"Alex, sweetheart, I know this will be difficult for you, but you don't have a choice." My Social Worker, Laura, told me in a quiet 'I understand you pain' type of voice. I scowled at her.

"It's my life! How do I not have a choice in this?" I asked angrily. How could they force me to move in with my Aunt and Uncle, who I've never even met mind you, without me agreeing to it?

"You're a minor, Alex and The State has decided tha-" I cut her off.

"Fuck the state! They don't have to live with their own choices! I know just how bad this world can be and I don't need someone watching my every move just because The State decided that I'm not "Mentally Capable" of taking care of myself! How the hell do they know what I am and am not capable of? They've never even met me!" I ranted as I paced the room. Laura sighed and rubbed her forehead.

"Alex, I understand what you're going throu-"

"Like hell you do, Laura. You have no idea what I'm going through. Don't act like you care because I know you don't. So go ahead and ship me away it's not like anyone gives a damn." My voice was quiet now as I glared at the floor. I heard her sigh again before handing me a paper and a pen.

"Just sign this and we'll get going." I looked at the paper and without bothering to read it I signed my name and handed it back. Before I knew it my two suitcases that help everything I owned were in the trunk of a car and I was sitting next to a stuffy woman named Margaret on my way to good old Forks, Washington.


"THE CITY OF FORKS WASHINGTON WELCOMES YOU!" I read as we passed the big blue welcome sign, I heard Margaret chuckle from next to me. I finally decided to give her a once over. Her medium brown hair was in a bun at the base of her neck and her olive toned skin was scattered with freckles, she had a wide and pleasant smile, but her black suit and perfectly straight back gave off a very unpleasant vibe.

"Your name's Margaret right?" I asked as I watched her expression. She quickly glanced at me before looking back at the road.

"Yes, but I prefer being called Maggie." She told me in a very feminine voice that I wasn't really expecting. I wondered why Laura hadn't driven me and decided to voice my question.

"So why are you driving me instead of Laura?" She suddenly seemed fidgety and refused to look at me.

"Well, Laura couldn't be your Social Worker anymore and I decided to fill in since I live around here." She told me, but I could tell she was lying.

"So in other words Laura got tired of dealing with me and handed me off to you?" I questioned with a raised eyebrow. She sighed, but nodded.

"If it makes you feel any better I volunteered for the job." She told me with a small smile. My eyes widened as I stared at her.

"Why on Earth would you do that?"

"I had seen you around the office and heard your story, you seem like a sweet girl. I wanted to be able to be there for you." I sent a smile at me before turning back to the road. Well, I had certainly read her wrong. She stopped the car as we pulled up to the house I would have to live in until I turned eighteen and I sighed, it was a nice house, but I don't think it would ever be home to me. I sighed again and got out of the car to go get my bags. Pulling the two over packed suitcases out I started to drag them to the door before they were pulled away from me and I was wrapped into someones arms.

"Oh Alex! You poor thing! How are you? Are you okay? Oh don't worry about your bags your Uncle can get those! It's so nice to finally meet you!" A voice squealed in my ear as they hugged me tightly and pushed me into their breasts I was about to suffocate when they pulled away. I saw the woman who had been squeezing me, she looked like my mother, but with brown eyes instead of blue and her hair was cut in a short bob unlike my mothers insanely long locks. She sighed and smiled at me while brushing a stray hair behind me ear.

"How are you sweetie?" She asked. I gave her a small smile before answering.

"Umm fine thanks, how are you?" She laughed and looked like she was about to cry before she pulled me into her again.

"Much better now that you're here." She whispered, but it was muffled due to the fact that her breasts were practically eating my face.

"Honey, let the poor girl breath and get settled will you?" I heard a man call. When the woman let me go I glanced at the man who had talked, he had slightly balding brown hair and dark brown eyes, he had a bit of a belly, but other than that he seemed to be in good shape. I smiled lightly at him before turning to back to the woman.

"So I'm guessing you're my Aunt?" I asked curiously. She laughed and nodded.

"Yes, I'm Carol your moms sister." She said with a sad smile, I nodded and glanced around.

"Um don't you have a daughter?" I question. I knew Laura had mentioned them having a daughter around my age before she dumped me on Maggie.

"Oh you mean Angela? Yes, she's with some friends going dress shopping for some dance. They told me you already finished school is that true?" Ah, yes me and my brains. I actually wasn't that smart I was just a hard worker and I wanted out of that hell hole as soon as possible to I graduated early.

"Umm yea, I finished about a month ago." She smiled and started to walk me towards the house.

"Come on sweetheart I'll show you your room." She said simply.

"Shouldn't I grab my bags?" I asked, worried about my stuff. She laughed and told me my Uncle had already put them up in my room for me. I nodded and walked up the stairs behind her.

"So this is your room, I hope you like it!" She opened the door to a medium sized bedroom with deep purple walls, a queen sized bed with a black and purple bed spread, a dark wooden desk in the corner with a brand new laptop on it and a vanity on the opposite side of the room. It was amazing. My room back home had little more than a mattress on the floor and a thin blanket to keep me semi warm.

"It's beautiful." I whispered in awe. In the back of my mind I new that my Aunt had squealed in delight, but I was to mesmerized to really pay attention. My Aunt was going on about how she wasn't sure if I would like the purple and she was so worried I wouldn't, but once she was my wide eyes and realized I wasn't listening she stopped talking. I walked through the entire room and went up to the desk last.

"Is this mine?" I asked pointing to the laptop, she nodded so hard I thought she would get whiplash.

"You really didn't have to do all this, but thank you." I said walking over and hugging her tightly. No one had ever gone to such extremes to make me feel at home. Who knows maybe this wouldn't be so bad after all.


After meeting my Uncle Erin I went back up to my room and started to unpack my things. Apparently Angela would be home sometime later and I would get to meet her then. I had just finished unpacking when I heard a knock on my door.

"Come in." I called. My door opened and closed softly. I looked up and saw the spitting image of my Aunt, minus the short hair, looking at me with a soft smile of her face.

"Hi, I'm Angela." She said sweetly as she walked over to shake my hand. So this was my cousin, she seemed nice enough and I figured we'd get along. I smiled back and shook her hand.

"Hey, I'm Alex." I introduced myself smiling brightly.

"I'm sorry I wasn't here when you arrived I was with some friends." She looked down sadly as if she regretted not being here.

"Oh it's fine I didn't mind. Did you have fun?" I asked. She looked up at me and smiled.

"Yes, except at one point my friend, Bella, walked off to some bookstore and missed dinner. I was really worried about her." We had walked over to my bed and were sitting down when I replied.

"Was she okay?" I question.

"Yea, it ends up her and this guy, Edward, had met up and started talking or something so she had dinner with him instead. I think they have something going on." She told me with a giggle. Gosh not even here for a day and I am already gossiping! I smiled at my cousin and laughed.

"Why do you sound so surprised?"

"Well, it's just this guy hardly ever talks to anyone and she just moved here recently so it's kind of shocking I guess." She explained. I hummed and we started to chat a bit more about random things, it ends up we had a bit in common and we immediately became friends. We eventually went to bed and for once I didn't have a nightmare.


Authors Note: Okay so that is Chapter One! I know I never really say where she is staying and for those of you who didn't catch on she is staying with Angela Webber. She is going to meet the wolves in the next chapter most likely, but I'm not just going to have it be all happy love and sunshine from the get go, no Paul has to work for it gosh dang it! And right now I know it doesn't seem all that Twilight related, but that's just because the prologue had nothing to do with it really and the first chapter is kind of just a peak into her new life. It's so you can understand her a bit more, that's why it's mostly dialogue. This is my first Twilight fanfic so please don't flame me to horribly!

-Ash