Thursday September 15

I woke up to the sound of the alarm going off on my phone. 'I used to be love drunk, but now im hung over, loved you forever; forever is over, we used to ki--' I groaned and shut it off. I got out of bed and walked to the closet to pick out my clothes for the day. I layed them on the bed then rushed to the bathroom to get in the shower. I always wake up at 5:30 every morning to get ready even thought I don't have to be at school till 7:20. I did everything that I needed to do then got out and wrapped a large towel around me before heading back to my room. I got on my bra and undies then walked over to Mariah's room to wake her up. "Mariah! Time to get up!" I said opening her door. She groaned and rolled over doing a stretch still in bed. She got up and walked to her closet. I walked back to my room and turned on my Ipod. Mariah and I like the same kind of music so I turned it up. One Time by Justin Bieber was playing within seconds. Mariah is IN LOVE with him, so as usual I heard her squeal and close the bathroom door. I snickered and finished getting ready. I had a lot on my mind. Getting death threats from my mom's ex-husband, I might get fired from my job; I have a dance competition that was coming up that I probably wouldn't be here for. Everything was going crazy. I fixed my hair before getting dressed in theclothesthat I had picked out. I applied some eyeliner, mascara which is the only real makeup I wear besides lip gloss. When I finished I grabbed my glasses and put them on. Yes I wear glasses. I also have contacts but I only wear them during Volleyball, Soccer, and Dance. I looked in the mirror quickly them grabbed my cell phone, Ipod and backpack then headed downstairs.

I walked into the kitchen and started making a quick breakfast for me and Mariah. Waffles. Just as I was finishing the waffles Mariah came down the stairs. "Morning' sis." I said handing her a plate with a waffle, some fruit and sausage.

"Morning. MMM waffles." she said smiling before drowning it in syrup.

"Geez sugar freak." I said laughing. We sat in silence while we were eating. To consumed by our food to talk I guess you could say. When I finished I got up and cleaned the dishes."Oh I almost forgot. I have dance after school today, so can you go to Jordan's? Her mom won't mind will she?" I asked looking at Mariah.Jordanis her best friend. She has known her for a couple years. They are just like me and my best friendHazel, except their younger and don't get into trouble very much.

"We have soccer after school so we have to stay after too," she said taking a sip of her juice. "But she won't mind me coming over."

"OK, well we better get going. We still have to pick up Jordan." I said turning off the water and wiping my wet hands on a dry dish towel. We walked to the front door grabbing our jackets, shoes and backpacks. I put my phone and Ipod into my jacket pockets then grabbed my car keys and headed to my car. I pulled out of the driveway and headed to Jordan's house. I had to tell her. She probably won't like it but it was for her own good. "Hey Mariah." I said quietly.

"Hmm?" she said looking at me.

"How would you feel about...possibly moving?" I asked. It was quiet while she thought about her answer.

"Where too?" she asked. Damn. I hoped she wouldn't ask that question until later.

"I don't know but uh...possibly...out of state." I hesitated quietly.

"What!? Are you serious!?" she yelled. I kinda expected that to happen.

"It's for your safety. I am only thinking of you, Harold is threatening us again and the judge said it was OK. As long as you agreed to it. It could be good for us to get a fresh start." I explained.

"I can't leave Jordan. She's my best friend." she said slowly.

"Well I already talked to her mom and she said that Jordan could come visit is where ever we move too. Everyone knows I'm only doing it for your safety an--" my phone started ringing cutting me off. It was my best friend Hazel. I would see her at school so it was no biggie. "and Im only thinking of you." I finished.

"What about you? It's your senior year. You can't just leave. What about your teams, Hazel, college, your job?" she asked.

"I know it's my senior year. I can finish it where ever we move to. Hazel said she was coming to see us over winter break, I can find a new job where ever we go and the teams will get along without me." She sat and looked out the window for a few minutes. Pondering through her thoughts. I was focused on the road and turned onto Jordan's street. Finally she sighed.

"OK. Darts then or do you already have a state picked out?" she asked.

"Darts." I said smiling. She nodded and turned back to looking out the window. I was thinking about where the dart would land, Florida? California? Middle of the ocean? Ha Ha. I was nervous and excited about where our new home would be. We sat in silence in our thoughts.

'So maybe now would be a good time to introduce myself. My name is Stefani Kirkwood. Born December 16th in Indianapolis, Indiana. I am a senior at my high school. I am in soccer, volleyball, and dance. My mom died in a car accident over the summer along with two out of three of my half siblings. Mariah was on the Volleyball Camp cruise with me when we got the news of their deaths. She is 13 and in the 7th grade. She's in several activities at her school. She may be younger than me and my half sister but she is one of my best friends. Mariah's dad married my mom when I was 5, then a few years later they had her, then my other sister. She was 7 when she passed away. Before they met my mom had me and my brother Steven. He is also my half brother, so technically I am an only child. I don't know who his dad is, but I've heard that my dad's brother is his father. I've thought about this in my head over and over again. If my MOM had sex with my Dad's BROTHER...would that make Steven my BROTHER or COUSIN??? I have thought about it so much that I actually gave myself a migraine. My dad hasn't been in my life since I was young. I never had anyone to call me 'daddy's lil girl' or 'princess' but when I was 14 he showed back up. We talked, hung out and became close. Finally I felt like 'daddy's lil girl.' Then when I was 15 about to turn 16...he basically told me he didn't want me in his life. It broke my heart. So now I basically have a hard time with letting guys in my life. My step dad...UGH! Where do I start? I can only say one thing about him...HATE HIS GUTS!! He is violent, rude, aggressive, and he knows exactly what to do to piss me off. There are other things you will find out later on though. My mom and him we ALWAYS fighting so in December last year she filed for divorce. It became official in February. FINALLY!! I thought. When my mom died Mariah was put into the system for a while. The judge figured since I was turning 18, had a car, 2 jobs and other stuff...I didn't have to. I was granted to have owner ship of our house when she died so I just stayed there. Eventually the judge decided that I would be Mariah's guardian. They found Harold unfit because he didn't have a job, no car, no place to live and a criminal record that kept him locked up constantly. So now it's just me and Mariah. Social Services checks on us every now and then just to see how we are doing. Harold is mad about the whole situation so hes threatening us all the time, mostly me. My best friend helped me through the process of everything. We've been like sisters from day 1. We met in the 8th grade by making fun of a teacher we had together.

We are the type of girls who laugh hysterically at stuff that happened yesterday, will be causing trouble in the nursing home when we're 60, have complete and random blonde moments, hove one word conversations but know exactly what we are talking about. We are always acting goofy and crazy but we're also the type of girls who don't take crap front anybody. Our discipline record is proof of that. We've been in ALOT of fights. We have never fought or argued simply because we wouldn't stay mad at each other because within seconds we would end up laughing. The only time we've been apart was when her mom sent her to live with her dad in Illinois for a year for getting in so much trouble. When she came back I literally tackled her, but we are sisters…or so I thought.

I pulled up in front of Jordan's house and honked my horn 3 times signaling for her to come out. She ran out the door in seconds and to my car. She got in and the two of them started gossiping and talking about random stuff. I pulled up to their school in 6 minutes. I dropped them off at the front door and said bye. As they disappeared into the school I drove off to mine. In a short 5 minute drive I was pulling into the student parking lot. I hurried to get to my usual spot and parked my car. I grabbed my bag and got out heading into the school. As I got to my locker I noticed a familiar face standing next to it. "HEY GIRLFRIEND!" I said smiling and opening my locker.

"Why didn't you answer my phone call?" Hazel asked looking at me.

"I was talking to Mariah." I said looking at her from the corner of my eye. I saw her face switch to a look that said 'go on'. "She agreed. I think that she is going to be mad but it's for her own good. She was only worried about me and my senior year." I said putting my books in my bag and closing my locker.

"Oh...that's good. You guys need a fresh start. Even if it is in another state. I am still keeping my promise...I'm coming to see you during winter break where ever the hell you are." she said smiling. Before I could respond the bell rang telling the students to head to their first period. We did out weird little handshake and went our separate ways. The day was just like every other day. Go to a class, do nothing for 70 minutes, go to a different class and repeat. The only exciting thing that really actually happened was in my math class we had a substitute teacher. Well being the trouble maker I am I decided to pull out one of my tampons and prank the teacher. I got a red sharpie marker and colored the tip of it and threw it at him. It hit his forehead leaving a red sharpie mark. It was there the ENTIRE day. It was finally the end of the day so I ran my backpack out to my car then headed back inside to the gym for dance practice. I told them that I wouldn't be doing the dance with them because I was moving out of town. They said it was OK and I went back to my car. I got in and headed to the local U-Haul for packing boxes. I got a lot of boxes. We really didn't have much stuff since we sold most of the stuff in a yard sale to get extra money. The only things we didn't sale was our stuff, my mom's Indian stuff, some of our brother's comic books and stuff and a few of our other sister's dolls. We sold everything else like there clothes, shoes, other toys, and etc. I felt like I was throwing them away but it needed to be done. I headed home and started to back the stuff we wouldn't need for a few days like the Indian stuff, books, pictures hanging on the walls, etc. Soon it was 5:30 and I left to pick up Mariah. When I picked her up she told me that she told Jordan and her mom that we were moving. So when we got home she got the darts and I got Stevens map of the United States and hung it on the wall with tape.

"OK...you throw it." I said handing her the dart. She took it with a shaky hand and aimed at the map. Her hand went back then flashed forward. The dart zipped through the air and made contact with the map. "Where did it land?" Mariah asked. I looked at her and she had her eyes closed. I stepped forward to look at it.

"Washington." I said moving the dart enough to see what town it was pointing to. "Looks like uh...La...La Push, Washington." I said removing the dart. We ordered pizza and sat at the kitchen table looking at my laptop screen looking for a place in La Push. We looked for several hours till we finally found one. We got a virtual tour of it and decided we like it. We email the owner informing him/her we were interested in it and how much we were offering to pay. In just a few short minutes he replied with a large word printed across the screen. 'SOLD.' We decided to take a week to get everything packed and moved. This is going to be a long week.

*A/N just wanna let everyone know that this is my first fanfic i ever wrote and posted online. i originally posted it to Mibba years ago and have decided to post it on here. if you want to read it without having to wait then click here http//Member/206271/ and you can. it is complete but i will be changing some things because i dont like how i ended it.*