Rising Sun
by Talitha Clearwater

Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight.
If I did, Bella would be Jacob's imprint/wife, instead of marrying the Century-Old-Virgin-Leech-Who-Sparkles-Like-a-Fairy!
Not that I have anything against Renesmee, because let's face it, she's adorable!
But BellaxJacob...sighs in delight...I just feel like they were meant to be together from the very second Bella was first conceived...
I should probably warn you that while I am a virgin, I am also 21 years old, which gives me way to much time on my hands for reading sex scenes here on FFNet and on AO3.
My current faves include, but are not limited to, The Rise of the Drackens by StarlightMassacre and Intercourse High School by MZHollywood!
I would also like to warn you in advance that I am a hopeless romantic, so you'll probably be seeing some major fluff in future chapters!
Unfortunately, I know absolutely nothing about multiple time zones in one country other than the fact that they exist, so please forgive me for any mistakes!
So, without further ado, I present to you the very first chapter of my first ever Twilight fic...no, crossovers don't count...RISING SUN!
(imaginary audience applauds wildly)
Now let the story begin!

Chapter One: Terror in the Night

September 13, 2006
11:30 p.m.
Phoenix, Arizona

Four year old Isabella Swan yawned tiredly, rubbing the sleep out of her eyes as she climbed out of bed.
Suddenly, there was a loud crash from the living room just half a second before her mother screamed.
Bella's heart pounded wildly.
Mommy never screamed, so Bella knew something was really wrong.

Creeping silently out of her bedroom, she padded softly down the hall.
She heard Daddy yelling, quickly accompanied by a loud bang and several booming thuds.
Tears streaming down her cheeks, she reached the living room door and instantly froze.

Mommy and Daddy were lying on the living room floor.
And they weren't moving.
A man and a woman were crouched over them, the man's mouth pressed to Daddy's wrist while the woman did the same with Mommy's wrist.
Bella screamed.

Instantly, the two jerked around, their eyes widening in surprise as they spotted the small child standing frozen in the doorway.
Bella whimpered at the sight of their glowing red eyes, almost matching the woman's bright red hair.
The man grinned evilly as he slowly stalked toward her.

Bella wrinkled her nose in disgust.
What was that god-awful smell coming from these strange people?
There was a strange itch creeping up her spine.
Her entire body was suddenly boiling hot, all the way down to her bones and muscles, and she couldn't stop shaking.

The woman was staring at her, ruby eyes narrowed in contemplation.
Suddenly, her eyes widened in shocked realization.
She reached out a hand to pull the man back, but it was too late.
The scary man lunged toward Bella and the four year old let out a piercing shriek of agony as she exploded out of her skin.

11:33 p.m.
La Push, Washington

Paul Lahote sat on the cliffs overlooking First Beach, gazing out over the ocean.
Behind him, Jacob, Quil and Embry rolled around in a tangled mess of fur and limbs while Sam and Jared just rolled their eyes at their antics.
Paul paid them no mind, however.
Paul's mind was focused on one thing and one thing only.
His baby sister, Isabella Katherine Uley.

Paul's eyes filled with tears.
His sweet baby sister who had been stolen from her crib in the middle of the night when she was just six months old.
Paul remembered clearly her inky black hair, glowing russet skin and beautiful dark brown eyes with green and gold flecks.
The way she giggled and her eyes sparkled when Paul would tickle her while Sam got her ready for bed.
She would be four years old today, assuming, of course, that she was still alive.

Paul's father had left his mother when he was eleven.
Shannon had then sought comfort in Joshua Uley, her best friend whose wife had died three years prior in a car crash.
Soon, they were dating and eight months later were pronounced husband and wife.
Bella was born two years later.

Paul had only found out six weeks ago exactly who had taken Bella.
Rosalie Hale, a member of the resident leech coven that was recently located in Forks.
Paul let out a wolfy sigh.
The blonde female leech's thoughts had slipped while hunting and her mind-reading brother had been appalled.
Edward had immediately told the rest of his coven who were equally horrified and they quickly brought the information to the Quileute Elders.

Paul mentally shivered at the memory.
Billy had been furious.
He had been appointed Bella's godfather when she was born and Jacob had practically adored the little girl.
Whenever Shannon and Joshua need to go somewhere but couldn't take Bella, Jacob would offer to help Sam and Paul watch her.
Billy, Harry, and Old Quil had often joked that if Jacob ever did end up phasing, Bella would definitely be his imprint.

When Bella disappeared, everyone was miserable.
Joshua ended up drinking himself into a stupor.
A few weeks later, he was dead from alcohol poisoning.
Shannon committed suicide less than 24 hours after finding her husband's body.
Sam buried himself in schoolwork, studying for his senior-year final exams and Paul moped around all the time.
Jacob just stayed in his room all day and cried.

Suddenly, Paul felt a ripple go through the pack mind and jolted to his feet.
The Pack had just gained a new member, but who?
Looking around, he noticed that Sam, Jake and Jared were equally elert while Quil and Embry just continued their wrestling match as if nothing had happened.
Jared gave the two idiots a reprimanding nip to the tail as Paul sighed in frustration.
"Let's get this shit over with," he muttered, earning himself a disapproving glare from Sam.

"What's your name?" Sam asked the newbie.
For a moment, all they could get from the newbie was a strong sense of absolute terror.
Then there was a flash of shock.
"W-who are you?" a tiny, childish voice whimpered.

Paul's eyes bugged out.
The newbie was a fucking child!
And a girl, at that!
They had thought that only boys could phase and even then, only when they were in their mid to late teens.
Apparently they were wrong on both counts.

Glancing around at the other pack members, Paul could see his shock mirrored on each of the faces around him before Sam quickly took charge.
"My name is Sam Uley," the black-furred wolf replied, "and who are you, little one?"
"B-B-Bella S-Swan..." the newbie stammered.

There was a flash of pain from Sam upon hearing her first name before he quickly forced it down.
"How old are you, Bella?" Sam questioned.
They saw a quick image of a birthday cake decorated with four white candles and the name 'Isabella Marie Swan' written in pink icing above the words 'born September 13, 2002, adopted March 31, 2003.'

Paul felt a flash of hope.
Maybe this was their Bella!
Glancing at Sam and Jake, he saw the same hope reflected in their eyes.
Jared, Quil and Embry just looked confused.

"Bella," Sam started, "what happened right before you started hearing my voice in your head?"
Bella let out a soft whimper right before images started flashing through the pack mind.
They saw Bella being woken up in the middle of the night by a loud noise and leaving her bedroom.
They felt her fear at her mother's screams and her father's yells.
They felt her terror upon entering the living room.
When they saw the two vampires drinking from her parents' bodies, all six wolves let out furious growls.

Bella let out a squeak of fear and Sam quickly apologized for scaring the child.
"Bella, where do you live?" he asked.
"In Phoenix," Bella replied.
Before Sam could say anything, there was a sudden burst of agonizing pain from Bella's mind right before her end of the link was abruptly severed.

A/N: Yes, the two vampires were James and Victoria.
But where is Laurent, hmmm?