Rory was trying to start a new life away from her vampire parents. That's right, vampires. She had decided to move to Forks because that's where the only other half vampire lived that she knew of. So, when Rory had finished unpacking all of her belongings in her new house--in record speed--she wasn't the least bit surprised when the Cullen family dropped in for a visit.
"Rory!" Bella shrieked at her. "It's been a while!"
"Yeah, I've missed you guys, too." Rory led them into the living room and offered them a bag of blood.
"No thanks." Carlisle rejected politely. "I don't do human blood."
"It's not human, uncle Carlisle." Rory sighed. "Is there something wrong with your nose?"
"Must be."
"So, how are Nicholas and Sarah of the Denali coven?" Edward asked.
It would've been nice to say that Nicholas was the newest member of their coven, but not too long after Tanya turned Nicholas, he fell in love with a human-Sarah-and they ended up having a child--much to Tanya's dismay.
"They're doing better now that the whole nightmare is over. By nightmare, I mean my existence." Rory sighed.
"I'm glad you're around." Renesme strung her arm across Rory's shoulder. "Now I'm not the only one."
"That's a plus." Rory agreed. "I hear your peace treaty is going well?"
"Yes." Esme nodded her head. "We've been much friendlier towards each other since we realized they're not werewolves.
"Good, because I plan on spending a lot of time at the beach." Rory smile. "I love the water."
"Right." Bella chuckled. "You just want to see Embry."
"No I don't." She denied a little too fast.
"Well, we were on our way to Port Angeles." Edward changed the subject. "Bella and I need new furniture. Would you like to come with us?"
"No, I think I'll just stay here and explore my surroundings a little." She responded politely. "Maybe next time, though."
They said their goodbye's, and Renesme made plans to go shopping with Rory in the near future. Rory had plans made in her head before they'd even stepped out of the door; she was going to visit her friends at La Push.
Rory parked her car a quarter mile away from Jacob's house; she felt like running the rest of way due to excitement. After she got to his house and knocked on his door, however, she realized that she was in for disappointment. No one was answering, and she couldn't smell any of the guys. Sadly, she started making her way towards the beach with the intention of going for a quick swim.
"Aurora?" A deep masculine voice said from behind her. She turned and her eyes snapped to twice their size.
She turned to see Quil and squealed in glee. "Quil! How're you?"
"Good," He smiled. "I was on my way to meet up with the guys. Do you want to go with?"
Rory agreed and they made their way down the beach shore. "So, what's new with you?"
"Hmm, let's see...Jacob, Embry and I all got a house together, and we're trying to start a car shop together."
"Oh really?" Rory gasped. "That's why I couldn't smell anyone at Jacob's house...Jacob finally moved out?"
"Yeah..." Quil sighed and his expression turned solemn. "Jacob couldn't live in that house anymore."
"Did something happen?"
"Yeah. His father died, Rory."
Rory stopped walking and stared at Quil. "Billy died?"
"Yeah, about a year ago." Quil smiled then. "But don't say anything to Jake, okay? He says he's over it, but we know he's not."
"That's-"
"We're going to stop talking now; we're in hearing range."
They walked into the house and everyone hollered when they say Rory.
"Hey guys." She smiled at everyone, but her face fell a little when she spotted Jacob. "How's it been?"
"Okay, I guess." He caught her underlying message and glared at Quil. "What brings you to this neck of the woods?"
"I just moved to Forks." She announced and it was suddenly quiet. "Is that a bad thing?"
"No," Seth jumped to her side. "We're just all too excited to say anything, right guys?"
"Shocked is more like it." Jacob scowled. "I can't believe you left home...and your parents."
"Yeah, well that's a long story that I don't feel like getting into right now." Rory sighed at him, then smiled. "You got any food? I'm in the mood to eat like a human."
"You should know we have an endless supply of food." Quil laughed. "What do you want?"
"A burger sounds good." She answered. A quick glance around showed her that there was someone missing. "Where's Embry? I hear he lives here, too. Nice house by the way."
"Thanks." Quil and Jacob said in unison.
"Embry went to pick Claire up for me." Quil answered her question non-chalantly. "I was going to get her myself, but I sensed something wasn't right at Jake's old house...it turned out to just be you."
"Oh, are you babysitting?" Rory asked.
"Are you kidding?" Quil laughed as he slapped a slab of meat into the frying pan. "No, I'm not babysitting...well, technically I am, but Claire and I are...meant to be, if you know what I mean."
"You...imprinted on her?" Rory asked, surprised.
"You didn't know? I imprinted on her about six years ago." He looked at her. "What?"
Rory realized that she must have looked like an idiot, and laughed. "That's just a shock to me. I've never heard of anyone imprinting on someone that young, ya' know?"
"So, how're your folks?" Jacob asked, changing the subject.
"They're good." She frowned again. "That's as far as I'm gong on that subject."
It was quiet for a while until Rory excused herself to use the facilities. It was when she was walking back that she heard another voice speak up, a voice she loathed. His back was towards her as she watched their conversation.
"Hey, I brought a re-supply of beer." He said loudly. "I noticed we were out."
"Hey, we have a visitor, so show her some manners, got it?" Rory heard Jacob order.
"Is it Renesme?" He asked. "You're only that touchy about how I behave around her."
"Hi Embry." Rory glared at him.
"What the hell is she doing here?" Embry shrieked. "I don't wan her here!"
"Well, unfortunately this isn't just your house, Em." Quil sighed.
"Don't worry about it." Rory grimaced. "I'm going home anyways."
"See what you've done now, jerk-wad?" Jacob growled at him.
"Good, take yourself back to Alaska where you belong." Embry huffed.
"Oh, you don't realize how wrong that statement was,." Rory smiled evilly. "My home is here in Forks."
Rory was tired of sitting around her empty house by herself, so she decided to visit Renesme and Bella. Her drive to their house was a short one, so she arrived there in no time.
"Hey, Bells." Rory grinned at her as she walked into the door. "Is Renesme home?"
"No, she went to Port Angeles with Emmett." She sighed. "I'm glad to see you don't want to see me, though."
"Actually I'm glad to have anyone's company right now." Rory confessed. "I'm tired of sitting at home with no one to talk to."
"I know how you feel." Bella sighed and looked around her kitchen where she sat looking at magazines. "Edward seems to be gone more and more lately...I just don't understand it."
"Are you guys having...problems, Aunt Bella?" Rory placed her hand on Bella's shoulder. "You can talk to me if you want."
"No, I don't think we're having problems...I just think that we're finally getting to the point in our relationship where we're not up each other's butts all the time."
"Oh...mom and dad hit that mark a long time ago." Rory frowned. "That's part of why I moved to Forks."
"I figured there was something..." Bella hesitated. "Are they working things out?"
"Yeah. I told them to fix their problems or I'm not going back." Rory smiled suddenly. "I might just stay here even if they do fix their problems; it's beautiful here."
"I used to hate it here when I first moved in with Charlie." Bella chuckled. "Every thing was too green."
"You'd probably have appreciated it more if all you've ever lived in was white." Rory and Bella laughed together, then Rory said, "I visited Jacob the other day."
"Yeah? I haven't talked to him in a while. How was it?"
"It was fine until Embry walked in." Rory crossed her arms and scowled. "I was going to behave myself around him this time, but he started being a jerk...so I left."
"Are you guys going to be sore at each other forever?" Bella asked in seriousness. "I mean, I know you guys have forever and everything, but come one, Aurora."
"I'll stop when he does." Rory sighed..
"What's the story with you two, anyways?" Bella asked as she stood up and looked out of the window.
"We were fine with each other until he went off on my father last summer." Rory smiled. "I guess I should high-five Embry for what he did, though."
Bella looked at her in confusion. "What do you mean?"
"Edward didn't tell you?" Rory laughed. "My dad said that Embry was just a filthy mutt, and then next thing you know, Embry had punch my dad in the jaw."
"Good gravy..." Bella gasped. "I'm surprised that World War III didn't break out."
"Yeah, Edward took care of it." She looked away ashamedly, "If Edward wasn't taken..."
"I know, I'm really lucky."
"You wouldn't be talking about me, would you?" Edward gave Rory a suspicious look, even though he already knew every word that was said between the two women.
"Don't flatter yourself, love." Bella pecked his cheek. "Do you need to go hunting tonight?"
"Yeah, actually, I was going to go now. Do you need to go?" Edward asked Rory.
"No, thanks. I should be good for a while."
Edward was hasty to go hunting, so Rory had to leave their house. After she roamed around the small city of Forks, she decided to tempt fate and drop in on the boy of La Push.
When she pulled into the driveway, Embry's truck wasn't in the driveway, and she was thankful for that.
"You're here, about time!" Quil shouted before Rory could even shut her car door. "You need to get in here, pronto!"
"What's going on?"
"You'll see when you get in there." Jacob said from behind her. "What did you do to him?"
"Who?" Rory asked, panicked. "Did I hurt someone?"
"We think so." Seth appeared on the porch. "It's disgusting; you're all he's been able to talk about since you left."
Rory entered the house to be bombarded by a huge, sweltering form. After a slight struggle, she realized it was Embry.
"Get off of me, you giant oaf!" She shouted. "What the hell is wrong with you?"
"We've had something very unusual happen here, Rory." Jacob started to explain.
"What? It's not like he's imprinted on me, or anything." Rory joked, then sobered as Jacob and Quil nodded their heads at her. "You've got to be kidding me! That's supposed to happen at first sight!"
"I know." Jacob agreed. "That's why it's very odd."
"Embry, are you out of your mind?"
"It's not like I chose this." Embry looked at her cheerfully. "I still h-h-h...I can't even say I don't like her, Jake! What the hell..."
"I don't know..." Jacob rubbed his head. "Do you have any special powers that would put off people's emotions?"
"No, Jake. I'm not Jasper." Rory sighed. "Great. I'm never going to get rid of you."
Rory stayed at Jacob's house overnight as they tried to figure out the new events that had plagued their lives, but to no avail. Finally they decided that they would have to talk to Carlisle about it.