AN: Hey everybody! SOMETHING CAN GO RIGHT!!! HURRAY!! Sorry… you don't understand what the heck that means. Basically life sucks right now, but something is finally going right! Before I start ranting… here's chapter 4.

Disclaimer: I own nothing… but I do own the Stephanie whose last name is not Meyer (you'll understand soon)

Chapter 4: New Life

I left Houston that night wearing new clothes. I also had an extra pair in a small bag that I had bought. I didn't know where I was going, but I couldn't sit around idly.

The burning in my throat made me take to the forests. It's a sad feeling to know that nobody misses you. As the night gave way to morning and the sun was once again replaced by the moon, I lost control.

A sweet scent drifted my way and I took off after it. It didn't smell as sweet as the humans did, but it had to help the burning.

The source of the scent was a lone deer. Without a second thought I pounced on it and broke its neck. The sweet blood running down my throat soothed the burning.

It was then that I knew that I could survive in this new world I had been thrown into. With animals as my food source, I would not have to kill innocent humans. I had been freed from a life of killing and guilt.

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Days gave way to weeks, and weeks turned into years. As time slipped past me, I moved from place to; place. I changed as much as the fashions did.

I attended high school, college, got jobs. I even went to medical school once. For a while, about 50 years after my change, I worked as a doctor for 10 years, moving every 2.

Sure I had distractions, sure I had money to buy whatever I wanted, but I was lonely. After all, money can't buy you happiness or friends.

In 1995, I found a 18 year old girl in the woods, dying from blood loss. I changed her and taught her my way of life. Her name is Stephanie. She is a petite blonde, medium height: a typical vampire. Stephanie kept me company and saved me from an endless eternity, just as I had saved her from death.

In 2005, I made the decision to move to Forks, Washington. I didn't know that it would turn out to be the best decision that I would ever make.

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"Are you sure I'll be fine?" Stephanie asked me once again. She wasn't as sure as I was about her control around humans.

"I'm positive that you'll be fine," I replied. "I only waited 5 years. Trust me Steph." She nodded and looked out the window.

We had already unpacked all of our things in our isolated new home and gone for a quick hunt. Now we were headed to Forks High. Just as I parked the car, I was pulled into a vision of the past.

'5 people were walking away from a silver Volvo. Their faces were blurred, but the shortest of the five still seemed familiar…'

As Steph shook me gently, the vision faded away. "What did you see Bella?"

"There's five other vampires that go to this school. That was pretty much all that I had been able to ascertain from the vision, that and their gold eyes."

"We aren't the only ones?" Stephanie asked, excited. She and I had always thought that we were just weird.

I shrugged. "Apparently not. Let's go get our schedules." As the two of us walked to the small office building, I caught a glimpse of another vampire. It was a large burly male with curly brown hair. As he saw me walking with Stephanie he walked over.

"So there's new vampires on town?" He asked jokingly. I glanced quickly around to make sure no humans had heard.

"Yes! I'm Stephanie and this is Bella."

"Awesome! I'm Emmett Cullen by the way. So you guys going to get your schedules?" He asked as he fell into step beside us.

"Yes," I mumbled a I walked through the light drizzle that fell upon the town. Then the questions started.

"So how old are you? What grade are you in? Do you have extra abilities?"

"I'm 85 changed when I was 18. We're both juniors. I can see the past. Steph is 10 changed when she was 18 because she was dying. She can pull up old memories."

"Awesome! My 'sister' can see the future. I think you guys would get along really well." I winced. Alice had always been able to see the future, and I had long ago accepted the fact that she was dead. Nobody noticed when I flinched.

"Uh huh," I mumbled, thankful that we had reached the office. I stepped inside the small, warm building.

"See you at lunch!" Emmett called as the door closed behind Stephanie.

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AN: So there's chapter 4. Sorry this note isn't longer, but I really have to go. Please review!!