Ch 4 The Bonfire
~Seth POV~
"So she came walking with Karen?" Sam asked Paul looking very pensive
Sam and Jared had come back from patrol a few minutes ago, and Jake came back from his date with Nessie, so Paul wasted no time to tell Sam, Jared and Jake listened in surprise and confusion with the information
"Yeah she looked young probably around 16 years old or so, pale with long blonde hair though she was pale but not inhumanly pale like a blood sucker"
"Not to mention very pretty right Paul?" Brady said happily
"Not now Brady" Sam said sternly
"Well Brady isn't lying" A voice said and I looked back and Quil entered the house 'we were so wrapped up in our conversation, we didn't hear Quil coming to the house'
"What are you talking about Quil?" Sam said turning to Quil
"I just came from talking to her, her name is Stella, apparently Karen drove the her here and she was looking to rent a house here in La Push"
"Rent? but Paul said she looked like a teenager around 16 years old" Sam said a bit confused
"Yeah she is 16 years old, that's why my gramps told her she couldn't rent a house though Karen offered to be her guardian" '16? She's my age'
"Wow just like that? did they know each other beforehand?" Jared said interested
"No Karen had just met her when she was driving her" Quil replied back
"Hey you don't think she is a leech with powers of mind control or something?" Collin said
'Hmm that might be it' I thought to myself
"Nah it couldn't be, Karen was acting like her usual self and Stella wasn't a leech she was beautiful but not in an inhumanly way and she didn't smell like them either, and I could hear her heart so she definitely isn't a vampire" Quil said giving us more info
"Well Quil tell us more about your conversation with her" Sam said bringing us back in focus
"Well anyways my grandpa later woke me up cause all that happened while I was sleeping, my gramps just told me what happened"
"Ha! I knew he was sleeping" Embry said smirking
"Anyways" Quil says while rolling his eyes "My gramps sent me to carry her bags to Karen's house" and he had warned me that she smelled differently so to keep a watch on her though she didn't seem like a threat, so I went to their house and my gramps was right she smelled different kinda like us though still different" I noticed Leah looking intently at Quil when he mentioned "she smelled different kinda like us" and I saw a glint in her eyes
"She was very polite and nice, though when she shook my hand that's where it got weird she was very hot" but was interrupted "Heh we've heard how hot she is plenty Quil" Brady said with a snicker "Very funny Brady no I'm talking about her temperature it was higher than a human" "Is she one of us?" Leah said talking for once in the conversation "Well it was high but not as high as ours" After that Leah sank to the couch
"Anyways when she shook my hand she gave me a look as if she expected my surprise and as if she knew something" Quil said
"Did she mention why your hand was hot?" I asked after a while of listening
"No she didn't it was as if she had expected it after that Karen invited me over to eat" "Lucky!" Brady said butting in his story again "Did she serve something good?" Collin asked curious as well "Yeah she served grilled chicken with mashed potatoes" Quil says with a smile 'it must have tasted good' I think to myself
"Moving on" Sam said irritated at the interruptions "Though there was something weird too she ate A LOT" Quil said emphasizing the A LOT
I quirked my eyebrow "So? A lot of girls eat a lot and remain skinny" I say "Pfft yeah I mean look at Leah" Paul says as he smirks and Leah growls and kicks him in the leg "ow!" Paul yells out before cursing quietly in his breath
"Well yeah I guess that's true but still she ate in great quantities more than I've ever seen a girl eat well except for Leah" Quil says ignoring Paul and Leah's quarrel as Leah shoots him a glare "No offense Leah, you're a shifter its necessary" Quil said holding his hands out in a please don't hurt me kinda way "So she ate the same as you?" Jake asked joining the conversation
"Not the same a bit less and also at a slower pace" Quil said "So like a normal person and not an animal?" Leah said with sarcasm in her tone "Yeah she ate kinda like Leah, slower pace than us but still a lot of food" Quil said
"Was Karen okay with that after all you two must have raided her food" Jared says "Yeah she was fine with it, she seemed amused" Quil said as he chuckled
"Well we can at least cross out that she's a vampire since they hate human food" Sam says
"Yeah agreed well after we ate Stella led me to the car and I asked her why she came here of all places and she said she liked the peace in here and the nature and that it was pretty warm here"
"Did she come from a cold place or something?" I ask with curiosity
"Yeah Canada" after Quil said that we all turned towards to Jake "uhh well yeah its cold there I guess though I didn't really feel it" Jake said looking at the side awkwardly 'yeah can't blame him after all when he went to Canada it was after reading Bella and Edward's wedding invitation'
"So yeah after that I started telling her about La Push, she seemed very interested and happy to be here I really didn't see any threat in her though she definitely knows something and seems to hide something as well though I don't know what" Quil said and Jake seemed glad the attention was away from him
"Probably her species" Jared said then a though came to me "Wait what if she's a half, like half vampire like Nessie" I said and I noticed Jake attention turned back to the conversation at the mention of Nessie
"I doubt it she really didn't smell like Nessie does" Quil replied back "Like I said it was somewhat similar to our smell, there wasn't any vampire smell in her"
"Did anything else happen Quil?" Sam asks Quil
"Well before dropping her off in her house I told her that my gramps is inviting her to a bonfire tonight" Quil said
"Huh? We have a bonfire today?" I asked confused "Now we do, if Old Quil invited her that means he wants us to meet her and I couldn't agree more since we don't know if she poses a threat" Sam said with his usual sternness
"Ok whoever has to go on patrol go and the rest help prepare for the bonfire I'll go tell Emily to prepare the food" Sam ordered us and I was about to go for firewood but before I could do that I received a text
Mom: 4:13 pm
Don't forget to clean your room and do your chores
'Oh mom…' I sighted silently before texting back
Yes I will but not right now I gotta do some pack stuff right now
My mom has always been understanding of pack work I'm sure she will let me off for today
Mom: 4:15 pm
You have been putting off this for days Seth, you will do it NOW
'Oh Mom why today' I think before going to the guys and apologizing for leaving and phasing into a wolf and running to my house
'Man you know she is serious when she capitalizes letters' I think to myself 'That's what you get for not doing it the first time Mom told you to do it' I hear a sarcastic voice in my head, Leah 'shit I forgot it was her turn to be on patrol'
'Hey don't forget me' I hear a familiar voice, Embry
'Yea sorry about that well I have to go home to do some chores, tell Sam that I'm sorry for not helping out and that I'll make sure to be on time for the bonfire'
'Your never on time for anything' I hear the voice of my 'smartass sister' 'Watch it Kid!' I hear her warning voice and I roll my eyes before finally seeing my house and phasing back "Ugh finally have her out of my head"
"Seth!" I hear my mom's voice calling out to me "I can't have a calm day…" I say before sighing and putting on my clothes and dashing to my house
~Later~
~Stella POV~
I sit at my bed as I look at my phone to see the time its 6:03 pm 'hmm he should be here by now; I should have asked him for his number'
I fall on my back in the bed 'Oh well nothing to do about that at least I finished unpacking my bags I think before looking around my new room and then I stand up and go to the vanity mirror 'hmm I look fine and I think my clothes are okay I don't feel like changing' I think but still grab my brush and brush my hair to make sure it doesn't have any tangles and apply a light coat of makeup powder and retouch my mascara 'I've never applied much makeup to myself unless I'm going to a formal event' Then I look at myself again.
And before I can check my phone again I smell a familiar shifter scent…"Quil"I said before going downstairs towards Karen "Quil is here I'll be back later" I tell her with a smile and a quick hug "He's here? I didn't hear the doo-" but was interrupted by the doorbell "Well see you later" I tell her before going to open the door and hear her giggle and say "What a special girl"
And I go open the door "Hello Quil" I give him a small smile
"Hey you ready?" he said while giving me a friendly smile
"Yup let's go" I tell him
"I'll be sure to send her back Karen bye!" Quil said waving to Karen
"You better!" I hear Karen replied while waving back before we left
"So I hope you don't mind dirtying your skirt since we're gonna sit in logs" Quil tells me after we begin our walk
"Not at all I'm not afraid of dirt, if anything I'm quite used to it" I tell him with a smile 'I want to tell the alpha directly, but it won't hurt to give subtle hints'
Quil just give me a confused look before saying "All my friends are pretty nice I'm sure you'll have no problem with any of them" He said giving me a smile 'Oh good nice pack mates I really don't want to have any drama or problems with my pack mates like I did with my former pack' "Well except maybe one person" 'Or maybe I'm not that lucky' I quirk my eyebrow showing my confusion
"Yeah well Leah is pretty rude and sarcastic so don't let it get to you, she's like that with everyone" Quil says with a small smile 'A female? Females shifters are pretty rare, well I hope we do get along'
"And" 'Shit there's more…?' "Paul's a pretty cool guy but he has bad temper, so try not to anger him" Quil tells me "Sure, don't worry I'm pretty calm" I tell him 'unless he pushes my buttons' I think to myself
"Also" 'Man there's more….?' "Sam seems kinda scary since he's pretty strict but he's a nice guy so just follow all his rules and you'll be fine" 'definitely the Alpha' "and his fiancé Emily she…was attacked by a bear some years ago so her face is scarred and Sam doesn't like it when people stare at her"
'Bear? I doubt it with the way he hesitated saying it though I'll know it when I see it'
"Sure thing I'll keep that in mind" I tell him with a smile
When we got to the bonfire, there were several people there and when we walked closer to the bonfire all eyes were on us or well to be precise, me
But after a while of staring a tanned, tall and buff guy, older than the other guys came towards us and said "Hello I'm Sam, Welcome to La Push" he said sternly to me 'yup he's the alpha I can feel the power radiating from him'
"Stella Roselle, it's a pleasure" I told him with respect and I could see that he had noticed my tone of respect 'This is my chance to tell him' I though eagerly but before I could say anything else a tanned guy around my age came up to me and said with a smile "Hey Beautiful, my name is Brady, what's yours?" He said with a flirtatious smile 'before leaving home I would probably have no idea what to say since Nathan was always with me so no boy ever came close but after being on my own for 6 months I've learned to deal with hormonal, flirty boys' I thought to myself
"It's Stella and thanks for the compliment but I'm not interested in little boys" I told him with a sweet smile and saw his smile fall down just as a tanned guy probably Brady's age comes besides Brady and says "Hey, I'm Collin Littlesea, nice to meet you" he said with a nervous smile looking intently into my eyes
'How cute, I can see he's looking into my eyes to see if I'm his imprint unfortunately I feel nothing so there weren't any sparks'
After the two youngsters more guys come my way and introduce themselves they were Paul, the guy I had seen earlier in the day, Embry, Jacob who had a surprisingly powerful aura 'could he be an alpha? no La Push couldn't possibly have two alphas...could it?', and Jared I could see they all had curiosity and suspiciousness of me even as they introduced themselves nicely to me
Not long after that a beautiful tanned girl with long black hair came to me with a smile it was then that I noticed 'she has scars in her face though I know bear marks and those aren't it, she was probably too close when one of them snapped' I couldn't help but feel pity for her as I know people who also had that but I didn't let it show in my face as the last thing I want is to make her is uncomfortable
"Hello good to see there's another girl here" I tell her with a smile
"Hehe yes sometimes the boys bring their girlfriends here though today's bonfire was short notice, my name is Emily Young" She says with a smile before adding "Muffin?" she says while giving me a muffin
"Yes thank you" I tell her gratefully before taking a bite and saying "Wow its delicious!" and devouring it whole
Emily looks at me and giggle "Glad you like it" 'Such a shame she isn't a shape shifter if she was, those scars would be gone in a flash'
"Well I'd love to chat more but I need to continue cooking" She tells me as she turns her back
"Oh I could help you out" I tell her wanting to assist her
"No need Its your first day so go and chat and get to know everyone, feel free to visit me anytime I'd love to chat more, great meeting you Stella" She says with a kind smile before heading back to the kitchen
I feel the like I'm being stared at I look around to see who is staring at me and I see a beautiful tall tanned girl with a short black haired bob and I could smell she was a shifter and from the way she was distanced from everyone else and had a frown on her face as she suspiciously looks at me I can guess that was Leah, feeling brave I went her way when she saw me get closer to her I could notice her looking at me even more intently
"Hello I'm Stella" I tell her as I sit next to her on the log "Leah" she answers curtly
"Hey I got to say I like the way you put Brady in his place" She tells me with a smirk in her face
"Well I wasn't lying when I said I'm not interested in younger guys" I tell her with a smile 'or anyone who isn't my imprint' I couldn't help but think
"I'm surprised you could tell Brady is younger than you" Leah said with amusement
"He is tall and muscular for his age but I was able to tell from the way he acted his age besides it just wasn't the younger that isn't my type also the immaturity" I tell her with a smirk
"The world is full of immature guys!" Leah says as she begins to chuckle
"Is there any guy you like?" I ask her curiously
"With meat heads like them no thank you" she says sarcastically though I can see sadness and pain in her eyes
"Well, we can just be single together" I said nonchalantly
"You and I are going to get along just fine" she tells me with a smile
I smile back at her "So is everyone here?"
"Not all we are still missing the dorkiest guy, my younger brother Seth" Leah said with a smirk
I giggle at her comment "Is he really silly or something?"
"Nah I just say that cuz I'm his sister he's actually matured over the years" Leah says and I can see pride and love in her eyes
"Must be nice to have sibling" I mutter to myself with a gentle smile 'I've always wanted to have a sibling maybe then things would have been easier for me…'
Though I know Leah heard me because of shifter hearing and the curious glint in her eyes but before she or me can say anything we hear ruckus and there comes a tanned guy running to the bonfire and stops a few feet from us and starts talking to Embry and Jared, I can't see him clearly since he is facing sideways to Jared and Embry
"What a dork, here I am saying he has matured and he comes here running like an idiot…" Leah says unamused
I couldn't help but laugh at her comment, it is then that I notice Seth coming our way and I could see him more clearly, 'Wow he's so handsome…"
I couldn't help but think as heat rushed to my face, he has beautiful tanned skin, short black hair, tall, beautiful chocolate brown eyes, manly face with boyish features and a cute smile 'Stop it Stella you can't think that you have to wait for your imprint' I scold myself
He came over to us turning to Leah and says "Very funny Leah I heard that" he tells Leah with a handsome smile not affected by her insult at him 'He must be used to her insults'
He then started to shift his attention to me "Don't listen to Leah, my name is" but stopped when our eyes met.
Right then I forgot to breathe as everything else around me disappeared, all the chatter, the guys, Emily and even Leah who was sitting right beside me and all I could see was him.
CLIFFHANGER!
I know I'm so evil I normally don't like to end on a cliffhanger as I like to end my chapters in a nice or funny note but this time I couldn't help myself….sorry….
Don't worry I'll update as fast as I can ;D
YASSS Finally the destined couple finally meet w
And Leah seems to like her hopefully she won't mind the imprint between her brother and her new friend
Comments are always welcome~