Disclaimer:
I don't own Edward Cullen or the Twilight Saga.
Sadly. Boo hoo. Boo hoo. ...Okay I'm over it.
Carlisle changed Edward once he knew no one he cared about was alive anymore, but what happens if that weren't true. Edward/Bella story. This takes place before Twilight.
~Bella's POV~
~Chicago 1918~
I never thought I'd fall in love. Love was merely a story that was made up, as I had understood, and served no meaning but to dazzle the ones who believed it. I never heard of true love, the word soulmates made no sense to me. No one had a person out in the world who was meant to be with them, from deep within the soul. Marriage was about benefits, children, financial support, and many non-soulful things. I was young, and always under my parents' wing. I was sheltered, I didn't know what the world was. I knew only the city in which I lived, the places at which I went to, and the parents who had raised me. I had never left home without my parents guiding me. Everything was the way it was supposed to be until I met him. It wasn't a regular day for me, that day. I went out with Mother to fetch some food for the evening meal as always. I am not, nor have ever been, completely ladylike. I cannot bear to walk with the poise I am supposed to and I have quite a tendency to trip on my feet. I was reprimanded for this often, however this clumsiness has made me fall in love, quite literally. I was prancing in the market, spinning, twirling my long skirt, when I fell. I tripped over the air it seemed like, and suddenly I was off my feet and flying towards the pebblestone pathway. I went into a trance and closed my eyes as I was about to hit the floor. That is when Edward Anthony Mason caught me in his arms.
"Are you alright?" Edward asked.
I shook my head, gathering my thoughts.
"I'm...just great!" I chuckled.
He sighed, still holding me in his arms.
"You could have been hurt." He murmured, so worried for a girl he had just met.
I smiled and picked myself up and stood.
He took my hand and kissed it.
"My name is Edward." He introduced himself. "And who do I have the pleasure of?"
"I am Isabella Swan." I said warmly.
He beamed.
He stared into my eyes. His eyes were such a beautiful shade of hazel. He had such an irresistable charm to him. We stared at each other for a few minutes.
He ran his fingers through my hair.
"Would you like to join me for dinner tonight?" He finally asked me.
And that's all it took. One trip, and I fell in love with Edward Mason.
It has felt like years since that afternoon, and I can truthfully say I believe in love. I believe in soulmates. I believe that there is a person in the world who is perfect for you.
The next chapter won't be as "filler-y" and will get into the good stuff. The exciting parts of the story. But...I don't know if I will be inspired without some good reviews. So review it up!