In high school, Forks, Edward meets a girl named Isabella Swan, whose thoughts he can not read. Bella smell (which immediately put him on a biology lesson) literally kept his vampire crazy, provoking the attack. Edward, the cost of enormous efforts and constant self-control, he managed to overcome his basic instinct - bloodlust, which is particularly strong provokes Bella. Later, he learns that she has an unusual ability - to attract danger. Edward and then save Bella. Protect her from bullies in Port Angeles, he assigns girl to a restaurant and admits that he can read minds. Then Bella realizes that Edward is a vampire. Nevertheless, she said that for her it does not matter, and they recognized each other in love. Then Edward and Bella begin dating. Once the territory of the Cullen vampires come nomads who do not observe "a vegetarian diet." One of them, James, vampire sniffer (sniffer able to smell the blood of the victim at large distances) begins the hunt for Bella. Edward tries to hide it, but in vain - James lures Bella cunning trap. The Cullens have time to help and kill James, who managed to bite Bella and Edward saves the life of his lover, for which he has to taste her blood.