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I thought that had been the end of my life, truth was it was the end of one and the beginning of another. I know that doesn't make much sense but it was true.
I was born to Renee and Charlie Swan, my name was still Arcadia Obsidian for which I am grateful but now Knight had been changed to Swan. I couldn't remember much of when I was a baby but then again who can? What I do remember is that when I was about ten months old my mother went into labour, dad drove us to the hospital and my little sister was born, I was lifted to meet her and looking back at me I saw chocolate brown eyes.
"Izbewa." My first word had been my sister's name, as best as a baby could pronounce anyway. I loved her.
As I grew I began to mature rapidly, at the age of five I was mentally twenty four, I remembered some of my past life but not all, when I was seven I was given the same dark oak wood acoustic guitar I had in my other life. I picked it up faster than I had before, because I had already learnt, being mentally older made it easier to protect my sister but it also made it hard for me to make friends, I guess it was both a blessing and a curse, eventually I got better at acting my physical age and still being able to protect Bella from any dangers as a mature older sister. At twelve I had more of my past life back and sorely missed my best friend and sister Kayleigh Irish, still I pushed on and another problem had arisen, I had to watch as my parents marriage fell apart. Mum left with me and Bella and moved to Phoenix, I stayed to protect Bella but every summer holiday I would spend my six weeks in Forks, Washington. At the age of sixteen and the mental age of thirty five I knew my entire past life from start to end. I decided to travel, so I got myself a plane ticket and flew to Romania, after that I flew to Russia, then I visited England to see my other home for a few days, after England, I went for a change and went to sunny Spain next, I spent another two months in Texas and my final stop was Italy though I spent more time in Florence than anywhere else. Before I knew it, it had been a year spent away from my mother and sister. I had turned seventeen and decided it was time to go home. The next day August 23rd I was on a plane to Phoenix, my mother, her boyfriend Phil and my sister to greet me. Mum's boyfriend had become her fiancé in the time I had travelled so it wasn't long until there was a wedding taking place, November 18th.
Phil was a minor league Baseball player and was always travelling for a new game, mum was left at home with us and Bella and I could see that it was killing her, so we decided it was time to see dad, Charlie Swan.
We told mum about this and she took a little convincing, but we managed it and dad was more than happy to have us, So we packed and sent some stuff over and on February 11th we were waiting outside for mum so we could get to the airport.
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Bella had decided that she wanted to take a bit of home with her and had potted a small cactus, she looks at it for a while and I know she doesn't want to leave, she hated the rain, I didn't mind it given I had spent the better part of a year in cold places.
Bella was pale, with Alabaster skin, rich mahogany hair and near perfect features, it was unusual for someone to be so pale in Phoenix but she just didn't seem to pick up any tan. Chocolate brown eyes more like dads than mums, I had apparently gotten my blue grey eyes from grandma Swan.
I still looked the same as I had. Auburn hair, blue grey eyes, same figure through work and diet and same height, nothing had changed and I was partly grateful for that it meant I still hand something to remember the other life by.
Mum rushes out of the house phone in hand and slightly anxious, she was a lost cause when it came to tech, Bella and I always had to help her out. She acted more like a best friend than a mum sometimes but I didn't mind, I was happy to look after myself and my sister.
"It won't work again, girls." she complained thrusting it in front of us, Bella took it and looked it over slightly amused, "You put it on hold." She informed, I snort,
"I did?" Mum asks, she was really completely clueless about it, "Look. You also called Mexico." Bella joked, Mum playfully pushes her and they laugh,
"I'll figure it out. You gotta be able to reach me and Phil on the road - I love saying that - on the road." She sighs,
"Very romantic." Bella and I tease in sync, I heard Phil exit the house. He was thirty one with a athlete's body from all the baseball, he was carrying Bella's three suitcases, mine had already been loaded as well as my guitar case and my laptop was in my arms.
"If you call crappy motels, backwater towns and ballpark hot dogs romantic." He says, i laugh and pretend to swoon. He puts his Phoenix Desert Dogs baseball hat on mums head with a kiss. I can tell Phil's love of mum reassures Bella. Phil heads to the old station wagon to load the luggage, while mum slips her arms through mine and Bella's, clinging to us as we walk to car.
"Now, you know if you change your mind, I'll race back here from wherever the game is." but as she says this her face is strained as if it would be sacrificing the world, this was why we were moving to Forks, Bella forces a smile,
"I won't change my mind, mum." Bella assures,
"You might. You've always hated Forks." Mum counters, it was true Bella never did like going to see dad, but that was because she hardly ever spoke to him, she only stayed two of the six weeks.
"It's not about Forks, it's about Dad. I mean, two weeks a year, we barely know each other." Bella says speaking my thoughts,
"Don't worry she won't change her mind, she'll love the place before the years up." I in put, I spoke the truth she would love the place, she'd meet the love of her life and after a few years she'll be engaged.
"Mum, I want to go. I'll be fine." Bella assures off her worried look, mum hugs her first and I can see her mask crack, she didn't want to leave, she didn't want the rain, the new school or the new house. Bella climbs into the back seat and mum hugs me,
"I've only just got you back from travelling and now you're leaving again." she whispers stroking my face,
"It's fine mum, I'll call when I can and you'll send me corny postcards." she laughs and nods, I hug her once more and get in beside Bella. I grab her hand and smile at her. "You'll want to leave at first but after a while you'll love it, who knows you might meet the one for you there." she shrugs in doubt and I hug her, "We'll be fine Izzy you got me." she nods and pulls back as mum and Phil get in the car. Bella plugs in to her Ipod and looks at the scenery pass, taking in the last of the place she'd known all her life as we head to the airport.
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We had gotten on the plane half an hour ago, Bella was listening to her music and falling asleep, I was editing a few of my recorded song, I wrote songs often and some of them I recorded, I edited out background noise and added in what ever instruments were needed. Occasionally I would look out of the window I watched as clouds got thicker and darker the further we travelled and soon I lost track of anything that wasn't music until I felt the plane land. Waking Bella we exited the plane and walked down the steps following everyone inside, looking around I caught sight of dad and took off running.
"DAD!" I yell jumping on him hugging him,
"Cada cat." Dad greeted, they called me Cada because I threw a fit whenever anyone called me Cadi, it was Kayleigh's name for me. I stepped back from him and Bella greeted him awkwardly with a brief 'Hey dad.' and a smile, I shook my head and went to get my suitcases and Guitar case from the carousel.
Dad grabbed Bella's cases and put them in the cruiser, Bella sat in front, I sat in back and listened to the conversation,
"Your hair's longer." he comments to Bella,
"I cut it since last time I saw you." I sigh, shaking my head at how strained things were between them,
"Guess it grew out again." Dad replies, Bella nods and there was silence again, "How's your mum?" He tries again,
"Good." Bella offers, Yikes this was uncomfortable,
"She still can't cook to save her life." I offer trying to pass some of the tension off, Bella smiles and dad snorts, things relax slightly and I lean back, I knew Bella wanted to go home but she would need to try and get along with dad, she was going to be here for a long time. We passed the Forks welcome sign and a memory pops in to my head.
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Kayleigh and I sat on my bed,
"Do you ever wonder if Forks is as gloomy as the book said?" Kay asked, I hum,
"We could probably go there if we save up some money to go." I was tackled to the bed and I let out a scream,
"You mean we could go?" She questions, I nod.
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We never did get to go... Shaking my head I look as we pull up to the house. The woodshed full of firewood. The small boat in the garage, fishing gear, an old buoy and then just down from the house was my car the Toyota FT1 a friend had gotten it for me a few months back as a late birthday present. it would have been fine, if it were out sometime in the next few years but no... It won't be out until about 2014, or at least that's his estimate. It was candy apple red with tinted windows and one hell of an engine. I spent hours trying to get the stubborn asshole to take it back, so I spent wasted time trying and failing. Bella climbed out behind me and I sigh with a smile... Home. Opening the boot I Pulled my suitcases out and pulled them into the house. I took each of them upstairs and went back down for my guitar setting it by my bags before pulling the loft door open bringing the steps down, I heard a gasp and turned to see Bell's looking stunned.
"My room." I shrug grabbing two of the cases and heading up Bella behind me with my Guitar and last suitcase. I was really nice seeing as I had designed and built it in myself, I was quite handy when bored. Dark wooden flooring, the walls were painted midnight blue and I had later painted white swirling designs over it. I had a window seat with cushions and black voil curtains, a desk for my laptop a dark wooden wardrobe, my computer chair was a hanging chair, my bed was the best part, it was the base of a trampoline covered with a few layers of quilts to make a mattress, black foam padding around the metal, four pillows with blue covers and a black quilt. Around the strings that held it off the ground I had wrapped fairy lights around them and the surrounded it with more black voil to match my window. it was quite nice. Looking back at Bells i smile, she was turning around on the spot mouth open. (Bed and chair link on profile.)
"Nice huh?" I ask, she nodded wordlessly as I take the guitar case and place it by the window seat, "I designed it myself." I shrug, opening my cases I turn back to her,
"You designed this?" I nod at her question,
"Built it to."
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After she had finished staring at my room and went to her own I set about getting everything I place, sitting in to middle of my bed I raised my hands and watched as everything began to float, moving my hands, my clothes went into the wardrobe, my perfume on my desk, shoes in the bottom of my wardrobe a few photos on the window seat. After about an hour everything had a place and my room looked lived in. I suppose you can guess now that I'm gifted, I can copy a gift and use it as my own though it's not really powerful, it's useful in tough situations.
I went down grabbed the polish and hoover. My room was dusty and needed cleaning I wasn't going to delay. After finishing I take everything down stairs but pause at the pictures, there were pictures of Bella and I, Me playing the guitar about three years ago in my window seat, then another one caught my eye. Bella and I at seven years old, both in tutu's her sitting stubbornly on the floor and me behind her smiling in full gear pointe shoes and all. The amount of times I had broken my toes was ridiculous. Bella and I had quit a while later though I never gave up dancing, I could still dance En Pointe but I didn't do it often, I know Kayleigh would have laughed at the thought of me in a tutu. Hell it made me laugh to.
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It had been a few days since we had moved in, I had already sorted out my enrolment in Forks high. Walking into Bella's room I see her was still unpacking her things. As she unpacks her CD case, I sit on her bed, after a few moments she sits heavily on her bed and I see the tears threatening to fall, sighing I hug her,
"It'll get better honey." I whisper, before she has the chance to respond we hear the sound of a car horn honking, I grin, today was the day I saw them again, getting up, I grab Bella's hand and pull her out of her room and down the stairs. Once we get outside we see a faded old red truck pulling up. Bella looked on as I walked down the steps to greet old friends, Jacob Black climbed out of the truck, he and dad help Billy Black into his wheel chair, he'd lost the use of his legs a long time ago. It was fine though he was still just as happy, "Bella, Cada, you remember Billy Black." I nod and give him a hug,
"Hey BB." I greet,
"Cada." He greeted, "Glad you two are finally here. Charlie hasn't shut up about it since you told him you were coming." I turn to Jake and smile before barrelling into him as he swung me around,
"Hey Tink." I groan, most people called me that after they found out about my room, it stuck but after Tinkerbell the film I found it slightly annoying, at least to those who didn't know me.
"Jakey! I missed you." He set me down and I came into part of an argument I had missed,
"Right after I ram you in the ankles." Billy threatened dad, they began to scoot around each other, Jake shakes his head and I smile, they were always like this...
"I'm Jacob. We made mud pies together when we were little kids." Jake introduces, I lower my head, that boy was going to go through hell and back for my sister and she wasn't even his imprint.
"Yeah... I think I remember..." Bella replies before looking back at the two supposed adults, "Are they always like this?" Jake and I exchange grins before sighing in mock shame,
"It's getting worse with old age." Jake explained, dad then pats the hood and I smile, Bella's truck...
"So what do you think of your homecoming gift?" Dad asked,
"No way. The truck is for us?" Bella asks in stunned disbelief, I smile.
"For you. I have my own car." I comment, she looks around and see's the Toyota,
"That's not..."
"It is, a friend of mine got it for a late birthday present. Wasted hours trying to get him to take it back, but like I said, wasted." she gapes like a fish,
"Just bought it off Billy, here. You're sister drives like a speed demon when she can get away with it. Best not in the new car." he cast me a look I shrug innocently,
"I rebuilt the engine and-" Bella cut Jake off in his excitement,
"It's perfect!" It was her first car, I didn't blame her, I would be excited to, I watched her run around the car to get to the driver side before looking at Billy,
"How's the pack?" Yes Billy knew I knew about the wolves just like I know about vampires, he nods,
"They miss you." I smile,
"Don't tell them I'm here yet I have things to do before I start to stink of dog." he levels me with a stare,
"Arcadia."
"Billy I know but I want to know them..." he sighs and I smile,
"Be careful."
"Aren't I always?"
"Too bad. Would've been nice to know at least one person." I turn from the adults,
"Aren't I enough for you Izzy?" I fake a hurt expression and everyone laughs at my antics, it was nice to be able to act carefree.
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And that is that, onto the next edit!
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