Chapter 1 In the woods

I found myself in a forest, not knowing how I got there. All I remembered was somebody saying, I go by Isabella now. I started to get up and walk through the forest. That's when I seen a car on the side of the road I was coming to. When I came closer to it a man looked at me then got out along with another man.

He came up to me and said, "Hey miss are you alright?" I didn't know what to say. I didn't say much of anything. I looked at the other guy that had a name on his jacket that said Chief Swan.

"Why are you naked? Did something happen to you." Again I didn't answer. I didn't know how I got here. Than Chief Swan told the other officer to go get a blanket out the trunk of the car. The officer went and came back with a blanket. Chief Swan put it around me while walking me to the car. He drove me to a strange place, took me inside sitting me in a chair. Chief Swan started to ask me questions.

"Do you know where you are?" He said.

I shook my head no. "You're in Forks, Washington." I looked around the place amazed and confused.

Then he said, "Do you have a name?''

I tried to talk.''Isabella." I said almost in a whisper.

"Do you have any family around here?" He said. I shook my head no. Then he got up and started to talk to other officers that were there.

He came back saying, "Do you live anywhere around here?'' I didn't know if I did or not.

Then he pick up the phone and started to dial a number he waited than said," I have a young female that look to be seventeen maybe, that don't know where she came from and don't have any family members, also don't have any clothes, so I'm going to bring her over there." He stopped talking, so I guess he was listening to the other person talking on the other end of the phone. "Thank you." And hung up. He turned back toward me and said," I'm going to take you to the detention center." I didn't know what that was. He guided me back to the car and drove off.

When I arrived, a man came up to us, with what looked to be clothes in his hand and guided me to a room, saying to put them on. Then he closes the door. I started to put the clothes on while I stared at the wall. On each wall were different pictures on the wall that had words on them. Then I opened the door with Chief Swan plus the other guy standing there waiting. Then they guided me to another room. In it was a chair and what look like a bed with a sheet on it.

"Lie down on the sheet will you" the man said while putting on a white long coat. So I did and he started to check me. I started to get scared and he must have seen my reaction.

"I'm not going to hurt you…I'm just going to examine you to see if you have been hurt." So I just stared. After a while he left the room. I got up and saw that there was a mirror behind the door. I looked at my reflection. My eyes were gray with a bluish hint to them, pale skin, and brunette hair. Then the man came back and took me to a small room with a bed.

"You would be staying here for the night until we can get you situated." He closed the door and I sat on the bed. It felt a little comfortable. A few minutes later a lady came and handed me a tray.

"Here you go." Then left. I stared at the food which was strange looking, but I ate it. I must have been hungry because I ate everything. Then I laid down staring at the ceiling. I dosed off.

In my dream, I found myself in some kind of building and I was under something. I didn't know what it was but I was afraid. Then I saw someone standing over me looking at me. He was pale, with red eyes. I didn't know who he was then he said something. "You're safe now." I tried to say safe from what. But I couldn't get the word out. Then I felt this horrible pain. I wanted to scream but couldn't.

I woke up, and started to vomit. It was the same lady that handed me the tray earlier.

"Are you alright. " She said to me then she told me her name.

"My name is Gloria." I didn't say anything. Everything was so new to me still.

"Would you like to tell me about your nightmare." Gloria said to me.

" I don't know what it was. It was all a blur." I said even though I remembered it all. I didn't know if I can trust anybody yet.

"It's ok." Gloria said. So we sat there not speaking, but the silence was broken when she said," How did you end up in the woods?''

"I don't know. I don't remember much." I told her.

"Ok, I'm not going to ask anymore. I'm just going to stay with you until you go back to sleep." So I lied back down and stared at the ceiling trying to remember how I got in the woods, but I couldn't remember anything. Soon I dosed off, and didn't have anymore nightmares.

"Wake up sleepy head." Said Gloria. "You almost slept through morning." I woke up and sat up. She had a tray of food waiting for me. She handed it me the tray and left the room. I looked down at what was on the tray. I saw some green stuff, something mushy and white, and a piece of some kind of meat. I didn't want to eat it, but I was hungry. After I ate, a few minutes later Gloria came back and said to me,

" It's time to take tests."

"What tests?" I asked.

"Oh some MRI' scans to make sure you don't have any brain damage."

" Why do you have to know?"

"So we can take care of it ,before it's too late."

"Ok." I said. We left the room, and went down the hall. We came to these double doors and walked through them. Inside was a big machine and a glass window on the other side of the wall. It must be where the doctors sit behind. Gloria told me to lay down, so I did. Then she said we're ready then looked at me and said,

" Just relax." I started to go in to the machine, and there was a red light going up and down. I stayed in there for a while. Gloria came back in and took me to an office. She told me that the doctor is going to be in about a few minutes. So I waited.

The doctor came in and sat down behind a desk. "Hello, my name is Dr. Smith." He said. I wave my hand hi.

" I just got your MRI scans, and they're off the charts."

"What does that mean?" I asked.

" Your MRI scans shows that your brain has a lot of activity going on." He said with amazement. " Your chats are off the scale."

"Is that bad." I said.

"No, its not. You are not suffering from brain damage, so that's a good thing. However because you don't remember anything before the police found you in the woods, it seems that you may be suffering from amnesia." I just stared and listened as he went through the charts, and pictures. " But you can leave. I'm sure you would get your memory back soon."

"But I have nowhere to go." I told him.

" Chief Swan is going to come get you, and you will go with him."

"To where."

"Well he said that you were going to stay with him, until you get a place of your own." Dr. Smith said. So I got up and went out the door.

Gloria told me to wait in the front room, until Chief Swan came. Soon enough Chief Swan had came and found me in the waiting room.

"How are you doing?" he said to me.

"Fine."

" Ok, let's get going I know you want to get out of this place." We left the detention center, taking a long ride to his house. I stared out the window, but all I seen was trees. It was all green, and wet.

We reach his house which was a two story house surrounded by trees and woods. He guided me in, and told me that I was staying in the second room. I went upstairs, down the hall until I reached the room. Inside was a big bed, a dresser, another door, and a computer. The walls were white. And there was two windows on different sides of the wall. One was facing the front of the house, and the other was facing the woods. The room looked nice. I went to the dresser draw and open it. There was nothing in there.

" I'm going to a friend's house, and see if she has any clothes that can fit you." Chief Swan said to me, standing in the door.

"Thank you." I said.

"Oh, I will also try enroll you in a school, you would be able to go to."

"School?"

"Yeah, school. Have you ever been to school before?"

"No, unless I don't remember." I told him. I tuned back around, and close the draw. I started to walk to the other door that I seen. I opened it. which was a closet, because there were rails that are used to hang up clothes. When I turned back around Chief Swan was already gone. I turn and sat on the bed. It seems like there was nothing to do around here. Chief Swan came back, and said,

'' Would you mind coming with me to a friend's house for a second."

" Ok.'' So we both went back out and he drove for two miles from his house. We had reach our destination which was a small wood house. We walk up the walk way, and Chief Swan knocked on the door. A young boy opened the door.

" Hey Jacob, how is it going."

" Fine." The boy had to be in his early teens maybe. His long hair was in a pony tail and his features were child like. He stared at me.

" Is this the girl, you told us about that was getting the truck." He said.

" Yeah, this is Isabella." He introduced me.

" Hi, it's nice to me you. You don't mind if I called you Bella for short."

"It's fine, Jacob." I said. He was staring at me with a sparkle in his eyes.

" So is your father in." Chief Swan replied.

" Yeah, I go get him."

Jacob went back inside. He came back with an older man in a wheel chair. He also had long hair.

" Well, hello Charlie. Nice to see you."

" Hey Billy. How's it going.'' Charlie replied.

"It's going well. Have you come by to get the truck." Billy said. I didn't know what he was talking about. But it seems like Chief Swan came to get a truck from him. I wonder why.

"Yes, I did come to get the truck for Bella." For me?

" Bella is my house guest for a while, and I want her to go to school, so I thought about the truck. It would be nice for her to get around in." Billy, the guy in the wheel chair looked at me, and smiled.

" Hi Bella."

"Hi." I said with a shy smile.

" You can get the truck Charlie."

"Thanks Billy. Come here Bella." I followed Charlie to the other side of the yard. There was a red truck that looked to be old fashioned, but in a instant I loved the truck.

" Do you like it?'' Charlie asked me.

" I loved it but why are you giving me a truck." I replied.

" Well, I thought you might need it to get around town in." I just nodded.

"So what school, are you plan on attending." Jacob said.

" I don't know yet. Chief Swan is going to enroll me into one." I told him.

" Well, I was thinking about Forks high school. It's closer to the house." Chief Swan replied.

"Oh." Jacob said sounding upset.

" Do you know how to drive Bella?" I turned to look at chief Swan. I shook my head no.

"Well that's ok, I'll teach you. Jacob you don' t mind driving the truck back to the house for me. I still need to get some things for Bella."

" Sure." Jacob said almost excited.

" Thanks a lot Billy."

" It's no problem at all Charlie." Billy replied. We turn to leave. I wave bye to Billy. Jacob was getting into the truck. We rode back to Chief Swan house. Jacob was right behind us. I got out the car. Jacob was heading my way.

" So how long have you been in Forks." Jacob asked.

" Not long." I replied back. "What school do you go to?"

" I go to La Push high school."

" Is going to school fun." I asked him.

"Well it depends how you look at it. Most days will be fun, but you can also have bad days."

" Do you have bad days?" I asked him.

" Sometimes. But not always.'' He replied. Chief Swan came back outside.

"Hey Bella, I'm going to a friend's house, to see if she has any clothes for you."

" Ok, I'll be here."

" Do you want me to drive you back home Jacob?"

" Sure." Jacob replied. " Well I'll see you around Bella." He got into the car along with Chief Swan. I went into the house and went upstairs into the room I was staying in. I got on the bed. I must have been tired because I dozed off to sleep.

Again I was under something. I looked around and seen computers all around. I looked to the other side of me. Again there was a dark haired man staring down at me with his red eyes. A woman came and stood next to the man. They seemed to be talking. I couldn't put my finger on it but somehow I know the woman. Then I felt this horrible sting. Again I wanted to scream but my mouth wouldn't open.

I woke up and notice it was dark. I decided to go downstairs, to fix me something to eat. Charlie wasn't back yet. I went into the kitchen and I looked in the cabinets, in the refrigerator and I found nothing. Then I heard the front door opened. It was chief Swan coming back with a box.

" Well hello Bella. You finally decided to wake up." He said.

" Yeah, I didn't think I was sleeping that long."

" Well it's ok. I knew you would be hungry so I went to order takeout. Hope you like Chinese food."

" Sure." I sat down at the table while he got the plates, and fix the food.

" Do you mind if I called you Charlie instead of chief Swan?" I asked him.

" Not at all. You can call me Charlie." He told me. He sat down and started to eat.

"Well I guess I will show you how to drive tomorrow, then you would be able to go to school next week."

" You had already enrolled me to go to Forks high school." I said.

" Yeah I put you under my name, since you don't have a last name. Is that ok with you."

" No not at all." He was the first one to finish eating. He washed his plate, and said that he will be in living room, if I needed him. I finish eating and washed my plate. Then I sat in the living room with him. He had sports on tv. We watch tv for a while, then he told me that he was going to bed, and that I could stay and watch tv. I turned on the news. There were pictures of missing people on the television but I didn't see my picture. I guess no one was looking for me. I flip through the channels and found this movie that was interesting. A Chinese man was kicking butt. Suddenly I found myself standing up. The Chinese man did a back flip and turn around and kicked two men at the same time. That was so cool, so I decided to try it too. I did a back flip, turned and kicked up in the air. I was amazed how I was able to do that. So I watched the man do more fighting. He did more back flips, punching, and kicking. So I did the same thing he did. Then he ran up the wall and flipped back off of it making the other man run to the wall. I had to try it. I seen a bare wall and decided to try it also. To my surprise I did it. I turned back to the tv and watched the Chinese man do more. He did more air kicking, so did I. Then he fell and got up using his hands and pushing his body back up, and fought again. Almost everything he did so did I. Then he said something in Chinese. When I did a spinning air kick and turned around, Charlie was staring at me with wide eyes. Then I said the same thing the man said in Chinese.

" What did that mean? How do you know how to speak Chinese? And how can you do all of that." He said amazed. So I told him.

" The phrase in Chinese mean, "you cannot defeat the dragon." I learn how to say that by watching tv, and I learn how to do all those fighting moves from tv also." I told Charlie. " I didn't mean to wake you."

"No, not at all but the was pretty impressive." He told me.

" Thank you." I replied. He looked at the clock, so did I and notice it was getting pretty late.

" I better go to bed." I told him.

"Ok. Good night."

"Good night." I said back to him. I started to go upstairs but then I stopped, and turn back to him.

" I was wondering what was in the box you brought with you along with the food." I asked him.

" Oh, I almost forgot the box had some clothes in it that I got for you from my friend, Sue Clearwater. She has a daughter, and she had old clothes that couldn't fit her anymore. So I told her about you, and she gave me the box of clothes. I hope they all fit you." He went to retrieve the box from the kitchen where he left it. He gave me the box and told me that the bathroom was at the end of the hall.

"Thank you." I said to him. I went upstairs and went toward the bathroom. He gave me a rag, and a towel. He went into his room. I went into the bathroom, put the box on the floor and opened it. Inside was shirts, jeans, shorts, t-shirts, and under clothes. I took a shower and put on shorts and a t- shirt. I took the box into my room, and put the clothes into the dresser. Then I got into bed. Tomorrow would be the start of a new day.