K enough background for now.
On with the story!
Chapter Two - Settling In
A large forest surrounded the camp site where no more than six cabins stood erect, dotted about the place in some variation of a circle. Families went about their business; playing fetch with the dog, cooking up a barbeque, getting ready to go fishing at the nearby lake, sunbathing, etc. Everything was perfect besides an old married couple arguing over what to do in the background. The over all atmosphere was that of a peaceful family outing. But blink and it suddenly all changed. Flashes of blood, severed limbs and bodies lying on the ground. Screaming was the only thing to be heard besides a faint bell like laughter. A squeeze on his hand and he ran, pulling the other along.
Bolting up Samuel knocks his head on something solid. His eyes are ablaze as he frantically searched around him for any hidden threat. Noticing for once the man standing beside his bed holding a hand up to his head, rubbing a particular spot in circles, Samuel begins to take deep breaths and calm down. His body is drenched in sweat, heating up his already burning skin. Breathing heavily Samuel realizes just what that hard object he hit on his way up was.
Blushing in embarrassment Samuel lowers his head. "Sorry about that." He chances a look up, peaking through his damp oily hair, to see Charlie standing awkwardly stopping himself from rubbing his head more.
"Yeah uh...no problem." Charlie eyes roam the room trying to keep them anywhere but on Samuel until he realizes it's futile. Sighing he sits himself on the side of the bed. "Hey look. My cousin told me about your situation... and I know you've only just met me, but I just wanted to let you know that... Well you can talk to me if you want. I'm not the best listener, but it's better than nothing right? We are family after all." The entire time during his speech Charlie sits still staring at the door, back turned to the boy.
Although most people would probably be offended at his posture, Samuel is grateful. He doesn't know if he can stand anyone saying that to him again while staring at him with looks of pity in their eyes. "Thanks." He mutters feeling emotions for this man he was simply too exhausted to decipher. "Don't think it will be necessary though." Samuel says to try to cover up just how deeply his words affect him.
"Right. So um, lunch is ready on the table downstairs if you want to come and join us after getting dressed." The hope is clear in his voice as he stands up and walking out of the room. After what his cousin Delilah had told him about the boy's eating habits after the incident, he truly does hope he comes downstairs to eat something. A sandwich or piece of fruit at least.
Getting up out of bed, Samuel realized just how much of a mess he really is. His clothes are completely rumpled up, one pant leg even half way up his leg. His hair is oily and sticking up in all directions making him look like some ridiculous anime character from one of the shows him and his friends used to watch. Samuel doesn't even want to think about just how dark his eyes must look. Then the smell. He smells of a large array of things all tangled up together. Like Sweat, Linx that he had been using to cover it up, Old musty sheets, Lilac Soap and Wet Dog, along with more things he simply does not wish to identify. He feels like he is going to be sick. Never before had he felt this dirty. Therefor when he steps out of the room only to bump into a girl around the same height and age as him, he can't stop the blush from appearing and spreading over his face.
"S-sorry!" He stammers, completely embarrassed at his current state. "Um, where is the bathroom please?" The desperation in his voice must have been clear for she simply points to the door next to his room. He dashes off muttering a quick "Thanks." before closing and locking the door behind him. Looking around he almost jumps for joy when he sees the shower. Rapidly removing his shirt and throwing it in a random corner before turning the taps on. Steam started to fill the room in minutes. Before long he is fully naked and ready to jump into the steaming water when their is a knock at the bathroom door. Swearing, Samuel realizes that he forgot to grab a towel before undressing. "Uhhh... One second!" He yells, trying to find something to cover himself up with.
"It's just me, Bella. You rushed into the bathroom so quickly you forgot to get a towel." A voice on the other side of the door mentions.
"Yeah I kinda realized that too." Samuel admits having grabbed his pants and quickly placing them on in a hurry. He opens the door slightly to reveal the same girl as before. Bella he thinks she said her name was. Her eyes widen as she takes in the sight of Samuel half naked and surrounded by steam. She holds out a towel and looks away, trying to hide the small blush that is now dusting her fair cheeks. He snatches the towel form Bella's hands yelling a quick "Thanks" again as he closes the door on her. Sighing in relief at the feeling of water on his skin once more, Samuel feels like he can truly let down his guard and feel comfortable in a place so alien to him. For now at least.
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Once dressed again in fresh clean clothes and towel dried hair, Samuel heads downstairs in hopes of finding the food Charlie had mentioned earlier. Finding no sign of Charlie or the food anywhere he starts to wonder around and inspect the place he will be living in from now on. The house is medium in size, but has a nice feel all around. He guesses it is probably due to all the photo's placed around and the way the couches seemed so comfy. How everything seems to mesh together well even with the odd thing here and there that made no sense. Like the fishing rods in with the umbrellas near the front door. The large empty space next to the main couch where someone had moved a single one to the corner of the room to create a void. He guessed it probably held some kind of purpose or symbolic meaning and figures he will find out eventually. Walking back around to the dining room Samuel sees Bella descending the stairs.
"Charlie told me to let you know that he had to go to work. They called him in for something while you where in the shower." Remembering his embarrassment from the situation before he nods his head before looking away, spotting the sandwiches on the bench to the left of him. Grabbing half of one that looks interesting he heads over to the table and curiously takes a bite. Moaning in delight he hungrily takes a large mouthful. Bella just shakes his strange behavior off as jetlag, grabbing a sandwich for herself and joining him. "I'm surprised you slept for so long. You arrived Tuesday night and it's already Thursday today." Shocked eyes stare back at her. He glances at the clock, realizing for the first time that is is just a little after 3 pm. That meant that he had ultimately been asleep for approximately 48 hours. Even so he can't help but feel tired. Not to mention the rings around his eyes haven't seemed to disappear even with that much sleep. Then again he couldn't remember the last time he managed to get a peaceful nights sleep. Letting out a sigh he realizes there is no point worrying about it now. So he standing up, he grabbing the other half of the sandwich and heads back upstairs to the room he is now stuck in for the next few years.
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Unpacking his suitcase and backpack that Charlie so kindly brought up to his room while he was unconscious took less time than expected. His entire life that was packed into those two bags now found their rightful places in the room. His clothes now occupying close to half of the closet. Laptop and phone plugged into the wall and stationed on his left bedside table. Two photo frames placed on the right. One holding a young woman, probably in her early thirties, and the other showing an older man in his late 40's early 50's holding a little girl no older than 12 in the air, both with huge smiles on their faces. An old silver watch laying in front of the photo's. Sitting in five large stacks stands an impressive collection of CD's containing genre's ranging from classical and orchestral to pop, rock and heavy metal. A small CD player next to them currently playing recent pop music. A large portion of the room is still lacking something though, but unable to fill it, he has to let it remain bare. On the other side of the room from his bed looks out to the forest surrounding half of the house.
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At 7oclock Charlie finally arrives home. Bella had made something for dinner, but not knowing what time he would get back she ate hers. He walks in on Bella trying to get Samuel to eat his as well, but Samuel simply shakes his head going back to reading his book. "You were out cold for two days and you've only had a sandwich since then. You need to eat." She reasons exasperated sounding as if she has been trying to get him to eat for ages.
"Bella calm down. If he doesn't want to eat then you shouldn't force him." Charlie defends Samuel as he walks into the kitchen, setting his keys and gun on the table. Eying the piece, Samuel edges his chair further away.
"But Charlie, he's only had a sandwich today." Bella explaines trying to get him to see reason.
"Bella, just let him be. If he wants to eat something he will." She seems to deflate at that, realizing that she is fighting a loosing battle.
"Alright. Your food is in the oven by the way. I didn't know when you would be home so I just kept it warm." Bella grabs Charlie a beer from the fridge, placing it on the table while Charlie takes out his plate from the oven and walks over to eat it at the table beside Samuel.
"Excuse me." Samuel said getting up to leave.
"Wait a moment. There's something I need to talk to you about." Charlie quickly tries to say through a mouth full of steak.
Samuel looked hesitant at first, eying the gun once more. "Can you move that thing first?" His hand motioning towards it. Charlies eye's widen just realizing that Samuel's not used to seeing guns around the place. He picks it up standing and placing it in the kitchen, behind the bench so it is out of sight. Samuel seems to relax a bit at this he notices as he sits back down, grabbing his knife and fork again.
"Right well, I was going to mention this to you earlier, but you were asleep and then I was called into work. See for you to live here, you need to go to school, so I enrolled you in the local High School where Bella goes." Samuel has no idea how to react to that. On one hand it will give him something to do with his time and maybe make it easier to settle himself in with something familiar, but on the other hand he has never had an American education. He doesn't know how different the classes will be or how far ahead or behind Australian education is. Not to mention he isn't looking forward to all the stares and gossip that will more than likely occur upon his arrival. It had been his plan to simply study online, but apparently that isn't Charlie's.
"When?" He asks apprehensively.
"Next Monday. There's no point having you go tomorrow for one day when you haven't got anything to take with you. It'll also give you a chance to look over Bella's books to get a feel for what is in store. Also on the weekend I'll be taking you to the local DMV to get you to take a driving test for your license. Is that ok?" He simply sighs nodding his head before standing up and walking out of the room. It's not like he really has a choice in the matter.
A/N: Yay! The second chapter is done~ I had most of it finished only a few hours after I posted the first one, but I just couldn't seem to figure out how to end it. Then I had to go and rent the movie to make sure I had my facts right. In the end I ended up planning all of the future episodes for Twilight! 6000 words and 5 consecutive viewings of the movie and I have figured out that this will go for 12 chapters full of cannon and a few extra original inserts. Anyways I also have decided that Samuel and Bella will get along. Becoming siblings in a way and with how much of a protective and worrying guy he is I think he's got his job cut out for him.
Extra: Hint at what's to come in the next chapter
It's Samuel's first day of school! How will he react and what will be the reactions from the students. Not to mention the Cullen's~
