There is no such thing as freedom. Marie: I'm a killer, a criminal, no better than Edward or Carlisle or even Esme. I should feel bad for what I have done. I should mourn for the lives I have taken and probably turn myself in, pay for my crimes. But I felt none of that, I felt nothing in fact. It was them or us, there was no other choice and I made the right choice. I chose him.

She lives in a make-believe world of open roads and endless freedom to escape an addiction-riddled mother and a grabby older man with sick intentions. Adrift in a place of uncaring hearts, she makes her getaway. She finds a ratty old motel, late night smokes, a new life, and a boy with a past as clouded as her own. A boy with a dark gentleness too beautiful to ignore.

"What is this, Isabella?" he asks with a staggering look. "Divorce papers," I whisper.

Raised closely together since they were five, Bella and Edward fight like siblings until they make a discovery that sends Edward spiraling out of control. Riddled with guilt, Bella does whatever she can to try to fix the situation, and along the way she discovers a love she never expected… B/E, AH, AU

"I'm willing to wait nine years, and not a single day more!" I manage to say. He laughs loudly. "You've got yourself a deal."

There were 4 unwritten laws in Forks during 1883.1-you listened to your Pa.2-You worshipped God.3-You did your chores without complaint.4-You stayed away from the Cullen brothers. I had no problems with those laws until a pair of green eyes looked my way.

On the eve of the Second World War, young Isabella has been taken from all she knows and is now stepdaughter to one of the richest men in America. Spending her summers in Washington State, she's unaware that this is where she & a young boy will find their fate, where childhood friendship will mature into the fiercest love: a love that must endure the end of innocence. Rated M. E&B.

Bella's childhood life isn't a happy affair, and Edward's is even worse. They're best friends, though the only interaction they can have is through a small hole in the fence separating their houses. As Edward's situation deteriorates in his teenage years, Bella wants nothing more than to ease his suffering. But first she has to deal with the struggles in her own life...

A struggling girl lives a colorless life. Until it all changes and her world is filled with neon-bright color. She soon gets swept away in the luxury and glamour of her new life. But everything comes with a price. ExB. Rated M for violence, drug use, language, and sexual content.

This was going to be a fresh start; a new beginning, in a far off place. But what happened that night, on a dark road near Maxwell changed everything for Bella.

"They buried them deep, but they wouldn't lie still, For cats and witches are hard to kill." -Oliver Wendall Holmes

Edward Cullenciano runs the prospering Mafia business of Chicago in the 1940's. Bella Swan is the police chief's daughter- a crooked cop that will do anything to consume more power and rank. His only daughter is traded to Edward for just that, leaving young Bella to face the hungry wolves on her own. But when she gets too deep into the mob and this lifestyle, how will she survive?

When Edward's son died, he took Edward's heart and soul with him. Even a decade of mourning didn't seem good enough. But then, Edward met college student Bella who thrived despite her own tragedy. Can Edward's cold, dead heart beat again?

"She's Audrey Hepburn, and he's Cary Grant. She's Marilyn, and he's James Dean. She's timeless elegance, and he's old grace. She's searching, and he's already found, already taken. She's sixteen. And he's twenty-seven. But that doesn't matter. Not to a girl in love. Nothing matters, then." Edward & Bella in the definition of a forbidden relationship.

Life is never perfect, the cracks always appear. "My Polaroid would show the face of a girl who has forgotten how to truly smile." Even the strongest of dreams can fail to become enough.

An arrangement, to make a dynasty to rival Kennedy. "Ain't nothing but a family thing," someone once said. AH/AU

I know of three kinds of change: the kind that jangles around in your pocket, the kind that happens slowly, every moment of every day, and the kind that blows you away in an instant.

Hermione thought she was the only person in the world who would spend Valentine's Day in a Graveyard, but she was wrong. He's there. Every single year, with his gloves, roses, and answers. Dramione Valentine's Day one-shot. Post-Hogwarts. EWE.

An old, dilapidated hospital residing in the outskirts of Forks, WA sits untouched, yet it's the focus of many tales, including one of a young man who resides there. He's believed to be either ghost or murderer. But it's all just tales, right?

In 1962 I find truth in bad boys, loud cars and cheap bourbon. Originally written for the 2011 FGB Compilation.

After the Cullens leave Forks, a twist of fate lands Bella in Chicago in 1918. She thinks it's a second chance to build a life with Edward, but when she finds him, he's not quite what she expected. Can Bella create the future she's hoping for?

Every year Bella waits for the 'Pay Checks' to roll into her sleepy river town and every year Edward's hers, just for the summer. AH, AU, OOC, B/E

There is a fine line between what you believe to be right, and what you perceive to be wrong. "I was a poison, the worst kind of venom." Can love ever be enough to seal your wounds? AH. O/S for The Black Balloon Contest. Second Place Winner.

He said "always". She wasn't so sure. All-human. M for language. All the usual angst applies.

Formerly known as 'Amour' by jangoo. Bella Swan is struggling to keep her life from falling apart. With the introduction of Edward Masen into her life, will things change for her? Or, will he drag her further into darkness? E/B. AU. No JB.