QPOV

Embry just burst through the door, panting as though he had been running for forever everyone gave him a confused look. Until he flopped a bunch of dirty, nasty, old parchment paper on the table and showed us what he had found, a lost Quileute legend. Sam, "Where did you find this?" "I was out running and i-I ran a crossed a cave it was empty but it had this in it. It had Jake's scent all over it except, it wasn't Jake's. I think it was-his great-grandfahers scent." Embry said between pants after a few minutes, a new Quileute legend and not just any new Quileute legend, one about how we got our imprints and why.

We told all the imprints to leave, but Rachel exclaimed, "It's about us! We should get to stay and see why we got so lucky to have you!" Rebecca and Claire chimed in with, "It's not fair'!" and, "I am NOT leaving!" we didn't know what it would say but since it was about why they were here, we couldn't really tell them no. Later that night Sam read the legend out loud at a bonfire once all of us had gotten there just as he had done so many times with the older ones.

It is said that when a wolf meets the one, they imprint. When they imprint all things that make them who they are, all the things that keep them sane and keep them here on our Earth disappear and a new strand is born, a supposedly unbreakable band that is said to belong to one person and without that one person we could not survive.

But what if it's a lie?

I have searched and have found that it may not be so. I have figured out that at that one point in our lives, yes, we do need them to stay sane and keep our heads on straight. But what happens when they serve their purpose? When the imprints do what they were supposed to for you? Have any of us every thought of that? Of course not because over the time they are helping you get back on track, you fall in love, you may think it's because of the imprint.

But it's not.

It's the human nature everyone does it when you become so attached to someone who is helping you it just happens. We can't control it, it's not our faults. There has been a record of only one time where an imprint has been killed. That's it. And he was said to have killed himself because he couldn't bear to see another day without her. That too is a lie. I, Ephraim Black, am that one man. My imprint was killed by one of my men. It is true that I was, for a very long time, believed to have perished, however I have not.

Each imprint serves a purpose; a purpose specially designed to keep a wolf in his head and focused. Maybe through hardships, or times of great need, but that's why, I have found that once those hardships pass, the imprint is no longer "un-breakable" but however rather weak. Once the imprint serves her purpose to her wolf he is free to end the imprint whenever he wants. However he wants. That is how I, Ephraim Black, Found love again and married.

So is it true we need our imprints? Yes. Is it true we will need them forever? No. Is an imprint un-breakable? At one point yes. These are all question I have found and answered and so, for the generation that found this, I hope it serves you well.

There was an eerie silence as all the wolves glanced to their imprints I gave a quick glance to Claire and saw in her eyes and all the imprints eyes, Fear. I knew why, they had all lived thinking they had found the perfect one, the one who would never leave and now, that safety net has gone up in flames. Suddenly a quiet hum of wolves speaking to their imprints broke out and Claire said in a quiet, feeble voice that made my heart ache, "Quil, what was my purpose to you? What did I do for you?" the last question was spoken through her tears that I immediately wanted to kill Sam for causing, "Are you going to leave me?"

I pulled her into a tight hug, no matter what that stupid thing said. It can't be true. If it was true why did her feeling this way make me feel so bad? How could I feel her pain if she wasn't connected to me in some way? Than I heard tearing of clothes and watched over Claire's shoulder as all the un-imprinted wolves phased and ran off. Leah Clearwater was the last to phase; she gave Sam a sad look and ran off. I spent the rest of the night just as the other imprinted wolves had, comforting our imprints.

LPOV

Stupid Sam, stupid legend, he knew, he had to have known that he could have left her! He made me believe there was nothing he could do to stay with me he made me beleive , it wasn't his fault. I can't believe I forgave that stupid, ignorant, idiot! I had been out running patrol all night with the other wolves who hadn't imprinted. We all left the scene and started patrolling the border willingly, knowing the other wolves would be to busy with their romance crap to give a shit about their duties as wolves. Hey Keep your thoughts down SOME of us don't like hearing them!Embry Chimed in, Shut up Call if you don't like it go spend some time with the mushy-gushy lovebirds back at Emily's!

Never mind, carry on.

Thought so, making my fourth lap around the familiar huge oak tree that signaled where the treaty line ended and also was where most of us dropped our stuff when we phased I heard a familiar ring tone, You're on the phone with your "girlfriend" she's upset…Sighing I unphase, shove on a big tee shirt and pick up my dumb phone I groaned mentally to myself at who it was, flipped it open and say as nastily as I can manage, "What do you want Black?"

"Jeeze no love for your all might alpha gosh that hurts Leah anyway, you guys should come down for some food and Em's she made a shit ton and you guys have been running all night and morning so you've gotta be hungry."

"No thanks I don't wanna be around you guys or your imprints."

"You won't be the only one there without one…."

"Yeah cause Embry, Brady, Collin, and Seth are such great company I might just cry if I miss spending any time with them." I started running back to my house at a normal human pace carrying my small bag still talking to Jake….that was weird I mean, Black.

"Well I'll be there too…."

I stopped dead in my tracks

"But you have an imprint…right?"

"Noooo I don't"

"You broke the imprint!"

I could see a smile form on his perfectly shaped lips at the surprise in my voice

"Loose the grin Black." I said annoyed

"How did you know I was smiling?"

"My crazy physic powers, why'd you break it?"

"I….to be quiet honest, was getting sick of the perfection. Her never doing anything wrong always being there when I needed her, same girl to please, same everything, I need a new chick."

I laughed, "Only you Black would get sick of happiness. How'd she take it?"

"She was OK with it, she had Nahuel the other half breed who come down to help us, remember?"

"Yeah I do and that's good the little brat still deserves someone."

"Anyway, I take it you're coming then?"

"What makes you think that?"

"I made you laugh…" He mumbles through the phone.

I rolled my eyes, "Yeah, sure I'll come; I'll round up the boys and be there soon."

"Bye bye lee-lee."

"Sure sure." I mumbled and heard his laugh right before I ended the call. This boy is going to kill me.