Storming Sky

ALL IS FAIR IN LOVE AND WAR

FIGHT

A/N: Okay, so I gave you guys a long one for two reasons: one, I feel rotten about not being able to update as frequently recently. Instead of being an advisor for Day Students, I am now and advisor for Residential Students, so even on my off nights I have a lot less time to myself to write. I also haven't been off that much recently. Secondly, a lot of this comes straight out of Stephanie Meyer's brain. With that said, anything you recognize belongs to her and I take no credit for it whatsoever. I realized about half way in that a few things had to change a little to work with the whole imprint thing, but I tried not to stray too far from the real story. Hopefully you all enjoy it! Happy reading!

Bella was driving me insane.

She was under the impression that she had to become a vampire as soon as possible. She thought that it was not only the best thing for her, but also for my family. My family was doing everything in their power to convince her otherwise, especially Edward.

"I don't understand what the big deal is!" Bella vented one night. It was one of the few moments we had – just the two of us. Edward was hunting and Jacob was tracking Victoria. It was a rough night for both of us, so I finally called Bella the next morning and asked if she wanted to hang out. Inevitably, her wanting to become a vampire became the topic of interest.

"The big deal is they don't want you to throw your life away!" I answered her. Unlike Bella, I did not want to become a vampire. I had talked to Alice about it a few times, asking her if she saw me becoming one anyways, but she couldn't see much of anything of me anymore. Not since Jacob imprinted.

"It isn't throwing my life away it is saving it," Bella grumbled.

"Don't you think he's thought of that?" I asked her. "Thought about how much easier it would be for all of you if he just changed you? He wouldn't be in pain anymore, he wouldn't be tempted to kill you 24/7, and no vampires would be trying to kill you. It would solve everyone's problems."

"That's what I'm saying!" Bella groaned.

"But you're not listening to what I'm saying. They, and by they I mean my entire family, value your human life over everything else. Keeping you human is the priority."

"But I don't want it to be! I am more than ready to become a vampire!"

"Bella, you don't know what you're asking. You've been around them for what? A year – maybe two? You don't know how hard this life can be sometimes. How bad it feels when you kill someone or spill the beans. How mean people can be because they think you're different."

Bella's tone turned soft after that. "Have people hurt you because of who your family is?" She asked.

"I remember this one time, Jasper almost lost it at the local high school. If it weren't for Alice and Edward, he probably would have killed him. This guy was picking on Alice for being so short, and Jasper couldn't control himself. He got real close and broke the guy's arm.

Word got to the Middle School real fast and people just stopped hanging out with me. I was one of the 'crazy Cullens.' I practically begged my family to move after that."

"That's terrible I'm so sorry that happened to you," Bella said.

"I'm not saying that you never want to be a vampire, it's okay that you do. All I'm saying is that you need to understand that it isn't all butterflies and fairies all the time. I've seen my family go through a lot of hardships and suffering because of who they are. None of them, especially Edward, are eager to bring you into that."

"I'm already into it, though, Dani," Bella countered. I nodded.

"In many ways you are, but it many ways you aren't. It may be frustrating and it may seem like they're treating you like a child, but they are just trying to protect you."