Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight. Shout out to MistressAsa for letting me base this off her story Twilight: A Tale of Two Swans.
The Arrival
I'd never given much thought on how I'd die, it seemed so far away. I had just turned 21, finally considered a "real adult" of legal drinking age. I was in my last year of college and had great friends, things were looking good for me. Then fate had to go ruin all my plans and kill me via plane crash while I was on my way to CancĂșn for Spring Break.
I remember screaming, smoke, loud noises, and then nothing. Darkness clouded my vision, it must have been an instant death, or at least painless because I don't remember it.
I groaned when I opened my eyes, and looked around. I was on a plane, hey, maybe I didn't crash, and maybe it was just a horrible nightmare. I turned to look out the window and gasped as a huge wave of pain came upon me.
That was when the memories hit.
The shock wasn't even all that bad. If I had to compare it to anything it would be to suddenly recalling something you'd forgotten, only it was hitting me all at once, everything I had ever said or done in this universe. Because that was what this was, a whole different universe.
I must have passed out, because the next thing I knew I was waking up all over again, and this time I knew exactly where I was, who I was, what I was doing there, and how I got to be there.
I was Penelope Swan, and I knew everything I had done in this universe as Bella's younger twin sister.
Fortunately for me, I also kept my knowledge of the Twilight books. I was insanely grateful for that. Despite disagreeing with the author's treatment of her characters, here she was effectively a seer, and that information was hopefully going to make my life easier in Forks.
I took some time to gather my thoughts while I waited for Bella to get back from the restroom. Okay, I was in the twilight universe. Bella and I were apparently twins, and I was the younger twin by three minutes. We were on a plane to Port Angeles, and we were going to meet our dad, Charlie, there because we're moving to Forks.
Oh joy, the vampires. That was going to be a problem. I wonder if I was a shield like Bella. If I wasn't then keeping Edward out is going to keep me on my toes. I decided to hope for the best but plan for the worst, so I practiced clearing my mind and organizing my thoughts, like mediation or occu-whatever they learned in Harry Potter. I mean, if Twilight was real, maybe Harry Potter was too! That made me a little upset, I mean come on. I would rather be a wizard than meet a sparkly vamp. Okay Penny, clear your mind. You can do this!
A little while later, someone was shaking my shoulder, it was Bella.
"Come on Nellie, the plane landed already." She said in a whisper, "Let's hurry up and find Charlie." Well what do you know, time flies when you're meditating.
As Bella gathered our luggage, I spotted Charlie by his police cruiser and met him halfway.
"Hiya daddy, I missed you!" I told him as I pulled him into a hug. I liked Charlie's character and didn't understand why Bella was so weird with him when he was such a great dad.
Charlie seemed a little surprised but he hugged back and gave me a soft smile, "I missed you too, Penny. It's good to see you. Where's your sister?"
"She's around." I said as I turned toward the baggage area, to see Bella walking toward me with our luggage.
"Hi Ch-Dad" she said with an awkward smile. Oh man, she almost called him Charlie to his face. I need to get her to stop that awful habit.
"Hey Bells, here let me get those for you." Charlie said while taking the bags from Bella. He put the bags in the trunk of the cruiser while Bella and I played rock, paper, scissors to decide on who was going to sit in the back. Bella shot me a smug grin as she got into the front seat, and I took the back while trying my best to not look like a guilty criminal.
"How's your mom?" Oh, bad conversation starter Charlie.
"She's okay. She's mom." Bella answered while staring out the window. Great reply Bells, way to kill the conversation.
He nodded, then there was a pause before he dropped some news I knew was coming, "I bought you girls a car."
YES! The big red beast was mine too! I couldn't wait to drive it. Now I just needed to reply before Bella kills the mood with her 'no accepting gifts attitude' that she had. "Awesome, thanks Dad! Mom wouldn't get us one, she was afraid of what it would do to her insurance." I told him with a smile.
He smiled back at me, "I don't think you girls need to worry about that. It's an old Chevy truck, nice and sturdy, they don't make them like this anymore."
"Where did you get it from?" Asked Bella the party pooper.
"Oh, I bought it off of Billy Black from La Push. You remember him right?"
"No." "Yes," I said at the same time she spoke.
Charlie sent me an amused glance through the mirror while Bella just sent me a look that said 'not helping me here.' I winked at her.
"You two used to play with his kids, the twins Rachel and Rebecca, and his son Jacob. Billy's in a wheelchair now so he sold it to me real cheap."
"How cheap is cheap?" Replied Miss Debbie Downer. I have got to get that girl to lighten up a little.
"Well Bella, I kind of already bought it for you two. As a welcome home gift."
I smiled, "And we really appreciate it Dad, you didn't have to go through all that trouble."
His face reddened. So that's where Bella gets it from! "No problem. I want you girls to be happy here."
"Thanks dad that means a lot." Bella said with a slight smile. Wow, coming from miss 'I hate forks', that smile was a miracle.
I spent the rest of the car ride asking Charlie questions about Forks and La Push, while Bella stared desolately out the window being the angst ridden teen that she is.
When we finally pulled up to the house I let Char-Dad, got to start calling him Dad, bond with Bella over the truck. It took me two trips to get all my stuff upstairs. Bella's bedroom faced the front yard while mine faced the back. Bella's room was exactly like the books described, boring and unchanged since she was 14. My room was surprisingly nice, the walls were a light grey and the curtains a soft yellow. I had my bed against the wall and a desk opposite of it. My favorite part so far was a comfy looking window seat that overlooked our gorgeous green backyard. My least favorite was the bathroom down the hall that I would have to share with both Bella and Charlie.
Dad left us alone to get settled in, thank the gods, it was nice to finally be alone after waking up as a Swan. I took this time to examine my new self in the mirror, Bella and I weren't identical twins. Where she had our fathers brown eyes, I had our mothers blue. Where I had brown hair with golden ends, she had brown with hints of red. I was also slightly shorter and tanner than Bella. Not bad, all in all it was a change I could live with. As I settled into bed I felt a slight panic engulf me, this was going to be my new life. I'm going to be living with wolf shifters and vampires and my accident prone twin sister; and I'm going to have to be constantly on my guard for the next couple of years. Oh joy.
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