So this is my first fanfic and I am super excited about it. I have really enjoyed doing this, thus far-it has been a major stress reliever! I will try to post new chapters as often as possible but I cannot promise any specific time frame for new chapters because I am super busy in my final year of college! Please read it and review it for me! Jake will become a werewolf and Edward and the rest of the Cullens will later enter the picture as vampires and Bella ofcourse is still human!

Chapter 1 Doom and Gloom With a Chance of Sunshine

I could not believe that I was doing this for my mother. You could definitely tell that I loved her and wanted her to be happy. I sighed as she drove me to the airport; I was going to miss the heat. I loved Phoenix. But my mom was unhappy and it was not fair for me to be keeping her from Phil, so I was taking myself out of the equation and moving to Forks to live with my dad, Charlie. Forks, Washington was one of the dreariest places in the United States and I had spent every summer there until I was 13 when I finally stopped visiting. Don't get me wrong, I love Charlie but he never really knew how to be a dad since my mom took me away from him while I was still a baby, leaving him heartbroken and lonely. I only had to get through high school and then I was free to go off to college wherever my heart led me.

"You know, you don't have to do this. I am okay staying here with you, I see Phil enough. And besides, as soon as someone signs him we will move there and be one family again." Renee broke through my thoughts. It would have been a nice offer if I couldn't have heard the unhappiness in her voice as she said it; just waiting for me to tell her no.

"No mom, it is fine. You go be with Phil and Charlie and I will be fine." I assured her as I took in my last gulp of Arizona air and I entered the airport. I really was going to miss all the sunshine.

"Well, if you are sure. Email me as soon as you get there and if, at any time, you want to come home just call and I will meet you here. I love you!" She said as she sat my suitcase on the ground and pulled me into a hug.

"I love you too, mom. And I am going to be fine; we will talk all the time. Bye." I said pulling away from the hug. I picked up my suitcases and walked over to check in, waving at her as she got back in her car. I was going to be fine. Forks isn't so bad. Who was I kidding? I was going to be miserable.

Charlie was waiting for me at baggage claim when I arrived in Seattle. He had a huge grin on his face; he was really looking forward to having me live with him. It was probably because he couldn't cook for himself, I don't know how he survived all those years. When I got close enough to him, he rushed forward to hug me.

"Bella, I am so glad you are here! I have missed you! How was your flight?" Charlie asked in a jumble.

"Hi Dad, missed you too. My flight was fine." I said pulling away from the hug, smiling at him. He really was happy, well at least someone was even if it couldn't be me. I led him to the baggage claim as the suitcases started dumping out. I grabbed my two old bags from the belt and handed one to Charlie, letting him lead the way to the car. I was humiliated when we came within view of his squad car. Charlie was the chief of police in Forks and the squad car was his only mode of transportation, it was so embarrassing. I was definitely looking forward to the car search when we got to Forks. I had been saving all summer and could not wait to find my own mode of transportation.

"So, Charlie, I was thinking that I would start looking for a car tomorrow. I have been saving and I don't have much but I think it will be enough to get something sturdy." I tried to address the subject without insulting him for having to drive around in this boy-repellent of a car.

"Actually, my friend Billy Black, you might remember him from when you were a kid and we used to go fishing together, he just told me he wants to sell his old truck. It is old, I think it is from the 1950's, but it is sturdy and even if you get in an accident you will be safe. I thought maybe we could go over there before we go to the house. Let you have a look at it before you start looking for something else." Charlie said, trying really hard not to sound too pushy about the subject.

"Sure Dad, if that is what you want. It couldn't hurt to look." I said. The truck did not sound in the least bit appealing to me but the sooner I got my own car the sooner I could get away from being seen in this one. There was no way that I was letting my dad drive me to my first day of school in Forks in the squad car, I would rather die. We didn't talk for the rest of the drive, which did not bother either of us since we were quite similar in the fact that we were loners. He did not speak one more word to me until we pulled onto the Black's street, when he told me we had arrived. When we got out of the car, we were greeted by an older man in a wheel chair on the front porch of the house.

"Charlie! I wasn't sure you would come today. Isabella, it is so good to see you again, you have grown up to be quite a pretty young lady." Billy said, shaking my hand as I blushed.

"It's Bella, thanks." I managed. Luckily I didn't need to say more because Charlie took over and started speaking with his old friend. I was lost in thought, eager to see the truck, and when I finally clued back into the conversation, they were ready to speak to me again.

"Bella, the truck is around back along with my son, Jacob. He will let you into the truck and take her for a drive with you if you would like." Billy told me.

"Thank you." I managed to get out before Charlie and Billy turned around and went toward the house to continue their conversation. I started walking around the side of the house when I stopped dead in my tracks, having caught a glimpse of a tanned, tall, muscled back facing me as a boy with a long black pony tail leaned over the hood of a small car.

"Excuse me, Jacob?" I asked when I got my breath back, but I couldn't help but blush as he turned around.

"Yah. Are you Isabella?" He asked, his grin bigger than I had ever seen before. His teeth were startling white against his olive skin tone. Wow, how old was he? He didn't look like he was older than me in the face, but his body told me other wise.

"Bella. Your dad told me to come back and you would show me the truck?" I replied.

"Sure sure. It is right over here. I have to tell you that I would love it if you would take the beast away so that I can convince my dad to buy me the parts to finish the one I am working on. He refuses to let me finish the Rabbit when we have a perfectly usable truck already. I also have to tell you that the beast does not go over 60 miles per hour without causing quite a fit." Jacob told me. It made me laugh that he told me to buy it and then how bad it was in the same breath. However right that moment I laid my eyes on the beast, as he called it, and there was no doubt in my mind that this truck was made for me. It was old and huge and red, well a mixture of red and rust really, and it called to me.

"It is great! Can I drive it?" I asked with excitement.

"Sure, here are the keys. I wouldn't stray too far if I were you. You don't know the area and you wouldn't want to get lost." Hmm, sounds like he knows me already. I thought it would be better for me to ask for companionship in order to keep myself from being lost in Washington for days.

"Did you want to come with me? Be my sense of direction, seeing as you are very right and I am very likely to get lost." I admitted and blushed when he grinned at me in excitement.

"I would love to come with you." He replied and got into the passenger side of the truck as I opened the door to the driver's side and got in. I started the truck and tried to hide the fact that I was slightly startled by the roar of the engine as the beast came to life. That only lasted for a moment before being replaced by excitement and a strange sense of feeling at home. The beast made me feel at home in rainy Washington, I thought with a smile. I pulled out of the drive and pulled out onto the small road before turning onto the desolate old highway. It felt good to be driving the truck, knowing that it was mine or at least would be soon enough.

"So, do you miss the sun yet?" Jacob asked me when we were out on the highway. Obviously Charlie had been talking about me and how much I loved it in Arizona.

"Yah, I am definitely going to get tired of the rain pretty quickly." I replied. I wasn't really in the mood to talk about me; it would just make me feel more homesick. "So tell me about yourself Jacob. How old are you?" I asked, my curiosity getting the best of me. I needed to know if it was okay for me to find him attractive, there was nothing wrong with that.

"For starters, you can call me Jake. Jacob is a little too formal, but you would understand that wouldn't you Isabella?" He asked with a grin. His teasing didn't make me blush like I thought it would. "And I am 16. You are 17, right?" He knew the answer to the question already but I think he was trying to flirt with me. The thought made me blush. Did he know that I was already developing a little crush on him or was he just teasing me?

"Yes, I am 17. I see Charlie has been talking about me." I said with a grin.

"He is proud to have you as a daughter; there is nothing wrong with that." Jake told me. I liked that he was close enough to my dad to know that about him. It made me slightly sad that he knew my father better than I did. I was going to have to make a conscious decision to get to know Charlie while I was living with him.

"Will we be attending the same high school?" I asked him, curious if I would be seeing a lot of him.

"Eager to see me again?" I choked a little at that question. It seemed like he had known me my whole life, like he knew what I was thinking already. He laughed a little at my reaction; he seemed to be pleased with himself. "No, I go to La Push High School and you will be attending Forks High School." He sounded a little bit discouraged by this fact and I could not help but feel a little bit disappointed myself. "Don't worry though," he said reading my mind again, "You can come over and hang out any time you want to." This made me feel oddly at ease as I pulled back onto the small street that he lived on. I decided to chance it and flirt back a little.

"I might just have to take you up on that offer." I said, blushed a little as I turned to see him grin at me. "After all, I am sure you will miss the beast when I take it home with me." He got really excited when I said that.

"You are really going to take it? You really want to buy the beast?" He asked excitedly.

"I really want it, as strange as it may sound I think that it suits me. So you can finally convince your dad to buy you the parts for the car you are working on." I told him as I parked the truck and we climbed out. When I was done speaking, he was so excited that he came around and pulled me up into a tight bear hug. I could hardly breathe but who was I to stop him? He smelled so good and I felt weirdly safe in his arms. He seemed to feel the same way because he did not put me down and let me go until we heard the sound of my dad clearing his throat. Maybe Forks wouldn't be so bad after all, as long as I had Jake on my side I felt like I could face anything.