Jacob Black:

My hair was short, way shorter than I thought it would be. I was about to complain. But when I saw the hopeful light in her eyes when she forced me to the mirror my heart literally sang.

"I love it." I smiled sincerely. She smirked and ran a hand through my hair. It was spiked but I liked it more and more.

"You're pretty good. " My hair was more me, it seemed to fit. Anna really had a good hold on how I liked things. "Sooo, did you wanna see if your clothes were dry?"

She nodded and I led her to the laundry closet. She walked in front of me and pulled out her sweater and jeans. Anna even had washed my clothes.

"Is this too much? It's a bonfire, yuh know. So I wanna loose this sweater."

I smirked. "Hang on, I think I have something that will work for you." I made my way to my room. I pulled out an old flannel shirt that I had before I hit my "growth spurt". It was way too tight on me now, so it may be of some use to her.

When I returned she already had the tee shirt I gave her off and a tank that she had on under the sweater. I gulped down the drool that formed in my mouth. Anna was well endowed to put it in an appropriate way. She wore a red camisole that hugged her slender body and played nicely with her skin.

"Here." I placed the garment into her hands and kind of turned around to avoid her eyes. "Aw, was this yours when you were younger?"

"Last year actually…" I fought hard to not burst into laughter from the look of horror and shock plastered on her face. I rocked on my heels and faced her. "Growth spurt Anna…"

She laughed and shook her head; shrugging on the shirt she left the top buttons open. I couldn't help myself from staring at her chest, it was pretty hard to ignore.

She narrowed her eyes for a brief second before kicking me with a lot of force, she cursed under her breath and yelped.

"Anna!" She flinched at her name. "What did I tell you?!" I growled kneeling down instantly. I grabbed her foot, she lost her balance for a moment but she regained it. I sighed and patted her boot-clad feet. To be plain honest her outfit was sexy. Almost too sexy. Her hair curled after the water from the rain. And if she unbuttoned the buttons on her shirt it would reveal too much it her chest area. Her jeans were nearly skin tight; it amazed me how she moved in them. I on the other hand was dressed casually. A white short sleeved tee shirt. Dark jeans and sneakers. Or as Anna and her Chicagoan way called them 'gym shoes'.

"Overprotective much?"

I shrugged and handed her an umbrella incase it rained. We walked to the car; since the rain had stopped I decided to open her door, though I would have done it if a hurricane were beating down upon us.

She blushed and slid in. She made my heat soar every time her little dimples peaked on her cheeks. Tingles shot up my spin when her skin touched mine. It just felt so damn right to me. But if she needed time, I could wait. I will wait; I have all the time in the world…

Protectiveness kicked in the second we rolled into Sam's driveway. My muscles tensed at the sight of Sam standing as still as stone on the steps. I rolled my eyes and starred at Anna. She looked even more anxious than I was.

"They'll love you." I squeezed her hand. "Besides right now, I think they have a problem with me."

She looked to me with question in her breath taking eyes. I smiled lightly and against my better judgment pushed a stray hair behind her ear. The fact that she shivered at my touch made me all the more hopeful that she would accept my love someday.

A tiny knock at the door had my head whipped around to see Seth at my window, smiling like an idiot.

I rolled my eyes and opened the door. After getting out Anna quickly rushed to my side for safety. "What Seth?"

He shrugged and a boy about Anna's age came sprinting next to him. I heard Anna sigh. "What Luke?"

The two boys laughed. "You're Jacob right?" Luke asked me. Seth hit Luke's arm but he went on. "Are you the guy my sister spent the whole day with?"

I nodded feeling Anna tense at my side I discreetly pulled her closer. Luke was laughing now. "Is that funny Luke? Because I think the fact that you still wear your Harry Potter pajamas a tad bit funnier."

She made me love her even more with every passing second. I smirked a bit and walked her around her brother and Seth but I felt her hand grabbed mine.

"Oh, sorry Jacob. But this is my brother, Luke. Luke this is Jacob."

I nodded to her brother. He resembled her in some way. Their noses were the exact same. His eyes were a light brown though. He was tall, taller than I thought he would be. He even looked a little sick. A thought struck me but it was too far fetched.

"Sup Luke?" I did a manly handshake with him. He nodded in response and turned to his sister. "Mom said she would be by later. She's gonna stay for a bit than take us home."

Anna sighed. "Sure, sure." I laughed and I felt her tiny finger flick my arm.

That's when Sam approached us. He smiled to Anna but I felt his eyes mostly on me.

"Hello, you're Anna aren't you?" She nodded; once again she sought out comfort by taking a step closer to me. It felt good to be her safety.

"That's makes you my niece, but you can just call me Sam." Something was different when Sam looked at Anna, like it was his own daughter. He smiled with pride when his eyes met hers. She seemed to relax when he spoke.

Sam's eyes shifted to mine. "Jacob."

I nodded, "It's good to have you back."

I knew Anna was confused, she tugged at my hand, and I smiled momentarily before looking to Sam, "Good to be back."

Sam nodded, "So Anna, how about I take you in the house to meet everyone else?" She looked at me for a slight second before Sam laughed. "Jacob will come too if you want."

She smiled happily and grabbed my hand following Sam. My hand seemed to get warmer with her touch. If that was even possible for me.

She still had my hand in hers. Though I didn't hold back I felt a surge of care. She smirked at me before walking through the door into a room crowded with everyone I knew.

For that spilt second my eyes left Anna greeting Kim and Emily I saw Embry receiving 30 dollars from Paul.

I squinted before squeezing Anna's hand and walking away. "What's with the money?"

Embry folded his arms and stared at Anna. I growled but Jared spoke before I could. "We sort of made a bet that, I said that Anna would be ugly. Embry said she would be hot."

The growl deepened, only to be noticed by Embry who didn't bother to talk. Though Paul couldn't fit any more feet in his mouth if he tried. "Though obviously we were BOTH wrong." He leaned in closer to a whisper. "She's fucking sexy, I'd totally tap that ass."

I'm murdering him in his sleep…

To my side Embry was howling with laughter. Paul looked a little confused, while I. I was ready to rip his spleen from his body. Then I smelled Anna's scent approach, like apples and cinnamon. Leah was attached to her arm, the pair of them laughing and giggling like two ten year olds.

"Leah…" Embry's laughing died. "Are you laughing?!"

She flipped him off making Anna laugh. Embry rolled his eyes and looked to her. "Laughing at something new girl?"

Leah and I both glared at him, he rose up his hands and backed away a bit. "Hey, what is it with you two? Does Leah have a crush?"

Leah and Anna scoffed and said at the exact same time in the same irritated voice, "We're like sisters."

A small smiled formed on my lips. Anna was going to like it here.

Annabelle Uley:

Jacob hadn't left my side the entire night, the second we got down to the beach and sat around the dazzling fire he made sure that he had a spot next to me. Seth was forced to the side seeing as Leah had my left. Seth was cute when he got sad, after Jacob basically forced him to sit across from us he pouted for twenty minutes straight.

I got to know Sam more; he wanted me to call him Sam, no uncle. All of Jacob's friends seemed nice too. Though Paul kind of had an issue with teasing Jacob, though he didn't take crap from him was a turn on.

SHUT IT! Jacob Black does NOT turn you on. Got that?!

I sighed and leaned my marshmallow more into the fire. I sighed when I retracted the burnt sugar. Jacob chuckled from my side and grabbed my stick. "You hold it in for like twenty minutes." He smirked and placed it back in my hand.

I tried again but it came out just the same as it went in. I pouted and popped it into my mouth. Jacob grabbed a new marshmallow and stuck it through my stick. I looked at him with question.

He put my hand over his and guided it into the fire. "Now spin it slowly."

I was obviously going to fast seeing as he laughed and slowed me down. "Make to make the whole thing even."

I nodded with my mouth a gap. "I've never made my own marshmallow." Jacob looked at me surprised. "But my mom, she did this with me when I was a little kid, though it never stuck."

"Seth stillll doesn't have a clue how to make them." Leah mumbled. The three of us looked at Seth to see him throwing a flaming marshmallow into the grass and stomping at it. Then he huffed and sat back down.

"Aw, I love your brother Leah, he's adorable."

Leah chuckled and Jacob rolled his eyes. "He's your age, actually, older."

I shrugged. "He's exactly like Luke."

Jacob's head snapped to mine. He released my hand and asked, "Is your bother sick?"

I shrugged, now that he mentioned it; Luke has been acting weird since his birthday…

"Well right after his birthday he's been acting strange, but I guess that's just Luke." I laughed it off. I took a quick glance to him, he was looking a bit edgy. I narrowed my eyes and shrugged.

"Anna Banana!" I knew that nickname anywhere. I looked up to see my mom in her designer Peacoat and knee length boots. She was always a fashionista in Chicago, but here she stuck out like a clown.

I rolled my eyes and stood up, Jacob rose with me. Mom smiled at me than her smile grew ten times when she looked to Jacob. "Oh, you're Jacob aren't you? Billy's told me so much about you."

I tilted my head to the side. "Uh, mom what are you doing here? I thought you and dad were still unpacking."

She shrugged, that's the trait I received from her, other than our skin tone. "Well your dad is still at work. So I didn't want to be alone in that big house. You know we only live about two minutes away from Billy's."

Jacob smirked at that and put out his hand. "It's nice to meet you Mrs. Uley."

She shook it happily, "As it is you Jacob."

My mom gave me a wink before whispering, "He's a cute one." After she basically skipped off to chat with Emily.

My cheeks flushed as I saw Jacob cock his eyebrow. "Don't listen to her." I mumbled before sitting back down and nibbling my marshmallow.

"Whatever you say, Anna Banana…"

Jacob was getting annoying.

But I liked it.

Legends. I never really knew any off the top of my head. But they have always fascinated me. What people believe in has always caught my attention. Anything was interesting to me, weather it be totally unbelievable or kept me wondering if it were true. I just loved hearing them. Which is why I was excited when the Elders, as Jacob called them, were telling a story of their tribe.

Jacob kept glancing at me throughout the story, my expressions were of surprise, amazement, and horror.

The story of the wife that spilled her blood for a 'cold one' caught fast to my attention. It was devastating. I was nearly in tears. I honestly didn't ever love a man as much as that wife had, and I didn't believe I ever could.

Jacob squeezed my hand and smiled as a tear rolled down my cheek. I smiled despite the pain and listened to the rest of the story.

Almost too soon the story had ended, leaving me with just about a million questions but I held them back fearing Jacob could think I was insane to believe them.

I looked over the small crowd and saw Seth alone. I smiled and stood. I saw Jacob stand also walking with me as I ventured to Seth.

"Hey Seth, where'd Luke go?"

Seth looked shocked then he started stuttering. "What's wrong?" I asked.

"N – nothing, I just uh…Luke went home about an hour ago. He said he wasn't feeling good." I nodded but Jacob didn't seem satisfied.

"What was wrong with him?" His stern voice basically screamed dominance. I twitched with lust but kicked it to the side. I didn't need to be all skanky with this guy, I just met him.

Seth looked anxious then said, "I think you should talk to Sam." He sputtered out before sprinting in the different direction.

Jacob ran a hand over his face and sighed. I starred up at him before I heard my mom calling my name, "Time to go Annabelle!"

I nodded to her before smiling at Jacob, "It was really nice meeting you." Jacob's mood eased at my voice.

"Yeah."

A hug? Nope. A handshake? Nada. I forced a grin before spinning on my heel.

I felt a burn on my arm before being spun around. "I'll see you at school right?" I nodded. He looked around as if searching for the right words to say. "Does your mom want me to drive you home?" He looked trapped for a moment. "I mean it's the least I can do, I kidnapped you for the whole day."

I took a quick look to my mom; she was still smiling but whispering to Sue Clearwater. They both starred at Jacob and me before giggling.

"Actually, I was going by the store to pick up a few things, maybe next time?"

He looked pained but nodded letting me go. I ran over to my mom and Sue.

"Hello again Anna." She smiled.

"Hi Sue, is my mom getting along with you well?"

"Oh stop Anna, of course we are. We are even going to Port Angeles tomorrow."

I squinted my eyes in confusion, "But I thought we had to arrange all the furniture on Saturday."

Her smile grew, "That is why I asked Jacob and his friends to help you and Luke, dad would have wanted to help but he needs to meet with Sam and Billy."

I sighed and walked to the car, it wasn't that I was mad; I was just not into being pushed into a relationship. My mom had tried this once before. It ended with me kicking him in the balls and crying myself to sleep for a week.

I looked out the window and saw Jacob and Quil. His expression was stressed at tight, he then rolled his eyes and locked my eyes into his. His frown melted away and my insides fluttered.

Something changed that day. Like there was a complete difference of the center of the universe, but not a soul was aware of it except Jacob and I.