The whole pack and their imprints were at the bonfire.
Sam and Emily were laughing.
Paul and Rachel were kissing.
Jared and Kim were walking on the beach.
Quil and Claire were flirting.
Collin and Katie were feeding each other.
Brady and Jada were sitting and talking.
Embry and Lauren were embraced in a huge hug.
Seth and Alana were cuddling.
Leah and Miles were play-fighting.
And then there was me, Alpha and without an imprint. I am as I quote from Peter Pan, old, alone, done for. I was the Lone Wolf.
Even Brady and Collin, who were only fourteen had imprints. And they were hopelessly in love.
I felt worthless. Bella chose Edward over me. Nessie told me I would find her one day. Sometimes I wished that I had imprinted on Nessie. She is my best friend. She was taken by Nahuel. But I was happy for her. Nahuel would never let any harm come to her. Nahuel and I had become close, due to the fact we both loved her, in different ways, but I loved her none the less.
I was suddenly snapped out of my thoughts when we heard Kim scream. Even the imprints heard.
Instantly everyone rushed down to the beach.
"What's wrong?" Katie asked panicking.
"Nothing, this day couldn't get any better!" Kim said literally bouncing with excitement.
"Oh my god!" shouted a clearly annoyed Katie. "You had me panicking!" Katie shouted as she slapped Kim's arm.
Kim and Katie were best friends despite the four year age gap. Kim met Katie when she was in first grade. When Collin first told Katie about being a wolf she freaked and it was Kim that talked some sense into her. There was nothing they wouldn't do for each other. They were over protective of each other and were also step sisters.
Collin chuckled and wrapped his arms around Katie so her back was to his chest. She huffed in annoyance but relaxed as Collin kissed the top of her head.
"Anyways what's all the commotion about?" Miles asked wrapping his arm around Leah's waist and pulling her towards him.
Kim suddenly perked up. "As I was saying before you all graciously interrupted me, BEST DAY EVER! Not even the day I get grandchildren will make me this happy!" she squealed.
Jared saw this as an opportunity to flirt shamelessly with Kim. Of course he did; typical Jared Cameron.
"So not even the day I ask you to marry me will make you this happy?" he questioned smugly knowing what Kim's answer would be.
We all smirked knowingly. We all knew what was coming next. Kim would wrap her arms around his torso and pout an apology. So, naturally, we were all shocked when Kim said;
"Not even close!"
Jared's head snapped up at this. He blinked a few times trying to register what Kim had just said. His brows furrowed when he realised he wasn't getting a pout and an apology. We all stifled our laughter whilst Jared glared at us. He stood in shock as Kim walked straight past him and ignored him walking straight to Katie.
She looked like she was going to burst from excitement. She finally opened her mouth to explain what turned the usually shy Kim into, well, a mini version of Alice.
"Our sister is in La Push!" she squealed jumping so fast I thought her head was going to fall off.
Everyone burst out laughing, me included. There was no way to hold it in any longer. Even Jared was doubling over in laughter.
As for Katie, well, she just gave Kim a look that clearly stated 'Wow you're stupid'
"Kim, I know" Katie said slowly like she was trying to explain algebra to a three year old Claire.
"Then why aren't you excited?" Kim asked puzzled. She sounded like a three year old Claire too.
"Because Kylie has lived here her entire life, I would be surprised if she wasn't in La Push" she stated the obvious.
"Not Kylie, Ava!" Kim sighed explaining was apparently all the information Katie needed to make her adrenaline come out and make her go through what Kim went through.
Jared and Collin were so confused. It was hilarious, but then again so were we. Who the hell was Ava?
Katie was actually glowing. She threw a screaming fit, slightly damaging our ear drums. She grabbed Kim's arms and they jumped and squealed like children.
"I think your imprints have gone crazy" Brady told Jared.
"Normally I'd hit you for that, but I can't help but think you're right." He said still astounded from not getting a pitiful pouty full apology, but now it actually looked like they were mad people who needed to be checked into an asylum.
"Who is Ava?" Miles asked curious. Well at least he had the ability to actually speak whilst we watched in astonished at this sudden outburst of energy that came from the usually quiet Kim and Katie.
"Ava is our best friend." Katie stated.
"She grew up in La Push and moved when she was twelve and she just texted that she is in La Push!" Kim squealed bouncing again.
"No one fits that description" Leah said obviously thinking of anyone who fit the description.
"Oh, right, I forgot. You know her as Alicia, Alicia Austin." Kim said rather quickly.
Every wolf's mouth opened, leaving nearly every imprint confused.
"Why do you lot look like you've been hit with a bus?" Lauren asked
"Wait. You mean Alicia as in rebellious yet innocent Alicia?" Leah blurted. This started an invasion of questions from absolutely everyone.
"Are you talking about Alicia as in my cousin Alicia?" Seth questioned.
"You mean our cousin" Emily pointed.
"The Alicia as in the Alicia we used to torture?" Quil asked.
"You mean my babysitter Alicia who used to watch me Brady and Claire?" Collin inquired.
"Wait, Alicia as in the Alicia that was in love with me in kindergarten?" I asked puzzled.
"You're talking about Athlete Alicia?" Paul asked with a brow raised.
"Are you talking about the Alicia I kissed on the playground in 4th Grade Alicia?" Embry asked.
Lauren tensed slightly when he mentioned that.
"Alicia who got 72 love notes on Valentine's Day Alicia?" Jared inquired curiously.
Yep, yep, yep, yep, yep, yep, yep and yep" Katie said all in one breathe. She sounded like she was going to have an asthma attack. I wasn't surprised. If I had screamed as much as they did, I would probably have lost the use of my voice for a week.
"And seriously, if you think she got heaps of valentine's then, you should see how many she gets now!" Kim said sounding slightly jealous. This, of course, was not missed by Jared.
"Wow" Claire gasped.
"Hey" a cheery voice called out of nowhere.
Kim turned around. "Oh, hey Allie" she breathed. She turned back to face us. Then her eyes suddenly widened in realisation. "Oh My God, Allie!" she squealed.
She and Katie threw themselves at the figure. You couldn't get a clear view of her because Kim and Katie blocked any and all hopes of seeing her face.
When they finally let her go, I saw how beautiful she was. I then realised the popular, smart, bookworm, flirty Alicia Austin was the girl in front of me.
Damn.
She was beautiful. She hadn't grown much, still standing at 5ft 4". Her then short hair was now hip length. Her hips, god they were so beautiful. I wanted to snake my arms around them. Her legs were perfect, athletic, toned with a bit of muscle and her dark blue wash mini shorts did nothing but flatter them even more. She had a white ¾ sleeve button up shirt on. But you could tell she had a flat stomach and had the top half of a torso that could bring god himself to his knees. This was rather hard to ignore due to the fact her top three buttons were undone. Her copper skin was clear, flawless and looked as soft as silk. Her eyes….
Her eyes were a deep chocolate brown. When those soft, warm orbs, met mine, I felt my world shift. I felt my world stop. Screw gravity, she was what held me to earth. I knew she was all that mattered; I saw my entire life flash before me. I needed to protect her, keep her safe, and be her shoulder to cry on. I would do anything, be anything for her. I would be A brother, a friend, a protector… her lover.
And then it hit me like a tsunami.
I had just imprinted on Alicia Austin.