Jacob and I seemed to really be connecting. I would blame the imprint thing, but I really think it was just us. I felt so comfortable with him. He was home. I forgot about being forced to stay here, I forgot about being drug away from my family and most of all I forgot about the pain La Push brings when I was with him.
Seth had just came outside and saw that I was snuggling close to Jacob. He of course freaked out and apologized.

"Jake! Embry said t- Whoa!" Seth said running to the backyard. He stopped dead in his tracks when he saw us "Sorry man, I didn't know were you busy."

"Seth, nothing is happening. Were talking." Jacob said. The thought of him kissing me made me blush.

"Oh well, Embry just said to check and make sure you were still alive and everything." Seth said, keeping his gaze fixed on the ground.

"What is he talking about?" I asked.

"I kind of joked that if I wasn't in with in 20 minutes they needed to check on me." Jacob explained.

"OK... its official. Everyone here is crazy." I said with a laugh. Jacob smiled a quick smile at me which was soon replaced by a blank look. "I think I'm going inside now. You two coming?"

"I actually need to talk to Seth a minute. But I'll be in soon." Jacob said looking worried.

I got up and walked into the house. Emily was putting snacks on the table and the guys were all talking about who was going to get there first. Quil told Embry he'd beat him there.

"Guys, no racing in the house." Emily warned. Quil frowned in defeat but listened. I got the feeling that they'd all do whatever she told them too. Emily seems to be like a second mother to all of them. As far as I could tell they all respected her and really cared about her.

"Where's Jake and Seth?" Embry asked "Did you kill both of them?"
"No, Jacob wanted to speak to Seth, so I gave them some privacy." I said. After hanging out with Jacob I was feeling much more comfortable here.

"Malaya, are you hungry?" Emily asked "I know you didn't eat at dinner."

"Not really." I said "But thanks."

"No problem, if you get hungry help yourself to whatever you'd like. I'd feel like a bad hostess if you didn't eat." Emily said

"Your anything but a bad hostess. You've been a great roomie so far." I said, I meant it too. She had made me feel welcome and made sure I had what I needed.

I went and sat in the living room quietly. I sat across from Jared. Now was my chance to ask him some questions.

"Hey, Jared, I was hoping you could answer some questions for me... maybe help me out a little." I said politely... or at least I thought it was.

"What do you want?" Jared asked bitterly

"First I'd like you to be polite." I said, my sarcastic tongue getting the best of me for a second. Jared looked at me with wide eyes."Second, I'd like to know more about the family" i forced the word out of my mouth.

"Why? So you can go back and tell those bloodsuckers everything?" Jared asked. "and Bob and Kate are my family. You said yourself that you don't have any family in La Push."

"Allow me to rephrase then, I would like to know more about the people who conceived and gave birth to me. The ones who are biologically related to me but don't seem to give a flying flip other wise." I said raising my voice. I wasn't about to sit back and take his crap... not for a minute.

"Is he giving you a hard time?" I jumped at the sound of Jacob's husky voice.

"Nothing I can't handle." I said looking behind me to see Jacob.

"Anyway, I don't have to tell you anything." Jared said ignoring Jacob.

"No you don't. But I would greatly appreciate it." I said

"Yeah, I bet you would. You'd just love to go back and tell those leeches what you found out wouldn't you?" Jared snapped.

"My understanding is I won't be allowed to go see them until your freacking alpha is sure I won't runaway." I snapped right back, with anger and resentment thick in my voice.

"Jared, you need to shut up." Jacob said, I felt the couch shake and glanced back to see Jacob's arms trembling uncontrollably.

"Jacob its not worth it." I said turning to face him. I stood and placed my hands on his broad shoulders. The trembling slowed.

"Enough. All of you." Sam said in a deep voice. "Jared, you need to answer her questions. I guarantee she won't tell anyone." Jacob stopped trembling and came to sit by me. Once seated he leaned over and whispered "Sorry." I mouthed "Its OK."

"What were your questions?" Jared asked seeming to calm down with Sam in the room.

"I was going to ask if we had any siblings." I said

"No." Jared said

"What is our mother like?" I asked

"Great. She cooks and cleans and is a mom." He said. keeping it short.

"And our father?"

"He's OK I guess. He works as a semi-driver and is gone most of the time. I see him maybe two days out of the week."

"And its true were twins?"

"That's what I've been told."

"You both have the same temper and stubborn attitude." Emily mocked. I smiled at her and then went back to my questions.

"Where do they live?"

"On the west side of the Reservation. Which is opposite from here." Jared said. He seemed to become more comfortable talking to me.

"How old were you when you found out about me?"

"Uhh it was my 11th birthday and I asked for a little brother and Grandpa screwed up, not knowing I was clueless about you and said "Well you've already got a sister". Then I asked mom and dad and they told me. Grandpa was never too keen on them giving you up, even though they had a valid reason." Jared said

"Valid reason?" I asked, my jaw literally dropped when he said that. Could he possibly answer the question I've asked my self since I was a little kid?

"Mom was 15 when she found out she was pregnant, and 16 when she had us. It was supposedly a difficult pregnancy and birth. Since she was so young it was hard for her to carry us. Dad didn't have a job and neither did she. They had allot more than just regular medical bills and they could only afford to keep one of us." Jared explained "Dad said they kept me since I was a boy... at that time no one had heard a girl phasing."

"So they gave me up because they didn't think I'd phase and kept you because they thought you might?" I asked

"Chances are always higher for boys than girls." he said. I was shocked. "Don't hate them for it. Mom told me she wanted to keep us both but it came down to what they could afford and what would be safest.. or at least what they thought would be safe."

"You mean she wanted me?" I asked

"Yeah. She still does. Ever since she heard you had to come to La Push she's been talking about meeting you." Jared said. I felt a tear roll down my cheek. Not a tear of resentment, not one of anger or sadness but a happy tear. I was happy my birth mom actually wanted me. I was thrilled that she wanted to keep me.

"You think I could meet her?" I asked

"Sure. How about tomorrow before patrol?"

"That'd be great!" I said grinning from ear to ear. I wiped the tear from my face. All I could think about was how maybe, just maybe my life here could be good. Maybe it wouldn't the hell on earth I thought it would be.

"Now that we have that settled, there is some food on the table if you are hungry." Emily said to the pack.

"Lets dig in!" Seth grinned. He seemed to be the youngest of the pack, the baby if you will. He was tall and lanky build but still toned, he was muscular but not as bulky as Jacob or Paul. He defiantly had a boyish look to him, where as the rest of them didn't. They all looked to be in their early to mid twenties, though I found looks can be deceiving. Jared looks about 23 but in reality he's only 17. Jacob could easily pass for 25 but again, only 17.

"Sam, is it normal for wolves to look older than they are?" I asked deciding to get over my "I hate Sam" for a moment

"Yes. See when we phase we go from looking 15 or 16 or however old we were at the time to looking about 25 in a matter of one to two weeks." Sam said

"So that's what everyone meant by me looking different... thanks." I said

"No problem." Sam seemed to be a little more careful when speaking to me. He wasn't using a stern tone or a harsh look anymore. His face still was that of a leader and one who demanded respect. Really, he just looked more relaxed

I walked to the table and grabbed a muffin and napkin. Much to my surprise I pulled back my whole arm... I was honestly expecting to be missing some digits.
"Gentle dogs, huh?" I said jokingly.

"Yeah were not food aggressive." Quil said as Paul slapped Jared's hand for grabbing the last muffin "Much. Were not food aggressive much." Quil corrected.

"I see." I said "Who all are imprinted? I was kind of in shock when Sam said earlier."

"Quil, Paul, Sam, Jared and now Jacob. That just leaves me, Leah and Seth." Embry said.

"I thought imprinting was supposed to be rare." Seth stated

"We thought so but it turns out when your not just looking for someone within your tribe, you have a much better chance of imprinting." Sam said

"Makes sense." I said taking a seat on the couch adjacent to the dining room.

I sat talking to the pack and getting to know them. They actually aren't half bad. Embry and Quil act like brothers, always making fun of each other... they sort of include Jacob in that too. Paul and Jared are always arguing over something stupid. Then Leah just sits and makes sarcastic comments every once in awhile, she left before anyone else did. Jacob seemed to be talking to everyone except me. I asked him a question about patrol and he gave me a short answer. He didn't look at me all night and really seemed to be avoiding me. When Jard, Seth, Embry and Quil had left I went to my room. I turned on some music and zoned out. I heard Sam say something to Jacob, I couldn't make out what it was.

I cranked my the song up a little and sang along. (Don't let me get me- P!INK)

Never win first place, I don't support the team, I can't take direction and my socks are never clean.
Teachers dated me, my parents hated me.
I was always in a fight cause I can't do nothing right. Everyday I fight a war against a mirror, I can't take the person looking back at me.
I'm a hazard to my self, don't let me get me, I'm my own worst enemy. Its bad when you annoy yourself. So irritating, don't wanna be my friend no more. I wanna be somebody else. I wanna be somebody else.
LA told me, you'll be a pop star, all you have to change is everything you are.
Tired of being compared to damn Britney Spears. She's so pretty, that just ain't me.
Doctor, doctor won't you please prescribe me something. A day in the life of someone else?
Cause I'm a hazard to myself, don't let me get me, I'm my own worst enemy. Its bad when you annoy yourself. So irritating. Don't wanna be my friend no more.
I wanna be somebody else. Don't let me get me, I'm my own worst enemy. Its bad when you annoy yourself. So irritating. I don't wanna be my friend no more.
Doctor, Doctor please prescribe me something. A day in the life of someone else!

I snapped my headphones out and turned my Ipod off, placing it gently on the nightstand by the bed. I gathered my night clothes along with my toiletries and went to the guest bathroom at the end of the hall. Once there I placed my bag on the counter and shut the door. I looked in the mirror noticing that I looked especially tired and stressed. I stripped out my jeans and the rest of my clothes, chucking my red American eagle T-shirt on top of my jeans.

I turned the shower on almost as hot as it could go. Stepping in, I let the steam and hot water wash away the stress if only for a moment. The relief I felt was unbelievable. Its strange what hot water can do to you. I felt my tense shoulders loosen with ever drop of water, my aching back eased and the worried expression my face had surely held most of the day was gone. I went through the rest of my relaxing shower forgetting everything about the day and what my new life would hold.

I quickly dried off leaving my chestnut mane for last, wringing the thick, wavy strands as dry as a towel could get them. After dressing I grabbed my brush in an attempt to tame my relentless curls. With every pull of the brush the bristles only added to the frizz and poof, defeated I pulled my hair back in a low looped ponytail. I gathered my things back up and went to my guest room. I heard the voices of Jacob and Sam coming from the living room.

"Goodnight, Maya." I heard Jacob say, startling me. I jumped at first... how did he know I was there!

"Yeah, goodnight to you too Jacob." I responded nervously. Butterflies fluttered about my stomach, tickling me on the inside. Its strange the effect his voice had on me after only a few hours of knowing him.

I continued to my room and put my things away. I turned the sheets down on the bed and slipped in. I couldn't hear anyone talking anymore so I assumed Jacob had left. I layed my head effortlessly on the pillow immediately falling into deep sleep and surrendering to dream land. At last I was at least somewhat at peace. Every night laying down was when I cleared my mind and any stress eased... as if it was erased for the night. Though it usually returned in the morning, I was thankful for my eight hour escape.

A/N: What do you think Sam and Jacob were talking? Who should Maya bond with that isn't Jacob? Tell me what you think and let me know what you like and what could be fixed. I'm open to all suggestions! Also, is there a certain POV anyone wants? Tell your friends about this story please! Thanks for reading!