Hey, this is my first fanfiction, don't hate, just read and review please. I don't own any of the characters it's pretty much all Stephenie Meyer. Enjoy.
"Come on, Bells." Renee called from downstairs, "we're going to be late." She knew we weren't going to be late, we're never late. I don't know why she was so eager to be early now. I mean, Charlie wasn't her husband anymore, he was her ex husband. I should want to be there more than Renee, he was my father, not my ex father. Maybe Renee still cared for him... No, she married Phil, she's happy with Phil. Maybe she's just doing it for me. Yeah, that's probably it.
"Yeah, mum. I'm almost finished." I called back to her.
I really didn't want to do this. Going to Charlie's funeral was going to be hard. I didn't know him all that much, I only just moved back in with him after stopping our short holiday visits, and now I have to come back to Phoenix to live with Phil and Renee. It's not a bad thing for me, but it sucks for them, now Phil has to travel alone. I don't have any other relatives I can live with.
I was living with Charlie for about two weeks when Charlie died, or got murdered. I guess it happens when you're the Chief of Police, right? No, maybe not. Charlie was Chief Swan in the small town of Forks, Washington. As a police man, you have to go into dangerous areas to stop the bad guys from doing more bad stuff and getting away. Charlie got called out to stop a robbery at a small deli, doesn't seem very important or dangerous, does it? But it was. There were three armed, crazy men holding up a small deli just outside the towns' borders. The police squad was planning ways to ambush them. They clearly didn't have much luck. So Charlie suggested calmly walking up to them un-armed and trying to talk them out of it, trying to tell them that if they gave up, they wouldn't be sent to jail for so long.
Well, Charlie, being as brave as he is, decided to go and talk to them, un-armed, not even wearing a bullet proof vest, and he was talking to the leader of this gang, wasn't a very smart idea on Charlie's behalf, but what can you do? Anyway, he was talking and trying to convince them to let the hostages go and give themselves up, when one of the gunmen on the police's side, shot at them. The gang didn't get hurt, unfortunately, but they got scared and started shooting at Charlie, without his bullet proof vest, he was very vulnerable in this situation.
I didn't really know all the details; because I wasn't there, but I heard about it on the news then I went down to the station and got the news from Charlie's team. When I got there, they were all mourning. It really was a dreadful sight, grown men, crying at the loss of my father. But, can you blame them? Charlie was older than most of the men on his team, and he was kind of like a father to them.
I was ready to go now. I started heading down the stairs, but being clumsy like me, I tripped. I didn't go head over heels, just a little stumble where I had to jump the last three steps and land on my backside in front of Phil and Renee. Renee sighed and Phil helped me up.
"I'm okay, really." I keep getting clumsier these days.
"Alright," Renee said in a very monotone voice. "Let's get going."
We all walked out to the car, Phil wasn't a rich man, and Renee wasn't a rich woman, so they didn't have a really cool, clean looking, shiny car. But, it wasn't a piece of crap either. Although, it did smell a little funky, maybe a lot funky.
The drive down to the church was slow. It seemed slow to me at least. The reality of this loss hasn't hit me completely yet. I'm just waiting for it to slam into me and for me to just break down about it. I may not though. I wasn't all that close to Charlie. I had only spent a few weeks with him each summer holidays for a few years. Then, I'd thrown so many tantrums, they finally ended. But, then Renee remarried. To Phil. Phil was a minor league baseball player so, he travelled around a lot. Renee stayed with me but it made her unhappy. So, I decided I'd leave and live with Charlie so she can travel with Phil.
Though, now that Charlie's not around anymore, I guess she has to stay with me. I told Renee that I'd be fine on my own, but she didn't believe me. She thought I'd be lonely. I'm a lot like Charlie that way though, I don't mind being alone.
Okay, how was that? It's my first story, well, fanfiction and I don't know why I killed off Charlie, I just did. I like Charlie, so I feel pretty bad. LOL. Please Review. Give me some hints for the next chapter... I'm not completely sure.