Here's the next chapter! I'm trying to get a chapter in to "celebrate" the offical release of Twilight Saga: Eclipse!
Paul's POV
I was sitting at home on the couch where I usually slept, too tired to walk upstairs after a long ass night of patrolling. Except it was now nine AM and I was talking to Sam on the phone.
"Paul, I think you need to tell Brittney about the whole wolf thing. She and Embry are getting too close, and I don't see how its possible. The elders are going to hold a bonfire just for you to tell her. Don't worry the whole pack, and their imprints will be there."
"Sam that's great, but what if it doesn't change anything? She could still go back to Embry any second." I sighed. I really didn't want to have this conversation, and I really didn't want to tell Brittney the secret either.
"I'm sure it will. Once she hears the legends, she'll be more understanding. I'm sure of it." I gave in. Sam was gonna talk me into this one way or another, so I decided to give up before it got out of hand.
"Fine. I'll tell her. But one she rejects me, your ass is grass." We both laughed and Sam assured me that I could kill him if it didn't work out. It was about 12 PM when I got off of the phone with Sam. We talked over some basic pack stuff, and he hung up because Emily was home. I wanted to be like that with Brittney. I would love to hold her every chance I get, tell her how beautiful she is, and even after a while, start our own family. Problem is that she doesn't want any of that with me. She would love for Embry to be in my place, which seems like he is. He's a better imprint for her than I am, and he didn't even imprint on her. What happens when he does imprint? Brittney would be heart broken, and she'd have a big Paul shoulder to cry on too. Maybe Brittney could learn to like, even love, me better if she really met the pack and imprints. She would probably bond with Kim, cause that girl has no bad things about her. Neither does my angel, she's just confused with who she's supposed to be with. But that would all be over by tonight.
Hopefully.
The bonfire was in about an hour and I was pacing around my room. My mom was sitting in the kitchen across from my room, drinking a cup of coffee. She sighed and shook her head at me.
"Paul would you stop with that! You're going to wear the floors down." I groaned and gave my mom a ' I'm stressed. Please don't talk' look. She put her hands in the air, surrendering.
"What if she hates me even more? I couldn't take that!" Mom got up and walked to me. It was cool that my mom was able to know about the secret, since she was apart of the tribe. She's helped me with things that would be awkward to talk with to Sam.
"She' your imprint. There's no way she can hate you." She said, casually sipping from her cup. I sighed, and stared at my mom.
"She already does! she doesn't want to be around me, she really wants Embry. Even though she can't see what a jackass she is, she still needs to open her eyes and see that we are perfect for each other!" I yelled. Mom curiously raised an eyebrow and sat back in her chair.
"Then make her love you. Stop sitting around her moping around like a teenage girl. You're an imprinted wolf! Go out and get your girl. It's really embarrassing going to the store with you, and you're dragging around like a seven foor giant." I looked at her for about a minute before she started to talk again.
"Paul Meraz, I swear, if you don't go to that bonfire right now..." She didn't have to say any more. I ran out of the door, straight to First Beach. I would tell her everything, and she'll be mine. You better get ready Embry. I'm gonna keep her away from you.
Brittney's POV
I was already down at the beach with Embry, after he picked me up from my house. We were the first ones there, so we decided to take a walk down the beach. It was really cold out, so Embry had his arm over my shoulders.
"Wow Em. You're seriously hot. What's wrong with you?" I asked, slowly backing away. If he was sick, I didn't want what he had. He laughed, pulling me back closer to him.
"Chill out. I'm not sick, it's just something that runs in the tribe I guess." We both stood still, the only sound was the crashing of the waves and the howls of wolves. Embry started to lean forward, and I copied him getting inches closer to his lips.
"Brittney, I really like you." He whispered, his breath tickling my nose. All I could do was nod, and he closed his eyes, placing his hand on my lower back. Embry brushed his lips against mine, but we couldn't actually kiss, because Paul ran over yelling.
"Sam said get to the bonfire!" Embry opened his eyes, turned around and glared at Paul. He turned back to me.
"Let's forget about him. We can skip the whole bonfire, and maybe go sit on the cliff?" I flinched, and he looked down at me with an appologetic expression.
"I forgot. Sorry." He looked down and I hugged him. Paul was still standing in the distance, doing that weird shaky thing he does.
"EMBRY! Get to the fire NOW!" Embry groaned and rolled his eyes. He wrapped his arm around my waist, pulling me closer to him.
"Alright, alright." We walked past Paul, who exchanged cold glares with Embry. We got to the fire, and I instantly saw Jake, who waved me over.
"Hey Em, I'll be back okay?" As I left, I felt Embry watching me carefully. Jake patted the spot on the log that he was sitting on. He was quiet for a moment before he turned to me.
"Your first bonfire?" I shook my head. The last one was when I almost died from that stupid cliff.
"Well, this one's completely different. My dad's going to tell us the legends, and see how you like them okay?" He looked around, and smiled at a girl with long curly hair, smiling almost as wide back at him.
"I'll let you go now." He said before sprinting off to the girl and engulfing her in a monster hug. I smiled at them. He was obviously crazy about her. I was thinking about Embry, and I felt warm arms wrap around me.
"Britt, the legends are starting soon. Come sit with me?" I followed him over to a seat around the fire and, even though it was burning hot, Embry put his even hotter arm around me. Sam looked at him and said his name in a stern tone, giving him a cold look. Alot of people, well only two, seemed to be against Embry for some reason. Em dropped his arm from my shoulders, and sneaked it around my waist. Mr. Black started the legends, and it was so easy to become so easily caught up in them. The stories were so magical, that I forgot all about Embry and everyone at the fire. Except, one pair of brown eyes kept staring at me in my thoughts. Paul's eyes were staring at me, watching me closely, as if he wanted to read inside my thoughts. I was snapped out of the trace more quickly than I wanted. Sam was the one the speak first.
"Brittney, what did you think?" I took a minute to think about my answer. Why did they want to know that? Well, I understand that I'm new, but how could I not love the stories?
"They were so amazing. Every word seemed so real." I turned to Embry, and he gave me a soft smile. Sam gestured to Paul, and he stood.
"Can I talk to you a minute Brittney?" I looked around at faces of people I sort of knew, and complete strangers. I especially looked to Emily, who nodded. What the hell? He wasn't asking me to marry him. Was he?
"I need to tell you something." I sighed and looked at him.
"Yeah Paul? Seriously. What could you want? No. I know exactly what you want, and we are too young! Especially when we haven't even dated, and I'm not even sure if I like you. This is a decision you just can't make all by yourself." He looked at me as if I was crazy. Oh come on, like he didn't know what was going on. I'm not stupid.
"What are you talking about?" He asked, looking a little concerned.
"What? Aren't you trying to propose?" He was quiet, and the air was growing super thick with awkwardness. Well it was, until he started bursting out laughing.
"No! That's not it, I promise you." I sighed and felt instantly relieved. Thank goodness he didn't want to. I don't know how fast I could turn down a proposal.
"What I wanted to talk to you about was the legends. The whole story," He said trailing off, "Is true." He looked at me, and it was not long before I started laughing myself.
"Not funny Paul. Is this all you had to tell me? A sick joke?" He put his hand to his forehead.
"I'm being completely serious! I'm a werewolf, or shape shifter I guess. Don't believe me? Ask Embry." I nodded and walked over to him.
"Is he lying?" He didn't look at me, or say anything.
"Embry? Is he lying to me?" He shook his head. Was he in on the joke too? You can't be serious.
"Then show me." Everyone started to look worried, especially Sam who rushed over to us.
"Brittney, this could be dangerous." He said, looking briefly at Emily. I knew then it had to be true. The scars on Emily's face had to be from Sam. The way he looked at her, I understood the look he gave her. He was just so upset about it. I really wanted to believe it now, but I had see it. Paul looked at Sam, his eyes looked differently than I had ever seen them before.
"I'll be careful. I need to show her to tell her..." He left off, but apparantly Sam got the message.
Paul walked off into the forest, and it wasn't too long before a horse like dog stepped out of the trees. I gasped, it was the same freaking wolf from that night.
"Paul you're!" Everyone else was confused, but he nodded knowingly. I paced back and forth looking at Paul. He ran off into the trees again, and stepped out onto the beach, tightening the draw string on his shorts.
"There's another part. Billy didn't mention this, but there is this thing called imprinting." I stopped him.
"Wait you mean like a duckling and its mother? Oh hell no Paul. I'm not your mom." This earned laughs from everyone and I wanted to know what was so damned funny.
"Not..exactly. When we imprint, its as if the person is all that matters to us. We will protect them and do what ever it takes to make them happy. This person, is everything to you. They are your soul mate. They're made perfectly just for the other person. Whatever they feel you feel, but sometimes the love is so strong, that no matter what they'll always be there for you. You would even give your life to protect them. Brittney I'll always be there for you. I'll protect you, only if you let me. Sure it will hurt if you say no, but I'll just have to understand. I imprinted on you Brittney."
Everyone around the fire stopped and stared at me and Paul. I looked in his dark brown eyes, and started to think. What if it was the truth? Maybe I could let him protect me. He won't hurt me right?
Paul's POV
I just told Brittney about imprinting, and she was saying nothing but looking at me. My heart instantly felt warm, so I knew she was feeling it too. Brittney's eyes weren't the only pair I felt staring at me. I looked to the corner of my eye, to see Embry silently becoming upset.
"Britt, you know..." He started, snapping Brittney out of our 'moment' we were having together, "Paul forgot to mention a part of imprinting." Sam sighed as Embry stood.
"Embry, shut up!" Sam yelled at him. He smirked and walked over to us.
"Imprinting also helps the wolf find a person that will help make the next line of stronger wolves." He laughed. "I'm guessing Paul here just needs a fuck buddy. Not an imprint." He sighed and smiled at me.
"Damn shame too. An imprint could have done him some good, but don't worry Britt. I'll be here to take care of you." Brittney gasped and glared at me.
"Is this true? Well i know it is. Em wouldn't lie to me! He wouldn't leave out an important part like that! I can't believe I was starting to change my mind. You're sick." When she said those words, my heart felt as if someone had run over it, and came back to rip it to pieces. Brittney walked back over to Embry and sat down.
"Paul I'll never want to be your imprint." Another car pulled up into the sand, and Leah, Quil, and Kim got out of Quil's Jeep. Leah walked over to us and immediately noticed Brittney.
"Who's the chick?" She said sneering. "An imprint? Ha. Funny." Brittney looked up at Leah and rolled her eyes. Shit. Shit shit shit. Leah's eyes got wide, and she was ready to attack.
"And what the hell are you looking at bitch?" Brittney got up and stood infront of her face.
"Listen. I just found out about this imprint shit, and I got stuck with Paul. So don't try to start shit with me, wolf or not, I'll kick your ass. Got it? Bitch." Sam got up again ready to separate Leah and Brittney, but before we all were concerned how to explain Brittney's injuries to the local hospital, Leah started to laugh.
"Damn you're cool. Makes since that Paul got you as an imprint. Consider me your first friend. Anyone who stands up to me is complete bad ass, unlike these puppies." Leah sat on a log too, still laughing. Brittney had calmed down a little, but she hadn't met Kim. When there was a new imprint, she went crazy. All of the other girls were estactic to have a soul mate. Brittney? Not so much. Kim came over to us, hugging each one of the guys while Quil stood back.
"You must be Paul's imprint! Hi I'm Kim! Paul needed a good girlfriend to keep him in line, and his imprint is the perfect one to do it! Looks like you're a wolf girl for life now!" Embry started to laugh, while everyone groaned. It seemed like Brittney just got out of the upset mood, now Kim just reminded her of what happened.
"Kim. I'm Paul's imprint, but this I'm not going to be with him. Ever." Kim was crushed at what just happened, while this whole conversation had Leah smiling like a kid on Christmas.
"But.." Kim was so confused, and Quil held her to his side. Brittney got her jacket and Embry followed after her.
"Thank you for telling me the legends everyone, I really enjoyed them." She started to walk off, but she stopped short.
"Oh and Kim? I won't be a wolf girl either."
I know, I know. It gets better I promise!
Leah had quite an effect on Brittney ;]
Paul might get a happy ending, who knows.
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