Hey guys! I got some feedback and I'm happy you like this fanfic so far! I plan on continuing to write it for a while so stay tuned!

Also quick side note, I did change the last chapter a little, so if you read it before, you might want to check out the updated version.

Also I just wanted to add in that it Claire's birthday is June 16th, and currently in the story it's early June, so almost Claire's fourth birthday!

ENJOY.

So Claire has been living with her Aunt Emily and Uncle Sam for a few months now, and I have to say as much as I hate the circumstances, I loved Claire being so close. We would hang out all the time, and it was easier to help out Sam and Emily, who were expecting their first baby soon.

One day, we were hanging out with Emily on their patio outside. Emily had made us a platter of sandwiches, and Embry and Jake, my two best friends had just left after devouring a few.

"Claire bear, how would you feel about going to the beach today?"

"Sure! When can we go?" She answered in her adorable three year old voice.

"How about right now?" I said back to her, kind of eagerly. She turned to Emily asking for permission and Emily just nodded with a grin. "Em, would you like to join us?"

Emily looked at me with caring eyes, and then pointed down at her growing 5 months pregnant belly. "No, I think I'll just stay here and rest, but you two have fun."

"Alright, thanks Em," then I turned to Claire and said, "do you want to go get your swim stuff?"

"Yes!" Then she grabbed her Aunt's hand, and lightly pulled her up and into the house. I stayed there, looking around enjoying the view.

Over the last few months, my life had changed so significantly. Before all of this happened, I was just a 16 year old guy, who just joked around with his friends and didn't really care about anything or realise how lucky he was. Now, I have grown to appreciate things that I had taken for granted before, like my home, my mom, the beautiful surroundings La Push had to offer. I loved the green that constantly surrounded us, and I was grateful for it.

I had explained my whole situation to my mother before I imprinted on Claire, I did phase for the first time in front of my mom so I knew I had to explain all of the secrets of the pack. As cheesy as it sounds, she was one of my biggest supporters and also absolutely adored Claire.

It felt as though I could sit here for a while, just me and my thoughts.

My thoughts were quickly interrupted by the sound of the sliding door opening behind me, and little footsteps quickly approaching.

Claire was all ready, with a blue and white tee-shirt cover up dress and sandals. She had a beach bag slung over her shoulder and eager eyes.

"All ready to go?" I asked her. She nodded and we set off for my old blue truck.

The drive was pretty short to First Beach, so we were there within a few minutes. We started walking on the rocky path surrounded by greenery when Claire asked "Qwil, what's your favorite animal?"

"Wolf" I answered seriously, smiling to myself at my secret.

"Oh, me too." She answered suddenly after that.

"Why's that Claire bear?" I asked her because I had never heard her say anything about it before.

"Welll," she started, really thinking about what she wanted to say. "they're fluffy, and they are fast, and really cute."

I laughed and said "Yeah, they are." Just as the sand suddenly was beneath our toes signaling we were arriving at the beach.

First beach looked beautiful during the summer months. The sand was a greyish color near the surf, but the farther away from the water it got, it turned into boulders and driftwood.

We played at the beach all day, building sand castles, swimming, and eating a few snacks that Emily had packed for us. I could tell that Claire was getting a little tired, and the sun was getting lower in the sky, so we headed back to Emily's house around dinner time.

As we arrived back at Emily's house, I heard the loud sounds of my pack brothers, laughing and talking from the inside. At first we only saw Paul, Jared and Sam talking at the table, but soon realised that the whole pack was there. Embry, Jake and Seth were sitting on the couches laughing at some stupid joke that nobody else thought was funny, and Seth, Brady and Collin, who were all fairly new to the pack, outside on the patio. Leah and Emily were talking in the kitchen, as Emily prepared a huge amount of food.

Emily and Leah had a rough past. They are cousins, and used to be super close. A while ago, before anyone phased for the first time, Leah and Sam were together, and seemingly in love.

Sam phased for the first time and while Emily was visiting La Push, Sam imprinted on her. Sam broke it off with Leah, because he knew he did not want to hurt her. Leah was of course devastated and this left Emily in an awful position. Long story short, one day Sam lost control around Emily. He ended up phasing and hurting Emily. Emily was okay, but left with scars on one side of her face.

Leah phased for the first time soon after that, surprising us all. She was the first female wolf ever, and suddenly understood everything that happened with Sam. Their relationship was pretty broken, and sharing the pack mind during patrol had never been more uncomfortable.

Leah and Emily's relationship seemed to be on the mend though, as once Leah phased they were really allowed to talk about everything.

We walked into the small house and as soon as Claire was spotted, another chorus of "Hi Claire's" broke out. She said hello to everyone, feeling less shy with the pack, mainly because everyone was at Sam and Emily's so often.

We had dinner shortly after that, and the night was filled with laughter and Emily's amazing food.

It was getting late and everyone was getting tired, so the pack slowly filed out. I turned to Claire who was definitely very tired and smiled.

"Thank you Qwil, today was so fun." She said in a sleepy voice.

"Of course Claire bear, I loved hanging out with you."

I lifted her up to give her a big hug, and handed her off to Emily, who gave me a tired smile. Claire was already falling asleep in Emily's arms.

I waved goodbye to Sam, and headed home myself, only to collapse on my bed and fall asleep within seconds.

Well, what did you think?

I really wanted to show how their relationship starts out, how they are just friends and how Claire hangs out with the pack. I also felt like I had to explain a lot of background info that if you read a lot of the twilight wolf pack stories, you probably already know, but if you don't there you go!

Thanks for reading,

Soph