Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight, Stephanie Meyer does.
Chapter Twenty-Five
(Nadi's POV)
Sam, Leah, Embry and I had just finished breakfast. Sam was heading into the living room with Embry while Leah and I were cleaning up. We were joking and laughing about different things when I felt the fuzziness and confusion in my heart again. Someone else was phasing?! Who could be left? There are only kids now.
I dropped the plates I was carrying into the sink and I took off out the back door without a word to Leah. I ran through the woods in my human form. No one was on patrol right now. Everyone was at home sleeping since we were training with the Cullen's tonight and everyone wanted to be well rested.
Soon, I came upon a wolf in the backyard behind a house; he was brown with a few white spots on his back and head. He looked up and backed away from me. I stopped the second he took a step away from me. I held my hands up.
"I'm not going to hurt you, I promise. You're probably scared, I know and I can help you. I can explain everything to you, but I need you to come into the woods with me." I said softly.
He followed me. Something was telling me that I should explain everything now and then phase for him. I wasn't sure why, but it was instinct and so far, they haven't let me down. He sat down beside a log so I sat down on the log next to him. I petted his head and told him everything he needed to know. When I was done, he stared at me.
"Let's go back to my house, I'll get you some clothes, food and you can meet some other members of the pack." I said as I stood up from the log.
He poked me with his nose and looked at his paws.
I had a feeling I knew what he wanted. "You want to see me in my wolf form?"
He nodded his head. I wanted him to also see what happened to our clothes, so I didn't bother walking behind a tree or even undressing. I just phased, shredding my clothes in the process.
'Wow, you're so pretty.' The boy said.
'What is your name, hon?' I asked him.
'Brady.' He answered.
'Well, Brady, I'm your wolf mother of sorts. I explained to you that you can't tell anyone the secret, and that includes your parents. They'll probably wonder why you shred so many clothes, or why you're never home, if they start to wonder, tell me and Sam and I will talk to them. Sam is your Alpha so you must do what he says. You are welcome at my house anytime, day or night for whatever reason, you can come in to get clothes if you need them, believe me, I have plenty. Well, if the boys shred their clothes, they usually scratch on the back door and I bring it to them. If you need food, I usually have something cooking or I have leftovers. There is plenty of food and clothes so don't be shy, just walk right in and make yourself at home. I have plenty of beds if you need a place to sleep also.' I told him in my thoughts.
'Thanks, Nadi. It means a lot that you're doing this for me.' Brady said. We were almost at the house now. I could see Sam, Leah and Embry standing on the back porch waiting for us. I saw Sam walk into the house.
'Don't be silly. You're one of my boys now.' I nudged him playfully, but I could feel his acceptance and happiness at my simple use of "my boys."
Sam came out of the house and put a set of clothes for Brady and I on the steps. Then he walked out to stand in front of us.
'That's Sam, our Alpha and my imprint.' I said to Brady. 'The girl on the porch is Leah; she's the only other female in the pack. And the boy standing next to her is Embry, he's your new brother now.'
Brady felt an overwhelming happiness when I called Embry his new brother. It would be easier to please him then I thought. Sam walked into the woods and phased.
'My name is Sam Uley, the Alpha of the pack. I'm sure my mate here has told you about me.' Sam's thoughts joined us.
'She did. My name is Brady.'
'Welcome to the pack, Brady. We have quite a lot to tell you, I'm sure Nadi filled you in on what you are and why. Now, we have a little bit of trouble right now. There is a coven of vampires in Forks that we are friends with. We trust them as they trust us, but we'll get to that later. Right now you just need to know that there is another vampire who is creating an army to come here and attack us. In a few weeks, we will fight them. You will stay here with our other new wolf, Collin. There simply isn't enough time to teach you to fight before then.' Sam said.
Brady ducked his head. 'Okay. Now how do I get human again?' He asked.
Sam looked at me. 'Nadi can help you with that. She seems to be the best at it.' Sam said and went back to the woods to phase. He came back in human form and he nodded to me before joining Leah and Embry on the porch.
It only took an hour or so to calm Brady down enough to phase back. I dressed and went to stand on the porch next to Sam. Brady walked out of the woods in the cut offs Sam brought him.
The moment I saw his human form, my heart sank. He really was only a child. Only about 13, but he looked in his twenties. Another one of us was cursed to this life. Sam called the rest of the pack when I was in the woods so we took Brady inside to meet everyone.
The pack was sitting in the living room when we walked in. Everyone smiled and waved to him.
"Well, you met Leah, Sam and Embry outside. Guys, this is Brady. Brady, this is Jake, Jared, Quil, Paul, Seth and Collin. This is Jake's imprint Bella and Jared's imprint Kim." I pointed to them all in turn.
The pack welcomed Brady as easily as they had the others. I stood watching everyone interact with Brady. I noticed that Sam and Embry were not in the room. I looked around and saw Embry's door was closed. What the hell?
I walked towards Embry's room, but just as I reached it, the door opened and Sam walked out. He smiled at me and pulled me into a hug. Again, what the hell?
I was about to ask him why he and Embry weren't with the others, but he pulled me into the living room and started chatting animatedly with the others. He was acting so happy, so cheerful, so…un-Sam like. He's not like this with the boys. Ever. He's only like this when he's alone with me. It made me curious what he was doing with Embry. I probably wouldn't even get it out of him in wolf form. He's very good at hiding his thoughts.
I watched Sam closely until it was time to go meet the Cullen's. They were going to be training us how to fight newborn vampires.
I looked from Sam to Kim and Bella. "I'm going to take the girls home. They can't come with us to the Cullen's."
He nodded and kissed me as I left with the girls. Emily was baby-sitting her nieces so Kim and Bella were going to help her. I pulled into Emily's driveway. She was sitting on her front porch with Karen. Two little girls were playing in front of her.
I got out and walked up the steps, Kim and Bella trailing behind me.
"Hi Emily, Karen. How are you girls today?" I asked politely.
Emily smiled brightly. "Pretty well, I'd say. Considering what's about to happen." She eyed Karen, who just looked confused.
I shrugged. "Kim and Bella are here for you to baby-sit."
Kim pinched my arm and I just laughed.
"She means we're here to help." Bella mended.
I didn't want to drive all the way to the Cullen's, but I couldn't exactly phase here in front of Karen. It was Embry's job to explain the werewolf thing and I'm not messing it up for him.
I looked at Emily. "Hey, Em, do you mind if I go take a nap in your guest room? The boys were at my house all last night and they still won't leave. I need to get some sleep. Do you mind?"
She shook her head. "No, go ahead. We'll stay outside since you're a light sleeper." She winked at me so Karen couldn't see and I went inside the house, mumbling a 'thanks' as I walked past her.
I walked out of Emily's back door and ran in the woods, stripping and phasing on the way. The boys and Leah were already with the Cullen's. I made it there in record time.
Jasper explained about the newborns and told us how to kill them. He demonstrated this with Emmett, Alice and Edward. I found it very informative.
Sam and I phased back to talk more with Carlisle and Jasper.
"What should we do about the girls? We know Victoria still wants Bella just for the hell of it and she wants Emily because she's with Edward now. Where should they be during the fight?" I asked.
Jasper thought for a minute. He was about to speak when Edward snarled.
"No." He said in a tone that would make an Alpha proud.
Jasper shook his head, "It was just a thought."
"What was?" Carlisle asked.
"Jasper wants the girls to be in the clearing. He thinks it will drive the newborns mad with bloodlust." Edward said glaring at Jasper.
It wasn't a bad idea and it would make our job much easier. Edward turned his glare on me. I rolled my eyes. 'Get over it, you know it would work.'
Sam spoke up, "Collin, Brady and Seth aren't fighting. They can protect the girls. I don't know where though."
I didn't think Emily and Bella would like us talking about them when they weren't around so I said, "Why don't we go back to Emily's and talk to them about it?"
"I agree. We should get their opinion." Carlisle said, smiling at me.
With that, Sam and I phased back. The Cullen's were running side by side with the wolf pack. An odd sight that I know my father would have never thought possible.
When we reached Emily's we phased back. As soon as I stepped out of the woods, I remembered Karen.
"Whoa, we can't all go in. Karen's in there and I think she would find it a bit odd it we all just appeared in Emily's living room." I said.
Embry's eyes lit up when I mentioned Karen. "I'll take her home." He offered eagerly.
I sighed. "I don't know if that's the best idea Embry. She may need more time to get used to all of us before you make a move on her. You're her soul mate, you have plenty of time." I didn't need Jasper to tell me that Embry's sadness was heartbreakingly so. I could feel it in my heart, so I gave in. "Fine, go ahead but, be nice to her. I mean it. A perfect gentlemen, got it? And don't scare her."
He smiled so wide I thought his face would split. He ran in the house eager to take her home. I followed after him. When I walked inside, I realized they must still be on the front porch. As I walked out, Embry stuck his hand out for the keys to my car.
Crap. He was going to get to drive Cristina. He smirked at me as I grudgingly handed over the keys. "Be careful with both of them." I said through gritted teeth.
"Bye, Karen. It was nice to see you again." I told her smiling. She smiled back and said, "You, too."
She and Embry got into my car and I said, "Let's go inside girls. We need to talk."
They all followed me inside where the rest of the pack and the Cullen's were waiting. Emily put her nieces on the floor to play. I felt a small tug at my heart and I looked up into Quil's eyes. He was staring at Claire. Oh. My. God.
Sam came up next to me, "Nadi? What's the matter?" I realized I was gripping the back of Emily's couch. I didn't know if I was mad that Quil had imprinted on a baby or if I was shocked, repulsed, confused or happy. That's too many emotions to feel at one time. I felt so sorry for Jasper right now. Great. Now I'm feeling pity for Jasper. Another emotion to add to the list!
Edward heard my thoughts and said, "Sam, I think you'll want to talk to Quil first about his sudden interest in Barbie."
I looked where Edward was pointing. Quil was on the floor with the girls. Sam was confused, as were the others.
"Quil imprinted." I said.
Sam whipped his head around. "On who? Everyone here is taken."
I pointed to the little girl in question.
"Claire! Quil imprinted on Claire!" Emily screeched. She went over and picked up Claire. Quil looked like his heart was just ripped out of his chest.
"It's not like that! I just want to be her brother!" Quil clarified. Sam pulled him up from the floor. Sam met my eyes, a sign for me to follow. We took Quil outside and into the woods.
We stripped and phased. Quil's thoughts were all about Claire, but he hadn't lied before. He only wanted to be her father figure type right now. He loved her, but in the way that a friend loves another friend. He had no romantic interest in her for now. We phased back and went back inside.
"It's okay, Em. He really just wants to be her brother type for now." I said. Emily wearily handed Claire over to Quil.
His face lit up. He looked so content to just be holding the little girl. I turned back to the others and we got back down to business. The whole situation was explained to Emily and Bella.
In the end, we decided that we would leave a fake trail of Emily and Bella's blood to the clearing, and then Bella and Emily would stay in a tent far away from the clearing. Jasper was the most experienced in this area, so he appointed where we would all be. He pointed out where the tent would be. Collin would stay next to the tent to guard the girls. Jasper pointed out to places that were far away from where the girls would be for Brady and Seth to stand at. They would watch for newborns in case any broke away from the group.
They would stay in wolf form to stay connected to the rest of the group. This made it easier if a newborn broke away, then Collin would be informed ahead of time and would be able to get the girls away from the fight.
Collin, Brady and Seth were also informed that their number one priority was the safety of themselves, Emily and Bella. Sam made it clear to them that if a vampire broke away from the group, then they were not to fight them. They were to yell in their thoughts to warn us and fight only if they had no other choice.
Seth called this a "pacifist war" but was quickly silenced by Leah. When we were finished with the meeting, we retreated to our respective homes. Sam didn't stay with me that night. Embry didn't even stay that night he decided to stay at Sam's house. That kept me up later thinking about what they could be doing that they didn't want me to know about.
The next day we trained again with the Cullen's. Jasper took us into the woods and showed us exactly where the girl's tent and where Collin, Brady and Seth would all be.
I went home that night alone. I was pretty pissed that Sam had been spending so much time with Embry. I mean I liked that Sam was getting along so well with the boys, but he hadn't spent anytime with me in days. It was pretty upsetting to me.
Especially since Sam knew how long I had waited to imprint and find my soul mate. He knew what I had went through for him, and I was confused why he hadn't spent time with me lately. I wanted him here with me tonight though. We were fighting the Victoria's newborn army tomorrow, and I didn't think it was so wrong to want my lover here with me on the eve of such a huge event.
I was lying on my bed when Sam walked in my bedroom door with a purple box in his hands. "What's that?" I asked sitting up.
He smiled. "I wanted to give you a gift." He said innocently. I almost melted, until I remembered I was supposed to be mad at him.
"I don't want it." I snapped.
Shock crossed his beautiful features. "Why not?" He asked in complete confusion.
I scoffed. "You have barely spent any time with me these past few days. I know we're having this big fight tomorrow, but I thought that would make you spend more time with me. Instead you've pulled away and I don't know why." My voice was shaking and tears were threatening to fall.
Sam laughed and said, "I was working on this gift for you. I needed Embry's help. That's why I haven't been around much lately. Just open it and I'll explain everything."
I blinked my eyes a few times and took the box from his hands. I opened it gingerly and looked inside. It was a comic book.
"A comic book?" I asked. Sam smiled wide.
"Yeah, I wrote it and Embry illustrated it for me. Read it." He said.
I took it out of the box. The words 'Sam and Nadi: A Romantic Interlude' were splayed across the front cover. At the bottom it said, ' Written by: Sam Uley Illustrated by: Embry Call'. I smiled and opened to the first page.
There was a picture of Sam and I in wolf form fighting Laurent. At the top in a little box it said, "Fighting side by side, before they even met." I smiled again and sniffed. More tears were forming in my eyes, but these were happy tears.
I opened to the second page to find a picture of Sam and I staring at each other. Embry had real talent for art. These pictures looked exactly like Sam and I. There were no words on this page to disrupt the beautiful picture. I flipped to the third page.
Sam was on one page and I on the other, Emily was in the middle with the words, "A small bump in the road, but nothing can come between soul mates."
I smiled at Sam and flipped to the next page. Sam and I were hugging each other, covered in paint. The words, "First date" were written at the top of the page.
I turned to the next page. Sam and I were in wolf form. A vampire was crouched down. There was s strip of pictures illustrating Sam fighting the vampire. The next page was a large picture of Sam and I staring into each other's eyes. The words "I love you" were written at the top.
I turned to the last page. It was a picture of me sitting on my bed, Sam next to me holing a ring. There was a dialogue bubble next to head. He was speaking the words, "Will you marry me?"
I looked at Sam. He held out a ring to me and said, "Will you marry me?"
A/N: So if anyone is interested in writing any of the spin-offs let me know. I'm offering up my EdwardxEmily story, "Is This Love?" and if anyone is interested in writing the EmbryxKaren story or PaulxAngela, leave it in a review or PM me. I have a basic outline for all three stories, I just don't know if I can write them all. Also, I will offer up my Beta services to whoever writes them, so you don't have to worry about me not liking it, I'll help you out in anyway I can. I'm an excellent Beta. ;)
Thanks to my reviewers last chapter: Curtis (still waiting on my letter!) Courtney0407, mandya1313, aya163, xDanax13, electrogirl88, Becky'sWriting, Rachel2w2, my very cool sister, Hales Bells. And my dearest AnnabelleLee13194.
Please read and review a story for me, it's called "Love Heals Everything" by Becky'sWriting-it's a really good SamxOC story. ~Ever Uley~
Playlist for this chapter:
"Summer Girls" by LFO (Shut up you know you like it too)
"November Rain" by Guns'n'Roses
"Don't Bring Me Down" by Electric Light Orchestra
"He Could Be the One"by Hannah Montana (I don't know wtf is wrong with me)
"Better Now" by Collective Soul
"Miss You" by the Rolling Stones