Disclaimer: The Lovely Stephanie Meyer owns it all. I am just a lowly writer. Although this plot, this computer, and Ellie Davis are all mine!

A/n: I have never written a Twilight story, before. This is so exciting. I, for one, absolutely love imprint stories, because it is much easier to add your own element to a story if you have ideas, and can develop the characters how you want. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Bella and Edward (they will always be number 1 in my heart), but I also love Jacob (not with Bella) and the whole La Push pack.

This is from Ellie Davis' PoV. This is the intro, just so you can understand her feelings, and the actions of the characters in the story better. This happens during the middle of New Moon where Jacob Black, Embry Call, and Quil Ateara begin to notice some strange things happening. Since this is the prologue there will be a lot of switches between the scenes, or flashbacks, whatever you want to call them.

Anyway, I digress. Here's the story. Enjoy!

Where the Legends Come From

Prologue: Abandonment

"And Davis makes the game- winning 3-pointer!" I exclaimed as the ball bounced down on the pavement of my driveway, from the basketball hoop. I high-fived Jake, my teammate in this two-on two game.

"No way!" Quil yelled, a smirk tugging on the corner of his lips. Here we go again. "No way that was a three!"

"Yes it was, Quil Ateara!"

"What do you say, Embry?" He inquired, ignoring me and turning toward Embry, whose back was turned, and whose shoulders were tensed.

"Embry?" I asked, concerned, and I reached out touch his forearm. He jerked away, his dark eyes blazing with an anger that I had never seen from him.

"Are you okay?" I asked, almost timidly, his expression made me take a hasty step backwards.

"I'm not feeling so well," he muttered. I reached up to feel his forehead, but jerked my hand back fast. He was blazing.

"Em, I think you have a fever."

I saw his eyes flash again, and his whole body began to shake violently.

"I have to go," he stated in a rush, sounding strained.

"Wait-"

"Embry-" Jacob and Quil called out at the same time, but he had already disappeared into the small copse that lead into the woods by my house.

"He'll be fine, Ellie. Don't worry," Quil said, wrapping his arms around me. I hadn't even realized that sobs were wracking my body, and I was shaking. Jake came up and gave me a hug as well. My sobs began to subside.

We walked inside, and we watched movies all the while trying our best not to mention Embry or fret about whether he was angry or sick. It was driving me insane; this constant worry, but Jake and Quil kept assuring me that Embry could take care of himself no matter what was wrong.

It was two incredibly long weeks later that Embry finally came back to school, but he was- different somehow. True, his hair was shorn short, and he seemed to have shot up half a foot since I last saw him, and he also looked… I guess more mature and sober. He was also stony faced, and he refused to look directly at me.

I noticed this, because we had almost every class together, but he never once looked at me, no matter how many times I tried to strike up a conversation.

When it was our lunch hour I noticed that he was not sitting at our regular lunch table, but two tables down from us.

I was eager to talk to Jake and Quil, to see what they thought was going on with him.

I sat down at our table, where Jake and Quil were already digging into their food. I asked, without preamble, the question that had been haunting my mind.

"What do you guys think is happening to Embry?" Quil and Jake stopped stuffing their faces, and looked at each other as if trying to decide whether they should tell me their suspicions.

"Go on," I encouraged.

"Well," Jake started. "You know Sam Uley, right?" I nodded. Everyone on the res knew who Sam Uley was. He was tall, strong, very somber, and kept to himself. He was also the youngest member of the council, at least 30 years the junior of the youngest member.

"What about him?"

"He and a few other guys have been hanging out lately. They're kinda like; a gang," Jake whispered those last words; obviously making sure Embry didn't hear us. But I don't think he could over the sheer noise and distance.

"A gang?" in La Push?

"Well, I'd say more like a cult," Quil amended.

I had a horror-struck look on my face, I could feel it.

"I know," Jake agreed grimly.

I glanced over at Embry, and watched as he threw away his empty tray, and walked out of the cafeteria with jerky motions, and I had the distinct impression that he had heard every word.

"Hey Quil?" I sat down next to him at our table in 7th hour Biology a few minutes before the bell rang. It came out sounding more like a question then a greeting.

"Yeah?" he looked up from today's English assignment to meet my eyes.

"Have you seen Jake, today?" He hadn't been in any of the classes we had together, and he hadn't been at lunch.

"No," he admitted, his eyebrows knitting together. He was thinking the same thing as me; Jake never missed school.

As the bell rang, and the teacher had started class both of us stayed silent.

I looked at the empty table in front of us, and made a startling realization; Both Jake and Embry were gone.

Quil was confused, angry, and frustrated, but who could blame him? Two of our best friends refused to talk or even look at us.

At first I had thought of the 'cult' idea as just a joke, but it was coming all too real.

Quil seemed to have a shorter fuse these days, and snapped at people much quicker than normal. I tried to keep him as calm as I could, and refused to leave him too long. I was afraid that Sam and his followers would try to take away Quil, and brainwash him as well.

After a week of Quil being gone from school, and not hearing a word from him I was so afraid, and sick with grief.

The next Monday I saw Jake, Embry and Quil walk into the school side by side. They looked so alike, now. Their hair was shorn, and they had seemed to grow dramatically overnight, and they were all muscular. All three also had the same expression of cool indifference.

In Biology, I refused to be ignored any longer. So once the teacher had continued to play the movie we had started on Friday I tried to get Quil's attention.

"Quil," I whispered. His face was turned forward looking at the T.V. screen and he acted as if he hadn't heard me.

"Quil," I repeated as loud as I dared. He kept facing forward. I knew he had heard me, though, because his fists were tightening, and his face had a determined look, as if he was forcing himself to not look at me.

"Quil Rhyn Ateara look at me!" I snapped, and reached out to grab his arm, but pulled it back. His skin was just as hot as Embry's had been the day he had looked angry and sick after our game of basketball.

Finally he looked in my direction.

"Why the hell did you let them brainwash you, Quil?" I was struggling to keep my voice in a whisper. I saw his eyes show confusion, and then a flash of anger.

"Ellie, it's not-" he started, but I cut him off.

"Why did you let Sam Uley take over your life?"

I saw genuine anger in his eyes now. He seemed to calm himself down before turning to look at me

"It's not what you think, Ellie, he's helping us," I shook my head in disbelief.

His eyes became sad and pleading.

"Please, Ellie," his voice became just as pleading as his eyes. "Stay away from us, you could get hurt," his voice was low and serious. What was he talking about? It sounded like he was speaking in riddles. But his message was clear; for some reason they did not want to friends any more, and I placed the blame on two people; first of all Sam Uley, and second Embry Call.

"Too late," I whispered, and to my dismay I felt tears fill my eyes. The bell rang seconds later, and I bolted out leaving my books behind me, I refused to let them see me cry.

"C'mon Mom," I begged for the thousandth time.

"It'll be a good experience," I wheedled. I'd never actually been outside of Washington. After my mom and dad's divorce Dad had come up ever summer, and we spent the week together in Seattle.

"But Ellie, why do you want to move to California all of the sudden? I thought you loved it here." The truth was I loved the res, and everyone here.

I had lived here all of my life, and loved the rain.

But I couldn't deal with the fact that my best friends since first grade were now refusing to acknowledge me.

I suppose one could say it was the coward's way out, but I couldn't face them right now, it hurt too much. I felt confused, and wondered if I had done anything wrong, or if they were just going through puberty, or something of the like.

"Well," my mother said, thinking it over. I could tell Stephanie was breaking down. " I guess you could stay with your father." I smiled brightly for what felt like the first time in weeks, and went over to hug her.

"Now Ellie," uh oh that was her courtroom voice. I pulled back, cautious.

"I'll let you go on one condition." I was curious now. It couldn't be something too bad. She was a lawyer after all, and able to come up with negotiations that favoured both parties.

" I want you to spend your senior year here in La Push." I nodded, that didn't seem unreasonable. I figured Mom just wanted me to graduate from the same place as her.

She peered over at me. "That's not too bad, is it?" I smiled encouragingly.

"It seems fair." We hugged again.

"I suppose you'd best call your father," she said practically. I looked down sheepishly.

"I already called him," I said, looking up I saw my mom raise one eyebrow.

"Okay, then we'd best get packing. You go up and start. I'll make us some sandwiches, bring them up and help you." I nodded, and rushed upstairs to pack up for the 8-month stay with my dad.

I thought over all of these events that lead to my decision to leave La Push, and sighed. I was on the plane back from San Diego.

It was so much different from La Push or Forks! It was, after all a major city. It was sunny, and I found out that half of my wardrobe was woefully inadequate for the weather. I looked out the window, and smiled as I saw the familiar green landscape under us.

"We will be landing in Seattle in 30 minutes," came a voice over the loud speaker.

Although I wasn't sure about how this year would turn out, and I was nervous about seeing Quil, Embry, and Jake; It sure was great to be home again.

Well there's the intro. This was basically the exposition, where all of the background was explained. A fair warning; Bella and Edward will more then likely not appear, seeing how this is set after Eclipse, and I am assuming that Bella and Edward have married, and left to change her into a vampire.

This may have come off kind of Quil centric, but remember he imprints on Claire, and this is not his story it is Embry and Ellie's.

So, the Next chapter will be Ellie coming back, and Embry looking at her for the first time since he's become a werewolf. I will also add more on Ellie's background, family, and such so you will get to know her better.

I hope you enjoyed it, and I'll know that you have if you review my darlings!