Well this place is exactly like I remember it. Same roads, same rain.

"So…uh…how was your flight?" My father sitting next to me asked.

"It was fine." I replied.

Same dad.

Let me starting by introducing myself. My name is Alice Swan. I'm just moving back to the town where I was born of Forks, Washington. I'm doing this because my mom, Renee, got remarried to this guy Phil. He's what you call a 4A baseball player. He's in his mid 30s and has never made the majors. Anyway he just signed a new contract with another minor league team in Florida. I guess I have to commend for persevering because some guys would have given up by now. So anyway Renee wanted to travel with Phil but felt that I wouldn't like the traveling. So I volunteered to move from my home in Phoenix to Forks to live with my father Charlie.

"So your hair's different." He commented. "Looks nice."

"Yeah I decided to chop it off, I kind of like it like this." I answered.

Charlie is what you could call a man of few words. He usually only says what he needs to say and nothing more. After a few more minutes of driving, we pulled into the house. As soon as I stepped out of the car, we were greeted by a pair of Native American males. One of them was in a wheel chair and the other was roughly my age, maybe a year younger.

"Alice you remember Billy and Jacob, don't you?" Charlie asked.

Suddenly my memory was jogged. I remembered my old friend Jacob Black.

"Wow Jake you've grown." I remarked as I looked him over.

"And you haven't." He joked. I frowned at his response. "I'm sorry that was mean."

Yes I was kind of a short person. I wasn't a dwarf or anything but I was seventeen and about five foot nothing.

"Well I haven't been taking steroids like you." I quipped.

"We'll leave you two to catch up." Charlie said.

"So how have you been?" I asked Jacob.

"Pretty good. Been working a lot." Jake answered.

"Working, what you have you been working on?" I questioned.

"Mostly old cars and other vehicles, there really isn't much to do around the reservation." He commented. "I just finished on your truck out there."

"My truck?" I asked.

"Didn't Charlie tell you?" He asked.

"Umm Surprise!" Charlie said. "It's kind of your homecoming present. I hope it doesn't look too crappy."

"No dad, I love it." I responded. Yes it looked terrible but I had never had no own vehicle before. "I can't wait to drive it."

"Why don't you have Jake teach you how to drive it? You could drive it to the school so you know how to get there tomorrow." Charlie suggested. "It will give you two a chance to bond without us old folks."

"Watch who you're calling old." Billy said. The wheelchair didn't really help his case.

So after Jake gave me some instructions, we started driving.

"So what happened to your dad?" I asked. "He wasn't in a wheelchair the last time I saw him."

"He's paralyzed because of diabetes." Jake stated. "Lots of stuff has changed Ali. Like I never thought I'd have longer hair than you."

"I like it like this. I don't have to worry about it getting in my eyes like yours." I replied as I noticed a large schoollike building. So this is the school, right?"

"Yeah this is the place." He confirmed.

"So do you know anything I should know about this school? Like what sport is the big time?" I asked.

"Well I don't go to this school but I do know they don't really have much of an athletic department." He responded.

"You don't go here?" I asked in surprise.

"No I go to school on the reservation." He explained.

"Well that sucks." I pouted. "It would been nice to know someone here before I started."

"Well it doesn't look like you can do very much about that." He commented. "We should probably get this thing back home. I'll need to roll my dad away so he doesn't get caught up in the TV and you don't get any unexpected guests sleeping over.

I laughed at his joke. "Yeah that sounds like a good idea."

So I drove back to Charlie's house, which I guess was now my house as well. Once we got there, Jacob managed to remove his father from the TV, telling him it was for his own good. It was definitely an amusing sight to see. Both Charlie and I had to stifle our laughter so we wouldn't start cracking up as the scene unfolded. I smiled as I watched Jacob roll his dad out the door.

"I should probably head to bed soon." I announced. "I've gotta get used to this new time zone."

"Okay well there's some space in the bathroom for you and some girl from the hardware store picked out the paint. I hope you like purple."

"Purple's fine." I said as I grabbed my bag and Charlie grabbed the other one.

Once I was changed for bed, Charlie came into to talk to me.

"So I'll probably be gone when you wake up." He said as he scratched the back of his head. "You know with the whole being chief of police thing."

"It's fine Dad. I know that you need to keep this town safe." I replied.

"So I love you and good night." He said awkwardly. "That is what I'm supposed to say, right?"

"Good night Dad." I said with a laugh. It didn't take me very long to succumb to sleep.

In the morning, true to his word, Charlie wasn't there. I hopped in the shower, making sure that I didn't slip. I had a few issues with clumsiness that I wasn't exactly proud of. I may be the world record holder for most times I've fallen on my ass.

Anyways I dressed for school and ate some cereal which was one of the few things that was in the cupboard. I would probably have to go shopping for food later because I had a feeling that Charlie wouldn't do it himself and eating out all of the time probably wasn't very healthy for him. Luckily I knew how to cook because Renee didn't really possess very good cooking skills either.

After I was done eating, I went out the door and climbed into my truck. I would probably get some looks at school being such a small girl driving such a big truck but that really wasn't important.

I pulled into the parking lot of the school, not sure what to expect.

So I've read stories where Alice is human and Bella is a vampire before but none that I know of like this. Let me make it clear that at this Alice is completely human and does not have premonitions. I wanted Charlie to be Alice's father because it keeps the characters of Charlie and Jacob in the story and it also gives Alice a good home to live in. So next chapter we will meet the Cullens and there will be another noticeable difference other than Bella being there but it's a surprise and you won't get it out of me. Please Review.