A/N Ok so I didn't want to wait until Monday to post this since my dear co author re-sent it with a few minor adjustments. Please be kind but honest and let us know what you think. Chapter 1 will be up in Two weeks from Monday. I hope you all stick with us.
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Prologue
Her
I can't believe I'm heading back to the states to do the whole university thing, oops I mean college as Alice keeps reminding me. I still can't believe I've let her talk me into this. I suppose I should explain who I am, and who Alice is. I'm Bella, recently turned 18 and graduate of your average Australian suburban high school. Two years ago I spent 6 months in Forks Washington with a fantastic host family, the Cullens. The Cullen family consisted of Dr & Mrs Cullen aka, Esme & Carlisle Cullen, who are two of the most understanding laid back parents that I've ever met, not to mention completely loaded. Then there was Emmett eldest of the Cullen kids, he has a wicked sense of humour and built like a brick shit house, not that he'd hurt a fly. Emmett is now in his 2nd year or sophomore year of college, but he went cross country with his Barbie look a like high school girlfriend Rosalie. Then there is the twins, Alice & Edward who are the same age as me and polar opposites, Alice being full of energy and life, Edward was more reserved and quiet. I can still remember meeting the Cullens the first time like it was yesterday.
I'd just unboarded the plane after spending far too many hours in the air, I was feeling unbelievably tired, and I'd enough of listening to the strangers who were sitting next to me on the different flights talking absolute crap and I was just wanting a little quiet. After collecting my luggage I was looking around for my host family, I'd been told they'd being doing the classic movie scene with a sign. It didn't take long for me to spot them and I decided to play up the whole Aussie thing, I walked over and in my best crocodile dundee accent I'd said "G'day mates, I'm Bella" next thing I knew I had this little black haired midget attach herself to me like a koala being shot out of a tshirt cannon. I really don't remember much of her introduction because everything she said mixed together while she was talking a hundred miles a minute, but I got the gist that she was Alice and she was sure we were going to be best friends, and she obviously had a pretty good dealer, I had doubted that energy was natural, and oh how I wish I was right. Just behind her stood a big solid guy who looked a few years older than me, he had dark curly hair that sat around his shoulders, gorgeous brown eyes and to die for dimples, who was introduced as Emmett. Next to him was a man with blonde hair, probably average height but looked smaller next to his son, this was Dr Carlisle Cullen, and he was positively hot for a middle aged man. Next to the good doctor was a well dressed woman who looked to be in her late 20's, caramel coloured hair, hazel almost green eyes, and some of the whitest teeth you'll ever see. This was Esme Cullen, wife, mother and interior designer. Standing just slightly behind those three was a rather tall, slim built guy who had an unusual almost bronze coloured hair, it defiantly didn't look natural, he had glasses but behind those glasses was the most amazing set of green eyes I'd ever seen, he was wearing a 'nerf herder' tshirt and a pair of jeans, and after Alice introduced him as her twin brother Edward he gave me the most amazing smile, and I was instantly wet.
Those six months had been fantastic, Alice and I truly had become best friends, Emmett became the big brother I always wished I'd had. Edward despite my best efforts had remained only a friend, which I guess was for the best, things could have got a little messy, but he was defiantly a doable geek. Esme & Carlisle had became like second parents to me, I tend to call them Mamma Es and Daddy C these days, as much as Carlisle isn't fond of the nickname it always brings a little grin to his face. All the Cullens plus Emmett's girlfriend Rose had spent the summer out here 6 months ago, escaping their winter of course. I haven't done much since they left, I've had 6 months to fill between when all my friends here started uni and I start 'college' with Alice & Edward. It still feels so weird saying that I'm going to College.
Since Edward, Alice and I are all going to the same college Mamma Es and Daddy C have brought a house that's only a block from campus so we can all live together and not have to worry about dorm arrangements. As much as I'm looking forward to living with Alice again, I can't say I'm excited about living with Edward again. Don't get me wrong Edward and I are friends, we email each other quiet frequently or should I say, I email him frequently, it's properly a little sad on my behalf really. I have
such a school girl crush on him and he's either really not interested and just to polite to say so or he's absolutely clueless about how I feel. Oh hell maybe he's just a fag, but I don't know, I'm sure I busted him checking me out once or twice.
I've gone off on a little ramble haven't I? I was meant to be telling you about me wasn't I? So I'm Bella, or Isabella Marie Swan. I was born in Melbourne Australia. My parents are Renee and Charlie, divorced about 15 years ago. Mum remarried about 12 years ago to a dude named Phil, they've since had three more girls, Matilda, Lisa & Amy who are 10, 8 and 7, all great but starting to get serious attitude problems. My dad, Charlie went and married my prep teacher, Stephanie, while I was still in prep she went from being Miss Morgan to Mrs Swan, and they now have two boys, William who's 11 and Clancy who's 10 and oddly currently 'dating' Matilda. Despite the birth of new kids and both my folks having 'new' family I haven't spent a day feeling unloved or unwanted by either side. I guess I was lucky the 'rents had a friendly divorce and remember that they loved each other enough to make me once upon a time and got houses next door to each other to make it easier for me, what more could a chick ask for from her parentals, seriously?
I'm thinking I've covered everything haven't I? I have a feeling I'm still slightly wasted from last night. My friends threw me a great big piss up farewell party last night, I'm not sure I've ever got that tanked before. It's weird taking off on this adventure I feel like nothing is going to be the same once I hop on the plane in about 3hrs, it feels like such more of a goodbye than last time I did this, and not just because I'm going for longer, I feel like I'm concreting more of a life in another country this time. I'm worried about how much I'm going to miss everyone, and I know I'm going to have skype, facebook and emails but I guess things are never going to be the same when it comes to all the relationships I'm leaving behind. I guess I'll be making a heap of new relationships when I get there thou.
So that is why I'm here sitting in my room looking at my two suitcases full of everything I'm taking on the plane with me, I've already sent a number of boxes which should get there just after I do, listening to John Denver's 'Leaving on a Jet Plane', Mum, Dad, Phil and Stephanie and all the little people are downstairs waiting to take me to the airport and wave me off. I know that Alice and Edward are going to be collecting me at the other end, but I still have to fly from here to LA and then off to Seattle, just over 17hrs. 20 hours and I'll be looking at my best friend again.
There's a banging on the door "C'mon Bella it's time" Steph has just yelled sounding like she's at the bottom of the stairs. More door banging and Matilda and Lisa giggling at my door. I guess this is it.
We arrive at the airport with no drama's park in short term parking and walk in to the international terminal and wait until my boarding number is called. It doesn't take that long until I'm in line ready to board and as I look back at my great loving odd family I realise this is it and I'm defiantly going to miss them, but I'm looking forward to this new adventure I'm setting on and I'm not going to spend my time trying to get Edward's attention this time. College is the time for partying and having fun and that's exactly what I'm going to do.
University of Washington here I come.
