Side note: Bella is the vampire slayer so yes this will have references to the show Buffy the vampire Slayer, but no it will not have the characters from Buffy in here. It will strictly be Twilight characters and no I wont be writing an episode of Buffy using just the
Twilight characters names. I mean there will be similarities, but I will try to stay true to the Twilight characters. Only difference will be that Bella's attitude and outlook on life will be a little different sure she has the same sort of obliviousness when it comes to others finding her attractive and she also has the shyness as well, but she is not the damsel in distress. As for the vampires they will be the same in Twilight, same abilities, same features, pretty much the same. Give it a shot though and let me know what you think.
Disclaimer: I don't own twilight Stephanie Meyer does now I wont remember to write this, but hey you all know I know this and I don't own Buffy Josh Whedon does.
I use to be the type of girl who could blend in and would blush from any sort of attention. I use to be the type of girl who would trip on her own feet or sprain an angle by just standing. I use to be the type of girl who would have a secret crush on the mysterious emo kid. I use to be an ordinary girl with nothing special about me until now. Because in every generation there is a chosen one. She alone will stand against the vampires, the demons and the forces of darkness. She is the Slayer and now I am the Slayer.
Yeah you heard me right I am the slayer, well a vampire slayer to be exact, but if there are other evil things out there I slay them too. I make sure that when the demons walk the street at night lurking in the darkness, that you, the innocent, will be protected. I am the thing that monsters fear. How do you ask that a once clumsy one hundred and ten pound girl can be so intimidating? Easy while looks can be deceiving I possess powers you can't even comprehend. I have strength, speed, and agility you can't even fathom. I am not like most humans as I have the ability to lift an SUV off the ground and throw it at least ten feet away from myself. My speed is also what you might consider to be abnormal. I once saved a dog that was standing at least fifteen feet away from me from a swerving car headed right towards it. I also have the ability to heal rapidly, my skin isn't as delicate as most humans, but I do still get cuts and bruises just not as easily as others and they don't stay on my skin for long. I know what your thinking can I die and the answer is yes.
I may be a slayer, but I am still human even if I am considered to be what some might call a remarkable human or a gifted human. I still age and my heart still beats, but my days are numbered and one day I will fight the forces of darkness and I will lose. Because you see Slayers don't live long at the most if they're lucky they may live to see their early twenties, but me I was just thankful to make it to seventeen. I mean I hadn't been a slayer my whole life and I didn't understand how or why I was chosen because a girl like me should never have been given a gift or should I say a curse like this. I remember the first time I realized I wasn't the same, the day everything changed for me.
::Flashback::
It was my sixteenth birthday and my mom and I had just got home from dinner and shopping. Oh how I hated shopping. Realizing that I had left a bag of clothes in the car I walked out to get them because knowing my mom Renee she'd be fast asleep within seconds. I walked outside my apartment building to my moms Toyota Tercel and was about to get the last of our shopping extravaganza when I heard something. It was coming from across the lot and it sounded like someone was crying. So being the concerned citizen I was I called out to the darkness asking if anyone was there and if they were ok? I couldn't really make out any figures because whomever it was that was crying must have been behind the other apartment building. I knew it might not have been a good idea, but I decided that sense I heard no answer and the crying had stopped that I might check it out for my own piece of mind. So I walked hesitantly across the lot to the other apartment building surprisingly graceful and alert. When I neared the building and turned to look behind it I was taken aback by what I saw.
There was a girl their pale, lifeless, blood droplets on her neck, no more then thirteen years old and a man stood before her with blood smeared on his lips. I was in shock to say the least my normal human reaction would be to run, but never did I imagine that this human reaction would come from me as I lunged towards the man knocking him to the floor. At first he was just as surprised as I was, probably not use to other girls fighting him off, but it didn't take long for him to shove my body off of him and slam it down to the ground jumping on top of me in the process. At this point I got a better look at the murderers features he was undoubtedly beautiful, he had shoulder length blonde hair, porcelain skin, full lips, but the most unsettling thing about this man was his eyes. He had dark crimson eyes and they look as though they were hungry. I begin to panic as his full lips and now exposed perfectly white teeth were now diving for my jugular so I did the only thing that came natural to me, I screamed. At first that seemed to please the man because he begin to speak for the first time.
"Mmm my pet I love how you scream and beg for your life. Such a feisty one you are. Now be a dear and do shut up. If you keep screaming that way I won't make this very easy for you. Now it will only hurt a little so stop your fusing."
"Wh-What are you? How could you do such a thing to that poor girl? I won't let you get away with it. I won't let you take me too." I screamed.
This just made him laugh and as he chuckled a newfound strength coursed through my veins. I took my foot that was conveniently placed between his legs and slammed it as hard as I could in his groined sending him flying in the air and landing hard against the back of the building. He begin to growl uncontrollably as he picked himself up and got into an animal like stance ready to attack me. I mimicked his stance ready to attack back. This is when the confused look on his face started to disappear and he arched his head to the left side, sizing me up with his eyes. Then he initiated another conversation with me.
"I can't believe it. No it couldn't be true. You can't be her. You can't be the slayer."
"Slayer? What the hell are you talking about? That's a metal band of sorts so I definitely don't know what you're talking about." I said sort of confused at the murderous man trying to make small talk.
"You really are that much of a dimwit. You humans always so oblivious to what's going on around you. You're the slayer. The vampire Slayer and I am the vampire who is going to kill you. I am the one who will taste your sweet blood and drain you dry. I am your last breath and I will be a legend. It definitely doesn't help any that your blood is one of the sweetest smells I ever encountered, but I suppose that must be a slayer thing. Oh well say goodnight slayer." And he soared towards me with this speed and agility I did not see coming.
To avoid his body crashing into mine I leaped out of the way effectively flipping over to my left side and it was then that I heard her. My mother. She was calling for me, but she wasn't alone. There must have been at least five others and they were looking for me. Not knowing what to do I turned in the direction of this evil being and ran towards him slamming my boot in his gut sending him airborne, but not before I heard him say "till we meet again." I must have looked like a real mess because as soon as Renee and the others came to me they hesitated. All that was left of the scene was a beat up wall, a dead little girl, and a shocked me now slumping to the ground terrified. Renee was the first to grab a hold of my body and rock me to hers.
"Your shaking like a leaf baby. What happened? Who did this? Are you okay Bella?"
"I…he….it's gone." Was all I am sure anyone could make out through the tears now escaping my trembling body.
The others stared at the girl and stared up at me. One of them spoke ending what the others were probably thinking. "Poor girl. She was only twelve years old, someone's got to go worn the parents. Bella, you are so lucky your okay, it's a miracle really."
All I could do was stare up at them and say, "Yes it really is a miracle."
::End Flash back::
It had been about a year sense my first attack, notice how I say first, because lets face it there were others. Some had heard of the rumor of my fight with that vampire and others had just been at the wrong place in the wrong time. To say that I didn't prepare myself for another chance encounter with the man or should I say vampire was to say that vampires didn't exist and that I knew to be untrue. I trained as best I could taking martial arts classes, going to the gym, reading up on vampires/slayers, anything and everything I did it. I wanted to be ready for the nightmare that had ruined my ordinary life. I wanted to be normal again, but a normal girl who use to be clumsy doesn't think of new strategies to kill vampires or have nightmares about one particular vampire. A mother doesn't send a normal girl away because she's just too "morbid" and "creepy" to be around.
That's right mommy dearest sent me away to live with my dad in forks Washington, it seems Arizona was no longer to be my home. Apart of me was thankful to get away, but another part of me was dreading the move. Forks was definitely lacking in sunshine and apart of me worried that, that would mean I would see paler ruby eyed monsters and another part of me welcomed that. Vampires weren't like the ones you see on T.V. they didn't die easily and they didn't sleep, so my job took a lot out of me, but I did what I could. You see the sunlight wasn't even a threat to a vampire the only threat it could be was that of exposure. Once the sun hits a vampire's indestructible skin it shows them for what they really are monsters. They glitter and sparkle like the aliens that they are and we as humans register in our minds that something is off about them. Of course the humans who do see them are never conveniently around to tell the story, the only one whose ever-escaped death and lived to see it was and only is me.
Did I still want to be a slayer? Could I ever escaped the destiny I had never chosen for myself, but instead had chosen for me? A slayer, who was suppose to have something tempting, alluring about them, mine was my scent, the scent of my blood it was what enticed the predator. I was the bait and he was my stalker following my scent driven into hunger, but none the wiser. He thought I was a simple happy meal with legs, but I knew I was his impending death just waiting for his perfect moment to strike. What if I didn't want that life anymore? What if I could just be normal again, fall in love maybe, have friends even? Will I have to be Bella the vampire slayer or will I get the chance to be Bella Swan again? Only time will tell, but something tells me this year will be different because not only am I seventeen now, but also I can start fresh.
As I arrived in Forks, groggy at best, I stepped out of the airport and took in the scene before me. This place was perfect, perfect for vampires to coexist with humans, but what vampire would want to do that? I laughed at myself, as I looked up at the sky, overcast and cloudy, kind of like my mood. Charlie was suppose to be here waiting for me, but I had yet to see my estranged father and all I really could see was lots and lots of green. This place was filled with way too much greenery and I mean I am all with lets save the earth, but I for one did not want to live in a forest, no I much preferred a sunny desert. Oh well this was the life I had now and I was going to make what I wanted out of it. Just as I was about to scan the parking lot for a police cruiser, Charlie was a copper; I heard a loud rather annoying whistle coming from behind me.
"Hey there bells looking good. I am Jacob, remember Billy blacks son?" A tall sort of baby cute Indian boy said now standing in front of me.
"Uh sure I remember you. What's it been like four years or something? What are you like twelve now? Hey you know where my Ch-my dad is?"
"Actually I am fifteen, but it's more like I am seventeen you know because I don't look my age. Your seventeen right? (I nodded impatiently waiting for his other answer to come) And your dad said he couldn't make it got held up on some sort of police business. Apparently there have been some reports of bear mauling heading this way. So yeah my dad and me volunteered to come and get you and take you home. You look very different by the way, its nice….I mean not that it wasn't nice before or anything."
"Uh thanks kid, so where's your dad and when can we get this show on the rode? Because no offense or anything, but I am kind of freezing my ass off here and I just kind of want to lay down."
"Sure right this way. My dad's in the truck waiting for you. I think you will really like it here its not phoenix, but its not bad." Jacob said struggling with my bags as he lead me towards a rusty red 1950's style Chevy Truck with an older Indian man sitting in the drivers seat.
I climbed in the truck as Jacob struggled to get my two suitcases in the back of the truck. As I climbed inside I took in the appearance of Billy Black. He was tan with russet skin like his son Jacob and of course the long brown hair. He was about Charlie's age, but his eyes seemed to be a lot older like there was more wisdom there. It kind of gave me the spooks and I didn't spook easily, but I knew he wasn't a bad man just a man of mystery. When he noticed me staring up at him with a look of concern on my face he probably registered it as fear because he started to speak.
"Hey Isabella, I am Billy Black, I don't know if you remember me any, but I am your dad's best friend. It's nice to see you again."
"Yes of course I remember you and its very nice to see you as well as your son too. I really do hope everything is ok with my father because Jacob here tells me there have been some bear mauling heading this way?"
"Oh yes Bella, but don't you worry your father will be ok and those bears won't be getting anywhere near you ok?"
He started the car as Jacob climbed in next to me. I almost wanted to laugh when he came to some sort of realization that I was worried about the bears. I mean a bear had nothing on me and if it were just bears then all I was worried about was Charlie. Something told me it may not be Bears headed this way it may be my pasting coming to literally bite me in the jugular. At any rate I knew what I had to do if it came to that. The ride to the house wasn't a very long one, but it was sort of eerily quiet. I didn't really know what to say or how to act sense I hadn't been around Billy or Jacob in years so I just stared into space taking in the town I would now call home. As I observed the scenery more I noticed it was your basically Podunk town, little shops, middle class homes, and lots and lots of green.
"So Bella, guess what I am going to be attending Forks High with you. Yeah apparently some of the kids on the rez decided to have a bon fire kind of ritual on school grounds and needless to say part of the school went up in flames. So yeah me and some of the other kids are going to be attending school at forks high."
"Yes and let that be a lesson to you Jacob Black no more fires on school grounds especially sense we can't afford to pick up and move so you better make things work in Forks high. You catch my drift son?"
"Uh yeah Dad thanks for putting me out there like that. I swear Bella it was just an accident we didn't mean to burn down the school or at least part of the school."
"It's cool Jacob I mean it's not everyday I meet someone who can say they actually burned down a high school they were attending. I mean what are the odds of that happening anyway." I laughed at the ridiculousness of it, but sighed in relief at the thought of having someone I know around me.
When we past a few more houses that all sort of looked the same white made of wood and no more then two stories, I noticed we were slowing down and coming up to my new home. As we made an abrupt stop and Jacob climbed out, I couldn't help, but stare at my "new" home. I didn't have many memories here and it wasn't much different then the other houses except the outside looked like it could use a serious pant job. I noticed when we stopped that the cruiser was parked in the front of the house and as I mentally prepared myself for the emotionless reunion from my stiff, but loved father I heard a grunt. I looked up into similar chocolate brown eyes and smirked. Charlie was smirking right back at me and slowly, but surely I made my way over to him wrapping my arms awkwardly around him. It wasn't until I heard him yelp that I realized I wasn't in my normal control of strength and I must have really missed him because I could hear his breath hitch. Almost reluctantly I loosened my grip on Charlie and smiled up at him innocently mouthing a sorry.
"Geez Bell's what was Renee feeding you in Phoenix, wheaties? You have got a strong grip on ya kid. Maybe there is hope for my girl getting into some sports? Softball maybe?" Charlie said with a genuine smile on his face.
I grimaced. "Uh Ch-Dad while I know you love sports, you know I am not the most coordinated person. So I don't think me and sports would be such a good idea and I just think I must have been happy to see you, so you know it was probably an adrenaline rush."
"Yeah whatever you say Bell's, but a father can dream now can't he? Come on inside I want to let you get situated. Oh and by the way thanks Billy and Jacob for bringing her home. How do you like the truck there bells?"
"Uh its pretty sweet. I mean I always had a thing for the classics I guess. Why?"
"Because its yours. I got you it figuring you may need a car now that your seventeen and you probably don't want your good old dad bringing you to school in the cruiser." He chuckled while I just stared up in astonishment.
"Dad thanks so much. I mean I didn't expect this and I mean with everything that happened this is the best thing that ever could have happened. Are you sure I mean I know money is tight and I have some saved away from Grandma's will so if you'd like I can reimburse you. I just this is so….wow."
Charlie just shacked his head and said, "Hey kid I know we haven't been around each other a lot lately, but can't a dad by his daughter her first car? I mean I know it's not exactly new and it's not hip as the kids say, but it runs well and Jacob here has seen to that plus if we run into any problems Jacob has agreed to help. I couldn't resist especially sense the price wasn't too crazy and I knew you needed to have a way of your own to get around. So just accept it and be happy you don't have to arrive in the cruisers tomorrow for your first day of school."
"Ok dad thank you so much I love it and thank you Billy and Jacob for fixing it up. I promise I will take care of it."
"Ok ok your welcome kid now lets get you settled in and say goodbye to Billy and Jacob they got to get going."
"Ok uh Jake I guess I will see you in school tomorrow if you want a ride let me know. And Billy it was nice seeing you again I hope to see you again soon."
As they said there goodbyes and Jacob helped his Dad into another car, a Volkswagen rabbit, I stared in surprise as I now realized that Billy was wheelchair bound. I hadn't even noticed it until after my shock of learning that the truck he was driving was now mine. I guess I wasn't as observant as I thought, but something told me Billy was and while he smiled at me genuinely he looked at me as though he could see something else. His eyes were way too knowing for my taste and if I didn't have a secret to bare then I would have thought nothing of it, but I couldn't help, but shiver a little at his gaze. He must have sensed my worry because in that moment his eyes locked with mine and he smiled nodding to Charlie and waving as he slowly pulled out of the drive way. I watched Jake and his father disappear and I couldn't help, but let out the breath I had been inadvertently holding in. Odd.
I turned then in the direction of my fathers voice which knocked me out of my daze. "Bells we should get you inside and let you unpack. I'll grab the suitcases and if you would like I'll put them in your room and leave you to your rest. You don't have to rush into unpacking just yet, but I think it would be wise sense you have school and I am sure you noticed just how different the weather is here. You may need to buy more cold weather attire, but don't worry its not as bad once you get use to it."
I smiled reassuringly at my father and even though I was feeling the slight chill of the cold rainy weather I couldn't help, but feel the relief. Sure this isn't exactly what I wanted and I would take sunshine and humidity any day, but I was safe and normal. I was starting a new life and I finally had the chance to be Bella Swan, just Bella Swan. I would worry about stupid things like my Dad's best friend giving me weird looks, his son checking me out, or even the cold rainy weather, but that's all I would have to worry about. Or so I thought.
Authors note: To continue or not to continue that is the question? If you guys review I will continue the story sorry if there are errors of spelling or grammar. I don't have a beta, but still review and let me know if you like where this is going. Your comments would be greatly appreciated and if you don't like it sorry. By the way Jacob will be in it more, but this is not a Jacob/Bella pairing and she may hate vampires, but she wont hate the Cullen's she's just been traumatized by a certain blonde haired male vampire. Wonder who that is and like I said no Buffy characters so its not Spike.