AN: This story takes place around the end of Eclipse to the beginning of Breaking Dawn. It's my own vampire character and Paul. Hope you all enjoy.

Chapter 1: First Encounter

I was running through the forest, using my nose to lead me. I hadn't fed in weeks, and the burning in my throat was beginning to get unbearable. I don't know why I had waited so long to feed; normally I would feed every few days, just to keep myself from getting too far gone into the need. I stood in a clearing, and took a deep breath. I needed to clear my head, and concentrate on the air around me.

I could smell the grass, the trees, a squirrel that definitely wouldn't do the trick, water, and then by the water…was that…? I took a deeper breath. Yes, a herd of deer. I shot off in that direction, and didn't hesitate before taking down two of them. I snapped both of their necks, and drained them of all their blood.

The burning in my throat had subsided and I smiled to myself. That was a good feed. I was unsure of where I was, but it was drizzling rain. Last I had checked I had been in the southest part of Vancouver, and then I had run off, needing to feed. I hadn't encountered anything until I had ended up here. I put my bag on the ground, sat on the bank of the river, and looked around.

I tensed; off in the distance I heard something. It sounded as though someone was coming. And then the smell hit me. It smelled like wet dog, and it smelled absolutely disgusting.

I sprang up off the ground, and turned to where the sound and scent was coming from, immediately on guard. Through the trees, I could see two eyes stalking towards me. As it came closer, I realized that it was a giant wolf. Its fur was the darkest of blacks, and it was huge. Its teeth were bared at me, just as I assume mine were as well. Behind the wolf, two more appeared, one a dark brown colour, and the other grey.

A low growl erupted from the black one, and I snarled at it in return. All of a sudden the black wolf changed…and within seconds a man stood in front of me. One second he had been a wolf, and the next he was a man. He had jet black hair, and looked as if he was from native descent, by the colour of his skin.

"You have broken the treaty." He said angrily. "You are waging a war."

"Treaty?" I asked in confusion. "I'm not a part of any treaty."

Surprise flitted across his face. "You are not part of the Cullen clan?"

"No." I said. "I don't know who the Cullens even are."

The other two wolves also changed into men, and flanked the first guy. The three of them all looked similar, as if they were related somehow.

"What should we do with her?" the one who had had the dark brown fur asked. I cocked an eyebrow at him. What should they do with me?

The one who had had the grey fur swiftly spoke in another language to the other two. Through the whole thing he hadn't taken his eyes off of me, but I knew he wasn't talking to me. The one who had had the black fur looked surprised, while the one who had had the brown fur looked distressed.

"You can't do anything to her, Sam." The one who had had the grey fur said to the one who had had the black fur. "You can't hurt her."

"What do you think of all this, Jared?" Sam asked the one who had had the dark brown fur.

Jared shrugged. "He can't help it. You know how it feels, Sam."

"I do know how it feels, but has it ever happened this way?" Sam demanded. "Her kind is the enemy. This isn't right. Is it even following the laws? Are there any laws against this?"

The other two didn't say anything. They seemed to be as unsure as Sam was.

From behind me I could smell another vampire, or were there more than one? I turned to see a tiny girl with short, jet black hair that spiked out at the ends, standing with a tall, blonde guy. They looked at the scene ahead of them.

"Do we have permission to come talk across the border?" the girl asked in a high pitched voice. I turned to look at Sam, and he nodded. The two vampires came over and stood to my right.

"What's going on here?" she asked.

"You tell us." Sam said. "We found this girl hunting on our land. We thought she was with you."

The girl turned to me. "What's your name?"

"Harley." I said.

"Where did you come from?" she asked.

I let out a laugh. "Recently or originally?"

"Both." The guy who had had the grey fur said, I still didn't know his name.

"Well, I grew up in South Carolina, but recently I've been in Canada…trying to keep a low profile, and I needed to hunt, so I ran until I got here." I said. "I didn't know there was a treaty here. If I had I would've respected it, even though I'm not part of it."

"It wouldn't apply to you anyway." Sam said. "You aren't part of the Cullen clan. You have permission to come into La Push as you please."

I stared at all of them. "I never intended on staying here."

The guy had been the grey wolf turned and stared at me, but I didn't look at him for too long.

The dark haired vampire turned to me. "Since you seem to have been leaving Canada, you're more than welcome to stay with us. You have the same lifestyle as us, and we have a lot of extra room. There are five more of us, soon to be six more. None of us would mind, I promise."

"Well, I guess I could, if it really wouldn't be any trouble…I don't want to be a burden." I said.

She clapped her hands together and turned to the blonde guy. "Esme will be so excited!"

"Esme?" I asked.

"You'll learn soon enough." The guy said with a slight southern drawl. "I'm Jasper, and this is Alice."

"Nice to meet you two." I said.

"Does this mean she's part of the treaty?" the guy who's name I still didn't know asked.

"No…she can't be…it wouldn't…work." Sam said. "She may be staying with the Cullens, but technically wouldn't be a part of their clan, unless she takes up a permanent residence with them. And it wouldn't be good for you."

What he was saying made no sense to me. What wouldn't work? Why wouldn't it be good for him?

I was confused and I didn't like it.

"Do you want to head over to our house?" Alice asked me. "We'll introduce you to everyone there."

"Alright." I said.

"Wait…" the guy whose name I didn't know said.

I turned and looked at him. He didn't say anything, just stared at me.

"Alright, can somebody please tell me what the hell is going on?" I demanded. "Who is this guy, and why is he staring at me like this?"

Sam took a deep breath. "Are you going to tell her or should I?"

The guy looked away from me, but kept his mouth shut.

"His name is Paul." Sam said. "And he's imprinted on you."