Lorelei Raquel Mccoy drove her 1970 cobalt blue, dodge charger down the street of La Push. Looking for the house she remembered coming to, as a child, to visit her grandparents. " I know its around here somewhere..." she mumbled to herself. The last time she had been To visit her grandparents was when she was 12. Her grandfather had told her all about the Cold ones and the protectors. She was fascinated by the stories. Then he grandfather told her another story. One about a Jaguar shifter that had come onto the land, broken and bleeding to death.
Apparently the Jaguar had pleaded with the Alpha, Ephraim Black, to grant her sanctuary. He allowed it on the condition she would acclimate to their way of life. She agreed. After she had healed She became apart of the pack. Protecting La Push from the cold ones. Then she imprinted. On a man named Johnathan Call who was also apart of the pack and the second to Ephraim. Who inprinted on her as well. They soon married and had 3 children , a son and 2 daughters . Joshua Call, Tiffany Call, and Tessa Call McCoy. Tessa went off to college and met a man named James Weaver Mccoy. They fell in love and married four years later. and then a year after that Lorelei Raquel Mccoy was born. As she grew her parents started to notice things about their daughter. Her eyes would glow when she was angry , her nails would lengthen and she would growl her displeasure. When she turned 14 and she started going through puberty, she phased for the first time. Her mother knew of the legends and immediately called her father. He explained that sometimes, the change can happen for a number of reasons. Stress, meeting her soul mate , or coming across a cold one. Her grandfather cautioned her parents to let her follow her instincts. They supported her and just asked that she be careful. She shifted as often as she could and decided to take up a hobby. She had always loved to paint, so she decided, through high-school to take it more seriously. If she wasn't running through the woods behind her house , then she was in her studio painting something that had caught her eye on her run. Lorelei decided that she wanted to go live with her grandparents for the summer. To get some inspiration for her paintings. Spotting the little white house with blue shutters, she pulled into the drive way, and slowly got out.
Hearing the waves, crashing against the shore, made her want to grab her sketch book and pencils and sketch out some ideas for paintings. " Rory? is that you?" she turned at the sound of her grandmother's voice. " Hey Mimaw."
" Well get up here and give me a hug!" her grandmother exclaimed. Rory laughed and ran to her grandmother, embracing her in a hug. "Oh my precious jewel, we have missed you. You have grown into a beautiful woman! "
Lorelei rolls her eyes and says "Mimaw, your the only one who calls me that!" she pauses and asks " wheres Poppy? ? " Laura Call noticed how her granddaughter suddey became very aware of her surroundings and her eyes glowed an emerald green. "He's at a council meeting . There have been several...incidents in Forks. Some of the young men have been running patrols on our land to keep unwanted guests off the reservation." Lorelei nodded her head in understanding. " I guess I need to go see Billy Black. might as well get it over with while the council is in session."
" Maybe ...you shouldnt reveal yourself to the council. I think you and your grandfather , should talk to Billy and Sam Uley alone and let them know of your talents." I smile at her and quickly kiss her cheek. " Don't worry . I'll be careful. They at Billy's?" Mima nodded her head. " Knock first and who ever answers the door let them know your there to speak with Billy, your grandfather, and Sam Uley about important business . Don't let them push you around. Don't ask, demand if you have to." I nodd in understanding. " alright I'll see you in a little while. " I quickly follow my nose to The black residence by snifging out my Poppys cologne. As I come into the Blacks yard I see a red chevy truck sitting in the yard as well as some shirtless young men coming out of the treeline. I feel my Jaguar situp and take notice of others like us but not quite. I hear a girl come running out of the Black house and notice tears are streaming down her face. She runs to the red chevy and takes off. I turn back to see the 4 young men staring at the dissappearing behemoth. They havent noticed me yet. One of them says under his breath " Good ridence." He's a typical hot head. great. the other three try to stick up for the girl but he just ignores them. I lean against a dilapidated old car that looks like its getting a makeover. " Cool guys, Bella knew what she was getting into . Jacob made no promises to her. its her own fault that she didn't realize that". I decide to speak up " Not if he was leading her on just to get into her pants. And judging from the water works thats exactly what he did."
All of them jump and tense up at the same time. " who are you!" yells hothead . I smile at him and say "not important at the moment. what I need is to speak to , Billy Black, Joshua Call, and Sam Uley you all wouldnt know where they'd be would you?" I feel the tension mount as a tick off there names. " They're in the House. " says a cute younger guy. I nodd my head in thanks and stride towards the house. " who is she? "
"No clue Seth , but look at that walk. all confident and down right sexy. sign me up for that issue of Most Sexy!" I turn back around and say " Sorry boys but this issue is limited edition and the only one of its kind!" their jaws drop . I give them a two finger salute and make my way up the steps and knock. " The door opens up and another goodlooking man is standing there. I smile at him and say " Been along time Sam." A smile lights up his face " Lorelei Raquel Mccoy what are you doing here. " I point a thumb over my shoulder "Apprently making your boys go speachless" he looks over my shoulder to see the guys with shocked looks on their faces. he chuckles " you always did like to throw a wrench in everything . Come on . Your grandfather was just filling Billy and I in on your gift."
I roll my eyes and walk inside. I walk in to see Billy and grandpa sitting around the kitchen table. " Well, this is just like you two! Starting the party without me!" Grandpa turns around smiling
" Rory! you weren't suppose to be here till tomorrow!! " I hug him tightly and shrug when I pull back. " You know I'm here to paint. I figured I could get a look at the sights and get some inspiration while I'm here. My agent wants eight new pieces by the end of summer." I see Billy and Sam look at each other in my peripheral. " Yes , Joshua did mention you had sold over ten of your pieces for charity. " I smiled at him
" Yes thats right . When I was in Juliard I was tasked with raising money for Wolf conservation center foundation, and every since then I've picked several charities to donate fifty percent of the proceeds too. Everything else I pocket." I see shock on their faces. " You're protecting wolves? wow. that's incredible. " I shrug " I'm just trying to do my part." I look at Billy and see him taking it all in. " But that's not why your here is it?" I sigh and pull out a chair and sit down my forearms on my knees.
" No it's not. I'm here to let you know that I've recently picked up a stalker. A Cold one. " I see shock cross Sam's face . " I've done every thing I could do to outsmart him. But the last time he and I crossed paths he threatened Roxanne, my agent. Stating that if I knew what was good for me I'd give myself up." I feel my jaquar hissing in the back of my mind. I notice as she's hissing that I can see tension seep into Sam's shoulders. " Easy Alpha, your wolf has no need to get his tail
all in a knot." His jaw drops in shock.
" You seem very ...observent." states Billy. I allow my eyes to flash green and smile . " You could say that my great grandmother and I have ALOT in common." I let my eyes return to normal as I watch Billy mull over my words after a minute or two his eyes widen in shock. " Your serious?" I shrug .
" As serious as all the legends of the tribe being real." He chuckles " Um, did I miss something?" I look over at Sam to see total confusion . " Lorelei here isn't a wolf shifter. My father was apart of the last pack . He was the second to Ephraim. He never imprinted until he met my mother. My mother was from New Orleans, Louisiana. She came from shall we say a close nit community. She was found broken and bleeding on our land. Ephraim and his wife took her into their home and nursed her back to health. When she was well enough she told them her story. That she was a jaquar shifter and that she had been chasing a cold one across the states. The Cold one had killed her parents and no one in her pride would help her take Him down. So she decided to do it on her own. She killed him after months of chasing him. But was badly wounded. She finally wound up on our land and that's when the pack found her. Her name was Celine Raquel Lebeau. She did tell me when I was about 16 that one day one of her decendents would take up the mantle of the Jaguar. More than likely it would be three generations before that happened. So one of my grandchildren would phase into the jaquar. Mama told me the signs to be on the look out for. So when my daughter Tessa called me when Rory turned 14 explaining that she had been getting angry more quickly than normal. I knew what was happening. imagine my surprise when I get a call a few weeks later with Tessa in shock stating Rory was a black jaquar." Grandpa looked between Billy and Sam. I spoke up " Come to find out a vampire had come into town and decided to take up residence there. That's what caused me to phase. He was a history teacher a the local high school and only drank animal blood. He and I had a long talk and over time he became one of my best friends. His name is Peter Whitlock. He and his wife, Charlotte, are very different to say the least. So we came to an agreement that we would protect our town from anyone or anything that caused harm; and we did till I graduated and decided to go to Juliard. They promised to look after my parents while I was away. While I was in college getting my art degree, I met a man by the name of Damon Salvatore. He was suave and charming and tried to seduce me. I laughed him off. I stood my ground with him and I guess I became a challenge for him. He and I also became close in a weird short of friendship . He taught me how to fight . I went home with him for Christmas last year. Just as friends. I met his brother Stefan And his girlfriend Elena. Come to find out they were having problems with an original vampire named Klaus Michaelson. I helped them put a stop to him and in return they owe me a favor if the need should ever arise. " I look at Sam and see admiration . " Well we could use all the help we can get. You up for showing us what you got?" I stand and stretch my hands above my head, purring in relief when my back pops. "Sure. why not but let's see if they notice anything... different." I see a mischievous glint come into his eyes. " Oh ...this is gonna be good." We all laugh .
We say our goodbyes and I tell Poppy I'll be home in a few hours...hopefully. He waves me off with " Go kick some wolf butt. " as I leave . "I hope you dont mind running there." I see him watching me and I notice his right hand is twitching in excitement.
" Sure , but I think you just want to see my jaquar form." He rubs the back of his neck as he chuckles. " I'm that transparent?"
I roll my eyes at him and say " just a little bit." He sighs " Well come on Rory let's head over to my house I'm sure Emily will want to meet" I follow him into the woods and watch as he goes to unbutton his shorts. " Whoa, what are you doing?" He stops his movement and gives me a confused look. " I'm stripping so I won't shred my clothes." I cross my arms and say " So when you phase your clothes don't disappear and reappear? " he shakes his head no. " No why?" I smile " Must be a woman thing." I laugh at his confusion "Sam just watch how it's done." he crosses his arms , looking skeptical. I let my jaquar come forth. As I shift my clothes disappear and my black fur with spots appear. When I finish I look up at him to see shock on his face. " Holy cow! you're as big as us!!! " I laugh which comes out more as a hiss. I stretch my front paws and extending my claws. " Well hang on and I'll phase too. " I look away as he strips and phases. I hear him rumble at me.
" You do know we can communicate telepathically right?" he jumps and I see shock enter his eyes ." you're just full of surprises aren't you?" I roll my eyes. " Come on I'm starving . " he turns down a well worn path . I follow close behind him . I haven't phased in almost a week so it feels amazing to feel the dried leaves and grass beneath my paws as I run. " So how many wolves are in the pack?" Sam sighs and says . "Originally there were just eight but over the last six months our pack doubled over night." I get a feeling of dread in the pit of my stomach. "You don't know why so many wolves have phased?" We've stopped running and he looks at me. " Theres only one reason why so many wolves have phased. There's a war coming and we are the only ones who can stop it. I'm hoping your friends can help us if it come down to it." Not knowing what else to do I shift back.
" Sam I want you to understand when I say this that Damon, Stefan and Elena are a last resort. I won't drag them into this war until I absolutely have to. We clear?" I put authority in my voice . He nods his head. and phases and dresses quickly. " Your an alpha aren't you?" I smile at him " I won't challenge your authority. if thats what your worried about. But on this matter I will fight you tooth and claw. We have an understanding?" I hold my hand out and he shakes it. " You sure are alot more bossy than you were as a kid." I shove his shoulder and he laughs . He throws an arm across my shoulders. " Come on , Ems probably wondering whats taking me so long."
We break through the tree line to a beautiful log cabin. " You ok? you seem jumpy." I smile " You have to understand Sam . I've never been around other shifters . So this is new for me." He nods and gives me a squeeze. " You'll be fine." I don't know how to feel at the moment. He opens the door and calls out for Emily. I see a beautiful woman come out of the kitchen wiping her hands on a dish towel.
"Em, this is Rory Mccoy. She's Joshua McCall's granddaughter. " a smile blooms across her scarred face. "Hello, Rory so nice to meet you. " I smile and step towards her. "nice to meet you to. Hey Sam why don't you go round up the guys, so Emily and I can get to know each other better." he gives me a concerned look.. "Go on, we'll be fine." He shrugs and heads out the back door. " Emily, may I ask you a personal question?" she cocks her head to the side and says "You want to know about my scars?" she asks " oh I know a shifter did them but why didn't he ever heal them?" " I don't understand" I sigh and quickly explain that if a shifter did this then a shifter could heal them." her eyes widen at this revelation. " if you'd like me to, I can heal them. Before he gets back. I can see the guilt when Sam looked at you..." tears gather in her eyes. " yes please." I step up and place one hand on her cheek and another on her shoulder. " OK Emily, this isn't going to hurt, more like a tingling when your foot falls asleep." I take a deep breath and close my eyes reaching for my jaquars healing I tap into it and I slowly push it towards Emily. I open my eyes and see the scars turning into unblemished skin. " all done." I follow her down the hallway as she runs to the bathroom. " Oh my ...Rory thank you!" I smile as I lean against the door frame . " your welcome. I guess I need to teach Sam how to do this in case of emergencies." She chuckles " I suppose." I hear the back door slam and "Em, Rory?" Sam calls. " Let me go first ok?" she smiles I make my way back towards the kitchen. " Hey Sam, Emily was giving me a tour of the house". about that time hear her coming down the hallway. " Sam..." He turns towards her and freezes at the sight of her beautiful face. " Em, but how...?" I place a hand on his shoulder " I'll teach you how , any trained shifter can heal some one else." he rushes to her and kisses her passionately. I smile and lean against the counter crossing my arms. " Rory? is that you? " I look to my left and realize my cousin Embry was standing in the kitchen. " Embry!" I jump into his arms and hug him laughing. He sets me back on my feet . " what in the world Rory! how long have you been here? how'd you heal Emily? Are you staying?" I chuckle and punch him in the arm. " Whoa slow it down Cuz! I just got here a few hours ago and I'm staying for the Summer." I look over to Emily and Sam. they've finally come up for air " Rory, I don't know how but thank you for healing Em." I smile " Don't worry Sam. I'm going to teach you and a select few how to do it. I figure it could come in handy for emergencies." He smiles at me then someone says . " uh excuse me? but can some one please tell me who are you and why do I get the feeling I've come in on the end of a very important meeting?" I look up and make eye contact with A man that looks very familiar. I feel my jaquar preening and I realize I've just imprinted. " Rory this is Paul Lahote. Paul this is Rory McCall. Embrys cousin and Granddaughter to council McCall." I hear Sam say. I remember where I'd seen him from.. this is the smart mouthed hot head from earlier. Well aint this a fine mess. I break eye contact with him and run out the back door. Shifting as I clear the tree line.