Bella never saw it coming. Charlie- her father, had an affair when he was with Renee. So what happens when there is a knock at their door? Drama, hate, anguish and love. How will Bella cope when her best friend is suddenly drawn to the stranger? Jacob/oc.

~The Rising Phoenix~

Chapter 1- Surprise, Surprise.

She gently rolled onto her side, her brown hair falling onto her pillows. Large brown eyes stare sleepily at the wall. A yawn escapes her. A white arm drapes over her slender waist. A smile formed on her soft pink lips. "Edward…" she whispered, leaning back and closing her eyes.

A small hum mumbled behind her, before a head popped up and kissed her forehead sweetly. A tingling sensation shivered through her. Her smile grew in anticipation. She rolled over toward the one named Edward. "Good morning, love" said a soft, velvety smooth voice. "Did you sleep well, Bella?"

Bella huffed out happily, leaning into his stone hard and cold chest. "Mmhmm…" she mumbled, letting another yawn escape her. "I didn't say anything, did I?" she asked, her voice quiet.

Edward sighed "I wish you did," he said, stroking her head "I thought you'd slipped into a coma. You weren't moving or talking, you're never like that." his tone became more calmer when Bella placed a hand on his cheek. "What did you dream about?" he whispered eagerly.

Bella blinked slowly, breathing in his dizzily sweet scent. "Hmmm…" she mumbled again "Well…" she began "Me, I guess" she shrugged lightly. Edward chuckled, shaking his head. Bella played with the collar of his shirt. "You left" she stated, her fingers grazing across the smooth fabric.

Edward sighed again "Alice wanted to see me. But I was only gone for 15 minutes, I managed to change with some extra time" he mumbled, his eyes never leaving hers. "Nothing to worry about, it was just about the wedding arrangements and guests she wanted to invite"

Bella's eyes narrowed into slits "She wanted to see you? About the wedding arrangements?" Edward nodded "What else?" she asked, her voice lowering.

"That's it, honestly" he said, tearing his eyes away from her and looking over at the digital clock with red lights. "Are you ready to get up now?" he asked, his eyes flickering back to hers. "I think you've slept for the majority of the day, I kept you up all night talking"

Bella's expression changed immediately "Oh" she mumbled, a hint of red in her pale cheeks.

Edward chuckles, stroking her scarlet cheeks with his ice cold hand. Bella embraces the cold touch, allowing it to cool her cheek. "I'm going to miss that" he spoke softly. Bella rolls her eyes and sits up. He sits up with her. "I should go so you can change". Bella looks at him with a hurt expression. Edward pecks her on the lips before looking her in the eye "I'll come see you later, I promise".

Bella nods her head, giving him a quick kiss on the cheek before watching as he climbed out of the bed and toward the window. Edward looks back at her, throwing a warm and reassuring smile before slipping out of the window and out of sight. Bella sighs "I guess I better get changed…" she tells herself, before getting up.

Bella sat by herself in the kitchen, reading her much abused book of Wuthering heights and eating a plate of toast. She was aware that it had begun to get darker outside, but was wondering why Edward wasn't there. Charlie, her father, wasn't here and was at work doing a late shift.

Was there some reason he wasn't there? Could Alice have had a vision? It was possible… She shook her head, it couldn't have been something bad. After all, all dangers toward her have practically been dismembered and burnt. But that didn't stop her from managing to unwillingly find danger.

She sighs, plopping the last remaining piece of toast into her mouth and chewed slowly. She stops suddenly, her eyes flickering over to the phone. Maybe she could call him. Surely he would've came back by now. She swallows loudly, before nervously biting her lower lip. It was just a phone call, nothing bad could come of it, right?

She breathed through her nose, standing up and gliding toward the phone, pressing the numbers she memorised with ease. Bella lifted the old black phone to her ear, listening to the repeated ringing until someone picked up.

After some time, she'd begun to think no one would answer and was about to hang up when someone answered. "Hello?" the person said.

Bella sighed in relief "Billy…" she said slowly "Has…" she sucked in a shaky breath of air "Has Jacob come home yet?"

There was a few mumbles in the background, Bella wondered if he had guests, probably did. "Listen Bella, this isn't a good time" he said, his voice trying to sound soft, but it came off quite nervous.

"Please Billy, has Jacob came back?" she pleaded, a small part of her heart felt like it'd been stabbed.

"Bella-"

"-Please" she whispered, her hand gripping the counter lightly. "Please, just tell me"

There was a long sigh from the other end of the line "Before you do anything, just let him cool off, ok?".

Bella's face lit up "So he's come back?" she asked eagerly.

"Goodbye Bella" Billy mumbled, before hanging up.

Bella smiled as she placed the phone down. The thought if Jacob being back made her feel light headed and full of joy. She danced back over to the table, her head swimming. But, just before she was about to sit down, there was a light tap at the door.

Bella stopped, her head snapping up. Another smile beamed across her face. It might be Jacob she told herself. Or Edward… her smile widened as she skipped happily toward the door, eagerly ripping the door open.

Her face fell. It wasn't ether of them. It was a young woman. Quite beautiful in her opinion. It was a girl with waist length dark chestnut brown hair and light piercing blue eyes. Her skin was pale like snow and her lips red like blood. Bella had the sudden urge to compare her to Snow White but shrugged it off. "Can I help you, Miss?" she asked kindly.

She petite woman bobs her head "I'm looking for Chief Swan, is he in?" she asked, her voice kind and alluring.

"He's at work right now, can I take a message?" she asked.

The girl nodded "My name's Lucy, I'm his daughter"

Bella's eyes budged while her jaw hit the floor.

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