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Written by: Unlovedbandnerd and theladykae

Chapter 4

As the plane landed I was both anxious and wary of seeing my mom. It had been almost a year since I had last seen her and even though I knew she loved me I was worried about how she would react. I was sure I didn't look very well.

We drifted slowly down the runway and towards the terminal and waited for our chance to connect. While we were waiting my mind drifted back everything that had happened in the last twenty four hours. Alice had been so sure that only I could save him. Well I guess that she had forgotten about Tanya. It was almost funny how she hadn't seen this coming. Hell, I hadn't seen what was going to happen.

Even though I was ripped apart with sadness I couldn't help but be a little pissed as well. Not at Edward though, never at Him. This whole situation could have been avoided. I guess it didn't matter now, now did it?

As I walked off the plane and through the line so I could get my luggage I reached into my pocket and pulled out my cell phone. I powered it up and put it back in my pocket while it was still loading. Suddenly it started beeping like crazy and I pulled it out and looked at the screen. I had seventy missed calls and voice mails. My mouth dropped as I stopped and looked at the phone. The other passengers muttered as they pushed their way passed me. I scrolled through the call log and saw that all the calls were from Alice. I began to move forward again as I called my voicemail and keyed in my password. Most of the first few messages were hang ups. A couple others were simply, "Bella you need to call me!"

Another call was trying to get through and when I looked down at the screen it said 'Edward'. I closed the phone and took the battery out, putting them both in my pocket. We were all soon at the luggage area. I stood there, my mind in a fog, as I waited with the rest until I remembered that I hadn't checked anything in. I walked outside and stood in the bright Phoenix sun. It felt wrong. So very wrong.

I looked around and then saw Phil and Renee. Just as I thought, they were just getting here. Mom was always late. I forced a smile on my face and tried not to cry at the thought of being here and not where I really wanted to be. Or at least in a place that I knew They would never come.

"Hi Mom, Phil." I said softly but my mother looked right at me as if I had yelled.

"Oh baby." She said softly as she rushed forward and pulled me in to a bear hug. "I don't know what happened but I'm so sorry. I never should have let you go to Forks. I should have made you stay here."

"Renee it was her decision. I'm pretty sure Bella doesn't want you to worry about it. She's here now and that's all that matters." Phil said as he hugged us both. "This is a new beginning for everyone."

I looked up at him and thanked him silently. If it was one thing I didn't need it was for my mom to take this all on herself. "Can we go home now?"

"Sure sweetie. Anything you want." Renee said as she released me. "Then we can get you enrolled in school here too. I'm sure your missing all your old friends at school."

Old friends? Yeah I was missing Alice and Emmett. But I couldn't see them anymore now could I? With a sigh I followed my mom and her husband to the car and I wondered what I had ever like about all this sun in the first place. Oh well. This was home now.

As we drove down what was once familiar streets I came up with a plan. A way for me to live so that my mother wouldn't see that I was just barely living and be affected like Charlie was. She wouldn't like it but I was pretty sure I could get Phil to back me up with it.

"Bella, did I tell you a while back that we got you a present? For you to use when you were down here." I looked at my mom who was turned around in her seat looking at me. Phil looked at me in the mirror then put his eyes back on the road. "When Charlie told us what he had gotten you for a welcoming present we had the idea of finding you a used car too. And guess what! We found a truck about the same year as your other one."

She said all this as we were pulling onto our street. Right there in front of the house was a old red Chevy pick up just like the one I had in Forks. I felt tears in my eyes as I realized that at least something in my life was similar. But this one wasn't worked on by my favorite mechanic. I wondered what he must be thinking by my continued absence. Renee had called Charlie on the trip from the airport and explained what she knew about the situation, which admittedly wasn't much.

I still wasn't ready to talk. About anything. And I knew that the longer I was here the more my mom would want to talk about it. I just wasn't ready for that. Not after only twenty four hours. I didn't think I ever would be.

We entered the house and I automatically went towards my old room. "Wait a minute Bella." my mom called out and I turned around.

"When you moved to live with Charlie we turned your old room into an equipment room for Phil." Renee looked a little sheepish and was twisting her hands together.

"That's alright Mom. I won't be here long. Just a few days." I said as an idea popped into my head.

"Are you going back to Forks?" Renee asked, with a confused look on her face. "I thought you wanted to stay here?"

"I'm staying in Phoenix. I'll just be getting my own place. I have some money saved up and besides, you and Phil deserve to have some alone time." I looked up at my mom and step dad and waited for their reaction.

Renee looked up at Phil with questioning eyes. He stood there and was deep in thought for a few moments. "If that's what you want. I have a friend who is moving out of an apartment in the city. I can see if the place is still available. If you think your ready to be on your own. You've always been mature for `your age. As long as you think you can hold school and a job. We can help you with the bills if we have to and we're already paying for the car insurance."

As the night wore on we discussed many things except for the one my mom wanted desperately to know.

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