The Forbidden Fruit

By realixweatherfairy

Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight

Chapter 1: Getting Acquainted

Bella POV

My name is Isabella Swan, but you can call me Bella; and I'm not your typical human. In fact, I'm an Angel, a Warrior Angel. I use an illusion spell to look and smell human. As a human, I have brown eyes and long brown hair, and am average build, nothing special. However, in my Angel form, I have gray eyes, and silvery blonde hair, and a body that many female humans would kill to have.

I wasn't always an Angel; I was once human, but that was a very, very, long time ago. I barely even remember what it was like to be human. I may look like a normal teenager, but in fact, I'm well over 3,000 years old! I have seen things that no mortal could possibly understand.

Due to the fact that I look 17 on the outside, I have to have a guardian, to keep the mortals from becoming suspicious, so I live with another Angel who plays the part of my mom. Yes, Renee is an Angel, too; so is Charlie, Renee's ex-husband, but they're divorced now, and Renee is remarried to a mortal. Though I have no problem with it, the love-mush stuff that comes with a newlywed couple grates on my nerves. Especially since said mortal is Renee's charge.

Yes, even Warrior Angels have charges that they must protect. People who are being targeted by God's worst enemies: the Devil, his demons, and the Black Angels. The Black Angels are Angels who were once pure, but allied themselves with the Devil, tainting their once pure auras and powers, often destroying their own charges.

Normally one would think that God assigns us our charges; wrong! We have to find our charges; we're drawn to them and them to us; it's like a basic instinct to protect. Though Charlie and Renee have found their charges, I have not. Though that's fine with me, it does get kind of lonely once in a while. Though the three of us are all Angels, we are not from the same clan. There are four clans that rule a different point on the compass. The Blue Angels guard the North, the Red Angels guard the East, the Green Angels guard the South, and the Silver Angels, my clan, guard the West. I was the princess of my clan, but am now the only one left on Earth. The rest were destroyed by a Black Angel when I was young to the new life.

Since Phil, Renee's husband and charge, is an active basketball player, and not very good mind you, he travels a lot, but Renee always stayed home with me, and I could tell that she missed him. So, I told her that I would go live with my father, Charlie, for a while. After living with them for over 700 years, you kind of start thinking of them as your real parents; they took care of me when no one else would. So that's where I'm headed now; to the small town of Forks, Washington.

Of course, Angels are not the only supernatural beings on the planet. Many of the creatures that mortals have deemed myths and legends really do exist, such as the vampires for instance. Though many live in peace, once in a while the Angels have a little trouble with them, but nothing has happened the last two centuries. It's almost as if they've gone into hiding.

Normal POV

Walking of the airplane, the first thing that Bella noticed was Charlie's police cruiser. Charlie's cover was that of the Police Chief of the good people of Forks. Sometimes he took his job a little too seriously, but he was good at it; keeping the mortals in line while taking care of his charge, Billy. Normally, a male Angel is assigned a female charge but Charlie is one those rare ones that has a male charge. As you can probably guess, female Angels are normally assigned male charges. Walking over to Charlie, he gave her a hug, and said, "Hey, Kiddo, you look good."

"Thanks, Dad," Bella replied, "Did my car arrive alright? There weren't any problems, were there?" Bella owned a dark blue 911 Turbo Porsche that was very fast. Like all Angels, Bella loved anything to do with speed.

"Yes, it did," he answered, shaking his head, "Come on, let's go." The ride home was quiet, as they had nothing to say until Charlie broke the silence, "How has your practice with your powers been coming?"

Of course, being an Angel, one must have some really cool superpowers. Most Angels had telepathy, time control, supernatural super strength and speed, could read and sense auras, and control the elements, however, normally an Angel can only control one element; Bella, however, could control all elements. For the last hundred years or so, Bella had been training to become stronger so that she could protect her charge when she found him.

"My telepathy has grown; I can now talk to people with my mind, as well as hear their thoughts," Bella answered, making Charlie's eyes widen. An Angel's telepathic abilities never really developed beyond moving things, but Bella had always been the strongest of their race; it was expected that she might have powers that other Angels might not. The rest of the ride was spent in silence, until they pulled up to Charlie's house.

"It's exactly as I remember it," Bella thought, "Nothing as changed," as she and Charlie brought her luggage up to her room. (It's just like in the book, just the computer is a laptop instead.) Dinner that night was a quiet affair as they had nothing to say. Though she didn't think she was really going to like living in Forks, Bella had the feeling that something was calling out to her, almost begging her to find them.

Meanwhile, while hunting with Emmett and Jasper, Edward stopped in his tracks. It felt as if something was calling out to him.

"What's up, Bro?" Emmett asked him.

"I don't know," he replied. The feeling he was getting was as if a part of him was calling out to someone, beckoning them to find him.

"I've never felt anything like this before," Edward thought as he returned to the hunt.

When she woke up the next morning, Bella still felt the feeling that something was calling out to her. As she stood up and went to get dressed, she stiffened as she remembered what this feeling was. This was the feeling that an Angel would get when their charge was nearby, making her think, "Has he been here the whole time?"

Shrugging her shoulders, Bella got dressed, wearing a dark blue tube top dress that came down to the middle of her thighs with a black belt that hung loosely off her hips, and dark blue high heeled wedge sandals with a ribbon that tied around her ankle and wore her long hair in a head band to keep it out of her face.

Later as she pulled into the school parking lot, Bella got the feeling that her charge was nearby again. Ignoring it, she walked into the building got her schedule and listened to the secretary as she highlighted the best way to get to each of her classes.

Her English class was a total snore. She'd read all the books that teacher wanted her to read; heck, she'd even met the authors! But they weren't supposed to know that. She'd kept an eye out for the boy who would be her charge, but he wasn't in any of her classes before lunch.

"I'll have to keep an eye out for him," Bella thought as she went to sit at a lunch table with some of the kids from her earlier classes. She'd already forgotten some of their names, but one of the boy's names was Mike and the other Eric. She could tell from their thoughts what they really thought of her. Sensing some weird auras, Bella turned around and searched the cafeteria, and sure enough, sitting at one of the tables in the far corner, was a group of five vampires. By their auras, she could tell that most of them were just a little over a century old, the youngest being a little over a hundred. The thought made her want to scoff; they were children compared to her. She was born in Ancient Egypt, as a human, a little over 3,000 years ago!

"God that makes me feel old!" Bella thought as she felt the feeling that her charge was nearby as she locked eyes with the youngest. Her eyes widened; the youngest vampire was her charge!

"No way! There's no way that that vampire is my charge!" Bella thought as she turned away. Turning to the girl from her Spanish class, Jessica if she remembered correctly, she asked, "Who are they?"

Apparently knowing from Bella's tone, Jessica said, "That is Alice, Emmett, and Edward Cullen, and Rosalie and Jasper Hale."

"They're gorgeous," Bella breathed, not believing her own tone.

"Yes, but they're all together though, Alice and Jasper, Emmett and Rosalie anyway. They're not really related; they're adopted. Edward Cullen is staring at you." Risking a peek, Bella noticed that indeed, the youngest was indeed staring at her. Glaring in his direction, she turned away and ignored him for the rest of lunch.

Getting the feeling of being beckoned again, Edward began scanning the cafeteria until he met a pair of the most beautiful brown eyes he had ever seen as he met the gaze of a human girl with long brown hair that went down to the bottom of her back and was pulled back by a dark blue headband, and was wearing a dark blue tube top dress that went down to the middle of her thighs with a black belt that hung loosely around her hips, and a pair of high heeled wedge sandals that matched her dress. He watched as her eyes widened before she turned away.

"Who is she?" he thought, tuning his mind into hers, only to hear nothing, which surprised him. He continued to stare at her until one of the people at her table told her that he was staring at her and her gaze met his again. The feeling that he should go to her rose within him and he had to fight to control himself. The glare that she sent in his direction told him very plainly that she very much so minded that attention that his gaze graced her with as she turned away from him again.

By now his brothers had noticed where his attention was and Emmett said, "That's the new girl, Bella Swan; the police chief's daughter."

"The police chief's daughter, huh?" Edward thought as he returned his gaze to her as the bell rang for class to begin. As he watched, Bella stood up and left the cafeteria without even looking at him.

Sitting in his chemistry class, Edward smelled a scent that sent the venom straight to his mouth; the scent of orchids and lilies. Looking around, he noticed the new girl, Bella, was standing in front of the classroom, talking to the teacher, who told her to sit next to him and she did, but she was scowling the whole time, giving Edward the impression that she didn't like him for some reason, which was fine by him. Many of the boys in their class were glaring at him with jealousy, as a feeling of possessiveness surged through Edward's veins, surprising him.

As Bella took her seat, she thought, "Man, I can't believe I have a class with him!" She noticed that he was trying to put as much space between him and her, which was alright with her, because she was doing the same thing. Once the bell rang for class to end, Edward was out the door, but not before he felt a surge of power from the classroom behind him, and stiffened, but kept walking.

The moment that Edward was about to walk out of the classroom door, Bella flared her aura, to see if she got a reaction. An Angel's charge was supposed to be able sense their Angel's aura and power. The moment that Edward had stiffened, she knew; Edward Cullen really was her charge. She didn't know what to think; Angels and vampires really were not allowed to interact with each other and most Angels were prejudiced against vampires and actively showed it, she couldn't really think of one Angel in the past that had a vampire for a charge.

After her last class that day, Bella walked into the office to drop off the slip that her teachers had had to sign, and saw Edward Cullen talking to the secretary; trying to get his sixth period chemistry class changed to another time. He hadn't noticed her entrance until the wind blew her scent across the room and he turned and made eye contact with her. Turning back to the secretary, he said, "Thank you, but I can see that it's impossible." and left, stealing a peek at Bella on the way out.

Walking up to the secretary, Bella nodded when she asked if she had had a good day, and walked to her car, noticing the silver Volvo that was beginning to pull out a few rows down. Ignoring Edward, Bella got into her car, pulled out, and drove down the driveway of the school. As she waited to turn, Bella noticed that Edward had pulled up to the sidewalk by the school to wait for his brothers and sisters; however his gaze was on her. Knowing that as a vampire, Edward's eyesight was ten times better than a human's, but as an Angel, Bella's eyesight was ten times better than his. To intimidate him a little, Bella released the illusion spell on her eyes, making them flash gray before returning to brown, causing him to narrow his eyes as she pulled away, speeding down the road while chuckling and drove home with a smirk on her face the whole time.

Edward had not been to school for a whole week. Despite what she had thought, Bella was worried. She had sworn to never accept him as her charge, yet she worried anyway. Everything about him fascinated her, and challenged her way of thinking. She could tell that he was one of the rare vampires that gained a gift when bitten, his brother, Jasper, and sister, Alice, were others that were gifted.

A week after her first day, Bella saw him sitting with his siblings again. He laughed and looked better than he had the week before, making Bella sigh with relief. He had looked thirsty then; then Bella realized something. She was what the vampires referred to as the Singer; her blood attracted Edward in a way that was dangerous, for a human at least.

Edward watched as Bella took her seat at her table, and noticed that she was looking in his direction with a look of relief, making him think, "Was she worried about me?" and immediately dismissed the thought as he thought, "She barely knows me, why would she worry about me?"

As he watched, Edward saw one of the boys at Bella's table, Mike Newton, giving her a look that he didn't like. Once again, the feeling of possessiveness and jealousy rose within him; as if he felt that he was the only one who should be looking at her like that. Then one of her friends said something that made her laugh.

"What a wonderful sound," Edward thought, "Almost like bells are chiming." Throughout the entire lunch period, he noticed that Bella wasn't glaring at him like she had been the week before.

As Bella took her seat in their chemistry class, she gave Edward a brilliant smile that made it hard for him to breathe and told him good afternoon; it seemed as if she was in a better mood that day.

"Maybe she was having a bad day the last time I saw her," Edward thought as he said, "Hello, my name is Edward Cullen."

"I'm Isabella Swan, you can call me Bella," she replied with a bright smile, "It's nice to meet you." Edward smiled at her as he thought, "It seems that she has forgiven me for being so rude last week."

The rest of the class was spent in pleasant chit chat; mostly Edward asked her questions about her, which she answered without a thought. She'd decided to give him a chance; when he wasn't thirsty, Edward was a pretty nice person.

"I don't think I should really involve myself with him, and just protect him from afar," Bella thought. She'd also decided to be a good little Angel, and do her duty. If Edward really was her charge, then he must be detrimental to the future and in some kind of danger. The thought of Edward in danger made her snort as she thought, "There's not many who can stand up to Edward's strength. He's stronger than even he gives himself credit for." On her way home that day, Bella wore a smile that would have blinded anyone.

Looking down on his most beloved daughter, God smiled and looked at his son, who was also smiling down on his favorite sister.

"It seems as if she's doing well, Father," Jesus commented.

"Yes, she is," God replied, "But tough and terrible times lie ahead, she will need all of her strength to protect her charge."

"May I ask why you allowed her to protect a vampire, Father?" Jesus asked, "Angels and vampires are the exact opposite of each other."

"Edward is detrimental to her future," God answered, "She needs him, just as he needs her. Bella's heart is pure, just as his is."