A/N: Thank you to Little Emily, Evil-Angel-23 and long-lollipop-legs for the wonderful reviews! I really appreciate it! Thank you also to those who put this story on their alerts and favorites! Here is chapter 3! Oh, and there is a family tree/chart on my profile if you're interested in who's who, as far as children go. I know it can be a bit confusing. And I'm sorry for not updating, but college really wears a girl out!! Although, now that I'm on winter break, I can update more often, like once a week, and I am also currently writing the fifth chapter, so since today is Tuesday, I guess that will be the day I will update every week. I hope you enjoy this one!!

Nafia's POV

I glared as Karson walked out. He was so rude and disrespectful all the time! I mean, I knew he hated me and my dislike for him wasn't exactly a secret around La Push either, but why did he have to be so rude to Aunt Leah? Aunt Leah had helped raise me, hell she had helped raise all of us, and she was only second to my own mother. How could someone behave like that with their own mother? I know I would never even dare to disrespect a stranger like that, let alone my own mom. And Aunt Leah? She was one of the nicest, sweetest, most caring people I knew. Okay, so she had 'quite the tongue' as my daddy put it, but still, the woman had a heart of gold, and no one deserved treatment like that. Not to mention, the way he treated Destiny and Tucker! I would give anything to have them as my real siblings, and Karson? He just takes them for granted. I have never seen his brothers, Dakota and Aaron, treat them like that. I don't particularly care for either of them. Dakota has always been closer to Noah, my older brother. They have one big group including my cousins, Chayton and Takoda, who are my Aunt Rachel and Uncle Paul's children, Prather, who is Uncle Embry's son, and Ayaan, Uncle Jared's son. Now they all work together in my dad's garage, except for Prather, who runs the theater department at La Push High School. He is the biggest theater geek that ever existed, not to mention my mentor. He has been more of an older brother to me than Noah. But that's beside the point; the point is, Karson Harry Winters, is the rudest, most obnoxious, disgusting, vile person that I have had the displeasure of knowing. I inhaled a deep breath, and just shook my head. Destiny hugged my leg, and snapped my attention from Karson.

"Nafu, you wanna come pway dolls with me?" Her cute hazel eyes were so wide, I just couldn't say no.

"Sure, babe. I missed you, you know." I told her.

"Me too. Karson never plays with me, and Aaron's always out with Aylen. But he pways with me when Aylen comes over. She's really nice too. Not as nice as you though. I still love you the most, Nafi."

"Aww, angel, I love you too. Come on, your toys are waiting for us."

After I gave Destiny and Tucker one last piggy back ride, I said good-bye to Aunt Leah, Uncle John, Aaron, and the rest. The entire pack had come over. After Uncle Sam started aging like a human, the pack had reunited under my father's leadership, and Dad never replaced anyone as his beta, once Aunt Leah stopped phasing. He just kinda rotated with different people every week. It just wasn't the same he said.

The dinner was nice, but then again, the wolf-girls had always been the best cooks the world had known. So no surprise there. Aylen had important news for me and I had some for her, too. So after my good-byes, Aylen waited for me, and we walked to our spot. It was the cemetery, where all of our Elders were buried. Whenever I needed strength, I came to Grandpa Billy's grave. Aylen and I sat down, at our usual spots. Me in front of Billy's grave and her in front of Quil Sr's.

"So, you first." I said. I knew her news was good news, and mine, well, only time would be the judge of that.

"You sure?"

"Yes, yes, Ay-Ay. Go ahead. Trust me, it's more exciting than what I have to tell you."

"Ok, so, Aaron and I…did it. You know, it. The it."

I gasped.

"No way!" I exclaimed. "My best friend is no longer a virgin! Wow, this is epic."

"Uhh yeah!! Duh. I can't believe it."

"Yeah, me neither." I stated. Rather blandly, I might add.

There was a good silence for ten minutes. And I had had enough.

"So…was it…good?"

"Ughh!!! NO!!! Not at all. Kinda terrible. Like I really don't understand what all the hype is about. To tell you the truth, it hurt like hell. But I wasn't gonna tell Aaron that and like ruin the mood, you know? So I just…lay there…and he…you know…yeah."

I nodded.

"First times are always painful, I hear. But at least, it's with someone you care about." And suddenly, a thought occurred to me. "He didn't pressure you, did he? Because if he did, I'm gonna kick his ass."

Aylen chuckled, but it wasn't her usual laugh. It had a solemn undertone to it, and I wondered what was going on.

"No, if anything, I pressured him. Na-Na, he's going to phase soon. And I wanted to share that with him. Because it was his first time too. No one, not even an imprint can take that away from us. The fact that we were each other's firsts. And I do love him, more than anything. I'm just scared that he's going to phase, and go off and imprint on someone. And then what will I do? We started talking about it. And I really…just don't know, Naf. But I love him so much. I don't know if I can live without him!" Aylen said, the tears visible in her eyes. I scooted over to hug her. "I'm so lucky to have you, Nafia. I don't know what I'd do without you."

"Shhhhh. It's okay. You will be okay, Aylen. It all works out in the end. Isn't that what Aunt Leah has always taught us? You will be happy, no matter what happens." I couldn't stop my own tears, because the thought of the pain my best friend was going to go through, it killed me. Aylen had been the sister that I had always wanted, and even Ahana and Antara, her little sisters, always joked that I was her sister before they were.

"But I don't think I'll ever feel like that about anyone, Naf." Aylen looked up at me. I let her cry some more, until she decided she had cried enough.

"Ok, your turn."

"So, he told me how he felt."

"HE WHAT?"

"Uhh, yeah. He did, and you know what I did, Aylen? You know what I did? I crushed his heart. I told him I hated him, and that I could never love someone like him, because of what he was. Even though, half of my family is what he is." I said, trying to stop the tears. I had promised myself I wouldn't cry over him anymore. I had told myself I was stronger than that. But I was glad I was with my bestie at the moment, because as soon as she wrapped her arms around me, I couldn't take it. The tears didn't seem to want to stop.

"Oh, Nafia. Nafia, I think if you tell your parents, they will understand."

"No, they won't, Ay. You know they won't. Mom, maybe, but Dad? He would never accept this. Even today, you're still the only who knows my secret. And it's going to stay that way. It has to stay that way."

"Nafia, but your happiness matters. Uncle Jake and Aunt Nessie would never be able to forgive themselves, if they felt like they stood in the way of you being happy. And he makes you happy."

"It's too late, Aylen. It's much too late. I would take back every unkind word I said. Everything I told him just so he would get hurt. I wanted him to hate me, so he could forget me. It was the only way."

"Oh, bestie. I'm here for you. We're here for each other. Always have, always will."

"Yeah, I have you. I don't really need anyone else."

Aylen laughed.

"See, this is why Aaron thinks we're secretly lesbians. And then, you kiss my cheek just to piss him off."

"I like pissing him off, just so you know."

"I know, I know."

We both lay back, and gazed at the stars.

"Do you think we'll ever fall in love again? Or find the people we're meant to be with?" I asked her.

She turned to face me, so I did the same.

"I think…even if we don't, we'll learn to live with the fact that the people we love are happy, because at the end of the day, that's what we want, right? The people we love should be happy."

"Yeah, and that doesn't just include Aaron and…you know. It includes our parents as well. I did what I did for their happiness too."

"I know you did, and I support you. I will always have your back, and I know you will always have mine. It's what happens, because we're girls. More than friends, we're sisters. That's why I love you, Nafia."

"Aww, Ay-Ay. I love you, too. I don't know what I would have done without you."

"You ready to go home?"

"Yeah, I'm thinking it's time we go home."

I waved at my best friend one last time, and then walked two blocks to my own house. As I walked to the front porch, I saw Karson stumble out of a car, accompanied by one of his skanks. Not that I cared. Because I didn't. It was just disgusting to see someone so drunk that one of their regular whores had to escort them home. I really didn't know how Aunt Leah put up with that boy. Ughh!! Just thinking about him frustrated me. I shook my head, clearing my thoughts.

I opened the door, and I saw that my mom was setting the table again. We had eaten a few hours earlier, but that was more than enough to make my father and brothers hungry.

"Nafi!!" Luke said, patting the seat next to him.

"Nafi, honey, are you hungry too? I have made more than enough for all of us to eat again, although, I'm full."

"Nahh, Mom. I'm okay."

"Whoa! She's actually talking." Noah said.

"That's because I have an idiot older brother, who is stupid and can't read my mind." I said, looking pointedly at him.

"All right, you two, that's enough. Noah, apologize to your sister."

"What? She gets nothing? Dad, why do you always take her side?"

"Because Mom always takes yours." I said. It was true, though. My mom thought Noah was the best thing that graced the face of the earth. I thought he was just an idiot.

"Nafia, you know I don't differentiate between my children." My mom cut in.

"I'm not saying you differentiate between us. I'm just saying, Noah's a Momma's Boy."

"Yeah, and you're not a Daddy's Girl, Naf." Noah said.

"I am. Through and through, I don't deny it." I shrugged, getting up and giving my dad a big hug.

"Stop it, you two." My mom said, tired of our normal bickering.

I sat back down and realized that the more I looked at the food, the hungrier I got. While I didn't get my brothers' and dad's wolf appetite, I did like human food more than my mom did.

After our second dinner, as I was getting ready for bed, Luke came into my room.

"Hey." I said.

"Hey." He replied. I knew something was up. Luke and I had a much better relationship than Noah and I. Noah was always around his friends from the very beginning. Luke was close to me from the very beginning. I guess it had been because Noah and I considered each other competition. Luke was my baby from the very beginning.

"You okay?" I asked, even though I knew he wasn't.

"You know I'm not, Nafi."

"What's wrong, Luke?"

"I'm such a failure. I'm such a dud."

"No, you're not, Lukey. You know that. Why would you think that?"

"Because! Nafia, I'm fifteen, and I still haven't phased yet! Noah does well in school, you, you're perfect at like everything. What am I good at? Nothing. I'm just dumb loser Luke."

I gave him a big hug.

"Luke, you're amazing. Okay, so you don't do as well as Noah and I do in school. But that doesn't mean that you're not worth anything. Luke, we love you, and no offense, all the stuff you said, doesn't really make much sense. I know you know better than that. I don't think you should brood too much on that, and I think you're a wonderful part of our family. I love you, Luke. And I know, Mom, Dad, and Noah do too. I don't know why you're talking like this."

"But I still feel like a failure. Never mind. It was stupid of me to think that you would understand."

"Luke!" I called out as he walked out. I sighed. He had never said anything like this before, and I don't know why he felt like this now. I would talk to him later. Mom and Dad said he was going to phase soon. So I knew his hormones were raging, and that he would just need some time alone. But still, I couldn't help but think, did he really feel that way? If he did, then I would have to talk to him. Until then, all I could do was waiting until Luke phased.

A/N: So, this is just like a filler, more or less, although, we did learn about Nafia's secret, but I didn't tell you everything, because where would be the fun in that? Do tell me what you think, so please leave reviews!! Please and thank you!!