((Hello! This is my first time doing a fanfic that isn't anime....Twilight has been one of my favorite books and I thought, why not do it in a way I'd have liked to also see? This goes around the time of the end of the first book. Please enjoy!))

Brother, Where Art Thou?
Chapter 1

Preface-

"Do you love me Edward?" I asked in the most seductive voice I could muster. He looked at me with black eyes. His thirst was apparent in his velvet voice.

"Everyday of the rest of my existence."

"Do you promise?" I could not help but push the matter, after all, this was almost to the end of both our existences.

"No promise ever made could mean more than how I feel about you."

We both looked to the setting sun and grasped one another hands. The end of everything was just over the horizon.
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"Edward please, you know I don't like this." I climbed out of my truck with eyes closed. He held me in both arms in one swift movement. If I hadn't been standing before, I doubt I would have even noticed suddenly being half horizontal. He was taking me to a special dinner at his families house. Normally, according to leagued, I would be the main course. Fortunately for me, all the vampire I know are vegetarians, or rather, the kind of vampires that are safe to humans. Sometimes I look back on the past year and wondered what my life would be like if I had never decided to move to Forks. What if I had not been given the same biology class as Edward. Would we still have found one another, regardless? Was our love something miles, years and fate could not escape? I moved my hand to his marble neck and knew, for an absolute doubt, that we would have found one another. Florida, sun or not. We were meant to be.

"Can I please open my eyes now?" I could already smell the sweet sent of the Cullen's home.

"You know Alice, she wants you to have the full effect…." Edward said in an amused, but slightly irritated tone.

"Alice…" I couldn't help but say myself. His sister was both wonderful, crazy and highly exuberant and insisted that she take part in every human aspect of my life. She was even going as far as to make Edward and I a "date" night, consisting of music, candles and human food. I felt bad that Edward would be watching me eat, I'm sure he was going to be board with it. As soon as we entered the house, he set me down and allowed me to open my eyes Alice stood impatiently at the bottom of the stairs, a wide grin on her face. The house was spotless, the glass wall shown with glistening perfection. The smell of fresh flowers wafted toward me in a sweet scent, along with the hint of Italian food.

"Welcome Bella!" She said and danced toward me in infinite grace.

"Hello Alice! You know you really didn't need to do this…." I said, hoping she didn't go to too much trouble, but knowing she did anyway.

"It's you're first anniversary! I needed to do something. I knew Edward was just planning on watching you sleep." She said in a half annoyed tone. I would rather have Edwards plan, as long as I didn't talk in my sleep, but I knew that was near impossible. I gave a sigh and forced a smile on my face. Maybe I could eat fast and be out of here in an hour….

"Come on Bella!" Alice said, taking my hand and dancing towards the never used dinning room. I stood in shock when we got to it. It was almost the exact replica of the first place Edward had taken me…it didn't seem like only a year ago that I had been guessing at the secrets behind the male god beside me. The only difference between the restaurant booth and the one that oddly sat before me was that it was better, with Alice's touches everywhere from my favorite flowers to the soft candlelight on the table.

"Wow Alice…its amazing!" I said and took a seat. Edward sat across with me, my favorite crooked smile playing on his face. Alice disappeared into the other room, I guessed to give us a little privacy.

"She really has outdone herself." I said and picked up the replica menu. I smiled seeing the ravioli I knew I would be getting this night.

"It is Alice….she really wants us to have a little alone time, when things first began to happen between us." He said, taking my hand from across the table. I marveled in his smooth, cool touch. My heart was already pounding fast. He smiled as my face began to blush.

"So what will it be?" Jasper said, standing with a notepad in his hand.

"Well don't you look nice." I said, smiling at the apron.

"Alice….." He said, smiling as he said the name.

Edward placed our order, even adding in the extra coke and making sure to ask for breadsticks.

"This is a special night for us." He said as soon as Jasper had left.

"Its always special." I said, rubbing the back of his hand.

"How I wish I could just hear your thoughts, if only for a moment." He said, softly moving his free hand across my cheek.

"Sometimes I wish you could to, but other times…." I said, blushing even further, which made him smile even more. After a few minutes Jasper brought out my food.

"I'm sorry you have to watch me eat…."

"Never be sorry Bella, I love every moment I am with you."

"Even with the dull human food?"

"Especially with the human food." He said.

I didn't think anything in my world could have been more perfect. I had the one I loved, and even better, he loved me back. I was in pure bliss. It only took seconds for that bliss to weaver.

A knock sounded throughout the Cullen home. A surprised Alice came beside the Alice, followed by a concerned Jasper. In a second Edward froze like a stone. His expression was frightening and I wondered furiously who the strange visitor could be. Jasper went to the door and opened it. From where I stood I could not see the face of the curious stranger.

"Edward?" I said, in a low voice. He looked at me, his eyes completely puzzled and a little frightened.

"Julius." He said, and looked to the beautiful male stranger that entered the home. His eyes a blood red, and his expression so Edward like, I almost fell out of my seat.

"Edward, how are you, my brother?"

Silence echoed through my slow human mind.