Hello everyone this is my first attempt at writing a fanfic so plz don't kill me. Please be liberal with criticism .I swear I'll make it up to you am a fast learner. Lets remember we are here for the love of twilight and of course Edward Cullen, so in his name be fair to me…

Disclaimer: Duh! Why would I be writing a fanfic if I owned Twilight eh?

Chapter 1

It was a beautiful day outside. The sun was shining on Forks, something that was rare. I was driving down the road to Forks High school. It had been five months since he left. As much as I wanted I couldn't bring myself to forget him. My subconscious kept clinging to him as if the moment I forgot him he would vanish. My dreams, or rather my nightmares didn't help me much either.

I was just a half-a-mile away from school where the road parted, one led to the school of course while the other I remembered warily, was the route the Cullens used to get to school. I stared longingly at the road wishing a silver Volvo to appear. So, that I would realize that the past months were just a nightmare. I sighed, I did that everyday. But then suddenly my hands turned the steering right of its own accord. It was already too bad that I had coordination problems without my body parts thinking for themselves. My truck jerked and sharply turned right. Then I was speeding away from school. My spotless attendance record was going to be blemished. One day wouldn't matter much, I thought to myself.

As I went deeper the vegetation thickened. There were thick trees on either side of the road forming an arch overhead. I knew my way around here by heart, every night in my sleep I took this path. I pulled the car on the driveway of a very beautiful, magnificent house, that was deserted now, like me. I stepped out of the truck and silently stared at the house. A wave of nostalgia hit me. I thought of the very first time I came here how bright and inviting it had seemed then and the very last time I visited which had proved to be a disaster, the reason we were both abandoned now. As I turned to climb my truck hoping I wasn't too late for school yet. I heard rustling of leaves behind me. I whipped around to face the source. I could feel some one moving. For one moment my heart went soaring thinking of my wildest dream. But then a second later I realized that I was never that lucky.

There stood a tall lean figure between the thick trees. The red eyes glinting in the dark. I gasped and took an involuntary backward step and pressed my back against the truck. The shadowy figure stepped out from the shade. I could clearly make out its beautiful long face and dark hair. The vampire was wrapped in a long ashy grey cloak. Crossing the distance between us he stared down at me. I noticed he had gentle kind eyes. Strange.

He looked at me questioningly and asked, 'Do you know where the Cullens are?'

'G-Gone,' I crocked. My voice was suddenly thick with fear. What on earth made me come here today? Looks like my instinct pulls me to places where theres a trouble.

He considered that for a moment. 'How long have they been 'gone'?'

I couldn't look away from his red eyes. They pierced through me as if they could see my soul.

'Months', I mumbled weakly. I hesitated for a moment the hastily climbed through the open truck door. My shaky legs stumbled and I slipped. The vampire put a hand on my shoulder to steady me.

I turned to him again and mumbled a weak 'thanks'. He had not yet taken his hands off me and that scared me.

He looked thoughtful. 'Hmm, what is your name, my dear?'

I swallowed and said, 'Bella.'

Did vampires usually asked the names of their prey? Certainly not there were too many. Then maybe they did it out of courtesy. Yes, that fits this one must be one of those chivalric vampires of the 18th century. Chivalric? I snorted at the thought.

His staring intensified and he said, 'You're special. Do you know that, my dear? I have never seen any human possessing a quality so developed in their latent state. You're gifted of that am sure.'

I was dumbfounded I had expected so many things, which included dying. But flattery? I did not know how to handle this. I lost my voice.

Seeing my astonished stare he went on. 'I have a proposition for you. If you'll join us we'll give you everything you want and even more. We can give you riches, power-incredible power, immortality…,' his voice trailed as he spoke the last word in a whisper.

For a moment I couldn't believe he was asking me to become a vampire, something I wanted to become for so long. Something that doesn't holds much allure to me now. 'Not without him' I thought.

'You want me to become a-a v-vampire,' I stuttered incredulously.

'Ah, so you do know what I mean,' the vampire smiled gently 'that makes things easier for us.'

He looked completely relaxed.

I hadn't missed the 'us' in his sentence. So, he wanted me to join his coven.

'Who do you belong to?' I asked feeling my confidence coming back some what.

He chuckled. 'You're a smart one, eh? Anyways I belong to the Volturi. They are the keeper of the law.'

'Volturi,' I whispered under my breath. I had heard about them. 'Of course' I thought as I remembered a moment later. He had told me about them. He had said that they were sort of royal among the vampires and never to mess with them unless one wants death.

The vampire watched me amusedly as he read recognition in myface. 'My dear, you already know a lot. I guess I gave you a lot to ponder. I'm in hurry. If you decide to come along I'll wait for you at dusk.' With that he faded back into the shades again.

I hurriedlyjumped back tomy seat and drove straight home. Trying not to think of the meeting. I found several carsparked in our driveway. I opened the door and rushed to the kitchen to behold a group of Charlie's colleagues and his friends from La Push. And Charlie at the phone speaking to someone urgently.

They all looked up as I entered. Charlie sighed in relief and came forward to hug me tightly. This was too much. I had never seen Charlie this worried. He didn't even mind his absence of personal space.

'Bella where were you.'

'Well I was feeling sick and I went for a drive,' I answered calmly.

I knew he didn't buy my lie. Looking at me he enquired skeptically, 'You missed you're classes. You weren't upto something, were you?'

'Dad,' I groaned and ran up to my room and locked the door behind me. I tried calming my breathe for a minute. I felt really angry. I knew what Charlie meant. Everyone has been waiting for me to do something desperate. They all saw me moping around and locking myself up knowing I wont be able to stand all these for very long and once I loose me nerve I probably end up hurting my self. I had become a ghost of what I once used to be.

I sank into my bed with a huff and thought about what the strange vampire left me with. Was I really special? Was he really giving me an option to join an elite vampire group? Was there any other motive behind this? I could not think of any. If he really intended to kill me, he would have done then. Why take me to their coven. A part of me really wanted to know what this special gift was that I possessed. The other part hated to think what he would do once he knew I was a vampire. He never wanted me to become one of them.

'He doesn't care for you, he had said he doesn't want you, anyways once you become a vampire theres a chance you'll meet him someday of the forever,' the perverse part of me replied. I liked this part of me.

'He made you promise that you'll keep yourself safe and won't do anything stupid,' the other part countered.

'He couldn'tkeep his promise to erase all his memories from you, if you do this the scores will settle to 1-1,' the perverse part replied smugly. With every passing thought it was getting stronger. 'You know once you become strong, you could be his equal. Then you can find him and beg him to take you back if that's what it takes. You know he won't be coming back to you.'

I knew this was extremely stupid, but I couldn't let this chance go. The only way to see him just once more. I didn't know if I would ever regret going to the Volturi. But I knew I would certainly regret about this if I let it go. I made my decision.

Someone knocked on the door. I pulled myself up and opened. It was Charlie. He looked slightly nervous.

'Bella, I called your mother,' he declared 'we have decided something.'

Dread filled me. 'What did you do?' I demanded.

'I can't take this anymore. I can't see you like this. You were much better when you were with Renee. So I'm sending you back to her. Don't argue with me now. You're flight is tomorrow morning. So, pack up already,' Charlie ended it in sad note.

I looked up at him exasperatedly and sighed. What did it matter now I had already taken my decision. So, I simply said, 'Okay.'

Charlie looked down at me with hurtful eyes. I knew he expected me to fight with him, telling him I wanted to stay with him. But he gave up and said, 'Fine, lunch is ready get down.'

I followed him to the kitchen. All of his friends had let. The room was a mess. We ate in peace. Charlie's attempt at cooking was poor as usual but I didn't complain. I wanted to make most of the time left with him, he seemed to be thinking the same. So, after the lunch we cleaned up the place together. We didn't have to speak to know what the other was feeling, we were comfortable with the silence.

Later in the afternoon I called up Renee. She was very delighted. In the whole conversation she recounted what all she had decorated my room with, while I was choked up with emotion. Charlie could handle himself but Renee, she would be broken. She took it as me being upset at leaving Forks. For the next half-an-hour she tried to reassure me. As I was about to hang up I told her that I love her and said 'bye' in a small voice. She was too happy to notice anything though.

It was time too soon than I preferred. The sun was at the horizon already. I had to leave. Charlie was down at La Push, probably trying to drown his woes with his friends. I couldn't bear to see him before I leave. I had left a no note. He could guess what I did.

I left my truck and walked down to the Cullen's. I was there before I could register. Lost in thoughts I stared absentmindedly at the trees where the stranger had phased out from earlier.

I was so wrapped up in my world that I didn't notice the stranger come up to me. He placed a hand on my shoulder lightly to break me from my reverie and said politely, 'I know what you have left behind. You've made a brave decision and I can assure you that you'll go a long way.'

I nodded.

'Oh, let me introduce myself I'm Eleazar.' He held his hand out and smiled charmingly at me.

Shakily, I took his cold hands knowing that there was no return from the path I have chosen.

I don't like the way this chapter came out. The next chapter is great though. Bella meets the Volturi. Plz plz REVIEW… it would really boost my confidence. The more reviews I get the sooner I update (wow that RHYMES!!)