Summary: Bella Swan thought she was hollow and empty when Edward had left her. She was wrong. She was capable of feeling so much pain. Her rude awakening comes with the murder of someone she loves. Instead of succumbing to her grief, she is reborn to take on their killer. No longer was Bella a girl who needed to be saved. She would be the one to save others from this enemy. She was a Phoenix risen from the ashes. This story is her journey of self discovery and finding strength within herself. To be her own hero. For redemption of the loved one she lost.
Story Themes: Adventure/Friendship
Main Characters: Bella, Jessica, Paul
*Garrett will not come into the story until Part II.
Dedicated to Sharpeyes
The Phoenix - Part I
Preface
I always knew I would meet Victoria head on eventually. I never dreamed it would actually go this way. I conceded subconsciously she would sneak up on me when I least expected it. Today I am at the advantage though.
Her and me.
No one else.
I didn't need someone like Edward or Jacob to show up to save me. The last few months everything I had done had been leading up to this moment.
She was mine. Human versus vampire.
This wasn't supposed to be a fair fight in her eyes. It was a joke. But she didn't know what I had gone through to be here today. What I endured. To show her that humans weren't as weak as she thought. Her underestimation of me would be her undoing. I, Isabella Marie Swan, was going to kill my first vampire today. I would be the one to dim the glowing crimson eyes gazing upon me.
Just me.
Author's Note: This idea popped into my head today. Thanks to a guest reviewer (Sharpeyes) on Vindicated who complained not enough Bella "I can save myself and don't need a man to save me" stories. Really didn't foresee myself tackling another Twilight story when JHEA ends here soon. But...I see possibilities with this. I don't know if this is already done, over done, or...no one really cares to read it. So, I will leave it up while I finish JHEA. If you're interested taking this journey with me to see what happens, leave a review (encouraged) or follow. Otherwise I'll just remove it from my stories at some point. Cool? -Lalaland972
P.s. Future chapters would be much longer than this. Also, not 100% sure of other Main characters for this story yet or if I will stick to the current genre tags. This is just a prologue. Could have a hint of romance, but idk and it would not be the focus of this