A Different Point Of View
Hey, this is only my second fic, and I'm really not very good at this, so constructive criticism would be greatly appreciated.
This story is pretty much a reversal of roles, Edward is the Human and Bella is a Vampire, This chappy is about Edward.
EPOV
"Oh man. Am I seriously doing this? Why would I move to a place that I have hated my whole entire life, just so my mother and her new boyfriend can be together and happy? Cuse I'm a self sacrificing idiot. Hey, let's look at the pros and cons here...1, I'll get to spend more time with my dad, you know, get that father/son relationship everyone is saying I'm missing out on. And I could try and learn to...gulp, fish. Ew. Okay, maybe I could just watch sports with Charlie...but really, who can understand what that man is saying. Crap, this is just turning into a cons list."
I was on the plane, headed to the place I detested most on the earth. Forks Washington. And I'm doing it all because I thought my mom needed to spend more time with her new boyfriend Phil. I was going to start high school with a bunch of people that have known each other since they were in diapers, and since their grandparents knew each other there will be so much history with everyone. They will all have inside jokes and cliques. The girls will be all tightknit and the boys will be competitive and manly. I was doomed.
When I arrived at the airport Charlie was there waiting for me. He was just as I remembered him, but with a couple more wrinkles. He had that weathered look about him, tanned and tough. He was wearing his red and black checkered shirt that he has a million pairs of and he was standing there, all awkward and shy. You couldn't help but love him. I walked over and he engulfed me in a giant bear hug. We parted and stood back to study each other.
"You grew" he accused. "And got even more handsome, you get that from your mother"
"Aww, Cha-Dad, I'm just the same as always, it's only been a couple of months since you last saw me." I said.
We walked to his cruiser and I reminded myself why I needed to get myself a car, what self respecting teenager could get driven to school in a police car? Charlie saw the expression on my face and said,
"I...well I kinda bought you something...kinda like a welcome-to-your-new-home-gift."
Seeing my expression of confusion he clarified.
"It's a car, Billy's old van, he's in a wheelchair now, so he has no need for it anymore, and Jacob, you remember Jacob right? He's Billy's son, you guys used to play together while Billy and I went fishing, anyways, Jacob wanted to fix up a new car, so I bought this one for you at a great price, so you can drive yourself to school, instead of having your old dad driving you to school everyday."
"Wow, thanks Dad, that's great, I was wondering how I was going to get a car in forks"
Two hours of automobile discussions later...
"Well, we're home. Go ahead upstairs and get settled in, I'll make dinner" said Charlie.
"Thanks Dad, I'll be down in a couple minutes." there's Charlie for you, doesn't hang around and ask awkward questions, just leaves you to it. I went upstairs into my room with my duffle bag and started to put everything into drawers. I sat on my single bed and regarded my new/old room. It hadn't changed much in the years that I had been away. It was still the faded yellow colour that my mother had painted it, I always thought it was to girly.
"EDWARD! Dinner's ready! Come and get it!"
Smells of pork chops and mashed potatoes had wafted up the stairs, and I realized how hungry I was. I went downstairs and sat at the kitchen table. Charlie and I ate in silence and after we were done I gathered the dishes and started to was them. Charlie offered to help, but I told him I could do it by myself so he went in to watch a game on t.v. As I washed the dished I started to think about what is going to happen in two days time. The most embarrassing moments of my life. Grade 10 in high school. In Forks. I only hope that I can do what I had perfected in my old school, just fade into the background and pretend I don't exist.