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That was the day that my heart died. The day that Bella Swan died. Edward killed her, he ripped her heart out with his own hands. That is the day that Isabella came to day was over a century ago and it is present in my memories as if it had taken place today. I was never the took place over a century ago, and every word that he said still cuts as deep as it did that day. I no longer had ambitions, I no longer had anything to live for and yet I had gotten what I wanted Edward to give me, immortality.
It has been 100 years since I've seen Edward or any member of his family. A 100 years since I had tried to mention any of their names. I had spent my last human years crying on the step of their empty house. Never in 4 years had they come back. They left everything behind everything covered with white sheets and gathering dust. I could still see them perfectly clear in my mind, though I was starting to question my sanity.
Over my last 4 human years many things had changed. Charlie started to notice that my mother was not the only woman in the world. He noticed that more than one was willing to be Mrs. Charlie Swan, but he was only paying attention to one, Ms. Cope the secretary that had confessed to me that she was in love with my dad on my first day of school. My mother was happily expecting twins a boy and a girl. She and Phil were happier than I had seen them. They were both happy and I on the other hand could not share their joy, could not relate, but they all deserved this happiness. I slowly isolated myself from them. I would talk only when asked a question, I would make Charlie dinner and go back to my room, though Charlie barely noticed since he was almost never there between his job and his girlfriend he was barely home. As soon as I graduated from Forks High, I went to college and saw even less of my father and rarely talked to him on the phone.
I would cry myself to sleep and wake up to terrible nightmares. Until one day 4 years later I decided that I couldn't keep it up. I went to their house, for what I had thought was my last good-bye. What I found was that the house was not as empty as I had thought.
What I saw made me afraid. There on the porch that I had seen the people that I most loved, now stood three figures in black clothes with ruby red eyes. They were all looking at me as if I were their next meal. There was a female accompanied by 2 males, one of them that looked just as big, if not bigger than Emmett. The female approached me with caution. She looked at me as if she were concentrating on something really hard. I was stunned in fear.
"May we help you?" her voice was almost like bells but her eyes held something that made me want to run and hide though I knew very well that I wouldn't even get to turn around.
"I'm sorry I just wanted to check if some friends of mine still lived here. I'm sorry I should have known that they would no longer be here. I'm sorry for bothering you." I said as I turned around trying to keep my heart beat under control so that they wouldn't notice.
"Wait!" I heard the female say behind me and I came to a stop. "How do you know the Cullens? They are the one that lived here and I assume that you came looking for them." she looked me straight in the eyes "And" she said staring at me in a hard way "I'm also assuming that you know what they are and what we are?" she said almost in an accusing tone "especially from the fact that you're scent is all over this house although it is a couple of years old."
I looked at her with wide eyes. "I can see that you know what I'm talking about. Did the Cullens ever tell you that our kind have laws that we cannot break. That are vital in keeping our kind alive." She never took her eyes off me as she talked "Do you know what our number one rule is?" she asked even though she knew very well that the Cullens had never told me any of this. "We are not to allow any human to know of our existence, the punishment that comes from breaking that law is death." she said in an amused voice that sent chills down my spine and raised the hairs on the back of my neck. "You see that we have a little complication. That we are not authorized to handle correctly it is up to our leader to decide what to do with you. So Felix, Demitri grab her and bring her along."
My heart started to race as I saw the two males approach me "Wait! I screamed my family know that I'm here they will be very worried if I don't show up within the hour." I said in a hurry only worrying that Charlie might come looking for me here.
The female came up to me as the two male grabbed each of my arms "Don't worry about that we'll take care of everything" she sneered in my face.
They did take care of it all right they drove my truck off a bridge just to the north of Forks. The police held a search for my body for months before finally giving up a declaring me legally dead. I never had the courage to check my family afraid that if I saw their happiness it would hurt to much not to be with them.
After drowning my truck the female, who I later learned was named Jane, took me to a private airstrip in Port Angeles. We were on a private jet heading to Italy. i could hardly sleep on the plane with the looks that Jane, Demitri and Felix were giving me. We made it to Italy in 22 hours. I exhaustion was over coming me and I could hardly walk. When we landed there was a car already waiting for us. Jane stepped in first and Felix pushed me to get in, before getting in himself and then Demitri. The car took off at great speed as I looked out the window I could barely see anything to the heavy tinted window and the speed of the car.
The car stopped in front of a castle that amazed me. The gates opened to let the car through, once the gated were once again closed the three vampires escorting me exited the car and waited for me to the same. I was led through a series of tunnels that were dark and humid. We made it to two huge heavy looking wooden doors that were open with one push from Felix.
As I entered the room I saw that at the end of it were three "Throne"like chairs and sitting on them were three very pale men. Two had hair as black as night and the one sitting in the center had hair that was whiter than snow. But the thing that caught my attention was their eyes. There red eyes were vibrant as if they were swimming with blood. Their skin almost translucent made them stand out even more. I barely registered that I was being led closer to them.
"Ah! My dear Jane has returned and I see that not empty handed" The one in the center spoke clear and strong his voice holding a lingering accent that I couldn't quite place.
"Yes my lord I have" she said handing him her hand.
"I see" he said after releasing her hand. He came up to me and offered his hand to me, I was afraid that if I refused him that it would anger him so I handed my hand to him. His skin was cold, colder than I even remember Edward's being and his skin although it looked paper and translucent was very smooth and stone like. "I see what you mean my dear, Jane." he said as he briefly looked at once again looked at me and said "What is you name little one."
My voice was shaky as I answered "Isabella"
"So Isabella you know our secret." he stated and i nodded my head in agreement. "Will you mind telling us your story please, I have a feeling that it is very interesting, and it does involve a good friend of mine , Carlisle Cullen." I flinched as he said Carlisle's name, that didn't escape his gaze. I nodded once again and told them my story, how I had met the Cullen, how I had discovered their secret, how I fell in love with Edward, and how he broke my heart and left me. They listened intently to ever word that I said and even tried to comfort me when I started to silently cry.
"Isabella, you are welcomed to rest for a bit i know that your journey has left you quite exhausted. Jane please lead her to what will be her room throughout her stay with us."
