Two days and a five and a half hour drive later and Helena was pulling up to the little house that held some of her fondest memories. Helena was itching with anticipation to see her dad and younger sister. It had been two years since Bella and Helena had been under the same roof for longer than a week.

   As soon as she opened her car door, her dad was there pulling her into a hug. Helena was finally home.

   "Dad! I missed you so much. How have you been? You really need to learn how to text. It's so much easier."

   "Honey, you know I hate that phone. I only have it because I have to. I'm so glad you're here. Not just for me, either. After that Cullen boy ditched her, I can't get Bells back. She never goes anywhere but school. She's just not living anymore."
  
   Helena could tell that Bella was breaking their dad's heart. It was right then that Helena made it her mission to cheer her little sister up.
  
   "I know, Dad. Don't worry. I'm gonna help her get through this. It's her first heartbreak. Grandma couldn't get me out of the shower after my first break up. Oh, she sends her love and said to expect her down for our birthdays and Christmas. She also told me she would hex the shit out of me if we missed Thanksgiving. So let's not do that."

   Her dad rolled his eyes at her swearing. That was another trait the girl had picked up from her grandma. "So, did you bring your little creature or did your grandma keep him?"

   Helena laughed. "I couldn't leave Squirrel. As if he'd let me. That cat would track me down if I left him with that woman. Speaking of Squirrel, I'm going to bring him up to my room and then get the rest of my stuff."

   Her dad smiled. Helena was overprotective when it came to her possessions, so he didn't even bother to offer his help. She would rather do it all herself.

   "I'll check in on Bella on my way back down after I let Squirrel out, too. Okay, Dad?"

   He nodded and headed back into the the house, leaving Helena to her own devices for the time being.

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   After convincing Squirrel to leave his carrier, Helena left the little orange tabby to his own devices and went to check on Bella.
  
   She knocked softly on the door amd stuck her head in when she got no answer.
  
   "Charlie, I'm fine. I just want to take a nap."

   Helena laughed making Bella turn quickly in her bed which ended with her on the floor. "Lena? What are you doing here? I thought you were still living with Grandma in Oregon," Bella asked, confused.

   "I was. But I missed Dad and Mom told me you were in a funk. Who better to get you out than your older sister? Grandma sends her love. You've got Dad really worried, Bells. What's going on?" Helena walked over and sat on her sister's bed and reached down to help her off the floor.

   "Mom called Grandma? Why? I'm fine. He left me. He didn't want me anymore. I don't need him anymore, alright?"

   "Bella, when was the last time you went somewhere other than school? Just because you're eating and showering doesn't mean you're living. You need to go out with your friends. You need to enjoy life. I promise it doesn't matter how much you loved him, you can move on."

   Bella sat there as silent tears rolled down her face. She whispered to her sister as if worried someone would hear. "You don't understand. He was everything. He was going to be my forever. He was perfect. It was my fault they left. His whole family."

   "Sweetie, they made that decision, nothing you did could make them leave. If he loved you as much as you say, he would have made it work. You're going to be okay. Let's take little steps. First, you're going to take a shower and go to the diner with me and Dad tonight."

   Bella nodded slowly and got up to leave. She stopped at the doorway and turned to look at Helena. "Thank you. For coming to help me. I missed you a lot."

   Helena smiled. "Hey that's what sisters are for. I'm going to get the rest of my stuff loaded in and then I'll come pick out an outfit for you to wear. I'll bet 20 dollars your fashion taste still sucks."

   Bella laughed and headed to the bathroom to shower.

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   Helena's room looked the same way it had when she spent her summers growing up there. A little desk beside her window, a nice full sized bed sitting on a bed frame made of dark wood with shelves in the headboard, her closet door covered in paintings of flowers she had done when she was 12, and the little scorch mark on the floor from when Squirrel knocked down her candle.

   "Home, Sweet Home, ain't it, Squirrel?" She looked to her companion sitting on her bed. He looked unimpressed by her. "Fair enough. Time to get Bella dressed though."

   After grabbing a top she thought would look nice on her sister, Helena headed to Bella's room. She knocked twice and waited for Bella's quick answer before entering.

   "Okay so, I've got this cute dark green sweater and I think it would look great with a pair of dark wash jeans and some brown boots. Do you have any brown boots?"

   "Um, I think so. I don't wear them often if I do. Are you sure about this? Why can't we just stay in tonight?"

   "You see, Bella, we have always gone to the diner when we get back in town. This is just an extended stay. Plus, I could look into getting a job so I'm not stuck at home all day while you're at school. Speaking of school, I'm still kinda salty you missed my graduation."

   "Oh, yeah. I had decided to back out of living here because it wasn't going well. Then, Edward came to Phoenix and talked me out of it."

   "How did that end with you falling down a flight of stairs and through a window? Bella, is this Edward character good for you? It seems like all he's caused is trouble." Helena didn't want to make judgement calls without meeting someone but from the time Bella had moved to Forks, she had been worrying their dad sick.

   "Does it matter? He's not coming back. He lied to me. He said loved me but you don't leave someone you love."

   Helena grew quiet at her sister's words. Wasn't that what her parents had done to her throughout her whole life? Left her with her grandma because they didn't want to deal with her. Bella didn't notice how she had affected her sister and instead sat there and calmed herself down.

   "Go ahead and get dressed. I'm going to go downstairs and make sure Dad's ready. Just come down when you're done. Trust me, this will be good for you." Helena smiled at her sister before walking downstairs.

   Something about the house felt off and she couldn't put her finger on it. Something was missing. She wandered around the house trying to figure out what it was when she noticed a small hole in the wall of kitchen. That was when she realized what was wrong.

Helena rushed to find her dad who was sitting on the porch, waiting for his daughter's. "Dad, did you take the protection bags out of the walls?"

   Charlie looked at his daughter confused. "I wasn't told there was anything in the walls to take out, sweetheart. Did your grandma put them there?"

   "Yes! The first summer she dropped me off, she put four protection bags in the walls. At the north, south, east, and west corners. Those don't just disappear, Dad!"

   Before Charlie or Helena could figure out could've happened, Bella exited the house. "So is everyone ready?"

   Helena and her dad made eye contact before agreeing. The trio took Helena's newly emptied, Honda Civic to the diner.
  
    After their short drive to the diner, it was becoming increasingly obvious that Charlie had told everyone that he was going to have both of his daughters back. Cora, the waitress at the diner, had even given her an application to fill out before they left.

   "Thank you so much, Cora. I'm really hoping to get this job so I won't have to sit at the house all day. I'm sure I would have plenty to do the first week but after that, I would go mad."

   Cora laughed at the older Swan girl's antics. "I'll give this to Benny when i get off but I'm sure you'll get hired. Kids in this town would rather run rampant than get a job," Cora said as she rolled her eyes.

   "Yeah, they do tend to stir up some trouble. I'm lucky to have two excellently behaved daughters, aren't I," their dad piped up.

   "Dad, I think Grandma would argue that I act like I was raised in a barn," Helena argued. That was exactly what the Swan woman would say. Even though she adored Helena with her entire heart, she thought the girl was a little wild.

   It was all because Helena didn't like the traditional witchcraft rituals that her grandmother practiced and preferred chaos magic instead. Chaos magic was simple. Magic that got results without the extra showmanship that was involved in traditional. It was getting from Point A to Point B without side tracking to Points C, D, or E.

   After a quick goodbye to Cora, the Swan family headed home and into bed, with all three wanting an early night.