"Alaska?" Emily asked, surprised, most likely wondering where the hell Alaska came from.

"It's... removed." And free of the gods, but Emily didn't need know that. If she was going to run, which seemed to be a trend with her lately, that would be where she would run to.

"Removed. Forks is removed. Alaska is... is..." Emily couldn't find an adjective.

"Are you suggesting I settle in Forks, Washington?" Maisie asked with a snort. As if. Being a new girl in a teensy tiny town would draw so much attention. Scrutiny was not something she dealt with well. If she was staying stateside, she'd have to find a big city where she could be just another face in the crowd. Like New York or somewhere.

"Why not? You could even stay on the rez if you want." Emily took a sip from her mug. Maisie took a moment to digest that. It was sorta nice here, in a rustic, woodsy, kind of way. Here Emily was, welcoming her to their town, as if they had known each other for more than a few hours. It was weird, but a good weird. Part of her really liked the idea. The other part, the demigod part, screamed that something really weird, but a bad weird, was going on here, and she needed to stay and find out what.

"I.. I don't have anywhere to stay here." Maisie mumbled an excuse. The closest safehouse was in Seattle, and it was a Legion safehouse, and something told her she would not be welcome to use it. That something was the fact that she betrayed the legion to join Luke and Saturn's Army.

"There's an apartment building some of the boys stay in that's looking for someone to move in." Emily mentioned, eyes sparkling.

"The boys?" Maisie questioned.

"Paul, Jared, and Jake you've met." Emily replied, "There's also Embry, Quil, Seth, and of course, Leah but she's not a boy."

"Your babysitters?" Maisie asked, sipping her tea. Emily laughed, good naturedly.

"Only temporarily."

Maisie hummed in response. Maybe staying here was a good idea. She could help with whatever 'very dangerous criminal' that was terrorizing this town. Especially if her instincts were right and this 'criminal' was less than mortal.

"Actually, Paul should be back soon, and I'm sure he would take you over to see the open apartment." Emily glanced at the clock, smiling back at Maisie with a raised brow.

Maisie thought back on Paul. He was... Well, he was gorgeous. That big dopey smile he'd given her, and the completely serious voice he'd used when he told her he'd follow her anywhere. It was weird. It was also nice. She found herself wanting to talk to him again, so she nodded.

"Sure."

Just then, the three men from earlier swept into the kitchen. Jared, brushing past Jacob with a whoop and a punch on the shoulder. Jake turned and pushed him back. The dark haired girl trailed after them demurely. Sam followed in back.

"Settle." He have pointed looks to the two rowdy boys, who seemed to listen, though Jake rolled his eyes.

Bella floated over to where Emily and Maisie sat. Sam followed, planting a kiss on Emily's unmarred cheek before sitting at the head of the table.

"Hey Emily, umm..."

"Maisie." She nodded to the girl.

"Bella." She replied as she tucked her hair behind her ear. Her voice was smooth and velvety, though she was nothing above average.

"So, you're new around here, huh?" Bella asked, somewhat awkwardly.

"Yeah, I guess I am." Maisie replied.

"Yo Emily! Food?" Jared shouted. Sam thwapped him on the back of the head as Emily turned to give Jared a glare.

"Not for you, if you don't learn some manners." She replied. "We're waiting for Paul."

Matching sounds of discontent sounded from Jared and Jake, followed by a muttered, "Paul always hogs the food."

The oven beeped, causing Maisie to jump nearly out of her skin. Her hand immediately into her pocket and around her tiny staff. Suddenly all eyes were on her again.

"Hey, it was just the oven." Emily said in a soothing voice before pulling a giant roast beef out of the oven and setting it on the table.

"Sorry, I'm just a bit jumpy." She mumbled, hands still tight around her miniaturized weapon. Emily continued to place food on the table.

The door opened, and Paul jogged in, wearing only shorts, which seemed to be the standard dress code around here. A slightly shorter and younger looking boy trailed in, followed by a tall girl with hair cropped around her chin. She was wearing a shirt.

Paul gave her a wide smile as he walked over. "You're still here."

The other two gave her a once over, and sat themselves at the large table.

"Yeah. I might be here for a while, actually." She replied, grinning back. At least until she found out what the hell was going on here, or the Hunters find her.

"Really? That's great!" He replied, "I mean, that's cool."

"Yeah." She agreed.

"Do you two want to sit?" Emily asked, gesturing to an open space on the bench. Maisie blushed, and sat. She found herself sandwiched between the girl from earlier and Paul, a plate placed in front of her.

"Maisie, don't be afraid to push them out of your way." Emily winked before saying, "Okay, eat."

It was as if Emily had flipped a switch. The people around her went from waiting impatiently to literally leaping across the table for a bit of any food. It was like pizza night at Camp Jupiter, where everyone was on the box as soon as the nymph sets it down. A pang of regret hit her.

It wasn't until she realized only one roll was left in the basket that she snapped out of it, reaching for it at the same time as the smaller boy who walked in with Paul. She was a bit quicker, however and pulled away with the roll as the boys hand hit the bottom of the basket.

"Hey!" He whined.

"Ha!" She took a bite.

"No whining, Seth." The girl beside her cut Seth off before he could even say anything. Seth answered her with a dirty look.

When Maisie went to reach for the roast beef, it was all gone. Damn. She should have been quicker. Paul seemed to notice, though, and slid a portion of beef off of his plate and onto hers, offering a smile. She smiled back, brushing his shoulder with hers. He was sweet. Then he ruined the image by turning back to his plate and stuffing his face as messily as the rest of the boys. Maisie took a bite and understood why. Emily's cooking was amazing. Heaven in her mouth. Once again she was stunned by how quickly these people had adopted her into their life.

A howl cut through the air over the sounds of dinner, and the table stiffened in unison. Sam stood quickly, placing himself between Emily and the door to the house and Jared and Jake rose to their feet. Were they going to go kill that wolf? Like hell they were, if Maisie had anything to do with it. And Maisie had everything to do with the weird shit that goes down.

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