Bursting through Kitty's front door at 6pm, the girls giggled and tripped over each other. The dogs ran out to greet them wagging their tails happily!
"Right, we've got 45 minutes to get ready to walk to the bonfire" announced Leah.
"Okay, I'll take the shower in the master and you can have the family for a shower if you want?" asked Kitty.
"Cool" replied Leah dropping her bags and moving to the bathroom.
Kitty walked into her bedroom with a sigh and dropped her bags on the floor. She moved into the bathroom and turned the shower on, letting the steam fill the room as she undressed. Getting in the shower, Kitty began washing her hair letting her mind wander. She really liked Leah, she felt as though she had made a friend for life in her. Her mind moved onto the hot guys on the beach yesterday, Leah said they would all be there today. Even the jerk who shouted at her. Why was she so hung up on him? She thought about his toned calves and chiselled abs. God he was hot, but the intense hatred in his eyes was awful. What had she done? Leah had assured her that he was normally a nice guy and didn't have a bad bone in his body. So why did he react like that? Apparently, he was dealing with a lot of issues, but still. Never mind, thought Kitty stepping out of the shower and towelling her body and hair off. We will see if he's like that tonight.
"What do you think" asked Kitty walking into the living room with a twirl. Kitty had put on a pair of black, high waisted, ripped skinny jeans and a long sleeved cropped top made entirely of turquoise sequins. She had pulled her shiny black hair into a high ponytail and had made up her face with neutral foundation and black winged eyeliner with red lipstick. Leah let out a low whistle, "Looking good" she commented standing up.
"Back at you, girlfriend" commented Kitty winking at Leah.
Leah had dressed in a pair of highwaisted stonewash jeans with a black turtleneck shirt that was also cropped. Both girls were wearing flip flops.
"You were totally right" Leah commented as they moved outside. "This outfit makes me look hot".
"Damn right!" replied Kitty as they moved along the forest path towards the bonfire that they could already see through the trees.
"Hey Kitty?" Asked Leah turning to Kitty.
"Yeah".
"Can you keep me away from Emily and Sam, I can't stand to see them together. I'm happy that they're happy but it hurts. You know?" Leah asked with as sad smile.
"What about setting you up with that Embry guy you said was cute?" Asked Kitty bumping shoulders with Leah. "Weren't you two sleeping together?"
"Yeah, but Sam didn't like it and put a stop to it".
"What has your Ex got to do with you sleeping with someone else?" Asked Kitty angrily.
"Erm.. he was in charge of out tribal…erm… pack…" Leah commented "and now Jake is in charge and he hasn't..erm.. lifted the ban and so.."
"Right… so dickhead from the beach has the power to change a ridiculous rule put in place by a jealous ex?" queried Kitty.
"Well.. erm.. yes.." Leah replied "We're here!" she exclaimed gratefully as they arrived on a clearing at the top of the beach.
A cheer erupted from what looked like the whole of La Push. And suddenly Kitty was greeted by a kind looking man with liquid black eyes and a weathered face. He sat in a wheelchair but Kitty could tell this was a powerful man. "Hello there my darling, welcome to La Push. I am to assume that you are the lovely Miss Donnelly?" he said with a smile.
"Yes" Kitty replied with a smile, "am I to assume you are Chief Black?"
"Yes dear, welcome and call me Billy" he said with a wave of his hand.
Kitty bowed her head in thanks as she moved among first the tribal elders and then the pack before the rest of the residents. She seemed to know instinctively who to greet first and how to work a crowd. She's the prefect imprint for my son thought Billy as he watched her. She seemed to know what to do and say on instinct.
Leah sat on a log and watched as Kitty moved through the crowd. She really was perfect for Jake, Leah thought. How could she get Jake to stop being a tit and focus on what was important? It was obvious from looking that Kitty was perfect for the tribe, Jake needed to stop pining after Bella and move on.
Speaking of Jake, where was he? Thought Leah, looking around. She spotted his car pulling up next to Sam's truck as Jacob got out with Bella. Oh why, why bring her to Kitty's welcome party? Thought Leah as she heard the packs collective groan. The tightening of Jacobs jaw told them all they needed to know. He was still fighting it.
Sam headed over to intercept them and Leah followed. She had to protect Kitty.
"Jake get the leech lover out of here." Leah growled out.
"Shut up Leah" Jake scowled.
"You have an imprint Jake! This affects the whole tribe! Its making you ill! We can't be without our Alpha!" Sam argued.
"Its my decision!" Jake snapped.
"Exactly" The normally meek Bella replied "He's fighting the imprint for me" She tossed her hair over her shoulder.
"You've made your choice leech lover" spat Leah "pretty soon Jakes going to be trying to tear your head off!".
"I'm postponing my decision!" Bella replied with a smirk, "I need to be sure I've live out my human experience". "Every possible experience" She sighed looking up at Jake and winking.
"What?!" asked Sam and Leah at the same time.
"You're just stringing him along as usual!" Leah shouted.
"Its not pack business!" Jake ground out, aware that all of the pack was now listening.
"It concerns us all Jake!" Sam whispered sharply. "We're fighting the redhead when she's going to be a vampire shortly anyway." Turning to Bella, "Just turn already and clear off! It'll save a lot of heartbreak. If one of the wolves dies because of you…"
"Then they'll have died to ensure that I have had the time to make the right decision!" said Bella haughtily.
"You make me sick!" Leah spat venomously, spinning and storming away.
Looking through the crowd for Kitty, Leah grabbed two bottles of beer. Kitty turned drawn to Leah almost like a magnet and waved her over to where she was talking to Quil and Colin. The pack members had seen this interaction frowned. This can't be good, thought Quil. Jake is going to flip.
Leah reached out and handed the beer to Kitty who took it gratefully and looped her arm around Leah's waist. They both giggled and glanced at each other before Kitty continued telling Colin a story from her time at University involving a traffic cone and a river.
Shit, thought Quil. Glancing over at Jake, he wasn't going to like Kitty and Leah's closeness. Just as Quil thought, Jake was staring at the girls and has squeezed his beer so hard the bottle had smashed cutting Jacobs hand. Bella was cooing over the wound squeezing his bicep and flirting hard. Jake allowed Bella to lead him away as she shot daggers at Kitty.
As the party wore on guests started to depart until it was just pack and the elders left. Settling down for the tribal histories. Kitty sat on a log sandwiched between Leah and Paul. Kitty had never felt so at home in her life. It had always just been her and her Mam but now she felt like she had a family. She couldn't describe why, she just did.
Leah held Kitty's hand as she flirted with Embry who was on her other side. Squeezing her hand when she needed reassurance that she hadn't said something stupid or she wanted Kitty to interject. Kitty kept her ear out for Leah's conversation and as she did realised Leah was doing fine, and she struck up a conversation with Paul.
Paul was wearing low riding denim cut offs and a white polo shirt. He had been instructed by Sam to make Kitty feel welcome and if possible to make Jake jealous so he could see what he was missing with Kitty. Paul welcomed the challenge and hoped he might get a little action out of this. Sam has forbade going that far but as Beta now, Sam didn't actually have that level of control. He could request that they followed his commands but he couldn't enforce them anymore. Not since Jake had become Alpha. As he flirted with Kitty and laughed at the names of her dogs he felt physically sick as he watched the leech lover rub herself up against Jake.
"Now, let us begin" Billy began.
As he wove his tales of the first pack and the history of wolves, stories of Taka-Aki and finally Ephraim. Kitty was hooked, the stories seemed to speak to her. She listened, gripping Leah's hand at tense moments, her knuckles turning white.
"Wow!" whistled Kitty as Billy finished. That was amazing she whispered to Leah and Paul, your history is amazing! They both laughed.
"We all know they are amazing" declared Bella in a loud whisper from the other side of the campfire. "There's no reason to play it up! It's not going to make people like her" She said standing up. "Let's go for a walk Jake" she continued, smirking at Kitty maliciously.
"What's her problem" Asked Kitty as Jake trailed after Bella looking angry and the tribal leaders began to leave.
"She's a bitch!" replied Leah with a shrug. "Now for real" she turned to Kitty checking everyone was out of earshot. "I want to take Embry home but there's that ban! Why is my life so complicated!" she lamented!
"Just do it girl!" encouraged Kitty. "You can even stay at mine tonight" she said to Leah with a wink.
Leah's eyes widened as she felt the old Alpha order lift.
"You know I think I will! Will you be okay getting back on your own?" Leah asked.
"Of course!" exclaimed Kitty "Go, go, go!"
Leah stood up, blew Kitty a kiss and jogged across the sand to Embry. They chatted animatedly and Embry turned in Kitty's direction he too blew her a kiss and took Leah's hand and jogged through the trees towards Kitty's cabin.
Sam glowered at their departing backs and made to follow them, he was held back by a pretty girl with a deeply scared face. Kitty made her way over to them.
"Sam, just leave them…we've moved on! Let them!" the girl was almost crying.
"He's. My. Brother. And. Shes." He paused "Leah" he finished.
"Hi guys!" Kitty bounded over with fake enthusiasm. "I'm Kitty, nice to meet you" she said with a smile sticking out her hand.
"Hi I'm Emily, nice to meet you!" said the girl with a relieved smile, "This is my fiancée Sam." She indicated to the angry man behind her.
She took Emily's hand and took Sam's.
"Emily, I've heard you're to thank for organising my welcome party" Kitty said gesturing around her. "Thank you so much!" She said earnestly.
"It's no trouble" Emily said with a smile, "You can help me with the next one" she said with a wink. "Can't she Sam?".
"Sure" Sam said turning his scowl from the trees where Embry and Leah had disappeared, to Kitty.
Feeling the full force of Sam's displeasure Kitty began to walk backwards away from the couple. "Well its getting late, I'm going to go home".
"Okay" replied Sam as he continued scowling at Kitty wondering how she had broke the Alpha command on Leah and Embry.
"See you later" Emily waved looking forlorn as Sam's scowl moved back to the trees.