Claire sat with her Aunt on the comfy old couch and waited for her uncle and Quil to get back
"It'll be okay hunny." Her Aunt soothed
"You don't know that, you know how they are they'll never want me to join the pack…"
"Well they have to get used to it the ancestors know what there doing." Claire was so lucky her Aunt knew how to reassure her and was so supportive.
Claire was about to thank her aunt when the door flew open and a panting Quil stood wearing only his cut off pants. He looked like a wolf in frenzy. His eyes focused in on Claire and he rushed to her side. Claire couldn't help but stare at his beautiful ripped body.
"Claire are you okay? thank God your awake how are you feeling?" Quil shot question after question at her as he held Claire's face in his hands and touched his forehead to hers.
"I'm fine Quil I am just a little taken aback and getting used to this new me"
At that moment Sam walked in his stern face lighten up when he saw his niece was finally awake and seemed okay.
"Claire you have no idea how happy I am that you're okay" Sam sighed
"Me too Uncle Sam but there are some things we need to discuss."
Both Quil and Sam looked at each other with slight confusion to Claire's statement yes, they needed to discuss what they had learned from the old medicine women, but Claire had been asleep for 3 days what did she need to discuss?
"okay what's going on Claire?" Quil finally responded
"Even though I was asleep for 3 days I wasn't alone per say… I was able to speak to the fire spirit within me and she said I'm a part of the pack now, that She thinks I was chosen to 'right the wrongs of the past' but I didn't know what she meant by that." Claire looked away knowing they were going to object to her being a pack member.
Sam sighed and studied Claire
"We know the past that was wronged Claire. The old medicine women told us the real story of the third wife… that the phoenix the original fire protector forsake the tribe when they needed her most and the third wife was killed due to her leaving and the elders and pack wrote her out of our history..." Sam looked at Claire as he finished and a truly looked at her, Claire and grown greatly in the past 3 days she looked like a protector, he body was leaner and she was taller but after her powers use she blacked out that is not a reliable protector especially if it was a risk to her health.
Claire took in this new information and looked her Uncle in the eye as she stood.
"I am apart of the pack now Uncle Sam… I know you don't think it is right, but I have to right the wrong that was done."
"No! absolutely not I will not have my imprint fighting vampires with us! Sam this is crazy!" Quil shouted and made Claire jump
The worry was etched across his face and Claire felt her heart twinge with pain.
"That is not your decision Quil! I am a protector I turn into a wolf made of fire and vampires can't touch me I'm the most protected imprint there will be!" Claire shouted
Quil's scrunched his face in anger as he took her words in.
"But what if you always black out for 3 days after you use your gift Claire that cant be healthy" Quil retorted
"I won't" Claire all but growled at him
This surprised everyone Claire never spoke to Quil that way.
"I'm going for a run" and with that Claire walked out of the house
As she slammed the door behind her the sky opened and the rain came pouring down.
Claire was fuming how dare he think he can keep her from her purpose! The more she thought about it the angier she got. She felt herself getting hotter and hotter when she looked down and realized she was steaming…
"ah fuck!" what the hell is going on now Claire couldn't take it and headed to the woods.
She let her emotions loose control and before she knew it she was standing on all fours and had paws.
She let the fire lick at her paws and glide over her like a suite of armor.
Follow your instincts the voice inside her head soothed
Claire did as the voice said and was running through the woods weaving out of the trees when a sickly-sweet smell hit her nose what was tha- Vampire!
Claire ran faster in the direction of the smell until she came face to face with the source of the sickly smell.
The vampire turned and with eyes wide took in the beast before him
He thought he smelled wolves in these woods but the creature before him terrified him and made him freeze in absolute fear. The great wolf that stood before him was wearing fire like a suit of armor and the saw as the creatures once green eyes glazed over and the creatures eyes blazed red and the wolf before him looked rabid.
Claire could smell the fear and lunged at the vampire.
The vampire went to dodge his instincts kicking in but Claire was faster and swiped her paw and connected within seconds was on top ripping the creature to shreds each piece she ripped off would burst into flames.
When the vampire was nothing, but ashes Claire sat panting and a black tar like liquid dripping from her jaws
When the rest of the pack found her, she turned her heavy head and they all mentally gasped at the sight before them
Claire had destroyed a vampire by herself and her eyes were glowing red and unnatural. That's when they all heard it go through the pack mind
Welcome my dears see before you the divine creature that is the fire spirt she is your pack member. But I warn you, as she licks the blood from her paws do not think you are safe because you love her. Do not think she will stain her mouth red with your blood too. I have freed her from the trance and give her back to you but never underestimate her again or the Phoenix will take over permanently and that is something no one will be able to control…
As quickly as it came the mysterious voice was gone and Claire's eyes returned to their natural emerald color
She shook her head as if clearing her thoughts and looked at the pack before her
Her fire armor was gone, and she was a normal white wolf
What? -Claire
Claire do you remember anything… - Jared stammered
What? I killed a vampire I know I'm new and shocked myself- Claire
That was impressive but no Claire the the…. – Seth stuttered
Voice – Sam finished
What voice guys come on stop- Claire mentally rolled her eyes
a voice went through all our minds Claire telling us about you and the phoenix… something tells me she has unfinished business and is using your claim as the new fire spirt to wedge herself back in to the waking world… " – Sam