A/N: Hey guys! Um, this probably sucks but I found it when I was cleaning my book out from semester 1. It was wrote when I was done my work in math class, so don't expect anything too good :P But please read!! :)

Disclaimer: I dont own twilight!!!

Chapter 1 – Lost

Where am I? Alexa thought desperately. She'd only meant to take a short walk through the woods behind her home in La Push. How'd it get dark so fast? I was bright outside when she had entered the path. Now, she was in the middle of the forest and the path was long gone.

"Shit," she muttered under her breath as she tripped over a tree's thick root. There was a compass and although her brother had taught her how to use it before he entered his 'gang phase,' she wasn't sure exactly which direction her house was in.

The darkness seemed to surround her, it was getting harder to see anything. Even the silhouettes of the trees were becoming invisible. Helplessly, she plopped to the ground. The ground was cold and wet, as was she. Hot tears fell down over her high cheek bones. Her main thoughts revolved around the fact of whether she'd freeze to death or not before the light of the morning came through and made it easier to get home. It wasn't below freezing. Yet. Key word.

She was pretty convinced she wouldn't die from one night lost in the woods. She brought her knees up to her chest and huddled up to stay warm. It didn't help much but it made her feel a bit more secure.

That is, until she heard footsteps. Well, they weren't exactly footsteps. The loud thumps sounded more like paws running over the hard ground. Her fists were clenched while she listened intently. There was more than one. Her weak hearing wasn't strong enough to know how many exactly but... she knew there was a lot. She sat terrified as the noises grew louder. There was nothing to see; it was too dark. All she knew was a large animal that travelled in numbers. It's not a bear. They travel alone, right? Yeah. After a few seconds of rambling on in her mind, she had it narrowed down to: bobcats, coyotes or possibly cougars – she wasn't sure if they travelled together or not.

I'm going to die!

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There's someone in here, Jared thought as the pack ran through the woods. They were almost ready to phase back and call it a night. The whole pack had been running patrol over the reservation since eight pm. and now at three in the morning, they were finished. No problems found. Until they heard the person, that it.

The pack mentally nodded. Who the hell's in the woods alone at three in the morning? Paul was blind to the fact that it was his sister.

Let's go find out, Sam said with finality.

But– Embry cut himself off; there was no arguing with Sam.

The wolves were formed in a line that was slightly curved in a semi-circle as they approached the person. They hadn't realized how offensive rather than defensive it looked to the girl. Dodging the trees, they were almost there. Finally, they reached her. She looked so pathetic and fragile with her tear-stained face, her cut body and her ripped clothing. Alexa looked nothing like her pretty self. Her russet coloured skin looked drained and worn. Her usually sparkling brown eyes were tired and dull and her silky black hair was matted and invaded by twigs and leaves. It even took Paul awhile to realize who it was.

None of that mattered to Seth, though. Suddenly, everything seemed disappear, leaving only him and Alexa. His pack, the trees, the ground, everything! It was just them, floating around in the sky. He shook his head, not clicking to what was happening. But still, when he opened his eyes again, she was all he saw. Alexa, his soul mate. Then pain struck. She was so desperate, so scared. All he wanted to do was comfort her. He stepped forward.

It was then that the pack realized what was happening. A snarl ripped from Paul's muzzle, stopping Seth dead in his tracks. You imprinted on my baby sister! He raged at the top of his mental lungs.

Alexa – not knowing that they were werewolves, that they were her friends, that they were protectors or that the snarl had been for her safety not her death – screamed louder than any of the pack thought possible when the gigantic wolves finally came in view. Since they had highly sensitive hearing, the ear-piercing shriek had made them want to cover their ears or whimper. Which was probably the easier option....

Of course they didn't pick that option. While they attempted to cover their ears, Alexa sat on the ground in a state between frozen in place and clumsily attempting to escape. Luckily, thanks to Seth imprinting on her, Sam knew they could tell her everything. He also knew that he and Seth would be the best ones to explain it..

Let's go Seth, Sam ordered, You loose your temper way too easily, he answered Paul's mental question before he'd even completely thought it. Him and Seth bolted eastward to find their clothes and phase. Quickly, they got dressed and headed back to the pack and Alexa.

"Seth!" Alexa exclaimed, excitement rushing through her terrified eyes as she saw her crush. She hadn't even recognized – or noticed – Sam yet.

His heart jolted forward. Excitement rushing through him at Alexa's joy in seeing him.

The excitement turned to fear. "Seth!" A trembling finger stabbed in the direction of the over-sized wolves. "Leave. GO! There's w-w... run.... Now! G-go... quick. J-just -"

"It's okay," he whispered tenderly, approaching her.

"Leave guys," Sam ordered. "Go to Em's, we'll be there soon."

All of them obeyed, with the exception of a single wolf with silver fur. He just growled in protest.

Alexa jumped back. Still in wonder of how Seth and Sam – who she just realized was there – weren't freaked by them.

"Go Paul," Sam repeated with an intimidating tone.

"Paul?" Alexa gasped.

"I'll explain everything later," Seth promised. "Just come with us; we'll take you home."

Alexa nodded. She trusted Seth. The way he was looking at her was like she was everything to him. Deep down she was hoping that she wasn't imagining this. The Seth part; she'd gladly forget the wolf part. Although it had been months since she'd talked to Seth, she and him had been great friends when they were little. She followed him willingly and only asked one question the entire walk. "How can you guys see?"

"I'll explain it once you've slept." He had his arm around her waist to guide her through the forest. His body temperature burned through her thin clothing. At first she was going to ask him, but the warm feeling was nice and sh was scared he'd take her comment the wrong way and let go.

Eventually the three made it out of the woods. Alexa felt like the walking dead as Seth lead her up the long driveway to her home. Her thoughts weren't scrambled that much anymore, she was starting to put two and two together. "The wolves," she whispered. "They left when Sam told them to except for one, he called it Paul.... Before that, two wolves left, then you and Sam showed up. You're one of them?"

He nodded.

"Sam?"

Another nod.

"Paul?"

He sighed. "Yes and I'll tell you everything after you've slept."

"I-I won't sleep," she told him modestly. "I'll think of the worst possible thing. Tell me, please." Her big brown eyes turned pleading. Little did she know she had just pulled the imprint card. Something that Seth could never – or even imagine someone being able to – say no to.

"Okay." He glanced backward and nodded for Sam to go. It was dark but even Alexa could still see Sam's uncertain expression. "Go and tell your parents you're okay."

"What else?"

He shrugged. "Just tell them we found you in wolf form. Mention imprinting and they'll let you come."

"Imprinting?"

"I'll explain." He flashed her a heartbreaking grin.

A/N: So an extremely crappy chapter but I'll try to make them better. Please R&R :) so I can update and attempt to make this train wreck better :P