A/N: I didn't want to post a new chapter until i had some more reviews, but I figured the more chapters I post, the more reviews people would be willing to write.

Disclaimer: I DO NOT (sadly)own anything Twilight related. S.M owns those rights and I am beyond jealous of her.

*Begin*

We spent the next week getting the house ready not only for us to live in but for people to see. I was actually really proud of how the house turned out. This was a place I would love to bring my friends and I could brag about. The house we lived in with mom was small and old, I never wanted to bring any of my friends here even after all the instances from her. Bella and I shared a small bedroom while she had her bedroom and used the 3rd bedroom as Phil's man cave. So to have my own space meant a lot to me and I think it was the same for Bella.

While Bella cooked all the food for the welcome home party tonight, I baked all the desserts, and dad set up the place. He laid out the plates, cups, utensils, napkins, put sodas and beers in the fridge, and attempted to hook up the music on the T.V. Bella and I laughed as we watched him try to work the blue tooth, he eventually gave up and I went to save the poor thing before Charlie tried to kill it. He said this is why his T.V downstairs was 'old school' which had us laughing so hard I thought I was going to pee my pants. So after hooking up the T.V to the internet, soft music was soon filling the air along with the strong smell of chocolate chip cookies.

Bella decided on something simple and delicious; Tacos. We had a giant buffet of just about everything you could put on a taco. I felt like maybe she overdid it and made way too much but both her and Charlie assured me that it would all be eaten by the end of the night. At first I was like how many people did they invite and then Bella showed me a picture of her friends down from the Reservation. They were huge and hot, I hoped someone was single, and then I looked down at my bunny pajamas and started laughing.

"What's so funny?" Charlie asked after grabbing a beer and opening it.

"Well, for starters I am a 16 year old who is in footie pajamas when really cute guys are about to be here in an hour. You may not get it dad but this could possibly be a disaster and I'll be the laughing stock. If I'm seen like this I'll never have friends and I'll have to go through the rest of high school all on my own.

I ran to my room to get dressed, I was the only one who wasn't ready, I figured why put on nice clothes if there was a giant possibility I was just going to get them dirty with all the baking I did. I paused on the stairs to overhear Bella and Charlie talking about me.

"I never thought I would have another child to love, but here she is. I know nothing about her but I can already tell how well she'll fit in around here."

"Dad, Ariel is a wild cat. She has so much energy she will keep both of us on our toes. At least it won't be boring around here and I'm glad I get to share this part of my life with her. I always hated going home to her, knowing she would never have something this loving. I'm glad we can be a real family now and she can have a fresh start, mom didn't always treat her the best." I could hear the sad tone in Bella's voice.

"That's all in the past and I hope she can be happy here like you and I am. I know we're a small town with not much to offer but there is the Rez. And I'm sure if we both try we can bring her to the gym in Seattle if she wants to join the team there. I want her to be as happy as I am. It may take some time for her to adjust to some changes, so just be nice to her and don't push her too far." The excitement at having me here was noticeable and I smiled. I always wanted a father who wanted me and now he was here with me and I knew that I had to try as much as he was.

I ran the rest of the way to my room and quickly grabbed my robe as I headed for the bath. I had about 2 hours before everyone got here so I knew I had time to enjoy my first bath in my new tub. As I relaxed I tried to make sure I had finished everything I needed to made a mental checklist of the things I had to do before school started in a couple weeks. I had to buy all new clothes since I didn't want anything from Phoenix and since my birthday a couple weeks ago I had actually grown in a couple places, places I needed to grow so people would stop thinking I was a boy.

Thinking of my birthday made me kind of sad though, no one remembered. With the accident and the move there wasn't really any time to do something. I was OK with that, but I still wished someone had remembered, especially my sister. I could understand why Charlie didn't say anything, he really knew nothing about me. But Bella had lived with me and had experienced every birthday I ever had, so the question on my mind was why didn't she remembers everything, which was why I called her my personal calendar. She was always the one who planned events and parties and always made sure I got to practice on time, even if she wasn't the one bringing me.

I smiled knowing Bella didn't truly forget and that any minute now she was go into surprise me, after all Bella was more my mother than my true mother ever was. She was the kind of person you could trust to keep your secrets and always remember the little 's probably why she was loved by so many people, people I would soon be meeting, people I hoped liked me half as much as they loved Bella.

My phone went off signaling it was time to get out. I couldn't believe I just spend almost a whole hour thinking about other things instead of making sure I was squeaky clean and my long Auburn hair was shiny, smooth, and smelled amazing. Bella told me how some of her friends were single but they were around her age or older and would never go for someone as hyped up as I didn't matter though cause flirting never hurt anyone and it I'm sure if the guys d Id flirt back then I would be able to learn a thing or two for when I actually am ready for a boyfriend.

Hoping out after washing up, I quickly applied my in-shower body lotion, it smelled like coconuts and made my skin feel smoother than any regular lotion ever could. After that I applied some leave in conditioner to help keep my hair silky soft and sprayed it down with

some curl spray gel which helped to keep my curls bouncy and frizz free. I patted my hair dry with a towel, I never wiped it because then it made my curls flat and boring looking, patting it helped my curls to maintain their shape. While still in a towel I quickly painted my nails and toenails a deep blue color, I loved the color blue and it looked good against my tan skin.

See while Bella got Charlie's boring white complexion and never could tan, I was blessed with our mother's ability to turn golden brown. Of course there was a setback to that, if I was ever in the sun too long without sunblock then I would turn as red as a tomato. I often was like that in the summer and so I would spend an hour everyday in an oatmeal and milk bath. I would do this for an hour a day until my skin peeled. The mixture helped to keep my skin soft and not sting for most of the day, at night I would apply Aloe straight from the tree we grew in the backyard.

After using my desk fan to dry my nails I went into my closet and pulled out simple cotton black panties with the matching bra. I often liked push-up bras but I found lately they hurt me more than usual. Besides with how much I grew in the last couple weeks I don't think I will ever need push-up bras again. I threw on a plain black mini skirt that was just a little too small, but it was my favorite and nicest thing to wear. Since I was shorter than even Bella, the skirt didn't seem mini at all. It was mid-thigh and hung low on my hips. I threw on a black sleeveless cropped turtleneck shirt. It only showed a sliver of my belly, not really much to complain about.

I don't think Charlie would approve to much of my outfit that he has to get used to since I am a girl that likes to dress up and show off what I have. Besides, being a gymnast made me used to walking around half naked and showing off body parts. After all I was in a Leotard during practice and there was plenty of people walking around, especially boys. Even he can't handle me in something like this then there was no way he would be able to handle me in less than this. I just grabbed a pair of black ankle socks to put on since we had a no shoe policy in the house, this was to help reduce dirty floors and stop muddy tracks.

I paired the simple outfit with an anklet that was identical to the one Bella has as only difference was on hers, she had a moon that said her name and I had a sun that had my name. They had an impression on both pieces that let you connect our two symbols together. Mom always said we were like the sun and the moon because of our personalities. I also had the only present i ever got from my mom; diamond earrings. She gave them to me as a 13th birthday gift and I have never taken them out unless I had no choice but too.

"Aria,come down. Everyone should be arriving pretty soon and you still have to plate everything." Bella called up to me.

"O.k I'll be right down." I yelled and threw my hair up into a messy bun, this was how my hair always ended up, it was just too thick and curly to leave it down all day long.

I decided on going without make-up today since my face was really clean already and my natural beauty was just as good as if i had makeup on. It was one thing i loved about Bella and I, we had wonderful skin and never really needed to enhance it. I took one last look in the mirror, deciding I looked good enough, i left the comfort of my room and prayed to the Moon that tonight would go well.

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