Okay so chapter ten is here and I am SOOOO happy I'm getting it down! Basically between school work, writing this story and my other story Daddy For A Day, and trying to keep up with drawing too, everything a lil hectic. Still, that's not gonna stop me! I'm havin way to much fun writing this!

Anyway here is chappie 10!

Disclaimer: Nothing Twilight is mine, please thank Stephenie Meyer for that stuff!

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When Elliot said she liked Embry, she wasn't lying. As soon as they pulled out of the driveway, the two got to talking and she found that he was a pretty down to earth guy who she believed she could get along with pretty well. Their entire conversation had been based on favorites and asking what their life was like for the other.

"Umm, favorite color?" Elliot asked as one of her questions to get to know Embry; the one she'd been holding off on because it was just so plain.

"I'd have to say…green. How about you?" he answered and then questioned back.

"Well, I probably should say purple…but I like the color rainbow" Elliot said with a grin.

Embry chuckled as he gave her a look that questioned if she was kidding or not, even if he knew she was.

"That's not a color," he stated teasingly.

"So? Rainbow can be a color if I want it to be one. Kind of how most people believe white is a color, which it is" Elliot huffed playfully as she crossed her arms across her chest and looked away; waiting for Embry to agree with her.

Her eyes snapped back open and stared blankly at Embry when he said nothing and instead was just trying not to laugh beside her. Her jaw dropped, but she still held a smile.

"No! Don't tell me that you're the type of person who thinks that white isn't a color!?" Elliot asked with a jokingly disapproving look.

"Sorry, but it's not a color" Embry said before laughing full out as Elliot hit him playfully.

"Nooo! It is a color! I'll bet you think black isn't a color either!" Elliot accused as she laughed along with him.

"But it's not!" Embry said between laughs as he leaned away from Elliot; making it seem like her light pushes actually had an effect on him.

"Lies! Lies and slander!" Elliot said through her laughter as Embry grabbed her wrists and tried to wrestle her away; being very gentle so as not to accidentally hurt her.

"What're you two doing?" Bella questioned through the small back window of her truck.

"Nothing~!" Elliot drawled out playfully to her friend.

Bella rolled her eyes as the two jumped right back into conversation.

"Okay, favorite…kind of pizza?" Elliot questioned randomly.

"Pineapple. That is the best!" Embry said with a grin.

"Ew! That's nasty!" Elliot said as she made an 'ick' type of face.

"Oh, and what's your favorite?" Embry inquired; pretending to be offended.

"Barbeque chicken of course!"

"Ew…and you said Pineapple was gross. Now that's nasty!" Embry snickered out as Elliot stuck her tongue out like a child before fighting to defend her favorite pizza.

In the front of the car, Bella peered through the window curiously before she looked at Jared suspiciously.

"Explain" Bella commanded; she knew something was up.

"Maybe I should let Sam explain that one" Jared said with an apologetic grin.

Bella glared and grimaced at him, but turned her attention back into the bed of the truck as Elliot and Embry erupted into pointless laughter once again. Bella didn't get it really since the way Elliot was reacting around Embry was…different then how she usually acted around most guys. Elliot saw most guys as jerks or perverts since that's what their school in Phoenix had consisted of mostly; jerks, perverts, or perverted jerks. Keeping that in mind constantly, Elliot usually scrutinized any guy from a first meeting and would keep a close eye on him. Sometimes she'd manage to make a strained friendship with whoever it was after a few hours or so.

But Elliot never just became friends with a guy as soon she met him; it just never happened. Even their friend Mikey back in Phoenix, who was almost like a brother to Elliot, it took at least four hours for Elliot to become even acquaintances with him. So, for Bella to be thinking something was going on was perfectly logical.

Her thinking though was interrupted as Jared pulled to a stop suddenly as Bella jerked forward a bit. Bella looked up and out through the passenger side window only to stare at a small cottage-like house that seemed to have been gray at one point. Only a single window with a box filled with bright colored marigolds gave off the cheerful atmosphere of the house.

When Elliot heard the engine of the truck cut off, she realized that this was probably their destination. Turning her neck as best she could, due to the fact that her back was to the house, she tried to get a good look at where they were as Embry lifted his chin up a fraction and sniffed the air around them.

"Mmm, Emily's cooking" he said with a grin as he let go of Elliot's wrists so he could hoist himself out.

Elliot gave him a confused look, and when he didn't notice, she turned it quickly to Bella, who just shrugged her shoulders and nodded towards the house. When she went to pull herself out of the truck, like Embry had, she only found herself halfway out before someone came up behind without her noticing and, gentley, picked her up and placed her on the ground. Swiveling around quickly, she was face to face with Embry. She stared at him for a few seconds before giving a half smile.

"Uh, thanks" she said simply before starting over towards Bella, who was waiting only a few feet away.

She watched Embry run up to Jared, who had long before exited the truck and was on his way in, and held his hand out; as if asking for something. Elliot didn't bother asking and just turned to Bella only to be greeted by a strange look.

"What?" Elliot questioned, slightly defensive.

"That was weird" Bella said plainly before starting up the walk to the small house.

"What was?"

"That, just now. You've never let any guy help you-you've always considered it weakness in a woman to be helped by a man," Bella said with a roll of her eyes at Elliot's strange way of seeing things.

"Well…I don't know, I guess I just can't find it in me to punch the guy. I mean he's kind of cool" Elliot said; stuffing her hands in her pockets and shrugging her shoulders as well as subtly avoiding eye contact with Bella.

"Uh huh, sure. Either that or your just turning into a big softie" Bella said quickly before quickening her pace to get inside the house.

"What!? Come back here and say that again!" Elliot exclaimed, following after Bella.

Entering the house, without even bothering to knock, Embry and Jared headed straight for the kitchen; Bella walking timidly behind them. Elliot entered last and just let her eyes wander around the knick-knacks and furniture before they fell on the woman at the counter in the kitchen. Elliot took her natural place to the left of Bella who was watching as the woman was taking out muffins, which smelled really good considering Elliot's empty stomach, and placing them on a paper plate.

Elliot thought she seemed very pretty with the long black hair and copper colored skin. True, she didn't expect to see three deep, red gashes running down one side of her face when she turned around, but she didn't express her surprise and just acted like nothing was different about the woman in the least. Plus, she'd seen some horribly mauled spirits in her time that had actually managed to make her sick, and, compared to some of those, this woman's scars were nothing too bad. Elliot knew Bella had looked away too, but, in Bella's defense, she'd never seen many bad scars besides the usual scabs kids always got.

"You guys hungry?" she asked with a half smile due to the fact that the long scars distorted the other half.

"Oh, who're they?" the woman suddenly asked as she realized she had two extra guests other than the two oversized boys.

"Bella Swan and her friend, Elliot Hart" Jared answered for them with a shrugging.

"Leave it to Jacob to find a way around" Elliot heard the woman murmur, but she pretended she didn't hear her; instead taking up her time, turning the strange statement around in her head.

Elliot leaned silently against the counter as the woman, who she had just remembered Bella telling her that her name was Emily, walked up to Bella and the two greeted each other in hushed voices that Elliot couldn't hear, even in the silence of the kitchen. They sent one simple statement each at each other, but whatever Bella had said apparently had been funny since Emily just started laughing out of nowhere; Jared and Embry joining her.

"I guess I am. Where's Sam?" she said a little more warmly now, and then turning to Jared with her question.

"Bella, er, surprised Paul this morning" Jared said with a sheepish smile and having already helped himself to the muffins.

Elliot tried to understand this also as she watched Emily roll her one good eye and sigh out an 'Oh, Paul'. That only lasted a few seconds before she appeared to go into total 'mother mode'.

"Do you think they'll be long? I was just about to start the eggs" Emily questioned as she walked over towards the stove again.

"Don't worry, if they're late, we won't let anything go to waste" Embry said with a grin before grabbing another muffin, Elliot wasn't sure what number that muffin was, but it was more than two she was sure.

She chuckled though and that made Embry throw her a smaller smile before going back to his muffin. A sense of humor, Elliot liked that. Oh God, what was she thinking? She tossed that sudden thought away and instead just kept her mind busy and stomach silent. Those muffins smelled really good!

"No doubt. Bella, are you hungry? Go ahead and help yourself to a muffin" Emily said with a smile before starting to fumble around the refrigerator.

"Thanks" Bella mumbled meekly before grabbing a muffin and just nibbling on it as Emily re-emerged from the fridge.

"What about you, Elliot?" she asked.

"No thanks, I ate not too long ago" she said with a crooked grin.

"You did?" Bella suddenly inquired; surprising Elliot since it was louder compared to her hushed voice from a few seconds ago.

"Yeah. By the way, you know that cake in your cabinet? Yeah, there're a few pieces missing and, just so you know, that was me" Elliot said sheepishly as Bella rolled her eyes and murmured something about 'stupid chocoholics'.

"Oh, that's not even close to breakfast. Eat a muffin" Emily insisted and Elliot just shrugged.

Why pass up a perfectly good muffin. Walking over to the counter where the plate of muffins sat, she reached for one only to bump her fingers with Embry's. They looked at each other for a split second before both looked in the opposite direction; blushing madly. Emily smiled that half smile, but tried to cover it up and began bustling around the kitchen once again; shooting Jared looks to keep quiet.

"Sorry" Elliot mumbled with a shy smile before taking a muffin quickly and then scurrying back to where Bella was.

"What?" Elliot questioned when she noticed Bella was looking at her funnily again.

"Nothing" Bella said quickly and looked off in another direction.

"Save some for your brothers" was what brought the two back from their short glaring contest; as well as the crack of the wooden spoon when Embry was smacked on the top of the head with it.

Elliot held back laughter as Bella turned the entire sentence in her head over and over again; trying in vain to comprehend it. Elliot, along with Bella, just leaned against the counter and watched as the three went about their business and reminding Elliot of one of those crazy families you see on TV. Elliot was fairly enjoying herself in the safe residence of Emily's home when the front door slammed open and Sam walked inside, but, being Elliot, she had no clue who he was.

"Emily," he breathed out before taking quick strides across the room, holding Emily's face in his hands and kissing the scars on her face.

"Oh my," Elliot said with a half smile before turning away along with Bella; the scene seeming too romantically private for them.

"Hey, none of that, I'm eating" Jared complained from across the room; putting on an almost grossed out face.

"Then shut up and eat" Sam retorted before kissing Emily again.

Embry groaned from his spot in the kitchen, but Elliot couldn't tell since she had kept her eyes completely covered from the scene. It was filled with so much love and affection that she felt like she was intruding on something not meant for her. Her eyes were covered so she didn't see the pain in Bella's as she crossed her arms over her stomach; like it hurt. Elliot could sense it clearly though. With a low giggle and her hand still covering her eyes, she leaned in Bella's direction to whisper something.

"Okay, I feel slightly awkward" which earned a small breathed out laugh that sounded more like a sigh.

Elliot uncovered her eyes as she heard bellowing laughter enter the doorway and found one of the boys from yesterday walk in with Jacob; both punching each other playfully like boys usually did. Elliot glared at Jacob since she wasn't too happy with him after that little show yesterday. Then he looked over at Bella and Elliot saw that look in his eyes and the way he smiled her way. She wanted to growl out a 'no F-in way', but refrained from doing so and instead bit the inside of her mouth to shut herself up.

"Hey, Bells" he said as he came up beside Bella, opposite Elliot and the two began just talking in lowered voices so Elliot couldn't hear them.

Then again Elliot was also tuning them out as best she could by surveying the crazy scene that took place in the kitchen ahead of her. It appeared Paul was showing off what appeared to be an old scar to both Embry and Jared; Embry looking smug about something.

"Fifteen dollars" Embry yelled out happily as Jared grimaced next to him.

Elliot rolled her eyes and snickered, which caught Jacob's attention after he finished whatever he was saying to Bella.

"Hey, you're the girl in the truck from yesterday, right?" Jacob questioned.

"And you're the guy who was yelling yesterday, right?" Elliot said as she turned to stare at him with emotionless, mismatched eyes.

That shut Jacob up as he ran his hand through his black hair and stared in another direction awkwardly.

"Elliot" Bella scolded softly, but firmly.

"Hey, you know how I am with first impressions" Elliot said with a shrug, but was cut off from saying anything else as the front door banged open once more.

"Good morning Miss Emily!" a girl, maybe a few years younger than Elliot, yelled cheerfully as she strolled into the kitchen with a wide smile; a basket tucked in her arms.

"Good morning to you too, Kennedy" Emily said not even seeming slightly flustered, like Bella and Elliot were, from the girl's noisy entrance.

"Hey, Kenni" Jacob said lightly; almost like he was afraid of the much smaller girl.

With good reason too, since she turned and glared angrily at him and it had hate written all over it. Then she just simply turned her head away and pointed her nose towards the ceiling. Elliot liked this girl since she could just simply snub Jacob like he was nothing.

"I hate you, Jacob," she said bluntly before walking over towards Emily; ignoring the other guys as well.

"I know" Jacob sighed; defeated.

"So…what brings you down here, Kennedy?" Emily questioned as she tried to redirect the girl's attention from her anger at the boys.

"Oh, mom sent me here with some stuff for you. You know, some snacks, eggs, bread, and stuff" the girl, Kennedy, said with a shrug before handing the basket off to Emily.

It didn't take very long for her to finally notice Elliot and Bella off in the corner by Jacob. They stared at each other for a few seconds before Kennedy was the first one to speak.

"Who the heck're you guys?" she asked with one eyebrow raised.

"That's Bella Swan and her friend Elliot Hart" Emily explained as she pulled things from the basket Kennedy had given her and began putting them away.

"Oh yeah. You gave my brother a ride home yesterday, right?" Kennedy said as she placed her hands on her hips and shifted her weight onto one leg.

"Yup, that was us" Elliot answered as Bella just nodded.

"Hey, Kenni, Elliot's here visiting from Phoenix so she's new in La Push. Why don't you show her around?" Sam suggested as he leaned down so he was just barely level with the younger girl; hoping to get the only two people who didn't know about the whole werewolf scenario out of the house.

"Why the hell would I listen to you!?" Kennedy said as she brushed his hand off angrily.

"Emily" Sam sighed and she immediately took his place in trying to persuade the girl.

"Kennedy, why don't you show Elliot around…maybe even introduce her to Seth" Emily suggested and at the sound of the name 'Seth' Kennedy immediately let a small smile slip across her face.

"When you put it like that…alright, I'll show her around, but only because you asked me Miss Emily" Kennedy said sternly before going up to Elliot and grabbing one of her hands.

"Alright Elliot, let's go introduce you to Seth and everyone. Mostly Seth, though" Kennedy said as she practically dragged poor Elliot out of the house.

Embry stood up then and followed them to the door, as if showing them out; ignoring the snickers from the other guys. He stopped dead right in front of the door when Kennedy turned on him with another heated glare.

"Jeez Embry, what are you, like, dating already or somethin'. If you are, you should get a little backbone because your acting more like her dog than her boyfriend" Kennedy said; seeming to ignore the boisterous laughter from the guys inside.

"I, uh, I…um, er-" Embry started, but he was completely caught off guard by that.

"It's so totally NOT like that!" Elliot said and Embry just nodded vigorously.

"Yeah, Embry just wishes it were like that!" Paul yelled from the kitchen and Embry snarled a simple 'shut up' back to him.

"Well, whatever, you're still not coming" Kennedy said coldly before yanking Elliot out of the house and slamming the door in Embry's face.

"What was that all about?" Elliot questioned amusedly once they were outside and walking down the road from the house.

"Yeah, I guess I went a little over board about the whole boyfriend thing there. Sorry" Kennedy apologized, but not in the least repentant Elliot noted.

She was a funny girl, Kennedy. She was petite, but made up for the lack of physical strength in the strong attitude and the way she carried herself. Her hair was short black in small pigtails and her skin was a copper colored like Emily's. She seemed to have smugness that mixed with an easygoing kind of childish nature. In Elliot's opinion, she was an all around cool kid.

"No, I meant the whole 'hate' thing from before. You must really not like them or something" Elliot said with a simple shrug.

"Well…I didn't used to hate them. Actually I used to try and join them every chance I got; they were really cool before" Kennedy said with a deep sigh and a grimace.

"And now?" Elliot inquired.

"Well," Kennedy said as she straightened her shoulders and began walking again, "Let's just go with the fact that nobody shuns my big brother, Quil, unless they want to be hated for it, tenfold"

"Oh, okay" Elliot said as she followed alongside Kennedy.

"So…who's Seth?" Elliot questioned as her curiosity got the better of her.

Suddenly, Kennedy was all smiles as she explained who Seth Clearwater was and how he was her future husband and just didn't know it yet. As Kennedy finally introduced her to the mysterious Seth, who really did seem quite oblivious to Kennedy's attempts at flirting, Elliot wondered idly just what was it that gave her the feeling something was going to happen, something big. Also she couldn't shake the feeling of eyes on her back, constantly watching her as she went along with the two younger ones through La Push…

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Okay so there's chapter ten after sooooo long. I'm sorry id didn't put it up sooner, but I lost my grandmother right after Halloween and I just didn't feel like writing much for a few days so it's taken a while. Here it is tho and I'm glad that it's finally up so YAYS for that

Thanks for reading!

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