Shift Me

Disclaimer: I don't own anything if I did my car would be awesome instead of breaking down.

I started writing this last Friday and then tonight got really into it and couldn't stop writing till I got this chapter finished. Bella is a little out of character in this I wanted her to be a little more lighthearted. Anyway enjoy

Also still updating Past Mistakes just stuck on a scene and trying to find a good idea.

Chapter 1

When I was little I used to disappear into the worlds created in the books I read. I was always wishing for fantastical things to happen to me so I could go on amazing adventures like the characters I envied. Of course nothing happened and I grew out of it and became the responsible one. I looked after my mother made sure to keep her level when she tried to dive into her crazy schemes. In fact my life ended up being pretty ordinary until I turned fifteen and I happened to find myself in apart of town I'd never been to.

I walked through the streets not paying attention to where I was going just letting my feet carry me until I ended up outside a small little antiques shop. I stepped inside curious. I looked around the shop there were shelves lining the walls laden with very old looking items. Behind the counter was a young teenage girl reading a magazine and over by one of the shelves was a older woman stacking books. The older woman looked over at me and fixed me with a curious gaze. I looked away from here and started browsing the shelves. I let my gaze pass over most things but I came to a stop when a statue caught my eye. It was a statue of a woman but from her chest there were various animals bursting outwards each of the animals had small jade stones for eyes. I stared at it for a few moments transfixed by it. I picked up the statue and I swear I saw the eyes of one of the figures glint. The sudden appearance of a hand on my shoulder made me jump and I nearly dropped the statue. I placed the statue back on the shelf and turned to look at the older woman who had her hand placed firmly on my shoulder.

"I was just looking I swear" the woman chuckled

"I know" she picked up the statue looked at it for a moment then thrust it into my hands. I grabbed hold of it to stop it from falling. "You should take this I think it belongs to you"

"No it's beautiful but I probably can't afford it."

"I never said I was going to charge you." She started to walk away "It's yours now use it well." Stunned I left the store with the statue clasped to my chest. I had no idea then what it would get me into.

I took the statue home and placed it on my bedside table I stared at it as I laid in my bed that night. Suddenly the eyes on all of the animals started to glow. The light got brighter and brighter until it completely engulfed me. I sat up right and slid myself backwards from the statue.

"Weird that was really weird" I muttered to myself. Then I felt tingling in my whole body and I felt like I was getting shorter. My whole body began to shift and change my eyes became sharper. Then suddenly it's like I began floating then sped towards the open window and I was out in the night sky. My mind registered immediately that I was flying and it felt amazing. That was until some primal instinct took over and I suddenly dove towards the ground as I spotted a slicker of something on the ground the closer I got the more and more pronounced the flicker became and I soon realized is was a mouse. I couldn't stop myself from swooping down and grabbing the small creature in my mouth. I was screaming in my head about how gross this was but in the back of my mind there was a little voice saying only one word, dinner. I flew back to my house and in through my bedroom window landing softly on my bed. I felt exhausted and blacked out. The next morning I tried to convince myself it was just a dream until I rolled over and came face to face with a few feathers and a dead mouse.

That was two years ago and now I'm seventeen years old and on a plane on my way to the small town of Forks in Washington to live with my dad Charlie. I'd been living with my mum and her new husband Phil in Arizona but since Phil's a minor league baseball player he has to travel a lot and mum had to stay behind with me. So basically to make it easier on them I decided to move back to Forks and live with Charlie for a while.

I quickly discovered that Charlie isn't a big talker which is a good thing because I'm not either. The car ride went by pretty quickly and we were soon pulling up outside Charlie's house. He showed me my room and then left me alone to get settled. I put my bags on the bed and unzipped my suitcase so I could pull out the statue. I placed it on the bed side table facing the bed. I could practically see the energy radiating off of it if I didn't shift for a while I started to get a little antsy and so did the statue. I was gonna have to wait till Charlie went to bed it might be a bit weird if I suddenly disappeared out the window. To pass the time I got everything unpacked and sent an email off to my mum as well as getting all my supplies ready for the dreaded first day of school tomorrow.

Charlie came in to say goodnight just after ten and about half an hour later I could hear his loud snoring from my room. I strip down and let the tingling feeling wash all over me. It's as easy as wiggling my toes now I can change at will with very little effort. I feel myself shrink and I feel my wings sprout from where my arms once were. Then I fly out my bedroom window and towards the forest in front of me. I head for the thickest part of the forest and fly down in between the trees getting closer and closer to the ground. I land on a small clear patch tucking my wings behind me then letting that feeling wash over me again as I get bigger grow and extra pair of legs and my face shifts forward into a snout. I howl into the air letting the instincts of the wolf take over for a moment. I know exactly what I looked like a scruffy average sized grey wolf with patches of white here and there. I notice my sense of smell is heightened so I decided to follow my nose and explore my new surroundings. It didn't take long for me to find something interesting. A couple of deer ran past franticly tripping slightly as they tried to get away from whatever had spooked them. I think about running the other way but as usual curiosity gets the better of me and I follow my nose towards the scent of blood. I see a deer on the floor as I approach slowly watching out for any predators. I move around slightly so the deer is in full view but what I see it terrifying. There's no other animals around just a small girl who appears to be feasting on the fallen deer. If I was human right now I would have gasped but instead it came out as a whimper. The girl looks up at me and in the light of the moon I can see her face. Her skin is really pale and she has black hair that sticks up in all directions. Her eyes are inky black and there's blood all around her mouth. She looks like a wild animal and the look she's giving me isn't a friendly one. I take a step back but as I do she jumps off of the deer and takes a step in my direction. She crouches low but I'm too fast I turn and run back through the trees I'm a lot faster than a regular wolf but I can still hear her behind me and she's not far away. The steps seem to be getting closer so I do the only thing I can think of I concentrate and mid run I changed into a hawk and shoot as far up through the trees as I can. The second I'm in the air I can tell she has stopped following me probably frozen in shock. I get as high as possible then head back home always checking behind me for any sign of the girl. I dart through my bedroom window and land gently on the floor before changing back into myself and pulling on the clothes I'd left piled neatly. I take a seat on the bed and try to get my heart rate to calm down. Even though it was terrifying it was kind of a rush as well and the adrenalin is still pumping through me. I decide to take a shower to clean the dirt off from my little adventure. I'm in an out in about ten minutes and I spend the whole time thinking about the girl what the hell is she? I'm kind of impressed that she could nearly outrun me I'd never had to actually do that before usually if I encounter an animal bigger than me I just make myself into something even bigger and scare them off. I lay down on the bed and try to sleep but my brain won't shut down for ages then when it finally does I have nightmares.

I walk through the tree at night as myself looking around. I can feel someone watching me but I can't see them. I see something flick past my right then something past my left. I turn my head all around "Who's out there?" I turn back around and come face to face with the girl from the forest. Her mouth is dripping with blood her eyes are completely black, not a single bit a white showing. I start backing up quickly but I trip over a tree root and fall backwards. I land on the ground but my back is leaning against something I look behind me and realize it's a dead deer. I try to move away from it but all of a sudden the girl is leaning over me forcing me to push up against the deer to try and put some space between us. "Wait I'm a person you can't eat me" she grins the lunges at me and starts ripping my throat out. I start hearing voices and they pull me out of the dream.

I wake up to the sound of talking outside my window and drag myself out of bed to look out the window to see who's waking me up before my alarms even gone off. I can see Charlie in his uniform talking to a guy in a wheelchair and a teenage boy there's also a red truck parked on the driveway. I quickly throw on my clothes for school and grab the backpack I got ready last night. I wander outside and Charlie turns to me

"Oh hey Bells I got some people I want you to meet. This is Billy Black and his son Jacob" The boy has a lopsided grin on his face and looks sort of awkward.

"Hi nice to meet you"

"So bells what do you think of your welcome home present?" Charlie get the truck a tap. I look at him then at the truck and realize what he means. I look it over it's kind of old and beat up but it's got its own charm. I give Charlie a grin

"You bought me a truck?"

"Yep Jacob fixed it up for ya"

"Wow thanks and thanks Jacob" he moves closer to me

"No problem you wanna hop in" I give him a nod and hop in the drivers side. He gives me quick run through of the truck and I listen to him till he's finished.

"Cool. So do you go to school around here?"

"Oh no I go to school up on the res"

"Damn would have been nice to know at least one person. Well if you're ever bored you can always come up a visit" I give him a warm smile he's sweet.

"Sounds like a plan." A big grin spread across his face. We talk for a little while to Billy and Jacob before they have to leave then they head off with Charlie leaving me alone with my new old truck. I start her up, she roars to life and I pull out of the driveway. It doesn't take me long to find my way to the school and luckily I don't get myself lost a long the way. I make my way inside and register at the front desk so I get my schedule and the little piece of paper I need to get signed by all my teachers. I take a look at the map memorizing it so I don't have to be looking at it all day. I make my way to my first class which is English. Luckily I'm early enough so I grab the empty seat the teacher directs me to before the class starts filling up. I start unloading my books onto my desk when I hear the chair next to me slide out and back in again I pull my head out from my bag to greet whoever I'm going to be sitting next to but as soon as I see their face I jump back and fall out of my chair. Very inconspicuous Bella. The pixie like girl looks down at me in concern and immediately offers her hand to help me to my feet. For a moment I just stare at her eyes they're not the black they had been last night they're now a golden color sort of like amber.

"I'm so sorry I didn't mean to startle you" I let her pull me up then brush my self off and let out a nervous chuckle.

"No it's ok I'm naturally clumsy" I take my seat and she takes hers. We both spend the rest of the lesson getting on with out work without a word spoken between us. A few times I see a confused look on her face but she keeps catching me looking and replaces it with a smile. At the end of the lesson she gives me a small smile then quickly leaves. Weird very, very weird.