I only recently became a Twilight fan. I started outlining this fic right after I read Eclipse, so, although I enjoyed Breaking Dawn and was mostly happy with the way it ended, there were some things about it that did not fit in my story. I tried to make it as canon-compliant as I could, but I did not account for Nessie or Jacob’s imprinting, so those will not be included. Instead of that, this is what happened in this AU universe:

Bella and Edward got married and went on their honeymoon; however, Bella did not get pregnant. She and Edward went back to Forks to meet up with the Cullens. While walking in the woods, Bella was attacked by an assailant (identity still unknown). Edward found her on the brink of death and had no choice but to change her. Jacob was all set to attack Edward for changing her; however, Sam said no, and Jacob left the pack (Seth and Leah following) to confront the Cullens. However, when he found out that Bella had been about to die, he decided to let things be. Unfortunately, Irina saw the Cullens dealing with the werewolves and ran off to the Volturi, who were looking for any reason to go after the Cullens. They decided to say that the Cullens were plotting with the werewolves to take over northwestern North America; the Cullens were able to convince their vampire friends that if the Volturi went after them, no one was safe, and the rest played out much as it did in the book, minus Nessie. Since then, it’s been nine years, and the Cullens are now living in Tok, Alaska and starting over as high school students.

Twilighted beta:vjgm

Note: The title for this fic is taken from this quote from Midnight Sun (pg. 263)

“I did not believe that any member of my family would hesitate if he or she were offered a chance back—if he or she could trade immortality for mortality again. Any one of us would stand in fire for it. Burn for as many days or centuries as were necessary.”