DIFFERENT - Crossover (Twilight/Tvd)

Chapter One

The chill radiating off the window calmed me down slightly and brought me back from being on the brink of a panic attack. It's been days since Stefan and I arrived in this little town located in the Olympic Peninsula of northwest Washington State. Forks is a lot like the town I grew up in as a human back in Mystic Falls. The population small, to the point where everyone grows up with each other, and no secrets go unheard. A place surrounded by vast amounts of overgrowth of vegetation. When Stefan drove us past the city limits, I could already feel the greenness overpowering my senses, it seems to be everywhere I turn.

I never wanted to come back to the small town life, not after my transformation anyway. After I changed Stefan took me away to Chicago for a couple years, and those were some of the best years of my undead life so far. At first, I loathed the creature I had become, I would look in the mirror and even though the same mousey eyed girl looked back, all I could see was a monster. Chicago helped me to see the brighter side of what I'd become, all my emotions were doubled, my senses heightened, everything seemed so much better, of course, there was the one downside of my transition, blood.

"Bella? You ready?" Stefan called from downstairs, even with the door shut and the distance between us I could hear him as clear as day.

"Yeah, I'll uh, meet you in the car," I answered him in a monotone voice, still staring bitterly out at the front lawn. 

I'd miss the freedom Chicago taught me, and of course I'd go back there eventually, but for now, I was going to support Stefan. For some reason, he needed to be here in Forks, so of course, I offered to come with him. When I made the offer I didn't realize part of the deal would be joining high school again. I thought I'd left that part of my life locked away forever with my human life. 

I stood up and stretched my arms above my head yawning away the sleepiness I still felt thanks to the lack of sleep I'd been getting since arriving in Forks. It didn't help that I was hungry and grouchy thanks to Stefan forcing the vegetarian lifestyle on me since we arrived, it was a lot less fulfilling and tasted at times like drinking gone off food.  I understood why he did it and I wanted to as well, despite how much I detested the taste, at least this way nobody was being hurt

Grabbing my already prepared backpack I ran out of the house surpassing Stefan's 'uncle' in a blur so quickly that he didn't even register my presence. Zac seemed like a nice enough guy, though it was clear he didn't like what Stefan and I were, in fact, I'd bet if he wasn't so scared he wouldn't have let us one foot into his house. The only real reason we were allowed in here was due to the fact that Stefan brought him this house, therefore Zac sort of owed him a huge favor. 

I barely got hit by the rain, sliding seamlessly into the passenger seat and turning the radio on at the same time. Letting out an exaggerated breath I swung my head in Stefan's direction to see him already watching me while backing out of the driveway. His eyes which often switched between green and blue were a light turquoise today and shone with light. A smile which I hadn't seen in a while stretched across his face, making his dimples pop out. Somehow even in this doom and gloom weather, Stefan's smile made it seem a little bit brighter.

"You're awfully excited for a hundred and seventy-two-year-old man about to enroll in high school for the- I'm guessing tenth time now?" I couldn't help but tease him slightly, though behind my words was true curiosity. I still didn't have a clue about the importance of being here in Forks.

"A hundred and seventy-one if you don't mind and when you live as long as I have, you often have to find something to occupy your time, or you end up getting very bored, very quickly. A lifetime isn't as fun as you think once you realize you live forever," 

"But high school, and here in Forks? Which if I might add is not only the most desolate town I've been in but the poorest when it comes to weather. You know it hasn't stopped raining since we got here a couple days ago,"