Author's note: This is my first attempt at Fan Fiction. I love it and and am obsessed with reading it so I thought I'd give it a go. I love the wolves and wanted to make a story that focused on them. I am not Ms. Meyer and own none of the characters. Enjoy!

Summary: Sophie Coleman is a 26 year old Ph.D. student who lands in La Push while studying Native Americans for her dissertation. There she meets the wolf pack and the wolf girls. She and Quil quickly develop a brother/sister relationship. She and Seth have an immediate connection, but what is that pull she feels toward one Sam Uley. Sam is the leader of the pack and has had his heart ripped out when his fiance Leah imprints on someone else. Will he be able to get over the anger and hurt and allow himself to give in to...That Pull?

Chapter 1:Starting Over.

Sophie's POV

"Sophie, let's get the show on the road."

"I'm ready Dad, sheesh no need to holler."

"I just want to get on the road, it's bad enough we have to spend the next 3 days on the road, the sooner we start, the sooner we get to your new home."

"I know dad, I'm ready. I just have to get Koda and I'll meet you and Ben outside."

I sat down on the steps of my newly emptied home. I can't believe it. I'm moving AGAIN. Why can't I ever settle anywhere long enough to set up roots. It only took half a day, and one small U-Haul to pack up all my belongings. Koda pawed at me and gave me that look that only a dog can give; he knew this move would be different for both of us too. If all went as planned I was finally going to finish up with school so that I can settle down and start my life. Dogs amaze me with that built in sixth sense they seem to have about things.

I got up and headed out to my truck. I was leaving Fairbanks, I'd graduated with my Master's Degree in May and now I was going to get started on my Doctoral program. I was going to take classes online while I started my dissertation. So I'm off, leaving the place I called 'home' for 2 years and headed to La Push, Washington. Strategically located in the middle of the Pacific Northwest American Indian culture, I figured it would be the best place to start my research. Well that and my advisor, Mary Cummings, has a friend down there that was setting me up with a house and a part time job at her small grocery store. Funny how things seem to fall in place, destiny is definitely on my side this time.

"Let's hit the road Dad, I'll follow you and Ben, just give me a call on my cell when you're ready to stop."

My father and brother flew in from South Dakota (where I'm originally from) in order to help me move. I love my family. I was always a daddy's girl, even after my baby brother came along. It's always been the three of us. My biological mother passed away giving birth to my brother. My dad met and married the woman would I knew as 'mom' a few years later. She too passed away right before I started college. She was the reason I went into the field I did. I would do her proud even in death. Now it was just me and boys and I wouldn't trade them for anything. Ben is the best brother a girl could have, true to big brother protocol he was my protector, my look out, and occasionally my partner in crime. I didn't get to see him much the past few years since I was finishing school, but he was always there for me when I needed him.

With Koda riding shot gun I gave my dad a honk and we headed for the highway to my new home. Although I would only be in La Push for the next 6 months or so while I did my research, I couldn't help but feel deep in my bones, that big changes were headed my way.

Sam's POV

"Alright then, now that old business is taken care of I've got one new item to discuss." Sue Clearwater had taken her husband Harry's spot on tribal council when he passed 5 years ago. She was one of 5 of us who sat in on the council. Basically we shared upcoming plans for the tribe and made sure that everything was in order. Due to our secrets and history, we had to be very protective of our tribe. Even though all signs indicated that our vampire 'issues' were behind us, we were still very guarded.

Jacob Black and I joined the council a few years ago when the phasing had started. Billy Black, Quil Ateara, Sr. and Sue guided us through the council offering us wisdom of the elders to help with anything that needed dealt with. The pack was still phasing and doing our patrols just in case any of the Cullen's or their kind decided to make a return appearance. Though we phased less and less and were able to live normal lives, we still did regularly just to keep our skills sharp in case they were needed again.

"So Sam, what do you think?"

Huh? Oh. "Um…I'm sorry, I spaced out for a minute, what was the question Sue?"

"I said that Anne's friend who runs the program for American Indian studies at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks called last week to finalize plans for her student to move here. She'll be here in 3 days, Anne and I thought it would be nice to have a welcome picnic, show her that we're here to help anyway we can."

Ah now I remember, Anne Ateara, who happened to be the mother of one of my pack brothers, had been wrangled into letting some strange outsider stay in our town while working on some school project or some shit like that. As Alpha I was immediately worried about letting some outsider stay in La Push nosing around in our history and legends trying to get a story for some term paper. I vetoed the idea months ago but was out voted by the rest of the council. They were eager to see what an outsider would say or think of our tribe. Hmmpf. Whatever. I'll just have to make sure I watch them closely. But then again how much harm could some nerdy bookworm do?

"That's fine Sue; tell Anne I'll have the whole pack there to welcome her. Do we know anything about this girl who is going to be coming? Anything you can tell us about her, the more we know her motives the better we can handle watching her."

This time it was Billy who spoke up, "Sam you need to relax. This girl, as you put it, is a doctoral student who just wants to stay here because La Push happens to be centrally located along the coast. She is doing a dissertation on the shrinking populations of the tribes of the Pacific Northwest. She won't be interested in our legends and our secrets."

"You know, her research could really help our people, she's doing a good think here Sam, stop being so cynical."

"Thanks Sue, I'll try to remember that."

"Besides you never know, she may be HOOOOTTTTT," Jake always needs to add his own two cents.

"Hah Jake, not likely, you know these bookworm types, besides I'm not interested."

"Awe come on Sam, you've been alone for too long, eventually you'll have to get over what happened with Leah…"

"Enough, I AM over that but that doesn't mean I'm going to jump into a relationship just to have the same thing happen."

Flashback:

3 years ago

We were all going to the hospital to welcome Jacob and Bella's new baby. Bella and Jake had been together since the newborns came to Forks looking for her. It was then that she finally realized her feelings for Jake. The Cullens left shortly after, Edward not being able to cope with the decision Bella made. I heard that they moved to New Hampshire and that he found a mate, but I don't really care as long as they don't come back. Jacob finally imprinted on his Bella. The elders think that the imprint didn't happen until Bella was ready to accept it. She always did have a freaky way of blocking out things that she didn't want. Anyway, they married right after Jacob graduated high school and she was pregnant almost immediately after. Now we were on our way to meet Ephraim Black.

Leah and I were the first to arrive. Although Leah and I never imprinted on each other, we had been dating since high school. I know that she feared I would imprint on someone and leave her, but I never did. Even though most of the tribe had at this point, Leah and I never did. The elders thought it had something to do with the fact that we were both wolves. Whatever the reason we didn't care, we were more in love than any two people could be, imprinted or not and we were going to be married in less than a month.

As soon as we walked in the hospital room and Leah saw that beautiful baby boy I knew what had happened. Leah imprinted on Jake's son. There was no fighting the inevitable; I had seen it with Jacob, Jared, Paul, hell even Embry imprinted! I know from being around Quil and Claire that it was possible to imprint on someone so young but I couldn't help but be sick about it. Here I was, the ALPHA for crying out loud. Not only did I not have my own imprint, now I didn't have the love of my life…never again…Sam Uley would never fall again…

End Flashback.

So now that there was "new meat" as the boys so eloquently put it, coming to town I was suppose to get excited and vie for her attention along with all the other single males under the age of 30? Not happening, sorry to disappoint everyone but this man was NOT going down that path again. I know the guys worry about me, when they aren't accusing me of turning gay, but I'm happy…alone, but happy.

OK So, I'm getting a ton of hits on Chapter 1 but not enough of you are giving chapter 2 a shot. LOL. Please take the time to read the first few chapters. I swear you'll love them. Thanks.