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Summary: Rachel Black was excited to return to La Push after graduation. She has her Bachelor's in Arts for both English and Communications. And she already has a great job opportunity right in Seattle waiting for her. Rachel was ready to go home, relax with the family, and catch up with old friends before moving to Seattle in the Fall. Rachel wasn't ready to be included in the truth about her cultural heritage. She wasn't ready to be told that she has found her soul mate, especially at the age of 22. Rachel had a very well thought out plan for her future. She is definitely not prepared for the loops that will be thrown at her this summer. Paul x Rachel x Leah(?)
Author's Note: Yes, this is a double imprint story. Before you judge it, give it a try. You never know if you like it until you try it. And I am sort of jump right in the middle of the action, because I feel like it. There will also be a few strong Lemons in this story.

Chapter One

Dad sits in front of me in his wheelchair. The wrinkles in his forehead crease with worry as he stares pleadingly into my eyes. What is he pleading for? For me to believe him? Or simply for me to say something, anything? I haven't moved from my spot on the brown loveseat in our living room.

I cannot believe what just happened. I literally just got home fifteen minutes ago to see some random shirtless guy in my living room in the middle of an argument with my younger brother, Jacob, who was also shirtless. Both of them were shaking. A very strange sight, I know, but it gets weirder. The stranger looks up when he hears the sound of my suitcase hitting the hardwood floor. The second our eyes made contact the shaking stopped and his facial expression softened. In the forefront of my mind I was wondering what the heck his problem was. In the back, well, I was basically checking him out. Jacob noticed this "moment" of ours and pushed the stranger past me and outside. The anger my brother was feeling before was nothing to the fury he was obviously feeling at that moment. I followed them out into the back yard to see them screaming at one another, and then they were gone. There weren't two adolescent boys, but to huge wolves. The two creatures fought ferociously with clashing of teeth and swiping of claws shortly before disappearing into the woods. I didn't faint, nor did I scream. I simply walked back into the living room and sat down on the couch. And so here I am. With my head in my hands contemplating all that my father just explained about exactly what just happened.

Apparently, my baby brother and his friends are werewolves. They fight off the Cold Ones to protect the tribe. It didn't take long for me to deduce that Paul must have "imprinted" on me. Sure, I haven't been on the reservation in a while. But I do remember all the legends I was told as a little girl. I adored the stories full of love, tragedy, and adventure. Now…well, I'm not so sure anymore.

"Rachel, please say something." Dad says across from me.

"I'm going to go to the Clearwater's, I haven't seen Leah yet." I say as I look up at him and stand from the couch.

"Rachel," my father wheels himself after me as I grab my coat, "Are you okay?"

"Yes, Dad," I give him a small smile to reassure him, "I just need to clear my head. And what better way is there than to hang out with my best friend."

"Okay, Sweetheart. We're eating dinner at the Clearwater's at seven; so I'll see you later."

"Okay, Dad." I shout behind myself as I walk out the door and jog down the street. I get to the Leah's house in only ten minutes and knock on the door slightly out of breath. The door opens to reveal my best friend since the third grade. When she looks at me her eyes widen and the scowl she was previously wearing disappears. Her expression softens and I can just make out her mutter my name under her breath. Then suddenly, she wears a clearly confused expression. Wait, I just sad that same exact series of expressions a few minutes ago. Is Leah a werewolf too, did she also just imprint on me?

"Leah," I say with a wide smile, "I've missed you." I take a few steps closer to give her a large hug. Her arms encircle me immediately and it feels like the old times, but slightly better.

"I've missed you too, Rae." She whispers in my ear. Is it strange that a chill ran down my spine when her breath touched the side of my neck? We release ourselves from the embrace and she invites me in.

"Geez Lee Lee, when did you get so tall?" I ask using my old nick name for her. Leah chuckles as she leads me upstairs to her bed room.

"Just this last year, I also got pretty muscular. You know, for a girl."

"That's great." I say as we both lie down the comfortable rug on her floor. "I'm just the same ole me, body wise."

"Oh please, you were hot is high school and your still hot now." She busts out laughing. Leah's complimented me many times in the past, why does it feel different now? "How have you been, Rae? I haven't seen you in forever."

"Well, as you know, I graduated from SU as a double major in English and Communications. And I have a job waiting for me in Seattle starting this fall and this awesome publishing company. So basically I'm just back home for the summer to relax and catch up with my amazing best friend." I say with a smile as I adjust my position so my head rests on her stomach. Absentmindedly, she begins playing with my hair. "How have you been, Leah?"

"I've been okay," she says in a conflicted voice. I give her a look as my only response. "Okay, okay. It has been a really rough year since we last seen each other. You know about my father, and then I've just had to get used to all these changes going on the reservation and within myself." Once Leah mentions changes she breaks eye contact.

"By changes, do you mean ones that relate to the legends?" Immediately, she reestablishes eye contact.

"You know… How?"

"When I got home Paul was arguing with my brother. Then he saw me and Jacob pushed him into the backyard to finish the fight there. I followed them. I guess they didn't realize I did cause I saw them transform into wolves. They left and my father explained it all to me."

"Oh," was Leah's only response so I continue.

"When Paul saw me he wore this powerful expression when our eyes made contact. The same expression you wore when you opened the door. Did you imprint on me too, Lee Lee?"

"You…I…Wait, did Billy explain imprinting to you too?" Leah asks as her eyebrows crease in either confusion or annoyance.

"He didn't have to. I remember the legends, Leah, I guessed. So did you?"

"Yeah," her hand in my hair stilled.

"So what does this mean? Are we like best friends to the max now?" Leah starts laughing that instantly triggers my own chuckles. Her hand resumes massaging my scalp.

"Yeah, it feels like it did before, just stronger now." She gives a half smile.

"And with Paul, what does that mean?"

"Whatever, you want. You can just be friends with him or if you want you can be more. If I was in your place, I would just reject him. But you would never do that, you're too nice."

"And is being too nice a good or bad thing?"I ask looking up into her chocolate colored eyes.

"I think it's good," Leah smiles, "I mean we need some genuinely kind-hearted people on the reservation."

"Yeah cause most of the time you're a bitch." I finish for her.

"Hey!" she says indignantly and lightly slaps me on the head.

"It's true."

"Yeah."

Dinner at the Clearwater's went well. I got to see Seth again. That boy is a little ball of sunshine; I would love to have him as a brother (in addition to Jacob of course). Speaking of Jacob, he was very different than I remember him being at the dinner. Sure, he's still friendly and laidback. But he has this new found presence to him. He seems a whole lot more mature than I remember. Jacob, Leah, and Seth had to leave for a pack meeting right after dinner. I stayed in the house with Dad and Sue. It's funny how I've even missed spending time with the adults while I was away. Sue and Dad seem to be very close now-a-days. When the trio got back, Leah seemed to have gotten a few new cuts. I'll have to ask her about that later. Seth seemed to be even more cheery than he was before. And Jacob was shooting me weird looks. Eventually, Leah and I excused ourselves to go for a walk in the evening chill. On the way to first beach we talked about trivial things. It wasn't until we reached the coarse sand that I asked her about the meeting.

"How did the meeting go?" I ask as I kick some pebbles.

"It was fine," was her curt answer.

"The distance over the past year has not my weakened my abilities to see through your lies and half-truths."

"Sometimes I hate it that you know me so well." Leah says with a smirk. We settle to sit down on a fallen log that seems to have been used as a seat for a bonfire in the past.

"It works both ways. So, how was it really?"

"It actually wasn't bad. There aren't any new leeches in the area so the border patrols have been going smoothly. Then the double-imprinting came up. Paul was angry that I imprinted on you as well."

"Why?"

"He thought I was competition. I just explained that we're best friends, maybe "the Fates" thought we were meant to be like "soul friends" or some shit. So he calmed down. But the two Alphas were still confused and want to talk to use more later."

"Wait, two Alphas?"

"Oh, there are two packs. Your father probably forgot to explain it to you. Sam is the Alpha of the first pack; and Jacob of the second. I'm the Beta for Jacob's pack."

"Aw, my baby brother is all grown up being an alpha and having an imprint of his own."

"You know about that too?" Leah asks with a shocked expression.

"There is very little that my dad hides from me."

"I'm really glad you came home, Rae," Leah says sentimentally.

"That was random, but I'm really glad I did as well." The rest of the night we spend catching up and reminiscing on the old days. It was as if I've had never left for college in the first place.