We messed around in the water for hours. Leah joined us at some point and ended up having a lot of fun. Some of the imprints chose to stay on the beach away from the chaos, reading or sunning themselves. When Kim decided that was what she was going to do, Jared decided he wasn't okay with that. He threw her into the ocean and then she stayed in.

We whipped out of pool toys then. I laid, stomach down on a watermelon raft and watched everyone, suddenly tipped over by someone who had swam under me. I came to the surface, sputtering, swearing and splashing to find it was Jacob. Son of a bitch. I jumped on him and used everything in my to push him under water, Embry finally coming to my aid and dunking him for me.

Then I ran like a little bitch, squealing when my skin hit the cold air.

"Hey guys!" Emily called, "Sam and I are heading up to the cliffs to help get ready for the bonfire so you might want to think about coming up soon, okay?"

"Sure thing, Mom," Colin yelled from the water, giving Emily a grin when she rolled her eyes.

"Do you want to come with us, Anja?"

"No, it's okay, I stick around here."

"Do you need some clothing? You look really cold."

"I'm fine, Emily. I've got a cardigan."

"You're sure?" Sam questioned.

"Positive, thank you."

I sat down on the beach towel, not having the blanket anymore since Sam and Emily packed up, the tupperware I brought was disposable so we just chucked everything. I wrapped the other towel around my shoulders, wanting to dry off before I put on my cardigan, smiling at Leah when she came to join me. "You care if I sit down?"

"Of course not," I assured her, scooting over and letting her sit next to me.

"So...what's it like?" I asked, knowing she needed a girl to talk about it with.

"What?"

"Sam and Emily."

"It fucking hurts," Leah told me, letting out a pained laugh as she did, the two of us watching everyone in the water. "We were so happy and then something had just changed between us. He stopped answering my calls and wouldn't see me. That was when he first shifted. Afterwards we kept dating. He told me he was having issues with his dad, which he was, but he wasn't allowed to tell me about the wolf thing." She sighed, staring down at her hands as tears welled up in her eyes. "Emily...she came down from the other reservation to visit us. She's my cousin, you know?" I nodded. "Well, she came down, Sam and I were sitting on the porch together and she showed up. Got out of the car and he just...he just stopped and stared at her. Blew me off for the rest of the night. Flirted with her right in front of me and everything."

She let out a breath and hung her head, laughing when I unbundled myself, the towel clutched in my fists, wrapping it around her as well and hugging her tightly from the side, resting my head on her shoulder as she let hers slump against mine, the two of us just being in each other's company. "I'm glad Jacob found you," she told me once we'd pulled apart. I furrowed my brows.

"You know about him and Bella, right?" I tensed up but nodded. "He was so depressed, finding out that he didn't imprint on her. Watching her and Cullen together...it fucked him up. When he shifted it was a Jacob/Bella/Edward lovefest 24/7. It was hard to watch," she admitted, glancing down at her hands but shifting her attention to me, "When he imprinted on you...something changed."

"Well, duh."

"No, no, other than that. He doesn't think about Bella or Edward at all. He doesn't fantasize about ways he can rip Cullen apart, he just thinks about you. And food." I barked out a laugh.

"Of course."

"You guys okay?" We turned to find Jacob walking up the beach towards us.

"You're imprint is cold, Black."

"Are you?"

"A little," I admitted sheepishly.

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"You guys were having fun."

He scoffed, rolling his eyes and pulling me up, sitting on the towel and yanking me back down to him so I was straddling his crossed legs. He ditched the damp towel and made me put on the heavy knit cardigan, letting me rest my head on his chest as he encased me in his arms, rubbing up and down my back to create friction.

"You're shivering."

"I was cold," I mumbled, pressing my face into his chest, almost intoxicated by his woodsy scent.

"Are you warmer?" I nodded. "Good," he told me, pressing a kiss to my head. "Leah, I think she and I are going to head up awhile. I heard some of the guys saying they were going to come up soon, do you want to hitch a ride?"

"Sure."

I stood up, then, finding my shorts in the bag and yanking them on, grabbing my keys while I was at it. "What are you doing?" Jacob snapped, moving to get the keys which I held away from him.

"It's my car."

"I built it."

"I pay for the gas."

Leah came up to me then, grabbed the keys out of my hand and started towards the parking lot leaving Jacob and I staring after her. "You coming?"

"Uh, yeah," I muttered, grabbing my flip flops and following after her and leaving Jacob to the truck. "You have to double pump the clutch," I told Leah, sliding into the truck, nestled between the two extremely warm shifters.

"Stop by my place," Jacob told Leah, "I want to grab a blanket for Anja."

"You got it."

When we pulled up in front of Jacob's house, Billy came out onto the porch and grinned at us, two blankets on his lap. "What are you doing, Dad?"

"Sam said he'd send you guys up to get me. Told me Anja was cold so. I brought an extra blanket."

"We haven't been down to see Sam, Dad. And the truck is full."

"Well maybe I can call Old Quil…" Billy reasoned, going to turn his chair to head into the house.

"No, no, Leah, why don't you take my truck and take Billy down to the bonfire. Jacob can take me."

"How am I-?" Jacob stopped and stared at me.

"Bella told me you used to let her ride on you,"

"No. I'm not shifting in front of you."

"You're going to have to sooner or later."

"Anja, no."

"Jacob, she's strong," Billy said as Leah helped him into the truck and folded up the wheelchair, sticking it in the back. "If she says she can do it, then let her. You don't have much time, so hurry up."

I nodded to Leah, who started up the truck and started off to the bonfire, turning my attention to Jacob now. "Come on," I ordered, grabbing his hand and intertwining our fingers, leading him to the woods and stopping.

"An, I don't want to scare you."

I took his face in my hands, pulling it down to me. "You will always be Jacob to me. I'm going to see you and some point, so we might as well get it over and done with now."

"Fine. Fine," Jacob finally agreed, leaning down to peck my lips before he went towards the woods. "Wait, you gotta take my clothes." His face grew red as he pulled off his shirt, shoes and pants, tossing them to me before he went behind a bush.

Seconds later a wolf replaced my boyfriend. A very, very large, russet colored one. As the wolf stepped out from behind the Bush and made his way towards me, I couldn't help but gasp.

Jacob froze, holding still and ducking his head down, letting out a soft whimper as he did. I stepped closer to him and reached out, brushing his hair through my fingers softly. He let out a pleased growl and nudged his large head against my body when I stopped. "We gotta go, Jacob."

He let out a grunt and laid down, letting me straddle his back as I wrapped my arms around his neck. He stood up and took off through the woods, the fast speed making my head spin, so I just ducked my head into his fur as he ran, stooping almost as soon as he'd started, laying down of the ground so I could get off, watching him go behind a tree.

"Clothes, Anja?" Jacob questioned, poking his head around the tree. I tossed them to him and he changed quickly, coming out not much later in a pair of cutoffs and a sweatshirt. He came over to me, wrapping his arm around my shoulders and resting his head against mine, the two of us stepping in time. "What did you think?"

"Beautiful," I told him simply, craning my neck to grin at him.

"I feel the same way about you," he retorted with a cheeky grin, prodding at my side when I rolled my eyes and turned my head away from him to hide my blush.

"Hey, guys," Embry yelled from the fire. I waved at him as Emily approached me, a plate in her hands.

"I made a plate for you. I figured I'd do it before the boys ate it all."

"Aw, thanks Emily. I appreciate it."

"Of course."

We all sat around the fire, Billy and Old Quil the center of our attention, both of the old man had quilts draped across their laps, much like most of the imprints.

I on the other hand, had opted to pull mine of my head, E.T. style and sat sideways on Jacob's crossed legs, facing the old men. I'd rested my head against his warm chest, his arms wrapped securely around me as we sat.

Billy and Old Quil told the stories that started the shifters. Probably for my benefit. They spoke of the Third Wife and her sacrifice, as well as some other stories.

"We told Jacob about Dask'iya' when he was younger and he him scared for years," Billy started the next story, making everyone chuckle. "The Dask'iya' was a wretched woman who lived in the woods and ate little children, much like your Hansel and Gretel story, Anja." I nodded. "She would take the children along the Quileute river, and it was there was would gather the children and build a big fire. The used gum to stick their eyelids together so they couldn't see to get away.

Well the one Dask'iya' had gathered a bunch of children, and while she was heating her rocks for the fire she danced around the fire and sang. The one girl in the group, the oldest, was smart. She'd warmed her hands by the fire and used them to melt the gum off of her eyes. Once Dask'iya' was in front of her, the girl lunged forward and pushed her into the fire. Dask'iya' burned quick and the girl warmed her hands by the fire again and began to me of gum off of the other children's eyes and she took them home where they lived happily and Dask'iya' free."

Billy and Quil told a couple more stories about Thunderbirds and things of that nature, but it quickly became a struggle for me to keep my eyes open.

"Dad, we should probably wrap it up for the night," I heard Jacob mumble, I felt it too. I tried to open my eyes and protest, but it was too difficult. "Just sleep, Anja," Jacob whispered softly, kissing the top of my head.

The songs on the radio are ok,
But my taste in music is your face,
And it takes a song to come around to show you how.

She's the tear in my heart, I'm alive,
She's the tear in my heart, I'm on fire,
She's the tear in my heart, Take me higher,
Than I've ever been.

Than I've ever been
Than I've ever been
Than I've ever been

You fell asleep in my car, I drove the whole time,
But that's ok, I'll just avoid the holes so you sleep fine,
I'm driving here I sit, cursing my government,
For not using my taxes to fill holes with more cement.

There's chapter six! Thanks so much for reading and for all of the love.

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Sorry this chapter was kind of late, the past couple have days have been kind of crazy because I was on vacation and then I got the new Harry Potter and locked myself in my room. I completely forgot to update.

At least the new Harry Potter was awesome!

I'll see you guys on Saturday!