A/N: Right guys this is not only my first ever fanfiction but it is the first story I have ever written.

After much encouragement from my newly acquired (and did I mention totally awesome?) beta Ashley - Ms. Skittles - and my new found friend Saritadreaming, who is an amazing writer, I have decided to bite the bullet and publish a story on here. So a big thank you goes out to you guys, without your encouragement and support this story would never have happened so this is dedicated to you!!

I'm releasing the prologue now, although the next few chapters are underway, to wet your appetites. I hope you enjoy it and please remember, be gentle with me its my first time. ;o)

Prologue

I wandered aimlessly through the backstreets of Port Angeles scouring the minds of those around me, looking for any evil thoughts lurking behind their exterior.

This was how I spent a lot of my time. It was, I thought in my own twisted way, my one shot at redemption. It was the only way I could find any semblance of peace, of hope, that I wasn't the base, vile monster I had considered myself to be.

Clearing the streets of what the real world deemed as monsters, the scumbags who prey on the weak, leaving trails of destruction and hurt in their wake, was the last shred of hope that I had to cling to. Preventing these animals from the crimes they liked to commit was what kept me sane.

I continued to pluck thoughts out of the minds of those around me and, after finding nothing widened my circle, searching for the villainous creatures that I knew were lurking out there somewhere. I'd been searching for a while now and had found nothing. Maybe tonight, there was no evil out there waiting to pounce on its unsuspecting victim.

My head whipped up.

The smell of blood assaulted me as I breathed in deeply. It was like no other I had smelt before, it was intoxicating. It was like a sucker punch to my stomach, it nearly crippled me, causing me to stop dead in my tracks. It had the sweetest, most delectable aroma I had ever smelt.

Venom pooled under my tongue, coating my razor sharp teeth as a feral growl erupted from somewhere deep inside me. Nothing could have prepared me for the burning flames that engulfed my throat, threatening to consume me. Not even the century I had spent immunising myself from the potency of human blood with my vegetarian diet.

Instinct took over, the desire to taste the sweet nectar that pulsed somewhere nearby devoured me. I didn't even look around to make sure that nobody was watching. With inhuman speed I sought out the source of my desire knowing that I had to imbibe the blood of whoever it was.

I was coming closer, the scent overpowering me as I neared it. Its potency transformed me into the vile animal that I knew was in there, but that I had been suppressing for decades. Tired of pretending to be something I wasn't I chased down my prey, the thrill of the hunt coursing through my body, urging me on faster than I had ever gone before.

Niggling in the back of my mind was the guilt that would threaten to drown me afterwards at the pain I would cause my family but, in the here and now, I couldn't bring myself to care. Deep down I knew they would forgive me, the question was would I ever be able to forgive myself? In my haste to get to my prey I let this thought simmer away into nothing, all coherent thought lost to me now.

Venom over spilled from my deep red, stone lips and the knowledge that I would soon drink the most delicious blood I had ever come across only urged me further, closer to the unsuspecting victim.

I was finally there.

The crumpled body of a girl laid face down, broken and bleeding, the bouquet of the blood ravaged me so intently, my body poised ready to strike.

With one final, swift movement I was there, next to the body that housed the most desirable elixir. I had to taste it. With the speed and gracefulness that only my kind possessed I spun her over, blood spilling down her cheek as I did so. I tilted her head back, exposing the creamy pale skin of her neck to me.

The crushing fire licked at my insides insistently, I was so focused on the target of my desire that I didn't even stop to notice the face of the broken body that lay in my arms. I dragged my steely teeth across her neck, threatening to pierce the soft skin that yielded to my touch. I flicked my tongue out to taste the blood that continued to drip down the face of the fragile human, swirling my tongue in the delicious juice that seeped from her, groaning as it forced me into sensory overload.

Adding pressure over the artery that pulsed under my tongue, my razor sharp teeth sank into the blissful haven that awaited me. Mmm...It tasted so good. Her blood tasted better than I ever thought possible. The crimson red blood passed through my mouth, my venom edging its way closer to her heart, when the girl in my arms mumbled something indiscernible. I froze, listening intently to the mumbling sounds that escaped her lips, as my tongue snaked out to lick up the droplets that continued to pour from her wound.

"Help me...save me..."

For the second time tonight my head whipped up. That voice, I recognised it. The burn in my throat still raged but something else took over. Out burning the desire for her blood was something unintelligible.

I pushed back the veil of dark mahogany hair that cascaded over her face and I felt my whole body become rigid from the struggle it took me not to consume anymore of her sweet, sweet blood. My eyes raked over the features of the girl that was crushed to my marble chest and waves of disgust shook my body, repulsed at what I had succumbed to.

Here, in my arms was the face that had haunted me, plaguing my every waking moment. Which, being a vampire, was every minute of every day.

It was her!!! The girl!

My eyes shot up to where Alice sat, glassy eyed, across from me. As the images of her voyeuristic vision flashed through her mind I picked them out of her thoughts. I dropped to my knees, doubled over in agony.

"No" the tortured howl of pain ripped through my body!

The agony of my screams dragged Alice out of her reverie, her eyes refocused and locked onto mine.

"No Edward", her whisper would have passed unheard by human ears.

"Alice...I-I...what did I do?" my voice echoed her hushed tones as the strangled sound escaped my lips.

"You bit her. She... you killed her. " she mouthed at me, the features of her perfect pixie face twisted in agony.

An earth shattering sound tore at me from inside, trying to escape, causing shudders to ripple through my body as pain pressed down on me, suffocating me. I was rooted to the spot, unable to move as a throbbing ache ricocheted off every frozen plain of my insides enveloping me in anguish.

A/N: So? What did you guys think? Hate it? Love it? Let me know - review, review, review please? Pretty please? Reviews will equal more chapters, faster!