Edward Cullen had been hunting with his two brothers, Emmett and Jasper, his senses filled with the smell of mountain lion when he suddenly smelt a completely different smell. Edward came to a sudden hault, and stepped aside as Emmett came hurtling towards. He laughed slightly when he hit a nearby tree, which swayed with the impact that Emmett had given it. Emmett turned and looked at Edward in shock.

"What the hell, man. Since when do you stop during a hunt?" Emmett asked as Jasper came running into the clearing.

"What's up Edward, we just lost our meal." Jasper said as Edward turned to look at him.

"Shush, i think i heard something." Edward whispered as he turned back towards the noise, listened carefully and started to run off towards it. Jasper and Emmett looked at one another, before they two ran after Edward. Edward was in the small clearing a full three seconds before Jasper and Emmett and he looked around in wonder. It was filled with the most beautiful purple flowers and the sun hit it directly, making Edward glitter brilliantly. He listened carefully again as he finally heard it again, a soft wimpering. But it didn't sound like it was coming from an animal, it sounded human. Edward spun around as Jasper and Emmett came into the clearing.

"Jasper, STOP!" Edward yelled, as Jasper came to a sudden hult, a look of pure shock on his face.

"Why?" Jasper asked, and Edward felt suddenly calm. "What's the matter Edward?"

"Human."

Jasper took several steps back, turned and took several deep breaths. His thoughts were clear as Edward tried not to listen. I'm ok, I can do this. I won't hurt it. (Thought's in Italic) Jasper turned around slowly as Edward gave him a kind smile.

"I trust you, Jasper." Edward said calmly as he turned around. Thank's Edward.

Both Emmett and Jasper watched as Edward walked slowly towards a large tree that stood directly in the shadow on the edge of the clearing. It's roots were massive and it was clearly hiding something small. Edward took a deep breath, and growled slightly when the oh-so-sweet smell burnt his throught. He got down on his knees and crept slowly closer to the tree's roots and peaked inside. Hidden under one of the big roots was a baby, wrapped in a pale pink blanket. Edward stared in wonder at the child, who's small head was covered with a thin layer of brown hair. Edward smiled brightly at the child and reached in and picked her up. The baby woke at being picked up, and looked up at Edward. Edward's breath caught in his throught when he saw that the little girl's eyes were the exact colour of melted chocolate. Edward listened carefully, but no thoughts filled his mind, so he stood up and held the child to his chest.

Stepping out of the shadows, Edward was suddenly surrounded by Emmett and Jasper.

"What did you find, Edward?" Emmett asked, so Edward showed them the same child. Emmett and Jasper both gasped at the sight of her.

"Can i hold her, it is a her right?" Emmett asked, but somehow Edward was reluctent to hand the baby girl over. And not because he believed that Emmett would hurt him, but because it seemed that Edward had fallen somehow in love with the baby girl. Or maybe her perfect brown eyes and full pink lips had bewitched him. Edward sighed and passed her to Emmett, who craddled the child to his chest and started whispering who knows what to her. Jasper looked at the baby for a moment before he turned and looked at Edward again.

"Does she have a name?" Jasper asked Edward. Edward thought for a moment, and came up with nothing.

"No, she doesn't." Edward answered. Jasper nodded slightly and turned back and looked at the baby.

"Well you found her, you name her." Jasper said as he smiled gently and looked back at Edward. This came as a shock to Edward, he hadn't really thought about giving her a name. But yet a perfect name came to mind for her, and Edward wasn't really sure where it had come from.

"Bella."

Jasper looked up at Edward again and nodded. "That's a beautiful name, Edward."

Edward smiled as he walked over to Emmett, who was talking animatively to Bella and took her from his arms gently. Emmett looked up at Edward with a pout and asked the question that Edward had been thinking of from the moment he had picked Bella up, "Are we going to keep her, Edward?"

Edward had to think for a moment, he suddenly couldn't think of living another day if she wasn't in his life, and nodded. Emmett smiled brightly and started jumping around the clearing, yelling at the top of his lungs, "Yes, we get to keep her!"

Edward smiled as his brothers ran off, obviously to hunt. But Edward stared down at baby Bella, who looked up at him with those beautiful brown eyes, and he seemed to drown in them. She was perfect in every way. And as he slowly made his way back home, his eyes always on Bella even after she had fallen asleep, Edward thought of how his family would react. Alice and Rosalie would fall in love with her, always wanting to dress her in so many clothes, but Edward would save her from them every now and again. But he would grant them permission, because he knew that they couldn't have kids, just as he could never. And he was sure that he wouldn't be able to stop himself from buying her gifts. Esme, she would be so motherly, as she was already. Always willing to feed Bella. And Edward would understand completely, for she had wanted a child, had actually had a child. But it had died. And Carlisle. He would be completely understanding about Edward's decision to keep a human child, though maybe a little casious and wary. And as Edward finally reached the house with the sleeping baby girl cuddled against his chest, he had no cold feet about his decision.