So, this was it. Washington. Goddess what have I gotten myself into? I sighed as I stepped out of the airport looking for Charlie. I didn't see him anywhere in the crowd of people bustling around me. Charlie is my dad. He lives in this tiny town in Washington called Forks. Why someone would name a town Forks is beyond me. It's really quite stupid in my opinion.
Oh, my name is Isabella Marie Swan. I'm seventeen, five feet eleven inches tall and a werewolf. See, I got attacked by this animal about six months ago back in Phoenix. That's in Arizona for all of you who didn't know. The first full moon after that was certainly an interesting one. Nothing like feeling like your skin was being slowly peeled from your body and your bones were being trampled on as you're writhing and contorting on the ground in agonizing pain. Next thing I knew I was standing next to the pool in my backyard staring at the reflection of the fluffy black wolf I had become. Not to mention I was huge. I'm talking ten feet tall at the shoulder huge. Boy was that a shocker. Should have seen the look on my mom's face when she saw me the first time a few months later. That was when she decided I should go live with my dad. There isn't much cover in Phoenix for a werewolf to hide in.
So now here I am. Charlie doesn't know about my condition. As far as he knows, I just needed a change and mom wanted to spend more time with her new husband, Phil. "Bella! Hey, Bella, over here!" A voice shouted out to me. I glanced towards the voice and saw Charlie making his way over to me through the crowd. "Hi dad." I said softly when he reached my side. Charlie smiled at me and gave me a hug. "Wow, kiddo, you really shot up since the last time I saw you, huh?" He exclaimed. I was now around two inches taller than him. I was six inches shorter than him the last time he saw me. "Yeah. Gotta love those teenage growth spurts." I mumbled. "Cut your hair too I see. Why would you do that though?" He continued. I shrugged and ran my fingers through my short dark brown hair. It was only, maybe, a couple inches long. I learned the hard way that the longer my hair is, the longer my fur is when I shift. Let me tell you something. It's really annoying to be out running around just to have to stop and untangle yourself from some plant.
We loaded my bags into the trunk of Charlie's police cruiser. Yes, Charlie is a cop. Forks police chief to be exact. After buckling into the front seat of the vehicle we were on our way to Charlie's house. Well, I suppose it's my house too now. The car ride was long and quiet. Neither me or Charlie were much for talking. It made things easier though. Just something we had in common that we both understood. So the silence wasn't awkward. Definitely a good thing in my opinion.
We reached the house about two hours later. I was dying for a cigarette but didn't want to just light up in front of Charlie. I knew he wouldn't arrest me for it but I doubt he would be happy about it. Let's try to remain in his good graces at least for today, okay? My subconscious whispered annoyingly to me. Yeah, yeah. I'll be a good girl. For now.
I helped Charlie lug my stuff up to my room. Not much had changed since the last time I'd been here. The twin bed had been replaced with a full sized one. There were new curtains in the window. A new desk graced the area but that was about it. One good thing, though, was the fact that Charlie had asked what colors I liked before I showed up. The curtains in the window were black and the bedspread and comforter were black and red. I sighed in relief. I would have died if he had gotten some other color, like purple.
Charlie left me to unpack and get my room situated. I could hear him moving around downstairs and ordering pizza. Good thing mom told him my metabolism had shot up along with me cause I now needed a lot more food than I used to. As I put away the last of my clothes, I felt something odd pass over me. Like the feeling I was being watched. It set my teeth on edge. I glanced out the window just in time to see something white dashing back into the tree line. I knew that whatever it was, it definitely wasn't human. This should be a very interesting stay.