A/N: Hey! I am so so soooo sorry for the long wait I have been super sick lately! Thank you to everyone who has given my fic a chance it means a lot! I know the story is pretty heavy now, but it will start to lighten up! Enjoy!

Disclaimer: If you recognize it…it's not mine! :D

Chapter 3

Sophia knew her Aunt was worried about her, but she couldn't work up the energy to care. It had been three weeks since she arrived in LA Push, and all she did was stay in bed and eat when no one was around.

She heard her door creep open. Sophie closed her eyes quickly and pretended to be asleep. She smelled a spicy scent and the forest…Seth….

"Sophia Grace I know you're awake." He said sitting down on her bed.

"Seth please just leave me alone" Sophie whispered. She didn't want to talk to anyone she just wanted to be alone and wallow in her grief.

"Sophie its Leah, you need to get out of the house. It's been three weeks here put this on we are going to the beach you could use the fresh air." Sophie felt a pile of cloths hit her face. She felt her two cousins grab her arms and pull her up.

"And you may not argue with us. It's time for you to leave this house." Her cousin Leah demanded.

"Alright, alright if you two will shut up. I'm going to change get out." She knew she sounded rude but she couldn't help it. Was it so hard to let her lay in bed all day?

She put on her swimsuit that her cousin gave her and the jean shorts. Throwing her hair up in a ponytail she made her way over to her bedroom door.

"Good you're ready! Come on." Leah said while taking her hand. Sophie thought her hands were warm. What is with these kids?

Leah put her in the front seat while Seth started the jeep. Sophie had to admit the fresh air felt fantastic. The sun was slowly chasing away the chill that had hung around her for so many weeks.

Soon Sophie could hear the waves slapping the beach and smell the salt on the air. Maybe Seth and Leah were right. The fresh air was doing her a lot of good. Soon Seth was pulling the car into a parking lot.

Leah jumped out of the back and opened the door and helped her down from the front seat.

"Here we are Sophie! Doesn't it feel amazing out?" Leah asked taking her hand.

"Actually it does feel really good out. Thanks you two." She replied.

"Hey there are the guys!" Seth shouted.

"Wait what? There are other people! I don't want to see anyone!" Sophie yelled pulling from Leah's grasp. She was so shocked. How could her cousins not tell her about other people? Sophie just didn't have the kind of energy to be around people. Especially people who would stare at her and act weird around her.

"Soph calm down. It will be good for you to learn how to be around people again. You need this." Seth said grabbing her hand pulling her towards the beach. There was no fighting him he was so darn strong.

"Fine, but don't expect little Mrs. Sunshine, and would you slow down Seth?" She said stumbling after Seth.

"Sophie these are the guys we hang out with all the time. Their names are Jacob, Jared, Embry, Quil, Collin, Conner, Brady, and Paul." Said Seth. Each boy took turns shaking her hand. Each hand was large and warm. Sophie began to wonder if they were putting something in the water at La Push.

"Come on soph lets go lay out." Said Leah pulling on her hand. She heard all of the guys run off and jump into the waves.

Sophie settled down onto her towel enjoying the silence while Leah napped. She felt the presence of someone standing over her.

"Can I help you with something you're blocking my sunlight." Sophie demanded of the stranger.

"Excuse me?" someone asked.

"You heard me." Sophie didn't know why she was being so snarky. She just wasn't used to people staring yet.

"Um actually I was just coming to introduce myself, but I think I will let you get your head out of your butt first." Said the stranger in a clipped tone.

"Excuse me?" Sophie demanded sitting up Indian style, but it was too late whoever it was had already stormed off.

"Geeze Soph what did you do to Paul." Seth asked plopping down on her towel. He shook his hair out like a dog effectively getting her wet.

"Gross Seth! I didn't do anything to him! He was standing there staring at me!" Sophie yelled pushing Seth over.

"That's it. You little missy need a cool down. "Seth grabbed Sophie from her towel and threw her over his shoulder.

"Put me down you freak!" Sophie shrieked. She could hear the loud laughs of the other boys in the water.

"Ok here yah go." Seth said dropping her. Instead of landing in the sand like she thought Sophie ended up in the ocean.

She came up sputtering and spitting out the nasty salt water. She felt a pair of warm hand pull her upright.

"Seth you could have hurt her!" Ah so Mr. Grumpy makes a showing again.

"Yah Seth you could have hurt me!" She pouted.

"I'll get him back." Paul whispered in her ear. She felt chills go down her back as his breath tickled her ear. She heard Seth suddenly yell and could hear the sounds of sweet revenge. For the first time in three weeks Sophie …. smiled. When Sophie was most convinced that she was dead inside she felt the first flutters of hope.

A/N: Thanks for reading! Review please I would LOVE to know what you are thinking! Also I have some running ideas of where this story is going to go, but if you have any amazing ideas you want me to consider that would be fantastic! Dancerox421 :)