I cannot believe how many people have been reading my story. It is just amazing. All of this started with a dream, but if I ever write it out it will be a one shot because it doesn't follow with this story. Sorry for any spelling mistakes last chapter, I did not take my own advice and reread it before I put it up. I will try to better proof read this time. I'm going to try for Embry's point of view in this one. I'm not sure if it'll be third person or first, it'll depend on how it feels.

Again, I did not create any of the characters that you recognize, but I have had such fun playing with them.—Disclaimer ;)

Hope or Heartache?

Embry followed Jake, Leah, and Quil to the truck. He knew that he would hear a dissection of his behavior on their trip. He tried. He really did. But some things just cannot be over come. Seeing his mom again had been nice. He loved seeing her happy with Billy. That thought made him shudder. It was one thing to see his mom happy; it was another to see her with his best friends, and possibly his, father.

"Get in the car Embry. We don't have all day." Jake placed a hand on Embry's shoulder as he stepped into the truck. It hurt to see how worried they were about him.

"I know Jake. I'm getting in. What is the plan for tonight?" They were all in the truck now and Jake started the truck. It was a very nice truck. A four door Ford Extended cab and extended bed. Color? A rich blue. Why? Jasper and Emmett had a paintball war and blue was the only color that would cover up the hot pink and yellow that was permanently adhered to the truck.

Leah looked over at Embry. GREEAAAT. This was going to the start of the conversation.

"Embry, we need to find you a girl. It has been two years and Even still hasn't come back. She hasn't called, emailed or even smoke signaled! You need to try to move on. If you keep moping around, daydreaming about a girl you never even talked to, I'm going to start setting you up with girls from my class who would be happy to date you! I can't stand it anymore! I know I was terrible around Sam, but it wasn't for two whole years! GET OVER YOURSELF BRO.!" Leah fumed. She hated seeing him like this. It was bringing the whole pack down. "It's not that I don't feel you pain, trust me I do, I'm just tired of waiting on her too. She was one of my best friends Embry. I trusted her, and she let me down too."

Embry hung his head. He knew that life was hard on the pack because of his moping.

"I'm sorry Lees. I know it has been hard on you too. Huh, you actually talked with her. Would it be easier if I just went on my own for a while? Do like Jake did and just be for a time?" Embry liked the idea more than anyone would want him to.

"Out of the question Embry. If I have to be away from Claire most of the time, I want you with me. You're my bro., man, you gotta stay." Quil held out his fist for a bump. Embry obliged. Since Jake became Alpha, Quil and Embry had grown much closer. It was easier to be close in a smaller pack. It would be hard to leave them.

"Okay, I'll wait for a little while, but no blind dates Leah. Or I will start setting you up too. Do you think I should try to contact her? What if something happened? There could be a very good reason why she hasn't come back? Besides the minute fact that she has a boyfriend." That was the sole reason he hadn't gone after her yet. His imprint had a boyfriend. One of the same species. And she was happy. That is all that mattered really, his happiness was way down on his list. Even, his mom, his pack, the Cullens, himself. It surprised him that he considered the Cullens happiness before his own. "Thanks a lot Jake!"

"You're welcome, what did I do, oh sarcastic one?" Jake looked back at him in the rearview.

"You have me considering the Cullens happiness before my own. Something is not right here! A wolf putting a vampire before himself? That is your gig, not mine." That at least brought smiles from his friends.

They were almost home. As weird as it was to consider, living with the Cullens had become home. Pulling into the driveway, they all knew that Seth had not told them something. There was a silver, top of the line Nissan 350 Z sitting in the drive. And there were lights on in the front end of the house where the guest rooms were. Seth pulled the Ferrari next to the Truck and his "crew" all climbed out.

"Seth, who is here that you didn't tell us about?" Jake asked as they climbed out of the truck.

"Carlisle asked me not to tell. We have Southern company, and that is all you can get out of me. Sorry!" He sounded anything but. Southern visitors, couldn't be Maria could it? Carlisle wouldn't let them come home if it was.

They cautiously headed into the house. Nessie showed up out of literally out of nowhere. She bounded into Jake's arms faster than lightening. And she was shrieking.

"JACOB! You're home! You are home! I missed you sooooooooooooooo much! I so get to go next time. Momma said I could!" Edward and Bella walked in the room and sat on the couch.

"Nessie, I know that you are excited to see Jake, but dear, you do not shriek inside the house. It is not polite, and if it were a library you would be kicked out." Bella was trying her best to reprimand her daughter while Edward twirled a strand of hair around his finger.

"But Bells, we aren't in a library. We are at home. And I remember you doing similarly when we were kids, but you also had Benedryl in your system. So my point is probably moot," Jacob retorted earning smiles from all.

"Jacob! That is not helping! I am trying to un-teach some of the habits that YOU and Emmett have taught her." Bella fumed pointing at him. "And Edward! I'm trying to concentrate… please stop."

"Okay love." Edward stopped twirling her hair and stepped back five steps.

The pack all walked in and around the semi-fuming couple. As funny as it was to see them fight, it was much to disturbing to think about. Seth showed the Brady and Colin to the kitchen. Embry headed up to his room only to realize that Esme and Alice had been redecorating again.

His usually black carpeted, tan-colored walled room was now a very, very, very BRIGHT green walled, neon blue carpeted room. With new furniture. Brand new furniture. He stepped back out of the room and counted the doors to the bathroom. Yep. Five doors from the bathroom. He closed his eyes, opened the door and rushed into the room shutting the door behind him. Taking a deep breath, he slowly opened his eyes. Well fiddle-sticks. The room was still brightly colored. He dropped his bag and headed to the closet.

The closet had even been painted. And his clothes were gone. He repeated the door shutting, eyes closing and sudden revealing. Still the same. Edward, please do not, I REPEAT DO NOT, repeat this to the rest of the family. PRETTY PLEASE! Dangit, he just though pretty please, what was he five?

Embry walked out to across the hall where he found that Jacob's room had also been changed. Instead of one king sized bed, it now held two full sized. Hoping against hope that his clothes were not in the closet, he slowly opened the closet door. Okay, time to find out who moved in. It couldn't be Tanya's coven, they had their own house. He changed into cut off jeans and a white beater. Esme refused to let them run around the house shirtless after Nessie had asked her why she couldn't go shirtless. Freshly clothed, Embry headed downstairs again.

Alice walked up to him and said, "Don't you dare yell at me Embry Gavin Call! You will really like this surprise. Take my word on it!" Alice then turned and flounced away, leaving Embry in shock.

"Hey! I thought you couldn't see me!" He started after her only to have a young, black, red and purple haired girl run right smack-dab into his gut. "Excuse me, I um, happen to be standing here."

Kelsie looked up at Embry and her eyes grew wider as they traveled the long distance up to his head. "Hi, sorry, I'm klutzy. Has anyone ever told you that you are a giant? You're bigger than my cousin Jack. And he's six-five. And you are burning up. OOOHHHH!! You must be part of the pack. Am I rambling? Because people say I do that a lot." Kelsie was talking at an incredible speed. It rivaled Seth on Mountain Dew.

"Hi, um, I'm Embry Call and you are?" Embry tried to back away from the girl but she stepped forward for each of his steps back.

"I am a girl."

"Ummmmm, I can see that. I do have eyes. I meant what is your name." Now he worried about her sanity, a common worry around Kelsie.

"Oh DUH! I can be such a blonde. Funny I was two days ago. But that is beside the point. I'm Kelsie, Kelsie Noel. Do you like it? I came up with it myself. My cousin said I could." Kelsie started bouncing up and down, without moving her feet.

Embry looked around the room hoping to find someone to shove the girl off on. Everyone was busy. Jake and Nessie were playing "I-missed-you-more." Seth, Colin and Brady were playing rock paper scissors about something. And Hey! Wait a minute. Brady kept looking over at Kelsie. With that certain "I-want-to-talk-to-you-but-I-don't-want-to-put-myself-out-there-and-get-hurt-but-I'm-trying-to-get-my-nerve-up-to-anyway" look. Whatever. "So who is your cousin?"

"Even ummmm… EVEN!" Kelsie shouted for her cousin. Even. That wasn't a popular name. It was so unpopular that it wasn't in dictionaries, he had looked. What were the odds that it was the same Even?

Then Even came running into the living room followed by Rosalie. Her hair was shorter than the last time Embry had seen it. By maybe a few feet, and it was red. A red that looked completely natural on her. At first sight, she looked really good. Then he really looked at her. Her 5'10" frame last time had been lean and toned. Now it was soft, and well, she had a gut. It looked like she had gorged herself at an all you can eat pizza hut. Her face had gained some weight, and her eyes were reserved. Not at all the bright electric blue they had been at the wedding. They were still the same color blue, but not at all easy going and alert. Just alert and reserved. Like she was trying to keep the world out, and the pain in.

Embry wanted nothing more than to whisk her way and find a means to ease the pain. But his body was in too great a shock to do more than just stand there. He was finally able to breathe. Two years and he finally felt whole. Well, almost. He needed to feel her in his arms for the very first time.

"What do you need Kels?" Even asked her charge. Embry thought her voice was that of a broken-hearted angel. Who just happened to be trying to hide the fact that she was in great pain.

"Oh Embry here just asked who you were, and I couldn't remember your last name. I know it used to be Fox but I don't know what it is now. What is it pray tell?" Kelsie wrapped an arm around Even's waist.

"Phicese. And NO EMMETT! IT IS NOT FECES! He is all the time making fun of my last name which has existed longer than Carlisle has been alive, if not the Volturi. Hi, I don't believe we've met." Even held her hand out to him, Embry Gavin Call.

He just stared at it. One hundred things he had thought of to say at this exact moment. He couldn't remember how to talk. He just stared at her hand. At least it wasn't somewhere more personal. Embry was mentally kicking himself and telling himself to talk. He wasn't listening. Her hand moved back to her side.

"I'm sorry if it's dry. I never seem to be able to drink enough water these days. I wouldn't want to shake it either." She chuckled and started walking away with Rose, "Nice to meet you Embry."

"W…" He was cut off by Leah. "EVEN!!! YOU'RE HERE! YOU'RE HERE! YOU'RE REALLY, REALLY HERE! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! OHMIGOSH!" Leah tackle-hugged Embry before Even could turn around. "EMBRY!!! Why am I hugging you?" Leah was so confused. Embry had been standing three feet way at this point. "OH, wow, I feel so dumb. I wasn't going to hurt her Emb. She is tougher than she looks. Now vamos."

"You could have though." Embry couldn't believe he said that. Of course the first words out of his mouth in front of her would have to sound stupid. He had stepped between Even and Leah on pure instinct.

Giving Embry the evil eye, Leah stepped around him and hugged her friend. Even clutched Leah close. Embry could tell that there was more to the story than just what he knew. Yeah, they had fought for like two minutes two years ago beating the snot out of each other, but to be that close? Leah said that they talked for like ten minutes after the fight, and then another few minutes before Even left the day after the wedding. Hmmm. He was going to have to hear the rest of the story.

"Leah! I have missed you. It looks like you're at peace now. I'm so glad." Even held her friend at arms length.

"You look terrible, Ev. What happened? Who died? You look like you died and your body hasn't caught up yet." Leave it to Leah to cut to the heart of the matter.

"Leah, I think maybe Even should sit down, she looks rather pale." Embry reached to steady Even as she began to sway. He was thrilled that he finally had touched her, but was terrified at why she was so pale so fast. Then she went limp and her full weight was on him. She had fainted.

AN: HEHEHEHEHE! CLIFFHANGER! Sorry someone put mean raisins in my raisin bran this morning. I'd say sorry it's short, but I'm really not so I won't. It is just the length I deem that it needs to be. And it is my call after all. Hope you enjoyed it. I hope to do either Kelsie or Even's pov next. If you have any ideas you would like to see in here or shout outs you'd like to see I'll do my best to oblige. And I.P.F.Q. I started adding some background story in here, just for you!

Peace go with you.

themonk