Carlisle Cullen's world had been drastically changed. He had hunted monsters in place of his Anglican preacher father, and now he was one of the creatures he hunted. Slowly coming to terms with his lot in life, Carlisle stumbled upon a group of mostly civilized vampires, the Volturi. Within a few weeks of his stay with them, he begins to learn that all things are not always what they seem. Within every civilized society, there is a darker side... Canon couples and creatures eventually.

Temptation comes in many forms. Carlisle's thoughts to his mind-reader.

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Carlisle Cullen's ability to work as a physician, handling blood and intermingling intimately with humans, is already the stuff of legend in the world of the Vampires.  He is revered or reviled, but his family holds him in high honor.

This is the story of how he manages.

Before meeting Esme, there was another woman who captured Carlisle's attention.

At one point everyone in Biloxi knew about Mary Alice Brandon...this is the story of the human girl Alice Cullen used to be.

From the moment they met, their eyes, their shared smile, it had always been enough. She'd offered her hand, he'd taken it and they left together, their future was set. They would always be together.

Entry for the Not What It Seems contest.

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Renata and Demetri live in the 40's B.C. and when he along with Eleazar and Felix go to Rome to search for talented humans, they come upon Renata, a potential shield for the guard and mate for Demetri. Their journey, however, will not be easy as Renata is bound to Rome for more reasons than one. Will she join the Volturi and betray her duty or will she stay and betray her heart?

 She realises, as she continues to survey, that he does not belong here. That he is lost, still searching for his place in the world, for the place that he can truly shine. For his light here is so faint, so undiscovered. Nobody notices the dreams he holds, the intelligence he possesses.

Yet she does.

An outside POV taken from the time Carlisle spent with the Volturi.

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Was Esme always so soft? We often overlook the fact that she was a newborn once. Take a look at what she was like in the first year of her existence as a Vampire. How do the men deal with her?

When Edward vaulted over the Volvo on his way to save Bella from being crushed by the van, Alice had heard him whisper two words “Not her!” What she didn’t hear were the next two “Not again!” The family had no idea that Edward has met a girl before with long brown hair and chocolate eyes with blood that smells of freesias. Edward is drawn to Bella like a moth to a flame, but what secrets in his past makes him certain that he should never get close to her. Especially her!

 “Some people say that when you die, your life flashes in front of your eyes. Mine did not. All I could see before me was William’s face, his eyes gazing at me. I hoped I'd be with him soon.”

 Esme and Carlisle are so happy and in love - but how did it all begin? What were the circumstances that caused Esme Evenson to attempt to take her own life? How will Carlisle react when he finds out that by making her immortal like him; that he wasn't actually saving her from death. She had welcomed it.

Follow Esme on the last months of her human life, her decisions for the future and then dealing with one of the most heartbreaking things a woman can ever go through - the loss of a child. Watch her learn to accept her life as a vampire and her new companion and maker, Carlisle Cullen. Happily Ever After doesn't come easy.

Learn what makes Esme who she is and how she has the amazing ability to love and care for others.

Rated NC-17 for mentions of rape and abuse, infant death and for lemons in later chapters.

Every time the Cullen's move they must change their names and assume a new identity. This is Alice's view of who she really is, and who she will always be in her heart.

 One- shot. Alice's POV. Alice/Jasper.

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Rosalie spends her first New Year with the Cullens in Denali.

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