The Crash

Genre: Drama, Romance, Family, Thriller
World: Twilight - Books/Movies
Rating: MA - Language, Adult Situations, Violence, mild sensuality and dark themes
Couples: Spoilers!
Changes to Canon: See details in Author's Notes

Twilight is owned by a bunch of people and corporate entities that are not me. I fully acknowledge that I am using those characters without permission, but with no intent to distribute for profit. In other words, no Copyright infringement is intended!

Part One Prologue: Fire and Blood

As I entered my room, I saw a figure standing in the corner. At first, I thought he had waited for me, I felt butterflies in my stomach hoping I could spend more time with him.

"That was fast…" I started. Then I turned on the light. The butterflies in my stomach quickly turned into acid, as my stomach clenched. The person lurking in the shadows of my room wasn't friendly. I knew that it was pointless to fight, run, or scream because that would put my family in danger.

"I'll go without a fight if you leave my family alone." I said plainly. He examined me for a long moment, and then nodded once.

"Fine, take my hand. I promise I won't harm them." He said with a small frown. I nodded with a terrified quiver. But I couldn't see another alternative. I stared at his extended hand for a long moment, before reaching out and taking it. I hadn't quite realized how badly I was scared, until I saw my hand trembling uncontrollably. His next action was so swift, that I only partially saw it coming. I couldn't process it fast enough for me to react. In fact, I was unconscious before the knowledge that his hand was moving towards my head finally registered.

When I awoke, I was cold and sore, and my head throbbed at my left temple. The left side of my shirt from the collar down my left breast to the hem of my pants was hard and sticky. The world was a little blurry, but more than that, it was stark. The sky was overcast, but bright and the thick snowflakes falling gave the world a surreal atmosphere that felt like a strange dream because they still hadn't started to lay on the grass that was still green in patches. That's when my reality came crashing through my senses.

I was in a field, surrounded by trees just like in my dream. The pain in my right shoulder was the next thing to filter through. I looked up and found myself dangling sloppily from one hand by the vampire who could care less if I lived or died. I looked back and found that my legs had made drag marks in the rain drenched ground next to his footsteps, but only for a few meters. He must've carried me most of the way with both hands.

I reached up with my free hand and checked my temple. It was sore, and the skin was sensitive, like I had a bad cut or scrape, and when I brought my fingers back down, they were covered in blood. I wanted to tell him to let me go, that I wouldn't run. But I was afraid he would hurt me again, and I wanted to be awake for what was about to happen. They had brought me here for a purpose, and I could only imagine it would involve my death.

Off to one side I saw the other vampire, pacing. They both seemed impatient, which made me think that one of them was going to be here, or hopefully all of them. As long as it wasn't him risking his life for mine, I could slip into death without complaint. He was so much more than me, I couldn't cope with the idea of them killing him. But after a few minutes it was if my worst fears that were realized as he appeared across the field from us. I knew he was strong; I knew he could possibly best one of them. I had no such illusions that he could match them both at the same time. The silence continued for several seconds before I couldn't stand it anymore.

I made quick eye contact with the man who was as much a stranger as he was someone I wanted to be with, the ancient man whose loneliness touched my soul. Through chattering teeth and quivering lips, I managed to silently form the words, "Don't. I'm not worth it."

Author's Note:

This story was previously released in partial form a year ago. After struggling with some later chapters I took it down to do a revision. That turned into a major project, adding several starting chapters. What follows is a full story, with a real beginning middle and end. I am not branching off of Twilight anymore, I started from scratch.

Chapters are generally designated with a singular point of view (there are a few exceptions but different POV's are given headers specifying whose voice is taking over). As the story progresses there will be more voices added, but the first four primary POV's are Bella, Angela, Edward and Alice.

Thank you for reading!