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I know I currently have another story going and I plan on working on that one as well but I have so many ideas bouncing around my head and I really want to share my thoughts and stories. I may even post the first chapter or two of a couple others I'm working on.

Chapter 1

I can't believe this is happening. I needed help and the only person who would be able to help me was on the other side of the country. Not only that, I didn't know if he would even help me any longer. We didn't part on the best of terms.

I should back up a bit and tell you who I am and what trouble I'm currently in. My name is Isabella Swan, but I prefer Bella. I recently moved to Forks, WA to live with my dad. When I got here I met some people at school and started dating one of them. Edward Cullen is a good guy and his family is great.

My current trouble started when I went to watch his family play baseball. Edward and his family are vampires. I had figured this out as soon as I met them because I knew other vampires. Granted the vampires I knew before were different than the Cullens. The ones I knew previously were traditional vampires, part of the Original race. The Cullens were part of the race called Cold Ones. Cold Ones are drastically different than a traditional vampire. The most important thing to note regarding the two races is that a traditional vampire would be able to kill a Cold One without any trouble.

Getting back to my current problem...I was watching Edward and his family play baseball when Edward's sister Alice froze. Alice is a psychic and when she froze in that way it meant she was having a vision. Edward is telepathic and he saw the vision in Alice's head as she was having it. At first I wasn't sure what the vision was but knew it wasn't good when Edward ran at his vampire speed, while very fast isn't as fast as a traditional vampire, and stood next to me.

After a minute of Edward moving me and pulling my hair down I finally asked what was going on. The rest of the family had surrounded us when Edward told me Alice saw three nomads arriving. Well it was good to try to protect me but we should have known it wasn't going to work. I am a danger magnet.

The nomads arrived and introduced themselves as James, Victoria, and Laurent. Everything was going fine. Carlisle, the father and leader of the coven, introduced all of us in pairs and still things were fine until the wind shifted.

James got a whiff of my scent and realized I was human. He indicated I was just a snack which put Edward on the defensive. One thing led to another and while Carlisle convinced the nomads to leave, Edward said James was a tracker and now he wanted me.

Edward said I had to leave town. I argued and pointed out my dad would be vulnerable, but a plan was formed by the Cullen family. Alice and her husband Jasper were going to drive me out of town. They decided to take me to Phoenix. They figured since I had just moved from there, the tracker wouldn't expect me to go back. Edward was going to stay behind in an effort to lead the tracker away from me. Esme, the mother of the coven, and Rosalie, his other sister, was going to stay behind and watch my dad, Charlie. Carlisle and Emmett, Rosalie's husband, were going to track James.

I tried to get them to let me make a call in private but none of them would leave me alone. I needed to make this call. I could only hope the one person who would be able to save me would be willing to help. I decided to call him anyways and hope he would listen to the conversation going on around us.

"Alice, I really need to make that call," I begged again. I had just hit send on my phone.

"Bella it's not safe for you to be away from us," Alice scolded me. I had heard someone pick up the phone and was grateful he didn't say anything right away.

"Alice, but is it really necessary to drive all the way from Forks to Phoenix? Maybe we should go to a place farther away, like Virginia," I hoped he was picking up that since I wanted to get to Virginia so badly that something was wrong.

"We would have to fly to Virginia," Jasper said. "It would mean we would be more vulnerable. Driving gives us a slight advantage over flying." Damn I couldn't have asked for a better way to say I was in trouble! I glanced at my phone and saw it was still connected. I had muted it earlier because I was afraid he would start talking and I didn't know if he wanted this coven of Cold Ones to know he was a traditional vampire, so I didn't know if or what he was saying.

"We could drive to Virginia," I offered.

"No, Edward wanted you to head to Phoenix," Alice vetoed my idea. "He would be even more worried if the plan changed suddenly. He would think James found you."

"Whatever," my bitch tone was coming out. I'm not sure if it was because my friend, if he still cared about me, was on the phone or if I had stopped caring about putting up my shy and innocent act.

I hung up my phone but sent a quick text letting him know he had been on mute.

Fuck Isabella what the hell have you gotten yourself into? I received a reply very quickly. I hated my full name and he knew this, but he was the only one who could get away with calling me it.

James is a tracker and a Cold One. I sent back.

Fuck I'm on my way. I'll call you when I land to find out where you are. I knew this would be the last text for the moment so I made sure to delete these four texts and the call so if Alice or Jasper got a hold of my phone they wouldn't get suspicious.

Knowing he was on his way made me immensely happy. I knew he would get there about the same time as me.

The rest of the drive was quiet. I knew when Jasper used his gift on me as I started to fall asleep. Jasper is an empath and is able to feel and manipulate others emotions. Jasper must have sent me a strong dose of calm and lethargy because I was out right after I deleted the texts. My last thought was I hope I wake up before he calls me.

I don't know how long I slept for, but when I woke up I was in a hotel room.

"Where are we?" I asked as I sat up.

"We are at the Marriott by the airport," Alice trilled.

"How long did I sleep for?"

"The rest of the trip," Alice answered. "Jasper went to go get you something to eat from downstairs."

After Jasper brought the food up, I ate slowly. I didn't know how long it would take for him to get a flight from Virginia but I knew money wasn't an issue for him. He had been around for close to a century and a half and had lots of money. Hell even when I left he forced a credit card on me. He said just in case of an emergency or in case I wanted to go visit.

What he didn't know is I wanted nothing more than to be in Virginia. My parents didn't want me with him and the fact I just ran away from my dad was going to cause major problems. I hoped to alleviate the oncoming problems by telling my dad I just needed to get out of the rain for a bit and was going to Phoenix. My parents had a problem with my friend because he was eight years older than me. I never told my friend because I didn't want him to feel bad. I wanted him. Edward was a distraction for me. I knew it wasn't going to be long term, but if I didn't appear to date and move on my parents weren't going to be happy.

A few hours after eating, Edward called Alice to check in. I talked with him on the phone for a few minutes until I heard my phone ring. The ring tone was the one I used for my friend. I tried to hand Alice back her phone so I could answer mine but she just grabbed mine and answered it. I froze when I saw this.

"Bella are you ok?" Jasper asked. I knew he could feel my emotions normally, but at that moment I went numb.

"Who are you?" Alice demanded. She waited a minute for the other person to respond. "No I will not give her the phone."

"Alice give me my phone," I demanded. I had completely forgotten about Edward being on Alice's phone. "He's a friend of mine."

"No," Alice glared at me.

"Why do you get to decide who I can and can't tell that we are at the Marriott by the airport?" I threw at her. I spoke low enough that Alice and Jasper would think the person on the phone couldn't hear me, but I knew better.

"It's for your own safety," Alice retorted. "Oh, he hung up," Alice glanced at my phone. I had to suppress a chuckle at that.

"Here," I thrust her phone back at her and held my hand out for mine.

"No I think I'll keep this for now," Alice smirked to me. Fucking pixie.

A half hour later I was sitting on the couch staring at Alice and Jasper waiting for him to show up. I knew it would be soon. I'm sure he would just compel the desk clerk to find out our room number and have a key made.

About five minutes later my musings were proven true when he walked through the door. It was chaos for a minute. Alice moved directly in front of me while Jasper moved to grab him. Needless to say, Jasper missed when he blurred to stand behind me.

"Damon," I breathed while I turned and grabbed onto him.

"Isabella," fuck I knew I was in trouble.

"I'm sorry," I tried to look contrite.

"Tell me the whole story," he demanded.

"Who are you?" Alice interrupted.

"This is Damon," I introduced. "He is the only person I trust completely."

Damon's arms tightened around me when I said that. He knew it was true.

"What about Edward and me?" Alice asked. By the look on her face and the fact Jasper had moved closer to her, I knew I had hurt her feelings.

"I just met you guys a few months ago," I responded. "I've known Damon for years. Oh Damon, this is Alice and Jasper."

"First tell me about what danger you have attracted this time then tell me who the fuck Edward is," Damon demanded.

I launched into the story about meeting the Cullens, dating Edward, and ending with the nomads.

"You are dating a fucking Cold One?" I wasn't really surprised Damon picked up on that part of the story first.

"She's my brother's mate," Alice spoke up. This was news to me. I knew someday I would become a vampire but I was not about to become a Cold One.

"Since when?" I demanded.

"You've changed him," Jasper told me. "Only a vampire's mate can change him."

"Uh..." I really didn't know what to say. "Is that possible?" I turned to Damon. I thought Damon was my one and only.

"No baby girl, it's not possible," Damon reassured me. "Come on you need to rest," Damon then guided me into the bedroom.

"I'll be fine," I told Alice when she started to protest. "Damon is more than capable of protecting me."

With that we walked into the bedroom. Damon turned and locked the door. We both knew it wouldn't keep them out if they really wanted to get in, but it would warn them we didn't want them in the room with us.

"Come here," Damon said while pulling me close to him right before crashing his lips to mine. Before I was forced to move to Forks, Damon and I were in a relationship. While we hadn't moved to the most intimate stage we both knew that's where we were headed.

"Oh God I've missed you," I sighed when he finally released my lips only to move down my jaw towards my neck.

"You have no idea how much I've missed you," Damon muttered as he continue to trail kisses down my neck while his hands made a fiery path up my sides to my breasts. Once he reached my breast I couldn't hold the moan of pure pleasure in.

After a few minutes he pulled back and looked me in the eyes. As much as we both would have liked to continue this we knew it wasn't the proper time or place.

"I need you to drink from me," Damon murmured while holding me close. If a human has the blood of a traditional vampire in their system when they die they will change into a vampire. I knew this was why he wanted me to do this. He wouldn't want to lose me.

"Of course," I agreed instantly. I would do anything to help ensure his mind was at ease.

He bit into his wrist before holding it out for me. While the smell of blood would normally make me faint, Damon's blood never affected me in that way. I reached out for his arm and closed my lips over the open wound. I started drinking and knew Damon would tell me when to stop.

"Isabella," Damon murmured while brushing my hair behind my ear. I knew I had to stop. After I pulled my lips away from his arm I watched as it slowly closed and healed itself. "Thank you."

"Damon," I sighed. I had never told him exactly why I had to move to live with my dad. "You have to know I never wanted to leave you, right?"

"I know," Damon agreed.

Before we could keep talking my phone rang. The number was from my mom's place here in Phoenix. As far as I knew she was still in Florida with my step-dad. I answered the phone and heard my mom's frantic yelling before James got on. He told me to get away from the Cullens and meet him at my old ballet studio. I agreed readily. I wasn't going to let my mom be with the psycho any longer than necessary.

I looked at Damon and he knew I wasn't going to stay behind. He would do everything in his power to keep me safe except take away my choices when someone I loved was in danger. He would keep me locked up if he thought I would be safe, but he knew since my mother was involved nothing he did would keep me here.

We walked out of the bedroom and saw Alice and Jasper sitting on the couch.

"What are you?" Jasper demanded of Damon.

"I'm your worst nightmare," Damon said before allowing eyes to go black and the veins harden while his fangs descended.

"Bella get away from him," Alice tried to grab me, but Damon blurred me away from them.

"Alice I'm fine," I smirked. "He would never hurt me."

"He's a traditional vampire," Jasper told me as if I didn't know that.

"You're quick," Damon sneered.

"Oh be nice," I turned and whacked him on the arm.

"Bella don't antagonize him," I could hear the fear in Alice's voice.

"Ha," I snorted. "For how often he antagonizes me he deserves it."

"That's cold Isabella," Damon leaned down to whisper in my ear, bringing his fangs close to my neck. I instinctively moved my head to give him better access.

"Bella," Jasper gasped. Both he and Alice had frozen. They knew they wouldn't be able to take on Damon, a traditional vampire.

Instead of biting me, Damon placed a gentle kiss on my pulse point before pulling back and allowing his face to go back to normal.

"I told you, he would never hurt me," I laughed at their expression. "Now we have to leave and you will stay here and wait for Edward."

"No," Alice moved to stand right in front of me. "Edward will have our heads if you are out of our sight."

"Well if you try to stop us, I'm sure Damon will do much worse," I smirked and moved around her towards the door with Damon.

"What am I supposed to tell Edward?" Alice asked. "He'll be here in less than an hour."

"Tell him about whatever visions you've had since we arrived," I answered over my shoulder as I walked out of the room.

Damon guided me to the car he had rented and we took off to the ballet studio. I'm sure Alice and/or Jasper was going to be following me shortly and instead of waiting for Edward at the airport just tell him where to meet them.

Damon and I got to the ballet studio and I went inside. I knew he would follow and make his presence known when the time was right.

"I'm here, now where is my mom," I called out when I walked in and saw James but didn't see my mom.

"You are way too gullible," James chuckled. He then wheeled out a portable TV and VCR showing one of the many home videos my mom made when I was a kid.

"Shit," I swore. Before I could move James used his vampire speed to move right in front of me.

"Now I'll get to taste that sweet blood of yours," James grabbed my left arm and I could feel it snap.

"Ahhhhh," I screamed in pain. It was instinctive I knew no matter how much damage he did I would still walk out of here either alive or undead.

James then threw me down and stepped on my right leg. After that I could feel myself start to black out, but I heard Damon growl and knew I would be ok.

"Wake up baby girl," Damon was soothing my hair.

"What the hell happened?" I heard the smooth voice of Edward Cullen.

"What are you doing?" Emmett, the big brother bear of the Cullen coven sounded confused.

"Isabella drink," Damon demanded of me. I then realized he was holding his bleeding wrist to my mouth. I quickly started drinking his blood. I knew it would heal my injuries better than any doctor, including Carlisle, the vampire doctor.

"Get away from her," Carlisle demanded. I had never heard the leader of the coven speak in that manner before.

"You need to drink more," Damon instructed me when I tried to push his arm away. I just wanted to tell Carlisle that everything was ok.

"You all need to back off," Damon had turned to the Cullens. "I am helping her. I am the one who saved her."

"After you let her get hurt," Edward contradicted him. With that I was pissed. I pushed Damon's arm away. I knew if I needed more he would make me drink again, but I was pretty sure with what I had ingested earlier in the day and what I had just ingested I would be fine.

"Edward back off," I growled.

"But, Love, he let you get hurt," Edward argued. I heard Damon growl at the term of endearment. I assume Damon's fangs had descended because the Cullen's froze up.

"He didn't let me get hurt," I told Edward. "He let me make a decision to come here. Damon was here the entire time and no matter what I knew I would be ok."

"You need more," Damon muttered.

"I will, but you need to feed first," I glanced at him. "Let's get a room, you can feed, then feed me, then I'm going back with you."

"Isabella," Damon growled at me. He hated when I told him what to do. He was so used to being in control and I normally let him and subtly got him to do things my way.

"Not this time," I glared at him.

"Bella," Emmett sounded worried about me. I knew he thought of me as his little sister. "Please don't upset him. We won't be able to protect you from a traditional vampire."

"Oh Emmett," I smiled to him. "Brother Bear, he won't hurt me. He never has and he never will."

All of the Cullens who were there looked a bit stunned.

"Do you still have that hotel room?" I looked to Alice and Jasper.

"Yeah, we didn't know if we would need to go back there or not so we kept it for another day," Jasper spoke up.

"Good," I said. "Damon I'm going to need you to help me up and then we are going to the hotel. After you feed I'll drink some more." I looked at him and he knew I wasn't going to budge on this.

"Fine," Damon growled. He grabbed me close then stood up cradling me to his body.

"I can carry her," Edward offered. I just wrapped my arms tighter around Damon.

"Back off," Damon sneered then started walking out of the building to his rental car.

"While Damon is feeding, I'll tell you guys how I met him," I continued to speak normally. I knew they would hear me and would start following.

A/N: I hope you enjoyed the beginning. Again, I look forward to reading any thoughts and comments you may have!