Evelyn Hale had never been big on sunshine or heat, preferring the cool air and beautiful colours that came with Autumn or the beautiful white snow that Winter brings.
But rain?
Rain was something she absolutely despised, no matter what season it was in.
So, of course, her mother just had to move them to the wettest place in the continental US.
Part of her had wanted to kick up a fuss, to refuse to leave New York, her hometown, and demand to live with her Grandmother or Aunt instead. But the other part of her couldn't do that to her. Not after watching what they had gone through following her fathers death.
The goodbyes has been gut wrenching, hugging all of her cousins and her aunt and uncle while showing off how much taller then her Grandmother she was now. It had all been over to soon, the slams of the car door echoing through her mind as she desperately waved to her family, trying to capture the image of them all together and save it in her mind.
She knew it would be a long, long time before they all saw each other again.
The first few days hadn't been too bad, mostly staying inside the house to sort the furniture out while her mum was the one who went out and got food and other various supplies. But then, of course, real life kicked in and her mum had to go to work, forcing Evelyn to pop her little safe bubble that was the new house and go out to buy her own supplies.
Currently she was running down the road, having been caught in yet another unexpected shower of rain without an umbrella or rain coat, desperately trying to keep her bag of supplies dry as she tried to figure out where on earth she was.
She had been walking along the edge of the forest, not brave enough to enter but too entranced to leave it, and had somehow walked past her road. By now her auburn hair had been completely plastered to her head, small little ringlets of hair attaching themselves to her cheeks or forehead no matter how many times she pushed them away.
Face screwed up in annoyance, Evelyn couldn't help but let out an annoyed growl like sound, coming to a stop as she tilted her face up to the sky, her closed eyelids flinching everytime a drop of rain hit her face.
Just standing there, letting the rain wash over her as she breathed deeply, a sudden deep sense of calm overtook her, pushing her anger out of the way as she let herself relax for the first time in weeks. It was nice.
She felt at peace.
Until the soaked paper bag suddenly split open, various cans of food spilling out of her arms and rolling down the road.
The sudden peace she was feeling suddenly ripped away, the returning anger feeling like a slap in the face as she jerked her eyes back open.
Every single piece of anger she had shoved down and hidden away over the last month or so came rushing back in, taking over her body as she let out a furious yell, kicking one of the cans far away from her as she spat all of the vulgar phrases and words she had learnt over the years, face bright red with anger.
Anger at the rain for ruining her day, anger at this stupid tiny town for being so rainy all of the time, anger at her mum for moving them to this town.
And anger at her dad for dying and being the reason her life had flipped upside down in less then a year.
The sudden thought of dad had tears flooding down her cheeks, her emotions a mess as she mentally berated herself for having a breakdown over essentially nothing in the middle of nowhere while out in the open. Anyone could drive past and see her.
Realising that she was in fact just stood sobbing on the side of a road had her running into the forest before she could think about whether it was a good decision or not.
The change was immediate, the harsh noise of the rain dampened by the leaves overhead as she made her way into the forest, her sobs lessening and her tears slowly drying up as she stared in awe at the gorgeous greenery that surrounded her.
Wiping at her eyes, Evelyn slowly spun in a circle, staring up at the huge trees that surrounded her. Evelyn was quite tall for her age but she had never felt so small.
Now she knew how her grandmother felt.
A chuckle worked its way out of her mouth at the thought, mirth filling her body as she sat down on a fallen tree trunk.
Even as she laughed to herself, she couldn't help but feel confused. Her emotions had changed so quickly in the space of about 10 minutes.
Frustrated to calm to angry before laughing and then back to calm again.
It was almost as if someone was playing around with them, influencing her like a small puppet.
'Or maybe it was just the week before your period,' She thought to herself, shaking her head with a roll of her eyes. 'Playing around with my emotions, who do I think I am? The main character in a supernatural story?'
A sudden snort of amusement came from behind her, startling her as she whipped around, eyes wide.
"Who's there?" She shouted out to the trees as she stood up and stepped over the log she had sat on, wiping the moss from her jeans. "I heard you laugh so don't try to pretend your not there,"
Balling her hands into fists, she stepped forward again, preparing herself for fight with whatever creep was stalking her. A tinkling laugh greeted her just as she opened her mouth to shout again, a short girl with a pixie cut stepping out from behind a tree with a wide smile.
Evelyn was taken aback, the word fairy jumping to mind as she stared at the tiny girl, her fists dropping as her mouth opened ever so slightly.
The girl smiled even wider, waving as she began to speak happily, "Hi, I'm Alice! This is Edward and Jasper," She pointed to a tree across from her, two tall and extremely handsome boys walking out to stand beside her. "And I promise we weren't stalking you, we live just nearby and decided to take a walk,"
The boy Alice had referred to as Edward seemed to glare at her, though the corner of her his lip kept twitching as if he was trying to stop himself from laughing.
Jasper, the other boy, looked in pain, his eyes wide and jaw tense as he stood close to Alice, his hand reaching to hold hers as he nodded at Evelyn in greeting.
A sense of unease and awkwardness took over her as she attempted a half smile at the two boys, not even allowing herself to wonder why the three of them had decided to take a walk when it was raining. She was sure she wouldn't get an answer even if she asked.
"You're Evelyn, right? The new girl in town!" Alice chirped happily, her smile never wavering as she leant against the tree beside her.
None of them attempted to close the distance between themselves.
Evelyn nodded slightly, "Yeah, thats me, Evelyn Hale. News travels fast in small towns, I guess," She attempted a small chuckle as she briefly looked down at the ground, kicking a tiny stick before looking back up at the three strangers.
All three of them looked shocked.
Well, at least Alice and Edward did. Jasper still mostly looked like someone had kicked him in the balls and he was trying not to scream.
"Evelyn Hale?" Edward suddenly asked, eyebrows raising even higher when she nodded in response, "And your from New York," He stated, obviously having noticed her accent.
Her accent wasn't very strong in comparison to every other New Yorker she knew but, to people who had never met another person from NY, she supposed her accent would be pretty strong.
She nodded slowly, now extremely concerned for both Edward's and Jasper's mental wellbeing, "Yes," She said slowly, "My whole family's from New York. Lived there for generations as far as I know. Why'd you all look so shocked? Is there like…a ban against New Yorkers in Forks or something?" She attempted to joke again, her chuckle fading off when only Alice let out a laugh in response.
Alice stepped forward a bit, hand noticeably squeezing Jasper's hand tighter as she did so, "You'll have to excuse our reaction, Evelyn. It's just Jasper's last name is also Hale… as well as his twin sister, Rosalie," Alice looked sideways at Edward as she mentioned Rosalie, her smile wavering ever so slightly, "We've just never heard someone else with that last name before,"
"Ah," Was all Evelyn said in response, well and truly weirded out by the reactions of these three to her last name, "Well, uh, it was lovely to meet you, I suppose, but I have to go. Sorry for shouting at you earlier. I guess I didn't expect anyone else to be this deep in the forest,"
Alice simply smiled, waving it off before she suddenly perked up, all traces of the shock that had been there only moments ago now gone, "Oh! Will you be starting school next month?"
Evelyn nodded, tucking her hands into her pockets as she rocked back on her heels awkwardly.
"Thats great! I guess we'll see you then - and I can introduce you to Rosalie as well!" The short girl said excitedly.
From the looks that both Edward and Jasper sent the smiling girl, Evelyn made an educated guess that Rosalie would not be interested in meeting her. Smile now growing awkward, she simply nodded yet again, beginning to walk back the way she had came, giving them a short wave as she left.
She stayed silent for a while, not making a peep until she was back on the road and one hundred percent sure they would not be able to hear a word she said.
"What weird fucking people," She muttered to herself as she bent down to pick up a few of the cans that hadn't been kicked by her or squashed by cars.
In the distance, she was sure she heard the sound of roaring laughter.