A Different Kind of Romance

Summary: Vampires can imprint. Let me get that out. Edward imprints on the small half vampire half human child named Isabella, and there's nothing he can do about it. ExB

Chapter 1: My Imprint

Charlie sat down with little Isabella in his arms and tried to feed her the baby formula once again. She refused as she shook her tiny head. Charlie sighed, clearly frustrated.

"Isabella! You need to eat it!" he told her sternly. She gave him a look that said 'would you want to drink it?'. She was incredibly smart for a baby, and she had grown very fast… much too fast. /he was worried for her.

"That is beside the point! You want to grow up healthy, don't you?" he asked her. She looked at him with her wide chocolate eyes. "Of course you do, Isabella! Now come on, drink up!" he said, trying to put the bottle in her mouth. Suddenly she let out a shrill cry. Charlie instantly was over her protecting and worried.

"Oh no! Are you okay? Oh, Isabella!" He cried. He had absolutely no idea what she needed. (Pretty clueless, isn't he?) Then a furious knock on the door came. Charlie instantly got up and growled protectively.

"LET US IN, CHARLIE! WE KNOW YOU'VE BEEN AVOIDING US!" Alice Cullen called form the other side of the door. Charlie automatically straightened and scratched his head. He hadn't been avoiding them. He had just been too preoccupied you notice anything else.

"Alice, he doesn't know what you're talking about." A velvet voice murmured in her ear.

"Yeah right! Move aside!" Alice ordered as she took a deep breath. BAM! The door flew across the room, and headed suddenly for Isabella. She looked at it with wide innocent eyes and then it stopped in mid-air and crumbled into dust. Isabella looked thrilled with it and clapped her hands in appreciation.

"What… the hell was that?!" Emmett finally managed from the doorway. Charlie was looking at Bella, tears in his eyes that would never fall.

"I'm so proud of you, Isabella!" He cried. Bella smiled widely at him, happy that he was happy. Carlisle stepped into the house cautiously.

"Are you… sure… that she's safe, Charlie?"Carlisle asked slowly, as not to upset him. It didn't have the effect he intended. Charlie swirled to look at him, glaring.

"Of course she's safe! Why would you ever think otherwise!" He growled. Jasper stepped infront of Carlisle.

"Lets just calm down, Charlie. Take a deep breath and let it out." Jasper instructed, using his gift to be persuasive. Bella looked at him with amusement. She grinned at all of them and they immediately felt a pull. Rosalie rushed towards her, pulling her into her arms.

"You're a pretty little baby, aren't you?" she cooed. And indeed it was true. Isabella had to be one of the most beautiful babies in the world. Scratch that-make that the most beautiful baby in the world. They knew that if they were full vampire babies, she would still be more gorgeous.

"You are so pretty! We have to go shopping for her!" –Alice

"Wow, I've never seen a baby so happy before. I'm impressed." –Jasper

"Isn't she just adorable?" –Esme

"Never have I seen such a cute baby before!" –Carlisle

"I want her so bad!"- Rosalie

"She's going to be a great prankster one day!"-(Just guess)

"My daughter…" –Charlie

Everyone turned to Edward who hadn't said anything. Edward was looking at the baby oddly. A small crooked smile took over his features as he slowly walked over to the baby.

"Can I hold her?" He asked quietly. Rosalie was vaguely aware of the baby being taken out of her hands as she gazed at Edward's face. The baby gasped as she saw him. Alice's eyes glazed out of focus at that moment and as soon as she came back in, she squealed.

"IMPRINT!" She called out. Everyone froze except for Edward who was still gazing at the baby, the baby doing the same.

"I think she imprinted on Edward, too!" Alice giggled. Charlie glared at him.

"She's my daughter!" He growled as he snatched Bella from Edward's arms. Edward's face grew panicked as he reached for Bella.

"I need her! Charlie, I need her!" he yelled. Alice gently took the baby from Charlie's arms.

"Charlie… I know you feel as if you need to protect her, but an imprint is an imprint. He just saw her and you know how hard it was to be away form Renee." Alice said, cursing herself when Charlie winced at Renee's name. Bella gazed up at Charlie remorsefully.

"I don't believe it! The baby is actually feeling guilty! As if she knows what she did to her mother!" Jasper said, taking a closer look at Bella. Charlie scratched his head.

"Yeah… I've discovered she's very smart. Very developed." Charlie said. "I don't know how to take care of her, guys! She won't drink the baby formula! Does she even eat?" he asked, suddenly bringing his problems from before. Rosalie wrinkled her nose as she picked up the bottle.

"She wants blood," Edward whispered as he took Bella in his arms. She nodded her head.

"Emmett, go get Isabella-" carlisle started.

"She wants to be called Bella," Edward interrupted.

"You know this because of your mind reading?" Charlie asked. Edward finally looked up from Bella's face to lok at Charlie's.

"No. I can't read her mind. I just… know." Edward said. There was an awed silence. Carlisle cleared his throat.

"Emmett, the blood." Emmett nodded and was gone in a second. Edward sat down on Charlie's couch and Rosalie coughed.

"I want to hold her now!" she demanded. Edward glared at Rosalie and Bella put her hand on his cheek to get his attention back. He immediately granted her wish. Emmett was back in no time with the bottle In his hand full of animal blood.

"Warm it up, please, Emmett." Charlie asked. Emmett did as he was told, grumbling.

"Why do I have to do everything? Edward's the love struck fool." He handed the bottle to Edward who took it and gave it to Bella who tried to grasp it in her tiny hands. She looked really frustrated as she tried to hold it. Edward laughed as he took the bottle from her and put it in her mouth. She glared ay him but sucked from it anyway. Rosalie walked towards them.

"Can I hold you?" Rosalie asked quietly. Bella looked up at her, still sucking the bottle and nodded. Rosalie smiled widely as she scooped her up in her arms and held the bottle for her. Edward got up with her.

"Don't drop her! Be careful with her, Rose!" he cried out. Rosalie glared at him.

"I'm not going to drop a little baby!" Rosalie snarled at her. Bella frowned and glanced from Edward to Rosalie. Edward smirked.

"She's scared for me," he said smugly. "She's scared that you'll lose your temper and try to hurt me." Edward said. "you just need to calm down…" he whispered to her. Rosalie growled warningly.

"Don't make me completely lose it with Bella in my hands, Edward!" Rosalie told him. Edward was silent.

"Don't hurt her." He said.

"I would never." She replied. Bella smiled at the two, happy again. The Cullen's all gathered around Bella, smiling.

Smiling for the same reason.

Bella, the half human, half vampire baby.

Edward's imprint.