7- Change of Heart

"There is never a time or place for true love. It happens accidentally, in a heartbeat, in a single flashing, throbbing moment.

Embry POV-

I advanced towards the figure that was frozen by the sea's edge, my ears picked up the crash of the waves on the shore.

My mind kept wanting me to go home and sleep but something was drawing me towards to sea's edge.

As I got closer and closer, I saw a hunched up girl sitting there with her arms around her, her eyes were tightly shut.

Curiosity burned through me.

I could hear the crunch of my feet on the sand and I waited for the girls eyes to open from me approaching her but they remained shut. I decided to make my presence even more clearer,

"Are you okay?" I asked her as nicely as possible, I was yearning to know what she was doing out here alone. The moon was still behind the clouds so I couldn't get a proper look at her either.

She remained still, as if she hadn't heard me, her eyes stayed tightly shut. I thought she had something wrong with her, or she was having a mental breakdown or something,

"You're not having a fit are you?" I voiced my worries out loud. The girl smirked slightly as if the idea of her having a fit was amusing to her, I saw her eyes open slowly, I had a feeling that they had been shut for hours.

The girl was covered in layers of dark clothing; she had a dark shadow across her face, it was almost like she was hiding herself, like she didn't want to draw attention to herself. The only thing that stood out was her layered short hair that angled her face and made her look strong, her hair kept being blown about by the wind.

Her eyes darted to my legs and then moved themselves back to the sea again, she looked slightly annoyed.

"No" she said clearly and quietly, I raised my eyebrows at her voice, it had a slight southern, country drawl to it but it sounded subsided and rough.

I put my hands in my pockets, not sure on what to say next, it looked as if I had just interrupted something very important.

Her head titled upwards and saw my lack of clothes, she looked very surprised,

"Aren't...you cold...?" the girl asked even more quietly, she looked like she was trying to swallow something in her throat, I just brushed it aside as nerves.

I chucked at her question as I knew I never cold,

"I have a warm heart" I said to her, dodging the question slightly, I tried to make her feel like I wasn't a random, creepy stranger. She looked kinda dazed but didn't reply to my words.

Silence filled the air once again.

I finally decided to ask her what was really on my mind,

"So what are you doing here alone at this time of night?" I asked trying to sound more concerned than curious, when actually it was the other way round. The girl sighed and thought for a moment, I didn't understand why she seemed so distressed,

"The usual" she finally said bluntly, I nearly laughed at her blunt words but I was starting to get agitated, she was making me feel like I was on the edge of my seat watching some sort of thriller.

I decided to voice my own theories,

"What? Drugs?" I asked more curious, this girl sat there with a stern expression on her face, she didn't seem amused.

"No" she said, I nearly sighed but restrained myself from doing so.

"Are you always so mysterious?" I asked her, the words accidentally slipped out of my mouth and I knew what I said was a bad choice of words.

"Are you always so rude?" she suddenly snapped at me, I was surprised by her changed of emotions. I fell silent, replaying my earlier words in my head, I was being rude to her.

I nearly said sorry but she got there before me,

"I...err...I'm sorry" she said, sounding more calmer than before. I was stumped on how to reply, I felt speechless for a moment, I shuffled my feet slightly, and finally managed to speak.

"I guess I shouldn't of been so...so blunt" I said, my voice crackled slightly in nerves but I didn't think she noticed. I was very confused at why I felt so nervous, I was beginning to loose my touch.

The girl then smiled at my words, my mouth went dry and her rare smile. I stood there frozen, her smile made her face work in a different way, there was no longer a dark shadow filling her face, it was like staring at a different person.

"I came here to see the sea" she said clearly, her smile faded slightly, but I kept staring at her in thought.

"I like the sound of the... waves" she added, I raised my eyebrows in surprise but I was glad that I knew the reason why she came here; my curiosity was finally satisfied.

I decided to settle myself down next to her, I wanted to find out more about this odd girl, the girl moved slightly away from me as I sat down, and she kept her eyes planted on the sea.

"me too" I replied, the girl sighed but I tried not to notice and I carried on speaking after a moment of silence.

"When I was little I used to come down here every night" I said, breaking the silence. "I used to sit here for hours just...listening." Memories filled my mind, childhood memories mostly, mainly memories of me being here alone after leaving my mom when she was having a 'bad' day. I noticed that I sounded happy but they were actually sad memories of mine.

"Do you always say this to random girls you find on the beach?" she asked me, I immediately started laughing at her blunt question, I knew that I was being quite open to her.

"I only do this when I'm tired" I replied, I was speaking the truth, my body was exhausted. Soon I would probably pass out from being so tired.

I saw the girl frown at my words and I decided to to explain my weird mood a bit better, I could almost hear unanswered questions coming from her mind.

"...I guess I get a confidence boost" I explained, I opened my mouth the explain more about the stages of tiredness but the girl looked slightly uninterested, she was still looking out into the sea, frozen in her vulnerable position.

I looked out to the sea as well, the moon had come out from the clouds changing the sea's colours, and the scenery around me, it felt like I was watching a black and white movie. The wind speckled water on my chest, but I took no notice, we were both captivated by the beautiful view.

"I love it when it's a full moon" the girl quietly said, sounding out of her usual character, I turned to look at her but she was still refusing to look at me, I chuckled slightly and turned my face away from her.

"Shame it's cloudy though, the stars are my favorite part of nighttime" I added looking up to the dark sky. She didn't reply to my words, I looked at the moon again.

And then we sat there in silence.

My mind went into a numb state, I wasn't thinking of anything, I just stared at the moon. I thought that I was in an odd situation, I was surprised that the girl hadn't asked me to leave or the fact she didn't speak for the long amount of time we sat there. I felt comfortable though, time went by quickly.

A phone buzz shook both of us out of our trance, the girl quickly felt her coat pockets and pulled out a small cellphone, I watched her delicate hands type a message to someone, I was curious but I knew if I looked at who she was texting then I would be crossing the line to borderline creeper.

The girl began to get up, I was caught of guard for a moment, I turned in surprise. I had no idea what the time was but I guessed she was going home,

"I guess that text was your cab driver?" I asked her, my voice sounded slightly rough from not speaking. The girl quickly nodded,

"Sleep waits for no one" she said extremely quietly, but I caught on to her words.

"Surely it's death, instead of sleep, 'death waits for no one' ?" I asked, thinking of the quote, the girl immediately winced, it seemed that I touched some sort of nerve of hers.

I fell silent, regretting my previous words.

The girl stood up, my hearing picked up on a strange sound coming from her, it sounded like bones clicking together, her face looked expressionless though, I thought it was just my ears playing up from me being so tired.

I stood up lost for words on what to say to her, I was still stressing about what I had said to her,

"Sorry if I offended you about the death quote thing" I said weakly, I knew that it was a lame apology.I hated the fact that I spoke without thinking, I always seem to do it.

I averted my eyes to the moon again, feeling slightly nervous for some reason, I was worried that this girl hated me.

I heard the girl try and say something, all I heard was a few words but then suddenly she walked off. I turned in surprise and then I quickly catched up to her,

"I'll see you off, wouldn't want you meeting any random men this time of night" I said to her humorously to help ease the walked down to the end of the road together, my eyelids kept drooping shut, I mentally slapped myself to try and keep me awake.

When we got to the pavement, we both glanced at the flickering lamp from across the road,

"That light has always been doing that, ever since I can remember" I told her, the girl was quite for a moment, I thought she wasn't going to reply,

"I used to be scared...when lights did that...as my brother used to say it was evil spirits warning me" she said confidently, I smiled at her words,

"warning you of what?" I asked her curiously, I was glad we finally had a conversation rolling,

"that if I din't let my brother eat my homemade cookies then they would kill me" she replied, I saw her mouth curl into a smile, she seemed happy at the memory. I laughed loudly at this,

"And did you?" I asked, still laughing slightly,

"No" she said bluntly, I laughed again, she sure didn't like to delve into things. I heard a car coming from the other end of the road, soon I saw a black car pull up near us.

"So this is where we part ways" I said, not sure how to say goodbye to this girl. She nodded and looked towards the driver, I looked in the same direction.

My body jolted slightly in recognition, it was Kim in the car, I was extremely confused. Why would Kim, Jared's girlfriend, be picking this girl up? Unless...

Before I had time to think the girl said goodbye to me quickly and walked to the car.

"hey sea girl!" I called out to her, I was sure I now knew who the girl was. She stopped her tracks and I rushed over to her,

"What's your name?" I asked her as kindly as possible, I was certain I knew who she was, the girl quickly turned around and looked up to my face, looked up to my eyes.

It felt like my heart stopped, it felt like the whole world had stopped, I went completely numb. All my loathing went away, all my frustration, any negative feelings that I had been feeling floated away. A glowing heat filled inside me, her hazel eyes dug their way into my eyes, into my soul. Nothing mattered but her. I could suddenly feel pain, lots of it, I nearly gasped out loud but my body was paralyzed.

"Eve" she breathed out to me, making me go even more crazy, her lips slowly shaped out her name, I stood there transfixed at the beautiful sight of her. My heart was beating fast, I was on the verge of begging her not to leave but to stay with me, but Eve quickly turned away from me and ran into the car.

I stood there with my mouth wide open, my mind was still racing, I was tempted to run after

her but the car zoomed off and I just stood there, I soon felt incomplete with out her, I wanted to be with her again.

I was in a dilemma of what to do, I could go home, or go after her, or go back into the forest and find Jacob and Quil. I thought the last idea was the best thing to do.

I sprinted full speed into the forest, thinking hard. While running into the forest, I changed. My body could barely feel the ripping of my bones, my mind was racing. I soon heard Jacob and Quil's grumbling but I took no notice.

I just imprinted. I thought out loud.


SO HO HO.

Ohkay, this took quite a lot of effort, turns out that it was much harder to write this chapter than it looks.

FINALLY I HAVE UPDATED WOO, sorry if I took too long, I've sort of been doing this day by day, bit by bit, along with all my mock exams, so feel proud my faithful readers, I am making an effort (which is strange for me)

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Did I make the whole imprinting this too cheesy? I tried not to, also

Did I make Embry sound like a guy, I have no idea what guys think (obviously) so I just tried not to make him think into things to much, gah.

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