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Chapter 1: Forks
"Emmett, I've already got the jet lined up and ready to go. Just grab a small bag and be at the air strip by 6."
"6??? Are you out of your mind?! With a face like mine, I need at LEAST 8 hours of beauty sleep!"
"Look Princess, you can sleep on the plane but I NEED you here. After you fix the blaze, we can start scouting for a suitable garage you can work out of. Jaz will pick you up at the airport. Once you get to Forks, you can borrow the fat boy to come get the blazer. We both have keys, so just park the bike in the space where the blazer is, leave my helmet and I'll see ya after school." Bella held her breath. Even the promise of the fat boy might not be enough to sway Emmett to drop everything to come help her. She waited.
"The fat boy?"
"Yes, the fat boy, my baby." She knew the temptation was too much for Emmett to pass up. He had salivated over her bike since the day she drove it home.
"Fine. But I want to be able to ride it the entire time I'm there."
Inwardly smiling, Bella huffed "Fine but its your ass if you hurt her. Gotta go. See ya tomorrow." Bella shut the phone and looked around at the room she was in. It was mind boggling the obstacles life had thrown at her in the last couple of weeks.
First, there was Renee coming home drunk after work. That was a first. She never drank. Then listening to her mother babble drunkenly about forks and strange men. Originally Bella had went to bed thinking her mom had a fetish with cutlery in her younger days. It wasn't until the next afternoon when she returned from school and found Renee sobbing at the table that she found out the truth. It was as if a dam had busted within her mother. Bella knew that Renee was missing Phil but she was shocked to find out that her biological father was still alive. And he was living in Forks.
It was watching her mother in all her misery that drove Bella's decision making process. Within twenty four hours, Jasper and her were in Forks scouting out places. Renee and Charlie had already decided that Bella would live with him. Jasper, however, needed a place for himself and for a studio. Eventually they found a place set back in the forest on the outskirts of town that would be perfect for their needs. The closet neighbors, the Cullens, were about a mile up the road so no worries about disturbing them when things got rowdy. Would it get rowdy? It always did. The only other arrangement they needed to make was a garage to house the toys and for Emmett to work in but it could wait.
Bella knew she had made the best decision seeing the light and spark return to Renee's eyes. She loved her mother and it pained her to see Renee in such a sad state.
Pulling herself together, Bella headed downstairs to start dinner in hopes of getting some quality time in with Charlie.
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After dinner, Charlie retreated to the living room to watch some tv while Bella cleaned up. Dinner had a been a lively affair. He told her all kinds of stories from his younger days and from when Renee was there. Only after the laughter had died down did Bella glimpse her father's sadness about the loss of his only love. Declaring herself done, she had quickly jumped up and grabbed the empty dishes thus allowing Charlie a moment to compose himself.
Now she found herself pondering a good time to bring up a very important matter. There's no time like the present. She thought as she finished wiping down the table.
"Charlie?" She called as she walked into the room where he was. "Are you busy?"
Muting the TV, Charlie turned to her. "What's on your mind?"
"What all did Renee and you talk about last week?"
"Bells, I think I know what you're worried about. Don't worry I know all about your career. I'm not going to say a word."
Bella let out the breath she was holding. "Well what did Mom tell you about it?"
"She just said that you were excelling at it and that things can get very hectic. She mentioned that there might be strange people showing up at the house at all times but this was normal for your line of work. Pretty much I interred from her that you're 100% self sufficient and that I'm just here in case you need something or for emergency purposes."
"Oh. Well I guess that sums it up." Standing up, Bella started towards the stairs. "I'm calling it a night. School in the morning."
"Good night Bella."
**
There was already more than half of the student body at school the next day when Bella pulled in to the lot. Heads turned as the blacked out Blazer made its way towards a back row. Bella could see the speculation on all the faces. Taking a huge breath, she shut off the truck, grabbed her bag, and headed towards the administrative office. Amazingly she was able to get to the office without somebody stopping her. Once inside, Mrs. Cope, the receptionist, handed over a map of the school grounds and her class schedule. With a quiet thanks, Bella reviewed her schedule and headed out the door.
After a pretty uneventful morning, Bella made her way to the lunch room. Her classes so far had proved to be a repeat of those from her prior school. She had also met several classmates. Right out of the gate, it looked like Jessica and Lauren were to be avoided at all costs. They were catty and bitchy and loved to gossip. Bella knew they were too uppity and uptight to ever accept her once everyone saw the real Isabella Swan.
Then there was Angela and Alice. Where Angela was quiet and serene, Alice was a mischievous, rambunctious pixie. From the beginning she felt at home with both girls and knew they were the real deal.
Strolling in the to cafeteria, she scanned the tables for either one of them, noticing both Mike and Jessica motioning her to join them. Not seeing either Angela nor Alice, Bella sighed.
"Hey! Sorry I'm late. Got held up in the hallway." Bella jumped as Alice appeared beside her. Grabbing Bella's elbow, Alice steered her to the opposite side of the room away from the others. Looking in the direction of where Alice was heading, Bella felt her heart start to flutter rapidly. Sitting at the table was a god and a goddess. Bella's mind started racing at all the possibilities these two offered just from their looks.
"Bella, this is Edward, my brother and this is Rosalie. Guys this is Bella Swan." With a flip of her hand, Alice sank down into a seat next to Rose and started on her lunch. Not one to sit with her back to a room, Bella chose the chair next to Edward. The group spent the rest of the lunch hour chatting about what there was to do in Forks and about the rest of the students. At the sound of the bell, Bella found herself walking towards Biology with Edward. They continued the lighthearted discussion from lunch until the Mr. Banner called for the start of class.
**
The rest of the day was a haze for Bella. Luckily it consisted of more repeat classes and gym, the bane of her existence. All Bella could think about was a certain green eyed god. Dropping off her paperwork with Mrs. Cope, she headed towards the parking lot. While a few cars were missing, quite a few remained. Their owners gathered around a space towards the back. Great. Why didn't I think about this reaction before hand?
Knowing there was nothing she could do, she pushed her way through the crowd towards her bike. While she prepared to see the usual guys crowded around the motorcycle she was shocked to see Rosalie at the forefront of the crowd ogling it. Suppressing a smile, Bella casually unstrapped the helmet from the seat and pulled it on. The speculation began.
"Didn't she drive..."
"...a black blazer..."
"Where?"
"How..."
The bike started with a deep throaty purr. Opening her visor, she looked at Rose. "Wanna ride?"
Rose's eyes widened before she exclaimed, "Hell yeah!" She climbed on the back and held on as Bella drove out of the parking lot.
**
After dropping Rose off at her house, Bella made her way to her own home. Even over the roar of the bike, Bella could hear that Emmett was hard at work on the blazer. On the drive to Forks, she had experienced some type of electrical problem with the truck. She had spent the last five hours of the trip without any type of radio and with no way to roll down the windows. Who knew what else was messed up.
Parking the bike in front of the house, Bella shut it down and headed inside. Dropping her books and helmet on the bed, she returned to the driveway to find out the extent of the damage.
"Em! Em! EMMETT!" Bella yelled. Reaching for the remote on the front seat, she quickly muted the radio. She heard a thump and then a loud curse.
"Damn B. Just made me crack my head." Emmett rolled out from under the truck, a bright red spot appearing on his forehead.
Giggling, Bella apologized. "What's the story?"
"Looks like you single-handily tried to take out a family of small mammals judging by the remains on the undercarriage. A few lines for the bags were damaged. I've already replaced those. Just doing a final once over. Electronically I just replaced a couple of fuses that had blown. "
"I'm glad that it was a quick fix. Thanks for coming up here on such short notice and getting this handled for me." "No prob B. You know I was due for a vacation and besides we needed to find a garage here."
"Well I still appreciate it more than you know. Now on the garage, Jaz gave me a list of several possible sites. Wanna grab it and then head out on the bike?"
"I am so not riding bitch behind you on that!"
Bella busted out laughing. "Okay. I'll ride behind and we'll go pick up the other one. I just need to grab my helmet, leave a note, and lock up."
Bella returned outside to find Emmett ready to go. Quickly she strapped on her helmet and climbed on the back. Having already been to the storage facility earlier, Emmett had no problems finding his way back.
"5A."
With a nod to show he'd heard, he slowly rolled to a stop in front of the door. After getting off the bike, Bella pulled her helmet off and gave it Emmett to hold. With a turn of the key, the door to the space was opened in no time. Inside where two more bikes; a magenta custom chopper, and a black and gold Ducatti. After a quick once-over, Bella opted for the chopper. It had been months since she'd had a chance to ride it. After wheeling it out of the space, she shut the door and locked it back up. Settling her helmet on her head, she fired up the bike and they started towards the first address on the list.
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