FULL SUMMARY: Bella Swan is an enigma. She lives in the now, doesn't have a past, doesn't have a future. She's a soul who can't be tamed. Edward Cullen has a bland past, a bland now, and a bland future. . That is, until he crosses paths with the enigma that is Bella Swan. Bella gives him friendship when he needed it. Finally Edward makes friends. All of his new friends read like an open book and don't interest him the way Bella does. All Edward knows about her is that she likes the color yellow, she sings, she reads, her birthday is on September 13th, and she always carries around a little secretive notebook. As Edward begins to fall for Bella, he becomes more and more confused with the enigma. Mysteriously Bella disappears. According to everyone in Forks, this is a natural occurrence and she should be back in a week. Four months later and no sign of the mysterious girl. Surprisingly, Edward doesn't hurt as much as he thought he would and is able to move on, until he gets a clue about her past from the little notebook itself. Soon he is chasing the enigma. He no longer loves just the girl who likes yellow, but now loves the hurt little girl with a past that could bring horror to even the darkest person.
"And I like you
I love these roads where the houses don't change (and I like you)
Where we can talk like there's something to say (and I like you)
I'm glad that we stopped kissing the tar on the highway (and I like you)
We move in the tree streets
I'd like it if you stayed"
-Lorde "400 Lux"
My life has always been average. Average friends. Average grades. Average family. It was safe. It's the complete opposite of what's expected of life in Chicago. Everyone thinks you live in the fast lane in a place like Chicago. You could, I suppose, if you were anyone except Edward Cullen.
I can count on one hand how many friends I have. Three. Three friends. I'm not the coolest guy in the world. I didn't play any sports, I didn't go to parties, and I was invisible to all the girls in school. I didn't really make the best effort to make friends, though. So when my mom told me we were moving to Forks, Washington to be closer to her family after my dad almost got shot in the line of duty, it didn't bother me much.
My dad has been a cop for as long as I can remember. He's meant for the job. He loves helping people, and would do anything to help people. Because of this he was the most respected man in Chicago, and one of the reasons why I didn't get invited to any parties. Recently he started working the night shifts with his partner Aro. They got a call at three in the morning, some woman was causing a disturbance. When they got there, the woman went nuts. She was on LCD or something, and thought Carlisle and Aro were going to eat her brains. The crack whore started shooting, and Aro jumped in front of a bullet for Carlisle.
This scared the shit out of Esme. This was the first time-surprisingly-Carlisle has ever been shot at. She knew what the job entailed, but when it stared her right in the face, she couldn't handle it. She convinced Carlisle to move the family to Forks so she could be near her mother. This was tough for Carlisle, but for me however, I was the first one to pack my bags.
I wanted a fresh start in a new place. I was tired of being dorky Edward Cullen. I was ready for a change. I was ready for the ride of a lifetime.