It’s amazing the power that three little words have. They hold the power to lift us up, take us down, break our hearts, make them whole, ruin lives, or save them. Time seems to make no difference in the effect those words have on our lives. Bella and Edward met as teenagers during her summer vacation. Their lives were forever altered by the events of that summer, and six years later they are still trying to understand the overwhelming hold of love.

Drawing lines is, for a time, on hiatus. Please be patient with me. I'll let you know what's going on when I know.

The whole world is turned upside down when Bella is attacked in Port Angeles and she must be changed if Edward wants to keep her in his life. It is clear from the beginning that Bella is much more than she seems and the circumstances involving her attack and new found abilities prove to be a challenge that Edward and the rest of the family may be unable to prevail against.

When Bella turns to an unlikely source for help, will she be able to heal? Or will they become the keepers of the pieces of her broken heart?

An Edward and Bella story.

Canon-based AU, mostly canon pairings.

Story rating pertains to crude language, moderate sexuality, and graphic references to rape and violence.

They have everything they ever dreamed of: a great house, vast amounts of money, everything said money can buy, a family that they adore and adores them, people who would do absolutely anything for them - whether they want to or not - and the shared desire to be the most feared and powerful family in their town and the towns surrounding it.

Their name is Cullen, crime is their business and family is their life.

There’s just one problem: when you’re at the top, there’s always someone who’d like to knock you down.

Welcome to their world; make yourself at home.

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Rated for the over use of the ‘F’ word and many other words that can be referred to by initial. Also there happens to be quite a lot of violence and references to things little children should not know about. Oh yeah, let’s not forget the vast amount of law-breaking.

*The Family is temporarily on hold, I do hope to continue with it at some point, but I have no free time to do so at the moment. I'm very sorry about this.*

What if there is more then one way to be a singer? Something's going on in the Twilight world that no one seems to know about. What will happen when  it all comes out into the open, and how will everyone cope?

 A different version of Twilight, loosly linked on the original story with variations. Including some very important flashbacks from a mystery family member.

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Isabella Swan moved to Chicago in the fall of 1917. Her life has been a constant mess of chaos since her father voluntarily joined the Army in 1916 and is now serving in World War I. After Charles Swan left his family, Bella’s mother, Renee could no longer stand living in the rainy woods of Forks, WA. Renee accepted a job in her hometown of Chicago as a hair stylist, uprooting Bella and changing her life forever. 

When the ungraceful and awkward Bella arrives in Chicago she meets Edward Masen. Edward is the son of a lawyer and is moderately wealthy. Bella is smitten with him immediately but knows he is out of her reach. Something about her attracts him in an unusual way and their love blooms overnight. Although their relationship is fickle at first, Bella realizes how much she truly loves him and dreams of marrying him. In May of 1918 Bella’s life takes an unexpected turn when her mother decides it’s time to move, again. This time to Boston. Bella does not want to leave Edward. She plans to move back to Chicago in September of that same year when she turns 18.

Bella and Edward communicate through letters until Bella’s last letter never receives a response. She fears that Edward has enlisted in the army as World War I is raging. Although Edward never replied to her request, just as she planned, she moves back to Chicago, leaving her mother behind. She fears the worst and hopes that Edward has not left her or moved on. She has no money and no job and unless she can enroll back into school, she has no education. She’s helpless and alone. When she finally arrives on Edward’s street she is surprised to learn that it has been quarantined due to a Spanish Influenza outbreak.  Not sure of where she should go next she searches the local hospitals. Finding some important information at St. Joseph’s  Hospital will change Bella’s life forever.

Edward gains a chance at humanity when all Bella wants is to be immortal with him.

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"It seems as though humans - at least a very private, elite group of humans - know about our existence and have been studying our kind for quite some time. They have come up with a way to fight against a vampire's inhuman strength."

"How?" I was sure I didn't want to know, but I asked Carlisle anyway.

"By making the vampire human again." 

To Edward's horror, he is unable to contain his bloodlust any longer and may have just killed his beloved Bella.

‘And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.’ Edward left. Bella changed. He came back. Who will surrender? Bitterly cold, achingly ardent. AU/M. OOC.

Bella is all kinds of trouble, and Renee and Phil have had enough. They send Bella to live with her dad in Forks hoping he can rein her in. Forks is a punishment that Bella would do just about anything to get out of, including find more trouble, with a Cullen.

Anna Russo has received a new identity and is on the run from her abusive ex-boyfriend with her young son in tow. She ends up in Forks, where she is now known as Bella Swan, and meets Edward Cullen. While she can't deny the unexplainable pull she feels toward him, she also can't shake off the feeling that he is not quite normal and not quite...human. Does she dare explore a new relationship with Edward while in fear for her life? Will Edward be able to put her safety first and stay away from the family he's always dreamed of having? And what will Bella's jilted ex do when he finally does catch up with her?

Sometimes, humans are monsters, too.

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We always want what we can't have, but their love for each other was so much more than just temptation. He was the eager young teacher, Bella's friend and her inspiration in a high school world where she didn't quite fit. She was the bright young woman who took Edward completely by surprise, his saving grace after years of closing himself off from life and love. When their days are turned upside down by their secret relationship, will they find a way to be together?

Rated for subject matter and sexually explicit material in later chapters. Huge thanks to Anne Cullen for the awesome new banner and to m81170 the beautiful fan art/banner below! You are both amazing!  

Edward is married and devoutly Catholic, but what happens when he meets the love of his life two years later? Will he follow his heart or will he honor his past commitments and stay true to his faith? AU/AH, B/E/T, A/J, R/E

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Edward Cullen had just moved into his own apartment and was working to finish medical school. One night, his world is changed when he finds a woman beaten and broken outside of his apartment. What happened to her? Will she be able to trust him? Will she find shelter 'In His Arms'?