They Were

Follows the first book but has been twisted into how i think it should have been written. A btter love story of for all.
Girl meets a girl who has a brother in the little town of forks who happens do be a little supernatural.

I wanted to do a different take on twilight. Bella wasn't so full of angst and socially awkward.

I wanted her to be a strong character form get go. This is how my story goes =)

Please let me know what you think!

Looking into the face of my father I knew I had made the right choice. He was looking old but everything I remembered him to be was the same, his lean body had his police uniform on and his black moustache was in place. He was looking awkward and out of place with a sort of pain behind his eyes and that made me wish that I had made this trip earlier. Growing up without him never bothered me too much.

Mum always complained of the weather so I guess I adapted that dislike. I had never lived in a place that was nothing but warm after my mother left Charlie. I never fully understood the toll it had on him to not have his family around.

I grabbed him and pulled him into a hug. "I know that this is weird dad and I know that you are probably wondering when I beg you to go back to Renee but I want to live with you. I've missed you. Okay?"

He smiled and I felt as if some stress lifted from his shoulders. "Yeah Bells. I missed you too."

While I really didn't want to actually be in forks because the weather really was unbearable, I did want to be with Charlie. The added benefit of not being around my mother was a plus. While she had matured slightly after meeting Phil it was going to be nice to be able to just be a teenager.

New Life Resolutions

1 I will make friends and keep them

2 I will enjoy it here

3 I will be happy and young

"So Bells, I have all your enrollment and your ride to school sorted. I didn't think you would want me driving you around everywhere. And I got you some stuff for your room. Bigger bed and knew linen. I thought you would have grown out of ponies."

He laughed and I couldn't help but smile.

"Thanks dad. I appreciate it. You didn't have to get me a car. I have savings and I was going to get one."

"Don't be silly. We are going to get it now. You remember Billy? It's his old truck. Jacobs a bit of a mechanical whiz and has done it up for you."

"Awesome. I can definitely see me riding round in a truck. I was going to say I thought this didn't look like Forks."

"Nope we are on the Reservation. You can follow me in your truck home."

My truck was beautiful. It was amazing. It was mine. That big mean red machine. Charlie hit the nail on the head without even trying. That sound when it is brought to life and the purr of the engine had me sold.

I was sitting in the driveway in my truck taking in the smell and look of it. It smelt like old cologne and tobacco and what I'm guessing is Jacob.

I was surprised to see Jacob when I got there. He had definitely grown up in the last 6 years. For a 15 year old he was definitely filling out. What can I say he was hot. He also had longer hair than I did but it went perfectly with his caramel skin and bright eyes. He was radiant in a way I couldn't explain. He made me smile.

I was definitely disappointed when I learned that the reservation has its own school and I almost begged him to come to Forks instead. I would love to know someone when I walked in during the middle of the school term.

Sliding out of my truck and into the cold I quickly ran up the stairs and inside, shutting the door behind me. Charlie rounded the corner and leant on the door jam while I wiped my boots on the doormat.

"So you like it?"

"No." I saw his face drop. "I love it!" He smiled up at me and I knew he was happy he did something right.

"Thanks Dad."

"You know where your room is, so ill let you settle in. Dinner will be ready in about 45 minutes."

My room hadn't changed much since I was last here except for the bed was bigger. Walking round my room I picked up and looked at everything scattered across my desk and went through my draws looking at my life of 2 week trips here.

My phone was beeping from my bags that Charlie had brought up for me. I realized that I hadn't let mum know that I had gotten to Forks alive. There were 7 messages all from my mum asking if I was alive and other messages varying from happy to completely lost it I'm coming to get you.

Mum. Here safe.

Just got to dads.

Love you B

I was thankful Charlie was Charlie. He knew when to leave me be, especially as I cried. It hit me. I wasn't in Arizona anymore. Curling up on my bed I let the tears come while I learned to miss my old life.

"Bella, Wake up." I felt a hand on my shoulder nudging me.

"Huh, dad?"

"Yeah Bells its me, you fell asleep. Dinner is ready." I turned to look at him softly smiling. I couldn't help but yawn.

"Okay, give me a sec and ill be down." Crawling out of bed I trudged into the bathroom to look at the damage. My eyes were read and puffy and my nose was still a little sore.

I wish I was prettier like mum. My top lip wasn't in proportion to my bottom lip. My hair never liked to stay in place. My eyes were too small and I was so pale. I needed colour. I washed my face and pulled my hair back and went down to dinner.

Dinner was interesting. Charlie had tried to cook me pasta but had miserably failed. We joked around about the block of pasta on our plates with the store bought sauce plopped on top. It made me feel better being here spending the night laughing about badly cooked food.

I reassured him that I would definitely be cooking from now on. Because that was even worse than Renee's cooking and he even knew how bad that was.

"Night dad." I said as pecked him on the check. His head turned towards me with surprise in his eyes. "I really enjoyed spending tonight with you. It was fun.

"You too Bells. One thing before you go. You don't mind me going fishing with Harry tomorrow do you?"

"Of course not dad." I smiled and walked up the stairs.

"Night Bella." Charlie yelled up the stairs. Smiling to myself I made my way to the bed and crashed. It was a good first day in forks.

I have decided that I would go up to the Reservation and see Jacob today as the dads were going fishing and watching the game. The last time I hung out with Jacob I was eleven and he was nine.

I remember being down at the beach and he was asking me about how to kiss. But I didn't know. It was cute that he asked and he was so sweet that I had kissed him. He was my first kiss and I was his.

He can't deny that we have history so hopefully I can talk him into letting me hang out with him this fine Saturday morning.

I was surprised to actually see the sun. Maybe Forks was trying to accommodate for me. Of course with my luck the sun made a quick dash behind the clouds mere minutes of me looking outside my window.

I grabbed my wallet and phone from my bedside table and headed for my truck. Started my baby up and was off. Maybe I could persuade him if I buttered him up with the great work he did on my truck?

Maybe he likes me enough to just let me hang out with him? Maybe I'm just really desperate to make a friend? Maybe I just don't want to be stuck at home by myself for a whole weekend?

Who knows? I wasn't sure if I was going the right way. I turned on to a road, which I thought headed towards the reservation but I had been to mixed up in my thoughts to notice.

Stupid Bella! Come On! You don't know this town. You drove from the reservation to your house once! Pay attention!

I just had to focus. As I wound further up the road I was pretty sure I wasn't on the way to the Res.

Before me was a magnificent house. It was 3 levels and was surround by trees. You could see that there was a balcony that went round the side of the house and had to be worth a fortune.

Beside the house was a massive shed. One of the doors was open and it looked like it had a car inside. Something a lot more expensive then my 60 year old truck.

Deciding that I had better ask for directions I pulled over and got out otherwise I was going to keep going up random peoples really long road looking driveways. Although I was terrified about who might live here out in the middle of nowhere with a massive house where no one could… Snap out of it!

There's probably no one here anyway… but it was the weekend. Why am I such a chicken? The house was even bigger walking up the front stairs. That's when the door opened.

A girl shorter than me with brown hair that was cut short and pixie like with gold eyes stepped out onto the porch. She was petite with long legs. He skin was pale like mine and she had a big smile on her face. Her eyes mesmerized me. They were beautiful.

"What was beautiful?" she asked politely in a higher tone of voice. It was like a song.

"What?" I looked at her not comprehending what she was asking.

"You said 'They were beautiful'. I was just wondering." Her head tilted slightly waiting for me to respond. She was still smiling.

"Oh I said that out loud?" I asked and she nodded her head. "You're eyes. They're beautiful."

"Oh thank you. I am Alice. It's nice to meet you." Her hand stretched out and I took it in mine and shook.

"I'm Bella. It is nice to meet you too. I'm sorry I… I didn't mean to intrude on your lovely home I just got lost and I thought your driveway was a road and I ended up here."

"Well I can definitely say that it is the first time that anyone has ended up here." She laughed It was just as magical as her voice.

"Come on in Bella. Ill get you a map."

As I sat in this girl's house I wondered who she lived with. She gave me a glass of water before she headed up stairs claiming she would be back with a map. So I settled in on the couch.

"So Bella. Here is a map of Forks." She placed herself beside me on the couch and handed me the map.

The map was small. I guess Forks is really, really small.

"So you are the Police Chiefs daughter. Are you coming to Forks High?"

She knew who I was? Obviously my confused expression about how she knew my dad was obvious so she kept talking.

"Everyone knew that the chiefs daughter was coming back to town and was called Bella. I put the two together. Am I right?" I nodded.

"I didn't realize everyone knew. I was hoping to rock up and go unnoticed but I guess that's ruled out now." I laughed and she laughed with me.

I actually made this girl laugh. Maybe I wouldn't be going to school on Monday alone after all.

"So you are going to Forks High! That's Great! You need anything just let me know 'kay." Her hand hovered over mine before she placed it down. I smiled up at her.

"So where were you heading?" her body relaxed as she leaned back into the couch. I relaxed too.

"Up to the reservation. My dads up there fishing and I was going to see an old family friend. I thought I would be fine getting there but here I am." I gestured to her home.

"Well I am definitely glad you did. I know we are going to be great friends."

"I would really like that. So do you live here with your parents?" It gave me another chance to look round the room.

It was large. The walls were sandy beige and the furniture was a navy blue. Everything had a home and everything was spotless. They had a large TV and gaming systems galore. You could tell they had a lot of money.

"No. There's 7 of us all up. There's Mum and Dad who are Carlisle and Esme. Then you have Emmett, Rosalie, Edward, Jasper and myself. Although I warn you now as I know that you will probably hear things at school about us. The thing is that we are all adopted. And well Em and Rose have formed a relationship and so have Jasper and I."

"That's cool. Big Family. Hey haters are going to hate. Let them. I'm glad I met you. I have a hard time making friends so that's why I was heading up to the Res. I already had one so I didn't have to think about my impending doom on Monday.

I didn't think she could smile any bigger. Me not having any friends is a good thing?

"Do you really have to go up to the Reservation? Cause I wouldn't mind if you stayed."

I looked into her big eyes and knew that I had made a friend and I wondered whether I could make friends with all her family. Maybe I would walk in on Monday with 5 friends. So I stayed.

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And if you think Edwards just going to show up in the next chapter well then you are wrong! =D