A/N - Since the movie came out I've noticed there are so many more BxE stories on here than imprinting; so one more 'finding your soulmate and then finding problems too' story couldn't hurt, right?

Full Summary - Anna has no choice but to move to La Push when her mom remarries to a Quileute man, even though she hates the place more than her mother's cooking. Her new stepfather just so happens to be Sue Clearwater's brother though and she's introduced to the pack straight away, however a dozen half naked guys wasn't her idea of a welcoming committee. She also didn't expect to find out that the same guys are werewolves and that one of them is desperately and irrevocably in love with her. But Anna's not about to give into fate that easily though, especially when she's determined to get out of the reservation. Oh, the toils of imprinting. (Set after Breaking Dawn).

Disclaimer - I don't own Twilight or any recognisable characters.

1: Nostalgia

I don't like thinking about my dad, I don't want to remember but at the same time I don't ever want to forget. It's been two years, two years since the car crash but it feels like an eternity. An eternity since I've seen him.

Mom's moved on and I suppose I'm happy for her, but I'll never call Lewis 'dad'. Maddie probably will though, I mean she was only a baby when our real dad died, so I guess she'll grow up with Lewis as a father figure. I'm already grown up, I don't need another father figure. I mean, I admire Lewis for having the balls to take on a single mother and her teenager and toddler, not many men would take that shot, but it doesn't mean I'm ever gonna look up to him in the same way I did with my dad.

Their wedding was three weeks ago, then a week since they got back from their honeymoon and I was relieved of fulltime baby-sitting duty. Thank god they're back, Madison's a handful even with mom here to help. Right now though, I'm stuck in the backseat with the spawn-of-the-devil three year old as we drive to what's supposedly our new home in Washington. It's raining, but Lewis told me that heavy rain, grey skies and cold winds are the normal weather for this state and it seems like he's sadly right so far.

"Cheer up, Anna," Mom said, shooting me a smile in the rear-view mirror. She was overjoyed about everything that was happening, sometimes I even caught her staring at the ring on her finger as if it was worth a million bucks – but I knew Lewis wasn't that loaded. To satisfy my mother I sent her a forced smile back, then averted my gaze back down to the magazine in my lap.

There were articles about new fall fashions and stuff about how to ask out your crush, nothing that was much use to me though. I'm not your average fashion conscience teen that would die if they didn't have the newest Gucci handbag, in fact I even asked my friends if I could wear my jeans and converses to prom. I guess I wont be going to prom with them though, heck if I don't like it in this place I may not even go to prom. And as for the dating information, it's also no use to me. Even if I did have a crush and asked him out, the odds are that he would say no. I wasn't the popular hottie in Charleston, actually I was the exact opposite - the school freak. See, I have this thing with my eyes called heterochromia which means one of them is blue and the other eye is hazel. It creeps a lot of people out and I don't blame them.

So I don't waste my time on fashion or dating, but I still get good grades and stay out of trouble. I flipped through the magazine, but found nothing of interest so I laid it down on the seat in between me and Madison. Maddie was currently asleep for once and I think we were all enjoying the quiet.

"You girls are just going to love it in La Push," Lewis said, turning off of route 101 onto a tree enclosed highway. There were a lot of trees here, but the murky greens and browns just blurred together as we drove by.

"Love's a strong word…" I muttered under my breath, but neither of them heard. I'm determined not to love it there, I don't even want to like it there.

"How much farther?" Mom asked, running a hand through her hair. She'd had it cut up to her shoulders, her curls only falling so far now. Madison had inherited her blond curls, whereas I have my dad's dark brown mop head. Well, it's not exactly a mop head but it's straight and falls far down my back sort of like a mop.

"Forty minutes or so," Lewis mumbled, turning down another road. This place was so densely hidden by the forest that it was slightly unnerving, another reason why I wouldn't like it here. The middle of nowhere was not my ideal hometown and I was missing South Carolina even more and more.

That was around the point when we heard a young yawn beside us and I glanced and saw Maddie staring back at me, confused. She'd been asleep for the majority of the ride, so I wasn't surprised that she had no clue why we were driving through the Peninsula. The Peninsula forest happened to be big, wooded, rainy and the other side of the country from my home. Charleston will always be my home, always. Lewis could dress his house and town up all he wanted, mom may love it there and so might Maddie but I'm telling you now I never will.

"Anna, check on your sister," Mom ordered me and I sighed and reached over, brushing Madison's curls out of her bright green eyes. Sometimes I envied her curls and sparkling eyes, she was such a pretty baby and always caught everyone's attention. I on the other hand just sat there whilst they cooed around her and if anyone turned to me, they'd see my heterochromatic irises and immediately look away.

Madison frowned up at me but then yawned again and looked away as I continued to ruffle her soft hair. I guess Maddie was the only friend I had here now, seeing as my small social circle lay back down in the south-east. How sad, my only friend is barely potty trained.

"Where are we?" She mumbled sleepily with her lisp, it was actually quite funny if you listened to Maddie try and talk for too long. She couldn't say her Rs yet so what she had just asked me sounded sort of like 'Way awe we?'. Whenever I laughed at her attempts of talking though, mom just gave me a warning look and then said I used to have a lisp too before I got braces when I was eleven. I always went quiet when she mentioned that, my braces had made me look even more like a freak during 6th grade as if my creepy eyes weren't enough.

"We're somewhere in the middle of nowhere," I told her simply and mom sent me a dark look via the rear-view mirror, then she twisted round to try and save my response.

"Actually, we're going to a wonderful place hidden in the fairy forests," Mom said, using her story-telling voice that always made Maddie's eyes light up.

I rolled my eyes at my mother, "You haven't got her believing in fairies still, have you?" I tutted and mom mimicked my expression.

"You're the one that took her to see Peter Pan..." She commented back and I looked away, all I could do to save my pride was ruffle Madison's hair again. It was true I'd taken her to see quite a few theatre adaptions of fairy tales over the past six months, mainly because baseball season had been over at the time. I'd also taken her to see The Wiggles in concert, which had been the most embarrassing thing ever.

"True, but at least I'm not making her believe in mythological creatures still. They are called 'mythological' for a reason; they're myths!" All mom did in response was sigh, unwilling to argue and twisted back around, muttering something to Lewis who laughed. Maddie was frowning at me now, probably because of what I said and I just frowned back.

"What does mefikul mwean?" She questioned, her eyes as large as saucers but sharp as blades. Madison was always like that, one thing and another at the same time. I was more straightforward, as you have probably noticed.

"Not real," I mumbled, crossing my arms across my chest and turning to face the window. More murky colours passed and I had to squint to even try to tell each tree apart, I've got to say I felt a bit car sick as I did so and soon gave up, letting the barks and countless leaves blur together again. Maybe it wasn't car sickness, just homesickness.

"Fairies aren't real?!?!" It was like my little sister had gone into shock, I can only imagine the hell when she finds out Santa Claus isn't real...

I could see Lewis's shoulders shaking slightly as he tried to contain his laughter, but just as I began to glare at the back of his head he spoke up, "Of course they are, Madison." He told her and her eyes instantly calmed.

Apparently, I'd never believed in fairy tales or myths as a kid. It wasn't surprising, I didn't even like watching the sad Disney films now; so you can just imagine the torture I had to go through when I took Maddie to see the play adaptations. Mom had always found it odd that I wasn't one of the girls who loved all the fictional nonsense about princesses or fairies, but then again I was odd.

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La Push wasn't just any tiny town, it was a tiny fishingtown. With only a population of a few thousand people it was situated in between the forest and pacific ocean, and was supposedly special because it's the original settlement of the Quileute tribe - all of this I had learned from Lewis's lecture as we neared the town. Now we were driving down Thunder Road and my worst nightmares were only a few more minutes ride away. I didn't know where Lewis lived exactly, mom had stayed there a few times or so since they got together but she'd never brought us with her. I didn't know what I was expecting of his place, maybe a house that was cramped beyond belief, or a mansion though that was highly unlikely. Most of the houses here were made of wood or had paneling as it's exterior and from the look of it, the interior of them couldn't be that big.

At least the road wasn't tappered by trees here and I could quite clearly see it's end, down by the beach barely a mile away. This town was probably the size of our old neighbourhood, but slightly more spread out.

"Here we are," Lewis announced suddenly and we pulled to a stop in front of a quaint little log house on the side of the road. It had what looked like an rose bush to the side of it as well as an old greenhouse, though the majority of the glass panes were smashed and it didn't seem as if there were any plants in there. I noticed there were only three windows on the second story, and if one of them was a bathroom that couldn't be good. I'd never shared a room with Maddie and I was sooo not planning on doing that here.

"It's lovely, isn't is." Mom murmured to herself and I groaned inwardly, lovely wasn't the word I would've chosen.

"Are we there yet?" Madison asked, oblivious but it made us all laugh.

"Unfortunately we are, kiddo," I told her and she tried to look out the window, but her car-seat wasn't high enough and she frowned at her own failure.

The happy couple got out of their seats and mom walked round to the back to Maddie, sending me a reassuring smile as she got the toddler out of the car-seat. Lewis was already up the porch steps, trying to carry all of our bags at once. It was quite funny watching him with several duffels in each hand as he tried to unlock the door, but not once did he lose his balance which was surprising. He was sturdier than I had thought.

I wasn't sure what to do, so I just sat there for a few minutes whilst the rest of my family, not including my stepfather, went inside. I was unsure whether I should just get out and pretend I'm not screaming inside or dive into the front seat and hot wire the car so I can get the hell home. I made my decision and unbuckled my seat belt, reluctantly opening my door a second afterwards. I was not looking forward to this.

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