A/N: This is set quite a long time after Bella and Edward. They are still around, and Bella is a vampire. But there is a new addition to the Cullen family. A seventeen year old boy (is boy the right word?), named Taylor. It will make more sense as the story unfolds. I do hope you enjoy...

Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight or Twilight characters. I will only take credit for my characters Taylor and Jenna (and of course all the little fill ins for the original characters that are no longer around. Perhaps you'll be able to see the connection that is forming between old and new).

Chapter One: Exquisite Chains

"Jenna, cheer up. You're gonna love it here." An older woman said from the driver's seat of an expensive looking car. "Put your bags in the trunk and get in. I want to hurry up and get to the new house."

Jenna rolled her eyes without saying a word and did as she was told. She would never understand what compelled her mother, Gabriella, to move here of all places. Forks, Washington had to be the smallest, most boring town in the nation. There was nothing attractive about this place unless you loved rain and wetness. Of course, her mother had come up with plenty of excuses to move here. The two that she stuck with most was change of scenery and inspiration to help her write. What Jenna didn't see was how someone could get inspiration from such a small lifeless place. Granted, she hadn't lived in a really big city before, but it could at least be classified as a city. As soon as Jenna got her seat belt on, he mother pulled out of the airport parking lot. Jenna pulled out her i-pod and began listening to it to drown out the sound of the rain.

It seemed like it took forever to get to the house, but it was probably because Jenna was bored out of her mind. Eventually, though, they did find the house. Now this, Jenna thought as she viewed the house, this is more like it. The house was a big, beautifully structured house. It was white and had two floors and a basement, and was set back in the woods a bit. The road was visible from the house, but it was sheltered. Jenna knew from pictures that the inside of the house was just as beautiful with vivid, lively colors on the walls, wood and tiled floors, and open, airy rooms with large windows. It was just like her mother to flaunt the money they had and buy the best they could get. As it was, her mother was already driving a Porsche. The sleek silver car clearly spoke of money. Along with the big house, they also owned a large expanse of land. Most of the land was wooded, but there were some empty pastures amidst all the trees.

"Well, here we are." Gabriella said. "Pretty impressive, huh?" She asked. Jenna just nodded sullenly. She didn't care how much she really liked the house. She wasn't going to let her mother know. Gabriella switched off the car and climbed out.

"Aren't you gonna get your stuff and go inside?" She asked Jenna, who hadn't moved.

"I'll be in in a minute." Jenna replied. Those were the first words she'd spoken since they'd boarded the plane. Her mother nodded and got her stuff out of the trunk, heading up to the house. Glad to be alone, Jenna shut off her i-pod and put it away, stepping out of the car. She let the rain wash over her, not caring that if she stood there much longer she would get soaked. After a few minutes, she went around to the trunk and grabbed her two bags. Adjusting them so that they hung more carefully on her shoulder, she closed the trunk and walked up to the house onto the covered, wrap-around porch. Once inside, she kicked off her shoes so as not to track mud through the house. Her mother caught sight of her.

"What were you dong, standing in the rain?" Gabriella asked. "Good grief, you're soaked."

"You were the one who wanted to move here, mom. If it's gonna be raining most of the time, it would be a good idea to get used to this. I'm not going to let the rain stop me from going outside." Jenna replied.

"I'm not yelling at you. I was just saying." Gabriella said. "I guess it's a good thing we don't have to unpack. I just got a call on my cell from my publisher. They want me to hurry and finish my book, so I'm going to be busy for the next week or so."

Jenna sighed. That was another good thing. Her mom, having the sense to think ahead, had hired movers (from a completely trustworthy company that her editor had suggested) and had everything moved to the new house and put where it belonged. Jenna and Gabriella had only kept with them what they would need for the few weeks that they would be staying with one of Gabriella's friends. Even the Porsche had be transported to the air port in Port Angeles. Gabriella had figured that, with all the stressful stuff out of the way, she would have more time to work on her latest book and Jenna would have more time to make friends and concentrate on school. Jenna made her way upstairs to dump her bags. As much as she despised this move, she was glad to be done with traveling. She stripped out of her wet clothes and slid into the expensive silk robe her mother had gotten her for her birthday two months ago, pulling her long black hair over her shoulder and braiding it. A wave of dread filed her as she thought of going to school tomorrow. Gabriella had planned it out perfectly so that they moved before school started. Unfortunately, for Jenna at least, she had to pick the day before school started instead of a week before, or a month before.

Dinner was a quiet affair. Her mother sat there with a notebook, writing things as she ate. They were only notes and reminders about what she wanted to put in her book, but the took up all of her attention. Eating, for Gabriella, was more of a subconscious thing so it didn't require too much thought. As for Jenna, she just didn't feel up to talking to her mother at that moment. That night, Jenna went to bed early.

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Despite the fact that she was up early, Jenna ended up rushing to get ready for school. She was nervous as hell and wanted to look as good as possible. First impressions were a big deal... Gabriella told her that she could take the Porsche, no doubt wanting to help, but as soon as Jenna got to school she realized that her car stood out big time. All the other cars and trucks and vans were all older models, not so great looking vehicles. The only other nice vehicles there included a shiny silver Volvo and a red convertible that Jenna suspected was a BMW. But, hey, she wasn't all that big on cars. She knew some cars, but not too many. Students stared at her car as she pulled into a parking space, then proceeded to stare at her as she got out. Many of them stopped dead in their tracks at the sight of her car. Trying her best to ignore them, Jenna made her way to the office, glad that the rain stopped for the moment. There was still constant cloud cover, though. She stepped into the warm, bright interior of the front office.

"Can I help you?" The secretary said in a high reedy voice. She was a thin lady and had gray-streaked curly brown hair.

"Uh, yeah, I'm Jenna Nolan. I'm a new student here and need my schedule and a map of the school." Jenna said uncertainly. The secretary, whose name tag declared her to be Ms. Brown, peered at Jenna over the top of her glasses.

"Ah, yes, Jennifer Nolan." Ms. Brown said, searching through a small pile of papers. She pulled out Jenna's schedule and a map. "Here you go. I hope you have a good day."

With a nod, Jenna walked out. The secretary's hopes were wasted. Who ever had a good first day at a new school? Looking at her schedule, she saw that she had Geometry first hour. Referring to the map, she found the building the class was in and made her way to class. She walked into the small building that served as a classroom and, seeing that some of the other students had, hung up her jacket on the coat rack beside the door. Then she took her seat.

At times, it was good to be one of the first ones in the classroom. This was not one of those times. As the rest of the students walked in, they all stared at her and whispered to their friends behind their hands. Right now, Jenna could tell that it was mere curiosity, but it could soon turn to hostility if she wasn't careful. It was in the nature of high schoolers to look at new students with disdain... as an oddity, or something to be observed. At least, that's how she saw it. Some new students got lucky and were accepted. Others were not so lucky. Jenna had a feeling that she would be one of those not so lucky since her mother had decided to flaunt their money. These kids here at Forks obviously weren't rich, so Jenna had a feeling that they would push her away. Then again, it could have the reverse effect. They could accept her, mostly out of jealousy and envy no doubt. As it was now, it looked like it was going to go both ways. Jenna was glad when the teacher called for attention and took roll. A few of the kids looked when Jenna's name was called, but they did not continue to stare.

When the bell rang, Jenna was one of the first ones out of the class. She'd hoped to get away, to escape those stares, but much to her dismay one of the girls from her class caught up to her. "Hey, Jenna! Wait up a sec." The girl called, struggling with her books to keep them from slipping. Not wanting to stop but having no where to run to or no reason to keep going, Jenna slowed her pace enough for the girl to catch up.

"I'm not trying to be rude or anything, but what do you want?" Jenna asked as the girl began to walk next to her.

"I just wanted to introduce myself. I'm Kailey Smith." She said with a reporter like attitude, pushing her blond hair out of her face. "I know what it's like to be new to the area. I moved here two years ago."

"Yeah, well you seem to be fitting in just fine, so I don't see how you can imply that you know how I feel." Jenna said a little more sharply than she had intended. As soon as she realized this she apologized. "Sorry, it's just that I saw the way most of the kids were looking at me. I know what they were thinking."

"Oh, they were probably looking at you like that because you remind them so much of the Cullens. Except that you aren't as good looking as them." Kailey said. "Not that you're not pretty and all." She added hurriedly. "It's just that they are... well, there's no way to describe how gorgeous they all are. That's how good they look."

"I understand." Jenna said.

"Have you seen them yet?" Kailey asked. Jenna shook her head. "Well at least you're prepared now. See you later!" Kailey called, running off in the other direction. I wonder what she meant by prepared... Jenna thought as she walked into her second hour class, Chemistry, and sat down to prepare herself for another boring day. Unfortunately, she wasn't allowed to do that. A boy with honey blond hair and pale blue eyes sauntered over to her. She was tempted to ignore him because he seemed to radiate an attitude that he was better than everyone.

"Hi there. You're Jenna, right?" He asked, flipping a chair around and sitting in it backward.

"Yeah," Jenna said slowly. "And you are...?"

"Tyler." He replied. "So how are you liking your day so far?" Luckily at that moment the teacher came in so Jenna was saved from having to answer that question.

Another boring class. More mixed looks all hour. Once more it was a relief when the bell rang, and once more Jenna was one of the first ones out of there. This time she avoided people as she went to her third hour class. At least this'll be a class I enjoy, Jenna thought. She'd always enjoyed English. And after that she had Creative Writing. Finally the day looked like it was going to produce some good. Now if only she could get people to stop staring! Ah, that would be wonderful... Jenna was glad by the time lunch rolled around. Perhaps now she could have a little break from all the stares and confrontations. It started raining as she was walking to the cafeteria. Oh, great, she thought as she pulled up her hood. The never ending rain has returned. She entered the building quickly and headed straight for the food line. As soon as she was done getting her food, she had intended to go find some place to sit alone, but Kailey ran up to her before she walked so much as five paces from the lunch line.

"Hey, Jenna, my friends and I want you to sit with us." Kailey as she approached. Jenna shifted uncomfortably, but she saw no way out of this.

"Oh, okay." She replied uncertainly. Kailey smiled and led Jenna to a crowded table.

"Everybody, this is Jenna." She introduced. Jenna gave a small smile and wave, sitting down in the empty seat provided for her. As she sat there and ate, Kailey went around the table and introduced everyone, but Jenna couldn't remember their names five minutes later. Of course, there were some that Jenna already knew, such as Tyler, but she did her best to ignore him. She sat there dutifully, nonetheless, eating her food and answering questions that she was asked. Most of the time, though, she sat there looking around the cafeteria. Kailey saw her looking around and turned toward her.

"You're looking for the Cullens, aren't you?" She asked Jenna quietly. Jenna nodded. "I wouldn't bother if I were you." Kailey said with sudden hostility.

"Why?" Jenna asked, surprised by Kailey's sudden change in attitude. Kailey didn't answer. Jenna was about to ask again, but at that moment the bell rang.

"Oh, lunch is over." Kailey said. "Well, I'll see you tomorrow, Jenna. I hope the rest of your day goes well." Before Jenna could get a word in, Kailey went running off to talk to some friends. With a sigh, Jenna got up and threw her food away. She sure is odd, Jenna thought. With a small shrug to herself, she headed to her next class, ceramics. When she entered the class, she didn't give anyone a chance to confront her. Instead, she walked to the back of the class and sat in the only available seat. She threw her bag down beside the table and took off her jacket before she realized that the people around her were looking at her. One of them happened to be Lillith, one of the girls she'd met at lunch.

"Why is everyone looking at me?" Jenna asked Lillith. Lillith had been about to answer, but she didn't have a chance to because at that moment Kailey walked up to them.

"You have this class Jenna?" She asked, rather unnecessarily. She'd been smiling until she noticed where Jenna was sitting. Her smile turned into a frown as she took in this small detail. Raising one eyebrow in distaste, Kailey spun on her heel and went to her seat at the front of the class.

"What's with her? And for that matter, what's with everyone else?" Jenna asked, realizing that everyone was still throwing glances at her.

"Oh, it's nothing." Lillith said. "It's just because of who you have to sit by."

"And who would that be?" Jenna asked. Lillith had been about to answer, but they were interrupted yet again. This time it was by Tyler.

"Hey Lillith, hey Jenna," He said as he took his seat next to Lillith. Both girls nodded in his direction, but before they could return to their conversation the teacher told everyone to get quiet and started talking about the objectives of the class. Well, it looks like whoever I'm supposed to be sitting by isn't here today, Jenna thought. Right at that moment, though, someone walked into the class.

"Ah, Taylor, I see you decided to make it to class today." The teacher said.

"Sorry Ms. Kennedy. I was running an errand for Ms. Brown." Taylor said. He turned to go to his seat, giving Jenna a clear view of him. When she saw his face, her heart seemed to stop. His features were perfectly smooth and angular, his skin a flawless and chalky pale. His black hair swung in front of his beautiful gold eyes, throwing shadows across them in a mysterious way. As he walked down the isle to go to his seat, he looked up and looked at her, stopping dead in his tracks when he did. He paused for only a moment before walking the rest of the way and sitting next to Jenna. His movements were slow, as if he was confused. Jenna, who had looked away when he looked at her, snuck a peak at him through her hair. His gaze was firmly fixed on the teacher. So, this is who everyone was so worked up about, Jenna thought, looking away. He must be one of the Cullens. According to Kailey, they were too beautiful for words, and boy does Taylor fit into that category. I don't think I would ever be able to find the right words to tell someone how beautiful he is. Jenna was distracted from her thoughts when Ms. Kennedy gave them their first assignment. It was easy enough, seeing as they could sculpt anything they wanted. Jenna went and grabbed herself a hunk of clay, getting started immediately.

"So, this is who everyone was worked up about?" Jenna whispered to Lillith as soon as Taylor got up to get his supplies.

"Yeah. He's one of the Cullens. Most people are afraid of the Cullens because they're so intimidating. That's why people were looking at you. Up until now, no one has ever sat by Taylor. Or any of the other Cullens for that matter." Lillith explained hurriedly in a hushed whisper.

"So why is Kailey acting so hostile toward me?" Jenna asked.

"Oh, she's convinced that if she can't get Taylor, then no one can. To be honest, she's rather full of herself. And since Taylor is the only single one of the Cullens, well..." Lillith trailed off as Taylor started walking back. Jenna turned back to her work as he sat down. A few minutes of tense silence followed before Taylor spoke.

"So, you're Jenna Nolan." He said. It was a statement,not a question. Forgetting who she was talking to, she threw her hands up in the air exasperatedly.

"What, was everyone expecting me?" She exclaimed, almost shouting. Taylor looked at her slowly, a half amused expression on his face.

"Well, it did cause a lot of gossip when that big house was built and then word got out that a famous writer was moving there and that she was rich. It was only a matter of time before everyone found out that this writer had a daughter, so of course everyone was expecting you." Taylor said. Jenna stared at him as he turned back to his work. Jenna frowned, mostly in anger at her mother, and resumed working on her project.

"So why did you move here, of all places?" Taylor asked as he expertly sculpted the clay beneath his hands. Jenna was surprised. This was the first time anymore had asked her that. So far, the question of the day had been how her day was going.

"Um, well, my mother decided that a change of scenery would be nice for both of us and she also thought this place would bring her the inspiration she needed for her writing." Jenna replied as she sculpted. So far it didn't look like much, but it was going to be a scene from one of her paintings. Before she'd moved, she had painted a picture of a girl bound by chains. Despite the imprisonment, though, there was still beauty in it so Jenna had titled it Exquisite Chains, as seemed fitting. Now she was trying to sculpt the figure. She got the figure of the girl shaped, and was now working on the detail.

"I don't see how anyone could get inspiration from a place like this." Taylor said. "So where did you move from?"

"Mackinac Island in Michigan originally. From there we moved to Mills, Wyoming. And then, once more, my mother uprooted us to move here." Jenna explained tersely.

"Mackinac Island... I used to live there." Taylor said, not taking his eyes off his work. Sneaking a peak at his sculpture, Jenna saw that it was going to be a rose or a flower of some sort. She turned back to her sculpture and began to work on the detail.

"Why did you move?" Jenna asked.

"Oh, there were some... complications. I had no choice but to move." Taylor said vaguely. It seemed to Jenna like he was trying to keep something from her. Oh well, it was his choice if he didn't want to talk about it. They passed the next thirty minutes in silence as they worked on their own projects. Taylor finished in the last twenty minutes of class and wrapped his sculpture in paper towls. When he sat back down he turned to Jenna.

"That's a nice sculpture." He said as he watched her work. She grew self conscious under his watchful gaze. By now I had finished the girl. Her face was a one of sad acceptance, yet there was a hint of a smile on her lips. Her long hair flowed around her gently, draping over one shoulder. One arm was was held above her head, the other one wrapped around her waist. She was wearing a sleeveless dress that flowed down to her feet and swept gracefully around her. Jenna was just now putting the finishing touches on the chains, which twined around her arms, draped loosely in large loops. The chains were connected to manacles on her wrists and were supposed to be connected to a wall, but she had made the sculpture so that the chains came together, wrapping around the girl's body.

"Thank you." She said as she finished the last link of the chain. The chain was the hardest, most time consuming part. "It's from one of my paintings."

"Those are very exquisite chains." Taylor commented. Jenna froze as she heard these words.

"What did you just say?" She asked quietly.

"I said that those are exquisite chains. You know, intricate, delicate, elaborate... Is something wrong?" He asked. Jenna seemed to come to her senses and resumed putting on the finishing touches of her sculpture.

"Oh, no, you just took me by surprise, that's all. See, the title of the painting that this came from is Exquisite Chains, so when you said that..." Jenna trailed off. After a brief pause, Taylor laughed softly.

"I understand. I suppose that would make me little uneasy. That was a strange coincidence, I'll admit." He paused and looked at the clock. "You might want to start cleaning up. It's almost time to go." Looking at the clock as well, Jenna saw that he was right and started cleaning her spot after putting her sculpture with the others. She finished right as the bell rang.

"Well, I guess I'll see you around." Taylor said as she gathered her things.

"Yeah, see you." Jenna replied vaguely. Her mind was in an entirely different place at the moment. She was so distracted that she was unaware that Lillith was following her.

"So what did you think of him?" Lillith asked when Jenna finally noticed her.

"Well, he seems nice enough." Jenna replied.

"Yeah, well for some reason everyone is afraid of the Cullens. Especially Emmet. You haven't seen him yet but when you do you'll understand what I mean." Lillith said.

"So you're not going to go all hostile on me like Kailey, are you?" Jenna asked.

"Oh, heavens no!" Lillith explained, toying idly with a stray strand of her shockingly red hair. "I'm not interested in any of them, and I'm already dating someone. Besides, all the Cullens, except Taylor, seem to be together."

"What?" Jenna asked confused.

"Oh, they aren't actual siblings. Well, some of them are related to each other." Lillith started. Seeing Jenna's ever increasing confusion, she laughed. "Perhaps I should explain better. There's Rosalie and Jasper Hale, then there's Alice and Eward Cullen. Emmet, Bella, and Taylor aren't related at all and they're all adopted. From what I understand, Emmet and Rosalie are together, Alice and Jasper are together, and Edward and Bella are together."

"Wow, that's confusing but I think I get it." Jenna said. Lillith laughed.

"I'm glad you caught on that fast. Someone had to explain it to me three times before I caught on. Well, I'll see you in gym!" Lillith called as Jenna turned to go into her history classroom. She shook her head. Lillith was quiet, but once she got talking she was a nice person. Jenna had a feeling she and Lillith would become friends pretty fast. Without paying attention she sat down in an empty seat. Only after a moment did she realize who she was sitting by three of the Cullens. They were all looking at her strangely, but their looks weren't hostile.

"Hi there." One of the girls said. Jenna wondered which one of the Cullens she was. She had dark brown hair that hung down in her face. "My name's Bella and this is Edward and Alice." She said. Jenna looked at the other two. Edward had tousled bronze hair and smooth, angular features. Alice, on the other hand, had black hair that was cropped short and spiked up in every direction. Her features were more petite and she looked a lot more breakable.

"Hey, I'm Jenna." Jenna said a little timidly. They looked kind enough, she supposed, but there was that ever present curiosity in their expressions. Only this time seemed different somehow, as if the curiosity was because of something else.

"Have you been having trouble with the students?" Edward asked, as if he knew what she was thinking.

"Yeah, they all act like... I don't know, but they give me funny looks and all that other good stuff. I blame my mother." Jenna said with a grimace.

"Why would you blame her?" Alice asked. Jenna met her intense gaze and found herself unable to look away. Alice's eyes were black.

"She was the one who wanted to flaunt her money. If she wouldn't have decided to do that, I would be able to fit in a little better." Jenna said. At that moment the bell rang so they couldn't continue their conversation.

At the end of class, Jenna gathered her books before anyone could say something to her, and left the room quickly. She had to stop outside the classroom to pull up her hood for protection from the rain, but after that she headed swiftly for the gym. Jenna was excited. The day was almost done, and gym was an easy class that she would have no trouble with. What's more, Lillith was in the same gym class as she was, so gym wouldn't be so boring. Jenna was actually smiling as she walked. Perhaps it wouldn't be so bad here after all, as long as there were some decent people she could become friends with.

"Somebody looks happy." The beautiful voice came from behind her. Jenna spun around in surprise to find Taylor standing a foot behind her. She backed up a step as she tried to calm herself.

"You scared the crap out of me!" She said, half in anger half in amusement.

"I'm sorry. Sometimes I forget how quietly I'm capable of moving." Taylor said. He sounded genuinely sorry. "So why the sudden change in mood?" He asked, keeping pace with Jenna easily.

"Oh, no reason in particular. I just came to a simple conclusion, that's all. I've also had a little bit of a change of heart." Jenna explained vaguely. Her vagueness seemed to work because Taylor seemed thoroughly confused. Jenna just laughed. "See you tomorrow!" She called as she ran off toward the gym, leaving Taylor standing there. Before she turned to go into the gym, she thought she saw him smile. Shrugging her shoulders, she went into the girls locker room to change.

An hour later, Jenna exited the gym feeling rather proud of herself. Today during gym they'd started with volleyball and she was able to show off her athletic abilities. It wasn't long before everyone had come to the conclusion that Jenna would be a good person to have on a team. Feeling very out of character, compared to her normal self anyways, Jenna made her way to her car only to find it surrounded by a gaggle of boys. Oh great, she thought in annoyance. With a sigh of exasperation, she made her way over to the crowd.

"Excuse me, that's my car that you're blocking." Jenna said loudly. Everyone around the car grew silent and turned to see who was speaking. When they saw her they all backed away hurriedly. Smiling at their hasty reaction, Jenna walked past them and slid into her car. After tossing her stuff in the back seat, she turned to start the car when she saw a paper lying in the front passenger seat. Curiously, she picked up the paper, which was thick and heavy in her hand compared to most paper, and flipped it over. It was a drawn picture of her, bound by chains. In the picture she was dressed in a tank top and a pair of jeans, but Jenna could tell what the picture was supposed to be a variation of her sculpture. That gave away who it was from, as did the words written across the bottom.

She may be bound by such exquisite chains, but still she detests this cold imprisonment; Only with a little help will her soul be free to find contentment. It was a short little poem, but beautiful all the same. It was amazing how much a person could gather out of a small conversation, for these words rang truer than she was sure was intended. Of course, she was beginning to think that Taylor wasn't quite like other people.