Chapter 1

EPOV

"There she is Emmett. Do you see her?"

"NO, what does she have on?" Emmett asks.

"She the one wearing the long sleeve green t-shirt and jeans, and she has that orange backpack with her too. She is right behind that crazy girl Jessica in line getting her food."

"OH….she is so very hot, I am not sure that you stand a chance with her though. I think I am more her type!"

"Emmett, shut the hell up…I am gonna go and talk to her, maybe ask her to join us for lunch. Don't you dare make a more on her or I am gonna kick your ass tonight."

"Oh Eddie, give me a break. You know you don't stand half a chance even getting up the nerve to talk to her, especially in front of her friends. You are too shy to talk to a girl, let alone a smokin' hot one as her. Let me get to know her first and see if you get mentioned."

"Oh fuck no, I saw her first and I get to talk to her first. Don't make me call Carlisle about this, I already talked to him about her."

"OH, I see. I guess I will have to wait till she turns you down then. I know the rules and I am not gonna get my ass beat, if you talked to dad about her already then you must really like her. What did you ask him?"

"I told him that this new girl moved into Forks and just started to school a couple weeks ago. I told him that I had a couple of classes with her and she seemed very sweet and innocent, but seemed to have an advantageous side hidden from everyone. I mean I can't get a read on her and she intrigues me. I asked him if he would allow me to talk to her and get to know her some. He said if she seemed interested in talking with me then I could come back and we could talk about getting some time away from the family to date her."

"WOW…..and he said yes??"

"Of course he said yes, I was very much surprised as you are."

"I mean WOW….dad hasn't given us permission to talk much to girls lately. If all things go well with her, I guess I will get to know her as well soon enough."

"Oh yeah, I almost forgot about that part…I wish she could be just mine. I really do like her. Why does he have to have these strict rules over our dating and mating like he does? Don't you wish you could go out with a girl and that was that? I mean, Rosie is nice and she fits well with you and all, but I don't find her attractive like this girl Bella is too me. I just wish he would get off his high horse and let us have our own mates for once."

"I know what you mean. It was hard for me when I first started looking for a mate, dad told me that I needed to bring her over to the house so he could talk to us and then to her-alone."

"What sort of discussion is it? Is it more like a get to know you time or what?"

Well, it is sorta like that somewhat. Carlisle sits down with, in this case, you and Bella, and he tells the history of our family. He carefully explains what it means to be a vampire and how we live day to day with humans. He also will tell you guys the rules on how to date, they will be different than mine and Rosie, but they will be similar in many ways. He will talk Bella aside and talk to her about all sorts of things that he doesn't want you to know about. They will talk about her sexual and dating history, he will want to know about what her likes and dislikes are- sexually I mean. He also wants to know what she wants to do after high school. He will basically give her a list of questions to answer to his satisfaction. "

"Dad, I mean Carlisle, will ask about what she likes about sex? Isn't that a bit personal to ask someone?"

"He will ask her about the details of her sex life, if she has one. If she doesn't have one that is another story all together, and I am not going to get into that right now."

"What do you mean a different story? What does that mean?"

"well, let's just say that you can't mate with her till she has a sexual history."

"He would make her give that up to be with me? Why couldn't I be her first one, I mean if she still is a virgin? I would love to be the one she decides to be with for her first time. I mean, humans like to have that special first time experience, right?"

"Yes, humans do like to have that experience, but dating a vampire such as yourself is a bit different story. I think he is concerned with the idea of us losing control during a very emotional situation. He would hate for us to kill our potential mate during our first mating experience and all."

"Oh! Wait a minute, hold the damn phone….did dad…does he…I mean, did he take Rosie before you and her were together I mean? Is that what would happen here?"

"Edward, that is what I am saying here. Carlisle talks with the girls, finds out what they have done and then if he allows you to talk further with her, he will intercede with her and make sure that she has a history before you are allowed to be with her. He will take her in the basement and have sessions with her, till he feels like she is ready to be with you. I know this is hard, I have gone through it and I know."

"Emmett, maybe I shouldn't talk to her then….I would hate for her to have to give her gift away like that under those circumstances. Maybe its not worth it, I mean I have been alone all these years now, I can do without for much longer. I just thought it would be nice to have someone around to do things with is all. I didn't know there was so much to this."

"Edward, Please..Please..talk to Bella. If she is your true soul mate, you will know when you touch her. Believe you me, if she is it, she will want to be with you no matter what she has to give up."

"I don't know Emmett, I just don't know what to do here. I am very much attracted to Bella and not just in a physical sorta of way. I feel a certain pull when I am close to her. I think about her at night, I wish I could sneak into her room at night and watch her sleep."

"Eddie, Eddie, I think this girl Bella may be your soul mate by what you were describing, and you should go and talk to her. I am not sure dad would approve of you sneaking around to see her after hours, he would think you didn't trust his judgments, just go along with him and she will be yours soon enough…NOW GO TALK TO HER!!! RIGHT NOW!!!

"Emmett, thank you. I am going to find her right now…wait where did she go? Oh there she is, she is at the salad bar getting her lunch. Wish me luck Bro."

"Good Luck Eddie."