"Claire! Over here!" I waved as I saw her begin walking towards her car.

I was on the beach. The rocky beach in La Push. They had finally allowed me to visit the reservation after Nessie and Claire asked Jacob to speak with the council about it. They were allowing me in, but I could feel the tension when I visited. That was why I visited only when necessary, like right now, Claire wanted me to get her hair done for her cousin's graduation, Sam Jr., Sam's son. It was May and I had finished my junior year of college a week before, after suffering through final's week. Sure, I had an easier time picking up the material from school than the average human, but I was not a genius. I still had to study and prepare for some of my classes. Like physiology.

Claire ran over to me and hugged me. I was glad she had finally opened herself up to me. I was always very affectionate and physical with those I loved and I had awkwardly learned that this was not the norm in the United States.

"So do you have something in mind? Do you want your hair up or down?" I asked as we made our way to Sam's house. "It's not too formal so how about I curl your hair?"

"My hair never curls. It's too straight and thick," Claire sighed.

"That's only because no one as great as me has tried to curl it," I smirked and Claire lightly shoved me and laughed.

We made it to the room that both Claire and Hannah shared after stopping to get my tools in my car. I soon got to work while listening to our favorite pop songs. I loved to dance and hearing Claire's laughter only kept me going. I enjoyed having a fun time, that was why David and I were such great friends. Every Friday night, him and I were always on our way to a club or a party since we both loved dancing and drinking. We were for the most part responsible, but every now and then one of us got out of hand, mainly him.

"There!" I motioned dramatically towards Claire's hair. "Te ves preciosa," I began but was cut off by Claire's gasp.

"You did it!" She shrieked. "But how long will it stay this way?"

"I would hope all night with all the hairspray I used." I grumbled. "Now do you want me to do your makeup?"

Her eyes looked up at me. Pleading.

"Oh, alright!" I smiled and got to work.

I was doing the finishing touches when I heard the pack walk in, quite loudly I may add. I could hear Embry and Quil sit down in the living room, clearly waiting for us, while the other two, Seth and Brady walked to the kitchen. I had already met all of them, even Leah Clearwater, Seth's older sister. Seth was the only one, along with Quil that didn't seem to care about what I was and was friendly towards me. As soon as I heard Quil's loud laugh, I immediately could hear Claire's heartbeat increase and she began to fidget from nerves.

"Don't worry, you look stunning. You know I can make anyone gorgeous; the only one who can do better is Alice… and maybe Rosalie." I whispered. "It's almost time for you to get going."

"But you're coming with us, right?" Claire furrowed her eyebrows. "You said you would try. Everyone is trying, aren't they? They're treating you right?"

"Yes, they are," I nodded. They were being formal and polite, but no more than they needed to be. "Is Nessie coming?" I would feel a lot more comfortable if I wasn't the only person that was half an enemy to the werewolves.

"She said she would be coming, but I don't know when she will arrive. We'll probably meet her at the school gym with Jake." Claire went to look at the mirror. "Oh! You did great! Like you always do! Thank you!"

After picking up the room, Claire and I walked out into the living room and I was happy to see Quil almost lose it. He was ogling her from head to toe and I was beaming from the satisfaction he got from my work. Quil finally began to compliment Claire once Embry cleared his throat.

"So, what is the plan? How are we getting there?" I asked interrupting. "I can take four in my car if anyone wants a ride," I offered.

"I can take Claire in Jake's car. Why don't you take the others," Quil began, but was cut off by Embry.

"Who put you in charge?" Embry almost hissed but was quieted when Claire placed her hand on his arm. It was quiet for a moment before he got up and left the house. We could hear him slam the door to my car shut. If he left any mark on my baby I would—.

"Okay, it looks like we should get going," Seth said walking out of the kitchen with Brady behind him. I smiled at them and we all got into the vehicles.

The graduation wasn't long, with the class being one of the smallest I had ever seen, about the size of mine back in Mexico. The tense atmosphere I called almost left completely once Nessie showed up with Jake. There were others there that I had not met, but had heard of like Jared, Collin and Paul. They were previous members of the pack and had settled, promised not to shift so they could grow old with their imprints, Kim, Mary, and Rachel, whom was Jake's older sister. Sam had done the same, which led to Jacob being the alpha of the pack and taking Embry to be his beta since Quil had imprinted on Claire.

The others in the pack were Brady, who was only thirty-four years old, yet only looked in his early twenties, like the rest of the pack. He got along well with Seth Clearwater, the younger brother of Leah Clearwater. God, I wanted to bite her. She had a sharp tongue and was sure to say something bad about vampires whenever she could. That was what made Jake take away her position as beta, she never forgave them for turning her into what she was, a shapeshifter. Seth was nothing like her, he was sweet and genuine. I had actually taken him out to eat a couple times and it was a delight to be with him. Only being a year older than Brady, they both got along very well, but then again everyone was close with Seth.

Everyone tonight would be heading to Emily and Sam's place to celebrate the graduation, but I didn't feel comfortable going back. I would have to make a lie up to get away from here. This was something for the family to celebrate not me. The only family I had was in Mexico, and they would not be with me for long.