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Our Dawn

Part V

Book 1 – Summer Rain

Leah Clearwater

7. Universe

To be on patrol with Paul Lahote wasn't on my top 10 of most interesting things to do. Paul and I had never been best friends and we were always disagreeing with each other so whenever we were together things never worked out. That was why Jacob usually didn't assign me to patrol with Paul but in that morning Rebecca was sick at home and Embry had to take David to school so I was asked to cover for him.

People in La Push often said that Paul had changed after James was born. He had turned more responsible and mature. Those people were idiots. Paul was still the same jerk the only difference was that now we tolerated each other a little bit better.

After all we were related. He was Jacob's brother-in-law. Plus I was the alpha female. Paul had never appreciated my position in the pack but he had gotten used to it over the years.

That morning, he was quite talkative for my dismay because I really wanted to patrol in silence. Paul wanted to know how we were handling the twins now that they were wolves. In the end he confessed he was worried about James phasing as well. Having kids had been a challenge for him, having a teenager about to turn into a giant wolf with two more children in the house would be a real nightmare for Paul and Rachel.

'Just because Will phased it doesn't mean more kids will phase too.'

'But when it happened to us it started like this. Sam was first and then me and Jared…'

'Paul…When Harry and Will were born I knew this would happen some day. And so did you. When Rachel was pregnant, you knew your children would become wolves. We can't control the wolf gene.'

Paul didn't like my words but he knew I was right.

'James has been asking about the twins and why they're missing school.'

'We need to put an eye on them for now.'

'What do I tell James?'

'Tell him they're sick. We can't risk they hurt someone.'

James was fourteen years old and Harry and Will were his best friends. In my opinion James wasn't the best company for my children since he had quite a huge record of detentions at school. He wasn't even a good model for his younger siblings.

'James isn't like that.'

'Are you kidding me?'

'The twins…'

'Don't you even think about accusing my boys. They were in trouble twice for standing up for James and last week they weren't even in school when someone tried to light a fire in their classroom.'

'It wasn't James.'

'Keep telling yourself that.'

That was the end of our civilised talk. It was a record but now it was time for another argument. As usual.

'Shit! I killed her guys! I killed her!'

A third voice entered our minds. We recognised Quil immediately and he was quite desperate.

'I need help Leah. Please.'

'What the hell have you done Ateara?' Paul questioned changing directions to meet Quil.

'I didn't do a thing. She asked me to be honest with her but when I was going to show her the truth she…'

Paul and I saw Claire's body lying on the floor through Quil's thoughts. I recognised the place and luckily it wasn't that far from Sam's place.

'Is that really Claire? What happened?'

'I thought she would understand better if I showed her what I am.'

'Go back to human form and wait for us.' I ordered. This guy was an idiot.

Quil did what I asked him to do and when Paul and I got there he was in panic walking back and forth around Claire who was still unconscious.

"She blacked out with no reason." He explained. "I told her it could be dangerous but she wanted to know the truth. When I took my shirt off she just collapsed."

"You can't take your clothes off in front of a girl who happens to be your imprint." Paul stated.

And that was a fact. Even Paul didn't agree to show Rachel his wolf form when she begged him. Actually Jacob managed to convince me to show to his sister how we morphed into wolves. It hadn't been my greatest moment. Rachel had reacted a little better than Claire though.

"I only took my shirt off. I don't understand…"

"She's a girl Quil…Is that so hard to understand?" Paul mocked. "If I were Claire I would pass out if I saw you taking your clothes off too."

"She studies Biology." Quil opposed.

"Marine Biology." I corrected.

"You just wait until I tell the others." Paul laughed.

"Can you keep on without me?" I asked placing myself between Paul and Quil to avoid a fight. "We can't leave the borders unprotected." I added.

Paul scoffed and waved.

"Fine." He said entering the forest again. "Just hurry up Clearwater."

"Is she okay?" Quil asked me when I kneeled in front of Claire.

"Yes. She's just unconscious. Let's take her over to Emily's."

"Ronald is going to kill me." Quil complained while he was carrying Claire. "I already made Clark leave and now…"

"It's not your fault. You didn't force Claire to break up with Clark."

After Claire's birthday party, Clark realised he would never be able to compete with Quil for Claire's love so he accepted to break up and went back to Berkeley on his own. It looked like Clark knew his battle was a lost cause. That reminded me I owed Embry eighty dollars since we had been betting on how long Clark would stay after Claire's party. Embry had won.

"Try to tell Ron that. He went to my place with a gun."

Emily was surprised when she saw us at her door. Luckily for us Emily knew how her niece was feeling and accepted to help us.

"Did you tell her what you are?" Emily asked Quil.

"Yes but I didn't get to show her."

"Good…otherwise you could have caused her a heart attack." I muttered.

"Did you tell her about the imprint?" Emily insisted.

Quil nodded negatively.

"You should've told her that first." She concluded. "That's what Sam did when he told me."

"Should I take her to the hospital?" He asked worriedly.

"No, she'll wake up soon."

As soon as I spoke those words Claire opened her eyes and Quil decided to escape to Emily's kitchen.

"How do you feel?" Emily asked.

Claire looked at us confusingly.

"How did I get here?"

"You fainted." Emily explained.

"Where's Quil?"

He was hiding like a coward but since I didn't want Claire to suffer anymore I decided to help him out. Maybe I should be the person to tell Claire the truth at least the most embarrassing part of our condition. Then Quil could explain the imprint.

"Do your parents know you're with Quil?" I asked. Claire blushed and looked to the floor. I knew the answer.

"My dad doesn't allow Quil to see me since Clark left." She confessed.

"Ron's overreacting." I told Emily. "Maybe you should talk to him."

"Can you ask him to stop threatening Quil?" Claire asked.

"I'll try." Promised Emily.

"So who starts?"

Emily shrugged.

"You have more experience." Emily said.

"You're better with words." I replied.

"You've explained this to the twins already. You should start."

"Okay, I'll start." I sighed. "Claire I'm going to tell you something really important and you have to keep it a secret."

"Okay."

"Do you remember the legends about the spirits that protect our people? The ones we told you when you were a child?"

"I remember." Claire assured us.

"Okay…the main point is…the legends are true." I said loud and clear.

My words didn't cause any impact because Claire didn't seem convinced.

"The legends are true?" She repeated. "You can't expect me to believe that some people turn into giant…"

Claire's words lingered in the air when a howl echoed in the house. I knew it was Quil.

"Was that a wolf?" Claire asked alarmed. "It looks like it's near."

"Our people always had this ability." I told her. "We're protectors and our warrior spirits are wolves."

"I don't get it. Who is a protector? And why do we need protection?"

"We need protection against leeches."

"Vampires." Emily corrected. "The cold ones."

Claire was dumbfounded.

"Is this a joke aunt Emily?"

"No, I'm afraid it's not. I know it's hard to believe but it's true. It was hard for me as well."

"Maybe you should see for yourself." I suggested.

"Are you sure it's safe?" Emily inquired.

"Of course."

I pulled Claire's arm and dragged her over to Emily's backyard. My cousin followed us. Quil came out of the forest and stood there, in front of us. Claire was speechless watching the brown wolf with warm eyes.

"Are you okay?" Emily asked her niece.

In that same moment Claire collapsed again.

"Oh please…This is ridiculous. What's wrong with this girl?" I complained. "Not even my kids reacted this way."

With Emily's help I put Claire on the couch again while Quil took his human form.

I went to get a glass of water and splashed it all over Claire's face. I was getting tired of that and I couldn't spend my whole day watching her passing out.

"Claire…you're not making this easy on us." I said. "What you saw wasn't a dream nor your imagination. The pack protects our people against vampires. We'll keep on our mission until there are no more bloodsuckers around. Quil is one of us just like me, Jacob, Sam, Embry, Paul and many others. Do you understand?"

Claire was silent.

"Quil wanted to tell you but he thought it was easier to show you." I kept going. "This secret can't leave this room."

"Did you say vampires?" She asked.

"Yes."

"Real vampires?"

"They're not like in the movies. They feed on blood but they don't use coffins." I informed.

"But…" Claire was watching the both of us without knowing if she should believe us or not.

"Not all of them feed on human blood. The Cullens are our friends. They're vegetarian." Emily stated.

"The Cullens?"

"Please don't tell me you find them normal." I rolled my eyes when Claire didn't reply. Even when I didn't know the truth about the legends I had never seen the Cullens has normal people. They had always looked suspicious to me.

Staring at Emily, Claire finally realised I was being serious.

"Listen Claire, you've been a part of our world for a long time. It was time for you to know everything." I told her. "Your parents already know. They didn't tell you because…"

"Because of me." Quil entered the room and I knew it was time to leave them alone.

"You owe me again, Ateara."

"I'll buy you something for Christmas."

"Better be something expensive."

He laughed.

"I have to go before Paul starts accusing me of bailing out on him."

Emily followed my example to give Quil and Claire some privacy. It was time for Quil to man up and come clean. I didn't know what he had planned to tell her but before leaving Emily's house I heard him tell Claire she had been his universe since she was two years old.

"What do you think it's going to happen to them now?" Emily asked.

"Now…I think your brother is going to try and kill Quil. Again."

Emily nodded.

"Fortunately wolves have healing powers." She muttered.

"Fortunately." I agreed. Soon I joined Paul who started whining about me being late. I knew then that it wasn't my lucky day.


A/Note: I'm sorry for the delay. I had a really busy week. Finally I wrote a chapter about Claire and Quil. Things are going to be easier for them from now on, but not for me because my job is slowing me down.

Rafaela: Ainda não sei muito bem sobre o futuro dos gémeos. Gosto da ideia de imprimirem, mas não quero que imprimam numa rapariga qualquer, tem de ser algo especial porque eles também são especiais. Por isso ainda tenho de planear isso. Por enquanto o que posso dizer é que mais rapazes irão transformar-se em breve e não apenas em La Push. Obrigado pelas palavras.

BB-Waters: My next chapter will answer your question about who Will looks like when he's phased, okay? Thanks for reviewing.

Until next time, take care,

Karisan