For the past two months my "father" Charlie has been abusing me because he thinks it is my fault that my mother Renee is dead and I am starting to believe him. My alarm went
Off at 5:30 am so I had time to make Charlie's breakfast and get ready for a horrible day at school. I was finished making Charlie's breakfast, when he came down the stairs.
"ISABELLA! Where is my breakfast?" Charlie shouted.
"Right here father." I said walking toward him with his food but clumsy me, I tripped on my own two feet and his food going everywhere on me. I'm dead now! I thought.
"You cannot do anything right, can you?" Charlie screamed slapping me across the face, knocking me to the ground. I cried in pain, he just laughed.
"It's your fault Renee is dead!" He warned picking me up and throwing me into the wall.
"I have to go to work but when I come home this mess BETTER be cleaned up, understand?" He wondered. I just nodded in pain.
"Good!" Charlie snapped walking out the door. I have to get out of this place! I thought. So I crawled out the door then stood up and started walked…somewhere…
ALICE POV:
I was picking out a super cute outfit when I got a vision…
*Vision*
A brown haired girl with deep chocolate brown eyes, lying on the side of the highway
With huge purple-bluish purses all over her with cuts that look really bad. And then
Edward's Volvo stopping when he saw her. He got out and picked her up, putting her in his car and driving off.
*End of Vision*
"Carlisle!" I shouted running normal speed into his study.
"What's wrong, Alice?" Carlisle wondered standing up with a worried look on his face.
"I had a vision about this girl on the side of the highway with HUGE purses all over her body!" I said.
"Well, we have to go help her!" He insisted starting to get his bag.
"No need Edward will stop and get her!" I replied. I can take her shopping! I thought.
BELLA POV:
I stopped walking because I got tired walking and I was on the highway to Forks, Washington. I wanted to keep going but I was too weak and fell to the ground in felt kind nice so I just stayed there. A couple minutes pasted, I could hear the cars zooming past me but then I heard one car go fling past me but then the car slowed to a stop then I heard foot steps coming toward me. Oh no! Charlie! He is so going to kill me now! I thought. I was waiting for him to hurt me but I felt nothing, so I waited longer still nothing happened, I was going to open my eyes but then he picked me up like I weighed nothing and cared me to his car. . I don't know how he got his door open but I was laid down in his back seat. Then he drove off. This person was definitely not Charlie because this person was listening to Clair de Lune…
EDWARD POV:
I was speeding home when I saw the most beautiful girl on the side of the road. She was lying on the ground. I slowed to a stop and got of my Volvo. I slowly walked over to where she was laying; I saw huge purses all over her. Who would do some thing like this to a beautiful creature! I thought I should bring her to Carlisle.
So I picked her up and carried her to my car and put her in the back seat of my car. I drove off toward my house. I got her out of the car; I could tell that her blood was mouthwatering. Alice was jumping up and down when I walked through the door.
"Alice…" I started raising my eye brow.
"Oh hi! Carlisle is in his study. He already knows." Alice said, I nodded at her and went up to his study and laid her on the black leather couch.
BELLA POV:
The car finally came to a stop. I was then picked up again, and then I felt like I was suddenly inside.
"Alice…" the voice started they sound like bells. Did I die? I thought.
"Oh hi! Carlisle is in his study, he already knows!" a girl bell voice said Carlisle? Do I even know a Carlisle? I thought.
"Oh my!" another bell voice said "I didn't think it was THIS bad!" what? Is he talking about me? Then I felt a leather couch under me.
"What should we do, Carlisle?" The bell voice wondered.
"I don't know…" The other voice said.
Alice, how long until she opens her eyes?" the beautiful male voice said, why and how would she know that?
"In about 30 seconds Edward" the squeaky girl voice said, so the beautiful voice was named Edward, it suited him even though I couldn't see him. When I opened my eyes, I saw three beautiful people in front of me.
"Hello, I'm Dr. Carlisle Cullen, you may call me Carlisle and may I ask what your name is?" A blonde haired man said.
"Um…Isabella Swan but I like Bella." I answered looking down.
"Well, Bella I'd like you to meet my son and daughter." Carlisle said a short pixie like girl jumped in front of me.
"HI! I'm Alice and I'm going to take you shopping!" She squealed NOT SHOPPING! I thought.
"Alice lets wait on that for now." The other male said.
"Fine." Alice pouted.
"Hello I'm Edward Cullen." He said. Edward had bronze hair. They all looked like angels.
"Um Bella, why were you on the side of the highway?" Edward asked smiling a crooked smile at me.
"Um well, I was running away from my abusive father Charlie but I was too weak and I fell, so I just stayed there." I said looking up from my hands. They all had their mouths wide open in shock. They snapped out of it quickly.
"Your Chief Swan's daughter?" Dr. Cullen wondered, shocked.
"Yes." I said, Edward was still staring at me, this felt awkward telling them stuff like this. I just hate remembering Charlie like that. I began to cry; Edward came over to me and sat down next to me. "Its okay Bella, we will not let him hurt you anymore" Edward said cradling my cheek in his hand. Alice and Carlisle sat down next. Then I heard the front door open.
"We're home!" Someone boomed.
"Jazzy!" Alice chirped jumping up and running out the door.
"Come on Bella, let's go to my room." Edward suggested getting up and walking us to his room. Edward's room had a piano and a lot of CDs, but yet no bed. He sat me down on a black leather couch and closed his door. The he came to sit down next to me. Edward turned on his CD player; it was playing Clair de Lune.
"Clair de Lune is great." I said smiling slightly.
"You know Clair de Lune?" Edward wondered looking into my eyes.
"Yeah, my mom used to play it around the house." I replied trying not to cry.
"Bella, what happened to your mother?" Edward asked.
"Umm…my mom died from a car accident and Charlie thinks it's my fault that she is dead." I answered putting my head into my hands.
"Oh Bella, don't believe him." Edward insisted, I wanted to change the subject.
"So…who came into your house?" I wondered.
"Just the rest of my family." He answered.
"Oh." I whispered just letting it drop.
"I mean Emmett, Rosalie, Jasper and Esme." He said smiling "Emmett is the big muscle guy; Rosalie is the blonde haired one. Jasper is the honey hair colored hair and Esme is my mom."
"What? No girlfriend?" I asked, almost in disappointment.
"No, why?" Edward asked back.
"Just wondering." I replied relieved.
"Ok and what about you any boyfriends?" he asked sadness in his voice.
"No my father wouldn't let me because he thought I might tell someone that he hurts me." I replied.
"Oh okay," Edward mumbled, I yawned.
Looks like someone is tired." Edward said chuckling then picking me up and cradling me like a baby again.
"Sleep my Bella, happy dreams." Edward said My Bella? I like it I thought, I smiled.
EDWARD POV:
"Sleep my Bella, happy dreams." I said My BELLA! What was I thinking! I thought, but I saw her smile at it, which made me smile too.
EDWARD! Why do I smell a human in the house! Jasper thought, I walked down stairs with Bella in my arms still asleep.
"Jazz clam down!" Alice said Sorry Eddie! I tried to tell him. Well…your turn! Alice thought.
"Alice take Bella for a minute please" I said not taking my eyes off Jasper.
"Okay," Alice said, taking Bella from me and sitting with her on the sofa.
"Jasper, she was being abused by her father and was on the side of the highway. What do you have done?" I questioned.
"Well, if I smelled her, she would be dead now" he said.
"DON'T YOU DARE SAY THAT!" I growled loudly, Bella turned into her sleep.
"Be quiet Edward! She was starting to wake up!" Alice said, and then Carlisle stepped in.
"Alice take Bella up to Edward's room please." Carlisle said "Edward, Emmett, Jasper outside please." I walked outside with the rest of them following.
"Ok Jasper, she needs our help, so she is going to stay here for awhile. So do what you need to contain yourself." Carlisle said turning to Emmett "Emmett, I don't this will be a problem for you." We walked back inside; Esme was making food for Bella. Alice came down the stairs.
"Edward; Bella is saying something really weird in her sleep" she said pointing to my room. I went to my room to see Bella awake. She was saying a poem.
By the power
Of the moon
May my nightmares
Come into tune.
By the power
Of the sun
Let my heart
Not be broken.
By the power
Of the stars
Please rid me of
These scars
Blessed be the way.
BELLA POV:
After I said my poem I turned around to see Edward standing in the doorway.
"I'm sorry." Edward said coming into the room, sitting next to me.
"What was that, anyway?" He wondered.
"Oh, my mom used to say it when I was little to make my nightmares go away," I answered. "but she isn't here so I say it everyday."
"Oh I'm so sorry, Bella." Edward apologized "I know how you feel"
"But you don't, no one does. You don't know the feeling that no one loves you anymore." I whispered, tears leaking over.
"Well, that's not entirely true because I love you and I will help you, Bella." Edward promise. I felt touched and he said he loved me, no one has ever said that to me before.
"Thank you, Edward." I whispered, I didn't know if I should hug him so I didn't.
"Your welcome." He replied hugging me so I hugged him back.
"Bella, are you hungry?" Edward asked.
"Um no I'm fine." I insisted.
"Bella, you should eat something." He insisted.
"Ok…" I mumbled, I walked with him down the stairs and into the kitchen. There was a beautiful woman with brown hair standing at the stove.
"Hello, I'm Esme" She introduced hugging me.
"Hi I'm Bella." I greeted looking at Edward and for some reason he was smiling.
"Nice too meet you, Bella! Come, come eat something dear." Esme suggested pulling me to the food; I sat down next to Edward.
"You guys aren't eating?" I asked looking at Edward.
"No, just worry about you, Bella," Edward said pointing to my food. When I was finished my food Alice got me to give me some new clothes. Edward said that he wanted to tell me something very important.
"Bella…my family. And…I" Edward stuttered. "Bella my family and I are vampires."
"Are you going to hurt me?" I asked.
"NO! I swear that I…we will never hurt you!" Edward swore.
"So do u sleep on coffins?" I asked I heard someone laugh from down stairs so Edward started laughing too.
"No we don't sleep ever." Edward replied. "Nor are we burned by the sun"
"Do you drink blood?" I asked. I have blood…
"Yes but not human blood, we drink animal blood," He answered matter-o-factly, I nodded.
"I want you to meet the rest of my family, Bella." Edward insisted pulling me off the couch and down the stairs. Edward said Carlisle left for work.
"Everyone this is Bella" Edward introduced waving a hand in my direction.
"HI! I'm Emmett!" A big muscle guy greeted getting me in a big dear hug.
"…can't …breathe…" I gasped.
"Oh sorry!" Emmett apologized putting me down.
"I'm Jasper," a honey blonde guy said, he looked like he was in pain. I waved at him and said hello.
"And I'm Rosalie." A tall beautiful blonde haired girl said she was simply breath taking.
"Hello." I said "It's nice to meet you all."
Alice came down the stairs. "Bella! We need to go shopping for clothes and furniture!" she squealed.
"Furniture?" I asked.
"Yeah, we are going to make the guest room into your room." Alice squealed again.
"I'll come too I guess" Edward mumbled.
"Come on!" Alice said dragging me to the cars.
"Bella and I will take my Volvo." Edward said taking me away from Alice. Once inside his car I thanked him.
"Thank you." I sighed.
"You're welcome Bella." Edward said Alice ran into the mall. She was going crazy. I probably have at least 50 bags of clothes!
"Bella just let Alice be, trust me it's safer that way." Edward whispered in my ear, Esme and Alice nodded their heads. Finally we went shopping for my room. Edward said 'This is where Esme comes in handy.' I smiled. Esme found really cute stuff. She found a small cream sofa, a queen sized bed. Once we got to their house or they told me 'My new home.' So they insisted on getting started on my new room. Also I bought some candles to light in my room. My new room was done in about 2 or 3 hours! I thanked them and went up to bed. I lit my candles and said my poem.
By the power
Of the moon
May my nightmares
Come into tune
By the power
Of the sun
Let my heart
Not be broken
By the power
Of the stars
Please rid me
Of these scars
Blessed be the way.
I turn around again and saw Edward standing in the door way. He was smiling and came in and sat down on the corner of my bed.
"You know I like to have some space." I joked.
"Oh I can leave…" He suggested standing up.
"No!" I gasped immediately; he chuckled and joined me on my bed again.
"So…how does it work?" He asked me.
"What work?" I asked back at him.
"The spell thing." He answered.
"Oh, well it works better with lit candles." I confirmed pointing to the candles.
"Ok and do you only know one spell." Edward wondered.
Um…no but I wouldn't think of it as a spell." I said.
Okay, could you say it for me, please?" Edward asked smiling his crooked smile, I nodded.
Magic is who I am
Helping me along the way
My nightmares are my magic
Talking, giving me clues
To help someone in need
I am who I am
I am not me if I don't
Have my magic
No one will change this fact.
As I finished I looked down at my hands.
"That was beautiful, Bella." Edward complimented hugging me tightly.
"Thanks Edward." I replied hugging him back.
"Goodnight Bella." Edward said standing in my door way.
"Goodnight Edward." I replied getting under my covers.
That morning Edward drove me to school. Once he started the engine Clair De Lune started playing in his car. He was the one who saved me!
"You're the one who found me?" I asked raising my voice.
"Yes I found you on the side of the highway." He mumbled, I stared in shock but not what I just heard.
"Bella? Are you okay?" Edward questioned waving his hand in front of my face. I shook my head
"What?" he asked looking in the direction I was looking in. I saw Charlie standing at his police car.
"Uh oh." I whispered "I can't go to school." Edward nodded as he drove out of the school's parking lot. Esme was working out on her garden when we got home.
"Why home so early?" Esme asked coming through the back door.
"Charlie was waiting for me at school." I sighed.
"Oh." Esme sighed. "Guess you can't go to school today."
"Yup," I said looking at Edward then back at Esme.
"Well we could work on your room." Esme said looking at Edward.
"Edward are you going to school or stay here?" Esme asked.
"I'll stay here with Bella and you." Edward replied winking at me, I smiled.
"Okay well let's get started!" Esme said. We painted my room a light blue and put all the clothes away from yesterday. Edward and I went to the mall for accessories like IPOD, books, and so on… Finally my room was all done. After I ate lunch I helped Esme while Edward went hunting. He said he wanted to show me something but he had to hunt first.
"You have a beautiful garden Esme." I said smiling at her warmly.
"Oh thank you Bella!" Esme said smiling hugging me.
"We're home!" Emmett boomed.
"We are out back!" Esme said in a normal voice.
"Can they hear you?" I wondered.
"Yes vampires hearing also they can hear what we are saying right now." Esme explained.
"Seriously?" I wondered.
"Yup!" Emmett boomed with a laugh, I smiled.
"Also I could hear you two talking from a mile away." Edward said from behind us, I turned around and saw Edward sitting in a tree. I stood up as he jumped out of the tree and hit the ground with a loud thump!
"Edward where were you today?" Emmett asked standing at the back door with Jasper right behind him. Edward growled suddenly with Emmett and Jasper laughing.
"What?" I asked them looking straight at Edward.
"Stay out of this Bella." Edward growled at me. I frowned.
"I'll tell you Bella, we thought you and Eddie boy were-" Emmett started but Edward cut him off.
"Leave Bella out of this!" Edward hissed.
"Okay little bro!" Emmett replied smiling evilly.
"If you want me come'n'get me!" Edward snapped running at vampire speed into the forest with Emmett right behind him. Jasper stood there for a minute then turned around to go inside. I ran into the house up the steps and into my room. I locked my door and jumped
on my bed and started crying. I heard yelling from down stairs. Someone running up the stairs and then there was a knock on my door
"Bella?" Edward wondered. "I know you're in here, I can smell you. Please open the door."
"NO! GO AWAY!" I shouted at him.
"Bella please I didn't mean it I swear! Can we talk?" Edward pleaded sadness in his voice.
"No go away!" I whispered but I knew he could hear it.
"Bella don't make me take the door off," He threatened "I will."
"No, you won't." I insisted.
"Yea I won't," He said "Ok I'll leave now" I knew he wasn't giving up. Then my window flung open, Edward was standing in my window. I screamed like bloody murder.
"GO AWAY!" I yelled throwing my pillow at him which didn't do anything.
"Bella, I'm so sorry!" Edward apologized jumping on to my bed and grading my face in his huge stone hands.
"LET GO OF ME!" I shouted clawing to get his hands off of my face.
"No not until you clam down and forgive me." Edward insisted clam and sadness in his voice.
"I am clam." I insisted. "I am clam."
"Will you forgive me?" He asked.
"Fine." I whispered.
"You don't mean it." He pushed.
"Yes! I forgive you." I said trying to get my face out of his hands. He let go of me and shut my window.
"Good! Cause I wouldn't give up." Edward replied smiling "I want to show you something." He pulled me off my bed, pulled me onto his back and he jumped out the window.
"Are you scared?" Edward asked.
"Is this a rhetorical question?" I shot back.
"Then close your eyes and hold on." He answered laughing; he took off running full speed into the thick forest. I closed my eyes and soon we finally stopped.
"Down you go." Edward said getting me off his back, I opened my eyes and saw a beautiful meadow in the middle of the forest.
"It's beautiful, Edward" I gasped smiling at him.
"I knew you would like it, also it's were I come to think." Edward replied smiling…