3) Brooklynn

I woke up to the sun streaming through the window and the smell of the ocean just like I did every morning, but this morning was different. Today I was driving to Seattle (which is 4 hours from La Push by the way) with my Aunt Yvonne, whom I live with, to pick up my sister. My twin sister at that , a twin I never knew existed until two days ago. My mother died giving birth to us and apparently my father ran away with my sister before my aunt and grandparents even knew my mother had twins. Why the hospital never told us we have no idea, but my Aunt says 16 years is a little late to bring it up. I having been living with my aunt since I was five when my grandparents died, but I always felt like part of me was missing, Yvonne always said it was cause I never knew my mother but now I know better. They say that twins have an unbreakable bond and I believe it, how else would you explain why I would wake up in the middle of the night scared or why I would gets pains when nothing even hurt. It was the worst these past six months, my heart was literally breaking and I had no idea why, until I got the phone call from Ashlynn then I knew immediately. Now here I am about to go meet my twin sister in 7 hours and while I know I should be upset that my father did what he did I can't help but be excited to meet my missing half. We talked on the phone for hours the night she called and we have so much in common. She loves to write songs and poetry and I love to play the guitar, not to mention we like the same type of music. As I lay in bed and think about her I decided its time to get up and get some breakfast. So I throw on my favorite pair of white Capri's and a blue tank top and run downstairs.

As soon as I enter the living room I can smell the pancakes and hear the voices I wake up to every morning. I walk into the kitchen hug my Aunt Yvonne and give Jacob, my boyfriend, a quick peck on the lips and then sit down at the table. " Well good morning, how is everyone today?"

"Good morning beautiful!" Jacob says in his burly, deep voice that I love so much.

My Aunt just laughs at me and says "Someone is excited this morning." I just nod my head and giggle.

"All this happiness over some long lost family friend you never met, am I missing something?" I shake my head at Jacob and let out a nervous chuckle as my Aunt throws me a sideways glance. She doesn't agree with the fact that I am keeping my sister a secret from all my friends, especially Jake. I know I should tell them but for one I don't know exactly how to explain it yet and for two I don't want to have to share her yet. On the other hand I know Jacob expects something is up, I am his imprint how can he not, but If I say I don't want to talk about it he never pushes the issue, that's why I love him so much. Me and Jake almost 2 years ago and I found out about the pack and imprinting only a few months later. I will admit at first it was a lot to take in but I knew I loved him before he told me and there was nothing that could change it, not to mention that the I was the only person in the world for him made it even better. I love the pack so much they are not only my best friends but like my brothers, Emily, Sam's wife also happens to be my Aunt, being my Uncle's sister and all so that makes it even better. Of course I have my favorite boys of the group, Embry and Quill, aside from Jacob of course! Well enough of that, leave it too Jacob and his endless eyes to distract me from my thoughts, I don't think I will ever get used to it, I also don't think I'll ever want to. Apparently my Aunt had been talking to me this whole time because it was her voice that brought me out of my typical Jacob fantasy.

"Brook are you almost done eating, I want to leave within in the hour so we can be there incase her flight gets in early."

"Yeah, yeah Auntie I am done, I'll help you do the dishes and then we can get going." I screech as I walk by Jacob and ruffle his hair as I walk to the sink.

"Are you sure you don't want me to go with you babe, you know I hate being away from you for too long, especially with school starting in a week."

"Aww Jake you know I love you but I think you can manage for one day and maybe if you are nice I will let you and your goofy friends meet my mystery guest tomorrow!" I tease him as a give him a kiss and shoe him out the door.

"Oh, all right I love you and I will be thinking about you all day and night! Call me when you get home." With one last kiss he walks out the door. I feel bad for a minute because I know how once you imprint on someone you can't stand being away from them but then I remember the reason he can't come with me and I smile once again!

"Ok, Ok the dishes are done and Jacob is gone, now lets go!." I run, grab my coat and slip on my flips flops and return to the kitchen almost out of breath. My aunt just laughs at me, shakes her head, grabs the keys and walks out to the car. Within minutes we are on the road with the radio blaring, very abnormal for us, we usually enjoy the long rides to Seattle and use it as our time to talk. Today however I am sure my Aunt realizes that I am much too excited to concentrate on anything for too long. Before I even realized I fell asleep, I woke up and we were pulling into the parking garage at the airport. I don't know how I managed to fall asleep, maybe it was the lack of sleep the night before or how Secondhand Serenade always seems to relax me.

The Airport is fairly crowded for a Thursday afternoon but we managed to get through security and get to gate A4 in less then twenty minutes. As we are sitting down waiting we see the bored switch Ashlynn's flight from on time to early, my eyes light up as I realize that I will be meeting my twin in ten minutes. I can't contain myself any longer, I start pacing back and fourth and before I know it the door from the bridge is opened and people are walking off the plane. Anxiously I scan over all the people, eagerly awaiting the face I know so well, and then like I am staring at my reflection in a mirror I see her.

I knew she was my twin but even I wasn't prepared for just how identical we looked. Her eyes were the same deep almond brown, her long espresso hair held the same light wave, her skin had the same permanent tan, and she was even the same exact height as me. As soon as I looked into her eyes I knew we were thinking the same thing and within seconds we were running to each other.

"Brooklynn!"

"Ashlynn!" We yell in unison as we hug, both amazed at how much our voices even sound alike. After minutes of just holding each other and feeling complete for the first time in our lives, I decided its time for her to meet our Aunt. So I let go of her and lead her over to Aunt Yvonne, who is trying to hide the tears welling up in her eyes. "Ashlynn this is Aunt Yvonne, the most amazing woman in the world, she'll treat you like a daughter and never let you down!"

"Hello Dear!" Yvonne said holding out her hand while Ashlynn just stares at her, then flings her arms around her neck and hugs our Aunt as tight as she can.

In that moment I looked at my Aunt and any doubt she has about Ashlynn feeling left out quickly melts away. She was just as much a part of her life now as I was and always would be.