I was ten years old when my mom died. My dad was long gone, and all I had left was my brother, Sam. He was eighteen at the time, a legal adult. But he wasn't allowed to take me in. I was under child welfare custody, and sent strait to military boarding school with the remainder of my parent's money. I wasn't allowed to see Sam, but we e-mailed. He often threatened to come get me, but it would have landed us both in jail. I graduated as a captain with many medals. Two days afterward, I turned eighteen. I had to sign a few papers, and was off on a plane to Sam right away. He had explained to me about the wolf pack, and although it had taken a while to sink in at first, I was comfortable with the idea. He didn't know I was coming today, exactly, but I figured it didn't matter. I was staying with the Clearwater's in order to give Sam and his fiancé some space. Supposedly they had a girl, Leah, my age. Although I was nervous to live with two werewolves, I figured I would survive. My flight landed and it was an hour taxi ride to La Push. Paying the driver used up the last of my savings. I was pretty mad. Oh, well. I ran to the address Sam had given me. It was a cozy little place. I was a little nervous as I knocked on the door. A woman answered, and I recognized her from the pictures Sam had e-mailed me. She didn't recognize me, however.
"Emily?"
"Yes. And you are?"
"Jessi"
"Oh!" Her face lit up with understanding. "Sam's out right now, but please come in!"
I saw some boys sitting at the kitchen table peeking to see Sam's long lost sister. I smiled and then remembered I had my uniform on. I must look so weird!
Finally one guy walked up.
"Hey, I'm Jacob. You must be Jessi!" I just smiled. "This is Renesme, my... " he trailed off.
"Imprint." I finished. "Yeah, Sam told me."
The guys sighed. It must be hard keeping a secret like that.
A girl walked in, scowling. She was trailed by a smaller boy who was arguing with her. When she saw me she smiled. "Jessi?" she asked. I nodded. "I'm Leah Clearwater, it's nice to meet you!" She glanced at her watch. "Weren't you supposed to be here an hour ago?"
"Yeah, umm, no one showed up at the airport so I caught a cab." She laughed.
"Have you met the boys yet?" You could tell they weren't her favorite people. She pointed around the table as she introduced them. "Paul, Jared, Quil, Jacob, and Colin". The boys smiled, and I felt right at home. Just them Sam walked in. He walked straight up to Emily and started kissing her.
"Forget something?" I said from my post leaning against the far wall. He spun around.
"Oh my God! Jessi! You're home early! I wasn't expecting you until the 8th!"
"Sam, it is the 8th!"
The guys burst out laughing as Sam blushed and gave me an apologetic glance.
After a while hanging out with the guys, Leah took me back to her house, where I would be staying.
