++++++ I thought I would try my hand at a Twilight fan fic. It's my guilty pleasure. Please, give me a chance and have a read. If you have any suggestions, please feel free to PM me or review.

I do not own.

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One

Fate is defined by the development of events beyond a person's control and regarded as determined by a supernatural power.

My life is a perfect example of that definition.

My name is Nina Alexander and I am a vampire.

What many people don't know is that there are two types of vampires on this planet. There is the more popular traditional vampire who burns in the daylight and is allergic to silver and can be killed by a stake to the heart.

And then there is the Cold Ones. They're not a well-known type of vampire-in fact they're incredibly secretive. They shine like diamonds in the sun, have venom that can change a human and their eyes are blood red from drinking blood-or amber from drinking the blood of animals.

I have spent my whole life searching for a vampire like myself, never having met one apart from my long dead sire. I am alone in this world and I have long since come to accept that this is what fate has decided for me.

Sure I've made some friends in my incredibly long time on this planet, I have hundreds of friends who live across the globe but none are like me.

They're all just cold…

Let me tell you a little about myself, I was born sometime during the twelfth century to unmarried woman. I can't remember her name but I do remember that she was unmarried and often viewed as a witch. I remember being there when she was burnt alive for suspected witchcraft, I remember running away and living in the wild.

I don't remember much about life before I became a vampire-everything after that is clear as crystal. My first memory after my rebirth is blood. And I'm sure that when I die, that will be my last memory.

But hey, might as well have some fun whilst I'm dead and kicking.

Over the years I'd created a bloody reputation for myself, I was feared and I loved it. This reputation grew when I found out I was immune to sunlight, I think this was due to my age. When evil can walk in the daylight, good has lost a powerful weapon.

If you believe in that shit.

On September 13th 1993 I met someone and it all changed.

I was in Phoenix, Arizona to meet up with a warlock to whom I owed a favour. I was crossing the street in China Town when I saw a young woman with curly red hair looking frantically around the streets shouting out for someone called Bella. She was dressed like a hippy, beads through her hair and rings on her fingers and some on her toes.

Raising an eyebrow, I walked toward her with a smirk. "Need some help, luv?" I asked her, pulling my blood red sunglasses down my nose.

She spun around, the frantic look on her face was somewhat wild. "Oh my god! Please! I've lost my daughter!"

I took a pause. How does someone loose a child? Never been able to have one myself, I always had a soft spot for children. "Okay-what was she doing?"

"Buying fruit!" she panicked. "I told her to meet me here! The server said she never came in! Something's happened to her. I know it! I just know it!"

I grabbed the woman's arms a little tightly. "Calm down. What does she look like?" I asked her.

She took a calm breath. "Um-brunette hair, pale, brown eyes-hang on I have a photo."

I took the photo off her and looked at the picture. "Okay. I'll help you look for her. Meet back here in ten minutes. I'm Nina by the way." I looked at my watch, Thomas could wait. I like children.

I started walking along the sidewalk and as I came across an alley between a Chinese Take-Away and a florist, I saw her standing over a homeless person.

One whiff of sweet sugar and poison, I growled under my breath. "Get away from her!" I hissed.

The Cold One looked up, his red eyes shone in the darkness. "She's mine!"

"She's a child!" I snapped, fang bared.

He glared at me, expecting something to happen. When it didn't, he did a double take. "That's not supposed to happen…"

I grinned and raced towards him, grabbing Bella away from him before he could kill her. When it came to gifted vampires, their powers wouldn't work on me. I was what the Cold Ones call a Void. I could hide my scent, hide myself, protect myself from gifts and stay hidden from anyone looking for me. It was a skill that came from my human life. Some vampires bring certain attributes from their human life into the vampire life.

My human desire to remain untouched, hidden and immune to all horrors in life had come in handy as a vampire.

"The Volturi don't like it when rouge vampires go on a rampage and I don't like it when vampires go after children," I growled, eyes as black as sin. Long ago I'd worked viciously for the Volturi, vampires as old as me that ruled the vampire world. I was an enforcer, I made sure the rules were obeyed, I had been their number one agent until I decided to leave their service. I still did the odd job every so often-the money came in handy.

I ripped the vampire's head off and quickly lit his remains on fire before turning to Bella as she tried to melt into the wall. "Hey, gorgeous," I whispered as she whimpered. "Look at me."

She cried but opened her eyes. "Please don't kill me!" she sobbed.

"I'm not," I whispered. "You're going to forget all about this day," I whispered. "You tell your mother you got distracted by an older woman with a puppy. Her name was Hannah. When you return to your mother, tell her Nina sent you." I slipped the photo in her pocket and patted her on the head. "Go home Bella. I'll watch you."

She walked away from me in a daze.

I smiled and watched her walk to her mother.

Glancing at my watch, I took off down the alley whistling a tune.

Saving children always made me feel a little more human.

I snorted. Yeah-I'll take care of that later.

++++++ I thought I would borrow some elements of vampires from the Vampire Diaries-compelling and witches, True Blood-silver allergy and Interview With a Vampire-the vampires are elitists and very exclusive so they remain hidden from Nina ++++++