Bella Cullen

Bella Cullen · **Bella Cullen** on Mon Oct 20, 2008 7:54 pm

Name: Isabella Marie Cullen

Nickname: Bella, Bells

Birthday: September 13, 1987

Death (as a human): September 10, 2006

Family: Charlie Swan, Renee Dwyer, Phil Dwyer, Edward Cullen, Renesmee Cullen, Carlisle Cullen, Esme Cullen, Alice Cullen, Jasper Cullen, Rosalie Cullen, Emmett Cullen

Personality traits (abilities, interests): Bella is described as understanding, caring, and intelligent, with a dry sense of humor, and is noted for being very clumsy. She hates dressing up, saying that makeup "is a pain" and that she feels uncomfortable in impractical, elegant clothes. She has a very private mind, which is thought to be why Edward is unable to see her thoughts, and she is determined to become a vampire. She is also said to be a terrible liar, but occasionally demonstrates good acting ability. She also gets faint at the smell of blood. Bella's "tragic flaw" is her lack of self-knowledge. After being turned into a vampire, she describes having a more clear view of the world. She is also very self-controlled as a vampire, being able to run away from the scent of human blood on her first hunting trip. Bella's private mind that rejected some vampires' special abilities while she was human evolved after she became a vampire. Her ability formed into allowing her to shield those around her from the mental powers of some other vampires. She is also described by Edward as "very graceful" as a vampire, in comparison to her earlier clumsiness.

Appearance: very fair-skinned, with long, straight, dark brown hair and chocolate brown eyes. Her face is heart-shaped—a wide forehead with a widow's peak, large, wide-spaced eyes, prominent cheekbones, and then a thin nose and a narrow jaw with a pointed chin. Her lips are a little out of proportion, a bit too full for her jaw line. Her eyebrows are darker than her hair and more straight than they are arched. She's five foot four inches tall, slender but not at all muscular, and weighs about 115 pounds. She has stubby fingernails because she has a nervous habit of biting them.Bella also has a small crescent-shaped scar on her hand where she was bitten by James, a tracker vampire. The scar is described as being pale, always a few degrees colder than the rest of her body, and as shining like a vampire's skin when in the sunlight. After Bella is changed into a vampire by Edward Cullen, she becomes very beautiful, her already pale skin becoming even whiter, her hair becoming darker, and her lips becoming fuller as well. Her beauty is compared to that of Alice or Esme.

History: She moved around a lot when she was younger, living first in California and later Phoenix, Arizona. January 2004 she moved to the small town of Forks, Washington. she was hesitant about the move at first, it is always cloudy, rainy, and cold. Not to mention the gross squashy green stuff that seems to grow on everything that should be brown. But it is worth it because she was able to live with her dad, Charlie, and met the love of her life, Edward Cullen. Even though the male population of Forks High was giving her a strange amount of attention, it was Edward who she was drawn to. The first time they met, in biology class, she was surprised by how much he seemed to not want to be around her. Later she found out that it was because he was trying to resist the smell of her blood; basically, he was trying not to kill her. Yes, that is because Edward Cullen is a vampire. But not in the traditional, Dracula sort of way. As it turns out, real vampires don't sleep in coffins (in fact, they don't sleep at all), they don't mind garlic or crosses, sunlight doesn't kill them (although they can't be seen in it, since it literally sparkles off of their skin), and they are irresistibly beautiful. The one thing that is the same from the traditional myth is that they do need blood to survive. However, Edward and his family live off of animal blood, jokingly calling themselves "vegetarians." At first, Edward tried to stay away from her "for her own good," but it was impossible for them to stay away from each other, and eventually he gave in. Everything seemed as though it was going well, even his family accepted her, and then James and his coven came into town. James, a vampire hunter, set it in his mind to kill her, but after a long chase, the Cullen's eventually disposed of him. The summer before her senior year of high school was fantastic - Edward and Bella spent every day together, and she grew closer with his family. But then right after her 18th birthday in September, Edward and his family left town "for her own good." The only "good" outcome from that was that Jake and Bella were able to become best friends. Thinking that Edward did not love her had to be one of the most painful emotions ever, but Jake helped her get through the days, no mater how bard they were. But it turned out that Jake had a secret as well - him and some of the others in La Push are werewolves. Again, not in the typical sense. They don't have to change at the full moon, and would never hurt a human. She had never meant to love him. Love gives someone the power to break you. After an unfortunate incident where Edward thought she jumped off a cliff and died. Edward became suicidal thinking about a life without her and ran to Italy with the intention of making the Volturi, who are vampire royalty, kill him. Luckily, Alice and Bella were able to make it to Italy in time to save Edward, but not without a confrontation with the leaders of the Volturi themselves, who decided that they were either going to turn her into one of them, or kill her. After some negotiation, Carlisle agreed to change her after her high school graduation. When she got back from Italy, Charlie grounded her. Charlie eventually decided it was about time to let her mingle outside our out-of-the-way home after a few weeks of being grounded in order to rekindle her friendships with those from school. As her high school career came to a definite close, she had been able to graduate from Forks High with her diploma, alongside Edward and Alice Cullen without any regrets and hindrances. Victoria finally revealed herself, after the Cullens and Bella discovered her course of action. The menacing threat she posed to her has ceased to exist; the string of murders that plagued Seattle has come to a close, much to their delight. The Volturi have crossed back to Volterra after their all too brief visit to our little community, here in Forks. She didn't know how Charlie and Renee would react to the news of Her and Edward's engagement. At first Charlie thought it was a riot, and insisted that she be the one to break the news to her mother. The thought terrified her, but it turned out that Renee fully supported her decision to marry Edward. She seemed to be more sure about the entire thing than Bella was. The fateful day crept up on me quickly, but there was one thing that was missing. Jacob Black left town after hearing the news, and she doubted that he would return any time in the near future. Upon taking those first few steps down the aisle, everything seemed to instantly fall into place. The moment she saw Edward's face waiting for her at the altar, she forgot all of the doubts she previously held about the marriage. she loved him, and that was all that mattered, as long as they both shall live. It was one of the most joyous moments of her life when we were pronounced man and wife, and it seemed as though everything was perfect. Then came the biggest surprise of all - Jake decided to make an appearance. She was overjoyed to see him, and at first everything between them was as it always was. It was obviously too much of me to expect for the entire wedding to run perfectly, and Jake (along with some other members of the pack who came along to watch out for him) got slightly defensive, ending in them having to leave. Edward and Bella returned to the wedding, and she was able to push the small issue out of her mind and enjoy her wedding day to the fullest extent possible. Saying goodbye to Charlie and Renee was extremely difficult, as she knew it would be a long time until she would see them again, if at all. But soon Edward and Bella made it to the location of our honeymoon, a wonderful little island called "Isle Esme" off the coast of Rio de Janeiro that Carlisle purchased for Esme for their anniversary. It was on this island that Edward and Bella finally consummated our marriage. Despite Edward's original hesitation to be together more than one time, she eventually managed to change his mind. However, this didn't come without a surprise. She had always believed that it was impossible for vampires to reproduce, for that was what she had been told. But her obvious pregnancy proved otherwise, and much to her surprise she found herself looking forward to having the child, despite the fact that she never desired to have a child before that point. Carlisle and Edward didn't have quite the same reaction to the pregnancy that she did. The first thing they said upon hearing the news was that they had to "get the thing out of me." Out of defense to this idea, she called the only one who would understand her thoughts on the matter - Rosalie. Ironic that she would be the one to help her, but the previously distant member of the Cullen family was the first to rush to my side and support her decision, helping her through the entire pregnancy. To be quite honest, she thought that the baby inside of her would likely kill her. But then Jake had this idea - that since the baby had Edward's vampire genes, it needed blood. She was willing to do anything for the survival of her child, even if it meant drinking blood to keep him alive while she was still human. Turned out that the blood tasted good to her, and it was exactly what the baby needed. The baby came a few days earlier than expected, and everything about the birth was a blur. She recalled people fussing over her, and the image of Renesme's face before entering darkness. Then the fire began. The scorching, burning fire running throughout every single vein, burning her alive from the inside out. Every other painful break or fall I'd experienced in her life seemed pleasant compared to this pain that made her want to die a thousand times over. After two long days in which time seemed to move at a complete standstill, the change was complete. She was what she had been begging Edward to make her for over a year - a vampire. She was officially one of the Cullens. She had been warned that the first year of being a newborn would be one of extreme difficulty, and she believed it was this preparation for the challenge she was to encounter that made her able to control the newborn instincts to the point where she basically skipped over the year of what was supposed to be a lack of control to actually being her. Yes, she looked different, but it didn't take long for her to realize that she was still the same person inside, although all of her abilities were heightened to a degree her human mind never could have imagined. The strength was something she never believed she would be able to have - Edward actually called me graceful. Even as a vampire, that was something she never believed she would ever hear. Her first hunting trip was more successful than anticipated, and she managed to do what should apparently be impossible for a newborn vampire - resist the smell of human blood. She had to admit that she was tempted, and that she did begin to chase after them before Edward stopped me. She growled at him, but that was the worst that happened with that situation. Her first meal was a mountain lion - Edward's favorite. Although the experience proved to be rather messy, which Edward said will improve with time, She was glad to find that she wasn't as bad at it as she had anticipated. When she returned, she was in for quite the surprise. It didn't take long for Jake to let her know that he imprinted on her daughter. At first she was furious with the concept of that, and even tried to attack her best friend. Given time, she realized that it all made sense. The connection she had once felt with Jake, that she needed him with her, had finally dissipated into the normal feeling of friendship that they should have had from the beginning. Now that Edward and Bella had each other and Jake and Nessie had each other, it was as though everything were finally where it should be. It didn't take long for conflict to arise. Irina from the Denali coven decided to pay us a visit to apologize for missing the wedding, and witnessed Jake interacting in the forest from a distance. She assumed what anyone else in her position would - that Nessie was one of the forbidden Immortal Children. Nessie's kind is extremely rare and it was unknown at the time, so it would be the most obvious conclusion for Irina to jump to. But as a strict follower of the law she went to the Volturi to tell them what she witnessed, and Alice soon saw a vision of a massive attack in the meadow with the entire Volturi at the forefront. It seemed impossible that they could win the upcoming battle. This is the Volturi we're talking about, and they aren't ones to take the law lightly. Once they make a decision that justice needs to be served, they have no mercy. They did the only thing possible to save their lives - gather a slew of witnesses to contest to the fact that Nessie is not one of the Immortal Children, and prepare for the worst. Kate from the Volturi worked with Bella on her ability, and she managed to learn the beginnings of using her shield power to protect those around her. When the fateful day came when the Volturi arrived at Forks, no one had any idea what would happen. They were prepared to talk, to fight, or to die. But whatever happened, they had to try. They say the reason the Volturi listened to them was because of Bella. She was able to protect everyone on their side from being affected by the "witch twins" powers. Without her ability, they would have been knocked senseless and murdered on the spot. Everything is "boring" now, and she honestly couldn't be happier. She is married to the man she loves forever, living with a family whom she loves, and still able to be around Charlie and Renee. She hopes to attend college sometime in the future, and for now is enjoying the time she have with Edward, since time is a precious thing that should never be wasted.