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This is a Twific. I'm going to stay within the original story's timeline as best as I can while putting my own (drastic) spin on it.

Enjoy!

This is a request story from catgrl. Charlie and Bella are vampires who fall in love with humans.

Bella raced down the stairway clad in tight jeans and a thin filmy shirt, excited for her first day of school at Forks High. Charlie was waiting for her with a smile. He was so happy to see his girl 'alive' and well again. It had been a long road for her and when Renee had called him, demanding he take over his fatherly duties, he knew what he had to do.

When Bella was born, she had been diagnosed with a rare genetic disease that would render her paralyzed by the time she was in her early teens. Her tissues and muscles would disintegrate and even make it difficult for her to speak. At 17 years old, Bella was practically a vegetable, only moving around with an automatic wheelchair using her only functioning hand and the chair's joystick. Her head was propped up with a neck and head brace so that it wouldn't loll around on her shoulders when she moved.

Renee had met a traveling artist and didn't have time for her daughter anymore. She wanted Bella to go live with her father. Being that she couldn't talk, Renee took that as agreeance and called Charlie to get her. See, Renee had taken Bella away from him when she was only 2 years old, intent on finding the best physician specialist to care for her only daughter. Charlie wanted to go so badly but Renee blamed him for her daughter's disease. It came from his side of the family, after all. She divorced him, left him his truck and his house and never returned.

Bella's health declined much faster than Renee anticipated and though she tried for a while, the bills added up and she couldn't get Bella the help she needed. The automatic wheelchair had been an anonymous gift from the hospital for a child in need and it had been Bella's lucky day when she received it.

Charlie was only 20 when Renee took off and for 5 long years he mourned the loss of his family. He was out hunting with Billy Black and Harry Clearwater for his 25th birthday when they were attacked. Billy and Harry's necks were snapped and their bodies drained but for some reason, the demon didn't attack Charlie the same way. She seemed to take a liking to him, using him for his body before draining him...or so she thought.

Somehow, Charlie's heart stayed beating for 3 long, miserable days while the demon's poison worked throughout his body. He prayed for death, feeling as if he was being charred in the pits of hell but he persevered, coming out stronger than he'd ever imagined. He made an anonymous call to the Forks Police Department, stating there'd been a bear attack then made it look as if his body had been dragged off.

Content in knowing his Native friends would have a proper burial and their families would be notified, Charlie made it his mission to find the demon and get answers. Her scent was sweet, like tulips and he followed it easily, marveling at how quickly he could speed through the forest. Reaching her quickly, for she had no idea she'd become the hunted, he pinned the red headed demon and demanded answers. Once he was satisfied, though admittedly a little mystified, he tore off her head and built a fire, putting two and two together from the silly stories Billy and Harry would tell on their long hunts.

Charlie was a vampire.

He spent days out in the forest, feeding off animals and learning how to touch things softly because he'd torn through his clothing like it was tissue paper. He practiced on the soft leaves and flower petals. Once he could do 'she loves me, she loves me not' on a daisy without crushing the stem while he pulled the pretty petals, he knew he was ready. Sneaking back into his home, which was locked tight and musty after God knows how long he'd been away, he raced through the house. Clean from a long shower to rid himself of the forest filth, he dressed in a flannel shirt and jeans and got to work faking his paperwork and information with a seedy lawyer in Seattle. He convinced the townspeople that he was Charlie's long lost brother, Freddie and got a job as the Chief of Police. The venom had made him flawless, no blemishes whatsoever so he literally looked like a younger version of Charlie. The ladies loved to look at him.

To Renee and Bella, he was still Charlie which was easy since they never saw him and he'd made sure they had never been notified of his death. Over the years he kept his town safe from all of the supernatural and when Sam Uley phased into a werewolf for the first time, Charlie came across him and convinced him as well to keep the peace.

So when Renee demanded Charlie get his daughter out of her hair, he flew down and brought his lovely little girl home. He explained everything to her. How he was immortal, fed on the blood of animals instead of humans, and had no worries of disease. He used the old 'blink once for yes, twice for no' technique and she agreed to be bitten. There hadn't been even a hint of fear in her eyes.

Eternally a 17 year old girl, she was gorgeous with shoulder length chestnut hair, golden eyes thanks to the animal diet, and an hourglass shape. She'd relished and was amazed at the immediate use of her muscles, legs, and even her neck. The first thing she'd done after the change was tackle her father happily. He could feel her gratefulness as if she'd projected it.

Turns out she had.

Isabella Swan, niece to Frederick Swan, was an extraordinary Empath. She was able to interpret and replicate the emotions and moods of others without the person ever knowing she was doing so. He'd heard that Ares of the Southern Vampire Wars was an Empath but rumor had it his emotional perception was more like a fog, as if you could feel the change and know it wasn't your own, causing suspicion. Bella's was so sneaky that the person's mind was able to trick them into believing the emotion was pure and true.

Charlie was so proud of her. She'd come a long way in the last year. In two weeks time, she would have been 18 years old and she was starting her first day of senior year. She still had trouble with open wounds sometimes being fresh out of her newborn year but for the most part she had control over her bloodlust and Charlie was confident that for her last 'human' year of schooling, she wouldn't have to be homeschooled.

"I'm off to school, Uncle Freddie!" She giggled as she grabbed her special ordered L.L. Bean backpack in aqua green. She couldn't stand seeing him in bifocal glasses, even if they were fake and that silly little mustache on his face but he was supposed to be 'blending in'. He would do something every other year to make himself look older so that they could stay as long as possible.

Though she loved Forks and everything it had come to mean to her, she was anxious to move away. Their next stop was undetermined as of yet because Charlie was having as hard of a time as she was. This town was his life but he was pushing 35 and though the mustache and glasses helped, the good people of Forks were starting to notice his 'really good genes'.

"Good luck, Bells. Love you!" He shouted as she slammed the door on her way out to her truck.

Bella's lithe form walked gracefully through the school's hallways, drawing the attention of every student her way. Her hair was brushed out, waving around her shoulders with every stride and she kept her golden eyes forward. The scents of the humans all around her were enticing but she'd proven to have wonderful control and she was not about to mess up this experience. Most of the kids in school knew she would be new this year and though a few were very curious, they avoided her.

Their natural self preservation demanded they stay away from the predator amongst them. A couple of brave souls; puppy dog Mike Newton and eager beaver Jessica Stanley decided to risk it. They insisted on helping with the schedule and inviting Bella to sit with them at lunch.

"Oh, I appreciate it." She gushed to them. "I eat lunch with my uncle though? So, maybe some other time!" Bella batted her eyelashes and grinned at them, careful not to show too much of her sparkly white teeth. The hearts of the humans picked up in both fear and appreciation of her looks and Bella's smile faltered. She didn't want to push anyone away, per se but she didn't see the point in making close friends when she would have to move away at the end of the year.

"We can still show you to your classes though right?" Jessica said eagerly. "We wouldn't want you getting lost."

Bella took them up on the harmless offer and let Jessica and Mike lead her from class to class, happy to have someone to converse with. Each day went about the same for the week and before she knew it, it was Friday. School wasn't so much of a drag when she had ample time to learn and didn't have to sleep. She was eager for the start of next week. She was told by a few classmates that dared speak to her by the end of the week that three new students were going to be joining their ranks.

Charlie aka Uncle Freddie didn't look thrilled when Bella got back from school on Friday and he nodded his head for her to join him on a hunt. By the time they got back to the house, Bella was less than thrilled as well.

You get to pick which human Bella falls in love with.

Let's get some Cullens in on this, shall we? The timeline got moved a bit obviously. I'm terrible with staying within script so we may just call this a complete AU. Maybe. Let me know what you think!