BPOV

"What are you doing here?" My world demanded.

"Please, just hear me out." I pleaded.

She sighed, "Fine."

I felt like someone just handed over an all access key to, 'talk to the most magnificent girl on the Earth.'

"I know you feel embarrassed and confused just.. Let me explain?" I pleaded again.

"Okay." My Angel replied

A million different thoughts started running through my head. One of them being the imprint. Should I tell her about the imprint? No.. that'd freak her out. I should start with the age thing.

"Well?" Ali said annoyed.

"Sorry. Figuring out where to start. Come out here with me?" I asked.

She disappeared back into her room grabbing her coat (like she needed it with me here) and closed her balcony door. She sat in one chair, I in the other.

"I know your freaked out about our age difference." I replied bluntly.

"Really? What gave you that idea?" She said, her words dripping with sarcasm.

"Please Ali? I'm trying to be serious here.""So am I."I rolled my eyes, "Sure you are."

"I am! Sorry that an eight year age difference freaks me out!" She pushed.

"Eight years, that isn't so bad though? I know people who have.. Twelve year differences." I said. Okay, I lied. Add ten years to that twelve and then you have Quil and Claire. It's not like I can say twenty two year difference, that'd freak her out.

"Twelve?" She said pondering.

"Twelve." I repeated.

Ali started shivering, I pulled her closer to me. She gave me a questioning look but continued, "Isn't.. what we did illegal?"

APOV

"Isn't.. what we did illegal?"

There is no way I could just blurt out, 'isn't us having oral sex illegal?' No way.

"Here in La Push, it's not. If your seventeen you get to decide. Sam my uh, boss, is the head of the Tribal Council here, I asked him about it."

"Are you sure?" I wondered. I needed conformation that dream boy could become my reality boy.

"Yes." He answered without any traces of doubt.

Brady grabbed my hands, pulling them into his large ones, "I really like you Ali."

"I-I like you too Brady." I stuttered.

"Then what's wrong?" He said, as if he could feel what I'm feeling.

"I'm scared." I whispered.

"About what baby?"

"Everything. I've never liked someone as much as I like you. It scares me." I admitted.

Brady pulled me into his arms, I laid my head on his shoulder breathing in his enticing scent.

"I'm scared too." He whispered.

"What if this doesn't work out.. Or do you even want a 'this'?" I asked, afraid of his answer.

"Of course I want a 'this'! And it will. Everything will work out in the end. You'll see, I promise."

"How can you be so sure?"

"Because, being with you feels perfect."

I smiled, "So what are we.. Boyfriend and girlfriend? I mean, we don't even really no each other."

"How about friends. Then when we get to know each other we'll see where it takes us?" He slightly frowned, as if the idea of friends wasn't good enough.

"Sounds good."

After a few moments of silence, "You look beautiful by the way."

A light blush creeped up, "Thanks. You don't look so bad yourself. If you leave your shirt off all the time you'll definitely be my boyfriend."

" ..there isn't a definite?"

"Well see where it goes." I said, mocking him from earlier.

He opened his arms to me and I went and snuggled with him, looking at the snow on the ground.

"Is it always cold here?" I wondered aloud.

"No.. its usually raining."

"I love the rain." I said sleepily.

"Me too." He added.

I laid there and started drifting off to sleep.

"I have a surprise for you tomorrow." Brady whispered right before I let sleep consume me.

-x-

I woke up and looked around. Forgetting where I was for moment, I realized I fell asleep on top of Brady. Despite the five degree weather my coat was across the balcony. Why was Brady so unusually hot? Not that it didn't come in handy, but he constantly felt like he had a fever. I wonder-

"Ali?" Brady asked, taking one arm off me to rub his eyes.

"Yeah?" I answered.

"What happened?" He asked, still sleep dazed.

"Uh, I think we fell asleep out here."

"Oh."

"Yep.""Is that a bad thing?""Actually, tonight was the first night I've slept without nightmares in a long time." I confessed.

"You have nightmares?" His forehead crinkled.

"Yeah.. "

"What are they about?" He wondered.

I shivered, but not because of the cold. "I'd rather not say."

"Please?" He tried, bringing his hand up to caress my cheek.

I looked down, "Its about these.. Vampires. Their coming to get me, and.. And.. " I trail off, not being able to finish.

Brady's eyes go huge, "I'd never let that happen." He says with determination written all over his face.

"Vampires aren't real Brady. Don't worry about it." I try brushing it off.

"Ali, I nee-"

"Ali! Where are you?" I hear my mother yell for me.

My eyes go huge as I look at Brady. "You gotta get out of here! Hurry!"

Brady moves quickly, standing us up and helping me put my coat on.

"Can I see you later?" He rushes.

"Yeah."

"I'll pick you up, right here, at seven." He gives me a quick kiss and jumps down from the balcony.

I watch him run away, still feeling the affect of the kiss.

"Ali? What are you doing out here? Its freezing!" My mom wonders.

"Oh you know.. Getting some fresh air." I lie.

-x-

BOV

"Brady? Didn't you need to tell everyone something?" Sam says.

I look around our pack meeting at all my brothers.

My throat felt like it was on fire, I took a deep breath, "I imprinted."

I hear a round of congrats and cool's and one 'its about time' from Paul. I shoot daggers at him.

"I just became a wolf about two years ago dick. Isn't it time for you to retire?" I shoot.

Paul snorts, "Go suck your mom's vagina asshole."

I roll my eyes and continue, "I'm going to show her I'm a wolf tonight." I announce.

"Need backup?" Jared offers.

"If you don't mind."

"Nah. When and where?" He asks.

"Seven, at Ali's house."

"Alright. We going straight there after this?"

"Yeah." I answer, suddenly nervous.

"Now I expect to meet her at the next bonfire?" Emily asks walking into the room, making a beeline for Sam.

"If everything goes well, then yeah."

She smiles at me, "It will. Have a little faith Brady. You'd be surprised at how things always work out in the end."

"I hope so Em." I reply.

-x-

"I climb up Ali's balcony, shooting one last look at Jared in the woods. He nods at me telling me it will be alright. I knock on Ali's balcony doors. Almost immediately she opens them and jumps into my arms.

"I missed you!" She says, wrapping her arms around my neck.

I wrap my arms around her waist, "I missed you too."

She lets go of me way to soon for my liking.

"So what did you have planed for us?" She wonders.

"Uh, I actually thought we could take a walk?" I asked, seeking her approval.

"Sounds good. But how are we going to get down?"

"I'm going to climb us down."

She looks over the balcony with fear in her eyes.

"I won't let you fall." I say, trying to ease her fears.

"Promise?" She asks worriedly.

"Promise." I finalize, "Just climb on my back."

She wraps her arms around me securing herself in place.

I climb down her balcony with ease.

She goes to climb off, "You might not want to do that." I tell her.

"Why not?" She wonders.

"Because I'm running us there." I answer.

"Running us?" He asks, her voice laced with disbelief.

"Yeah. Just go with it?" I offer.

"Whatever you say.. "

-xx-

Ali climbs off me, "Dang you run fast!"

I grin, "You have no idea."I lead us to a rock and sit down, Ali, mimicking my actions, sits down across from me.

Jared nods to me from the woods, easing my fears a little bit.

I decide to just get straight to it. Why beat around the bush?

"Have you ever heard about our legends?" I question.

"Yeah, my mom's part Quileute. I heard the legends growing up." She answers.

I got up and started pacing, trying to collect my thoughts.

"So you know about the wolves?"

"The men who protect the tribe? They turn into wolves? Yeah. What's with all the legend questions? What's going on Brady?" She fired off.

"Just stay with me here. What if I told you all of it was real? That there really were wolves here, in La Push, that turn into man?"

Her 'thinking face' came on, "I'd say you were crazy.. Why?"

"Because it is real. All of it. I'm a wolf."

She started laughing. Yes, actual laugh-ag!

"Whatever you say Brady."

"Think about it! There's a ton of over six foot five guys with extremely hot body temperatures and we disappear or periods of time. What do you think we're doing?"

"I don't know.. Working? I never gave to much thought into it."

"Your saying you've never wondered anything about me?"

"No, I'm saying I've never wondered where you guys went. I just moved here not to long ago."

"Ali, you have to believe me. I'm telling you the truth." I said with a straight face.

"Oh shit. Your serious?" Realization finally dawned on her.

"Dead serious."

After a few moments of silence.

"Show me." She whispered.