I hope that you all enjoyed the last chapter! Anyways here is a new one and I hope that you all enjoy it! (:
Chapter Twenty-One , Alexis POV:
Ugh! I really couldn't wait until the moment when my parents would un ground me. They said, 'when we feel it's time that you should be ungrounded'! Really? That was pissing me off, a lot. I mean I get that I scared them and everything but if it wasn't for big mouth Embry or Sam whichever one of them had ratted me out, I wouldn't be in this situation. I was still pretty pissed off about that too.
Today it was a Saturday and I was in my room playing with my hair in my fingers. We had just ate breakfast and I came back upstairs hoping to pass the time by doing nothing really. I heard the phone rang and I heard Dad answer. Was probably just work or something. If it was I wouldn't be surprised at all.
Right now work seemed like a big thing going on in Dad's life. I mean it wasn't a bad thing but still whatever. Same for Mom except she was here more but after school I had to watch Alexa until they got back which I didn't really mind but still in some way I missed my parents being around and family things. On weekends it was work for them which I could understand in ways.
"ALEXIS," Dad yelled from downstairs and I went to go see what was up. Probably babysitting, he could have just yelled.
"Yeah," I yelled halfway downstairs. "What's sup?"
"Embry is on his way to get you," Dad said not looking at me.
"Why?!" Why was Embry coming here? I had to see him enough in school. I didn't want to spend time with him.
"Because he has something to tell you." Mom spoke now. She was drinking a cup of coffee at the moment.
"I don't want to talk to Embry," I told them both. I really didn't.
"Well he is on his way here and he is taking you down to La Push. So go get ready." Was Dad fucking serious?
"No," I snapped. "I don't want to see him and I sure as hell don't want to talk to him!"
"Alexis, not now. Just go get ready," Mom said not really mad but irritated. I knew she was going to snap eventually if I didn't go but I didn't care all she would do was threaten to ground me for even longer of a time.
"You grounded me, I'm not supposed to go anywhere!" I told them.
"Well we say you are going, NOW GO GET READY!" Dad yelled and I glared at him before going. I didn't feel like arguing with my parents.
I ran upstairs and changed quickly. By the time I got finished Embry was waiting. "Can we go?" I asked not looking at him.
"Yeah, come on." I walked past him and went outside but I wasn't fully out before hearing Mom say, "BEHAVE!" I rolled my eyes and Embry chuckled a little bit. I didn't know why. Nothing was funny.
Embry and I walked to the beach in silence. A couple of times it looked like he was reaching for my hand. Like he was trying to hold it or something. Oh no. That wasn't about to happen.
"What do you want?" I asked when I saw the water from La Push beach. I mean this was awkward. Him wanting to talk to me. For no reason really.
Embry put his hands in his shorts and looked me in the eyes for a couple of seconds. "I want you to know the truth. I want you to know everything. That is what I want."
"Couldn't have thought about that months ago?" I wondered annoyed. All of this time and now he wanted to say something.
Embry looked away from me. "I know your pissed off at me but-," I cut him off. "I have every right to be pissed off Embry!"
"I know you do and I am sorry!" He snapped at me.
"Your sorry? Wow. Why now Embry? Because I know that your all wolves. Is that why your suddenly interested to talk to me or something?" I wondered.
"I've always been interested in talking to you Alexis. I have. I mean it. It's just that, you don't understand. I wanted to keep you safe."
"Keep me safe from what? Vampires?" I was glad it was only us to here. I hadn't started screaming yet but he was pissing me off in a way. "Well that didn't work out so great. Now did it Embry?" I asked sarcastically.
Embry frowned at me. "I know that your upset but can I talk?!"
"Fine. Nothing you say will most likely make a difference anyway."
"I hope it does," he muttered.
It was quite for a long time and I frowned, "Are you going to just stand there with your hands in your pockets looking conflicted or are you going to actually talk. If not I would like to go home now."
"Can we go to our rock?" I knew he was talking about our special place. Our rock in the water where we used to be able to share moments.
I just nodded and together we walked there. Embry sat down next to me. "As you know I am a werewolf. I changed that day you, Alexa and I were here. I was just so angry at Sam for saying something to you that I phased! It just happened. I didn't mean to. Sam, Jared and Paul were already werewolves and Paul was on patrol when I had phased soon Sam and Jared showed up.
"They explained everything really. I mean all of the legends and stuff. It was kind of weird but I got used to it. Anyways. I had to stay away and couldn't make contact with you, Jake or Quil because just anything could set me off. I could get upset easily and just phase. I could hurt you guys. So I ignored you. And in a way I wanted that. I didn't want you guys involved in this shit! I mean I did miss you but I didn't want you getting hurt or anything. And then that day you showed up to my house I imprinted on you. That really set the icing on the cake right there."
"Imprint?" I had heard the word before. It was so familiar.
"Imprinting is when we find our soul mates you can say. We look that person in the eyes and we are connected with them. We can be whatever you want us to be. A brother, a friend or even a lover."
I wiped my eyes. I didn't want to cry but I couldn't really help it. "What's wrong with me?" I peered up at him.
"Nothing is wrong with you," he said looking me in the eyes.
I frowned. "Well there must be if you didn't want me! I mean come on Embry you dumped me! Remember?! And every time I tried to get through to you, you just... I mean really there must be something wrong with me!" I cried out.
Embry just stood there looking sad before he took a couple of steps closer to me. I just held up my hands, "Don't come any closer," I spat at him wiping my face from the tears.
"Alexis the only reason I broke up with you because I wanted you to be safe!" Embry told me cupping my face and locking his eyes with mines. I couldn't move my eyes from his intense stare. It was scary.
"Safe?! You said you imprinted on me!" I snapped. "How is breaking up with me keeping me safe!?"
"I didn't want you involved in this! Vampires and werewolf crap! I wanted you free and clear of all of this shit!"
"Well that didn't work out so well did it?!" He dropped my face then.
"I'm sorry."
At this point. It was just too late for 'sorry' maybe a couple of weeks ago I might have taken it but not now. Right now I was just too fed up to accept it.
"Yeah," I breathed looking at Embry in the eyes. "Sorry just isn't good enough."
He dropped his hands to his side then and I was free of his grasp. I frowned slightly before composing my face and running all the way home. Once I got there Mom and Dad were looking at me. Wonder filled in there eyes but I just ran upstairs and locked myself in my room for the rest of the night. I couldn't take this feeling.
It had been just about two weeks since I had been declared grounded or something like that. I wasn't keeping a very good track record of it. So about two weeks since I had been grounded by my parents for scaring them half to death and since everyone knew that I was now in on the big secret excluding the imprint. It had been about three weeks including all that imprinting shit. I was avoiding all of them. The wolves and Kim too. Emily didn't really count because I wouldn't talk to her anyways.
Even me ignoring all of them didn't stop Jake from talking to me. I wasn't upset with him or anything but I needed to be to my own thoughts. And he left me to them occasionaly. But Jake has his moments where he would try. Like yesterday Morning before school had started.
Flashback:
'Hey Alexis," Jake spoke to me as I entered the school and I gave him a slight smile.
"Hi," I passed him but of course Jake just followed.
"Are you upset with me? I know Embry told you and I guess I know why you are upset but still..." Jake trailed off and I turned to look at him apologetically.
"I am sorry Jake. I'm not mad at you I promise. I just need to have my own thoughts right now. And besides the the whole imprinting thing with Embry is just giving me a headache and I would rather not talk about it."
"Oh, okay. You should talk to him though. He's even more depressed then before."
"Depressed." I spoke.
Jake frowned, "Yes and it was way worse than before. I mean before he was sulking because of what he did and even though he wanted to keep you safe it still hurt him to be away from you."
"Depressed?" I said again but only looked at Jacob confused. "He's depressed but didn't he leave me?!"
"Yes but he left you to protect you and he never really left Alexis. He always watched after you." I rolled my eyes.
"Well I don't care if he is depressed. If he would have told me all of this shit from the beginning I would have been there for him but he kept it from me and lied and dumped me! Embry's depression or whatever you call it is noting compared to what I went through!"
"Alexis just talk to him! You both love each other and -," Jake was about to continue but I cut him off by putting my hands up.
"You know what I don't even care," I stormed away from Jacob and he followed but I went into the girls bathroom and it wasn't like he was about to go in there which I already knew.
Flashback Ends:
That was something I admired about Jake. He always tried to do the right thing. I mean he knew Embry was wrong with the whole imprint thing and that's why he started to take things into his own hands but at the same time he was still best friends with Embry and would defend him. I couldn't help but smile at that.
Anyways it was kind of like my own personal deep depression I went through right now with the whole thing. It was hard to explain but I wanted it to just come to an end. I couldn't take it anymore. It was eating at me. Getting to me. I wanted to be with Embry I truly did but at the same time I was upset with him.
If he had imprinted on me I didn't see a reason for him to dump me. I mean it was just ridiculous. It made no sense to me. So a part of me just felt anger towards him and another part of me ached for him.
And I wasn't sure how long I would be able to resist and give in. But something in my mind told me it wouldn't be long. We were made for each other.
Thanks to everyone who has been alerting, favoriting and reviwing on the story so far. It really does mean a lot! I have to say that Embryland is coming to end very soon.!(: But before it does officially end Keith is still out there and he wants to get Alexis! Aha, he should make a return in the next chapter so excited lol! Thanks for reading though everyone!