Sunset Blues
Disclaimer: obviously nothing belongs to me apart from the new characters and this story :) The rest is all Stephanie Meyers.
Summary: Bella was changed at the end of "Twilight", and shortly after, the Cullens met another "vegetarian" like themselves. Ellie MacDonald moves to Forks with her sister, and becomes intwined with the mystery that is the Cullen family.
Just over two years ago the greatest woman in the world, my mother, passed away – she had breast cancer. My sister refused to break the family further apart, so she took me in rather than have me put into care – I was only fifteen then. My sister's husband has just acquired a new job in a hospital in Forks, Washington, in America. So we're packing our bags and flying over 3,800 miles away from my home in Scotland. I didn't want to leave, of course I didn't. Why would I? I've lived in Scotland all my life. And Forks? Yeah I google'd it, and it's basically the American version of Scotland – rain. You'd think he could have chosen a warmer place than we are just now, but no.
The plane journey was tiring. I listened to music most of the way, and read of course, but I felt just as gloomy as the weather that was approaching. On the car journey to Forks my sister, Rose, tried to lighten the mood.
"Hey, Ellie, do you think I'll ever get used to driving on the right side of the road? I'm not to sure…" She trailed off, grinning, and her husband David joined in,
"She's a lethal weapon. 'Gonna have the cops on her at any moment."
I smiled at them half-heartedly and looked out the window into the misty drizzle that surrounded the car. As we drove into the town's limits, I spotted sign that read: "Welcome to Forks. Population – 3120"
Great. Small communities irked me. Everybody new everyone else's business and you never got any piece from mindless gossip. Back home I lived in a small town, but this was even smaller, and my stomach dropped nervously at the thought of school tomorrow. Another down side to Forks. School. I wasn't a huge fan of school in the first place but I had a feeling this one would be even worse. It was tiny, and I didn't make friends my age very easily. I had a small group of friends back home, and I missed them already, knowing I wouldn't have them to help me through my first day at a new school.
When we arrived at the new house, I spotted my rusty old blue moped in the drive, and I smiled my first genuine smile of the day.
"You sent it ahead!" I exclaimed.
Rose nodded and parked behind it carefully. I ran from the car and stroked the black leather seat nostalgically, remembering. My little piece of home here with me in Forks. Maybe it would be bearable here. Just.
I walked indoors and checked every room in the house. It was small, but homely. My boxes of things had been put in a compact room facing the woods at the back of the house. I peered through the window and watched as the wind tore at the top of the trees roughly; causing the birds perched on them to take off to a quieter area. I slumped on the bed in the corner of the room and stared up at the ceiling for a while, until Rose knocked on the door gently.
"Hey. You ok? Me and David are going to the store to pick up a few things for dinner. Want to come?"
"I'm actually really tired, I think I'll just start to unpack then go to bed. I'm not very hungry either so don't worry about getting me anything."
Rose eyed me with concern, but nodded, and left. I heard the car pull out and drive down the street. I kicked off my trainers, pulled my I-pod from my bag, and curled up on the bed, waiting for sleep to come.
Read and Review! I've written quite a bit more but I wan't to see what people think before I post it. I wasn't too sure when I started but it got flowing after this part :)