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The first time Edward saw Bella in Twilight was on her first day at Forks High School. On that day, he noticed that he was unable to read Bella's mind. He was considerably frustrated. Later, in Biology (the only class he has with Bella), he is nearly overwhelmed by the scent of her blood, to the point of contemplating massacring the entire class just so that there would be no witnesses. Edward is resentful and angry that Bella could make him lose the control he'd built for years. In hopes of preventing the massacr when the bell rings, he is the first person out of class. After school, he tries to transfer out of Biology, but when Bella walks into the office, that same desire to drink her blood nearly overcomes him. To avoid doing something he wouldregret, he leaves quickly and runs to Alaska. After a week away, Edward returns to school, determined not to allow the new girl to disrupt the life he and his family have created in Forks. Edward, now prepared to resist Bella's tempting blood, starts to converse with Bella in class. But the day after his return, Bella is nearly hit by a fellow student, Tyler Crowley's van. In a split-second decision, he saves her life using his supernatural speed and strength in public, risking exposure of not only himself but his entire family. Bella witnesses his abilities and becomes suspicious while his family's reactions range from disapproval to fury. Because of Bella's suspicions, Edward ends all contact with her for about half a dozen weeks until he can't take it anymore. They become friends, sitting and talking together at lunch.While socializing with teenagers of the nearby Quileute tribe, Bella notes that they hint at the Cullens not being allowed on their reservation. She re-unites with Jacob Black, the son of her father's friend and an old childhood friend, and tricks him into telling her tribal legends by flirting outrageously. He says that the Quileutes were believed to be descended from werewolves and that the Cullen family (vampires) moved into the area years ago. They made a treaty with the werewolves: the vampires must not bite or kill a human or enter the reservation, and the werewolves will not expose the vampires for what they are. Bella is shocked and terrified as she finally comes to terms with this strange reality, but by that point they're in too deep. It is too late for either of them to stay away from the other. When Bella is interrogated by Jessica about her relationship with Edward, she tells her they are secretly dating as opposed to a truth no one will believe. Being with Edward is a lethal risk for Bella because he must constantly fight his desire for her blood as well as the fact that he could easily kill her without meaning to. He constantly warns Bella against being with him but she always ignores him. His fears become justified when, during a Cullen family baseball game in the woods, a group of 'non-vegetarian' vampires smell Bella. Edward found out that one of them, a tracker called James, decided to hunt and kill Bella. Terrified for her safety, the whole Cullen family splits up to confuse James. Alice and Jasper take Bella to a hotel room in Phoenix, where they wait to see if the others have destroyed James, which was their intention. James, however, is clever, and eludes the others and tricks Bella into thinking that he has her mother. He uses this to get her to come to him. He decides to kill her slowly, torture, and this gives the Cullens time to find them, which they do just in time. Even though James has already bitten her, the wound is clean and Edward is able to suck the venom back out of Bella without drinking all her blood. Bella spends several weeks in a hospital in Phoenix recovering from her wounds. Edward feels guilty that about the risk to her safety. Bella brings up wanting to be changed into a vampire, but Edward sternly refuses. His reason is not revealed until New Moon. They return to Forks and finish out the school year. Edward takes Bella to prom against her will, despite the fact that Bella has a broken leg. The book ends on a happy note, but Bella and Edward are still at an impasse as to whether or not Bella will be turned into a vampire.
