Chapter 1 - Our Perfect Lives
Disclaimer - I don't own Twilight or Megan Meade's Guide to The McGowan Boys or The OC for that matter.
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BPOV-
Living in the sunny state of Arizona, I thought my life could never get any better. My dad, Charlie, was part of the army so we had to move around a lot. While my mom, Renee, was a stay-at-home mom who took care of me and my two sisters, Alice and Rosalie.
Alice and Rose were my two best friends. We'd been inseparable since birth. When we were 5, our parents had left us home with a babysitter. Alice's parents and Rose's took the same car, while Charlie and Renee drove in their own. It was around 7 at night and it was pretty dark, it was also dangerous considering the hurricane weather that we were having. Winds that were almost 90 mph, and rain that was flooding the streets made it difficult to drive. From the way we've heard it, Alice's dad swerved out of control hitting a huge oak tree on the side of the road, killing every one in their vehicle instantly.
The Department of Social Services, thought it would be best if they placed Rose and Alice in an orphanage. Charlie and Renee had always felt as it Alice and Rose were one of theirs, and they thought it was wrong that the state was putting them in an orphanage, excluded from their friends and family. So, they decided to adopt the two, although they kept their maiden names. But legally, they were my sisters.
It's been 13 years since the accident, and we all remember it like it was yesterday. It still makes Alice and Rose sad to talk about it, it even makes me tear up, but we've learned to move on.
Living in Pheonix was absolutely amazing. Every day here was sunny, and when it rained, it was like hurricane weather. Alice, Rose and I attend Pheonix High, a huge school where we were soon to be seniors. We were going to have a year to remember along with our boyfriends, Jacob (mine), Ryan (Rose's) and Seth (Alice's).
Then the news came.
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APOV-
I loved my life. It had been Bella, Rosalie and myself for as long as I could remember. The moment my parents died in that car accident, there had been a spot inside that was now a huge hole, and ever since, Bella and Rose have helped me heal it.
Charlie and Renee had taken me in as their own child and adopted me. Without a doubt, I'd always thought of them as my second set of parents and I knew that they would take care of me. Renee and Charlie never favored Bella over Rose and I. They always treated us the same, like we were all blood related.
Living in Phoenix was great. The weather and they boys especially. I have a boyfriend, Seth, he has curly brown hair and the most adorable smile ever. I've been dating him for a year and a half and I've never trusted anyone more in my life besides Bella and Rose. Before we decided to date, Seth and I had been best friends, along with Bella, Rose, Jacob and Ryan. We'd done every thing together and I just knew that we were all going to end up together. We were all going to be seniors this year and I knew everything was going to be great.
I have a talent for 'seeing' things before they happen, like premonitions.
However, I did not see this one coming.
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RPOV-
Alice and Bella. My two best friends. My sisters. My life. We were inseparable, ever since we met. When the Swan's took us in, my whole life changed. It became hard for me to let people in, so I always shut people out. That's why most people think I'm a bitch.
When I started Phoenix High with Bella and Alice, we met Ryan, Seth and Jacob. I was afraid to let them in because most people always stayed away from me. Either they were afraid or they hated me. Over time, I accepted the boys into my life, and not soon after I started dating Ryan. He understood where I was coming from, shutting people out. His father had been in jail most of his life, and his mother was an alcoholic, along with her boyfriend. When Ryan got in trouble, Seth's parents took him in. Now we were all starting a final year at high school.
I'd always been the tough one. When Alice and my parents died, I'd been the stronger one. I wasn't strong when I found out.
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EPOV-
California. The weather is perfect, the girls are gorgeous, and best of all, I live with my two best friends. Emmett and Jasper. Well I could say my two brothers, seeing they were adopted when we were little. Carlisle found out at the hospital that Jasper and Emmett's parents had died in a plane crash. My father became quite close to the four adults during their time in the hospital. Their last wishes were for their kids to be taken care of. So my father and mother adopted them.
Ever since Emmett, Jasper and I, had become closer than friends (no not in that way). They're like my real brothers and I would never have it any other way.
Yes, life was good. I stretched my arms over my head as I got up from bed. Then I heard my cell phone ring. I groaned as I leaned over my bed and grabbed my cell phone from the bedside table and looked at the caller I.D.
Jessica. ugh. The girl won't leave me alone. Once I asked her to become my girlfriend, she calls me every second of everyday. Always bugging me to hang out or go shopping with her so I can give her my opinion on lingerie she buys. Don't get me wrong, the girl is fucking hot. But she's so dense it's almost unbearable. I rolled my eyes as I tossed the phone back onto my bed. I pulled on a shirt and headed down the stairs.
Once I got to the bottom of them, I saw my mother and father pacing back and forth in the living room. Carlisle hesitated when he saw me and Esme stopped to look at me.
He started talking. "Edward, we have something to tell you."
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EmPOV-
I woke up. The sun was in my eyes, as always. Then I felt a hand slither across my body.
Lauren. God dammit. She was such a whore, I was surprised she didn't have herpes yet. We'd been dating on and off for the past 3 months. I couldn't stand her but I sure as hell liked to screw her. I shoved her arm to wake her up.
"Laur, wake up." She groaned and arched her back.
"What's up baby?" She cooed in my ear. I mentally shuddered.
Then I heard a knock on my door. "Bro, the 'rents want us downstairs to talk." I heard Jasper say through the door. This kid knew when to save me.
"Uh yeah," I said. "I'll be down there in a sec. Hold on." I shot up in bed and swung my legs over the bed, still naked. I grabbed a pair of boxers and gym shorts from my dresser and slid open my closet as I grabbed an old Rolling Stones shirt and turned toward Lauren. "Babe, you have to go. Out the window. Carlisle and Esme will kill me if they see you sneaking out of the front door." It wasn't entirely true. I just liked to mess with Lauren.
She rolled her eyes as she picked up her thong from the floor and slipped it on. "Fine Emmett. Call me." She stalked over to me and gave me a slow kiss. This is why I dated her.
"Have to go down. See you." I opened the door and padded down the stairs.
I heard the yelling from the top of the stairs.
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JPOV-
I jumped in my dream, and woke up sitting straight up. I looked around me and all I saw was water. And sand. What the fu--? I looked over to my right and saw Angela laying there next to me. Not again! Dammit. I looked at my watch which now read 9:30.
"Angela. I have to go. Bye." I was short with her. She groaned as she got up, apparently her halter top had come undone during the night because when she started to get up her shirt came falling down. I smirked and pointed to her chest. Then I ran up to our house, before Carlisle or Esme found me not home again. They were going to kill me. I crawled in through my window and changed my clothes, then I went downstairs.
"Jasper," Esme said in her motherly tone. She'd always been a mother to me, when my mother passed. "Will you go get Emmett? We have to talk to you boys again." I nodded my head and turned back up the stairs.
I knocked on Emmett's door. "Bro, the 'rents want us downstairs to talk." I heard him rustling around in his room.
"Uh yeah, I'll be down in a sec." Then I heard him talking to someone else and a female voice came into play. I chucked. Lauren, I though as I shook my head and walked down the stairs.
That's when I found out.
A/N: yes, I know short chapter. I'm sorry for that. Hmm…I wonder what the problem is here…
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