No sooner had I finished my song for Emily and my new godson, did my phone go off. I sighed as I looked at the caller ID and it's Billy. I can feel my facial features scrunch in confusion.
Hello?
Bella! You, Paul, and I need to talk. It's about your ability.
(shocked) How did you know about that?
Because your mother and Sarah were the same way.
What do you mean were the same way?
That's what I need to talk to you about. it's a lot to explain. so why don't yall come on over and I'll explain everything
Wait. so you know why i can do what i do? This doesn't have to do with our recent visitor does it?
honestly, I would think that it doesn't. however, yes i can explain why. it's about what you are.
What I am?
Yes. Now hang up and get your butts over here!
I sighed as I hung up. I turn around off of the piano, and Paul was looking at me curiously. "So we gotta go to the Blacks?" I nod my head. "If Billy has answers for me, I'd like to hear them. So I think I will go change and then we can head there?" He nods his head with a small smile. I run up his stairs and open the closet that most of my clothes had been stashed. Pulling my hair back into a lazy ponytail, I sigh as I pull some old jeans and a hoodie out. I find my favorite pair of converse at the bottom of the closet and pull those on as well. As I climb down the stairs it hits me. Why hadn't Rene told me herself? And what connection did she have to Sarah?
As I reach the bottom step, I can feel myself begin to fall right as I miss the step. right before my legs can even hit the ground, I can feel a pair of warm arms catch me with a vice grip. As always there was my wonderful Imprint ready to catch me.
"You ready Little Bird?" he asks setting back on my own two feet. I nod my head. We head over in Paul's old beat up four wheel drive jeep. It reminds me of my own beat up truck that I had. I had to replace it once I got to the music store though. Once again we hear 'Broken Hearted' on the radio and Paul just gives me this googly smile. In about twenty minutes time we are staring at the house of Black. Yet there's another car outside that doesn't belong to either twin or Jake.
I look at Paul who shrugs at me. As we get to the door, Jake stops me. He's got this horrid glint in his eyes. Like I have done something wrong. I attempt to ask him about it but he just shakes his head and pushes past Paul and I. Paul and I exchange strange looks as we enter the door into the house. There's Billy, and Charlie with Sue and a young teenager whom I did not know. Charlie is looking only what I can assume is a mixture of hatred and misunderstanding.
It was the woman whose name I still had yet to catch who finally was the one to break the silence. "Uhm, you must be Isabella. I am Winnie Jacobson. You and I are a lot alike." This Winnie spoke in very soft tones as if to reassure me. Reassure me of what exactly? I raised my eyebrow at her and she smiled. "I have my mother's gift, forgive me. I will call you Bella from now on. As to what I need to reassure you on? You and your wolf may want to sit down." I look at Paul and we opt for sitting on the floor right in front of Charlie and Sue.
"Bella, Rene is not your birth mother. Nor is Charlie your biological father. Your birth mother is a woman named Ruth Watson. And her husband Silas was your father. Unfortunately, Ruth cannot be located and Silas is dead. The Watson's were a rival clan of my family. And for some time, nothing really happened. But five years prior to my birth, both of our clans went to war in a way. It ended up that a good portion of the Watson clan was decimated by their own greed. And that my mother is a Watson also. See, what you and I are, it is special. What we are is called Virtuoso, or Charmed. We call ourselves Aces. We have abilities once we reach a certain age after we imprint" She pauses and I turn to look at Charlie. He smiles at me and his hands go onto my shoulders. "Am I human?" I ask in a small voice. She smiles. "No, we are just as supernatural as your wolves. Biologically we are no different than humans. From what Billy has said, you already have shown your gift. Which is unusual for someone who hasn't Ascended or mutualized." My face blanches. Somehow, those two things seem very personal and private.
Winnie looks at me and winks. "How about we go on a walk and talk about this." I nod. I pat Charlie's hand and give Paul a kiss on the cheek. I get up and Winnie and I head out the door. She takes my arm and smiles. "What exactly is Ascending? Or even mutualizing?" I ask skeptically. She laughs. "Ascending just happens. It is when both you and your imprint finally become a full couple. He will get powers that will compliment yours. Or at least that's what my mom and Gram say. Mutualizing is like mind sex. Or that's what my Aunt E says. Virtuoso's usually get married two to three weeks after Ascending and before they do anything, uhm.. Physical.." Her face blushes and I can feel the heat rush to my own face. "I know you probably have a ton of questions. And I really cannot answer most of them. I haven't even found my Significant yet." She must've saw my upturned eyebrow. "That's what we call our imprints." Realization takes over. She's imprintless. But she said she has her mother's ability. "Wait. If you don't have an imprint, how do you have a power?" She smiled. She moves her hair back on her neck to reveal a small sun tattoo on her neck. "My mother is basically like a Goddess to our people. She is what's called the Visionary. I won't bore you with details, but basically she's supposed to save our kind from dying out and corrupting ourselves. My little brother has a moon in the same place on his neck. It is the two parts of the Visionary tattoo. So no one really knows what we are. Or what we will do. We both have a limited power. I can hear one person's thoughts at a time and he can "poach" only one gift at a time. That's what my father does. He is what's called a poacher. He can essentially borrow any number of gifts to use on someone."
"Not going to lie, but that is pretty awesome." I chuckle. My eyes glance down at her wrist which face up. A half circle or moon is facing up at me. She sees me looking at it and smiles. "That is our clan tattoo. When Billy inducts you into his wife's clan, you'll get theirs in the same place. No, you won't have to get it done. It appears there naturally." Her phone begins to ring and she excuses herself as she answers the phone. It's a short conversation. She sighs and comes back to me. "Well that was my father. Something has come up and he needs me home immediately. I'm sorry. If you ever need anything though, here's my number and just call or text me." She hands me a piece of paper with a number on it. I smile. "Thank you for everything Winnie. It is a bit all too take in but, I have the feeling that this won't be the last time that I see you." She smiles at me and pulls me into a bone crushing hug.
"Now it's getting late. You go let Billy do the induction ceremony and go and get some sleep. Okay?" She says as she tries to stifle her own yawn. I laugh. Right as we turn to go back in, we see a very confused Jake. He looks at me then to Winnie and I see it. I hear a soft "No way" come out of the girl standing right beside me. My childhood best friend had finally done it. Jacob Black imprinted on Winnie.
A/N: I borrowed this idea from the 'Significance' series by Shelly Crane. Winnie is not my character but a minor one in the books. If you think it is a story that you might be interested in, I suggest reading it! I love it!
As for the story, I know that the plot is moving a bit too slow, and I am sorry! I am currently trying to fix that! Also, I know that this is a short chapter, and I will make up for that in the future!As well as I am trying to update more frequently! What do you think of Bella? Or this new found imprint of Jake's? As always guys, R&R!
-Xoxo- Jelly