Junior Raymond Kulp, star pitcher of the Forks High baseball team, finds himself drawn to the new student much like everybody else.  But since he has himself a girlfriend, he discreetly observes the Police Chief's daughter from afar.  It is during this first year that he notices the developing relationship between Bella Swan and the mysterious Edward Cullen - and how this isn't the normal run of the mill relationship.

Come join Ray as he witnesses events throughout his junior and senior year that strike him as extraordinary, while he observes Bella Swan and the entire Cullen family.

This tale is canon

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Some of the reviews...

"This was so well written and so damn sweet.  I don't know where you came up with the idea, but it was truly an excellent read."  jessicasheehan

"Great story.  You captured all the main points, was in line with canon and still introduce a wonderful plotline which I enjoyed through the eyes of Ray."  Queendel

"I liked the way you ended this.  I can see how seeing a relationship like Bella and Edward's and watching it as closely as Ray did would affect his life.  I think that it is a believeable ending and am impressed with the way you carried it through.  I think that this was a unique perspective on the story that we all know and love and you did it justice.  Great Job!"  Jen (javamomma0921)

"Um, wow.  I loved this!  Like you, I guess I've always wondered what Bella and Edward appeared to be from an outsider's perspective.  You nailed it!"  starry19

"I'm so glad you wrote this.  Not only was it great, but it's one of my favorite angles to see characters we know from a stranger's POV.  So I did a little happy dance in front of my computer (earning me a weird look from my dog) when I saw your story.  Thanks!"  TheCelticOne

"I absolutely love this story.  And views of their relationship from afar.  I'm always trying to look for stories like these and jumped to the opportunity of reading this one.  Plus the length!?  It was like an early Christmas present.  You're writing is wonderful; especially how you weave your characters through it.  And in the 3 chapters you have, you have more personality in all the characters than most people with 50 chapters!" Fleury's Apprentice    

~From the author of In Pursuit of Normalcy~

For bad boy vamps Felix and Demetri, is the kill purely about the blood - or do they take pleasure from the hunt and the seduction?

This is a (slightly dark) smutfest involving Felix and Demetri “hunting” in a nightclub, because I heart bad boys.  Warning: Pure vampire erotica.  O/S.  Felix/OC/Demetri.

*NEW* Now rec'ed by the fanfic rec blog Tazz's Twilight Obsession!

Previously rec'ed by the fanfic rec blog Altered Lions and Sacrificial Lambs!

Originally a contribution to MyVampFiction.com's Wicked Wednesdays and now a part of Twilight After Dark: A Naughty Smut Anthology Series here at Twilighted!  Be sure and check out the other naughty stories in Twilight After Dark!

Smokin' hot TAD banner & H&S banner by the talented, beautiful, amazing achelle131!

When Bella moved to Forks, she thought her biggest problems would be finding a job, buying a car, and surviving highschool.  Until one day, she begins working for the dashing Dr. Cullen and spots a lonely boy in a photograph who inexplicably calls to her cautious heart and leads her into a world of myth she can scarcely comprehend. 

For the past century, Edward has lived a sort of half-life.  Gifted with immense power, but forever alone, he has come to loathe his very existence.  A vision of a beautiful girl holds promise of a better future, but how could he ever claim to truly love her if he is willing to corrupt her soul?

She's afraid of rejection.  He's afraid to commit.  Will it take a tragic accident to prove that love can both create and heal the deepest wounds?

This is a re-telling of Twilight centered around the assumption that Alice DID predict the fateful meeting in Biology.  I have tried hard to maintain the integrity of the central characters, so we do have insecure Bella and angsty Edward, but the plot will take us to very different places. 

All canon pairings.  Some characters slightly OOC.  Told from alternating Bella/Edward POV's in each chapter.  Rating is for language, violence, and mature themes in later chapters.

Isabella Swan was enjoying a delightful trip to Europe with her best friend Alice Brandon. But a phone call puts her back on a road she had tried to forget for four years. AU/Human, OOC.

**CURRENTLY ON HIATUS**

Two roads diverged in a wood
And I took the one less traveled by
And that has made all the difference
~
Robert Frost

Devastated by Edward's departure, Bella is left broken and alone in the small town of Forks.  She turns to Jacob Black for friendship and comfort.  Instead of shirking his advances, Bella finds herself wanting more and embarks on a relationship with Jacob.  Will their fledgling relationship be able to withstand the trials of fate?

Meanwhile, Edward is tracking Victoria in South America, but he soon discovers that the hunter of one may become the prey of another...

When you're broken beyond repair, what will it take to fix you?

Non canon pairings, twists on existing New Moon events with some surprises along the way.

Rated for later chapters.

*Nominated for the Indie Twific Awards*

Although Mars Rising is Nessie's story, it is sometimes helpful to hear from alternate points of view. These outtakes are neither long nor complete enough to be separate chapters within the main story. They are also not intended to stand alone. They are simply alternate views of certain scenes from Nessie's story.

Everyone is so comfortable locked into their own perceptions of reality.  But the truth is, most people live in ignorance.  Then there are those like us.  We are the watchers.  Most of us had to sacrifice our own personal lives so that you could have yours.  No, we don't ask for thanks, but for once one of our most important stories can be told.

When the war between Heaven and Hell uses the Volturi as pawns to set the stage for the Apocalypse, will Michael Taylor and his friends be able to handle things on their own or will they need to enlist the aid of their once-assumed enemies now friends, the Cullens, for help?

Where do you draw the line between reality and fantasy?  Maybe there never was one...

Becca and Robert have been seperated for three weeks by an entire continent with nothing but a telephone to keep them connected. Their young love has been tested with the distance, but Rob is finally home. Except he has a few new ideas for his young lover that will push her trust and commitment to a whole new level.

As usual, Bella is late for work and as she crosses the street -without looking-, a cycling music teacher, better know as Edward Cullen, must do all he can to avoid her. But the collision that follows will change their lives for good. All human and AU.

THIS STORY HAS BEEN PUT ON HIATUS. At least until september-october 2010. I am getting married in august and it's hard to plan a wedding and write at the same time. I applaud those who can do that. I am NOT giving up on this story and I WILL finish it. Eventually. Thanks for understanding.

After Edward left in New Moon, Bella changed. She changed everything about herself in hopes of forgetting him. She graduated and moved down to California. The one place she knew she would never see the Cullens. 4 years later, she is now known as Elle Swan, a successful interior designer. What happens when she is sent somewhere else for her job?

Thank you to heatherdawnc for the banner!

Favorite review so far:

Ahh... so good!! A perfect mix with fluff and reality, you're soo good at writing that I gets envious *envious sigh*.

Have I told you how good this story and idea really is. There are many different stories where Bella changes her personality drastically after Edward left. And of all those stories I have been reading I think you are the one that has captured Bella's personalty best. Many of the stories have changed Bella that much that if she wasn't namned Bella you shouldn't know it was her, but you, even if you see the big changes, you can find the Bella how she was shy, sweet and madly in love with Edward four years ago. With another words - I think you are the one that have captured Bellas character best.

It's drawing close to a full decade since Edward Cullen made the greatest sacrifice of his life: the potentially eternal, reciprocal love he shared with Bella.

Something greater than nature seems to continuously draw them back towards each other and Edward's starting to realise that even forever isn't long enough to fight and flee the inevitible.

The coincidental circumstances - or perhaps predestined - of his reuniting with Bella startle Edward with one shocking observation:

Bella hasn't aged in 10 years.

They both know it's more than just coicidence.

Because some things are simply meant to be.

 Abundance of gratitude for Anne Cullen for creating this beautiful banner!

Bella is trapped in the small town of Forks, lost in a world where she feels like she doesn’t belong. With a desire to get away from her now remarried family, what will the senior trip to Europe have in store for her? AU/AH B&E

Whitney and Edward met at a motorcycle rally and made an instant connection, but parted w/o exchanging numbers. 5 years later will they meet again at the same rally? Written for Support Stacie Author Auction.