Chapter 1

Bella's P.O.V

I had just finished hunting and was now sitting in my study, looking for a new place to move. Today was the one day of the year that I dreaded, and what also seemed to be the longest day of the year. This is the day that changed everything, exactly 350 years ago today, my life ended.

Flashback…

"Hey Carlie, I bet I can beat you to that next post!" I shouted to my older brother, already running down the path.

"That's not fair" he exclaimed, coming up behind me. "You got a head start."

"Yes, but I'm 7 years younger than you, 25 year olds can run faster than 18 year olds" I replied, then added, " just admit it Carlie, girls a far better than boys, I'm a girl and I can sing, dance, paint, act, dress, and do anything else better than you can, and you're a boy!" I finished my childish rant triumphantly, with my hands on my hips and my nose in the air, and stalked of in the other direction, but being the tremendous klutz that I am, went head over heels and landed on the ground with an "oof". This then caused Carlisle to burst out laughing and come and jump on me until I was screaming for mercy.

Just then my mother and father came down the stairs, father was taking Carlisle out on his first hunt for vampires, I didn't like it when daddy left at night times, not knowing whether he was going to come back in the morning or not.

"Carlisle get of your sister at once, Isabella get off the floor, you had better not ruin your new dress" my father bellowed at us. "Yes father" we replied, and I went to stand by my mother to bid the boys goodbye. My parents kissed, whilst I went to my brother.

"Please be safe Carlie, promise you'll come home to me, you promise?" my voice came out as a whisper; I was surprised he even heard me. But I must have seen the fear in my eyes, because he bent down to kiss my forehead, which he rarely did, and promised me that he will come home to me this morning. With that he shut the door and walked to the street with father and the rest of the vampire hunters.

That night was the last time I ever saw my brother; it was also my last night as a human.

That terrible day still plays in my mind centuries later. I have nothing now. Living for eternity is pointless when there's nothing to live for. My mom always used to say that there's somebody out there for everyone, and I believe her, I just think mine died of the flu or something. Oh well, life goes on. I sighed. I carried on looking through brochures, and then I found it.

A beautiful, large country house that had been abandoned for years, it had three floors, and was situated deep in the forests of forks, Washington. Perfect, rains 98% of the year so I can go outside, population, just 2348 people. That's great for me, I don't do big crowds, even a 350 year old vampire like myself finds it hard to keep in control when there are lots of vulnerable, breakable humans getting into my personal space and ticking me off. I started packing strait away and prepared for the move, I just couldn't wait to get my hands on that gorgeous house, or mansion I suppose you could call it. Finally, something to get excited about in my miserable life.