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CHAPTER 4
REUNION OF THE BLOODSUCKING KIND
Conner's POV
The hours passed and I had to ask Lushka if he could bring me downstairs. Not that he was boring or anything, I just felt like everyone who was there was listening to us anyway, so why not include them in on our conversation.
Lushka, being a wonderful imprinter to me so far, had carried me carefully downstairs.
"Conner!" Aunt Alice said.
I couldn't see her, but she sounded like she was bouncing up and down. Lushka sat down on the couch with me on his lap keeping me warm. It was really helping my back out a lot.
"Hi, Aunt Alice." I couldn't believe that I was wore out from just being carried down the stairs. I leaned against Lushka's chest, closing my eyes.
I had to open my eyes and look up. Her eyes intent on the two of us, "Well, it's about time, Lushka. But on, Conner?" her hands were on her hips, but she was smiling. "Didn't I tell you that you'd be imprinted on?" I nodded slightly and she continued, "But not on a blood relative!"
"Grandpa Edward doesn't think that dad and Uncle Embry are blood after all." Lushka advised her as he rubbed my back soothingly. "He's thinking that Uncle Sam's dad is Uncle Embry's biological father. We won't know until Grandma Jackie and Grandpa Billy get here."
"They're coming?" I asked. I didn't hear Uncle Carlisle talking about them being on their way.
"They said they'd be on the plane tonight and be here by tomorrow afternoon at the latest."
"Then we need to get a room set up for them." Aunt Alice started thinking. Her and her shopping sprees.
Then I saw Uncle Edward walk in to the room, "Yes, your Aunt loves to shop. She takes 'shop till you drop' very seriously. And, she won't stop- being a vampire." "Shush, Edward." Alice snarled, but smiled. "I only stop because the stored close for the night." then she pouted which made me laugh.
"Conner, don't fight it. You're exhausted and you need your rest." Uncle Edward told me. "You need to heal, and sleep is the only way you can. You've had a lot of excitement for one day. Rest."
I closed my eyes and drifted into a some what peaceful slumber.
Lushka's POV
My sweet Conner finally gave in to her exhaustion and fell asleep quickly. I was enjoying keeping her safe in my arms while she slept, though I could have put her down and gone to do something else, I didn't.
The back brace she had on looked so uncomfortable and I wish that I could just go back in time and be there before that damn vampire attacked my precious imprint. Grandpa Carlisle placed a body brace on her, which meant that her whole torso was stabilized. I had to leave, I didn't want to see her top half exposed. Though my concern for her was the most important thing, I couldn't-wouldn't look at her naked at this tender age.
"You remind me of me, Lushka." Grandpa Edward said watching us. "When your grandmother was still human and we were in school, I would visit her at great grandpa Charlie's house and watch her sleep."
I pushed a stray hair away from her eyes and smiled, "So I do have some good qualities instead of smelling the house with dog."
Aunt Rose had to but in, "That's your father's fault." She was in the kitchen with Grandma Esme making more food. Everyone would be here by this afternoon to see how Conner was doing.
The couch we were sitting on was long enough for even me to stretch out on, and wide enough for two people to fall asleep on comfortably. I gently laid Conner down and moved to lay on my side, holding her tight and I myself fell asleep, keeping her warm, and hopefully helping her back heal.
Something strange was going on. I knew I was sleeping, but I usually don't dream these kinds of dreams.
I was standing by myself on First Beach, waiting for someone or something. Looking around frantically, I found my weakness. At the edge of the tree line, I saw Conner. She had to be at least eighteen and so beautiful. I didn't give her a chance to move. At lightning speed I was in front of her in two heartbeats, picking her up and placing kisses all over her. This is totally not what I dream about.
Things changed quickly. I was standing in front of a ten year old Conner now. What the hell is going on here?
Lushka?
Conner?
What's going on here? This is really strange.
I walked over to her and touched her cheek. She felt the same here, in my dreams, as she did when I was awake. Not sure, sweetie. Have you ever dreamed like this before?
No. She looked around her and was shocked. I don't have my brace on!
Remember, Conner, you're dreaming. And apparently, we're dreaming the same thing.
Can we go do what ever we want?
I looked at her sternly, It depends on what you have in mind.
I want to go cliff diving! Mom and dad won't let me do it when I'm awake, and I really, really want to at least go in my dreams! Please, Lushka. Pretty, pretty please.
Oh great! I not only have a junior assassin, I've got a dare devil too. Okay, but not for too long. Still, even in our dream, I was trying to protect her. You do know, we're going against your parents wishes by doing this in our dream.
What they don't know, won't hurt them! Her smile was unbelievable.
I can't believe that she was this hyper as she grabbed my hand and physically drug me to the top of the cliffs.
Conner, I don't think this is a good idea. Why don't we move down there? I pointed to the cliff a little farther down, but she shook her head.
I've jumped from there awake, and I thought it wasn't exciting enough. Oh, great! She started bouncing. Please, Lushka? Just once, and we can jump together!
How can I argue with that? On the count of three. One- two- THREE!
We jumped and I swear, I hope this girl doesn't have the set of lungs on her in the real world like she does now. I made a mental note, even in my dreams, to never let her jump from the top again!
She let go of my hands before we hit the water, curling up to apparently make a big splash. We both reached the surface at the same time and swam for shore.
For once I had seen La Push sunny. It was nice, even if it was in our shared dream. We lay on the beach, which was actually sand instead of stone. It was nice laying beside Conner drying off.
THAT was fun! I want to do it again some other time. Her smile so bright it almost out shone the sun itself.
But not this time. I think you've had enough excitement for one day doing that. I sat up, staring at her, then I had to ask, Conner, what do you really think about me?
She turned her head toward me and smiled again, I'm your imprint, Lushka. I know that we are supposed to grow closer to each other, brother sister love, but I think it would be better if we just skipped the whole thing and get straight to the boyfriend girlfriend stuff.
You didn't answer my question.
I thought I did. Add sarcasm into this mix that I call an imprint.
Uhm, no you didn't.
Yes, Lushka, I did! But I'll put it another way so your old mind can get a grasp on it. It's good to know that I've been imprinted on because we only have to get to know each other. We shouldn't have to fight it, like my stupid sisters. I accept it, I cherish it and we will probably be close like Uncle Quil and Aunt Claire are.
I can't believe she said that. Boldness and fearlessness, along with the assassin and sarcasm in her, I'm in for one hell of a relationship with her.
I think it's time for us to wake up. For the first time since she had gotten hurt, I saw sadness in her eyes.
Lushka.
Yes, Conner.
She sat up and moved closer to me. Can I kiss you?
Conner, I really don't think that is something we do now at your age. When you get older, yes. There will be so many opportunities when you turn maybe sixteen that we can share together. I pulled her in and kissed her lovingly on the forehead and hugged her tight. Let's wake up now.
I could feel myself being pulled away from her in the dream world and back to reality. I woke, stretching out, moving my arm from around Conner's waist. When she woke it was quite different.
She started crying, and that's when I heard gasps from all around. The entire pack was here, and my imprint was, I'm hoping, crying from the pain and not from me turning her down for that dream kiss that I would have imagined to be incredible.
I know it sounds disgustingly pedophilic of me, but I did want to kiss her. To taste her lips before I was allowed to, but I was the adult and I had to make sure that things would go in a certain order. Maybe when she turned thirteen I would give her that kiss that she so desperately desired in our dream world.
"Conner, do you need some medicine?" I spoke so softly that only she could hear me.
I could see her cringing as she nodded, "Yes." Her eyes were still closed, and I was glad that it wasn't that I turned her down.
"I'll go get you some." I consoled her. "You need to open your eyes now, everybody is here to see you."
Conner's POV
I felt Lushka move from the couch to get me more Vicodin. But, that wasn't why I was crying. I know I am ten years old, but it was just a dream, right? What would happen if a forty year old, who in fact imprinted on me, kiss me?
I didn't open my eyes, but I could hear everything around me as the tears streamed down my cheek and across my nose.
Lushka was back in record time with the medicine and a glass of water. I didn't look at him as I took them from his hands and he gently pulled me up to the sitting position on the couch.
"Hi, sweetie." Aunt Alice smiled. "I see that you will make a full recovery and soon."
"Hi Aunt Alice. That's good to know." I tried to act like I was still tired.
Lushka got down on his knees in front of me and looked at my expression. "Conner," Aunt Alice said touching my hand. "Would you like me to take you to the bathroom?"
I nodded, looking up at her and I think she knew what was going on. She carried me into the bathroom that was up on the third floor, the bathroom that was in Uncle Edwards old room, Aunt Alice told me.
"Care to tell me what that look was about?" She asked after I finished going to the bathroom.
"They'll here us." Aunt Alice set me down on a bed.
"No, there's too much going on down there for anyone to hear. Now spill it, junior pup."
"We shared a dream together, Lushka and me." The tears started forming again. "I asked him to kiss me and he- he told me we had to wake up."
"You do realize that you're ten, Conner. The two of you have time for that later down the road." She held me close, but not in a bone crushing way. "Take Uncle Jazz for instance. He wouldn't kiss me or hold my hand for months!" she did the eye roll thing. "I was the one who got tired of him acting like I was a disease and one day I just grabbed both of his hands, pulled him close to me and kissed him."
"What was his reaction?" I had to ask. Uncle Jazz was one loving guy/vamp, well you know what I mean, that is, after you got to know him.
"He just stood there, stock still until I was finished with him. He didn't even kiss me back!"
"So should I, uhmm, you know, surprise him some time?"
"I would wait until you are at least twelve, maybe thirteen."
"That long?! Aunt Alice, I want to kiss him now!"
"You're still a little girl in his eyes and in ours. What would people think if they saw the two of you kissing?"
"Okay, I got it." I sulked.
"Good. Let me carry you down stairs. Everybody is wanting to see you."
"Are Angie and Merri here?" she nodded. "Great. They better not get on my nerves."
Alice laughed, picking me up and carried me back down stairs where everyone was.
And when I say everyone, I mean everyone. Retired pack members and new ones. Those who were still alive with their imprints and those wolves who stayed eternally young, like dad and Uncle Jake.
The Cullen clan had made a feast. Everything that I liked, even things I didn't. They even made me homemade pizza. Or at least I think they did. It was piled high, just like how mom makes it.
I sat beside Lushka, but never looked at him. He tried to keep a light conversation going with me, but I didn't feel very talkative after that nap. He even went so far as to put a little of everything on my plate unless I made a face. Then he would pass it to the next person.
The night was exhausting for me. All I wanted to do after eating was fall asleep. I know at least three times I was leaning against Lushka on the couch, drifting off to sleep, maybe more.
The next time I woke up, I was in my own bed screaming at the top of my lungs.
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