A/N - Do I need to keep mentioning that I DONT own anything from the Twilight serise??

Chapter Two

As Jason drew up to the house, a middle aged woman came out the front door. I recognized aunt Lily at once. She had the same dark brown hair as dad and me and his deep set eyes. She smiled at us as I walked up the veranda steps.

"Elizabeth, its been to long" She said as she swept me into a hug.

"Ellie" I corrected "I know aunt Lily, how are you?"

Before I could answer, Aunt Lily had dragged Jason into a hug. I knew how much he hated them and I smiled, expecting him to push away. But he reluctantly hugged back. Apperently people do change.

"Come in. you've had a long journey. And please call me Lily" She added as she gestured for us to follow her into the house.

Nothing had changed. The same oddly matched furniture where placed at odd angles around her front room. A large wooden clock hung in the hallway and pictures up filled up the rest of the space. Ones of me and Jason, of mum and dad on their wedding day and of dad and Lily's sister Rose, who lived in Alaska.

I followed Lily into the cramped kitchen and Jason immediately sank into the nearest seat. Today had been long, especially for him. Since mums death and dad going to prison, life had really taken its toll on my twenty-one year old brother. Lily showed me my room and then went back to the kitchen.

"You kids want anything to eat? I got bread, cheese, pizza, anything you want." Lily began getting out various foods.

"I'm fine Au-..Lily. I had something when we left the airport."

"Some coffee would be great." Jason sat up and reached for the fruit bowl on the table and picked up two apples and a banana. He may now except hugs but he was still a caffeine addict and all round eating machine.

"You sure Elizabeth. Sorry, I mean Ellie." Lily looked kindly at me. "But please stay, I want to here about your life. That's as long as your not too tired."

"No, that's okay I'll stay." I sat down next to Jason who had now devoured nearly everything in the fruit bowl.

"So how was you year as a sophomore?"

"It was okay I 'spose. I managed not to kill anyone in gym at least and my grades and are OK." It was a known fact at my school (old school) that I was hopeless at sports. I couldn't even catch right and you should never trust me with a tennis racket. Also, my clumsiness doesn't help.

"Ah yes, gym was never my strong point either." Lily smiled at some long lost memory. " And you Jason? How was your job going?"

I excused myself and went to my room. I dumped my bag onto my bed. The room was nice. The light blue walls had more pictures on them. These were of flowers and landscapes. The narrow bed was in the corner and a large walnut colored wardrobe stood by the door. The window had a view of the surrounding sea and a cliff in the back round. As I lay on my bed I remembered the boys I'd seen. There was something odd about them. Something they where not quite sharing. I'd always had this knack of knowing when someone was hiding something, not quite saying what they really thought. My friends, back when I had some, had always teased me about it. But when dad started drinking I had to look after him and Jason, who took mums death really bad. My friends started to drift away when I never went out with them. When dad was in a good mood he would say I was more like forty than sixteen, motherly and middle aged before I was twenty. I didn't mind though. They needed me and my only thoughts where that they should carry on with life.

I got up. I needed to get out and get some fresh air. Remembering those times hurt as I thought of dads pained face and Jason's nightly sobbing. I went through the kitchen and told aunt Lily that I was going for a walk. She smiled and said "OK but be back before 7 for dinner." Wow, dinner cooked by someone else, I thought as a went down the steps and into the drive, that was an improvement. When I came onto the road I saw those boys again walking in the opposite direction. I was to shy to say anything so I hid behind my wavy, dark brown hair and stuffed my hands deep in my pockets.

"Hi" The shorter one said and the other boy smiled. They seemed nice. I stopped and they stood in front of me.

"Hi" I stammered and blushed. Trust me not to ruin everything by going scarlet.

"You new round here?" The shorter boy asked.

"Yeah, only arrived today." I answered.

"Oh yeah your Lily Blake's niece. And you have a brother right?" How did he know this? La Push must be small for people to know that already.

"Yes. My names Ellie"

"Oh right sorry, that was kinda rude not introducing ourselves. My names Seth. Seth Clearwater and this is Embry Call."

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