ANChapter 1 – The Start of Something New

Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight or the characters.

Life is a funny thing. When you think your luck is never going to change and you'll be stuck in this hell forever something extraordinary happens and your life is turned upside down. I was abused and raped and then almost killed – that's how crap life can be – then I met the Cullen's, became friends with Angela again, watched my father go to jail and now I'm going to marry Edward in about 6 months – that's how good it can be. Alice is going crazy with wedding plans. Color schemes, flower arrangements, dresses, plates, places, churches or out the back of their house – or in another state, guest lists, honeymoon locations are just a few of the things she was constantly rambling about. If this wedding is going to keep me sane over the next few months I'm going to have to stay as far away from the little pixie, as possible. But I'm still looking forward to it immensely. Sure, we still have to go through my funeral and the Cullen's need to tell Renee before that – she is coming over some time tomorrow with Phil. No one has been able to find Jacob yet. I didn't know what to think about that. If he was in his wolf form the pack would be able to hear his thoughts and if he was close enough to Forks Edward would hear his thoughts, although I don't like to dwell on that. He will be wishing for death once myself and the rest of the Cullen's, particularly Rose, find him.

So there you have it the ups and downs of life. It's not as simple as what I'd want it to be but I guess it could have been worse. I mean what if I had never gotten to the Cullen's? Or what if Edward couldn't change me or if I'd had a 'normal' life to begin with? I'm not sure I would have ever met the Cullen's and I certainly wouldn't be the person I am now. For that I was thankful. Being a vampire is pretty cool – the thirst can get a little annoying but you get used to it after a week or so, or I did. I love the fact that I don't trip of thin air anymore and I am finally stronger (physically) than Charlie will ever be; and that gave me a lot of satisfaction. Alice thought it would be funny if I turned up at his cell in a bloody bra and underwear, like he'd left me in, after the funeral; just to scare the hell outta him. And I couldn't help but laugh whenever I thought about it.

"May I ask what is so amusing love? Because whatever you are thinking about doing is making Alice laugh hysterically." I heard Edward ask and he laid down on our bed next to me. I listened in and heard Alice's high laugh.

"Just thinking about an idea your dear little sister gave me... It would be quiet funny."

"Hmm, what has that evil little pixie done to my innocent little Bella?"

"That's for me to know and you to find out in the not so distant future,"

"Please tell me what you are planning love," He was practically begging now, hehe, but he was also trying to dazzle the information out of me. Damn him. He wasn't going to do that again.

"No! That will ruin the surprise. Just let us girls have our fun Edward. Pretty please, with a mountain lion on top?" I laughed in my head as I said that. I knew mountain lion was his favourite. I gave him the best puppy dog look I could muster.

But it was soon ruined as Emmet's booming laugher rocked the house along with Alice's much quieter giggles.

"You've been spending far too much time with them..." Edward said sadly and sat up, swung his legs over the side of the bed and hunched his back. I loved it when he got all sad like this; I knew he wasn't really sad but he was just so God damn cute.

"Come on, Edward you know I still love you right?" I asked his quietly as I crawled over behind him, wrapping my arms around his waist and leaning my head on his shoulder. I started to lightly kiss his cheek, and slowly made my way down his neck. He turned his head so he was now facing me. I looked up at him innocently. His eyes were as black as coal – but I knew he wasn't thirsty; we'd only gotten back from hunting this morning.

"You are evil little vixen," he whispered and he stood up off the bed and I followed suit. I stepped closer to him till there were only a few millimeters separating us. My hands roomed his torso and slowly, painfully slow, I started to unbutton his shirt. After I'd only undone a few buttons he got fed up with my slow pace and ripped both his shirt and mine off.

"I'm not in the mood for going slowly tonight love." his velvet voice was rough and I loved it.

I stepped back and marveled at the sight in front of me. I would never understand how I could've ended up with someone as perfect as Edward but you are never going to find me complaining. Anyone who complained about Edward needed to be sent to an intuition.

"See something you like, love?" he asked me as he gave me that crooked smile that made me feel like I was going to melt.

"I think someone would be a more accurate term..." I answered him and looked him up and down. He stepped closer to me so we were again only millimeters apart. I looked up into his eyes as he unbuttoned my jeans and undid the zipper and slid them down my legs so I could easily step out of them. His arms went around my lower back and he cupped my ass and lifted me up so I could wrap my legs around his waist. I no longer flinch or get unwanted memories coming back to haunt me. The kiss deepened quickly and before I knew it we were lying on the bed, Edward was hovering over me, one of his arms slid under my back – I arched my back to help him out a little bit – as he undid the clasp of my bra and he threw it somewhere in the room.

His lips were soon back to mine and we were kissing passionately. His hands moved down my torso and he played with the band of my underwear.

"Please Edward..." I struggled to say – I was already gasping for unneeded air.

"GO BELLA AND EDWARD!!" I heard Emmet yell from across the other side of the house. Of course he would be listening in.

"Emmet stop listening to me and Edward have sex, you're a perv." I growled at him. I heard Alice giggle and that just got to me even more. "You too Alice!" that just made Edward chuckle at me too... "Oh great now even my fiancé is laughing at me... Just brilliant"

"Come on love, you know it comes with living in a house full of horny and sexually deprived vampires..."

We were greeted with a chorus of "I'm NOT sexually deprived!" I giggled when I realised Carlisle was one of those who answered.

"Now where were we?" Edward continued.

But before I could even contemplate answering there was an annoying banging on our door. Guess we weren't going to get any further tonight...

"I love you Bella," Edward said as he sat up and went to find his jeans.

"I love you too Edward." I told him truthfully and got up to find my jeans and a new shirt.

"Is it safe to look?" Alice asked as she freely opened the door but had her eyes covered with one hand.

"You should know you're the physic." I told her.

"You're no fun Bella." She said as she lowered her hand and pouted.

"What's new... so what'd you want Alice?"

"I was hoping you'd come to my room and we can look at dresses online..."

"The wedding is still 6 months away! Can't it wait?"

"I never said it was for the wedding but now you mention it we can do that as well."

"Me and my big mouth..." I mumble to myself but everyone still heard me and I could hear laughter coming from all over the house – even Edward was laughing. "Thanks for the support guys... Just let me get dressed Alice, I'll be in your room in a minute."

I don't think her smile could have been bigger if she tried. "Do either of you know why this room is filled with steam?" she asked but we just shook our heads. I hadn't noticed anything until she pointed it out. But now she had it was really obvious. She just shrugged and skipped out of the room and shut the door behind her. I sat up and ran to our walk-in wardrobe and picked out a new outfit.

Edward was still lying on the bed and smiled at me as I walked out fully dressed again.

"Thanks for saving me from the wrath of Alice..."

"You're welcome, love, you'll have fun – trust me."

"Humph..." I gave up and left our room before running up to Alice's room.

Have I mentioned how pink her room is? Cause its really pink and frilly! I mean it's stylish and all, but pink curtains, rug, pillows, quilt and even her computer was pink! I mean come on; you can only have so much pink!

"Come over here Bella..." Alice said just as Rose walked in behind me. "Oh goodie the whole gang in here." She finished happily.

"Now the original plan was to look for dresses for tomorrow night's clubbing but since Bella reminded me if we have time we will look at dresses for the wedding." Alice said seriously and both Rose and I groaned. Alice just shook her head and turned around back to her laptop. I pulled a chair over to her desk and heard Rose do the same thing. We commented on certain dresses we liked and what colors we thought would look good. All the while Alice had out a note book, on the top of one page it had 'Rose' written and on the next on 'Bella' and on the last one 'Alice'. Each page had measurements, colors and a dress drawn on them.

"Ok I'm done. You two stay!" She commanded as though we were her pet dogs or something. She ran out of the room with her note book in hand. I looked at Rose and was met with a worried/confused look; and I'm sure I had a similar expression on my face. Alice was back within seconds, holding reels of material, pins, lace and other sewing things. Esme came in the room much slower and calmer than Alice, and was holding her sewing machine. I groaned as soon as I realized we weren't ordering any dresses – they would be made by the one and only Alice.

"Oh hush Bella; it won't be as bad as what you think it will be. You'll have fun, I just know it. Now Rose we will do your dress first. Stand over here." she said as she pointed to a stand near her full body mirror.

Alice ran around Rose ordering her to lift her arms or whatever while she took some more measurements and wrote them down on a piece of paper and gave that to Esme, and she got to work on a pattern – then she started pulling out different kinds of fabrics, some were blood red with sparkles, some had tassels, some strips or dots, others were a darker shade and Alice told Esme which ones to use and for what part of the dress.

It was all a rush back and forth as they made sure everything fit perfectly. But it was done in a matter of minutes. Rose turned around in front of the mirror looking at her new dress. It came to about mid thigh, was red with tassels all over it, practically skin tight and had no straps. Rose looked HOT as always. And now it was my turn. No one could out shine Rose.

"Your turn Bella," Alice ordered and pointed to the stand as Rose left to take me spot on the bed.

It was similar to what Alice did to Rose. She ran circles around me but when I didn't move fast enough she moved my arms for me. Measured everything exactly and wrote them down and gave the piece of paper to Esme who got to work on a pattern for my dress. She was matching fabrics when I noticed her humming the tune to 'Hoe Down Throw Down' by Miley Cyrus.

"Alice, why are you humming that song?"

"Well it's a catchy tune and I also need to keep that fiancé of yours out of my head and he hates this song." she told me and giggled.

I sighed and continued to watch her put blues, blacks and purples up in front of me and decided on midnight black and royal purple.

She pocked pins into me as she adjusted the size of the dress. And finally it was done. It had one strap on my left shoulder, and was split into two sections; the top was purple and the bottom was black, the hem was lined with black lace and finished at mid-thigh, with a split up the side which almost went to my hip.

"Edward's gonna flip!" I mumbled as I looked at myself in the mirror. This dress left practically nothing to the imagination...

"More like he will want to jump you as soon as he sees you..." Rose said and started to giggle like a mad person. I groaned when I heard Emmet's little comment from the other side of the door.

"Who is jumping who? And I want in!"

"Go away Emmet!" I yelled back.

"You spoil all my fun Bella..."

"Well I think you'll be having plenty of fun tomorrow night Em; don't worry about that." I told him as Rose leapt from the bed and crushed me to the floor and put her hand over my mouth.

"What do you know that I don't Bella?"

"Nothing Em, she doesn't know anything! Now let us girls have some fun..."

I heard Emmet leave dragging his feet on the floor.

"Can you get off Bella now Rose? It's my turn now..." Wow Alice just made that sound really wrong... Emmet must have been thinking the same thing because both Alice and Edward yelled "Get your mind out of the gutter Emmet!"

"Rose you are really gonna have to do something about your very frustrated husband..." I told her as we both got up off the floor.

"Right... I will once we've finished Alice's dress off."

I let Rose do most of the work since she was being bossed around by Alice most the time anyways. Eventually after a lot of debating, Alice's dress was complete. It was a short white halter-neck dress, complete with a black leather belt and black lace lining the hem similar to mine.

"Wow Alice, you look hot... Poor Japer is gonna have a hard time keeping his cool with all the guys having naughty fantasies about his wife..." I told her and laughed when I heard someone fall off a chair in the room above us.

"Yea well at least he doesn't have to see them like Edward will... Who knows maybe he'll want to do some of those things with you himself Bella." Alice retorted and I heard Edward run to the door and start banging on it.

"Edward Anthony Masen Cullen you had better not break that door!" Esme yelled while we all laughed and got out of our dress before the boys barged into the room. Edwards knocking wasn't as bad now but he was soon joined by two other male vampires'.

"What are you planning?" Jasper asked urgently.

"That's for us to know and you to find out tomorrow night." Alice yelled back as she took our dresses from us and locked them in her special wardrobe.

Eventually they must have picked the lock and all ran into the room looking desperate... but when nothing apart from Esme and her sewing machine and a few scraps of fabric, looked out of place they all looked at each other than at us girls.

We just smiled and walked past them laughing – tomorrow night was going to be interesting to say the least.

AN: Hey guys as u all know I am the new author of A New Life. This story has been given to me by Obsessed-with-Vampires. I hope you enjoy what I do to this story and follow me until the end.

Sincerely, Kourtney