Seventeen. Harley's seventeenth birthday had rolled around quickly, all too quickly in Jasper and Alice's opinion. "Happy birthday!" Alice squealed taking her daughter into her arms.

"Thanks, mom." Harley said wrapping her arms around the woman who had raised her since she was a baby. "My little girl is growing up." Alice said, if she could cry, she would be. "Don't worry, even when I'm a seventy year old lady wobbling around, you two will still be older than me." Harley said making her parents laugh.

"Here, open it." Alice said shoving a box into her daughters hands. The box was wrapped perfectly with a large blsck bow tied around it making Harley smile, her presents were always perfectly wrapped.

Harley settled herself onto her large queen sized bed, her blue pajamas held a pattern full of sheep's and her hair sat in a nest at the top of her head. Carefully, Harley unwrapped the box, her parents eyes focused on her.

After a layer of wrapping paper laid a leather box, Harley looked up to her parents confused, the both nodded to her. Harley opened the box, her eyes welling with tears as she laid eyes on pictures overflowing the box. Every picture leading up to her seventeenth birthday. "Thank you so much." Harley said wrapoing an arm around each of her parents tears falling from her eyes.

"There's one more from us, well, mainly me." Jasper told his daughter, she had grown into a beautiful young woman, but he wanted to always have a part of her childhood. Jasper pulled out a stuffed animal, one simple to the one that sat on her bed. A stuffed animal of a grey wolf.

Harley laughed slightly, taking the soft plush toy from her dads cold grasp. "Thanks dad, I love it."

Harley was treated like royalty on her birthdays. This year, Emmett had bought her a collection of her favorite books, Rosalie had gotten her a few new necklaces and a scrapbook for all her memories starting from this day forward, and Edward had gifted her with a new Nikon camera.

"Okay, as always, Esme and Carlisle have taken it upon themselves to get you the biggest, most expensive gift, since they have the most money." Alice said to her daughter. Carlisle handed the girl a small black box, Harley looked at them confused opening the small box. A single key laying inside.

"Oh my gosh, no!" Harley squealed excitedly taking the brand new car key into her hand. "You didn't!" Her excitement warmed all their hearts.

"But we did." Esme said smiling, Harley ran to the garage, her fluffy socks causing her to slip on the floors as she did so. Once Harley reached the garage, her eyes landed on the brand new, platinum black Mustang, her mustang. The girl let out an excited scream making the whole family laugh.

Harley Rose Hale, was spoiled rotten on her birthdays.

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She took a deep breath as she walked through the forest, her new camera strapped to her neck as she did so. Snapping the odd photo of something the caught her eye, but other than that, she was enjoying the nice weather.

Her dirty blonde hair glistened under the scarse sunlight and her bright blue eyes shone with innocence and happiness.

Paul ran through the forest, doing his patrol run. He could smell something new, it smelt like flowers. Intoxicated by the unfamiliar sent, Paul found himself following it, until his eyes landed on a girl, a camera held to her eye. She turned around and gasped at the large wolf in front of her.

"Oh hello." She smiled. Paul found himself walking towards her slowly, trying to make himself seem as less threatening as possible. The girl bent down infront of him and reached her hand out to pet him. There eyes locked and the girl took a deep intake of air just like Paul.

They both saw the same thing, flashes of the future, one that they would share together. Paul stared at the girl in disbelief, she was the one, she was it, she was his imprint.

"You're a shape-shifter." The girl whispered softly, Paul found himself hiding behind some trees a phasing back, he pulled his shorts on and stepped out into her view, suddenly growing nervous.

They were both oblivious to the fact her family was hidden in the tree's above and his pack was hiding in the bushes off to the side.

"You're a beautiful wolf." She said without thinking, a blush falling upon her cheeks quickly, Paul chuckled and offered her a smile. "Thanks, I'm Paul, Paul Lahote." He said holding his hand out for her to shake.

She placed her hand in his, feeling the warmth of his skin, she held her breath as their eyes met once again, his brown eyes pulling at her heart, as Paul found himself swimming in the blue of her eyes. "I'm Harley, Harley Hale." She sais softly.

"Harley? Like the-" Harley cut the man off. "Yeah, like the motorcycle, my uncle named me." She said laughing slightly. It was only until her phone went off that they realized they were still holding hands.

"I-I have to go." She whispered sadly. "Will I see you again?" Paul asked quickly, Harley thought of it for a moment before handing him her phone. "Put your number in, and we'll see." She teased. Paul obeyed and put his number into her phone before giving her one last smile as watching as she ran away back towards her house.

Alice and Jasper watched as Paul watched their daughter run away, and they knew, that their daughter had found the person that would hold her heart until the day she died.

Paul went home, in complete bliss that night.

Harley, couldn't wipe the smile off her face as she felt like she was on cloud nine.

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My little babies