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I can't be bothered writing a long ass Author's note, so read the following bullet points.

OOC, so if that offends your sensibilities, this ain't the story for you.

AU, again, if you prefer canon, most libraries stock the books.

This will be five chapters long. It is already written. It has a HEA, because ain't nobody got time for angsty endings... at least with this story.

It is BellaSam. That will not change, no matter how much you wish it.

Rated for Lemons and Language. If you're a puppy, press the back button. Only full grown Wolves and Vamps allowed.

Leave me some sugar if it pleases you. I'll post updates as and when I get a moment.

Imprint

Coming back to Forks hadn't been as difficult as Bella imagined it would be. After the Cullen's left, after Edward broke her heart, she'd honestly thought that her life was over. A rather dramatic view on life, she now realised, but first love, and particularly the heartbreak of first love, is always hard to deal with. Angela and Jacob had been godsends. They'd held her up when she couldn't support her own weight, and they'd helped fix her while she was broken.

Now she was returning to the place she called home for their wedding and she couldn't be happier about it.

Spending four years away at University had done her the world of good. She'd matured, she was content with who she was as a person; independent of any man. She no longer defined herself by who she was dating, and she liked the young woman who stared back at her from the mirror. The weak-willed teenager that let people walk all over her had been totally destroyed.

Deplaning at Tacoma international, Bella pulled her cell from her backpack. As she waited for her suitcase, she pressed the cell to her ear.

"Bella?"

"Hey, dad."

"Are you here, honey?"

Bella smiled at the excitement she could hear in her dad's voice. After she pulled herself together, she'd worked hard at her relationship with her Father, knowing that she'd taken him for granted.

"Just got to Tacoma, Dad. I gotta go pick up the rental, and I'll be there in about four and a half hours, as long as the traffic is okay."

"Alright, Bells. You drive safe, you hear? Drop your stuff off at the house then head on over to Sue's."

Bella smiled at that. Her father had grown very close to Sue Clearwater after Harry tragically passed away. They were engaged, and according to Sue, would get married in a year or so.

"No probs, Dad. See you in a bit."

"Love you, Bell."

"Love you too."

Stashing her cell away, Bella grabbed her suitcase and headed quickly for the car rental service. Now that she was so close, she just wanted to get on the road and get a cuddle from her dad.

Sam grumbled to himself as he got out of the shower, seeing the clothes he'd laid out on the bed. He really didn't feel like going to the bonfire tonight, but as Jacob's best man, he didn't have much of a choice. There was excitement in the air on the Rez, and he was utterly done with it already.

Not only was one of the Pack getting married, but Bella Swan was returning from University. Sam wasn't sure which one his brothers were more happy about.

Honestly, he was happy for Jacob. Truly. He just didn't particularly like the 'group outings.' Having to watch his pack with their imprints was hell when he had no one to call his own.

Paul had been the first to imprint, and Sam had been happy for both him and Emily. Imprinting was supposed to be a rare phenomenon, so for it to happen so fast was impressive. Only, then Jared had imprinted on Kim. Then Quil imprinted on Claire and Embry on Leah and vice versa.

Sam never imprinted on anyone, and he began to withdraw from the pack. When Jacob imprinted on Angela, it had been the last straw for Sam. He'd thought, stupidly, that he hadn't imprinted because he was Alpha, but by all rights, Jacob should be Alpha and he hadn't had a problem imprinting.

After that, Sam stopped socialising. He was clearly defective. There was something wrong with him, or something wrong with his wolf. Instead, whenever the pack arranged to do something, Sam would run boundary lines. He'd patrol until he was so tired, he just collapsed where he was standing. Honestly, he spent more time as a wolf than he did as a man these days.

As such, while his brothers and their imprints were all dancing at the thought of their precious Bella returning, Sam had never even met her.

With a deep sigh, Sam pulled his clothes on and ran a hand through his messy hair. Time to go make nice for a few hours. If he was lucky, he'd be able to slip away from the celebrations early.

Bella, freshly showered and changed at her dad's, pulled into the driveway of Sue's house. Her dad was waiting for her outside, and she hadn't even turned the engine off before he had her door open, pulling her out into a bear hug.

"I missed you, dad," she murmured into his shirt, taking in his musky scent happily.

"You look so grown up, Bells, so beautiful," he replied, his voice gruff with emotion. She pulled back, stepping into the warm embrace of Sue Clearwater.

"Hey, Sue. It's good to see you."

"It's good to see you too, sweetheart. Your father is right, you look stunning."

Before Bella could thank her, Seth was bounding out of the house, sweeping Bella into his arms and swirling around with her.

"B! You ready for some fun?"

Bella laughed, smacking him lightly in the chest as he released her. "Hello to you too, Seth."

"The bonfire's already started, we were just waiting for you," he told her, wrapping his arm around her shoulders.

"You two go on ahead," Charlie said, chuckling at his soon to be stepson. "We'll follow you down shortly."

Tugging Bella along with him, Seth set a steady pace as they walked towards the bonfire.

"We've missed you, B. You are sticking around for a while this time, right?"

Bella nodded. "Sure. I don't know how long for yet, but I'll probably stay for the summer at least. How is everyone?"

"Ah, we're all good. Same old 'round here, you know? Everyone's excited for the first pack baby though, and we're taking bets on who'll be birthing it. The most money is on Kim and Jared," Seth told her, an easy grin on his face.

"My bet's on Jake and Ang," she replied cheerfully. "Honeymoon baby!"

Seth laughed, nodding. "I got money on Emily and Paul. Em's just so... motherly. She spends most of her time in the kitchen, feeding us lot, and she's the one the girls go to when they're not feeling well. She was born to be a mom."

"Yeah, she really was... still though, can you imagine Lahote as a dad?"

"I'm pretty sure he's the most excited to see you, you know. He misses arguing with you."

"I'm sure it won't take long," Bella agreed. Ducking out from under Seth's arm, she jumped on his back, making him laugh. "Come on, little bro, get jogging."

Sam stood by the fire with Paul and Jared, a beer in his hand, half listening to them discussing the girls holiday plans. It had been Kim's idea originally, but Leah and Emily had been quick to agree and with only a little prodding, Angela had been in as well. He wasn't particularly interested in the discussion, given that he didn't have an imprint to miss, but this conversation was better than watching Jacob and Angela being all lovey in the corner, and Collin and Brady were regaling Embry and Quil about some superhero movie they watched.

He was brought to attention when Paul whistled loudly, getting the attention of everybody present.

"Well, that's a sight for sore eyes! Kitten!" He greeted loudly.

A girly shriek of joy was the precursor to a very pretty girl running across the sand to jump into Paul's waiting arms.

"G-Man, I missed you!" Bella murmured as he spun her around.

Jared, waiting impatiently for his own hug, said, "Come on Shorty, gimme some love!"

Sam watched as Bella was passed from wolf to wolf, all greeting her happily and with so much love he could barely stomach watching. What was so special about this girl that his pack was falling over backwards just to get some attention from her?

He watched her embrace the girls next, all chattering and giggling excitedly.

"Have you even met Bella, Sam?" Jared asked, frowning slightly.

Sam shook his head. "No, can't say I've had the pleasure."

"Maybe if you turned up to any of the bonfires or, you know, any kind of social gathering over the last five years, you would have," Paul scoffed.

"She's been away at Uni for the last four years, hasn't she?" Sam asked, glaring at Paul.

"She's been home a few times, mostly in the summers," Jared said. "And twice for Christmas. Hang on, I'll go get her and introduce you."

Sam shrugged. He wasn't altogether that interested in meeting her if he was honest. Still, when Jared wrapped a muscled arm around the slim shoulders and led her towards Sam, he figured it wouldn't hurt him to be polite to her.

"Shorty, this is Sam. Sam, Bella."

The pretty young woman looked up at him from under her lashes, and as his eyes met hers, gravity shifted. White noise pounded in his ears as he stared at her, the universe seemed to tilt on it's axis as Sam felt a warm glow spread throughout his body.

"It's nice to meet you," she said, and Sam had never heard a more musical, beautiful sound in his life.

"I'm... I'm Sam," he replied, dazed as he took in every inch of her face.

She giggled happily. "I know. Jellybean just said so."

Before Sam could ask what she was talking about, Jared had her on the floor, tickling her sides while she screamed for mercy through raucous laughter.

"What. Have. I. Told. You. About. Calling. Me. Jellybean?" Jared asked, though his amusement was clear.

"I give, I give," Bella pleaded, trying to push him away.

Sam growled unintentionally, making Paul and Jared stop and look at him strangely.

Paul was the first to get it, looking between Bella and Sam a few times, before he laughed. "It could only happen to you, Kitten," he choked out, trying to repress his amusement.

Jared stopped his tickle torture, helping Bella up out of the sand. Bella was looking between the three of them, an adorably confused expression on her face.

"What did I miss?" She asked.

"Sam, uh, he imprinted on you," Jared told her quietly.

"No. He didn't. You didn't, did you?" she said, her eyes darting between them, before they landed on Sam.

Sam shook his head, then stopped and frowned. "I, uh, I think so?"

"You think so?"

Sam blinked. "I, uh, yeah. I did."

If he could hit himself without looking like a complete nutter, he would have done so. Why was he sounding like such an idiot? He watched Bella look uncertainly at Paul.

"Is he... uh, alright?" She asked, nodding her head at Sam.

"He's fine, Kitten, just a little shocked is all. Why don't you go and get something to eat with the girls. You and Sam can discuss this later?"

Bella smiled and shrugged slightly. "Sure, sure."

The Jacob-ism made Sam want to scowl. He suddenly hated that she was so close to the rest of his pack. Why did Jared and Paul both have nicknames for her and her for them? What did the others call her? He growled quietly.

Bella rolled her eyes but smiled at him before she wandered off. Sam watched her ass sway slightly as she walked. He was enjoying the view immensely, or he was until she plonked said ass down on Jake's knee and leaned close to whisper in his ear.

"Sam just imprinted on me, apparently," Bella whispered in Jake's ear. His eyes widened in shock, and he glanced over his shoulder to look at the Alpha of the pack before returning his concerned gaze to her.

"Oh. Um... Are you... okay with that?"

Bella shrugged. "I don't know. I mean, well. I don't know him. He's never been around when I've been up here, so I don't know him."

Jake nodded. "Sam's a good guy, Bells. He thought there was something wrong with him when we all imprinted and he didn't and he cut himself off from, well, from everything. You'll be good for him."

"Hey now, don't be marrying me off, Jake. I just told you, I don't know him! Besides, I thought the wolf became whatever the imprint wanted? What if I don't want a... boyfriend?"

"Settle down B, I didn't mean it like that. All I mean, is that while you're here, he might get out a bit more. Remember what it's like to actually live his life."

Bella nodded, snuggling into Jake's embrace.

"Charlie is gonna freak," Jake choked out suddenly, laughing.

Bella hit him in the chest. "He is not gonna freak. He knows about the wolfy bit now, and Sue will keep him chilled."

"Its a good job I'm not the jealous type," Angela said cheerfully as she strolled over to her fiance and best friend.

"Ah, I gots my own wolfy now, Ang, I don't need yours," Bella replied, standing up and wrapping her arm around Angela's waist.

"Eh?"

"Sam imprinted," Jacob explained, a soppy smile on his face as he looked at his imprintee.

Angela shrieked happily, pulling Bella over to the other girls to share the news.

"What are you gonna do?" Paul asked, drawing Sam's gaze away from Bella and Jacob.

"What am I gonna do about what?"

"Don't play stupid, Sam, it doesn't suit you," Jared said quietly.

Sam shrugged. "Whatever she wants me to do, I suppose. I don't... What if she doesn't want anything to do with me?"

Before either of them could reply, they heard Angela's shriek of happiness. All three men turned to watch her pull Bella to the other girls.

"They're all going to be ecstatic," Paul said with a grin. "They already considered her one of them, but now she really is."

"As for Shorty not wanting anything to do with you," Jared said, turning back to the discussion at hand, "You need to get to know her and let her get to know you. Take it slowly, let her lead, and it'll sort itself out."

"You think so?" Sam asked doubtfully. It wasn't that he didn't think that worked for them, rather he wondered if he even knew how to let someone close enough to get to know him anymore.

Paul nodded. "Bella is... She's our sunshine. She's there for the girls for whatever they need, she's a big sister to the younger boys, a little sister to us, she's Jake's best friend, and we all adore her. There is nothing about her not to love."

Sam nodded. "What about the thing with the leeches. Is that definitely over and done with?"

Jared smiled. "According to Bella, and this is a direct quote by the way, Who needs vamps when I got you lot? Turning into a wolf is way cooler than sparkling in the sun anyway."

Laughing, Sam let his gaze turn back to the girl they were discussing. He shrugged. "She got a point."