Disclaimer: All of these lovely characters belong to the wonderful Stephenie Meyer. I am but a loyal reader who just wanted more.

Now my first story has a lot of context that is based on the book "A Time to Kill" by John Grisham. If you haven't read it, please do. It is wonderful.

EPOV

Life in Forks Mississippi was a simple life. Hot sunny summers and mild winter made life is Forks tolerable. Everyone knew each other and they all lived a simple life. Simple town, simple people, or so Edward thought.

One night while working in his father's law firm, Edward came upon a closed box full of cases he has never seen. He has always respected his father's privacy but something about these cases intrigued him. He figured that just looking at the cases wouldn't hurt. The first file that he opened was about the death of a local black man. Edward remembered the man from his childhood days. Mr. Davis owned the small local supermarket down the road. He was a kind soul to everyone that came into the store, but he had a special place in his heart for Edward. Edward had always wondered what happened to his old friend.

Upon further reading, he was shocked to what he had found. Turns out that Mr. Davis was hung outside his home where his wife and children watched. How had Edward not known this? Turning the page, he found his father's hand written notes. What he read chilled him to the bones. Only one word, written in red stood out. The KKK.

Quickly closing the case and opening a new one, Edward noticed a pattern. All of these cases had one thing in common. The KKK. But how could that be, Edward asked himself. The KKK movement has been non-existent for the last 20 years. No one has seen as much a burnt cross let alone people dressed in white ropes and hoods.

But could his father be mistaken? There were well over 100 cases in the box and the people involved had all died in inhumane circumstances. If the KKK were active, than the once peaceful life that he thought he knew was in grave danger. Quickly returning everything to the way it was and closing the box, Edward scrambled to his feet and poured himself a drink, the case he was originally working on forgotten.

He sat at the desk where his father, and grandfather before him had all sat and sought out the truth. This is what he did. He was a seeker of sorts. He found the truth no matter where it hid or how little is was. He has lived his entire life by living the truth. No matter how painful it was. But it seems now that his entire life was a well-masked lie, and that lie was crashing down on him and all of Forks. The KKK were well and thriving in Fork, Mississippi.

BPOV

"Hey Mom, how are you and Dad?", Bella asked her mother while sipping her morning cup of coffee.

"Well, dear I would be better if my only daughter, who hasn't been home for the last 4 years would come home to visit", her mother replied while Bella rolled her eyes. Of course that is what her mother would say. She has been having this conversation every day for the last four years and it always started out like this.

"Mom, I have told you this everyday for the past four years, I will come home when my time in Maryland is almost done. You know how much I love and miss you. But Mom my vision, my dream is just within grasp. I am so close I can smell it. I will come home to you and Dad, just give me time. That is all I ask." Bella replied to her mother with tears in her eyes.

She missed her parents but most of all she missed her hometown. Forks, Mississippi were her heart and soul, but she needed to do this before she said goodbye to Maryland. Bella left Forks right after she graduated high school. Her mother begged and pleaded with her to stay and go to college close to home. But it was her father, Chief of Police Charlie Swan that had encouraged his daughter to go to Maryland and study law and join the NAACP.

He saw her passion burn in her eyes whenever she spoke of human rights and equality and he knew that his little girl was meant for something greater than Forks. She was passionate about life and she was passionate about justice. Being Chief of Police he saw the hate crimes and homicides that were the direct result of racism. But he couldn't do anything about it. Sure he tried, but he believed that in order to change the deep nestled hatred that people had for one another, they must first want to change. So that is why with a heavy heart, he let his pride and joy venture out into the world hoping that she might come back home and save the people of her home town.

"I know sweetie, but I can't help this old heart of mine. I worry about you. Are you eating all right and getting plenty of sleep? I know your father and I come visit you almost every 2 months but honey it's not the same. Forks is not home without you. Baby please just think about it" her mother begged once more. Bella swiped at her tears.

Her mother was always relentless. Her will power was decreasing after four years of begging. She wanted to go home, but she wanted to do it on her own time. She knew that once she went back home, there was no way she was leaving again. It hurt too much to leave once. But having to leave her parents twice would surely rip her heart in two.

When her mother didn't hear a reply from her daughter she tired once more.

"Bella, baby your father is missing you like crazy. I know he doesn't let it seem that way, but baby he is hurting. You two were like two peas in a pod. He misses waking you up and eating breakfast together. Honey I worry about him. Just come home. You finished your undergrad. Finish you dream here with us. We need you. Forks is not the same. Something bad is coming, and it scares the living daylights out of me. Baby, both of us need you. Just come home. I can't take this anymore" her mother begged.

She couldn't stop the tears from falling down and Bella knew that her mother was crying as well. Her father was always her weakest link. Her mother knew this and she just had to go and bring her father into this conversation.

"Mom look, how about I think about this for a while and let you know. Who knows maybe Rose and Jazz could come with me for summer vacation. Just please stop crying now."

Bella knew that by saying this, she was actually saying yes. She was just too homesick and tired to say no anymore. She also knew that Rose and Jazz would go anywhere with her. Her best friends had lost their parents when they were younger so they had nothing in Maryland to hold them back. She could have gone to school anywhere but Maryland was where the NAACP was located. But she needed to fill the gap in her heart that Forks and her parents had left. She was just to tired to be away from her home. She knew that without a doubt Forks was calling home, and she was about to answer that call with Rose and Jazz there to back her up. They have always wanted to see Forks and have always told her that they would go anywhere with her. The 3 musketeers never did anything without each other. Where one went, the two other followed. This was no exception.

"OH SWEET JESUS THANK YOU GOD!" her mother cried.

"BABY YOUR FATHER WILL FLIP HIS HOOD. OH MY BABY IS COMING HOME. BELLA I LOVE YOU SO MUCH SWEET GIRL!"

Wow, Bella thought. Her mother must be really excited. She hadn't stopped screaming since she told her the news. Giggling into the phone she told her mother that she was late with a meeting with Rose. After finally quieting down her mother and promising to call her with a definite answer Bella made her way to the local coffee shop with a smile on her face and a bounce in her step. After all, she was going home to her beautiful Forks after spending four years away.

AN: Hey guys, this is my first story so please let me know if you want me to continue this story or if I should just give up.