Why Does Imprinting Exist…
"So there are whats in Mexico?" I asked again in disbelief.
"There is another herd! They were speaking in Spanish and and and, yeah!" Jennie said enthusiastically. "But you said you had something to tell me?"
Oops. "I did?"
"Yup!"
"Um…remember Seth?" I hoped she didn't.
"Course, we used to annoy him sooooo much!" She laughed at memories long past. I groaned, why did she have to remember?
"He's a wolf." She spoke slowly.
"How the hell did you know that?!"
"LANGUAGE!" She yelled, though I knew perfectly well she wasn't an angel. "But yeah, I decided to do research…"
I snorted.
"No, really, that whole tribe has some historic background. I traced it well if I do say so myself." She sounded proud.
"By tracing, you mean you ILLEGALLY called Billy." I stated.
"Pretty much, but you were never the best alpha." I could almost see her shrug. (N/A That really is what the most dominant horse in the herd is called)
"Whatever, continue."
"Well, that was it. Your turn."
"Nah."
"Didn't you ever learn to share?" She sighed.
"Nope." Hey, it was pretty true. "Remember the Crayola incident."
"How could I forget? Oh, wait, I WAS THREE!"
"Right, oh well, that's what you get for being born a year or whatever later." I teased.
"Ha. Ha. Now, what happened? Jake kick you out already? I could see that happening…"
"I imprinted." I muttered, very quietly, a good foot away from the phone.
"FINALLY!" She exclaimed, and I thought she wouldn't hear me. "ON WHO? WHEN? WHERE? WHY?!"
"Seth, today, his place, for unknown reasons?"
"On SETH?! Aw, poor kid. I'll send him a fruit basket." She made a pitying sound. "Aiden will be pissed."
"IF YOU TELL HIM—" I threatened.
"And you thought I would? Someone lacks a little trust…"
"I'm never really sure with you…"
"And rightfully so." Jennie agreed...I think.
"Who are you talking to, Jennie?" Someone asked on the other end. Aw shizz.
"Pizza girl." I heard her answer, "Remember Hazel?"
"Whatever, just make sure you get to ordering pizza then, Carolyn invited the lot over."
"Gotcha, I'll do it right now. Four plains, two pepperoni, one Hawaiian," I heard her disgust, "Two with broccoli, and one with—" She froze. I knew what she had been about to say.
"Never mind."
"Hey, Jennie? Did you think of the fact that you'll have to order twice? Aiden will think you're insane…"
"Aw SHIT!"
"JENNIE!" Aiden yelled.
"Aw SNITZEL!" She amended.
"And you correct me." I shook my head.
"You curse every other word." She pointed out.
"Whatever."
" what have you and Seth been up to?"
"I kinda hit him…and ran away…and cursed a bit…and Leah won $120 dollars…"
"Leah was always good at winning." Jennie added in, mostly to herself.
"What do I do?!"
"Well, you typically imprint, date, become engaged, marry, have children, pass on the gene. There isn't much to do." She sounded like she thought I was crazy.
"I don't want kids."
"Too bad, Fate wants you to. The almighty Fate knows what will happen and if you don't make it happen, he will." She said in a teasing tone.
Has anyone noticed we talk about fate like it's a person, Fate, fate? And does it have to be a guy? Well, guess so, I mean a girl would be smarter than to pair me with Seth.
What the hell am I doing? WHY AM I HAVING A CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT FATE IS IN MY HEAD! I NEED AN ASYLUM PRONTO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Fate wants me to die depressed."
"Suicide is never an option." Jennie said angrily.
"Not suicide! I don't even think I can, Fae and Shifters are too bullet proof. You know that, you're a cross-breed too!"
"Yes, well. If you killed yourself, there goes Eric, there goes Liz, Seth would be gone too I guess, and I'll have to be the one pouring Holy Water on your graves. I'm too lazy to go through that trouble."
"Ha, right. Holy water." I ignored the hit list.
"We don't want you resurrecting do we?"
"Why does imprinting exist?" I sighed.
"Because it wants to." Jenny said.
"Who cares what it wants, it is unnatural. UNNATURAL!"
"Actually, I think it's quite natural."
"When you imprint, I'll laugh."
"Who says I haven't?"
"Well, you're not eternally pissed, nor are you eternally in love, nay have you been brainwashed, those are all three forms it's been known to take." I stated.
"Whatever." Ha, I taught her very well.
"So, Aiden is reeeaaally pissed isn't he?"
"Yup." Jennie said casually.
"He coming up here to get me?"
"He's been threatening too, yeah."
"Great."
"Well, you have an excuse, you imprinted." She pointed out.
"Yeah, but I don't want to tell him that, it'd be weird!"
"Weird works well for you." Jennie assured.
"Well, you'd better get going and order that pizza." I smiled, I was using singular while talking about getting food for the herd.
"Yeah…I probably should…" And we hung up.