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Ari POV

This barbeque was turning out to be really fun. I was chatting with Emily and Kim in the kitchen while we prepared a gigantic meal for everyone.I was shocked at the amount of food that had to be cooked to feed the boys...apparently, it was nothing for one of them to go through six or seven hot dogs in a single sitting. We were just talking about the high school when the front door of the Uley's house opened and the Clearwater kids walked in.

"Heyyyyy Emilyyyyy!" boomed Seth's deep voice as he walked back into the kitchen. I couldn't believe how much he had changed. He was as big and tall and buff as all of the rest of the guys there, but I still remember him as a cute little brown-eyed boy. "Sorry we're late, Leah took FOREVER to get ready."

"Mmmmm, cornbread," he said, popping a piece from the platter into his mouth. Emily glared at him as Kim tried unsuccessfully to push him away from the food.

Seth laughed and looked around, his eyes finally settling on me. "Hey...you look really familiar!"

Leah walked through the kitchen doorway and peered around her brother's large frame to get a better look at me. She had grown up a lot too- she was tall and gorgeous, with long brown hair and sharp features. She rolled her eyes at her brother. "Of course she looks familiar, Seth, that's Ari."

Seth furrowed his brow as he stared at me. "Ari?" Suddenly, recognization filled his face. "Oh my god, it is you! I haven't seen you in forever!"

I laughed. "Same to you, Seth."

Seth enclosed me in a tight bear hug. "Wow! It's been like, eight years, right?"

I gasped. "Seth...can't...breathe..." I managed to get out.

Seth chortled and put me down carefully on the floor. "Sorry, Ari. Dang, it's been a long time! Hey, remember when we tried to dig a hole to China when we were six, but then my mom fell in it? She was soooo mad!" He laughed again.

I laughed too. It was nice to remember the good ol' days with the Clearwaters. "Yeah, I remember, Seth. That was hilarious!"

Seth and I talked some more about our antics when we were little, with occasional inputs from Leah. Seth seemed really nice and personable, I could tell that he was a great guy. Finally, Emily announced that there were too many people in her kitchen, and she shooed us outside. Seth offered to introduce me to everyone.

First, I meet my grandpa's old friends, old Quil Ataera and Billy Black. They were talking to Sue Clearwater, Leah and Seth's mom. They all seemed very nice, with only a few jibes about how glad they were that I didn't take after my grandpa. Seth then introduced me to Quil, a boy my age, and a little girl named Claire. Claire was Emily's niece, and she was perhaps the cutest little four-year-old I had ever seen.

After that, we met Jacob, who was also my age and one of Seth's best friends, and an adorable girl who looked about seven. Unlike everyone else here, she wasn't tan at all, but had pale alabaster skin. Jacob took Seth aside to talk to him about something, and I got to talk to Nessie. She spoke a lot about Jacob, who she saw as a type of big brother.

When Seth cam back from his talk with Jacob, he looked a little nervous. "Okay, Ari, umm... I'll go introduce you to some of the other guys! They're all supernice, don't worry."

He took me over to where a lage group of guys was playing football. One of them came jogging over. He was tall, even taller than Sam, and definitely buff, as you could see through his white t-shirt. But what made me like him the most was the kindness and sincerity in his eyes.

"Hey, Seth," he said, greeting him with a nod. He turned to me. "Hey, I'm Embry." He held out his hand.

I smiled. "I'm Ari, I'm Louis's granddaughter."

Embry nodded and smiled. "Sweet. Do you want me to introduce you to the rest of the guys?"

"Sure!" I replied.

Embry waved the football guys over. They all had similar characteristics, like their cropped dark hair, muscular bodies, and copper skin.

He quickly threw names at me. "This is Brady, that's Collin, that one's Caleb, this is Mark, the one in the back is Paul, and that's Jared."

I smiled at them all and nodded at Jared, and he smiled back.

Embry clapped his hands. "Well! Do you want to play some football?"

I grinned. "Absolutely!"

Embry smiled at me, but Paul stepped forward. "Embry, you can't just let her play."

Embry frowned at Paul. "Why not? She wants to."

Paul rolled his eyes. "It's not like we can tackle her!"

Embry opened his mouth to object, but I smoothly cut in. "Don't worry about that, Paul," I said, taking a step forward. "You won't be able to tackle me anyway."

"Ooooooooh!" said the rest of the boys, visibly impressed.

Paul's brow furrowed as his eyes attempted to pierce a hole through me. His hands began to shake. "Paul, calm down," said Jared. Paul turned and walked through the group of boys, shoving Brady and Caleb aside.

I smoothly turned back to Embry. "So, what are the teams?"