What's the farthest thing from The Cleavers? The Cullens. How will Bella fair being a human, in a house full of vampires, with a past that might come back to bite her?

Bella is a girl with a dark past.  The mysterious Edward sweeps in and begins to restore balance to her unhappy life.  But can love really heal wounds, and what is the price of balance?  Can they pay it? AU - Edward is not human or vamp.

Summary: AU. A powerful group of humans know of the existence of vampires and werewolves and strict rules are in place for the uneasy coexistence between the three kinds. Transforming humans without tacit permission is banned and all violators and victims are ordered destroyed. Bella was attacked when she was eight years old but miraculously survived. She returns to Forks during her junior year in high school and encounters the Olympic Coven. Against her will, she is drawn to Edward Cullen and into the dangerous world of shifting loyalties and deadly intrigue.

Thanks to JO (Cullenitis) for the AWESOME banner!

Thanks to another JO (sleepyjo at ffnet) for reading and editing the first 13(!) chapters.

Please direct your thanks to her for saving you from the whiplash that is born from my confused tenses and wonky grammar.

Edward leaves Bella, much like the beginning of 'New Moon', however, this time, they are all human and there is quite the twist.  Why did Edward leave Bella?  And what secret is Bella keeping when he leaves?

Can they make a nightmare turn into a dream?

THANKS TO EMERALD_ROSALIE FOR THE ABOVE BANNER AND ATHENALOVE FOR THE BELOW.

Ten years.

Ten years have passed since Edward left Bella that day in the woods. He doesn't know what happened to her. He doesn't know if she's happy. He doesn't know if she's had the life that he intended for her.

Alice has developed a new talent closely related to her precognition, and she finally prevails upon Edward to check up on Bella, for her and Esme's sake if nothing else.

And what they see will destroy the fragile peace that Edward has lived in for the past decade.

(Note: this is most definitely not a Bella/Jacob story. In fact, it is at its heart a Bella/Edward story.)

The rating is for violence and character death, not erotica. If you're looking for erotica... sorry. Wrong place.

Superstar Rob Pattinson, falls in love with the beautiful and talented Twilight soundtrack producer, Bella Jordan. Their love story includes a very romantic marriage proposal, a battle with a psychotic woman who believes she is the vampire, Victoria and lemons.

Excerpt:

When I could no longer hold my eyes open, I left Rob with the band. He was the happiest I had ever seen him. I walked through the pool courtyard and hit the “on” button for the hot tub jets, peeled off my clothes and stepped in. “Ahh,” I sighed out loud.”

I had no idea how long I had been blissfully drifting in the whirling bubbles when I felt something brush my foot. I jumped and opened my eyes to see Rob smiling back at me from the other side of the tub.

“You scared the crap out of me!” I yelled.

“I’m so sorry,” he laughed.

“I thought you guys would be playing all night?”  I asked.

“They finally quit.”  I heard him sigh as he sank lower into the tub. He started playing footsie with me, and I automatically batted his foot away with mine. He looked at me with a pained expression.

“What?” I said.

“I’m so sorry,” he replied.

“For what?” I asked.

“I know I’m supposed to let you lead the way,” he said.

The scared little girl in me blurted a reply before I could stop her. “Rob, there are at least 3 million other women on the planet willing to play footsie or play with any other body part of yours for that matter. I don’t think you need my feet to keep you happy!”

Suddenly he was next to me. “You can’t seriously think that I LIKE all of this attention. It makes me want to throw up when I’m in a crowd and women are screaming and clawing at me.”

Damn!  I thought. Why did I just say that? What is wrong with me?

“I’m so sorry. I…I don’t know why I just said that. I think it’s that scared part of me that wanted to push you away. I know you hate all the attention. I’m so sorry.”

He brushed my cheek. “I know you’re scared. And yes, I realize I could have just about any woman out there, but I don’t want that! It’s empty and meaningless.”

“I know,” I said. I put my hand on his cheek. “I’m so sorry.”

He put his hand on mine. “I don’t want a stranger. I want to make love. Bella, I want to make love to you.”