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Chapter 9

Bella POV

The plane ride was very relaxing for some reason. We passed through a storm since there was a lot of turbulence, but at least the person who was supposed to be seated next to me didn't show up, so I got the window seat and I could relax without worrying about hitting them or something.. Now I get to basically start over. At least I won't be the center of attention anymore. And there won't be anymore creepy stalker guys following me around either. Forks is going to be what I needed anyways, apart from all the rainy days.

When I arrived there I could tell Charlie was very excited to see me. I guess I had skipped a lot of summer trips here so that would make sense.

"Hey Bells."

"Hi Cha-dad." Renee said not to call him Charlie to his face, but that's all we called him in Phoenix so this was going to take some getting used to.

"How's Renee doing?"

"Well Phil is doing well on the training so she is going down to Jacksonville to stay with him."

"What is he training for again?"

"Minor league baseball."

"Oh right I remember now. Well lets get your stuff and go to the car." Well at least Charlie wasn't much of a talkative person, which I was thankful for, since I really didn't feel like talking much. We got my bags (which weren't hard to find in this tiny airport) and walked out to his police cruiser, that I hated riding in and started the hour long drive home.

"So why did you decide to move out here so suddenly?"

"Well I thought it was about time I came to see you, since it's been a while."

"Oh, thank you for thinking of me." I felt kind of bad for lying to him since that was not the reason at all. I mean at the beginning of this week I was totally dreading that plane trip, but I few days ago I couldn't wait for it but it wasn't because I missed Charlie, well I did but not the whole reason.

We didn't really talk the rest of the ride home. He just said that he had enrolled me into Forks High, and I could start Monday or whenever else I wanted to. Charlie also had a surprise for me, that I would have liked to know about before. There was a old rusted red truck sitting in the driveway.

"Hey bells, I got a surprise for you, it's in the driveway. I wasn't sure if you would like it, but Billy gave it to me for a cheap price since he can't use it anymore."

"Oh my gosh dad, I love it. It's perfect! Thank you so much."

"Good."

I got out of the car and ran to it. In the morning, I was definitely taking it for a test drive, but it was like 10:30 now, and I was pretty tired. Well It's probably later with time difference and all.

"Thank you so much."

"I'm glad you like it."

We went inside and I looked around. Same as it was when I left, yellow kichten, same old table, the living room might have even had the same dust. Gosh I need to clean, maybe it's a good thing I came to Charlie he needed me. He broke my train of thought when he said,

"Well go up to your room for now and get some rest. I'll just leave your bags by your door for now, and get settled in tomorrow."

"Ok, good night." My room was no different from the rest of the house, the same. The same yellow paint that was fading and the same bed. It was very empty without my stuff in it, but it would still be pretty empty even with my stuff in it, since I didn't have much. Well at least there was a computer I the corner.

I was exhausted but I didn't want to go to sleep in fear of the nightmares I've been having. I didn't want Charlie to be alarmed if I screamed again. Well might as well try to get some pleasant sleep, sometimes I wished I didn't have to sleep.

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I didn't dream last night, or at least I don't remember dreaming anything. Well nothing is better than nightmares. Uh-oh I smell something burning, what is Charlie trying to cook now?

As I walked downstairs, it started to smell really bad like rotten egg or something like that.

"Dad?"

"Bella? Oh hey, I was just trying to make some pancakes, but it didn't go as I planned. Did I wake you up?"

"No, not at all. Do you mind if I do the cooking from now on?"

"No, definitely not."

"Ok, how about we start now?"

"Well if you want, we can go over to the diner."

"Sure, let me go get ready." Charlie was actually really sweet. I always wanted him to find someone new like Renee did, but I guess there aren't two many women his age out here who are single.

I grabbed my duffel bag and ran upstairs. Then I remembered it. Only one tiny bathroom that I would have to share with my dad! Ok all I have to do I take a shower and throw my hair up into a ponytail, it wont be that bad. Just don't trip and well talk to Charlie about the bathroom later.

After my shower and my hair was put up I put on some jeans and a long sleeved shirt and a jacket. Why does it have to be so cold, and as if that's not bad enough it always rains. This is going to take some time to get used to. I thought as I walked outside to meet Charlie in the car.

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We talked for awhile and had some really good food, and the place was nicer than I remembered it was. They must have updated some stuff. The weird part was that Charlie knew like everybody in the restaurant, definitely not like Phoenix. And they all knew me to, this was so not good

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I took my truck for a stroll around town, it was pretty nice, but it was so loud you could hear a block away, and it just couldn't go over 55mph, but that was ok with me. There wasn't much here, which was no surprise, but the school was pretty close. You could see it right off of the highway which was very helpful, for me at least.

Another thing I didn't really like about Forks was the rain making the ground very slippery. Which isn't very fun for a major klutz like me. I think I've slipped like 5 times already today. I didn't get a chance to go over to the Black's house yet, but I decided to do that tomorrow once I'm all settled in.

When I got home, Charlie was watching the game on TV, so I went upstairs to unpack all my stuff, which wasn't much since I didn't have many warm clothes. It was all mostly t-shirts and shorts and flip flops. That's why Renee had to take me shopping yesterday which I was grateful for.

My bedroom had a more homey look to it after I unpacked which made me feel a little better. Maybe I'll get used to Forks faster than I thought. My dresser was semi-full, along with my closet. My bed fit in better, and I put a couple of stuffed animals on my desk by my computer. All together it looked like a regular bedroom, but to me there was something missing, but I couldn't quite put my finger on it.

I guess I should e-mail Renee so she didn't get stressed and yell at me. She did tell me to e-mail or call her as soon as I got here, but last night I was too tired. Well at least that's what I will tell her. She will understand, like she normally does. I still feel horrible for not telling her what was really going on, but something inside me said she wouldn't understand.

Before I knew it, the day was coming to an end. I made Charlie and myself some dinner and went upstairs to take another shower before I went to bed.

Once I got out of the shower, I put on my pajamas and braided my hair. I started to turn off my computer when an email popped up.

Silly, silly Bella. You really shouldn't fantasize yourself thinking that you could escape me. So call up your little friend Jeremy and tell him to come get me in Forks because now you're no where near being safe. You got yourself in more trouble by moving somewhere where you know nobody.

Still love you,

Aaron

P.S. E-mail back if you love me too

Oh my god. Great, I've walked right into his trap like he wanted me too. Jeremy was definitely wrong when he said Aaron was just trying to psych me out, well that seemed pretty true right there.

Charlie is going to be crushed if anything happens to me. Renee will blame it on him, and he will never forgive himself. And it will be all my fault. I have to call Jeremy tomorrow and tell him to not let Aaron leave. But then I'm endangering him. Maybe I will think better if I sleep on it.

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I had another nightmare of course. This one was new though. I was running in the forest and someone was chasing me, but I couldn't see anything. I could feel hands trying to grab me, but I just tried to run faster, and of course I tripped over a tree root and I wasn't strong enough to get up. People were encircling me, and I couldn't breathe. Then Aaron walked out so I could see him and started towards me. I finally woke up after that.

Now I really don't want to sleep ever again. I won't call Jeremy, it's me he wants, I don't want anybody else involved. He's not going to stop until he gets what he wants which is still anonymous. I just hope that no one else gets hurt because of me.

I was going to go over to the black's house today to meet them again. They invited me over yesterday, but Charlie said I had a lot of things to do.

It was about a half hour drive to La Push. They lived in a pretty small house, but it was just the two of them living there, so it fit them. It was really cute inside with nice decorations, a small kitchen and living room, and a couple of rooms.

You could tell that Jacob's sisters' had decorated before they left, but Billy and Jacob never touched anything.

They were both really nice to me, and Billy said he'd make me some breakfast since I forgot to grab something before I left the house. Jacob took me to his room while we waited for Billy to finish. It was really small also, and his bed took up most of the space.

"So how are you liking it in Forks?"

"Well it's hard to adapt because of all the rain, and the humidity is driving me crazy, but other than that it's ok."

"Yea, it's a big change from phoenix, but you'll probably will get used to it soon."

"I hope so." Jacob was really nice. He was already taller than me. He had beautiful eyes, and shoulder length hair that framed his face very well.

"How long have your sisters been out of the house?"

"Oh, a couple of years now I think."

"Wow, it's really been that long?"

"Yea I guess. We used to play with each other too, an make mud pies." I laughed.

"I don't remember that, but I'm sure we had a blast." Then it was his turn to laugh.

"You should come over again, so we can talk more, cause I think that Billy is almost done with breakfast."

"Ok I will, and let's go then. I'm starving."

"Ya me to!"

Billy made breakfast burritos and toast. It was really good, I would definitely have to come over for breakfast again, or get the recipe to make for Charlie. The Black's were all so nice to me and treated me like family, which I would probably soon become.

Jacob also showed me his garage, and the stuff he was working on. He even tried to bribe me in letting him mess around with my truck to make it go faster, but I told him what I had now was fine. He was disappointed by agreed that it was my choice.

I spent like the whole day over there, but around 5ish I went home to fix Charlie some dinner. I guess Charlie went fishing with his friends when I was gone, because there was a ton of fish fry in the freezer when I opened it. Charlie came home a little while later and turned on the TV, my guess was that he was watching the game.

I was surprised to find that he was watching the news, something he rarely ever does.

"What's going on?" I asked.

"There has been many people who have gone missing, particularly teenage males about your age."

"Do they ever find trace of them later?"

"Yea, they find them a couple days later after they were reported missing beaten to death."

"Oh my."

"Bells, I don't want you going into the forest without me or Jacob. And try not to drive anywhere other than school by yourself. I don't want you getting hurt."

"Ok." Maybe he was being a little protective, but why is this happening? And why boys? Isn't it normally girls that get killed like that. "Um, I think I'm going to get some rest, I didn't really sleep last night. Don't want to be tired on my first day of school."

"Yea, good idea. I have to go to work early tomorrow, so don't forget that school starts at 7:45. Hopefully you can get better sleep tonight, and remember what I said."

"I will, goodnight dad." The big day tomorrow. The official fresh start. No more center of attention. I can just be nice and quiet without being bothered by anybody. I'm looking forward to it.

A/N How did you like it? I know it wasn't that great, but it will get exciting now that the weekend is over, YAY! I understand if you guys don't review as much this time, but please do!