JoJo:Hey! Hey everybody! This is my first Twilight's story and I hope everybody enjoys it. I'm really into Rping and I stumbled across a board that caught my interest but I realized it was based on books that I hadn't read. So since I wanted to join but didn't want to be completely clueless I went out and bought the first book. I got hooked and finished it the day after I bought it but because I wanted to see what happened next I went out and bought the other two books. I finished all three books within two days. Yes I'm that sad and pathetic but when I'm hooked and I don't have work I have nothing to do but read or RP. In this case it was read. That night I wound up having a dream and that dream is the base of this story. To try and keep with the whole Twilight series I will write this first chapter in first person but if it gets on anybody's nerves just let me know and if it bugs enough people then I will do the following chapters in third person. I won't claim to be an expert on the books since heck…I just finished them yesterday for the first time so if I make any mistakes just let me know. Constructive criticism is always welcome but if all you're going to do is flame my work then please don't bother. As Thumper said in Bambi: "If you can't say something nice. Don't say nothing at all." Yes I live by the words of a rabbit! Anyway, like I said before I hope…….

Edward:Anybody ever tell you that you ramble?

JoJo:Yes! Now as I was saying I hope you all enjoy the story. I know the books said Joshua Uley wasn't much of a father but for the sake of my story he's a part way decent man who at least cares about his family. Now on with the show!……. Or would it be story?

Edward:Finally!

Chapter One

Coming Home

As a flash of lightening streaked across the sky out over the Pacific Ocean I had to smile. Yup! I was finally home. I had finally reached the area that I had grown up in and had been sent away from a few years earlier in my father's vain attempt at protecting his youngest child and only daughter. Did he really believe that I had bought the story about his attempts at giving me the chance to see the world by letting me live with my mother's older sister? After all, who considered Hawaii to be the world? I guess maybe with it's sunny days, warm temperatures and all around tropical atmosphere, Hawaii could be considered one of the world's most beautiful locations but it wasn't me. The sun just annoyed me and it always felt way too hot to do anything even when it was raining.

I guess by now you're probably wondering who I am and why I'm complaining about living in a place where other's would give their right arm to live. Well my name is Tamaya Nayeli Uley and I grew up in La Push, Washington. . I was sent away by my father in what he thought was his way of protecting me from the evil vampire coven who had moved in nearby. He honestly thought I didn't know that was the reason behind my move but I had overheard him one night before I left as he talked to my brother about my move. They were both depressed about me leaving but neither one of them wanted me to be around thebloodsuckers. I couldn't figure out why I wasn't allowed to stay when my brother was but I figured it had to do with me being a girl and him being a guy. Apparently they thought he could protect himself but I would find out later my father had other reasons for keeping Sam home.

Not long after I left though dad had died catching us all off guard and when I tried to stay home after the funeral Sam wouldn't let me. He was apparently going to carry out our father's wish and keep me out of the area until the bloodsuckers were gone. I was beyond upset with my brother and didn't talk to him for nearly a year. When I finally did he seemed to be a bit more secretive and the only big news I got out of him was that he was no longer with Leah Clearwater. He was now dating her cousin Emily and believe me the news nearly knocked me off my feet. I had assumed Sam would marry Leah but apparently I was wrong. After my attempt at trying to stay home after our father's death Sam would not let me home to visit but for some reason I thought there was more to the story that he wasn't telling me.

Unbeknownst to Sam I had ran away from my aunt's house and was now on my way home. I had convinced an old school friend of mine Rayen Stonebreaker to pick me up from Seattle and even though I knew my brother would be furious there was nothing he could do to send me back. I wanted to be with my family and friends in a place I had grown up and if he wanted me in Hawaii he would have to go with me to make sure I stayed because I had every intention of coming home the next chance I got.

"Tammy? What are you thinking about?" Turning away from the storm I was watching over the ocean I looked over at the girl who had been one of my best friends in elementary school and hoped we could still be as close in high school when I started. Ray, as she was more commonly known, had brown hair that was so dark it bordered on the edge of being considered black and it was hanging loosely down over her shoulders. Her chocolate brown eyes reminded me of a doe's because of how wide they were and her mother had told us she had nearly been named Naira which meant big eyes but they'd decided on Rayen because she was their flower. Like myself Rayen was the only girl in her family but unlike myself she had four older brothers where I only had one. The russet colored skin of her upper torso was covered under a black knit turtle neck and black coat. Her legs were hidden under a pair of jeans and I could see the black boots that covered her feet as she kept her foot on the gas while carefully making her way around the curves of the road we were on.

"Nothing important Ray. Just glad to be home." I replied with a grin my white teeth gleaming against the russet tone of my skin. Unlike Ray my hair actually was black and it hung down to just past my waist but that day I had pulled it back in a high ponytail because it was easier to deal with when I was traveling if it was back and out of my face. Because I had been in Hawaii I didn't really have any clothes that were suitable for La Push so I was wearing light blue jeans and white running shoes to cover the lower half of my body while my torso was hidden under a white v-neck tee and a black hoodie. Luckily the heater in Ray's parents Nissan worked really well so I really didn't feel the cold but knew I would be when I got home.

"You know you're brother is going to kill me when he finds out I knew about this right?" Ray asked with a lightly raised eyebrow. Their was a hint of worry in her voice and I knew she was scared of my brother. From what her letters had said my brother seemed to be the leader of a group of guys who all had seemed to change. Before they'd all been more carefree but now they always seemed so serious. Ray herself had tried to discourage me from coming home so she wouldn't have to face my brother's anger but when I told her I'd hitchhike if I had to she had consented to picking me up knowing that if anything happened to me my brother would still blame her.

"He won't kill you Ray. I promise." I said trying to reassure my friend while not giggle at the obvious worry in her expression. Ray was easily one of the most worrisome people I'd ever known. She seemed to worry about everything and I seemed to have no fear at all. Some people would call it courage while other's called it stupidity. I just called it knowing how to have fun and Ray would normally just shake her head.

As we pulled into La Push and Ray pulled up to a stop in front of the house I reached behind me into the backseat and grabbed my duffel bag that I had packed for my trip home as well as my purse. I knew I could get my aunt to send me all my stuff later but first I had to convince Sam that it was safe for me to be home and that thebloodsuckers would not get me. Besides, I had learned a few things when I was in Hawaii but I wouldn't tell my brother that until I absolutely had to. My secrets were my aces up my sleeve and I had to keep them hidden until I absolutely needed them.

"Gonna get off?" I asked Ray as I pushed the door open and pulled my hood up to try and protect myself from the rain. I could see the fear in her eyes as soon as the question left my mouth and I burst out laughing at her expression. Shaking my head I slid out of my seat then stopped with my hand on the door as I turned to look in at my friend. "One of these days I'll have to invite you over so you can see my brother isn't some big scary monster who's going to eat you because you helped me get home. Bye Ray."

Laughing softly to myself I made my way up the front walk and pulled my key out from the purse that hung on my arm. I may not have been home for a long time but that didn't mean I didn't still have a key. Turning the key in the lock I pushed the door open then looked down as I put my key back into my purse while I stepped into the hallway. Turning slightly I waved to Ray as she pulled away from the curb then I closed the door and turned back around to look into the house. Sitting around the room were a few of the guys that I had grown up with as well as Emily, my brother's fiancée who sat on the armrest of an armchair but none of them had caught my attention. What had caught my attention was my brother who was standing in front of the armchair that Emily sat on and across his face was a mixture of surprise, anger and fear.

Looking around the room in an attempt to keep my eyes off my brother I smiled innocently as I said: "Hey guys! I'm home!"