"Ladies and Gentlemen, Flight 127 from Jacksonville, Florida, will be landing in the next 30 minutes. Please put your seats in the upright position and make sure your seatbelts are buckled. Thank you."

This was it. My life was officially ending. I hadn't been to Forks, Washington, since I was 11 years old. That was when my brother Emmett and I were taken by our mother to live with her and her new husband Phil in Jacksonville, Florida. I mean, sure, we had seen our father a few times since we moved; he usually took a 2 week vacation from work to take a vacation with us in California each summer. Emmett was excited enough, but we were leaving all of our friends behind and everything we had known for the past 6 years. On the other hand, we were finally going home. Finally. I would finally be able to see the Cullens…Carlisle, Esme, Alice, and…Edward. They didn't know yet that we were coming home; we had asked Charlie to keep it quiet since we wanted to surprise our old neighbors and everything. That's right; the Cullens had been our neighbors for forever. They lived in the humongous house behind our own, however small, house. Edward had been my best friend, while Emmett's best friend was one of our other neighbors- Jasper Hale. Jasper and his twin sister Rosalie lived to the right of us and had also been as big a part of our lives as the Cullens were.

All six of us had been practically inseparable. We carpooled together to school, we did sports together, and we even spent the weekends together. We were all practically family. So, Emmett's and my moving had a huge impact on our friends and their families.

Flashback

"Bella! Emmett! Come down here please!" my mom Renee called. She and our dad Charlie were sitting in the living room when my brother and I finally made our ways down to the living room.

"What is it, Mom?" asked Emmett.

"Honey, your dad and I have decided to get a divorce. You both know that we haven't been getting along very well lately, and we've decided that it's better that we go ahead and get a divorce," Renee said.

"What? No! You guys can't get a divorce. No!" I yelled.

"Bella, honey. It's going to be okay. It's better this way. We hate that have fights around you two, and we feel that it's better for you and your brother…and us…if we get a divorce," Charlie said.

"Charlie's right. We don't think it's fair for both of you to have to witness this. So, the decision is made. We're getting a divorce, and you guys are moving with me…to Florida," Renee said.

"What?! No. Mom, Dad, I'm not moving!" Emmett yelled.

"Me, either!" I yelled.

"There's no discussion on this! You two are moving with me and that's final. We are leaving in one week. End of discussion," Renee said with a tone of finality. She looked at me and Emmett with such a serious look on her face that we decided not to complain more. We knew not to argue with her.

"What about Dad?" I said, quietly.

"Since he's the Chief here, your dad's going to stay here, while we move," Renee said.

"Oh, Bella. We'll still see each other. I'll see you two weeks every summer and then a week during Christmas vacation, and you guys can call me any time you want, ok?" Charlie said thickly.

I started crying and ran to my dad. He picked me up and held on tight, like he was never going to see me again. That thought made me cry even harder.

My mom spoke up, "There's another thing. I'm leaving tomorrow to go and get everything ready for you guys. You two are going to pack up your stuff and Charlie's going to ship some of it while you guys fly to Jacksonville together."

Emmett and I sat in silence while Mom was telling us everything and, when she was done, Charlie spoke up, "Why don't you guys go ahead and head up to bed? That way you can spend the next couple of days at the Cullens' house while your mom and I finish up everything here, okay?"

"Okay, Dad. Love you," Emmett said, giving Charlie a hug. "Love you, Mom."

"Love you, Emmett," they said in unison.

"Night, Daddy. Night, Mommy," I said, giving them both a hug before heading upstairs after Emmett.

"Love you, Bella."

I followed Emmett to his room lay down with him. I started to cry and he held me close. "Bella. Don't worry. At least we'll both be together, you know?"

"I know, Emmy, but what about all of our friends?" I cried.

"Well, we can all still keep in contact. We won't have to give them up completely, Bells. Don't worry," Emmett smiled, trying to reassure me. I only nodded.

We both fell asleep in Emmett's room that night. The next day we packed up our overnight bags to stay with the Cullens. We said goodbye to our mom, but we would see her in a week, so it wasn't that bad. Daddy walked us over to Edward and Alice's house and gave us each a big hug when Carlisle answered the door.

"Now, you two be good for Carlisle and Esme, okay?" We only nodded, still too sad to do much more. "I'll be back for you guys tomorrow afternoon when I get off work, okay? I love you both."

"Love you, too, Dad," Emmett and I said together. "Bye."

He left us and Carlisle closed the door. "How 'bout you guys go ahead and take your bags upstairs? You know where Alice and Edward's rooms are, and you can come down to the kitchen to eat breakfast, okay?" he asked softly.

"Okay." I followed Emmett upstairs to put our bags down. I followed him to Edward's room and he followed me to Alice's room. We kept quiet the entire walk, and once we got down to the kitchen, a little body flung itself at me.

"Oh, Bella! I'm going to miss you so much!" Alice cried.

"I know, Alice! I'm going to miss you so much, too!" I cried.

"Oh, boy," said Emmett. "Here we go with the waterworks." He and Edward rolled their eyes. "Well, Edward, you know that I'll miss you, but do I have to cry and hug, too?"he joked as he clapped Edward on the back.

Edward laughed. "No, man. I'll miss you, too, but no hugs. Please."

Esme laughed. "Okay, kids! Enough crying for right now. We're going to enjoy Bella and Emmett's last week in Forks. That means no talk of missing anyone and no crying. At least for the time being. Now, we're going to eat our wonderful breakfast and then you all are going to play enough for a lifetime." I knew I liked Esme for a reason.

We soon finished our breakfast and headed outside to head over to Jasper and Rosalie's house to tell them the news. They both took it as hard as the Cullens did. Rosalie gave me a big hug and vowed that she and Alice would write me every week. Jasper just clapped Emmett on the back and told him that he would miss him. Boys.

The six of us played together for the rest of the day and headed over to Edward and Alice's house when we were tired. Esme and Carlisle ordered pizza for us since we were going to have a movie night and sleep in the living room, just like a big slumber party. Before we ate anything, though, we all went upstairs to change into our pajamas. We hurried, though, so our food wouldn't get cold, so we rushed down the stairs. I fell at the bottom but Edward was nice enough to catch me.

"Thank you, Edward," I said, blushing.

"No problem, Bella," he said. I started toward the living room but Edward caught my arm before I could move very far. "Wait. I have to tell you something." I turned to him expectantly. "Bella, I'm going to miss you very much. You're my best friend. Please promise me that you'll stay in touch with me. Please?" he pleaded.

"Oh, Edward," I cried. "Of course. You're my best friend, too. I could never not stay in touch with you. Now come on so we can eat and watch the movie," I said, pulling his arm.

"Wait. I have a present for you," he said. He picked something off of the floor and handed it to me. It was his baseball hoodie.

"Edward! You can't give me this! You love this hoodie!" I exclaimed.

"Don't be crazy, Bella. It's a gift and you can give back gifts," Edward said.

I rolled my eyes. "Thanks, Eddie." I gave him a hug.

"Ugh! Don't call me Eddie!" he complained.

"Ed. Please?" I begged with my puppy dog face.

"Fine. As long as I get to call you…Bells."

I pulled away from him. "I hate Bells."

"Well, I hate Eddie, so we're even."

"Fine. Let's go eat."

"Okay."

"Hey, Edward…" I said as we headed into the living room where everyone was waiting on us.

"Yeah?"

"Thanks for the present. I love it," I said, blushing.

"You're welcome," he said, blushing, too. I made Edward blush! He never blushes!

We walked into the living room and saw that everyone else had already taken their seats and that the only seats left were two together, so Edward and I had to sit together.

"What movie are we going to watch?" Rosalie asked.

"How about Space Jam?" asked Jasper.

"Or Harriet the Spy!" Alice exclaimed.

"How about both of them?" said Esme as she and Carlisle walked in the room with the pizza boxes and some plates. "Here you go. We're going to get the drinks and bring them in here for you guys. What do you want to drink?"

"Coke!" said Jasper

"Sprite." said Rosalie.

"Fruit punch."I said.

"Milk!"Emmett said.

"Dr. Pepper."Edward said.

"Chocolate milk."Alice said.

"We'll be back in a minute," Carlisle said as he and Esme went to get our drinks.

They were back within the next couple of minutes and we started our movie. We ended up watching both movies but ended up falling asleep on the couches we were on. The next morning I woke up and I was snuggled close to Edward. He smelled really good, and he had his arms wrapped around me. I didn't want to wake up but I had to eventually. I opened my eyes and found myself staring at a pair of green eyes.

"Good morning, Bells," he whispered.

I smiled. "Good morning, Eddie."

"Did you sleep well?" he asked.

I nodded my head yes. "Did you?"

"I did." He was quiet for a minute. "Bella?"

"Yeah?"

"Please don't forget me," Edward pleaded.

"I promise." I leaned in closer to him and gave him a big hug. "I'll never forget you."We snuggled closer and held onto each other, just listening to each other's breathing. I fell asleep again while listening to Edward's heart beat.

We all spent the rest of the day together, but it had to come to an end. Our dad came to get us when he got off from work at the police station. We said goodbye to everyone after we promised to see them before we left in a couple of days.

We walked back over to our house and walked inside. "Are you guys hungry?" Daddy asked.

"Yeah!" Emmett said, laughing. "Of course."

That made Daddy laugh. "I ordered some pizza, and it should be here in about 20 minutes. How 'bout you kids head upstairs and clean up?"

Emmett and I raced upstairs to put our stuff in our rooms and to clean up. It only took us a few minutes, so we headed back downstairs to hang out with our dad until the pizza got there. We sat on the couch, with Daddy sitting between us, just watching some sports. Just like the good ol' days, where we didn't have to worry about never seeing our friends or dad again. Soon, however, the food got there and we ate in silence.

Daddy gave us a hug each before we all headed upstairs. I got ready for bed and climbed into my bed. I would have to leave it behind, in Forks. That's what Mom said. She said that Emmy and I would be getting all new furniture, that way we would be able to leave the big stuff here, so we would have some stuff left at Daddy's house, too.

The next couple of days were basically the same. Emmett and I packed up our clothes, books, and a few odds and ends. On Friday morning, however, we packed everything into Daddy's cruiser and left to go to the airport. It was our last time in Forks. At least for awhile. Emmett and I were sad that we didn't get to say goodbye to our friends, but Daddy said that we would get a chance to. I didn't understand him, but I went along with it.

He pulled into an empty parking space and we started unloading our suitcases. We checked our stuff in and got ready to leave. The three of us sat in some uncomfortable plastic chairs and waited. I felt like crying.

"Now, kids," Daddy started. He stopped to clear his throat but started back. "Don't be angry with us, okay? We didn't think it was fair for you guys to be split up, so we decided that you could go together. I'll miss you guys very much, but don't forget that you can call me anytime, okay?" We both nodded. "Now, I think you guys have some visitors," he smiled.

I turned around and saw all of our friends. They had come to say goodbye to us. Emmett and I got up and ran to them, crying. Alice, Rosalie, and I stood in one spot hugging each other, while Emmett, Edward, and Jasper hugged each other. We stayed that way for a minute and then we switched. Suddenly, I was between Jasper and Edward, and Emmett was between Alice and Rosalie.

"Flight 237 to Jacksonville, Florida, will be boarding in 10 minutes. All passengers please make your way to the boarding area. Thank you."

"Well, this is it you guys," Esme said as she and Carlisle made their way over to us, as did Rosalie and Jasper's parents. "Emmett, Bella, don't forget to write us, okay? And don't forget that we love you very, very much." They all gave me and Emmett a big hug and let go.

"Bye, everyone!" we said as we followed our dad to the boarding gate. He gave the lady there our boarding passes so we could get on.

"Well, kids. I guess this is goodbye. For now. Don't forget to call me, okay? And don't ever forget that I love you both very much," Daddy said, as tears started to roll down his face.

I nodded my head and held onto my dad very tightly. "I love you, Daddy," I whispered.

"Love you, too, Bella."

"I love you, Dad," Emmett said.

"Love you, too, Em. Take good care of your sister, okay?" He nodded. "And be good for your mom, too."

We gave our dad one last hug and headed over to the walkway to the airplane. I turned around and looked at my dad. He looked so sad. I suddenly felt horrible that we had to leave him all alone in Forks. I waved at him and he waved goodbye to me and Emmy. Emmett took my hand as we made our way to the airplane for a ride that would change our lives forever.

End of Flashback