Chapter 2 - Do you smell smoke?

Quil's POV

I have never run as fast as I did when I felt Claire's temperature rise and then felt her body slump against mine as I told her about me imprinting on her. What was wrong with her, I finally tell her everything and she blacks out!

I crashed through Emily and Sam's door holding Claire.

Everyone stopped laughing and looked at me in fear and shock. Some of the guys were ready to attack until they realized it was just me.

"What the hell happened, what is going on" Both Sam and Emily came running up to me.

"I don't know... I don't know she was fine one minute I was finally telling her everything, and then she got all hot and fainted."

I have never felt so terrified in my life, and I have faced armies of vampires before.

I placed Claire on the couch and Emily ran to grab a cold, wet towel and some aspirin.

"Here try this put the cold towel on her head." I did as she told and it seemed to help.

Emily was on the Phone with Dr. Cullen asking for help.

"Dr. Cullen said he's on his way" within 3 minutes there was a knock on the door and there stood Dr. Cullen.

I have never been happier to see a vampire in my life. The Cullen's were vampires but they were by all means pretty decent. After all the battle's we've fought together and Jake imprinting on Ness, Bella and Edward Cullen's half human- half vampire child it was hard to hate them and they all kind of became like our distant vampire cousins, but family non-the-less.

"Where is she?" his voice held all the concern in the world.

He walked over to where Claire laid and began to examine her.

"How long has she been unconscious?" He asked.

"Ah like 20 minutes," I said worried about what was going on with Claire.

That was when all of us even Emily smelt it. smoke. We searched everywhere looking for the source of the fire until Dr. Cullen gasped.

We all turned and where the cold towel set there was steam and a small hole was being created and smelled liked it was being burned…

"Did…did… Claire just burn a hole in the towel on her head…" Seth stammered.

"How the hell is that possible" Sam whispered.

Dr. Cullen removed the towel and went to touch her forehead when he stumbled back and yelled in pain. Where is hand had, touch was slightly burned.

"Sam…" Dr. Cullen slowly asked, "Do you have any other legends we should know about?"

"Not that I know of, I have to speak with the elders and Billy. I have never seen or heard of anything like this." Sam was in shock like the rest of us.

"Is…she transforming into a wolf?" Embry asked slowly

"No, I don't believe so. Her skin was so hot it burned my hand. I think we're dealing with something much different." Dr. Cullen stated

"I think Claire may be a different form of protector to the tribe. I cannot say for certain without research."

I was at a loss for words; my Claire was changing? What was happening to her? A few hours went by when Claire finally began to stir and move. She woke with a scream that curdled my blood.

"Claire! Its ok its ok baby girl relax, please it's going to be ok" I begged

Claire stopped screaming and started to slow her breathing.

"What happened? Was I in an accident?" She looked at her skin examining it repeatedly.

"Where are the burns… how long have I been out?" she asked wildly.

We all looked at her with mixed faces of confusion. What was she talking about?

"Honey, you are ok what do you remember?" Emily asked cautiously.

"I remember Quil and me in the forest… He had just told me that he loved me and I was excited. I felt my skin start to burn like it was on fire. I could have sworn I was being burned I thought… it felt so real."

I could tell she was holding something back. There was something she wasn't telling us.

"Claire, you blacked out and well your skin did get very hot, but you burned Dr. Cullen a little, not yourself," I said

"I what!" her eyes widened in fear.

"How is this even possible Quil!" she yelled, and she was freaking out when flames of fire engulfed her hands.

"WHAT THE FUUUUCK! IS GOING ON" she screamed then her whole body was engulfed, and there stood a wolf made of fire.

The wolf that stood where Claire once stood was magnificent. She was a solid white wolf, but the fire licked at her paws and swirled around her body like a coat of armor.

Claire's POV

Fuck I'm literally on fucking fire and now I have paws what the hell is going on here! Quil was trying to calm me down but it wasn't working I wouldn't let him get near me in fear of burning him to. That was when I remembered all the stories of the guys changing and I remembered I needed to calm down. Then I had an idea. Water.

I motioned toward the sliding doors of the house, Seth was the closet and went to open it.

"Seth don't! she needs to stay here where we can help her" Quil yelled

Urgh, he was so stubborn sometimes. At this, I growled at him, and it came out like a crackle of a flame. I barked at Seth, and he opened the door. I sprung forward and ran as fast as I could towards the beach. I felt Quil change and chase after me.

"Claire? Claire?" I heard Quil in my head, but I kept running.

"I have to try this Quil, " and I showed him my plan. He quieted and but kept behind me.

I saw the beach and dove into the water. The icy water tamed the wolf and relaxed me as I shifted back into my old body and was exhausted. Quil picked me up and carried me back home.

"Quil, what am I?" I whispered before I fell asleep in his arms.

"I don't know sweetheart but were going to find out."