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This Is Chapter 1 of This is For Keeps. I hope you guys like it. I know that I don't have the best grammar but, I'll try to keep it as correct as possible.

Disclaimer- Twilight and all its wonderful characters do not belong to me.


"You have to know the past to understand the present."

-Dr. Carl Sagan


Chapter 1- The Past.

I glance around at the ghost town once known as forks. It's been years since I've faced this part of my past. But Forks is still uninhabited. I thought that maybe after 50 years people would begin to populate it once again but I was wrong. I guess my story still scares the innocent humans. I hate how I still feel guilt in this little slip up from the time when I was an animal drinker. I remember catching scent of a wonderful human and having my bloodlust take over as I hunted alone. Alice didn't see and no one was there to stop me. Edward and I had begun to drift apart a few months after my change because of my bad control and my fiery temper. He wasn't to blame but blame him I did. I followed the scent until I reached Forks and once there I couldn't stop myself. I massacred every single human alive in that town. Ashamed I ran away straight to the Volturi I thought that I had broken the rules and must be punished so rather than drag my family into it I went to them alone but, instead of killing me they offered me a spot on their guard. I accepted their invitation and told them to tell the Cullen's that I had been killed. I knew that they wouldn't avenge me since Edward no longer cared about me. I was right. I am now in fact one of the Volturi's leaders. I am special for a vampire. Under my rule it is easy to keep vampires under control. I shake my head out of the memory and remember my mission. A rouge vampire is loose around Forks in the forest killing stray hikers. He's causing quite the upset in the everyday news of the humans.

My red eyes once again scan for any signs of life but pick up nothing but the empty shells of houses and the forest that was once held my haven. I sigh in anger because I really wanted people to live here. I was getting hungry and when I'm hungry I tend to get grumpy. I turn on my heel and race off into the forest it looks like I'll need to eat animals tonight. My nose wrinkles in disgust. I can't believe I used to drink the stupid beasts. The only time I now willingly drink animal blood is when I'm making myself a pet. It turns out that I can make animals into vampires. I have a pet wolf named Oliver and a cat named Simba. They get along for the most part. I can hear my thick cloak whipping in the wind as I run scenting the air for any kind of vampire scent. I catch something familiar and whip around my red eyes quickly taking in the scene as I stop.

I see a big white house before me. I remember it at once. It's the Cullen's – my - old home. I can smell their scent even though it's stale. It hasn't been inhabited for years. More importantly though is the strong scent of an unfamiliar vampire. It seems as though my target was here recently. He must be using the Cullen's house as a hideout. I hiss in disgust. Doesn't this vampire have any respect for others property. I crouch and speed off in the direction that the scent is strongest. I know that I'll be able to catch the vampire easily. I chuckle in anticipation finally some action.