A/N: I do not own Twilight, the Twilight Saga, or any canon Characters associated with the Twilight Saga. They are the intellectual property of Stephanie Meyers. I envy you so much...


I wake up to the sound of someone knocking on my bedroom door.

"Elizabeth? It's Sue. You asked me to wake you up when Leah and Seth got here. They are downstairs."

I sit up in the bed and wipe dried tears from my eyes. When I glance over at the clock, I see that it is only Nine-twenty two in the morning. I walk over to the mirror in the room and exchange my skirt for a pair of jeans, and slip on my shoes. I shrug my bra back into place as one of the straps was falling off my shoulder, and I draw my hair back into a ponytail again. I open the door carefully, unsure of where Sue was. She is leaning against the door across the hall however, so I open the door a bit more quickly.

"Hey there," Sue smiles at me.

"Hey. So, Seth and Leah are downstairs?" I ask quietly.

"Yeah, you ready to go meet them Elizabeth?"

I run my right hand through my hair, and nod.

"Okay. I have some breakfast ready if you are hungry." She tells me as she leads me down the stairs to the kitchen.

"Thanks."

"No problem," Sue smiles.

As I enter the kitchen I see a woman of about nineteen years, who must be Leah. She is about two inches taller than me, and has marginally darker skin than I do. Her eyes are dark brown and her hair is short and black. I glance into her eyes for a moment, and as they appear somewhat harsh, I glance away. She turns her attention to the food on her plate.

"Leah, try to be more understanding. She lost just about everything. She is hurting in so many ways. She could use a sister. And I'm sure it wouldn't hurt for you to have someone." Sue scowls as she walks to stove and griddle. "Where's your brother?"

"He went outside for a moment, Sam and a couple of the others wanted to talk real quick. He should be back soon." Leah sighs. "And I know."

"Elizabeth, would you like pancakes?" Sue asks.

"Yes, please. Thank you," I nod.

Just then my stomach growls loudly. Leah's eyes go wide, and she smirks.

"Someone is a bit hungry it would seem," Leah smiles, glancing down.

"Well, I haven't eaten since six-ish last night. I have a right to be hungry." I scoff, sitting at the table, at about the same time Sue sets a plate of pancakes at the seat I choose across from Leah. I pick up the fork that is lying on the corner of the plate, and begin cutting the pancake. The pancakes have a light cinnamon scent to them. It's a comforting scent, allowing me to stop the tears that were forming in their tracks. I take a few bits, and then start to speed up from hunger.

"Thank you," I smile as I finish the first set of pancakes.

"We have to be related," Leah jokes. "When you're done eating, would you like to go out and wander the Rez for a while? I'm not busy until quite later." Leah offers, sighing.

"Okay, I guess. It may help me get my mind off of everything that has happened lately."

"Okay girls, it's good to see that you two are getting along. I have to get to work. They told me to take the day off, but I don't think I'll need to," Sue smiles, walking out of the kitchen. "If I leave before Seth gets back, tell him I said goodbye."

"Alright mom, I'll make sure he gets the message," Leah rolls her eyes.

I grab a second stack of pancakes from the griddle and begin eating again. It was like I haven't eaten in days. I stop about half way through and stare down at the stack, well what's left of it.

"Hey, Liz, what's wrong?" Leah asks me, cocking her head slightly.

"I've never eaten this much, this quickly before. I guess I got freaked out for a moment. It's probably just the stress of everything crashing down on me."

"I doubt anyone would blame you for being stressed. I hope it doesn't really bother you, but Sue told me what happened, about you being kidnapped and all, and not having any family left," Leah sighs as I glance to my side. "Sorry, that was insensitive."

Just then a group of four guys swoop into the kitchen from the back door. There was a tall male of about six foot four with russet skin with brown eyes and short black hair, a second guy of approximately six foot with the same characteristics otherwise. The third person I see is probably six foot five, again with russet skin, brown eyes and black hair. The fourth is maybe just less than six feet in height, with the same skin color as the rest, and similar eye and hair colors, he also looks younger. I then notice that they all have the same tattoo on their right shoulder, as does Leah.

"Seth!" Leah, growls.

The fourth jumps and slides to the front.

"Yeah, Leah? Is this our new family member?" He asks, smiling.

"Yeah, Seth, Embry, Paul and Quil, this is Elizabeth. She will be living here since she is technically an orphan and our mother was named her God Mother. I'll tell you why later. I can tell it causes her some stress to talk about it."

Almost instinctively I glance away, blushing slightly, and start rubbing my left arm with my right. I begin to glance back at the guys who are for the most part going straight for the left over pancakes. The one who was introduced as Embry is staying back a bit, probably having eaten just before he got here. He walks around the kitchen a bit before he finally sits in the seat next to Leah, and we make eye contact. We stare at each other for a moment, and then I turn my head away from him slightly. I blush slightly as I stand up and walk out the back door.

"Embry, did you just?" One of the guys starts to ask.

"SHH!"

I wonder quietly what in the world that was about when the police cruiser that dropped me off last night drove by. I caught whiff of the same sickly sweet odor again, and my migraine was back. I felt this pressure inside of me wanting to be set free, but when the scent disappears so does my migraine and the sensation. I didn't notice it until the scent and migraine disappeared, but my right hand was pushed against the left side of my ribcage. I turn to face the house, standing on a small dirt path just outside the backdoor. Some of the guys are looking at me in a curious manner; Leah almost looks scared, while Embry is sitting looking over his shoulder.

I sigh, and walk around to the front of the house to sit on the porch for a while, waiting for Leah to finish up and meet me out front. About two minutes later, I hear the front door opening. I glance over, hoping to see Leah standing there, but instead I see Embry just looking straight ahead. I look away, and sigh.

"Hey." He says, sitting down on the steps.

"Hey." I reply.

"I'm not quite sure if you heard, or have a face to connect to it, but my name is Embry Call," He says introducing himself.

"I'm Elizabeth," I glance at him.

"Can I just call you Liz?" He asks, chuckling.

"I guess. My old friends called me that… So what was going on in there? Just before I walked out front?"

"I have no idea. What was going on with you while you were standing in the back yard?" He questions.

I lean on my knees and sigh, "I… I don't know. I am not sure what it was… It may sound weird, but when Officer Swan dropped me off last night, it took a moment to register, but he reeked of something sickly sweet. I got a migraine, and when his cruiser passed just a bit ago, I smelled the same scent again. I had a migraine again, and there was a slight pressure in my chest. It was like I was a bit congested, but it passed along with the migraine."

"I believe you. I used to have the same problem for a while and then it passed a few years back. Don't worry about it," Embry smiles, sliding over to comfort me.

"Thanks, Embry," I smile.

The door then opens, and out walks Leah.

"Hey, you ready Liz?" She asks.

"Uh, yeah. I'll see you around Em." I stand up and smile.

"Yeah, See you around Liz." He smiles.

Leah and I walk away from the house, and start wandering around the Rez, while Embry walks back into the house.

A/N: I hope you enjoy it. Please Read and Review. I can get better quicker if you review. Have a good day, your friend, R.S. Karazura.