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Damon POV

We were all in the grill sitting at a table. Most of us were talking about some nonsense between ourselves. But not I. Nope. I was thinking, thinking about the new person to town. It is a girl or a boy? Are they old are young? Are they good-looking? Are they supernatural, like most of us at this table? And why did they move here? ...And also other things like...

My thoughts were interrupted by a nosy girlfriend that belonged to Stefan.

"So Damon. What' ya thinking about? I heard there is a new person in town. Are you hoping they are a girl? Are you thinking that you can get with them in a certain way? Mmmhmmm Damon. I know all about your little stunts. Find the girl, charm the girl, then use the girl, then find a new girl and leave the old one, and it continues. You have to stop that Damon, or nobody is going to want to be with you." Said Elena, looking me in the eye.

"Ugh, please. Whatever Elena. Go away. Don't tell me what to do, you can't control me, but I can you. So I suggest you leave me alone, and scram." As soon as I said this, Elena turned back to Stefan and started chatting to him and the rest of the group again.

I needed a drink. I got up and went to the bar. I walked up to the bartender and compelled him to give me a free bottle of Bourbon, and to those not so wild drinkers out there, it is also known as Jack Daniels, luckily, he wasn't on Vervain. Or I would have had to pay.

I took a hold of my drink, and went back to our table. I sat down, and went back to my thoughts. I was so lost in them, that I didn't notice the two women, whom I had never seen before, with Caroline.

So when she walked up to the table, with her two friends by her side. I thought I had just died and went to Heaven. Because there stood before me, was the most beautiful Angel that I had ever seen. And that seemed about right, because I had never seen an Angel before this woman. Come on people, what did you think? I am a vampire, Geez, do you really think I can make it up there?

This woman had long brown Mahogany hair. And the most beautiful wide eyes that matched the colour of her hair. She had a slim, well toned body, from what I could see,and pale skin. She also had the longest most luscious legs that I had ever seen. She was so beautiful. I just couldn't stop staring at her. But, I forced myself to move on.

The other person was red-headed. She had topaz eyes. Was pale, like the beauty stood next to her, and almost as tall.

Their names were introduced Bella, which means beautiful in Italian. Which is very true, and Victoria, also known as Vicky.

And then there was Caroline. Of course we all knew her.

The Beauty who was known as Bella stared at me while I also stared at her. Well, that was for as long as I could, until I was interrupted again.

"Hello." I got a slap on the cheek from Elena. "Snap out of it. Are you alright? You seen a bit out of it right now." And then two knocks to the head.

I tried to concentrate on the beauty stood before me, but I just couldn't. Not with Elena in my face.

"Would you stop that Elena. I am fine. There is nothing wrong with me."

"Ok, if you say so." She replied.

I looked back to Bella, and it seemed that the same thing Elena was doing to me, Caroline was doing to her. She was still staring at me, and then Caroline looked at her and sighed. "Not again. Bellllllllllllllaaaa. Hello." She tapped her feet twice, and then clapped once in front of Bella's face. "You in there Bella. Helllllllloooooo."

Finally, Caroline got her to look at her. Then Bella looked at me, and blushed. I just grinned at her.

Bella POV

I couldn't believe Caroline, how could she embarrass me like that. I am sooooo going to get back at her for her little stunt.

"Come on Bella and Vicky. Let's go and sit down. " Said Caroline taking a hold of each of our arms and guiding us towards a seat.

I took my place directly across from Damon, and kept my head and my eyes down. Vicky sat down next to me.

I just stayed quiet because I didn't really know anybody. Apart from Vicky and Caroline. I wanted sooooo badly to talk to Damon, but I just didn't have the courage to.

"So Bella." Said Bonnie. "Why did you move to Mystic Falls?"

'Great', I thought 'Now the spotlight is on me.' I sighed heavily as all heads at the table turned towards me. 'Don't you people know that I like to be inconspicuous? I don't like attention being drawn to me.'

"Well." I started. "I used to live in Forks, Washington with my Father."

"And what, you didn't like living with him, so you came to live here?" Said Jeremy.

'Gosh' I thought, 'Never mind ending the story, at least let me begin.'

"And I went the High School there. It was average size. And when I got there, everyone wanted to be my friend, or at least get to know me somehow. So, imagine my surprise when there was one group of people, who sat as far away from the rest of us as they possibly could, wanting nothing to do with me. The new girl.

They were family, all of them, but they were adopted. Their father was Carlisle Cullen. He was a Doctor at the Local Hospital there. And a very good one at that. Whenever I happened to trip over nothing but this air, and injure myself, Carlisle would always, stitch up any wide cuts, or when I broke my arm, he would fix it. Or when I fell into a glass table on my 18th birthday and got little shards of glass stuck in my arm, he took them all out, or when..."

"Okay Bella, we get it", laughed Elena. "This man was a good doctor. Now can you please carry on the Story?"

"Oh yeah." I said. "Sorry." I apologised.

"And their mother was Esme Cullen. She was one of the sweetest people I had ever met. She didn't work. She was the stay at home mum of the household. But she did like designing buildings. Architecture only, that was just for fun. And then there was five children. There was Jasper and Rosalie Hale. They were twins, but a year older than me. And then there was Emmett, Alice...and Edward.

They were siblings as well. Alice and Edward were in my year, and Emmett was the same age as Rosalie and Jasper.

They were all very Beautiful. With pale skin, and and sharp features. They all looked alike, though none of them were really related at all. Though Rosalie and Jasper were. They all hated me at first, they thought I was a danger to themselves and their family, they just didn't trust me, but I don't know why,. " Yes the Cullen's left me, but I was not just going to tell these people that I barely know their secret. And, it will also effect Vicky quite a lot. And like I said. I already think of her as family.

"One about a year and a half ago, I was in the parking lot of the School, It was winter and there was a lot of ice on the road. I was stood by my car. And one of my classmates who drove a van, hit the ice wrong, and the next thing you know, the van was headed straight for me. I was prepared for the impact you know. Although I didn't have much time to move, I had enough time to wait for it. So when all of a sudden, not other than Edward Cullen ran in front of me and was prepared to risk my life for his. I was confused and grateful. But really, there was no damage, apart from a few minor bruises and scratches."

"Wow Bella." Said Stefan. "This guy really had a thing for you. Why did you leave him behind?"

'Huh, yeah right,' I thought. 'As if I ever wanted to leave Edward freaking Cullen. He was the one that wanted to leave me. And yeah, he "had" a thing for me, but not anymore.'

"Yeah." Everyone else voiced.

"And. " I continued, ignoring them all. "There was a time when I went to this town called Port Angeles, I was out dress shopping with some old friends because we had a girls choice dance coming up. I hadn't really decided that I wanted to go, so instead of dress shopping, I decided to go book shopping, hoping to find some of the old classics. I told my friends I would meet them back at the restaurant we had planned to go to for lunch. They said it was no problem, so I went and got what I needed.

By the time I had and was ready to meet back with the girls, it was dark, and I had no idea where I was. That was when I noticed that there were two men following me. I decided to speed up, and so did they. I carried on walking, and then out of nowhere, two more men appeared. They started to gang up on me. Who knows where I would have been right now if Edward Cullen himself hadn't showed up all angry. He scared the men of. He saved me. I got in his car with him, and asked him how come he knew where to find me. He said he just happened to be in the area. For some reason. I didn't believe him."

"Wow, you are so lucky to have gotten out of that." Said Bonnie. I easily agreed.

"And then there was Alice, she was in a way my best friend and sister. She would buy loads of clothes, make-up and accessories for me, even though I didn't want them or need them. And she would force me to play Bella the life-sized Barbie with her." Everyone laughed at that. "Even though I didn't want to, or she would wake me up early mornings just to take me on all day shopping spree's. Sometimes she would even forget to let me buy food." Again, there were more laughs. "But altogether, I loved it, because I thought of Alice as the sister that I never had, we got to spend quality time with one another, talking about boys, and the hottest male movie star. But know" I looked at Vicky who seemed to be a bit upset, "Her spot has been occupied by Vicky." She looked at me and beamed. I smiled right back at her."

"There was also Jasper. He didn't speak to me much, but I actually liked him." And I did. "It was like he could read your emotions, if you were upset, it was like his presence was making you happy. If you had too much of the giggles, his presence would make you calm." I smiled remembering him. I missed him. I really didn't blame him for anything.

"And Rosalie, his twin sister. I liked her, but at the same time, I didn't. Rosalie was very protective of her family, she cared for them, I understood that. But, she was also a horrible person. She would disrespect a person just for the sheer fun of it, but yet still, she expected people to treat her like a queen."

"And finally, Emmett. I loved him, he was like the big brother I never had. He looked big an tough on the outside, but really on the inside, he was a big soft teddie bear. He loved to make jokes, however inappropriate they might have been, and he just loved to make people laugh. I miss him so much."

"Well, that was a long story. They really do seem like a handful. Don't they guys. Nice meeting you, Bella, Vicky. I will most likely be seeing you around. I am so sorry about this, but I have to go now. Errands I have to do." Said Jeremy starting to get up.

"But, I haven't fini..." I started.

"Sit down Jeremy and listen to Bella's story, because we all know that there is nothing you have to do right now. " Said Elena, his sister.

Jeremy sat down with an annoyed huff. I actually felt bad for him, even though he was being really rude, because, I guess you could sat that this was is a long story.

"You can carry on now Bella. " Said Alaric, some of the few words I had heard him speak.

"Ok, thanks." I said.

"One day, Edward came up to me at lunch tine, and said that he had had enough of being horrible to me and Ignoring me, he said he wanted to be my friend, so I let him. I let him get close to me, and soon we came inseparable. Within time, his family also got to know and like me as well.

"Edward would pick me up early weekend mornings to take me out with him. One day, he took me to a beautiful meadow he had found while out walking through the woods. We sat and talked about ourselves for a while, and then, it was there that we also confessed our love for one another. We were the cutest couple the school had even seen. "

"Awww" The girls at the table voiced. But not Victoria, she had a scowl on her face.

"He had invited me over to his house a time, I remember. Amongst the school, nobody ever said it, but it you were able to visit the Cullen house, you were a very lucky person. This was because nobody ever knew where the Cullen's lived, it was a known fact that they lived out of town, but nobody ever knew where.

So of course, I was exited to go to his house and meet the rest of his family, but I was also very nervous, ...To meet his parents. I didn't know what his mother was like, but I knew what Carlisle was like, because I had met him a few times in A and E, and he seemed like a very nice person. Turns out, I had no reason to worry at all, because, Esme was a lovely woman, she was like a second mother to me.

Their house was very nice, it was grand. Set back deep into the forest. The house was made of cedar wood, it looked very nice, there were many large glass windows, but the whole of the back wall, top to bottom was glass. This was because, when you looked out the glass, you could see the nearby river, there was even a waterfall, it was a beautiful view. They also had a whole other building dedicated to their cars. They each had about two or three cars, they were nice ones as well. They liked the newer cars, because they knew they drove fast, and the Cullen's all liked speed.

Edward led me on a tour of the house, I was expecting them to all have separate rooms, but it was odd, when I found out that they didn't. They shared rooms, for example, Jasper shared a room with Alice, and Rosalie shared a room with Emmett. I questioned that because, although I knew they were together, as in couples, and they were all adopted. Should their parents really be letting them share rooms, because I mean, they were only teenagers.

And, I also remember, one evening, the whole family and myself went out to play baseball, we were having fun, until there three people whom we had never seen showed up." I visibly saw Vicky wince at this, but I had to tell the story, there was nothing that I could do about it. "There were two men, one was called James, and the other was called Laurent, and then, there was also a female, her name was called Victoria."

Everybody at the table looked at Victoria in suspicion, but they were not yet sure of what this was about.

"They asked to join in our game, so we all agreed, I mean, come on, was a friendly match really going to hurt anyone? And then the guy James, who was the second in command of their group, he saw me, and I guess he liked the look of me. I didn't know what was happening at the time, but then Edward took me aside, and told me that, he had come across people like James before, and that he was a twisted person who liked to stalk people and torture them, he even made it his own personal game, and he always won. He wanted me, to torture me, but he didn't think how this would effect his girlfriend Victoria.

"I guess you could say that was when the hunt began. I had to lie to my father to get away from him so that he could be safe. I have to admit, I said some things that I wasn't proud of that hurt him really badly, but, I guess it was for the best.

"James was a dangerous person, we even had to leave the town to get away from him. We had to split up into groups to lead him away from me. I admit, some people, like Rosalie, for instance weren't very happy with this, she didn't like me to begin with, so she wanted to know why she should be putting her life, and the lives of her family in danger for me.

"The groups were, Alice, Jasper and I. Rosalie and Esme. And then Emmett, Carlisle, and Edward. Alice had booked us into a hotel to keep me safe. I wasn't allowed to leave the building until they said so, or the room for that matter. Edward, who was searching for James with Carlisle and Emmett phoned us because they were not able to track down and find James. He had told everybody that he would meet me at the airport and take me away with him to somewhere safe.

"But then I got an unknown phone call. It was from James, he said he had my mother and was holding her hostage, he said that if I didn't go to meet him alone in my old Ballet studio near to my mothers house in Pheonix, Arizona, then he said that he would kill her. Of course I didn't want that to happen. I was able to get away from Alice and Jasper at the airport, and let me tell you, that was something, because those people were definitely not the easiest to get away from.

"I quickly went outside to the front of the airport and went to the taxi area, I asked him to take me to my mothers house, which was very far away from the airport. The taxi driver complained about that, so I must have given him about one-hundred dollars in cash just to take me there.

"When I got to mu mothers house just to make sure that she wasn't there, she wasn't. I didn't know what to do next, and there was only one thing that I could actually do, go to the Ballet Studio and meet James. It was not far from my mums house, just a few blocks away, so I ran. When I got there, it was closed, the windows and doors were locked off, apart from one, the side entrance.

So, I opened the door, and Inside the studio I was. I looked around quietly, expecting to find her, because I could hear her voice, except, when I found the source of my voice, it wasn't my mother, but, a video player that had been lodged in the corner to hide from any person's view. I couldn't believe that I had been fooled so easily. "

'Don't worry Bells, it isn't your fault.' Voiced Vicky. I gave her a simple smile and carried on with my story.

"I decided, that since my mother was there, and I could see nobody in sight, I could just leave. As I started to make my way out of the building, they guy, James, he just appeared out of nowhere. He decided that is would be funny to tell me jokes and riddles, and, when I thought that he wasn't concentrating, I tried to make a run for it. Unfortunately, that didn't work though, because the next thing I know, I has been thrown across the room into a mirror, and had received a very bloody head and a broken leg."

I laughed humorlessly.

"Oh, my gosh Bella." Cried the girls at the table. "Are you alright?"

"Well, I am know, thanks for asking though." I gave everyone at the table all re-assuring smiles.

"By this point know, the Cullen's had arrived. I had no idea how they found me, but somehow, they did. By then though, I was on the verge of unconsciousness, the last thing I remember was Edward, fighting James off.

A few days later, I resurfaced, I was confused, I wandered why I was lying on a hospital bed, with a broken leg and a bandaged head. But then, I remembered everything.

Edward told me that, he, with Jasper and Emmett's help had killed James and burned down the Ballet studio with James in it to get rid or the evidence, unfortunately though, they were unable to find Victoria. Apparently, when she had heard of James death, she fled.

We didn't tell my mum the full story though, or my dad, for that matter. All we told them was that when the Cullen's had taken me out for a special outing, I had tripped and fallen down the stairs and went head first through a window.

Edward, he felt bad for what had happened to me. He told me that he and his family were going to leave, I began to grow very upset and told Edward not to leave, so after a huge amount of persuading on my part, he agreed.

After the incident, all was well for a few months, and then came my birthday..."

"Ooooh, tell me about this, it had to have been good." Said Elena. "I want to know all the details."

"Well, okay then, but are you sure?" I replied

Elena responded with a, "Hell yeah."

"Well, okay then. The day started out wonderfully, I got presents from my dad. My favourite was a photo album that he had gotten me. I still have it. Even though it is also filled with photos of the Cullen's."

I chuckled.

"School was amazing as well. I got many cards, and gifts, and happy birthdays. Most of the day was amazing.

Alice Cullen told me to come over to her house later because she had a surprise for me. Alice is a person who you don't want to disappoint, do of course I agreed. Even though I was expecting a small family gathering, I got all dressed up, with a dress, make-up, and heels. The whole lot. I guess I could say I should expected what was coming to me. A whole party. Alice liked to go big when it comes to social gatherings.

The party was great though, a lot of people showed up, the Cullen's did well, I have to say, the even turned their living room..." 'Ha, living.' I though. "...into a mini club. It was great fun.

A little while later, people started to go home, and then there was just the Cullen's and I. We just sat and chatted really. All was going well, until Edward must have said something to Jasper to upset him, though I don't recall what it was, but it made Jasper very angry. Jasper started to lash out and throw objects that were in his way, and unfortunately, I was in his was. Luckily for me, Edward was there to save me, but, unluckily for me, he tried to move me out of Jasper's was and ended to accidentally throwing me into a nearby glass table."

I heard shocked gasps from everyone listening to my story.

"My left arm received a very bad, deep cut, but, Carlisle was able to stitch it up for me. I still have the scar..." I said showing everyone, "...but it is healing fairly well. In all honesty, I didn't think what happened was really that big of a deal, compared to other things that had happened to me, but Edward seemed to think that is was.

Slowly, but surely he began to distance himself from me, showing affection to me less and less, visiting me less and less, until I guess, one day, he had had enough. Fairly late one evening not long after the incident, Edward came to my house afterschool, it was a surprise really because it had been so long since he had visited. Me being so naive thought that he was there to apologise for staying away from me for so long, but boy, was I wrong."

By now I had tears in my eyes.

"Edward said to me that...he didn't love me, that it was all just a joke to him, and that I was basically just his new toy doll. He told me that while he was with me, he was cheating on me. He was just playing me."

I laughed.

"And then, just before he left, he said..." ' ...Me and my family are leaving, you better hope I never see you again, because there will be some consequences' ", "and then he said "...Keep these words safe, I am leaving them with you.' "

And just like that, he was gone, he just left."

By the end of my story, I was in tears, and everyone was rushing to comfort me.

"Don't worry Bells, if we ever see any of them, they will have some serious hell to pay." Said Bonnie.

I smiled, because I realised, that even though I had just met most of these people, they felt like family. I was finally home.

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