Hey guys, this is a new fanfic that I thought of because I think Mike Newton AKA Michael Welch is a total cutie! I'm a big Mike fan, I'd date him in a minute...you know...if he were secretly gay or bi or whatever...but sadly...no...=(
This is a MikexOC fic, hopefully a good one. It starts out around the beginning of Twilight, normal pairings will be added is an MM, so if you no likey, you need to leavey. This doesn't mean I've discontinued my CappiexEvan fic, just that I'm very uninspired atm...not much Cappie/Evan interaction in this season...if any...I don't think there has been...but Jesse McCartney is there! And let's face it, he looked hot...OKAY! Sorry...back to explaining THIS story. Oh and btw, all the Twilight teens are still juniors, but Bella is already there...so let's say they met about a year before...and Edward's mind reading power DOES work on Bella in this story, so just go along with it, kay?
DISCLAIMER: I do not own anybody or anything pertaining to Twilight...but if I did, Jacob and Mike would be MY men lol...Edward can have the love of his life, I just need my two men to keep me warm and snuggly at night LOL. And there ARE slight mentions of some 90210 characters and settings. And again, I don't own any of them.
STORY DESCRIPTION: Ryan Ackley has just moved to Forks, wishing to not be overwhelmed by the wet weather since he's so used to the nice and bright California sun. He moves there with his mother, Vicky, and his sister, Antonia...Toni for short. Can he get used to the secrets that lie in Forks, or will he want to move back immediately after he knows what the town has in store?
PAIRINGS: Mostly MikexOC. RosaliexEmmett, JasperxAlice, BellaxEdward, AngelaxEric and eventual JacobxOC and JessicaxOC.
CHAPTER DESCRIPTION: Ryan Ackley moves into Forks and meets his neighbors, Charlie and Bella. Bella takes him around town with her boyfriend, Edward, to get to know it before he starts school.
Hope you guys like it...review please! Any comments or constructive criticism is ALWAYS welcome. Enjoy!
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I'm Ryan Ackley. I have dark brown hair, hazel eyes, an athletic build, and like long, romantic walks on the beach. Haha. Just joking with you. I'm actually just your normal teenager hoping to fit into the new town I'm moving into. Some place called Forks. Apparently it's somewhere in Washington. Me and my family just moved here from Beverly Hills, otherwise known as, "The 90210." I wasn't too fond of it, anyways. I didn't really fit into the plastic world of designer clothes and shiny cars. And because of that, I was a definite outcast. The only friend I had was my best friend, Silver.
We did everything together. From hanging out at the local diner called, "The Peach Pit," to pranking her ex-best friend, Naomi. It was all incredibly fun until my mom got a job offering here in Forks. It broke my heart that I wouldn't see Silver everyday. I mean, seeing each other through a webcam isn't really the same. She was the only person at Beverly Hills High that knew that I was gay. I mean, I told my mom and my sister, Toni. But, they weren't real loudmouths, so my secret was safe.
The first words out of Silver's mouth were, "About time! I saw you checking out Ethan one day and let it go until you told me! GOD! It was SOOO hard not to mention it!" Of course, I laughed, felt relief, and blushed furiously...ALL AT ONCE. My mom didn't take it too well at first though. She had all these plans for me to marry some nice girl and give her grandkids. But eventually, she told me that she could get used to it, but she just needed some time. That was a year ago. Now, she even sets me up with sons of her friends from her garden club. They were always too...flamboyant for me. I seem to be only attracted to butch guys. I told my sister and she told me that she knew for as long as she could remember. Now, we even check out guys together whenever we're at school.
Toni and I are twins. Fraternal twins, but twins, nonetheless. We were both juniors, and we both thought it was crazy to transfer our junior year of high school. But, since our mom got a job offer to build this new business here in Forks from the ground, up. It was...some place called "Jenkins, William, and Brown." It was a new law firm that was almost done being built. She would start in about 2-3 months. My mom wanted to take me and my sister out before we started our Senior year because she thought it'd be "easier." All it did was make us move here earlier than we wanted.
The long drive here was complete pain, literally. My ass was numb and my neck was sore since my head kept bobbing up and down from dozing off every now and then. Sure, I brought my iPod and a couple of books, but it didn't take long for me to get completely bored. 326 songs was NOT enough music to listen to on the way there, I learned that the hard way. I mean sure we stopped at a couple of motels to let my mom rest and so that we could all feed ourselves, but still...my ass HURT.
We pulled into the driveway of a two-story white house with a large oak with a tire swing in the front yard and plenty of windows. The front door was painted white and the shutters on all of the windows were painted a very dark green. There was a small flower garden in front of the porch, which I'm sure thrilled my mother. It was about the same size as our old house, which was a normal size for a three-bedroom home. Hmm...home...not sure if I got that feeling from the house yet. I mean, it was nice and all, but I would really need some time to adjust. And wow, there's snow on the ground. Definitely wouldn't see that in California.
As the moving truck halted to a stop, my family and I got out of the truck, my mom got it with an extra spring in her step while me and my sister sluggishly hopped out. We decided that before we unloaded whatever my mom hadn't already brought up here already, to take a look around. My mom struggled to put the key into the keyhole, but she managed after about 20 seconds. The door swung open to reveal a cream colored living room with hardwood floors, making the house unbearably colder. We all walked down the hall and saw an entrance to a medium sized kitchen painted a pine green with white linoleum with wooden counters with white-tiled counter tops. At the end of the kitchen was the door to the porch on the side of the house. Before we went anywhere else, my sister found the thermostat and set it to a nice and warm 70 degrees. Hopefully, it would work quickly because my hands were becoming incredibly numb. At the other end of the hallway, there was a bathroom and a bedroom. It turned out it would be one of ours, since my mom already called for the master bedroom. We went up the stairs which were on the left side of the entrance when we walked in.
The top floor, once again, had hardwood floors and cream colored walls. There was a hallway leading to two bedrooms, both with their own bathrooms. My mom's was on the far right corner while Toni's was on the right side as soon as you came up the stairs. My sister squealed in delight to see that HER room was the only room in the house with carpet. Figures! She was always the first to choose anything, always beat me to it. But I didn't really want it anyways. The wallpaper was a weird orange-yellow color, which made it all worth not having warm feet. Her room had two windows all the way on the right side.
"Looks like I can sneak out pretty easily when Mom isn't looking. Hopefully it's as easy as it looks though," Toni said, peering out the window, already coming up with a plan to escape.
"Don't get your hopes up. Ma's windows look right onto that roof." I snorted, already seeing her expression morph from ecstatic to worried. She cursed under her breath and we called out mother to start moving everything inside.
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About 3 hoursof restless work, we were completely exhausted and we were also incredibly hungry. We decided to make something simple and quick before we all died of hunger. But then, there was a knock on the door.
"I'll get it!" I shouted from my room to the kitchen where my mom and sister were making mac and cheese. I opened the door and a pale girl with muddy brown hair and muddy brown eyes was standing on our porch, along with a guy just as pale. I'm guessing that was her boyfriend by the way that he was holding her to keep her warm. But his gaze included these rich, golden brown eyes I've never seen on anybody before. It was almost unnatural looking.
"Hi. I'm Bella and this is my boyfriend, Edward," Pssh, told you! "We saw the moving truck and thought we'd introduce ourselves. Me and my dad live right next door." she mentioned. I invited them in considering that Bella was shivering.
I reached out and gave Bella and Edward a handshake. Edward's hands were completely frozen! I'm glad I invited them in before the caught frostbite, or something. "Hi, I'm Ryan. It's great to meet somebody so quickly. By any chance, do you guys go to Forks High?" I asked, a hint of hopefulness in my tone.
"Uh, yeah. Me and Edward both go there. Are you a junior?" I nodded. "Oh. Well, so are we. I'm sure it's great to know somebody on your first day. I remember being new to Forks. I moved from Phoenix to here about...what? A year ago?" She asked, looking over her shoulder at Edward.
"Yes, just about," he said, cracking a smile. She smiled right back. God, the way they looked at each other, even in casual conversation, was incredibly romantic. You could tell that they were deeply in love. I wanted a relationship like that. Somebody who you just had this incredibly intense connection to. Who when I looked at, I would fall in love all over again. I never really had a relationship before. I mean, not with a guy anyways. I dated girls before I realized who I am. Obviously, they all ended in disaster since I wasn't really able to give them the "passion" they were looking for.
"Uh...Ryan?" Bella asked. I snapped back into reality from my daydream of memories from back home.
"Sorry, what?" I asked, slightly embarrassed. I could feel my face turning a little bit red.
"Where did you move from?" Edward said, repeating what Bella had said previously.
"Oh...uhhh...Beverly Hills. Yeah, my mom just got a job here. So we packed our things and drove here." I said, gesturing around at the house.
"Ouch, didn't your ass hurt?" Bella asked, chuckling a little.
"Haha, yeah. But, thankfully, it has returned to it's previous state." I grinned, everybody sharing a small laugh. "So how about you, Edward? Have you been here long?"
"Actually, I--" Edward couldn't finish his sentence because Toni interrupted, calling me for dinner.
"Oh, right. Ma! Toni! We have visitors!" I yelled, startling Bella a little with how loud my voice could get. "Haha, sorry." I apologized. She shrugged it off, slightly grinning.
"Oh, hi! I'm Vicky, Ryan and Toni's mom." My mother said, introducing herself to our neighbor and her boyfriend.
"Nice to meet you." They said in unison, almost linked to each other mentally. "Uhh...Toni?" Bella asked, curiously.
"Oh, sorry. I'm Toni. I'm Ryan's twin sister," she mentioned, introducing herself.
"Fraternal." I said responsively, almost reflexively. She always seemed to leave that tidbit out.
"Well, you guys are welcome to stay for dinner if you'd like. We have some mac and cheese on the table." my mom offered, gesturing toward the kitchen.
"Oh, that's very kind of you, ma'am, but Bella and I were hoping that we could take Ryan out for a little bit, if that's not a problem. Just to give him a feel for Forks." That's weird. They didn't even know I existed until I answered the door, and I don't think they mentioned anything to each other about it. Hmm...must have been when I was daydreaming.
"Oh, well that's no problem at all. Ryan, go grab your winter clothes." Winter clothes? They're not really "winter clothes" if I have to wear them in August. Forks' weather sure is different from back home.
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It took us only about a 10 minute drive to get to a diner off the main road. On the way over, we all chatted about the high school. About who's friendly and who wasn't. What teachers you want to get. Stuff like that. Apparently, registration was tomorrow afternoon. I'm glad they told me. If not, I would have had to register on the first day of school, and that's always a pain.
The diner was slightly packed with men and women about the ages of 30 to about 70 or 80. Not really much of a hangout for teenagers like us. A man with snow white hair and a goatee sat us down in a corner booth near the entrance and handed us our menus.
And as if I set off a sort of unsettling vibe, Edward said, "Oh, don't worry. We're only stopping by to eat. Don't sell us too short, we're a little cooler than to bring you to a diner with old people as "the place to be." he chuckled, making Bella do the same thing in return. I laughed heartily because I really DID think this was "it." I mean, Forks didn't exactly look promising when it came to hang out spots.
"Hi, I'm Linda. I'll be your waitress for this evening. What can I get you?" a tall woman with bright red hair scrunched up into a ponytail and a waitress uniform said. Her hair was almost as bright as her pearly white smile. She couldn't have been older than 20-something, and if she were, she definitely did not look the part. She seemed a little ecstatic to see some people even remotely close to her age eating here.
"Uh, nothing for me, thanks. I already ate." Edward implied. But, why would he eat already if they were planning on taking me out. Must have been a last minute thought or something.
"Umm...I'm not sure what's good here...any suggestions, you guys?" I asked.
"Oh, well, uh, if you're a vegetarian you should try the tofu burger here. It's really good. I'm not really sure what you would like though..." she said with an apologetic look while fiddling around with her menu.
"Umm...alright...one tofu burger and a lemonade, please." I said, noticing Bella looking surprised.
"Uh...same...sounds good." she said, slightly stuttering her order.
"Alright. Coming right up." Linda said with a smile before walking away.
"I didn't know you were a vegetarian, Ryan." Bella said.
"Oh, I'm not. I just don't mind a good tofu burger every now and again." I said with a grin on my face, making Bella and Edward grin just the same.
We chatted a bit about what the actual spots in Forks were. Apparently, there weren't many.
"A lounge opened up about a couple months ago for people under 18. Called "Tricked" It's actually pretty cool." Bella mentioned while sipping at her lemonade, "They have an arcade, a juice bar, and apparently they have incredibly delicious chili cheese fries, not that I'd know."
"Sounds great! We heading there after we eat?" I asked, hoping that the answer were, 'yes.'
"Oh yeah, definitely. Wouldn't take you out to see the sights without showing you "Tricked." Edward said, giving an amused yet reassuring look.
"Awesome!" I said, stuffing a french fry in my mouth.
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About 30 minutes later, we made it to "Tricked." Bella and Edward were right, this place was amazing! This place was huge! We walked in and there was alternative music, specifically Paramore, blaring through the speakers of the place. Right near the entrance was the door to a seperate room for an arcade filled with both retro and recently new games, along with a couple of air hockey and pool tables. The juice bar seemed pretty chill, too. Seemed everybody here had a drink with them.
The three of us looked for a couch to sit at. We finally found an empty leather couch to rest at. Bella and Edward cuddling at one end, me all by my lonesome at the other end. For the first few minutes we just carried casual conversation. Then, my stomach started growling.
"Wow, Ryan. I heard that all the way over here!" Edward exclaimed with a wide grin on his face, making Bella laugh. I just acknowledged it with a half-hearted smile. God, I was all the way on the other side of the couch and the music was still playing rather loudly, I was surprised he could. But it made me blush.
"I guess I better take care of it then, huh? I exclaimed, lifting myself off the couch. "Us humans can't be fully satisfied with just tofu." I said with an even wider grin than Bella's and Edward's.
"Ha, I've been trying to tell Bella that for quite some time now." he said with a suggestive look shot at Bella, obviously an inside joke...perhaps sexual...I didn't want to think about it though.
"Ummm...with that said...I'm gonna go get those chili fries you were raving about earlier. You guys want anything?" I offered.
"Not for me, thanks. But I'm sure Bella would like a orange raspberry smoothie." There it was again...exactly what I wanted in a relationship...knowing each other's wants and needs without even having to ask.
"Ooh, please. I haven't had one in awhile." Bella said, almost begging.
"Haha, sure. I'll be right back."
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I got our order about 10 minutes later and I walked it over to where we were sitting before and set it on a nearby table.
"There ya go, Bella. One orange raspberry smoothie." I said. She smiled and thanked me, offering to give me whatever I paid for it but I told her it was no problem. I took a sip of my smoothie and it was goddamn delicious! No wonder this place was so crowded!
"What'd ya end up getting, Ryan?" Bella asked out of curiosity, leaning up to see the top of my cup.
"Oh...umm...strawberry mango." I said gleefully while setting down my cup.
"Mm, wow. Any good?" Edward asked, a little disinterested
"Umm...yeah, pretty damn delicious." I said while putting a fry covered in chili and cheese into my mouth. It was like a piece of heaven! Screw the smoothie! THIS was why this place was so popular. Then, a body plopped in between me and the happy couple.
"Hey Bella, Edward." a blonde figure greeted the two of them. Bella waved at him and Edward slightly nodded, almost grudgingly. I could see it in Edward's eyes that there had to be SOME history. "So who's your new friend?" he said, turning toward me. That's when I saw his piercing blue eyes and astoundingly cute features. My heart fluttered as my hazel eyes met his blue ones. He grinned at me with a friendly look upon his face.
"I—I--I'm R-Ryan." I managed to stutter out. I could feel myself blushing furiously as the embarrassment washed over my entire body, making me feel flushed.
"Hey Ryan, nice to meet you. I'm Mike." He said, still grinning reaching his hand out to shake my own. His handshake was firm, and his hands were warm. He obviously just had gloves on from being outside in the winter wonderland that is Forks, Washington. "I'll be right back guys, I'm gonna get some of those chili fries Ryan got. Sounds good." Mike said, smiling. Mike...Mike...Ryan AND Mike...Mike and Ryan...god, I love the sound of that! Just then, Edward chuckled. Must have been something Bella had said or something.
"Umm...actually, this is a pretty big order. I don't mind sharing." I said, picking up the tray of chili fries, smiling and handing them to Mike....Mike...OKAY! That's enough...Anyways...he smiled back.
"Thanks, Ryan. Appreciate it. Kinda broke, anyways." he said, stuffing about three fries into his mouth, getting a smudge of chili on the side of his mouth. It was kind of cute, really. He didn't notice until Edward pointed it out...right now...Mike grabbed a napkin from the table and wiped his mouth, slightly blushing. Wait, how'd he even see it? Mike isn't facing him...oh, well..."So what else we having today, Ry?" he said while grabbing my smoothie and taking a big gulp. Edward and Bella just chuckled at him. "Mmm...Strawberry mango? Nice choice, there. I'm a mango fan, myself." God, there he goes with that grin again, making me feel the butterflies...no, pterodactyls, soaring around in my stomach. "Hate to eat your crap and run, but I think I see Eric and Angela leaving, they're my ride home." Mike said with a slight frown washing his face. "Hey, did you know that Eric finally asked Angela to the junior prom? I mean, sure it's a whole school year away, but they've liked each other since forever, ya know?" he said, now looking at Edward and Bella.
"Are you serious, that's awesome!" Bella said gleefully. Edward seemed happy, too, but it might have been because the news made Bella incredibly happy.
"Yeah, I know, right? Alright, I'll see you guys later." Mike said, getting up from the leather couch we had all been sharing. "Oh, Ryan! Are you going to school here or are you just visiting somebody?" he asked, sounding a bit hopeful, but it might have just been my imagination.
"Yup. Heading to registration tomorrow." I said, now unable to even make eye contact because I was blushing so hard.
"Awesome. Hey, some of us are gonna head to La Push to celebrate another year here in Forks without having the town flood or something like that. You wanna come?"
"Yeah, sounds fun!" I said, practically jumping up and down in my seat...on the inside, of course.
"Great, see you then!" Mike said, waving back at me, rushing toward the couple that must have been Eric and Angela, patting Eric on the back. He made one more glance back at me before leaving "Tricked."
"So...uhhh...what's La Push?" I asked, slightly aggitated at myself for saying yes to something I had no idea of.
"Number 2 of the hangouts in Forks. Sadly, it's number 2 of 2. It's a beach out on the reservation. We'll take you there after we all go to registration." Bella implied, making sure I noticed the fact that all three of us would be going to registration together.
"Wow, not sick of me yet, you two?" I asked jokingly, grinning and anticipating on what their response would be. Wouldn't want them telling me the truth about it or anything.
"Nah, just me." Edward said with a wide grin on his face, Bella laughing heartily at Edward's joke followed by me bursting into laughter.
"By the way, Ryan" Bella started, "could you be anymore obvious! You're totally in love with Mike!" she exclaimed, bursting into more laughter.
"Haha, was I that obvious?" I asked, really wanting to know if I need to watch what I do around Mike, just in case.
"Nah, we can just read your mind pretty well." Edward said, still laughing.
"Haha! Come on, guys! What was I doing that gave it away?" I asked, almost pleading for a constructive answer."
"Umm, ok. Let's see...how'd he do it?...Oh yeah! 'I-I-I-I-I-I'm R-R-R-R-R-R-Ryan." Bella exaggerated. I wasn't stuttering that bad...was I?
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"Hey guys, I'm home!" I called out to my family. I just got back at around 10. I had just gotten dropped off my Edward and Bella and we exchanged cell numbers, making sure to call me tomorrow morning on when to be ready. "I'm gonna call Silver. I'm sure she's curious on how the house looks and stuff!"
The ping of the instant messenger popped out of my laptop speakers, startling me a little. Video request from Silver...HAHA! She knows me way too well.
"Hey, Ry! Whats going on? How's Fucks? Whoops...Forks?" Silver giggled into the cam.
"Pretty good so far. We already got settled in and I already met a couple of neighbors and---"
"Oh my god! You met a guy! Tell me ALL about him, Ry!" she squealed ecstatically. Silver always had a way of knowing what happened in my day...but maybe I just was that obvious.
"Haha! Well, his name is Mike. He has blonde hair and these really gorgeous blue eyes that I could just stare at for the rest of my life." I said dreamily, watching Silver get incredibly giddy on her webcam, hugging one of her pillows, leveraging herself on it. "He was wearing a grey and blue track jacket that was zipped down to reveal a very sexy Kings of Leon slim fit tee."
"Well, that's good. He likes the same music you do!"
"Hush, Sil! I'm not done!" I said jokingly, hearing a scoff through the phone speaker. "Anyways...he also wore some black Vans and these really hot dark wash jeans that hugged him in ALL the right places. Then, we shared a plate of chili fries and a smoothie. OH! And he invited me to some beach party tomorrow. Should be right after I register for school..." That stopped me in my tracks. And as if Silver were thinking it, also, she mentioned it.
"Wow...school registration...it really means you're not coming back, huh?" She said with a slight crack in her voice. She was starting to get me all watery-eyed. I was the only person that Silver was comfortable crying in front of, and vice versa. She wasn't one to wear her heart on her sleeve and neither was I. Although, this was one of those rare moments where we'd both break down. "I can't believe you're really gone, Ry! I think some part of me was hoping that your mom would change her mind and you guys would come back as soon as you made it to Forks. But, this is all too real now. I really miss being around you, Ry." Silver said, sobbing into her pillow. Then, an idea struck me.
"Hey, how about I buy you something to cheer you up, Sil?" I offered
"Yeah, good luck with that..." she said, still with tears streaming down her face.
"How about I use whatever leftover money I have from selling my Hybrid and get you a plane ticket and you can stay here until school starts. After all, we do start a week before you guys do. You'd be back in time before your school starts."
"Oh my god, Ry! That sounds so incredible! Let me ask my sister real quick!" Silver said, practically chucking her pillow across her room in excitement. "KELLY!!!" I laughed at how loud Silver could be sometimes.
A few minutes later, she returned and screamed, "YES!" SHE SAID YES!!!" Silver was jumping up and down on the bed now, and as was I. We always made each other happy and it'd be great if Silver was here with me in this new environment. "Alright, Ry. Book the ticket! I'm coming to Forks! But I gotta go pack everything and a really sexy bikini just in case any hot boys come along to that beach tomorrow. I'll call you when I get to the airport, Ry! Love ya, byes! * blip * Before I could tell her how cold it would really be, she left. I just laughed and booked a ticket for her, then running to my mother's room where she was watching t.v. , screaming "Silver's coming, Silver's coming!"
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So how'd you guys like it? I thought it was pretty good...and I have some pretty great ideas for the next chapter. I'll try and get that by the end of the week. But I think I'm going to have a VERY new pairing...JacobxSilver. That's right! It's officially a slight crossover! Don't forget to review guys, tell me how much you like the story so far, tell me how much you don't. Doesn't matter to me as long as I get feedback! LATERZ!!!
~Ritchie
