Recap: Dekan looked over at Emily and gave her a sad little smile, but a smile nonetheless.
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Sam had thrown his cut offs on the ground, not bothering to tie them to his leg as he transformed into a wolf. He ran as fast as he could to the woods before letting out a very loud and angry howl. He was pacing back and forth, growling and snarling. A few moments passed before the rest of his pack joined him. Sam looked around and saw the faces of his brothers and sister, knowing they had to be full of questions.
"What was that all about, Sam?" Leah whined in her head. A chorus of "yeah's" resounded throughout the pack.
"That bastard who claims to be her stepfather! He is the one who made her do shit like that!" Sam growled out, pacing back and forth still. "I want to rip his throat out and bathe in his blood! He is going to pay for hurting her!"
"It makes you wonder what else he's done to her…" Leah whispered inside her head.
That thought made Sam stop pacing and stare at Leah. The rest of the pack followed suit, each turning to look at Leah. Leah looked back at the other wolves, not backing down from their glances. Sam looked at Leah, actually whimpering.
"Find out? Please? For me?" Sam pleaded.
Leah studied Sam for a moment. He hadn't begged her to do anything before. Not even when he broke up with her and started dating her cousin, Emily. Sam didn't beg her to not hate him, to not hate Emily. He just took her bitterness and swallowed it. Leah circled Sam, watching his movements. Sam had his head hung lower to the ground as Leah circled him.
"If she'll tell me, then yes." Leah finally said.
Sam looked around his pack, his eyes resting on Leah. "Thank you." he said. Leah nodded.
Embry watched Sam's reaction, feeling similarly as Sam, but his feelings about Jerry ran a bit deeper. He wanted not only to rip out Jerry's throat and bathe in his blood, Embry wanted to chain that sorry excuse for a human to three more of his brothers have him drawn and quartered. He wanted to break each and every bone in Jerry's body and listen to the bloodcurdling screams as he slowly tortured him until he breathed no more. Embry didn't realize he was growling until Jake nudged him with his wolfy head. Jake's head turned to the side as if asking "what's up?" Embry shook his head. Embry didn't count on being this upset. He vaguely wondered if he was just genuinely concerned or if he possibly, maybe, might have imprinted.
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"Do you want to talk about it?" Emily asked Dekan when she had finally settled down.
Dekan sat on the ground and started unbuckling her leather boots. She threw her boots across the room, hitting the door. "It's…not a happy story." Dekan mumbled.
Emily bit her lip, then leaned over and grabbed the plate of brownies, handing one to Dekan. Leah walked back into the house, not really looking at Emily, but taking a seat beside Dekan in the floor, grabbing a brownie. Dekan looked over at Leah, seeing the hurt look on her face.
"What happened, Dek? What did that bastard do to you?" Leah asked in a whispered voice.
Dekan shook her head, not wanting to open that can of worms. Not when she was finally away from Jerry. "It's nothing, really. Just…a lapse." Dekan said, her voice a bit shaky.
Leah looked over at Emily, their faces mirroring the others: skeptical. Leah shook her head once, quickly. Emily caught the silent signal, nodding her head once, quickly as well. They watched as Dekan stood up, walking over to the door and moving her shoes out of the way. "Do you know if the trunk my mom sent has arrived yet?" Dekan asked.
"Oh, no, it hasn't. But Kim and I have gotten some clothes together…" Emily replied, not finishing her sentence. Emily only just realized that the clothes Kim and she had gotten together wouldn't exactly fit Dekan.
"Thanks, Emily, its okay." Dekan said, walking into the guest bedroom. Flipping on the light, Dekan looked around the room. It hadn't really changed from the last time she was here. The walls were still adorned with the faded yellow and white striped wallpaper. A lone light hanging from the ceiling, lighting up the whole room quite nicely. The desk and nightstand had picture frames resting on their surfaces; pictures of her and Sam when they were younger. Dekan smiled, picking up a frame. It was a photo of her and Sam at First Beach, back when she had no real fears. She heard a knock on the front door; Sam and his friends were back in the house, everyone talking and some laughing. Dekan looked through the clothes that Emily said she and Kim left for her until her trunk arrived. 'Small and medium.' Dekan said to herself, looking at the tags. She snorted. She hadn't been a size small or even medium since, well, the last time she was here. Even then she wouldn't have sworn to being that small.
"Dekan! Come out here and watch this movie with us!" Sam called out.
Dekan sat on the bed, taking off her pantyhose and collar, setting them to the side. Oh how she wished she had her sweat pants and an oversized shirt right about now. Sighing and shaking her head, tying her hair in a loose bun, Dekan walked back out into the living room. Looking around at all the beautifully dark russet colored skin, Dekan murmured "Damn if I don't glow in the dark next to all of you."
Leah was the first to laugh, followed by Sam and Emily and the rest of the pack.
"Whoa, man, where's my sunglasses?" Leah said, smiling. Dekan smirked at her, sticking her tongue out.
"Ha. Ha. Ha. Oh you're so funny, Leah!" Dekan teased back.
"You're a bit overdressed for movie night, don't you think?" Paul asked. "Plan on sneaking out to go partying, city girl?"
"Ah well you know me, a girl has to look her best. That and the fact that this is pretty much the only set of clothes I have until my trunk arrives." Dekan replied, not taking offense.
"What about the clothes than Em and I found for you?" Kim asked, not really registering the fact that she and Emily both were thinner.
"Oh. Well, those aren't exactly my size…" Dekan said, her face turning pink.
The moment the words left her lips, the one called Seth stood up and took his shirt off, tossing it to Dekan. Dekan caught it easily. "I thought we were watching a movie, not playing strip poker." Dekan said, still holding the shirt.
"Well if you insist…" Seth said, chuckling. "Nah, that's for you. You can't sleep in those clothes. That should come down to your knees. Keep it."
Dekan smiled at the kindness Seth showed her. He didn't know her and yet he just gave her the shirt off his back. Holding the shirt closely, Dekan looked over and up and Seth. "Thank you." and walked over to him, standing on her tiptoes and kissing his cheek quickly. Dekan took the shirt and went to the guest room, throwing her shirt and skirt off, leaving her clad in her bra and panties.
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Embry was a bit upset now. Seth shouldn't have given her his shirt, just like that! Well, he was going to show him that he could be just as nice and considerate. Embry ran out of the house and over to his own house, grabbing a pair of sweat pants that he always wore, along with a long sleeved hoodie, and rushed back to Sam's house, walking back in. Embry walked to the guest room and entered, not even knocking. He stopped dead in his tracks as he saw Dekan in nothing but her bra and panties.
"I…uh…t-thought you might want…uh…these…" Embry stuttered out, holding the clothes out, his eyes quickly shifting downwards. He dropped the clothes on the desk and walked out quickly, his face would have been a thousand shades of red if his skin wasn't so dark to begin with. Embry walked back into the living room, his eyes still cast downward. Sam looked up immediately, watching Embry.
"What did you do?" Sam asked, his eyes trained on Embry.
"I uh…didn't knock. She was changing." Embry muttered, sitting down beside Jake on the couch.
Sam started to growl, but stopped when Emily elbowed him. He looked up to see Dekan enter the room wearing Seth's t-shirt and what he could only assume was a pair of sweatpants Embry had brought for her. She took a seat on the chair next to the window. Seth came over and plopped in front of her chair, leaning against it, his eyes shooting daggers at Embry. Embry felt the look, glancing over at Seth and smiling smugly. Jake leaned over and very quietly whispered to Embry. "Are you blind, man?"
Embry raised his eyebrow only slightly. Jake was still leaned over as the movie started. 'All Dogs go to Heaven' was the choice tonight. Claire's choice, of course. Quil wouldn't let anyone upset his little Claire. Jake whispered again just as quietly, "Did you go blind from seeing her? Man, I know I would."
Embry looked confused for a moment. Jake didn't find her beautiful? It sounded more like Jake found her kind of gross. Fat, too. Embry turned and saw the look on Jake's face which only confirmed his thoughts. What would Jake say if Embry ever told him that he may have imprinted on Dekan?
He didn't plan on finding out. He could only imagine the kind of ridiculing and crap Jake and the rest of the pack would put him through if they found out. Embry was going to avoid that for as long as he could.
It didn't mean he liked seeing Seth trying to cozy up to Dekan.
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Author's note: Thanks to those who have reviewed! And of course to my lovely beta, Nessa! I know what you all are thinking. Aww! for Seth. And grrr! for Embry! What's going to happen next? Drama will definitely ensue! School, meeting Bella and the Cullen's, and more about Jerry in the next few chapters! Stick with me! REVIEW! Leave me reviews! Please? Mwaaaah!