Hi! First off, I just wanted to say that this is my first EVER fan fiction, so treat me well :) I hope you guys like this! I am probably going to stick to twilight and BellaxJasper pairings, so I hope you guys are fine with that. I do have school, so I will try to post something new every week or so, but I'll make sure to let you know if I can't.

DISCLAIMER: I don't own anything Twilight related. That's all Stephenie Meyer's :) let's goooo

Chapter 1

"Be careful"

"I always am"

That was the last conversation I had with Charlie before he disappeared. His disappearing hit me hard. I'm not sure why, since I was never close to him and I don't think that him being my father was the only thing that made me react the way I did. I regret not getting to know Charlie more. I know we would have been close, but it's too late now.

I remember it like it was yesterday. I had just ended my first day at the wonderful Forks High school and was sitting at the kitchen table, finishing up my homework. Two cops, his closest friends on the force, had knocked on my door. Maybe it was because of the extremely bad weather that day, or the way the police's knuckles hit the door, but I suddenly felt uneasy. I opened the door and let them in. They immediately told me what was going on. After letting them leave, I fell to the floor. What I did next will always surprise me.

I picked up the phone and called my mother, telling her that I needed to be emancipated. I knew that I could do fine on my own. I had enough money in the bank to last me a lifetime thanks to my grandmother, who had passed away when I was ten. Although she was worried about me, my mother was fine with it. I stayed out of school for the rest of the year, although I made sure that someone brought my assignments to me. The principle and staff there trusted me enough, and felt bad enough, that they let me finish the year at home as long as I did all my assignments, and somehow got them to the teachers. I spent that year finding myself, going to parties, making friends, and allowing life to take over me. I doubted that Charlie would have wanted me to have lived my life as a walking corpse.

Now, I'm standing in front of my mirror, getting ready for my first day as a senior. I almost talked myself out of going after putting on the first outfit. It looked wrong on me…too goody two shoes, especially after spending the last year in booty shorts and crop tops. I threw the clothes off my body and walked into my closet, which I had constructed out of my old room after taking over Charlie's room. I stood in the middle of the room and let the clothes in it call to me. I was never much the type to shop a lot, but Charlie's sudden disappearance, and the help of some of my friends, made me rethink that part of my character. I sighed and walked over to my normal clothes.

After close inspection and a lot of thinking, I decided that I would have to make a grand entrance. I picked out my Topshop Hand Crocheted Bralette, distressed boyfriend jeans, and Jeffrey Campbell Lita Platform Lace-up Boot Shoes. I grabbed a leather jacket just in case it got too cold. The night before I had made sure my nails were the perfect matte black french tips anyone had seen, so I wouldn't have to worry about that. I popped my Egyptian rings on, all of them placed on different parts of my finger, and the Bee Goddess Eros ear cuff. I curled my hair into loose waves and put it up in a half-up hair bow bun. For makeup, I stuck with a nude lip and a light smokey eye. Forks was going to see a new side of Bella today.

Sooo that's the beginning. I know it's suuper short, but I can assure you that the next chapter will be longer! You got to see my version of Bella and a little bit of what makes her who she is now. Thank you so much for reading this far ahead! If you have any suggestions, let me know! Another chapter will be up pretty quickly. I already have a plan written out. By the way, this story is going to follow Twilight's plot line pretty closely, even though I will be changing a few things here and there. At some point, it might go a completely different direction, but as for now, expect to see some things through Bella's new perspective on life. Ahh this got too long! See you guys soon!