The characters used in this story are all property of the lovely and talented Stephenie Meyer's brain. Except for Ellie. And Ava. Who you will learn about later. Okay I'm gonna shut up.

I looked out over the grey choppy waters and sighed. Everything seemed so dreary, yet there was a certain mystique about all of it.

"C'mon Ellie!" My best friend Laurel yelled. I got up from the rock I was sitting on and wiped my hands on the back of my shorts. I took one last glance at the crashing waves and ran to catch up with her.

All around me was the beautiful virtually untouched land. I had just moved back to Forks but the three months I had been there the La Push Reservation had quickly become one of my favorite places.

"We should probably load up and go home; it looks like it's about to rain…" My older brother Mike said. He was home from college for the summer and was taking the time to show me around and such. I had missed being away from him for almost 6 years- give or take twice yearly visits- while I was living in England on a study abroad program.

He threw our stuff in the bed of his truck went around to get in. I was about to get in when I saw a group of the reservation boys playing shirts and skins football. They all looked huge and were extremely fast and agile. The skins gathered in a huddle around what seemed to be their captain/quarterback. When they split apart he looked over at us. I felt like time was moving in slow motion. His muscles rippled gracefully under his skin as he breathed. He caught my eye and gave me a kind of critical look before going back to his game. I stood there for a few moments, dazed, before I finally came back to reality with Mike yelling, "El! C'mon. Get in it's pouring!"

I hadn't even noticed.

"El… what's up with you? Why are you being so quiet?" Laurel chided from the back seat as Mike pulled on to the main road that went through Forks.

"Nothing…" I said quickly as I snapped out of my sort of daydream I had been having about the reservation boys. They all seemed so… super human.

"I promise we can go back to La Push later sis…" Mike said as he looked over at me.

"It's not that… do you know who those guys were that were playing football?" I asked nonchalantly.

"I know a few of them… especially Jacob. He was really good friends with Bella." Mike said grudgingly.

Geez, not Bella again. Mike still wasn't over his pathetic high school crush he had had on this Bella chick. Even though he was dating a girl from his college, he still mentioned her whenever possible.

"Ignoring the Bella comment, was he the one that was the QB for the skins?"

"I didn't get to see, but yeah probably, he's their kinda 'leader'… it's sorta strange."

"Cool."

"Why?" Laurel asked, her voice dripping with innuendo.

"No reason. How old is he?"

"17… are you sure there's no reason?" Mike said with raised eyebrows.

"Yeah. Positive. Just drive Mike… You're driving is bad enough without you grilling people with questions…" I laughed.

"Oh shut up."

"Are you starting to get used to Forks again?" My dad asked at the dinner table that night.

"Yup. Same relentless rain and smiling faces."

"That's great honey. You know how glad we are to have you home finally." My mom said.

"Yeah, the family is finally back together, what with Mike being home from USC and you being back from Europe…" Dad said happily.

I smiled at everyone as I crammed the last bit of pasta salad in my mouth.

"In a hurry?" Mike questioned.

"Not really. I'm just tired and wanted to get to bed."

My parents nodded but Mike gave me a knowing look.

I checked my Facebook one last time as I heard my dad snoring. I peeked out of my bedroom door and made sure all the lights were off. I quietly shut the door behind me and started to climb out the window. I was almost out when I heard the door open.

"Going somewhere?"

"Mike. Be quiet! It's not like you've never sneaked out before." I whisper yelled at him.

"That is very true. Where are you going?" He said teasingly as he sat on my bed.

"None of your business."

"La Push, huh? Well just a tip, roll your car till the Cramer's house, then start it."

"Shut-… thanks." I smiled at him as I hopped out the window. Thank God for first floor bedrooms.

The wind whipped through my hair as I stood on the beach and looked at the Full Moon's reflection over the black water. The rain had stopped and left a fine mist hanging in the air.

"Nice night huh?" A voice said from behind me.

I whipped around to see the skins captain sitting on a rock.

"Uh, yeah." I answered.

He got up and walked over to me. "I'm Jacob. Jacob Black."

"Ellie Newton. I just moved here."

"Yeah, Mike's sister right?"

I nodded and continued to look out over the water.

"Ya know, it's kinda dangerous to be out here at night… alone. There could be animals running around." He seemed to think this was extremely funny.

"Whatever. I just needed to clear my head."

"That's understandable." I could tell he was staring at me.

I turned to him and looked into his midnight black eyes.

He smiled warmly. "Have you heard about the huge wolves that run around here?" He said raising his eyebrows.

"Wolves?" I blurted quickly.

"Yup… so it's good you have a big strong guy like me around to protect you…" He said smugly.

"Yeah, okay." I said with a laugh.

"You seem to hang out here a lot…" He said looking out over the water.

"Yeah. I really like it here. It's kinda like a haven away from the real world. Like nothing bad could ever happen here."

"Hah Hah. Yeah sure… we try." He said sarcastically.

"What is that supposed to mean?"

"Well there's those wolves I was telling you about…" He grinned.

"Well unless I actually see one of these said 'wolves' then I'm probably not going to be able to keep away from here. It's just too beautiful."

"Captivating… intriguing don't you think?" Jacob said slyly.

"Definitely." I said wistfully.

"Sometimes when you look out over the water it feels like you're the only one on the face of the Earth."

I smiled.

We sat there for another half an hour just watching the water. Then I slowly got up.

"I probably should get home… I kinda snuck out so…"

"Well hey, it was nice meeting you…" Jacob said slowly with a huge smile.

"Yeah you too…" I said sweetly and walked to my car.

When I was almost there Jacob yelled, "Hey, why don't I go with you and help you roll your car back in the driveway?"

"Thanks… that's actually a great idea since my driveway is uphill…"

Five minutes later Jacob was single handedly pushing my car up her driveway.

I stood there at the top of the hill in shock. How was he doing that… it wasn't like I drove a little Volkswagen or something… I had seen his totally buff body playing football but I hadn't guessed he was THIS strong.

When he was finished it looked like he hadn't even broken a sweat.

"There ya go." Jacob whispered and started to walk back down the driveway.

"Wait…" I called.

Jacob turned around and raised an eyebrow.

"How did you do that?" I whisper shouted.

"Well, I gotta stay in shape to keep up with the guys…"

I laughed quietly. "Well I guess I'll see you around then…"

"Bye Ellie." Jacob said with a smile as he turned and walked to his car.

I came out to the beach the next night. I had told myself that I missed the view too much, that La Push beach didn't look the same in the day, but I knew in my heart that I wanted to see him again, and that the only way I could was to come back. I hoped he'd be there. Mike hadn't been happy when he saw Jacob pushing my car up the driveway. He'd told me Jacob was no good and that I should stay away from him, but I just couldn't. I couldn't stay away. I had to see him again.

What was I thinking? I wondered as I walked out on the empty beach. Of course Jacob wouldn't be there. It was one thirty five in the morning! I turned around to head back to my car, resolving to come back tomorrow morning, when he suddenly appeared from out of nowhere.

"Back again?" he asked, hiding a grin of satisfaction.

"Of course," I answered smoothly. I wouldn't let him get the last word.

"So I guess someone's not afraid of the big bad wolf," he said.

"Not until I see one," I answered.

"So you're Newton's little sister?" he asked.

"I think we've gone over this, but yes, yes I am."

"Yeah, I know, but it's just…"

"Just what?" I asked, trying to sound angry. I knew he'd have something to say about Mike. He had been Mike's rival for a girl's affection.

"It's just. You're definitely not as obnoxious as he is," Jacob said, breaking out into a grin.

"Well! If that isn't the rudest thing I've ever heard!" I puffed, walking around him.

"Ellie! I'm sorry! I was teasing! I didn't know you felt so strongly about your brother!" he said chasing after me.

I smiled as I heard his footsteps behind me. "Gotcha!" I said, spinning around on my toe, breaking into laughter.

At first Jacob looked stunned. Then he began to see the picture. "Wow…that was good," he said with his grin back on. "Never would have thought you weren't serious. Call Broadway! We've got ourselves an actress!" he laughed.

That started the flow of conversation. We talked for hours into the night, just about random stuff. He talked about how his friends on the res and how he wanted to be a mechanic and I told him about my years at boarding school in Britain and how Laurel and I reconnected this summer, but I still missed my friends in Europe.

Once it started to get so late you could call it early, we left. Jacob followed me to my house again and effortlessly pushed my car up the hill.

"Say Ellie," Jacob said before getting in his car. "Why not come by during the day sometime. I can't be out to protect you every night," he laughed.

"I'll see you later Jake," I laughed, walking over to my window and climbing in.

Hey people! Well this is my first time publishing one of my stories online... so I really hope you enjoy it and please review :)

Also, check out my cousin (Hufflepuffbrunette247)'s story b/c they are sort of companion stories... :) yay!