I'm back! Enjoy!


"Sometimes the person you really need is the one you didn't think you wanted."

It was only a week away from winter formals, and I was ecstatic. Anthony invited me over to his house, and I finally got to meet his family.

His vampire dad's name was Eric, and his mom's name was Christine. Eric had cropped red hair and ruby red eyes, and Christine had long curly brown hair and the same haunting eyes. Jason and Lucas were both there, looking as smug as ever, and they had one vampire sister named Carly. Carly was still human, just like Lucas. Maybe they were waiting to get a bit older until they got changed, or maybe they were being kept for… food.

I looked at Anthony questioningly, and he mouthed I'll tell you later.

Eric and Christine were very welcoming. I noticed Christine's eyes were turning a shiny shade of orange. She must be trying to go vegetarian. Jason and Lucas were very annoying. The only difference was: Lucas laid off on the flirting now that I was dating Anthony, and Jason was more relaxed. He was like a calmer version of Emmett, although he wasn't quite as buff or big as Emmett. Carly was sweet, and reminded me of Bella. She was a very happy person, and loved to sit outside even though it was cold for a human. I wondered how she and Lucas had ended up with the Henleys. (Henley is Anthony, Jason, Eric, Christine, Lucas, and Carly's last names.)

Anthony took me up to his room, and I was dumbfounded by the view. The back wall faced west towards the ocean and was made of solid glass, and very far off in the distance you could see the ocean over the tops of the Evergreen trees. The wall was framed by flowy navy curtains that matched the fluffy couch that sat near to the back of the room. A gray cashmere throw was draped over the back of the couch, and a heavy mahogany table sat in front of the couch. A sleek silver Mac laptop sat open on the table next to a stack of car magazines. The back wall was covered in a monstrous bookshelf, which held a radio/iPod dock/CD player, hundreds of CD's, and a good hundred antique books.

"Anthony, your room is gorgeous! I didn't know that guys had such style."

He scratched the back of his head nervously. "Christine and Carly decorated it against my will. Do you like the view?"

"It's lovely." He looped his arm over my shoulder, and I nuzzled into his side.

He kissed the top of my head lightly, and muttered, "I love you."

I smiled at those words. "I love you too," I replied. A painful howl erupted from the forest below. Pesky wolf, I thought as we blissfully kissed.

Trevor's POV

It was like they were purposely trying to hurt me now. When they said those three words together, it tore me to pieces. According to Sam, Natalie was my imprint. I loved her with my whole heart, and it would always be that way, but she would never share the same love for me.

I had become accustomed to myself as a werewolf; rock hard abs, running at a sweltering 108 degrees, and phasing in and out of my werewolf form. What I hadn't come understand yet, was the prospect of imprinting. Was it just to fall in love, and to not have the love returned? Jake and Renesme; Sam and Emily; Jared and Kim; Quil and Claire; Seth and Lauren; they all had their own happy endings. I would never get to experience that.

I howled as they kissed, too much in pain to think logically. She didn't love me.

Ignore it Trevor. Come meet us at the clearing. Sam's voice ordered.

I can't. I just can't, Sam. Is there any way to remove my imprint on her? I don't want to love her anymore.

Sorry kiddo, there's no way. If there was, Leah would have found it by now.

A voice growled in my head, telling me that Leah was listening to our conversation. Thanks, Sam.

Sorry Leah, you weren't supposed to be listening to our pack's waves. What happened to Jake's pack?

Dispersed for the day. Seth and I were left out in the cold while Jake and that little half-leech went camping.

I started singing the lyrics to "One is the loneliest number" in my head, trying to drown out Sam and Leah's quarrel.

SHUT UP! They both bellowed at me.

I fell silent in my mind. Sorry, just trying to kill the pain, I muttered as I ran through the forest towards the clearing where we held most of our councils. Twigs snapped under my paws as I ran, while silent doggy tears streaked down my cheeks and through my fur. I realized I'd never be able to let go of her; I loved her too much. I howled again after I reached the clearing, phasing back into my human form, rocking with sobs.

"Oh just get over it already, you don't need a leech in your life," Leah said. She wasn't very good at making someone feel better.

"She's not just any leech, she's my leech, so shut up," I snapped back at her. It was too hard to face reality. If reality didn't have Natalie, then I'd live in a dream my whole life. Leah sneered at me as Sam, Quil, Embry, Jared, and Jacob ran into the little area of the forest.

"What happened to him?" Embry asked.

"He saw his imprint making out with another guy," Sam replied.

"Ah, heartbreak. You'll get over it noob, just go find yourself a new girl," Jacob said. I know he put up with a ton of heartbreak from Bella (according to Embry and Leah), but he imprinted on their kid. That was wrong, especially since he made out with Renesme's mom.

"At least your imprint loves you back, I have to have my heart broken from a distance."

Quil threw me a pair of sweatpants and I ran into the forest to change. I noticed a pair of red eyes staring at me through the leaves of the forest.

Ooh, red eyes hmm? Sounds like some vampire trouble to me!