I looked up at my home. I was finally done. All my things had been sold or donated to charity. The house would disappear one I left. I was physically ready to go, but not mentally. It was always hard leaving a place I was so comfortable with and having to relocate somewhere new. It was even worse since I was all alone at the moment. I wasn't usually alone. My best friend, Vanita, would be meeting me at our new home. Technically, I would be meeting her, since I was going to follow her scent to the new location. At one point, I had a happy life. Being the baby of my family, I was used to being spoiled and always getting what I wanted. At this point, I wanted my happy family back. But I knew that was farther from impossible that pigs walking on water, or even flying. With a small sigh, I climbed into my Jaguar and sped off.

My next destination was Forks, Washington. I usually stuck to living in small places. It was easier to stay undetected by those who would hunt me down. Every once in a while, Vanita and I would splurge and live a big life in the fast lane, but that just made moving on that much harder. Life was easier when you didn't bond with people who would ask so many questions. I had a few close friends that I was able to keep in touch with, but I didn't see them much. There was only one person that I wanted to see, and I wouldn't be able to see him for a long time; as always.

I was a fast driver. At the speed I was going, it was a quick drive from Las Vegas to Forks. I was there in a few hours time. I drove to the outskirts of town, my window down so I could catch Vanita's scent in the wind. I followed it far into the woods. These woods were populated with dangerous wildlife, so human scents were scarce. I drove through, making sure not to scratch my car. Soon, I came to a clearing. It was covered with grass, and not big enough for my tastes. But that could be fixed easily. I stopped my car at the edge of the clearing, and climbed out. With a smile plastered on my face, I walked through the ankle height grass towards the center of the circle.

"Hello, Vanita."

"That's it. Isabella Marie Swan - Papoulias, you better stop playing and give me a hug."

Before I could say anything, Vanita pulled me into a bone crushing hug. This would've killed any normal person, but Vanita and I were far from normal. I was strange how someone so small could have so much power; but I was one to talk. Vanita and I were similar, yet extremely different. Vanita was half Indian, and definitely looked the part. She had long, brown ---almost black---hair, big brown eyes, and caramel skin. She was small and very petite, but definitely gorgeous. Standing at about 5 feet, her hair swept at the back of her knees. She had too much of it in my opinion. And her body was just perfect. She was extremely curvy. She loved wearing cute outfits, accessories, and almost always had a flower in her hair.

I, on the other hand, was half Greek and Half Italian. Contrary to our extremely different cultures, Vanita and I were extremely similar. I was also on the short side, standing at a measly 5'3", but at least I was taller than Vanita. I also had long hair, but mine was auburn brown, and only fell to my waist. My skin should've been very pale due to certain factors in my bloodline, but was very tan due to all the time I spent in the sun. It went beautifully with my almost black eyes. I had a sort of angelic glow. I was always modest, but if I was true to myself, I was a goddess. I could've given the ancient Greeks a run for their money, especially that Aphrodite.

"You picked a good place, Nita."

"Don't I always?" she asked cockily.

"Hey, I have picked out some of our homes as well you know."

"Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. You're so full of yourself."

"Well isn't that the pot calling the kettle black."

"Oh whatever."

We giggled a bit, both knowing good and well that Vanita was one of the vainest people in the world. I was too, but only when I was around family, and Vanita, who I considered to be a sister.

"Since you're so good with where we live, how about making our house now."

"Alright. No need to get impatient."

I stepped away from her, and closed my eyes. I was focusing my energy on the clearing. I thought about the usual style of the houses we lived it, and began projecting it from my mind. Soon, the house was building itself around us. The clearing had widened substantially. My car had been moved to the garage in our brand new seven bedroom, four bathroom house. It was fully equipped with a huge kitchen, a living and dining room, a fully furnished basement, and an attic. There was now a path through the forest that led from our house to the main road. The house was beautifully decorated. It was a mixture of Indian and Greek styles as always.

"Nice. I like it, Bells."

"Of course. Thank you. Gratzi." Of course she and I could both speak several languages on top of our native tongues, so there was never a language barrier.

"So, I think it's time to go shopping. We start school in a week and we have absolutely nothing." Nita suggested.

"You're right. But I don't see why we have to start school right away. Or why we have to go at all. I've been through high school so many times that I'm sick of it. What can they teach me that I don't already know?"

"Hey. Maybe you'll meet someone interesting. That's all school seems to be good for now a days."

"You know better than that. We have to try not to get attached to anyone this time. We've been slipping up lately and we've paid for it. We have to be careful."

"Yeah, yeah. I know. Gosh. You sound just like Sly." She said playfully aggravated, but when she saw my face, she immediately jumped into a fit of apologies. "Oh my goodness, I am so sorry Bella. I didn't mean ---"

I cut her off before she had a stroke, "It's okay," I said warmly, "I know I sound just like him." I smiled at the thought.

"Come on." She said, "Let's see if there's a decent mall within a few miles of this boring town."

"Let's go."

Nita and I ran out to my car. We were headed for Seattle. It was a big city, so there had to be some decent shopping there. Vanita and I always had money to burn due in large part to the fact that we were both descendants of royalty, and because we had been accumulating money of the large span of time that we'd been alive. Sometimes, life seemed too easy for us, but it was far from that. We lived in a world full of complications that were unfathomable to the human mind. But now was not the time to dwell on this. I had enough to think about without this added stress.

Nita and I reached the mall in half an hour. We were definitely in shop 'til you drop mode. We pulled credit cards and cash left and right. Luckily we were strong or we would have drowned in all the shopping bags we had. I think it was well over one hundred between the two of us. This definitely took my mind off of things. Shopping would have that affect on any girl with money. After we had all that we needed, Nita and I headed home. We chose rooms that were right beside each other. Her room was decorated to look like an Indian Princesses, mine had a sort of under the sea theme. While Nita's was adorned in reds and golds, mine was garlanded with shades of blue, green, and magenta. We had the same basic accommodations. Leather couches, stuffed animals, computers, flat screens, huge beds, anything we could ever need.

By the time we actually finished putting everything away, and organizing things, it was sundown on Sunday. We made an entire move in less than 24 hours. Sometimes it came in handy to be abnormal. Who am I kidding? It came in handy all the time. It was as I right after I had plugged in my computer that I realized me and Nita had forgotten something pretty important. I made my way to Vanita's room.

"Nita, do you realize that we forgot to buy real food?" I asked.

"Oh yeah. I wasn't hungry, so eating never even crossed my mind. And we have school tomorrow. We can't go hungry."

"Explain to me why we are starting school in January instead of just taking the rest of the school year off again."

"Don't be so lazy, Bells. But we should go hunting now. Plus, it'll give us a chance to check out what options we have in that forest."

"If we must." I agreed. I normally had more energy than this, but I was dead right now. Most of it was because I really didn't feel like going to school. The other reason was because of that comment Vanita made yesterday. I still had Sly on the brain. I missed him so much. Hopefully he would call soon. I refused to risk calling him until I knew it was safe.

Vanita and I got to the door at faster than human speed. Though it was cold and raining, we had no need for a jacket. The cold had no affect on us. We sprinted out into the dark night. The forest was creepy at night. That would make this more fun for us. Hunting would be more like a game. There were tons of nocturnal creatures roaming around. Many were hunting like us. With the predators out, it was like someone was handing us a buffet. It was easy for us to take down the animals, but Nita and I preferred to fight with them first. In twenty minutes, we had devoured four lions and three bears. We were both full. Nita and I returned to the house. The only thing left to do now was shower, and get to sleep. It wasn't like we needed sleep. We only had to rest our bodies every few days. Might as well do it today.