"She won't talk to me," Quil sat at Emily's kitchen table with a sulking face. Claire had ignored every attempt he had made at talking to her. She even slammed the door in his face the other night when he brought her a bottle of wine. Ben opened the door back up though to then take the wine and apologize silently.

"You should have told her straight out the gate," Sam rolled his eyes as he cut his pockchop up. He was excited for the famous meat that Emily made so well. It was always his favorite dish. He wasn't too pleased though that he had to share it with a moping wolf.

"I thought it would only make matters worse for her. Like, make her anxiety go up and then she would really be pissed about everyone continuing to follow her," Quil wanted to bash his head through a wall.

"Give her time. Claire will come around. Until then maybe back off a bit and stop dropping by her house to 'fix' things," Emily came over to the table and sat a bowl of fresh salad in the middle. She cleared her throat telling the boys to grab some.

"I guess you're right," Quil sighed as he loaded his plate up with greens. He hated to admit when he was wrong to anyone but Claire.

"Not guess, you know I'm right. Anyways, any lead on the mate yet?" Emily took a bite of the pork chop. She took a moment to admire her work.

"No, nothing yet. No signs of any other vampire on the reservation," Sam sighed. He was getting frustrated with this threat looming over them.

"So how long are you going to ignore him?" Ben asked as he stirred the pasta sauce on the stove while Claire cut the chicken into strips to batter and fry.

"I don't know what you're talking about," Claire shrugged and played dumb even though she knew he knew what was going on. Minus the werewolf thing and another vampire threat.

"He's stopped showing up you know," Ben told her as he went to the fridge to grab some wine. Quil hadn't dropped by since the other day with the wine bottle that Ben was now pulling out.

"Good," Claire said bitterly but her heart tugged.

Fuck

She was frustrated that she couldn't even be mad without her body begging her not to be. She watched as two glasses were poured.

"What happened anyways? You two were starting to get real chummy," Ben handed her one of the glasses but stuck a straw in it so she didn't have to grab it with her nasty hands. Claire began battering the chicken and placing them in the already hot pan.

"Nothing. I just decided right now wasn't the time. I'm finally living my own life and I don't need someone weighing me down," Claire knew she was sounding harsh but she also knew it didn't phase Ben. Ben could see right through this tough exterior that she was trying to put on.

"Bullshit. He wasn't weighing you down. Something happened and I'll find out," Ben laughed and winked at her when she turned to glare.

"Shut up Ben. You don't know what you're talking about. Hey, there's headlights in the driveway," Claire changed the subject when she looked out the kitchen window and saw headlights through the rain. Quil never showed up in a car so she knew it wasn't him. Her heart sunk with that thought. It was actually most likely none of the pack, they never used cars to get around.

"I'll go check," Ben sighed and grabbed the baseball bat by the front door. Claire chuckled internally as she watched her brother stand taller trying to seem intimidating.

"Who is it?" Ben fling the front door open while having the bat above his head. The twins both stopped though when they saw Sarah with tears on her face. They both looked at each other before pulling her inside and shutting the door. Sarah wrapped her arms around herself while Ben ran to the couch and grabbed a blanket off of it. The blanket that Quil use to slee with when he spent the night. Claire bit her tongue so she didn't protest.

"Sarah what are you doing here?" Claire asked as she snapped herself out of her thoughts. She was now going to focus on her sister.

"He...he broke up with me," Sarah let out a choked sob before falling to the floor in a pathetic heep. Claire rolled her eyes. Who would be sad over that guy?

"What happened? Why?" Ben was more sensitive about what was going on then Claire was.

"He cheated! It was his bachelor weekend and he cheated! He didn't even try to hide it from me. I thought we were going to be end game but now...oh god I can't tell mom! She spent so much on the wedding!" Sarah went from sad to panicked. Claire quickly grabbed her sister and shook her out of her ranting.

"Shut up, okay? Mom is not the focus here. We can worry about her later. Right now the focus on that asshole and how dare he cheat on you!" Claire was furious that her sister was hurt like this. Sarah and her had come closer over the last few months since Christmas. Claire realized Sarah really wasn't all that perfect, mom just made her out to be. Sarah was actually not very smart and had to work extremely hard to be. Claire learned that Sarah was always just jealous of the twins because of their bond and how much attention they got when they were born.

"Right, mom can be worried about later. Right now let's get a drink and some food. Claire go shut off her car and I'll set up plates," Ben thought food could heal anything. Claire nodded and grabbed her yellow rain jacket to cover up the sports bra and sweatpants she was in. She headed down the driveway wondering why Sarah parked in the middle and decided to walk all the way to the house.

"Hey! Everything okay? Seth said their was crying and yelling!" Quil bursted through the trees making Claire jump and let out a scream before sighing. Half of her was excited he was here and the other half was still upset.

"Yes. It wasn't me. Sarah's wedding got called off so she's here," Claire opened the car door and shut it off before putting the keys in her pocket. She slammed the door and started back up to the house.

"That's awful," Quil was following Claire even though he knew he should bow out now before she yelled at him.

"Yes now please leave. I'm not ready to talk and forgive yet knowing there's another hit out on my head," Claire didn't even bother to turn around to see the hurt look that she knew was on his face. She instead went inside and locked the door behind her before turning off the porch light to make her point even clearer.

"Everything okay?" Ben asked as he finished placing things on the island for dinner. Claire just nodded before taking off her jacket and hanging it back up. She sat next to a quiet Sarah.

"He was a dick anyways Sarah, you'll find the right man some day," Claire muttered to see her sister. Sarah didn't say anything though. She just squeezed Claire's hand before gulping down her wine glass. She was looking to pass out for the night.

"So are you staying here for the night or...?" Ben didn't know how to ask if she was going to be here permanently with them or not.

"Well the only place I could go to is moms and that can't happen yet," Sarah just poked at the noodles and fried chicken. She wasn't hungry.

"Then you'll stay here in your old room," Ben smiled before digging into his plate. He wasn't going to let his grumpy sisters drag him down to their moods.

Finally it was midnight and everyone was in their rooms. Sarah didn't even complain about her childhood room so the twins knew she was extremely upset over the cheating/wedding thing to even be phased about sleeping in a twin size pink room. Claire laid in her bed with the window cracked listening to the window and letting a breeze into the room. It was still cold outside but it was warming up a bit now a days which made Claire happy. She couldn't wait to see the forest when it was fully green again. But would she go in the forest again?

"No, no because they are vampires in there and wolves," Claire groaned in frustration. She wish she was still oblivious. She wish she was never brought into this magical world.

"Claire?" A soft knock came on her door. It scared her at first because the voice sounded so much Like her mother's but she knew it was just Sarah.

"Come in," Claire called out before scooting over towards the wall. Sarah tip toed in and gently shut the door. She slid into the bed next to Claire and pulled the covers over them. Claire shut off her mind for the night and grabbed Sarah's hands to hold before shutting her eyes. Now was not the time to regret her life and be upset about being imprinted on. Now was the time to protect her older sister and show her the love that she never really received.