A/N: Thanks to Stephenie Meyer for the brilliant characters she created. She owns Twilight.
We had decided that after being gone for our first home that it was time to return. It had been over 80 years since we had lived permanently in Forks. We had
occasionally returned only to the house as a getaway when we wanted some privacy and so I could check in on Charlie. Charlie had lived alone since I had "died". It
was very hard seeing him alone and hurt. I remember the day he received the news that Edward and I had died in a car accident. We made it appear that we had hit
a patch of black ice on the road and slammed into a tree which caused the car to burst into flames. It was ruled that the doors were wedged shut and there was no
way to escape. Emmett and Carlisle had fun with the "corpses". A few days before two John Does and been declared to have died of natural causes and instead of
just having them cremated and buried in the local cemetery for the unidentified deceased. We used their ashes in place of us. It was comforting to hear the local
community and my parents know and acknowledge that we had at least gone together.
It was the last Sunday of the summer and all the local kids along with us were trying to squeeze in the last few hours of summer that we could. As the sun started to
set, Jake came prancing up to us and gave me a big doggy kiss and Edward rustled his head. We stood up and started to walk towards the edge back into the
forest. It had been one of the most fantastic days in our existence.
We had returned home to see Alice sitting on the porch with Jasper.
Where have you two been! I have been looking for you Bella for hours. We have so much to do and get ready for.
She pulled me by the hand and up the stairs to her bathroom where she had a ton of hair and cosmetic products. I noticed that she also had a ton of shopping bags
strewn all about the bathroom. I eyed her quizzically. "Oh Bella, don't even start to fuss, I haven't started yet," Alice prattled at me. To which I replied "Do I even
have a choice." It was a statement rather than a question and Alice of course new this. I instead decided to let her go about trying different hairstyles on me and
focus in on the conversation my husband was having with Jasper.
"So Edward, do you want to bet how many times we get asked out by the unsuspecting humans tomorrow?" Jasper asked him. Emmett bellowed out "That's not fair
I bet you two will just ask your wives and the can tell you so you will win." Jasper and Edward just laughed at him.
"Bella stop giggling you're making it hard to curl you're hair and just what are you laughing about" Alice practically screamed at me. "oh our husbands are just
betting to see who many times we will be asked out tomorrow. Don't even bother trying to look to see in trying to help Jasper. I am already blocking out those
visions from both of us so it's fair," I merely stated back to her. I quickly went back to listening in on the conversation and thought to Emmett Don't worry I am
blocking the visions from Alice and me so the bet's all fair.
Thanks Bella!! But don't you think maybe you could just let me win this once. Please...
Sorry Em, not this time. I thought back teasingly to him. I could hear him chuckling all the way back into the house.
Rosalie the goddess that she is came strolling in and decided to help Alice in curling my hair. She then noticed all the shopping bags and asked Alice "When did you
find time to go shopping and why didn't I get invited?" Alice replied to her "I went earlier today and the reason I didn't invite you was because I wanted to get you a
surprise. Your bags are on the right and Bella, yours are on the left." We both eyed the bags suspiciously since there were at least 6 bags for each of us and the
majority of them were from different stores. They both started talking about school and what classes they hoped they got into and if we were going to have any
together.
Soon Edward came up and asked Alice if he could have me back to which she said fine. Alone in our room we sat down on the large black leather sofa and listened to
some classical music and watched the sun come up. Jake was sleeping in his huge dog beg we bought him. We got dressed in the outfits Alice had picked out for us
since it would be the only to appease her for our first day at Forks. Edward decided to drive his new shiny silver Volvo and Alice and Jasper had already climbed in
the back as I slid into the front. Rosalie and Emmett had decided to take her red convertible because she wanted to drive also. As we pulled up into the student
parking lot and parked in the same space Edward had all those years ago, we were already getting some stares from the local youths. Edward and I just laughed at
their thoughts and got out of the car. It was as if everyone had been frozen in time as we walked at human speed to the front office. Emmett teasingly punched me
in the arm "Hey Bells, why did u freeze time!" at a volume and speed only vampires could hear.