Chapter 1
A/N: I don't own Twilight.
I just want to thank everyone that has read and reviewed Something Inside. I really appreciate it. This fic will be centering on Leah and Embry's daughter Moxie. I just adore her and I wanted to bring more life to her. She was a bit character in Can't Fight the Moonlight and I wanted to add more of her to that story but the chapters didn't seem to fit. So now I'm doing her own story. I really hope you enjoy this. Thanks again.
P.S. the character Remy Sanz is being borrowed from Arianna1281. She is actually using some of my OC's mostly Calla for her story It's R Time. It's a twilight/glee crossover. So there will be some mentioning of her fic in this but not right now. I suggest you guys check that story out too. It's really good and expands on my growing universe of wolf pack OC's.
Cause we're gonna make our mistakes Cause I'm still learning the art of love
Find out how much your heart can take
But I know that you got my back
And baby I got yours
I'm still trying to not mess up
So whenever I stumble let me know
You need to spell it out...
Guy Sebastian ft. Jordin Sparks (The Art Of Love)
MoxiePOV:
Imprinting. It's such a horrible word. Neither one of my parents imprinted on each other so I don't see the point of it. Unlike my friends and cousins who are all obsessed with getting imprinted on I don't feel the need for it. Whatever happened to falling in love the old fashioned way like my parents? Ok maybe a drunken one night stand resulting in me doesn't constitute traditional love but somewhere along the line they fell madly and irrevocably in love with each other. That's what I want. Not that magical, mythical, forced love that everyone else in my crazy shape shifting family has. I Moxie Phoenix Clearwater-Call will never be imprinted on or ever imprint if I happen to phase like my parents.
I will choose who I love and right now his name is Remy Sanz. I know fifteen is young to be falling in love but he's absolutely perfect. He's fifty percent Quileute, twenty five percent Puerto Rican and another twenty five percent Irish and one hundred percent gorgeous. He's tall with broad shoulders, blue-green eyes and perfectly pink pouty lips. His sandy brown hair falls playfully in his eyes and his sun kissed tan skin looks smooth like silk. He's not like other boys in La Push and I can't help but feel my heart pound out my chest every time he passes by me.
"Hello…earth to Moxie." Sienna my best friend says as I stare adoringly across the cafeteria at Remy. "What!?" I say sharply as I focus my gaze on my half vamp half wolf friend. "If you stare any harder at him his skin will melt off." She says seriously. "Oh shut the fuck up. Like I don't have to witness you moon over Rafe every day. God you make me sick." I say rolling my eyes playfully at her. "Whatever Mox. Rafe and I are perfect for each other and when he phases for the first time he will imprint on me. I just know it." She says all dreamy like. EWW. "Please, don't mention that word to me. I will never imprint or have someone imprint on me. It's just wrong." I say seriously. Sienna knows all too well not to argue with me about this. After all she is my best friend and knows my feelings about imprinting.
"Fine I won't talk about it." She says taking a drink from her thermos. I know she's my best friend and all but it's still kind of creepy when she drinks animal blood in front of me. I cringe a little as she licks a spot of red from her lips. Yeah my life in La Push is definitely anything but normal. I take a bite out of my pizza as the triplets come bounding into the lunchroom. Caden and Caleb are perfectly normal but then there is Caine. The bane of my existence. We've been butting heads since we were kids. Of course he may look older than me but technically he's only ten not eighteen even though he acts like a ten year old.
I watch as the three of them take a seat at the table with us, sitting next to each other in order of their varying skin tones. Caleb first with his pale skin and blonde hair, next is Caden with his honey colored curls and light tan skin and lastly Caine with his ebony hair and russet skin. "What's up midget?" Canie says flashing me a huge dimpled smile. "I'm not a midget. I'm five two and three quarter inches. To be a 'little person' you have to be at least fewer than four eleven." I say annoyed by him. "Ha..ha..ha. Let me guess you googled it because you thought you might be one." He says laughing almost to the point of tears.
"I hate you." I sneer at the gigantic buffoon in front of me. He just keeps laughing and all I want to do is punch him in the face but I refrain because I don't want to break my hand like Bella did on Uncle Jake back in the day. So I do the next best thing. I grab my lunch tray and hit him over the head with it. Of course it breaks in two. "Ouch…what the fuck was that for Moxie!!" Caine thunders in his deep baritone with his hands starting to shake. Ahh…shit, Caine's control is almost as bad as Uncle Paul's. "What? Someone had to stop you from cackling like a hyena." I say matter of factly and shrug my shoulders. Sienna giggles a little causing Caine to tremble some more.
Caden glares at me as he drags Caine away by his collar out the cafeteria door. Caleb just shakes his head as he follows his brothers. I give him an apologetic smile as he dashes away. I sit back down and Sienna just shakes her head at me. "What?" I say watching as a smirk creeps up on her stunning face. She looks just like Rosalie but with hazel eyes and caramel colored hair. "You and my brother so want each other." She says with a small laugh. I nearly choke on my soda when she says this. "Are you high? Have you suffered some kind of brain damage? Caine and I will never happen. We have a mutual understanding of our loathing for each other." I say glaring daggers at her.
"Whatever you say Mox." She says gulping down the rest of her thermos of blood as I make a face at her. "I'm going to check on my brothers. I'll see you at Dali's later." She says gracefully gliding away. I nod my head at her and gather my things as the bell rings. The rest of the day flies by and I rush in the door of my little blue house. I'm almost up the stairs to my room when my parents call for me to come in the living room. I walk in and both of them are sitting on the couch looking none too happy. Fuck!! What did I do now.
"Have a seat cupcake." My daddy says lovingly while my mother just stares at me stoically. She makes me nervous when she's like that. I sit on the sofa opposite them and suddenly I feel like I'm a prisoner waiting to be sentenced. "What did I do now?" I ask knowing where this conversation is heading. "From the look on your face I think you know what this is about young lady." My mom says trying to hide the amusement in her eyes.
"Uhh…it's not like I could really hurt him. It's not exactly like he's got a lot going on up there. I mean he's like two points away on his IQ test from riding the short bus." I say trying to make my case. My dad snickers a little bit and my mom slaps him on the back of his head. "Shit Leah. It's not like Jake's kid is the sharpest tool in the shed." My dad says rubbing the back of his head while flashing me a mischievous grin. I love my daddy, he totally gets me.
"I don't care if he's as dumb as a box of rocks. She needs to control her temper. She can't be pissing him off in school. We can't afford for him to phase in front of everyone. You know how bad his control is."Mom says giving me her best 'I should have known better' look. "Fine I leave the big lug alone." I say and stalk up the stairs to my room. I do a little homework then rush over to Aunt Emily's to back cookies for the pack with the rest of the girls. It's a wolf girl tradition.
Adalia stomps into the room looking very pissed off. "What's wrong Dali? Couldn't shake your stalker?" I say playfully. "Oh shut up Moxie." She says with a small laugh. "No really what's the matter." I say shoving a spoon full of cookie dough in my mouth. "Nothing. It's just no matter what I do Brady is everywhere. It's not that I don't love him, I just need space sometimes." She huffs while flopping down on a stool by the island. I hand her a spoon and she digs into the cookie dough.
I just roll my eyes as the rest of them go on about imprinting. "Well I don't know about you but I love spending every minute with Colin." Allegra says her eyes glazing over as she daydreams about lover boy. He's like twenty years older than her even though he doesn't look a day over eighteen. Does anyone see anything wrong with that? "Eww.." Is all I say. Allegra shoots me a dirty look and continues gushing about her imprint.
"He's taking me to a Seahawk's game next week. Oh…I hope I don't get freezer burn sitting in the bleachers in the cold. I definitely need to bring my gloves with me." She says sweetly. "Uhh…don't you mean frost bite?" I say still shocked her hair is brown not blonde. I swear I wonder how she gets dressed by herself in the mornings. Poor Colin. His imprint is better suited for Caine but then they would need to be sterilized because their kids with be absolute morons. People that idiotic don't need to reproduce. "Huh?" Allegra says staring at me with that dopey wide eyed look she seems to always have. "Never mind Ally." I say exasperated by her.
Sienna glares at me and I just shrug my shoulders. I can't help that she's slow. "Be nice." Sienna whispers to me and I just smile at her. We finish up with the cookies as both packs come barreling into the kitchen. Allegra squeals so high pitched that I swear only dogs and the pack can hear her as Colin scoops her into his insanely large arms. Brady makes sure to stand as close to Dali as he can without her getting pissed at him. Caine comes over and snatches my cookie from me and shoves it into his mouth.
"Uhh..pig that was mine. Get your own damn cookie." I yell poking my finger into his bare chest. "It taste better stealing it from you midget." He says smugly. "You're such an idiot mutt." I say grabbing a fork and fully intending to stab him with it. He leans down boxing me in against the counter. His eyes meet mine while I scowl at him. Hey since when did he have gold flecks in his dark brown eyes? Whoa…where did that come from? I glare at him and he just smiles at me as he reaches for a cookie behind me. He slowly and methodically takes a bite, a small bit of chocolate smeared on his full bottom lip. The tip of his moist pink tongue darts out and licks it away. I can feel the heat rising in my cheeks. What the fuck is wrong with me??
He abruptly stands and smirks as he walks off into the living room with everyone else. I didn't even realize we were all alone in the kitchen. Stupid, hot wolf, muscled jerk. This is why I can't stand him. He makes no sense. I will never understand what goes on in that stupid pea brain of his. It's probably running a constant loop of family guy. I'll have to remember to ask Caleb what it's like. I grab another cookie and head into the living room. I can see Rocco's face getting redder and redder as the guys comment about how hot Esme is.
"Dude she's like the hottest grandma I know. She's definitely a MILF." Elijah says flashing a wicked grin at the heated Rocco. Does Elijah have a death wish? Doesn't he know that no one and I mean no one talks about Esme like that in front of Rocco? He has some weird ass attachment to her and the guys all like picking with him about it. Rocco growls lowly and Elijah just smirks at him. "Enough." Uncle Sam bellows the deep alpha tone making an impact as he walks into the house. Once his son Rafe phases he'll be retiring for good.
Rocco sits back down and glowers at the floor. Elijah just sits there smug at being able to push the usually level headed Rocco's buttons. Boys, I will never understand them. I grab a throw pillow and flop down on the floor next to Calla; Rocco's little sister and settle in for the movie. Every Friday night is movie not for the pack kids. It's been a tradition since before any of us could walk. Our parents hang out in the kitchen while we cubs watch a few movies. It's supposed to keep us bonded to each other. Family is always important the adults say to us. Like I want to be reminded that I'm stuck with these idiots forever, but I love them anyways. Because I may not have picked them but I'm glad I have them. Even Caine's dumbass, because I know that no matter what we have each others back and that's how it should be.
A/N: Please Review. I hope you like this. Next up Moxie gets up the nerve to talk to Remy and Caine is feeling kind of jealous. I wonder why?