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The truth
Ella's POV
I ran for what felt like forever, I laid down. I laid for a few moments and then I heard someone coming towards me.
'Ella, please listen to me.' Collin's voice rang through my head and I stood up quickly prepared to run.
'Don't even think about it.' A chorus of voices went off in my head, causing me to whine. I looked around and inhaled, realizing that they were trying to corner me.
'We can see what you're planning to do, remember?' Brady's voice went through my head. I growled,
'Leave me alone!' I screamed in my head, some of the ones in my head flinched, I laughed. I heard growling in return, I tried to run as fast as I could but my legs were worn, where am I?
'You ran over 300 miles.' Collin said in my mind and I gasped, he started to freak out.
'Are you ok? Did you hurt yourself?' he asked quickly and I growled. I laid down again, from what I could see there were at least six surrounding me, I was already tired, and trying to run would be suicidal.
'There, maybe she is smart.' A girl's voice said in my head. I just stayed put and shut my mind down.
'Are you ok, what happened?' Collin's voice came into my head frantic, then I saw three large wolves emerge from the trees, a dark brown one came towards me, but was stopped by a wolf with gray fur, and I recognized Brady…the wolf. I stood up quietly might as well get this over with.
'So what's goin on?' I asked and was awarded with three wolves staring at me blankly,
'Well, let's see here. We recently got a new wolf, you. You went insane and refused to stay in one place for more than a minute. Which was pretty stupid of you!' Brady yelled at me, and the dark brown wolf growled at him, at the same time I did. When I saw the brown wolf, our eyes met and my breath caught in my throat. His eyes were shocking, I took a step forward,
'Collin' I asked and was awarded with him taking a step towards me, ignoring the gray wolf completely. My mind opened up then and I heard them all mentally gasp at what I thought,
'Looks like we have a double imprint' Brady laughed, and I just sat down. I looked at Collin and he was giving me a wolfy grin, then I saw what he was thinking, and who that girl was. I yelped and ran again, I heard them running after me, but I didn't care.
'I'm sorry, she didn't mean anything.' Collin kept repeating in my head but I shut him out as well as the others, I just kept running. There was a tug in my heart telling me to run towards Collin, saying that was where I belonged but I ignored it, I was running back towards La Push. Then I was pushed off my feet by a large sandy-colored wolf. He gave a laugh, I've had enough of this. I lunged at him in a fury of snapping and growling, he seemed surprised,
'Wow, didn't mean to make you mad.' He said, trying to calm me down. I kept fighting though, than someone was knocking me off of him, I growled as did someone else. I noticed the gray wolf looking like she was going to kill me, then Collin put himself between the two of us. I growled at him and he seemed taken back. I used this minor distraction to run, they all followed. Then there were more joining in, but I didn't stop running, I couldn't. Those memories of his hurt more than anything.
'Wow, slow down, we won't hurt you.' Someone said in my mind, one of the new voices it was calming but I refused the urge to listen. Then there were wolves blocking my way, I tried to turn around but they were everywhere.
'Stop running.' Someone said, their voice ringing through all the others, I felt forced to obey, but being me I didn't.
'No.' I said simply, then there was a large pitch-black wolf standing above me. I tried to run again, but he caught me by biting the back of my leg. I yelped out in pain, and saw Collin running towards me,
'Don't' the voice came again, directed at Collin. I unwilling stopped running, and laid down. I looked at my leg and it was oozing blood. Collin came over to me now, while the larger wolf walked away. His eyes were filled with concern.
'Are you alright' He asked me and I looked down at my leg, it was…healed. I looked at him for an explanation and he grinned. I got up and walked over to the wolf that had bitten me. Collin pushed me away before I could think anything that would result in me being…injured again. I looked at him confused,
'Let's teach you how to phase back into a human.' He said, trying to get me away from the black wolf, I agreed. He smiled at me, thankfully.
'Ok, think of the happiest thing in your life' I looked around and noticed everyone staring at me,
'Well, are you just going to sit there?' Brady asked me and I heard Collin growl I turned my head towards the gray wolf,
'Ummm, I noticed there were shreds of clothes on the ground. Does that mean when we…phase…we don't…have clothes…umm on?' I heard all of them laugh, the gray wolf looked at me,
'No, when we phase our clothes explode. Emily will loan you some clothes her house is through those trees.' She directed me and I unwillingly followed her towards the house. I kept my head low and blocked out my thoughts.
Once we arrived at the house there was an array of smells, honey suckle went up and down the side of the house and there was a lovely garden with a variety of flowers. I looked up to see that the gray wolf was gone in her place was a girl who was from the Rez, her short jet black hair didn't reach her shoulders, but she had bronze skin. She was pretty,
"Ok, I'm gonna go get you some clothes, k?" I nodded and she walked inside the small house in the woods. I laid down for a moment, and soon enough she was back with a black t-shirt and a pair of shorts. Ok, Collin told me to think of the happiest thing in my life, ummm… then I got it. I felt wind rushing against my skin and soon enough I was human again.
The girl looked shocked, I looked down and didn't see anything wrong with me, I avoided her gaze and got dressed. The clothes were about my size, I looked at the shorts they were short. I laughed and looked back at the girl and she was still staring at me,
"What is it" I yelled and she still looked at me,
"You don't look Quileute." She said quietly gesturing towards my pale skin and light hair. I shifted uncomfortably and looked away, back towards the house. I saw some boys go in there a few moments before I phased and I'm guessing they're the wolves. I walked into the house and heard gasps from those around me.
There was a girl in the doorway that led to what smelled like the kitchen, she was beautiful. But the first thing I noticed about her was the three claw-like scars that marked her face and went all the way down to her wrist. I didn't even need to ask, I knew they came from one of us. I remember my claws as they dug into the soil as I ran, now I know the damage they could cause. I sat down quietly in a chair, desperate for the staring to stop.
"Hi, I'm Emily. Who are you?" she asked in a kind, motherly tone. I looked up,
"Ella" was all I said, I could tell she was trying to avoid looking at me with my pale skin and light hair. I looked away but then I saw a bigger man walk through the door. He walked directly to Emily and smiled before he kissed her and each of her scars.
"Hay Em" he said kindly to her, I jumped though. He's the one who bit me, I looked down at my leg to see a bright pink scar that went from my ankle to my knee, I gasped and everyone stared at me. I jumped from the seat and backed away, Emily looked worried. I was about to turn and run when two very hot hands touched my shoulders and made me jump, I turned around to see Collin standing behind me, grinning like he had just won the lottery.
"Hay there, where are you going?" he asked, holding eye-contact the entire time. I tried to get out of his grasp but he wouldn't budge.
"Away from here." I said plainly and I saw the hurt flash across his eyes,
"No, we're having a meeting about patrol." He said, obviously trying to find a reason for me to stay. I groaned and sat down, I put my leg up so I could better look at the scar. Emily caught me looking at it and took my leg and her hands.
"How did you get this?" she asked, her voice rising in panic. I looked at the man who had been the wolf that did this to me. He coughed and took Emily's hands from my leg,
"She was running and refused to stop so I was forced to stop her." He said calmly trying to keep a straight face, every now and again he would look at my fading scar,
"So…" Brady said from the other side of the small living room, "We know you're a wolf but you don't look like one of us…" I heard Collin growl at him and I just stared, were we really getting into this? Even when I was a were-wolf…shape-shifter thing I was still out of place!
"What? You know it's true, you said you don't know anything about your father so…" he looked at me, confused. I sighed and put my legs firmly on the floor,
"I never said I didn't know anything about him. I didn't know his real name, but I know what he looked like as well as some things about him. He…told me the legends of the 'Cold Ones' and our history at times, he forced me to run every day saying that it was vital for my survival. He taught me self-defense and other things, and I never understood why until now." I said plainly and everyone was looking at me now. "He was from La Push though. I inherited my mom's looks, the pale skin and brown hair." I finished and I relaxed in my chair, the room was so quiet now.
"Sam, who do you think?" Collin asked, sounding like he was trying to stay calm. I looked to see that he was shaking horribly, he had taken the seat directly next to me so I reached over and touched his arm. He seemed surprised at first but took my hand and held it. It took all my self-control not to rip my hand away due to the memories I had witnessed.
"I don't know Collin, but we'll set up a bonfire for this weekend and…do you have any questions." The man Sam asked me, I squirmed slightly under his gaze, if there was anything I hate it's attention. There was one question that was driving me crazy,
"When I was…phased, Brady said…thought about something called…imprinting." I said nervously, Sam smiled at me, so I guess it isn't bad.
"Emily come here." He said and she walked towards him smiling,
"Imprinting is when we wolves find our soul mates, we can't bear to be separated from them. And when we are it hurts us physically." That explains why my heart was hurting when I saw Collin with that other girl and why I felt dead when he wasn't near. "We can also sense when out imprints are close, and we feel…a tug in our…hearts pulling us towards them." I was surprised, that's why when I was running I wanted to turn back to Collin. "That's about it." He said smiling before he kissed Emily, "Oh, you're wondering why it came up, umm…Collin imprinted on…you and you on him." I was officially caught off guard. My throat closed up and I closed my eyes trying to calm myself down. When I opened them everyone was staring at me, assessing my reaction. I kept my eyes on Sam though, Collin said we were here for a meeting and he was obviously in charge.
"Oh, Ella we should introduce you to everyone!" Emily yelled and I slowly nodded, she pointed to each person as she said their names,
"Jacob, Seth, Leah, Quil, Embry, Paul, Jared, Riley, Amanda, and James. You already know Collin, Sam, and Brady, so there you are." She smiled again, the gray wolf was Leah. I remained seated and tried to remain calm,
"Ok, for patrol. Brady, Collin, Leah, Embry, and Amanda will be on first patrol. Jacob, Seth, Paul, and Jared will be second, and Ella, James, Riley, Quil, and I will take third." He finished, I nodded slowly. I looked over to see Collin shaking again, I took my hand out of his and he looked hurt, but I began to pat his arm and he smiled. I got up and began to walk towards the door when Collin stopped me yet again,
"Wait, Emily's cooking. You'll want to stay for the food." His eyes looked hopeful, I looked towards the kitchen Emily had disappeared to. Just then she poked her head out the door and mouthed my name. I walked towards the kitchen and heard Collin following closely behind. Once I was about to open the door Emily came out and poked Collin with a spoon,
"You are not allowed in here, only me and Ella." She said sternly, I laughed and walked into the kitchen. I felt my mouth drop open, there was food everywhere, I laughed. There was food on the counters and a massive table, Emily had cooked nachos, tacos, chicken strips, French fries, chips, and anything else you could imagine. I inhaled deeply, Emily pushed a large plate-tray thing into my hands,
"Grab as much as you can, even if you don't eat it all. Trust me, when I let them in there will be no food left at all." I laughed again and walked around the table grabbing a little of everything. Then the most amazing scent filled the room, I looked over at Emily and she smiled while she pulled out three trays of over-sized chocolate chip cookies. She put the trays out on the counter and I ran to them. I took three and walked out of the room, I returned to the Living Room, Emily had told me to take the hall that leads to the other rooms to avoid an ambush, and sat down on the couch. Less than a minute later, Collin was sitting beside me, he smiled at me and I saw how much food he had, there was a tray even bigger than mine, piled high with food.
"Af yug enjin thg foog?" he asked me in between chewing. I laughed,
"What?" I asked innocently, and he chewed faster and swallowed,
"Are you enjoyin the food?" he asked again, this time his mouth was clear of food. I nodded slightly picking up a chicken strip. He returned to his food and practically plowed his face into the food, I had to hold back a laugh,
"Hay, how's it goin Romeo?" Embry asked Collin and I started to choke on my chicken, Collin was ready to pound on my back when I held up my hand to stop him. I coughed for another minute then took a drink of pop from the cooler at my feet. I groaned, my throat hurt horribly.
"Are you ok?" Collin asked me looking concerned again. I nodded and returned my attention to my food,
"Wow, just wow." I heard Embry said from across the room, I heard Collin growl. Wow he does that a lot.
"I'm just sayin, don't get all territorial on me bec…" he was cut off by the sudden ringing of Collin's phone, he looked at the screen and his eyes widened. I saw who it was. Kayla, the girl from the memories he had accidently shown me, most of which were from last night. He got up and walked out of the room.
"Kayla, hay." He said, I heard a preppy voice come from the other end.
"Hay baby, come on there's an awesome party going on at Jada's house, and if you want we could go off alone like last night." Kayla said, practically purring. I looked up to see Embry looking at me sadly, he motioned towards the door and raised his eye-brows. I nodded and he stepped aside and let me run out the door. The second I hit the woods I started to shake, so I quickly took off my…Emily's clothes so they wouldn't explode and phased. There was no one here right now, so I had my mind to myself.
I heard yelling in the house,
"Where is she?" Collin and Sam demanded at the same time,
"She needed to leave and I let her." Embry said defensively, he was kind of like an older brother in a way, acting like that.
"Why didn't you tell us, she could do something out there!" Sam yelled, there was something telling me to go back to the house, but I ignored it, I didn't want to go back.