BEEP~ BEEP~ BEEP~ BEEP—CRASH!

The girl groaned ignoring the bounce of her military grade alarm clock on the floor beside her bed. She missed California more than ever, at least at six o'clock in the morning it felt like twelve in the afternoon. In Forks, six o'clock in the morning felt like the middle of the Atlantic ocean.

She got out of bed and pulled on clothing in silence. She crept down the stairs as her brother came out of his room to wake her up.

"Hey El! Get up it's time to go to school!"

The girl merely snuck up behind her older brother and jumped on his back laughing at his silliness as he flailed and stumbled around the living room.

"Ah~! Attack of the sister!"

"Oh shut up!"

They laughed and he carried her out the door with breakfast in hand to his car to drive up to the Reservation's school. Elena Lune and Joshua Lune were just coming back from California after being away from the reservation for ten years or so. Their return was brought about them having no family left in the California and having almost equally none on the reservation, but being around people of their own was a better alternative to being alone in the city. Hence, they were pulling up to the Reservation school at the moment.

Elena would have driven herself to school, and would the moment the transfer to Forks High went through. By then, her beloved baby would have arrived and she would be free of her brother's too careful, too slow, and too inexperienced driving.

"Alright you ready to meet the Natives?"

Elena hit him over the head, "Jay, we are the natives."

They laughed climbed out of the car together deciding to head in together. Elena pulled her hood over her glossy black cherry hair, adjusted her boots under her loose jeans and Joshua pouted watching her. He thought he had a little sister, not a little brother and pulled the hood off her head. She glared at him questioningly.

"You look like a guy."

"Well I am more of a guy than you are..."

Joshua growled at that and ruffled her hair as they got their schedules and were off to class. Before they split, she pulled her hood up in defiance and swaggered off to prove a point. She did manage to hide her curves very well under all that baggy clothing he had to admit. One day soon, he would manage to make her buy the right sized pants.

Elena made it to class, English, and almost died with the monotone voice of the teacher. It seemed like every time she went to a different class it was the same, a bunch of things she already knew. The uneventful order of events left her drained and ready to go home before lunch. Sitting with Joshua had never ceased to be interesting and she was pretty sure everyone thought she was gay, but of course that didn't matter. The suspicion would definitely keep annoying stalkers away when she decided to dress like she cared. The only problem is she still had California clothing….

"You know it wouldn't kill you to dress your own gender."

"Since when did jeans have genders?" She quipped taking a bit of her burger.

"Those are my jeans—"

"From four years ago," she interjected stuffing a fry in her mouth and talking around her food. "It's not like you can wear them anymore."

"Mom would kill me," he replied with puppy eyes, watching the little boy of a little sister he'd managed to raise.

It's not as though he hadn't tried to be there, get her female friends, even find a female role model for her, but after… the incident she'd reset herself to tomboy-on-steroids and never went back to normal. There were little glimpse of her girl side when she would actually brush her hair, but other than that… If their mother were still with them…He shuddered at the thought.

"Please don't wear them anymore. Didn't someone buy you a bunch of skirts or something? How am I ever going to marry you off like this?"

She grinned at him across the table and laughed in his face. It had been running joke since he became a technical guardian… since they were alone.

"I'd kill you if you ever tried it, sir."

He grimaced at the truth and they headed back to class. There was a reason their father named her Elena, she was very much a fire willed girl.

With the ending of eighth period choir, the day was over and they were on their way home. Elena hummed a gentle tune, finishing up the temporary homework and making a few calls until they drove up the winding dirt path to their house.

Why were there half naked people standing outside their house? Seven of them at that...

She got out of the car first after Joshua was stunned with the faraway familiarity of them all.

"You must be the Lunes..."

One of them laughed and Elena looked at Joshua. They were used to it by now.

"While our name is coincidence, we are not quite all there together," she joked with a smile before surveying them all.

The oldest seeming laughed warmly as Elena approached the group. They were pretty tall, not much taller than she. The guys were half naked in shorts and tennis shoes, the youngest one was wearing a shirt, and the only girl in the group looked like she'd rather be out doing something productive than meeting the new people in the neighborhood.

"Elena Lune, it's nice to meet you."

"Sam Uley... we've met before... this is Seth, Leah, Embry, Paul, Quil, and that is Jacob."

Jacob's eyes felt like heat on her skin and she noticed that standing in the circle of them, the temperature was at least eighty degrees. She didn't want to question the intensity and humanity in his gaze but looked around to make sure she wasn't crazy. It had definitely gotten hotter. She didn't recognize any of them from the time they were little, but their names rung a series of bells in her head… especially Jacob. The slightly taller one with the short and growing hair cut…she remembered long hair as a child.

"Wait... Jacob... Jacob Black?" She asked as the tiny boy running around her memories faded into his face.

The same eyes, the same smile… different body though.
"Yes..." He replied and she smiled in recognition, a little proud that he hadn't recognized her at all.

After all it had been almost ten years since they moved away from the Reservation, furthermore he wasn't the only one that grew up a bit. Her hair was much longer now, wavy, like a child of nature and a natural black cherry red that everyone swore was fake She never dyed her hair, she didn't need to. That was what hair paint was for…and other type of paint of course.

"I take it you don't remember be at all...It's been a while... you... uhm," she paused before chuckling, "grew."

He raised and eyebrow at the girl and looked deeper into her almost honey colored eyes that flickered in the sunlight. He licked his lips nervously as a soft laughter filled his ears from his memories and he almost fought against asking. This wasn't her, was it?

"El...?"

She nodded and the memory of the little girl chasing him because he stole her favorite bear, teasing her, growing up together, her moving away, all flooded back to him and his smile spread like sunlight across his face. There was that same fire in her eyes that she earned her name from as she watched him remember.

"Like... little El? Really? El?"

"That would be—ah!" She yelped as he swept her up in a tight bear hug and she was shocked at his feverish warmth. Dear God, why was he so hot? She closed her eyes at his warmth and almost sighed at the reprieve from the cold Forks air.

"Oh my god it's been so long!" Jacob cried spinning her around and laughing with her.

They had been the closest of friends as children. She left just when Bella came into town. He remembered her as always being happy and shining even in the cold rain. He remembered her being closer than family. It's odd that he had forgotten her when Bella came to town. It's odd that he'd forgotten most things when Bella came… his self-respect… his pride…Dear God, what had happened to him?

"It's nice to see you too. I never pegged you for a muscle man though..."

He laughed and set her down as she began to pat his muscled arms in wonder.

"So... are you like a personal space heater now too?" Elena asked earning more of that warm laughter she remembered as a child.

The pack and Joshua blinked and laughed at Elena's joke and automatically welcomed her back. This was the most they'd seen Jacob laugh in a while. If keeping the Lune around was going to keep it that way, they had no problem showing her around and spending as much time with their old friend as possible.

"Excuse Elena she's a little weird. What can we do for you?" Joshua asked rubbing Elena's head in an affectionate way.

"The Elders sent us to welcome you. We're having a bonfire on the beach in a few hours, we were wondering if you'd like to come..." Sam said.

"I'm up for it!" Elena said pushing Joshua away from her, " You can stay here."

"Like I'll let you out of my sight... We'll be there."

"Great, we'll see you soon." Sam said and turned to leave, the other six followed with Jacob leaving a lingering gaze on Elena who was a little busy fighting off Joshua and his nagging.

Embry noticed Jacob's mental preoccupation first and asked, " Yo... Jake... something you want to share with the pack?"

"What?... Why?"

"Ever since the run a few days ago you've been preoccupied with something..."

"It's nothing." He replied.

"Maybe he's finally gotten over the leech-lover." Leah remarked earning a silence within the pack.

Jacob kept walking not even reacting to the remark and everyone stopped. While it had been meant as jeering, Jacob's lack of response worried them more than anything. When turned around would he have that sad puppy face again or would he still be glowing like a sun? Dear God, what if it was the former? On her wolf honor, Leah would have to go kick the skinny Swan's ass.

"Alright, wait a minute, now I know something's strange." Embry said and stopping Jacob from walking any further.

"What?" He asked without turning around.

"You always get mad when we talk bad about Bella—"

"Something's up... did she... like come back or something?" Quil asked making Leah growl.

Jacob, despite their differences and her jealousy at being Alpha inclined, had become like a brother to her. She'd already gone through that torturous wave of thoughts about Bella and she refused to do it anymore. If that meant killing the girl and hiding the body, well she would need a really good hiding place.

"No, why?" Jacob asked looking around at them, " Why are you all looking at me like that?"

Sam smirked, " You imprinted on someone didn't you?"

"Hm? Imprint?" Jacob asked trying to hide it and it was obvious that they were onto him.

"Oh my god, you did! I know that look anywhere... Sam always has that look when he thinks about Emily—"

"Shut it, Embry." Jacob growled with a blush staining his cheeks.

The younger man laughed a bit and Jacob frowned. Even Leah seemed to be taking some relief and pleasure from his obvious imprinting.

"Imprint... hm..."

"Phase," Sam commanded wanting to get to the bottom of this.

They undressed and phased all at once and their minds melded together searching through Jacob's thoughts, much to his disdain. There was a memory they were chasing that he wanted to keep from them, it was obvious but no. His thoughts exploded with that beautiful voice and they all almost jumped back at the volume.

I am finding out…. that maybe I was wrong.

The girl... singing at the cliff...The singer at the cliff. Spun through Jacob's mind like a hurricane, taking them all with it.

Holy crap you imprinted on someone you don't know! Embry thought as they phased back and laughed hard. Leah almost collapsed with the thought

Jacob hit him over the head, " Try to contain your laughter. I didn't do it on purpose."

"Doesn't matter, you need to find out who the hell it is though." Sam said rubbing his head, " I hope it's someone near..."

Jacob found himself agreeing. He wanted to see the girl again... and he felt he had but wasn't sure... He'd know when he heard her sing or saw her right? Isn't that how it was supposed to work? He'd kept his eyes open, hoping to see a glimpse in the corner of his eye and hoping to follow it to the ends of the earth if he needed to. But the imprinting feeling still remained without a connection. He'd definitely imprinted, he just couldn't figure out who. All the women he knew couldn't sing like that… he seemed to be one of the few people in the tribe with musical talent after all.

Speaking of musical talent, he went home to grab his guitar before helping to gather firewood along the beach. Can't have a bonfire without a fire and hot dogs… and other things but most importantly the hot dogs and the fire. The bonfire started as a towering pile of flame and the tribe in a circle around it. As the meat began roasting over it, Elena and Joshua joined them at the shore.

Jacob looked up and his eyes scanned over Elena appraisingly. Still dressed comfortably, probably refusing to put too much effort into anything she was sitting there with a bright smile and hair covered under dark folds of the hoodie she sported. Was she cold?

"Don't you guys get cold at all?" Elena asked taking in their half nakedness.

"Hard to get cold when you're always hot." Embry said.

She laughed and refrained from telling him that he wasn't all that hot. She took the seat in between Embry and Paul across from Jacob and grinned at the sound of roasting hotdogs and hamburgers.

"Oh I have to hang out with you guys more, you're so warm~..."

The night went on happily. They laughed and joked and suddenly Jacob pulled out the guitar as per tradition among their small circle. As the younger members of the tribe they were allowed their own smaller bonfire and a stack of seasoned meats to roast over the fire. Luckily, Emily was in charge of the food or Joshua and Elena may never have gotten anything.

"It's tradition," He said looking at her confused face, " You can't sing?"

"Can't sing?" Joshua asked incredulously. " Can't sing? Elena can't sing? Hell will freeze over first—ouch!"

"Shove it Jay." Elena scorned and bit into her hotdog, slathered with mustard and ketchup.

She could sing alright, all the trophies being shipped her with her baby was proof enough for that. She didn't need him announcing it to the world… after all that was her job.

"So she can sing?" Sam asked, " Why don't you sing a bit for us?"

"Yeah you and Jacob can do a duet..." Embry said, " Cause none of us but him can sing and the tradition gets boring and annoying when we're al tone deaf and Jacob gets mad."

She frowned she didn't like singing when people were watching. That was the main reason she quit the choir and took to solo singing in the forest where no one would hear her.

"Do I have to?" She pouted.

"Yep, or you won't get another hot dog." Quil threatened shaking a finger at her.

She pouted at that she was still hungry and the the other seven had devoured most of the food on their own. He had her cornered, being her direct line to the food if she didn't want to get up.

"Not fair...fine but don't blame me if your ears get blown out."

"Because you're bad?" Paul asked.

"Because she's loud, " Joshua corrected as Jacob began to play, the melody that had been plaguing him since he heard it.

" I am finding out~... that maybe I was wrong..." Jacob started to her surprise.

"Wah~... I was singing this song a few days ago..."

The pack looked at her surprised as Jacob continued. She couldn't be the girl could she? She couldn't... wouldn't he have known? Wouldn't they have known?

"That I've fallen down... and I can't do this alone~..."He sung softly before turning the lyrics over to her.

"Stay~ with me... This is what I ne~ed from you~..." She picked up making the pack fall into silence and Jacob stopped playing as she sung the song on her own, " Sing us a song~... and we'll sing it back to you... We could sing our own but what would it be without you? Oh~..."

Jacob flushed, the same voice. His heart was pounding in his chest and if even if he could he wouldn't stop staring at her. It was her. He was right and at that moment every sense in his being wanted to be nearer to her, closer. Much closer. Much much closer. He needed to be closer. He needed to be much closer. Dear God, he was going crazy. Why wasn't it like this when they saw each other? He fidgeted a bit in his seat wanting to trade places with Quil and the entire pack felt his nervous energy.

The boy was down right jittery, twitching like he was going to jump through the bonfire and hug her, kiss her, love her senseless. He had it bad and Sam almost choked at the intensity… it hadn't been that bad when he'd imprinted on Emily.

She stopped and looked at the faces staring at her, " Should I stop?"

"N-No! Don't... keep going..." Jacob pleaded in that frantically desperate voice.

She tilted her head, but complied as he continued to play trying to match her voice. He needed something else to concentrate on as he reigned in his common sense and stopped himself from attacking her then and there. Dear God, he'd felt it through Sam's eyes but this was insane! How was he supposed to function with this feeling, boiling up inside him, and turning him inside out.

"I am nothing now... and its been so long~... since I've heard the sound... the sound of my only ho-ope~... This time~... I will be listening... Sing us a song and we'll sing it back to you... We could sing our own but what would it be without you... oh~. oh~... This heart... it beats... beats for only you..."

They glanced over to Jacob as she stood up trying to reach for more breath to sing it correctly. There wasn't a glint of sadness in his eyes as he watched her. Only her... his mind was focused only on her and the pain that seemed to drip from her voice. He almost whimpered in response from the emotions pouring from her mouth.

Joshua knew the look on her face as she closed her eyes, and the beach went silent except for her voice. She'd lost herself in the song again and that was why she was such a champion. it almost made him cry sometimes like she was really experiencing the pain and joy of the songs she sung. She was good, and if she didn't have plans to be an engineer she would have had a great shot at becoming a professional singer.

"This heart it beats...beat for only you...OH~~! This heart it beat for only you—my heart is yours! This heart it beats beats for only you My heart is yours~! This heart it beats beats for only you~ My heart if yours~! This heart it beats beats for only you. My heart~... My heart is yours... My heart is yours... My heart is~ yours~! Oh~... My heart is~..."

She breathed in deep after belting the last part of the song she grabbed another two hotdogs and kept eating happily, finally coming back to reality. She would have apologized if they weren't clapping across the beach and if she wasn't still hungry.

While her focus on her hotdogs was adorable in that little kid sort of way, everyone was focused on Jacob who was focused on her happy face eating across from him. That was definitely the voice to save him from his pain. Sam grinned in triumph, maybe his pack would stay together for a little bit longer with Jacob being a part of it.
After the truth was reveled and the humans sent home, the pack gathered and cornered Jacob with knowing smiles.

"What?"

"So... you imprinted on little El..."

"Well she's not exactly little anymore now is she?"

"She look a little chunky to you?" They laughed

"Paul, Embry, could you knock it off huh?" Jacob pleaded.

Leah laughed, " Sure why not... it's not like they aren't neighbors..."

Silence fell on the group and Jacob blinked, he hadn't realized the proximity of their house...A grin spread over his face like a beacon in the night. Sam clapped him on the shoulder in congratulations and sighed.

"Just don't hurt her. " Sam ordered and left the group.

The watched him go and felt their alpha's regret. It was obvious who he was thinking about at that moment. They went their separate ways and Jacob went home to find Elena, Joshua, and Billy in the living room.

"Ah, he's home, meet the new neighbors... " Billy said, " What a blast from the past huh?"

Elena laughed, " You could say that... "

"How old are you now Elena?" Billy asked.

"I'm turning sixteen in a few weeks." Jacob's eyes lit up.

"Really? We should spend our birthdays together since their on the same day."

She smiled, just like all the other times and he heard his heart speed up. It never felt that way with Bella. No... that's not true... it was just a muted version... rather than a louder ear pulsing screaming version. This was just a little odd though, it hadn't felt this way when they saw each other earlier… was this supposed to happen? He forgot to ask Sam about it.

"Okay."

"We can go to Port Angeles, huh?" Jacob asked.

"Sure, that sounds like fun."

Joshua grinned, "I'll make sure she's dressed appropriately..."

She glared at him and rolled her eyes, " Ignore him."

"I'll try, " he smiled. " I'll pick you up around noon huh?"

She nodded and headed towards the door, hitting her brother over the head.