Author's Chapter Notes:

This is my first multi-chapter fan-fiction, so I hope you enjoy it. Please send me reviews. I would love to hear what you think.

Disclaimer: Most of the characters and settings are property of the wonderful Stephenie Meyer. I just use them to my own devices. All other characters and settings were created by and are property of myself, berryblue100.

Chapter One: A Beautiful Mermaid?

Katriona's POV
"Thanks for the ride hot stuff", I purred.
The man who had just driven me here all the way from a California airport gave me a dumbstruck grin. He savored my words as if they were the sweetest of honey. I often used my charms on these human men to get what I needed. It felt bad using them for my own devices; knowing perfectly well the effect I had on them, but what was I to do? I had a mission to complete, and my simple requests never harmed them in any way.

Before he could even express his disappointment for my departure, I was gone. As I ran into the shelter of the forest, I was glad to be able to move at my own speed again. I didn't know where I was headed, but I wanted to find somewhere to wash up. The leaves and the underbrush flew past me in a thick, green, blur while I ran between the trees.

I don't know how long I was running for, but I soon decided that my search was hopeless. There weren't any streams near here. Well, might as well get on with my mission.

I headed to entrance of the forest, and peeked out of the trees to take in my surroundings. Am I on a cliff?

Sure enough, I was. Though, I didn't remember running up any hills in the forest, I was only a short distance above sea level. I walked to the edge, and looked down below. The gray waves of the ocean slammed with a soft, beautiful sound against the rocks below my feet. Finally, somewhere to bathe after all.

Checking my surroundings, I turned around to make sure no one was watching. Then I stripped off my clothes, and threw them into the blowing wind. I watched as they fluttered through the breeze until they landed not to far away on the beach below. It was as if the wind knew exactly what I wished for.

I looked around one last time, before throwing myself into the wind. My hair blew back with the rush of air around me as I dove into the cold water below. In only a few seconds my whole body was surrounded by the dark water. I opened my eyes, and looked around me. Nothing, but the blue gray abyss surrounded me.

Slowly, I made my way to the surface, feeling a cold chill against my cheeks as the light breeze hit my wet face. I floated there in the water until I saw a nearby rock, and swam over to it with ease, the strong current of the water not affecting me.

I pulled myself up onto the rock, and sat upon my knees. It was so peaceful sitting there alone, running my fingers through my hair in an attempt to remove any tangles that had been caused by my spontaneous diving adventure. I never wanted to leave. So, I continued playing with my hair, and began singing to myself.

I sang songs in my native tongue. Born and raised in Scotland, I had long since learned to hide my accent. It had been an annoyance to my masters. I belonged to them, and was bound to fulfill whatever they wished as long as I had a will to exist.

Jacob's POV

It was the first time I had been back in La Push for weeks. I had been up in Canada trying to forget about Bella, but no matter how hard I tried I couldn't escape her memories.

I had finally decided to come back. Not for Bella, that was a lost hope, even though deep down I was still hoping. I had come back for the sake of the pack, and for my father. How could I leave him by himself forever? Not to mention, the pack would need me when the time came to go to war with the bloodsuckers. Once they……..I couldn't bear to think about what they were going to do to my lovely Bella.

The pack was relieved that I had returned, and had started probing my mind non-stop for every detail about where I'd been as soon as I had arrived. They had known I was safe, but they wanted to know every detail. I had come for a walk on the beach to escape them, to be alone in my thoughts yet again.

It was about four-thirty in the afternoon, but as always in Washington the sky was gray with little sunlight. I shuffled my bare feet along the sand, occasionally stopping to let the cold water wash over my toes. The tide came up stronger than I expected, and wet the bottom of my faded jeans. The water felt good against my skin.

I crouched down, and picked up a small shell lying near my feet. I turned it over in my hands, admiring it. After a moment, I set it back down and stood again. I starred out at the ocean; listening to the sound of the waves.

A few minutes passed before I turned, and began walking towards the cliffs; thinking about my life, about Bella, about being a werewolf, everything really. That's when I saw her.

I stood awestruck at the creature that was sitting there on the rocks before my eyes. Whatever she was, she obviously wasn't human. She was completely naked, and sat there peacefully running her fingers through the water. She was singing to herself in a language I didn't understand. I hesitantly moved closer, trying not to make a sound.

Even from behind she was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen. From far away, I could have believed she was a mermaid. After all, she was sitting on a rock, wet and naked, singing in some incomprehensible language. Who was I to discredit mermaid's existence? I was, in fact, a werewolf.

I moved closer. The sun peaked through the clouds for a moment, and she glittered as if her skin was faceted with small diamonds. When the clouds had again drifted over the sun, I stopped in my tracks. That was no mermaid I was starring at. I knew that skin. The way it shone even in darkness, the palest of white.

Bloodsucker, I thought to myself. I had to contain the growl that was beginning to rumble from my throat. I moved as fast as I could without making any noise. Once I was off the beach, I slipped off my jeans. I ran, and jumped into the air; bursting through my skin, changing into the animal I really was.

The pack had gone out into the woods ensuring none of the bloodsuckers were entering our territory. Within seconds, they heard my thoughts, and with Sam's order were headed to the beach.

Chapter End Notes:

I hope you enjoyed the first chapter! I will post the second one soon.