Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight or any of its series, mercantile, movies, etc. But I do own a copy of every book!

Prologue

My name is Bella Swan, and I currently live in Phoenix, Arizona. It's hot and dry, but I don't have any of the typical characteristics of a Phoenix girl. I'm pale and clumsy. So clumsy, in fact, that it's almost a disability. But I've learned to manage during my 18 years of life. Typical girls from Phoenix are tan, blond, sporty. I have long brown hair, big brown eyes, and lips that are slightly to large. I'm only five foot four, but thats around average down here. My mother, Renee, married my father, Charlie, eighteen years ago. They moved to Forks, Washington where he lived in a modest two story house. The thing about Forks is that it rains. Constantly. And it's always overcast. There's rarely a day where the sun shines, but when it does, all the people take advantage of it. Also, everything is green. Everywhere you look is so green it's like an alien area. My mother grew sick of the constant rain and escaped with me from my dad's house when I was a baby. She moved to Phoenix, and I've lived with her ever since. I have to go see my dad for a few weeks every summer. He's like me; shy, not too touchy feely, and silence is welcome between us. Somewhere along the line, though, Renee met Phil Dwyer. He's a baseball player and he's often traveling with his team. My mother married Phil when I was 7, and he sometimes takes me and my mother with him traveling. More often though, he just takes Renee. Renee couldn't leave often when I was a child, and she still hates to leave me now. What she hates even worse though is Phil leaving without her. I got sick of her being so mopey and sad when he was gone, and I feel like I'm a pain in her life. So this time, I've decided to move to my dad's house is Forks temporarily. I hate Forks. But I have to make my mom happy, and if this is how to do it, I'll sacrifice my happiness for my mom's. My dad is excited for me to be visiting him for some sort of permanency.