then of course there's me, an emotional influence. We are the Cullen's.
I have always been aware of the emotional ties to taking a life unnecessarily, however I have also felt the pure satisfaction it does for my thirst. I could be so bold as to say that vampires aren't supposed to live off animals, but in saying that; I wouldn't have it any other way. You could say that I am the weakest of my family with this new diet, well, I really should stop saying it is new considering I have lived off it for over three decades.
For two years we have lived out at Forks, never fitting in, which isn't new. Humans seem to be attracted, but repelled at the same time. This suits me fine; I never want to fell that desperate longing for human blood again. Forks is a dreary place of about 3000 residents. I was completely bored with the same emotions; school girl love and lust, sorrow, anger. The same girls trying to capture the same boys' attention. The same teachers giving the same boys detentions. It rains, snows, shines and then repeats the process over and over.
Until the most extraordinary girl arrives. Isabella swan. She is confident, however incredibly shy, with rich brown eyes, pale skin, and unruly hair. There is this classic, plain beauty. It is hard to resist the pull of her emotions. She feels unhappiness for being here in forks, but then there's undoubted embarrassment for coming to a new school, I don't blame her considering that Mike is already harassing her. She hits biology in the afternoon of her first day and a tidal waves of emotions hit me from her; intrigue, mortification, rage.
EDWARD.
She feels so much at such intensity. I have grown used to feeling like a grandpa with all these young people. So many mortals wish they could have their life over, relive the years of their prime. Believe me, it becomes terribly tiresome when you repeat everything over and over. Being amongst people who are experiencing everything for the first time; romance, pain, rejection, blissfulness… everything, it makes me feel lifeless. They have not fully experienced every emotion, so they feel so much everyday. Maybe I am the only one feeling this way, maybe it is because I am so in touch with everyone else's emotions that I cannot fully experience my own.
Isabella was just so different from the other girls, I felt this maturity to her emotions. I have never felt that from another before and it scared me. Her intensity and her maturity is so different to what know. It's sort of compelling.