A few days later I was at the beach taking some pictures of the ocean when I heard Jake and his friends coming by, only this time there was a new kid, he looked smaller than the rest of them but still had the same buzz-cut. I think his name was Michael or Evan or something.
Crap, I thought as I dropped my lens as I bent to pick it up, I looked up and noticed that Michael kid staring at me.
At first I thought it had something to do with the ocean behind me, so I turned around and saw nothing. I turned back and he was still staring at me, like he couldn't believe I was there. I touched my face just to make sure and again nothing.
He was starting to freak my out, I mean I didn't even know this guy and he was looking at me so, in love.
I quickly turned around and put out one foot out, completely forgetting that there was a giant rock right behind me. I fell right into the half gravel/sand ground
Crap. I thought as I looked at my hands and how they were now cut up and bleeding.
Almost as quickly as I fell, I felt two strong warm hands on my shoulder. Helping me up.
"Are you ok?" that Michael kid asked me, his face and eyes practically drowning with worry and concern.
"Yeah fine I just fell and-"he helped me up and we were already walking towards my house.
"Your bleeding" he said bluntly
"Really I'm fine" I said trying to pull out of his strong grasp. What was up with him he looked so, so, hurt, like he was the one who fell.
He ignored my comment and continued walking all the way up to my house, when my dad and brother saw me they both asked what had happened.
"She fell and hurt herself." Michael answered for me. He led me to the kitchen sink where he cleaned my hands and put a band-aid on them.
When I looked up I saw my brother looked as surprised as I was.
"Seth.." he said slowly.
Seth? Who was-ohhhh oops I guess his name was Seth not Michael.
But Seth was still looking right at me with that same expression in his eyes. Suddenly that Sam guy was back and he grabbed Seth's arm and led him towards the back door. Seth's eyes never left me face.
I was totally confused. What just happened? I needed to go talk to Samantha about this. So as I made my way towards the back of the house, I couldn't help but over-hear what Sam and Seth were talking about, I couldn't hear all of it they were too far away but I did hear bits and pieces.
"I don't know.."
"You could hurt her…."
"I would never…"
"Imprinted it is possible……."
Imprinted what did that mean? I looked over again and this time saw Jake there and he looked angry, I mean he always did but this time something was different. He was quavering like crazy, I saw how his friends immediately pulled him into the forest.
What was going on? i ran over to Samantha's and told her everything.
"Imprinted? Hmm you know I have heard that before I just don't know where." I wasn't surprised Sam knew a lot of stuff about our people and legends since her grandmother was one of the elders.
I sighed and opened up her great-grandmothers journal.
I hear them at night, the howls of wolves, I worry for my beloved often goes in the woods, why I don't know…….
"My grandmother told me that the wolves have always been our friends our source of protection, the elders have great respect for the wolves" she explained.
I read some more of the journal:
He can be so aggressive it scares me it is almost as if he is a wolf himself. Yet he is not the only who has changed others too, what has happened to our peaceful village…?
I was interrupted by the sound of Samantha's mother
"Samantha did you finish your chores?" her mother asked in her high squeaky voice.
Sam sighed "Coming mom, sorry Anto but I have to go but we will talk more later 'kay?"
"Alright but would you mind if I borrow this?" I asked indicating the journal.
"No not at all just remember to bring it back in one piece." She said
Later at home I was just flipping through the pages thinking back on the day, when it hit me.
Why Jake had been acting so funny….Why he was with that gang..Why he is so hot all the time…."It's almost as if he was a wolf" the line went through my head a million times…Not a gang…..pack
I gasped loudly and ran outside I had to tell Samantha this. I ran quickly trying to look too crazed when I saw Quil and Embry walking towards me.
"Hey Antoinette have you seen your bro-"
I cut them off by running in the opposite direction, only to find Sam Jared, and Paul walking that way too.
Before I knew it I bolted into the forest as fast as I could, I could hear the boys saying behind me.
"What did you do?" "What did I do? what did you do?" "She probably saw your shirt" "She probably saw your face"
I ran and ran and ran and ran. After awhile I realized something: I was completely and utterly lost. I looked around trying to locate some familiar landmarks, but found nothing.
When suddenly, I heard a low deep growl.
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