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Jacob Black laid across the couch snoring up a storm asleep. His father wheeled himself to the door and opened it seeing Sue Clearwater standing there smiling with a bowl of food.

"Ah Hello Sue" Billy Black said letting her in

"Hi Billy, had left overs and I knew you'd probably hadn't eaten yet" she said kindly. Billy smiled and looked over into the living hearing his son stir.

"He must be pretty tired huh?" Sue laughed lightly. Billy nodded

"He was out all night, his first actually pack patrol in how long?" Billy sighed

Sue shrugged "Leah and Seth joined back into the pack fully; they've done patrols a few nights last week."

Billy nodded "Did you hear a new family has come to live next to us? Moved in last Monday" Sue said putting the food on a plate for him.

"Really" Billy asked rolling over and began to eat "A nice family?"

Sue nodded and sat in the chair next to him. "A woman named Aduela Hope and her younger daughter Raven Hope, they're from England. A nice family moved here for a new start I guess her poor husband has just passed away. Her daughter, Raven, pretty young thing Jacobs age. She's an ice skater very fit has the pretties blue eyes and it looks nice with her black hair."

Billy looked over too his son and smiled "Maybe Leah could be a good friend to her, do girl things"

Sue laughed "Funny actually they already have become good friends. They went out to the beach today. Seth likes her as well, he says she really quiet but when she gets talking she actually really funny."

Jacob sat up and yawned rubbing his head and looked over into the kitchen cutting off Sue, "Oh. Hey Mrs. Clearwater"

"Good for you to join us Jacob, I brought you food. And Seth going to show up any second now to force you to Sam's house tonight for a while, I guess they're having some big BBQ for Kim's birthday. Jared's imprint" Sue said with a smile

Jacob nodded getting up. As he did the door opened and Seth came in "Common Jake!" he said with a big grin. "Can't miss a birthday party, Embry's driving us. Hurry up!"

Jacob sighed "Do I have to come?"

Seth made a funny face "Of course. It's not a party unless you're there Jake. Plus there's gonna be food and we're going to play football" Seth said happily. When the Pack played football it was a sight to see, being inhuman strong and fast they really played football hard. Jacob's lips curved into a smile "Football? Really alright I'll come. Let me change"

Seth cheered and punched Jake on the arm "Yeah don't be party poopers"

Jake put Seth in an arm lock and smirked "Now who's a party pooper"

Sue rolled her eyes "Boys, boys calm down and save it for the party. Billy we're invited too would you like to come?"

Billy smiled "Sure"

"Good, Oh mom" Seth said looking at his mom "Leah said she's bringing Raven with her."

Sue nodded "Common Billy we should head over there, don't want all the food to be gone before we get there. Knowing those boys" she got behind Billy and started to wheel him outside as a car horn honked and Embry pulled up in his car outside the Black home. Jacob grabbed his shoes and slid them on. He had already been wearing a clean pair of jeans and a nice dark green T-shirt. They all headed outside, Seth and Jacob slid into Embry's car.

"Jake, you actually came?" Embry smirked at the other boy in the car "You own me 5 bucks Quil"

Quil pulled out a 5 and handed it to the boy and laughed as Jacob rolled his eyes "I can't miss out of Football now can I?"

Jacob arrived at Sam's house around 5 O`clock and when he stepped out of the car he felt the smell of roasting steaks and hotdogs fill his nose and his stomach leaped with excitement. He walked around back to see the whole pack and Kim standing around laughing

"Jake!" Emily, a beautiful girl with tan skin and dark hair and a long scar down the sides of her face who was Sam's imprint, said happily "So glad you could make it, I really was hoping you'd come" Emily hugged him. She was like the mother of the pack very caring and always had food on the table for the boys. Sam walked over and patted Jacobs back and nodded.

"Happy birthday Kim" Seth called to the girl standing next to Jared, another of the many pack members. She smiled and said her thank-you to him.

Jacob looked around seeing who exactly had all come. He counted everyone but Leah; he had heard she was going to show up with some girl. Jacob shrugged it off and headed over to the piles of food that stacked on the table.

Billy Black and Sue Clearwater showed up and wheeled back to the group and were welcomed with hugs and cheers.

Sam rapped his arm around Emily and smiled and looked over at Jacob "Jacob how was patrol last night?"

Jacob looked at the taller man with and shrug "Like old times what can I say"

Paul snorted "Yeah, I'm glad he had a clear mind didn't have to hear about her all night like back then"

Paul had realized what he had said after it came out "Sorry Jake. I didn't mean to say that"

Jacob looked over at him and other had got a little quiet "it's fine" he muttered. He hadn't thought about Bella, and felt his heart jerk with pain as he began too. He brought the cup of soda to his lips and drank it trying to look unaffected by the comment about her. Everyone awkwardly began to talk again slightly shaken by Jacob's sudden quietness.

"Leah, glad you finally showed up." Quil jeered at her.

"Shut up Quil. I was getting Raven." She hissed back. Leah a short haired girl about Sam's age had showed up a girl stood behind her Jacob couldn't really see her. But she was not one of the pack members too small looking.

"Oh so this is the famous new Raven I've been hearing about" Sam said moving in front of Jacob holding out his arm to the girl. "Hello Raven. I'm glad you could come, knowing you're new in town we have a lot of people you can met here" he laughed

The girl spoke her voice very calm and chiming like pretty bells "It's nice to be here. I know I don't know you all but it would be nice to. You guys seem to know how to throw a nice party. She finished Jacobs realizing she had a fine British accent.

He shrugged and turned heading into the house to use the restroom. He headed up the stairs and into the hall on the left closing the door behind him.

He washed his hands after her was done and grabbed his cup and opened the door walking out backwards. His body hit a smaller mass and he turned "oh sorry" he looked down to see a girl.

Suddenly gravity became heavy and he felt his whole being shift. This girl suddenly became the only thing he could see. She was a foot smaller than him with long neat straight jet black hair with unusually pale skin, she was like an albino but she had color. Her eyes were the clearest blue in the world; they were like topaz with a neon glow with green swirls in them. Her face was smooth and icy under her left eye on her cheek she had three freckles in a triangle. She gave off luring and dangerous feeling about her, almost sinister. Jacob felt as if he couldn't breathe, all he wanted to do was to reach out and hold her forever. Keep her out of harm's way and kept her away from the world selfishly all for him. She gave him an odd look,

"Sorry" she said her accent ringing in his ears. He couldn't speak all he did was stare. She coughed awkwardly and kind of made a move towards him. He suddenly snapped out of the daze and felt his heart race face heat up "s-sorry!" he choked put moving aside.

"Hi" she gave him a weak smile "I'm Leah's friend Raven."

Jacob felt his hands become clammy "Jacob Black" her said rushed sounding stupid. She smiled and looked at the bathroom "Well excuse me Jacob, I have to use the loo"

He nodded and felt crazy when she said his name and moved away as she went in closing the door behind her. He stood there and let out a deep breath. He had just imprint, he was sure of that. He looked down stairs and knew he'd never hear the end of this.