Chapter One

Bella POV

"Bella! Wake up!" Renne shook me.

"Mother, I am up. No need to fuss." I got up off of my bed. Well its not my bed, my family and I have to share. And I wouldnt even call it a bed it was just some hay with cloth draped over. Our house only has one room My family and I lived together in a little village known as Forks. We worked for King Carlisle on the Lords Demense. We are serfs. We are the lowest class people. It is quite a burden we have to carry.

"Bella, I know you are feeling ill lately, but you will have to get up on time. And you will also have to stop neglecting your duties. I have enough things to do, so I cant keep working for both of us."

I hate it when my mom is mad at me.

"Yes Mother, I am sorry." I said looking her straight in the eyes. I put on my best sincere look.

Renne nodded her head and left. I put on my dress my mother made for me made out of spare cloth lying around. It was my only dress I had. I had a night gown once, that my mother also made, but I outgrew it. So now I am forced to sleep in my undergarments. It is uncomfortable because it gets quite drafty at night. But I should not complain for people have it worse than us. The King and his family, Knights, Nobles and Barons have it so easy. I am sick of them, but what could I do? I was no more than a lowly peasant. I always wished I was a princess, but thats impossible.

Edward POV

I am Edward Cullen, or Prince Edward.

My family and I are vampires.

Carlisle saved me from dying in the 13th Century.

I was exploring Beijing unaware that Mongol warriors had invaded China. They took and stabbed me. I thought I was going to die. Then it went black. I felt searing pain and thought I was in hell.

But after three days the pain receeded slowly. I woke in a library, I believed in a castle. It was quite fancy. I looked around and found a manuscript with a man on a horse deer hunting. It was red and blue. It read on the bottom King John, Deer Hunting. I finally realized where I was. I was in England.

I looked around feeling lost. How the hell did I get from China to England without doing anything? My throat burned in thirst. I needed something to drink, but suprisingly I had no appeal for water, or rum. I couldnt quite put my finger on it. Suddenly a blonde man walked towards me.

"Your awake. And right on time." He said.

"Who are you? What happened? How did I get here?--" I bombarded him with so many questions he shushed me and turned away.

"First, I must know your name." He asked.

"Edward Masen." I answered obiediantly.

"Well Edward, please, have a seat." He smiled slightly.

After Carlisle explained everything I was horror-struck. I was dead. Yet I was walking among living people, who are to believe that I am also just a normal person. Im not. I am a monster. I deserve not to live. Carlisle says to keep "living" I will have to drink blood. Thankfully there was an alternative to human blood. It was animal.

Carlisle is like a father to me, and over the years our "family" grew. Carlisle found Esme, whom he fell deeply in love with. Then came Alice, Jasper, Rosalie and Emmet. And now here we are living in Forks living in royalty. As great as that may sound, believe me its not.

A/N - Next Chapter the story really begins, and don't expect me to post it if I have no reviews. :) Im going on vacation until next thursday (27th) so I wont be able to update in a long time. I also have to get prepared for school, so I dont know when I will be able to update.

PS- Please, please excuse my grammer and spelling. I only have wordpad. It sucks. :)