Chapter 1

A deep sigh leaves Serena's mouth as her emerald green eyes glare heavily at the old brown table top in front of her. Her golden blonde hair hung down over her shoulders, framing her tanned, heart shaped face and blocking her face from the view of the other two people at the table. Not that it stopped her twin from glimpsing her feelings.

Ryder Blackford sat next to her, his broad back straight and proud. His blonde hair was ruffled and spiked upward slightly and his green eyes staring at his twin. The muscles in his arms bulge and flex as he crosses his arms, soaking in the emotions from his twin.

The third man at the table leans back in his chair across from his two children. Unlike his children, Jack Blackford had light brown hair, blue eyes and paler skin than his tanned children. The children and father held no resemblance to each other. But that is because he and his belated wife adopted the children 17 years back.

"I understand that you don't want to move. Especially half way across the world, but I think a change of scenery will be good for the three of us. Especially after what happened…" A flash of pain flickers through his eyes "and surprisingly enough I got a job in Forks."

A growl lodges in Serena's throat and her glare intensifies, her eyes still boring into the poor table. Her slender fingers dig into her knees, but she ignores the sharp pain.

Calm down Serena. Maybe he is right. It will be good to get out of here; there are too many bad memories. Ryder says, his deep but smooth voice flowing through her mind. She turns her sharp gaze on Ryder, but he returns it with a steady, calm one.

I could understand moving somewhere closer, but to the other side of the world? New Zealand is out home Ryder! And ignoring the memories hasn't been that hard. She lies, her gaze turning away from her twins. A mental scoff escapes from Ryder as he moves his right hand and lays it on her shoulder lightly, leaving the other where it was.

You don't ignore them Sere, and neither do I. Ryder's mood lightens and the corner of his lips tilt upwards slightly. And think, Forks is basically surrounded by forest.

Jack watches his two kids as they stare at each other, different emotions playing across their faces. He knew by now that questioning the twins about it would get him nowhere. And after a while he got used to their silent conversations and weird behaviour, because they are still his kids.

"Fine, I will move without resistance, but know that I am still against it." Serena all but growls before pushing her chair back with a screech and stalking from the room. Ryder sends him and apologetic look, already following his twin. Jack leans forward and rests his elbows on the table.

"That's all I could ask for." He whispers his head cradled in his hands.

The Welcome to Forks sign flashes past them as they drive toward their new home. Serena sat in the back with her brother, the both of them looking out separate windows. Serena watches as tree after tree flies past them. Despite the obvious fact that she didn't want to move, excitement was filling her at the sight of the endless forest. She could almost taste the freedom, the wind in her face, the deer she could and will hunt.

Soon the trees recede slightly as they enter the small town, small shops now flying past them. People watch their car drive past with curiosity etched on their faces. Serena snorts looking away from the window and the prying people. One thing she didn't like was other people prying into business that wasn't theirs.

Soon they were turning down a smaller street that now held houses instead of shops. The houses even start to get left behind and the trees return as they continue driving. Finally they turn into a driveway that lead to a large double story cream coloured house. Her father stops the car and they all slip out, the other two with more enthusiasm than Serena.

"Here" Serena turns to see Ryder holding her suitcase out to her. She sighs and grabs it from his hand before walking to the front door. Once through the door she walks down the hall, peeking into each room as she passes. The first door led to a large lounge, the next to a kitchen, the third a bathroom and last a laundry leading to the backyard. She heads up the stair and onto the second floor.

On the second floor were six rooms. One a guest room, the second a work/study/library, the third was her father's room, the fourth a bathroom and the last two the twins rooms. She walks into one of the two rooms and dumps her suitcase on the bed. The room had sky blue walls and a lime green carpet. On one of the walls was a large set of windows that looked over the forest. Against another wall were a set of drawers and a door leading into a small closet. The third wall had her bed and a set of shelves and the fourth a desk.

A knock on the door causes Serena to look in the direction, her eyes meeting her twins. She sends him a small smile before starting to unpack her clothes and other possessions. They were only able to bring a suitcase each; the rest would be arriving by boat, including her and her brother's motorbikes.

The floor creaks slightly as Ryder walks into her room and sits on her bead, which moans under his weight. Serena continues to stuff clothes into the draws and place books on the shelves. Her laptop gets placed on her desk with the speakers and alarm/clock. She hooks her speakers to her computer before going through a list and playing a song. Highway to hell starts to beat through the speakers, drowning out all sound.

Her hips sway to the beat as she lets the music take her away. She throws more movements into it, not caring if she looked weird. Soon she felt a presence behind her and when she turns she sees that Ryder had joined in with the dancing. They dance together for a while, cracking stupid moves that made the other laugh. In the end they ended up dancing together, their arms swinging about as they spun and jumped around.

Usually Ryder would never be caught dead doing this, but if it made his twin happy and got her mind off everything then he would do it for her. Ever since that one day, her mind has been in the shadows and her mood had gone from happy and carefree to withdrawn and sad. Ryder missed the old Serena.

A knock sounds on the door frame and they both look up to see their father standing there, a happy smile on his lips and a bag in his hands. The twin's noses flare as they smell the warm scent of food and their stomachs rumble with hunger.

"I got dinner from the diner in town. Come down and we will eat it." Jack says before turning and heading downstairs, the two twins following. They head into the lounge and dig into the food. No one said anything as they ate, happy to just be filling their stomachs. Soon all the food was gone and the three lent back full.

"I have work tomorrow. The hospital wanted me to start right away. And I highly hope that I will not be seeing you two in their as often as I did in New Zealand. I know I don't ask questions and that you don't want me asking questions. But please be careful with whatever you do" Jack nearly pleads his two remaining family. He knew that back in New Zealand they were a part of something not normal.

Most days he would see one of them, or even both in the hospital with broken bones or open sounds. And most of the time he was the one to patch them up. But what shocked him the most was the rate that they healed at. Yet still he asked no questions and instead decided to be thankful that his two children healed from whatever was dealt to them.

Jack also had no doubt that he will eventually start seeing them back in the hospital again. But at the same time he wished he didn't have to, he hated seeing them injured. Each time he got a call saying that his children was in the hospital and needed patching up he couldn't help but freak out over whether or not it was serious. He prayed that the day would never come where it was too serious to fix.

The first day they needed fixing, he wasn't sure they would survive. But they did, and thank god for that. He would've died himself if he lost the twins straight after losing his wife.

"We can't promise that dad" Ryder answers, sadness clear in his voice. Ryder knew how much it bothered his dad. But he couldn't control whether or not him and his twin got injured on their run. In New Zealand his friends, sister and himself would play fight or hunt in which usually ended up with some sort of injury.

Jack nods and looks down, his hands wringed together. Serena watches her father with acknowledging eyes.

"We will try. But it's nearly impossible for us not to get injured. But we do promise to try our hardest." Serena promises and Jack looks up with a smile that warmed Serena's heart slightly. The twins bid their father good night before heading back up the stairs. Serena splits off from her twin and heads into her room to get changed for bed. She strips her clothes off and pulls on one of her brother's shirts and a pair of cotton thigh length shorts.

Yours or mine? She asks her brother while pulling her blonde hair back into a bun so it wouldn't get in her face.

Either. He answers and Serena rolls her eyes before heading out of her room and into Ryder's. Ryder looks up as his sister enters and nods before heading over to the bed and shuffling over to the far side, making room for Serena. Serena turns the lights off and heads to the bed, shuffling into it. Ryder's arms open and she cuddles into them, resting her head on his shoulder. Ever since that day, she slept with her brother in his room.

If she slept by herself she would have nightmares and end up screaming, and wouldn't stop until someone woke her. And by then she would be sobbing. But it turns out that she could sleep if she was with someone else. So Ryder and she would share a bed, either in his room or hers. Their dad never asked why, because he understood. He knew what she went through was enough to break a person.

Darkness slowly enters Serena's mind as she drifts to sleep, and she is left at her dreams mercy.