New Birth

Forks, Washington is a small town nearby Seattle. Normally nobody would have any desire to visit Forks but one girl had a reason. This girl is Hailey Swan. She is cousin to Isabella Swan who lives in Forks with her father. Hailey was encouraged to visit the Swan's by Bella's mother, Reneé. The only problem was Hailey didn't know where her cousin lived. You would think that she wouldn't have any trouble finding her house in a small town like Forks. At first Hailey just walked around the town but that didn't help matters. It didn't take long for her to get lost.

She was on a dirt road now and it was getting dark. A full moon shined down on the road so it wasn't as dark as it would have been if it was cloudy. Hailey was about to give up when she saw lights in the distance. A long windy driveway stretched out in front of her. At the end of the driveway was a huge house. It looked Victorian in style and very beautiful.

"Maybe I can ask for directions." She thought to herself.

With that decided, Hailey started to hike up the driveway. She knew she should have rented a car at the airport but she wasn't very smart. By the time Hailey got to the top of the driveway, she was out of breath. Seeing the door in her sights, Hailey put her satchel down and sat on top of it to rest for a few minutes.

The home belonged to Dr. Cullen and his family. He is a world renowned doctor, but enjoyed working in Forks. His family was like any other family except for one thing – they were vampires. Normally this wouldn't be the best place for a young, human girl to arrive at. But little did she know that this vampire family did not feed on human blood but on animal blood. Hailey didn't know any of this as she sat outside their home.

Alice Cullen, one of the Cullen siblings, had an amazing talent. She could see into the future of things that were going to happen long before they happened. Alice knew Hailey was coming hours ago. She had informed the family so they were prepared. The youngest Cullen, Edward, sat on the couch and listened. He also had a talent. Edward's talent was that he could hear people's thoughts. He smiled at Hailey's last thought to herself.

"I knew I should have rented a car but I'm not very smart."

It was usually the dumb people who came upon the Cullen's. His smile quickly faded into concern though. One of the Cullen's still had problems with humans and had a hard time controlling himself. That was Jasper Hale. He was still a young vampire and wasn't used to be around humans.

"Where's Jasper?" Edward inquired of the family.

"He's on a hunt." Carlisle, the father of the Cullen's, said bluntly.

Edward frowned.

"I know what you're thinking Edward." Carlisle answered Edwards question before he asked it.

Turning to face Carlisle, Edward responded.

"Don't you think we should get that girl inside before Jasper decides to maker her his dinner? You know how unstable he can be."

Alice scowled. Even though she knew that Edward was correct, it didn't erase the fact that she was Jasper's girlfriend and was very close to him.

Edward sneered. He didn't like who he was but he made the best of it. He was, of course, in love with a human girl. Isabella Swan was his life and she felt the same about him. This made Edward smile but that didn't last long.

"You're right Edward." Carlisle finally said as he walked to the door.

By that time Hailey had gotten up from resting, picked up her satchel and headed towards the door.

She just reached forward to knock when Carlisle opened the door.

"Oh!" Hailey exclaimed in surprise. "I'm so sorry! I hope I am not intruding. I'm lost and was hoping for directions."

Carlisle smiled. "Of course. Please come in, Miss….?"

"Swan. Hailey Swan."