Disclaimer: All characters and events, besides my own, belong to Stephanie Myers.
A/N: So, instead of Edward & Bella going to Florida, I decided to make it Charlie & Bella. Edward was needed for the event coming up.
I woke up this morning to the giggle of a little girl. Claire! Emily must be babysitting her today. Which means Quil will be over any second now. I dragged myself out of bed and walked into the kitchen. Quil was sitting at the table eating with Claire, of course! Wait what time is it? I glanced at the clock. 2:30! Why did they let me sleep this long?
"Um Quil, where is Sam and Emily?" I asked as I scanned the fridge for something to eat
"They said something about shopping, I'm not sure." He said never taking his eyes off of Claire
"Why didn't you wake me, like 4 hours ago?" I found some eggs and pulled them out
"I didn't know you were still here. Can I have some of those?" Of course he wanted more food
"Nope you're eating now, plus you know I can't cook to save my life." I turned on the stove and began to fry some eggs.
"True, you're no Emily!" I stuck my tongue out at him and he just rolled his eyes.
A couple minutes later I sat at the table alone. Quil took Claire down to the beach to collect seashells. Quil and I probably have the worst imprints of the pack. He has to wait another decade or so and I'll never be able to be with mine. I sighed and took a bite of my burnt eggs. ICK! I spit the egg out and emptied the plate out into the trash can. I guess I'll have to go hunting for breakfast. On my way out the door I carefully placed my plate into the sink. I'll clean it when I get back but first I need food. I walked deep into the woods and phased. I sniffed around until I smelt a deer. I followed the sent until I was close enough to pounce. Unluckily a twig snapped and the doe took off. I growled and chased after it. I almost had it when it crossed the border. I skidded to a halt and snarled. My stomach let out a growl of protest as I began sulking back. Something, or should I say someone, froze me in my tracks. He was nearby and my heart pulled me towards him. I remained frozen at the border, uncertain of whether I should cross or not. All of the sudden he was right in front of me, but still on the other side of the boarder.
"Eleanor?" How did he know it was me, more importantly why did he care?
I nodded my head in agreement, I couldn't phase back cause I had no clothes.
"You can come across if you want. I figured it must've been a wolf causing that doe to come over." He stepped back as if he was opening a door and letting me in.
I hesitated before I crossed. I looked around, Sam was going to kill me.
"Can you change back?" He asked seeming a little uneasy. I shook my head no. "Oh, well I guess we need Edward."
I nodded and looked down. He reached out to pet me and then jerked his hand back.
Clearing his throat he said, "So, let's head back to my house."
I followed him until we reached their house. It was an open, mostly glass, house. It was even more breathtaking when I peeked in the window. He opened the door and waited for me. I froze and shook my head, letting out a bark of laughter. He raised an eyebrow and then his mouth formed an O. I let out another bark of laugher and sat down.
He laughed, "I'll go get you some clothes and then see if Esme can cook you up something." I started to shake my head in protest, "Don't worry Esme loves and excuse to use the kitchen."
He disappeared from sight and I huffed. I heard a thud and looked next to me. Edward.
"So...you and my brother?" He was about to laugh
"Shut it, Edweirdo." I growled
"Cute." He smirked and ran into the woods, probably towards Bella's.
The front door clicked open and shut gently. I flicked my ears and breathed in. He was back, finally. My tail wagged and I forced it to stop. He walked past me into the woods and came back without the clothes.
"Follow my scent, and you'll find the clothes. The shirt might be big though, but that's cause it's mine. The pants are Bella's; she left them here a while ago. I'll be waiting upstairs." He left me there, puzzled to why Bella's pants where here.
I padded off into the woods, following his scent. It was sweet, but not too sweet, and soothing. Oh how I loved his scent. Once I found the clothes, I phased back and slimmed into them. The shirt looked like it swallowed me but I loved it anyway. It smelt like him, it was nice and cool against my hot skin. I tucked my hair around onto my right shoulder, playing with it nervously. I stepped out of the woods and up to the front door. Did I knock? Or just walk in? I figured it was safe to walk in. I opened the door and carefully walked in. It wasn't what you'd think of as a vampire house. No eerie music, dungeons, bats, cobwebs or even coffins. It looked like an everyday house with classical music serenading the entire house. I smiled, it was warm and inviting. As I walked up the stairs I notice all the graduation caps. It must be some sort of inside joke. I mean honestly, NO one frames graduation caps. Especially that many of them. Finally at the top of the steps, but which way do I go? My instincts told me right so I listened.
"Ah, so you found the kitchen!" He smirked
"As a matter of fact yes I did. I don't get lost easily!" I retorted, he rolled his eyes and gestured to the food on the table. It smelt heavenly so I dashed to the seat and WOLFED it down. (hehe sorry couldn't resist)
"Hungry?" He laughed
"Very, I can't cook to save my life and Emmy wasn't home." I placed the plate in their dishwasher and stood by it awkwardly.
"Emmy?" He raised an eyebrow
"That's what I call Emily, since she started my Ellie nickname." I cringed, but not as badly as I used to. I never wanted to be called Ellie, but Emily came up with it and it stuck.
"Emmy and Ellie….nice little word play going on there." He joked
"Oh yeah, totally! We have Sammy, Embry, Polly (Paul), Jakey, and Brady." I love sarcasm
"So I can call you the E pack?" I smacked him lightly, or what I thought was lightly, "Ow!"
I smiled sheepishly, "Sorry!"
He shrugged, "So, Alice had a vision that the redhead was coming into town. Edward sent Charlie and Bella to Jacksonville, Florida for the weekend. I thought I'd give you a heads up, if you run into her. Beware she's fast and ruthless."
I nodded, "It's fine, we can handle her. Any who," I glanced at the clock, 6:15! And I've only eaten once! How long had I been in the woods? "Sam is probably looking for me."
He looked down, "Oh uh yeah, I guess I'll see ya around."
"Yeah, tell Esme thanks btw!" I ran down the steps and out the door.
Sam was going to kill me. I didn't bother to phase as I sprinted home. Hopefully, they weren't home yet and Quil would be too busy with Claire to care. I tip toed in the door and shut it silently behind me. It clicked ever so carefull -y and I started tip toeing my way to my room.
"Not so fast," Busted! "Where the hell have you been? And why do you smell like leech" Sam started shaking. Uh oh
"I went hunting cause I burnt breakfast and ran into one of them. He gave me clothes and the mom, Esme made me breakfast. Don't get your panties in a bunch." Sam glared, not the right thing to say
"AT SIX IN THE AFTERNOON?!" HE was pissed
"QUIL DIDN'T wake me till 2:30! Plus I got info about the redheaded leech!" I snapped
He stopped shaking, that got him, "What?"
"She's coming into town this weekend, so we'll need to send extra patrols." I smirked, victory was mine.
He ran out, I'm guessing to tell the others. I drug my feet into my bedroom and flung down onto my bed. I let out a groan as I crawled under the covers and blacked out.