I DO NOT OWN TWILIGHT...JUST MY IMAGINATION..

When I came to I was lying on the couch and my mom was holding a cold wash cloth on my forehead. I quickly sat up and looked around. I saw the two guys who with my mom standing behind her. One just stared at me and Phil smiled is best dad smile at me. I gave him a weak smile.

"Mom, I had the strangest dream..." I began.

She smiled wanly at me and said "Bella honey, we need to talk."

I looked at her confused. It was a dream wasn't it. People don't sparkle...

I scooted over on the couch and made room for my mom to sit beside me. Phil sat on her other side and grabbed her hand. She seemed nervous. I glanced at the other guy, Phil noticed and said "Bella this is an old friend of mine from Greece. His name is Vane." I noticed his eyes were no longer red but a deep blue.

My mom started to talk and tell me everything would be ok but she needed to tell me something. She has put it off for too long. The contract needed to be signed before my sixteenth birthday. And that was only a few months away.

She told me how she met Phil in Arizona. He was actually traveling through when he spotted my mom on a date one night. He said it was love at first sight. He made a point of seeing her at night. He manged to keep his secret from her by using the job excuse. Then she found out she really was sick. In fact she was told she had cancer and was dying. They were devastated. They just found each other and there was me. She couldn't leave us! She was so mad at the unfairness of it all. Thats when Phil told her the truth about himself. He was a vampire and he could save explained everything and gave her a choice. She chose life..his way of life. They sent me away while she adapted to her new life and she was able to be near me again. Her love for me overrides any blood lust she may of felt. She told me how humans couldn't know of vampires. Only a selected few could know the truth but they had to sign an agreement stating the willingness to abide by the laws of the vampires. Basicaly giving them our lives and the right to end it. I was really scared about this. I didn't want to die. Phil said he could wipe my memories if I didn't want to remember and swear to the contract. But they would have to leave me. They could only stay in one place for so long. They went on to explain their way of life. Phil said they didn't need to kill humans. He was able to wipe their memories after they fed. They didn't abide killing people and what they could to them alive. They gave me time to think about it.

I went to bed and tried to sleep. All I could think of was never seeing my mom or Phil again. But what type of life would I have? Would I choose to become like them or agree to have my memory wiped at some point. I couldn't bare that thought so I made my choice. One day I would become a vampire. And I was scared out of my mind.

The next morning I came downstairs and told them the news. I was choosing them and their way of life.

Phil brought out the copy of the agreement for me to sign. Unfortunately, I also had to put my blood on it. I tried not to cringe at that. Basically it stated I wouldn't tell anyone and I would live a human life. There were a few more rules but I didn't pay any attention. I was too busy starring at the knife in my mom's hand. She smiled softly at me and cut my finger!

I placed my finger to the paper and tried not to cry. Phil was folding the paper and placing it in the envelope when Vane came rushing in.

I jumped so badly I knocked over the chair.

"WAIT!" He was speaking so fast I couldn't understand him. Both my parents looked at me and were shaking their heads.

I waited for them to speak. Phil spoke up.

"Bella, Vane remember a way to control what happens to you and we would control when you would become a vampire." He looked so excited I couldn't help but grin. My mother looked extremely happy.

"We need to make a Family Claiming agreement. We all sign it stating our right to claim you and the choice is ours when we change you. They wouldn't be able to determine it for you." Phil continued to talk. They all raced around looking for paper and a pen. Gee, what a surprise..more blood!

After it was all done and ready to be sent off we decided to celebrate and go the pier that night. I loved the pier it was a tourist paradise and local hang out for everyone in town. You could shop, play games, catch a movie and ride on rides. My favorite was the roller coaster the went out over the ocean.

Vane officially moved in and became my brother. I loved my life and my family. What could possibly go wrong??

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