Claire's POV
Quil had always been there for me. Sure it was a little weird being in love with the boy that acted as your nanny when you were a baby and was now your crush.
Quil was a werewolf and never aged (unless he wanted to) he was still the 15 year old Quil I'd loved since I was 2.
"Hi Claire" there he was now
"Hey Quil" I smiled
"Are you okay?" Quil asked noticing a cut on my arm
"I'm fine" I assured him "I just fell"
"What happened?" Quil asked "Did someone trip you"
My smile got even wider "Do you think I wouldn't tell you if they did?"
"You might not" Quil smiled back at me
"I would" I promised him
Quil walked me home from school as usual. He didn't go to school, he was waiting for something, a reason for him to start aging to continue.
"How was school?" Quil asked
"Fine" I replied "We had a math test"
"How do you think you did?" Quil asks
"I got at least a B" I tell him before walking inside "You want to stay for cookies?"
"Can't" Quil sighed looking "Jake needs us"
"What does he need help with?" I asked
"Probably nothing" Quil shrugs "But you can never be too sure"
I lay on my bed and wish for once I was a werewolf too. Then not only would I know what was wrong but I'd be able to see what the big secret was. Ever since I could…well think for myself, it seemed like everyone knew something I didn't. Sometimes I wondered if that was the fact Quil had a crush on me. I sighed, maybe not, I'd seen werewolves who had imprinted and you could see on Quil's face he had…So he'd never love me…not really…
A heard a knock on my door.
"Yeah?" I asked
"Claire could you come here a minute" it was my Aunt Emily
"Okay" I replied happy to have something to distract me
Quil's POV
Oh my god… Seth sounded terrified
It looks like vampires have been here Jacob sounded angry and strong ones too
Trees had been ripped out of the ground and 2 humans lay dead on the ground. There were punch marks in the wall and big holes in the sand.
If they hurt Claire I thought angrily These things are heading towards
We won't let them Jared promised If these things hurt Kim I'll kill them
We'll kill them anyway Paul snarled
Nobody was going to hurt Claire. NOBODY!
Jacob stiffened Quil move!
I was knocked to my side and it all went black.
Claire's POV
"Is he going to be okay?" I asked feeling tear welling up in my eyes
"Most of his bones were crushed" Emily said tearfully "He'll heal…but there's one little problem"
My eyes widened as the word left Emily's lips.
Amnesia.
Quil's POV
When I woke up, a bunch of worried faces were standing over me.
"Where am I?" I asked
"Your home Quil" a boy, that looked more like a man, said standing over me, I felt like I should know him
"Who…Who are you?" I asked
"Jacob" the boy looked surprised
"Oh god…" muttered another boy "I think he has amnesia Jake"
I must have fallen back to sleep because when I woke up new faces were hovering over me.
"Quil" a blond girl looked at me her face was a mixture of worry and relief
"Claire" I picked the name out of nowhere
"Quil!?" the girl, apparently Claire's voice broke into a smile "Do you remember me!?"
"Not really" I admitted "This is going to sound really weird…" my voice trailed off "But I think I'm in love with you"
Claire's face lit up and she blushed.
Jacob snickered causing Claire to glare at him
"Something wrong?" I wondered
"Nothing Quil" Jacob grinned at me like I was supposed to know some kind of inside joke
"Why do you keep saying Quil?" I asked
The entire group of people standing over me paled.
Claire's POV
He remembers my name…but not his own…and he says he loves me…
My heart was racing, I couldn't believe Quil had amnesia.
Emily were sitting in the corner holding hands.
"His memory will probably restore its self within a few days" Sam said "Considering how fast we heal"
"What if it doesn't come back?" Seth asked softly
"It has to come back!" I screamed without thinking
Quil looked at me confused and worried "I think it will"
"You remember my name but you don't remember mine…" my eyes clouded "how can you hope you remember anything"
"Claire…" Quil said my name like he was talking about a new china plate his mother had gotten that was breakable so he had to be extra careful with it maybe that was a stupid way to compare it but you get the idea
I hadn't wanted to leave the hospital but Emily said I needed sleep. When we in the car I turned to her and Sam.
"Who did Quil imprint on?" I asked
Emily stiffened and Sam looked out the window pretending he didn't hear me.
"So you can't tell me" I said softly
"Claire it's for your own good right now" Emily said softly
"I just want to know" I muttered
Emily's POV
We'd decided that we wouldn't tell Claire Quil had imprinted on her. Quil wanted her to love him for him and not because he had imprinted on her. He didn't want her to find out until it was time…
"Claire please…" my voice trailed off
Sam squeezed my hand, I turned my head to smile at him. He smiled but he looked a bit worried, about Claire. Since Claire had moved in with me 2 years ago she'd gotten extremely close with Quil and the rest of the pack, someone had let it slip that Quil had imprinted on someone…and then she just started to die inside…slowly. I was often tempted to tell her that it was her Quil had imprinted on and not some random girl.
"It's fine" Claire muttered "I understand that you can't tell me because you're afraid it will hurt me"
Claire's POV
When we got home I ran up into my room and I began to cry. Quil had amnesia, he remembered my name and he said he loved me. But nobody would tell me who he imprinted on. What was the big secret and why couldn't I know?
"Claire" Emily's worried voice said from outside the door "Clare are you okay?"
"Fine" I said trying to keep my voice steady
"Claire unlock the door" Emily sounded like she had been crying too
"No just leave me alone!" I forgot my manners for a moment "Please"
"Alright" the concern didn't leave Emily's voice "But if you need me, call downstairs"
"Okay" I promised
"Sam and I will just be downstairs" Emily told me
"Okay" I sighed
"I'm sorry" Emily whispered "I'm so sorry"
That night I had the worst nightmare of my life.
Quil was standing in front of me looking confused.
"Who are you?" he asked
"It's Claire" I said
"Who?" he asked
"Claire" I told him "It's me Claire"
"Who's Claire?" he asked "I don't know you"
He started to walk away
"Wait Quil!" I shouted
He didn't look back, he walked up to a different girl and started to kiss her
"No Quil!" I screamed "No!"
He started to fade away
"Quil!" I cried "QUIL!"
I woke up. Quil was still here. He just had amnesia. The girl he imprinted on wasn't here…yet…
Emily's POV
"I'm worried about her Sam" I frowned
Sam smiled sadly "It's okay, she'll be okay"
"But what if she isn't?" I asked "She has a right to know"
"Quil said not to tell her, until Quil says so…she'll be fine" he insisted
"But if he loses his memory…" my voice trailed off
"Emily" he kissed my cheek with each word "I love you, Claire loves you, Quil loves Claire, everything will be fine"
I smiled "Alright"
Then we kissed
Quil's POV
I woke up again. I remembered a few hazy images but there was some things that I couldn't remember or see clearly.
I remembered names, Jacob, Embry, Seth, Sam, Emily, Jared, Kim…
Claire.
The one name I never lost.
Claire I love you… she was the only thing I could focus on I hope you know I love you
"Quil" I looked up
"Embry?" I asked
Embry grinned "You remember me?"
"A little" I admitted "Not much…it's all hazy…"
"Guess you don't remember Nessie?" asked Embry
"Should I?" I asked
Embry laughed "Yeah she's Jake's girlfriend" he paused "Do you remember Jacob?"
"Yeah" I replied
"Well Nessie will be coming back to you soon" he laughed
"Will the rest of my memory come back?" I asked
Embry's expression turned serious "I don't know dude…I just don't know"