~When Souls Ignite~

Disclaimer, Authors Note, Summary, and Prologue

Stephenie Meyer owns Twilight and its characters. This storyline however belongs to me!

**A/N**

To any and all die hard canon fans, this story will deviate from the cannon timeline, things will happen, and I am just using my creative license with it. If you are hard pressed to remain in canon, this story is not for you!

With that being said, this story will eventually come full circle so to speak. We will start in 2005-6 during New Moon, and then come back through the years, back to the starting point, then possibly beyond that. I have not decided on an end yet.

I have read many Twilight stories where Bella goes back in time to meet a human Edward. But what I have not found is where Bella gets changed at the same time as Edward and then travels back through time with them, using her knowledge to help change some things with in the family.

I know that during New Moon Bella has very limited knowledge about each family member, so for the sake of creative license we are going to assume she knows more.

So come on an epic journey with Bella and me as she travels back in time to meet a human Edward and then walks back through time as a vampire. This is going to be a slow burning story, with many chapters and we will see quite a few different POV's!

**SUMMARY**

After Edward leaves in New Moon, Bella is left with her grief. A new vampire in town sends her back in time, to 1918. She meets human Edward, and they fall in love and get married. With her knowledge of future events she seeks out Carlisle, and befriends him. After a time she tells Carlisle of the life he will lead. Everything is set in motion, and when the Spanish Influenza strikes Carlisle is prepared to do what he must. Bella changed along with Edward, guides them through the years, changing certain events.

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~Prologue~

To me, it felt like coming home, I knew this was new to my family, but I was here before. I smiled as everything around me turned wet and green, and I still remembered the first time I made this trip. It really was a long time ago, yet it didn't quite happen yet either. I knew this time around things would be different, and I probably would not see the familiar faces I once knew. But yet, I wondered, would things be the same as it was when my human self came to live in this town?

I smiled as Edward turned the car onto the familiar driveway in the middle of the woods, easily cutting through the brush that would lead to the house in the clearing. When I looked over at him he was smiling at the windshield.

"You look so happy Edward. What has you smiling so much?" I asked, and his smile got bigger.

"You, my love. I can see the excitement in your eyes, and I hope being back here will be everything you hope it will be." I smiled wider in return, but the worry was still there.

We rounded the next bend and the underbrush cleared, and standing in the middle of the clearing, with the six large cedars surrounding it was the house that I knew and loved. It was exactly the same as I remembered. Victorian, white, and three-stories tall, through the front windows I could see the glass wall on the backside of the house. I could hear the river flowing out back and smell the forest all round. It was real, and I was home.

Standing on the porch was Carlisle and Esme, with another, whose back was turned to us. He turned and I gasped. Edward, of course thought I was in danger, and hissed out. I grabbed his hand and smiled at him and he relaxed, only slightly.

"It's okay Edward. Just park the car." I kept my tone light and as soon as the car stopped, I was out of car and leaped right onto the porch next to him.

"Ciaran! I can't believe you're here! It has been so long!" I probably looked like Alice, jumping around in my excitement.

"Hello Bella, it's nice to see you again." His Irish accent was just as thick as I remembered it.

"Why are you here? I didn't think I would ever see you again." I stopped dancing around, and the worry set back in again.

"Ah, do not fret young one, I just wanted to see you again, back at the beginning, I wanted to make sure your life is still as it was supposed to be."

"It is, I am very happy, tell me Ciaran, what will I expect now? Will things be as they were when I left?" I honestly think I get my curiosity from Carlisle.

"That I cannot tell you, you will have to see for yourself. I do not have the power of the future, just the past. But I cannot linger here I must go. Live and be happy Bella."

"Thank you Ciaran, best of luck to you." I gave him a nod and watched as he headed down the stairs.

As Ciaran walked down the driveway I noticed that he started to shimmer and fade out of focus. Then, in a blink of an eye he was gone. I knew then, as I remained standing there with my family that everything would be all right, and I was ready to continue on with life…