Hey everyone! This story is being revised, and at the beginning of each chapter I'll put a small note saying if it's happened already… The original author's note will be at the bottom!
NOTE: In this story Embry has a little sister. It will explain why. Also it is set four months after Breaking Dawn, and Collin and Brady were 15 when they phased and are now 16. Oh, and I don't own anything. I wish I did, but I don't.
Chapter One – The Bonfire
I sat at my desk, bored out of my mind. I didn't understand it. I have no idea why all that's been happening lately has been progressing. I'd been so sad, so lonesome… and all because of that douche bag Embry.
All my life, Embry has cared for me and loved me to death, protecting me like a traditional bad-ass brother. Even though we weren't even full-blown siblings! We had the same mother, but we both have no idea who our real fathers are. By the time I was conceived, Embry's father had skipped town, or so our mom tells us.
But now, we're anything but close. Embry's been sneaking out of the house, leaving my mother and I no explanation whatsoever as to where he's going. My mother is frustrated as hell, and I, well I'm having trouble dealing with it as well.
I'm not exactly a… likable person, to put it the least offensive way. Or as Embry said, "I'm unique'. Yeah, okay, Mr. Optimistic. So I didn't have very many people to talk to besides Embry, and these two other Barbie-princess girls named Lola and Marla.
One of the worst parts was lying awake each night, waiting for him to come home. And then, the yelling would commence. Mom screaming and screeching at him, wondering why in hell she would put either of us through this, why he would keep doing all this shit. Sitting here, last night's memory came flooding back to me, making me shiver.
"Just tell me what's wrong Embry! I can HELP you! WHY do you sneak out EVERY NIGHT? IS IT DRUGS, ALCOHOL? If you tell me I can HELP YOU!" My mother would scream, hurt and anger stringing her words. His reply would always be nothing, nothing but silence. She would only continue, trying desperately to get him to learn his lesson. "Do you know how much your SISTER is HURTING? You two USED to be so close…. Do you really want to keep doing that to her… to us?" By that time I was usually crying.
I started to hate him after a while, something I would never have thought I would have done. He was my role model, but as night after night was spent in an unknown location, I was unsure of anything with him
I knew his old friends, Jake and Quil, didn't suck him into this. It was someone else… I think his name is Sam. But eventually, they got sucked in too. I saw them sometimes, the gang, I mean. They all looked so menacing, so mean, like they were trying to ward off any other human communication.
The only good thing about New Embry is Cassie, his was really nice the last time I saw her, which was a while ago. They were hardly ever here, always with Sam and the Gang. Yeah, that's what some people call it, The La Push Gang. I really didn't understand it.
Sighing, I stood up to get a bottle of water and a snack. Maybe I could read a book or something. Ugh… I really need to get a hobby.
I stuck my head in the refrigerator and took out an apple, biting into it. Maybe I could call Lola, even though she was one the most brutally annoying people on this earth. Her voice was unusually nasal, making just listening to her ramble on excruciating.
Just then, I heard the door open swiftly and a couple of heavy thuds as a huge pair of feet made their way into the kitchen. I watched in shock as Embry came in and jumped when he saw me there. It wasn't really a surprised jump, more of a fake-surprise jump. Like he knew I was there, but didn't really want to talk to me.
"Oh! Angie! I didn't know you would um… be in here. Uh, hi." He stuttered. It was almost as if he was nervous about something… But what could he be nervous about?
"Hey, Embry," I muttered back, keeping my eyes trained on the floor.
"Angie. Tomorrow is Friday." He said slowly, wincing slightly. I raised my eyebrows, staring at him in disbelief.
"Yes, I was aware of that fact Embry!" I snapped back.
He sighed. "Well… my friends are, uh, having a fire and Billy Black, you know who he is, is telling some of the old legends. They told me I should invite you." Embry choked out, as if he almost didn't want to, but had to. I had been tracing the rim around my bottle of water, but as his words sunk in my finger slipped, sliding into the hole. I tried to pull it out, but it was stuck. With an agitated sigh, I looked at him, regarding him suspiciously.
"You want me to be sucked into drugs too? Fine, whatever, I'll come. I can resist the pressure to RUIN my LIFE!" I screeched the words in the right place, letting him know I didn't approve of anything he did. Really I agreed because I wanted to see what was so damned great about these people. I turned on my heel, running up the stairs with a last sneer over my shoulder.
Embry POV ~ Friday Night
I'm so freaking mad at everyone. I know the guilt of not telling Angie was eating me alive… but I didn't want her to be sucked into this dangerous world! She's twelve for god's sakes!
When she got mad at me after asking her, and was telling me how she would never 'give into the pressure', I didn't stop her, I just took it. For one thing, I deserved it. For another thing, she would find out soon enough that drugs had nothing to do with it. And yet another thing is that I can't disobey an Alpha's command.
Cassie begged me to tell her too, and how could I resist my Cassie? With her bouncy red curls and her dimpled smile… But it was too late… I was lost in the wonderment, the goddess, the beauty that is Cassie. She was sitting right across from me, a small smile gracing her face. Her bouncy red curls and green eyes seemed to call to me, putting my body on edge as I gazed at her.
My fingers drummed the top of the table as I heard Angie humming to herself upstairs, breaking me out of my thoughts. Cassie rested her hands over mine and smiled at me again. Oh god… how could anyone be so beautiful? I just wanted to hold her in my arms and kiss her all day, everyday…
"Embry relax. Okay? Could you do that, for me?" Cassie begged sweetly. How could I not do that for her? She was the reason I breathed, the reason I was standing on my own two feel… How could I not? I nodded my whooping-boy nod, and she giggled, leaning over the counter to kiss me.
Just then I heard foot steps on the stairs and I broke away from Cass reluctantly.
"Kay, Embry. Let's get this over with." Angie said stomping through the room and out the door. Cassie chuckled beside me and the sound of it made my heart soar.
"Well, Embry, she's definitely something…" Cassie said, still giggling.
Angie POV
I waited impatiently in the car. Where the hell were they? They came out the door then, smiling madly at each other. I rolled my eyes and sat back in my seat. Despite everything that's been happening, I was happy that Embry and Cassie could be happy with each other. They climbed in and Embry started the engine, backing out of the driveway. Cassie twisted in her seat to look at me.
"So, Angie! Are you excited? I love going to these bonfires! Billy's voice is like magic!" Cassie exclaimed. I shrugged, I wasn't all that into the old Quileute legends. She sighed, turning back around. I looked out the window to watch the forest fly past. It was so green… and beautiful. I loved the view here. There was something almost mysterious about it.
Embry pulled onto First Beach. He looked nervous as hell and kept twittering his fingers as we got out and started walking towards a fire in the distance.
"What the hell are you so nervous about?" I asked my eyes narrowing. There was an eruption of laughter from the fire after I said this and Embry muttered something under his breath. When we finally got there I let my head drop and a blush colored my cheeks as a silence fell in.
I wasn't usually shy, but this weird feeling had settled into my stomach as I had come closer, knots tying and twisting in my stomach. I felt unusual, unsettled, and all of a sudden I didn't want to meet these people, more so than before.
Embry spoke. "So, um, this is Angie. Angie, that's Sam and Emily, Jared and Kim, Quil, Brady, and Collin, Leah, and Seth, Old Quil, and Billy, Sue, and Alex, Amanda, and Rickie, Jill, and Max, Paul and Rachel, and Jesse and Louis." As Embry introduced everyone I saw them through my lashes, like I was going to freak out if I looked up.
Sighing internally, I finally looked up and met all of their eyes. One set in particular, caught my attention. They were a deep caramel brown, deep and warm. My breath seemed to stop for a fraction of a second as I gazed into them, and that unsettling feeling in my stomach disappeared immediately. Fortunately, no one seemed to notice and I moved onto the next person.
"Hey." I said, my voice steady, though inside I was dying to find out who the pair of eyes belonged to.
"Hey!" a chorus of voices called back. I shrugged their greetings off and everyone started quiet conversations. I was getting irritated… what did they have to hide from me?
"Holy fuck!" someone shouted just then, and looking over at the screamer I saw who I remembered to be named Paul gaping at someone behind me.
"What in the heck Paul! There's a kid here! Don't talk like that!" Emily said with a glare. Emily looked like she could have been very pretty apart from the three scars trailing down her face, ruining what could have been a beautiful complexion. But I was kind of pissed at her for calling me a kid.
"I know, but-" Paul started again.
"Really, Paul. She's bad enough without you enriching her vocabulary." Embry smirked while pulling Cassie close. I shot him a mini glare, letting out an irritated groan.
"Ok, I'm really sorry, but-" Paul started to speak once again.
"What the heck made you yell like that anyway, Paul?" Jared asked.
Paul let out an annoyed sigh. "That's what I've been trying to say! God! Everyone, take a look at Collin." Paul had a smirk of his own his face as he spoke.
Everyone shifted their eyes to a man with thick black hair, cropped short, with… caramel brown eyes. His and mine met. I could have looked into them for forever, the pools welcoming me in and drowning me in their beauty.
But in a flash Embry and Collin were on the floor wrestling with each other. I gasped as Cassie pulled me back, worry lines etched on her face.
"Oh, shit." She mumbled. I looked at her, question in my eyes. She just looked away. I looked back at the fight. They were a couple yards down the beach now. Sam rose and sprinted down to them.
"STOP! Collin, Embry. STOP NOW!" He yelled. There was something in his voice. Something I really couldn't recognize, but it had some kind of… power in it, like he was demanding authority. Immediately they pulled away, walking down the beach slowly, their heads hung. There was silence when they came back. Finally, much to my relief, it was broken by Embry. He was turned to face Collin now, he was so angry he was shaking.
"You… You – on my little – how could – my BABY SISTER! Four years of age difference, pervert! TWELVE! SHE IS TWELVE! YOU JACKASS!" He screamed in Collin's face. I heard all he said, but I concentrated on one thing.
"Your baby sister? I am not a baby, Embry!" I huffed, sending him an evil glare. Everyone, including him, laughed. "Well I'm not!" I muttered under my breath.
Embry walked over to me and crushed me into a hug, just like he used to. I crossed my arms when he was done. He sent a hair-raising glare towards Collin, and for some reason, I felt defensive of him. I kept my mouth shut though, choosing to ignore the peculiar sensation.
"Billy, maybe you should begin." Sam murmured. Billy nodded. Before he began, Embry pulled me into his lap; he was still glaring daggers at Collin. This confused me. Why would Embry hate Collin so much? And why would he hold me in his lap? He hadn't done that in four years. It kind of bugged me after a while, and I shifted, trying to send him a message, still he wouldn't budge.
Cassie set next to us, also sending Collin the occasional warning glance. I was shocked… what had he done that was so terrible? I looked over at him, but he was only looking at me, like nothing else was important. I was put into an even more shocked faze, and sucked in air, looking away.
At that moment, Billy began and I was lost in the story of Taha Aki and Utlapa and the Third Wife. His voice was mystical, and the way he told the stories was amazing. When he was finished, I was dazed. As he had spoken, I had had a strange feeling swell inside me, like those words were my… fate, or something like that. Cheesy, I know, but I don't give a crap.
"Wow…" I breathed.
"So, did you like it?" Collin asked, almost anxiously. Embry's arms tightened around me as I nodded at him, offering a tiny smile. The answering grin that split his face was startlingly bright, and my heart skid a beat
"That was… incredible." I shook my head in astonishment. Collin stood and Embry pulled me up, motioning with his eyes for Collin to plant his ass back on the frigging seat.
"Angie… Can you come on a walk with me? It won't take very long." Embry asked, I could see he was really tense. I raised my eyebrows but nodded.
"So… why are we taking a walk?" I asked curiously. Embry swallowed as he shuffled his feet nervously. His lips were pursed as his eyes scanned over me.
"Did you really, honestly, like the legends, Angelina?" Embry asked. I could tell he was serious, because he used my real name. (Which irritated me to no end, I hate my real name… it sounds too much like 'Angel')
"Of course I did! I mean, I've heard them before… but never like that!" I exclaimed, a degree of wonderment coloring my voice. Embry nodded, looking ahead into the distance.
"Angie… What would you say if we told you the legends are real?" Embry whispered. I froze. What was he talking? Damn it, if he's joking I'm going to be super pissed.
"What do you mean?" I asked my eyes wide. I pressed my lips tightly together as I hugged my crossed arms to my chest.0
"Angie. Me, all the guys, even Leah… we're werewolves." Embry whispered squeezing his eyes shut. I was shocked… if that meant werewolves were real, that meant all the legends were real... including vampires.
That meant Embry was never doing drugs. He was protecting us from leeches. I was so angry at myself… I had hated him for protecting me. Then it really hit me. My brother is a werewolf. My brother is werewolf…
"Angie? Say something, please?" Embry begged me. I looked at him for a few seconds, blinking dazedly.
"AWESOME!" I finally shrieked, once I found my voice. I threw my arms in the air, grinning at him like an idiot as I bounced excitedly. He blinked in surprise.
"Awesome? Did you just say that it was awesome? Does – does that mean you're not afraid of me?" He whispered in a surprised voice. I gaped at him.
"Are you serious? The reason you never told me any of this is because you were scared that I would be AFRAID of you!? You are such an idiot, Em." I said, slapping his arm with narrowed eyes before pulling him into a hug. He wrapped his arms around me. Pulling away, I grinned at him. Finally, I knew why he'd been doing everything.
Suddenly something that had confused me came to mind.
"Embry, why are so mad at Collin? I just… I m-mean, why were you so mean to him?" I asked frowning. For some odd reason, I didn't want anyone to be mad at my Collin. WHOA! Where did my Collin come from? Embry's face filled with hate.
"He imprinted on you." He said through his teeth. I was surprised at how much malice came from his words.
"What the heck is imprinting?" I asked, cocking my head to the side in puzzlement.
"Come on, Sam and Billy can explain it better than I can," he mumbled darkly. Together we walked back to the beach, me looking forward to seeing Collin… weird.
So, what did you think? It would be GREAT if people could review! Also, Cassie is Embry's imprint, and BD mentions seven new wolves, so that's who the people you didn't recognize were!!
As always,
TwilightHeart21