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- Italic letters are past memories

- BOLD letters are thoughts between the pack

- 'Characters personal thoughts'

DREAMS OF AMBROSIA, Chapter 1: Dangerous

I'll be standing in the corner

Just watching her slaughter then

I'll see you all go wild

I've been dipping in my finger

Testing out the water

See you on the other side

I'll be hanging on your heartache

Enough rope for my sake and loosing every time

I'll be wrapped around your finger,

Let the moment linger

Then, see you on the other side

And we all get a taste for blood tonight

Because we've all had a taste of love

And we all get a taste for blood tonight… For love

James Blunt, "Dangerous".

Charlotte tossed and turned in her bed, heart beat fast and cold sweat started forming incessantly on her forehead. Her dreams had turned into haunting nightmares, in them, an obscure sky formed above her head, thousands of soldiers covered in black metal lining up outside thick barriers, rain crashing down hard and she could see her father walking towards them, his army not far behind him. Suddenly all became chaos, piercing screams reaching her ears, barely eight, Charlotte runs through the now battle field as some of the dark knights penetrate the city destroying all at their path, she runs faster than she knew she could, her lungs starting to hurt from the lack of air, her dress becoming heavier with the rain. An unseen hole makes its presence and Charlotte trips over landing hard against the floor, her hands and knees getting scratches and cuts from the rocks spread along the floor, a shadow covered her and her eyes looked up slowly and filled with fear, a dark knight in front of her and all she could do was pray as a sword came fast at her. Charlotte woke up screaming loud, her legs kicking and her arms moving around desperately, she yelled at the top of her lungs calling help and all she could see was darkness surrounding her.

This had been happening more frequently, tossing and turning in her bed until her cries where unbearable to the other habitants in the household. Charlotte would wake up to mortified eyes, throat sore and body covered in dampness, she would speak her 'I am fine, just a nightmare', but in reality, her subconscious bellowed for her to question the true nature of these images and feelings… maybe they were anything but bad dreams… they felt closer… profounder… as if they were remembrances engraved in her brain. Her lingering memoirs were always confusing, as much as she tried to place the puzzle together, none of it made any sense to her, the only thing she could perceive of it was melancholy, then there was something standing not far from her, always moving closer each time… something calling for her… but she didn't know what it was that made her feel needy of that presence.

One night she had woken up yet again from terrifying visions, only to scream further when someone tried to pin her down to her bed, they had found her and she placed all her strength on the figure pressing onto her, that's when Lucas entered her chamber, rage like she had never seen burning in his eyes, suddenly green blue turned dark as night as he snatched her oppressor from above and slated him hard against the wall making it flaw from the force of the impact. She suddenly felt herself being embraced by a pair of strong arms as she was being towed brusquely out of her home, running away once more.

Any prove of their presence in Colorado was wiped out from the face of the earth. They traveled for days, shifting from camping to sleeping in their car; they drove at night, never stopping unless it was completely necessary, despair filling the atmosphere of the old red jeep as they continued their journey to a still unknown destination. A tempest broke through, making them in need of shelter; the wind hit merciless against the car, all sight lost as rain made everything blur, then it all turned into confusion. Caleb lost control over the moving vehicle, the wheels drifting violently against the asphalt, for a few seconds she thought this was it… the moment her life would end…she trembled as she held on to her seat awaiting for the final second, Lucas grabbing her and towing her into his chest as he made them take shelter between the back seats and the front ones… they collided with a tree, their vision blinded by the unceasing rain thumping against their windows. They sought out for a safe place in the middle of the havoc, finding their temporary asylum in a cave, sleeping over hard rocks and being soaked up by water falling into the cave through fissures covering its walls... that was the first night Charlotte didn't fear of dreaming anymore, for dreams never came to her until sun arose and rain ceased its aggravating drumming.

The next morning they were woken by a man, a native from the lands they laid upon. That man was Robert Dalek, who casually told them he own a small house in the woods. He explained that their whereabouts was the Quileute reservation, in Washington, taking pity on them and let them stay at his house, assuring that he lived alone and had plenty of space for them to occupy. Coming to La push and being taken under a good man's care was their salvation. A new home in the deepest part of the woods resulted a perfect condition as they were trained merciless in the most unexceptionably ways, with what purpose? To stand their ground in battle… to fight for their right to remain alive… the enemy? That remained unknown to Charlotte.

Alexis and Charlotte were challenged to be the best; making them reach their breaking point only to be pushed far beyond…they became fighters. Charlotte was a skeptic of good in people, the simple things are what she believes so fervently in, take her out of her comfort zone and you will encounter another side of the coin… you might not make it out without being affected by it. In terms of emotions, she always hid them away, always deep within, covered by a mask of indifference and sarcasm, love was something she could pass as a fool's idea of an utopia, this world was full of misjudgment, cruelty, abuse, crave of power, and so much more that leaved anyone without wanting a taste of pain…this was her life and she had chosen her path long time ago…keep your heart to yourself and live life as you want, that is what she held on to.

Her family was reduced to Alexis, Caleb and Lucas, and they were all she had cared about at the moment. The instincts of survival always present, to shield her love ones against all. They had remained permanent in her life, pushing through the worst of times and fighting side by side against an unknown enemy, mystery always surrounding them. Aleissandra, her sister, or Alexis as she pleased to be address as, was the perfect portray of strength, determination and wit, always a step forward of everyone. In comparison to her, Charlotte was diamond in need to be polish. While Alexis was light hearted and careless, she was tough and suspicious, and yet her sentiments remained tender and compassioned. Aleissandra is the kind of person that never takes no for an answer, hard headed and forward, always having something to say, on the contrary of her appearance, she was impetuous and brutal.

Charlotte had inherited a similar temper, always being defensive, feisty and suborn… too stubborn for her own good as Caleb says. She had learned through all bumps and holes in the road that life slips through your fingers faster than you would want, that's why she decided to take everything at once, not hold back, being impulsive and a bit too unforgiving at times. Alexis was older than her, being twenty two, she has this potential ability to see pass the appearances, having a skillful eye for lies and deceives whereas Charlotte is unconscious and somewhat naïve at times.

The young woman scarcely reminisce any part of her childhood, all she has is bits and pieces, all of it behind a curtain blurring out the concrete knowledge of who she was before she… well before it all gone to hell. She needed to be proven that kindness… that truthiness does exist, she needed someone that will give it all for her, to risk it all to be given all, no pretenses, not caring of the etiquettes in society…just irrevocable and unconditional…to cross the line and fall into the abyss without caring what ends in the bottom of it.

Charlotte grew in a chaotic environment that let her to believe all people where deceiving and manipulative when the impulse to survive took over, she build strong walls around her heart and only acknowledge the care and loyalty she felt towards her circle, providing the basic needs as they tried to survive among the darkness of their lives. So far along her path no one had proven her wrong in her beliefs, in the end they all turn back on those they claim to love.

Exhausted of the training, she had decided to let go of it all for a moment, searching for some tranquility inside her torn up soul. Wanting to take some time away from the capturing walls of her so called 'home', she decided to explore the wildness by herself, acquiring fancy for walks through the forest behind her house, other than swimming at the hidden creek surrounded by the tallest of trees, she made her way pass the thick woods until she reached the clearing, inhaling the freshness of the air, nature scent lingering as she capture it all inside her lungs as she breathed.

Lazy clouds floated over the hard land that La Push was placed upon, the wind blowing softly as it played with the leaves of the trees, her mind remembering old times, maybe someone else memories since it all seemed to be a blur now. She could picture Aleissandra and herself as children, running around the beach, loose beige sand beneath their feet as they scream freely and chase around…indeed a pure portray of perfection…but it all had something hiding underneath… a place where light can't reach, that is how it all functions in the universe. Charlotte was forged by the roughness of life, being exposed to the dark side of it as she tried to overcome it all and change the course of her life… it all seemed worthless since her life had been planned long before she was even born… the worst of it been not remembering her past, all taken away from her as her existence became monotonous and uncertain… memories a blur and thoughts incoherent as she went through life trying to define her path as best as she could muster.

She remembered the day she finally gathered the courage to voice her thoughts, her so called nightmares, Lucas was sitting with her at the cliffs, her mind wondering through all the possible alternations of words to incarnate what she truly wanted to express. Charlotte could feel the stare of the man beside her, his green blue eyes roaming along her face with scrutiny, trying to decipher the rambling thoughts inside the complex mind of the young woman she was…

She took a deep sigh, preparing the demise of all rationality inside her, time had come, she needed to know true, the realness of memoirs, the thin line between her past and who she had become.

"I dream of war, of past times where armors where worn and long gowns where dressed… I dream of darkness and despair… people running from shadows as fire consumed it all… I was in the middle of it, I could hear the cries of people pleading for humanity… but it never came, they shattered everything in their path… brutally slaughtered in front of my eyes. One of the shadows… he wanted to finish with my life too…that is when I usually wake up…" She had omitted the mention of another shadow, warm and protecting, she felt it moved from the side lines, each night she could feel it nearing to her, whispering words that seemed to calm her senses, enveloping in an emotion she could not place.

Lucas continued to look at her, analyzing the situation, not wanting to ruin the moment of confidence she had granted him. His eyes merged into hers, his hand being lifted and placed carefully over hers as she rested them on her lap. "I will protect you… no matter what… even from yourself… don't ever doubt that". She somehow felt better, even though the lingering fear she always hid remained in her heart.

Breaking from her thoughts she reached a fallen tree and sat over it gently. Her face detached and her eyes deeply enthralled in the sky above her, green meeting blue….daring whoever listened to prove her wrong of all she knew and lived upon…who would dare to move her? To change it all and transform a skeptic to a believer? … Charlotte might find life an illusion of greatness and dreams of ambrosia…but was it really just that and not something she had created in her mind to explain all darkness she had faced upon her life? …She dares someone to prove her wrong… after all, we hope for redemption deep within our souls.

She had chosen to go to the creek to relax and have an evening to think about the decisions she had made so far and a future she might not even want to have, maybe it was that she wanted to be able to choose her own path, maybe she wanted a normal life, but she knew that right now her life was far from normal than anyone else's. Removing her clothes she was left in a vintage fashioned swim wear, it was a little too revealing but no one was around, she hanged her summer dress in the nearest tree, letting her long dirty blonde tresses free from the constricting hair band. She started to make her way to the water, loving the feeling of the cold liquid against her flesh finding it invigorating. She swam until she couldn't reach the bottom of the cove and floated on her back, her eyes appreciating the beautiful view from above, a clear blue sky and a setting sun, only a word to describe it…paradise.

She closed her eyes as she let herself get lost in the bliss of the water, her hair floating around her making a resemblance of a golden halo as the bright sun reflected on it, it all lasted too short as she felt a presence, her heart skipped a beat as she turned her head fast towards the woods, a pair of golden eyes shined through the darkness, she froze in place as her eyes locked with the enchanting ones, green meeting gold, tension dancing in the air, before she could move three figures appeared from the sides, the golden pair deviating from her as these forms approached it, feral growls could be heard and a shiver ran down her spine as fear of the uncertainty overtook her senses.

The clouds played their part as they cleared the sunlight making the forms take the shape of enormous bears… no… not bears… wolves. They were surrounding a man with pale skin, he was… beautiful… a vision to say the least. Charlotte stayed unmoving trying to pass unnoticed to the beasts, but that man could be killed… she could not let it happen, she would not let them take his life. She swam fast to get out of the water and almost tripped as she tried to reach the man, she screamed to diverge the wolves attention and she could now see the face of the mysterious man… a young man, his eyes where filled with curiosity, not a trace of fear in his features, she could say he was amused at her poor attempt of help him, but in a mere second they caught the bait and turned to her, then she felt herself being pulled from behind, her back clashing against someone's chest, it felt hard and cold, arms constricting her frame as she tried to get away.

"Don't move… we don't want to turn this into a bloody mess would we? … you are valuable and we want to keep you unharmed". Mistrust shaded rationality as the velvet voice whispered to her ear, his breath tickling against her skin. She trembled, more of rage than fear, she, being the suborn and impulsive brat she was, thrown her head back to hit the man in the nose as he retracted from her ear, she managed to distract the man and she ran forward towards the wolves, the three of them propelling to the man as she stayed behind watching the fight, and the most unbelievable thing, the man had an inhuman strength, he punched and fought against the wolves, each movement fast and precise, finally the man managed to harm a smaller grey wolf, one of them going in his assistance as the bigger one, a black one, stood his ground protecting the other two, the man sprinted towards the creek, so fast her eyes lost sight of him and she was left alone with the overpowering creatures.

Her breath hitched as they turned to her, their eyes analyzing her, almost as if they could see through her deep into her thoughts. Her vision unexpectedly became blurry; her head dizzy, she began to feel her body loose and her hand held her head, a moist liquid seem to be unfamiliar as she felt it pour from the back of her head. She lifted her hand to her eyes, it was covered in blood she felt darkness gaining over her body and before she collapsed she felt herself being caught by someone as they called desperately for her to stay awake, but unconsciousness took over her and she faded into it.

Voices could be heard, yet darkness remained dominant. Her eyes were still too heavy to open them, her body loose as her senses progress to regain strength. Words where placed together in sentences, but they were short and frustrated, any of them didn't seem to make sense as she tried to understand what was happening, finally her body begun to respond to her command as her eyes fluttered open, slowly but steady green where capturing her surrounds, she was laid on bed, her back comfortably resting over a soft mattress, last time noticed she was at the creek, now she encountered herself in foreign accommodations, walls obstructing her sight of freedom. Charlotte's chest contracted and she sat up rather abruptly, her head spun once more and she felt someone approaching her rapidly and grabbed her by her forearms to avoid her to fall once more.

"Not so fast pumpkin… you hit your head hard…" The voice held an air of amusement, not so new for her, but it was rather childish and bright, she felt herself relax, somehow feeling secure and somehow comforted by whomever was holding her in place. Her eyes finally regain focus and she looked up to a crooked smile and bright brown eyes. She took a breath and recalled all her memories from the previous events. "What happened?" she asked as calm as she could, she didn't want to mention the wolves thinking that he would laugh at her and call her lunatic or something related to the term.

"You must have tripped at the creek… The pa… my friends and I found you laying there unconscious and we brought you to one of my friend's house… don't freak out… we are part of a patrol group for the tribe" he said smiling to her. She saw someone enter the room in her peripheral vision, her sight turning from the young man to a… well, several curious eyes, and those eyes suddenly seemed to roam over her frame far too interested for her liking and she frowned… why were they looking at her like that? Don't they have manners or such? She looked down and then it drown into her, she was still wearing the damn bathing suit Alexis had made her buy, showing too far for her to be comfortable to be in as she sat in front of a bunch of men looking at her as if they were waiting for the small clothes to detach from her body… rather stupid but she was about to curse her way out of the situation when a female presence made her way through the crowd and pushed them from the feet of the bed.

"Show some manners for Pete sake's! you are making her uncomfortable! … Here wear this, it might be your size". The dark haired woman smiled to her so warmly that all the anger faded and she suddenly felt compelled to follow her instructions. The woman had three scars across her face, inspite of it she was beautiful, her eyes holding a special twinkle in them making them so alive and transparent. "Thank you" She said, even as her throat felt a bit sore, she managed to appreciate her and placed the piece the clothing over her head, covering herself before standing slowly, she didn't want to test the rapid approach she had taken earlier.

"I am Emily… and these knuckleheads are my family… the one to your right is Seth, he was the one that woken you up… then there is Embry, Quil, Jared and the one on the back with a frown is Paul… we would love for you to stay to dinner, its late and a storm striked soon after they brought you… nearly impossible to go out like this" Emily smiled apologetically to her and pulled her loosely outside the room, soon enough she was sitting at the table surrounded by men, Emily had left her at their mercy while she cooked their meals. Charlotte had offered her help but she refused insisting that she just had hit her head and needed to stay still.

"SO… what is your name? Since we all know each other you must be new in town… traveled long to get here?" The once she could recognize as Embry asked her straight forward as he ogled her making her feel too self-conscious for her liking as he did so… what was with these men? Haven't they seen a woman or what?

Charlotte shifted on her seat and looked to him thinking what to respond. She cleared her throat and finally spoke. "I am Charlotte… Nevaeh… and yes I am new… I come from Colorado, so yes; it was a long ride to get here… I am visiting a family friend…" She cut her answer short not wanting to speak further of her home accommodations or family, she really didn't know if she would stay here, or how long they would remain before being forced to shift homes again.

Seth came to sit beside her, a bright smile in place as he rested his weight on his elbows over the table. "A family friend? And you came alone? … They must be worried… do you need to call them and let them know you are here? I am sure they will be fine with it since this is a tight community and your friend must be someone we know" Surely enough they were noisy, but the hell with it, if she could make it through a pack of wolves alive she could certainly pull a few tricks to get herself out of this predicament, after all, Charlotte Emelie Nevaeh didn't succumb to insignificant things like… being interrogated by some bunch of tall muscular and manly young men.

"I came here with my family, my sister Alexis, my guardian Caleb and a friend, Lucas… I don't really know how long we are staying in" When she thought it further, she really wanted to have some normality in her life, it could come in handy if she wanted to know he perimeter… for environmental purposes only. "I am sure I can call them later… they know I can take care of myself… I would love to get to know here before we leave, maybe I'll go around town and mingle a little to get accustomed" She smiled trying to lighten her image; she was after all receiving a good treat.

"We would love to show you around! We don't get new visitors often here… the beach is one of the attractions here, cliff jumping too… maybe tomorrow we can all go and…" The older guy, Jared she thinks, started speaking but was interrupted by Quil before he could finish.

"But … but I promised to Claire I would spend some time with her tomorrow Jared!" He complained soon enough as if his life depended on this Claire person…. Maybe she was her girlfriend or something… interesting to see someone so build up and… just big… pinning for a girl like that… it was hilarious and she couldn't help but chuckle.

Seth saw her being entertained by Quil and smiled broadly, maybe they could all be friends, it would be nice to get to know someone outside their circle for a change. "Don't be a wiped butt Quil" he said laughing at his desperate face before Quil frowned and pouted like a two year old.

"You can bring Claire… I will love to go to the beach… I have never been to one before" She said a bit embarrassed by the fact she have never seen the ocean up close in all her years… even though she traveled so much, she never went to the touristic places or do fun things other than train and hide… always living in fear of getting caught by the ones who wanted them.

"Well dinner is ready" Emily entered the room with full trays of food, all kinds of food and they smelled too delicious to be ignored, her mouth watering at the sight and smell of it. "Please leave something for our guest… I'll actually enjoy having some female company here for a change" She said while placing the trays on the table before putting her hands on her hips and smiling satisfied with her work.

Everyone in the table stood still, as if they were waiting for something, maybe a sign or a comet to crash… who knows… the point of it all is that they kept staring at the food but neither of them moved an inch.

Emily rolled her eyes at the childish behavior and sighed. "You may eat".

Suddenly the table exploded in grunts and hands fighting over who got the biggest sized burger, a havoc so enormously that Charlotte literally had to combat her wait through with elbows and shoulder pushing tactics to get half of a burger and some piece of corn, they were all too focused on food to care the mess that the y were provoking, Emily smiled brightly seen how Charlotte seemed to fit right in with them, oh how she would love to share her boys with someone that could keep up with them and keep all in line.

Suddenly the door was thrown open and everyone seemed to freeze in their spots, eyes shifting to it before resuming their eating and ignoring the arrival of their friend. Charlotte was too occupied eating her corn that she didn't acknowledge the new person approaching them. Seth elbowed her on the side playfully to capturing her attention; she frowned as he laughed at her and pointed to her hair. Charlotte frowned and touched her head and felt herself blush lightly as pieces of corn and other things had stuck on her hair. "Sorry" she murmured with a small twitch in her lips

The person sat at the table looking rather bored at the event happening before his eyes, and then he noticed the petite blonde sitting between Seth and Embry, his eyes boring into her skull commanding to her courtesy of looking up and make her introduction. Finally feeling the change in the air Charlotte looked up and it happened… the life altering moment where her life became further screwed up and all things that were already complex enough in her life turned even more complicated

Her green eyes met deep brown and her mind seemed to be dazed, her heart started beating a bit faster, pulse quickening and air stuck in her lungs. Thoughts had vanished, the food laid now forgotten over her plate, Embry snatching it away and eating before she could notice. For once in her life all things had vanished and they were only the two of them in the room…

Seth frowned looking at the dumbfounded face Charlotte had, then his eyes followed her line of sight until he saw the reason of her perplexity. In front of her was Jacob, with a constipated look on his face as he returned the girl's look. Seth smirked and threw a piece of tomato to Embry who was so happily eating the rest of his French fries before a slice of tomato fell over his head. "Hey!... what the hell!" Embry screamed angrily at Seth.

Seth continued smirking and pointed at the little scene unraveling in their very own table. Embry finally took notice and his eyes widen, he grabbed some French fries and threw them to the rest of the boys. The boys gulped down their food and then turned to see what the hell was so damn important to interrupt their sacred meal. All of them whistled and laughed, Jared betting with Embry who of the two suckers will be more stubborn and deny the connection longer.

They all watched diverted as the pair was too preoccupied in their little stare battle to notice them watching the show. Their averted eyes traveling over to Charlotte, then back to a deep brown pair of chocolate eyes. The frowning man standing now before the girl, who in comparison to them was a small pea among big bad vegetables.

'What the freaking hell was wrong with this…this… big piece of… Abs! oh dear lord… those are abs… seriously! They must be really hard and defined and… Charlotte shut the hell up! Say something! The man looks far too constipated! Almost disgusted to look at you! Speak for the love of all chocolate brownies with ice cream on top and sprinkles!' She finally broke out of the trance and did what any other girl would do in those circumstances in life when your pride is in line and a gorgeous god-like man looks at you rather distastefully… she voiced out what she likes to call her inner sista from the hood personality.

"Hey pukeface! Stop staring at me like that! If you are constipated just go to the freaking pharmacy and buy yourself some pills brother! No need to get all eye contortionists on me" She said with a frown and crossed her arms over her chest.

The table exploded in laugher, that seemed to do the deed and snapped Jacob from whatever trance he was in, he frowned. 'This could not be happening! He could not have imprinted in that… in that miniature excuse of a woman! With her fucking perfect and smooth skin and stunning green eyes… no! No way in hell he was attached to the… drop dead gorgeous goddess with those full reddish lips and… oh got was she looking beautiful with the flushed cheeks…. NO! She is annoying and bitchy… did she just called him pukeface? God… of all women out there he had to imprint on a five four feet tall girl with an attitude of hell'.

"Listen shortie… I am not a pukeface…and for your information, I don't need any medicine, if you have notice, and I know you did, I have the whole package, and I am perfectly functioning in all ways… wanna try?" he said confidently as a smirk plastered in his face.

The boys sat back watching the spectacle, this was far more entertaining that the five o'clock opera where Delia left Santiago to pursue her so long lost love who actually resulted being her half-brother and leaving her like the wolf without his two bones. Their faces where filled with smiles as mirth danced in their eyes, they certainly couldn't wait to know who would win the first round.

Charlotte was outraged, 'what a smartass' she thought as she stood up and rested her weight on her fist as she leaned over the table, her eyes narrowing as she felt her heart beat hard in her chest for some reason, blood boiling and mind focused on one thing and one thing only… shut the smartass the fuck up.

"Oh honey… I don't try with people that lack of a proper stomach functioning and have a plastered puke face…. Thanks, but no thanks… I don't think you can handle me… and if I notice… I would probably have vomited" She walked around the table and turned around smiling to the boys. "thank you for everything… it's a pleasure to have met you all…Seth, you have my number, let me know about the hang out tomorrow… and say goodbye to Emily for me… everything was lovely" she turned back on her heels and walked out the door straight into a light drizzling rain.

If a week ago anyone had told her she will find a place she would feel like home, she probably would have laughed and dismiss the subject, but now, she found herself actually wanting to live a normal life… with true friends and warming hearts….Charlotte feel the change, this was the start of something new…. Different, and all she could think about was dark chocolate eyes and perfect smile… life was unfair… why did she had to find him? After all this years of solitude and escape, she had felt tied up to this man…she barely knew him and she was already feeling like she needed to be closer…why did she had to fancy a pompous ass? … surely enough karma is a bitch, and it seemed that hers was working double shifts to screw her ass.