Sorry for not updating for so long! I just haven't had the time to write what with the school year ending and finals and such…
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN TWILIGHT!

We had to watch The Last Song. We were originally watching our favorite comedies, but we couldn't resist a sappy, depressing romance. We cried near the end and laughed at each other. After Chrissy's sugar high left her system, she was out like a light on the couch. When the movie was over, I picked her up and took her upstairs to lay in my bed, figuring I could sleep on the floor for one night. I went back downstairs and shut off the TV and cleaned up our mess. Once the living room was free of any evidence we'd stayed there, I turned off the lights and went upstairs to bed.

When I woke up, it looked just about dawn. Ugh, I had patrol at eight. Chrissy usually sleeps until ten or so during the summer so I should be able to get out. The problem is, even though I had a short patrol, I'd be getting home at twelve. Then suddenly, I had a fantastic idea. I looked over at the clock and saw it was later than I thought. 7:41, the clock read. "Embry," I whispered aloud. He didn't have patrol today. I reached over to my phone which was sitting on the nightstand.

I scrolled through my contacts and landed on Embry's name, hitting the 'send' button just as I reached it. It rang and rang before going to voicemail. I sighed and called again. This time he answered on the fourth ring with a groggy, "What do you want, Savannah?"

"Hey," I said cheerfully, ignoring his irritated greeting, "I have patrol at eight and so I need you to hang with Chrissy until I get back at twelve."

I could practically hear his eagerness over the phone. "Okay! When should I be over?"

I closed my eyes in victory. Sweet victory. "In about fifteen minutes so chop chop!"

"All right!"

I hung up with a click and shook my head in disbelief. Until I mentioned Chrissy's name, he'd been more than unwilling to help me out. Ah, the power of imprinting. I sighed and got up, changing into one of Seth's deep blue tee shirts - he'd lent me it when I was frozen solid a few weeks ago - and black cotton shorts. I tied up the shirt to the side so it actually looked like I had pants on and I kept my hair down after brushing it out briefly. I slid my sneakers on and watch the clock as I waited for Embry. At 7:56 on the dot, there was a knock on the door. I sped downstairs and found my very tired mother answering the door. I slowed down on the last step and listened to their conversation.

"Who are you?" Mom asked him, now fully alert and confused. I was just glad he was wearing a shirt.

"Uhm, I'm Embry Call. Savannah has something to take care of this morning to she asked me to hang out with Chrissy." He answered politely, reaching out to shake my mother's hand whilst sending me a death glare. I looked around the room awkwardly.

"Speak of the devil," I muttered as Chrissy came down the stairs in nothing but her small red tank top and super-short navy blue pajama shorts, sweatshirt folded over her arms. She was rubbing her eyes sleepily, probably coming down to see what all the commotion was about. She blushed and threw the sweatshirt on after seeing Embry staring. I'm wearing even shorter shorts than that but it was no big deal with Embry anymore. Being a werewolf means that unfortunately, you see a lot more of others than you might want to. God knows I have. :/ I rolled my eyes and smirked at them before deciding it was time to leave this awkward-fest.

"Yeah, so if you don't mind, I'll be going now…" I edged toward the door and hoped my mom was too tired to realize what I was wearing. By the look on her face as I sprinted out the door, I could see that she had. Her eyebrows were raised and her arms were crossed as she shifted her weight to one leg. I smiled at my victory of getting out of the house without a lecture. I ran toward the forest and stripped quickly in order to phase.

I knew it as soon as I entered the pack mind. Lots of voices. Savannah, you're late! Sam scolded.

I know, I know. I replayed the scene from a few minutes ago in my head. Everyone chuckled and Jared rolled his eyes at me.

Always running away, huh, Savannah? He teased, amused. I growled at him.

If you felt the tension in that room, you would've ran, too!

We finished our patrol like that with the constant teasing and insulting. Playing around. When Seth came at about ten, I was so relieved.

Hey, girl. Paul mentally grinned, knowing just how to get on Seth's nerves. I rolled my eyes and trotted up to Seth to lick his face.

Seth ignored Paul and did the same to me.

Gross!

C'mon, right in front of us?

Ewww.

Ugh, sick.

Normal complaints. I was just happy Seth had a super short patrol, due to the long one I suspected he had last night. So he could leave with me at twelve. After our patrol was done, Seth suggested we go back to Emily's really quick so that I could eat considering I hadn't eaten all day. I smiled at the familiar smells coming from the tiny house in front of us before walking in.

"Hey, Em! Do you have food?" I got straight to the point, fluttering my eyelashes at her. She rolled her eyes and nodded.

"Muffins are on the table," She smiled affectionately at me, gesturing towards the table, "Better go before they're all gone. Chrissy and Embry were just here but they went for a walk on the beach." She filled us in.

"Oooh all alone at the beach!" I smiled excitedly. Seth and I walked over to the table and grabbed a few muffins each before going into the living room to watch TV. I looked to the couch and saw Paul, Collin, Brady, Tommy, Tyler, and John on the couch and floor. I sat down and leaned back on the couch.

"Hey, guys." I greeted them, mouth full of muffin. They chuckled and waved back. Well, most. The rest just didn't take their eyes off the small TV. Hmm, this is nice, sitting here with the other wolves. I was slightly upset that Leah wasn't here because now I'm the only female wolf. Female wolf…

I gasped and dropped my muffin just in time for Seth to catch it.

"What's wrong, babe?" Seth asked worriedly.

"I'm a bitch!" I shouted.

"Why would you say that?" Seth was confused now and I had all the others' attention.

"No, no. I mean I'm literally a bitch! I'm a female dog!" I yelled again. "Nooo!"

I'd get a lot of crap from them about this now.

The whole room burst out laughing, including Seth as he wound his arm around my waist. "It's all right, sweetheart." He kissed the top of my head. "By the way, I like your shirt." He grinned.

I smiled right back and winked. "Me too." (:

"Ew, I'll bet you got us laughing just so that we'd be distracted when you guys started sharing private jokes and giving compliments," Tyler shuddered from his spot on the arm of the couch.

Tommy nodded in agreement. "She's sneaky like that." I winked at them this time.

"You know it. Anyway, I really really want to bother Chrissy and Embry so let us go see if we can track them down!" I shouted. "Who's with me?"

In the end, it was me, Seth, Tyler, and Collin going to spy on the two newest love birds. We walked to the beach and by the time we got there, I knew Embry sensed us. He suddenly stood up from his spot in the sand next to Chrissy and help her up.

"Let's go to the cliffs." He suggested quickly. I grinned and motioned to the guys to be extra quiet.

When they were out of sight, I whispered hurriedly. "He has to walk at a human pace, right? So let's take to the trees and get there before them."

They nodded and we all ran to the forest lining the cliffs. We finally got to Embry's favorite cliff - the highest one. Right about five minutes before they would arrive. They laughed boisterously and I shushed them. I walked up to the edge of the cliff and Seth totally pulled a Titanic move.

I held my arms out to the side and he wrapped his arms around my waist just as Jack did to Rose. I closed my eyes theatrically and he whispered in my ear, "All right, open your eyes."

I opened my eyes and pretended to gasp like I had never done anything like this before. The other guys fake gagged but I ignored them. It was almost an exact reenactment of the movie and when we let go, I laughed so much. "You, my friend, are an amazing actor."

"And you are an amazing actress." He smiled. Just then, we heard the approaching footsteps and I plopped down on the edge of the cliff, my feet dangling. I laid back, supporting myself with my elbows. Seth sat down next to me, close enough where our hips were touching and he wrapped his arm around my waist.

"Chrissy, darling! Fancy meeting you here!" I called to her as soon as they were in hearing distance. Embry groaned and Chrissy skipped over to me, curtsying.

"Your Highness, how may I serve you today?" She asked politely in her british accent. We hadn't played this game since we were little - we'd always played it with Patrick, making him be the servant.

I looked her over. "I'm not sure yet. Stand by in case you need to spring into action at a moment's notice." I commanded her, narrowing my eyes.

"Yes, ma'am." She said, looking into my narrowed eyes, unconcerned.

"Never look me in the eye." I growled at her.

She nodded quickly, her eyes darting over elsewhere. That was when she tripped on a rock and fell onto me…not a good idea considering I was at the edge of a cliff…Embry tried to grab her and Seth was distracted…they weren't fast enough.

We both fell.

Falling, such an easy term.

Have you ever fell off of a cliff? The very highest cliff of all?

It is endless.

Endless falling.

The air whooshed around us and I could hear Chrissy's screams beside me.

I grabbed onto her, for fear she would drown in the intense waves.

The waves.

Over-lapping each other.

In an endless cycle.

Endless.

Endless like falling.

Falling which we just finished doing.

We crashed into the water with a splash.

A very big splash, might I add.

Chrissy's hand gripped mine for dear life.

For her life was dear, and in my hands.

It was easy to swim.

As soon as we hit the water, I was kicking to get to the top.

When we did reach air, I heard voices.

Concerned voices.

"Should we go in after them?"

"Do you really think Savannah would let anything happen to her, Em? They're fine."

I looked to the top.

Saw their relieved faces.

As if they even had a doubt.

If they did, it was gone.

For I held Chrissy at my side as she was sputtering.

I swam to the shore this time.

The beach was a little bit populated, you could imaging their shock as I come up from the water with a choking girl in my arms. I helped her breathe, angling her so that enough air could get to her lungs. Our clothes were soaked but she didn't shiver because my body heat was enough to keep her warm. I carried her to where we'd start to make our way up the cliff, figuring the boys would find us if they wanted to.

I sat Chrissy on my lap and supported her back. "Are you all right?" I asked, concerned.

She nodded, getting the last bit of water from her lungs. I let her lean over so that the water and whatever she'd eaten for lunch could go anywhere but on me. "Sorry," She croaked sheepishly.

I smiled at her, "No worries, I got this all under control."

"Chrissy!"

"Savannah!"

"Are you guys all right?"

I heard the shouts before she did. "Except that part, I don't have the patiece to control that."

"We're fine!" I called back. "Did you hurt anything when we hit the water?" I asked her, looking back down at her face. She was slowly calming down, her blue lips returning to their natural color.

"No, but I hurt my ankle when I tripped." She replied, wincing as she twisted her right ankle around.

"Savannah, Chrissy!" Embry and Seth sighed in relief, jogging over to us. I rotated her ankle, putting pressure on some places and trying to see when she'd wince.

"Are you guys okay? Are you hurt?" Seth asked, coming over to kneel down next to me.

"I'm fine." I assured him, returning my attention back to Chrissy's injury. "Even if I did get hurt, I heal fast." I winked at him and he allowed himself a tiny bit of a smile before Embry pushed him out of the way, effectively getting closer to his imprint.

"Whoa there, dude!" I stumbled back a bit. "Calm yourself and give her some room!" I scolded him. "We should take her back to Sam's."

Seth nodded in agreement, shoving Embry back a bit. I picked her up and let her ride piggy-back to Emily and Sam's house. When we arrived, Embry held the door open for us.

"Em, c'mere for a sec!" I called through the house. Emily appeared from the kitchen and assesed the situation before going to the bathroom where she kept all of the first-aid things. She needed them considering how much the boys and I messed around all the time, taking advantage of our fast healing.

I set Chrissy down on a chair at the table and we waited until Emily came back. First, I eased Chrissy's shoe off, wincing when she did. I then pulled her damp sock from her foot and threw it to the laundry pile. She did the same for her other foot, relieved when that one didn't hurt. Emily hustled back into the room, bending down to sit on a short stool next to Chrissy.

"What happened?" She asked curiously. "Em, could you get me some ice - in a rag! What am I supposed to do with a couple of pieces of ice?" She tacked on at the end, anticipating his next moves. I half-smiled and explained the situation, wringing out my hair with a towel Seth got for me. I hadn't even noticed he left.

"We, uh, fell off a cliff…" I smiled sheepishly. Emily looked at me incredulously, absentmindedly taking the ice from Embry as he handed it to her.

"How did you fall off a cliff?" She emphasized the 'you' just enough so I could hear how confused she was about a werewolf falling off a cliff.

"Chrissy tripped like the klutz she is and knocked us both off." I smirked at her, "And apparently, she hurt her ankle. I was a bit too busy falling to my possible death to notice. My sincerest apologies." I rolled my eyes.

She stuck her tongue out at me, "Oh come on! You weren't even fazed. And if I remember correctly, you were the coherent one in that situation."

"Well excuse me! If it weren't for me, you'd be at the bottom of the ocean, never to be seen again!" I taunted.

She rolled her eyes, "I don't remember you being so melodramatic."

I stuck my nose up in the air teasingly, "Well, I guess you don't really know me then."

"I guess I don't…" She trailed off. I cannot do this any longer. I bursted out laughing and she soon followed.

The rest of them looked at us like we were aliens…

"ANYWAY! Do you think it's broken?" I asked.

Emily felt around her ankle and shook her head. "I don't think so, probably just sprained. I have some crutches in the back from when Kim broke her heel… Would you like to use them, Chrissy?"

She nodded and watched as Emily bandaged up her ankle.

"Wow, you're good at this." Chrissy commented. "You should work with my mom - she's a nurse."

Emily smiled, "Thanks, you wouldn't believe how much these guys hurt each other…and themselves, come to think of it."

"Hey!" I protested, Emily waited for me to say she was wrong when she knew she was right. I said something else instead, "I'm not a guy!"

"Okay, Savannah. You're not a guy." She sighed in exsaperation.

"Good…Emily?" I dragged out the 'y' in her name.

"Yes, Sav?" She looked at me as if I were a seven year old asking many questions.

"Do you loooove me?" I smiled at her innocently.

"Of course, Savannah. Chrissy, I'll go get those crutches now. Would one of you guys take her to the couch. Tell one of the boys to move." She turned to us.

"I thought we already established that I wasn't a guy!" I called after her, "Because if I was, Seth here, would be gay!" I heard the muffled laughter coming from the living room. Well, they were trying to muffle it.

Embry picked Chrissy up and moved toward the living room. He pushed Steven off the couch and I snickered at his surprised face. I grabbed Seth's hand and pulled him over to sit down on the floor in front of the couch. I then proceeded to sit on his lap. He chuckled, wrapping his arms around my middle and resting his chin on my left shoulder.

"What happened?" Steven asked after he got up and brushed himself off.

"We fell off a cliff!" I announced cheerfully. "Well I was pushed." I muttered at the end.

Steven grinned. He was obviously enjoying the fact that I fell off of a cliff. Seth smacked him upside the head.

"Ow! What was that for?" Steven exclaimed, jumping back and rubbbing his head.

"I didn't like the way you were looking at my girlfriend," Seth shrugged. I kissed his cheek and giggled.

Steven made a grossed out gagging sound. "Yeah, whatever. I'm going to sit over there now." He sauntered over to the other side of the room and sat against a wall.

"Good. We were better off without you anyway," Embry muttered. Steven just rolled his eyes.

Emily came back with the crutches and leant them up against the armrest of the couch where Chrissy was sitting. "Well, as fun as this little adventure was, my mother might kill me if I don't get home soon…"

Chrissy nodded, "By the way, thanksfor leaving us there with Mom-zilla." Then she did a perfect imitation of my mom. "What was she wearing? Why is she leaving so early? Is she going to go meet Seth? What could she possibly have to do? Isn't she going to freeze out there wearing that?"

I laughed at that one and the other guys were smirking. "Is that really how your mom talks?" Tyler asked, amused.

"Yup, and it's six o'clock now so I'll be going. Chrissy, you can stay here for dinner while I go deal with Mom. I'm sure Emily won't mind." She nodded and I turned to Seth.

"You'd be better off staying here. I'll see you tomorrow?" I asked.

"Count on it." He grinned. I grinned right back, pulled his face to mine, and kissed him on the lips. Nobody groaned this time and I smirked at this. I wrapped my arms around his neck and kept kissing him, waiting for the noises of protest. They didn't come.

Seth noticed this, too and I figured everybody left for the kitchen to eat. Seth took full advantage,putting his hands on either side of my waist and pulling me closer to him. I fully turned to him and moved onto my knees, straddling his waist. Our lips didn't move from each others'. I ran my finger up and down the back of his neck and he moaned quietly as he traced circles on my back under my - well his - shirt. I moved my hands up, knotting them in his hair.

"I gotta go…" I mumbled, letting go of him and moving back. He kept his hold on me, though.

"Aww, why?" He groaned like a little kid.

I giggled, "Because my mom might kill me if I'm not home, like, now."

Then Seth did something really bad. He started tickling me. I sqealed and squirmed until he finally let go, laughing.

"Okay…you want me to walk you there?" He asked.

My mom might kill me and him if we both go. She'll already be pissed when I get there. I decided not to chance it.

"Nah, I'll go alone. I love you." I smiled.

"I love you, too. Always."

"Forever." I murmured, brushing his dark hair out of his eyes as I stood up.

"Bye, Seth."

"Goodbye, Savannah."

I walked out of the room, leaving him there to stare into space. I waved to everybody as I left, making sure the door was shut behind me. It was supposed to be extra cold tonight. I walked down the path and five minutes more before I started sprinting in human form through the night. No one could see anyway and the faster I got home, the better.

I finally reached my small, pretty house. I walked through the door, trying to look casual. My mom staggered down the stairs at the sound of my arrival. "Are you OK, Mom?"

"What were you thinking?" She growled at me angrily. I then noticed the half empty wine bottle in her left hand.

Mom was always a happy drunk. Easy to take care of if need be. She rarely got drunk with me in the house, though. I guess it was because she was always happy. Now she has things to be bitter about. He husband left her and her daughter was 'rebellious'. Her husband had also done that with two other women.

She started toward me, gripping onto my shoulder. Figuring she needed help with balance, I let her until she started digging her nails into my flesh. It hurt but the blood I saw soaking through my shirt was the sign of cuts that were going to heal quickly. "Mom, what are you doing?" I tried to pull away from her but I did not want her to fall. Drunk or not, she's my mother.

"You're stupid. You never listen to me! You're just like your father." She grumbled a bit more and then hit me over the head with the wine bottle she was holding. Then she was able to push me down while I was disoriented and she kicked me in the face. My hair was damp from the leftover wine that was in the bottle and I knew the liquid on my face wasn't wine.

It was blood.

I know, I'm mean. Please review because this is the longest chapter I've ever written! Like, ever. In the history of the world. And pssshhhh I'm not just writing this SUPER long notr - even though it's not really that long - just to make my chapter longer…why do you think I'd do that? Huh, punk? Later, punks(;

-madittude99

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