The very day that I had phased was the day that I had imprinted. But of course being the only girl to ever phase in the history of the pack. It automatically made me some sort of freak, a genetic end to the simple way of life that I had lived before I found out that I was a werewolf. The only girl, except for the imprints of course, but course everyone already felt sorry for me. It was the simple fact that Sam King of La Push Uley had been my first and latest boyfriend, until he dumped me for my cousin Emily. I had only found out about the imprint thing when I turned werewolf. It had finally made more sense than ever before. The Cullen's are vampires, well vegetarian vampires, and we were shifters meant to protect the people from them. But Ephraim had made a treaty with them, saying that if they didn't hunt on our land then we wouldn't hunt them. There was also the part about not biting a human. We were the protectors of our people and simply they were supposed to be the men. The simplicity of it was easy to understand. All men, no girls which meant no Leah Clearwater.
But here I am where I am not supposed to be. AGAIN! It is how I have always been, the wrong place the wrong time simply the wrong person. Did this mean I was supposed to be guy, but some random chromosome change made me a girl. It was so stupid, I didn't know these things, but one thing I was for certain about. My imprint with Paul. It was strong and hard to ignore. The dull aching in my heart was turning into a throbbing that would not quit. I had to see Paul or I was going to die or something. WAIT what if Paul felt the same way about me that I did about him. It became harder and harder for me to imagine what Paul would tell everyone. The imprint feeling was mutual; both of them would feel the same way. I HAD to talk to Paul and I meant NOW!!!
I ran out the door naked, with my clothes short shorts and tank top ties onto my ankle with a cord, so that I could phase on the fly. I had gone through a lot of outfits, since turning wolf, I mean when we phased we burst out of our body bursting through our clothes at the same time. A lot of my favorite clothes I never wore any more just in case of the chance that I might phase. It was becoming increasingly hard on me to not be with Paul. So I ran at full tilt towards his favorite spot hoping to catch him there. As I got closer I could smell him, the musky scent that I had grown so fond of. His scent was a woodsy rainy smell mixed with Axe Touch. The Axe was always masked by his woodsy smell that he always had after phasing, the only true time you can smell his Axe over the woods was at school. Paul's ex-girlfriend Brianne was definitely gorgeous, unlike me. I was just a normal girl, short pixie cut, spiky blonde hair, green eyes, russet bronze skin but an attitude that was slightly on the crazy side. The doctor diagnosed me Bi-Polar at the age of 7 but Paul was also Bi-Polar so we understood each other. Paul and I had been fast friends since 5th grade, now both seniors in High School, we had endured 7 long years together, we always had each other's back. When it came to phasing Paul was first, it made sense he was a boy, meant to phase when there were vampires. I came 3 weeks later, and Paul was there to help me through it. Those 3 weeks had been the hardest of my life, no Paul. It seemed that he had finally deserted me. After all those years and experiences, he finally realized that it wasn't supposed to be. Boys and girls just couldn't be only friends. But the moment I looked into his deep blue eyes, it hit me. Paul and I were meant to be.
When I had reached the clearing, that was known to be Paul's safe spot when he was fighting the world and everyone in it, he was there in all his glory. He stood tall arms outstretched, almost spread eagle, his legs spread shoulder width apart, clad in only his cutoffs Paul looked puzzled and if looks could kill Paul's would have been the one. I phased back and slipped on my shorts and tank top and strode into the clearing. A little nervous, but mostly confident, I think. When I reached Paul he turned suddenly, "Leah, I was just gonna come talk to you. I just needed to gather my thoughts at first."
With this my face lost its color I could feel all the blood drain from it. Paul's face looked confuzzled as well. "Ok Paul tell me what it is you have to say to me, then I need to tell you something as well." Paul's face softened and then he started "Well Leah as you may have noticed, there is somewhat of a pull between us, and it is not friendship." There was a simplicity with which he talked like he had been thinking this over for quite some time now. " I know that you must feel it too Le, it is hard for me to be away from you, there is a steady throbbing in my heart that gets worse the more I am away from you. That is why we have all the patrols together, I requested from Sam that we patrol together, I said you were easy to get along with since you understand me. No one really knows about my Imprint on you, I don't know how to tell anyone, not even Jake or Jared. Leah, I. . I love you. I really didn't know how to come to you about, but when you showed up in my spot, it only seemed right that I tell you everything."
My jaw dropped, he had just told me what I came here to tell him. Was this even possible, a double imprint, what the hell. I thought you could only imprint on someone outside of the pack. I thought I was the only exception, just like the female shifter thing. Well maybe this imprint thing was only because I was a female shifter the only one on record. This was so weird and definitely not normal, at least not normal from the legend we had heard. Not only was imprinting rare, but it was unheard of within the group of shifters. But then again there had never been a group of shifters this big. We were already at 7 with, Sam, Jake, Jared, Paul, Embry, Quill, and I. Sam thought it might have been because the Cullen's were a coven of 8 ½ with Renesmee, Nessie as they called her.
I just stared at Paul incredulously, did I just hear him right, he imprinted on me??? What in the hell Paul, you dated Brianne why not her or what about Sammy she was the prettiest girl in school. Everyone else that had imprinted, had done so on someone beautiful. Sam had imprinted on my cousin Emily, Quil had imprinted on little Claire a 5th grader, and Jared imprinted on Jacobs sister Rachel. All of them were pretty if not gorgeous, imprints were supposed to be like models, not someone as simple and as plain as me, surly he was kidding me.
But as I looked into his eyes I knew that he was telling me the truth. Everything in the world didn't matter, the meadow could have burst into flames around us and I wouldn't have noticed, Paul wouldn't have either. This was what we were made for, the protection and finding our soul mate and reproducing more just in case. But the more I thought about the less sense it really made to me. If both the imprint and the imprinter felt it why did we have to double imprint. I just had to tell him.
"Paul you just told me the exact same thing I came here to tell you. From the moment I looked into your eyes, I knew you were the one. I imprinted on you immediately and I didn't know how you would take it, so I didn't tell you, and know that you told me that you imprinted on me I don't know what to do. The tribal legends say nothing about two wolves imprinting on one another, because there had never been a girl shifter in history. Paul I don't know what to do anymore, the boys are all pissing me off, saying shit behind my back and I am just losing it. And with the imprint between us they will just get worse. Especially Sam, he will be the worst. Yeah Mr. I AM THE KING Uley will make this my personal hell because of us. Paul save me, I need help I just can't take it anymore."
Paul opened his arms and I collapsed like a little girl into them, like I had done so many times before. Paul always saved me, he had always been there when I collapsed just like I had. Paul kissed the top of my head and then whispered in my ear, "It doesn't matter baby, whatever happens we will get through this together. Who cares about the boys, since when are they ever right?" Paul had a good point but I just had to argue with him.
"What about the time Jake said that…" He shushed me by placing his finger on my lips.
"I don't care, when Jake was right, I am sure there has been plenty of times. Jake is a smart kid, after all he has liked you for about 4 years now. . . Shit I was not supposed to say that. Damnit, Jake didn't want you to know that. Oh well your mine now." His voice was husky this time, and he was breathing heavily. He placed his hands on the small of my back and pulled me close to him, he was breathing on my neck now. This was definitely the sexiest moment in my life. He started to nibble on my neck making me let out a breath that I didn't know I had been holding.
I grabbed his face and brought his lips to mine. We were in the middle of a long passionate kiss when I heard two gasps. The same time and the same tone. Paul and I broke apart suddenly and turned in the general direction of the sound. Standing at the edge of the clearing was Sam and Jacob, standing naked, obviously having just phased.