Okay, I think Embry needs to feel some love here. I've been thinking about doing fic for him for a while after reading some really good ones so I hope mine's worthy! Enjoy…hopefully!
Pimp'n off my friend's EmbryxOC story cuz it made me really want to make my own! I Will Follow You Into The Dark by Whoabbykayla
I don't own anything…yet.
Playlist For Chapter:
Politically Uncorrect--Gretchen Wilson
She's Country--Jason Aldean
Chapter 1--The Lone Wolf Plan
"Oh crap," I muttered as I pried my eyes open. I groaned as I sat up, rotating my shoulders painfully. That's what I get for sleeping in my car…again. I grabbed my stupid cell phone and flipped it open without glancing at the caller I.D. "Hello?"
"Hey Doll!" I rolled my eyes. I should've looked.
"Hi Drew," I said, trying to sound a little more pleasant than I wanted to.
"How are you doing? You sound like you just woke up," he said.
I sighed and glanced at the clock. 1:34. Wow. I slept longer than I thought. "I had a late night-couldn't find anywhere to park," I told him.
"You haven't found a place to stay yet?" he asked, sounding surprised.
"No and I'm not gonna until I find a job," I told him. I can barely afford socks right now.
"Okay, well I just wanted to check up on you," he said.
I sighed and closed my eyes. "You know you don't have to-I told you. You don't have to take care of me anymore, remember?" I said. It's been months.
"Yeah, I know," he muttered sourly. "You're Pa's worried about you, you should call him," he said.
"Thanks," I said. "Bye."
"Bye," mumbled before hanging up. I groaned and ran a hand through my hair. This is what I get for trying to be independent; a sore back, public restrooms, and an annoying ex-boyfriend who still thinks I'm his. Well I'm not! Ugh.
I sighed and looked around. I have no clue where I am right now and I should really stop for directions somewhere. I flipped my phone open again and dialed the familiar number. "Hello?" my Ma's voice answered on the first ring.
"Hey Ma!" I greeted.
"Kendra May!" she said happily. "How are you honey? You're not lost, are you? You know you can come right back home any time you want-all them old folks at the tavern sure are missing you on karaoke night," she told me.
I let out a little laugh. "Well I'm sorry I missed it," I said with a grin. "How's everyone down there? Are the boys in field?" I asked.
"They were just heading out but if I hurry I can stop them," she said. "Hold on a minute," she said before the phone was set down.
I only had to wait about seven seconds before it was picked up again. "Kenny!" Bobby said as he picked up the phone
"Bobby Sue," I smirked. He can give me a stupid nickname, I sure as hell can give him one too.
"You know that's not fair," he said as I laughed. "How's my little sister do-hey! No! I'm talking first," he yelled at someone in the background. There was some scuffling and a new voice came on the phone.
"Hey sis-how's Lee doing?" Dale asked over the angry muttering in the background.
"He's hold'n up," I said, patting my beloved truck in appreciation.
"Are the lifts helping?" he asked.
"Helping what? My probability of falling right out of it and breaking my leg on the three foot drop? Yes, it is," I said.
"That's good," he said, I could hear the grin in his voice. "Oh here, River wants to talk to you," he said, handing off the phone to my oldest brother.
"Hey Kendra," he said.
"River. How's the farm?" I asked, biting my lip.
"It's doing fine without you, don't worry," he assured me. "You just go and find that dream job of yours," he said.
"Thanks," I sighed. What would I do without him.
"No problem-here's Pa," he said, handing off the phone again.
"How's the job hunt going?" he asked, his old husky voice taking me right back to the farm.
"It's going. I still need to drop off my last application at the last hospital in Forks-which is probably my best choice right now. It's really small so they're more likely to hire me and my inexperienced ways," I said half jokingly. Hey, I'm still technically new at this nursing thing. I had an internship type deal where I used to live but that doesn't exactly give me a pay check.
"You'll do just fine," he assured me. "Pappy and Sadie say hi," he said, referring to my Grandpa and little sister.
"Tell them I say hi too," I said.
"You better get going honey," he said. "You can come home anytime you know," he reminded me.
I smiled sadly. "I know," I said. "And I promise I will if this all doesn't work out. And if it does I'm going to visit all the time."
"Okay. Good luck," he said.
"Bye."
I hung up and rested my forehead on the steering wheel. I groaned and hopped out of my truck, I have to get dressed, find a gas station for directions, and then bring my application to Forks. Wonderful.
I pulled one of my bags out of the bed of my truck and rifled through it quickly, glad that I found this little camping reserve off the road for a little privacy-except the couple other campers that were scattered around. Whatever, they're all by the little lake anyway. I grabbed some jeans and an old gray Alabama University sweatshirt and headed back inside my truck and changed as quickly as I could. I pulled on my cowboy boots, put on my hat and started the engine. Here we go.
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LITTLE BIT LATER
I pulled into the gas station, my truck roaring as loud as usual, and parked next to an old gray SUV looking car. I turned it off and hopped out, holding my hat on my head as I literally jumped to the ground. When Dale asked me if I wanted my truck lifted, I didn't think he meant that much.
I started heading towards the store only to find a really tall guy-probably Native American from what I could see-arguing with the old lady who I assumed worked there. This guy was huge-and from what I could tell very good looking. All he was wearing was a pair of cutoff shorts-didn't even have shoes. I don't know why though because I was freezing.
"Read the sign, you can't come in," the woman told him sternly with a slight Italian accent, glaring up at him. He was like two feet taller than the woman.
"But I need to get Aspirin," he said, his low voice clearly agitated.
"That's not my problem," the woman said again. "Go somewhere else," she said, waving her hand at him before walking towards the door.
"Oh come on! The next closest place to get anything is Seattle and my Mom's got a headache!" he yelled after her. She just shook her head, not looking back as she walked in. I instantly felt bad for this guy. I mean, he came all the way here for his Mom. He's obviously a good person and deserves a break.
The guy made a growling sound and walked quickly passed me-not even taking any notice that another person was near-and jumped in the SUV that was parked next to my truck. He pulled out of his space and up to the gas pumps, getting out and pressing some buttons on the machine for his gas.
I pushed the door open and walked down the aisles of the little gas station and grabbed Skittles and a bottle of Aspirin. I walked up to the counter and the lady started ringing up my stuff. "Um, excuse me, but would you happen to know how to get to Forks?" I asked her cautiously, she still seems to be in a bad mood.
"You're just about twenty minutes away, straight down the road North," she said, pointing through the window and down the road.
"Oh, thank you," I said gratefully.
"No problem, have a nice day," she said with a knowing smile, handing me my bag.
I picked it up and headed outside quickly, just as the guy was hopping in his car. I quickly walked over and tapped on his window before he even started the car. He looked at me quickly and then opened his door, stepping out and revealing just how much taller he was than my 5 ft. 7 in. I would have to crane my neck just to really see his face over the tip of my hat. "Here," I said, holding out the bottle of Aspirin to him.
"Oh, you didn't have to-"
"-No, it's okay. It's only a couple bucks," I said, finally looking up at him to his entire face. I met his brown eyes and my blue ones widened. The world all just seemed to fuzz and refocus in the blink of an eye, making me blink a couple times in surprise. He froze and his eyes sparked with sudden curiosity and light.
"Thanks," he said softly, his voice practically a hum.
"No problem," I answered, slightly dazed. "Why wouldn't she let you in anyway?" I asked, snapping out of it.
He chuckled, making me smile at the sound of his laugh. "That's why," he said, pointing at something behind me. I turned and looked at a white sign with bold red letters by the door. NO SHOES, NO SHIRT, NO SERVICE. Ah, I see. That would be a problem for this guy.
I grinned. "Well that sucks," I told him with a slightly mocking grin. "I hope your Ma feels better," I said sincerely, taking a couple steps back and towards my truck.
"Thanks," he said again, smiling at me. I smiled back a little wider and tipped my hat to him-everyone in my town uses that as a salutation ever since I can remember-and headed towards my truck. I opened the door, hopped up on the little step and gave him one last look before sliding in. I sighed as I pulled away. I didn't even catch his name. Stupid!
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EMBRY POV
What. Just. Happened? A beautiful blonde girl that I don't even know bought Aspirin for my Mom. One look at her and I forget everything. Her blue eyes drowned out my life as a bachelor. I imprinted and I ruined everything-or did I?
No. I had a plan. I was going to be fine on my own. I wasn't going to be whipped like the other guys-I was going to end up the lone wolf-not Seth. I was going to be fine-I would've been fine alone. I like being alone. My secrets are my own and I don't have to worry about anyone else before I do something stupid and Embry-like. I was going to find out who my Dad was and then I was done. That's all I ever wanted to do-then I could've just gone with the flow.
But then she came along with her light southern drawl and her soft pink lips and…Gah! No! I can resist, I'll be fine. I can do this. No one has to know-I didn't even get her name. I didn't even get her name! What am I, stupid?! Don't answer that.
I can't live without her now-she's just…she's just…her! Ugh, how could I even think about being a lone wolf after seeing her? I just ruined my plan-my not very well thought out plan! No damn it! I'm gonna stick to the plan. I can do it…
I don't know her name, I don't know where she lives, and I don't know where she's going. And now I'm fucked. Wait a second.
I ran into the gas station and up to the counter where the old lady from earlier was glaring at me. "Didn't I already kick you outta here?" she asked.
"Yes but I need to ask you something," I said.
"You already got your Aspirin boy now get lost-you're scaring away the other costumers," she said. What other costumers?
"Wait, do you know her?" I asked, trying not to sound too desperate. How am I kidding? We both know it and I don't even know this crazy woman.
Her eyes seemed to soften just a bit. "The little southern bell who bought you medicine?" she asked. I nodded quickly. "Sorry, I have no idea," she said, almost sadly as my expression and hope deflated. "She was really sweet though, huh?" she asked, as if that made it better.
"Yeah, she was," I sighed, pushing myself away from the counter and heading towards the door. I stopped short. She was wearing an Alabama University sweatshirt-and she had a southern accent. Not that I didn't notice any of that before-it was kind of hard to miss, but really. Shit! I'm never going to see her again! I sighed again and continued towards the door. Great. Just great.
"Oh wait," the woman called, making me stop and turn to look at her. Didn't she want me out of here two seconds ago? "She asked me for directions to Forks if that helps you," she said slowly with a small smile on her face.
A wide grin spread across my face. "Thank you," I said quickly before practically running outside. I have a chance! I can find her! I can talk to her! But I don't want to ruin my plan. The lone wolf plan, remember? But maybe it's not that bad? It could be a good thing. And I still don't even know her name….crap.
Hope you like this!!! Okay, some confusing stuff but it will all be answered eventually and if you have any questions just ask me, it's cool. And, Embry's thoughts are kinda jumbled there and they're supposed to be. He's still pretty undecided whether he likes this or not but he wants to make sure he knows where she is just in case he decides it's good-or at least that's what he keeps telling himself:D
Hope ya like! Ask questions! REVIEW! Favorite line???
Oh yes, her full name is Kendra May Madison-I thought it was pretty:D