THANK Y'ALL FOR THE REVIEWS! I am soooo happy that y'all like this story :D I PROMISE to add another JASPER POV b/c I can see it went over well ;) Without further ado…CHAPTER 5! But b/c y'all made me so excited, I give u… EDWARD'S POV!

Chicago, Illinois, 1930
Edward Anthony Mason Cullen's POV:

Who did Carlisle think he was, trying to force me into this life? As if it wasn't bad enough that the man took away any chances of me going to heaven and having a soul. Now I was a monster, a mutant creature from the spawn of hell, and what does Carlisle tell me to do without asking…eat a freaking animal! He changed me into this monster, so he should have to go throughout eternity with the 'guilt' of me being a blood thirsty demon, like he should be.

Vampires are monster; therefore we wreck towns and create havoc with all mortals, just not enough to get the Volturi suspicions. When I asked Carlisle why he changed me, he told me my mother's last wish was for me to live. I nodded my head but it didn't escape my notice that he said he had been around for over two hundred years. He was probably just lonely and decided to change me for his own personal benefit.

Once I woke up from three days of excruciating pain he told me that I had to play incognito. I stayed away from civilization long enough for Carlisle to believe no one would recognize me. He worked at the local hospital in Chicago while I stayed home in our mansion with his newborn lover Esme. Yes, you heard correctly. As if it weren't bad enough he had to deal with me, the poor love struck fool decided to change this mortal because he felt a 'connection' to her like he did with me. Now I can't even be in the same room as them because their thoughts are R-rated and very disturbing. I guess that's a side effect of being a newborn, your lust is tripled. Of course I wouldn't know that now. No woman alive or dead would probably want to be with me. I would either scare them away or they would only love me for my looks.

Carlisle was still talking about how 'god gave us a life and this is just our second chance to for fill it' and all that religious crap. That man was too good for his safety. Were vampires for Christ sake! And Esme is no better, hell, she would believe anything he said in a heartbeat…not that we have them. I was already annoyed with Carlisle faiths and his constant speeches about 'sacred lives'. Last month he and Esme were cuddling up to each other and he told me we were going hunting because Esme needed to. I stood up for myself and told him "what if I don't want to hunt?" He just looked incredulous and gave me another sorry ass speech about mortals and their souls. I am not mortal; therefore I don't have a soul, so why the hell should I care?

He was trying too hard to convert me into something I wasn't, and something he made me into no less! So that was when I decided I needed some alone time. I needed to explore the world like a normal vampire would. Bloodthirsty and revenues. In the middle of one of his speeches, I stood up from the couch and ran away from the house. I traveled farther into the woods that surrounded our property until I finally saw the city lights blurring few miles ahead.

I could hear cars and people yelling to each other, I could see the bright lights and huge lit up buildings, but most importantly…I could smell the heavenly scent of fresh red blood pumping though their thin fragile veins. I ran closer to the edge of town and stopped running once I reached an ally way. I then started to walk in a humanly pace as I scanned the crowded city for my victims. I decided to follow at least one of Carlisle's beliefs, so I would only hunt the murders and rapists.

I entered a bar with many people brimming the corner of the long table of liquor and other girls dancing around at their booths giggling while trying to attract my attention. Their thoughts were very inappropriate; in fact I never would have believed a woman could comprehend such vulgar things. I shuddered at the fact that humanity wasn't all that I believed it was. Life was cruel and unforgiving. I ignored the lustful girls and scanned my still golden eyes around the room until I saw him. My first victim. He was slurring out words to his other drunken friend while eyeing a short women with long dirty blonde hair. The fools smiled at each other before taking another swig of their vodka and slamming it down on the counter. The side kick asked the women to help him outside with something; she looked at him nervously and walked away. Without knowing she effectively walked into their trap.

She hurried outside trying to find her friends when suddenly she was grabbed by the forearm with one hand covering her mouth and the other dragging her behind the bar. I heard her muffled screams and saw the blurry tears wetting her cheeks. The men laughed as they held her down and looked at her like they were looking at a thanksgiving dinner. Little did they know…I was.

The side kick hit the women against the wall, rendering her unconscious…perfect my plan would work now. The main guy…Robert, situated himself between her legs and started to fumble with the hem of her knee length dress. The other one laughed as he watched from behind, but stopped laughing when my hand came in contact with his neck and threw him against the opposite wall. Now that he was unconscious I could finish him off later.

I saw the other man visibly freeze as his heart rate accelerated and he turned around slowly to face me. He saw me and let out a laugh, thinking I was just a teenage boy that he could easily take on…dream on bastard. He stood up wobbling as he came near me and pointed his finger at me while slurring, "you s-shouldn't… be… out h-here boy…" I glared at him and flashed my predatory smile. He stiffened and grimaced at it. I knew humans should feel the danger as we lured near them, but this idiot was too intoxicated to tell up from down.

I shot my hand out and wrapped it around his neck, bringing him closer to me while he struggled to breath. I laughed as he turned blue then before I could crush him; I sank my teeth into his sweaty pale neck and sucked down hard on his throbbing vein. The burn in my throat died down as my mouth filled with the delicious smelling thick liquid. I sucked him dry before dripping him to the floor and walking over to my second victim. I sucked him dry and suddenly felt the smile on my face. It wasn't a happy smile or and excited one, it was an evil one.

The monster was out of his cage, and he was ready to play.

I lost track of how many murderers I committed. Ever since that day at the bar, I just killed without cause. I went after all the phyco's and all the men who tried to steal women's virtues. They were monsters, and so was I. I was currently draining the blood of a robber who had shot the banker and left, without knowing I was hot on his tail.

I cornered him in an alley way just beyond the local theater. They were showing Frankenstein which I believed was about a man made monster, oh the irony. The man yelped as I caught him by his shoulders and harshly yanked him towards my mouth. I quickly drained him, enjoying the sensation of the blood running down my itchy throat. I was so entranced with my meal; I didn't sense the other vampire around me.

I growled lowly, it is probably Carlisle who has come to drag me back home while giving me a punishment for my oh-so-terrible behavior. Or it's another vampire who was stalking the same prey. Either way, I wasn't in the mood to fight them. I dropped the cold lifeless body and slowly turned around to see the most beautiful creator I had ever had the privilege to lay my eyes upon.

She was so small and innocent looking, yet had a fierce passion and fire inside of her. She had beautiful long flowing dark chocolate hair that I yearned to run my hands through. Her bone structure was that of an angel, and her lips were red and slightly plump, so inviting. Her body had curves that any man, mortal or immortal, would die for. I stopped breathing once I saw her eyes. The most innocent and pained yet sparkling and full of…life…golden eyes.

She gasped when she drank in my figure and finally looked into my blood red eyes. How could this innocent angel even stand to be near me? I was a monster. I never thought one of our kind, even a 'vegetarian', could be innocent, much less considered an angel…I was wrong. She looked pained to see me; I guess she really didn't want to be near my prescience. We were like Yin and Yang, good and evil. I shouldn't be disturbing such a beauty, but I just couldn't help myself. I realized I couldn't read her mind, everything was silent. What else could this angel do to lure me in?

I walked hesitantly closer to her, almost like my body was on autopilot. She didn't move away so I continued my small travel until I was standing towering over her. She smelled amazing, even better than human blood does! Strawberries and freesias…a strange combination that couldn't have worked out any better. I slowly brought my hand up to cup her tiny cheek and stroked it while staring into her deep pooling golden eyes of innocent.

She let me do so and shocked me by bringing her right hand up and touching my left forearm. She curled her small fingers around me, almost like begging me to stay with her. Little did she know that one action had me whipped. She had just bonded me to her, and anything this angel wanted me to do…I would comply. Even if I had to go back to my old diet, I would do it in a heartbeat.

Just then the wind shifted and the smell of her intoxicating scent washed over me as did the still freshly drawn blood from my last victim. I remembered who I was and who she was, I was a monster and she was an angel. Polar opposites. I looked frantically back at the dead corpse then looked down at the concerned angel, she opened her mouth to say something but I ran.

She couldn't be with a monster; I would protect her by staying away. As much as I wanted to hear her voice, I knew once she spoke I wouldn't be able to stay away.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 1930
ISABELLA MARIE WHITLOCK'S POV:

I was about to tell him it was alright, or try to comfort the frightened and hurt man in front of me, but then he left. Gone in a flash so fast even a vampire would have trouble keeping up with. I knew what he was going through. He didn't want to be a monster by the look on his face; it looked like a silent cry for help. And so I would help him. I could teach him how to be a vegetarian! All I had to do now was find him. Thankfully I in took as much of his heavenly sunshine and honey scent as I could.

I lifted my face to the damp city air and in took a huge gulp of the smells around me. A stray cat…a few drunken high school kids…perfume from ladies walking with their friends…AH-HA! Honey and sunshine! I raced off in the direction of his scent, jumping over several buildings as I scaled up them and hopped down from each one. My mind was set on finding him, but he was just too fast!

I pushed my legs harder and leaned my head down, running harder and faster than I ever had. Only one time before did I remember running as fast as I was now, and that was in the south when I ran away from Kara and Katy with the small child. I wish I knew what happened to her…

Just then I skidded to a stop when I saw him sitting on a bench in an abandon park. The park was beautiful with a pretty white gazebo and many trees with orange and red leaves falling from their branches. There was a small lake next to a path that walked around it, and near a lamp post was a small wooden bench where the most beautiful smelling and looking man I had ever seen was sat.

I walked up to him and he didn't seem to notice me as he was too busy looking at his limp hands in his lap. It was raining lightly but we didn't mind, actually I loved the rain. It washed away all the bad things and made room for the better. Hopefully it would help guide me with what I was about to do.

I sat next to him on the bench and looked out at the rain drops that fell onto the lake. "It's so pretty here, how did you find this place?" I asked in a small voice as I scanned the scenery. I felt him move slightly so his body was angled towards me, his eyes staring at the side of my head. "I used to live here before my change. This town is where I grew up" he replied in a pained whisper. Without thinking of the consequences, I reached my hand out to grab one of his and wrapped my fingers around it. He looked down at our entwined hands, not moving his hand. Then slowly his fingers curled around mine and tightened the bond, not in a painful way, but in a 'sealing' kind of way.

"I know how you feel. Every time I see the sunset, I think of my home in Texas" I replied, letting my twang slide a little. He looked up at me and a very faint smile tugged his lips before looking down and replying, "It is unfortunate, isn't it?" I was a little shocked a first, what was he trying to imply? "What is?" I asked.

"Being dammed to this life, to live forever and kill without mercy…" he trailed off and flinched slightly while his hand loosened around mine and he scooted away a bit. He felt ashamed of what he has done, that shows me that he really did want to be good. I must tell him now how he can fix it!

"You know, you don't have to kill humans to survive like this..." I trailed off waiting for his shocked reaction or outburst. Nothing came and I thought he was just too shocked to believe what I was saying. His body froze and his hands clenched into fist as he made a strangled noise and whimpered a small,"…I know…" I stopped breathing and flinched back as if he had slapped me.

He knew there was other ways to live besides human, yet he did it anyways! I didn't know if I should be furious, cornered, or ashamed, so I decided to be all three. "You knew! And yet you still drink human blood? Why? Is it too hard to control…I could help you. Trust me I've been through some pretty crazy situations before and-"I was cut off when his hands gripped my shoulders and forced my body to face his as his red eyes blazed into mine.

"I don't need your help." He replied harshly and glared at me. I looked shocked and slightly hurt. When he finally realized what he was doing, his eyes widened and he immediately dropped his hands back to his sides. He stood up and backed away from me, looking frightened. I stood up as well and walked closer to him with my hands in front of me as a sign of peace.

"Stop! Don't come any closer! I could hurt you…" he trailed off while he whimper slightly and looked like he would be crying if he could. I ran over to him and pulled him into a huge hug. He froze for a few seconds, probably contemplating running. When I started to stroke his hair and Sssshhhh him, his walls fell down. He wrapped his strong arms around me and sobbed into my shoulder. "It's okay, you going to be fine…" I comforted him while hugging him tightly to me and rubbing his back. He lowered his head to my neck and turned his face into it as if he were going to bit me. To my utter shock, he plated a small kiss there.

When he felt my body tense, he slowly lifted his head to meet my concerned and shocked expression. He leaned in so our foreheads were touching and whispered, "Thank you." I smiled and replied a weak, "Your welcome." He hugged me once more before we finally split apart, but this time, he was holding my hand. I felt the familiar shock I had when we were in the ally and I touched his forearm. At first I ignored it, but now I could definitely tell it was there, and judging by his facial expression, he knew it too.

He looked at me like he was contemplating something then a genuine smile spread across his face and he asked, "Would you like to come with me and meet my…um…family?" I wondered what the hesitation was about and I certainly wanted to find out about his past, so I nodded my head with a smile and he grinned wider pulling my hand in the opposite direction we came from.

We raced throughout the woods, never once letting our hands go. He was shocked that I was almost as fast as he was and I giggled when I noticed him occasionally looking over at me. Finally we broke through the tree lining and came across a huge wooden mansion…again with the vampire covens being rich! I guess I should know that by now.

Our running slowed to a humanly walk as we approached the steps that would lead us to the main entrance of this huge home. Edward looked down at me and I smiled encouragingly at him while he smiled and slowly turned the doorknob to reveal to very astonish looking golden eyed vampires.

They looked at him and gaped at his eyes then he lowered his head ashamed while mumbling, "I'm sorry." The motherly looking caramel haired woman stepped up to him and wrapped her arms around him while rubbing his arms in a very motherly way. "It's going to be okay, Edward. We know you didn't mean to." Edward? I realized I never got his name! Edward…hhhmmm….. That name was very fitting, and I loved it. Edward hung his head then smiled at her. Then he looked like a frightened child as he looked up at the blonde older looking vampire. "Carlisle, I-"He was cut off when Carlisle smiled and shook his head.

"It was my fault. I should have asked what you wanted; instead I forced it upon you." He said in a sad voice while coming closer and patting his 'sons' back. The caramel haired women and the man I now knew as Carlisle backed away from us and finally looked over at me. They were shocked and then they smiled at each other in a secretive way that would actually be hard to miss. Edward glared at them while Carlisle chuckled and shook his head. The other woman looked so happy; I thought her face would hurt from smiling.

"We ran into each other while I was…." He trailed off and looked at the floor. I instinctively rubbed his arm and smiled encouragingly at him. He smiled back at me and even though his eyes were currently red, I got lost in them. We continue to gaze at each other when Carlisle suddenly cleared his throat and announced, "Why don't we take this conversation to a more appropriate venue?" We all nodded and Edward walked hand-in-hand with me over to their lounge room where we sat next to each other across from Carlisle and the caramel haired woman. I really should figure out her name.

"Well for starters, my name is Carlisle Cullen and this is my wife Esme and my son Edward" He replied almost as if he read my mind. Oh okay so her name was Esme. I can remember that. I loved the way they considered their coven a real family and announced each other by 'father', 'mother', and 'son'. I smiled at them then realized none of them knew my name- not even Edward! "My name is Isabella Marie Whitlock, but I prefer Bella" I repeated my famous line.

"So Bella, where do you come from? Do you have a coven, darling?" Esme asked and I could tell she was a little disappointed with her last question, I smiled brightly at that. I told them the main things that happened but made sure to leave some details out. It hurt too much to think of, let alone speak.

"I was born in Houston Texas, 1848. I grew up with three older brothers and two parents and lots of dogs and horses. My oldest brother went off to fight as a confederate for the Civil war, he lasted for a few months before we found out he was killed during a surprise attack. A few years later and my second oldest brother decided it was his time to reclaim the family pride. I had the strongest connection with him because we understood each other to best. We had the same interests and opinions on everything, except the war. He was a good fighter and a very brave man, I knew he would one day go off to war, I just didn't think he would leave at the age of nineteen. I was devastated to say the least when I found out he went MIA." I stopped and sniffed a little trying to contain my silent sobs and dry tears.

Edward's arms tightened around me and he placed me in his lap while I took a few deep breathes. Esme and Carlisle looked sympathetic and smiled encouragingly at me to continue. I nodded my head and began where I had left off.

"My family fell apart after that. My parents hardly acknowledged us anymore and anytime we brought up the war or our brothers, they would act like they had no idea who they were! On Christmas Eve my family was hosting a ball for our family and friends at our house. I guess you could say it was fairly large because we had such a big family and my father was mayor of the town. I was talking with my only brother left and he acted like he started to act like our parents. He told me to move on, and I guess I just…lost it. I ran away." I heard Esme's sharp intake of air and felt Edward's hands tighten around my waist. I continued with the story.

"While I was running I got lost. A vampire by the name of Kara found me and taunted me while I tried to escape from her. She had the power to know anyone's biggest fear, but her power didn't work on me. She got mad and figured she would change me anyways because of my promising ability. She brutally beat me. Every bone in my body was broken and I hardly had any blood left in my body. She broke my spine by throwing me into a large oak tree, and then when I started to slip into the darkness, she bit me. Over and over again. I felt the fire but I was also unconscious. I woke up in a weird mansion in the middle of nowhere and realized I was at some sort of army base camp." Edward froze completely as he probably knew where I was going with this one. Carlisle looked pained and Esme covered her mouth with her hand.

"As it turned out, she was the leader of a newborn army. She wanted me to be in her army because of my abilities. I am a physical and mental shield. She had me practice and fight all the newborns, after I won every battle she asked me to fight her. It took a while, but I finally beat her. She named me her armies major and I helped her with training her newborns. She had two other helpers named Katy and Matt." I took a deep breath knowing what I was about to tell them next was going to be a painful memory to relive.

"I didn't want to kill anyone. I begged her to tell me if there was another way to live, she just laughed at my weakness and told me I had to kill to live. So I didn't kill, therefore I wouldn't live. I starved myself every time we went on our hunts, but one day a newborn noticed that I was very weak and Kara forced them to hold me down as she force fed me the blood. After a few years, I just stopped struggling. She threatened to kill my family if I didn't hunt, so I did. I only hunted the rapists and murders and elderly though. That's not much of an excuse, they were still human beings." I shivered and slammed my eyes shut. Edward held my face into his chest as a small sob escaped me.

Esme was suddenly next to us and started to stroke my hair. Carlisle spoke up, "Bella you had so much control! You only did that because you loved your family, and you probably saved more lives than you took. Please don't be upset." I nodded my head and lifted it. Edward kissed my cheek and I smiled sadly at him while grabbing his hand and rubbing my thumb over it. Esme stroked my hand then cupped my cheek. I smile at her and she returned it.

"How did you escape?" Carlisle asked hesitantly, trying to gauge my reaction. I smiled sadly at him and continued my story. "One day they took notice of my 'diet' of only killing the weak or killers. Kara and Katy thought I should be very 'healthy' for the next war we were going to fight the next day. They forced me to drink the blood of a six year old girl. I was going to, when she cried for her older brother. I broke down and took the girl with me as I ran away from them. I left the little girl at a nice family who accepted her then I swam away from Kara, I should have known to use the Ocean as and escape. I started to travel as a nomad and met many covens who I then spent a few years living with. First was the Egyptian coven, then the Irish, then the South African, then the Romanian, and of course a few nomads. I finally met the Denali coven in Alaska and they introduced me to the 'vegetarian' diet." I finished my story while looking around at all the amazed and awed faces of my new friends.

As it turned out the Cullen's already new most of those vampires, besides the Romanians and a few nomads. They were actually close 'cousins' with the Denali coven, that I was very excited to hear! I then asked about their history together. Carlisle was turned in the late seventeen hundreds during a vampire killing spree. He was a very religious man I found out during one of his many speeches. He turned Edward during the Spanish influenza in 1918, so Edward was only twelve years into this world. Esme was changed a few years after Edward when she jumped off a cliff. Her story pulled at my heart. She was married to an abusive army husband and found herself with child. Her son died a few days after she had given birth, so she jumped off a cliff.

These people were all so magnificent and little did I know, they were my soon to be family. Maybe thinks would start to turn around for me, a girl could only hope…

(As promised) Jasper's POV:

I watched the beautiful sunset die down as it fell behind the mountains of the snow covered forest. My beautiful wife was sitting on top of me in a curled up position, snuggling closer and inhaling my scent. I don't know what I would have done if I didn't find Alice. Of course she had seen me coming, I couldn't have been happier. I still missed my little sister more than anything, but now that I had my wife, some of the pain was dying away.

We were currently in Connecticut enjoying the fresh fall air. We had married a few years ago and were living in a nearby lodge cabin that over looked the great mountain range and snow covered peaks. It was truly a magnificent site that I had always wanted to see. Bella wanted to see snow as well, and I thought I would be the one to see it with her. It pained me to think about that, so instead I just turned my attention back to my future seeing wife.

"All knowing Alice" was her nickname as she liked to call me Jazzy. Y family used to call me Jazz, but at least it wasn't that hard to hear. One day I wished to find another family, were Alice and I could permanently stay. Not just any old coven, a real family.

We both had been through so much, hell; Alice doesn't even remember what happened to her! We just need to find our home, and hopefully soon. I feel that somewhere out there, someone is waiting for us. Alice says she feels it too. Maybe one day I will finally feel at peace.

Sorry Jasper's POV was a bit small, there isn't really that much to write about with him…yet ;)
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