A/N: Hey guys! I don't know why but I just felt like writing this story. My first twilight fan fiction with a twist I guess So please don't hurt me. I have no idea where I'm going with it yet but when I do its gonna be good so please read and review

Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, or Breaking Dawn or its characters! The Twilight Saga belongs to the great "Stephenie Meyer"! Got It! Good , now move on with the story :D

Chains of the Past

Man... cannot learn to forget, but hangs on the past: however far or fast he runs, that chain runs with him.

-Friedrich Nietzsche

Prologue: Bella's POV

10 years… after 10 years I'm finally back in the overcast little town of Forks. Driving down these sodden roads I make notes of the changes that had been made in my absence. So far I hadn't seen any. Everything was still green… too green and wet. The sun was still completely hidden by the dark clouds while the heavy rain drops pelted my old red truck.

Somehow this truck had survived the 26 hour drive from Phoenix. Now I was pulling up in front of my 'New' house. Well its not really 'new' but it has been 10 years since I've last lived here with Charlie so ' new' just seems like the best word. It's a small house with 2 bedrooms and one bathroom upstairs. The kitchen and living room downstairs.

After parking in the drive way, I stepped on to the wet pavement clinging to my truck for dear life. Too many times had I slipped on this driveway during my younger days. A couple of falls, earning me trips to the hospital. I bring out my backpack and my only suitcase. I made it the porch without much difficulty but now this is where the trouble starts.

What trouble you ask, well it turns out I have a secret. I am what people would call clairvoyant. I can see things that normal people don't. No I don't see ghosts if that's what you're thinking. Instead whenever I make physical contact with something or someone I can see their past or sometimes even their future. Most of the time it's the past though. I've been able to do this ever since I was four even though I didn't understand what I was seeing at the time. Even now I still don't fully understand this power and I have no idea how to control it.

I take the house keys from my pocket and unlock the door. Once I put a hand on the door knob every thing around me swirls out of focus. When it comes back into focus I see Charlie and Renee in my place ,opening the door and walking in. Again everything swirls away ,Renee and Charlie are back outside except now Renee is holding a baby in her arms. I realize this is the day when I was first brought home from the hospital.

The images change in the same manner, different people opening the door, mostly Renee, Charlie and me when I was small. When its finally over I find myself still standing in front of the door clutching the handle. It only took the memories a few seconds to flash through my mind even though it feels like its been hours.

" Stupid doorknob" I mutter under my breath.

Strolling inside I kick up the dust that had settled on the floor. I look around for the light switch and turn on the lights. The past 10 years have not been kind to this house or its furniture. Upstairs is not much better. I look at my watch. 2:30 . The movers would be here in half an hour.

Where are Charlie and Renee? Well Renee passed away in an accident when I was 5. After that Charlie decided it was better to move away because the house had too many memories of mom. I really hated that reason he gave me but I really didn't have a choice in the matter. We moved to Phoenix where Charlie got remarried. I was happy for him, I really was but there were a few problems between me and Nicole, that's Charlie's new wife. I decided that moving away was what was best for them.

I didn't want to get in the way of their relationship. Charlie tried to talk me out of it but I was bent on leaving. In the end he gave in but insisted that I at least get new furniture. My dad of course knew about my power and thought it would be easier for me to have new furniture so it wouldn't bring up any unnecessary memories. So here I am back to my roots. In the small under populated town of Forks waiting for my new furniture

I stood at the door without touching anything. The movers arrived on time and replaced the old furniture . The only things they didn't touch were the things in Charlie's old room. After they left I unpacked my clothes and put them away in my new drawer. Thankfully no visions came. The new furniture was definitely helping. I put the dishes, cups and silverware away in their respective cabinets. I gave the house a thorough cleaning before crashing on my bed.

Now the clock read 7:00 pm. With everything around the house done I decided to take a shower and sleep. I was sure that tomorrow was going to be a long day. I was transferring to Forks High School and tomorrow was my first day. The bad thing about a small town was that rumors spread like wild fire. I'm sure everyone's already heard about the old police chief's daughter coming back alone. I really hated being the center of attention but there was no helping it now.

I was about to get settled in bed when I remembered something I forgot to do.

" Crap! Charlie! I forgot to call!" I ran over to my desk and grabbed my cell phone. I punched in the numbers in and brought the phone to my ear.

" Hello? Dad?"

" Do you know what time it is young lady! I was worried sick!" his voiced boomed out of the speaker.

" Calm down dad. I'm sorry, I just lost track of time and forgot to call. Everything's fine."

" This is exactly why I didn't want you out there by yourself" he complained

" Dad I just forgot okay? I already told you everything is fine. I'm already settled in."

" Fine but if you get into any trouble I'll go get you myself understand?"

I gave an exasperated sigh, why did Charlie have to be so overprotective? Don't get me wrong I love him but sometimes he goes a little overboard.

" Fine dad you do that but I'm not going to get into any trouble. Now I just want to go to sleep. I have to get up early for school tomorrow."

" Fine but I want you to call me right after school. No excuses"

" Fine, dad. I promise I'll give you a call."

" well then good luck tomorrow and be careful. If anything happens call me."

" I'll be careful dad. Good night"

" Good night sweetheart. We'll talk tomorrow"

With that he hung up and I went back to bed. I stared at the dark ceiling waiting for sleep to come but it never did. I kept thinking about school and all the people there. I wasn't good with people. I tended to isolate myself from them because of my ability. I tried not to get close so I wouldn't accidentally look into their past or future. It would be a battle tomorrow and bumping into people would be inevitable.

Yep, definitely a long day tomorrow. I dozed off at around midnight and for the first time in a long time dreamt of the times when Renee was still with us.

Well guys we all know that the first chapter isn't always the best, but I promise that it really does get better. I'll get into more detail about Bella's power later and of course the Cullens come in next time. Also more details about Bella's situation.

Review and tell me if the next chapter should be in Bella's POV or Edwards POV !