Archive of Our Own

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I had run away from my foster home, my social worker didn't believe me when I said that this 'family' wasn't the right fit for me. I was tired of being bounced around from home to home to orphanage and I was just done. I wanted to be free, so I took off on my own. Just me, F/N L/N against the world. I made it as far as some tiny town called Forks in Washington. I had about fifty dollars left and hadn't eaten in two days so I went to the local diner and ordered a burger. "Are you here alone?" I looked up at the male voice and blanched. A cop Shit the Chief of Police.
"Uh, m-my parents didn't feel like coming after the long drive so I came alone." I clutched my backpack reflexively and he gave me a look but nodded at me. "We're just passing through." Shut up self Jesus.
"Dad." I looked at a girl around my age with brown curly hair and brown eyes. She gave me a soft smile and I gave her a tense one back.
"Bells. Grab a table I'll be right there." She nodded and left. "I'm gonna give you my card, if you need anything, please call me, I won't ask any questions. I don't want you on your own at night."
"I-I'm not alone, I told you-"
"Right, I know what you told me, just please. Call if you need anything." I nodded and he went back to sit down. I finished my food fast, and headed to a gas station to stock up on stuff to drink and snacks before I headed into the woods to find a place to camp for the night. I realized that the sun was going down faster then I was used to- until I looked up and saw some seriously dark storm clouds rolling in. Great.
An hour later it was pitch black and pouring while I was still trying to find a place to bed down. I heard wolves howling and felt my steps stutter. That wasn't good, I kept looking over my shoulder and I felt my foot catch on a root an I fell down the side of the hill I was walking on. I rolled down it and off the edge of a six foot cliff. I felt my head hit something hard and then blackness over took me.

Something wet touched my face and I rolled away from it. "Ow." I put my hand up to rub my head as I sat up and stared into the eyes of a huge brown wolf. I froze and stared at it before it turned and ran back into the woods. I got up and started to walk-well limp- towards where I thought the edge of the woods was. My head hurt and I twisted my knee pretty badly but I was more worried about the wolf right now.
"Hey!" I jumped and yelped as I fell to the wet ground. "Crap are you ok?" I looked up at a tall boy with long black hair and dark eyes.
"Wh- uh I'm fine, I fell is all."
"You cut your forehead." He stepped closer to me and I tried to get up without putting pressure on my knee.
"I'm really fine, I don't need help." I limped back a step and he frowned.
"I'm not gonna hurt you." He help up his hands. "I'm Jacob Black. I have some friends that live close by, his dad's a doctor and he can check out your head?" I stared at him until another kid came running out of the woods.
"Jacob." He flinched but turned to look at the kid.
"Edward."
"Do you people live in the woods or something?" I asked and backed up another step, I realized the error of that as my foot skidded down the embankment.
"Watch out!" I felt a really warm hand grip my arm and tug me forward. "Is Carlisle home? She fell. Her head was bleeding and her knee's tweaked." He asked Edward as he gently helped me away from the edge.
"He's not, The only one home right now is Alice." Jacob nodded and looked at me.
"What are you doing out here?" Crap
"I was hiking and lost track of time." I told him and he gave me a look.
"Jacob, a word?" Edward asked and Jacob let go of my arm to walk over to him. I couldn't hear what they were saying but I was freaking out a little by the time Edward walked away and Jacob turned back to me.
"I'm gonna bring you home with me, it's late and raining and now is not the time for hiking and you're hurt." Jacob told me and I just nodded at him. He came closer to me "Can I carry you?" I frowned at him.
"Uh no. I'm too heavy." He chuckled and swung me up into his arms. He calmly rambled for a while about the woods and the trees before he started asking me questions.
"What's your name?"
"F/N"
"How old are you?"
"Seventeen."
"Me too, how long have you been homeless?"
"A few weeks. Wait. I'm not-"
"Save it, tell me what happened, why aren't you with your parents?" I sighed
"They died."
"Foster care?"
"Not anymore. I won't go back there."
"Why not?"
"I'm not a fan of being beat on Jacob. I'm fine on my own." He sighed and I felt his grip on me tighten as he turned to walk across the yard of a small house.
"Home sweet home." He put me down so he could open the door and then he picked me up again and moved me through the dark house.
"Jacob is that you?" An older male voice called and I jumped.
"Yeah dad I'll be right there." He set me down on what I assumed was his bed and rummaged through his dresser before he handed me a t-shirt and a pair of cut off sweat pants. "Change, I'll be back in a few minutes ok?" I nodded and he left. Both were huge on me but they were dry and I was grateful. He came back about ten minutes later and smiled at me. "Sorry they are gigantic, you're just so small." I chuckled and he grabbed a different pair of shorts and went to change.
"Where are you gonna take me now?" I asked when he came back in.
"No where, you can stay here. My dad said it was fine." I looked at him.
"I can't stay here Jacob, I have to keep moving." He gave me an 'are you nuts' look and shook his head.
"What about school? What about having a home?"
"I graduated when I was 16." I muttered and he smiled.
"Why don't you want to stay then?"
Each place that takes me in ends up worse then the last. "I just wouldn't feel right about it. I turn eighteen in a few months and then I can settle down.
"You're staying. End of story. Can I see your knee?" I shifted to that it was view-able and he frowned. "I think it's just sprained, hang on." He got up and went to another room and came back with a brace in his hand. "This should help until Doctor Cullen gets home and give you something better for it. Now let me see your head." I tilted my head and he cleaned it up with a wet cloth. "It's stopped bleeding and isn't deep, just be careful not to scratch it."
"Thank you." I smiled at him and his face turned red when he saw how close he was to me.
"Uh sure, I can take the couch-"
"No. I'll take the couch." I stood up and grabbed my bag. "Can you point the way for me?" He laughed and got up to lead me, grabbing a pillow and blanket from a cabinet in the hallway. He set the pillow down and handed me the blanket.
"Um goodnight I guess." I smiled
"Night Jacob." I sat and rummaged through my bag for my brush, my curly brown hair was a wreck and I knew it would only be worse if I let it get fully dry. "ow ow ow ow" I muttered as I brushed it, making sure not to catch my cut. I heard a chuckle and I turned to look at a dark eyed, dark haired man in a wheel chair. "Oh!" I jumped up and he smiled at me.
"No sit down." He waved his hand at me and I sat on the edge of the couch. "I'm Billy, Jake's dad."
"F/N, nice to meet you." I smiled and he nodded.
"You're more then welcome to stay as long as you want, I just want you to know that you are safe here, no one will hurt you." I looked at the ground and nodded. He left me to my thoughts after that and once I got warm I fell asleep. I woke up to the smell of coffee and someone humming so I peeked over the edge of the couch to see Billy.
"Morning." I mumbled and he turned to look at me.
"Morning F/N. How'd you sleep?"
"Uh good, you're couch is nice." I told him and he nodded.
"Jacob's friends have broken it in nicely. Do you drink coffee?" I nodded and he handed me a mug and motioned to the pot. "How old are you?"
"Um 17 I turn 18 in a few months." He nodded
"School?"
"I graduated when I was 16, and got my license this year."
"Great, I like you already." He chuckled and I smiled at him. After I folded up my blanket Billy gave me a tour of the house and was telling me about the reservation when Jacob stumbled out of his room.
"Morning son."
"Hey dad. Morning F/N."
"Morning Jacob." He grabbed a soda from the fridge and asked if I wanted to help him work on his car. I shrugged and nodded.
"I don't know anything about cars though." He picked me up, tossed me over his shoulder and lugged me to the garage. "I also am not a fan of being carried off by a caveman!" I told him and he just laughed.
"This is my baby." He pointed to his 1986 Volkswagen Rabbit.
"Um, It's pretty." There were parts everywhere it looked like it exploded.
"There is a pattern to the madness I promise." He flashed me a mega watt smile and I nodded. He pointed me to a chair and I limped over to it and sat down. "How's your knee?"
"Um sore but better I think. I haven't taken the brace off yet though." He nodded and started sorting through the parts he needed to put on next. We hung out for a few hours until we heard another voice bark? and call out. I looked at him and he sighed.
"In here guys!" He called out and gave me a tight smile. Two boys walked in and the shorter or the two started talking
"Hey Sam was trying to call you but you- Hello" He gave me a wink and his voice dropped down an octave when he saw me. "Who are you?" I looked at Jacob and he gave Paul a dark look.
"F/N. F/N this is Paul." I nodded and looked at the ground.
"I'm Embry." The other boy said and I darted my eyes to him and nodded.
"Hi." I murmured and Jacob cleared his throat.
"What's up guys?" They looked at him and then at me.
"Um I'll just go see if Billy wants something." I stood up and limped out of the garage.
"Who is that?" I heard Paul ask and then I heard Jacob say something, I didn't hear their responses but I was halfway to the house when there was a shout and it sounded like a wolf howling in the garage.
"What the hell?" I turned back as a huge gray wolf went through the wall of the garage and Jacob followed after it. The wolf stood up and snarled at Jacob who jumped up and exploded into a huge brown wolf. Embry ran out of the garage yelling.
"Paul no! Jake calm down! He didn't mean it like that Jake!" He shouted and I must've made a noise because all three of them turned to look at me. "Shit!" Embry said as he came over to me. The wolf that was Paul turned and ran into the woods while the wolf that was Jake just stared.
"What? I mean How? What?" I stuttered and he just looked at me as Billy came out of the house. He looked mad at the boys until he looked at me, his eyes softened and he shook his head.
"Not even a full twelve hours! Are you kidding me she hasn't even been here a day and she knows?" Embry sighed and nodded as I looked at the huge brown wolf that was walking over to me. I backed up a step but it tilted its head like Jake did when I flinched away from him.
"Jacob?" The wolf looked at me and nodded it's huge head. "How?" He looked at Embry.
"Uh turn around for a sec huh?" I nodded and turned around. Billy was wheeling back into the house, I guess he wouldn't be telling me what was going on.
"It's genetics." Jacob said from behind me. "A few members of the tribe have the gene and when an enemy gets close the fever starts and the change happens." He put his hand on my shoulder and turned me around. "I'm sorry, I know this is a lot to take in but you can't tell anyone what you saw." "Who the hell would I tell? I don't want even know what I would say. 'Oh yeah two kids poofed into wolves over at Jake's house it was freaky!' " I ran a hand through my hair and sighed then I remembered that a wolf found me in the woods. "You were in the woods. You found me in the woods." He nodded and I sighed. "I'm not going to tell anyone anything." "Thank you." I nodded and turned to look at Embry "You a wolf too?" He nodded and I nodded back. "Great."