A/N So here is the full chapter three. It's short and late since I said I would update Thursday and Friday but suddenly I had a very unexpected social life and had to clean my room so sorry. But here it is. Short and not the best but it gets the story moving. Tells you a little about Erin's Mum but more will be said. Next chapter plus a little more detail on why Erin over reacts.

Embry's point of view

"EMBRY MOVE NOW!" I groan as I roll out of bed. Could my life get any worse? Not only had Jacob decided to run off but I was being forced to go back to school. I couldn't believe it. Last year I had hardly gone so this year was going to be hard as hell. There was only one thing that could make my life better and did. The one little light, Erin. I sigh she was amazing. An angel. Beautiful and so kind hearted. The way she helped her mom out was amazing and her car. Well it was drool worthy not only that but she actually knew what she was doing when she opened up the bonnet. Though it kind of hurt to see her working on a car reminded me of Jacob. Damn his life was harder than mine a lot worse.

"Embry I don't hear you getting up and to school you have three minutes to arrive on time"

"Wouldn't hear me anyway" I grumble as I rub the sleep from my eyes and shuffle to put on some pants and a top. I was tiered I had patrol last night and even though I was ending it earlier than usual due to my lovely early start this morning I ended up running Paul's patrol as well. As he was spending time with Rachel. Now that was weird. Paul imprinting, he's never been calmer.

"Embry!"

"I'm here I'm here" I say as I grab a piece of toast and stuff into my mouth.

"You better be gone" Mom says looking to me one eye brow raised.

"Yeah I'm going" I stuff another three pieces of toast into my mouth and pick up the bag I hoped had everything I needed in it. I hadn't been to school for so long I'd forgotten.

"I love you" my mom calls to me as I walk out of the door.

"You too" I call back through my mouth full so it came out more like ooo oooo. Then I was off walking since I didn't live far and used to the rain since I patrolled in it most nights. And watched Erin in it every day. The guy's had started to call me a stalker but they didn't understand. I mean they could read my mind but none of them got it. She was too good for me, even if I had imprinted on her she was just too good for me right now. That's why I was actually going to school and wasn't protesting too much. I wonder what she was doing. How she was feeling about her first day at school. I had been doing that a lot. The guys teased me about it. I also wished not for the first time I was going to forks high so I could be with her.

"Hey!" I turn my head to see Seth. He was waving at me hyper actively as usual.

"Hey" I say back nearly taking his hand off grabbing the muffin he held out for me. "thanks" I say though a mouthful. See Seth was lucky his mom knew about him being a werewolf. Sometimes I wished I could tell mine but then I would just think of the questions it would bring up and the answer I would get that I didn't want to know, plus it would be awkward. I'd rather put up with being grounded all the time.

"No problem I've got more" I smile as I scan the crowd of students looking for Quil. I spot him walking quickly towards me. Seth, Quil and Jared had come back to school with me. Jared was of course with Kim. I look around to see if I could see them when something catches my eyes. Long golden hair. I focus in my heart starting to hammer in my chest. She was here! She really was. And she was moving towards me! Her dark brown eyes were rimmed with black and wide. She was nervous. Her jeans were already soaked at the bottom her coat already glistening with rain drops. I could hardly breathe. I sound like such a girl- no I sound like Jared. I focus in on what Kim was saying to her but they get interrupted by some idiot I vaguely remember being in our year- and now it was our Erin was here!

"Hey!" Erin says frowning. That idiot better apologise.

"You were in the way" The prat sneers. The next thing I know her fist was coming into contact with his stomach and by the grunt of pain it was a good shot.

"Yeah same" Erin says before walking forward again. Kim rolling her eyes as Jared looks to me. His eyes asking me if I was sure she was still too good for me. That pisses me off. Erin was amazing I never said anything bad about Kim. I couldn't quite believe what had happened and by the slight pink in Erin's cheeks and the darkening of her eyes she didn't either and was pretty embarrassed.

"Hey" I say as the three reach us my eyes drinking up Erin up close. Inhaling her cool scent. It reminded me of storms. The fresh scents of trees and flowers.

"Hey Muffin" Erin greets. Erm now was that just me or did she sound insulting? I look to see Kim elbow her and frown. Nope not just me.

Erin's P.O.V
Well done good start! My little inner voice applauds me. I can't believe what I just did. I haven't punched anyone since the day I started forks high and that really worked well for me. After I broke Evan's nose when he slapped my arse everyone looked at me like was going to lash out at them. I suppose then shouting at Nicole one lunch didn't help. But this was my fresh start and I just mucked it up and I couldn't blame it on my nerves oh no. I had gotten them under control it was seeing cookies again. Just hearing his name had sent my heart stuttering and my brain turning to mush. Then Kim and Jared had decided we had to go over and see him as Kim needed to know how he was coping, since Jacob one of her friends had ran away. I knew everything that was going on in Cookies life more than my own. I had a feeling Kim was trying to set me up with him since all through the summer she had been asking me if I wanted to come over and watch a DVD with Jared and Embry. But the thing was a part of me wouldn't mind. That day at the hospital had been weird but he had been sweet and I had felt drawn to him. So what did I do hit someone in front of him then in embarrassment call him muffin. Now we were stuck in a thick silence. I mean I must be one of the only people in the world who can make Muffin sound like an insult. The bell rings. Thank god. I turn expecting to walk into the building with Kim but she had already walked off her hand linked with Jared's.
"Kim!" I shout. How the hell did she expect me to find out where I was supposed to go?
"I'll show you" Cookies. I turn to my side and look up to meet his dark dark eyes.
"Thanks" I say quieter than usual for me. He smiles a huge 100 watt smile that made me want to smile back but I didn't… no new start I remind myself and let my lips curl up into a huge grin. Cookies smiles wider then motions for me to move forward. I do feeling more relaxed than I had in days.

"We have to meet in the hall to be given all the usual stuff, time tables and told the teachers that got married new names" Cookies tells me as we walk through the school. I frown slightly when I noticed people parted for Cookies and I like Moses and the red sea. Cookies doesn't seem to notice.

"Like normal then" I say.

"Yep, so how was your summer?" I look to meet Cookies eyes and then dart them back forwards he was looking at me weirdly.

"Alright" I answer.

"What did you do?" He presses.

"Erm worked on my car"

"What car have you got?" Cookie asks excitement clear in his voice.

"An AC Cobra. My dad bought me from what must be the stupidest man in the US since he got it for near to nothing" I tell him speaking quicker than before as I let my passion for my baby through.

"Nice what's the engine like?" Well that was it. The gates opened and I told the history of my car in around twenty seconds flat.

"Whoa well I caught exactly three words of that" Cookies laughs. I smile.

"It wasn't that quick" I say

"No it really was you speak around 100mph"

"Only when you get me talking about my baby" I smile and sigh at the car. God I loved it. "How was your summer did? Did you get invited around to watch countless DVD's no doubt one would be Wolverine with Kim, Jared and me?" I ask feeling very relaxed. Even though every time Cookies warm arm brushed mine tingles went up my arm and down my spine.

"Yeah"

"Thought so" I nod "I think Kim's trying to match make us"

"I thought so" Cookies answers quickly sounding a little off. But when I chance a quick look at him he seemed fine. We turn a corner and walk a little further in silence till Cookies clears his throat.

"I saw you a few times around this summer" Ok odd way to start a sentence.

"Yeah?"

"Well I just saw you with your mom, I was just wonder erm well what she has" Cookies voice was quiet and uncertain. That's nice he's not one of those who ask it like she is some object or some mutant freak.

"She had MS-" Wait. A new start doesn't mean I go around telling every Tom, Dick and Harry my every personal detail.

"Oh, what exactly is that?"

"Find out yourself if you're so interested" I snarl. While I kick myself. Now this was an overreaction and a half. Jesus! Stop! I shout at myself even as I stop and turn glaring up at Cookies shocked and confused eyes. "Now you bring up my family again or tell anyone you'll find yourself unable to even think of reproducing" With that threat I stalk off blindly. I wasn't ashamed of my mum in fact she was the one person I respect the most. She was my centre but that didn't mean I had to like everyone knowing. I didn't have to like the looks I got of sympathy or pity. The questions of how hard is it? People thinking they couldn't say things around me as it my upset me. Or when they find out I've been helping my mum out since I was eight when my dad pissed off and started a new family leaving the old one broken in a corner. Then they ask if I'm ok? Or saying things like "well it's different for you" How? I'm not the one with MS. I'm not the one who's suffering! I'm not the one fearing the future. Before Forks it got around the school my mum had MS and well that was it. My bitchy personality was suddenly excused because my life was harder. I'm no longer like a normal teenage girl I'm a carer. My mum doesn't need a bloody carer. I feel my eyes burn as angry frustrated tears try to break through. If Cookies even thought of telling a soul I would well I don't know what I would do I only know Kim wouldn't speak to me for a while after. What's private is private. It's when I walk in a door and someone laughs that I come out of my anger fueled daze.

"You have to pull" The dick laughs.

"Go to hell" I snarl before trying to pull the door off its hinges. As soon as I was down yet another muddy wet floored corridor I rubbed my nose and admitted I was lost. I hadn't been paying attention and unlike Forks, this school was all one building and the rooms weren't clearly numbered.

"Erin?" I turn to the sound of my name from some unfamiliar voice. Walking towards me was a giant I recognized from this morning.

"Yeah?" He breaks into a goofy grin.

"Hey I'm Seth nice to meet you" He holds out his hand and I take it my bones nearly crushed when he shakes my hand. "You're kind of going in the wrong direction for the hall. Wasn't Embry showing you?"

"Muffin's annoyed me" I answer. Jesus Kim knew some tall guys. Seth mutters something under his breath I didn't catch before towing me to the hall. From this guys grin I guessed he was younger than me but his height and the fact that he was as well built as Cookies, sorry nearly as well built as cookies made him look a lot older.

"Here you are. See you at break" With that Seth disappeared leaving me to enter a full hall. I open the door praying for it to open silently. Well the world hates me. The door squeaked and groaned more than I think was needed but of course everyone looked to me. There were as many people as I was expecting but I still was embarrassed as hell. I feel myself kick into bitch mode and I stride in. Seems this was a waste of time if I was acting the same as I had before. I was going to be hated in seconds. Great.

"Ah Erin James"

"Smith" I correct the teacher. I wasn't having that surname.

"Sorry Smith" I nod "Well if you'd like to find a seat" I look around and spot Kim waving me over. I happily nearly run over and sit down. As I pass I see Cookies looking wounded and it takes everything I have to steal my heart.

"Well I won't bore you and everyone else with retelling everything. So I'll end it now and say I hope you have a good year everyone" Kim hands me some papers and I look down to see what I had first. Home room. This time Kim walks with me. In front of Jared who was talking quietly with Cookies.

"Why were you not with Embry?" Kim asks me. Shooting a quickly look behind her. The fact she then smiled I guessed she caught Jared's eyes.

"He said something that I didn't like" Kim just rolls her eyes.

"Be nice to him"

"I'll be on my best behavior from now on. Brownie promise" I say with a sarcastic smile on my face.

I had an hour till I could go home. The day had gone well. I hadn't punched anyone, I hadn't shouted in fact I had made friends (kind of) with two girls in my government class and my art. I hadn't insulted the teachers and in fact my Physics teacher liked me. This was why when I entered math and saw Mr. Navarre I was happier than before cause ending with math is never a good thing. I was surprised to see him teaching both math and physics till I realized they over lapped. Then I was sat next to Cookies. He was still looking like a kicked puppy. And the lesson went downhill from then. Not only had I had to cope with the guilt I felt for snapping and Cookies, I realized I had to apologize but I got absolutely nothing of math. Seems I did something completely different In Forks. So much for over lapping. Physics I could do I was actually good at it but math nope. Went in one ear out the other. Then Cookies took over the whole desk.

"Could you please move over to your side a bit more" I ask trying to keep out my annoyance.

"I'm as far as I can get" Cookies hissed back to me. I had asked him this three times already.

"Maybe I can get another desk" I say to myself before thinking. Cookie looks to me like I was mad.

"Did you just talk to yourself?"

"Yes and?" Defensive yet again. What was it about him that made me act like this or a giggly mess.

"Nothing and the class is full"

"True but I could swap seats"

"And make someone else suffer being squashed. That's not nice" Cookies smiles at me.

"Yes but Muffin I'm not a nice person" I smile back.

"Fine then I won't help you with question eight"

"You can do this?" I ask amazed anyone could.

"Yeah we did this one of the lessons I was a school, divide by two" Oh now that made sense.

"Skive a lot?" I ask as I correct questions eight and nine and seven and one, two, three and four. I think I got five and six right.

"Huh?"

"Skive, skip not turn up"

"Oh" Cookies nods getting what I was asking. "I was ill for a bit, question five and six need correcting, then I had work"

"So you missed school for work?"

"Yeah" Cookies answers. I look to his work he was on question thirty. I changed my mind about this teacher they were cruel for making us do all this work.

"But isn't your education more important cause then you could get an even better job"

"I like this job it suits me" Cookies answers sounding defensive.

"Well it's your life" I say feeling jealous that he knew what he wanted to do and that he enjoyed it. I hadn't a clue and it scared me. I liked to know what was going to happen. Not even having a clue scared me. I wasn't good at anything. I mean I was of average intelligence but that was it, I couldn't draw I really can't sing or dance. I have no interest in anything but my car but I don't want to fix others.

"I thought you were on your best behavior" Cookies grumbles to me. Clearly taking what I just said as an insult. Not hearing the jealously in my tone.

"I am" Cookies snorts. "Really cookies I am I'm just- hey did you listen in to mine and Kim's conversation?" I say when I realized I was going to spill my private thoughts yet again to him. I really needed to stop doing that. The bell rings before he could answer.

"Ok finish off the questions for homework" Great! "Embry, Erin can I have a word with you two?" Oh no. I pack up quickly and run forward. I thought this teacher liked me? Cookies looked untroubled as we walk forward the class filing out of the door.

"Right" Mr. Navarre says turning to face us "You two are both struggling in my subjects, but luckily for you both each of you is good at the others weaker subject so I would like you to help each other with extra sessions. So Embry will help you with math" Sir Looks to me, I nod and swallow hard. Didn't that mean we had to go to each other's houses or study in the library at lunch but either way we were alone, only us two, just cookies and me? How was I going to cope? I would either insult him beyond belief or make a fool of myself when I just stared at him and inhaled a lot. Because one thing I had worked out today was that it was cookies that made me act like my old self. In physics when I walked passed him I slowed down just so I could smell him. I thought about his eyes for God's sake! And I panic so what happens? I snap at him, insult him. Around him the bitch came out and that isn't good.

Embry P.O.V

This was both heaven and hell. I would have more time with Erin. More time which I didn't feel like my heart was being ripped in two and that I wasn't worrying something was happening to her but more time when I realize she was nothing like I thought. She insulted me at every turn. She basically said I was wasting my future and said I was stupid. When the math we were did today was a recap and easy as hell. Erin strode from the classroom as soon as Sir had finished speaking. I lope out slower to meet my friends. When I arrive Kim speaks first.

"So?"

"I've imprinted on a bitch!" I say. All day I had watched her and she had spilt personalities. Unfortunately I seemed to have gotten the bitch personality which I had a feeling was the true side. Jared had told me she wasn't the angel I had thought and he was correct.

"She is not a bitch she is my best friend!" Kim says outraged.

"She's a bitch!" I argue back

"Well you're stuck with her!"

"No need to remind me" I grumble. It was horrible. I wanted her safe, wouldn't be able to live she was harmed. And I got lost in her eyes and her beauty but I really didn't like her. She was cold and confusing and she didn't seem to like me. I was being pulled in different directions.

"It will work out man, she's your soul mate" Jared claps me on the back. "You're made for each other"

"Yeah well someone hates me"

"You know what they say opposites attract and all" Seth tries to help.

"There are opposites and then there and opposites" I answer refusing to be made feel better. My life was shit. My best friend was being a wolf somewhere, I was back at school, grounded all the time and I had imprinted on a bitch.

"It'll work out" Was it a bad thing that part of me didn't want it to?