Chapter 1 Welcome to Forks
So this is Forks I thought as we reached city limits, even though I had been here before it still looked new to me. When I was younger my mom used to drag my twin sister Alice and me here every Christmas and summer. But Mom's big fight with our grandfather when we were about ten ended all of our trips to Forks. The only reason we were back now is because our grandfather passed away and left the house to my Mom. She said she wanted to go back to her roots but Alice and I knew she had lost yet another job and couldn't afford Chicago anymore. As my mom drove pass the high school I heard Alice sigh over the music in my headphones so I knew she was doing it to be dramatic. She wanted Mom to hear her, instead of stopping her like I really wanted to I just shook my head at her. I knew how she felt I would miss our old school and few friends also. I knew she was more nervous about fitting in than anything. In Chicago both Alice and I went to a performing arts school so it was easy to find others with similar interest, but here is Forks we would be in a regular public school. Alice and I were both extremely talented, her in dance and myself in music. I was thinking about the piano we have to leave behind and my guitar that was put in the moving van, hoping they had been careful with it since I knew I wouldn't be able to replace it. I was so lost in thought I didn't even notice the car had stopped until my mom started to get out. Alice and I followed her lead and went to stand by her side and admire our new home. It was just like it had been seven years ago. The outside was a stone gray with white trim and door. It was two stories and had four bedrooms and two bathrooms. This would be by far the biggest house we have lived in. For the first time Alice and I didn't have to share a bedroom and would get a separate bathroom. My mom would finally get the office/guest room she has always wanted. Mom had been a fourth grade teacher in Chicago and we were really hoping she would find a job here. Before too long the moving van arrived and it was time to start unpacking. Mom moved up to the door while she fished the key out of her purse. Mom had told us that all of grandpa's stuff had been moved out but I could still see a few things in there.
"Mom, why is there still furniture in there?" I asked.
"Well, honey your grandfather left us a few extra things." She answered with a smile. That smile worried me so I hurried to the moving van to grab my guitar and headed into the house. Alice had already bounced upstairs to look at the rooms and probably measure the closets. The first thing I saw when I entered the living room was the black piano in the middle of the room. As I stood in the doorway in shock my mom came up and put an arm around my shoulders.
"I had a few strings pulled before we moved," she whispered.
"But how, we don't have the money?" I asked.
"It was grandpas, he left it to your Uncle Seth but I knew he really wanted grandpa's old record collection which was left to me. So I simply traded him. I knew he wouldn't want to pay to have it shipped. So it was actually very easy to convince him."
For about five minutes all I could do was stare at my mother with my mouth open. Finally I grabbed her in a hug and whispered a thank you to her.
"We are going to have to find a place to move it though. It can't stay in the living room and I'm not paying anyone to move it upstairs." She said.
"What about the garage mom?" Alice interjected.
"Alice!?!?!" I whined.
"Calm down Bella I didn't mean it in a bad way. I was just thinking the since Mom hates garages and won't use it. And we will both need practice space without annoying Mom that we could turn the garage into a private practice place."
"Alice you are a genius!" I hugged her. "It is probably pretty sound proof and we could repaint and put a bar along the wall. What do you say mom?"
"I think it's a great idea girls. But you guys are going to have to decide where to park your truck." She answered
"Truck?"Alice and I said together.
Mom laughed as we stared at her. "Grandpa kept his old truck the he and Uncle Seth used to work on even after he couldn't drive anymore. And when he died he left it to the two of you."
"Can we go see it?" Alice asked.
"Of course you can." We were already halfway through the kitchen and on our way to the garage door by the time she answered. Alice made it to the door first and just stopped. If I would have been looking up inside of making sure I wasn't going to trip on something I would have seen her and stopped but I wasn't so I ended up crashing into her and sending both of our petite bodies into the garage and smacking into a rusty reddish orange truck.
"Holy smokes!" I shouted.
"This is the greatest truck ever!" Alice shouted in response.
"It looks like our luck is finally changing." I whispered to her.
Alice grabbed me in a bone crushing hug and whispered, "It's about time."
We giggled together as we headed back to the living room where our loving mother was directing moving men upstairs with certain boxes.
"Well girls you need to pick rooms so we know where to put our stuff." Mom told us.
We already knew the house pretty well and I had the room I wanted in mind. I was just hoping Alice didn't want the same one. Alice looked over at me with a shy smile on her face.
"What room do you want Alice?" I finally broke down and asked.
"Well, I really wanted the one with the walk in closet. You know the one with the balcony, that was the guest room." She answered slowly.
"Awwww, Alice that's perfect because I wanted the room next to that room, the one with the giant window with the window seat." I giggled.
"That used to be my room," Mom sighed.
"We know mom," giggled Alice, "but unlike you Bella won't be using the window to sneak guys in."
"She'd better not," Mom laughed. I felt my face my face turning bright red.
"Ok, ladies let's get a move on unpacking. I would like to have a bed to sleep in tonight." I stated as I clapped my hands to get their attention.
"Oh, my sweet loving Bella always the adult," Mom laughed. "How about you two start unpacking your rooms and I'll order some pizza. What do you guys want?"
"I want a medium pepperoni and black olives, "Alice said at the same time I said.
"I want a medium ham and pineapple."
"The usual then," Mom walked away towards the kitchen to find a phonebook. Alice and I headed up to our new room with a box in hand. The movers didn't know what rooms belong to what person but they guessed pretty well. Alice and I only had to move a few things around. I had already gotten my bed, book self and dressers up and was working on unpacking my small wardrobe and all my books when I heard the doorbell. I was already heading do the stairs when I heard Mom.
"Bell! Will you get that, this damn vanity is going to be the death of me? The check is on the kitchen counter."
I smiled and shook my head as I headed to the door with the check in hand. I opened the door quickly to find an acne covered teenage boy. He had dirty blonde hair that was spiked up, he had blue eyes and braces and I immediately wished I was wearing more than a tank top and shorts.
"Hey, "he finally said in a somewhat high voice.
"Hello," I answered.
"Are you new here?"
He is a smart one I thought, "Yes we just got here," I finally answered out loud.
"What grade are you in?"
I internally rolled my eyes as I answered, "My sister and I are both juniors." Gross his eyes just widen at the word sister.
"I'm Mike by the way."
"Bella," I hoped short answers would get me my pizza and him off my porch
"Bella is that the pizza?" Alice's voice floated downstairs.
"Yes it is Alice," I answered.
"Thank god I'm hungry," Alice came to the door. "Oh hello, I'm Alice. Who are you?"
"I'm Mike. I'm also a junior so maybe we will have some classes together."
"That would be cool Mike." Alice gave him one of her dazzling smiles.
"Well thanks for the pizza, I guess we will see you on Monday." I finally spoke up. With that I closed the door and turned around to lean on. I looked to see my loving twin on the floor laughing.
"Gee, Al I love you too," I finally got in between her bell like giggles.
"I'm sorry Bill but we have been here three hours and someone has already fallen in love with you."
"Who fell in love with Bella?" Mom asked as she came down the stairs.
"The pizza boy," Alice answered. "You should have seen it Mom he was practically drooling."
"Shut up Alice." I was tired of being picked on.
"Hey now Isabella, I won't have any of that talk." Mom stated. "Tell Alice you are sorry and then both of you need to eat your pizza and get to bed."
"Sorry, Al," I told her.
"It's ok Bill. I took it too far. Mom why do we need to get to bed tomorrow is Saturday we can sleep in." Alice said.
"Well I was looking in the newspaper online last week and in Port Angeles they have a big twin group that meets one Saturday a month and this Saturday happens to be that day and I thought since you two have never really been around any other twins I thought it would be a fun experience for you."
"I guess that won't be too bad," I agree, Alice was rolling her eyes. "Come on Al don't be like that, maybe we will finally meet some twins our age. The only ones we ever see are either babies or senior citizens."
Alice giggled, "I guess you are right. What time is it?"
"Well the thing starts at ten and it takes about an hour to get there so I would like to leave about 8:30 am. I will be dropping you guys off and then picking you up when it ends. There are a few places in Port Angeles I would like to visit." Mom answered.
"Alright then ladies I will meet you at the car at 8:30 but for now I'm taking my pizza to my room to eat and then sleep." I announced.
"Night Bella," Mom and Alice called to me. I could tell they were going to watch some T.V. So I headed to my room with my pizza and quietly closed the door. I sat down at my desk and ate a couple of pieces of my pizza. While I ate I day dreamed about tomorrow thinking that maybe I would find my dream guy and he would happen to have a twin so Alice wouldn't feel left out. I was getting more into detail than I usually do when I daydream, the guy I saw was blonde with emo hair and beautiful blue eyes I couldn't stop looking into. It wasn't until I heard a knock on my door that I realized I had been sitting there for at least an hour thinking of my mystery man.
"Bella honey, I'm going to bed. Please get some sleep," my Mom called through the door.
"I will Mom; I'm just going to take a shower before bed." I called back.
"Alright baby, I love you," she called as she heading down the hall.
"Love you too Mom," I called while jumping up and heading to the door. After I took my pizza downstairs and put the remaining in the fridge I heading to Alice's room to tell her I was going to take a shower. When I got to her room I saw my sister doing what ballet moves she could in her carpeted room.
"Knock knock," I said.
"Hey Bella, did you need something?" She asked while touching her forehead to her knee.
"I was just going to see if you needed the shower. I was hoping to get one before bed."
"Go for it I was just going to take one in the morning."
"Sounds good Al I will see you in the morning." I started to head towards the bathroom.
"Hey Bill," Alice called.
"Yeah Al," I came back to her doorway.
"Do you think we really belong here?" Her voice was barely a whisper.
"Alice you have nothing to worry about. Things will work out they always do you know that."
"I'm just afraid of being in a new place." She admitted.
I walked across her room and grabbed her into a hug. "You have nothing to worry about Al I will be right here next to you the whole time. I will be so attached to your side people will think we are conjoined."
She giggled, "Thanks Bella. I needed that."
I left her room, "Night Mary Alice I will see you in the morning."
"Goodnight Isabella Marie." I stopped into my bedroom to grab my sweats, tank top, towel, and bathroom things before running into the bathroom. I turned the water on as high it would go and while I waited for it to heat up I brushed my teeth and got all of the knots out of my hair. When I hopped into the shower the steam was starting to fill the bathroom. I took my time in the shower letting the heat relax me for a while before actually washing my hair with my strawberry shampoo. I felt my fingers getting prune like so I decided it was time to get out. I wrapped a towel around my head and used the other to dry off so I could slip on my pajamas. I left the bathroom and went into my room and heading to the window. I was staring out at the sky while I brushed my hair. I reached for my iPod and sat down on the window seat gazing out at the stars and also at the woods next to our house. I woke with a jolt when I realized I had fallen out of the window seat. I looked over at my alarm clock and saw it was only 2 am I headed to my bed and fixed my headphones and fell into a deep dreamless sleep with Last Train Home by the Lost Prophets as my background music.