4) Car Ride and Catching Up

Seconds later we were climbing into the backseat of the car barley able to contain ourselves. All we wanted to do was talk about the past 16 years, we had 4 hours to really get to know each other and we weren't going to waste one minute of it. With one last look in the rear view mirror and a smile our Aunt pulled onto the highway. She quickly reached over and turned off the radio, knowing there would not be any silence that it needed to fill.

"Ok Ash time to spill it, tell me everything. I'll make it easy on you, what are all of your favorites? You know color, food, movie, the usual."

Ashlynn just laughs, "Way to get to the point, but I want to know everything about you after." I nod my head and she continues,"Well my favorite color is with out a doubt pink, my favorite food is most definitely pizza, as for music I love it all. Hmmm what else, oh yeah I love swimming even though winter is my favorite season and we both know there is no swimming then. My favorite song, at the moment anyways, is Fall For You and my most recent favorite band is Pearl Jam. I almost for got, my all time favorite movie is 50 First Dates because it is so romantic and Adam Sandler is my favorite actor."

As she finishes talking I just stare at her with my mouth wide open, then I realized that she is blushing like she said something wrong. "No ,no I am just in shock, trade purple for pink and switch pizza with french fries and you just described me in a nutshell!" With that we both break out into a fit of giggles, its is true what they say about twins, no matter how far away you are from each other you always know exactly what the other is thinking and feeling. It just took us a little longer to realize it then most people, but we have the rest of our lives to fix that.

That was how we spent the nest 3 hours, discussing our likes, dislikes, school, books, boys, and of course music. She loved to write it, I loved to play it, we were two peas in a pod. I told her about Jacob and the rest of the gang and how I couldn't wait for her to meet them. Of course I left out that part about them being werewolves, after all I didn't want to scare her away. Plus I wasn't allowed to tell anyone, even my Aunt didn't know, though she had suspected as much since she herself is Quileute. The only people that were allowed to know were the men in the pack and their imprints, I was kinda hoping that one of the boys would imprint on Ashlynn so I could share every part of my life with her. Once again I started to drift into a daydream of Jacob, that tends to happen when I go to long without seeing him.

I was brought back to earth by Ashlynn laughing,"Umm, you still with us Brooklynn?" I nod," Ok, as I was saying when do I get to meet them? What if they don't like me? Are they excitied to meet me?"

The worry in her eyes makes me let out a suppressed laugh,"Ashlynn calm down! You get to meet them tomorrow and don't worry they will love you. As for your other question, I haven't exactly told them yet for two reasons. One I knew if they knew I had a twin sister coming to live with me they would've came to the airport with us and hog you. The other reason being, that I can't wait to see the look on their faces when we walk into the room and they see there are two of us."

" Brooklynn! You are an evil little mastermind, I love it. Oh, look that sign just said La Push 50 miles!"

"Yup that's right girls, we will be home in just about an hour." Aunt Yvonne said from the front seat.

That was when we decided it was time to talk about a more serious issue, mom and dad. Ashlynn showed me a picture of my fath..., er, Travis and I was amazed at how much we looked nothing like him. Then I showed her a picture of mom and she was even more shocked to see how much we look just like her.

"Brooklynn, I know you didn't consider him your father but he wanted me to tell you that he thought about you everyday. He really was a great man, he just made a really bad choice and had to live with the results everyday of his life."

"I know Ashlynn, I don't blame him for leaving me and I don't blame you either. I know I should hate him but right now all I know is that he reunited me with you and it doesn't even matter that he is the reason we weren't together in the first place. I am too happy right now to let the mysteries of a man's mind bother me." We both bust into a fit of giggles again as Aunt Yvonne pulled into our driveway.

APOV

We pull up to a burnt red, small, one story house and I immediately love it. It was so much better than the 20 floor brick apartment building I lived in back in Miami, this house automatically felt like home. Brooklynn and my Aunt help me bring my four bags into the house, I wasn't able to bring much on the plane but I brought what was important. In my suitcases were all my clothes, books, pictures, posters, and my laptop. As soon as we get into the living room we sit my stuff down and Aunt Yvonne walks into the kitchen to start dinner. I decide to follow her to see if she needs any help and so does Brooklynn.

"Hey Aunt Yvonne, do you need help with anything?"

"Thanks sweetheart but I got it covered, why don't you and your sister go get your room settled." With that Brook and I grab my bags and head into her room, which just so happens to look exactly like the one I left in Miami, it is scary sometimes how alike we are. I start putting my clothes in the empty half of the closest as Brook hangs up my band posters on what little wall space is left. As I am setting my laptop up on the small desk, my sister finishes making the bed.

"Ok Ash I know bunkbeds are a little corny at our age but it's the only way to have two beds in here along with all out other stuff. By the way, you get top cause I am afraid of heights."

"It's ok I don't mind the bunk beds, its like a permanent sleepover!." We are just about to get into another one of our laughing matches when our Aunt calls us into the kitchen.

"Sorry to break up the party girls, but I ran out of milk so I am going to need you to go to the store for me." I was about to say of course when I look to the table and see Brooklynn has fallen asleep in literally a matter of seconds, my Aunt fallows my eyes and starts laughing. "Aww poor baby, she is exhausted, she was too excited to sleep last night and all and all today has been a very long day, I am actually surprised you are as awake as you are. Ash dear, would you mind walking to the store by yourself, we passed it on the way home, its only like 2 minutes away. Once you get to the end of the drive way, make a left onto the road and Patty's Corner Store will be on your left."

"Yeah sure Auntie no problem, I have been sitting just about all day anyways, my legs could use some stretching. As for being tired I have no idea why I am not, my dad always said I have an excess of energy. Well I better get going, I don't want to keep dinner waiting." I grab the money from the table and walk out the door into the beauty that is La Push, Washington.