Summary: 
The epic story of Carlisle Cullen began in 17th century England. Since the fateful night he was transformed into a vampire Carlisle has searched for two things: redemption in the eyes of God, and unconditional familial love. Follow Carlisle through the old and the new world as he meets friends and enemies on his journey toward his destiny as an inspiration to vampires everywhere. Carlisle and his family will discover, however, that love is eternal, but life is not.
Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise. No copyright infringement is intended.
Rated: PG-13
Categories: Pre-Twilight,
Twilight,
New Moon,
Eclipse,
Breaking Dawn,
Post-Breaking Dawn Characters: Alec,
Alice,
Alistair,
Amun,
Aro,
Bella,
Ben,
Billy,
Bree,
Caius,
Carlisle,
Carmen,
Charles,
Charlie,
Charlotte,
Chelsea,
Demetri,
Didyme,
Edward,
Edward Masen, Sr.,
Eleazar,
Elizabeth Masen,
Embry,
Emily,
Emmett,
Esme,
Felix,
Garrett,
Irina,
Jacob,
James,
Jane,
Jared,
Jasper,
Kachiri,
Kate,
Kebi,
Laurent,
Leah,
Liam,
Maggie,
Makenna,
Marcus,
Quil,
Renee,
Renesmee,
Rosalie,
Sam,
Seth,
Siobhan,
Stefan,
Tanya,
Tia,
Victoria,
Vladimir,
Zafrina
Challenges: Series: None
Chapters: 26
Completed: Yes
Word count: 152115
Read: 268875
Published: August 16, 2009
Updated: January 15, 2010
Story Notes:
Twilighted Supervisory Beta: Admittedly Obsessed
Twilighted Junior Validation Beta: myimm0rtal
1. Chapter 1 ~ 1661 by YborJen [Reviews - 47] 
(5287 words)
This story is dedicated to:
Stephenie Meyer for creating characters we all love
My husband whose undying love carries me every day
My mother who is still my editor and my original fan
My sister and sister-in-law who introduced me to Twilight
My friends in Tampa who are unswervingly supportive
The Appinellis who encouraged me
The Frogs who kept me laughing
And special thanks to:
Kristi, Heather, Sarah, Drea, Alexis, and Kimberly
2. Chapter 2 ~ 1666 by YborJen [Reviews - 15] 
(3468 words)
Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight or any of its characters.
3. Chapter 3 ~ 1671 by YborJen [Reviews - 18] (3890 words)
Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight; but this story is mine.
4. Chapter 4 ~ 1679 by YborJen [Reviews - 9] (3233 words)
5. Chapter 5 ~ 1679 by YborJen [Reviews - 15] (2693 words)
Thank you to all my readers who have been waiting so patiently! All my love to my beta AO who gave me the blue ribbon, and to my new beta myimm0rtal who so sweetly took on my story! Enjoy.
6. Chapter 6 ~ 1686 by YborJen [Reviews - 8] (5007 words)
Thank you to all my readers who have been waiting so patiently! All my love to my beta AO who gave me the blue ribbon, and to my new beta myimm0rtal who so sweetly took on my story! Enjoy.
7. Chapter 7 ~ 1721 by YborJen [Reviews - 13] (4352 words)
Thank you to all my readers who have been waiting so patiently! All my love to my beta AO who gave me the blue ribbon, and to my new beta myimm0rtal!
Enjoy the first of the Breaking Dawn vampires!
8. Chapter 8 ~ 1751 by YborJen [Reviews - 15] (5423 words)
Thank you to all my readers who have been waiting so patiently! All my love to my beta AO who gave me the blue ribbon, and to my junior beta myimm0rtal!
Enjoy!
9. Chapter 9 ~ 1770 by YborJen [Reviews - 11] (4810 words)
Thank you to all my readers who have been waiting so patiently! All my love to my beta AO who gave me the blue ribbon, and to my junior beta myimm0rtal who has been working so hard to get the new chapters up!
Enjoy the next two BD vampires!
10. Chapter 10 ~ 1770 by YborJen [Reviews - 11] (6330 words)
Thank you to all my readers who have been waiting so patiently! All my love to my beta AO who gave me the blue ribbon, and to my junior beta myimm0rtal who has been working so hard to get the new chapters up!
Enjoy the first of two chapters in Volterra!
11. Chapter 11 ~ 1784 by YborJen [Reviews - 17] (5744 words)
Thank you to all my readers who have been waiting so patiently! All my love to my beta AO who gave me the blue ribbon, and to my junior beta myimm0rtal who has been working so hard to get the new chapters up!
Enjoy the last chapter in Volterra!
12. Chapter 12 ~ 1811 by YborJen [Reviews - 14] (4028 words)
Thank you to all my readers who have been waiting so patiently! All my love to my beta AO who gave me the blue ribbon, and to my junior beta myimm0rtal who has been working so hard to get the new chapters up!
Enjoy the first chapter in the New World!
13. Chapter 13 ~ 1847 by YborJen [Reviews - 18] (5328 words)
Thank you to all my readers who have been waiting so patiently! All my love to my beta AO who gave me the blue ribbon, and to my junior beta myimm0rtal who has been working so hard to get the new chapters up!
Enjoy the Denali Coven and Carlisle's first trip to Forks!
14. Chapter 14 ~ 1863 by YborJen [Reviews - 19] (5039 words)
Thank you to all my readers who have been waiting so patiently! All my love to my beta AO who gave me the blue ribbon, and to my junior beta myimm0rtal who has been working so hard to get the new chapters up!
Enjoy!
15. Chapter 15 ~ 1918 by YborJen [Reviews - 15] (6583 words)
Thank you to all my readers who have been waiting so patiently! All my love to my beta AO, who gave me the blue ribbon, and to my junior beta myimm0rtal, who has been working so hard to get the new chapters up!
I'm looking forward to the reaction to this chapter, it's the first with a certain 17 year-old boy. Enjoy Chicago, Denali, and Wisconsin!
16. Chapter 16 ~ 1921 by YborJen [Reviews - 17] (5019 words)
Thank you to all my readers who have been waiting so patiently! All my love to my beta AO, who gave me the blue ribbon, and to my junior beta myimm0rtal, who has been working so hard to get the new chapters up!
Enjoy the return of Esme!
17. Chapter 17 ~ 1928 by YborJen [Reviews - 17] (5156 words)
Thank you to all my readers who have been waiting so patiently! All my love to my beta AO, who gave me the blue ribbon, and to my junior beta myimm0rtal, who has been working so hard to get the new chapters up!
Enjoy!
18. Chapter 18 ~ 1933 by YborJen [Reviews - 10] (5703 words)
Thank you to all my readers who have been waiting so patiently! All my love to my beta AO, who gave me the blue ribbon, and to my junior beta myimm0rtal, who has been working so hard to get the new chapters up!
Enjoy!
19. Chapter 19 ~ 1937 by YborJen [Reviews - 17] (5207 words)
Thank you to all my readers who have been waiting so patiently! All my love to my beta AO, who gave me the blue ribbon, and to my junior beta myimm0rtal, who has been working so hard to get the new chapters up!
Enjoy more Rosalie, Emmett, and Edward, and welcome Alice and Jasper!
20. Chapter 20 ~ 2005 by YborJen [Reviews - 9] (7254 words)
Thank you to all my readers who have been waiting so patiently! All my love to my beta AO, who gave me the blue ribbon, and to my junior beta myimm0rtal, who has been working so hard to get the new chapters up!
DISCLAIMER: Because this is a CANON STORY, there are scenes and lines that are lifted from SMeyer's novels. No plagarism is intended; use of situations and dialogue is purely meant to keep the narrative in canon. As much as possible, I tried to write these scenes from Carlisle's perspective and/or interject my own ideas into them. I hope you enjoy the result.
And just to reiterate: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise. No copyright infringement is intended.
Enjoy the first "BOOK" chapter!
This chapter is dedicated to Heather. ;)
21. Chapter 21 ~ 2005 by YborJen [Reviews - 11] (9608 words)
Thank you to all my readers who have been waiting so patiently! All my love to my beta AO, who gave me the blue ribbon, and to my junior beta myimm0rtal, who has been working so hard to get the new chapters up!
DISCLAIMER: Because this is a CANON STORY, there are scenes and lines that are lifted from SMeyer's novels. No plagiarism is intended; use of situations and dialogue is purely meant to keep the narrative in canon. As much as possible, I tried to write these scenes from Carlisle's perspective and/or interject my own ideas into them. I hope you enjoy the result.
And just to reiterate: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise. No copyright infringement is intended.
Enjoy the second "BOOK" chapter!
This chapter is dedicated to Heather and myimm0rtal. ;)
22. Chapter 22 ~ 2006 by YborJen [Reviews - 6] (8873 words)
Thank you to all my readers who have been waiting so patiently! All my love to my beta AO, who gave me the blue ribbon, and to my junior beta myimm0rtal, who has been working so hard to get the new chapters up!
DISCLAIMER: Because this is a CANON STORY, there are scenes and lines that are lifted from SMeyer's novels. No plagiarism is intended; use of situations and dialogue is purely meant to keep the narrative in canon. As much as possible, I tried to write these scenes from Carlisle's perspective and/or interject my own ideas into them. I hope you enjoy the result.
And just to reiterate: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise. No copyright infringement is intended.
Enjoy the third "BOOK" chapter!
This chapter is dedicated to Heather and my canon expert myimm0rtal!
23. Chapter 23 ~ 2006 by YborJen [Reviews - 12] (16403 words)
Thank you to all my readers who have been waiting so patiently! All my love to my beta AO, who gave me the blue ribbon, and to my junior beta myimm0rtal, who has been working so hard to get the new chapters up!
DISCLAIMER: Because this is a CANON STORY, there are scenes and lines that are lifted from SMeyer's novels. No plagiarism is intended; use of situations and dialogue is purely meant to keep the narrative in canon. As much as possible, I tried to write these scenes from Carlisle's perspective and/or interject my own ideas into them. I hope you enjoy the result.
And just to reiterate: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise. No copyright infringement is intended.
Enjoy the final "BOOK" chapter!
This chapter is dedicated to Heather and my canon expert myimm0rtal!
24. Chapter 24 ~ 2007 by YborJen [Reviews - 17] (6602 words)
Thank you to all my readers who have been waiting so patiently! All my love to my beta AO, who gave me the blue ribbon, and to my junior beta myimm0rtal, who has been working so hard to get the new chapters up!
Enjoy chapter 24, we only have chapter 25 and the epilogue to go!
25. Chapter 25 ~ 2113 by YborJen [Reviews - 21] (8480 words)
Thank you to all my readers who have been waiting so patiently! All my love to my beta AO, who gave me the blue ribbon, and to my junior beta myimm0rtal, who has been working so hard to get the new chapters up!
I want to thank you all for going on this journey with Carlisle.
BE SURE TO COME BACK FOR THE EPILOGUE!! As one road ends, life and love goes on.
~YborJen
26. ~ Epilogue ~ by YborJen [Reviews - 38] (2595 words)
Thank you to all my readers who have been waiting so patiently! All my love to my beta AO, who gave me the blue ribbon, and to my junior beta myimm0rtal, who has been working so hard to get the new chapters up!
I want to thank you all for going on this journey with Carlisle.
As one road ends, life and love goes on.
Tonight I will also be posting a SHORT preview of my second Carlisle book called ETERNAL SUN. You will be able to find it by searching my stories and my WONDERFUL Beta myimm0rtal will post a link at the bottom of this Epilogue as soon as it's available.
Thank you again for reading!
~YborJen
