Chapter 9

A/N: I don't own twilight

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MPOV:

After my first pack meeting I'm spent. I never thought it was possible for even my eyelashes to hurt, but they do. I drag myself up the steps into my room and it feels like heaven. After a few weeks of not being home really messed me up. I didn't think I would ever be grateful to be back in my own messy small room, but I am.

I throw myself on my bed and bury myself deep into the cool pillows. I hear a knock on my door and I can feel the irritation rise in me. If I'm not careful to control my new found temper I might phase in my room and that would totally piss my mom off. She still hasn't really forgiven Uncle Seth and Daddy for barreling through her bedroom wall all those years ago, before I was born.

"Go away!!" I growl through the pillow currently covering my face. "It's me Mox. We need to talk." Caine says opening my bedroom door and letting himself in. I immediately jump up out of my bed. I was so tired and sore that I didn't even notice the pull I feel to him whenever he is near. Ughh...I wonder if the tugging feeling will always be there with him? "You bet your furry ass we have to talk." I bark at him. He flinches slightly at the volume of my voice. At this point I don't care if the whole world knows how pissed I am.

"Let me explain." He mumbles softly while pacing back and forth in my room. "I'm done with your excuses Caine. You knew and didn't tell me. How long have you known?" I ask running both my hands through my hair in frustration. I'm still not use to the short bob Rosalie cut for me this morning so I wouldn't look like an overgrown shih tzu. "It's not like that Moxie. I just found out myself a few days before the double imprint. My grandpa Carlisle told me." He says lifting his soulful brown eyes to meet with mine.

"Why didn't you say anything?? How could you keep that from me? Is all of this...what we have...this thing...is it real? Was any of it real." I choke out barely able to keep the tears at bay. "Fuck Mox, of course it's real. I knew I wanted you before I knew about the imprint. Doesn't that count for something?" Caine pleads with me. "NO...our whole lives have been a lie. We've been connected for ten years and it's all because of some fucked up version of fate." I spat at him wanting him to hurt as much as I do right now.

Caine growls lowly and grabs me roughly by my upper arms. If I wasn't a wolf now he would have definitely bruised me. I growl back at him with just as much force. I will not back down because he wants to play house and act like everything is ok. We're locked into some kind of intense staring contest and I refuse to be the one to break first.

A loud piercing howl disrupts our moment and the distraction is welcomed. I really don't want to deal with Caine and this imprinting bullshit right now. Caine reluctantly lets me go and sighs heavily. "We better go. That howl sounded pretty important." He says stiffly and I just nod. I grab my cord for my ankle and storm out my house with Caine close at my heels.

We walk quickly into the woods neither of us saying a word. He turns his back to me and pulls of his shirt and then begins to unbutton his dark blue jeans that are already hanging dangerously low on his hips. I whip around quickly and try to focus on getting naked and phasing as fast as I can. The last thing I need is to ogle a naked hot Caine.

I practically rip off my t-shirt and cotton shorts and tie them to my cord. I take off and phase as I run towards the trees not waiting for Caine. He quickly catches up to me and his mind is oddly quite. I can only pick up images of Sienna, Alice and Rosalie. I try to ignore him as best as I can as we make our way to the clearing near the Cullen mansion.

Caine and I make it to the clearing with Zev following close behind us. I don't think I will ever get over seeing both packs phased at the same time. Eleven over sized wolves can be quite intimidating when grouped together. I flop down next to Rocco and lean my head against his warm furry side. It sucks not being able to communicate with the other pack and right now I could use a few comforting words from Rocco. He's become like a brother to me since our heart to heart.

Caine glowers behind me but I don't pay him any mind since Caden made me promise not to bring personal issues to pack meetings. A few minutes pass and Rafe, Brady and Collin come trotting into the clearing. Immediately Rafe and Caden get into alpha mode. What I wasn't expecting was seeing the original pack phased and padding their way into the clearing looking like a force to be reckoned with.

I easily pick out my dad with his dark gray fur with black spots on his back. Sam is midnight black with a few streaks of gray now that he's been aging with Aunt Emily. Jake is still a warm russet and Jared is medium brown like his son Elijah. Quil is chocolate brown and Paul is a deep silver just like Rocco and Zev and Seth are both sandy brown. My mom is the last to the clearing, her silver fur gleaming in the mid day sun. I get up and saunter over to my parents and wait for the alphas to do what it is that they do.

Whatever is going down must be pretty fucking bad for the old timers to come out of retirement. Caden gives the order to phase back so we can all talk together. My mom, Yas and I head to the dense part of the forest while the guys all phased and dressed out in the open. We make our way quickly over to the center of the clearing. Yas and I take a seat next to Elijah and watch as Brady and Collin take center stage so to speak.

"The Volturi is back. Collin and I chased four of them in black cloaks by the old treaty line." Brady says his raspy voice carrying over the clearing loudly. "Yeah, I think they were headed into Canada." Collin adds his handsome face more serious than I have ever seen. "Alright. The new pack and the triplets will follow them while the original pack stay behind and make sure the Cullens and the wolf girls are ok. We'll meet up at the mansion in an hour." Rafe booms sounding so much like his dad.

Everyone nods in agreement. My parents take me over to the side so they can talk to me in private. "Mox be careful. Remember your training and just follow your instincts." My dad says and gives me a quick hug. "Sweetie be safe." My mom says and hugs me too. The different packs split up and I join my pack. I phase quickly and we easily pick up the new scent. The Cullens reek but this smell is different. There is a distinct copper smell attacked to the icy sweetness.

It's human blood...they're red eyed vamps. Caleb says and I instantly cringe at the thought of blood.

Don't worry cuz, everything is going to work out just fine. Zev chimes in, the optimism just oozing from him.

I hope so...I just don't want anyone to get hurt. I say feeling anxious and frustrated.

We follow the strange scent for a few miles then Caden decides to double back since the vamps are well into Canada by now. We're almost to Forks when the powerful stench of red eyed vamp hit us full force. They catch us by surprise and I can see a black clocked figure barreling towards Yasmine at full speed. I race to her but Rafe makes it to her first, tossing her aside and taking the hit in his hind leg. I can hear the bone snap as Rafe howls in pain.

The triplets are advancing on the vamps furiously and it's a sight to behold. Three massive ghostly white wolves with fierce sneers can be frightening and I'm glad they are on our side. The woods erupt in chaos as Rocco tends to Rafe's leg. Yas and I pace in front of them to protect them from the vamps. Zev, Elijah, Brady, Collin and the Triplets are locked into a dangerous dance with the four vamps.

The adrenaline is coursing through all of us and I can't help but snap and growl as the vamps play cat and mouse with the pack. After a few minutes the leeches for some reason back off. It's a relief that they are leaving but it feels kind of off. I feel like this was just some kind of test to see how we handle ourselves.

Caden and Caleb phase back and help Carry a wounded Rafe back to the Cullen's place. The rest of the pack stays in wolf form to protect the three of them as we make our way home. Whatever is going down won't be good. I just hope that Alice can see something useful.

We make it back to the mansion and Carlisle has to rebreak Rafe's leg so he can set it straight. I slump down on the floor near Zev and Claire. Alice is concentrating hard trying to figure out what the Volturi want. Claire grabs my hand and squeezes it softly. I can see the fear in her eyes and I wish I can make her feel better. Alice's high pitched scream breaks the eerie silence surrounding the living room.

"Those sons-of-bitches just decided the send Felix and Demitri to spend a month here with us. I don't know what they want but they are definitely searching for something." She says as she stomps back and forth in front of the large glass wall. "So what does this mean? What are we suppose to do?" Rafe asks the alpha tone lacing his words. "I'm not sure but we definitely need to hide Sienna. The boys can stay on the Rez as La Push wolves but Sienna looks too much like Rose for it to be just a coincidence. If they were to get one glance at her they would know she was a hybrid. We don't need to give them any more fuel against us."Carlisle says sternly.

Sienna begins to cry and Nessie holds her tighter to her side. "I think we should send her to Isle Esme. It's a bright sunny place they would never think to look there." Ness says softly. "Ness it right it's the safest place to send her."Uncle Jake says sadly. "I think Rafe should go with her." Sam says surprising the hell out of all of us. "What!! I'm not going anywhere. My place is with my pack."Rafe says furiously. "Your place it with your imprint. It's your job to keep her safe. Don't worry about the pack, us old timers can handle things here." Sam responds with authority leaving no room for compromise. Rafe crosses his arms over his chest and huffs "Fine."

"Carlos and I can accompany them to the island. We'll keep them safe. I promise."Nessie says sweetly to Jake. He gives her a small grin and nods his head. "Fine it's settled. The four of you will leave tomorrow. I'm sure Alice has already seen this and packed accordingly for all of you."Carlisle says with a smile. The tension for a moment has lessened and I can feel the past few weeks of constant training catching up to me. All I want to do is take a cool shower and curl up in my bed.

The meeting is over and I decide to walk home. I need time to clear my head. Of course Caine feels the need to stalk me home. "Just say what you have to say and stop following me. It's kind of creepy." I say not even bothering to turn around to look at him. "Look Mox I know right now is not the right time to talk about us. But promise me when this...whatever this is that is going on with the Volturi is over with you'll at least hear me out." Caine says grabbing my wrist in his large hand.

I look up at him and see the pleading in his eyes. "Ok." I say feeling even more confused than before. "Good. Just one more thing." Caine says and before I can reply he leans down and presses his full lips to mine. The kiss is soft and sweet. There's no sloppy wetness. He's not trying to shove his tongue in my mouth. It's just his lips on mine and it's amazing. I can feel a tingling sensation spreading through my whole body. This kiss is everything a first kiss should be like.

He pulls away much to soon for my liking. I open my eyes and watch as Caine takes off back to the Cullen's mansion leaving me speechless. Just when I think I have him all figured out, he kisses me in a totally unexpected way changing everything. Yup...I'm fucked. Imprinting has definitely screwed with my mind.

A/N: Please Review. Next Up the pack prepares for a fight with the Volturi and tragedy will strike.