AN: This is my first crack at a Twilight story and a multi-chapter story, and it is the result of procrastinating on an important English paper...wow, that's sad. Sorry if the writing's a bit weird, I think my English teacher's getting to me. =) This is the prologue by the way. And sorry for the summary, I didn't want to give anything away.

Disclaimer: I wish Twilight was mine just as much as I wish Zero from Vampire Knight was mine...but alas, Stephine Meyer owns it all, I'm just borrowing her amazing characters.

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This story takes place in a time not so long ago, in the little town of Forks, Washington. It was the residence of one Isabella Swan, a pretty girl with brown hair and doe eyes, and her father, the chief of police, Charlie Swan. Isabella, or Bella as she was known, had lived in Forks for as long as she could remember. And, as it happened, Bella lived a short way away from one Edward Mason and his adopted sister Mary Brandon, or Alice, as she liked to be called. Consequentially, as in all stories of this nature, the three children soon became inseparable, cavorting all around the little neighborhood creating mischief, as all children seem to do.

This continued for sometime, until the three became mature enough to realize that creating mischief was altogether childish and turned up their noses at such things, and they decided that traveling to Port Angeles to buy the latest gadget, or in Alice's case, fashionable clothes, or catch the latest movie was much more mature and adult-like It was in this manner that our three heroes progressed through life, and while they acquired other friends and acquaintances, the trio always stayed close and hardly spent a moment without the other two.

It was on a rainy summer day in Forks on which our story opens. The three heroes had just ended their sophomore year in high school when a mysterious family from Alaska moved to the small town of Forks, sending the little town into a flurry of excitement. Someone was actually moving there!The reclusive Cullens found themselves to be the talk of the town, and everywhere the family turned, there seemed to be whispers following them. It was soon common knowledge that Carlisle and Esme Cullen, the "parents" of the little family, had adopted three teenagers, Rosalie and Jasper Hale and Emmett Cullen, and were moving to the town because it its closeness to the forest and its small atmosphere. They were also all inhumanly beautiful, Rosalie especially, but almost nothing was seen of the family except for Carlisle until the three teenagers started school in September as juniors.

It was that first of September that the three new teens were viewed up close for the first time. People whispered about them unashamedly throughout first period, languished over the new students' appearance second period, wondered if they could get the Cullen's to be their friends third period, lusted for them (especially Rosalie) fourth period, got in a frenzy again at lunch, and repeated the process again in their afternoon classes. All in all, it can be assumed that the Cullens were sick of dealing with the trivial matters of small town high school teens the moment they glided into first period.

The town got over the new residents in a matter of one week. The three were reclusive, allowed no one into their little social bubble, and were quickly labeled the new silent but brilliant people on campus, much to the chagrin of one Eric Yorkey. The teachers classified them as typical teens: they thought they knew everything, though were a tad introverted, and obviously cared a little toomuch about their looks. The result: the Cullens were effectively socially isolated, to their relief, and were able to go through entire an entire day without being called on in class.

The little town could not know that five very dangerous beings had just invaded their little haven. They didn't register the slight decrease in the animal population or the fact that the five new residents didn't look entirely human or even how Jasper Hale sometimes looked at Alice Brandon with a certain animalistic gleam in his eye. In short, the five new residents effectively keep their secret hidden from the ignorant town of Forks until Isabella Swan was diagnosed with something dreadful.

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Dun dun dun!!!!!!!!!!

What could Bella have contracted??????? And why does Jasper look at Alice like that?

You'll just have read on to find out!

~Emerald