Here is the next chapter. Thanks for the birthday wishes- the birthday and the party were both equally awesome.

I would have updated sooner but I had no internet. But better late then never, right?

Chapter 4

I woke up early the next morning so that I could get ready for my trip. I had planned for it to last the entire day.

I opened the door and was met with a very shocked Edward Cullen.

"I was going to knock," he blurted out.

"Okay…."

"We think you should stay. In Forks, I mean. Just stay away from the tribe and you should be fine."

"The werewolves?"

"You know."

"I'm friends with one of them."

"Do you know that you're here?"

"No, and I intend on keeping it that way."

We stood in silence.

"Do you…want to come in?" I asked awkwardly.

"No. I should be going."

"Bye."

He ran off. Okay, that was just weird.

I got into my car and started it. My first stop was the Thriftway, to get more groceries. If Jake was going to be around-and he mostly certainly would be- then I needed enough food to feed an army… or three.

I walked through the aisles, pushing my trolley when I felt a gaze on me. I looked up to see a boy from school. I couldn't remember his name.

"Can I help you?"

"Uh...no."

I sighed and continued with my shopping. I stared down at my trolley that was nearly full despite the fact that I had only gone through the first four aisles. Would I have enough money to pay for all this?

"Isabella!"

I looked up, annoyed. Now what?

A girl with wildly curly hair approached me. "Hi."

"Hi."

"You probably don't remember me. I'm Jessica. We have Trig together."

"Right. No, I remember you."

She wouldn't shut up for the lesson, going on about how she thought that I had plastic surgery. How does one forget that?

"So...shopping."

"Yeah."

Was it just me or did everyone in this town decide to make small talk with me for no particular reason?

"You stay alone, right?"

"Right," I replied, wondering where this conversation was going.

She blushed. "It's just that…that's a lot of food."

"You want some?" I couldn't help the sarcastic tone.

"Um, no."

"It's for my friends- they eat like crazy," I smiled at her.

"Well, a bunch of us are going to La Push later on. You wanna come?"

It was then that I remembered that I was supposed to be bunking.

"You guys are bunking!" I said, admiration clear in my tone.

"Yeah, Mike's parents won't let him go off with us because of all the animal attacks," she rolled her eyes.

Mike- that was the guy I had seen before.

"So you're taking matters into your own hands?"

"Yeah. Something like that."

"Well, I would love to." Her face lit up. "But I have plans. Sorry. Maybe next time," I suggested.

"Absolutely."

"Gotta go. See you later."

I pushed my trolley past her to pay for the stuff. Thankfully, my cashier was female so I had no more drama to deal with. I did, however, had to put up with her dirty glares at me which only stopped once I returned it with one of my own.

I had googled the address of the library and several bookstores in Port Angeles. I chose the library first so that if I needed any additional information, I could simply buy a book or use the internet.

"Can I help you?" The librarian, an old lady who reminded me of Mrs. Cope, asked.

"Yes, please. I'm looking for information on Forks' history. Preferably when the town was first founded…about a thousand years ago."

"The town was actually founded nine hundred years ago," she said, typing something into her computer.

"Do you have any information on the people residing here at that time?"

She looked at me, curiously. "What is this for?"

"Family history," I flashed a bright smile at her. "I'm curious."

"Last shelf, right in the back. It's labeled 'Local History'. You aren't allowed to borrow any of them though. And be careful- they're really old."

"Sure," I said, still smiling at her.

I turned away and dropped the smile instantly. My cheeks hurt. I walked over to the back of the library and browsed through the books.

"History of Forks. This looks promising."

I placed the book on a nearby table and continued looking through the books.They didn't seem very helpful. I took the books I thought were the most relevant and started reading.

Two hours later all I had found out was that the town was created by Eric Lawson and his brother John.

They managed to get people to settle in the town after some war.

I sighed and slumped on the table. This all seemed so hopeless.

"Need help?"

I looked up and found Jacob, dressed in his trademark shorts. Surprisingly, he had a shirt on.

"Shouldn't you be in school?" I checked my watch. "It's only twelve."

"I bunked," he shrugged as if it was no big deal. "I thought you might need some help."

"Your dad will kill you and me both if he finds out," I warned him.

"We won't tell him then."

I ran a hand through my hair. "Thank you, Jake."

"What are friends for?"

He sat down opposite me. "So what are we doing?"

"Looking for any information about my parents. I want to see if maybe my…abilities are hereditary."

"I doubt it. What are we looking through?"

I gestured to the small stack of books I had. "I've finished with three books."

"Well, you keep at that. I'm going to go through the rest. Where'd you get these from?"

I waved my hand at the shelf. "You sure this isn't too much work for you?"

"Nah.

"Well, let's get cracking."

We read in silence. I was almost done with my stack of books and had found no useful information.

"I think I got something," Jake said a while later.

"What?"

He handed the book over to me. It was a book full of newpaper clippings. I skimmed over them. It was all about my mother's marriage to my father, my birth, their divorce and her remarriage.

"This all looks normal. Nothing unusual."

"Maybe we're looking at the wrong thing," Jake suggested.

"What should we be looking for?"

"Let's focus on what you are instead of what you used to be."

"So…."

"We know that your parents were divorced and they seem human so far. What if you were the only one…not human?"

"So someone made me like this?"

It made sense. I mean, my father was dead when I woke up that day.

"Possibly. They could have killed your dad."

"But then why did they leave me?"

"I don't know."

I buried my head in my hands. And then I got an idea.

"I'll come back another day. Let's just go home," I said to Jake.

"You sure?"

"Yeah."

I drove Jake to the border of La Push and left him there. I made my way back out of Forks. I was going to pay Carlisle Cullen a visit.

OOHH! That sounds like fun. The next chapter should be up around the 26th. I will be updating monthly after that. And I'm going to change my pen-name to Vampire_Addict. Just a heads up for you guys when that does happen.

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