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For those of you who have read the first version of The Birth of Dawn: A Twilight Fanfic, I want to thank you all. I would like to see who all has read that version already, and leave me a review on if you like it better than the other one. I really hope you do, because my Beta reader Mjenney21 and I have worked hard to improve this, both grammatically, and to help the story develop more of a plot.

Mjenney21 has been so understanding and has helped me through these first few chapters, and I can't wait to finish the other chapters with her. She has made me want to be a better writer, so not only that she lives up to my expectations, but that I live up to hers. I don't have them all done, but I will be redoing all of them. And the best part about this

I don't have all the chapters done, but I will be redoing all of them. And the best part about this is that with more plot developing, I have more chapters that were never here before, in between chapters. So, I hope you have fun reading this and I hope you enjoy this as much as I do.A

And if you haven't read this, well I welcome you to my story, and I encourage you to leave me reviews on how you like it.

Disclaimer: I will say this once, but Stephanie Meyer owns the characters and books. I do not. And, for this chapter, Mjenney21 and I co-wrote it.

With all this being said, Welcome to the Prologue of, The Birth of Dawn:

{Bella POV}

"Why is my arm on fire?" I scream hysterically. Edward leans down next to me, his words flying out of his lips in a hurried tone.

"It means that James bit you, and if I don't get the venom out soon, you're going to become a vampire."

Hmm. I thought about my choices here.

Would I rather have Edward save me just so I could be a human or would I rather Edward leave the venom in so I could live with him forever?

I liked the second idea better. Alice told me I'd only be out for anywhere from two to three days. I knew that I'd be in pain but I didn't care. I could be with Edward forever. I could see that this was my only chance. If I turned this down now, another opportunity would probably never arise. Edward would stubbornly cling to my humanity, uncaring of my wishes to be with him forever.

To him, vampirism was a death sentence. But to me, it was freedom. It was the way forward. At the moment, the second option really didn't seem that bad.

"Don't you dare suck the venom out!" I screech at him through the pain. I tried not to let it show. I must be strong, for myself, for him. I must not scream. I must not scream. I repeat my mantra over and over in my mind.

"Bella, don't argue with me. I'm getting that poison out of you, no matter what you say!" He says, his eyes black with hunger. I could see the inner turmoil in his eyes, twisting like a knife.

"Edward. I said leave the venom in!" He was not going to win this. My determination was too great. As the inferno raced through my veins, my resolve weakened a little. Suddenly, I gritted my teeth. No. I was going to stick it out and become a vampire, no matter what Edward Cullen said to me.

"No, Bella, I'm not leaving it in! I will not let you die for me! Don't you see, you're committing your soul into the fires of hell!" He howled, drumming his heels on the wooden floor anxiously. I could hear it, the irregular thumping of my heart, the pounding of his heels smashing through the floor.

"It's my choice, and I'm saying leave it in. Alice said it'll be for two to three days. I can handle it!" I yell at him.

"I'm going to kill her." He mutters, clearly talking about Alice.

"No, you're not, because I'll come back and kick your blood sucking behind! Stand aside and let me do this. I've made this decision, I'm sticking to it."

"God, why do you have to be so stubborn? Bella, you don't understand. Carlisle," He turns to face him, his eyes burning with such an intensity, I have to look away. "Please, isn't there anything you can do?" He begs. Carlisle's eyes flicker back and forth between Edward and I, the golden liquid surrounding the pupil hardening.

"Edward, I will not force Bella back to humanity. If she was unconscious and could not decide, it's a different matter. She has clearly stated what she wants. You cannot go against this. To do so would be unethical. I'm not prepared to go against her wishes, and no one in this family will go against her either." Edward howls in agony, his last hope of my humanity disappearing before his eyes. The pain was getting worse now, the fire burning hotter and hotter with each second.

"Please, it's not a difficult choice. You just leave me unconscious for three days, and then I'll be with you for the rest of eternity. Isn't that what you want?"

"Of course, I want to be with you forever Bella. I love you, more than anything in the world, but I can't willingly let your soul be damned. Bella, you don't belong in this life."

I close my eyes. Why can't he understand? I do belong in this life, with Edward, Alice, Emmett, Jasper, Rosalie, Carlisle, and Esme. The pain getting stronger now, the edges of my vision becoming blurry. I shake my head from side to side, trying to get him to understand before I black out. Time is dwindling rapidly, I cannot afford to waste even a second.

"I don't care if you think I don't belong in this life. I do, Edward. I can adjust, as long as I have you and the others, my family. I'll be fine."

"Bella, do not say you will be fine. You will not. Constant blood lust, the newborn frenzy. Please, I can't watch you suffer like that." He says. I roll my eyes, glaring at him. I wish he'd stop trying to manipulate me. With the pain intensity rising, if he keeps on saying things like this, I'll beg for my humanity. No. Just a few more minutes to suffer through, then I'll be unconscious and he won't be able to do a thing.

"You wanna bet?" I ask him, trying to distract him. If he's distracted, he'll stop trying to persuade me to stay human. Hopefully. However, this is Edward Cullen we're talking about. There's no way I'll be able to distract him.

"No, I don't gamble. Your life should never be involved in a wager." He says. He closes his eyes for a second, tightly pinching the bridge of his nose. "I just want you to be happy." He sighs.

"Edward, I promise that I will be happy. I'm finally getting everything I've ever wanted, you for eternity. Please, let me change."

"Is that what you really want?" He asks me. I nod through the pain. I'm really surprised at how I've managed to keep from screaming. My resolve must be stronger than I thought. I don't know how I was even moving my mouth right now, forming words, when all I wanted to do was scream and thrash around. Okay, I was thrashing around, but I wasn't screaming. I held the screams back, not wanting to alarm Edward any more than I was. Alarming Edward would mean him sucking out the venom, ruining my chances of becoming like him.

"How will that affect your parents? Your friends, your family?" The final weapon in his arsenal, that's what he flung at me.

As I considered it, the impact exploded around me, memories and wishes falling around me in pieces like shrapnel. I really wasn't that bothered about my friends. I don't feel guilty about them since I never really spent much time with them. There was only Jess, and I suspected she liked my popularity more than she liked me. I liked spending time with Angela, but I didn't really know her. We were both too shy to talk to each other that much. I decided that I'd miss them a little, but I knew that life with Edward would be so much better than a few years with my school friends.

The hardest part was my parents. I loved them more than anything, and they relied on me. They needed me. Jesus, my mom couldn't get through a few hours without me. But my mom has Phil now, she doesn't really need me anymore. I know she loves me, but she doesn't really have time for me. She cares, but she's always busy. Maybe it's time to let Reneé have independence.

My dad has no one, maybe Harry and Sue Clearwater, and Billy Black, but that was it. Stop! I was tired of putting others joy before me. This was for me, for my happiness. I hadn't been this happy in my life until I met Edward. And I'd finally found the one, the one I want to spend the rest of my life with, the one I could spend eternity with him if he let me become one of him, but if I don't, I'll be dead in less than a hundred years.

I was tired of putting other people's wellbeing before me. This was for me, for my happiness, and I know that it sounded selfish, but when did I ever put my happiness in front of others? Now I've finally found the love of my life, I'm determined not to let him go.

"I want this so badly Edward. I love you, and as much as I love my family and friends, I'd rather be with you and your family than them. My mom has Phil and my dad... I know he doesn't really have anyone, but he survived before and he'll survive again. It'll hurt, but he'll survive."

"He won't Bella. You are his whole life." I look up at him, his figure becoming blurry like I'm looking at him through frosted glass. The guilt courses through me. He's right. I know he's right. However, I also know that my dad's tough. He's a cop. He'll get through this. He will. I blink, and I start to feel drowsy.

"I love you…" I murmur to Edward, my voice sounding dreamlike and far away.

"Bella?" I heard Edward ask. "Bella, keep talking. Please, Bella. I love you, don't leave me! Come back to me, please baby, please." But it's too late. I'm too far gone, the venom too much, the fire too hot. My eyes slide closed, my body jerking in response to the venom, trying to rid the poison from my body. Edward screams my name, a grief-stricken howl screaming from his lips. I want to tell him not to cry for me, not to worry. I want to re-assure him that I'm not in pain, but it would be pointless. I know it's too late for him to save me, and it's a selfish move on my behalf. I hate to put my family, friends, and especially Edward through this. But, hopefully, it'll pay off. In fact, I know it will because I will get to be with my soulmate for eternity.

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