Enigmatical
By wired2damoon
Chapter 7: Mates Found And Mercedes Owed
A/N: Hello everyone! I'm back from my vacation in Florida (had a great time) and while I had some relaxing time away I wrote three new chapters, starting with this one! Hope you like it! And please, let me know what you think. -wired2damoon-
- Claire's POV -
"Embry? Embry! Snap out of it!" I snarled, slapping his shoulder roughly, only hurting my hand in the process.
Nessie frowned at me, "they don't just snap out of it Claire."
"I know, I know," I grumbled, folding my arms and glaring at the tall man on front of me.
He looked like he'd recently been clubbed over the head.
"She-She's beautiful," he murmured softly, his eyes glazed over, a far away look appearing in them.
I rolled my eyes and Nessie bit her lip, "I think I better call Jake…"
This caught my attention, "where is Jake?"
Nessie took out her phone and began dialling, "he's out with Quil," she replied before holding the phone up to her ear.
It felt like only seconds when the doorbell rang and I led two more very tall gentlemen into the living room.
"Where is she?" Jake asked as he looked from me, to Nessie, to Embry and back.
"She's upstairs, I think my mom is keeping her occupied," I responded, feeling a little edgy.
Jake nodded, looking sympathetically at Embry for a moment before saying in a deep, commanding voice, "c'mon Embry, we're going to Sam's."
Embry's gaze merely flickered to Jake for a nano-second before gazing back towards the ceiling, his mouth hanging slightly ajar.
The others and I looked at each other expectantly.
Jake's face became irritated and I knew he hated to do what he'd have to do next.
"Embry, go to Sam's now, that's an order!"
With a pain-stricken face and an aching heart by the looks of it, Embry stood up and walked towards Jake, frowning deeply.
"I don't want to leave her, I want to keep her safe and-"
"-She will be safe Em, Quil can stay behind and keep an eye on things, but for now we gotta get you outta here. We don't want to freak the girl out in her first few minutes in the States now do we?" Jake asked, sounding a little condescending but seemedly getting his point across.
Embry nodded hastily, "I just want her to be happy," he murmured.
Jake and Quil both clapped him on the back as he walked out the door.
"We should get him calmed down soon, the first few uh…days of imprinting can be a bit intense and over-whelming but as soon as we straighten him out she'll have to come around to Sam's", Jake told me as he walked to the door.
"You coming Ness?" he asked hopefully.
Grinning, my half-vampire friend shook her head, "no, I think I'll stay and get more acquainted with the girl who'll try and tame Embry."
Jake smirked, walking towards her and planting a soft kiss to her cheek, "see you later then," he whispered, before waving and disappearing out of the house.
The three of us that were left in my living room barely glancing at one another before a voice came from upstairs.
"Okay, well you just come down stairs when you're ready Erin", my mother said sweetly, trudging heavily down the stairs.
I winced as I heard her storm into the room and close the door with a loud snap before turning to glare at us.
"Will someone please tell me," she hissed, "what the hell is going on?"
Okay, its official, Erin kicks some serious ass!
Me, Nessie and Erin spent all day together and I gotta tell ya, she is just awesome.
We clicked and I could tell she is going to enjoy her time here.
But like all good things, there's something that has to come in and fuck up the fun, and that was when unbeknownst Erin asked this question:
"So what's up with that guy Embry? He looked like he was havin' a stroke or somethin'."
Ness and I broke off mid-laugh (at one of Erin's hilarious dirty jokes) and glanced at one another nervously.
"Uh…he-he's just nervous around new people, that's all," I mumbled, looking away from her and out of the window.
"Ha! Funny, someone as tall and muscular as him would be nervous around someone like me," she replied, a slight blush tinting her cheeks.
Nessie and I exchanged knowing glances.
"Yeah, Embry is very muscular, good-looking too," I smirked evilly as I saw Erin's blush magnify.
"So…Erin, do you have a boyfriend?" Nessie asked innocently. (She always was better at that then me.)
Erin shifted in her chair for a moment before replying a little hesitantly, "uh, no actually, me and the opposite sex don't really go together."
Boy does she remind me of someone…
Nessie and I exchanged another knowing glance, "well maybe you just haven't found the right guy yet," we replied in unison.
Erin laughed at us, oh yeah, we're smooth…
A throat was cleared in the doorway and I swung around and saw Quil standing there, leaning against the door-frame.
My heart jumped in my chest…only because I saw what he was holding, not for any…other reason.
"Hello ladies, sorry to interrupt, but Lana sent us in some cookies," he spoke, his voice utterly suave as was the usual case when he was around new people.
We all dug in, Nessie included, after some coaxing from me and Jake, Nessie decided that human food was nice too, she still took attentive bites though.
"Whoa, slow down girls, you'll choke," Quil grinned, eyeing me.
I snorted, "well I'm surprised there's cookies left to choke on with you around Quil."
He smirked at me, "ha, ha, very funny. So, what's on the agenda today?"
It seemed like today we were going to take it easy, after all Erin's had a big day, you know with the nightmare flight, meeting new people and being imprinted on and all.
Granted she was unaware of the latter, but still…phew!
Yeah, we were going to keep it easy, after all, tomorrow was an even bigger day.
Tomorrow, we visit Aunt Emily and Uncle Sam.
- Quil's POV -
"Are you sure its not too soon?"
"Yes."
"Positive?"
"Yes."
"One hundred per cent?"
"Yes! Claire, stop worrying will you? I was talking to Jake last night and he said Embry's doing fine and he'll be as good as gold today," I assured Claire for what felt like the millionth time.
"But I mean, he only imprinted yesterday, and he hasn't gotten over it yet."
Damn my Claire for being persistent. God I love her.
"We never really get over it Claire, we're always going to be intense when it comes to our imprints, just in different ways."
"We? Have you imprinted and forgotten to tell me Quil?" Claire asked, sounding curious, annoyed and oddly hurt simultaneously.
My eyes widened as I realized my slip up and my hands gripped the steering wheel so tight my knuckles turned white.
"Uh…n-no, I haven't, but you - you know what I mean, I was talking about werewolves in general, not me in particular," I rambled nervously, keeping my eyes on the road.
From the corner of my eye, I saw Claire glare at me, her eyes narrowed, arms folded as she mumbled, "oh…okay…"
Phew, that was close! Another bullet dodged!
Unfortunately, I wasn't out of the woods yet, I told you she was persistent.
"So…do you think there's still hope for you Quil?" Claire asked softly, glancing out the car window.
My brow furrowed, I'd have to be extremely careful here. Looks like the "playing dumb" trick will have to do.
"What do you mean Claire-bear?" I asked innocently.
Even though I couldn't see her properly, I could practically feel her roll her eyes.
"You know Quil, is there a chance you'll imprint soon? I mean, you're like one of the only ones left in the two packs that hasn't yet now that Embry has…" she trailed off.
My frown deepened, just what the hell was I supposed to say to that?
"W-Well, uh, we never truly know when its going to happen, if at all. But if it does, its like one day you randomly meet your soul-mate, your other half and that's that, so I don't know really…"
I'm really skating on thin ice now…
Claire looked as if she was deep in thought before she replied almost bitterly, "yeah well I don't believe in that soul mate and other half crap. I mean, if there are six billion people in the world, what are the odds of meeting that supposed one person who truly gets you, that one individual that lights up your life and makes you whole?"
Now, I know it was a rhetorical question but I just couldn't help myself.
"The odds are higher than you think Claire-bear," I smirked as we drove into her driveway and I killed the engine.
Claire's eyes caught mine and it felt like all the oxygen had abandoned the car.
Her mouth was hanging slightly open and her cheeks were a little flushed, but she remained silent.
Inwardly I was panicking, feeling like I just confessed something huge and was desperately re-tracing my words.
Suddenly, as I was just at my breaking point and about to take flight from the car, Claire snorted.
"Trust you to believe in something so girly Ateara," she said teasingly.
She took off her seat-belt and leaned forward so close to me that I could smell that sweet perfume she wears that makes me almost drool, "I'll tell ya what Quil. You find me the one guy in the entire world that would put up with me and I'll buy you a Mercedes."
I turned my head and stared into her gorgeous blue eyes, silently counting the freckles on her nose, drinking in the beauty that was her pale complexion and soft, brown hair.
You're looking at him, I wanted to say desperately but my voice failed me.
She's too young, only turning seventeen, she's not ready yet…
Smirking, she took my silence as opportunity to jump out of the car, grab the groceries we got from the store out of the trunk and skip her way into the house without a backwards glance.
I was left, sitting in the car, my head still spinning.
Sighing deeply, I got out and made my way to follow her, but not before mumbling, "looks like you owe me a Mercedes Claire-bear."
A/N: I know this chapter is a little short, but I actually split it from the next one to make two as it would be far too big, hope you don't mind. Please let me know what you thought! -wired2damoon- xx