Today is my birthday. My 4th birthday to be exact but I have the body and the mind of a 14 year old. You know what that means? I can learn how to drive! I am so excited to hear that soft purr of my new car! I already know I'm getting a car. I caught my mom and dad asking what kind of car I find the most attractive. I said a blue Prius. I just like the sleek shape and I love the new car smell.
I woke up to a snore next to my bed. It was a soft snore and it wasn't that bad. I leaned over my bed to see a puppy! I freaked out! The puppy must've heard me because its attention turned to me and its brown eyes stared at me. Its tail started wagging violently and it hopped up to lick my cheek. I giggled. I was used to being kissed by dogs; dad, Embry, someone in the pack just goofing around. I have always wanted a puppy, not to mention a Golden Retriever Puppy. I carefully scooped him up and carried him out to the living room. My mom and dad were standing there, just smiling and staring. "Happy 14th birthday Kat!" they whispered/ yelled. I ran up to them and hugged them. "Thank you so much!" I cried. I kissed the puppies head softly and brought him over to my pink laptop sitting on the table. "Hmm" I said to myself as I went to Yahoo! Answers to find a fitting dog name. Wait, before I found any names, I neede to check if this was a boy or girl. I checked; girl. I found several names I liked and jotted them down quickly. Middle school has been good for my note taking.
Dog names
Sunny/ Sunshine
Clover
Angel
Honey
Pumpkin
Rosebud
Zoey
"Honey, maybe you should see what she acts like before you name her. Embry would love to see her. Why don't you skype him?" My mom suggested. I nodded, held the puppy tighter and jogged back to my room. I clicked on the skype icon and waited for it to load. I set the baby puppy down and watched her. She teetered around the room and sniffed everything. I was hovering the whole time, making sure she didn't get hurt or pee on anything. She didn't.
Once skype loaded, I went ahead and skyped Embry. He picked up quickly and said, "Happy Birthday Princess!" I smiled back and held up the mischievous puppy to the camera. She sniffed at it at first and started licking it. I pulled it back when Embry laughed. "I got this little fella today. And I need a name for her." I told him. "Hmm. Well do you have a list of names you like so far?" He asked me. I nodded and read the list I had made aloud. "You know what? I like Pumpkin because its almost Halloween." I announced. "It fits her." Embry said, smiling.
"You know what my favorite name is? And I insist on naming someone this someday? Ariel; from footloose, my favorite movie." I said randomly. Embry smiled at me and I smiled back. "And Ren. That's from Footloose too." I added. "Hey! We should go see the new footloose sometime soon. I'm surprised you haven't seen it." He brought up. I nodded and gave him a thumb up. "All for it! My fave movie ever!" I laughed. We laughed together for a minute whilst Pumpkin looked around like we were crazy.
There was a knock on the door just then and I turned to see who it was. It was my cousin. My cousin Rosett I haven't seen since I was physically and mentally 3. I had missed her so much. She had gone off to live with her new mate, Kayleb. "Em, I have to go. Will you come over soon? I love you." I said to the camera. "Sure. Love ya too. Bye." He said and I ended the call.
I ran towards her and indulged her bright, spirit-like scent. "I missed you Rosie." I whispered. She had changed her look. She had gone from totally goth to a blonde, girly girl. She wore a white dress and smelled of flowers. "How's my favorite cousin?" she asked me, stroking my hair. "Good." I said. "So…, you gotta boyfriend I see. Gasp. And a puppy? Why did you get a puppy again? Oh my gosh I almost forgot! Its your birthday! Happy birthday! Here." She said, handing me a pink present. I opened it carefully. Inside was a bunch of different things. I motioned for her to sit on the bed with me and open it. We sat together as I pulled out different things. Inside there was an assortment of different girly things. The new Taylor Swift Perfume, a couple of shirts, a clutch, boots, lip glass from MAC, and a straw hat. I was completely obsessed with Footloose so the hat was good. Ariel wore hats and her red boots a lot in it. "Thank you!" I said, hugging her tightly.
"Your welcome, Rinny. Remember? That's what I used to call you, Rinny. For KatheRINE? Rinny." She said. I nodded. I hugged her as she kissed my forehead. "So? How's everyone?" I asked her, referring to Kayleb and his family. She sighed and let out a shaky breath. "Rinny, we're not together anymore. Turns out were not soul mates. Just one immature brat in our relationship." she told me. She was clearly angry about Kayleb, but I'd find that out from Aunt Rose and Uncle Em. "I'm sorry." I said, afraid I had made her upset. "No, Its ok. I'm over him anyways." She told me. If I knew anything, she was FAR from over him. She wasn't in love with him, she still just had a lot of anger built up for him.
"So, enough about me. Tell me about your boyfriend." She teased. I wasn't hurt by her playful tease, I liked talking about Embry. "Well, you know how dad imprinted on mom? Embry imprinted on me. And we've only been actually dating for a week. But, I've known him since I was born so I can trust him." I told her. I loved Rosie. She was like my big sister I never had. She was stuck at 18 forever. Grandpa had estimated I would fully mature by the time I was 17, so she would always be my older sis. "That's good." She said smiling. I smiled back at her. "Now, let's go check on Rilee, Masen, and Brooke; I haven't ever seen them." She continued, frowning. I jumped up and held her hand as we walked down the hall. I loved having a big sister.
-Two Days Later-
You know that moment when you freak out and when you go into a full scale panic attack? How you only want the love of your life with you? Your skin flushes and all you see in your mind is their face? Well, right now was one of those moments. I knew I wasn't supposed to be freaking out…. It happens to Quilieutes. See, the reason I was freaked out was because I phased.
All I wanted was Embry and my Dad. I was in the forest taking a walk when I felt warm. I placed my hand at my forehead and shivered, I was obviously sick. I gagged and sat down up against a tree. I am so tired! I brought my hand up to my face and saw it shaking. I had had enough breakfast, I think at least.
I suddenly heard voices in my head. Embry? I thought. Kat? Are…are you a…a wolf? I heard him reply. It occurred to me just then, I stared down at the grown and saw big brown paws. I squealed in my head. What the? OMG! I howled just then in aggravation and surprise.
I heard someone running through the trees. I caught the scent right away. Dad? Embry? Before I could get an answer, they were right in front of me. They were both in wolf form. Katherine, just carefully let go of the suspense you're holding inside, you should phase back immediately. Just clear your mind. It was my Dad speaking. I let go of the force I didn't realize I had within me and was suddenly in my bra and underwear.
I squealed and ran behind a bush. Embry had turned around and my Dad gave me a fresh stack of clothing. I changed quickly into jeans and a cropped shirt that says, "Love is…" I got it on a shopping trip with my best friend, Claire Young. Claire was 13 as Quil was 16. That was the same way it was with Embry; I was 13 and he was 16. Claire and Quil had recently started dating and we were constantly buying shirts that had to do with love. Whether they were I heart my BF shirts at Forever 21 or just Love is…Shirts.
Once I was done getting dressed, I walked out of the branches and over to Embry. My dad had left to give us some time alone. I loved how my dad trusted me. He hugged my gently and I kissed his shoulder. "So do you want to go out tonight?" he asked me casually. "Sure" I smiled. He took my hand and we started walking away from the Cullen House. "So, where to?" I asked. "Well, I thought maybe we could do whatever you want." I shrugged and started leading him to First Beach. "We could just sit and talk." I smiled. He kissed my forehead and said, "Sounds like a wonderful idea."
By now we had made it to our favorite tree and boulder on the rocky beach. The weeping willow perfectly canopied a sturdy rock that you could sit on. I sat in the tree and Embry on the rock. I loved this place; the sun hit the water so perfectly in the sunset. "Hey Kat, come down here." He called for me, making me come down from my high perch. I jumped down as he pulled me into his lap, kissing my cheek. I giggled and turned around. I kissed him softly and quickly. "What did you want?" I asked sarcastically. "I have something for you." He reached into his pocket and pulled out a white velvet box. I gasped, thinking he was proposing. I was too young for this, I can't marry him now. "I've been waiting for you to phase to give you this. It's my promise to you that I will always be there for you." He said and slid a ring onto my left ring finger. The ring was sterling silver and had a wolf head on it.
For the first time since I phased, I looked him in the eyes. His warm chocolate brown eyes and sighed. I loved him so much. I would die for Embry Call. He's my soul mate. Whoa, something just shifted inside my strong feelings range. I imprinted. Holy crud! I imprinted on Embry. Now that I was a werewolf, I could imprint. This proved that we were soul mates, no one else could we love.
I kissed him passionately and pulled away, out of breath. "Embry, I just imprinted on you. I will love you forever." I smiled. He smiled the biggest smile I have EVER seen on a person. Today is the best day of my life!
It had been two hours since I imprinted. I was in complete and total bliss. Every percent of me was overwhelmed with joy and love. It was now 9 p.m.. I was still in Embry's arms and we had just been talking. Somehow our conversation had wandered to children. Embry had stated that he wanted a girl that looked like me. I favored his choices and we pooled together our favorite names. Mine were Ariel, Aria, and Haley. His was Haley and Harper. Out of those names we decided to have a game and see who could make up the best names. I said Ariel Haley and Aria Harper. And Embry said the same thing. I teasingly told him he was a cheater and that he copied off my choices. He just laughed and shrugged his shoulders.
Around 10 o'clock I decided that it was time for us to go home. We took a run in wolf form back to the house and we decided to watch a movie. We decided on Valentine's Day and snuggled up under a fleece blanket with mugs of Hot Chocolate. Half way through the movie I made popcorn. I think we both fell asleep on the couch at the same time, with barely 15 minutes left of the movie.