Title: The Phantom Of Forks

Rating: M

Pairings: Jasper/Alice and Edward/Alice

Summary: Alice Brandon who was raised by the owners of the Opera house in Forks always heard the stories of the Phantom living beneath, but never believed them until she becomes the object of his desires.

Disclaimer: I do not own anyone or anything from Twilight or Phantom of the Opera!

Alice had lived in the small apartment above the Opera house in Forks for as long as she could remember. Her adoptive parents Esme and Carlisle owned the place and so she had grown up hearing the stories of a strange man or creature as most referred to it as living beneath the place feasting on rats or whatever small animal it could get its hands on. The little girl had never believed the tales, but because she was a generous person she had started at the age of four, to leave half of her breakfasts by the broken window near the basement of the place just in case. Whenever she would go back for her plate in the early afternoon the food would be gone. She was sure it was one of her brothers playing a trick on her, yet she kept up this habit for years to come just in case.

By the age of twelve Alice took to sitting by the broken window even in the middle of winter during the evenings to sing to whatever may be living down there even if it were just the rats. At times she could swear she heard a male voice singing along with her, but whenever she would stop to try and catch the voice it would be long gone. Sometimes she would bring Edward with her since he was her favorite adopted brother even though he was two years older than her. On the days she brought him to her favorite spot she never heard the voice and for that very reason she only brought her brother when he asked to tag along and as he got older those times was fewer and further between.

At the age of thirteen Alice had found a kitten in a back alley and brought it home. She begged and pleaded with Carlisle and Esme to let her keep the little orange and black ball of fur, but they refused since Carlisle was allergic and they ordered her to find it another home. On the way to see if one of the neighbors would take in the poor thing she found Emmett McCarty and Rosalie Hale throwing rocks towards the already broken window of the basement and chanting about how a freak lived down there. The tiny teen tucked the kitten safely in her jacket before screaming at them to stop.

"Stop!" She yelled as her short legs carried towards them. She had never liked the pair since they teased her about her height or lack thereof and now she hated them even more. "Stop it right this instant!"

"Aw look Em she is defending her only friend. I guess freaks really do stick to other freaks." The fourteen year old leggy blond sniggered as she threw a rock towards Alice and it caught her in the knee causing the skin to tear and bleed which in turn caused Alice to fall to the ground as tears spilled down her cheeks. The pair left arm in arm without even checking to see if she were alright first.

The tiny girl with cropped black hair sat there crying for what seemed like hours. She cried for the pain in her knee and she cried over how she had yet to find Mr. Fuzzy Boots (the little orange and black kitten) a home. Finally an idea hit her and she pulled the little creature from her coat before setting it down in front of the broken window. She wasn't even sure if something lived down there, but it was the only idea she had. Plus if it were her down there she would want a friend.

"I don't know if you even are down there, but if you are I think you would take really good care of Mr. Fuzzy Boots. I know he is little right now, but when he grows up he can eat all the rats down there for you. I'm little too, but that doesn't mean I can't be mean when I want to. Edward says I can be a mean hair puller when I don't get my way. Anyways, I thought you may like a friend since I can't keep him. He makes my dad sick, but I doubt he will make you sick. Please take care of him for me. It must get awfully lonely down there, so now you have a friend to keep you company." She pets the kitten once more before standing up. "Also I thought you should know that I don't think you are a freak. You're just different, but I am different too. We can be different together."

About an hour after she left dirt covered white gloved hands poked out through the broken glass in order to snag the tiny kitten. At first the kitten was terrified over what it saw, but as soon as the stranger started to scratch behind its ear the cat immediately calmed down. One dark brown eye and one white one though the white one did not have the ability to see, narrowed as they watched Emmett and Rosalie walking down the street together hand in hand. It never occurred to Alice a week later when the McCarty's house burned down that the events could be tied together.

When Alice was fourteen Edward's friend Michael Newton brought Alice a basket of fresh apples from his parent's orchard. It was a well-known fact that Mike had a crush on the younger girl and this was his way of courting her. Their parents had even discussed the possibility of a marriage happening when Alice was a few years older. Yet that never came to pass since three days later the Newton's orchard caught on fire burning it to the ground and Mike who had gone back in to the flames in search of the family dog had never come back out. The report said he had died of smoke inhalation, but the truth was the masked man who had followed him in to the orange flames had set Mike on fire after stabbing him in the heart with rusty cork screw. Many people cried for him at the funeral including Alice because she cried over a love she may never know now that he was dead and gone.

When she turned fifteen, Alice started talking more and more about her life and about love. Alice was big in to a fairytale love and she feared that she would never find it. It got worse when Edward graduated early and started at a community college since he didn't want to be very far away from his family. She would cry every night over the fact nobody besides her family seemed to love her and how she had absolutely no friends. Then one day after super she started finding a red rose on her pillow each night. She honestly thought that maybe Edward was sneaking home at night to leave them for her because nobody else knew they were her favorite flower since they symbolized loved.

She never knew the truth of how each night from the darkest corner of her closet he would always be there watching. He would always wait until she fell asleep before creeping over to the side of her bed and running the back of his hand down her cheek before leaving a kiss to her for-head. No, Alice never had a clue that the Phantom of the Opera had been watching her for many years and would continue to do so. Maybe if she had things would've ended up different, but then again stories always start one way and end completely another so in the end maybe nothing she had done could've changed anything.

TBC…

AN: So I have been inspired to do this story for a very long time and since I put the trailer up yesterday I wanted to put the introduction up today. I am so very excited for this story and I can't wait to continue this and see if I get a good reaction or not. It is sort of like the Phantom of the Opera, but totally different in some ways. Anyways, I would love to hear what you thought about this in a review. There is also a preview at the bottom.

Please R&R like always!

Preview for the next chapter:

"I brought you scrambled eggs, bacon, and bagels today." "I also managed to steal you a glass of milk. It was easy enough to do since I told mother I wanted to eat outside considering it is such a lovely day. I'm not that hungry today so you can have it all. I'm hoping today will be the day they finally notice all the effort I have been putting in. Maybe they will see that I am good for something other than simply fixing tears in dresses."

"Alice, are you out here?"

"Over here Angela!"

"Are you out here again?" "I should have known you would be feeding the resident Phantom. Doesn't it bother you knowing that something could actually be there? I mean I find you here every day sharing your breakfast and talking to it as if it is a friend or something."

"He is my friend Angela." "What does it matter that I have never seen him? This is something I have done for years. I can't say for sure that he lives down there, but if he does I know that I would feel horrid just leaving him alone to starve with no human contact. I don't care what the stories say, he is still human after all and if it were me I know I would want someone to show the same kindness."

AND

"Hello beautiful what are you doing back here among all the dust and cobwebs?"

"Well mom wanted a dress and I remember seeing it in one of these trunks and wait-" "Oh my gosh Edward you're home! When did you get home? How long are you visiting for?"

"What would you say if I say forever?" "I'm home for good with a degree in law."

"This is so great!" "You have no idea how much I have missed you."

"And I you Alice." "You really have grown up. I'm sorry I haven't been able to visit much in the last couple of years. I can't believe you are sixteen now. You really have grown in to a quite a woman."