Chapter 20
Gypsy dragged me around the house and into the driveway I knew she'd be mad and she was mad alright, "What the hell Skar! Not only did you scare my imprint half to death but I've got him asking me what the hell imprinting is" she screeches
"Well just be thankful he headed home before the guys started explaining it to Micah" I say
"That's not helpful" she snaps
"Look I'm sorry ok, I was riled up and it just came out. I don't know why you can't just tell him, imprinting is a wonderful thing"
"Wow really? Well that's a sentence I never thought I'd here you say"
"That was before I met Fable"
"August has only known about the wolf thing for a few months"
"Yeah and remember how well he took that?"
"I know, but I still don't think he's ready"
"Ok, Gypsy I'm sorry I didn't mean to cause problems for you and August, I'm sure he'll drop his inquisition in a few days then everything will be back to normal"
"Yeah I hope so" she mutters then walks off.
When I return to the house most of the guys and imprints have gone home, I grab a beer and sit on the porch after Newt tells me Fable and Micah went for a run. Newt plonks himself down next to me "any chance of you getting past Nessie and sneaking me a beer?" he asks and I laugh
"Not a chance in hell, she'd kick my ass. I'm not pissing off the alpha's wife"
"Fair point" he says and we both laugh "do you think you and Fable will ever get married?" he asks and I choke on my mouthful of beer
"What the fuck kind of question is that?"
"Well she's your imprint I'd say it's a valid one"
"You mean is there gonna be any hot bridesmaids there?"
"Maybe, just because the other single wolves think imprinting is dumb doesn't mean I do, I can't wait to meet my imprint, I just hope she's not too young or anything"
"Newt you'd love her anyway, you just wouldn't want her that way until she caught up to you age wise"
"I guess and I hope it's soon too"
"It'll happen when it's meant to, until then just calm down and enjoy yourself"
"You mean stop freaking out every new girl that moves to town by staring her in the eye?" he says and I try not to but end up snorting in laughter
"Yeah, don't do that, its fate Newt you're not gonna miss her you just have to wait it out"
"Easy for you to say you've got yours"
"Newt I waited ten years to meet Fable, you'd be one lucky son of a bitch if you met your imprint in the space of a year" I tell him, "What made you really ask about us getting married?"
"I don't know Kaden and Elissa are doing it, Jake and Seth are both married, the way Gypsy fantasises in her head about diamonds and white dresses, she and August probably aren't far behind. I just figured it was something imprinted couples did" he says with a shrug
"Well I'm having enough trouble at the moment getting Fable to even acknowledge there's something between us let alone asking her to become my wife. Besides I don't think she really believes in the institution of it all" I say. We fall silent and my mood brightens as I hear Fable and Micah approach. They tumble through the trees and into the back yard in their human forms, wrestling and rolling around in the grass. I'm alarmed at first and on my feet in a second but I soon realise she's grinning and Micah is laughing his ass off, I can't help but smile at the sight of her happy. Micah gets away from Fable and makes a break for the house but Fable chases and slides across the grass to trip him and he crashes into the ground with a thud, I have to admit that was an impressive move and I like the fact that Fable can handle herself. She sits on his back pinning him to the floor.
"You think this is gonna stop me from getting up?" says Micah
"Hey no shifting remember" she reminds him
He gets up and Fable tumbles off his back landing on her ass
"Ow" she complains
"I don't see the point of this training" Micah complains, he barley gets the sentence out before Fable kicks him in the back of the knee making him fall to knees and she gets him in a head lock
"Because Seekers are human, so you need to know how to fight in human form, being a giant cat is useless against them unless you can throw a decent punch in this body" Fable says. Newt turns to me with a confused look on his face
"What's a seeker?" he asks, I shrug my shoulders I'm as lost as he is, Fable lets Micah up and they head up to the us.
"Micah I can't believe you let a girl take you" I tease and he glares
"Mind your manners you, or you'll be next" Fables says flashing me a gorgeous smile obviously back in the playful mood she was yesterday, this one of my favourite Fable's.
"Oh kitten don't tease me" I joke and she scoffs, I grab her around the waist and pull her into me, she squeals and then laughs, I nuzzle my nose into her hair and inhale her Christmassy scent.
"Hey fable? What's a seeker?" asks Newt
"What do you mean what's a seeker?" she laughs "wait you're serious?" Newt and I just exchange a confused glance while she and Micah do the same. Seekers? I try to remember where I've heard that term before put I can't place it.
"Fable the wolves have obviously never encountered them" chips in Micah.
"Skar?" Fable looks to me concerned
"Sorry I've never heard of them either" I say
"Seekers are humans, trained to kill vampires and well other monstrosities" she tells us
"Like shape shifters" Micah elaborates
"That's impossible, we have enough trouble taking them down and we're giant fucking wolves" I say
"It's not easy but it is do-able, they use a lot of heavy and fire based weaponry, thing about vampires is they're flammable and as for shape shifters, well if we take enough lead in the temple we tend to stay down" Fable says and I wince at her harsh words. "I didn't believe it either but I've seen it, there are some injuries even we can't recover from you think the humans didn't know about things like us?"
"I always assumed they didn't" says Newt
"Well it's not exactly common knowledge, in fact it's classified on so many levels you're government doesn't even know what they're bank rolling" she says.
"So you've encountered these Seekers?" I ask her
"A few times"
"Problem is you can't kill them they are humans after all" says Micah
"That's right" says Fable glumly "never forget that" Micah forces a smile for her and nods; I wonder what that was about. "Come on?" Fable says wrapping an arm around his shoulder "It's late we've got a lot of training to do tomorrow, and school starts in a week we should do whatever it is people do for that, we'll need school stuff I guess?"
"Yeah we might have to make a trip into town" Micah pauses "if that's ok"
"Micah don't worry about the money I can afford anything you need, now get back to the Cullen's and get some sleep, do you need me to come with you?"
"No I got it" he says
"Ok be careful, if you hear one of the wolves howl head straight back here or to the Cullen's which ever is closer got it?"
"Loud and clear" he says then he says his goodbyes and heads off into the forest to head off to the Cullen's I wonder why he's staying there and not with us, I guess we're kind of pushed for space and besides maybe he likes it at the Cullen's anyway. Fable certainly seems to have no problems with him staying there. Newt decides the nights over and head's home to bed, I hope his parents aren't too hard on him, since he didn't come home when he broke his shoulder the other night he's been grounded and had to sneak out of his bedroom window to come to the barbeque tonight. Fable snuggles into my arms when we're alone it's unexpected but not unwelcome, I wrap my arms around her and we stand on the porch holding each other.
"What were you and Teague talking about earlier?" I eventually ask
"What were you and Gypsy talking about earlier?" she returns, I laugh
"Fable you have no reason to be jealous of Gypsy, we were just talking about her imprint" I tell her
"I never said I was jealous"
"Oh? That's where I thought you were going with that"
"No" she says mater of factly "I don't own you, were you jealous of Teague?"
"Of course I'm jealous of Teague, I'm jealous of any guy who gets to spend time alone with you, and before you say it yes I do realise how pathetic that is. But especially Teague considering he seems to think he would have imprinted on you if I hadn't imprinted first, he thinks that he has feelings for you but he's wrong"
"You can't tell him weather his feelings are real or not Skar, I don't like his attention anymore that you do but you're just gonna have to let him get over this"
"I know I just don't like it" I say
"I know" she says and then she reaches up and kisses me
"And as far as not owning me goes, weather you like that wording or not I'm yours now anyway"
"Well now you say that sure" she says, I'm about to kiss her again out I pull back at her comment
"What do you mean by that?" I ask
"You're immortal, well practically immortal for as long as you keep on shifting anyway, I'm not naive enough to think I'll be the only woman in your life for the rest of eternity"
"There's nothing naive about thinking that Fable, because that's exactly how it is. It's just you; it will only ever be you"
"Skar..."
"No I'm serious, and I'm offended that you would think so poorly of me"
"It's not that I think poorly of you, I don't think poorly of you at all I just know how this goes I know what wolves are like remember, you're impossible to please, I'm sure Nessie and the other imprints will tell you that"
"What are you talking about?"
"Well if you don't know then I don't want to have this conversation with you" she laughs
"What you mean sexually?"
"Yes sexually, how else?" she laughs harder this time and I blush a little embarrassed. "You don't need to get all proud and righteous about it I understand, it's not your fault, it's something I learnt to accept a long time ago we don't need to have this conversation" she says. I can tell she's starting to get uncomfortable with this topic but I feel like we need to get this out and its then that I realise where she's getting this nonsense from, that son of a bitch.
"Russ wasn't exactly what you'd call faithful was he?" I ask
"Well... he was a wolf"
"That was his excuse?" I say shocked "Fable please believe me when I tell you this; I don't pretend to be an expert, but thanks to the pack mind I can tell you that yes wolves are known to have a high sex drive infact we're pretty much incorrigible, but I can tell you that Jake, Seth and Kaden don't run around cheating on their imprints because of it"
"What are you saying? That it was my fault? That I couldn't satisfy him? That I wasn't a good enough spirit to him?"
"He told you that?" I ask horrified but quickly shake off the thought before she can answer, "I'm saying he lied to you, Jeez no disrespect to the guy but he sounds like kind of a jerk" I don't even mean to say that last part but it just slips out. "Fable I'm sorry I..." but she doesn't give me a chance to finish she walks past me and into the house "Fable?" I call after her, but she doesn't answer and I hear go upstairs.