"Hey, Balto, it went well, his mother made me lunch we talked for a bit. Emmett told me how he was changed, that his blonde bitch saved him from being mauled to death by a bear."
"Ouch."
"Yeah. Things soured a little bit when the trouble magnet showed up."
"Oh, Bella?"
"Yeah, but I did get a kick out of watching Edward have a shit attack that he couldn't read my mind. He had a constipated look on his face from the effort."
Leah laughed, "I wish I could have seen that. What else happened?"
"We went down to Emmett's room and watched a few movies; then I came home. Oh, he wants to see me tomorrow here on the Rez."
Leah almost choked on the ice cream she had in her mouth, "The bloodsucker is coming here? What about the treaty?"
"The Elders said that since Emmett's my imprint, he's to be given every courtesy of any other imprint as long as he doesn't hunt on our lands."
"Oh, I bet that went over well with Sam."
"He's the one who told me. Sam thinks it's only fair; tonight, he's going to talk to the others and tell them that Emmett is not to be touched. He's going to make sure Paul understands most of all. The pack has to learn to accept that this is the way it is."
"Do you think there's going to be any problems," Leah asked.
"From Sam and Jared, no. Jacob and Paul most likely and Embry and Quil will follow Jake. But I trust Sam to keep them in line."
Leah cocked her head to the side, "So then, you're starting to care about your imprint?"
Selene sighed, "It's complicated; I feel something for Emmett, and the more time I spend with him, the stronger it's getting. He's not what I expected. Emmett's very sweet, a little childish, but very charming."
"Let's not forget attractive, Sel."
Selene gave Leah an odd look, "Hey, just because he's the enemy doesn't mean I didn't notice his looks."
"Yeah, you're right, Leah, he is handsome."
"So, I guess shopping is off for tomorrow?"
"I hope you don't mind."
"No, not at all, you are connecting with your imprint, that's more important," Leah told her sister.
"We can go next weekend, though, make a weekend of it."
"That's sounds even better. Do you think Sam will let us go for the weekend?"
"I don't see why not," Selene said.
"Do you have to patrol tonight," Leah asked.
"No, Sam thought it would be easier to talk to the pack if I wasn't around."
"Yeah, I think that's for the best. But if anyone starts shit about this, I'm going to defend you, Sel."
"Thank you, Leah, I appreciate it."
Leah looked at the clock, "Come on, let's go pick up Seth; he went over to Brady's house."
"Okay, let's go."
The girls got into Selene's Range Rover and went to Brady's house to pick up Seth. When they got home, Leah left to join Sam and the pack at Emily's house. As soon as she left the house, Leah shifted into her wolf and ran to the house. When she arrived, the pack was already assembled outside.
Sam walked out onto the porch and walked into the woods a few seconds later, a black wolf emerged. He stood proud and tall over all the other wolves. Looking at every wolf in the eyes, Sam started to explain what was going to happen the next day, *Before we start our patrol I have some news to share with the pack.*
The pack stood at attention, waiting for Sam to continue, *Tomorrow, Selene's imprint will be coming to La Push to spend the day with her here.*
The pack was quiet for a moment; then, they erupted in growls and snarls as it sunk in that a vampire was going to be on their land, the loudest being Paul.
**QUIET!** Sam said, using his Alpha voice. The pack whimpered and settled down.
*Sam you can't let that leech onto the reservation, it violates the treaty.* Jacob said.
*No, let him, then we can slaughter the Cullens.* Paul said, *I can't wait to tear apart that big bloodsucker!*
Leah stared at Paul, wondering what his problem was with Emmett in particular. Her eyes suddenly widened when she realized what it was; Paul liked Selene. That's why he took it worse than everyone else that she had imprinted.
*You will do no such thing, Paul, Emmett is not violating the treaty. He's Selene's imprint, and as such, he has every right to be here as any other imprint does. You will not harm him, that's our most sacred law.*
*You can't make that decision, Sam, the Elders have to decide.* Jacob said smugly, knowing his dad would never agree to something like that.
*The Elders already decided. It was agreed when they found out about Selene's imprint.*
*I don't believe it,* Jacob said, *My dad would never agree to something like that.*
Sam growled and stood in front of Jacob, *Are you calling me a liar, Jacob?*
Jacob grudgingly cowed to Sam, *No, I'm not.*
*I think it's only fair that Selene's imprint is allowed here. Sam's right, Emmett, shouldn't be treated any differently from any other imprint just because he's a vampire. You guys have to remember Selene didn't choose this, but now that it happened, they're bound together.* Jared said
Paul turned to Leah, *And what do you think of all of this, Leah? You hate those leeches just as much as I do.*
*Yes, I do, but not my sister's imprint. I'll support my sister in this and anything else that she goes through, no matter what,* Leah told the pack.
*I don't like it,* Paul said.
*I don't care if you like it or not, Paul, that's the way it is. And if you do anything against Emmett, you will answer to me,* Sam said.
Paul didn't say anything; he turned and left to go on patrol.
*And that goes for the rest of you,* But Sam was looking specifically at Jacob, *Now, let's start our patrol.* With that, Sam led his pack out to begin patrolling their borders. Hopefully, they'll catch the red-haired bloodsucker.
The next morning at Emily's house, while they were having breakfast, Paul was still bitching about the leech coming over into their land. Everyone was getting sick of Paul's complaining. He had been doing it all night, and it was getting on everyone's nerves, especially Leah's
"I can't believe it, what good is the treaty if that leech can violate it and we can't do anything about it?" Paul complained.
Finally, Leah had enough; she slammed her fork down and stood up. Leah glared at Paul, "Give it a rest, Paul. Face it, Selene imprinted on Emmett, and she's never going to be yours. Get over it already!"
Emily and the entire pack sat there dumbfounded and stared at Paul and Leah. It never occurred to anyone that Paul had feelings for Selene, and that's why he was so resentful and bitter about her imprinting. Emily finally came out of her stupor, "Of course, it makes perfect sense, you're the only one who took it so personally. You were hurt that Selene imprinted, especially on a vampire that you lashed out at her."
"I do not have feelings for Selene!" Paul yelled.
"Yes, you do. That's why every time you think of Selene, you get sad then pissed off at Emmett," Jared said.
"Fuck you, Jared!" Then Paul stomped out the house and shifted; he took off running into the woods.
"Well, that was an interesting turn of events," Embry said, "How did you know, Leah?"
"I figured it out last night by his reaction, and I had my suspicions for a while now," Leah told the pack.
"That being the case, I think it would be best to keep him away from Selene and Emmett today," Sam said.
Jared nodded, "I'll do it."
"No, I want Jacob to do it," Sam might as well kill two birds with one stone.
Jacob nodded. He'd rather be on patrol than have to deal with that bloodsucking Cullen.
After breakfast, Leah went home to talk with Selene. She thought that Selene should know about Paul so that she could steer clear of him. Leah walked into the house and smelled breakfast was being made. Her stomach growled again. She walked into the kitchen to see that Selene was making breakfast. "Hey, Squidward, what are you making?"
"Hey, Lassie, I'm making omelets, would you like one?"
"Well, I had breakfast already, but I could eat."
Selene laughed, "Do me a favor and grab the orange juice and make some toast. I'm almost finished."
Leah made some toast and grabbed the butter, jam, and orange juice out of the fridge. She put everything on the table then grabbed some silverware, and set the table. At that moment, Sue came downstairs and hugged both her girls, "Good morning, girls."
"Morning, Mom," Leah and Selene said.
Selene served her sister and mother the omelets then places the coffee pot on the table. She helps herself then sits down; they start in on their breakfast in silence. After a while, Selene asks Leah how patrol went, "It was very interesting, Sel. Sam told everyone that Emmett was coming to La Push today, and everyone lost their shit, especially Paul."
"Why am I not surprised? So then what happened?"
Leah then went on to explain precisely what Sam had told everyone and that he made it clear that if anyone did anything to Emmett, they would answer to him, "But for the rest of the night we had to listen to Paul bitch about you and Emmett. Then it finally dawned on me why he's been so pissed off."
"Why?" Selene asked
"He has feelings for you."
Selene looked at Sue, "You're kidding?"
"No, it makes perfect sense, that's why he took it so bad that you imprinted on Emmett. He wanted you for himself."
"Damn, if calling someone a vampire whore his way of showing his affection, I'd hate to see Paul when he's pissed at someone."
"He's an idiot, Sel. He's acting like a little boy who shows a girl they like them by pulling her pigtails."
"That sounds like something Paul would do, Honey," Sue said, "I bet he's liked you since you were kids. I remember Paul was devastated when you left for Camp Half-Blood and didn't come back."
"God, he's so stupid, did he honestly think that calling me a fatherless half-breed was going to endear him to me?" Selene asked.
"Paul was young, Sweetheart, he was immature and didn't know how to express himself."
"Yeah, well, he's still immature and is emotionally constipated."
Leah nearly choked on her eggs when Selene said that. Their conversation had just ended when Seth comes bounding down the stairs. He greets his family and kisses his mother and sisters.
"Good morning, Seth, hungry?"
"Starving, Sel, what did you make?"
"I made you an omelet. I hope you like it."
"If you made it, I know I will."
Selene smiled at her baby brother and served him his breakfast. She sat down again, and they started talking about ordinary things. Asking Seth how things were going at school, how his friends were, and things like that. When Selene looked up, she noticed that it was getting late, "If you all will excuse me, I have to get ready for my date."
"Who's your date with, Sel," Seth asked
"I have a date with Emmett Cullen."
"Where is he going to take you?"
"Nowhere, we're going to hang out here in La Push. He's never been here, so I thought I'd show him around."
"That's cool, do you think I could meet him?" Seth asked.
Selene gave her baby brother a skeptical look, "Why?"
"Well, I am the man of the house now."
Selene nods, "And you want to give him the dad speech?"
"No, I only want to make sure he's good enough for my big sister."
Selene laughed, "Alright, we're going to be here all day. I'll bring him later."
Seth nods and goes back to eating his breakfast.
Selene stands and goes upstairs, she goes to her room and grabs her toiletries then goes to the bathroom to take a shower. When she finished, she goes back to her room to get ready. Selene changes into a pair of jean shorts, a redshirt, and a pair of white Addidas. She dries her hair then begins to put on her makeup. As Selene is putting on her makeup, Sue knocks on her door, "Can I come in, Honey?"
"Of course, Mom, what's up?"
"The Elders called a minute ago. They said that they want you to bring Emmett to Billy's house so that they can meet him."
"Are you going to be there?"
"Of course, and so will Sam."
Selene nods, "Okay, I'm going to pick Emmett up at the treaty line. We'll go straight to Billy's house afterward. Jake's not going to be there, is he?"
"No, Sam sent him and Paul on patrol."
"Good, the last thing I need is a confrontation with Jake and Emmett. I don't want to be forced into hurting Jake."
"Does that mean your protective instincts are kicking in now," Sue asked.
"It would appear so," Selene said glumly
Sue puts her hand on Selene's shoulder, "Don't feel bad, Sel, everything happens for a reason. The imprinting pairs you with your perfect mate, your other half."
"Yeah, Dad said something similar the other day. It's just weird that as a demigoddess, I would be paired with a monster."
"Yes, but you said your father explained that vampires are not the same type of monsters that hunt demigods."
"He did, I still think it's weird, though."
"You'll get used to it, Honey."
"I guess I'm going to have to," Selene said then looked at her watch, "It's almost time for me to go, Mom. I'll see you and the Elders later, okay?"
"Of course, dear, I'll head over to Billy's house right now."
Selene nodded then finished putting on her makeup. Once she had finished, she grabbed her Addidas baseball cap and left the house. Selene got into her Range Rover and drove down to the treaty line. Selene arrived five minutes to 10:00. She parked on the side of the road and waited for Emmett to show up. Right at 10:00, Emmett appeared on the other side of the treaty line. Selene got out of her truck and walked over to him. She offered her hand to Emmett, and he kissed it again.
"Right on time," Selene said.
"I hope you weren't waiting long."
"No, I got here five minutes ago. Shall we get going?"
"Yeah," Emmett said.
Selene unconsciously reached for Emmett's hand and pulled him towards her vehicle. He smiled at seeing her petite hand in his. Emmett walked Selene to the driver's side and opened the door for her. Selene smiled and thanked him, then Emmett got into the passenger's side. Selene made a u-turn and headed back into La Push.
They drove in silence for a while, Emmett looking around at how much La Push had changed since the first time he had seen it. Selene cleared her throat to get Emmett's attention, he turned to look at her, "We need to go to Billy Black's house first."
"Jacob Black's dad?"
"Yep."
Emmett's brow furrowed, "Why?"
"The Elders would like to meet you officially, and my mom is on the council as well, so I'd like you to meet her too."
"Okay."
They arrived at Billy's house, Selene parked next to her mom's truck and unbuckled her seat belt. Before she could open the door, Emmett was already standing there, opening the door for her. She smiled and thanked him. Selene reached for Emmett's hand and intertwined her fingers with his. Emmett smiled at her actions. They walked to Billy's house, and Selene knocked on the door. Sue answered the door and smiled when she saw her daughter. Sue looked at Emmett, and her mouth fell open, Sue wasn't expecting Emmett to be so huge or so handsome. She recovered quickly and greeted the couple.
"Hello, Sel, the council members are all here," Sue looked up at Emmett and smiled, "Hello, you must be Emmett."
"Yes, ma'am.."
"I'm Sue Clearwater, Selene's mother."
"It's nice to meet you, Mrs. Clearwater."
"It's nice to meet you too, Emmett, please call me Sue."
"Alright, Sue."
With the introductions made, Sue showed Selene and Emmett inside. They walked into Billy's living room, where Billy, Old Quil, and Sam were waiting for them. Sue stepped forward and made the introductions, "Emmett, let me introduce you to Billy Black, Quil Ateara III, and you already know Sam Uley."
Emmett smiled at the Elders and shook their hands, "It's nice to meet you all."
"It's nice to meet you too, Emmett," Billy said, "Please have a seat. I'm sure you're wondering why we asked you to come here today."
"The thought did cross my mind," Emmett said.
"We wanted to let you know that as the Elders of the tribe when we heard that Selene had imprinted on you, we were, of course, concerned. But Sam informed us that she is also your mate, is that correct?" Billy asked.
"Yes, it is."
"And what exactly does that mean to you," Old Quil asked.
"It means that Selene is my soulmate. She is now the most important person to me. I will spend the rest of my life trying to make her happy, and I will always protect her."
Billy, Sue, Old Quil, and Sam looked at each other, "And you would never do anything to hurt her?"
"Never."
"Good, then you are welcomed here in La Push as any other imprint is. You'll be able to come and go as you please, Emmett, as long as you do not hunt on our lands and, of course, pose no threat to our people," Old Quil said.
"This exception only applies to you, though. The treaty is still in effect as far as the rest of your family." Billy said.
"I understand, what about the wolves?"
"I've already talked to them; you won't have any problems with them. If any of the pack gets out of line, let me know, and I'll deal with it," Sam said.
Emmett was relieved that he didn't have to worry about the wolves, he didn't want to have to hurt any of them if they came at him. After that discussion, Emmett, Selene, and the others sat around for a while, talking. The Elders wanted to get to know Emmett a little better before he and Selene left. After about an hour, Selene and Emmett left Billy's house, "I'm sorry about the interrogation." Selene said as they walked to Selene's Range Rover.
"No, that's fine. I didn't expect anything less. The Elders only want to make sure you're safe with me," Emmett said as he walked Selene to the driver's side. He got into the passenger's side then turned to Selene, "You do believe me, don't you, Selene? I will do everything I can to keep you safe and to make you happy," Emmett asked, then took Selene's hand and kissed it.
"I'm starting to, Emmett."
"Good. Now, what should we do?"
"Well, I thought we could go down to First Beach and do a little whale watching and visit the tide pools, then I'll show you around La Push. But before we do that, my little brother wants to meet you."
"Does he know I'm a vampire?"
"No, Seth won't find out until he phases. Once he does, Sam will fill him in about you and the rest of the Cullens."
"Okay, then, let's head to your house."
Selene nodded and drove down to her house. As they drove, Emmett reached for Selene's hand and intertwined their fingers. Selene looked down at their hands then up at Emmett; she smiled at him. It felt good to have contact with her imprint. They arrived at the Clearwater house and went inside. Seth was in the living room playing video games; he looked up when he heard the door open.
"Hey, Seth."
"Hey, Sel, is this him?"
Selene chuckled, "Yeah, this is my date, Emmett Cullen."
Seth stood up and walked over to Emmett, "It's nice to meet you, Emmett."
"It's nice to meet you too, Seth."
Without hesitation, Seth launched into his questions, "So Emmett, what are your intentions with my sister?"
"Seth," Selene said in a warning tone.
"What? I'm only doing what Dad would do if he were here."
Emmett chuckled, "My intentions with your sisters are strictly honorable, Seth. I want to get to know Selene, and maybe we can start dating and see where it leads from there."
Seth nods, "Okay, I have to tell you that if you hurt her, I'll hurt you."
"Seth!"
"What? That's what Dad would say."
Selene rolls her eyes, and Emmett only smiled, "I promise Seth, I will never hurt your sister."
"Good."
"Okay, if you're finished interrogating Emmett, can we go now?"
"Yeah, of course."
"Thank, Dad," With that, Selene led Emmett out of the house, and they walked down to First Beach. What they didn't notice was that as they left, Seth started feeling sick, and his temperature started rising.
Selene and Emmett walked down to First Beach when they got there, Selene took off her shoes and dug her toes in the sand. She sighed at feeling the sand squishing between her toes. Emmett smiled at watching her relax; he offered his arm so that they could walk along the beach. Selene picked up her shoes and took Emmett's arm.
"Aren't your feet cold," Emmett asked.
"No, way. I love the temperature. Come on, let's go to the tide pools."
Selene started pulling Emmett towards the tide pools, Emmett let her pull him. When they got there, they peered into the pools and looked at the aquatic life. Emmett was fascinated by the animals that were in the pools. Selene reached in and took out a starfish; she held it out to Emmett so he could hold it
"Oh, I can't hold it."
"Why not, are you allergic?"
"No, animals don't react well to being held by a predator."
"Don't worry; you'll be fine," Selene told Emmett.
"Alright, don't say I didn't warn you."
What Emmett didn't know was that Selene had already told the starfish not to be afraid of Emmett, he wasn't going to hurt him. The starfish was nice and relaxed, trusting the daughter of Poseidon. Selene handed the starfish to Emmett, and it squirmed a little bit so that Emmett could see it wasn't dead. Emmett stared at the starfish in fascination; he had never seen anything so pretty. He looked up at Selene and smiled.
"It's so pretty."
"Yeah, it is. You know, my dad calls me his Little Starfish."
"He does, why is that?"
"He's a deep-sea fisherman, and he's fascinated with anything that has to do with the sea."
Emmett nodded, "Do you think I'll ever meet your real dad?"
"Maybe. I'll ask my dad if he wants to meet you. I'm pretty sure he'll want to, though. My dad is very protective of me."
Emmett put the starfish back in the water and laughed when the little fish fearlessly came to investigate his hand. Some of them nipped his hand. After that, they looked at the other tide pools then walked back up the beach. Selene pointed out to sea where a pod of Humpback Whales were migrating by, heading for warming water to give birth. Emmett stared in fascination as the whales sang to each other and breached the water with a great splash. Selene smiled at hearing the pod happily talk to each other. They greeted the daughter of Poseidon and invited her to come to swim with them. Selene was tempted to swim out to them, but she couldn't risk exposing her secret. She mentally told the whales that she would play with them when they came back through in the winter.
After a while, Selene started a driftwood fire, and she and Emmett sat down to watch the colors of the fire. Selene explained that it was the saltwater that caused the flame to look the way it did. They sat there talking for a long while, then Emmett suddenly pulled Selene into his lap and wrapped his arms around her. Selene stiffened at first then slowly relaxed into his embrace. She looked up at him, and they stared at each other. Slowly Emmett lowered his head down and captured Selene's lips in a sweet kiss.
Selene turned in Emmett's lap and wrapped her arms around his neck. She slowly started to deepen the kiss, Emmett pulled Selene flush against his body and wrapped his arms tighter around her body. They were suddenly interrupted by a panicked howl, Selene's head snapped up, she didn't recognize the howl. Selene listened intently then heard another howl.
"What?" Emmett asked.
"Come on; we have to go."
"Why?"
"Seth shifted for the first time."
Emmett nodded. Selene put on her shoes, poured water on the fire, then she and Emmett ran off towards the sound of the panicked cries of Seth.