Previously on: Can we start over?
"Walk with me?"
"Okay I just need to talk to Charlie-"
"I had to watch her being lied to because you felt that Edward deserved having someone to love more than me.."
"Well it's time little one, I will miss you but I'll continue watching you from the other side... remember love is strength"
After waking up from that blinding light, my consciousness faded and melded into my body somehow I wasn't sure. Opening my eyes slowly, I blinked once, twice and found myself staring at the off white ceiling of my old bedroom in Phoenix.
"What the fuck" I whispered softly, the room was bare, in my window there was a small cactus. Was I this drab? Or was this a result of my changes. 'Well maybe stand up and see for yourself' my mind quipped , seriously I wondered whether I had a split personality or something... I rolled my eyes at the thought.
No, you don't. Bella though you've generally become a different person since you left Phoenix the first time. I nodded once to myself and groaned a bit.. my thoughts were right.. I fundamentally became someone else.. someone I never wanted to be. Sure I've never been the most outgoing person.. but submissive I was not. Sarcastic? Definitely, clumsy sure but docile and weak was never something I excelled at... having to rear your mother from the age of eleven would do that to you.
Finally cracking some of my creaky bones I felt like I slept for a century .. stretching my tense muscles .. my mind started playing back my memories from the previous time line. My meeting with my long lost relative.. Edward accidentally killing me ... Edward claiming me when he had no right.. I was not his mate. I was not his property and I was sure as hell would not fall for those lopsided smiles he would give me .. maybe he dazzled me because since I found out that Rose was my mate.. I could feel something tether me to her.. perhaps it's always been there? And I was just so enamored with Edward that I passed it off as wanting his family to like me. 'Sigh Bella' nothing will help if you keep lamenting.
I made my way over to the small bathroom attached to my bedroom, I surveyed the room once more .. it really looked dull I suppose Renee doesn't like her daughter being so different that she only provides the bare minimum? I shrugged .. it didn't matter anyway within five months I would be out of her and back on my way to forks.
Undressing quickly , I stepped into the shower, the warm spray hit my tired bones, and let out a deep groan of content. There was many things I needed to do, first thing was to test out my new speed, I could hear the birds , cars and definitely heard my mother sneaking Phil out of the house,no doubt doing the walk of shame. I gathered the courage to look down at my new appendage.. it hung down my legs and I couldn't help the soft unbelievable laugh that bubbled in my throat. " my god" I shook my head clear of the thoughts ... I didn't find it weird.. nor disgusting it felt right?
I guess this was always going to happen well maybe not my death per se but my awakening so to speak. I stumbled back into my bedroom and dressed I saw the boxer shorts in the draws and a compression shorts. Well I guess Renee goes to great lengths for certain things. I lazily dressed me and checked the time it was nearly about 8am on a Saturday morning.
Third person POV
Bella walked down to the kitchen to see Renee holding a cup of coffee probably nursing a hangover, she went through multiple of her memories and seeing her mother like this wasn't something new.
"You're up early" mused Bella as she walked passed her half drunk mother who wore nothing much to cover up herself or hide what she had been doing the evening before.
"Yeah I had things to take care of" Renee watched Bella with a certain wariness. " there's some mail for you" she said added after a while. Bella hummed in acknowledgment and tried to ignore her mothers last comment something along the lines of didn't think you were important enough.
Bella stared at the white Envelope the name looked familiar, her mind pieced together the words of her grandmother. ' I suppose this Johnson knows already'
"Well aren't you going to open it?" Said Renee, while staring at her daughter.. she only decided to take her with her because she wanted to stick it to Charlie but now she didn't care what happened with the girl.. after all was she even a girl to begin with?..Renee was knocked out of her thoughts by a throaty chuckle.
"No I'm not" said Bella shortly and pinned her mother with a steely glare " not that it's any of your business anyway Renee" she said with indifference. Perhaps her powers gave her more confidence .. or maybe it was watching years of her own memories.. being emotionally manipulated by this woman .. so when her future consciousness melded into her present one she didn't feel like taking Renee's bullshit anymore. Besides she was going to leave within a few months either way she didn't need to please her so called mother.
"Who do you-"Bella cut Renee off with a wave of her hand, and proceeded to exit the kitchen back up to her room.
"Certainly not a mother worthy of respect Renee .." she chuckled wryly " get used to it" was all she said as she vanished back upstairs with a mug in one hand and the letter in the other.
She entered her room, closing it with her foot. She put down her mug and made sure the door was locked because she could hear the loud footsteps on the stairs already, indicating her mother was on her way up to lecture her about not being normal or a disappointment whatever she had planned. 'Sigh ..life's never easy is it?' She thought to herself after waiting for her mother to stop her incessant banging on the now locked door.
"Let's see what Johnson has to say" she muttered quietly to herself.
She tore the envelope open and saw the letter inside, unfolding it slowly and straightening it.
Dear Isabella Swan
It's with great happiness that I send you this letter, as per your great grandmothers last will and testament.. you are the sole beneficiary of the swan fortune.
She has set up all the details, our family has been aware and is aware of your capabilities all I ask is that you continue to use the Johnson family as confidants regarding all legal and financial matters. That is not to say that you are welcome to look for different representation if you feel ours is lacking.
At the end of the letter there is a number that you can contact to get in touch.
24-*
Sincerely,
Matthew Johnson.
Bella read the letter, with a bit of sadness, her great grandmother that she hardly knew left everything to her, and the wording itself clearly showed that whatever this fortune was, was not known openly. She sighed and rubbed the bridge of her nose. She wondered whether her father was aware of the truth of their family. Then again every swan witch that the ever was a female, so it might be that her father wasn't aware but clearly knew their family was loaded.
If Renee knew she wondered whether the woman would've left her father regardless 'nope' she chuckled to herself, it was clear that Renee loves money but wasn't very good with it either. She had to make sure the bills were paid, made sure that they didn't go without electricity and in her younger years before she could get a proper job she mowed the neighbors lawn for an allowance.
"Thank god I'm leaving soon ... though I don't really want to let Renee know of this" she muttered to herself and realized the banging on the door stopped. She probably got tired she thought to herself.
She didn't have a cellphone so that meant she needed to use the landline but that in itself presented its own set of problems. She fell back onto the lumpy mattress she had for years and stared vacantly at the ceiling. Her mind was full of memories replaying .. each worse than the last she cringed at herself as she watched herself with Edward .. the looks she received from the student body... the glares she thought was directed at her instead now that she looked at it each of Rosalie's ice queen glares was directed at Edward.
She wondered why Alice never told her anything , her so called best friend should've clearly seen it right? No Alice's visions are subjective meaning she wouldn't have seen Rose and her together in the near future if she herself was infatuated with Edward... not In love .. she refused to believe that's what love was .. how easily he used her own insecurities against her.. it was nothing like the romantic books she read .. well maybe she romanticized him fighting against his own monster to suck her dry.. it added to the allure.
She threw her arm haphazardly over her eyes and let out a groan " God I'm stupid" she said to no one in particular.. her mind agreed with her.
She realized that she needed to approach the Cullens carefully, but at the same time steer away from Edward .. she nodded to herself and decided to go find a pay phone to try and call her lawyer? No, estate manager would be more like it. She threw on a jacket.. even though the sun was out it wasn't as warm as it usually would be in Phoenix.
She folded the letter and put it in her jeans pocket not taking the chance to let Renee find out anything more than she needed to know.She was sure the woman would claw into her to find more information and she really didn't need to deal with that right now.
Though she basically time travelled she wondered whether each event would happen the same way.. Tyler's van crashing into her nearly killing her, the Cullens showing her how they played baseball.. which lead to her favorite event .. she thought sarcastically 'The Hunt' where she was naive enough to believe the words of a complete psycho path.
Even thinking about it now she knew her faults lied with her own inability to protect herself, well it wasn't going to be the same , she wasn't going to allow herself to become a doormat for Edward.. nor her mother. She wasn't going to allow Rosalie to ever die for her and she sure as hell was going to burn James to a fucking crisp as soon as she could.These were her thoughts as she made her way down the stairs quietly trying not to alert her crazy mother of her leaving.
She made it to the door and breathed a sigh of relief, she exited quickly and made her way into town.. Phoenix was a big city and she lived in a nice neighborhood.. probably because those child support cheques mom cashed but swore up and down to God that she didn't receive .. She realized even now that her father still made sure she was taken care of financially even though he couldn't be here. So the words rung true in her mind .. her great grandmother was right her father loved her regardless of any differences she just hoped that she could be a better daughter this time around, a daughter the man deserved.
A/N alright so not much happening here, Renee is clearly a bitch.. didn't really get into everything the next chapter will probably explain a bit more.
Bella is a rich bitch hehe and yeah we see her character change.. but also she sees herself and realizes she never was what she was when she was in forks
Cullens will be introduced later
Xconan25x: I don't watch Vikings so I couldn't possibly create or write a fan fiction I know nothing about sorry.. if the story doesn't suit your tastes then don't read it.. uhm thanks for the compliment I guess on the Naruto story..
Anywho I'll update again soon probably within a couple of hours have fun people