| On her 18th birthday, Bella Swan wakes up from a | | | | Bella agrees to spend time with her friends. After |
| dream in which she sees herself as an old woman. | | | | seeing a movie with Jessica, Bella sees a group of |
| She expresses her distaste with growing older than | | | | men on motorcycles. This reminds her of when |
| her boyfriend Edward Cullen, a vampire who stopped | | | | Edward previously rescued her from an assault, and |
| aging physically at 17. Despite her lack of enthusiasm, | | | | she sees his image warning her to stay away. |
| Edward's adoptive family throws Bella a birthday | | | | Bella discovers that thrill-seeking activities evoke |
| party. | | | | Edward's preserved image.She is also comforted by |
| While unwrapping a gift, Bella gets a paper cut, | | | | her deepening friendship with Jacob Black, a cheerful |
| causing Edward's brother, Jasper, to become | | | | companion who eases her pain over losing Edward. |
| overwhelmed by her blood's scent and attempt to kill | | | | When Jacob is unable to see Bella for weeks, she |
| her. Realizing the danger that he and his family pose | | | | discovers that he is a werewolf, an age-old enemy |
| to Bella, Edward ends their relationship, and the | | | | of vampires. Jacob's pack members are on constant |
| Cullens leave Forks, Washington permanently. | | | | patrol for Victoria, a vampire searching to kill Bella due |
| Edward's departure leaves Bella heartbroken and | | | | to the death of her mate, leaving Jacob little time to |
| depressed for months. However, when her father, | | | | spend with her... |
| Charlie, wants her to live with her mother in Florida, | | | | |