"so, this is what you like to do in your spare time, playing with cars?" I ask looking at Rosalie as she fawns over my car.

"is that a problem?" she asked raising one brow and a smirk on her face.

"no. Actually I'm glad at least one of us know about this. I can change a tire... sorta" I mumbled a bit ashamed, I never really needed to know how to change the oil or if there was something wrong with my car. My family was a great customer at the auto shop because we don't know what to do. Thankfully the guys down there weren't trying to rip us off. I suspect Charlie was something that helped that.

"you should know how to change a tire. What if something happens?"

"well, I guess I'll just call you then" I answered cheekily.

She hummed "it would be a shame to let a car as nice as this get hurt"

I laughed light heartedly sitting on the hood right next to her, allowing Rosalie to lean against me "so, what else do you like to do? You have to have something that makes high school bearable, unless of course you buy lots of cars and fix them up... I guess that would take up a lot of time"

"you're rambling. But I do, do that. Occasionally I play music and I started experimenting with art" she looked up at me "though it isn't nearly as good as yours"

I smiled a little, I always liked when people complimented my art. I didn't get to do a lot of it lately but when I did it was still fun. "well, if you want, we can do some artsy stuff together. I still have a hoard of driftwood that still needs used" I chuckled.

"I'd like that... you never did tell me what your tattoos mean."

I looked at my exposed arm then back at Rose, "the one on my right arm is the Quileute Tribe mark. Raven, Wolf and Whale. The Raven was the creator, and the wolf is who we were transformed from and then the whale because we were whalers. The others are the Amarok marks. Do you not like them?" I asked shyly.

Rose examined the marks more closely "they are beautiful, a little strange. In my time no one had these, but I will admit the intricate details are beautiful. You still haven't told me what they mean" she smiled brightly, drawing me in. I returned the smile.

"the one on my back represents the tribes creation story." I then went into detail telling her the story.

"that's interesting" her fingers danced on the top of my shoulders. "we don't know how vampires came to be, we just appeared, used to drive me insane." She mumbled.

"well, it's a good story. Supernatural origins for the supernatural."

She hummed then gestured to my arm "what about these ones?"

"this one on the inside of my arm in my family crest. It's the wolf. It's placed here because your inner arm is really sensitive, and there is a major artery here."

"what if it gets in your blood stream, that could have killed you" she whispered.

I shook my head "it was to try and make me sick, but my bloodstream would have eventually pushed it out. All of the tattoos were supposed to make me sick, if I survived it then I was strong"

"that's dangerous"

I squeezed her hand "i'm okay" I then lifted my shirt a little to show her the bear claw tattoo on my side. "this one was for killing a bear, the tribe believed that killing it would bring vitality, knowledge and strength. It's supposed to protect the heart."

Her fingers grazed the red ink before focusing on the ones on my chest. "what about this one? The wolf?"

I smiled "my spirit animal. It's the only one not red and black. The green is our connection to mother earth. It's above the heart to symbolize our inner being. The spirit of the wolf helped me while in Nahanni. When I was finding the mushrooms, my totem stone. Even in my dreams. I think it was my dad" I finished in a whisper.

"why?"

I pursed my lips "I heard him speak, it could have been my imagination since Hector said our spirit is there when we are born... maybe it was the spirit of his wolf."

Rosalie ran her fingers through my hair allowing me to talk about my dad. I sighed happily as we watched the sun set, letting Rosalie talk about her family.

There was one major thing that we had in common, we both loved our families. We wanted to protect them and maybe sometimes it took unconventional routes, such as her wanting to kill Bella or me lying to mine.

I understood Rosalie's reasoning, I wasn't a fan of it, but I understood how dangerous Bella is for them, even more so now that Victoria and the Volturi are after her.

Bella needs to change, there is no alternative.

The rest of the week went like this, I would do my patrol, when I came home, I would have a few hours with my family, then Rosalie would come over. While she was here, we would talk, about everything and nothing all at once. On several occasions she wanted to know about what foods I liked, and she even asked if I liked baseball, which apparently her family partakes in and since I was just as strong as them, I could essentially play too.

When I finished my morning patrol I stopped by the beach for some relaxation. I found Bella sitting alone on a driftwood bench, so I approached her.

"hey" Bella flinched then gave me a harmless glare, I only chuckled "sorry, what brings you to this side of the tracks?"

"Jacob... well I was hoping for some fresh air to think about things... I'm not happy you didn't tell me about Victoria"

I sighed "I'm sorry, really. But I didn't want to worry you. if you knew she was back then you'd be freaked out and there isn't anything you can do about it. And Alice only told me about it a day or so before you left. I promise that's the only attempt she's made in a month"

"I forgive you"

"thanks"

"so, you left again. Alice said you were gone for a week; she was a little upset."

"yeah, I needed some time away from the pack. I was... emotional issues."

"anything I could help with?"

I shook my head looking at the water a small smile playing at my lips "it has resolved itself. I visited my great grandmother and she helped me control my emotions. The guys weren't impressed with my outburst, blamed it on hormones"

She furrowed her brows "that's kinda sexist, why would they assume it was hormonal?"

"right? for some reason when I get upset it was all hormones but Jacob, he could mope and be pissy all the time and it's no big deal"

"Jacob's been a pain? Charlie said he was having a hard time but I didn't think it was that bad"

I smirked "he's pouting because you haven't been around, but more so moping because you and he are entangled sexually." I saw Bella's eyes widen. "Sex is something that is very common in the pack link, it used to be okay. I mean I like girls and it really helped me out with the dynamic of the pack. It's different if it's some stranger or something like that, no details. I mean I've had a few runs ins and the pack knows but I've kept the event quite. But Jacob's fantasies" I scrunched my face up remembering all the times I had to yell at him for it.

"Are they really bad?" she whispered.

"explicit" I replied "it's unbearable, thankfully though I've learned to control my mind around them. Korinna taught me."

"I thought you were always closed to them"

I shook my head "no, to Edward I'm just like you, no thoughts. Well, no thoughts, no smell, no emotions. I'm protected from everything they do, it's a protection my people have. But the pack, we're connected in a way that's different, so they could hear everything. It takes practice to block certain thoughts."

She huffed "do you have explicit thoughts too?"

I tried not to blush, but truthfully ever since Rosalie accepted me as a mate I couldn't help but think about it. Not just sex but other intimate moments, moments I didn't want them to see. Only Leah really knew we were together. "not really, I would try to hide my nights, but I found my mate and sometimes you can't help it... You can't tell me you never thought about you and Edward"

She laughed her face blush covered "I mean, yes but not all the time"

"I don't think of her like that all the time, sometimes things feel to intimate, and I don't want them to see..." I sighed "it doesn't help that she's a vampire" I whispered.

Bella took a moment to think, then she seemed to understand "Rosalie?"

I nodded "yeah, the others don't know. Well, they know she's my mate, but they don't know that we've made up."

"I won't tell anyone"

I looked her in the eyes "thank you, I just solidified my position in the pack. I don't want it to be stripped because I'm mated with their mortal enemy."

We sat in silence for a little bit before I spoke up "Bella, don't fall for Jacob's manipulation. He has friends. Embry isn't really happy about Jacob throwing him under the bus and not considering him a friend. Jacob apologized, but the difference is Embry isn't a girl."

"is it really that bad?"

I nodded "He wants to be with you, I don't know if you can get him back like he used to be. But maybe, maybe you could convince him that your just friends. Be careful though, he's gonna try."

"you're probably right, but I can't leave him without fixing things"

I smiled "I know"