A/N: this is my first fan fic...so be nice and enjoy.
Summary: bella swan was in an abusive relation ship in arizona so she moves with her dad to get a fresh start. will things go the way she plans? will she meet someone new? ALL HUMAN might be a little out of character. BxE.
Chapter 1
"Dad", I yelled running up the porch steps, it has been so long since I've seen him
"Hey Bells", my dad said as he caught me in an awkward hug, he was never one for affection or emotion for that matter. "I'm glad you've decided to come and live with me, your mother didn't really give a reason, but..."
"Well geez, can't I just want to live with my father?", I asked him jokingly. There was no need to tell him about Kyle and I didn't really want him to know. I had no idea how the Forks Police Chief would act if he found out his daughter had been in an abusive relationship.
I decided that I wanted to live with my dad after the first time my boyfriend of a year, Kyle, hit me. Just a quick slap to the face was just the wake up call I needed. That wasn't the last time, but I had finally made my escape.
"Sure, you're right, well come on lets get your stuff and get you settled in your room." He led me in the house giving me a brief tour on the way, the kitchen, living room, bathroom,blah,blah,blah.
My room was on the second floor and Charlie told me to make myself at home.
I started unpacking my things and getting things ready for school tomorrow. It was my first official day at Forks High School and I was extremely nervous. In Phoenix, I didn't have many friends, just Kyle.. So you can imagine how alone I felt after he started to hit me. I still had some of the bruises which I was sure to hide, there was no way I was going to tell anyone here about what had happened if I could help it. Forks was my fresh start, here I wasn't "Bella Swan the loner girl with an abusive boyfriend" here I was "Bella Swan the new girl" and I like that title.
After everything was unpacked I went downstairs to start making dinner (my mom had told me Charlie wasn't the best cook so I decide I would start making dinner). He was sitting in the living room with his eyes glued to the T.V. He was watching baseball, ugh I hate baseball.
"Hey dad I'm going to start dinner, how does spaghetti sound?" I asked.
"Oh hey bells, sure that sounds great do you need me to show you where everything is?" he asked trying to be helpful.
"No thanks I'll be fine" I called as I made my way into the kitchen.
When it was finally ready I called Charlie and sat down at the table. He came in soon after and began eating. He didn't say much and I was glad, if he didn't talk too much then maybe he wouldn't ask too many questions about my life in Phoenix. We were almost done eating when he finally spoke.
"So, how's your mom and Phil doin'?"he asked nonchalantly.
"Pretty good, they are going to travel a bit I guess"
"Oh... well good for them"
That was the only time he spoke throughout dinner.
It was almost midnight when I finally crawled into bed. I had cleaned up the kitchen, took a shower, straightened my hair, and packed my bag for tomorrow. Even though it was late I wasn't tired. I was nervous and tomorrow was going to be a long day. My first day at Forks High. I was getting a fresh start and I was gonna try my best not to mess it up.
