Disclaimer: I don't own anything Twilight except copies of the books which were written by Stephenie Meyer. This plot is the only thing that is mine. All the characters belong to Stephenie *tear* Enjoy!
Bella's POV
"Alright folks, it's time for you all to start heading home." You could hear a chorus of "Awwww" throughout the room. I, personally, was happy that this party was over. I was never one for social events. I tended to do things by myself. I was never fully comfortable with people. But tonight was my 18th birthday, so I decided to do something special.
As I stepped outside, I was greeted with a frigid chill. I put my shrug on over my light dress. The street lamps were all out. Ugh I hate walking home in the dark.I took a deep breath and started to walk. It was only a few blocks, I could do it. I had a frightening dream when I was a little girl. So ever since then I'm terrified of the dark.
Every little noise put me on edge. You know that feeling that you're being watched or followed? Well I could feel it in full force. I had goosebumps all up my arm, and I knew it wasn't from the chill. I kept looking over my shoulder or a place where I could stay the night. I could feel someone's breath on me and my blood froze in my veins.
"Hello gorgeous."
Edward's POV
I looked at myself in the mirror. My eyes were dead black. I hadn't hunted in over a month, and I was dangerous, very dangerous. Right now I was at a gas station in the little town of Bremen, Georgia. I usually hunt in large cities, there's less suspicion. But I couldn't make it all the way to Atlanta. So here would have to do.
I closed my eyes and tried to listen to the thoughts of the town. I needed a scum that nobody would miss. It was pretty late at night so there had to be someone creeping around. That was my last thought before I heard it:
"Hello gorgeous."
Bella's POV
I turned around real fast and was face-to-face with a scary looking man. His eyes were bloodshot and his breath stank of beer. His clothes were wrinkled and his face hadn't been shaved in a few weeks. He had a creepy smirk on his face that made me want to hide.
"W-what do you want?" I hated the way my voice quivered.
"Well darlin' I'm sure you know exactly, " he looked me up and down, " what I want." My heart was going overtime. My eyes scanned the streets, anyone or anything to help me get away. There was nothing. Everyone was probably already home tucked away in their beds.
He started to advance, causing me to back away. Right as I was going to make a run for it, my back hit something hard and cold. I was trapped.
His lips were at my ear as he said, "Well now the fun can begin." Before he could do or say anything else, I heard a menacing growl that stopped my heart.
Behind this creepy man stood a God. You might think that I'm joking, but I'm dead serious. He had black, dangerous eyes. He was lean and muscled with tousled bronze hair. He made my heart stop and my knees turn to jelly.
"Why don't you step away from her and the real fun can begin," he said with a smirk. His voice was as smooth as honey and as rough as gravel. The creepy man just laughed.
"Sure thing," he turned to me, "Don't worry, I'll be done with him real fast and we can pick up where we left off." I wanted to run, really I did. But I couldn't. He was looking at me. I knew he was dangerous, obviously, but I couldn't look away. It was like I was a bird locked in the eyes of a snake. He gave a soft, reassuring smile. With one swift move, too quick for my eyes to catch, the creepy man was dead. My savior was on him, drinking his blood. That's when I knew the real danger had come.
Edward's POV
I had meant just to knock him out and finish him off later. I didn't want to scare the girl even more; she looked terrified. Her doe-like, brown eyes showed depth like none I have ever seen before. When I thought of what this man was going to do to her, I hit the man with a little too much force. His head cracked on the street. Before I could even make a run for it, his blood was spilling everywhere. Edward Cullen was gone and the monster inside me surfaced. His blood felt so good running down my parched throat. I drained his entire body in a matterof seconds. That's when I remembered the girl.
My head snapped up to meet her eyes. I've never seen somebody so afraid, and trust me, I've seen a lot of scared people. I just exposed my kind, everything that I am. I would have to kill her too now. For some reason, I couldn't bring myself to do it. I just couldn't kill something so innocent and pure.
I got up slowly. "Please don't be afraid. I won't hurt you," I said in a soft, reserved voice. She wasn't running or screaming yet, so that was a good thing. She opened her mouth and then closed it. I tried to tap into her thoughts, get a read on what she was thinking, but I came up with nothing. There was a wall of silence, of nothing.
"What are you?" she finally said. Of course she would ask that. How would I word this? Oh, I'm a blood-sucking vampire. It was true but I should probably put this in less threatening words. My plan was to say that I posioned the man to knock him out but accidentally did too much. So, I was sucking the rest of the poison out of his system. When I looked up and locked eyes with her the truth just spilled out.
"Vampire."
Bella's POV
"What are you?" I asked in a voice much stronger than I thought it would be. Did I really want to know the answer to this? I knew the answer was no but I had to hear what he said anyways. He was pondering over what he going to say, but he was going to lie, I knew that by the way he set his jaw. Although, when he looked up, the resolve in his eyes changed and one word slipped out:
"Vampire."
Author's Note: I hope you all enjoyed this! This was my first fanfiction ever so please review and let me know how I did. You can be as nice or as harsh as you want, all critique excepted. I'm thinking about turning this into an actual story, but let me know what you think. Sorry if there are any typos.