OK guys, so this is the beginning of the first 4th chapter which i liked.. the end is gonna be different which is gonna make the story different from here out. i hope you like it =]

VPOV!

Embry opened the car door for me.

"Thanks." I said.

"Anytime." He said back.

I saw a couple of cars parked around the yard. I noticed Kim and Jared were walking in the house, hand in hand. Seeing a relationship that was so clean and pure was refreshing. Embry walked ahead of me, so I followed him.

I studied him. He was gorgeous. He was the most beautiful man I had ever laid eyes on. I knew he could never be interested in a girl like me. I told myself that there was no point in daydreaming. Plus, I was still unsure about guys. I kept my distance.

It was cold and I was grateful Kim told me to wear a jacket. The hoodie I wore covered my arms, my scar covered arms. The cuts and bruises on my back, stomach, and legs were hidden. I was thankful it was so cold here. I shivered.

I hadn't realized I stopped walking until Embry turned around.

"You coming, Violet?" He asked in a husky voice.

"Oh, yeah, I am." Embry waiting until I got beside him to start walking again. I shied away a little bit. I hope he didn't notice..

We finally reached the door. Embry just opened the door and motioned for me to go on. I stepped into the small house. The sight that greeted me was completely unexpected.

I saw at least 7 other huge boys that were as big and burly as Embry and Jared. What in the world is with all these La Push boys? I knew my eyes were huge and full of fear. I searched for my only comfort, which was Kim. I was scared as crap.

Jared was standing behind Kim with his arms around her waist. When she saw me, her eyes lit up.

"Guys! Everyone, this is Violet, my cousin. Violet, this is Jake, Seth, Brady, Collin, Paul, Quil, Sam, Emily, Nessie, Claire, Leah, and Rebecca." They all said some sort of greeting, most I couldn't make out.

"Lot of 'em aren't there?" Embry whispered in my ear as I stared at how many people were in the tiny house. I tried to not shy away from his closeness.

"Yeah. I don't know how I'll remember everyone's names." I said more to myself than Embry. He chuckled in my ear. I shivered.

"Here, let me help. Let's start off with.. Paul. Paul has a temper you wouldn't believe. But Rachel keeps him in check. Rachel is Jake's sister. And Jake is that one right there with the longish hair, sitting next to her; she's Nessie. She lives in Forks. Quil, he's the one with Claire in his lap. Collin and Brady are in there, playing video games. Leah is bitter, so I'd let her talk to you first. Seth is the youngest, and Leah is his sister. He's the complete opposite of Leah. You'll love Seth, he's a softie. And lastly, that is Sam, and his fiancée Emily." He pointed everyone out to me. Describing them helped. The few people I took notice to were, Nessie and Emily.

Nessie, because she was astounding. If I stood next to her I would want to shrivel up and die, she was so radiant.

Emily, because of her scars. I couldn't help but feel bad for her, and myself. I don't know how she got those, but I hoped it wasn't the same way I got mine.

Embry led me over to a couch in the living room. Collin and Brady were playing Rockband, an awesome game that I loved. Embry sat next to me. Kim came into the room and sat down next to me, but left me my space.

"Is this kinda overwhelming for you? It was for me." She smiled.

"It really is. All these boys are huge. What do you feed them?" I asked. Kim laughed.

"Well, we feed them normal food, they just eat a lot."

"Can I ask you something?"

"Of course." Kim gripped my arm. I grimaced.

"Oops! I am so sorry Violet! Are you ok?" She asked me in a panicked tone. Embry turned to look at me.

I stared at Kim. Embry was looking back and forth between us.

"Ouch." I muttered under my breath. I felt wetness. Oh, crap.

"Kim, come with me to the bathroom?" I asked standing quickly. She got up and followed.

She led me to the bathroom. I pulled up the sleeve to me hoodie. One of the cuts on my upper arm, one of the fresher ones, had been irritated when Kim grabbed my arm.

"I'm so sorry Violet. I forgot. You don't even let on that.." She stopped talking. She pulled out a Band-Aid and looked at my arm. She gasped. I looked down. All I saw were cuts, scars, and bruises. Then I realized that she wasn't used to it like I was.

"Oh, my god, Violet! I didn't know it was that bad.. Should I take you to the doctor?" Her eyes looked into mine.

"I'm fine, Kim. Can you put the Band-Aid on now? You can take me later." I said.

"Ok.." She placed it on my arm. We checked for blood anywhere on my clothes and found none.

We went back downstairs. I remembered I hadn't asked her my question.

"Kim, what happened to Emily?" I asked softly, sitting back down next to Embry who was still in the same place, as if he were waiting for us.

"She was mauled by a bear." I didn't ask any further questions. I saw a couple of guys and girls come into the room. One came up to me.

"Hey, I'm Seth. What's up?" I smiled. I liked him already. But I kept my distance.

"Hey, Seth." He smiled at me. We talked until Kim motioned for me to come here.

"Scuse me, Seth." I got up and went over to Kim.

"Yes?" I asked. We were in the kitchen again. All the girls except Claire were in there.

"We're going to fix the stuff for the bonfire. Do you want to help us pack?" Emily asked me. I smiled gently.

"Of course. Sounds like fun." The girls and I had a good time packing everything. I kept quiet. We packed enough for about a month's worth of camping.

"Ok everybody! Time to head out to the grounds! Somebody come and put all these boxes into the cars and let's move!" Leah yelled. All the guys came in. I guess they know when to listen to Leah. She kinda scared me. I decided to keep my distance from her.

"You want me to drive you?" I heard someone behind me. I turned around and saw Embry less than a foot away from me. My breath hitched in my throat. I stood looking in his eyes.

"Is that a yes?" I nodded slowly. I was deathly afraid, no matter what Kim said. I didn't feel comfortable driving by myself with him.

"Good." He smiled.

I followed him out to Kim's car. It was getting darker, and the ground was uneven. I tripped over a root and thought I was heading face-first into dirt. Someone's arms wound around my waist before I hit the ground. I looked up to thank the person who caught me, but my words caught in my throat. Embry had caught me.

"Thanks." After I regained the ability to speak.

"You, are welcome." He said, his breath blew into my face. I didn't like being this close to somebody I just met and barely knew anything about. I got myself out of his grip and dusted myself off.

"Are you always this clumsy?" he asked.

"No. Well, maybe. Are we gonna go to the bonfire?" I asked putting my hands in my pockets, staring at the ground.

His face showed confusion and hurt. I didn't know why, but I felt a little bad.

EPOV!

Things felt weird between Violet and me. I didn't know what was going on with her but I knew I needed to know. Something felt really wrong about the way she was acting. I watched her get into my truck. She held herself with little confidence and she was very jumpy around everybody except Kim. It was driving me crazy, like an itch that you can't reach. She looked up at me with her big, gorgeous green eyes. I got lost in them instantly. Confusion spread through them which snapped me back to realty.

"What are you doing?" She asked me.

"Oh.. uh.. nothing." I felt so stupid. I got in the car and backed out of the driveway and headed to the bonfire.

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When we got there, everyone else already had out hot dogs and bags of chips and drinks. The fire was huge and had a blue tint to it which made it so beautiful. We talked and hung out, not worrying about the legends and stuff. I watched Violet. She ate very little and sat next to Kim. I wondered what was going on. I think I was on the verge of going insane if it weren't for Seth.

"Embry!" I heard him yell.

"Wha.." I turned around and felt marshmallows hit my face. I heard laughter and saw Seth with his head thrown back just hee-hawing.

"Oh, is that how you wanna play?" I said as I grabbed a bag of my own.

"No! No, I was just playing!" Seth ran away from me with his own bag. He stuck his hand in the bag and pulled out more and chucked them at me. I dodged a few and some stuck to me.

I threw some at him, and before I knew it the whole gang got in on it. Brady and Collin were back to back throwing them at everybody. Jake caught every one he could in his big mouth. Paul was having a good time since it was a way he could take things out on people and not get fussed at by Sam. He threw a good handful at me and some went down my shirt. I laughed.

Our marshmallow war lasted about ten minutes, until we ran out. After that we just sat around the fire and talked. Violet didn't say much. I didn't realize I was staring until Seth said something.

"Dude, you ok? You've been spaced out since our war." The kid was completely clueless sometimes. But he was like my little brother. We were closer to each other than any of the other guys. Except Jake, Quil, and myself. We would always be the 3 amigos. I smiled at the cliche in my head.

"Sorry, man. I sorta.. kinda.." I didn't know how to tell him about Violet. Only Jared knew.

"What?" He asked, looking worried.

"Nah, dude I'm ok. No worries there. It's just that.. I.. imprinted." I whispered the word.

"What?!" he said in a stage whisper.

"Yeah. On her." I jerked my head towards Violet. We both looked over at her.

"She stays to herself. Except for Kim. What's up with that?" He asked.

"Dunno. It's driving me insane. How did the other guys survive? Everythings so strong and hits you hard." I said, getting more and more frustrated.

"Don't worry, man. You'll find out soon enough. You're one of those guys who can get anybody to open up." Seth grinned his lop-sided smile and I chuckled.

"Yeah. Thanks, Seth."

"Anytime bro. Anytime."

VPOV!

At the bonfire, everyone was having a great time. It's not that I didn't enjoy myself. I did. Kinda..

When the marshmallow war started, I nearly peed myself it was so funny. I had to hold my sides I was laughing so hard. Nobody else notices though. Marshmallows went everywhere and stuck to everything. It was great.

I was just overwhelmed with all the love and caring that was here. I had never really gotten that at home, and it made me want to cry. I stayed to myself and thought about what I had done.

I ran away from home. I would be 18 in less than 6 months, but still. I didn't want my parents to find me, but I had this horrible gut feeling that something bad was going to happen. I needed relief but I didn't know what to do. I just sat there and watched the fire. It was so warm and comforting. Something I needed. I didn't know I had dozed off until I felt someone tap my shoulder.

I looked up to see Embry standing above me. I felt myself shrink into my hoodie, as if I could get away from him. I didn't want to, but it was like a reflex. Would I ever get over what Jordan and my parents did?

"You ready to go home?" He asked indifferently. His eyes were gaurded, untouchable.

"Yes." I said, barely.

I sat in his truck almost asleep again, until the motor turned off.

"What did you think of the bonfire?" He asked me.

"It was.. fun." I said.

"So you had a good time?"

"Of course. Why wouldn't I?" He seemed to be struggling with himself to say something or not say something.

"You.. didn't.. really.. talk to anyone." He said, finally.

"No. I'm shy, I guess." I said, opening the car door.

"See you later?" He asked as if it was a question.

"Yes, I guess I will." If I wasn't mistaken, I could have sworn I saw a smile on his handsome face.

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