Disclaimer: I own nothing in or about the Twilight series except for my OC, Ellie Swan! I'm merely a fan writing out her own version of the story :)

Chapter One

Ellie Swan waited for her bag at the baggage claim, wondering if she had made a good decision coming out here. She sighed as she leaned down and lifted her bag from the conveyor.

Ellie is Isabella Swan's sister. She had decided not to move to Forks, Washington to live with their father, unlike Bella. But after receiving many calls from Charlie, their father, about how Bella had slipped into some depressed, robotic like state, she knew she had to come out to help take care of her.

Ellie had heard plenty of what had been going on with her sister and this boyfriend of hers, Edward. She was not impressed. Sure, he seemed fine in the beginning, but after hearing how he had left her in the woods that day, then just disappeared... He showed his true colors.

"Ellie!" Charlie yelled out, grabbing Ellie's attention as he walked to meet her.

She began pulling her bag behind her, walking towards Charlie. "Hey, dad." She said, waving slightly. Much like her father, she's not one for hugging or showing much emotion. She noticed how he had dark bags under his eyes, showing how little sleep he's been getting.

"You all ready to go? I've got the car pulled out front." Charlie said, motioning towards the doors.

"Yeah, just the one bag." Ellie said as she started following him out. "No Bella?"

"She's uh, been in her room most of the day. Pretty typical nowadays. Doesn't do much besides sleep or sit around. Barely makes it to school." Charlie replied.

"I see. Has... He gotten in touch with her at all?" Ellie asked, concerned.

"Not that I know of. Its like he vanished, El. All of them. Whole family." Charlie said, putting her bag into the trunk.

Both of headed to the front and got in. As Charlie started the car, Ellie buckled herself in, wondering what could've happened for them to just up and leave. Her mind started wandering, filling up the time for the drive from the airport to Charlie's home. She thought it was pretty cozy and had always felt at home there.

Once they arrived, Ellie quickly got out of the car, heading to the trunk to get her bag. She picked it up, walking briskly through the icy snow towards the house. Unlike Bella, she had a good sense of coordination. She smirked to herself as the thought ran through her head, remembering all the countless times she had seen Bella stumble or fall. After a second however, the smirk dropped from her face, turning into a frown as she thought of what she was about to encounter, knowing Bella wasn't going to be the same person she loved to be around.

Ellie quietly and slowly walked up the stairs. As she approached Bella's bedroom door, she got nervous. She didn't like any type of confrontation or being around upset people. She never knew how to react or what to say.

"Bella?" She called out as she knocked on her door, "Its Ellie. Can I come in?"

After hearing no response, she waited a moment before opening the door and peering in. Bella was under the covers in her bed, seemingly asleep. Ellie walked over to her bed, lightly touching Bella's arm to see if she was awake. Bella turned over slowly, looking up at her. Ellie was shocked at how pale and broken she looked. Ellie sighed slightly, feeling terrible for her.

"Hey... Charlie just picked me up from the airport in Port Angeles. I'll be staying here for a while. I'm really happy to see you Bella... I've missed you." Ellie said with a sad smile, wishing she had called and talked more with her. Like always with Ellie, time just seemed to slip away. She had also never been very good at keeping in touch, no matter who it was.

The corners of Bella's mouth turned up into a very slight smile, nodding. "I've missed you too." She replied quietly.

"Do you need anything? I was just getting ready to unpack my bag. Just wanted to check in on you, you know... After everything." Ellie said, not sure how she would react.

Bella's face instantly changed, turning from sad, to angry, then back to nothing. "No." She replied as she started turning over. "I'm fine."

Ellie frowned, staring at Bella's back. She knew not to say anything further. She turned around, sparing one last glance back at Bella.

"I'm just a room away, if you do... Love you, Bella." Ellie said sadly, before shutting the door.

She headed one room over into her old bedroom, looking around at all the small childhood memories. How she missed being a kid... None of these problems, no worries, no responsibilities. It was better. Left to her thoughts, she unpacked her bag, putting her clothes away. This was going to take a lot of time to get her back to being herself. She knew how it was though.

Not long ago, maybe a year or so, Ellie had gone though a breakup as well. She didn't have the same reaction, however. She dealt with the pain in her own way, taking the first few days to suffer in silence, thinking through things, crying herself to sleep. After those few days however, she was angry. Angry at how he had made her feel, angry at how much time and energy she had wasted on him. All just to end up cheating on her, and ending like she was nothing to him. Since then, she kept to herself, not trusting any other guys enough to even consider dating. Or even really wanting to.

Once Ellie had finished unpacking her bag, she checked her phone, going through a few things. After setting her alarm, she laid in bed, sighing as she felt the softness, quickly beginning to feel drowsy. After a few minutes, she was asleep.

Not far from their home, in the woods, a russet colored wolf laid in the dirt, whining to himself as he looked up to the one window that had stayed dark for so many days now, little to no motion inside. Bella's room.