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The Chronicles of the Fallen

A/N: This story is written as a collaboration by both Xo Bella Italiana oX (my new pen name) and dramaqueen1917. If you have any questions or comments, post them in my reviews and I will answer them in my next Author's Note. We hope that you enjoy the story and look forward to reading your reviews. – B

Previously...
(Bella's POV)

"I'll be back around ten o'clock." I told Charlie. "Tell Anna that I will see her in the morning and if she wants a ride to school for tomorrow so that she can learn her way before driving herself, that I'd be more than happy to take her."

He nodded and smiled gratefully. "Okay, Bells. Thank you."

My lip quirked in a small grin. "Any time. It's the very least I can do."

I made my way over to him with my book bag slung over my shoulder and rose onto my tip toes to place a quick peck on his cheek, causing him to blush.

"Come on, darlin'." Jasper said holding the front door open as he smiled at our affection towards one another as if we were both really father and daughter.

I nodded and made my way over to my mate, reaching to grab his free hand with mine and interlacing our fingertips.

"See you later, Charlie!" I waved before allowing Jasper to pull me out the front door and out into the rain.

Chapter 20
(Annabelle's POV)

I admit that I wasn't Fork's biggest fan. The whole idea of being trapped in a wet, cold, rainy – Ugh, I wanted to pack my bags and run back to Arizona where it was nice and sunny already. But seeing Charlie pick me up in the Police Cruiser with the biggest grin I had ever seen, sent a warm fuzzy feeling towards my heart. I had forgotten how much I missed him. To be honest, Charlie looked like a kid on Christmas morning…

When Charlie told me he had two surprises in store for me, I couldn't help but be a little scared.

"It's your girlfriend, isn't it?" I asked almost instantly after he had cracked and revealed that my first surprise was a truck he'd gotten for free from Billy Black. I was more than curious about the second gift though because he seemed so secretive about it so forgive a girl for asking.

Charlie stuttered a few incoherent words before he burst into laughter, the mirth shining in his eyes. "No, Anna, you don't know how wrong you are."

"Dad. Tell me, you know I don't like surprises." I laughed softly as I tried to worm the truth out of his brain. Oh, how I wished I could read minds right now.

"Um… okay… so you know how you were always telling me about how you wanted an older sister?" Charlie stuttered at me whilst keeping his eyes trained on the road.

"Yes…?"

"Well, there's a girl staying at our place and um…" Charlie blushed as he tried to get me to understand.

"Ohmygosh, Dad, I wasn't serious about you getting a girlfriend. I mean, it's nice and everything but Daaaaad!"

Charlie continued to blush. "And erm… She'sbeenposingasyouandnowthatyou'reherewe'vetolde veryonethatyou'resisters."

"Erm… Dad… Breathe in… breathe out. Now, tell me all of that in English, slowly."

"She's been posing as you and now that you're here we've told everyone that you're sisters."

"Oh… OH!" I gasped. I found that I was kind of excited. I'd always been an only child. To find out that I now had an older sister, even if we weren't technically related was exciting.

Hopefully the girl wasn't really mean and stuck up.

"What's she like?" I asked.

"Isabella's the sweetest person you'll ever meet and has the biggest heart ever. You're going to love her. Really selfless. Kind of like you, Anna." Charlie said softly, his eyes seeing something I couldn't.

The scenery was beautiful. Everywhere I looked, all I could see was green. It was like a kid had gotten green paint and just painted everything green; the trees, the moss that looked like it was just about ready to swallow the tree trunks whole, the ground covered with ferns – everything was just… green. In contrast to the hot Arizona and the caked ground just begging for water, the color green had been a rare occurrence back home. This new environment felt like an alien planet to me.

Eventually, we made it to Charlie's. He still lived in the same small, three-bedroom house that he'd bought nearly two decades ago when he and my mother were newlyweds – not much had changed about the house since my mother left Forks. I wouldn't be surprised if my room was still the same from when I was a kid.

In front of the house, was my not-so-new truck. It was a faded red color with big, rounded fenders and a bulbous cab. To my surprise, I fell in love with the truck the moment I set my eyes on it.

"Wow, Dad, I love it! Thank you so much!" At least now tomorrow wouldn't be so bad. At least then I wouldn't have to walk two miles in the rain to school or accepting a ride in the Chief's cruiser. That'd be a great way to make a first impression – turn up the Chief's cruiser and risk totally blowing any chances of making friends here.

"Now, don't freak out on me, Anna." Charlie said softly as he opened the door and we both stepped inside, away from the freezing cold. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the people standing inside Charlie's living room.

The girl and the guy looked around my age and they were both just as breathtaking. The girl's hair was a soft brown with golden tints, which I had never been able to achieve even with all the time I had spent in sunny Arizona. Her crystal blue eyes were trained on Charlie and I. The light just seemed to gravitate towards her. Her plush red lips pulled into a nervous smile.

The guy next to her seemed to be her polar opposite, yet he seemed to be so fitting for her. They seemed to match perfectly. He didn't seem incredibly comfortable as he stood rigidly beside her. HE didn't look as though he was trying to be mean or rude, he just looked a little scary. Maybe it was his murky brown eyes… they were kind of scary. But really attractive at the same time, in fact, both of them looked unnatural perfect and way too pretty to be normal. I kind of felt like an ant next to them… or a troll…

"Anna, I'd like you to meet Isabella, or Bella." Charlie said, breaking me out of my reverie.

"Hi, it's nice to meet you, Annabelle. Charlie, here, has told me a lot about you." she smiled politely. Even her voice sounded pretty. I smiled softly to her, my eyes flickering between the two of them, wondering how they could both be so pretty. Cosmetics? Plastic surgery?

"Just Anna, please. It's nice to meet you, as well. I've always wanted an older sister." I said honestly. There was something about the guy. I could've sworn I saw some hints of gold underneath his murky brown. In fact, his brown eyes seemed to be getting less brown by the minute…

"Oh, excuse my manners," Bella said. "This is my boyfriend, Jasper. He lives just outside of town more towards the north with his parents and siblings."

Jasper nodded acknowledging my presence but he kept his eyes on Bella. He looked at her so lovingly with so much love and lust that I couldn't help but look away. It's a wonder they weren't on the couch in an intense make-out session.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Miss Anna." He greeted me, causing me to blush at the direction of my thoughts. "Bella and Charlie, here, have been looking forward to your arrival since learning that you were coming up to stay with them from Phoenix." He put his arms around Bella's waist, pulling her to him possessively which left me kind of confused as to why he'd feel the need to do so. It's not as though he had to scare away any guys.

We all fell into an awkward silence as I continued to study Bella and Jasper. Sure, I'd said that I'd love a sister but seriously? I couldn't compete with their looks. They probably didn't even want to know me…

Charlie was the first to break the silence. "Uh... Anna, let's go upstairs and I'll show you to your room. Bella is in the room next to yours on the other side of the bathroom and you know where my room is down the hall. I fixed it up and took out the old crib before adding a bed and a desk to make it fit more for a girl your age. Bella was a great help."

That was nice of her. I think I was starting to get what Charlie meant when he told me that she had a big heart and really nice. "Thanks."

"It was the least I could do after everything that Charlie has done for me." Bella smiled gently as she waved me upstairs.

I got the west bedroom that faced over the front yard. The room was vaguely familiar; considering the fact that it had been mine since I was born - the wooden, the light blue walls and the peaked ceiling, they were all distant reminders of my childhood.

There were however, a few changes. Charlie had switched the crib for a bed and had added a desk. The desk now held a secondhand computer with the phone line for a modern stapled along the floor to the nearest phone jack. The rocking chair from my early years was still in the corner. On the table was also an envelope.

It read:

Sorry about the slow dial up. Charlie wanted to make it just about the same, because he told me that 'it'd be nice for you to have something familiar' but we put in a bed and some basic materials for school and fixed up the locks on the windows before putting up the white curtains. I tried to help him make this room teenager approved, lol.

Hope you like your room,

Bella. xx.

P.S. Never let Charlie cook. He can burn even water. * hehe *

I smiled softly to myself after I finished reading the letter, I think Bella and I would get along just fine. The phone rang and I heard Charlie's heavy footsteps as he bundled down the steps.

When I was done setting up my room, I went downstairs, prepared to thank Bella for all her help when I noticed Charlie sitting at the kitchen table. No Bella.

"Dad, do you know where Bella is?"

"Ah, she had to pop out and run over a school thing with Jasper."

"Oh." I said dejectedly, gone already. Guess she really didn't want to get to know me…

"She'll be back by ten though, so… yeah…" Charlie reassured me.

"Okay."

"Oh and she said that she'd be happy to give you a ride to school if you want, so you can learn your way first…? She was hesitant to leave, but yeah… school before play."

"Oh, okay."

"Yeah… Um… Thanks for telling me, Dad."

"Yeah…" Charlie scratched the back of his neck and we fell into an awkward silence. "Be good, kiddo." A little off topic, Dad…Guess that's as far as Charlie's parenting skills go.

"Okay."

"Yeah… Billy and Jake are coming down for dinner. Bella didn't want to leave you alone after you only just came down, but yeah… so… um… could you… er… cook?" Charlie blushed. He was scratching the back of his neck again and his cheeks were all red. He was also sweating profusely. Looking at him, you would've thought he was trying to give 'The Talk.'

Dear lord, I hope Charlie never does that… Sitting through it once with Renee was enough torture.

"Sure thing, Dad." I smiled. Best to listen to Bella when she said that Charlie couldn't cook. I didn't exactly want to see Charlie accidentally burn our dinner, or worse yet, accidentally harm himself or me.

My first day back in Forks was beginning to look better. Despite the rain, I felt more free and happier than I had ever. The change of scenery really was making me feel better.

(Unknown POV)

I watched quietly from my post. The scene before me was sickening. I could feel my inner monster shaking at the bars of his cage, begging to be released, but I kept him within. I couldn't allow myself to let go yet, I knew I had to wait patiently for that opening for me to extract my revenge.

I knew they wouldn't see me from where I was sitting. I was safe to continue watching them. I could hear her delight squeals as he swung her around. I had to resist the urge to just jump into the room and shatter their happy bubble.

Seeing her golden brown hair and full red lips, I could remember when she had last been in my arms. Sure, it had been unwillingly, but that did not matter.

Soon, my love. Soon, I shall release you from the clutches of that blonde haired monster. Just hold on, your knight in shining armor is coming. He won't know what hit him. Soon, I shall hold you in my arms once more. I shall present his head to you after I have burnt the rest of him and together we shall live the happily ever after we should have always had.

"My love." A voice squeaked to me, breaking me out of my thoughts. I had to refrain from growling at it. I had picked up an annoying curly haired vampire a little while ago that believed I was its mate. It was terribly mistaken. The only reason it was still alive was because it had a gift that had come in handy a few times. Stupid thing actually thought I loved her.

Sighing, I turned around. To me, she was but another game, for the only one that would ever hold my heart was too enraptured in the almighty 'God of War' to see 'lowly peasants' such as myself. Oh, how I would prove her wrong. Soon my love, soon, I shall come for you and we shall live the happily ever after we were always meant to have – even if I have to force your hand.

A/N: Who's POV do you think the mystery POV is?! Any ideas?! What about the woman with him?! Who's she?! What did you think of Annabelle's POV?! Any thoughts what what's going to happen next?! How will the Cullen's react to Annabelle?! I'd love to hear what you all think! Review!

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