AN: New story that I actually deemed good enough to post, hopefully you feel the same. Just because I feel guilty – sorry to everyone who was actually reading my HP story last year…no excuses really, just a lack of inspiration and being way too busy and then, well the seventh book came out and everything seemed irrelevant.

ANYWAY, back to the present, this story is for the most part an original character story, Edward and the Cullen's and everyone make their appearances, and do eventually play a part in the plot…but that will take a while, so if all you want to read about is the Cullens and Bella (there is nothing wrong with that) then this story probably isn't for you. After this chapter they don't come back for a long while.

Disclaimer: I can't really say anything is mine – obviously recognizable characters named don't belong to me, but to Stephenie Meyer, and for that matter even my own characters don't really belong to me…I certainly didn't think up the idea of 'good' vampires, unfortunately – I would kill to have Stephenie Meyer's dreams. The name of the story is a song by Matt Wertz, who I love, and the song in here is No Way Back by Foo Fighters

Summary: Sophia leads a normal life, well, that is until an encounter in the woods of her father's cabin leaves her scarred in more ways than one. Hoping to leave it behind her, what happens when she meets the mysterious new kid back at school. Will her horrifying experience come back to slap her in the face?

Chapter 1: No Way Back

Lately, I've been
Livin' in my head
The rest of me is dead,
I dying for truth.

I scowled. I loved my dad, really I did. But seriously, enough forest was enough forest. I scuffed my boot clad foot against the squishy green ground in slight anger.

I had been shipped off to spend the summer with my father and had come to the painful realization that in our years of almost complete separation we didn't have much of an idea about how to be around each other anymore. It hurt. I used to be his little girl and now I could talk to my step father better than I could talk to him.

"Sophia?" Speak of the devil. I turned around and gave my rather rustic-looking father an inquisitive look. "I'm going to go into town and pick up some groceries, do you want to stay come?" the look in his eyes dug the knife in my heart deeper. His eyes were hopeful, but not that I would come with him – that I would stay here. We both knew full well the entire ride would be awkward and silent. I gave him a soft smile.

"Yeah I think I'll stay here, how long do you think you'll be gone?"

"A few hours I expect." He said. I simply nodded again. It took at least an hour to get to civilization. We were in the middle of nowhere, and it was not helping in the bonding at all. He gave me a similar soft smile before grabbing his keys and exiting the cabin.

I sighed in boredom, again, when I heard the rumbling engine of his truck start up and the gravel crunch underneath his tires as he pulled away. Once he was gone I stood up and walked outside. The sun was glaring down vehemently on the green surroundings so that I was hot even in my Hollister short shorts and white tank top. I glared right back at the sun and was rewarded with black spots taking over my vision. Stumbling slightly I swiped my long brown hair up into a messy ponytail in an effort to keep the sweat from building up on my neck.

Grabbing my cell phone and a bottle of water I set out into the forest for a nice walk, hoping (and sort of not hoping, though I hated to admit it, and hated to admit the reasons for it even more) that I wouldn't get lost.

I stepped lively across the moss-laden, tree covered land and felt my spirits get higher. It was quite relaxing, and I was fairly certain I could find my way back…

I found myself in a clearing that took my breath away. The trees simply stopped for one small circle. In the circle the sun shone through brightly and seemed to glimmer of the soft layer of light green grass that coated the ground. There was a small stream that ran across the side that pooled in a collection of rocks.

It was breathtaking.

I stood there for a short while just taking it all in, then slowly walked into the middle and turned in slow circles. My eyes suddenly caught a flash of something different colored in all the pleasant earth tones. It took my mind a moment to register it and I whipped myself around to face that way, suddenly feeling cold and slightly afraid. That feeling only deepened when I saw the man standing where there once was nothing, looking as though nothing was amiss with him being there.

Let me tell you he did not belong. The clearing was perfection, and well I suppose so was he. However, while the fresh nature exuded innocence, he was giving me vibes of a different nature. While he was by far the most gorgeous man I had ever laid eyes on something told me to back away.

He stared at me for a few moments before an amused smile hinted in his features. Before I could even register what was happening he was standing beside me – this wasn't natural…

"Hello." He said, his voice soft and flowing. He extended an extremely pale hand for me to shake and that is when I noticed why he was so unnatural, several details making themselves glaringly obvious to me at once.

His bare skin glistened magnificently is the suns rays, making him look surreal. And also, his eyes weren't a color one saw in nature, they were a deep, dark burgundy that, while the rest of his demeanor appeared relaxed and kind, looked menacing and desperate for something…

"I'm William." He stated in the same voice. Instead of taking his hand I took a shaky, stumbling step backwards. His grin widened.

"Didn't your parents teach you manners?" he asked, cocking his head to the side as if he really were interested, and then proceeded to decrease the distance between us again.

I took another stumbling step backwards, desperate for him to just leave. I had no idea what…he wanted to do to me, but whatever it was I was sure it was…unnatural.

"Oh." He said, as if something had occurred to him suddenly and everything made sense. "Your parents must have taught you not to talk to strangers." He nodded to himself his face as if deep in thought. Suddenly he was so close to me I could actually feel him standing next to me, his burgundy eyes laced onto me in something akin to lust…but not after my body per se…

His hands were suddenly gripping my arms with an impossible amount of strength. I nearly gasped when I felt his skin, it was ice cold. I felt an icy breath on my neck as he lowered his voice to a whisper.

"That is good advice…you should have listened." He said softly I felt myself begin to shake. He laughed jovially, his mouth eerily close to my neck. Suddenly his head snapped up to meet my eyes.

"Have you ever believed in vampires?" he queried in what almost sounded like a sexually tinted voice. My eyes widened as he grinned maniacally. I didn't think for a second that he was just insane. I knew this was the truth, and I knew in about five seconds he was going to suck me dry of blood. I was going to die. I squeezed my eyes shut tightly as I felt his mouth near my neck. Closer and closer.

2…1…

Suddenly I heard a whoosh of air and his grip was jerked away, thrusting me to side into the rocky water pool. I felt the jagged rocks rip into my skin and I cried out in pain and I felt myself bleed…I was a goner. I kept my eyes shut as I heard feral growling and snarling and sounds that resembled the snapping of tree branches.

I heard voices muttering above me too fast for me to hear. I chanced opening my eyes and groaned aloud at what I saw. There were more of them…they were so beautiful they couldn't possibly be anything else. Their eyes were pitch black and they were glancing at my bleeding form furtively. At my groan they all looked nervous, but their eyes flickered between me and the fight going on between William and another one.

I whimpered, and tried to shuffle my way away, but knew it was to no avail. One was kneeling next to me in a second.

"Don't move." He said sternly. I recoiled away from him, screaming. That got the attention of William who saw my blood and went insane. He let out a deranged snarl and launched himself at me, evading whoever was fighting him. One of the…vampires…surrounding me launched himself at William before he could get near me. He tossed him into the forest, and the one who was fighting him previously sped off after the flying form. I felt my eyes widen in horror and noticed the nervous glances between those around me. The one kneeling beside me spoke again.

"We're not going to hurt you." He said softly in such a kind voice I almost wanted to believe him. I gave him a nervous half-glare.

"Y…you…I don…but you're…" I just whimpered again. He sighed and I noticed most of the others who were around me had backed away to the other side of the clearing.

"We're not the same." He said softly. "I'm a doctor, would you allow me to help you? You are rather cut up." I gave him an incredulous look.

"You. Are. A. Vampire." I ground out. He looked weary as he nodded. "All of you are!" I cried. "And I'm bleeding and one of them nearly killed me and how the hell am I supposed to know that you won't do the same!" I ended up screaming in a high pitched squeaky panicked voice. I saw the one who had originally went after William come back, looking only slightly worse for wear, but not noticeably, there was also a faint line of smoke coming through the trees where he had been.

"Yes we are vampires." Conceded the doctor. "However we lead a different lifestyle than the vampire who nearly killed you." I just stared at him. "I guess you could call us vegetarian vampires. We only drink from animals, not from humans." He said in the same soothing voice. I found myself slightly calmer.

"Is that why your eyes are different?" I asked. He smiled at me, obviously pleased.

"Yes, the burgundy color comes from drinking human blood." He said. I nodded, noting that none of the vampires before me now had burgundy eyes. "When we have just fed," he noted my horrified look. "from animals" he clarified "our eyes are a golden color, and when we are thirsty they darken to black." I noted with growing horror that all of their eyes were black, even the eyes of the doctor before me were a dark golden color. He took notice of my expression once again.

"You will have to forgive us. The lifestyle we lead is not an easy one. We do thirst for human blood quite intensely, and the fact that you are bleeding is rather difficult to deal with, not so much for me." He said with a rueful smile on his face. I still looked at him incredulously. "As I said, I'm a doctor and practically immune." He shook himself. "Sorry, I forgot to introduce myself. I'm doctor Carlisle Cullen and this is my family; my wife Esme, and then Alice, Jasper, Emmett, Rosalie, Edward and Bella." He motioned to different vampires across the clearing, all who looked at me sheepishly. He looked at me expectantly. I briefly wondered if I was simply going insane.

"You're not going insane." I heard a melodic voice come from across the clearing. I looked bewildered. Carlisle shot a glare at the one called Edward.

"Stay out of her mind Edward. She is frightened enough." He said forcefully. The one called Emmett chuckled.

"We know, we can hear her rapid heartbeat all the way over here." He said. I naturally became even more terrified. Carlisle shot him a glare as well. He turned back to me.

"Some vampires have abilities…Edward can read minds." He stated simply. I nodded, what wasn't possible? "I believe you were about to inform us on your name?" he asked again.

"S…Sophia." I said softly. He smiled warmly at me.

"It's nice to meet you Sophia, although I admit it may have been nicer under a less dire and frightening situation. Now, will you allow me to bandage up those nasty cuts on you or would you prefer to bleed out?" he asked me calmly. I let out a shaky breath and uncurled myself slowly, letting him have at it. His ice cold hands worked quickly and efficiently and in ten minutes I was stitched up and bandaged.

"The stitches are self-dissolving so there is no need to get them removed…" Carlisle told me. I glared down at my bandaged body.

"My dad is going to kill me." I muttered, but he heard me somehow.

"Why were you wandering around the woods alone anyway?" he asked. I shrugged.

"Boredom. Trust me; I'm never doing it again. Hell, I'm never going camping or to a cabin ever again in my life." I told him. He smiled sadly.

"I'm sorry you had to have such a bad experience." He said genuinely. I found myself smiling back at him.

"Well, it would have been much worse I expect had you all not been here to save my idiotic ass. So thank you." I told him. He looked amused and nodded.

"You are quite welcome. It feels good to help, trust me." I nodded and stood up. The world swam around in front of me and my knees gave out slightly, causing me to stumble. The doctor's cold arms caught me and steadied me.

"Would you like company back to you cabin?" he asked. I noticed he had transported me to the other side of the clearing. The vampires all looked much less ill at ease than they had before.

"I could just carry her back Carlisle. It would be a lot faster." Emmett said. Carlisle nodded. I looked around bewildered. He saw this and gave me another bemused expression.

"Would it be alright if Emmett carried you back to your cabin? I must warn you we travel pretty fast." I glanced over at Emmett and he offered me a goofy grin. I nodded. Carlisle smiled.

"Excellent. Well it was lovely meeting you Sophia."

"You too Doctor Cullen." I said. Then Emmett picked me up as if I weighed nothing. Before he could fly off Carlisle stopped him.

"One more thing, it is absolutely of the utmost importance that you not tell anyone of our existence. If you do it could not only threaten our ability as vegetarians to exist, but it would also endanger your life greatly if you let your knowledge go loosely." He gave me a stern look and I nodded vehemently.

"I won't tell anyone. Who would believe me anyway? I have no desire to be shipped off to an insane asylum." He smiled good-naturedly.

"Well, you'd be surprised how people connect the dots when they are given the truth, no matter how impossible it may seem. Farewell Sophia." He said, and then Emmett practically flew out of the clearing. I had to close my eyes to stop myself from getting nauseous.

Before I knew it we were at my cabin. Emmett gave me one last goofy grin before speeding off before I could even thank him.

I stood for a minute, my mind wanting to deny anything that had happened, but my bedraggled body begging to differ. I shook myself awake and clambered back into my cabin, eyeing the woods with a terrified eye.

I sat myself in front of the television and slid in a DVD of Friends, trying to distract myself.

It wasn't twenty minutes before my father bustled into the house loudly. I was glad he couldn't see me jump violently and stifle a scream.

"You're in here watching television?" he asked incredulously from the entryway. "It's gorgeous outside! Why don't you go and get fresh air? Go for a…" he trailed off as he walked into the living room where I was, spotting my bandaged self. He was kneeling next to me in an instant, a worried parent expression set in deep. His hands traced over my cheeks fervently.

"Oh my God! Sophia! What happened to you?" he cried, among other panicked expressions over and over again.

"Dad. Dad!" I cried back. He stopped and looked at me, his blue eyes intently looking into my almost identical ones. "I went for a walk. I…tripped and fell on some rocks and got pretty cut up. I high tailed myself to the ranger station and they bandaged me up. It…it wasn't that big of a deal. Really. I'm totally fine." I said. He didn't look convinced, which was understandable considering how shaken up I still was.

He made me dinner, wouldn't let me leave the couch. He waited on me, his eyes never really leaving me.

We left the cabin the next morning. I had never been so relieved in my entire life.

Pleased to meet you take my hand,
There is no way back from here,
Pleased to meet you say your prayers,
There is no way back from here,
But I don't care,
No way back from here.