Act I
Chapter 1 ━━ Homecoming Gift

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In the state of Washington, under a near constant cover of clouds and rain, there is a small town named Forks. Population: 3120 people. 

Shelley Swan and her twin sister, Bella Swan used to live with their loving, erratic, hair-brained mother and her new husband. Since the couple wanted to go on the road, the twins are going to spend time with their dad, Charlie Swan who lives in Forks. He's the chief of police. 

Charlie is currently driving the car. Bella is sitting on the passenger seat as Shelley is sitting on the back seat, scrolling through her Facebook newsfeed.

"Your hair's longer." Dad says to his elder daughter as they cross the damp town.

"I cut it since the last time I saw you." Bella replies.

"Oh, guess it grew out again." Charlie states as they arrive at the same old house. The twins used to spend two weeks here almost every summer. But it's been years.

"How've you been, Shell?" Charlie asks his younger daughter as they get off the vehicle.

"Good, I guess." Shelley shrugs, pocketing her phone. "Kind of missed you though." 

"I missed you both too." Charlie smiles. "How's mom?" 

"She's fine." She answers, making Charlie nod his head.

Soon, Charlie helps the twins to bring their things upstairs and shows them their new rooms.

"I cleaned some shelves off in the bathroom." He says.

"Oh right. One bathroom." 

Shelley hears her sister saying as she enters her room, looking around with interest.

"It's a pretty good working lamp. Sales lady picked out the bed stuff. You like blue, right?" Charlie asks as he enters the room.

"Blue is cool. Thank you, dad." Shelley hugs him with appreciation and he immediately hugs her back. 

"Okay. I'll leave, so you can have some rest. Tomorrow is a school day." Charlie says and leaves. 

Shelley grimaces at the mention of school. If she hates something the most, it is school and the entire education system and the screwed up subjects. 

"Hey." Bella walks into her room and looks around. "Your room is cooler than mine." 

"It's because I'm the cooler twin." The blonde grins and the elder twin smirks mischievously.

"Oh, is that what you think about yourself?" Bella asks before starting to tickle her sister.

"Bella, stop tickling!" Shelley let out a series of uncontrollable laughter, causing the elder twin to laugh along.

A honk comes outside, making both of the twins share a look pausing their little twin sister bonding.

"Who's that?"Shelley asks her as they look outside the window to see two people getting down a red truck.

"Let's go and find out." Bella suggests before both of them rush downstairs when they hear a familiar voice talking to Charlie.

"I heard you guys coming all day down the road."

"Good to see you." Charlie says as the twins come to the driveway.

A smile spreads all over Shelley's face as she notices the two unforgettable characters in her life other than her own family. Her childhood best friend, Jacob Black and his dad.

"Bella, Shell, you two remember Billy Black?" Charlie asks his daughters.

"How can I not remember?" Shelley replies as she gives a bear hug to the elder man.

"Aren't you a gorgeous woman now?" Billy hugs her back, making her smile. When the two pull apart, Bella just shakes her hand with the man.

"Hey, you looking good."

"Well, I'm still dancin'. I'm glad you two are finally here. Charlie here hasn't shut up about it since you guys told him you two were coming." Billy teases his friend.

"All right, keep exaggerating, I'll roll you in the mud." Charlie says to Billy, making both the twins giggle.

"After I ram you in the ankle." Billy starts chasing Charlie on his wheelchair.

"Yeah, bring it." Charlie starts to play a punch with Billy when Jacob approaches the twins. 

Shelley begins to feel a little bit nervous that she's actually going to talk with him after years. Jacob is the guy she has been crushing since she was four. 

"Hi, I'm Jacob." Jacob introduces himself to… Bella?

"Um…" Bella trails off, while the younger twin tries to cover up her frown even though his ignorance hurts her deeper than an actual wound. Shelley thought that he would talk to her first, since she was his childhood best friend. But instead of talking to her first, he chooses to talk to her sister first, proving the sparks of his childhood crush on Bella are still waiting to grow into a fire and burn the blonde into crips during the process.

"We um, we used to make mud pies together when we were little." Jacob reminds smugly.

"Right, now I remember." Bella responds even though she doesn't remember anything about the boy.

"Are they always like this?" Bella changes the subject, looking at the two friends behaving childishly.

Jacob snorts with amusement. "It's getting worse with old age."

Charlie stops playing and looks at the three kids. "So, what do you guys think?" 

"What?" The twins ask in unison.

"Your homecoming present." Charlie answers with a warming smile.

"This?" Bella asks, pointing at the truck parked in the driveway.

"Just bought it off Billy, here." Charlie says.

"Yeah." Billy nods.

"I totally rebuilt the engine." Jacob adds with pride.

"Oh come on. Oh my gosh!" Bella exclaims.

"This is perfect. You gotta be joking." Shelley says as Bella opens the door which hits Jacob, who stood near. 

"Oh sorry." Bella gets into the driving seat as the blonde gets into the back seat.

"Told you they'd love it. I'm down with the kids." Billy says to Charlie.

"Oh yeah, dude. You're the bomb." Charlie states sarcastically.

"So, you gotta double pump the clutch when you shift, but besides that you should be good." Jacob instructs Bella, completely ignoring Shelley's existence.

"Is that this one?" Bella asks, pointing at the clutch.

"Yeah, yeah, right there." Jacob nods.

"All right." Bella starts the engines and turns to Jacob. "So, you wanna ride to school or something?" 

"Oh, I go to the school on the reservation." Jacob says as they get off the truck.

"Oh right, right. That's too bad. It would've been nice to know one person." Bella says. 

"Guy, I'm tired and have to unpack. I'm gonna go." Shelley nervously announces, rocking on her heels.

"See you around, young lady." Billy says.

"You're my favourite person. You know that, right?" Shelley smiles, giving a kiss on his cheek.

"I know." He grins. 

"See you, Jake." Shelley says and walks into the house not even bothering to hear his response. She may be childish for seeking Jacob's uneven attention. But it hurts her knowing that he doesn't care about her existence. All he cares about is Bella. 

Maybe it's because Bella looks more beautiful than her. She has long brown hair along with her brown orbs, while Shelley is a blonde with blue eyes. Bella and Shelley are nothing alike, other than the look they share from Charlie. Shelley finds it weird.

"Shells, I think you forgot my hug." 

A voice pulls out Shelley from her little thought bubble. She turns to look at Jacob, who is looking back at her with a smile. She crosses her arms. "You're the one who has forgotten me, aren't you? So… no hug for you."

"Sorry. Will you forgive me?" He pouts, looking at her with his adorable puppy face, making her instantly give up her angry attitude. Maybe he does care.

"Fine." She sighs and a smile traces his face and opens his arms. 

Without any hesitation, she runs toward like the love sick puppy she is. She is engulfed in the embrace of his large arms and he picks her up effortlessly.

"Mmmm, It's good to see you." He says, clutching her to him like a doll.

"I missed you." Shelley admits when he twirls her around with him which she giggles, nuzzling her head in the nape of his thick neck. "Jake, put me down!"

"Can't!" He laughs loudly.

"Jacob Black! Put me down or I'll take back the forgiving part!" She yells, making him quickly place her on her feet.

"I'm still forgiven, right?" He asks nervously.

"Yep. But no more twirling shit. Got it?" Shelley says to him with a look and he nods. "Alright. I have these three bags full of my clothes and stuff to unpack. Gonna go."

"Mind if I help?" He requests.

"Sure."