Chapter 6

A/N: I don't own Twilight

Sorry this has taken so long. Sadly real life caught up with me. My husband's grandfather passed away and we've been in Puerto Rico for the past few weeks for the funeral and dealing with his grandfather's house and belongings. My hubby was really devastated and his pain is my pain. But hopefully writing will help me deal with the grief.

I hope this chapter is good. I don't know if I love this chapter. I feel like I'm just rambling on but I hope it's good. Please review and let me know if I can do better. Thanks so much for your patients. You guys are always so awesome.

MPOV:

I fluff my hair a little and look at myself in the full length mirror in my room. "Wow Calla, I love what you did with my makeup." I say admiring the way she kept it neutral but made me look like I'm glowing. "See I told you to trust me." Calla says grinning widely as she packs up her makeup bag. "Hello? What about what I did for your hair? Don't I get some love too?" Nessie says with an exaggerated pout. I roll my eyes playfully before hugging her tight. "Of course Ness. I love my hair." I say beaming at my reflection in the mirror. "Don't let him roll the windows down in the car or your hair will be ruined. We finally have a rain free day so you hair should stay nice for the rest of the night." Ness says smiling softly.

"I'm so nervous. This is my first date. How am I going to know what to do?" I ask to no one in particular. "Actually sweetie your the first one of the wolf girls to actually have a normal first date." Calla says with a small shrug. "Right, how could I forget?" I say slightly irritated at the thought that her words couldn't be truer. Just another reason for me to hate imprinting. "All right lovelies I have to get going because if I leave Carlos with Alice much longer she's going to have him dressed up in some ridiculous outfit." Nessie says giving hugs to all the girls.

"You, just have fun and don't let him get too touchy feely on the first date. Make him work for it and be safe. We don't need any little puppies running around here just yet." Nessie says in her sisterly way. "Believe me Ness, I am no where near ready for that." I say feeling my cheeks get hot just as Caine's face flashes in my head. Why does it always come back to him?

I hear the doorbell ring and Calla squeals in delight. I also feel that weird tugging in my belly and for some reason I really do want Caine to show up. I shake my head to clear my thoughts and grab my sweater and small black clutch. I hurry down the stairs hoping to catch Remy before my dad and mom do. I sigh a little as my dad gives Remy the third degree with my mom. The two of them can be very intimidating, especially my mom.

"Alright, enough with with inquisition. I'll see you later and I promise to be home by my curfew." I say grabbing Remy's hand and dragging him outside before my parents could embarrass me more. I feel that annoying tugging sensation I get when Caine is near so I scan the woods looking for a bright white wolf but see nothing. I ignore the tugging and smile brightly at Remy. He looks absolutely divine in his black dress shirt, dark wash jeans, wingtip shoes and a black fedora. He definitely has a style all his own.

"You look amazing Moxie." Remy drawls with a playful grin. "Thank you. You don't look so bad yourself." I say feeling the butterflies fluttering wildly in my stomach. "Nico is having a party tonight so I hope you don't mind if we stop by for a bit." Remy says flashing me another sexy grin. "Ok." I say trying to mask my disappointment. I was hoping we could have some alone time.

Remy opens the car door for me like a gentleman and I easily slid into the front seat. Nico's house is on the other side of rez and far enough from my family to let me relax and have a good time. We pull up to the small white house and we can already hear the music blasting from the house. Remy grabs my hand as we walk up the steps. It's nice but no sparks. The butterflies from before are not there now.

The music is loud and I can feel the bass pounding through me and Nico's small house is packed with teenagers from the rez and Forks. With all the body heat in this place the house is slightly unbearably warm and the silk of my very expensive dress is sticking to me. I feel way overdressed and a little uncomfortable. Alice would stroke if she saw me now looking like this and stuck in some awful high school kegger. I sigh a little as Remy drags me around saying hi to all his friends.

I plaster on a fake smile hoping we will leave soon and have a real first date. Suddenly I'm pulled into a tight hug. "Hey Moxie. Looking good." Nico slurs as he sets me back down on the ground. I can't help but smile at him. Nico is just the type of person that his friendly mood is infectious to be around. "Wow...you look great too." I say honestly. His usually unruly black curls have been cut short and styled nicely. His light mocha skin practically glowing with the rush of alcohol tinging his cheeks with a light blush. He's dressed similar to Remy but in navy blue not black and the color of his shirt makes his large brown eyes pop. No wonder Calla has a crush on him. His mixture of Quiluete, Cuban and African American gives him an exotic sex appeal.

"It looks like we are the only ones who decided to dress up." Nico says loudly over the blaring music and beaming at me a large sweet smile. "Hey stop flirting with my girl." Remy says punching Nico lightly on his shoulder. "What the fuck man? Mox is a friend. Unlike you I don't hit on everything with a uterus." Nico jabs back with a triumphant smirk. "Fuck you." Remy says with a small laugh. "Come on Mox let's go find somewhere more private." Remy says leaning close to my ear making me shiver just a little. "Uhh...ok.?" I say sounding more like a question than a answer.

Remy drags me to the outside porch of Nico's house. It's a little chilly out so I put on my sweater and take a seat on the porch swing next to Remy. We are alone for the most part. There are a few kids from school hanging around by the side of the house smoking and drinking and not really paying attention to us. Remy hands me a beer. I didn't even notice he was holding them in his hand.

"I don't drink." I say looking at him as he pops the top on his bottle and takes a long swig. "Come on Mox. It's just one beer." He says nonchalantly. "Fine." I say softly and take a small sip of the bitter amber liquid. I try not to make a face as I set the bottle down by my feet. Remy leans closer to me and drapes his long well toned arm around my shoulders pulling me closer to his side. We sit for a minute just talking about nothing as he finishes off his beer.

Once he's done he pulls me closer and wraps his other arm around my waist. I place both my hands on his broad chest trying to keep some distance between us. "Mox just relax. I don't bite." Remy says smoothly leaning closer to me. I should be excited and filled with anticipation but I don't. This feels wrong somehow. My thoughts quickly turn to Caine. My first real kiss should be how Caine made me feel that day in the empty classroom and not like this.

"Remy I can't." I say before I do something I will regret. I never thought I would be one of those corny sentimental girls but I guess I've been spending to much time with Calla and her romantic comedy obsession. He holds me a little tighter and places his forehead against mine. "It's Caine isn't it?" Remy says his voice low and soft. His warm breath fanning my face and the smell of mint and beer washes over me with how close he is. I think for a minute and he's right. I can't lie. "Yes." I say finally admitting to myself that idiot has somehow wormed his way into my life.

"I should have known. They way you two look at each other. It was so obvious." Remy says lessening his grip on my waist. His blue green eyes darkening just a little as he pulls away from me. "You know I'm not completely like how people around here make me out to be. I mean I guess I use to be but I don't want to be." Remy says rubbing the back of his neck with his hand. "I never thought bad of you." I say hoping to lighten the mood. "I know. I guess that's why I wanted to date you." He says a sly smile forming on his pouty lips.

I can't help but smile back at him. Before I can say anything Remy takes my face in his large hands and presses his lips to mine. I'm too stunned to do anything else but my lips betray me and kiss him back. His lips are soft and warm but no sparks are going off. Nothing I thought a first kiss would be like. He deepens the kiss and I try to pull away when the tugging feeling in my stomach hits me full force.

I break away from Remy to look towards the woods and sure enough Caine Hale-Black strides out in nothing but a pair of low slung cut off jeans. He looks like some kind of warrior god as the mist from the woods parts as he strides purposefully towards me. When the fuck did he get to be so damn hot? The closer he gets I can see the hard glare he is shooting our way. I was so wrapped up in Caine that I didn't even notice that Remy's hands where still holding me close to his body.

I push him away softly and jump up. "Caine? What the fuck are you doing here?" I seethe finally realizing that he must have been here the whole time. "I could ask you the same damn thing Mox." He spat at me. His jaw is clenched tight as he crosses his large arms across his very impressive chest. I just glare at him. "Ya know Mox, your lucky I was around here 'doing my job' because this douche was just about to force himself on you." Caine growls through gritted teeth.

"Whoa, wait a sec. I wasn't forcing her to do anything she didn't want to." Remy says puffing out his chest trying to make himself appear larger than he is. Caine is at least a head taller than him and much wider in the shoulders and arms. Caine just glares murderously at him. "Don't make things worse Remy." I say flashing an aggravated look between the both of them. I refuse to be caught in a pissing contest between them. "You know Moxie I don't need this shit. I should of listened to everyone when they said not to get involved with you and your weird family." Remy says his face full of frustration.

Caine lets out a menacing growl. "Don't you start." I hiss at Caine then turn my attention to Remy. "What are you talking about?" I ask harshly. My temper is rising and I can feel the part of my mom's personality that I inherited come out. Remy doesn't say anything, he just keeps glaring at Caine. I look over my shoulder and I can see Caine's eyes have darken to a dangerous shade of black. The warning bells go off in my head knowing that the vamp part of Caine is coming through.

"You need to go Caine. I can take care of myself." I say trying to push him away. I might as well be pushing a brick wall. "Yeah leave. Your weren't invited. Just because your a Black doesn't mean you own the rez." Remy says trying to push Caine's buttons. "Remy please just shut the fuck up." I say hoping to avoid a fight. "You have no idea what me and my brothers do around here." Caine barks taking a step closer to Remy. Remy doesn't back down.

A crowd is starting to form and I know all hell is about to break lose. "Oh right. Your the protectors. My dad says your just some cult started by Sam Uley all those years ago and your into fucking steroids and drug dealing." Remy says with a smug smirk. I narrow my eyes at him. "Don't talk about my family that way." I ground out. I can't believe all these people really think of us like that. Remy just rolls his eyes at me.

Caine doesn't hold back anymore. He punches Remy in the face busting his lip. Remy stumbles a little. "Fuck!" Remy seethes and touches his lip with his fingers. His lip is bleeding profusely and I can see Caine's eyes darken to obsidian and his nostrils flare at the coppery smell of blood. "You really have to leave NOW." I plead with Caine but he looks right through me. His vampire nature is taxing the last bit of his control.

Suddenly Caine lunges for Remy knocking me down on the ground to get to him. Remy is struggling under Caine and the crowd is in a uproar. Everyone is yelling for either of them to throw punchers and it's utter chaos. I can barely make out Emmett's burly form pushing through the mob of onlookers. "Break it up boys." Edward says his voice full of authority while helping me up from the ground. "Are you OK?" He asks the gentlemanly concern showing in his golden eyes.

"Yes, I am. Thank you." I says softly and dust the grass and dirt from my ruined dress. "Get him to his father." Edward says to Emmett. "Sure thing bro. Nice seeing you Moxie." Emmett says with an impish grin and a wink then proceeds to drag a furious snarling Caine towards the woods. "Nice seeing you too Em." I say softly knowing he'll be able to hear me anyways.

I turn to Remy to check on him. "Remy, hows your lip?" I ask taking a step closer to him. He flinches and steps away from me. "Stay away from me. Your whole family is just a bunch of freaks." Remy spat then stomps back into Nico's house. I just stand stunned at his remarks. I can feel the sting of my unshed tears but I refuse to let them flow. I blink them back and take a deep calming breath.

I jump a little when I feel Edward's cold hand grasp my elbow. "Sorry. I didn't mean to startle you." Edward says with a small crooked grin. "It's fine. Your hand is just a little cold." I say and push my hair behind my shoulders. "Well Miss Call it appears I shall be escorting you home this evening." Edward says offering me his arm in his old fashioned way. I take his arm and give him a sad smile. My first date and I end up being taken home by my best friend's one hundred and twenty year old Uncle.

Edward coughs a little trying to hold back his laugh at my train of thoughts. "Did Alice see what was going to happen?" I ask as we make our way towards a denser part of the woods. "Fortunately yes. She's getting a lot better at seeing around the pack." Edward says while taking me by the waist and helping me over a fallen log. "I don't think anyone will be able to see us from here. I'll be able to run you the rest of the way home." He says crouching down a little so I can climb on his back.

I pout a little as I pull off my heels and pull up my dress just enough to move my legs and climb on. I shiver a little and bury my face in his smooth black dress shirt and wrap my arms tightly around his cool neck. "The last time we did this I was six and wanted to run away from home. I made it pretty far before you found me." I say smiling a little at the memory. "Yes I remember how stubborn you were. I had to run around all of La Push before I could drop you off to your parents." He says standing up and adjusting my weight on his back. "Ready?" Edward ask and I cling tighter to him before I say yes.

Just like that we are off. I close my eyes because my Aunt Bella told me once it would help keep me from getting nauseous. I hold tighter as the wind howls around us. I try my best to keep my teeth from chattering from the cold. Before I know it where at my front steps to my little blue house with the white shutters my mother loved so much. Edward sets me down gently and holds me still on my wobbly legs. "Thanks again." I say just as my mother throws open the front door.

"Edward? Moxie?" Mom says her face a mask of complete shock. "I'll explain later ma." I say not really wanting to get into this now. I give Edward a little peck on his cheek and slide past my mom through the front door. "I'll see you tomorrow Leah at Rocco's party. Umm... she's fine. Just give her a few minutes." Edward says to my mom and gives her a quick hug and a light kiss on her temple. "I will. Thank you Edward." She says and watches as Edward disappears towards the Forks mansion.

"Your lucky your father is with Quil helping him at the shop right now." She says giving me her best motherly look. "Mom nothing happened." I huff and toss my shoes and purse in the hall closet. "What do you mean nothing happened? Since when is having Edward Cullen run you home on his back at eleven o'clock at night normal? Are you all the sudden your Aunt Bella?" My mom snaps at me.

I just stare at her not wanting to say something to really set her off. She sighs heavily and her face softens slightly. "Just tell me one thing Mox. Did...he...did he touch you inappropriately." My mom says her eyes pleading with me to tell her I'm ok. "Mom!! Of course he didn't." I pout stomping all the way up to my room. I slam the door shut before she can embarrass me more.

"Why didn't you tell her about Remy's roaming hands." Caine says matter of factually behind me causing me to almost jump out of my skin. "Fuck Caine! What are you doing in here?" I whisper sharply and glare at the idiot leaning against my window. "I just wanted to make sure you got home alright." He says staring out the window. "Moxie I expect you down here in five minutes. I'm not through talking to you young lady." My mom yells from downstairs.

"Caine you have to leave. I don't feel like dealing with you right now." I say trying to push the bane of my existence out of my window. Caine picks me up and brings me eye to eye with him. His chocolate orbs flecked with gold render me speechless. Why does he always do this to me? "I'll have you love me." He says cockily. His thick lips spread into an easy smile. I suddenly want to bite his full bottom lip just to see how it taste. Instead I push those thoughts down and concentrate on my ever growing frustration with him. "Over my cold rotting corpse." I reply snidely never breaking his gaze.

He leans in closer and I feel it. The tugging and the butterflies. I know he's going to kiss me for real this time. "Don't." I whisper as my eyes flutter shut. I'm scared and I don't know why. He loosens his hold on me and sets me softly on the ground. "Someday it will be me and you." Caine says so softly I struggle to hear him. I open my eyes and he's already gone. Damn his vampire speed.

I strip off my once beautiful dress and place it back into the garment bag. I pull on a pair of soft green shorts, a pink and green baseball tee, and a pair of knee high pink and green argyle socks. I scrub the make up off my face and pull my hair into a messy bun on top of my head. I take one last look at myself in the mirror before facing my mom and trying to explain what happened tonight. "Well it's now or never." I say and pad my way down the carpeted steps towards the my waiting mother.

A/N: Please Review. Next up the return of the Volturi, Moxie phasing and the truth about the imprint finally comes out.