I have a few chapters written, so I will update them when I can. I don't usually write, but decided I would give it a try.

Disclaimer: I don't own this. The characters are my puppets.

Chapter 1

The flight into Washington was pretty uneventful other then one minor incident when I tripped getting off an escalator. Sadly my clumsiness is one of the things that have not changed as I've grown older.

Standing by the baggage claim was my father with a huge smile on his face. It made me happy that one person would be happy with my homecoming, Charlie's company would make this year endurable. He was heartbroken when I left but he understood my need to be with my mother and we kept in touch over the years. We have even gone on a few vacations together.

The decision to come back to Forks was sudden so I'm hoping he has not been able to tell too many people about my arrival. This fact should be comforting, though in a town the size of Forks, news spreads like wildfire and I wouldn't be surprised if everyone already knew.

On the drive home from the airport, Charlie talked about the new things he got for my room and when I would be starting school. It's a Friday so I'm starting school on Monday. I'm not worried about the academic part of school as much as the social aspect. The social aspect being Edward and Alice.

When I lived in Forks, the three of us were inseparable, we were like one person. Last time I had spoken to Alice, she said that things weren't too different, her and Edward stuck together. I dream of them welcoming me back with open arms but if they've made new friends, I doubt that will happen.

I was pulled from my thoughts as Charlie drove into the driveway, our driveway. Charlie gave me tour of the house, though I still know it like the back of my hand. My room has not changed from the last time I was there and it makes me happy. I like to think of it as Charlie hoping I would come back. We, Charlie and I, spent the remainder of the weekend getting used to each others company and telling stories from the time we were apart. It felt like we were on vacation, but it would never end.

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It was Monday morning and I was sitting in my truck in the Forks High Parking lot. Charlie had gotten the truck for me as a welcome home present and I could not have chosen a better vehicle for myself. It's big and old, but its sturdy, sturdiness is something I lack. I truly appreciated the thought Charlie put into buying me a truck and thought of ways to make him aware of my gratitude.

I finally worked up the courage to leave the safety of my truck and made my way to the administration building. I introduced myself to the secretary and she gave me a map, my schedule, and a sheet needing to be signed by all of my teachers and returned at the end of the day. She smiled and wished me a good school year. Her smile was touching and gave me hope that this could work out well.

I made it through my morning classes easily and met a few people. None of them were someone I could imagine myself being best friends with, but it was always good to have some friends. A girl named Jessica introduced herself during my trig class. She chattered throughout the class even after several scoldings from the teacher and finally invited me to sit with her group at lunch. I was relieved that I would not have to sit alone my first day.

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EPOV

I was sitting at our regular lunch table. It was Alice, Emmett, Rosalie, Jasper and I. Alice and I befriended Emmett and few years ago and not long after, Rosalie and Jasper moved to Forks from Texas. The five of us have been friends since. We are what you could consider the "elite" of the school, though we were not always that way.

I remember after "she" left and I let myself fall into depression. Alice is the only one that knows the truth behind my depression though the others in our group have there suspicions. I dealt, and still deal, with it by being with my friends and with alcohol. I haven't had a "relationship" with anyone but have gone on a few dates and fooled around with a few girls at parties. All of these were distractions, but they worked. I haven't thought about her for awhile and mentally punished myself for letting her wander into my mind again.

At the moments, Alice was nagging Jasper about the fact that he never went on any dates. This was true, but Jasper always answered with the same thing "I haven't found the right person". Other then this, there's no real reason that Jasper couldn't date. He's a "hotty" according to the female population of Forks High. Our whole group is. We don't worry about this though because Alice doesn't date inside the school, Emmett and Rosalie have been together since Rosalie first arrived, and like I said, Jasper is waiting for Mrs. Right, and I take a casual approach towards dating.

Jasper was giving his usually response to Alice's pestering when the mood in the cafeteria changed. I'd heard about a new girl during my earlier classes and figured she must have entered the cafeteria. I wasn't really interested in what she looked like so I kept my eyes on my table. I heard the scraping of a chair and Jessica Stanley's high pitched voice ring out across the cafeteria calling out to someone.

"Bella, we're sitting over here".

I suddenly looked up from the table and met Alice's eyes. We scanned the cafeteria and quickly found her, she was walking towards Jessica's table. I took a quick breathe as I watched her. She was beautiful. She had long mahogany hair, smooth, pale skin, and a slight blush across her cheeks. The thing that confirmed my suspicions that it was in fact her was her eyes. They were the chocolate brown pools that I remember.

She looked around the cafeteria while carefully making her way to Jessica's table. Her eyes fell upon our table and at the same time, me and Jasper both said "That's her".