A/N: WELCOME TWILIGHTERS! Thank you all for reading this fanfic! I know that many of you are my followers from 'We Must Violate Some Law of Nature' and it amazes me that so many of you have been there with me since chapter one. It amazes me that you guys kept on reading the story and have now followed into the sequel [this story]. So this chapter is lovingly dedicated to each and every fan and friend I have acquired throughout my writing ventures. Every review, story alert, and especially favorite author I've received has made me smile, and without you guys I would have given up on writing all together. You guys really do rock!

-leslie

Embry POV

We were running patrol again. This time it was a midnight run with Sam, Jared, and Paul. I didn't know why Sam kept us on lockdown mode like this. The Cullens weren't attacking any time soon, and Alice would see the bad vamps and most likely tell us anyway.

Generally, I enjoyed sprinting around at top speed in wolf form. It made me feel free and unrestrained. It gave me a chance to talk to the guys about whatever and get open and hones answers. This was not one of those times I enjoyed.

All three had spent their day with their imprints. Sam kept thinking about how happy he and Emily would be when the baby came. Jared was mostly just replaying a less than innocent scene from this morning with Kim in his head. Surprisingly enough, Paul considering formally asking Billy's permission to ask Rachel to marry him. Weird. Paul wasn't really the marriage or the gentlemanly type.

It bugged me to no end. All imprinting did was make cool guys into total schmucks.

Well, not really. The guys were still the guys, but now they didn't have any time for anything that did not include the girls.

Ok, well that wasn't necessarily true either. They had time. They just chose to use it with their girls.

I still didn't want to imprint though. It seemed so Dark Ages. Like forced on you. You should have a choice in love and whom you want to be with. When you imprinted, the love of your life was chosen for you based on which matches would create a stronger next generation.

Sam chuckled. Trust me, after you imprint it won't seem like that in the least. You will want to choose them anyhow. It's not that they are pushed upon you; it's the same love everyone else in the world feels. The signs are just more evident. Its not like you're forced; its like you just need them.

Exactly my point. You need them. No choice. I shot back.

Jeeze Embry. Just shut up and get over yourself. You've still got that whole teenage angsty thing going for you, and you're what, twenty-three? Twenty-four maybe? Paul complained.

I growled and looped around the northeast end of the Rez. I'm through here. Can I please go now Sam?

Jared laughed. The way you've been hanging around with the Cullens, people would think you imprinted on dear old Emmy.

Of course. They all thought I was diseased because I liked the Cullens. Naw, I'm just sick of hanging out with all you chicks.

Both Jared and Paul growled at me. I saw Sam rolling his eyes in my mind. Just go.

I considered phasing so I wouldn't have to deal with them anymore, but it would take an hour to get back in human form. I'd have to suffer a bit longer.

**

I felt incredibly lame calling Emmet. But I just could not stare at my ceiling any longer. He'd probably think I was a stalker or something. But I was honestly just bored.

Right as I picked up my phone to dial the number, it rang. I heard the lyrics to my ring tone. I laughed at how appropriate they were.

"If you've got nothing left, say I don't wanna be in love, I don't wanna be in love. Back it up now, you've got a reason to live, say I don't wanna be in love, I don't wanna be in love…"

"Hello?"

"DUDE! YOU GOTTA HELP ME!" I heard Emmet shout, and it sounded as if he was struggling and laughing at the same time. "C'mon Rosie!" I heard him say in the background.

I laughed. Only Emmet could have timing like that. "What, do you need me to come lock up your wife or something?"

His voice came back to the phone after a few more minutes of tug of war over it. "Close! Can I come over and play video games PLEEEEEEASE?" He was cackling like a maniac.

Perfect. "Yeah man, when?"

"Emmet, no, we have to finish packing!" I heard Rosalie insist. "Too late baby, I've already made plans, and I can't really back out now." He replied. They wrestled a little more. "BUT IT'S JUST VIDEO GAMES!" She argued.

"Be there in five Embry!" He called right before the line disconnected. Rosalie was in control of the phone, but he'd already gotten what he needed.

I popped Halo three into the XBOX 360 and got it started as I waited for him to show up.

A/N: I'm going to start the plot really early in this story, chapter three probably. It's going to need to be stretched out. I hope I'm not starting too soon for you guys, but I think I've introduced the characters and story pretty well so far. You get a rough idea of what my characters are like and how much Embry's life sucks so far. You're kind of getting an idea of the way he thinks and his opinions, so I think it will be ok to start writing in the problems and such. I'm going to be evil because I'm actually going to write the next chapter today, but I won't post it until tonight or tomorrow. Sorry, but I must be evil and keep my readers on edge! Lmao, REVIEW!