"We have arrived at Port Angeles Airport, please wait until the plane has come to a full stop to begin collecting your belongings. The local time is 5:30 in the afternoon, and the skies are cloudy. We thank you for flying with us this evening."

I looked out the window with a massive smile on my face, this was going to be the first time I saw my dad in several years. Sure he had called me and tried to visit, but my mother and her new husband Phil, who was a pro baseball player, always had other obligations and we couldn't make time. They had recently gotten married and wanted to have a life where nothing was tying them down, so I volunteered to go live with my dad in Forks.

Looking around I noticed everyone else was ready to get off this plane as much as I was. Flying all the way from luminous Florida to overcast Washington, was exhausting and I was glad I opted for my usual t-shirt and soccer sweats. However, no matter how comfy I may have felt I didn't manage to fall asleep at all during the flight.

The plane came to a complete stop and everyone quickly started getting off the plane. Being in the back I knew that we were last to leave, so I was in no haste to get off. Soon enough it was my turn to grab my bag from the overhead compartment, but being my height, I struggled to grab it from the back where it had been pushed to.

A pair of hands came to my rescue and grabbed my bag for me. When I turned to grab it from the person, I was met with the most captivating green eyes. I was silent for a moment until I realized everyone was waiting for me. Feeling the heat rush to my cheeks I quickly said, "Thank you," and I practically made a break for it.

I quickly got out of the plane and I started trying to find the baggage claim. Several signs directed me to the section where my baggage would arrive, and as I made my way in that direction, I realized that the man who helped me earlier was walking rather close to me. As we walked I tried to sneak glances at the man walking next to me. He was clearly older than me, looking in his mid twenties. He had a perfectly square jaw line that was graced with just the right amount of stubble. He had unruly bronze hair that looked more like a sexy bed head. Whoa Bella, sexy?

Shaking my head I started walking a little bit faster. Searching the screen for my flight's baggage, I found it right at the very end. The man was walking nearby to me, also waiting for his luggage. I let out an impatient sigh as I saw that out of all the luggage that was coming out, none of them were mine. The man was lucky and quickly found his and I looked over at him, he gave me an amicable smile as he started walking away. I then saw a beautiful woman come up to him and plaster a rather passionate kiss on his lips.

Great a girlfriend, of course. Sighing to myself I decided to focus on the task at hand. But that was short lived as I heard someone call my name. Responding, I turned around to see Charlie smiling at me. Charlie was my dad, and because my mom left him when I was young, I never really got into calling him dad. It was some sort of a mutual understanding we had.

Beaming at him as well, I walked over to give him a tight hug. He was a normally stoic man, showing little emotion, but I could tell he was happy to see me.

"How was your flight Bells?" He asked calmly.

I shrugged, "It was alright, pretty smooth. I'm more worried about Athena though." Athena was my beautiful Border Collie, who was honestly my best friend. She went everywhere with me, so it was logical that she would come with me to live with Charlie.

"Is that her over there?" He asked, pointing to a suitcase leaning against a dog kennel, with an alert and not happy Athena staring at me.

I gave him a quick nod, and smiling, I jogged over there and knelt down, petting her through the bars. "Hey girl! I know you're excited but I can't let you out just yet."Being the intelligent dog that she was, she seemed to understand me, and laid back down, her tail still wagging happily.

Charlie and I made our way out of the small airport and I let Athena out before we started walking to the car. She started barking and jumping around, excited to be out of her cage. She made her way to Charlie and sniffed him cautiously, then wagged her tail and started jumping around again.

Laughing at her we made our way to the police cruiser parked in the parking lot. "Really Dad? Did you have to pick me up in the cruiser?"

He gave a small chuckle and replied, "Of course, I have to scare off all the boys who are looking at my daughter!"

Being very unladylike, I snorted at his comment. As we drove out of the small airport, I noticed how dreary and gloomy it was outside. "I almost forgot how cloudy it was here."

Charlie nodded and looked out the window himself, "Well actually, this is pretty good weather."

I let out a groan, "Really? Well at least I won't have to worry about Athena getting too hot." She barked as he heard her name, tail wagging. "I almost forgot, look at what I have here!" I pulled out a squeaky toy out of my bag, and tossed it to her. She caught it in her mouth happily and started playing with it.

The car ride was about an hour long, and for the rest of the time Charlie and I talked about various things, such as soccer, school, and his job. When we made it to the house I almost got teary eyed. It looked as if my mother and I had never left. The inside of the house was exactly the same, no new furniture, nothing was rearranged.

Charlie carried my luggage inside and I grabbed all of Athena's things. He led me to my room, which surprised me this time. Instead of looking like a five year old lived there, it was a room made for a much older resident. It had a queen sized bed, with a beautiful lime green comforter with a white rose design. There was a desk in the corner and next to it was a beautiful wooden bookshelf that covered half of the wall.

"Wow, did you do this?" I asked him with a smile.

He nodded sheepishly, "With help from a friend."

"Thank you!" I embraced him tightly.

I tossed my stuff on the bed and he said, "Well I'm going to let you and Athena get settled, pizza or Chinese?"

"Definitely Chinese." I said quickly. As he left the room, he closed the door softly. Athena was staring at me. "What girl? Alright I'll take you on a run soon okay, let me get dressed." She started wagging her tail at the word run, and I quickly threw on some running clothes.

We went downstairs to put on my shoes and I called out to Charlie, "Hey we're going running okay? We'll be back for dinner!"

I knew she didn't need a leash, so we just left the house. I made my way down the street, starting with a soft gait. But as we made our way to some forest trails, I picked up my pace and started some interval training. Athena was having the time of her life, sniffing things all around her and then sprinting to catch up with me, not letting me get out of her sight.

However, I was slightly concerned when she didn't catch up with me once, and I backtracked to find her. "Athena!" I called out, searching the trail for her.

I heard her bark and I jogged over to where she was. She was in a beautiful endless meadow. Flowers of bountiful color were growing all around long wispy grass that was flowing with the slight breeze, making it look like soft ocean waves. The meadow was enclosed by mountains and forests. A small, rocky stream flowed through it. It belonged in a movie.

Athena looked pleased with herself for finding a beautiful meadow such as this. I squatted down and gave her a pat on the head. "Wow girl, this is beautiful."

We stayed there for much longer than we hoped, as we watched the sunset. Before it was completely gone I realized that it setting meant that we would have to run in the dark. In the forest. Alone. My eyes widened and I quickly got up, scaring my dog. "Let's go girl!"

I practically sprinted through the woods, and as I started making back to civilization, I almost got hit by a speeding Volvo. "Hey asshole! Slow down!" I yelled at the car that kept going.

Shaking my head I kept running home. I made it about 10 minutes after the sun set. Charlie was sitting on the couch watching sports. "How was your run?"

I smiled at him, still slightly out of breath, "Good, sorry we're so late. Athena found this beautiful meadow in the woods!"

He laughed, "Glad you had fun. There's some food on the table. I got the spiciest thing I could find for you."

"Thanks!" I called out over my shoulder as I walked into the kitchen. Grabbing one of her bowls, I gave Athena her dinner of kibble, and then grabbed my own carton of food and joined my father on the couch. We started watching a game but then the day's events caught up with me and I got up to go to bed.

Giving Charlie a kiss on the head I said, "Well I'm tired so I'm heading to bed, night!"

"Wait I have a surprise for you. I know you're heading to school tomorrow and I figured, well I'll show you." He got up off the couch and led me into the garage. He turned on the light to reveal the old truck that as a little girl I had always wanted.

Beaming at him I gave him a hug, "Thanks Charlie. I can finally drive him!"

He laughed and tossed me the keys, "Night kid."

I skipped up the stairs, quickly showering and getting ready for bed. When I got in my room I grabbed my phone, seeing two missed calls from my mom, Renee. I decided to call her back before she thought my plane crashed.

She picked up on the first ring and answered with a worried tone, "Hello?"

"Hey Mom, I'm calling to let you know I didn't die or anything." I said sarcastically.

"Isabella! Don't do that to me! You were supposed to call right after your plane landed! I've been worrie-" She couldn't finish her sentence because I heard Phil mutter something to her, and she giggled. Gagging I remembered how they are still in their honeymoon phase. "Sorry honey I have to go, I love you!"

She hung up before I could answer back. That was Renee for you. She was very flaky, and well I was more of the mother in our relationship than her. Hell she was dating a guy who was 28 when she was 42! But I knew she loved me, and I wouldn't want her any other way.

I jumped into my bed and pulled the covers over me. Athena hopped onto the bed as well and snuggled up to me. We both knocked out and before I knew it my alarm clock was ringing, telling me that it was 6:00, or in other words, time to get up.

Athena was the first to hop off the bed, excited for both a walk as well as her breakfast. I got ready quickly, throwing on a pair of nice jeans, and a nice flowery tank top with a matching cardigan. Walking downstairs I found Charlie looking puzzled at the directions for pancakes.

"Morning!" I said, breaking him out of his focus.

"Oh hey kiddo." He said distractedly and then realized something. "How about I take Athena out on a walk, and you tackle the pancakes?"

I laughed and nodded, knowing that he couldn't cook for his life. "How did you ever live without me?" I got started on the pancakes right away. These were the easy kind too, the ones that only require two ingredients. But I decided to add a slight spin to them, mixing in some vanilla, cinnamon, and blueberries. I had finished making plenty of pancakes for each of us by the time Charlie got back with Athena. They both came into the kitchen panting and looking as hungry as a pack of wolves.

I gave my dad a plate of pancakes drizzled with maple syrup, and I made my way over to Athena's almost empty bag of kibble. She sat patiently, a little bit of drool hanging from her mouth. I laughed at her, and put the bowl down and then giving her the command to eat.

I then quickly ate my pancakes and cleaned up the few dishes. "So Bells, I have to go, but I'll come back home at lunch and take Athena out on a walk. But I won't be back until 7 tonight."

I nodded at him and said, "Sounds good. I'll just make dinner later. Athena and I need to stop by the store anyway."

As he walked out the door he called out, "Have fun at school!"

"Have fun at work!" I called back mockingly.

Ten minutes later it was my turn to leave, and I grabbed my school bag and made my way to the garage, where my truck was parked. "Bye Athena! Behave!"

I hopped in the car and started it, hearing its old engine made me smile. It was a 10 minute drive to school, and I quickly found a parking spot in the small lot. Forks High School was a small school, with a graduating class of about 100 students. I turned off the engine and sat in my car for a few moments.

Taking a deep breath, I got out the car to face the questioning faces of all the people. I knew this was a small school, so a new person would be a big deal, and I did not like having that much attention, unless I was on the soccer field. Head down, feet shuffling, I made my way to the front office.

The lady looked up from her computer and gave me a smile, "Hi you must be Isabella Swan here to get your schedule?"

I nodded shyly and said, "Yes, but people call me Bella."

She smiled and said, "Bella it is then. Here's your schedule, you sure have a handful there."

"Thank you!" I said appreciatively. I looked at my first class, Pre-Calculus, great. I turned back around and looked at the lady once more. "Uhm, by any chance can you tell me how to get to my first class?"

"Oh yes of course!" She looked around her and then noticed someone walking by, and opened a window to call out to the girl. "Alice! Alice! I have a favor to ask of you!"

The short girl, with spiky, jet black hair practically danced into the room. "Yes Mrs. Goldberg?"

"Can you show Bella here around?"

Alice looked at me happily, with a huge smile on her face. "Ah so you must be the new girl everyone is talking about. My name's Alice, nice to meet you Bella!"

Her smile was contagious and I smiled back at her. "Likewise!"

"Let me see your schedule, we might have some classes together!" She said to me as we walked out the office, waving goodbye to Mrs. Goldberg.

I passed her my schedule and watched as she smiled at it, "Well we have first together, as well as third, and seventh! Plus we have lunch too!" I laughed at her enthusiasm as she linked arms with me and announced, "I'm going to introduce you to all my friends, come on!"

We practically skipped down the hallway, and I blushed at all the glances. We stopped in front of a locker and she said, "I'm pretty sure this one is yours! Oh wow you lucked out huh? Our class is right there." She said pointing to a door a couple of lockers down. "Oh look there goes Jasper, meet me in class? I'll save you a seat!"

And with that, she skipped off. How a person could have so much energy was beyond me, but I smiled regardless. I fumbled with my locker combination a few times until I got it right. Pulling out a few things to make the locker mine, such as a picture of Athena, my favorite soccer player Rooney, and a couple other pictures, I taped them on and smiled at my work. I put all the books that I had received earlier from Mrs. Goldberg, and put them inside my locker, grabbing the ones that I needed before lunch.

I heard the first bell ring and I quickly made my way to the classroom. There were several girls surrounding what I assumed was the teacher, but I couldn't see. Slipping past them, I made my way over to a waving Alice and a group of her friends.

"Hey Bella!" Alice greeted cheerfully. "Well I guess I should introduce you to everyone-"

A stunning blonde girl interrupted her. I swear this girl could pass as a model, she had long blonde hair that was straight, but framed her face beautifully. Her bright blue eyes were brought out by the way she did her makeup. I felt plain in comparison, but the truth was I paled in comparison to everyone out of this group. "Alice I'm pretty sure I can introduce myself. Hi I'm Rosalie. Bella is it? Nice to meet you."

I smiled at her and before I could respond to her, a boy with light brown hair and blue eyes to match spoke up. "I'm Jasper, Rosalie's brother. Nice to meet you Bella." Just hearing his voice made me calm, he had a very laid-back appearance.

"It's nice to meet you guys! So where's the teacher?" I questioned.

"Sick again I assume. But we have Coach Cullen here to sub." Rosalie said with a laugh.

I raised one of my eyebrows, "Coach Cullen, or Edward, is my cousin." Alice said with a laugh, "But he also Coaches the girls' soccer team."

I perked up at the word soccer, "So there's a soccer team here?"

Rosalie laughed, "Yeah we may be a small school, but our girls team is pretty kick ass if I do say so myself."

We all laughed, "So you play Rosalie?"

"Call me Rose. Yeah, why do you?" She questioned.

I gave her a huge smile, "It's my life. You have no idea how relieved I am to hear you guys have a team. Charlie, er my dad, said that this school was missing some sports teams, but he wasn't sure which ones."

"Are you guys almost done talking about sports? You know how much I don't like them Rose!" Alice whined.

We laughed at her and Rose said, "Wait one more thing, Bella you should come to tryouts tomorrow! We could use some talent that is if you can take Coach Cullen!"

"I've met some pretty bad coaches; he can't be all that bad!" I replied.

Alice was the one to speak this time, "He's not terrible, but he does have his moments."

Rose nodded in agreement. "Yeah sometimes he is pretty chill, but he knows when someone has potential and really pushes them."

"He practically kills Rose at practice!" Alice laughed.

Before Rose could respond, a voice called out, "Alright class time to settle down."

I hadn't even heard the bell ring! The girls surrounding the teacher started to dissipate and revealed the man who I had seen at the airport. I thought I recognized that velvety voice!

"Alright are we ready to begin now?" He asked with a smile. "I think that your teacher left a packet or something for you guys."The whole class moaned at the thought of a lot of work. "But she also said that you guys can work together."

Everyone cheered at that. Coach Cullen sat down at the desk and propped his feet up, watching the class. I tried my best to avert my eyes and make sure there was no eye contact. I felt someone poke me from behind. I turned around and saw that some guy had poked me.

"Hey I'm Mike, you're the new girl right?" He said with a smile. He had baby blue eyes with a baby face to match. His blonde hair was combed back in a fashion that made me think he spent more time on his hair, than I did on my wavy brown hair.

"Yeah, I'm Bella, nice to meet you." I said amicably feeling the heat rush to my cheeks.

I heard Rose speak up, "Oh no you don't Mike, she's my partner!"

"Come on Rosalie! I was just introducing myself!" He complained.

"Than you won't mind me taking her from you." She said and pulled my desk close to hers. Mike frowned and I muttered a sorry and quickly moved closer to Rose. She said, "Bella, you can do so much better than him I promise."

I laughed at her, "Rose it's my first day, calm down."

She smiled at me and then called to Alice, "Isn't it our duty to keep her away from bad suitors?"

"Of course Bella! We have known these people for a very long time! And plus your too pretty for them." Alice said nonchalantly.

I shook my head at them, blushing. I didn't respond because I heard Coach Cullen call out to Rose. "Rosalie, don't make me make you run laps after school!"

She rolled her eyes at him. "Oh please. We're in school not the field." He gave her a disapproving look and she spoke once more, "Alright alright. Come on Bella!"

We breezed through the packet, mostly because I had already done this chapter at my old school. Soon enough the bell rang and I bid goodbye to my friends with promises that I'd meet them for lunch and how I'd see Alice in third period. Before I left though, I walked up to Coach Cullen.

"You're the soccer coach right?" I asked him shyly. I could feel a slight bit of heat rush to my cheeks.

He nodded and smiled, "Yeah, do you play?"

It was my turn to nod and I said, "Mhm, I was wondering about tryouts, they're tomorrow?"

"Yes, but make sure that you have all the paper work signed and everything or we can't let you play. It's all on the website." He responded.

"Alright thank you!" I said and walked out of the class, not sure if I should say bye or not.

"See you then!" I heard him say.

That caused me to blush, and I walked quicker. The next few classes went by fast and before I knew it, it was time for lunch. I slowly made my way to the cafeteria. What if I couldn't find Alice and Rose? What if I had to eat lunch alone? I started to panic until I saw Alice walk up to me.

"Hey Bella! Come over here! Did you pack your lunch or do you need to go get some?" She asked with a friendly smile. She was just like an energetic pixie. I had a feeling her and Athena would get along splendidly.

"No I'm good, I brought mine." I said slightly shy.

"Alright, well we are right here, you can sit next to Rose and I!" She said, skipping over and pulling me down.

I laughed at her enthusiasm. I looked at the table and noticed that there was an addition. A burly boy, who really looked like a man, was sitting across from Rose. He had dark curly hair and hazel eyes, with adorable dimples accenting the rest of his face. There were massive muscles all over his body, it was like he was a personal body guard or something.

"Hi I'm Emmet! You must be Bella, Rose told me all about you!" He said with a big smile.

"Nice to meet you!" I responded.

Rose leaned over to give him a kiss, which started to turn into a make out session. I blushed for them and waited for them to break away. They didn't. So Jasper cleared his throat and they both broke away, not looking sheepish at all.

"Don't worry Bella, they're dating." Alice said cheerfully.

"I'd certainly hope so." I said and they all laughed. The rest of the day went by smoothly and before I knew it, I was in my truck driving home. All in all it seemed like a very successful day. I had made some friends, did well in school, and even heard about tryouts. I walked into the house gleefully calling Athena.

"You ready to go to the store girl?" I asked with a smile. She wagged her tail cheerfully and skipped over to get her leash. I laughed at her and threw down my bag, and grabbed my wallet and keys. Charlie had left me some money to buy some groceries. We both jumped into the truck and drove down the road into town, cheerfully belting out the lyrics to the songs on the radio. Well I was singing, Athena was howling at either my bad voice, or the song as well.

I parked at the grocery store and put Athena in the bed of the truck, telling her to stay there. She looked sad that she couldn't come with me inside the store. I grabbed a cart and went through the store, stocking up on plenty of pasta, vegetables, rice, cereal, and other stables that my dad lacked. I made my way to the pet isle and grabbed Athena a big bad of kibble as well as some new treats.

When I finally made it to the register, I had a full cart and spent about two hundred dollars. I pushed the heavy cart to my car and piled the groceries in the back. Athena and I were driving when we passed by a sporting goods store. I quickly pulled over and parked. Letting Athena into the bed once more, I walked into the store.

Not being able to admire the store as much as I wanted, I heard a familiar voice call my name. "Bella?"

I turned around and saw Mike from math class standing there in a worker's outfit. "Oh hey Mike, you work here?"

He beamed proudly at me, "Of course, this is my family's store. Newton's Sporting Goods."

"Oh okay!" I said rather awkwardly, trying to slide away from him.

"Do you need any help?" He asked.

Damn it, I actually needed his help. "Uh actually I do. Where is your soccer section?"

"Oh I'll show you! You play soccer? I had you pegged as a volleyball player!" He said too cheerfully.

I grimaced slightly at that. "Nope. Everyone says that."

"It's probably because of your legs." He said calmly, but quickly realized he had said it out loud. "Because they are so muscular! Not that it's a bad thing!"

"It's okay Mike don't worry." I responded. We had finally made it to the soccer area, and I hoped he would go away, but instead he hounded around me. I quickly picked up a couple pairs of soccer socks, I had to leave mine at home because I didn't have any more.

We walked to the register where he rung me up. As if following me around the store wasn't enough, he also 'showed me the way out'. He saw Athena and smirked, "Is she yours?" And walked over to pet her roughly, and then jumped back and cowered when she growled at him.

I chuckled silently. "Yeah, she's picky with who she likes." He nodded, still scared, and I took this an as opportunity to escape. "Well bye!"

Athena hopped in and gave me a sloppy dog kiss. I whispered to her, "Good girl, that Mike sure is annoying."

I waved bye to him as I drove away. We made it home and Athena helped me bring in some of the lighter groceries. I started on dinner and it was finished right as Charlie came home.

"Hey Bells, smells good in here!" He called out. "How was school?"

"It was pretty good! I made a couple of friends and I learned when tryouts are!" I said excitedly, passing him a plate of lasagna and salad.

"Thanks. When are tryouts? Who'd you meet?" he asked.

"Tryouts are tomorrow, and I met Alice Cullen? She showed me around, and her friends Rosalie and Jasper Hale, as well as Rosalie's boyfriend Emmet. They are all really nice." I finished with a smile.

Charlie nodded, "I know Alice's dad, nice man. He works at the hospital, head surgeon."

We finished dinner and Charlie covered dishes this time. I went on another run with Athena and watched the sunset once more. Then I came home and did homework. As I lay down in bed, I thought about all the people I had met today. Alice was one of the most cheerful people I have ever met, and she seemed like she could be a really close friend. Rose, even though I admittedly was jealous of her looks, she was extremely nice, and if I made the team it would be amazing to have a friend who also loved soccer. Jasper and Emmet seemed like fun, and I always liked having guy friends around, they always made things exciting.

And then there was Coach Cullen, or Edward. I blushed as I thought about our insignificant conversation. It was selfish of me, but even though I knew about tryouts, I still wanted to hear it from him. I fell asleep that night, excited for not only soccer tryouts, but seeing Coach Cullen again.


A/N: Well here's a new story idea I have. This chapter is really slow, but it was to explain Bella's situation and was actually needed haha. Please stay with me! I promise it will get better! But anyway, next chapter is tryouts! Will Bella make it? Sorry I'm a sucker for these kind of romances . Well just tell me what you thought about it! Anything you thought was aloof don't be afraid to let me know!

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