Bella has spent her life abused and betrayed. Now she feels nothing. When she meets the new boy in school she starts to feel again. But is the pain worth the possibility of something better? NC-17 for violence, language, possible lemons in later chapters.

"His agony defines him. His memories destroy him.

But his hope is what sustains him, feeds him, encourages him. It's his purpose. And he doesn't deny it.

Offered the chance to leave all pain and misery behind, Edward knew that it was better to suffer his loss than to forget it. For in having it, Bella remains his and only his.

To forget would be the ultimate betrayal, abandoning her once again to a world of lonliness and despair. He had already done that once upon a time, and he did so spectacularly.

He'll find her. He has to. 

HE HAS TO."

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Left in the woods, an unfortunate run-in with Laurant and 45 years later - Bella finds herself facing everything she has ever wanted.  Does it want her back?  What will she discover about how Edward has been spending his time...

Rated for later chapters.

Bella is a witness in peril. Emmett Cullen is the deputy assigned to protect her. When the witness protection program proves unsafe, Emmett has Bella pose as his brother Edward's fiancée. ExB. AU/AH.

What if the first time Bella dreamed of Edward she wasn't really dreaming. Would their growing relationship be tainted by what had already occured?

Based on the 'that was the first night I dreamed of Edward Cullen' deleted scene from the Twilight DVD.

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 AU. E/B meet under different, violent circumstances, his nature exposed to Bella from the start. Surviving that first encounter together, they navigate a slow road toward friendship, then romance. But obstacles begin to multiply around them, and soon the question arises: are these obstacles random or by design - and by whom?

Based on the following Twilight quote: "All this time [Esme's] been worried bout me, afraid that there was something missing from my essential makeup, that I was too young when Carlisle changed me."

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She once lived the life of luxury with her husband, James, until he becomes abusive. With the help of an unlikely friend, she fakes her own death, escapes James' abuse, becomes Bella Swan, and starts fresh in a new town. She meets a handsome young man named Edward who will help her heal, but will she ever fully get over the abuse she suffered? 

When James gets wind that his wife isn't dead, what lengths will he go to take back what he feels is his?

Rated for future lemons, some scenes of violence, and cursing.

(loosely based on Sleeping with the Enemy, but with large differences, and a Twilight twist)

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His question brought Bella back down from cloud nine. She glowered at him. “Bite me.”

A slow, wicked grin etched itself on Edward’s face. “I don’t think you’d want me to,” he whispered darkly, laughing silently at the irony of her insult.

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“I know I smelled an open wound, Bella,” Alice said sternly. Behind her, Carlisle and Edward exchanged a look.

Bella scoffed slightly. “Believe me, I felt it,” she told her as she tried to stand.

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“You don’t understand,” Edward said in a deadly tone.

Bella stared at him for a moment, a bitter expression overcoming her features. “There’s something for me to understand?”

-

“Fuck her!” she heard one of them call.

“Oh, I will,” the man above her answered.

-

Her smile faded after a moment when she realized something. “Oh, great,” she started grumpily, “we match.”

Edward grinned lopsidedly. “Indeed, we do,” he replied.

-

“You’re funny,” Edward said dryly. “I bet you wouldn’t be saying the same thing if you were the one who turned up missing.”

“Are you trying to scare me, Mr. Cullen?” Bella asked as she snapped a picture.

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"Bella, listen to me,” he tried coaxing her gently.

“No!” Bella shouted, pulling her arms out of his grip. “I never want to see you again. Stay away from me,” she said through clenched teeth, and no matter what she did, she couldn’t stop the tears from falling.

-

He cupped her face with both hands while looking into her eyes. “If you don’t find me, who’s killed before, whose diet consists of blood, repulsive, how can I look at you in that way?” he asked her softly.

-

"What kind of man are you?!” Bella pushed and slapped his chest as she raged. She was becoming unhinged.

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“Bella, don’t come,” her mother said weakly. “Whatever he says, don’t come—” 

“No! That’s not what you’re supposed to say!” a voice exclaimed in the background.

A tear escaped Bella’s eye as she listened to her mother’s cries as he hit her.

-

Edward nodded. “You’re safe now, Bella,” he told her tenderly as he softly massaged her cheek.

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It's cranky vampire Edward against angry, no shit-taking, possibly mortal Bella in the ring. Who will be the winner? Or will they both lose? Watch their journey to life full of drama, mystery, romance, and mythical creatures.

Twilight told with a strong, angry Bella, and a more controlled, bad tempered Edward. B/E, AU, canon pairings, lots of OOC

Edward Cullen was a loner, an outcast. He clearly hated everybody, including himself. He was not a nice person. So, why was I so drawn to him? And why did I get the crazy feeling he felt the same way?

WARNING: This story will deal with the aftermath of child abuse and rape. If that bothers you too much, I strongly recommend that you don’t read.

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1858- Edward wins a plantation during a poker game and he and his father decide to begin a new life in New Orleans. What happens when Edward is introduced to a peculiar custom and a beautiful girl at a private ball? AH,OOC,mostly canon couples.

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After her parents are killed in a plane crash, a young girl is rejected again & again by foster families for being too old. She wishes on a star nightly, but will she find what she seeks? Will the Cullens be that family?

NC-17 for later chapters. Warning" Violence, and sexual aggresion may be part of this story.

Winning Summary:

"I wish I may, I wish I might, have the wish I make tonight."  With that one hope Isabella Swan faces life as best as she can.  The tragedy of her parents' death, leaves her alone in a system where her age leaves her undesirable for adoption.  That is until one day two people come into her life offering her a chance at hope.  The Cullen family takes to Bella like a long lost sister.  What happens when Bella is taken from the Cullens by a lost relative?  Will Bella's hopes be destroyed?  What happens when fate steps in years later to reunite Bella with the one's she loved and who loved her so long ago?

Bella knew what she would say, "Don't you want to be my sister?"

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Edward Cullen has hunted the darkest minds since he became a vampire.  He's grown weary of the dregs of society and longs to taste the blood of a true innocent.  Will desire for her overrule desire for her blood or will he take them both?  Language, lemons & some violence.  All EPOV.

Set in New Moon. A series of betrayals has left Bella bitter and alone.

With the threat of Victoria looming, she takes desperate action to protect herself and the people of Forks; setting off a chain of events that may lead to tragedy.

The Cullens' "perfect family" slowly unravels as long-hidden resentments come to the surface.

What happens when those we love show their feet of clay?

NO RAPE.

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