Thankyou for beginning this journey with me. This story follows Jake and Bella as they discover their true feelings for one another and attempt to overcome the many obstacles in their lives. After all, love is something worth fighting for

Love and best wishes,

Lee-leerose xx

Chapter 1: New Soul

The wind blew ferociously, swaying the trees dangerously. I stood in the cold, dark forest, watching, waiting for any sort of clue that would explain why I was there. Echoes of a familiar voice flowed on the wind, through the moving trees. A melodic voice whispered my name "Bella, Bella, Bella". My body shivered as the leaves rustled around me. The voice came again, closer now. I spun on the forest floor, trying to find the direction the mysterious voice was coming from. It was so familiar, yet I my mind couldn't quite link the name. Louder still the voice said "Bella".

The trees in front of me opened to the darkness. A stone white hand emerged, bright light in the shadow. It reached out, beckoning me towards it. My body wanted so much to move closer, but my mind screamed in protest. Instinctively, I tried to step back from the cold but an invisible force drew me towards it. I was frightened; my heart beat faster as adrenaline took over. I found that I was no longer in control of my body. A voice in my head screamed at me to run but as hard as I tried I could not find the will to do as it said. The voice's screams were agonizingly persistent as my body rejected its warnings.

I struggled as the stone hand became close enough to touch me. It gripped the front of my shirt. Ice cold fingers clamping shut, trapping me in its grasp. Suddenly the rest of the body emerged in one smooth movement. An angel stood before me. He was tall and lean, lithe muscle covering his arms and torso. His face was an image of perfection, symmetrical and beautiful. His bronze hair was slightly tousled from the still whistling wind. I felt a jerk in my chest and looking down I could see that his hand had sunk through my shirt and into my skin. Wrist deep it began swivelling back and forth, searching blindly. Suddenly it stopped and I looked up to see a glint of dark pleasure in the angel's eyes. The angel tugged sharply on whatever it had found inside me. I doubled over with excruciating pain. The pain was radiating throughout my whole body. I looked down in time to see that the angel's hand had managed to pull itself from my chest, no longer stone white but blood red. Strong fingers encased a small white box. Pocketing the object, the angel smiled darkly before walking back into the shadows, still in possession of my soul. I screamed. Stumbling forwards in blind pain I collapsed and fell to the forest floor. There I lay, until the warmth awoke me.

"Shhhhh, Bells. You'll wake Charlie." A warm and familiar voice pulled me back to the present. "It was just a bad dream. You're alright now, I'm here" My heart was thumping in my head, screaming in protest. My breath was coming quickly with panic. As my stuttering heart slowed I realised the unbearable pain was gone. I clutched at my chest and was surprised to find that there was no hole, no blood, no injuries to suggest that any of it had been real.

Fear was replaced by shock. The dark forest was replaced by my familiar room, and the looming angel had disappeared for good. Instead of cold stone I could feel warmth radiating from somewhere nearby. Slowly it dawned on me that someone else was in my room. They had spoken to me; their breathing was slow and even.

"Jake" I gasped his name, fighting back the tears that I knew were coming. I reached out, searching for him. "Jake" I pleaded, my voice wavering slightly. Finally I found him, my hands coming into contact with his smooth, warm chest. I wrapped my arms around his waist, rashly pulling him towards me. He responded by moving closer, and carefully circling his arms around me. I moved my hands to his shoulders so I could hold onto him more tightly. Then I blinked and allowed the tears to come.

There's a small insight to the story. Please review and tell me what you thought. There are many more chapters to come