Disclaimer: all of the original twilight characters rightfully belong to Ms. Meyer......and if Santa is reading this......all i have to say is that i hate you for not giving me twilight (pouts, sniff, sniff....)

Chapter 1 (EPOV)

I slowly pass others as I walked down the snowy streets of New York. I shifted needlessly amongst the others as if my presence hadn't been there. Christmas was a time when children got a break from school work, be crazy and obnoxious due to the essence of the holiday. That never was what they see throughout their lives until death made the choice to take them. But as blinded as humans are, they never saw it coming. It was always the invisible threat to them. But that is not how it is for me; my eyes have been curse to for a shape for death. Everyone had their own; it was not in the form of an object, but in the form of a timer.

I slowly waited for the street light to allow me across. Behind me were a boy and his mother waiting to do the same. "Careful" warned the mother to her child as he bounced in anticipation to cross the street to meet his father. I saw the clock with him countdown to his death. Only mere seconds remained for the boy.

Once the light changed the boy sprinted across while his mother watched amused but showed disapproval. 5,...4,...3,...2,...1,... but when the boy reached zero a van had slid on the icy covered road and hit the boy. Zero and the screams of the boy were silenced. The boy was dead. Gone to the gates of the afterlife, but I didn't stop my activities knowing that no matter what I did that my actions now would make not changes to what has happen. Slowly the scene had process in the humans around me as they called for help, not knowing what I knew.

But what always bothered me was why they even tried to save each other if they knew that everyone will face it no matter when and that no one will ever escape the paws of death.

I finished up grocery shopping and made my way home. I opened the door and dumped the bags on the kitchen counter as I turned to the fridge to make room for them. I came to face one of my mom's notes.

*Edward*

Sweetie, since I have to work late today feed yourself

Go straight to bed and don't wait up for me.

And leave some dinner out that I can warm up and have later

Thanx

Don't know what I do without you

*Mom*

Mom sometimes had to stay out at work sometimes, but I never minded because I liked having some alone time because I wasn't really you social type of guy. I kept to myself and never talked unless it was necessary.

After I finished with groceries I made dinner, left some out for mom to get later and went up to my room.

My personal heaven, no one could ever get to me in here and it was a place I could let myself loose. I stripped out of my clothing and went into the bathroom to take a long, needed bath to let the tight muscles in my back loose.

I put on a pair of shorts, not bothering with a shirt even though it was winter I never really got cold. I walked over to my iPod and put the plugs in my ears as I allowed the sounds to fill my ears, and thoughts filled through my mind.

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