Ellie Parker knows what it's like to be alone, shes been on her own nearly her entire life. Moving to Forks Washington seemed like the perfect place for a fresh start but with monsters lurking at every corner her typically simple life seems to take...
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"Ellie Parker.. um that's my name. I was walking home from work, I work at the diner.. Forks Diner. I was on the night shift., ya know my car is old so I brought it to the shop and you wouldn't believe how much it costs to fix the engine, that's why I'm working the night shift.. it's kind of like a series of unfortunate events.. ya know like the book?.. ouch." Ellie rambled, wincing as Emily stitched up a particularly nasty gash on her forearm.
"So anyway, I was walking home and was taking a shortcut through the woods because it was dark and I didn't wanna get run over on the street when I heard your friend cry out. I went to help and they attacked me, we managed to get them off but they were awfully close to eating us both. I was a little late for the big guy but I figure he'll be alright, even half dead he managed to fight most of them off before they ran off, I just hit a few with a tree branch, don't think it helped much."
Jacob hovered, his fingers fidgeting desperately to touch her, to make her pain go away, scoop her up and take her away from this entire situation. Emily looked over her shoulder and waved Jacob away like a gnat, her face mixed with equal parts frustration and curiosity at his unsual behavior.
"Oh no sweetheart, you helped much more than you could even imagine. You brought my husband home, we'll never be able to repay you, you put your self in danger for my family." Emily placed a soothing hand on the tiny girls shoulder, her eyes shining with grateful tears.
"It was nothing." Ellie mumbled, her eyes turning to meet jakes intense ones. She smiled softly before turning back to Emily "thanks for stitching me up, I oughta be going home, I've got a dog and I left him home alone all day, probably tore up my couch." She chuckled.
Jared popped his head up from the couch and raised a brow "You live on your own? How old are you anyway?"
The rest of the pack turned their attention to the brunette currently wiping her hands on her work uniform, smearing dirt all over the pastel blue dress
"Im 19, I live right on the border of La Push and Forks. Tiny house in the woods, it's yellow." She shrugged smiling sweetly at the group of rowdy boys.
Paul who had seen the way Jacob had reacted to the girl grinned foolishly and nudged the taller boys shoulder.
"What a coincidence, Jake here is also 19! Isn't that right Jake?"
Is possible jakes olive skin darkened to a warm pink as he stuttered "I um.. yeah, I'm.. actually I'm gonna be 20 but now... I mean currently I'm 19. I mean obviously if I'm going to be 20 I'm 19 that was stupid, I don't know why i even said that. I don't know why I say half the things.." he mumbled, rubbing the back of his neck nervously.
Ellie grinned "I'll be 20 too. You guys look much older, must be a wolf thing huh?"
Embry spit his soda from his mouth and Quill nearly choked on a handful of popcorn.
"What?!" Paul barked
"What are you talking about hun?" Emily moved forward slowly, her eyes wide.
Jared moved towards her but Jake was quicker, he rushed to her side and moved her behind his shoulder protectively, a low growl escaping his lips.
Jared stopped abruptly, his eyebrows scrunched together. "I'm not gonna touch her dude, Jesus,"
"Jake." Emily warned gently.
"I don't mean any harm, it's pretty hard to miss. I live in the woods, I see y'all nearly every night, you've got the reddish fur with the white tufts." She pointed to Paul who didn't respond, just stared with wide eyes. " and you have grey fur, your tongues always out. The goofy one." She nodded towards quill. "And you.." she smiled softly at Seth "the tiniest one, awfully cute if you don't mind me saying." Seth's cheeks flamed bright red and he smiled bashfully.
Emily bit her lip "I don't understand."
"You guys hang out outside my house all the time, don't get wrong I was terrified at first but then I did some research. I know the stories and the legends, didn't think it was real but I could tell from the moment I saw Sam." Ellie shrugged, shifting on her feet, Jake could feel her breath on his back she was so close.
"and you're not completely alarmed or concerned? Weirded out?" Embry questioned.
Ellie shrugged again! "I'm from Podunk down south, my moms brother married his sister and had 9 kids, nothing weirds me out anymore. Y'all haven't done anything to make me worry, you do freak my dog out though." She giggled. "I do have to go though, you let Sam know I hope he recovers quickly. It was nice meeting you all officially." Her eyes twinkled adorably before her tiny white sneakers disappeared from the front door.
It was silent for a moment before Quill broke the air
"Damn she's hot."
"And cool" Embry added
"And smart!" Seth beamed
"And mine." Jake turned towards his pack "Ellie is mine, you don't touch her." His tone was so severe and different than his normal, casual way of speaking that everyone stared dumbly at the serious boy in front of them.
Emily was the first to speak, her hands clapping together "Oh my god! You've imprinted! I have to go tell Sam!" Emily practically sprinted from the room.
"Dude! Not fair, you got the hottest girl to ever step foot in La Push to be tied to you forever!" Embry slapped his shoulder
"The girl who just got attacked by vampires and is now walking the woods by herself." Leah said dryly.
