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Chapter 3 - Predator charms and imprinting
Brianna POV
"Brianna, eat something, you must be hungry," Emily offered, pulling out the last free chair the dinner table where everyone was seated to finish lunch.
"Thanks Emily. Come to think of it, I am," I sat down bedside Kim, who smiled before tucking in and I also took a bite.
"Wow! Emily, Bella was right! This is amazing!" I exclaimed after a bite of the best spaghetti I had ever tasted.
Emily beamed from across from me where she was sitting next to Sam.
"Bella was right?" Em questioned
"Yeah, she said you were a good cook, in the books," I explained (A/n: did she say that? If she didn't, let's pretend she did ;))
"Oh, I'll have to thank her," Emily said
"Anyway, Brianna can you tell us about imprinting now?" Billy asked, I could tell this was a subject he wanted to bring up for long.
I hesitated, it would have been better if it were outside, and then if any of them phased it wouldn't hurt anyone.
'Sarah? Do I tell them? Will anyone phase?'
'You need too Darling. The more they know the better. And no one will phase if you use your words carefully, '
"Fine, I'll tell you," I sighed, all eyes were on me now and they actually looked interested.
"Like I said before, Bella is Jacob's imprint, though it's only a half imprint, I have a feeling it's different," I looked at Sam for confirmation, taking another bite.
He nodded, "Yes, it's not like normal love, it's ten's times more intense. Not a complete imprint, but relatively close. For example Jared, when he thinks about Kim, he sees her as the most amazing person. His devotion prevents him from hating even the smallest thing; her name is like a content buzz at the back of his mind." Sam clarified
"Sam!" Emily scolded, slapping him on the arm "You're embarrassing him," She gestured towards Jared and his cheeks were tinted pink and he was staring down while Kim grinned at him.
"Sorry, Jared, but you are the best example," Sam apologized
"It's ok Sam, carry on," Jared dismissed, with a wave of his hand
"Ok, as I was saying Jacob can actually hate Bella for going back to the Cullens, he can even reject her without it hurting him like a full imprint does," Sam finished
I understood now, I was glad Sarah had sent me here, I could actually see it from everyone else's POV and I had seen the imprint working as I watched Sam and Emily, the look that crossed Sam's face when he looked at Emily. So much devotion, it made me cringe.
"Fucking Cullens," I mumbled, this was their entire fault, if they never had come here then and then Jacob wouldn't have had his heart broken.
"It'll hurt if I reject her now too," Jacob countered, fury evident in his face
"Jacob, I didn't mean it like that, I'm just saying you can hate her for going back to the Cullens," Sam cleared the confusion
I realised that they thought Bella has gone back to the Cullens willingly. I wasn't sure whether I should bring up the subject of predator charms, I didn't even know if the Cullens knew about it as much as I loathed them, I didn't want to make a fake accusation.
'Sarah. Do the Cullens know about the charm?'
'Only Edward and Alice, Carlisle has some suspicions but he isn't sure,' she confirmed
Therefore, that was why Alice and Edward were closest to her out of the Cullens, they were obviously afraid that the charm would be lifted and Bella wouldn't want to be a vampire anymore. She would go to Jake willingly and the imprint would be complete.
"Brianna? Brianna? You ok?" I had just realised that Billy had been calling me for quite a while now.
I turned and looked at him questioningly, concern was written all over his face.
"Are you ok? You zoned out for a while,"
"I'm fine, I was just thinking of how to bring the subject up without making any of you phase," I blurted without thinking
Out of the corner of my eye, I caught Paul and Jared exchange apprehensive looks, Kim had begun biting her lip, and Jacob took a deep breath.
"Ok, we're ready, just tell us," Sam said boldly
I exhaled deeply and began "It's something called a predator charm, it's what the vampire uses to mark it's prey, or in other words, it's singer, the sweetest thing they will ever taste, and the best meal they will ever have." Words began sprouting out of my mouth like vomit, this speech sounded so planned.
I stopped to let them absorb it and glanced around, thankfully, The Wolves weren't shaking yet, just wore deathly murderous expressions. I would have been afraid if I hadn't felt so safe.
"Answer me something Brianna, do leeches do the charm, or does it happen?" Sam asked in a controlled voice
"Bit of both really, the charm is present when a leech first sees its singer; it's up to the vampire to accept it or not,"
"Let me guess, Bella is Edward's singer, and he's accepted it," Quil said overall
We all raised our eyebrows in surprise as he said this; I hadn't expected Quil to work it out so fast.
"Can a vampire resist the charm?" Billy inquired
"It's hard, the charm is seductive, but it has been resisted before, when the charm was placed on Bella, at the time Edward hadn't expected it, it hit him full blow he didn't except it till a couple of weeks later." I said, unsure as why I was standing up Edward; I hated him, didn't I?
"Can I ask you something; is a vampire's singer the equivalent to soul mate or imprint?" Jacob asked with a slight shaky edge to his voice, the hopeful eagerness on his face made me want to cry. Jacob had had his heart broken but he still had found a reason to live. Unlike Bella.
I smiled at him, only Jacob would ask a question like this.
"No Jake, it's not soul mate, Edward has a soul mate out there somewhere, and once Edward finds her, Bella will not matter,"
"So, Bella gets off worst in this," Paul said surprisingly, looking slightly regretful
I nodded at him, this was really surprising, and I hadn't expected the Pack to work out things so easily. They were smart as well as sexy.
"How does the charm affect the prey or in other words Bella?" Billy asked
"It's like she's under a trance, she can't take anything against the Cullens, Eddie is like her illegal drug, and she's like an addict. When he left, she went through withdrawal therefore she had hallucinations." I enlightened
"Whoa, hold on a minute. Hallucinations?" Jacob questioned, his body stiffening
"Yeah, that was the reason she brought the motorcycles, the reason she jumped off the cliff, when she did something reckless, she would hear his voice and it brought her more pain, but she liked it, she would do anything to hear his voice again." I began softly but had to grit my teeth by the end of it. I was afraid Jacob would start shaking and storm out, but he surprised me.
"So she was using me?" Jacob said sadly
The look on his face was heart-breaking, I now hate Bella more then ever before, but I would help Jacob, and I was doing it just for him.
"She wasn't using you, don't think that, that was her intention at first, but then she began depending on you, every time she thought of Edward or The Cullens, it would hurt her, she felt like she was being ripped apart but you filled her with a warmth she couldn't explain. However, she loved it and that was the reason she was so upset when Sam ordered you not to see her, she was healing, and you were the reason for that." I elaborated
Jacob leaned back in his chair with a grin on his face. I guess he was satisfied with my answer.
"What's the charm got to do with imprinting?" Embry asked, scratching his head confused
"Bella is Jake's soul mate, and just Edward singer, the charm stops the imprint from completing itself, Edward could remove it but he's too infatuated by Bella to even try." I explained, Embry looked as though he finally understood,
Then I remembered something that Jacob should have done to complete the imprint "Did you know if the imprinter kisses the imprintee, the charm will be automatically removed and the imprint will complete itself to the max," I smirked in Jacob's direction
I saw as recognition sparked in his eyes and he buried his head in his hands groaning.
"So, all he has to do is kiss her when she get back," Jared said simply, as if it were easy as that
I could see all the others agreeing, Jacob still had his face in his hands.
"Won't work," I replied, every gaze turned to me, and Jacob even lifted his head to look at me.
I sighed and began explaining, "The Cullens are back in Bella's life, and so, the charm is at its fullest. When Jacob and Bella almost kissed in the truck and in the kitchen it would have shattered, but the phone ringing was a little too convenient,"
Jacob looked shocked, "how did you-?" he stopped abruptly, remembering what I had told him earlier
"Anyway, the charm sort of gave Edward a nudge that it was about to break and that is why he called on the exact second of the kiss," I explained, although I had no idea how I knew this piece of information
"Wow! That completely fits," Emily said astounded
"Yeah, so how do we remove the charm?" Kim questioned
"The hard way, we have to befriend Bella, stay in her life as much as possible, but at the same time stay out of her personal space, take her shopping, sympathize with her, call her to bonfires, treat her like family, let her take risks... Etc..." I instructed
"That's not too bad," Paul, admitted, "I might as well apologize, and mean it, it'll get me on her good side," Paul said, as matter of fact
"Great idea Paul," I said, "Why didn't I think of it?" I said, smacking my forehead
Paul shrugged and smirked at me "It seems like I'm smarter than you, Bri, can I call you that?"
"No,"
"Well you see Bri, I'm not all muscle, I have brains too," Paul finished
"Ones you never use," Jared muttered, causing Paul to glare at him, and then he smirked at me
"Whatever asshole," I rolled my eyes at him
"Ok, is that everything Brianna?" Sam interrupted
"Err…" I trailed off and looked into my mind
'Sarah? It that everything?'
'No, the imprint with Renesmee and why, it's vital that they know,
I groaned mentally, this was the one subject I was trying to avoid 'do I have too?'
'Yes, it's important,' she responded sternly
"Brianna?" Sam said
"Yes, there's more…but you won't like it, I suggest I tell you later, it's a part of the future, a part I'm going to change…can I tell you at dinner?" I explained hesitantly
Sam exchanged looks with Billy and Jacob then nodded
"Bri, where are you gonna stay?" Paul asked suddenly
Shit, I hadn't thought about that. Where was going to stay? I palm-faced, cursing myself for my stupidity.
"I don't know, I didn't think of that! I was too excited to meet you guys," I confessed
"You could stay with us, in Rachel and Rebecca's room, you are my sister after all," Jacob pointed out
I felt myself flood with relief as I jumped up and hugged Jacob whole heartedly.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you!"
Jake chuckled, "no problem,"
As I went to sit down again, I realised something. What was I going to wear?
'Don't worry about that, look outside,'
'Okay?' I replied confused
I got up and began going towards the door, perplexed at why Sarah wanted me too.
"Bri, where are you going?" Billy asked
"I'll be back in a moment," I called back as I reached the door
As I opened it, I saw my black backpack and suitcase lying on the porch steps.
'Thanks a lot, mum. Can I call you that?'
'Of course, I am your mother,'
I grabbed the suitcase and backpack and went back inside,
"Look at this guys," I told the gang, "I found my backpack and suitcase on the porch,"
"How did that get there?" Emily asked, looking bewildered
"I think it fell out of the sky, like I did," I responded, with a shrug
She nodded, got up and began clearing up the plates as everyone had finished their spaghetti. I set my luggage by my chair and helped her.
"Oh no, don't do that." She took the plates from me
"I want to help," I said stubbornly taking them back off her
She smiled at me and carried on,
"Jared drop Kim off back home and then go on patrol, you too Jacob, drop Billy off and patrol," Sam ordered
Jared and Jake left with Billy and Kim while, Emily and I washed up, Sam went to his bedroom to get some shut eye and the rest of the wolves watched TV in the sitting room. Emily had just popped out to get something from the store.
As I was putting the dishes away, Embry entered the kitchen and approached me.
"Hey Brianna," He said, leaning against the wall
"Hey, Embry," I responded, keeping my attention on the dishes
"Can you tell me the future?" Embry blurted, all of a sudden
I stared at him blankly, resisting the urge to roll my eyes; I knew this would happen sooner or later.
"No," I said simply
"Please, I won't tell anyone," He pleaded with a mischievous glint in his eye
"No, they'll find out anyway, pack mind remember," I reminded him
"I'll hide it," He said confidently
"Embry. My word is final. No." I said stubbornly turning my back on him
"You're no fun," I heard him say, then after a few seconds the kitchen door closed
After a few minutes the kitchen door opened again, I turned around, putting on an angry expression expecting it to be Embry. However, it was Quil.
"So, tell me what happens in the future." Quil asked looking quite smug
"I've already told Embry no, the same applies to you," I said earnestly
"I thought you did that just to shut him up," Quil said
This situation seemed strangely familiar, where had I seen this before? Wait! I knew, it was when Mike and Taylor both asked Bella to the Dance or was it prom.
"No, I meant it," I said
"But tell me anyway?" Quil suggested, giving me a puppy dog look
I sighed; this was going to be a long day.
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