Jasmine's POV
It has been a week on the dot since Edward had taken Melanie home that day. I have called her cell phone several times since but I all I kept getting was her voice mail. I know she what she is going through and that it was silly to try to call her, but I am worried about her.
After the what seems like the fifteenth time I have called, I sigh heavily and give up. Instead, deciding to go for a run in my wolf form in hopes of calming down. I walk out of my house and run straight for the woods.
Once I deem myself far enough into the wooded area, I take off my clothes - leaving them neatly folded on top of a tree stump - and phase. Not wanting to just run by myself for the whole afternoon, I call out for one of my pack mates through the mind link.
Jason, you there?
No response.
Mark?
Still no answer.
Is anyone out there?!
After a few seconds of utter silence, I roll my eyes. It looks like I am by myself for the moment.
I just start running aimlessly through the woods, hoping that spending the evening in the fresh air will help my mood when suddenly, I hear growling. Freezing in mid-run, I turn around to see a black wolf behind me.
Who are you? I ask through the mind link.
Jasmine? The wolf asks in surprise.
Wait, Melanie?!
Yep, it's me.
You smell like pack... How long have you been able to phase?!
Not long. The pain stopped sometime around midnight last night. I just came from a pack meeting, actually. John told me to come find you.
John is the pack leader, son of the old pack leader Sam Uley. I wince at the mention of the pain we endure while the gene activates. I should have come by to see you. I am so sorry.
She shakes her head. No, I wouldn't have been good company. It was smart to stay away.
Still, it was shitty of me to not help you with Chance. I don't know why I froze up like that. I lie, not wanting to tell her about Chance being my imprint yet.
I understand Jaz. Really, let's just put that day behind us.
Edward's POV
"So, she has phased." Alice says to, not even caring that we are in the school parking lot. I sigh irritably.
Alice is being so stupid! She knows not to say that kind of thing in public! Emmett thinks.
I roll my eyes at his thought. Alice glares as me and mentally demands to know who said what.
"Emmett said you are being stupid." I tell her.
Alice looks over at Emmett, a scowl on her face. "I am not being stupid you big oaf! I saw " She kicks him in the knee, she is standing beside him so it didn't take much effort to reach him. It doesn't hurt him, but he winces anyway.
"Besides, we knew it would happen, didn't we? I mean, her dad told it would most likely happen" Emmett asks. Jasper, who has been quiet the entire time, just rolls his eyes.
"Likely to happen isn't the same as definitely happening, Emmett." He drawls. Emmett glares at him and walks over to his car, where Rose has been waiting for him.
I let out a huff and walk off. The school was built beside the edge of a wooded area and I tend to go into it to hunt. Alice and Jasper planned on joining me this time but I wanted to get a head start.
We normally don't hunt together but I have cut it close this time, my coal black eyes showing it to the world. After what happened with Chance, I need to feed to sate the thirst. I usually am pretty good with keeping my temper in check but when I am thirsty, I can't control it as well.
I sniff the air to pinpoint what animals I would be feeding from today when a different scent hits me instead of the anticipated smell of deer. I am already a few miles out from my family, Alice most likely already knows what is going on and deems it unnecessary to come find me.
Which means whatever this is it most likely won't harm me. I head towards the scent.
Once the scent gets incredibly strong, I look around to try to pinpoint the animal that is emanating the scent, but I see nothing. Then a twig snaps in the distance and two horse sized wolves come out of the brush. One is light brown with streaks of darker browns through the hair. The other is pure black, I would think it's Sam if it weren't for the fact that he stopped phasing years ago and it is now his son, John, who is the leader now.
Of course, it's wolves. I take another sniff and am surprised with what I am smelling. Usually, the scent of a shape shifter is a wet dog smell, but for some reason I don't get that. The scent is almost pleasant.
Before I can begin to question it, the brown wolf growls at me. The black wolf, however, just stares at me. Its eyes full of an emotion I cannot place.
Edward, what are you doing here?
Jasmine? I knew she was a wolf but I would've never guessed that she would be this big. "I was coming to hunt. What are you doing out here? This isn't part of your territory." I sneer.
We were just leaving. Right, Melanie?
That's Melanie? Well, it looks like Alice was right. She phased...
Beautiful... Melanie thinks.
My eyes widen. Did I hear her right? All of a sudden, I am bombarded by thoughts about me.
Jasmine tries to get her friend's attention. Melanie?!
But she just ignores her name being called out and walks till she is right in front of me. Our eyes are locked the entire time and all her thoughts are focused on me. I stare at her with awe. She leans her head down and nuzzles against me. "So warm." I whisper, snaking my arms around her neck.
HELLO?!
Jasmine's voice snaps me back out of whatever trance I was in. I pull my arms from around Melanie's neck in a quick motion. Her eyes fill with sadness once I wrench my arms from around her neck and she storms into the trees.
Melanie wait! Jasmine runs straight after her.
Melanie's POV
"Mommy!" I shout as soon as I enter my home, my shirt is drenched with dried tears and new ones are still running down my cheeks.
"Melanie!" She exclaims in alarm. I sob, embracing her in a tight hug.
"He doesn't want me!" I wail, burying my face in the crook of her neck.
My imprint, my soulmate, the one person who I was made to evolve around doesn't want anything to do with me. Hell, he isn't even human! I am supposed to hate him! How can he be my imprint?!
"What on earth happened?!"
"I met my imprint." I murmur. "But he doesn't want me mom! He hates me!"
"Why would he hate you?!"
"It's Edward, mom. Edward Cullen, the vampire, is my imprint..."
"Oh, I am so sorry sweetheart..." She murmurs, hugging me even tighter.
Jasmine's POV
I run toward the reservation, knowing it was useless to keep following Melanie. Once I arrive, my path is blocked by the other pack members.
Melanie has imprinted on a leech! I tell them through the mind link.
Leah snarls in my face. WHAT?! How is that possible? Which leech?!
Get out of my face or you won't be getting an answer!
She backs off slowly.
It's Edward Cullen. I say through the link.
Just as I think his name every other wolf in the pack starts to growl.
"What is going on?" My dad exclaims, walking over to us. He doesn't even care that we are in our wolf forms. Leah phase's back and dad scowls at her. I understand why, Leah is my aunt and I don't really want to see her naked. It's most likely worse for him because she is his sister.
"Jasmine just told us that Melanie has imprinted. On a leech."
Billy, who followed Seth, gasps. "My granddaughter imprinted on who now!?"
"A leech, Billy. She imprinted on a leech."
"Who is it?" He asks, his voice weary.
"Edward Cullen." She spats.
I run off toward my house. I phase into my human form - not caring that I am naked - and storm up to my room.
