Alec watched her as she slept against him. Her chest moved up and down as she breathed in and out. He sighed to himself. Alec couldn't remember the last time they could sleep so peacefully. Sure, whenever they first moved to a new town, they get their first few nights of peaceful nights of rest but soon afterwards, they begin to track them down.

"Alec, we have to run," he heard Alexis mumble in her sleep. The thought of having her plead like that made his heart ache. He grew up, trained to have no heart. All he knew was to have no emotions and complete the set task at hand. Alexis turned in her sleep, her eyes clenched tightly having a nightmare that wasn't rare among them. He frowned at the girl before him.

"Alexis, Alexis, it's ok. I'm here," he whispered soothing words as he stroke her hair away from her face. The moonlight hitting her skin making her glow lightly like she was a goddess. Perhaps she was, perhaps to Alec, she was his goddess. Alexis' body stopped turning and her whimpering had quietened down as her muscles relaxed all over. Alec smiled and would give up anything just to see Alexis live a normal life. He would risk his life just so she would live...normally.

~*~

The morning came quicker than Alec had anticipated. He had hoped Alexis would get much more than a couple hours of sleep. He slowly retreated his hand from her face and hair and pulled the blanket up to cover her body. He smiled to himself hearing her content sigh and pressed his lips to her forehead before leaving her room quiet like a mouse.

He showered thinking of all the things he could be doing, that he and Alexis could do if they didn't have people tracking their behinds like dogs. There were no sexual thoughts in his thinking just family thoughts. He walked out of the bathroom, listening to the sounds of Alexis soft breathing knowing she was still sleeping, he smiled and headed downstairs to grab a quick bite and leave for work.

Finishing his breakfast of just plain cereal and milk, Alec grabbed a notebook and scribbled the words down quickly before glancing back at the time on the microwave and whispering the swear words of being late. He unlocked the front door and walked out turning around to lock it again. Alec turned the engine on and waited for the engine to warm up before driving out of the driveway and down towards La Push.

He flicked the CD player on and tapped his fingers on the wheel to the songs of ACDC booming through the speakers. His lips moving in sync with the lyrics, mouthing each word and nodding his head to the beat. He grinned at Richard, getting a nod and a grin in return as Alec's new boss opened the garage for a new day of work.

"Hey Alec, just on time," Alec nodded and remembered. He locked his car and flicked his phone, dialling the phone number of Alexis' new school, waiting for it to connect and hear the rings before someone picked up. He sighed aggravated as he had heard the tenth ring and no one would pick up yet.

"Hello, this is Forks High School," Alec rolled his eyes and cleared his throat having not spoken for a while numbed his vocal cords,

"Hey, I'm Alec Green and I'm calling for Alexis Green, my sister. She's not feeling too well and would be away for the day," he could hear some rustling of paper and some occasional typing of the keyboard as well as the loud humming of the computer they had over there, so...outdated.

"Oh sure, it's alright. I'll inform her teachers of her absent. Thank you for calling Mr. Green," with that Alec shivered inwardly and hung up without a word of goodbye or anything. He slipped his phone into the jeans pocket and headed into the garage. His new work station.

"What an annoying woman," he mumbled to himself as he saw the backside of Richard looking at some files in his office, "Hey man!" Richard turned around waving him over. "What's up?"

"You've got your first customer," Richard jabbed his thumb out towards the back where the customers' cars were parked waiting to be fixed. Alec nodded and unbuttoned his shirt revealing his tanned chest, toned upper body. He walked over to the customer. A tall big looking man.

"Hey, good morning. My name is Alec and I'm the new mechanic, how can I help you?" the customer turned around. His hair was slightly long and black. His eyes were dark brown and he had a shy but strong look to him. A strong aura that emitted from his body making Alec frown slightly and crinkle his nose smelling that odd smell again.

"Hey, I'm Embry, you must be new in town," this Embry's voice was deep. Alec stared into those dark brown eyes and saw the young age of the male before him. He smirked and leaned against a cabinet listening to Embry speak, "My car stops suddenly lately. I'm not really sure what's wrong with it," Alec nodded and popped open the trunk.

"You're young aren't you?" Alec asked straight forwardly as he checked the wires on the battery. He heard Embry gasp lightly and his smirk widened. Alec turned back to stare at Embry who looked away at Alec and Alec went back to checking the car.

"How can you tell? Usually people ask if I'm in my 20's," Alec chuckled and shrugged closing the bonnet of the car and turned around to face Embry again

"You just look like it in your eyes," Alec headed over to the tool box and looked through it for the right tools, "So what are you doing here early in the morning instead of school?" Embry laughed.

"Oh, our school isn't so strict on this sort of thing and there's some family business," Alec nodded understanding the family business matter. "So you're new right?" Alec nodded and walked over to the car again, pressing the small button that lifted the car a few feet into the air so he could slide under the car easily.

"Yeah, moved in a couple of days ago in Forks just on the border of La Push. My sister goes to Forks High," Embry grinned at the mention of having a younger sister. Alec looked over at Embry, eyebrow raised before he slid under the car.

"How old are you Alec?" Alec laughed heartedly, something he had never done. He didn't laugh truly besides when he was alone with his family or with Alexis. Alec slid out of underneath the car and shrugged. Embry chuckled as Alec slid back under the car, "Ok, I'll guess. 22?"

"No but close there Embry," Embry frowned, thinking hard. He grinned and sniffed the air for a moment, his nose crinkled having smelt something odd. Not of disgust but just odd. A mixture of drugs and alcohol. Embry sneezed loudly covering his nose and mouth with his hand and wiped it over his pants as he sniffed afterwards, "Bless you Embry,"

"Thanks Alec, you're 28," Alec laughed. "How old is your sister?" Embry asked eager to know all about Alec's family. Alec slid out from underneath the car and grinned up at Embry, his hands smudged with oil and grease from the car.

"She's 17. Her name is Alexis but most people just call her Alex." He wiped his dirty hands on his pants as he felt his phone vibrate in his pocket and sighed, "Sorry Embry. Just let me get this call and I'll get back to your car and our conversation." Embry grinned while nodded, watching as the older man flicked his phone. "Hello, Alec speaking,"

"Alec, why didn't you call me up for school?" there was anger and frustration held in her voice but Alec grinned cheekily and answered back at her as he knew it would anger her more

"Because you looked like you could use the sleep this morning," she screamed in aggravation at him but it was muffled. It only made him grin wider and his eyes twinkle brightly with laughter and amusement at the actions of his younger sibling, "Look Alex, you were up most of the night tossing and turning, I just wanted you to get more sleep, you haven't had it in a while,"

"Oh, well in that case, thanks. When do you have your lunch break? I want to eat with you in La Push, get around to see the place too ya know?" he agreed humming from the back of his throat. She laughed and continued speaking, "Don't you dare make any plans with some girl ok?" he smirked and laughed

"I'll try not to Alex, are you jealous?" she choked on her own saliva hearing him ask her those words. "I'm only joking Alex, really. I'll see you at my lunch break, in..." he lifted his left arm and checked his watch, "half an hour. Wow, it's already 12.30," Alexis scoffed on the other line.

"Yeah obviously. Well gotta get ready then, see ya later. I'm bringing you a change of clothes, I know you smell." she hung up on him and he laughed sliding his phone back into his pocket. He looked over at Embry and smiled.

"Well, let's get back to your car, it's almost done." Embry nodded and watched as Alec slid under the car and began working his magic as Embry called it watching as Alec fixed the car. "There, it's done. Just the wires connected to the battery were worn and I just had to fix them." Embry laughed and thanked Alec who smiled and shook his head.

"So are you going to lunch with your sister?" Alec nodded and wiped his hands on the cloth near him. There was talking in the office area and the squeaking of shoes against the tiles.

"Hey Alec, are you back here?" the female voice questioned. Alec grinned at Embry,

"Yeah I'm back here, got my clothes?" Alec heard his younger sister sigh and a bag was thrown straight at his as he caught it, "Watch it will ya?" he asked jokingly as Alexis rolled her eyes noticing the large looking man there. She frowned but smiled nonetheless. Her nose crinkled quickly as she sniffed having to smelt the new smell so strongly.

"Hi, I'm Alexis, Alec's younger sister," she said outstretching her hand for Embry. He grinned at her and shook her hand. Alexis noted that Embry's hands were larger than her. A lot larger and his temperature was warm, very warm against her skin. He was like a walking oven. She estimated about 108.9°F.

"Hi, I'm Embry. Nice to meet you Alexis," she smiled at him dropping her hands to her side and glanced over at her brother seeing as he went away to change and get cleaned up a bit. "Are you guys going to eat in La Push?" she nodded and shoved her hands into her back pockets.

"Yeah, you live here right?" she asked and was responded with Embry nodded his head grinning. She grinned in return, "That's good, are you doing anything later? Going back to school?" she asked as she stared into his eyes seeing the young age he was.

"You see I'm younger too?" Alexis nodded and smiled at Alec as he returned fixing his collar and his sleeves, rolling up the sleeves. "But no I don't have any plans now," Alexis nodded and smiled walking over to him,

"How about you be the Greens' tour guide of La Push for the afternoon?" she asked, her eyes looking up at him from under her eyelashes and her lips pouting a bit. Embry wanted to look away but couldn't. He felt his heart melt in a nice way. He nodded and Alec laughed seeing the trick she had used on Embry. The poor teenage boy was now trapped in her hands. Alexis grinned, "Thank you Embry!" she sang as she skipped out of the garage and left the two males together.

"She used that look on you didn't she?" Embry's shoulders sagged downwards I defeat and nodded. Alec laughed and clapped his hands over his shoulders a few time in comfort and nudged his head to where the door was, "Let's go before she screams us to hurry up,"

"What is taking you two so long?!" they heard the shout of Alexis and shared a look before laughing.