Hello, everyone! This idea popped into my head randomly at 2 in the morning, and I liked it, so I hope you do too. Please review and tell me what you think. This is my first big story on this site, so any constructive criticism is appreciated, too. :]

.:New Moon, Same Sky:.

Summary: Months after Edward and the Cullens leave, a mysterious massacre hits Forks, and it's obvious to vampires it was the doing of their own kind. The Volturi go to investigate. The Cullens are shocked at what they hear in the News. Victoria is still out for vengeance. And what ever happened to Bella?

.:Bella's POV:.

A chilly wind pushed against my truck as I drove down the main road of the small town of Forks. It would be yet another tedious day of school. I was a bit behind my usual schedule, but I drove slowly and peacefully anyway (one little tardy mark on my record wouldn't hurt anybody). The rain had stopped at least, which was enough to make me even a little happier.

My stomach was uneasy, though.

No matter how hard I tried to keep my thoughts away from the dream I had last night, they always strayed back to it. This dream wasn't the same as all my others. For the first time in months, since he left, it was different. I did scream, but for another reason entirely.

In this dream, I did not wander aimlessly through the lush, darkening forest, attempting to find something that wasn't there to be found. Instead, there was empty space and a clearing with small buildings — their windows shattered; their structures crumbling — and there were cars in the parking lot, crushed. Aside from the destruction it all seemed familiar, but I could never place it to a name while I dreamed. As I wandered through the area, I tripped several times, not paying attention to my feet (not that that would have helped me regardless). Then, suddenly, my thoughts went to Charlie. He was a strange person to think about in my situation and current surroundings, but I could not help but worry over him. I decided he was who I must be searching for.

Finally knowing what I was looking for, I was determined to pay more attention to my surroundings, and to be more careful where I stepped. When I glanced down, I noticed the objects I had been stumbling over all this time: bodies. Many, many still, pale bodies littered the ground with massive amounts of red liquid stained to the asphalt around them. The person at my feet was face down. I had no idea if any of them were alive, and I was panicked. I flipped the person over. My eyes grew wide and terrified as my father's lifeless corpse stared back at me.

Before I could scream, fire flashed before my eyes, disappearing as quickly as it had come. A stab of pain erupted from my hand. The crescent bite mark that James had left was bleeding; something had reopened the wound. My body fell, paralyzed from an increase in flames. The burning... That fire... I knew I was on fire, and I knew what it implied.

The next images were a blur. I never remembered what was going on, or even if I had any clarity in my dream. I remembered seeing Jacob — wolf Jacob. He somehow spoke in his wolf form, telling me 'good luck', before trotting off. I reached out to him, pleading. Why would he just leave me on my own? But then, instantly, he was replaced by blazing crimson eyes, each of the vampires' skin glowing where the sunlight hit. Their faces were familiar somehow, but I had never seen them before, never known these blood thirsty creatures. And I didn't have time to wonder about them, as their screeching cries had me jumping to my feet and back-pedaling away, because they were now in pieces, burning in a pit of flames while a group of black cloaks surrounded me, converged on me. I turned to look the other way, to see if there was an escape... But I saw something much worse in the opposite direction: Victoria, waiting for me.

It was around that point when I usually woke up screaming at the top of my lungs. Of course, Charlie didn't bother coming to check on me anymore. One of these days there was going to be a burglar or something and he was just going to let me get kidnapped. I sighed. That sounded like something my luck would force on me. But then, could I really blamed Charlie for brushing my cries off at this point?

Pulling into the parking lot of Forks High School, I found a pretty good spot. It was close to my last class, and I'd easily dodge any crowd to get to my car after school. Now I could head to La Push to hang out with Jacob a few seconds early. He'd be pleased to know I was putting my genius logic to good use.

As I suspected, classes dragged on in a never-ending routine of boredom. Really, nothing ever changed at this school. It was all very predictable. Even when lunch time came around, and I took a seat between Mike and Angela, the kids occupying my table babbled endlessly about their day and future plans (the same as everyday). I joined in once in a while, earning glances from the new kids at the table who hadn't hung out with our group last year; they still weren't used to non-zombie Bella.

Mike attempted to ask me out...again.

"So, Bella, what about going to the movies this Friday?" he asked hopefully. I hated to hurt him by turning him down again. He saw my expression and quickly added, "Ben and Angela are going."

"Oh, you're inviting others?" I gave him a small grin. Was he planning to try and make this off as a double date? He sure was persistent. I thought I had already explained to him that I don't date. "Could I invite some friends from La Push then? We could make this a group thing. I'm sure they'd love to go."

Mike's face fell slightly, but he held his smile and nodded. "Sure." He sounded less excited than before. "The more the merrier," he mumbled.

I didn't respond to that, thinking I probably wasn't supposed to hear the sarcasm in that last part. I was about to ask, instead, what movie he was planning on seeing, to keep the conversation flowing, when a high-pitched scream echoed through the cafeteria. My head snapped up in unison with my peers. The sound had come from outside, and it had frozen everyone in their place. It was one of those screams that terrified you to no end, that had your heart beating abnormally fast, that made you know something was very, very wrong.

"What was that?" Angela asked after a second, as a hum of voices all broke out at once.

I glanced down at our table when I heard a strange rattling. Our food trays were shaking; the juices in our cups sloshing left to right. Was the ground shaking, too?

When I looked up, the more curious students were rushing out of the cafeteria to see what was going on outside. But that first shriek was not the last to be heard. There were more now, numerous, all different and coming from various directions. I was up out of my chair as quickly as the rest of the cafeteria. Students were backtracking — those who had rushed out in curiosity were no hurriedly retreating back inside, their expressions frightened. A lot were screaming like their lives depended on it. I wondered if, maybe, their lives did depend on it. That something was out there, threatening all of us.

What was going on? Stuff like this did not happen here. It was unheard of for a town as safe and small as this one.

But then, so were many other things.

Like a slap in the face, it was after that thought when a new face appeared in the crowd. One second it was just students piling through the double doors, thinking in here was safer than whatever was going on outside; and in the next second, he was there. I knew what he was. He was unfamiliar to me, but he was not human.

Panic surged through me instantly after realization struck. We were in more danger than anybody understood.

A snarl ripped through the air, a sound that I recognized all too well. To my horror, there were more of them — there wasn't just one vampire in the vicinity.

No... Oh no! We had to get out of here!

The screams of my classmates began to intensify, and voices shouted across the campus. Yet, I knew all their cries were futile. It was too late for most of us, maybe even all of us.

But I had to help those I could. I had to try.

"Follow me!" I yelled, pulling on Mike's and Angela's arms.

"What?

"Where are we—"

"We need to get out of here!"

They didn't argue with that. Mike grabbed Eric's hoodie and Jessica's arm to get their attention. Jessica pulled Lauren along. Angela was able to get Ben and Tyler to follow. Everyone else from our table was already running off, their adrenaline taking advantage of them.

With me leading the way, we exited the cafeteria through the back doors at the opposite end of the building. Students and staff were filling the halls in amazing numbers. All were scared and confused. My eyes searched for an opening in the crowd. And I found it.

"Hurry!" I yelled, sprinting as fast as my feet would allow, toward the east end of the parking lot. Once there, I didn't hesitate to dash for the covering of trees across a wide patch of grass, away from the school. It looked empty of any tragedies, of any danger. However, I knew that could change at any given moment. We had to be quick.

Logically, there was no way we would be able to outrun vampires. I was hoping, though, that perhaps we still had a chance if maybe they didn't see us and were too busy with all the others to notice our scents. I felt terrible just thinking it, like I was sacrificing everyone in order to save us, but it was all I had to hope for. If there was another way, I would have taken it. Unfortunately, I didn't see one.

We darted across the empty space, racing toward the trees. The others kept turning their heads back to see what was going on, but I told them to focus on what was in front of them and keep going. There was no point looking back — it was over for our classmates.

We were nearing the school gates — our exit, our escape — which opened to the forest, when, from over our heads, came my rustic, orange truck. We slid to a stop as it crashed into the ground in front of us, shooting debris everywhere, and jolting the ground so much that I stumbled off my feet. I shielded my face with my arms and squeezed my eyes shut as sharp pieces of flying objects sliced my skin.

"What the hell?" Tyler's shocked voice sounded. A part of me realized how strange a flying car must have seemed if you were not aware of what was attacking us. There was, of course, no time or use explaining anything right now. We had to move before—

Lauren's and Jessica's shrill cries shook me with fear. When my head snapped to them, afraid that they might have been caught, that this was the end of us too, I saw that they were actually witnessing one our teachers back at the school being drained lifeless. My heart pounded ferociously against my chest. Not even I had actually seen something like that take place. It was a horrific sight, and yet I couldn't take my eyes off of it. I was petrified as I watched others try to escape out of the school building now, which must not have been safe anymore (not that it ever was), and I tugged on Jessica and Lauren, both shaking with stunned fright, pushing them toward the woods.

"Run!" I ordered, shoving at them, because they were still helplessly watching the attacks. More people were being taken out now, by more vampires. There were so many of them! Where did they come from?

"Run! Come on!" I pleaded with my friends. I was getting frustrated. We didn't have time to watch the people we knew getting murdered. Tears pricked at the corner of my eyes, edging to be released as I thought it. But I held them back — I had to. Now was not the time for sorrow. I had to get us away from here.

Ben and Mike were the first to snap back to normal. Ben grabbed Angela's hand and yanked her forward, gaining her attention. They continued to move to the woods, this time listening to me and not looking behind them.

"We're going to die," Lauren whimpered quietly, stumbling over her feet in panic.

"No we're not! Keep moving," I said, pulling her to her feet and turning her towards the forest, trying to get her to focus.

Mike was shaking Eric and pushing him. "Let's go, man! We gotta get out of here!"

Eric came back to his senses quickly. He ran off after Angela and Ben.

Mike helped me move both Lauren and Jessica, inch-by-inch, forward. Then, finally, Jessica was running again. Her eyes were so blurred by tears that she wasn't running straight. I ran after her, while I kept beckoning Lauren to follow. She came, but was moving too slowly for me to feel any kind of relief that she was actually listening to me.

I continued to block out the sounds of those who were dying, and the fierce snarls of their attackers.

"Tyler, come on!" Mike shouted desperately.

I saw that Tyler had stopped moving all together. He stared at us with wide, watered eyes, before falling to his knees. A pained expression covered his face, and that's when I noticed the blood dripping down him. He was wounded.

Mike noticed, too. The loyal friend that he was, Mike stepped forward to go help. Frantic, I yelled at him to stop. Thankfully he listened to me, because not even a second later a vampire appeared out of nowhere, swiftly snapping Tyler's neck and biting into it.

Lauren and Jessica screamed, covering their mouths and stumbling backwards. Mike jumped back, his eyes wide and more panicked now than ever before. I was sure I looked the same way — I sure felt like I did.

"Grab Jessica!" I ordered Mike, as the vampire drank thirstily from our friend. Jessica had fallen on her own knees, and she seemed unable to run any more. Mike grunted as he picked her up with a little effort. He ran as fast as his legs could carry him and the extra weight. Jessica didn't struggle. She clung to Mike, her nails digging into his back.

Angela, Ben, and Eric were already in the covering, still running from what I could make out of them. I turned back to Lauren but she wasn't there. Suddenly, her piercing cries for help processed in my mind... and I ran. She was caught, I knew, and there was no way to help her now.

"Lauren!" Jessica was screaming, her face soaked in tears. "No! Lauren!"

I refused to look back and see the remains of her and Tyler. My tears had disobeyed me and were streaming down my cheeks limitlessly. Once in the forest, I felt no safer. I kept running, clinging to any hope I could find within me.

The ground shook violently, and the air roared as something smashed into the trees. I figured it was another car, but the force sent me flying. My head smacked into the ground, and I cringed as I heard a sharp crack ring from my skull as it came in speedy contact with something. My first worry was that the impact might have caused my blood to spill, but there was no time to check. I heard someone behind me. When I opened my eyes, all I saw was black at first, my mind dizzy and fading back from unconsciousness. I must have hit my head harder than I thought. My eyesight focused slightly, then I turned to see who was near me, but there was a flash of orange and something stung my hand. My responding shriek was blocked out by a terrifying growl, along with Jessica's own blood curdling scream.

No, no, no! They got her. Which means they got Mike. Angela, Ben, and Eric were so far ahead, maybe they'd make it. Hopefully. It was the only thing I could think of to keep sane — that someone, anyone would make it out alive. I hoped.

That is, I hoped until I heard Angela screech Ben's name in what could only be defeat.

It was all over. I had failed to get my friends to safety. We were all going to die.

As my mind wallowed in fear and guilt, my arm burned with a familiar feeling, the feeling of acid streaming through my veins.

Deeper growls rumbled through the air, and realization hit me. The vampire had been so focused on getting all of us, that he only managed to take a bite of me before going after the others. I was changing...again. Yes, this happened before. And I knew the transformation would not be completed, just as it hadn't last time. However, the difference was that, last time, the venom was sucked clean out of me. This time, whoever bit me would come back for my blood and finish me off.

As my eyes closed, accepting my deadly fate, I instantly thought of Edward. It was weird to think his name after avoiding it for so long, yet the pleasantness of it was also there. It was a beautiful name, filled with wonderful memories before my eighteenth birthday. Whether they were only wonderful to me did not matter. And as I thought of them, Alice, too, passed through my mind. Esme and Carlisle. Emmett. Jasper. Rosalie. The Cullens. Everything that I had been trying to keep locked up in the back of my head for months was finally being revealed once again; my unwanted feelings, as well. Even through the scorching heat in my bloodstream, I could feel the hole in my chest aching, being clawed at. How was that possible? Despite that, though, I refused to stop thinking about my (at one time) vampire family. And Edward.

My body continued to burn. There was no sense of ending that I could feel. The growls grew further and further away, until there was no sound at all. My mind was unfocused as the fire in my veins flowed through my whole body. I cried out, wishing for the pain to vanish. Of course, that was pointless to do, but I did it anyway, too consumed with instincts to think clearly.

Soon, the pain became almost unbearable. My fingers dug into the ground, attempting to grip some form of sane reality, searching for support I knew was nowhere to be found.

Where did that vampire go? It was supposed to kill me. It was supposed to be over. This shouldn't be happening.

The back of my eyelids darkened. I was blacking out again. Or was it a shadow?

A warm breeze brushed over my skin and I forced my eyes open, squinting to see through the flames that engulfed me. A huge russet colored wolf stood above me — I could make out the shape easily, and even through my blurry thoughts I knew it was Jacob. I wanted to say something to him — to ask if he was a hallucination, maybe — but my jaw was clenched tightly shut. If I managed to open my mouth, I would scream, I was sure of it.

The wolf's eyes were sad, guilty, and unexpectedly deep in thought. I watched a large drop of water roll from one of his eyes, and then he disappeared.

Then my mind went blank, and my eyes closed once again, while I endured the agonizing torture of transformation.