Author's Notes

So have you ever wondered what would have happened if Alice and Jasper meet Bella first? That they didn't tell her they were vampires, and it was all legal? Vampires, Werewolves, Lycanthropes, all those are real and they are legal... Vampires are still "allergic" to light only because it makes it more obvious of what they are, they still glitter like a thousand gems; but they can drink human food just not much or they get deadly sick... And Edward is on his own, older than in the story and finds Bella intoxicating enough that he changes her and has everything for her new life... Everything sounds great right? Well, not entirely...

Disclaimer

The characters do not belong to me, they belong to the wonderful Ms. Meyer, however, they do become my poppets once in a while.

Prologue

Long burnette curls fluttered in the air behind her, as Bella walked through the hallways of Forks High as though she owned them. The eyes of the students would sometimes follow her, sometimes a poor fellow would try to ask her out. She would always give them the billion-watt smile, and politely say, "No thanks, but thanks for asking."

Even though she wasn't one of the most popular students at Forks High, she did have a certain charisma that would attract the most peculiar students to her. Her pink iPod was blaring out the lyrics to one of her favorite songs, Every time we lay awake, After every hit we take, Every feeling that I get, But I haven't missed you yet, every roommate kept awake. She bounced her head along to the beat as she walked to her homeroom. Soon, she felt a tap on her right shoulder, turning her head slightly, causing the chestnut color hair to fall in waves across her left arm. Standing next to her was Jake, smiling holding up a new CD.

Taking the earphones out of one ear, she laughed and hugged Jake. "Don't scare me like that, I thought I was getting into trouble with Mr. Jacobs again!"

Jake smiled back at her and showed her the CD again, it was the latest hits from Bella's ultimate favorite band, 30 Seconds To Mars. "Oh my Goddess! How in the world did you get this, I thought it didn't come out for another two weeks?!"

She bounced up and down, looking at the CD, and then at Jake. Her chocolate eyes shining into his deep umber eyes, he smiled back at her, and held out his elbow. Flipping her copper hair behind her, Bella took his elbow and started to walk with him to the classroom, waiting for him to tell her everything. Jake smiled, and looked in front of him, and then at Bella.

"Well, if you really must know, I... I called in a favor with my dad's record company." Bella looked at him, the shock seen on her face. "Really, you got my favorite music that way? That's so awesome..." She said, as she hugged Jake. "I don't know how to thank you, that means so much to me!"

Jake couldn't help the smile that crossed his face, as her slim arms wrapped around him. This was one of the only things that he ever looked forward to at school, the chance to walk with her, hear her laugh, and receive a hug from her. Yes, you could say that he was crazy about Bella, and no one would argue with you, except many Bella who was oblivious to his obvious devotion. Jake nodded his head, afraid to say anything that might ruin this moment, this joyous second in which he could feel the "love" of the girl of his dreams. A shudder of sadness ran through his body when the arms disappear from around him, and he finally opened his eyes to the world around them. Bella smiled at the way the people around her where giving her and Jake the look.

They were nothing but friends, so she couldn't really understand the problem with giving him a friendly hug. Jake finally got his voice back, and said, "It wasn't a problem Bells, I just remembered that you were craving some new music; so I asked dad if it was okay to get an advance copy." Jake started walking, and Bella followed, as they headed towards the homeroom class.

This day went by without any troubles so far, Bella thought as she headed into the cafeteria at lunch. She had just finished her last lap around the field just like she always did during her free period when the bell rang.

Not that she ever ate there, she would go in and sit down with Jake, Alice, and Jasper and they would just talk, something that she didn't get to do very often because of her schedule. As she sat down at the table, the others began to arrive. Next was Alice, as she sat down next to Bella, she smiled and offered a milkshake.

"So how's it going today? Anything interested planned for tonight?" Was the questions first off of the tip of Alice's tongue.

Jake and Jasper sat down next and Jake began to nibble on their food as the two girls chatted about lacrosse and the new teen club that had opened in the Red District.

"I heard that it's the hottest club yet," Alice said as she sipped at her vanilla shake. "But I mean, I don't know if I would go, I've also heard rumors that it's a hot spot for the vampire junkies."

Bella looked surprised at her friend. "Vampire junkies? We've got some now? That's interesting, I thought that most of them had already been turned or killed by the vampire they were hooked on."

Alice nodded in agreement, and replied, "Yeah, but the ones that were turned had friends that thought it was awesome, and they became the junkies to the newbies."

Jake listened to only parts of the conversation between his two friends, at the mention of vampires, he looked over at the two of them. "Hey, what about vampires? I thought we all agreed that we wouldn't get mixed up with the others. We have to stick together."

He mentioned the pact they had made only weeks before. Bella laughed, and looked at him.

Her fingers dancing in the loose strands that hung around her face, and replied. "We never said anything about dancing with them, Jake. We said we wouldn't date or be intimate with any of the others besides what we are."

Jake nodded his head in agreement, and Jasper looked up from his sandwich and begin his well-known speech. "Vampires are not harmful to anyone, Jake, they just happen to live longer, stay younger, and look healthier than most humans manage to do during their entire lifetime. There is nothing wrong with being friends, or being boyfriend/girlfriend with a vampire. There just has to be some sort of limitation on what happens in that relationship. Honestly, I will never figure out why you dislike vampires so much."

Jake just flicked the entire conversation away with the wave of his wrist and got up from the table. "I don't know about you guys, but I m going to head for class. Being around so many people has gotten me somewhat claustrophobic. I'll see you guys around later."

Bella pager began to buzz as Jake walked away. Bella's thoughts about Jake's behavior had made her stare off into space, not really hearing her pager; she continued thinking, wondering what she could do. Of course, she never really could understand why Jake was always so against vampires. That's one reason that he never knew about Edward. She had just meet Edward recently, and already she was taken with the way he knew so much about the world.

"Earth to Bells, Earth to Bells!" Alice was waving her hand in front of Bella's face. "Girl, what is wrong with you? Your pager has been going off for almost a minute now!"

Bella shook her head, and grabbed her pager out of the side of her backpack. Looking down at the number, she knew that Edward wanted to see her today. It brought a huge smile to her face.

"So who is it, girl? Is practice canceled or something?" Alice asked as she finished her shake. Bella shook her head in a negative response. "No practice isn't canceled today. It's just my work calling to tell me that I don't need to cover Sandra's shift later tonight." Alice shook her head as though she knew Bella wasn't giving her the whole truth...

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