Once Upon A Broken Dream
Twilight and House of Night Crossover

Chapter 1: The Good Old Days…

I couldn't help but laugh to myself as I got off the plane's boarding ramp. I could hear a nonstop squealing, and I knew right away it was Ally. I looked up from the ground -- acting like I was trying to make sure I didn't fall. I used to be a vampire fledging … I didn't fall. But that was a part of the 'Bella Swan' role that I had to play -- and around the over crowded group of people, I could see a stylish black and white buffalo plaid Fedora hat constantly bouncing. Yep, that had to be Ally. I was right on the plane, she couldn't help but be overly excited. I wonder how everyone dealt with her without someone getting murdered?

Ally finally popped into a clearing and spotted me. I ran as fast as I could and jumped into Ally's arms, wrapping my legs around her waist to tighten the hug more. Eventually I had to break the hug, though I never wanted to.

"Oh my goodness Ally!! I can't believe I'm finally here!!" I managed to choke out with as much enthusiasm as possible… But my enthusiasm never could compare nor match Ally's.

"OH MY!!! Bella, this is gonna be so fun!! I can't believe you are actually here! This trip is gonna be like back in the good old days, huh? WOW! I still can't believe it!!" I couldn't help but giggle. Ally actually just said all that in one breathe, not even pausing to declare the end of a sentence.

"I missed you too, you little pixie!" I smiled at her and gave her one more loving hug. She laughed slightly at my cool, calm, and collected answer to her overly excited welcome.

"Do we need to go to retrieve an animal, or…" Ally trailed off her sentence, questioning if she crossed a line. Before I booked the flight here, to Chicago, I was worried about my beautiful kitty, Nala. She always complained about a silly little car ride… I didn't wanna put poor Nala through a plane ride… But I loved Nala too much to give her away, and as far as Ally knows, I was still worried about Nala.

"We sure do!!" I said with a polite smile as I linked my arm with Ally's. This was the perfect beginning any fledging who escaped the change could ask for. Well not really hanging out with an over energized pixie, but being surrounded by the one you love and who love you back. The ones who made you happy when you were down. The ones who you always looked forward to seeing everyday. And the ones who have always been there for you, whether it was for good times or bad. I couldn't be thankful enough to have all those traits in my family -- as I liked to call them -- and I wouldn't change a thing about this moment.

"How is Nala? Is she still a little lonely because there is this really cute cat who lives down the street…" Ally trailed off of her sentence again, letting me get the message. It was the funniest thing a person could ever see… Two teenage girls talking like the cats are human. We have been looking for a boyfriend for Nala a long time now, and we talked cats like we did boys. I smiled to myself at the thought.

"No… She's not quite as lonely as before…" I let go of Ally's arm and grabbed Nala's unmistakable carrier. I loved the way Aphrodite dressed up her carrier in pink and black zebra print with big rhinestone letters spelling 'NALA' very neatly. I handed Ally Nala along with her carrier and let Ally say her greetings to Nala… that poor soul has to put up with Ally for 2 whole weeks, which was longer than ever. I turned around and grabbed the carrying kennel that was dressed up in blue and black snake skin texture along with 'Mason' being printed in rhinestones as well. I smiled at Ally and pulled Mason out of the cage real quickly.

"Ally, this is Mason. Mason 's as sweet as could be and loves Nala!" Ally started jumping and clapping and I set Mason back in his carrier. I went back again for a third carrier.

"Izzi?? What're you doing?" I heard Ally call after me but I simply hushed her with pointing my index finger at her. I grabbed the last cage, which was very unmistakable as Shadow's cage. It was painted black but had neon colors splattered all over the cage, and in big rhinestone letters, there was a name that spelt out 'ShADoW" in a funky matter. Quickly running back to Ally, Nala and Mason, I reached in and grabbed my kitten Shadow.

"This is our newest addition to the family… Shadow!" I spoke matter-of-factly and held baby shadow to my shoulder -- that was his favorite spot ever since I got him. Ally let out a nice long and loud squeal and grabbed all of the carriers, adjusting them perfectly on the luggage cart. Now we just had to get my 7000 bags of luggage… I almost rolled my eyes at the thought. I hated traveling -- I was a girl for God sake!! There was no such thing as 'traveling light'... well not for me at least.

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I could definitely say in truth, that the shock of how much money the Kellan family had just about never wore off. I still can't believe that Dr. Kellan bought Ally a brand new shiny BMW convertible. This car was seriously incredible!! I loved the way the metallic blue color coordinated with the soft black leather -- which she mentioned was Italian -- and the smoothness of the ride was great!! It wasn't so smooth that you thought you were on an airplane, but it wasn't bumpy at all!

"You like?" Ally had the biggest grin on her face… she must have seen me admiring her new car. I was acting like an idiot -- speechless. Like the idiot I am, I just nodded and started gawking over the awesome features again.

"Yeah! I love this baby… Edward got one too -- well not a convertible, but a BMW Coupe. His new car is pretty nice too. It's a lot better than that little ol' Volvo he had…" Just before I had the confidence to trust my voice to speak, Ally would say something like that to me. I was once again left speechless but finally talked after a minute.

"Does Emmy still have his giant yellow Jeep?"

"No, he switched over to a grey Hummer before you decided to visit."

"How many cars do you go through?" Ally was in deep concentration now… A little dent formed right between her eyebrows and she wrinkled her little nose. She obviously was in deep thought. I muttered, "Don't hurt yourself…" under my breath, hoping she didn't notice.

"Every other year it seems like… we get a new one every other year…" It almost seemed like she was talking more to herself than directly to me. She always tended to repeat herself whenever she talked to herself -- or the voices inside her head… That was one of the oddest days I have ever spent with Ally. She explained to me -- for about an hour too -- that the voices inside her head predict things, and talk to her. And apparently they expect her to talk back. What a strange day that was… I don't make fun of her though, because I hear voices myself… Well not really just hear voices, but ever since that day I saw Elizabeth's death spirit, I was convinced I could see the dead.

"So… What do you want to do while you're here?" Ally brought me out of my train of thought as I heard her beautiful ringing voice.

"Mmm… Right now all I want to do is get some sleep. Where will I be staying?"

"In your room, Silly Bella!" She was all smiling one second and then totally serious the next. "Didn't get much sleep on the plane?" Her eyes had worry in them but that only made curiosity burn in the back of my throat.

"Some. But it's getting kinda late, don't ya think?" Why was she drilling me on sleep? She knows I need my 10 hours, and I only got about 3 on the plane. Ally pouted at my comment and was extremely worried now.

"It's 9:32am. How could you still be tired? Your flight didn't even take off until 7:15 your time." Uh-oh! Did I just say I was tired at 9:30 in the morning? I never really slipped around anyone about anything on House of Night stuff. Especially about the timing, since at the House of Night day and night are switched around. Panic washed over my face as I quickly tried to come up with a reasonable excuse.

"Uh… My friends threw me a, uh, going-away party. We stayed up all night and when the party ended, I was packing my bags in the car."

"Well Silly Bella, you really shouldn't have pulled off an all-nighter. And who throws a party the night before someone leaves??" All worry was erased from Ally's face, for now. Her normal bubbly personality was back and she was mocking my excuse. I chuckled at her… It was almost too easy to get away with something when it came to Ally, just as long as you mention the words 'party' or 'shopping' and you're off the hook.

"My crazy friends probably just wanted to get to spend time with me until the last possible minute… literally!"

"Mm-hmm. Now tell me more about your friends… What were they like?" I lightly laughed at her. She really seemed like the mom I never had.

"Mm? Just party people, I guess." I really wasn't comfortable with talking about my friends who were vampire fledgings. I tried to lightly change the subject without giving her a chance to want to know more. "Hey? What're we doing today?"

"Mm? Anything you want! I know Emmy wants to play video games with you, and Rose and I wanna take you shopping. I think Mom wanted to help you redecorate your room, and, uh, I think… Eddie wants to take you to dinner… You know to catch up on some things."

I smiled lightly at Ally, reassuring her that I didn't love Edward that way anymore. She seriously was the only person who knew about my year long crush on my best friend.

"Sounds fun!" And that was about it. The rest of the car ride was comfortably silent except for The Veronicas music playing in the background.

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"OMG! I can't believe your here, Bella!!" Emmett was just as excited as Ally was about my sudden arrival. I still couldn't help but laugh sheepishly at his text message remark. Too lazy to actually say, 'Oh My God', huh? Before I could react my big Emmy bear pulled me into the tightest bear-hug ever.

"Well yes. But I won't be for long if I can't breathe, Emmy…" I tried to catch my breath as he squeezed tighter and tighter. Suddenly, my feet were touching the ground and I could actually breathe. I looked up to see Emmett rubbing his shoulder with the funniest look on his face. He actually looked excited, frustrated, in pain, guilty, sorry, and confused at the same time. I giggled and saw an incredibly beautiful blonde next to him… This must have been Rose. She had her hands on her hips with her eyebrows raised -- she looked awfully annoyed -- but there was no mistake that she was the one who controlled everything in the relationship.

"I'm just excited… Jeeze! There really was no reason to hit me, Rose!!" Now Emmett looked annoyed! This was one of the funniest things I've seen.

"Uh? Hello? You were killing her you idiot. She could barely breathe!"

"Do you guys always do this?" I had to ask what my next 2 weeks were going to be like -- especially with these two.

"Mm-hmm!" Emmy, Ally and Rose all hummed at the same time to answer my question. I smiled in return -- these next 2 weeks were going to be the best!

"You must be Rose… I'm Bella." I broke the silence after it got a little awkward standing in the doorway of the house. Sometimes everyone got so excited about things that they forgot normal stuff -- like going inside.

Rose cocked her head to the side for a moment and smiled back at me.

"Yes. You're the first person I met who actually calls me Rose instead of Rosie. Bella, my friend, you have just gained so much respect from me!!" Her warm smile still in place as she said the words.

"Hey, I know how you feel. I hate being called Isabella, and I hate being rude by correcting people, but Bella works so much better… Or everyone here calls me Izzi -- which I don't mind either…" Rose and I laughed lightly at the small thing we have in common already.

"IZZI!!!" Emmy whined at me… "Let's get you in the house…" Emmy rolled his eyes and grabbed my 3 luggage bags at once, carrying them into the Kellan's giant house. Ally grabbed Nala's carrier, while I grabbed Mason's and Shadow's.

I walked into the Kellan family's house, taking in everything. I loved the natural scent of vanilla, pine, and chocolate chip cookies that always filled the house -- even when we were younger it smelt this good. I gently put down Mason and Shadow, as I walked over to the staircase.

"MOM!! I'm home!!!" I yelled up the stairs, laughing a bit at the end. It was quite amazing how I considered Aimee my mom, as she considered me her 4th child. Aimee was the coolest parent anyone could wish for, so Emmett, Edward, and Ally -- and technically myself -- were pretty lucky bastards to have her.

Aimee never answered nor did she come down the stairs, but Eddie did!!

"Oh Izzi, your finally here!!" Eddie picked me up and swung me around, showing his excitement that I have missed for the past year or two. I hugged Eddie back, taking in every movement we made, his scent that I have missed like hell, and the warmth of his hugs that I have missed the most… Eddie was the best guy friend a girl could ask for. If you needed someone to talk to, he was there for you. If you needed a shoulder to cry on, he would wipe away your tears. Hell! If you needed something to pick up your shitty day, all this kid had to do was look at you and you felt better.

"I've missed you so much Eddie." I gently whispered into his ear before giving him a kiss on the cheek. He set me back down on my feet and kissed my forehead in exchange. God, I missed him so much!! Eddie pulled away, all too soon and looked in my eyes. I could seriously get lost in those intense eyes of his. They were a perfect shade of green… Not quite as vibrant as Neferet's eyes, but a lot more subtle and definitely more beautiful. The color was close to a light Emerald shade, but had cool undertones to it. I just loved his eyes… they made all the right places of his body become noticed easily.

"You… have no idea how much I've missed you, Izzi." He chuckled to himself. "And if Ally didn't get out of this house, she would have been murdered -- she was driving us all crazy!!" He shot an accusing glare at Ally, though a smile was still on his lips. Ally just blushed and looked the other direction.

"Where'd mom go?" I asked Eddie curiously… I actually don't remember seeing her car in the driveway -- though I probably wouldn't be able to identify her car, since they go through a new one every year. Whatever.

"She ran to the room décor shop, I think to pick up some more samples for your room." He smiled apologetically at me as if saying he tried to stop her from going overboard on my room… But I know how mom gets.

"Mmkay… Where's daddy then?"

"Down in his office with a patient." Cory was a chiropractor and did his work from the house's basement. He was the coolest 'doctor' ever. He knew all these health hazards and shit, but really didn't care what everyone did -- just as long as it was at home and we wouldn't get arrested for doing something stupid. I nodded at Eddie's answer and pulled myself away from his hold. Mason and Nala were meowing in the background and I didn't really notice.

"Which room is mine?" I asked as I grabbed hold onto 2 bags that Emmy sat down next to the couch.

"Umm. How about you let me handle you bags, and you go up to your room -- right across from mine." Eddie told me strictly as he ran over to take the two bags I was holding.

I was always jealous of Edward's room. It was giant, complete with his own bathroom and balcony. His bedroom was roomy enough to fit a chocolate suede coach, 2 matching recliners, a king sized bed, a 42" flat screen television, and an almost complete sized office -- and still have tons of room left. He was living the good life, and I would never move out if I were any of them. I mean, a rent free room and bathroom with completely free food. Who would go rent an apartment for $800 a month just to cook your own food and accomplish to receive a smaller bedroom -- when you could have all this?

I raised my eyebrows for a moment, but gave up and shrugged my shoulders before climbing the stairs. I paused in between the two doors… one led to my room, while the other led to Eddie's. Should I go see what disaster mom did to my room? Or should I just chill in Eddie's room for now?

"Umm… I forgot to mention this earlier… but, uh, your room isn't finished… so you'll be staying with me." Eddie hesitated as he spoke the words. He obviously wasn't sure if I would be comfortable staying in his room again after these past two years… This wouldn't have been the first time I've stayed in Eddie's room. Renee always got too drunk to remember where I was sleeping, when we lived up here. So I used to sneak out about every night and stay in here. Aimee and Cory didn't mind, nor did they rat me out. I mean, they were cool and besides the age difference, they were one of the teenagers. I never really enjoyed sleeping with Ally or in her bright pink bedroom… I guess I've always felt more comfortable here -- and especially more safe in Eddie's arms at night.

"That's cool. I don't mind really." I turned around to look at his face, as it relaxed, I continued. "Edward… I haven't changed since I moved to Arizona. I swear it. I'm the same old Izzi I was before I ran off to my mother's house." I spoke seriously, hoping he would believe me.

Thankfully he nodded and opened the door for me.

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Ok. I know I don't make good descriptions on obvious things, so I will do so now.
Mason - Mason is an actually cat that I currently own, and he is the sweetest thing ever!! He likes to talk to you, though he enjoys it more when you talk back. And he is such a fat cat that his body concurs his little head. hahaha. He is a domestic short hair American cat with black fur, white paws, white whiskers, and a bent tail at the very tip.

Shadow - Shadow is also a kitten I currently own. He is a little character!! hahaha. He is about 9 weeks old, and about 7" longs!! Though he's the size of someone's foot -- we're the ones who end up running from him! hahaha. He is a domestic medium hair American cat with white fur and a black spot on his right side. He also has a tiny black spot that covers his left eye and ear... sorta like a puppy dog!! Though Mason likes to talk to you, Shadow likes to squeech! hahaha, it's so funny! He sounds like a creeky door when it opens slowly!!

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Emmy - Emmy is sorta a body builder... but he doesn't build his body. He was born with it. He was giant muscles and anyone who didn't know him, would be scared shitless by his appearance. He is about 6' 5" tall and has deep brown hair -- which is always buzz cut -- and big brown eyes to match. Emmy may look hardcore on the outside, but at heart he's just a lovable puppy that won't leave you alone!!

Eddie - Eddie is like the human version of Edward Cullen. Eddie has bronze-ish - amber-ish, freely tousled hair, and a great smile that would paralyze any girl! His eyes are a bright and light shade of green, but not too intence. Sorta a lighter shade of Emeralds, as I described it above. He literally would be the perfect guy for anyone. He is a good listener when you need someone to talk to. He is a deep guy, who could make you understand things on a different view. He will be there for you through the tears, blood, and sweat... no matter what. He's about 6' 1" tall and has the greatest toned body...

Ally - Ally is the cutest thing possible. She is about 5' 5" and her tiny figure doesn't match her big, fun personality. Ally has beautiful milk chocolate-y brown hair, that falls in subtle ringlets around her precious face -- which the hair falls about mid-way to her shoulders and has very natural looking deep red low-lights. Her eyes are big round pools of liquid topaz with little brown specks around her pupils. Remember, that all of the Kellan and Dale family characters are supposed to resemble the Cullen and Hale family. So Ally is much like Alice - As Eddie is much like Edward - and so on....

Aimee - Aimee is a youthful looking women, who you would never guess had 3 kids - that are all practically all grown up. She has an auburn/amber hair color... much like Eddie's - without the bronze. She has a slim figure of a size 4 in women's clothing and she is 5' 7" tall. Her age is 36 years young... She surprisingly got pregnant at age 16 with Emmett - her first child. Though you would think all of the children were adopted, from the looks of youth that Aimee and Cory have... Aimee's eyes are a beautiful hazel, just like Ally's. (Eddie inharited his green eyes from Aimee's side of the family...)

Cory - Cory looks a lot like Eddie and Emmy put together. Cory's hair is buzzed down, number 3, and is the shade of light blonde and bronze mixed together. Cory's eyes are small but deep in his own way, and look adorable with his giant brown irises to match. Cory is a chiroprator and works straight out of his home office, but had inherited much needed money in the past from relatives. Cory is about 37 years young, but you would never be able to tell.

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Rosie - I have explained Rose about... but here is some more details... She has big aqua blue eyes along with enough eyelashes to fill 3 pretty blondes. Her hair is a deeper dirt blonde shade and is bleached to make her milky chocolate brown highlights glow. Her hair comes mid-way in her back and is extremely wavey, without looking frizzy nor tangley. And Rose is about 5' 10" tall.

Jazz - For the best description of Jazz, go check out ALL ALONE by JASPERANDJILL. Her story best describes him with her own character, Austin, but make a few exceptions. Jazz's hair isn't blonde... instead it's a really deep shade of dirty blonde, and almost looks like a light brown color. And his eyes aren't like the Cullen's eyes - yet. Instead his eyes match Rose's eyes with a beautifully deep aqua blue. For the rest of the description, go check out her story. And seriously read it for the fun of it anyways. I havem and it's a wonderful story!! And leave her a nice long review too.

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Rian Baits - And lastly the description for Rian. The girl Bella was when she was marked. When Bella got marked, she changed just about everything about herself for the fun of it. Now she relizes that since she literally changed everything, that it'll be harder for the Vampires of House of Night to find her. But anyways... Rian has deep chocolate brown hair with very noticable highlights of 5 different shades of blonde. Her hair comes about to her elbow, and has peicey layers all the way up... Along with side-bangs that are so deep that they start on the other side of her head, and sweap across her forehead. Rian's eyes are a beautiful greyish color with specks of green and aqua through out her irises, and her eyes are soo big that it's hard to look into them without getting lost in 'em. Rian sorta wears a lot of make up -- just another way to keep Bella Swan safe -- and has a beautiful amount of black eyeliner that emphasizes her precious grey-ish eyes more. Her lips are always to there fullest without looking swullen, and have a peach/watermellon color to them, with high gloss and NO stickyness. hahaha.

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Well I hope everyone enjoyed the first chapter, and more will be coming soon! I promise!