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I'm gonna play a lot with the imprints in this story. I'm going to be making my own imprints to my wolves. I'm removing Kim from the story because I don't really like her personality(which would make it hard to write her in), and I'm going to make Claire older. If the majority of you are interested, in my next upload I can list everyone and their ages, including my OCs. I won't spoil the story by telling you the pairs, so don't worry about that.
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The three boys practically flew from Jacob as he exploded. They stood up from their places after being scattered and watched the scene before them with open eyes. I knew that my face was the same. It felt like I was dreaming; almost floating as the rust colored wolf that replaced Jacob growled at the still shaking Sam. I started to shake, too; not from anger, but from fear. Fear for Sam. My heart pounded as the wolf stalked closer to Sam. He didn't do anything but continue to shake.
"Sam!" I couldn't help myself from blurting out his name.
Everyone -including the wolf- looked at me. Sam looked at me in disbelief, which distracted him from shaking; Embry and the other two unknown boys looked at me with even wider eyes; and finally, the wolf looked at me, but not for long. He growled -loud, might I add- and turned back to Sam, spit flying out of his mouth from complete and utter anger.
After Sam recovered, he started to shake violently once again. "Embry, Quil!" Sam barked out. "Take Bella inside. Jared, phase and try to help Jake calm down." He ordered.
I watched in confusion, embarrassment, and then in horror as Sam and Jared removed their shorts and turned into wolves like Jacob had. I fell down and watched a midnight black wolf and a medium brown wolf shoves the russet wolf into the tree line beside them. The russet one kept growling at the black one and looked like it wanted to fight. I continued to stare in the place they left until Embry and Quil bent down in front of me, blocking my view to the tree line, trying to grab my attention.
"Hellooo," Quil drawled, waving his hand in front of my eyes. "Anyone in there?" He smirked as he poked my head.
"Quil, dammit, shut up! You're being annoying." Embry turned to me with a welcoming smile, his short bangs moving on his forehead as he shook his head. "Hey, Bella. Nice to see you again. How are you?"
I stared at him and Quil in silence. It felt as if I forgot how to speak. Are they just going to ignore what they saw? Oh my god, are they both wolves too? Oh my god.
After what seemed like an awkward silence that lasted forever, Embry finally talked again.
"Alright, Bella lets get you inside, then." Embry picked me up bridal style and walked up the back porch and into the house, using the back door.
The inside was still brown like the outside, but my still shocked brain wouldn't register details.
"Hey, just a warning, don't stare at Emily's face. Sam hates it." Embry quickly whispered in my ear before plopping me in a chair in what I guessed was the kitchen.
I saw a girl cleaning dishes in front of me, but she got startled when Embry put me down loudly. From the view of her back, she had a simple yellow sundress with flowers on it that fit around her perfect curves loosely. Her silky, thick pitch black hair was down and only met her shoulder blades. Once she turned around, I saw that on the left side of her face was three long and massive claw marks. Thanking Embry for the warning in my mind, I tried to focus on the right side of her face.
"Oh," she said surprised, eyes widening with a small smile on her face. "Who is this?"
"Bella Swan. Who else?" Quil spoke from his seat next to me.
"Of course! Sam has spoken so much about you," Emily told me.
Quil and Embry took a muffin from the middle of the table we were sitting at. Both of them swallowed it practically whole.
Emily chuckled at my expression I was making at the two boys and sat down across from me. "Boys will be boys," she smiled. "Are you okay?" She asked with concern. "I know watching what they have to go through is hard. Do you need anything?"
I smiled small and softly, trying to assure her I was fine. I coughed to clear my throat before speaking.
"Yeah, I think I'm okay. Just in shock, I guess." I laughed awkwardly as the three of them watched my face while I spoke. "And a glass of water would be perfect." I looked back at Emily as she stood and went to get me the water.
"So, how does it feel to be a wolf girl, Bella?" Quil laughed, and I obviously didn't get the joke. Embry glared at him and he continued talking. "Sorry, inside joke. But when Sam, Jake, and Jared come back, we'll tell you what's going on. Don't worry," he smiled before taking his third muffin.
"Do… Do you think Jake and Sam are okay? I mean, I heard them fighting, so…" I trailed off when Embry and Quil started laughing at my worrying. I looked back at Emily with a blush when she out my water in front of me on the table and she caught my eye with understanding.
Once Embry stopped laughing, he smiled with amusement in his eyes. "Sorry, I didn't mean to laugh at you. It's just… We're stronger than you think, okay?"
"Stronger than vamp-" I caught my almost mistake and closed my mouth quickly, my eyes wide. Did they know of vampires? What if they didn't? What if-
"Leeches, you mean?" Quil spoke up again, making my head snap up to look at him with disbelief. "Yes, we are stronger than vamps. We're made to destroy them," he smirked and then winked at me, making me shake my head, confused about what was happening down in La Push.
I was going to ask what he was exactly, but Sam came bursting through the door, bringing a loud laugh with him. He walked straight up to Emily, kissing all the scars on her face. She laughed and then kissed him on the lips, showing so much love and adoration between the two that I had to look away, and decided to drink water while watching the other two men walk in through the doorway instead. Jared walked in before Jacob and sat down on my left, smirking at me, and also at Quil and Embry since they were just sitting on my right. I smiled back tentatively and turned my attention to Jake, who just walked in. He didn't come to sit at the table like I thought he would but instead kept his distance from everyone by standing by the doorway after grabbing a muffin.
"Hey, Bells," he said, sounding happier than he did when he was in the backyard.
"Hi, Jake. Longtime-no-see," I smiled softly at him.
My attention shifted once again when Jared's hand stuck out. "I'm Jared. Nice to meet you, finally, Bella." He smiled warmly and I gripped his hand tightly.
I resisted a gasp from the heat of his hand. I wasn't as surprised at the temperature, but more surprised at how familiar the heat was, even though I couldn't remember what it reminded me of. Strange.
"Hey, Bella." Sam's voice finally spoke up to me as he sat down across from me. "How are you?" He poked my cheek with his index finger smiling at me.
I almost forgot what happened only fifteen minutes before because of how amusing and welcoming everyone was in the house. I smiled widely at Sam, his voice reminding me how much I missed his big brother attitude and teasings.
"Hey, you big hulk. Ready to give me some answers?" I changed my smile to a smirk while watching the emotions on his face change from happiness to an expression full of anxiety. He knew that his secret wasn't a secret to me anymore and he couldn't keep it from me any longer.