Bella's POV
Embry placed me on the back on the ground and I laughed. I turned to look for Jacob and spotted Quil walking accross the grass towards us, he had gotten taller and was way more muscular than the last time I had seen him. I was about to call out to him when our eyes met and whatever words I was about to say died on my lips, my heart sped up and felt as if it were going to beat right out of my chest and I knew what had happened. My conversation from last week flashed into my mind when Jacob told me of Imprinting where a werewolf finds its perfect soul mate and in that moment I felt Quil all of him, he's presence and more then that I felt the raw strong connection of a spark between us. Quil looked at me the way Sam looked at Emily and it made me blush all the way to my toes, I was sure.
"Quil?" I breathed
"Bella," Quil's eyes stayed locked on mine and I couldn't look away I didn't want to until Jacobs voice brought me crashing back to earth,
"Oh shit! Quil did you just-" Jacob started but was unable to bring himself to finish the sentence, but I needed him to- I needed to know if what I was feeling was real.
"Quil?" I questioned again this time begging in my voice
"Bella, I- you're my-" Quil stumbled over he's words "Bella, you're my imprint." Quil finally got out and the last thing I saw before I passed out was the pure devotion and love in Quil's eyes before I blacked out.
5 minutes later.
I woke to a something warm, soft but firm pressed against the length of my body on my left side and when I rolled my head to the side and my vision cleared I noticed a small wolf who had a chocolate brown coat and the deepest brown eyes I had ever seen, I knew the wolf was Quil
"Quil," I breathed almost in relief I looked up to see the rest of the pack standing back almost 5 metres away. I struggled to sit up and I noticed Jacob step towards me to help but Quil pulled he's lips back over he's muzzle and growled deep in he's chest a warning
I snapped my head back to look at him and ran a hand over the side of he's face soothingly which surprised myself, here was a clearly angry wolf and I was petting him, but he wasn't any wolf he was my wolf, my wolf? Wait when did this happen?
"What's wrong?" I turned my head and asked Jacob not being able to read Quil's expression
"He hasn't let any of us near you, since you blacked out he's protecting you" Jacob said he's jaw tense
"It's okay Quil, Jacob wont hurt me" I said and ran my hand soothingly against he's coat Quil whined but stood and quickly jogged into the forest I turned back to Jacob with a quizzacle look he just shrugged and walked quickly to my side and helped me stand wrapping an arm around me to keep me steady,
"How long was I out?" I asked
"About 5 minutes" Jacob said
"Jake," I said getting he's attention "What does this mean? What should I do?" I asked getting emotional,
"Honey, I have no idea." Jake said.
"Bella, if you'll come with Kim, Sue and I we'd like to help you out, help talk you through?" Emily said walking over and wrapping an arm around me reassuringly.
Emily started to lead me away from where the group stood by Jake's car to the fire keeping an arm around me I looked over my shoulder and noticed Quil walk out of the forest he's eyes automatically flying to where I was walking away with Emily and he looked as if he was about to follow before Sam stood in front of he's line of vision.
"Bella, this is Kim by the way, Jarrod's imprint" Emily said gesturing to Kim who looked like a lot of the other girls on the reservation straight black long hair with wide eyes and perfectly straight teeth and perfect curved lips I could see why Jarrod loved her.
"Finally I get to meet the famous Bella Swan" Kim said giving me a brief hug in greeting
"It's nice to meet you" I said and I could feel myself blushing.
"And you know Sue" Emily said gesturing to Sue and I could remember her from the days she baby sat me while Charlie was out fishing,
"Bella, sweet heart it's great to see you again" Sue said and pulled me in for a hug as well and placed a gentle kiss on my cheek
"It's great to see you as well Sue it feels like forever" I said and sat on a log next to Emily and stared into the fire along with Sue and Kim,
"Bella, this isn't an easy conversation to have especially not with you, I know that you have Edward to think about but for now could you maybe try to keep an open mind?" Emily asked, I nodded
"Okay well, how about we start with what you know about Imprinting?" Sue said
"Well, I only know what Jake's told me. How finding your imprint puts you with your perfect match, the wolf would be anything for their imprint, a friend, a brother or a lover" I said blushing at the last part "He- he told me about you and Sam" I said Emily nodded -a small smile playing at her lip "But Emily how am I even Quil's imprint I mean I have Edward and I'm not even Native" I said Emily looked thoughtful
"Bella, how do they phase into giant werewolves? Imprinting's magic just like they are, and Jacob's right imprint pairs you with your exact match, Quil is exactly perfect for you in every single way. Even without the imprint Quil thought you were pretty he and Embry used to fight over you all the time" Emily said smiling at the memory.
"Bella, you can fight the Imprint but you'll only hurt him if you do ,and more then that you'll hurt yourself if you're anything like Jared and I, you can feel him can't you?" Kim asked and I thought back to when Quil looked at me that tug in my chest that feeling of Quil the spark that drew me to him, I nodded to let Kim know I understood.
"Bella, that's you responding to the imprint. Yes Quil could be your friend and nothing else but it'd hurt him to be only that, and I think if you look inside yourself right now you'll see that it'd hurt you as well" Emily said rubbing my back sympathetically,
"and Edward? I love him I just can't walk away from that because Quil's my soul mate" I said
"If Edward truly loves you Isabella he'd see how lucky you are to have Quil, he's a mind reader he'll see it himself what Quil feels." Sue said
"But that's not fair for Edward" I said and then pushed it aside I would think of Edward and I later, "What else do I need to know, about- about the imprint?" I asked quickly before someone could respond about the Edward comment all the girls gave me concerned looks.
"Well, You should also be able to feel Quil's emotions when he's a wolf not very clearly but enough to know if he's hurt or in pain, and you'll be err more easily aroused" Emily said blushing and looking at the ground I blushed as well and swallowed hard "that's Quil effecting your emotions, you see werewolves are very impulsive creatures and some of that will rub off on you" Emily said I nodded.
"And you most likely already smell like Quil, you'll take some of he's scent of your own it's a way for the wolves to protect their mates, as the mates will smell unpleasant to vampires- which I suppose doesn't really help your situation, Sorry." Kim said "Also Quil will know where you are just like you can feel him, he can feel you more intensely and will be able to find you easily if you're ever in danger,"
"Wow there's a lot more to imprinting than just soul mates" I said and they all nodded
"Bella maybe you should stay here in La Push tonight?" Sue suggested "Quil's already anxious as is. It might be for the best you're close by" Sue said I was hesitant Edward wouldn't like it and this was going to be hard enough as it was but as I glanced back at Sue I couldn't tell her no. I nodded
"Yeah okay, I'll call Edward" I said and stood up and walked away from the group and started to panic What did I tell him? What lie was great enough that Edward wouldn't come to La Push to get me, Did I even want to be here? I was half way through a full blown meltdown when I noticed Jacob coming out the forest and walking up to me and pulled me into a bone breaking hug, I hugged him back just as fiercely
"What you doing over here Bells?" Jake asked "They didn't upset you did they?"
"the whole things a little upsetting Jake" I said wiping away the few tears that had escaped
"Everything's going to be alright Bells, you'll see" Jake said
"How do you know?" I asked
"Because I can see into Quil's head and he's not going anywhere" Jake said
"I'm going to call Edward and convince him to let me stay in La Push tonight" I said Jake nodded,
"You can stay with me" Jacob said with a note of finality in his voice
"Thanks, but what I'm going to tell Edward to convince him to let me stay is a whole other problem" I explained to Jacob
"easy just tell him that my Dad's sick and you want to stay and help me take care of him" Jacob said
"You came up with that lie far too easily" I joked to Jacob he shrugged, "But surprisingly that might actually work" I said with a laugh Jacob grinned and nudged me with he's hip.
I pulled my phone out of my pocket and dialled Edwards number
"Bella?" He answered at first ring
"Edward Hey, " I said
"Are you ready to be picked up?"
"Not exactly, I was actually hoping I could stay the night?" I asked my voice going up at the end
"Bella. I really don't think that's a good idea-" Edward started saying
"Edward please, It's Billy he's not feeling well and I really want to stay with Jake and help him take care of Billy- Please Edward, Billy helped me when I wasn't exactly sane myself" I said hoping to guilt him into letting me stay.
"Making me feel guilty so you can get your way isn't necessary Isabella, I'm coming to get you now!" Edward said he's voice taking on a cold tone like it did when he was treating me like a child
"No, Edward I'm staying here, I'm perfectly safe with the wolves, I'll call you tomorrow"
"Bella! You are not staying" Edward said into the phone raising he's voice and I felt my own temper raise with every word
"Edward I'm not a child and you don't own me I'm staying at Jake's! You can't tell me what to do!" I yelled back into my phone and the flipped my phone shut and shoved it back into the pocket of my jacket.
"That went well" Jacob said and pulled me in for another hug resting he's head atop of mine
"Don't suppose you have a handbook on what to tell your vampire boyfriend when a teenage werewolf imprints on you" I asked Jacob just laughed
"Sorry no."
Author's Note
Sorry there wasn't much Bella/Quil in this chapter I just had to get the boring stuff out of the way!
Plenty of Bella/Quil coming your way next!