Hello everyone this is my first FF so please let me know what you think! It's rated M for future chapters and some mild language. :) Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight...if I did I'd be rich and would enjoy my playtime with the Cullen gents ;)

Chapter 1

BPOV

"What on earth?" I say to myself as I get home to find my brother, James' car there. He told me he was going to be leaving last week for Texas…why the heck is his car here? I pull in and shut off the engine and sit for a minute trying to figure out what is going on. You see, my brother and I, we are very close. Born exactly a year apart we share initials, I.J.S..

Ok I'll admit that is a weird fact but it is what it is.

He is Ian James Swan, while I am Isabella Jane Swan (I prefer Bella…just so you know). James and I have always been close, with similar goofy personalities we always could be found cutting it up somewhere laughing over an inside joke, or chilling at home talking about something serious.

James saw himself as my protector, saying that he would always be there for me, but lately he has become distant. Just last week he cussed me out over the phone because I told him I wanted to come see him. He actually had the guts to use the excuse of "it's not safe right now".

I watch the news, ok? I don't live under a rock.

I know about the recent disappearances in the female population…but seriously, he knows I can take care of myself…that's what my martial arts training is for! But it's been months since he has stopped by the house…and of all times to stop by he stops by when he knows I'm normally in class?

Further pissed by my inner mumblings I open my car door and head inside.

"James. Jaaaameees." I call out trying to hide my irritation by sounding sickly sweet. "James, seriously, where the hell are you?" no longer trying to hide my irritation as I continue looking through the house, calling out his name, and hoping to find him. Why do I feel like he is hiding from me? Why would he hide we aren't kids anymore, and I always beat him at hide and seek anyway. As I approached our parents room I hear the oddest noises...it almost I sounds like…like…hissing. What the klondike is he doing?!

I start to head toward the noises and call out "James! Come out, come out, wherever you are." Suddenly I see him rush out of the room. "Hey, Bella. What are you doing here?" "Umm, I live here smarty!" I say. I go in for a hug but he backs up quickly. "Umm…ok?" I say slightly perplexed…I'm not sure what to make of that one!

"Yeah, but…uh, what I mean is. Aren't you supposed to be in your psych class?" He asks seeming slightly nervous that I'm here.

"It was cancelled." I say with a frown, my eye brows furrowing in confusion "And nice to see you too…why are you here anyway, I thought you left for McKinney last week?"

"My assignment was postponed"

"Assignment? I thought you were moving there to 'be closer to Vickeyboo'" I say mockingly (I've never really liked her ok?!). As I say this I hear a small growl escape his lips…feeling thoroughly confused, I tilt my head to the side. That is when I notice for the first time that he looks kind of pale and is wearing glasses…"Why are you wearing Mom's sunglasses?"

"These aren't Moms" was his tart reply. "Dude, I bought them for her…they have pink and purple rhinestones!" I say chuckling. "Fine…I got something in my eye and it's really bloodshot, ok?" I start to reach for the glasses when he takes another step back and continues "It looks awful and I didn't want you to freak out and start puking like you did for that splinter." "Oh come on! A bloodshot eye is nothing compared to that splinter" I say feeling the blood pool in my cheeks "seriously it was the size of a two-by-four!" Ok, so I tend to slightly over exaggerate, but it was really bad!

He chuckles, but it doesn't sound right. I look up and see that his face has contorted into a grimace, kind of like he is in pain.

"Are you ok?"

"Yeah I just gotta go out for a bit" he says as he rushes by me toward the door.

"Want me to save you supper?" He stops and looks back at me. "Nah," he says, a disturbing smirk on his face "I'm gunna grab a quick meal while I'm out." And then he slams the door shut and is gone.

"Well" I say to myself "…that was interesting."

Well?

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*hearts* Milley :)