Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight or its universe/characters. I only on my OC.

I'm not going to follow the book word for word, so the dialogue is probably going to be quite different. Also I don't proof read, so sorry for any mistakes.

Chapter 1

My name is April Swan, and today is the day my younger sister, Bella, and I go to stay with our dad in Forks. Our mother and her current husband are going traveling, leaving my sister and I with no other acceptable option than to move in with our dad. I don't particularly have any issue with this arrangement. I love our dad, and have always found him easier to get along with than our mom. As for my sister and I's relationship, you could say we often don't see eye to eye. I love her, we just have very little in common. Her awkward demeanor has never sat well with me. Of course, I know it's not her fault that she is that way, I just would have thought that me being her sister, and us having grown up together would have made her a little less awkward around me. I barely know her, and in turn, she barely knows me.

"Okay girls, I want you both on your best behaviour while you are with your dad, okay?" Mom pulled us both in for a tight hug.

"I'm always on my best behaviour." I say with a wink as Bella replies, "Yeah, we will."

"Okay, come on ladies, you've got a plane to catch." Phil interrupts after he is finished loading our luggage into the back of his truck.

And so it begins...

The plane ride luckily was only 2 hours long. If it had been any longer, the awkward atmosphere between Bella and I would have killed me, I'm sure.

"So, are you excited to see dad?" I ask, hoping to fill the silence as we wait to be able to leave the plane.

Bella looks at me with raised eyebrows and stutters out, "Oh, uh, y-yeah. It's been too long." Clearly I'd interrupted her while she was zoning out.

"Sorry," I offer, "didn't mean to startle you."

She simply shakes her head in reply, as if to say she wasn't startled. Which of course wasn't true, but I'll spare her any further embarrassment for the time being. As we step off the plane, I can only pray that this new adventure will see a healthy shift in my relationship with Bella. Maybe we'll finally be able to spend some time together and get to know each other, even if it is seventeen years too late.

"April! Bella!" I hear my dad shout from the railings as we leave the airport.

"Dad!" I yell back, running towards him to give him a long hug. As we let each other go, I motion for Bella to hug him too, seeing that she looks slightly unsure of what to do with herself. Luckily, she understands and goes in for a tentative hug that lasts no longer than two seconds. I guess we'll have to work on that.

"Wow, Bella, you've grown a lot since I last saw you." Dad said softly, leading us towards his cruiser.

"Yeah, um, sorry I didn't come with April last time, I was busy." She says with a shrug. Dad dismisses her apology with a nonchalant wave of his hand and helps us into the car.

"So... they let you drive this all the time? Even off duty?" I ask in an attempt to start up a conversation.

Dad smirks, "I'm the chief, I can do what I want."

I grin cheekily at him, "Oh yes, how could I forget, sir."

We both chuckle, and I reach forward to turn on the radio so that it fills up any silence we may have to endure until we are home.

"Well girls, here we are." Dad says as we walk up towards the front door.

"Home sweet home." I say fondly.

"Yeah, why don't you girls go and unpack and I'll get dinner ready." He suggests, turning towards the kitchen.

I motion for Bella to lead the way and she nods with a smile. I can tell she's more excited than she's letting off. Dad's laid-back parenting style is something I have always been fond of, and I know she appreciates it too. Our mom is great, it just sometimes feels like she's smothering us.

As I look around at my room, I am filled with an immense sense of calm that I haven't felt since my last visit. Dad's house just feels like home. Mom's house has always been temporary, as this isn't the first time her and Phil have gone traveling. However, Bella and I are older now, and we both felt that it's time we gave our mom some more freedom, and gain some more for ourselves as well.

My room isn't much. It's a bit smaller than Bella's, as she has always had a thing about not being able to sleep on a single bed. I, however, can sleep anywhere. A giant slap of brick could be placed in front of me and I could quite easily find a way to get comfortable enough to drift off. The walls of my room were baby blue and decorated with some monochromatic posters of my favourite bands, films and TV shows.

I didn't have much unpacking to do, seeing as I visited a lot, most of my stuff was already in the wardrobes. After I finished unpacking what little I needed to, I made my way to Bella's room and lent against the doorframe.

"Want some help?" I offer.

Bella just about jumps out of her skin, letting out a loud shriek before turning to me, "Jesus, don't do that." She turns away from me and continues folding her clothes, "I'm good, thanks."

I laugh loudly at her reaction and turn shaking my head.

"What was that?" My dad asks as I enter the kitchen.

I grin, "Just Bella being a wuss."

My dad shakes his head with an amused smile as Bella joins us, "I'm not a wuss, you shouldn't sneak up on people." She responds, taking a seat at the table.

"Alright girls, enough." Dad says, throwing me a wink, "Dig in."

I awoke with a groan the next day as my alarm went off ridiculously early, signaling it was time for school. I was a little nervous. Given it was halfway through the year and the fact that I wouldn't know anyone. I mean, I don't even know my sister, so there's not much hope in us being able to stick together, especially since she's a year below me.

"Rise and shine, girls!" I sigh at dad's second wake up call before forcing myself out of bed to get ready.

"Okay girls, let's go." He orders once we've all had breakfast, and we follow him outside to see Jacob and Billy waiting for us. I roll my eyes. "Bella you remember Billy Black and his son, Jake, right?" Jacob offers Bella a flirty smile that makes me want to vomit.

"Um, yeah," She responds, "of course."

"Well, anyway, Jacob here fixed up this truck for you both to take to school." Dad says, gesturing towards a run-down pickup truck that was parked on the drive.

Bella's mood immediately picked up. "Oh my God, no way! This is awesome. Thanks, dad." She paused, "and Jacob."

Jacob chuckled, "It's no trouble, Bella."

I watched him stare at her for a moment before clearing my throat, "Yeah thanks guys. Well we're gonna be late so-"

"Jake do you want a ride to school?" Bella interrupted, exciting swinging the driver door open. I roll my eyes, climbing into the passenger seat.

"Oh, no, I go to school on the reservation." Jacob replies apologetically.

Bella sighs sadly, "That's a shame, it would have been nice to know at least one person."

That statement would have hurt if I hadn't been thinking exactly the same thing earlier. "Yeah, what a shame. Bella we really need to head off now." I state, "See you around, Jacob."

The car ride was once again plagued with uncomfortable silence until we pulled into the school's car park.

"Do you not like Jake or something?" Bella asked.

I sigh, "I barely know him." I offer, not wanting to reveal anything I shouldn't. Spending more time at Charlie's has made me aware of a lot of things that Bella doesn't need to be aware of yet. The most painfully obvious of which is that Jacob only gives a damn about Bella. I know this because he only ever comes to Charlie's on the rare occasions that Bella visits him with me. That, and something else I have yet to figure out. All I know is that Billy Black gives me the creeps, and therefore so does his son by association.

Bella seems to dislike my answer, but I exit the truck before she can ask any more questions. She follows me with an unsatisfied sigh as we go to collect our timetables.

"It's a shame we won't have any classes together." Bella states, although I doubt she really finds it that disappointing. It's not as if my presence in her classes would make her feel any less awkward.

Still, I decide to play along, "Yeah, bummer. But we can still see each other at lunch and what not, if you want." Okay, we really need to get more comfortable with each other, because this is getting ridiculous.

"Yeah, I'd like that, otherwise I'd be sat by my-"

"Hey!" Some guy cuts her off, "you're the new girls, right?"

"Yeah, hi." I respond, shaking his outstretched hand. "I'm April, this is Bella."

"Awesome, I'm on the committee for the school paper, and was wondering if you'd mind being a feature."

I frown at him, "Seriously? Is it really so boring here that two new students are enough to be considered news?"

He offers a small, sheepish smile, "Pretty much."

"Well, I'm afraid I won't be taking part. I'll see you later, Bella. You too, um..."

"Eric." He offers with a smile.

"Okay, see you around, I guess." I shrug, before turning and heading to my first class - English.