By the way I am using both the movies and the books as reference. Mainly using the books timeline btu also adding some things from the movie for more dialog s and writing material. Thank you so much for reading! Enjoy!
Chapter One
Elia was kneeling before the small potted plants she had set up all along the porch, when she heard the familiar sound of her Father's police cruiser turn the corner to their street. The plants around her stood straight and healthy as if they could feel her excited for Elia's sister coming home as well. The tiny brunette stood up from her place infront of the plants and removed the gloves from her hands, wiping the potting soil from her clothing as well.
The twenty-two year old was wearing a pale blue turtleneck sweater and and a pair of form fitting jeans that were tucked into knee high heeled boots. Her long hair was pulled back into twin braids and she had on minimal make up.
She moved down to stand by the porch banister as she saw her father pull up with her sister in the front seat of the cruiser. Despite not seeing her sister for years and Renee putting a strain on their relationship, Elia felt like she was close to her sister, well as close as they could be growing up apart from eachother.
The young womans eyes watched as her now reunited family stepped out of the car, her feet carrying her to the brunette that now stood awkwardly staring at the house. "Oh Bella, it's so good to see you!" she said happily as she moved forward to hug her sister. Motherly instincts hit her as she felt how skinny Bella was and promised herself that she woul make sure the seventeen year old got something to eat.
"Uh, hey Elia it's good to see you too, it's been awhile," Bella responded with a smile albiet a little awkwardly.
The older of the two girls pulled away keeping one arm around the younger girls shoulders. "So how do you like it in Forks so far?" Elia asks as she lead Bella into the house while their father got the bags from the trunk.
Bella shrugged looking at the stairs as she walked up them to prevent herself from tripping. "It's so green, I've never seen that much in one place" her eyes wide as she spoke.
Charlie followed his daughters with Bella bags "I've cleared some off in the bathroom," he said as the three of them turned into Bella 'new' room.
"Oh right. One bathroom," Bella said in a weird tone. Elia pulled away and let her younger sister take in her new room, as she moved to take a couple bags from her dad and setting them against the wall by the door.
Bella's room faced out towards the front yard, her walls were a pale blue, the windows framed with yellow lace curtains, the floor was wooden and her rocking chair was in the corner. Elia could remember when all of this was done right before Bella was born. Though things had changed, now there was a desk with a phone and a second hand computer sitting atop it. A nice sized bed was against the wall and an old pine dresser across from it.
Charlie motioned to the lamo on the desk, "It's a pretty good work lamp, and your sister helped the sales lady pick out the bed stuff," he said awkwardly with his hands on his hips. You like⦠you like purple, right?"
"Purple's cool," Bella replied looking over her shoulder at the bedding. "Thanks."
Elia shook her head at her family member just standing there. 'Two peas in a pd with how awkward they are with eachother, but it'll take time for them to get used to eachother.'
She pushed off the wall and headed for the door as Charlie let himself out, the two of them leaving the teenager alone. "Dad I'm going to get started on the sides, I have a feeling Billy is going to be bringing over some fish fry," she said as Charlie headed into his room to change from his work clothes.
She headed into the kitchwn and pulled out the ingrediants to make collard greens and rice to go with the fish. The brunette had barely started when a truck pulled into the drive and honked letting the residents know that whoever what in the car had arrived.
Elia and her father headed outside to greet Billy and his son jake, "Well look who's here come to steal out flat screen again," she teases leaning down to hug the man in the wheel chair. She pulls away and looks over her shoulder seeing Bella step out of the house and head in their direction.
Charlie leans up against the faded chevy truck and motions toward Billy in the wheel chair, "Bella, you remeber Billy Black."
"Yeah," the younger female said stepping forward to shake Billy's hand. "You're looking good."
A grin pulls at Billy's lips and shifts in his chair. "Well I'm still dancing. I'm glad you're finally here, Charlie and Elia here haven't shut up about it since you told him you were coming," he tells her grinning at the two older Swans.
Elia just grinned back while her father moved to pull Billing into the street, "All right, keep exaggerating. I'll roll you into the mud."
"Right after I ram you in the ankles," Billy replied and the three younger people laughed at their fathers.
"You want to go?"
"Yeah."
"Bring it."
Elia shook her head and turned to hug Jacob before heading inside the house, "You two make sure they don't kill each other."
Dinner was a fun affair and Elia had been right about Billy bringing over some of Harry's fish fry and her decision to make collared greens and rice was loved by everyone at the table. Everyone was laughing and some of the awkwardness between Charlie and Bella had dissapated as they ate.
Elia stood from the table and set her plate into the sink before kissing every one on the cheek. "Well goodnight everyone I have to be at the greenhouses early tomorrow morning," she told everyone as she headed up stairs, though she popped her head back down and reminded her dad to do the dishes before he went to bed.
Her room was almost identical to Bella's but is was a bit bigger and it had plants everywhere. Plants that would probably have died in their first week had anybody else been taking care of the. She grabbed her things and headed to the bathroom to take a quick shower and changing into a tank-top and shorts to sleep in. Once back in her room she crawled into bed and she was out with in a couple minutes of her head hitting the pillow.
Thanks for reading. Please let me know what you think and if should introduce her to Carlisle a little earlier than Bella or if she should meet him at the same time as Bella in the comments below. :)
