Summary: Rayna Williams had stopped in the small town of Forks for one reason, to visit her Aunt. But got a lot more than she bargained for. She'd never heard of the book, but out of curiosity decided to read it. After finishing the interesting story, she found herself sucked into the world of the book. Of course she was chosen for a reason. And she needed to find it out, if she ever wanted to go home again. But that may be harder than she thought, when she meets the Cullen family. Will she ever get home or will she fall in love as certain Bella Swan had from her storybook and be stuck in a book forever?
Chapter 1 - Forks
We had been on the road for hours and once you drifted away from the cities, the drive becomes boring. Why we had decided to drive from North Dakota to Washington I will never know. We would have made it to my Aunt's house, even if we took a plane. But my dad seems to think that in doing so we will become more, outdoorsy. Outdoorsy? We keep stopping at four star hotels at night and we are driving a 2009 honda pilot! Outdoors, doesn't come up in this trip at all. We were getting closer to our destination now and I didn't know what to expect. If anything it would be like it is said to be on the news. With a cold climate it's easier for me to...
"You awake back there, Rayna?" My mother asked from the front seat.
"Mmmhmm." I mumbled, before looking over my shoulder at my sister "I can't say the same for Anna, though."
"That was expected." My father said. His eyes only briefly flashing towards the back "She was up most of the night."
"It amazes me how quickly she makes friends." Came from my mother. And that's when I started counting down from 5...4...3...2...1.
"Rayna, why don't you branch out?"
"Because unlike my sister, I'd rather be alone with a book, than prancing around town and being a disturbance." I said reaching for my mp3 player.
"Still, it wouldn't hurt for you to..." But my music finally took over and her words faded. If they want me to be like my sister, then why don't they disown me and keep her. Why is it that I can't be who I am, why can't they be happy with me? They barely know I'm there anyway. The only reason they want me to be like my sister is because a quiet loner doesn't fit their daughter application. I'm sick of it all. We finally entered a town that looked nothing like anywhere I've ever been. The sky was gray and the clouds were dull as well. The whole place was covered with trees, all different colors, though it was hard to tell without sunlight. But much to my surprise, I liked it. I smiled as we drove down the bare streets and passed the woods. It didn't take long before we pulled up to a spacious house and I was guessing that it was my Aunt's. Considering there weren't any other houses for miles on.
"Here we are." My mom said as we pulled into the driveway.
The house looked like the country houses that you saw in movies. It had a wrap around porch and each window had red shutters, which stood out against the white paneling. It looked bigger than a single person really needed. I had heard it had five rooms and three bathrooms. Including a huge kitchen, dining room and family room, for one person that is a bit much. A woman, with short black hair and brown eyes stood on the white porch. We all jumped out of the car -though Anna had to be shaken from her peaceful slumber- and made our way to the house. I was the first to be taken into a tight hug by Aunt Angie "Rayna, you've gotten so much older! And so much more beautiful, how old are you now?"
"Seventeen." I answered, putting on my best smile. Though I hated to be touched, it took every ounce of my strength not to push her away.
"Wow, it's been five years since I've seen you." She said still smiling, but when Anna came out she moved on to her. I didn't stay long enough to hear further introductions, I just made my way up to my room. Unpacking didn't take long considering the clothes I had brought came in only one duffel bag. As soon as I was done, I went downstairs only to find Aunt Angie. She smiled at me as I entered the room "Hello, Ray."
"Hey. So I was wondering if there was somewhere around, that I could get a book."
"Oh, yeah. A bookstore was opened a few months ago. It is only a few blocks away."
"Thanks, I think I'll head down there. You know pick up something new." I said as I started for the door.
"You need to borrow a car?" She called after me.
"That's okay, I'll take my dad's." I picked the car keys off of the small key hook and was out the door in a matter of seconds.
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It was small, but this was the only bookstore for miles I wasn't about to be picky. As I opened the door a bell was heard. I smiled as I looked about the store, it was charming and books lined shelves and shelves that stood around the store. I was so caught up in the in the store itself that when a voice was heard I jumped.
"Can I help you?" I turned to see a woman who looked to be in her early-30's standing at a check-out counter.
"No...well, I guess, considering you work here." I said, stating the obvious.
"Well, I'll need to know what it is you're looking for." She replied.
"Um, I don't really know." I laughed at myself as I realized that I had no standard whatsoever.
"How about you tell me about yourself and I'll see what I can do."
"Okay, um, I'm quiet. I love to read." I laughed a bit "I don't fit in with the 'crowd'. I'm smart, I guess. I have a few secrets. And I've never really dated anyone."
"Why is that?"
"I'm different and no one I've met has solved my puzzle." I said tracing a random book.
"Seems like you aren't easily swept off your feet."
"No," I looked up at her "No, I guess not."
"You remind me of me...when I was younger." She smiled at me and I couldn't help but smile also "I think I have the perfect book for you."
She made her way to a glass case that stood in the far corner of the room and removed a book from it. She soon made her way over to me and held it out to me. I took it and examined the cover carefully. Two pale arms were stretched out and holding an apple and the title read 'Twilight'. I flipped the book over and read the back. After reading it I looked up at the storekeeper, a quizzical look on my face "A vampire romance novel?"
"Trust me." She smiled again and with one final look at the book I made my decision "Okay, how much do I owe you?"
"...Nothing, consider it a welcome to town gift."
"Cool. Thanks." I said before leaving the store.
"No, thank you Rayna. For ending my story." Were her last words but I was already too far down the street to hear her.
When I arrived back at Aunt Angie's house, I didn't even bother going into the house. Instead I headed straight for the backyard. Once I found a shady spot under a tree, I opened the book. And as soon as I opened the book, I couldn't put it down. I sat there reading as the sun hit the middle of the sky until it started to set. I would have sat there all night, if a panicked voice hadn't interrupted me "Rayna! Rayna!"
I looked up to see my Aunt running towards me. I marked my spot in the book and then stood. I was about to ask her what was wrong, but she yanked on my arm and pulled me towards the house. She seemed to be worried about something, because she kept glancing back at the woods. When we finally entered the house she slammed the door behind us and locked all of the locks on the door.
"Aunt Angie, what's wrong-." I started to ask.
"What were you doing out there!" She caught me by surprise when she started to yell.
"Reading." She must have saw the scared look on my face because she calmed down a bit afterward. She placed her hands on my shoulders and looked me square in the eyes "Rayna, you can not go outside to the woods, at night. Do you understand?"
"...Okay." I said not really understanding, but wanting to get out of the death grip I was in. But she removed her hands as soon as I answered. And when it was all over, she acted as if nothing had happened. I left the room and went to my bedroom, closing the door behind me. I sat down on my bed and thought about what my Aunt had just told me. But it only left me with questions that I didn't know that answers to. After thinking about it for a good few minutes or so I decided to finish the last few pages of my book. But as soon as I opened it, loud rock music was heard in the other room.
I stood up and started to bang my fist against the wall, while yelling "Anna! Turn it down!"
Of course the only thing that did was make her turn it up even louder than before. My fist came in contact with the wall once more and then I jumped onto my bed. I thought pulling a pillow over my head would help drowned out the noise, but I was wrong. I threw the pillow across the room and then my gaze slowly fell on the window.
"You must never go into the woods at night." My Aunt's words only faintly echoed throughout my mind.
Without thinking at all I picked up my book and headed towards the window. I opened it as quietly as I could and found a way for me to get to the ground. I stepped onto the roof and jumped the rest of the way to the ground. It wasn't a far jump so I landed with ease and practically ran into the woods. The farther I got from the house, the more the music faded. I finally found a spot to sit and decided to sit down and finally finish the book. It was still light out, giving me enough light to finish reading.
It only took me a few minutes before I finished the last page. I closed the book and sighed, happy I took the bookkeeper's advice. I started on my way back to the house but stopped in my tracks as I heard a growl. Ever so slowly I turned around and when I did I looked into a pair of silver eyes. The growling continued and the eyes stared at me through the darkness. Seconds passed and my fear disappeared and I found myself running as fast as I could passed the many trees. But no matter how far I got I could hear the growling and running footsteps behind me. I looked over my shoulder, but saw nothing there. I had been too occupied with looking behind me, that I didn't see the root in the ground. I tripped over it and hit my head on the ground. The world started spinning and I slowly began to lose consciousness, the last thing I had heard was that menacing growl again and then everything went black.
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As I slowly opened my eyes, I looked up into a dark sky. There were only a few white dots in the sky, it took a few moments for me to realize they were stars. I sat up and noticed that my back felt stiff. But that is to be expected when you fall on a bunch of twigs. I made the attempt at standing but quickly fell back to the ground. My ankle was on fire and I let out a loud scream as I hit the ground. The pain was excruciating and at that moment I wanted to cut my foot off. My eyes felt damp and I soon found that they were my tears of pain. I let out another yelp of pain as the burning sensation came in a stronger wave. But then the strangest thing happened, the pain disappeared completely. After I had recovered I stood up with ease, all signs of what had happened before had vanished. As my mind stopped racing, it occurred to me, why I had fallen in the first place and without a second thought I took off running. I had no intention of seeing that thing again.
And as soon as I took off it was as if the world became a blur. It didn't take long before I was outside my window. I looked behind me at the dark woods. With how deep I had been in them, it was as if each step I had taken equaled a mile. But the thought was quickly pushed aside my stomach began to churn and then I threw up. Now that, I was not expecting that at all. I wiped my mouth and tried to gain my composure. When I finally felt stable, I climbed back up to my window. And -as quietly as I could- made my way to my bed, not even bothering to change. I couldn't find sleep as I stared at the ceiling, I could only put together what had just happened to me. But that soon became exhausting and I fell into a deep slumber, but as a scene from my book came I sat up "My book!"
'Beep, Beep' An alarm clock was heard.
"...I don't remember setting that." I said as I looked towards the annoying contraption "6 o' clock?"
Then my mom walked into the room, a smile on her face "Oh, good you're up."
"...Why is that good?" I asked, wondering if we had planned to do something and I had forgotten about it.
"Well, you do start school in an hour."
"School? Mom, it's summer remember?"
"Well, maybe it was yesterday but today is the first of the school year." She said.
"Mom...it's July."
"Ray, are you feeling all right?" She asked me. She came and sat beside me on my bed. And put a cool hand on my forehead.
I pushed it aside and asked "I'm fine. What are you doing?"
"You don't feel warm."
"Mom, I'm fine."
"Well I thought you must have been sick."
"Why?"
"Honey, it's September, not July." My mom said very slowly "Are you sure you're, okay?"
"Positive! I'm worried about you though."
"Why is that?" She asked, now also confused.
"Well, number one, you called me 'Honey' and two...you think it's September!" I said, shouting the last part.
"Do you mind keeping it down. It's 6am, ugh. You'd better get dressed, if you don't want to be late for school." She said, standing and heading for the door.
"It's July!" I shouted again.
"Whatever you say, Honey. Just remember, if you're not dressed and downstairs in forty minutes. I'm grounding you." Was her only reply.
"Fine...I'll play along." I said to myself before making my way to my closet, because I did not want to face a grounding. I decided to wear something casual. I pulled out a simple black tank along with a hoodie, of course black. I pulled on a short black flowing skirt over a pair of dark blue jeans. Then rolled the sleeves of my hoodie up to my elbows and slipping on a pair of long black and purple stripped fingerless gloves. As soon as my hair was done, I made my way downstairs and into the kitchen where my mom sat. She looked up at me when I walked in "Ready for school?"
"Okay mom, you've had your fun. Now can we stop with this little charade?"
"That's an awful lot of black, honey. It's your first day at a new school, you could have at least worn a bit more color." She said taking in my attire.
"Mom, this isn't funny." And then it dawned on me. My cell phone had the right time. I quickly flipped it open and looked at the date. My mouth fell open and a wave of dizziness came over me. And just as my mom had said, it was September "Something is very wrong here."
"I'll say, you're not in your car, yet."
I looked over at her, my face showing obvious confusion "Car? I don't have a car."
"Yes you do. We bought it for you last year, when you got your license. I swear Rayna, you're acting strange today." She said practically pushing me out the door. And there right before my eyes was as she said, my car. I almost fainted as I stared at the car in front of me, there in my driveway was a black lexus hybrid. I landed back on earth when my mom spoke "But maybe you're not feeling well enough to drive today."
"No, no, no." I said taking the keys from her hands "Like I said, I'm perfectly fine."
"Good, well I'll see you after school, honey." She said before entering the house once again.
I sighed "Yeah, I'm fine except for the fact that my mother is losing her mind. Two months went by in a day and I have a car. Yeah, I'm fine, just slowly losing my mind!" I finally made my way to the car and drove off, to the school that I don't remembering registering into!
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So Tell Me What You Think. I Got A Bit Tired Of The Same Edward And Bella Stories, So I Decided To Do Something Different. I Must Warn You However, This Story Doesn't Follow The First Twilight Book. But You'll Have To Read The Next Chapter To Get What I'm Doing. But If My Story Doesn't Take Off, I Won't Update. So Review And Like I Said Tell My What You Think.
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