Bella dropped her bags to the floor after she opened the door to what was once part of her young life.

She looked around the room she hasn't seen in almost ten years. Everything looks exactly the same from the day she left and never bothered to look back on.

The walls are still that same deep dark green and the floors were still wood. There was still the same splash mark of paint from when she was working on a project for school.

Bella immediately felt heavy hearted, to see that her father hadn't changed a single thing about her room. She noticed her old band posters and how all her picture frames were still hung up.

Looking into her old room made her remember of some of the memories she wished she could forget.

Years after the Cullen's had left, a few of them started to talk to her again. But she didn't hear from Edward. It wouldn't even matter of he did start talking to her again. Bella had already fallen out of love with Edward.

When the summer came, she had found a group of Quileute boys who had helped her find her way back from the darkness, which was Edward. One of the Quileute boys, Paul Lahote, had made quite the impression on her.

Bella couldn't thank them enough, for everything helping her get through a very rough time.

Bella then noticed some pictures of her and her high school friends. She smiled to herself, remembering how they all said they would keep in touch after high school. But that never happened. The only one who did keep in touch for a while was Angela, but her and Bella had lost touch five years ago. The last Bella knew about her friends was that they still all lived in the same little town.

After reliving some unforgettable memories, she walked around the house, taking everything in. It still didn't feel the same without Charlie. Bella still couldn't believe that her father was gone.

Once Bella entered the living room, she stopped right in front of the spot where her father used to sit every night, watching whatever sport was on.

Bella closed her eyes, trying to remember what he was like when he watched his games. She remembered him yelling and saying awful words whenever the team he was cheering for was losing.

Then, she couldn't help but think about all the other memories she had with him. A small smile spread across her face. Even after she left, her dad would still come and see her at her place.

That place was a small town in Pennsylvania. Bella loved it there, because she had the best of both worlds. It was warm and sunny, and it had the cold and rainy days. She decided that's where she wanted to start anew. She even opened a little book shop. It was great, and she loved it when the young kids would come in and discover their love for reading.

Bella even found love again with a man named Matthew. He was a teacher in a high school. They met when he came into her shop to find a book for his class. When Bella first saw him, she wasn't used to his features. He had red hair and blue eyes. Bella was too used to seeing red, yellow or dark brown eyes.

Matthew was everything that Bella needed, but she kept feeling like something was missing. She loved Matthew because he was nothing like Edward and Paul. There will always be a part of her that would wonder what would have happened if Edward hadn't turned his back on her and gave her a try or what could have happened if she didn't leave Paul.

The next day, Bella was dressed in black. Looking at herself in the mirror, she wondered why she always felt more at peace with everything when she wore black. She thought it was funny, because black represents death and evil but the color made her feel more alive than a rainbow did.

She took one more look in the mirror, before heading to the Church to say goodbye to her dad for the last time.

Once she arrived at the Church, she was overwhelmed to see that the Church was packed with people who loved and cared for her father. She knew that her dad was loved by everyone in the town, because he always made sure that nothing bad ever happened in Forks. If only they really knew what happened behind their backs…they'd be singing a new tune.

Bella smiled on the inside. She always loved how she knew the truth that the world hid from everyone. She knew that the world had secrets, but this secret was fooling everyone. If only they knew that horror films told the truth…

Bella sat in the front of the Church. In the casket in front of her, lay the man she always looked up to. He looked like he was sleeping, but she knew this was one sleep he'll never wake up from.

There were a handful of people that went up there to tell everyone how they felt about their beloved Chief, and old stories about him.

Bella looked up immediately as she heard a familiar voice. She looked up to see her old best friend, Jacob Black. He didn't looked like he aged much, but that might be because he's a…

Bella just sat there and listened to what he had to say.

"The Chief was a great man. He never looked down on anyone based on their looks or where they came from."

Bella smiled at that comment, because it was true. Her dad was a great person. He was always there for anyone who needed him, even if it did cost his life this time.

Jacob looked up from his paper with words that honored Charlie Swan, who was like another dad to him. Then he saw the first girl he ever loved. She was sitting there, looking at him. She looked the same to him. She still had that long, wavy hair and those big doe eyes of hers.

He never thought she would come back to Forks, after what Paul did to her. Jacob still had no idea how one of his pack brothers could just watch her walk out of his life. Jacob almost died from the pain when she told him that she didn't love him, but loved Paul.

Jacob knew that she couldn't help but fall in love with Paul. The magic of the imprint was nothing to be messed with. He just wished that his pack brother would have told Bella how he felt instead of toying with her broken heart.

After the funeral finished, Bella walked out of the Church. She breathed in the summer air into her lungs.

People came up to her, telling her how sorry they were. Bella just wanted everyone to stop saying that. She felt like they were only saying that because they had nothing better to say to her. Sometimes, saying nothing was better.

Then, an old friend, Angela, came up to Bella and gave her a long hug. Bella thought it was nice to see a face that she knew. When Angela finally let go of Bella, she looked up.

"How are you holding up?" She asked Bella with a small smile.

Finally, Bella thought, something other than 'I'm so sorry' or 'He's in a better place'.

"I guess it's okay, it's just odd to be back here and not seeing him." Bella said to Angela, who looked like she was happy to see Bella. Bella knew that Angela never knew why she really left because Bella only told her that she needed to start fresh.

"How long are you here for?" Angela asked.

"Just until I get everything done, I guess a month or so." She told Angela, who started to smile.

Bella knew what she was thinking about. Angela always tried to talk Bella into coming back. She told Bella that Forks was the right place for her to be in. Deep down, Bella knew that she was right. But to Bella, as far away as she is from Edward and Paul, the better.

Bella sat in the car, fighting with herself to whether she should go to the dinner dedicated to her father or not. She didn't know if she was strong enough to go to the reservation.

Bella rested her head on the wheel. She knew if she went, she would be faced with a lot of unresolved situations. But if she didn't go, she would be making more problems for herself.

So, she turned on her car and started to drive to the one place she thought she'd never go back to again.

When she got there, she walked into the place where the dinner was being held at. She took a deep breath and went inside, while inside, she looked around. Paul wasn't there. She felt more at ease.

Billy Black, her father's oldest friend, rolls in his wheelchair in front of her and gives her a warm smile.

"Hello there, Bella, we weren't sure if you were going to make it." Billy said.

"Hi Billy, yeah, I wasn't too sure myself but thank you and everyone else for pulling this together. I know my dad would have loved it." Bella said, trying to sound happy. And in the corner of her eye, she could see everyone. Everyone knew she was there now.

"Why don't you come and sit by me and the other guys?" Billy asked, but he could tell that she was thinking a way out of it. "Please," He begged. "For an old man." He knew she would cave in.

Bella gave him a smile and a nod.

When they reached the table, she saw old faces that she didn't knew she missed. Some of them gave her big smiles. Sue welcomed Bella with opened arms.

After Harry Clearwater, Sue's husband, had died, she and Charlie had gotten closer.

Bella sat there, listening to stories of her father on fishing trips and even stories from before she was born. Bella never heard many stories of her father as a teenager, and she kind of liked hearing even wanted to ask more about him in his younger years.

Bella found herself in her father's bedroom, on his bedside holding up a picture of him.

She cried, as she held onto the picture of him and her on her sixth birthday. She remembered him bringing her to the zoo. They sat there for two hours, looking at the birds. He never asked once for her to leave. He just sat there with her, telling her everything he knew about them.

Looking at his old room, and remembering the dinner and funeral, that picture of her and him on her sixth birthday made her break down. It finally hit her; her dad will never come back. They will never have their awkward talks about relationships and dating. She cried harder.

Bella felt like she would do anything to get those days back. Maybe if she wasn't such an ass and left, he wouldn't have died.

She sat on the wooden floor of his bedroom, her eyes watery and red, when she realized someone had been calling her name.

And as the voice got closer, she turned around to see her best friend, Jacob, standing in the doorway with homemade moonshine in his hands.

He held it out to her. "It looks like you need this more than I thought." He said, and she took the bottle from his hands. She drank some, and had the feeling she would need more than just one bottle. That is, if she was staying for a month.

Beta'd by: Team Moriarty