Ch. 11 – Homecoming

BPOV

The flight to Seattle took about 4 hours and went fairly smoothly. Dad and I just chatted about different things (my friends, his work, things he wanted to do around the house, what I wanted to do to my room, etc...). I was too excited to sleep. We arrived in Seattle at 10:30 a.m. and had about an hour lay-over, so we decided to get some breakfast at the airport. At 11:30 we boarded the plane for the hour ride to Port Angeles, which went really fast. I was that much closer to home. When we arrived in Port Angeles at 12:30 p.m., it was cloudy but not raining. Dad and I decided we would get lunch when we got home. His truck was parked in the parking lot, just waiting for us to get there. We had an hour drive to Forks and it would take that long since dad doesn't speed being the police chief of Forks.

"So, Bells are you excited to be back?" Dad asked with this huge grin on his face.

"Well, Duh!" I replied with both of us laughing.

"Do you want to go to the diner and have lunch?" He asked me.

"Yeah, that would be great. Maybe I could call my friends and have them meet us there. Kind of like a homecoming party. If that is alright with you?" I told him. He had a strange smile on his face.

"Sure sweetie, that would be fine and a lot of fun." He replied.

It started to sprinkle when we were about 10 minutes from the house. You gotta love the rain! When we turned onto the street there was a red 1953 Chevy pick-up (yes I know my cars, shocking isn't it) sitting in the driveway.

"Um dad, whose truck is that in the driveway?" I asked him a little puzzled.

"That's your truck, Bells." He tells me smiling.

"I'm confused. Did you just say My Truck?" I was getting excited and bouncing in my seat.

"Yep, I bought it from Billy before I left and he had Jacob fix some stuff on it so it would be ready and sitting here for you when we got home. Happy Homecoming, Sweetie!" He explains to me.

"Oh My Gosh! I don't believe this! A truck for me, dad you are the best!" I started yelling and hugging him as he tried to park his truck.

"You're welcome, Bells. I figured you would need some wheels of you own and this way you and your friends can haul around your band equipment as well." He says laughing at my reaction.

"Thank you dad, I love you." I say to him throwing my arms around him and hugging him tight again.

"Come on let's get this stuff in the house before it starts pouring rain and so we can get ready to go eat." He tells me grabbing some suitcases.

"Okie Dokie" I say grabbing my other suitcases.

We walk up onto the porch and I wait as he unlocks the door. He looks at me and tells me to go ahead. My heart was pounding excitement because I was finally home. I wheeled in my suitcase, flicked on the light, and had the crap scared out of me.

"Surprise!" All of my friends jumped out yelling.

"What the hell?" I stood there in shock. My dad came in laughing.

"They wanted to surprise you with a Welcome Home party. So, I gave Billy the spare key." He tells me.

"Oh my gosh, I can't believe this." I started to say when a pair of big, strong arms engulfed me in a bear hug. It was Jacob.

"Can't breathe, Jacob." I tried to say gasping for air.

"Oh sorry, Welcome home Bells." He said letting me go.

"Thanks." I said laughing at him blushing. It was always fun to see him blush.

Then everybody started hugging me and welcoming me home. Jessica, Angela, Mike, Eric, all of my friends from La Push, Billy and Harry were all there to welcome me home. I was so happy to be with my friends and family that I wanted to cry tears of joy. There was also food from the diner, cake, drinks and presents.

"Y'all didn't have to get me anything." I told them and of course they all said we know that.

Jessica, Mike, Angela, and Eric got me a blanket with a skull on it and they had the name of our band, The Night Walkers, and all of our names put on it.

"Guys, this is so cool. I love it and it will keep me warm." I said to them while we had a group hug.

Billy, Harry, Sam, and all of my other friends from La Push gave me a huge dream catcher they had made for me to put on my wall.

"It is beautiful. Thank you all so much." I told them just staring at it. It had a wolf howling at the moon in the middle and some other swirl design on it, along with some feathers.

"We just thought it might help if you were ever in the need of one." They told me.

"Here Bells, I got ya something too." Jacob said holding out a little box.

I opened it to find a charm bracelet inside. It had hearts, skulls, music notes, and instruments hanging off of it.

"Oh Jacob, I love it. Thank you so much. Will you help me put it on?" I ask him still staring at the bracelet.

"No problem. I'm glad you like it." He tells me while helping me put it on, then giving me another big hug.

"Bella, there is also a card for you from Dr. Cullen." My dad tells me handing it to me. I take it from him wondering why he is sending me a card. I open it and it reads: "Welcome Home Bella. I'm so happy to be your doctor. See you soon. Signed Dr. Carlisle Cullen." Inside was an appointment card that said my next appointment with him was in 2 weeks on the 14th, which is on a Friday.

"That was really nice of him." I tell my dad and friends. We all ate and talked for a long time. At about 5:00 p.m., everybody decided that I needed to get settled in and that my dad and I both needed some rest. I was feeling jet lagged. I told Jacob that I would come down to La Push in a couple of days. Jessica and Angela said they would come over tomorrow to start helping me unpack all of those boxes I had sent to dad. Help is always a good thing and I was going to need it. After everyone was gone, dad and I cleaned up the kitchen and I thanked him again for a great party. When we were finished, he grabbed my suitcases and up the stairs we went. When we got to my room, there was a big bow on the door.

"Dad, what did you do?" I asked.

"What do you mean, Bells?" He replied smiling.

"I know that smile. You are up to something." I said to him reaching for the doorknob. I opened my door to find my room freshly painted, new furniture, a desk with a laptop and printer already setup and all of my boxes unpacked. I just stood there staring with my mouth hanging open.

"Surprise, Bells. I wanted to surprise you with all of this. Jessica and Angela came over and unpacked your boxes for me. Sam, Embry, and Quil came over and helped me paint and put furniture together and Jacob hooked up all of the computer and stereo stuff." He tells me setting down my bags and turning around to look at me.

I throw my arms around him and hug him as tight as I can. "Thanks dad, this is awesome."

"You're welcome, sweetie. I'm glad you're here." He tells me hugging me back.

"Me, too." I was beginning to cry.

The next couple of weeks went by fairly quickly. Since I didn't have all of this unpacking to do, I was able to hang out with my friends while dad was at work and then spend time with him in the evenings. The girls came over almost every day and the guys did too sometimes. We would just hangout and jam, or we would go shopping or have lunch. On the days that they had something else to do, I would go to La Push and hang out with Jacob and my other friends down there at the beach. It was great. On the 14th, I had to go see Dr. Cullen, which is today. Dad had to go out of town on some kind of business. So, I had to promise that Jessica and Angela would go with me to my appointment and that I would call as soon as I got out.

The girls picked me up early and we went and had breakfast at the diner and discussed our plans for the day. After breakfast, we went shopping for whatever we could find. We were walking up the sidewalk towards Dr. Cullen's office when it happened. I bumped into him.

"Bella, did you really like those shoes I got?" Jessica asked me for the millionth time.

"Nope, sure didn't. They are the ugliest things I have ever seen." I said sarcastically laughing my butt off at her expression.

"Oh yeah, well I thought that shirt you got made you look like an old woman wearing a potato bag." She tells me laughing too.

"What time is your appointment, Bella?" Angela asks me.

I look at my watch to see what time it is now. It is 12:30. "It's at 1:00. So, we've got 30 minutes to kill." I tell her.

So, we were still laughing about the shoe and shirt comments, when my bag slips out of my hand and lands in a puddle, damn it. I turned to pick it up and when I turned around to catch up with Jessica and Angela, it felt like I had bumped into a stone wall or so I thought. I looked up and here stands this guy looking at me with these intense golden eyes.

"Uh sorry, I didn't mean to bump into you. I turned around too quickly." I said to him. He just stood there staring at me. It seemed like forever before he said anything.

"It's alright. Are you ok?" he says in the most intoxicating and beautiful voice I have ever heard.

"Yeah, I'm fine." Is all I can think of to say.

"Well, enjoy the rest of your day." He says walking away to catch up with the other 2 guys he was with, whom were handsome as well.

"Who was that?" I ask Jessica and Angela, whom were staring with their mouths hanging open.

EPOV

"I can't believe that mechanic thought he was going to charge mom and dad a $1,000 for that work to moms' car. All it was getting was four new tires, an oil change, and a tune-up. It's a good thing I can read minds." I tell my brothers as we leave dad's office from telling him mom's car was done.

"I know, I could feel the nervous emotion radiating off that guy." Jasper said laughing.

"I was prepared to kick his butt if need be." Emmett replied. That was always his reply to any situation.

Jasper and I started to laugh at Emmett, when the wind blew. I was slapped in the face with the most intoxicating scent that I have ever smelled.

"Do you smell that?" I asked my brothers.

"What?" Emmett asked sniffing the air for danger.

"All I smell is food cooking and every other person walking by us." Jasper replied.

"How can you tell me y'all don't smell that sweet human scent?" I turned to say to both of them. As I turned back around to see if I could find where it was coming from, I felt a little pressure on my arm. I looked down into the eyes of the scent that had hit me when the wind blew. These big, beautiful brown eyes and I couldn't hear her mind. What the hell is that about? She stood in front of me just staring at me and me at her. I had never felt such a thirst for human blood until now. I wondered how quickly I could kill everyone before she noticed what I was doing and then I could indulge in her taste before she realized what I was and what I was doing to her. I had to hold my breath and clear my head and then she spoke.

"Uh sorry, I didn't mean to bump it you. I turned around too quickly." She said in the most beautiful voice.

I was afraid to say anything. I was afraid that if I opened my mouth, I would smell her scent again and attack her but I couldn't just stand here gawking at her.

"It's alright. Are you ok?" I asked her trying to use as little of my air supply as possible.

"Yeah, I'm fine." She replied running her hand through her hair and stirring up her scent.

"Well, enjoy the rest of your day." I said quickly and walking away to catch up with my brothers, who had walked off and left me there.

"Who is that?" They both asked.

"That is Bella Swan, Chief Swan's daughter." I tell them.

"Did she introduce herself? She looked like she was frozen." Jasper asked.

"No, I got that from reading Jessica's mind. It would seem that I can't read Bella's mind." I tell them a little confused myself.

"WHAT?" They both yell.

"Shh, you idiots. This is not the place for this discussion. We will talk about this when we get home. Is she far away from us now?" I ask them.

"Yeah, why?" Emmett looks over his shoulder to see how far we are from them.

"Her scent, it is the most intoxicating thing I have ever smelt. I was going through was in my head on how to take her right then." I tell them both and they just stare at me.

"Come on; let's get home, so I can figure this out." I tell them stealing one more glance at her as we turn the corner.

BPOV

"Um, Hello! Earth to Jessica and Angela." I say waving my hand in their faces to get their attention.

"Huh, oh sorry Bella." They both say at the same time.

"Who was that?" I ask again.

"That was Edward Cullen." Jessica tells me.

"And the other 2 are his brothers, Jasper and Emmett." Angela tells me.

"You mean as in Dr. Cullen's kids?" I ask them.

"His foster kids, yes. There are 2 others also, Alice and Rosalie. Alice is with Jasper and Rosalie is with Emmett. Which I think is totally weird but it's not any of my business." Jessica tells me.

"Well, he was very polite and he is handsome." Was all I could think of to say. Inside I was like and he is extremely beautiful and mysterious.

"Yes, they are when they talk to others. They usually keep to themselves." Angela tells me.

I watched them turn the corner and then I felt like I could move. Those eyes, it was like they could see into my soul. I had only seen those golden eyes on one other pale skinned person and I was going to be seeing him in 10 minutes.

"Come on girls, I've got to get inside." I tell them hurrying up the steps. I hold the door open for them and they go in first. I look back once more and I could have sworn I saw Edward looking at me from around the corner.