CHAPTER ONE

LOST

DISCLAIMER: I don't own any of these wonderful characters.

I have just gotten off the phone with my mother, Renée, who lives in Florida, when my Dad, Charlie walked into the kitchen. He was carrying an overnight bag in one hand and his fishing pole over his shoulder.

"Hey Bells," he greeted me. "I'm leaving now. Are you sure you're going to be fine here on your own?"

"Of course, Dad. Go have fun with Harry and Billie. And anyway, Spring Break starts this weekend and I have a lot of cleaning and homework and stuff to do.

So I'll be fine. Don't worry."

"You're great, Bells. I don't know how I managed without you for so long." He grinned at me before giving me an awkward hug, since there were so many things on his body.

"I know, Dad." I said, grinning back. I don't know how you did it, either.

Have fun!"

"Ok," he said, "and be safe." He added before walking out the door.

I sighed before flopping down into one of the chairs at the kitchen table.

Finally, peace. Not that Charlie was a nuisance or anything; it was just that, since I'd moved from Phoenix to Forks, Charlie has been trying to do everything to make my stay with him more enjoyable. I know Charlie means well, but sometimes, it can get really annoying.

My Mom, Renée, had remarried only last September, after seventeen years of divorce from Charlie. Renée had walked out on Charlie when I was only a baby. They had gotten married right out of High School and then a year later, Renée had me.

The marriage had not worked out like they'd thought it would and they got divorced. Renée moved with me to Phoenix, where it was sunny and hardly never rains, unlike Forks. Forks is this really small town in the Olympic Peninsula where it rains constantly. Renée detests the weather and that was also one other reason that made her move away.

But when she had gotten married to Phil, I'd decided to move to Forks to spend quality time with my father. I'd visited Charlie many times before over summer breaks and that kind of thing, but I had never stayed with him with any sign of permanence. So Charlie was thrilled and he was doing his best.

After two months of living with my father, I had gotten used to the weather, even though I didn't like it much. This weekend however, it was going to be sunny and Charlie had taken the opportunity to take an extended fishing trip with his friends. He wouldn't be home for three days or so.

I looked out the window into the backyard.

It was gorgeous out today. The sun was shining brightly and it glinted off the droplets of water, left by yesterday's rain. It through different rainbows and shadows over it, making it look especially beautiful.

I decided to take a walk in the woods to clear my head. It had been an exhausting day at school. Thank God for Fridays.

I grabbed my jacket, just in case, you never know with Forks, and headed outside. I turned my face up to the sun, reveling in the warmth against my skin. I hadn't felt that in weeks.

I started into the trees around my house. I wouldn't go far into the forest, I told myself. The sun was bright enough to light my path.

I looked around at all the different trees and ferns and greens around me. I had to admit with myself that, even though Forks was too rainy for my tastes, it was absolutely breathtaking. With all the various shades of greens and browns, it made a perfect picture. I picked my way through the puddles, watching my feet, just in case I'd trip.

I contemplated my new friends at school, while I walked. It seemed like everybody at school was interested to be my friend. On the first day, a few of the kids had come up to me and introduced themselves.

They seemed to be really nice kids, but I felt like, Jessica, one of the girls, was being my friend just because of my unwanted popularity. My arrival at school had been the biggest thing that had ever happened there. I was a novelty, and they don't get a lot of that. So, I was the center of attention at school these days, and I didn't like it.

I had always been a quiet person, always keeping to myself. Before I came to Forks, my mother had been my best friend. But even then, she couldn't understand me, not really.

It was just that, well, I felt lonelier here than ever before. And I had had my share of loneliness when Renée started dating her new husband, Phil. But at least then, I had someone to really talk to. Here, I would just listen silently while Jessica chattered on and on about something or another.

And there were Mike and Tyler and Eric, too. The boys here seem to be really interested in me for some reason. I guess that it's just because I came from a big city.

But Mike was the worse of them all. He always seemed to be around me and chattering just as much as Jess would. He was always there, carrying my books for me or walking me to my classes. It was actually very annoying.

I looked up startled when I heard a loud crack under my foot. I had stepped on a large branch and it had snapped in two. I'd been so engrossed in my thoughts that I hadn't even noticed that I'd walked farther than I had planned to.

I was standing in a clearing that looked very unfamiliar. I looked back behind me and saw the path winding further into the forest. I didn't recognize any of my surroundings.

This was really bad. Really, really, bad. I didn't want to admit it yet.

I began turning around on the path, to try and find my way back. Me and my bad luck. I walked for a little while, concentrating on the scenery and seeing if I could recognize any landmarks. But all I could see were trees, and more trees.

This was not good at all. I couldn't even find the place where I had veered from.

The forest was getting darker and darker every minute that passed. It was eerily silent and I worked hard to fight the swell of panic down. I need to keep my mind focused and logical so I could get myself out of this predicament.

Not knowing where I was at this point, I decided to turn around again and just head back to the clearing that I was at before. At least there, I could sit and think about my options. I was too scared right now to walk and think rationally at the same time.

So I made my way back to the clearing in the middle of the forest. Seriously, I couldn't believe my luck. It had started to rain again and I felt the trickles of water slide down my face and saturate in my hair. It must be raining pretty hard for it to penetrate through the thick canopy of leaves.

I looked around my surroundings to see if I could use something as a shelter for the night. I knew that I wouldn't be getting out of here anytime soon and I might as well get comfortable. As comfortable as I could get in a down pour.

I spied something that looked promising on the other side of the large clearing and I started toward it.

It was when I was near enough to the other side that I noticed something red flickering back and forth across the trees. That was odd. There shouldn't be any red in the middle of the forest.

Apprehension prickled the back of my neck and my hair started to stand up on my scalp.

I saw the red things getting closer and closer and I finally figured out that they were eyes. Three pairs of ruby red eyes that was heading straight toward me.

Author's Note: A cliffy on the first chapter. Aw well, I can't be perfect. I'm sorry that I haven't updated my other story, The Universal Law for a couple of days. I was doing pretty good about updating the first three days and then, people stopped reviewing. My third chapter had only like two reviews. I'm not begging for reviews, but I would like to get some more feedback on the chapter before I can start writing the next chapter. I don't know if this idea is original and I hope that I'm not stealing it from anybody. But if I did, I'm sorry. I've just had this idea in my head for a long time and I want it out of my head, so I'm going to put a twist on it. The first chapter to this story is kind of just so so. But I think the next few chapters will get further in to the plotline of the story. Bare with me. LOL. And if you haven't checked out my other story, well, go do it now. I don't know if you'll like it or not, but what ever. LOL

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