Chapter 2

I'd been home for a few days now, and I've locked myself away at Uncle Billy's. The only people who knew it was actually me home was Billy, Jake, and Sam Uley. Why Sam needed to know well I was still finding that out for myself. For the last three days I was trying to re-immerse myself with all of Uncle Billy's old stories, and things Jake had to tell me about the Pack.

It was weird to think that so many of us had changed, that so many of us were shifters. And I never would have guessed that I was one of two girls who had shifted. Leah Clearwater, it wasn't surprising to me though that she had changed. Leah was always as tough as the boys were, we both were. We were the only two girls ever allowed to hang around with the boys, that's why we had always been best friends. Aside from Paul, she was someone I could share my many secrets with, Paul however was the boy I had shared everything with. He was my best friend and protector. He also happened to be the boy I shared my first kiss with, and my first date with, he was also the reason I was accepted into the photography program in Florida. He was also the one I was most worried about seeing, once I told him I was staying in Florida for college he stopped talking to me. He said I lost sight of who my family was and that I was abandoning everyone when they needed me most, turns out I was. I just didn't know it.

"Syd you have to leave the house at some point, plus you have to tell us why your home at some point too. Is this permanent? Are you finally coming home, or is there some other reason your back?" Jake asked me the fifth day of me hiding in the house.

Sighing, "I don't know Jake, it was supposed to just be a visit for this event I have to work, but now knowing all this is happening well I don't know if I can leave. Plus I'm scared to face everyone, it's been a really long time. What if they all hate me for leaving, I couldn't handle that if they did," I said sitting on his lap sniffling slightly.

He started rubbing my back while telling me, "Dad decided it was best to have a bonfire tonight, theirs some news that he needs to discuss with the Pack, plus the leeches from Fork's have asked to speak with us about something."

I gasped when he said leeches, like the Cullen's were the bad guys.

He looked at me strangely, "What?"

"Jacob Black! Don't you ever talk about the Cullen's that way. They are the nicest people," I told him.

That was all he needed to explode, "How the hell do you know about them? Have they hurt you? What have they done to you Sydney?"

"Their my friends Jake, they've helped me a lot when I transformed, and again when Luka got into his accident," I said calmly, knowing that if I didn't I'd let my temper get to me, and I did not need to transform right now in my uncles kitchen.

"Luka?" asked Jake.

I sighed, forgot to mention him didn't I.

"Luka is my good friend from back in Florida. We went to school together. His family was killed when he was little so he didn't have anybody, we bonded over that. He was their the first time I ever transformed Jake. I transformed because I was caught in an alleyway by a vampire, he tried to kill me and Luka distracted him while I figured out what happened to me. He got bitten, and then I killed the vamp who did it. But theirs something different about Luka. He's a half vampire, he didn't fully transform when the vampire bit him. And he's never tasted human blood. The Cullen's helped him. He's the other reason I'm back. He wanted to be with them, to be with people like him and not have to constantly worry," I said all in one breathe trying not to freak out Jake too much.

He listened quietly and deflated once he heard that Luka saved me.

"I guess that's why they wanna meet then isn't it?" he asked me.

"Yes, they want you all to know that he is no threat to our people or the pale faces. He's really not Jake, heck you wouldn't even know he was a half vampire unless you knew, or saw his strength. You'd mistake him for one of us before you did a vampire," I said.

"What do you mean?" he asked confused.

"I mean he's as tan as I am, he spends all his time in the sun. He doesn't have the looks of a vampire he doesn't sparkle like full vampires do, and his eyes look like his own, and he's hot unlike full vampires," I explained.

He chuckled and said, "I get it you think he's cute but keep to the matter at hand, Syd, he still sucks blood."

I shook my head, "No no no, his temperature. It rivals our own, he runs a constant temp of 105, and mine is at 108, unless I'm mad then its 112. And he eats, human food. He doesn't need blood to survive. While it is more appetizing for him, he doesn't need it. He eats three meals a day, and hunts once a week. Usually taking down a couple of bunnies or squirrels, he's had a few does and bucks before but that's only been at the beginning when he felt he really needed the blood. He has the best control I've ever seen, even beats Jasper's and he's far older than Luka," I babbled until I heard Jake grow at my mentions of Jas.

He shook his head, "You should have told us sooner, we could have been more prepared."

Now it was my turn to shake my head, "Jake, he's no threat to the Pack. He's my best friend and as such he'll be visiting me at my own home so everyone better get used to the idea of it cause he isn't going anywhere."

Jake blew up at this, "I am NOT letting some leech onto our territory, especially to see my baby cousin. You don't understand how dangerous this leech could be. I won't allow it."

A resounding smack could be heard throughout the kitchen, "Don't you ever refer to him as a leech. He is the bravest man I'll ever know, and if he is not welcome then neither will I," I ground out through clenched teeth.

Finishing my sentence I turned around sped to my room grabbed my keys and left the house, heading for the cliffs. I needed to clear my head, and then go see Luka.

Arriving at the cliffs I didn't notice the guys jumping off until it was too late.

I started to turn around and head back to my car when Sam of all people noticed me.

"Hey Sydney! Where ya going?" he yelled, "Come join us."

I turned around and plastered a smile on my face and walked up to everyone.

"Hey I was really just looking for a place to cool off, Jake and I got into a fight. I'm not much in a socializing mood," I said fake cheerily.

I started to turn when I heard a growl come from the woods, out walked a brown russet wolf who transformed into the devil himself.

"Don't leave Sydney, I think Sam and everyone deserves to know what you've brought upon us," he ground out.

I turned to him with fire in my eyes, "He isn't dangerous, Jake. You'd realize that once you get your prejudiced head out of your ass. And until you do I think I'll just go stay with the Cullen's myself. They're definitely more accepting of people than you are!" I screamed at him.

Half the pack started to growl when I mentioned the Cullen's name, looking at them all I realized Jake wasn't the only one. My family hated my adopted family. This couldn't be, how could this happen.

Sam stepped forward, clearing his throat, "Sydney, as a member of the Pack you are forbidden to see the Cullen's or this vampire that Jake has spoken of. That's an alpha order, now just head on back to Billy's and we'll see you at the Bonfire tonight and we'll talk."

I smirked, "See that's where your wrong Sam. For one thing, I am a wolf but I am not part of this Pack, not until I have transformed in Quielete Lands and that hasn't happened yet. I have not connected with any of my 'Pack members' yet. And another thing, I am the granddaughter of Ephrim Black that last chief of this Pack, therefore if anyone was to be a true alpha it would be Jake or myself. Which means that I do not have to fall under you and follow your orders. You don't control me, Sam, no one does."

Everyone seemed shocked at my speech, that's right I wasn't the shy little girl you all remember, I'd grown a back bone now and I wasn't taking shit from anyone.

"So if your quite down, I think I'll just go see Luka and the Cullen's and then head home," I said, turning.

"See Sam she can't completely disobey you," said Paul suddenly exiting the woods.

I turned to him with sad eyes, "No Paul, I mean home as in my parents old house in Forks. I won't be returning to rez lands until my family realizes that with the changing times, us supernaturals need to stick with each other, not be divided, especially when the ones that want to be friendly with you have done nothing to you nor any human being, when they go against their very nature to protect humans. I'll be at the meeting tonight, but not for any of you. No, I'll be here to defend Luka, because he had no choice in what he became. Because the only reason he is what he is, is because he was protecting ME."

Walking away I hear a whine to my left and saw the most beautiful silver wolf, it was the perfect mix of power and beauty. It tried to follow me until Sam told no one to follow me, or else they would consider themselves banished from the Pack.