Chapter 4 – New Town, New Identities
Isabella's POV (7 years later)
We were packed and ready to move to New Hampshire. Eddie told me that we had to change our name, although we didn't have to change our first names.
I couldn't wait to go somewhere new; I had hardly ever left the house growing up. I didn't mind being home a lot, I loved being around my family, although I couldn't go to school with them yet.
Eddie explained to me a few years ago what they were, and if I wanted, when I was older I could be like them too. I think I would like that, but definitely when I was older.
"Izzy?" Eddie said through my bedroom door, he was the only person in the family that called me Izzy. Everyone else called me Bella, Belle, Bells or Isabella, depending on who and when you asked.
"Yeah?" I answered back to him.
"Can I come in?" he was already pushing the door open before I answered.
"Sure you can."
Once Eddie walked all the way into my room I asked, "What do you need?"
"Nothing really. I just came to tell you what your new name will be."
"Oh, what is it, then?"
"Everyone is going to use Whitlock, except Rose and Jasper, they'll use Hale. Okay?"
"Isabella Whitlock, that sounds okay. Right?"
"It sounds perfectly nice."
"Thanks. Anything else?"
"Yeah, we've to take your stuff down to the truck, so I came to help." Eddie said while he grabbed a few of my boxes.
"Thanks." I said towards his retreating figure. I grabbed a box and followed out to the moving van.
After a few more trips with my boxes and everything I had, the trucks were ready to go. Everyone would be driving separately, because we had to get the cars to the new house.
The plan was for Carlisle and Edward to drive the two moving vans, Esme would drive Carlisle's Mercedes, Rosalie would drive her BMW, Emmett was going to drive his Jeep, Alice would drive Edward's Volvo, while Jasper would drive Edward's Aston martin and I would be in the truck with Eddie.
Esme gave me some breakfast and said once I was done we would leave. I was so excited to see our new place that I practically inhaled the food, washed the dishes and put them away as fast as I could. Esme had said just to put them back in the cupboards for when we came back here.
I then ran out to the truck and climbed in with Edward's help. Everyone else had gotten into their allocated vehicle and we set out for the new house in a procession of cars.
Not long into the journey I was falling asleep leaning against Eddie's side.
When I awoke to Eddie shaking my shoulder, we had arrived at the new house. It was beautiful, huge and I couldn't wait to live in it.
"Eddie?" I asked just before he got out of the truck.
"Yeah?" he answered, turning around.
"Where are our rooms?" I really needed to know because back home my room was right next to Edward's, which I would really like to have here.
He pointed to a window at the top, "That one is yours," he moved his hand to the next window, "and that one is mine. There's a connecting door and an intercom next to our beds so you can talk to me whenever you want."
I gasped from shock and leapt at Edward, "!" I really wanted to see my room now!
"It's okay. I hope you really like it; we can't change it for a while, because we have school tomorrow."
"Are you still gonna take me to school?"
"Of course I am! I am hurt that you would even think that." Eddie said with false hurt.
I hugged him, "I'm sorry." I said with the puppy dog eyes that he can't resist.
"Awww, it's okay, Izzy."
After our little moment, the family got everything into where it was supposed to go. I just sat in my new room because according to Emmett I was too slow to help, but I didn't really mind. Whenever someone dropped off something of mine, I got to work on putting things where I wanted to have them.
A lot of the family went hunting while Esme was making some dinner for me. Esme said that she would hunt later.
After dinner, everyone was still out, so I decided to have an early night for school tomorrow. My bed was super comfy, I fell asleep almost instantly. I felt like my bed was a giant marshmallow.
When I woke up it felt like I was on a very violent ocean, while Emmett shouted, "Wake up!" repeatedly.
"Get off, Emmett!"
"No! It's the first day of school, you need to get up!" he boomed.
"Fine. Now get out." I grumbled.
I got out of my bed as I heard Emmett shut my door.
I really hoped today would be good. I didn't want to get picked on for being new or different; I didn't want to be left out or ignored either. Loads of thoughts were bouncing around my head, making me panicky and anxious while I was getting ready.
After I shoved on my converse, I grabbed my backpack and ran down stairs to see the family all sat in the kitchen and my breakfast steaming on the table, in the seat next to Eddie.
"Hi, everyone!" I said, sitting down in my place.
I got a chorus of welcomes from everyone.
"You ready for school?" Edward asked from beside me.
"I couldn't be more excited. I said, muttering the last part.
"Yeah, but I won't listen to her, so you can still tell me later."
That sounded like an amazing idea to me.
"Do you promise not to listen?" I asked seriously.
"I wouldn't even think about listening."
"Just promise."
"Okay. I promise not to listen to Alice. Now, we should be leaving."
"Fine, let's go."
