Edward . Anthony Masen Cullen was born the son of Elizabeth and Edward Masen on June 20, 1901. In 1918 at age seventeen, having lost his mortal family to a particularly deadly strain of Spanish Influenza, Edward found himself at death's door. Whilst receiving treatment in Chicago, he came under the care of the enigmatic Dr. Carlisle Cullen. His mother had made a final wish that the young doctor do all within his power to prevent the death of her son from the same disease. It is unclear whether or not she was aware of the fate she was assigning to him. Dr. Cullen complied with her request the only way he knew how: By transforming Edward into a vampire.
After about a decade of human-free diet, Edward became curious about human blood. He spent much time playing judge and jury, killing only humans he felt should not live (murderers, rapists, etc.). Eventually he could not handle the guilt of "being a monster" and returned to Carlisle. Presently, Edward resides in the wintry town of Forks, Washington with his "adopted" family: Dr. Carlisle and Esme Cullen, sisters Rosalie and Alice, and brothers Emmett and Jasper. He attended Forks High School, sharing the graduating class of Isabella Swan, human daughter of Police Chief Charlie Swan. Despite more than one hundred years of strict abstinence from human blood, upon meeting Bella he was barely able to resist the urge to feed on her. The unique, potent aroma of her blood proved to be a powerful temptation, awakening the dormant beast within and very nearly destroying the life the Cullens has constructed for themselves. Edward learns to overcome and to control his thirst for Bella, and his fascination quickly evolves into passionate adoration. However Bella's penchant for becoming embroiled in dangerous situations weighs heavy on his conscience. When Bella is part of a near-fatal accident involving Tyler Crowley's car in the school parking lot, Edward intercedes and Bella gets discovers his extraordinary physical strength. After he rescues her again, this time from a gang of would-be attackers in Port Angeles, she begins to realise that strength is only one of the strange gifts he posesses. After this incident, the two become inseparable and their love continues to grow and evolve into something profound. Edward finds himself unwilling and unable to stay away from Bella, though he fears that he is exposing her to danger and is soon sharing the secrets of his families various "powers" and their individual histories. Edward's gift is that he can read minds, hearing people's innermost thoughts. He has never encountered a person who is immune to his power... Until Bella shows up and he realises that her mind is impenetrable. At first this infuriates him, but it is also the catalyst for his obsession with her; How and why is her mind a mystery to him? His brother, Emmet teases him about being the smartest, but since he cannot sleep at night, he has a lot of free time. He has become the most fluent in foreign languages, and he has read the most books, second to Carlisle. He also loves to run(or feel any speed), and he is the fastest runner of them all. He is also the most musical, he is always composing songs on his piano, like Esme's Favorite or Bella's Lullaby. As Bella comes to grips with the truth about the Cullen family, she continually begs Edward to turn her into one of them. She dreads the fact that she grows older than him day by day, and sees her humanity as more of a curse than a gift as she is pursued by all manner of supernatural assailants. His brothers and sisters include Alice, who can see the future, Jasper, who can control your emotions, Emmett, who has supernatural strength (even for a vampire), and the amazingly beautiful Rosalie. Though most of them trust their natural instincts and avoid her because of her sweet smelling blood, they eventually adjust to the change and support Edward's feelings for Bella. They are all vampires adopted by the mysterious Carlisle Cullen and his vampire wife, Esme. While Jasper and Emmett's parents remain unknown, Rosalie and Edward talk of their parents. Alice is from an asylum and doesn't know who created her nor does she remember her past human life. Edward is described as being impossibly beautiful. His face is angular and perfect--high cheekbones, strong jawline, straight nose, and beautiful, perfect lips. His hair, which is always in casual disarray, is an unusual bronze shade inherited by his biological mother, Elizabeth. As a human, his eyes were an emerald green. He is said to have a dazzling crooked smile. He stands 6'2", has a slender yet muscular body, and is physically 17 years old. His eyes are normally golden-brown or topaz when he is not thirsty, and onyx or coal when he is. In Twilight, he is part of the mysterious Cullen family at Forks high. They do not associate with any humans for fear of exposure. He falls in love with human Isabella Swan and she finds out that he is a vampire. A baseball game in the woods exposes Bella and the Cullens to a rogue vampire trio: James, Victoria, and Laurent. James begins to obsessively track Bella, and bites her. She is rescued by Edward who proves his great love for her when he finds the inner control needed to suck James' venom out of her blood. In New Moon, at Bella's birthday party she gets a paper cut, and Jasper tries to attack. Seeing the danger he puts her in, he decides to leave her in order to protect her. This devastates her, but she gets by with the help of Jacob Black, her werewolf best friend. When she jumps off a cliff for fun, Edward thinks she has killed herself. He tries to kill himself by provoking the Volturi, but Bella finds him just in time to prevent him from exposing himself to the humans in the town ruled by the Volturi. Edward, Bella, and Alice are brought before the Volturi to provide an account of themselves. Bella is allowed to live and they are released with one condition; Bella must become a vampire and soon. In Eclipse, Edward stays with Bella and promises to never leave her again. He becomes over-protective of Bella being with Jacob, and worries about her safety. He later saves Bella and Jacob when Victoria comes to wreak her vengence. In Breaking Dawn, Bella agrees to marry Edward, and so they do. They go to Isle Esme for their honeymoon where Bella gets pregnant. She fights (unsuccessfully) for her life, but successfully delivers their half-vampire, half-human daughter, Renesmee Carlie Cullen. Edward is able to change Bella before she dies, and the hardships are over until Irena (a member of an Alaska vampire family who live as the Cullens do, for whom human blood is taboo) tells the Volturi that Edward and Bella have created an immortal child which is also taboo in the vampire world. The Volturi come to judge and punish this great offense, bringing many witnesses. There is a show-down between the Volturi and the Cullens, who are assisted by their own witnesses and the Quileute Werewolves. The newborn Bella is discovered to be a shield, and is able to protect the family. The Volturi, seeing themselves at a disadvantage, withdraw. By:Chrysa Twilight
