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AN: So sorry that it took so long! I have went back and made a few changes to the story and I will try to update as soon as I can. Thank you for being so patient and I hope you enjoy.
(BPOV)
I hate going to a new school in such a small town. How do people live in a town like this? That is beyond me. If it wasn't for my mom marrying Phil and the circumstances I could be in Phoenix right now training with my teammates. I play as the only girl on the baseball team at my wonderful school. Softball teams are fine, don't get me wrong but when I play with the boys I take it more seriously. I may not seem like the typical tomboy who likes to hang out with the guys. I don't wear heels or makeup and I don't like shopping but that doesn't mean I don't like to do some other girly things. I may not be your typical teenager but I want to try to be one while I am here in Forks.
Maybe I should explain myself now, uhh… yeah. So, anyway, my name is Isabella Swan. You can call me Bella. I am 17, and my birthday is September 13th. I am 5'4 with waist-length mahogany hair. I am a huge klutz, when I am not on the baseball diamond that is. I live in Phoenix, Arizona. I go to Arcadia High School where I am a junior. I am the captain of our baseball team and have been since my sophomore year. I play pitcher. I have played piano for 8 years and I love it. I am your typical honors student but when I am not waist deep in homework you'll know where to find me. I spend all my free time in the batting cages or on the field.
I live in Arizona with my mom Renee. My dad's name is Charlie Swan but I don't get to see him a lot since he lives in Washington. My mom married my step-dad Phil last year and he makes her really happy. He plays minor-league baseball so he does a lot of travelling. Now he has to go to Jacksonville and my mom is really excited to go but I don't want to be in her way. She usually stays with me while Phil travels but I know she wants to be with him so I am making my own sacrifice. I am giving up the hot sun of Phoenix, Arizona for the gray sky of my new home in Forks, Washington.
While on the plane for the four hour flight from Phoenix to Seattle, Washington I had a lot to think over. I know life will be interesting with Charlie. On the baseball team I learned what it was like to be around guys so life with Charlie should be easier than living with Mom. He is more of a football person but when he found out about my baseball career he was more questioning about me being on an all- guy team. He just found out about a month ago when I called him about moving in with him…
(Flashback)
"Hello?" Dad's voice came through the receiver.
"Hey Dad it's me." He could probably hear the hesitance in my voice.
"Oh, Hey Bells! What's up kiddo?" I could tell he knew something was up because I haven't talked to him since the beginning of the school year in August.
"So, Dad… I was wondering if I could come and live with you till I finish high school. I want to spend some more time with my old man before I go off to college." I rushed it all out in one breath but to be truthful I was afraid he would say no.
"Yeah, Bells you can! I would love to spend some more time with you!" he waited a second before adding, "What brought this on Bells?"
"I know Mom wants to travel with Phil and the only thing keeping her home is me. I want her to be able to travel with him more." I added before he had a chance to respond, "Besides, the only thing keeping me in Phoenix is baseball."
"Wait what are you talking about the only thing keeping you in Phoenix is baseball, Bells? You aren't exactly that coordinated, are you sure it's safe?"
"I am actually really good at it, I just hope I can still play after I move. I know I don't have the best luck with balance but it all disappears when I am on the field."
"Ok Bells, just be careful. So when did you want to come to Washington?"…..and that's how I got where I am now.
(Flashback
I am more than ready for this flight to be over. I lean back in my seat and take out my iPod. When I joined the baseball team freshman year some of the sophomores thought it would be funny to flip my book bag while I was changing after practice. When they flipped it, they also broke my iPod so they had to buy me a new one. (Karma comes back in the weirdest ways I tell you.) I turned it on to Jar of Hearts by Christina Perri and closed my eyes relishing in the quietness and soothing sounds of my playlist.
When I was in the middle of Clair de Lune the stewardess came and woke me up. As I was heading to baggage claim after leaving the plane I was putting my iPod in my book bag. I wasn't paying attention to where I was going so I bumped into somebody. As I looked down the person had dropped their bag and a bunch of papers dropped out. When I bent down to get them I saw what they were, compositions, and they were really good by the looks of them.
When I stood up and looked up to the person, I had to stifle a gasp because I looked into the greenest eyes I had ever seen. As I handed the papers to him I noticed how a spark went through my body from where our hands connected. I was so lost in thought that I didn't notice my dad calling my name.
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(EPOV)
I hate planes. They take forever. I just want to get home and see my baby. I swear if Emmett or anybody put as much as a scratch on my Volvo they are going to have hell to pay. I will use my new signed baseball bat, wait scratch that I don't want to break it Emmett's thick head. I am going to take a golf club and throw it at him the first chance I get. I have only been away for a week but knowing Emmett it only takes him seconds to mess up something. I went on a trip to Chicago for Christmas to visit my home town. I was happy to get away but I am anxious to get back home now, or I guess more anxious to make sure my care is in excellent condition.
I guess I should introduce myself seeing as how you are reading my mind at the moment. I am Edward Cullen or as my mom Esme calls me when I get into trouble (which is a rare occasion), Edward Anthony Masen Cullen. I am 17 and my birthday is June 20th. I am 6'1 and have copper hair, or penny hair as my mom calls it, and green eyes. I am a junior at Forks High School in Forks, Washington. I am on the varsity baseball team. I am captain and my best friends Emmett and Jasper are my wing men on the field and off.
I have two siblings from my adoptive parents Esme and Carlisle Cullen. Emmett is their biological son, he is a senior and by his size you can tell. He is 6'6, has black hair and blue eyes, and has the body of a steroid user. He is a great baseball player but you have to watch out because he can crush a bat in his hands so I would keep my distance from him. Alice is their daughter or as I like to call her, Pixie (but don't let her hear that). She is 4'11 and is the energizer bunny on steroids.
The two people who complete our pentagon of friends are the Hale twins, Rosalie and Jasper. Rosalie is Emmett's boyfriend or as he likes to put it "The thief of his bloomed heart", like I am supposed to know what that means. Rosalie is 5'11, has long blonde hair and blue eyes and is too full of herself to comprehend what others are doing. Jasper is Alice's boyfriend, mostly because he is the only one who can put up with her energy and help keep her calm. He is 6'3 has blonde hair and blue eyes.
Back to my reason for being on a plane, I was boarding my flight when a lady ran into me and our tickets got mixed up so I got escorted to the flight to Phoenix, Arizona instead of the one way trip to Seattle, Washington that I was originally supposed to be on. I called my mom and she had to arrange for my flight to be scheduled. After I boarded the plane, I found my seat quickly. I ordered a turkey sandwich with a coke and pulled out my iPod. I turned it on to Clair de Lune. The stewardess came back with my food and I was free to go back into my daydream.
There have been rumors since before break that we were getting a new kid at school but nobody knew who it was. I think it will be a boy but Alice is dead set on it being a girl. She has this freak sense where she can predict what is going to happen so you learn to not go against her and just say "yes ma'am". I know she hopes it's a girl so she has a new shopping buddy but I have a feeling she is going to play matchmaker again.
I haven't met anybody in Forks who I like enough to go out with. I don't want to date around because I feel like my soul mate is who I am supposed to be with and I haven't met her yet. I want a considerate, down to earth girl who isn't too full of herself that she doesn't know everything does not revolve around her. I want someone selfless. I want someone who accepts who I am as a person and not who my family is. Our family is rich but I don't like to use my family's money to flaunt around or buy a bunch of stuff like Alice. I want to be a doctor to help people not just for the money, and I want someone who will support me no matter what I do. Someone who will like me just as much if I did not have the money.
I had been so lost in my thoughts that I didn't notice the stewardess tapping my shoulder and talking to me till the end of Nocturne No. 2 in E flat Major, Op. 9.2 was closing up. I thanked her and left the plane heading for baggage claim. I was so lost looking at my phone to see if mom had text me and balancing my composition folder that I didn't notice I was walking into someone. I heard all my papers fall down followed by a gasp. As I gathered the others on the ground I stood up about to thank the person for helping me.
When she looked up I got caught I had to stifle a gasp because I was looking into the deepest brown eyes I had ever seen. As she handed me my compositions I felt a spark go through me where our skin connected. I was so lost in her eyes that I barely heard my mom calling my name.
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