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Chapter 1 - Moving
"Seth! For goodness sake! Get your bag and get in the car! Leah was ready hours ago!" Sue Clearwater yelled up the stairs, her face bright red from exertion. Beads of sweat were forming on her brow as she hoisted a packing box up into her arms, exhaling heavily as she did so.
"Sorry mommy," said a little boy, appearing at Sue's elbow. Seth Clearwater smiled cheekily as his mother glared at him - the little six year old was well aware of what his mother's fury could be like, but he was cheeky enough for it not to bother him. He smiled and - with an air of cockiness about him - disappeared down the corridor.
Sue groaned and adjusted her grip on the packing box. As she did this, Harry Clearwater, her husband, walked past, and whisked the box away from her, smirking playfully. Harry was in his mid thirties, with black hair and dark hazel eyes. He winked at his wife.
"Harry," Sue complained at once. "I can handle it," she made as if to take the box back, but Harry dodged her, still smirking.
"So can I," he added, grinning. "Seth, if you aren't in the car in five seconds, your sister will get all the sweets to herself!" he called, louder. There was the sound of scurrying feet as Seth disappeared out of the front door.
"Harry," Sue pleaded. Harry smiled, picking up a heavier box and holding onto that, too. Sue glared at her husband, but Harry was unaffected by her glower as he bent down and whispered in her ear.
"Won't you let me do this one thing for you?" he pleaded, fluttering his eyebrows as his lips grazed his wife's ear. Sue had to refrain from shuddering as everything seemed to slow down - the hustle and bustle of moving house was gone, all that remained was a slightly eerie silence.
She shook herself roughly.
"Whatever," she snorted, turning away, but not before she caught Harry's smug grin. Harry began to whistle a tuneless song and disappeared out of the front door, smirking playfully to himself as he disappeared.
Sue glowered half heartedly at Harry's back but smiled slightly to herself as she took one last look at her house. The house had belonged to her mother and grandmother before her, it was old and large. The Clearwaters had always been a wealthy family, which explained their unnaturally large house.
Sue moved into the drawing room - which wasn't quite the room that it was expected to be. Rather than being the normal definition of a drawing room, it was a room with drawings all over the walls, drawn by Seth and Leah as children. There were wolves, older men, and images of the family all drawn in black charcoal from when they grew up. To others, it would look like a terrible mess, and Sue supposed that it was a terrible mess - but it had so many memories.
Sue sighed and left the room, a single tear falling from her eye. She brushed it away impatiently.
The memories that lived in that house were strong, some incredibly old. Both of the Clearwater children had been born in that house, and leaving it behind was a hard step to take - but a necessary one. Harry had a new job that paid well, as did Sue, and a fresh start was just what the children needed.
The door was locked firmly and Sue walked towards the car in a sedate fashion, climbing in slowly and gently shutting the car door. Harry smiled at his wife, a smile playing around his lips as he winked subtly.
"Took you long enough," he commented. Sue smiled and winked in return. Harry barked out a laugh before revving the car engine and calling back to the kids.
"Forks, Washington, here we come!"
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A.N: First chapter, let me know what paring you guys think that this story should be! I know it's short, but they should get longer. Average will probably be five pages on word, but I don't know - I haven't written it yet! Oh, and if you haven't voted yet, go across to my other story, 'Because You're Worth Fighting For' and vote for what pairing!