Disclaimer: I, unfortunately, don't own Twilight or any of the characters. They belong to the oh-so-brilliant Stephenie Meyer.

Prologue: The Rain

Dear journal…

"You can't catch me!" I sang as I ran around the clearing in the woods, breathing in the warm air. "I'm too fast for you!"

I had the best day of my life today…

"You know that's a big, fat lie!" Edward yelled after me, catching up to me remarkably fast for a boy who was only seven. I knew I was in trouble when I heard laughing close behind me, but I couldn't help but laugh with him.

I wish I could replay this day forever and ever and ever…

I tripped on a fallen branch and landed in the soft grass. Edward tripped over me moments later, landing in the grass next to me with a grunt. He rolled over to face me after a second and looked at me with an incredulous expression.

And then we both laughed.

I didn't think that this day could get any better…

"Bella," Edward said to me a little later, "I want to give you something." For a seven year old, he could pronounce words fairly clearly.

"No presents," I warned him.

He gave me a look of mock hurt. "Why not?" He asked.

"Because I said so," I replied, folding my arms stubbornly.

"Please? For me." He looked at me with his piercing emerald eyes, smiling.

Why did that always work on me?

"Fine," I said, sighing in defeat.

Edward grinned, and I had to smile, too. His smile was contagious. He always did that to me—but I couldn't find a good word to describe it. Charm?

I hadn't been paying attention and felt him put something on my wrist. I glanced down and gasped at the beauty of the bracelet that was wrapped around my wrist.

It was a silver chain that wrapped around, link by link, until held together by a claw clasp. One charm hung from the chain: a crystal heart. The heart was cut into more than a dozen facets, making it throw rainbows in the rare sunlight streaming down through the trees. It was so beautiful that I couldn't contain my joy, even though I hated gifts of any kind.

"Edward, it's so pretty!" I exclaimed, throwing myself at him into a tight hug. He was a bit taken off guard, but gladly hugged back.

"I thought…that you'd like a little piece of me down there in Arizona," he said sadly.

"I'm going to miss you," I said, my eyes starting to sting. "So much." I released him and looked at his face, hoping to memorize it. Tears freely fell from my cheeks, hitting the soft blades of grass below me.

"Don't cry," Edward said, wiping the tears away and hugging me again. "You can always visit me in the summer. Right? Then we can hang out."

"Yeah, you're right," I said, smiling through my tears. "I'm being silly."

"What's wrong with that?" He said, and then he started tickling me. I giggled and fell to the ground, but that didn't stop him. Now I was crying because I was laughing so hard. I pleaded for him to stop between giggles. He eventually gave up and lay beside me, looking up at the clouds. For once, it was sunny today without a lot of clouds. I was sure it was going to rain today, just because of…

"That one looks like a marshmallow," Edward said, bringing me out of my thoughts. He pointed up to a certain cloud in the sky, and I strained my neck to see it through the trees.

"That one looks like a dog," I said, and then barked at Edward, earning a laugh from him.

"That one looks like…a sheep!" He said. "Baa!" I started to giggle.

"That one's a duck," I said, quacking at him.

"That one looks like…" He shrugged. "A cloud."

I couldn't stop laughing.

I pointed at the sky. "That one looks like…your mom!" I said, giggling harder. Edward gasped dramatically and sat up, giving me a surprised look. We didn't know what it meant, but we heard my dad's friends say it a lot.

I wish I didn't have to go away…

I picked up some grass and balled it up nice and tight and then launched it at Edward. It hit him directly in the face, causing him to cringe. He got grass all over his shirt and his messy bronze-colored hair that I admired so much. He sputtered out grass that got in his mouth, looking at me with determination.

"Oh, it's on, Swan," he said, before making his own grass ball and launching it toward me. It hit me straight-on in the face, bursting everywhere on impact. I wiped it off and made another ball.

"You betcha, Cullen," I said, throwing another, which he neatly dodged. We continued like that for a few more minutes before settling on the idea that the grass had been abused enough for today. The sun settled behind some clouds for a few hours, and I tried to will the sun back, but it still never came out.

We spent the rest of that afternoon playing hide-and-seek. It was one of my favorite games to play, especially in the woods. Edward was a really good hider, though. It took me almost a half an hour before I could find him. I did find him, though. You just remember that.

After I had found him, the sun had peeked out of the clouds again, streaming through the trees again to the forest floor below, lighting up the entire scene. It was really, really pretty. The sun made a natural glow to the forest, making it look almost eerie, but in a peaceful way (if that makes sense). I held onto the look of the small sunlight, because I knew that the place I was moving to had plenty of it.

I had fears that I wouldn't like it there, but if it made my mom happy, then I was happy.

I just hoped that Edward would be happy…and his family.

I just hope that this is a good idea, Journal. What if Mom doesn't like it there? Will she like the sun? I hope she doesn't melt like a popsicle. I'll come back to Forks during the summer. I can see Edward then. Maybe I'll beat him in hide-and-seek next time…

It's almost time to leave…I'll keep you with me. Tell you everything that I see. Maybe I'll make some new friends. Who knows?

I'll miss Daddy and Edward, but I'll see them soon.

-insert dramatic drumroll-

Yeah, yeah, so, for now, I'm back, for the few that know me. My netbook will be with me soon so I'll be able to write a lot faster. I'll have the next chapter of Nobody's Home up, then the few that are waiting for that will be...happy? Erm, anyway...I NEEEEEED you to check out Izobella Snow. LOOK AT HER STORIES. THEY ARE AMAZING. She is hilarious and is full of ideas. We are also really good friends. I'm her 'cyber shoulder,' as we like to call it. She needs some love, people! And we are also going to be doing some stories together. She already gave me some credit for one of her stories, though she does most of it. I want to give her some credit for this one, because she helped me pick this one out of a few ideas I had. She absolutely kicks ASS!

I'm also going to be doing a few more stories, as well as a crossover. Anybody know what it might be? Hint: It won an award at the MTV Movie Awards. :)

Yours in eternity,

Irrevocably Obsessed

P.S. Who else thought Vampires Suck sucked? I mean, it had its moments where you would laugh your ass off, but the rest was just plain stupid. I was expecting a lot more. :(