Summary:

Edward Cullen is a famous actor, but after some Hollywood drama he and his family move to a small town to escape for awhile. What happens when he meets and falls for the beautiful, Bella Swan?

Edward POV

"Edward, over here!" I heard. Just as I turned my head I only saw a camera flash. While I did love my life, sometimes the paparazzi could get really annoying. I sighed and continued walking up the red carpet, smiling at all the screaming fans. Tonight was the premiere of my newest film, and it was the biggest turnout I've ever seen from any of my movies. This thought made me smile as I lift my hand and waved.

"Edward can we go into the theater now, I feel like something bad is going to happen." I heard a small voice next to me. I turned and looked down at my twin sister Alice. She was my best friend, and I would do anything for her. One look on her face told me she really had a bad feeling about something, and I knew better than to question her because she was always right. I sighed and nodded, as I placed my hand on the small of her back and steered away from the roaring crowd to the building. But that was just the second when terror struck. I heard the loud bangs of the gun, and on first instinct I knocked Alice to the ground, protecting her with my body. Guards rushed around us then, protecting me as well and searching for the shooter.

"Edward, your arm!" Alice all but shrieked. Sure enough, I looked down to see that whoever shot those bullets had clipped me in the shoulder, and blood was running down my arm and staining my suit.

"Shit." I said with a shaky laugh. It was crazy, because I never even felt it. All I wanted was to protect Alice, and I didn't even realize I was shot. Once the realization came, so did the pain. Everything became a blur as I heard the sirens of an ambulance and saw the blurred and concerned faces of my parents and older brother. Just as Alice grabbed my hand, the world went black.

"Edward?" was all I heard. I recognized that voice, but I could not place on whose it was. As soon as I heard my name, every other sound began to fade in. I heard the beeping of some machine, some soft whispers, and again that voice calling me. I then opened my eyes and was met by two blue eyes.

"Dad." I said, my voice raspy. Seeing me awake, he smiled and let out a sigh of relief. Backing away from me, I was able to see Alice and Emmett sitting on a couch just before my mother rushed to me.

"Edward honey! I'm so glad you are awake! Oh honey, are you in pain? My poor baby!" she said, her cheeks stained with tears as she softly played with my hair. I began to remember the previous events, and that was when I again recognized the pain in my entire left arm.

"Mom I'm fine." I lied. She laughed.

"Edward you were just shot. I know you like to keep things bottled up inside but I'm not dumb. I can tell when you are hurt and I know you are in pain right now." She said, then looked up to my father. "Carlisle honey, give him some more pain medication."

"No, I'm fine I'm sure it won't help, just leave it." I said, stopping my dad. He was a doctor and at this moment I'm happy he was because I wouldn't trust anyone else. "How long have I been asleep?"

"Well once we got to the hospital and got the bullet out I gave you some medication so you slept through the night. You were only shot last night. It's about 11:45 now though." Dad said, sitting in a chair by my bed along with my mother. I nodded, at least I didn't miss too much. "Edward we seriously need to talk about this. Someone tried to kill you. I have no idea why, and believe me the police are on the case as we speak. The shooter has not been found yet and we are all scared because we can't lose you." He said, his voice cracking. I was in shock still, and I never really registered that someone was in fact trying to kill me. Why would anyone want to kill me anyway? It was the craziest thing ever and I couldn't wrap my head around it. Honestly it scared the hell out of me, but thankfully I was able to hide that or my mom would freak out more.

"So anyway Edward, we are going to leave for awhile. At least until they catch the shooter and find out why. We just don't feel safe with you walking around town like nothing happened. So we found this small town in Washington and we are going to go there."

"Washington?" I asked in disbelief. I understood they wanted to go somewhere inconspicuous but Washington was cold and rainy. They knew how much I love the heat and the sun.

"Forks. I found it. It's usually rainy there and perfect. Everyone knows you're the little golden boy Edward. Even someone who isn't a fan probably knows you like warm places. So that's why this place is perfect. Yes the cold and rain will suck, but no one would suspect a thing. We will all be safe, you especially." Alice chirped in. I couldn't help but agree with her because she was right. Forks would be safe. I finally sighed and nodded.

"When do we leave?" I asked.

"Well thankfully the gunshot would you received wasn't so severe. You should be up and moving in a few days, knowing you you'll be walking everywhere by tonight. Your arm will be sore for awhile, but you'll be fine soon enough. So to be safe we'll just leave whenever you're up to it maybe a week or so. WE already have a house secured there and everything is set."

"Okay" I said with a sigh. "I bet the media is going crazy."

"Dude you have no idea, your face is on just about every magazine. The story was all over the news last night everywhere. Plus, you're even trending on twitter." Emmett laughed, showing me the new trend 'Save Edward'. I couldn't help but laugh, as I had the most amazing fans.

"What about the premiere?" I asked, genuinely worried.

"Well in all the chaos of course it was cancelled. The film is still scheduled to open in theaters next week without a premiere." Alice said.

"That was the biggest turn out too!" I spoke angrily. "Did anyone else get hurt?"

"No, only you sweetie." Answered my mother. I let out a sigh of relief that no one else had gotten harmed.

"Okay. Well now what?"

"Now Edward you have to tell me what it felt like!" Emmett said with excitement. "I mean it sucks, but at the same time it's kinda cool to say you're 17 and have gotten shot. I mean that just screams tough to all the ladies. I just want to know how it felt! Like was it like a muscle cramp or-"

"Emmett!" my mother angrily interrupted my over excited brother. I laughed, mouthing "I'll tell you later" to which he winked in reply and settled back on the couch. I smiled, focusing on moving my fingers of my left hand. It took me a few minutes, but soon I was able to move them. Then I moved my hand, and kept moving until I had lifted my arm from the bed, smiling. Dad was right and it did hurt a lot, but at least I wasn't going to be handicapped for a few days.

"Easy Edward don't push it please. Just relax." My dad said a small warning. I smiled at him before laying me arm back down. Then I just sat there thinking as my family talked around me. They again began talking about the upcoming 'vacation' and worry honestly filled me. The last time I remember being this nervous was before my first press conference 6 years ago when I was 11. I was nervous because I had lived here on the outskirts of L.A. my entire life, and I knew the scene. Being away meant I had to learn a new way to live without all the fancy things we had here, since we were going to such a small town. The thing that scared me most of all though? We were going to go to the public high school, meaning that I would have to learn to fit in, which was something extremely hard for my crazy siblings and me. I guess we're in for a crazy adventure.

A/n: okay hmm… I literally just wrote all of this off the top of my head. I honestly had no idea what I was going to write and I sat there staring at this blank page for 5 minutes before these words came and just flowed out. I hope you like it. I'm really excited and curious to see how this turns out(; hahaha.

~rosalie