Chapter 1

"Mum, Why do I have to go to Charlie's in the middle of the school year? Do you know how much work I will have to get? Do you know how hard it will be for me to catch up? And let's not even get stared on friends!" I yelled. Although friends didn't bother me much. I was a loner.

"Because I know you hate it when Phil and I travel and he really needs to go. So rather than drag you with us, you can go to your dad's. You always say you want to try and live with him. Now's the time"

"But it's the middle of the semester!" I screamed again. I knew I was being silly but I really didn't want to move right in the middle of the semester.

"Well sweetie, you chose to go and not travel with Phil and I. So this is what you have to do" Mum replied calmly

"Why can't I stay here by myself?" I asked

"You know why. Arizona just isn't safe. I don't want to come home and find you dead or a note saying that you have been kidnapped"

It was true that there had been a spree of crime in Arizona, but the likely hood of it would happen to me was a million to one. But Renee wouldn't hear it. So I was packed and ready to fly to Forks, Washington. Well as ready as I could be. Arizona was sunny and warm all the time and Forks was the complete opposite. I was lucky if it was sunny two times a year. Forks was literally going to be my own personal hell. Although I wasn't big on having a tan, I much preferred sun to constant rain.

So I helped mum packed the car and said my final goodbye to the sun. As a memory of Arizona, I was taking a small cactus with me. I got to the airport and said good bye to Renee and Phil and got on to the plane to start my hell.

Charlie was waiting at Port Angles airport with the biggest grin I had ever seen on his face. At least one of us was happy I was there.

"Hey Bella" Charlie said scooping me up in a hug before realizing and let me go. Charlie wasn't good with emotions. Neither was I. I got it from him. We walked to Charlie's car not really talking. I didn't have that much luggage because all my clothes were for hot weather, so I brought the clothes I would miss and mum gave me money to buy clothes.

When we got to the car I forgot it was the police cruiser. Charlie was the Chief of Police and only had the cruiser. It reminded me I needed to buy a car. I didn't want to be driven around in a car with flashing lights on top of it. In my experience traffic was a lot slower if there was a cop in it.

We arrived at Charlie's and all the childhood memories I had came back to me. I use to spend every second set of holidays here, but that stopped when I entered high school. Now I was in year 10 I came back . It was exactly the same as I remember.

"You'll have your old room Bells" Charlie said

"Thanks dad"

I followed him upstairs and to my room.

"I cleared some shelves in the bathroom and got you purple sheets. You like purple don't you?"

"I forgot, one bathroom. That's OK. Yeah purple's cool.

"OK then. I'll let you unpack"

That was the good thing about Charlie. He didn't like awkward, so he didn't hover. I was left to unpack alone and let a few tears escape.