Chapter 1

"Bella, hurry up. I want to get there before the House removals do, they'll end up putting all the boxes in the front room and it'll take ages to put them in order. Bella!" My mom called from the bottom of the staircase.

"I'm coming Mom, I just need to get something." I said as I grabbed my suitcase and teddy.

"I can't believe you've still got that dusty old thing Bella." My mom said as she saw me coming down the stairs with the teddy.

"What are you talking about mom; you're the one who told me it was magic." I teased her.

"Oh right, yeah you got me there. Now come on. Get in the car, your dad's getting impatient by the second." She said as I got out of the house. I put my last suitcase in the boot as Renee locked the house up and got into the car. I went in the back seat and put my seatbelt on.

"So, are you excited?" My dad, Charlie asked me as he started the engine.

"As excited as I can be to start a new school with no friends in a place I haven't even heard of in my life dad." I replied sarcastically. They knew I didn't approve of moving to Forks, but they still did it. Charlie was going to get employed as the Chief and Renee was looking for a job as a kindergarten teacher so really Forks was the best place for them, but not me. It was such a small town; really the population was only 3120. And from living in a city for my whole existence, that was just such a step down in my social life.

"Now, don't be like that Bella, small towns have a lot to offer. I'm sure you'll find something you like once you get there and the house is great." Charlie said enthusiastically, like he was trying to transfer some of the positive thinking into me.

"Yeah so not gonna happen dad." I replied dryly.

"So, how long exactly is this ride Charlie?" My Mom asked him.

"Three days by car, but we'll stop over at a hotel tomorrow night." He said.

"I'm gonna die!" I mumbled to myself as I plugged my earphones in and drifted off to sleep.

"Bella, wake up. Truck stop, come on get something to eat." Renee said softly as she tugged me out of the car. She dragged me off to the diner and order Kentucky Fried Chicken and some chips, with salad of course. "Here you go, get some of that down you." she said as the waitress served us our plates.

"How long have we been driving for?" I asked as I nibbled on the chicken.

"Hmmm, 9 hours, we were going to let you sleep, but you missed the other truck stop so your dad thought it'd be wise to wake you up." She replied.

"Seriously, 9 hours. Mom, why didn't you wake me up? I have loads of people to call. Kristen's going to kill me. I told her I'd call her at 10! Mom." I whined at her.

"Well I thought it it'd be wise to let you sleep, we did wake up at 5 am sweetie." She comforted me.

"Arghh, where's dad?" I asked as I put some ketchup on my chips.

"He filling the car up, he'll be here in a sec." She said as she ate her chips. "Oh, here he comes."

"So, what did you get me?" Charlie said as he came round to sit next to Mom.

"Here you go Honey." Mom replied as she pushed a beer and plate next to him. My dad gave her a kiss and tucked in.

"So, where are we?" I asked as I picked at the chicken. I was actually surprised I wasn't hungry, considering I hadn't eaten all day.

"Ermm Vegas, then we'll take route 95 and get a Hotel to Tonopah tomorrow night and be in Oregon the day after." He said taking a drink of his beer.

"Cool, so can we see the sights?" I asked him. I've always been desperate to see Las Vegas; it looked magical to me when I was a kid.

"Sorry kido, we haven't got enough time. It'll be quite tight to get to Tonopah tomorrow, we can't waste any time I'm afraid. Maybe next time?" I could see that he didn't want to say no.

"It's okay dad, next time." I said as I got up to go to the toilet.

After I freshened up, I got back into the car and called Kristen as soon as we excited the truck stop. Didn't want to cause an explosion now, did I.

Hope you liked it..? Please comment, the quicker the comments come in, the faster I'll upload the next chapter :). Oh yeah and did you like Bella's friends name, Kristen :D Lol.