I sighed. Today was the last day that I would be living in Phoenix with my mother Renee, her boyfriend Phil, and my big sister, Bella. Tomorrow, I will be flying down to Forks, Washington with Bella to go live with my dad, Charlie.

My name is Ashley Swan. I am fourteen years old and in the ninth grade. I currently attend Phoenix High with Bella, who is seventeen and in the eleventh grade. Me and Bella are so much alike. We both have medium length brown hair, brown eyes, and are very pale. Some people even mistake Bella and I for twins. My sister and I are both painfully shy, but I am probably more quiet than she is. Bella and I are inseparable. We don't really have too many friends, so we rely on each other. We are always together, whether she is helping me with my chemistry homework, or we are watching movies with pizza and orange soda, our favorite. I love my sister to death and I would do anything for her, and I know she loves me just as much. As sad as I was to move to Forks, I was content knowing I would have Bella by my side every step of the way.

Neither myself or Bella really enjoyed Forks. Our mother is going to live on the road with Phil because he is a minor league baseball player, and we both agreed that we would be a distraction to Phil's career, and that we should live with Charlie. It was me and my sisters' last day in hot and sunny Phoenix, and we had to spend it packing up all our things. The hot weather was something both me and Bella were going to miss in Forks. Both of us hated the cold, rainy weather that awaited us. I was in my room pretty much drowning in boxes and suitcases, trying to finish packing everything up, since it was already six o'clock and Bella and I had to wake up at five the next morning to catch our flight. Bella had also been secluded in her room all day, packing away. I eventually resorted to throwing everything carelessly into boxes and bags. I heard footsteps coming from the hall and I turned around to find Bella waiting at my door.

"Dinner's ready," she said.

I followed her down the stairs and into our kitchen where mom and Phil were already sitting and eating chicken and rice, the usual. Mom was awfully silent at the table today. I think she was sad to see her only children leave her, but she would probably be happier without us around. After all, neither Bella or I had not seen Charlie in years. After an awkward dinner, Bella and I finished packing and we both just sat around in her room for awhile. I did not want to admit it to Bella, but I was so nervous to go to Forks. Both Bella and I were sitting on her bed, both of us in deep thought about tomorrow, when we would move to Forks. Bella finally broke the silence

"Ashley?"

"Yeah?" I replied.

"Are you nervous?" she asked.

"Yes." I quietly answered. Before I knew it, Bella was walking over from the chair she was sitting on and came and sat next to me on her bed. She pulled me into a hug and pulled her sleeve down, so she could wipe the fresh tears off my face.

"It's going to be ok," she promised.

Bella and I just sat like that for a long while. She played with my hair because she knew I loved it when she did that, and it relaxed me. Bella always knew how to make everything better. It was starting to get late, so my sister and I went to bed. I changed into my favorite grey sweats and one of Phil's big t-shirts and went to bed. I laid there and stared at my ceiling for what seemed like days, but in reality was only one hour. After I reached the conclusion that I was not going to fall asleep on my own, I got out of bed and tip-toed down that hall into Bella's room, trying not to wake anybody up. I slowly opened the door to her room and slid through, and she immediatley shot out of bed.

"Did I wake you up? Im sorry," I said. Now I felt bad.

"No you didn't, I couldn't sleep either," she said. I told you me and Bella were alike.

"Can I sleep in here tonight?" I asked my sister.

"Of course you can, come here," she answered. I walked over to the side that I knew Bella did not sleep on and I climbed in her small bed. Bella scootched over and wrapped her blanket around me. She then moved back over towards me and put an arm around me, and we held hands as we both fell into a quick and dreamless sleep. I truly had the best sister ever.