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Chapter One
Bella's POV
I made my way to lunch quickly, it was the only time in school I remotely liked. I got my lunch, which consisted mainly of an apple, some chips and a lemonade and made my way over to my regular seat next to my best friend Angela.
"Hey." She greeted.
"Hi." I said glumly. I'd been down for the better part of a month because my Grandmother had died. I was never particular close with my sisters, but I was with Grams. I spoke to her at least once a day and every time I would visit I would spend the majority of my time with her, or with Phoebe when we were busy getting in trouble. Burying Grams was something that I never wanted to happen to anyone close to me again, and that's what made me glum. I knew death was unavoidable, but it didn't stop me wishing.
"You okay?" Angela asked quietly so the table didn't hear. Lauren and Jess were always looking for some gossip on me just through hate. I didn't exactly understand the hating me thing, apart from the fact that I went out with the two guys in the whole school they want. Mike and Tyler. Tyler was a couple of dates then a ditch - he just wasn't my type, but Mike, we were official until this past month. I was so upset after getting the call from Piper that I couldn't deal and ended it with him. To say he was upset was an understatement. He was always coming up to me in and out of school asking for another chance. How could I tell him though that my heart just couldn't take the chance because it was so broken.
"I'm fine Ang. Dad tried to talk to me this morning, but I avoided him. Well, until tonight. He was adamant that he needed to talk to me tonight."
"What about?" I gave her the 'what do you think' look. "You could always pull your grades up, it's not too late. Were only in October." I smiled at the sweetness of Angela.
"I don't want to try." She went to speak but I stopped her with a shake of my head. I didn't want to talk about it. The rest of lunch went by slowly and as everyone else went to class, I made my way to the small football pitch we had behind the school. I sat down in the shadow of a tree so no-one could see me.
"Meow." I looked to my left when the sound was made.
"Oh, hey there little thing." I said picking up the mostly white cat. It had black on its paws and ear tips and a red collar with a tag hanging off it. "Let's see who you belong to, hmm?" I picked up the tag and looked for a address only to find a symbol. It was a circle with another symbol on top that looked like three triangles. "Well, that's no good. How am I supposed to know who you belong too?" I spoke the cat, who just purred and leaned in closely to me.
I spent the next hour and a half until the end of school contently stroking the cat. When I saw everyone leaving for the car park to my right, I got up and made my way to my truck. When I got there Mike was standing next to the door.
"What's with the cat?" He asked.
"I don't know, I found her by the field. She has no address though. Could you spread the word for me that I found a cat if anyone has lost theirs?"
He smiled at my asking this simple favor. "Sure!"
"Thanks Mike." He was so please to be asked something, he must have forgot his first reason for being by my truck and I was able to get away without being asked out.
The cat sat in the front seat the whole way to my house without a problem and I smiled. She was cute. I'd never had any animals and if they were all as good as this one, I'd get one tomorrow.
"Here we are." I told her, while picking her up in my arms, getting out my truck and heading into the house. I put her down and she went exploring while I went to see what I could make for dinner.
"Bella? I'm home." An hour later and my Dad started making his way towards me, in the kitchen. He stopped short at the sight of the cat sitting on the counter next to me, just watching. "Kiddo?"
"Dad, this is Kit the cat." I smiled. I didn't really know her name and I didn't want to continue calling her 'her' or cat until I found the owners.
"You bought a cat?" He asked.
"No. I found her. I've spread the word at school to see if anyone has lost a cat because there is no address on the tag." I told him. He made his way over to the cat, picked up the tag and sucked in a breath.
"Dad?"
"You should keep her." He told me cryptically.
"I can't she probably belongs to someone." I said incredulously.
"Whoever doesn't put an address on a tag shouldn't have her. She's yours, end of. Is the dinner done?"
"Yeah, five more minutes." He left for the living room then and I heard the television turn on to some football game. Okay that was weird, I thought.
Charlie's POV
The triquetra. Damn it, it was starting. I had no qualms in saying that the cat had found her not the other way round. It was my baby girl's familiar. Not that I could tell her that, yet.
She call me in five minutes later for dinner and we sat in silence as we ate, the cat purring contently at her legs obviously having just ate whatever food Bells came up with for her.
Once we finished, I decided it was time. I'd already sorted everything out and she was leaving tomorrow night after school so I had to tell her now.
"Bells," I started, but I hesitated, not knowing how to poach the subject. I decided it would be best to cut to the chase. "Your going to San Francisco for a month to spend some time with your sisters."
She looked at me incredulously, "what?"
"I know you probably-" She cut me off.
"No you don't know. The only reason I would ever go to SanFran was to be with Grams. She's not here anymore, so there's no point."
"You need some time with your sisters."
"No, I don't. It's not like were full sisters, were only half. I couldn't even say I knew them! Piper is nice but that's how she is with everyone. Phoebe only speaks to me when she wants to cause trouble and she's not even there she's in New York and Prue! She barely tolerates me. So tell me why should I go?" She said. I could tell it was rhetorical but I answered anyway.
"Your going because it's all booked and sorted. Your registered at the high school there for the month and all you have to do is enroll when you get there. Don't even think about skipping class like you do here either - yeah, I know about that Isabella Marie Swan. Piper knows when your getting in and will be there to pick you up. Also Phoebe will be there, Piper told me she get's there the day after you. So your going. No argument." She looked as if she was going to argue so I stopped her. "It's what your Grams would want and your Mom. They'd want you all to know each other properly. It's only a month." I hope, I added mentally. That stopped her argument in it's tracks.
"Fine. One month and I can't promise we'll be close afterwards."
"That's all I ask." I said with a sad smile.
Bella's POV
I was walking to the cafeteria the next day, thinking of last minute things I would need to pack with what I already had. I wasn't going to take much, I mean it's not like I couldn't wash my clothes or buy more. So far I only had two medium side suitcases and that would be it. I was surprised as well when Dad told me he would pick up a holder for me to take Kit with me, after he got off work tonight. I sat at my usual table without bothering to get food and of course it was noticed straight away.
"Aren't you hungry?" Angela asked. All conversations stopped as if this was E! Entertainment and my lack of food was the latest gossip. I sighed and decided now was good a time as any.
"My Dad is sending me to live with my sisters for a month." I told everyone.
"What!" Mike shouted. "Why?"
"Apparently I have no choice in the matter, he wants us to get to know each other." Well, not him, he used Grams as his persuasion card and Mom.
"You don't get along with them!" He exclaimed.
"Mike calm down. It's only a month and anyway I didn't say I didn't get along with them - well, with the exception of Prue. Piper is nice and Phoebe can be too. I don't even have to come back closer to them it's more like he wants to feel like he's bringing us closer." I explained.
The rest of lunch was filled with friendly and some hostile - from Lauren and Jess - goodbyes. After the bell rang, I went to go to my spot on the football field but at the last minute I decided against it and made my way to my truck and drove home.
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