Bella:
The whole kitchen quieted suddenly and everyone was looking between me and Sam. Paul and Jared visibly tensed and held a breath waiting for Sam to answer.
"Where did you hear that Bella?" he asked her softly.
"Umm, well I heard Jared talking about it before and then Paul said something about it too. Is it something bad?"
Both Paul and Jared looked down at their hands on the table, clearly feeling uncomfortable with the subject.
"Okay Bella, basically you know the legends Billy told you and obviously you now know you are a Protector of our tribe. Well to put it simply an imprint is a wolfs soul mate. The imprint will complete the wolf and the wolf will completely adore the imprint and spend their lives making them happy. Do you understand?"
"I think so, is it normal for it to happen?"
"It is pretty rare really, we didn't expect it to happen to many of our pack. Emily is my imprint but apart from that no one else has imprinted up until now"
"So who has imprinted now?"
I looked around the group uncertainly and no one seemed to be willing to answer me. I looked to either side of me and everyone had their heads down. I turned to Jared and touched his shoulder carefully to catch his attention. As soon as my hand met his skin I pulled back as it felt like an electric jolt went through my arm. He looked up at me with confused and hurt eyes.
"Did you feel that?" I whispered, cradling my hand to my chest.
He looked up and nodded slowly, he reached for my hand and stroked it softly "Are you okay?" he asked.
"Yes I think so, are you?"
"Yeah, I am now, what were you going to ask me?" he smiled softly.
"I was just wondering where your imprint is if you have imprinted already?" I whispered now nervous.
"Well Bella, the thing is I have imprinted on you"
I looked at him in shock and brought the hand I was holding to my mouth in shock. I was still staring at Jared when I felt a warm hand on my shoulder and the same electric jolt. This time I shot up out of my seat and flicked my gaze between the two of them. My brain was working through the conversation I overheard early.
Paul:
As soon as my hand touched her shoulder Bella jumped from her seat from feeling the electric jolt, the first time you touch your imprint. She was looking between both me and Jared and I could feel her distress.
"Why don't you come and sit back down Bella, we can get you a cup of tea or something to calm yourself?" Sam asked her but there was no sign on her face that she even heard him.
She sat staring at us for what seemed like hours when I heard her gasp and he eyes opened wide with both shock and recognition.
"You imprinted on me too didn't you?" she whispered so quietly I barely caught it.
"Yes"
I watched as she walked around the table and sat between both Jake and Embry and a flash of rage flew up me as he pulled her in to his side.
"What does this mean Sam? She can't be both their soul mates ?!" Jake snarled.
Sam:
I looked back at Bella, the question ringing in my ears for the sole reason that I didn't know the answer. Curiosity was burning in those watery brown eyes as she looked up from where she sat and I knew I'd just have to tell her the truth.
"I honestly don't know. I've read the transcripts from the previous Packs when I first phased and there is nothing like this in there. This is the first I've ever heard of it."
I turned to Paul to find him trembling and Jared was looking aggressive which was unlike him. They were both looking at Jake who had Bella tightly tucked to him and her head buried in his chest.
He caught my attention and looked down at Bella pointedly "Maybe I should take Bells home, it's been a long day and she looks dead on her feet"
"You can't take her home Jake. She's dangerous to be around now and if she goes home she could phase and end up hurting Charlie"
Embry snorted and looked at me with a raised eyebrow "She's no bigger than a normal dog Sam, what's she gonna do?"
I couldn't help but smile at how small she actually was both in person and wolf. Usually a growth spurt happens before the phasing but she only seems to have grown around 4 inches. I wonder what she can bring to the pack.
"Regardless I think Sam would feel better if she were to stay on the Rez where we can easily get to her if she needs us"
"Well I'll just take her back with me then, Dad won't mind if she stays with us" Jake suggested which received a chorus of growls from Paul and Jared.
"Why doesn't she stay here? I can make the spare room up and then you guys aren't gonna go all wolf and go crazy" Emily supplied before I could even begin to process an idea.
I softly kissed her cheek and smiled at her ability to deal with these guys. I looked to Paul and Jared and raised an eyebrow and watched on with amusement as my next question left my lips.
"So who's getting the couch and who's getting the floor then?"
Sure enough and full blown argument ensued as to who was staying where. As the argument got a bit more heated the imprint bond was surely in place as Bella awoke and looked for the source of the agitation she could feel rolling off both wolves. Judging by the look of pain on her face she must feel it twice as much.
I was about to split up the fight when the tiny slip of a girl cut across me with more frustration that I could've mustered at the time.
"What the fuck are you two arguing about?!"
Both whipped around from the crouched position in the kitchen and the growling halted all of a sudden.
"Well? What could have possibly gotten you two idiots so worked up that you're practically ready to phase in poor Emily's kitchen?" she scolded.
Both looked at her unwilling to anger the girl further when Emily piped up in a mischievous voice "Well Sam thinks it would be better if you stayed here for the night so they're arguing over who gets the sofa and who gets the floor" She looked back to both wolves with an expression that basically said "Ha! I've just told on you and you're in trouble now"
I tucked Emily in to my side and breathed in her scent as Bella got up and placed herself between the two giant men.
"You can have the sofa" she pointed to Jared "and you get the floor" she looked at Paul. "If nobody minds I think I'm gonna head to bed"
Emily jumped up to show her the way just a Jared turned to Paul with a smug look to which he replied the only way he knows how.
"ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?!"
Bella popped her head back around the door frame and her voice as she spoke was extremely sweet "No I am not kidding you, you could always go home"
Then she was gone, once again following Emily and I was already dying to know what the morning would bring with the little girl who could tame the most volatile and the biggest mischief maker in the pack with a few choice words.
