Welcome

[Silvia Doyle]

Silvia had fallen asleep tucked under Chandan's arm, the warmth from his chest keeping her warm in the cold and misty evening air. They were on First Beach and as she was lulled to sleep bye the thumping of his heart she remembered the day they met.

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Silvia was so in love with La Push. Its beautiful scenery and nature drew her in and she found herself on First Beach with her weimaraner puppy, Braxton. But, of course, the second she stopped playing with him to take in the view he was off for the forest.

Here she was now, searching through the forest, getting deeper and deeper in wondering how the hell a puppy could get so far so fast. "Braxton!" she called out, looking low for her little curious one. She whistled and clapped her hands, thinking of everything to coax him out into the open. "Braxie man, come on boy." She was getting frustrated. The light from the every day cloudy sky was starting to fade. She crossed her arms across herself, the lack of light and the addition of a tank top she was wearing were not helping with the chill that seeped through the trees. She whistled again, stepping over a large piece of fallen tree branch. "Braxton! This isn't funny. Come here boy."

[Chandan Warran]

Chandan was walking through the woods, returning from the Quinault reservation where he had a meeting with the tribe leader. He had been running in his wolf form, trying to get home early, when he heard a woman calling. Not wanting to be noticed (or to scare the poor woman to death) he returned to his human form and continued on foot. A pair of dark jeans the only thing he had on, but hey, he was warm enough to fight off the cold without a shirt. Suddenly, a dog jumped, no leaped, at him. A great task for such a small dog and such a large man. Chandan rubbed it on the head lightly and heard a woman calling for it.

Chandan emerged from the deep underbrush holding the small dog. He chuckled a little as the dog lay against his chest, like he had every right to be there. "Excuse me, Miss, does this little guy belong to you?" He smiled warmly at her, his dimples showing.

[Silvia Doyle]

Hearing bushes move to her right Silvia looked over to see a very large man smiling at her, with Braxton. "Um, yeah he is," she said happily, stepping up to the man to take her dog back. She blushed slightly at his half-nakedness, it didn't bother her, only made meeting this stranger a little awkward. "Thank you so much, he always seems to get away from me." She looked at how content her little spitfire was in the man's muscular arms and smiled. His arms looked comforting and protecting.

She shook herself out of her stupor and went to grab Braxton, taking notice of the extreme heat emanating off his tanned skin, yet he didn't seem tired or hot at all. Silvia thought that he must have been running but he was in jeans. With Braxton safely in her arms she suddenly realized she was staring and dropped her eyes to some plants, rocking back on her heels. "So what brings you through the forest?" she questioned, eying his attire, or lack there of.

[Chandan Warran]

Chandan smiled at her blush, he found it mesmerizing. He stroked the dogs head some more and then handed him gently down to the woman. "I was just visting the Quinault chief down at their reservation, had some unfinished business. My name is Chandan Warran, I run the Quileute reservation down here." He smiled at her again, finding he liked her immediately.

[Silvia Doyle]

She thought about the distance he would have to have been traveling to get back from where he said he had been but smiled and ignored it. There must be some explanation. "Its nice to meet you Chandan. I'm Silvia Doyle, Forks High English teacher and terrible dog trainer," she said with a bright smile and a chuckle, reaching out to grasp his hand, wanting to feel that heat again. It was intriguing, and she struggled under the weight of Braxton as he wiggled around in her other arm.

[Chandan Warran]

He grasped her hand lightly, and seeing her struggle lifted the dog with his other hand, accidently brushing her arm. "Ah, a teacher. That's interesting, but not a good dog teacher. Well, I believe I can help you there. I train a lot of dogs..big dogs, but they still count," Chandan's eyes twinkled mischeviously, "I'll be willing to help you out if you'd like." He suddenly realized he hardly knew this woman, he just met her, and he was already offering to help her train her dog? She would certainly think he was strange....

[Silvia Doyle]

She watched as Braxton happily went back to Chandan as he shook her hand, the warmth was intoxicating. Her smile faded a little as he let go and she felt the chill of the air rush over the warmth lingering on her hand and arm that was soon gone. "That sounds so great," she said, her smile returning. "I live in Forks in Rainy Pines. Its a little green house, number two-forty-one. Come by tomorrow or whenever is fine. I'm mostly at home after school..."

After school, that sounds stupid. She bit down on her lip and took Braxton out of his hand, letting her fingers linger to feel that warmth again. "It was nice to meet you, and thank you." She smiled up at him, even for Silvia he was extremely tall. "I'll see you around," she said, holding tight to the squirming puppy before turning to head back the way she had come...or at least try to find her way back. She looked back once, maybe twice and smiled to herself. She felt a strange high and her stomach was doing somersaults; her heart racing.

[Chandan Warran]

Chandan smiled as Silvia walked away. "Hey, wait. Do you even know where you're going?" he was suddenly beside her, "I'm only assuming, but I think you followed Braxton in here. It wouldn't be good if you got lost in here." He smiled again lightly and guided her in the right direction, she was already headed towards the middle and not the entrance.

[Silvia Doyle]

Hey, wait...

Silvia turned to look around but he was gone and she looked to her left and she jumped a little because he was next to her, walking in perfect stride with her own. She felt warmth on her lower back as he guided her in the other direction. "Oh," she said laughing at her stupidity, letting him lead her. "Thanks." She scratched Braxton behind his ear and tried hard not to stare at Chandan's perfectly muscular chest out of the corner of her eye.

[Chandan Warran]

Chandan walked her to the edge of the forest, "Safe and sound," he smiled. They arrived on the beach and he walked her straight to the only car parked. "Well, goodbye again, Silvia. I'll see you tomorrow, then." He waved goodbye and strode off to his home near the North Forest.

[Silvia Doyle]

Silvia watched him go until he was almost back in the forest and she probably would have kept staring after him if Braxton hadn't yelped at her and wiggled around violently. "Okay, okay," she said with a sigh and she opened the door and slid in, putting the antsy puppy on the back seat where he stood up on his hind legs and clumsily tried to look out the window. She drove home playing back the strange encounter in her head.

[Chandan Warran]

((Back into normal time))

Chandan lifted Silvia slowly from his shoulder, careful not to wake her. He held her in his arms and carried her back to his house to sleep.