Chapter 1:Look into the Skies
I sighed softly as I stared out the window of the small plane I had boarded not to long ago and soon I would be in Forks, on my way to La Push to start my new life with my Aunt Sue and my cousins Leah and Seth. After turning 17, I started feeling bad for my father and all the hard work he has to do just to provide for the two of us, he had started drinking a lot more than he use to and getting little to no sleep at night. I had decided about two weeks ago that it may be best if I moved in with my Aunt Sue Clearwater, to help my father relax a bit and get settled in, maybe even move back from New York into Forks. With me at my aunt's house, he wouldn't have to worry about leaving me for long periods of time by myself at night and trying to afford everything I need for school and such.
I smiled slightly, looking at my reflection in the glass, I was tanned, but a little lighter then my father. My dad was Quileute and my mother had been Portuguese, she had a fair skin tone, a lot lighter then my dad and tanned easily during the summer holidays when she would be out in the sun. I had taken after my mother more then my dad, I originally had dark brown hair but I had grown accustomed to dyeing and cutting my hair in all sorts of styles. My hair was long on the right side and would be short on the right, close enough cut to the scalp without using a razor, it was also colored red with a fuchsia in the front. I had my right eyebrow pierced as well as the right side of my bottom lip that had a small stud in it, I also had about four tattoos that I had gotten as a gift from my dad. I had a tribal lion on my right forearm, a tribal wolf paw print on the left side of my neck, purple and red leopard print that followed my hairline, and the Kingdom Hearts heart at the nape of my neck with angel wings that matched the hearts design.
I had bright emerald green eyes like my mother had and full lips, everyone had always told me how much I looked like my mother. I never got to meet my mother, she had died giving birth to me, leaving my dad and I all by ourselves. I sometimes wish she was still around just so I could actually meet her and share everything that has been going on in my life with her. I had enhareted a lot of my mothers characteristics, I had an hourglass form, with a 38DD bust size that got in the way a lot and gave me attention that I really did not want. I looked around the plane at the five six other passengers, wondering what their stories were and why they were coming to Forks in the first place. In about 10 to 15 minutes I would be seeing my Aunt Sue for the first time in 5 years, I had changed quite a bit since the last time Sue, Leah and Seth had seen me.
It was sad that my uncle had passed away, I had always loved seeing him and hearing about his fishing trips and how many fish he had caught, he would take Leah, Seth, and I out to fish with him whenever I was down. Soon the plane had landed and the flight attendant was helping everyone off the aircraft and guiding us to our luggage. I had on a black corset top with a light gray open fashion sweater, black lace skirt that came about mid thigh with black tights and some black Doc Martins. Back home everyone would label me as a goth or emo, but really all I liked was the style of clothing as well as some of the music that was associated with the genre. As soon as I got my luggage I scanned the area looking for my Aunt Sue, as soon as I spotted her I made my way over, dragging both my suitcases with me.
Sue had on a nice long flowing dark blue dress with a black coat over top, her long black hair was flowing freely down her shoulders. "Serenity! You changed your hair again!" She laughed as I hugged her, "Yeah, I am a girl with a thousand hair styles." I grinned and winked as I flipped my hair slightly. "You've always been out there, last time I saw you, it was bleach blonde! But I like this one better." She winked as she grabbed one of my suitcases, opening the back door and placing it in the back seat, I followed her lead and did the same in the passengers side of the car, I got in after placing my suitcase in the back and put my seat belt on. Sue got in, started the car as well as putting her seat belt on and drove out onto the road, "Leah and Seth have been so excited about having you stay with us, they have missed seeing you and your dad."
I looked out the window and smiled, "Yeah, I have missed them as well, I am just glad that I am here for good now." I had always loved being in Forks, loved how lively nature was and just how green everything was in the town. It was a nice change from the busy, lively and drama filled streets of New York, once thing I looked forward to, was being able to see the stars up in the night sky at night. Soon enough we were in front of Sue's house, "Leah and Seth aren't always home, I am not sure if they are around right now or not." she got out of the car and grabbed the suitcase from the back, I followed what she had done as well, grabbing my other suitcase and following her up to the front door.
Sue opened the door and walked in with me following, I put my suitcase down and took off my boots "I ended up getting the boys around here to help put your bedroom together, I do hope you like it. I made sure that it was painted purple, since it is your favorite color " I smiled at Sue and hugged her, "I know I will love it, you have always been the greatest, I am lucky to have someone like you as my aunt." she smiled at me and motioned for me to follow her up the stairs, leading me to my bedroom which was down the hall. Sue opened the door to reveal a light purple room, it had a queen sized bed with dark red oak wood framing that matched the dresser, desk, bookcase as well as the hope chest in front of the bed.
The sheets on the bed were a dark purple and the comforter was a light pink that matched the walls, the carpet that was in the middle of the room was a deep red. "Sue... I love this... this is just beautiful. Thank you so much for letting me move in here with you while my dad gets things sorted out. I am so lucky to have you as my aunt." Sue hugged me tightly and kissed my forehead, "Of course I would have you live here with me, I would do anything for Hakan. Your family and my god daughter, so I am going to look after you just like I would with my own children." She let go of me and smiled, "You unpack what's left of your clothing and I am going to get dinner together. You must be starving from the trip here."
Sue then left and made her way down to the kitchen. At that moment I realised how hungry I actually was, it had slipped my mind that I should have eaten before transferring over to the last plane. Sighing happily, I made my way over to my desk, letting my hand feel the wood underneath it before I picked up a picture frame that contained a picture of my mother and father on their wedding day. I was about the same height as my mother, 5''4, I was pretty short compared my father who was 6''1.
"Serenity! Dinner is ready!" It had been about 45 minutes since Sue had left to go make dinner, I had finished putting my clothing away about 10 minutes ago and had been laying down in bed almost half asleep when she called me down. I got up and ran down the stairs turning to my left to make my way into the dinning room, as I was walking into the room Leah and Seth walked through the back door. Seth's eyes widened as soon as he saw me and ran towards me, giving me a big hug, "Serenity! You've changed so much! I have missed you so much, I can't believe your actually staying with us." I laughed as I hugged him back, "I missed you too Seth, I can't believe how much you have grown since I saw you last!"
I couldn't believe how much he had grown really, he towered over me basically and he was what, only 15. "I see you haven't changed a bit and still want to stand out." Leah grinned as she took her seat at the table, looking over at me, "Well I learned from the best, didn't I?" I sat down beside Leah and giggled slightly. Seth sat down in front of me as Sue walked in with the rest of the food, she had made pasta with garlic bread. We all filled our plates and started eating, as Seth finished up his plate and started grabbing seconds he looked over at me, "What was it like living out in New York?" I laughed as i finished off my plate, "Well it was always so full of live, drama and was always busy, I had so much to do no matter what was going on that day."
Leah laughed as she grabbed herself seconds as well, "Better start getting use to doing a lot of nothing, there isn't too much to do. At least tomorrow your going to end up meeting everyone, we have a little party we are throwing to welcome you to your new home." I smiled as I got up, taking my plate as well as Sue's plate over to the sink and cleaning it, "It's nice of you all to do this for me, I am just nervous about meeting everyone..." Sue laughed as she walked into the kitchen, grabbing the towel and drying off the dishes before putting them away, "There isn't much to worry about at all, its just Jacob, Embry, Quil, Paul, Kim, Sam and Emily."
Leah appeared to my right and placed her plate in the sink, I took it and started cleaning it, "Yea and you have met Embry and Quil once before so its nothing really that bad!" Seth came over and placed his plate in the sink as well, making his way to the living room, "Everyone is excited to see you so don't worry! Nothing bad will happen!" I smiled as I turned off the faucet and looked over at Sue, "I am happy that I will be meeting everyone, I have always wanted to stay here with you guys instead of heading back to New York..."
Sue hugged me and kissed my forehead, "Well now your here, I bet your tired so go ahead and get some sleep, you have a big day tomorrow." I smiled and nodded, "Alright, goodnight Sue, thank you again for having me here." I then walked into the living room, saying goodnight to both Leah and Seth before making my way back up to my room and getting into bed.