A/N this is my first ever try at writing my own story, I've been reading fanfiction for over 6 years so I would like to think I've learnt from the best, I've cried my eyes out at some, screamed at the screen, laughed till my stomach hurt and had many nights where I've not gone to sleep till 5am because I just couldn't put that one book down, I really hope you enjoy this first chapter and any reviews would be amazing, I have a lot to learn so please bare with me.

I dont own twilight or any of the characters used, just the plot thank you xoxox

The sun shone and the birds chirped happily from their little homes in the trees, the young maiden lay still for a little longer than needed to listen, she knew today would be good, she sat upright and slid her small feet into her soft warm slippers.

Hang on a minute! Yeah still fucking dreaming!

No birds sang around here, well you could class their screaming in fear as singing but it never sounded good, the sun defiantly wasn't shining today, it either didn't want to or just forgot where I lived. Today most likely would be as normal as any other, so there's no chance of it being good.

"Bells your gonna be late"

"I'm up for gods sake, you don't need to scream"

The door to my small room slammed open and my best friends raged face appeared.

"Bella you really cant miss another day, the rents a week late"

"Okay I'm getting up" I shook my head as I stood to grab my jeans and a dry top "see Im getting ready" she shook her head back at me and walked out.

You see this is the thing when you move 3 hours away from your parents, claiming you want to see the big wide world, the first thing you need to have before doing so is money. Me you ask? Yeah I have nothing, not a penny to my name. At the sweet age of 25 I Bella swan walked out of my parents with nothing but the bag on my back and the shoes on my feet. Luckily for me though, a friends cousin had an apartment in Portland and she was looking for a room-mate.

After one phone call Rosalie was begging me to come, when I met the goddess that is Rosalie we clicked within seconds. She got my sarcasm and I got her cold exterior as the fraud it was, her huge heart was just hidden well. To say I was jealous would be the understatement of the year, her long blonde hair reached her back side, her legs went on forever and her huge purple eyes seemed to suck you in. When ever we were out the men would literally fall at her feet were as I wouldn't even get a second glance. We were two completely different people that were perfect best friends.

"Don't forget to speak to Emmett about giving you a lift on Monday bells, if you don't he will leave and you will have no way to get up there, the train prices will be crazy" she stood by the stove as I past her to grab my bag from the table.

"I wont forget, ill have to see if mrs cope as any more hours I can do, gonna have to start saving" she smiled but it never reached her eyes.

"I really am sorry I couldn't help bells-

"No dont do that again rose, I know you have your shit to sort, ill be fine" I left her in the kitchen while I rushed to get ready.

There wasn't anything holding me in forks other than my parents, so I jumped when the chance was presented. Forks, Washington wasn't much of a town, one diner, one hardware store, one church, and two schools, junior and high, I don't think the towns population as ever past 3000. My parents Charlie and Renee moved to there just after marrying, claiming it would be a beautiful small town to bring children up. Yeah like that worked out! My brother Emmett left as soon as his graduation ceremony was over, I've never seen him run to his truck so fast. The only reason I stayed was because of my mother, every time I ever mentioned leaving she would cry to my father, telling him she was a useless mother and her kids just wanted to run away from her. She knew I'd feel guilty so would stay longer. This time was enough for me, I'd lost my job at the mountain supply shop and the last of my school friends was leaving.

Stay in a town full of old people! Not gonna happen.

So my new home was in the bag but now I needed a job, I knew I'd never get one of the high paying jobs. That's what not going to college does for you. A new job came after only two days of living in Portland and Rose came home rather excited clutching a small sheet of paper with staff needed writing in black marker.

"Okay so its not the best job in the world but it will pay the bills Bella" she had giving me the note and then backed away. The girl knew me well, only after two days! Im so proud.

"Really rose! A waitress!" yeah even I had to admit that there wasn't much else I could do but a waitress! Isn't that what single mothers did? I wasn't a single mother, I hated kids.

"Come on! Just meet with the owner and then see what you think, its not a bad place. The roof is still on" she giggled and whacked a small cushion at me before fleeing the room.

The said first meeting with the owner Mrs cope, went a lot better than I thought it would, the small grey haired women held a small smile as I met her outside of the quaint little diner less than 2 days later. I wasn't nervous about the meeting, the job wasn't something I really wanted more than needed at that point in my life. She asked most of the basic questions for which I gave the shortest answers I could think of. Unfortunately for me she asked about my parents and when I explained my father was police chief in my home town, she seem sold. shortly after she asked when I could start and that was how Mrs copes diner gained a new employee. though after 9 months working there the new feeling was wearing thin, there was only so many drunks looking for warm pie I could handle in one week.

After forgoing a shower and inhaling a small breakfast I made it with 5 minutes to spare.

"Good morning Bella" Emily a young Saturday girl smiled from behind the cash register, I waved as I shot in to the back to change. Mrs cope was never in on Saturdays but I'm sure Emily would have informed her had I been late. Someone's an arse sucker. I wasn't close to the girls at the diner, I didn't trust some of them like Emily and the others had their group that I had no need or want to join, they would sit out back taking longer breaks than needed during rush hour times and I was sometimes left alone on the floor.

The day went a lot better than I would have thought, even henry the local drunk only copped a feel once. The old clock above the main entrance chimed at 5 o'clock, a smile spread across my face as right on time the door swung open. Two figures followed one larger figure into the diner, all cheering and laughing.

"Bells the usual when you got a minute"

"Yes Emmett, wouldn't hurt to say please" just as I finished speaking my feet left the floor and sickness feeling over took me.

"Please little sis" he batted his eyes at me trying to be cute.

"Put me down yah big idiot im at work" he just laughed and let me drop to the floor with a thud, his friends laughing with him. I wrote their order down and past it through to the cook, "make sure you spit in Emmett's" the cook laughed and shook his head, he knew I was only joking.

As I waited I watched my brother and his friends across the room, sat in their crisp black suits, laughing and enjoying down time. After leaving home Emmett travelled to Portland to join the police bureau and in the past ten years he's worked his arse off to get to work as a detective, even though the bureau wasn't that big and there wasn't many large crimes to solve Emmett loved every minute of his job, the pay was enough so he could afford a nice apartment not too far from me and Rose and he was able to help his little sister out if needed. Ive never asked my brother for a penny but we all know he's kinda in love with Rose so would help out any chance he got, just to show her how much a gentleman he is. Wish the big idiot would be man enough to tell her though. Like Rosalie Emmett had a helpful heart, happy to be there for anyone that needed it but his huge frame scared most people away thinking he was a thug or gangsta. Looks wise Emmett was nothing like me, I was small while he towered over me, the short curly black hair came from our grandmother while I got my mothers long muddy brown hair, his huge blue eyes were our fathers while I again got my mothers brown ones, I was the plain sparkler while he was the huge bright firework display.

"Here you go guys" I slide their plates on to the table and grabbed the back of Emmett seat "Emmett you going up to forks on Monday?"

"Yeah bells, like ever year. Why? You need a lift" he smirked as though he knew something I didn't.

"Yeah my truck died two days ago and Jacob at the garage says its going to be a lot to fix, money I don't have" he smirked again "what's so funny?"

"Bells ive been telling you for years that truck was going to die" he laughed and shook his head "i may have helped it a little bit though" Emmett was a lover of pranks "i thought it needed seasoning again" his whole table burst out laughing again as I started hitting Emmett with my order pad.

"Your an arse! How many times do I have to tell you my truck doesn't need salt in it! You better be at mine for 9am or you no longer have a sister" I threw a look at his friends who slowly stopped laughing and looked at their plates.

"Bells it was only a joke!" Emmett tried to look sad but couldn't hold the laughter in.

"You broke my truck to the point where it can no longer be fixed! Is that amusing to you!" I whacked my pad at his head again.

"What did you get me for Christmas then little sis? Oh and don't worry, I spoke to mum before buying yours so don't worry, its nothing that will either embarrass you, bite you or or die before you get a chance to see it" I was so grateful to my mum for her guidance, I never what to relive the year Emmett said he had bought me a pet gold fish, with no bowl or water in sight he past me a tiny rapped box, I opened it to find a dead smelly fish, Emmett tried to apologise for weeks but I couldn't get the little fish's face from my mind. He started laughing again when he saw the look on my face, pad made contact with his head before I walked away.

It was just getting to six, my time to leave. After grabbing my bag and removing my apron. I walked around front to say good bye to the evening girls. Throwing Emmett's table the stink eye as he laughed I walked out into the cold night ready to walk the tree blocks to our little modest apartment.

It wasn't much but rose didn't have much, her parents past away when she was 12 leaving her and her older brother jasper with only an aunt and uncle in forks. I found out after meeting her that the only reason we never met before was because her aunt had used what money was left by her parents to send her and jasper to a small private school down here in Portland that way they could still be near everyone they had grown up with. They would travel out for Christmas but were never allowed to meet the kids from forks as her uncle said it was unkind to make friends and then leave them to be never seen again. Her small wage as a secretary for a law firm in town paid for a humble two bed apartment on southwest main street and with my wage from the diner we were able to decorate and afford our weekly bills easily.

I had to pack for mine and Emmett's home visit in two days time so after arriving home I throw my bag by the door rushing past Rose-who was skimming through the tv channels-to my room. I would be gone for less than two weeks so I didn't need much as I could wash some outfits while I was there and rose would be down on Saturday so she could bring anything I needed.

"You talk to Emmett about giving you a lift down on Monday? " rose sat on the edge of my bed removing some of the sweats id picked out.

"Really rose? I'm only going to the rents for a couple of weeks not Barbados and yes seen as he broke my truck he didn't have a choice in the matter" I turned to see her shocked face.

"Please don't tell me it was the salt again!" She shock her head while going to grab another pair of joggers from the suitcase. "When will he ever grow up"

After filling my suitcase with what little I had I ran through to the washer and put a load in that would be ready to pack in the morning, rose followed behind me chatting about what we could do when she arrived in forks.

"Do you think it will snow this year? Hey maybe we can go sledging. My brother and I used to every year when it snowed heavy" she started to fold a load out of the dryer and then sat down by my feet "hey did you hear forks has a new detective?"

"Yeah my dad mentioned it a couple of days ago, he came from Chicago or somewhere. Why he would move to forks were nothing ever happens I will never know"

Must be just out of the loony bin

"My aunt said his parents and sister moved into the old blue house in the woods and he wanted to be closer to them, she also said he was easy on the eyes" she nudged my foot to get my attention "are you even listening?"

"Yeah sorry rose its just ive been away nearly ten months and the thought of going back is getting to me, yeah its only for Christmas but knowing my mum she will guilt trip me into staying longer. I also don't care if the new detective is hot, he would probably want you more than me" she gave me a sad look and stood

"I really wish you find a guy that will show you how beautiful you are bells" she tossed me the t-shirt she had been folding and walked out to her room.

Like that will ever happen!

The rest of Saturday and all of Sunday past with movies and Ben and Jerry's, it would be the first time us girls have been apart since I moved, so we weren't too happy. By Monday morning I wasn't in the best of moods and rose didn't look any better.

"Ill be seeing you in less than a week bells so don't be too down and your gonna call me every single day to catch up" she swung her arm around me and patted my back as the door bell rang, she leaned back to let Emmett in and grabbed my shoulders "ill miss yah bells"

"Miss you too rose"

"Oh god bells your only going home for a week, its not the end of the world!" Emmett grabbed my bag that id placed on the sofa shortly after getting up this morning as he walked to the door. "see yah Saturday Rosey" and disappeared around the hall.

"Right I better get going before my stupid brother forgets to wait and leaves without me, you have everything you need?"

"Bells I survived alone long before you came" she laughed as she walked me down to the car."i will be fine, I promise" after one last hug I jumped up into emmetts huge jeep and with a wave we were off on our 3 hour drive to the parents.

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