Title: Adventures Of A Newborn Vampire

Rated: T

Disclaimer: I do not own any of these wonderful characters. They all belong to the talented Miss Stephenie Meyer.

Author's Note: This is a story that takes place after Eclipse, however this is not necessarily a Breaking Dawn story. In fact, most of the events that will take place I'm sure you would never see in Breaking Dawn or in any book from the Twilight saga for that matter. Its just a fun story that I hope you will still enjoy!

Chapter One

"Alice," I groaned. "This is completely unnecessary."

"On the contrary," Alice said, taking my hand and dragging me along. "It is very necessary. Don't you want your wedding day to be something special? Something to remember?"

"Well, sure I do," I admitted. "But this I do not need."

We were standing outside an extremely expensive looking spa/salon in Seattle. Alice had insisted on taking me out for the whole day since it was my wedding day. Ugh, I suppressed a shudder as I thought about it. I had gotten used to the idea of my getting married over the summer but now that it was the actual day, I couldn't seem to get my head around it. I was getting married. Married. And I'm only eighteen years old.

Rosalie stood on my other side as we stood outside the spa. She crossed her arms and made a huffing noise. "Just deal with it," She said, sounding angry. "Otherwise Alice will never leave you alone."

Over the past couple of months, Rosalie and I seemed to have come to some sort of unspoken agreement. She still wasn't always outwardly nice to me but she had definitely become less cold towards me. She seemed to have accepted the fact that I would soon be joining her family permanently.

Alice dragged me into the lobby of the spa and told the receptionist our names. They immediately got me set up in a room for a manicure and pedicure since I was the bride. I protested my whole way into the room. I really did not need all this. I knew Edward would be pleased if we just got married in jeans and t-shirts at some drive-thru chapel in Vegas. But no, I had to be the nice person and give Alice what she wanted. I was really starting to regret that.

As they sat me down in the chair, I began thinking about what would happen if I made the decision to skip out on the wedding. If I kidnapped Edward and forced him to drive me to Vegas so we could get this whole wedding thing over with already.

I forgot, of course, that Alice was sitting in the room with me. The minute I thought about deciding to skip out on the wedding and escape to Las Vegas, Alice whipped her head around to face me and narrowed her ever-watchful eyes.

"Don't even think about," She said. "You're going to go through with this wedding."

I sighed and sank back into my chair. So much for that idea. It's hard trying to get away with things around Alice. I closed my eyes and tried to relax as I heard the manicurist enter the room.

"Bella," Alice said softly. I opened my eyes. "Please try and have fun. Just forget about everything that's going on and relax. This is going to be a great day, I can tell."

I tried to smile encouragingly at her. "I'm fine Alice, I promise. And I swear not to run away or anything dramatic. I'm yours to do with what you please for the day."

"Good," Alice said, sounding pleased. "Then Rosalie and I are going to get our hair done while we wait for you to finish up in here."

Alice gracefully pranced from the room, leaving me alone with my manicurist. The young woman smiled sympathetically. "Nervous about your wedding day?" She asked.

"A bit," I admitted. But not for normal, human reasons. I wasn't getting cold feet because I was afraid Edward wasn't the one I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. I was nervous because I knew this wedding meant just one step closer to my being turned into a Vampire so I can spend the rest of eternity with my one true love.

"Don't worry, dear," The manicurist said kindly. "I'm sure everything will work out great and you'll live happily ever after."

"Yeah," I said in an offhand voice. Happily ever after. I can only hope that it'll turn out that good for me.

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I stared at my reflection in the full length mirror, running my hand along the smooth white satin fabric that hugged my body. Alice really outdid herself with this one. The dress was really gorgeous. In fact, it was so beautiful that I was bound to trip and cause the train to rip or something horrible along those lines. I couldn't even begin to imagine how much this dress cost. I couldn't believe I was actually wearing a wedding dress. I suppressed another grimace as my maid-of-honor herself stepped into the room.

Alice squealed at just the sight of me. "Bella! You look stunning! This dress was meant for you. Edward is going to lose it out there."

I turned to face Alice. "Do I look okay? I just feel like I'm not me."

Alice laughed. "Of course you look okay. You look like more than okay. You look drop-dead gorgeous."

I turned back to the mirror to face my reflection. "I just can't believe I'm getting married." I was having such a hard time wrapping my head around this concept still. Well, I better get used to it soon. After all, it was only a matter of minutes now. My hand went up to my veil reflexively, trying to nervously straighten it.

Alice stepped over and lightly slapped my hand away. "Stop playing with your veil, its fine. You're going to mess up your hair if you keep that up."

My hair. Ugh. I leaned in closer to the mirror and stared at the unnatural curls cascading down my back and over my shoulders. I never wore my hair curly, I preferred it straight. And besides, I never could get my hair to hold its curls. And neither could the lady at the salon, come to think of it. She got so frustrated with my hair she impatiently suggested we wear it up. That was when Alice intervened, saying she would do my hair later. Trust Alice to figure out a way to not only make my hair look fabulous but also to make it stay that way.

Alice noticed me eyeing my hair. "What's wrong? You don't like your hair?"

"No its not that," I said softly. "I just feel like I'm…not me."

"It your wedding day," Alice reminded me. "You're not supposed to look like everyday you. You're suppose to look like fabulous you!"

I had to laugh at that. I turned around and embraced Alice tightly in my arms. "Thank you," I whispered in her ear. "For everything."

Alice squeezed me back lightly. "Of course. I would do anything for you. You know that. I love you."

"I love you too," I said. I felt myself tearing up and instantly regretted it, remembering how long Alice spent on my make-up.

Alice suddenly became stern. "No. No crying until after you've said 'I do'."

Rosalie suddenly stepped into the room, wearing a dress of a deep, blood-red color. She looked absolutely stunning, of course. I felt oddly drab in my dress compared next to the beautiful Rosalie. I knew that both her and Alice couldn't help it, of course. They were always going to be the most beautiful ones in the room anyways. I had made Rosalie a bridesmaid as well because I knew it would mean a lot to Edward to have his entire family stand up in the wedding. Emmett and Jasper were standing up as well.

Rosalie pushed her long, blonde hair over her shoulder and impatiently huffed, "Alice, the ceremony's going to start soon! Why are you in your dress yet? Some maid-of-honor you are."

Alice made a face at her and danced out of the room to go change. Rosalie looked me up and down slowly and finally looked me in the eyes. I could see her struggling with something nice to say.

"Rosalie, its okay," I said. "You don't have to say anything."

"No, its your wedding day," Rosalie said. "You look really beautiful. And I'm glad that you're marrying Edward. I know you two are going to be happy, no matter what happens."

I blinked. "Wow, Rosalie, thank you. That really means a lot." I smiled warmly and could have sworn I saw a hint of a smile play on Rosalie's lips.

Alice came back into the room quickly, wearing the same tight, red dress as Rosalie. "Okay, its almost show time! Lets head downstairs."

The wedding was being held in the Cullen's backyard. It seemed like the perfect place for a small ceremony in Forks. The yard was definitely spacious enough for a wedding and then for a reception afterwards. I caught a glimpse out of one of the windows on our way downstairs and saw the cloud cover was heavy as ever. A normal person would be depressed by such a gloomy wedding day but I was actually relieved. I wasn't sure how Alice was going to explain that we needed to move the ceremony indoors because of sun. I didn't think people would react well to seeing my future husband shimmering in the sunlight.

Alice had me stand in the kitchen facing the back screen door that we would be proceeding out of and had Rosalie stand in front of me. Rosalie would be leading the way out with Alice behind her. I peeked outside and noticed that Alice had gone all out once again. Rows and rows of white chairs all sat with their backs to me, all facing a brilliant white arch tied with red roses at the edge of the yard. I drew in another ragged breath, the nerves really settling in now.

"Don't think about the people," Alice whispered to me. "Focus on Edward. You're doing this for him, remember."

"No," I whispered back, so quietly that I could barely hear myself. "I'm doing this for us."

Alice's beam was so radiant I was almost knocked backwards. She turned away, looking almost smug and disappeared from the room. She returned a minute later with my parents in tow. Renée was already dabbing tears from her eyes and Charlie was looking uncomfortable in his tux. I smiled hesitantly as my mother reached out for me and grabbed me in a bone-crushing hug.

"Oh my beautiful Bella, getting married!" She sobbed into my hair. "I can't believe it. I feel like you're all grown up."

"I am grown up, Mom," I said, trying to laugh but nothing came out but a small choking noise. "I love you though; you do know that, don't you?"

"Of course, Bella," She said. "I love you too. More than you know."

She finally released me and let Charlie have his turn at a hug. "I knew I was going to lose you to that boy but I can see how happy he makes you. You're going to be fine."

I was astonished; Charlie never made emotional comments like that. I found myself blinking back tears again. "Thanks Dad. I love you too."

Renée wiped away her remaining tears and leaned in for one more hug. "I'm going to go take my seat. Good luck, sweetie."

Renée rushed from the room and out into the yard, taking her seat in the very front row. Soft, classical music began to play suddenly, surrounding me. Alice turned around and gave me a wink, "I had the house wired with surround sound, including the backyard."

I smiled at that. Typical Alice. It took me a moment to realize that the song playing was a recorded version of Edward's lullaby for me. I took in a deep breath, trying to stop the steady flow of tears that was threatening to fall again. Charlie stood beside me, hooking his arm through mine.

"Ready, kiddo?" He whispered. I nodded my head numbly, all my thoughts now circling around Edward.

Rosalie started our procession outside, moving slowly towards the end of the aisle. She came to a graceful stop under the arch and I saw her smile warmly towards Emmett who stood opposite her with Jasper standing beside him.

Next Alice started down the aisle. I could tell her eyes were only for Jasper. The connection between those two was amazing. I always felt like I was intruding on a private moment when they looked at each other like that. She took her place under the arch and turned to face me, her face glowing.

Charlie squeezed my hand comfortingly and we started down the aisle. Everybody in the white seats stood up and turned around to watch me walk down the aisle. I balled up my left hand and stroked the silver band that rested on my ring finger. My engagement ring from Edward.

There weren't a lot of people present which made me feel a little bit more at ease. Some people from my childhood that my mother insisted be there but otherwise just the few families I had gotten to know well during my time in Forks. I kept my eyes on the ground almost the entire way down the aisle. When I finally reached the end I forced myself to look up and I felt the breath knocked right out of me.

There stood Edward. My Edward. Looking more like an angel than I had ever seen him before. His black tux looked striking against his icy pale skin. His crooked smile was radiant and glowing as he beamed at me, our eyes connecting at last. I had never seen him look happier…or more beautiful.

His eyes were only for mine. They never once left my face which made me smile in return. Charlie leaned in and kissed my cheek, smiling at me as he took his seat next to Renée without saying a word.

Edward took a step towards me, reaching out a hand. I took it and allowed him to lead me up the step so that we were standing directly underneath the arch. He leaned in slightly to whisper in my ear.

"You are so unbelievably beautiful, Bella," He said softly. "I know that I am the luckiest man alive today because I have you in my life."

I smiled in response and tried furiously not to start crying again. He stroked my hand reassuringly as the minister stood between us and began the ceremony. I could barely concentrate on what he was saying; I was so consumed with Edward's presence.

"Do you, Edward Anthony Cullen take Isabella Marie Swan to be your lawfully wedded wife?" The minister was suddenly asking.

Edward's eyes rang out with such emotion that I found my breath being taken away again. "I do," He said deeply, sincerity ringing out with each word.

"And do you, Isabella Marie Swan take Edward Anthony Cullen to be your lawfully wedded husband?"

I drew in a shaky breath. "I do," I whispered. Edward's smile grew even more radiant.

"I now pronounce you husband and wife," The minister proclaimed. "You may kiss the bride."

Edward grinned widely and wrapped his arms tightly around my waist, drawing me close against his body. I smiled genuinely for the first time that day as I looked into his eyes.

"I love you Edward," I whispered.

"I love you too, Bella Cullen," He whispered back before leaning in to kiss me deeply.

I could feel my tears falling freely now but I didn't care. Edward reached up a hand and wiped away the tears from my cheek. He cradled my face in his hands and smiled warmly down at me. I smiled back, trying desperately to stop crying. I didn't want him to think that I was unhappy.

"Bella, its okay," He whispered softly, obviously reading the emotions playing across my face. "Cry if you want to. If I could cry right now, I would. Tears of joy. Because I have never been more happier in my entire existence than I am right now."

Edward took my hand in his as we turned to face our audience as husband and wife. Edward squeezed my hand encouragingly as we started back down the aisle and towards the house. I wiped my eyes furiously so I would be able to see as I walked down the aisle. I didn't want to trip over my own two feet on my way back down the aisle because we all knew I was prone to doing so.

As we neared the end of the aisle, I looked to my right and my heart nearly stopped in my chest. There, sitting by himself in the farthest seat possible from the aisle, was Jake. He was wearing jeans and a black t-shirt, his arms crossed over his chest and his expression unreadable. I felt like everything slowed down as I finally made eye-contact with him. His eyes were like black fire. I couldn't look away.

Jake nodded his head once and then looked away. As Edward and I walked past him, I saw him stand up from the corner of my eye and disappear around the side of the house. And I knew at that moment, I would never see him again. That was our bitter-sweet good-bye.

I found myself pushing down a fresh, new wave of tears. I looked straight ahead, determined not to look at Edward, even though I could feel his eyes boring straight through me. He was most likely watching the entire exchange with Jake. I didn't want anything to ruin this special day, since I knew it meant so much to Edward.

Edward steered me into the kitchen and away from the crowds now forming, trying to congratulate us. He pulled me close against his chest and rocked me back and forth as his hand gently stroked my hair. I let a few sobs escape but I swore that I would never cry about Jake in front of Edward again. And I especially couldn't do it today.

I pulled back slightly so I could look up into Edward's eyes. "I'm okay," I promised. "I just didn't think he would be here."

I looked away so he couldn't see the tears threatening to fall. Edward placed a finger under my chin and forced me to look at him. "Bella," He said softly. "Its okay, I understand. Just know that I love you more than I ever thought possible."

"I know," I responded, finally managing to smile. "You were always the one."

And with that, we had nothing more to say to each other at the moment. I just knew I was happy. Happier than I ever knew I could be. Edward took my hand in his once more and we both stepped back out into the yard to let the party begin.