I haven't written in a while so please be patient with me and I'm open to criticism. I wrote this because I like the thought of the main characters being the opposite gender so to clear up any confusion, Elaina is the female Edward and Ben is the male Bella.
Disclaimer; I don't own anything related to Twilight, its story line, or its characters. All credit goes to Stephanie Meyer.
Chapter 1
BPOV
The Arizona suns burning rays made Renee's already smothering hug even hotter. Her arms wrapped around my torso, squeezing me as if it was the last time she would ever see me. It wasn't like I was leaving them forever. "You don't have to do this Ben," she said as she pulled away from the hug. "I want to mom," I reached down to pick up my luggage "I need some time with dad" She wiped away the tears quickly, kissing my cheek. I gave her a tight-lipped smile before turning to nod at Phil.
Phil was a good guy, maybe just a little young but he was good for Renée. With Phil and Renée being newlyweds and starting to travel a lot because of Phil's career, I could tell I wasn't needed anymore. It's not that I wanted to leave. I just wanted them to have some time by themselves. Phil could take care of Renée now. He could remind her when she had food in the oven, or help her find her keys. Things I used to do. I was slightly nervous about going back to Forks, what a weird name for a town anyway. It's been years since I last seen my father. He used to come down to vacation with me every summer and sometimes on holidays until a few years ago when he got a promotion at work and slowly stopped visiting. We still call every once in a while but it's not the same. I made my way into the airport, going through the long line of checking in my luggage and waiting to board the plane. Finding out that my seat on the plane was next to a rather large woman with a bit too much hair on her upper lip and a foul odor coming from her, I could tell this was going to be a long flight.
Walking out of the airport to go to my father's cruiser, I remembered just how cold Forks actually was. Maybe it's gotten colder since last time I visited. This was probably the only time I actually missed the Arizona's heat. The car ride home was filled with awkward silence. Charlie kept looking over at me as if he wanted to say something but always stopped himself. "So I think you will really like Forks," Charlie finally said. I could tell he was just trying to make conversation with me and although I wasn't up for much talking, I decided to keep it going. "Yeah I think I will too. It'll be a change from my old school though. How big is this school anyway?" I said, remembering the times I visited, passing by the school. It seemed huge then but of course I was about 10 so everything seemed big to me. "Eh, I'd say about 300 kids." Charlie said. I blew out a sigh of relief. That wasn't too bad. "In my grade? That's good." No one would notice me then. "No. In the entire school." He replied. The whole school? I had at least 350 kids just in my grade in my last school. With so few people, I was sure to be the center of attention now. That thought made my body tense up and my stomach flutter with nerves. I have never been one for attention. "Oh I got you something!" Charlie suddenly exclaimed. "How could I have almost forgot?" He shook his head as we turned on the slightly familiar road that led to my new home. "You got me something? You really didn't have to…" I trailed off, not knowing what to say. Why would he need to give me anything? "It's already at the house. It's not much. Just a little something to get you through the rest of the year." Charlie pulled into the drive way, my eyes immediately going to the giant, red bulk of metal parked over to the side. As soon as the car stopped, I hopped out of the cruiser, walking around to look at the old, rusty truck. "How do you like it?" He asked, stuffing his hands deep into his pockets. "This is mine?" I asked surprised. He didn't need to get me something like this. While you could obviously see it wasn't expensive, it was still an unnecessary gift. "I love it!" I exclaimed. I really did. It was old and sturdy, definitely wouldn't draw any attention in a town like this. It was perfect. "Its great dad… thanks." I walked over to give him a quick hug. He patted me awkwardly before pulling back, his cheeks slightly pink. "Yeah well, you remember where your room is right?" I nodded for him to continue, "Right, well everything is ready for you so I'm just going to go watch the game if you need me" he stumbled over his words, probably still embarrassed about our earlier encounter.
I took my bags into the house and upstairs into my old room. The great thing about Charlie was that he didn't bug you. He let you do your own thing. Maybe this wouldn't be so bad after all. My room was exactly the way I left it, except for a slightly bigger bed than my old twin sized one. The gray-blue walls decorated in old posters of fishing, my dad's doing of course, and a few pictures from my childhood. I dumped my bags on the floor, kicking off my shoes to lay on the bed. I rolled over to look at the clock to see that it was already 8:34 pm. I sighed and let my eyes drift closed, my stomach already rolling with nerves at what to expect tomorrow.