Rachel

"and they lived happily ever after." I said to my niece kissing her onthe forehead and tucking her in. I left her room keeping the door openjust a crack. Rebecca was cleaning the kitchen. I smiled when sheturned to face me, she was very pregnant. When she told me over thephone and sent me pictures I did not believe it was twins. Seeing hernow in person I can believe went downstairs to her art room, she got that hobby from Rebecca uses oils and mom used paints the smell still bringsback to many memories. Rebecca came back up the stairs with a canvasin her hand. I could not help but notice the orange flower that waspainted on the canvas.

"Wow did you do that?" I asked Rebecca."No this is my one item that I brought when I moved out of La painted it."" wow Rebecca your stronger than me." Rebecca gave me a confused look.

" Is that a joke you are visiting La Push tomorrow and you call me stronger."

"I guess." I said getting up and walking to the bedroom I was stayingin. My plane is at 7am tomorrow. I packed up the last of my items andwent to bed. I woke up at 5:30am, a college instinct, and took ashower and cleaned myself up. I did one last check of the room to makesure I forgot nothing and went downstairs. I was cautious not to wakeAmber, my niece, up. I sat my bag by the garage door and went into thekitchen to poor me a cup of had always been the outgoing twin. I was the nerd whopreferred to read in her spare time than go to a party. I never didreally date un tell my first love in my Junior year. That bastard wentcheating on me left me heart broken when he traveled across thecountry with her to go to law school. I heard Rebecca come down thestairs.

" Hey" I said cheerfully too her. "Where is Solomon?" I asked.

" He is still sleeping, ready to go?" I nodded my head and grabbed mybag. Rebecca grabbed her keys and I followed her out the said our "good-byes" and "I will miss you" and I ran inside notwanting to be late for my flight. I brought a carryon bag with me ontothe plane. I pulled out a book and read on the plane. This plane landsin California than I have to take a second plane from California toWashington. Billy and Jake are busy so when I land in Seattle theywill not be able to pick me from the airport so I will catch a cab. Ihave a truck in La Push still so I do not need to rent a car.

Paul

I was one of the first to phase. I hated it since it happened. I had been an angst teen already with my mom ditching and my dad being analcoholic. But when I phased I became even angrier and often referred to as hot-head because I was the easiest to provoke. Jacob Black wasusably the one who fought with me because he was almost as miserableas me since his crush ran off with her leech. We had annoyed Sam 24/7with our constant bickering. But then Jacob ran off because of thewedding his crush and her leech are other guys steered clear of me. Today I am stuck on patrol. It is not too bad it is only Leah and me. Leah was still in the impression that Sam gave a damn about what we did in our spare time even though he imprinted on Emily, imprinting it is just another shity part to being ashape-shifter. It has to do with finding your "other half" your"soul-mate" and all that fucking fairy tale bullshit. Sure it is easy to imprint but hard to fall in love. At sixteen, I was everything a bachelor could should be and now that my genes have me look around twenty five, I was living the life of a fullblown Casanova. Complete with married women and teenagers. It was heaven for a boy like me.

(your an interesting boy,) Leah sneered pushing to run faster than me. She could easily out run

(like it,) I tease trying my best to keep up with her and keeping my senses alert for any leeches.

(Jake came back for the wedding you know. Rumor has it he almoststarted a fight.) Leah informed me as she went through my thought and Igrinned at the thought of having someone to mess with why were we not there to get it on film, I might go say hello andwelcome him back later. I joked with her. Leah rolled her eyes andcontinued running. We never said a word the rest the afternoon. I didnot plan on going to say hi to Jacob the next day but Jared made me.