A/N: OKAY YEAH! This is the beautiful beginning of "More Than Anyone"! It's the story of Ayden, the son on Jacob and Nessie, and his imprint. The story has an interesting twist though. So sit back relax and enjoy it! :D Natalia.

Inspirational Songs For This Chapter:

More Than Anyone by Gavin Degraw (hence the title)

Disclaimer: I ONLY OWN THE CHARACTERS ANGEL, KAI, AND AYDEN ALONG WITH THE PLOT. THE REST BELONGS TO AUTHOR STEPHANIE MEYER. NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED.

Ayden's POV:

I had never seen my dad cry. He was always very strong, no matter the situation. So you can imagine my utter shock when I phased after a run, and went home to see my dad hunched over, crying big tears. My mom had her arms around him but it didn't seem to comfort him at all. I was frozen. WHO DIED? I thought. That was my initial thought whenever someone was upset and crying. Of course I was never right but this time my guess was correct.

"Mom, dad, what' going on?" I asked. My mom just looked over to me with tears of her own rolling down her cheeks.

"Seth Clearwater and his wife have been killed." she said quietly. My dad's chest began to heave. He sobbed for another moment before getting up.

"I need to go for a run." he grumbled, wiping his face. My mom didn't try to stop him.

I knew that Seth had been on of my dad's good friends from childhood until present. It shocked me. I had met him a few times before when he came back to LaPush to visit. He was a cool dude, always really…happy. DANG THIS SUCKS.

After being lost in my thoughts for a few moments, I sat next to my mom. She just breathed unevenly, trying to keep her composure.

"We also have a visitor coming to stay with us." she said with a monotone voice. My eyes shot open.

"Who?" I demanded.

"Seth and Angel had a daughter, she's about your age." she said. Poor girl, she just lost her parents, now she had to come to a new place and virtually start over.

"Wait," I said thinking suddenly of something, "Why doesn't she go to Leah? Leah is her aunt right?" I questioned.

"Leah disappeared after she found out about Seth and Angel. She's too upset to take care of teenager." my mom explained. "So we have to make her feel welcome." she said drying her tears. "It'll be okay." she said trying to convince me, although it sounded like she was trying to convince herself more.

At that she got up and went into the kitchen. "You hungry?" she peeked through the doorway.

"No, no thanks, I'm okay." I said. It was probably going to be strange, having another girl in the house. "Ayden," my mom interrupted my thoughts, "Why don't you go and try to find your dad." I nodded.

I raced out the front door. Ripping off my shirt. I ran into the trees and felt the rush of my phase. I trotted around for a half hour before I found my dad laying near an uprooted tree.

Hey dad. I thought. He looked up at me.

Hey son.

How are you holding up?

Seth was the last person I ever imagined being gone. He thought, coldly. He and his wife were hit by a drunk driver. They didn't even make it to the hospital.

I'm sorry dad. I tried to console him. I hear we're gonna have a new member of the fam bam.

He looked up at me again. Kai is about your age you know. Maybe you can take her around LaPush. Hang out with her. She just lost her parents. I'm sure that she would like the comfort.

Sure thing, Dad. I said agreeing. If it were me, I would want the same thing. Are you gonna be okay?

Yeah son, I'll be fine, it's just, you never know when someone who was so close to you is going to be gone. I contemplated for a minute. Even though I didn't know what it was like, I agreed.

Yeah. I thought weakly.

Let's get back home son. He said rising to his feet. We trotted back through the trees, back home. For the next days, there was a sadness that hung over not only our household but over LaPush in general, over everyone that knew Seth.

The day that Kai was coming was the day that Quil and Claire were getting married. My mom and dad and I sat through the ceremony. After the reception began, my mom slipped away to get Kai from the airport in Seattle.

I walked around, aimlessly making small conversation with all the guests. I knew majority of the people here. Jared and Kim sat under a huge canopy, with their twins. Embry and his imprint, Tara were arguing over something insignificant.

Claire found me after a while. "Hey! Ayden! Thanks for coming! Where's your mom?" Claire asked.

"Hey Claire. Congrats!" I laughed at Quil who was eyeballing the cake. "She went to the airport. She had to get…"

"Kai." Claire finished. I nodded. "I heard that she was coming to stay with you guys. It's such a sad thing you know?" she rambled. "Poor thing." she said with a sympathetic tone. "But I know that you'll make her feel at home." she said nudging me with her elbow. I had to laugh at her.

As long as I could remember, Claire had been one of the coolest people ever. She and Quil were like part of our family.

"I'll try." I laughed. She kissed my cheek and thanked me again for coming. I found my dad after a while.

"They'll be here soon." my dad told me quietly. I nodded.

"Well, I'm going to find something to drink. You want anything?" I asked him.

"No thanks son." I walked into the main building where the reception was being held. As soon as I saw Emily I tried to make a run for it. She caught me.

"Ayden!" she gushed, "Look at you! You're so handsome! Just like you're father." she laughed. I felt my cheeks turn red under my dark skin.

"Hey Em." I said. She hugged me.

"You're so tall." she said peering up at me. After a second, something caught her attention. I grabbed a can of pop and made a run for the door. My dad met me there.

"They're here." he said, nodding his head in the direction of the tables. I saw my mom's slightly glistening skin. It was a really sunny day for LaPush.

"Go say hi." he said. I let out a sigh. WELL HERE GOES NOTHING!

I headed in their direction. My mom sat next to her. Talking as she nodded. As I reached the table, my mom smiled. "I'll be right back, Kai." Kai nodded. My mom patted my shoulder and nudged me in her direction.

I wasn't sure how to start. Her back was turned to me, so she didn't notice me standing behind her. All I saw was a head of long jet black hair. It almost looked blue, it was so dark.

Glancing back at my parents, my dad waved his hands telling me to talk to her. I turned back to her, her back still turned to me.

I cleared my throat. She began to turn around. She didn't look up. She just looked at the ground. I held out my hand. "Hi, I'm Ayden."

Slowly her gaze pulled from the ground. Finally her eyes met mine. It felt like the wind was being knocked out of me. Her eyes were the perfect shade of green. Her cheekbones were high. Her skin was light but you could still see the russet under tones. She was beautiful, she was perfect.

My heartbeat was jagged. Her hand met mine and it felt like a shock of electricity. It felt like I everything around me stopped. All that mattered was her, was Kai. Her eyes looked tormented. Like she could cry at any moment. I wanted to comfort her, to make her feel better. Her pain suddenly became my pain.

She shook my hand lightly. "It's nice to meet you" she said softly. Her voice was like a sweet melody to my ears. "I'm Kai Clearwater." she said.

At that moment, I couldn't form a coherent thought. She was an angel sent from heaven, right there in front of me.

All I could think was…I THINK I'M IN LOVE WITH KAI CLEARWATER.