Chapter 9.

Kate's P.O.V

He had to be telling the truth. Why would he lie to me? Besides, it was possible. Ever since that wolf incident anything could be possible.

"So you imprinted... on me?" I asked and stared at him. What did that mean exactly? I knew what he had told me about that soul mate thing and all, but I didn't even live here. How would we work this out? I couldn't help but feel happy though. Embry really loved me. We were sitting on the couch in his living room, his mom had gone out.

"Yeah" he said and sighed. "I know it's all a lot to take in, and I'll give you time, but I can't stand it if you leave again" he looked down and I swallowed. When I had left he had been hurting, and now when I knew about the imprint thing I knew it must have been bad.

"I understand, it's just..." I didn't really know what to say. "I find it hard to believe that someone is actually meant to be with me" I mumbled and blushed. I had never really had a boyfriend or been asked out on a date. Besides that teacher thing that is. I shuddered as I thought about it.

Embry grabbed my hand and for the first time I noticed how warm he was. I had always felt that he was warm but now when he had mentioned the high body temperature I was a bit shocked. I had always been so nervous when he had touched me that I hadn't noticed.

"I'll always be here for you, wether it is as a friend, a brother or a boyfriend, it's up to you. But I'll always be here for you" he said and looked directly in to my eyes. My heart fluttered and I smiled nervously. I leaned a little closer to him.

"Up to me huh?" ok, where did this sudden boldness come from? He smirked and put his free hand on my cheek.

"Completely" he said in a husky voice and I almost melted then and there. I leaned a little closer and when our faces were inches from each other I stopped.

"Then it's ok if I do... this?" I whispered and before he could answer I pressed my lips against his. He kissed me back immediately and I snaked my arms around his neck. It was the most perfect kiss ever, and I knew right away that this was right. This was the person I wanted to kiss for the rest of my life, no one else.

We pulled away after a while to breathe and I looked in to his eyes. His perfect, brown eyes.

"Does this mean you're staying?" he asked and my heart sank. I wanted to stay, but my parents had made it very clear that they weren't letting me stay here. That would mean I would have to go to school here and all.

"I can't" I mumbled and withdrew my arms from around his neck and wrapped them around my body. His face fell slightly but I knew he was trying to not make me feel bad.

"We'll figure something out, ok?" he said and put his arm around my shoulders, pulling me closer to him. I had never felt so safe and taken care of in my life.

"So you're Kate, huh? Embry has told us so much about you" the woman in front of me, Emily, said and gave me a warm smile. I smiled back and shook her hand.

"I hope it's good things" I said and she laughed.

"Yeah, he's whipped, it's kinda sad actuall... Ouch!" Paul didn't even get the chance to finish his sentence before Embry had hit him over the head. I laughed at Embry's face, he was actually blushing.

"I can't wait until you imprint" one of the other boys, Jared, said and laughed. He was one of those who had imprinted. A girl named Kim who was really nice and I had a feeling we would become great friends.

It was two days after I had come here and Embry's friends, Sam and Emily, had invited us all over for dinner which they seemed to do a lot, they were almost like a huge family. It was nice. I had learned that they were all a part of 'the pack', except for the girls, they were imprints. There was only one girl in the pack, Leah, but she wasn't there. I didn't ask why.

"Kim, could you help me in the kitchen?" Emily asked and looked at Kim and they walked over to the kitchen. The boys were already caught up with some silly video game so I decided to help Emily and Kim in the kitchen.

"Where are you going?" Embry asked and I rolled my eyes. Talk about being overprotective.

"I'm going to drive my hand through a meat grinder" I said and his eyes widened.

"That's not funny" he said and I could hear a few of the boys laugh.

"I'm helping the girls in the kitchen, dork" I gave him a kiss on the cheek and went to the kitchen. I helped them set the table and we talked about everything and nothing. They were easy to talk to and since we had something in common, this whole werewolf situation, we could also talk about that.

"I'm telling you, the protective thing has no limits" Kim whispered and I laughed. The boys had super hearing so it was hard to make fun of them without them hearing. "Watch this, hey Emily, is it ok if I borrow this plate?" Kim said and Emily shrugged.

"I guess, what are you doing?" she asked. Kim giggled and grabbed a plate.

"Is it ok if it breaks?" she whispered and Emily and I frowned.

"Just do what you have to do Kim" Emily sighed and kept on cooking. I guessed Kim was always behaving crazy.

"Watch this" she said and lifted her arms, with the plate, in the air. A second later she threw the plate on the ground and it smashed into four big pieces with a loud smash. I stared at her in shock but she only smiled.

"What the hell happened? Are you ok?" I heard Jared's voice ask and saw him and Embry walk in to the kitchen. Embry walked over to me and I looked at Kim. When our eyes met I couldn't hold my laughter back and a second later we were both on the floor, laughing so hard that it hurt. Embry and Jared stared at us with similar expressions on their faces, not having a clue of what was going on, and that only made us laugh even more.

"Thank you so much for dinner, and sorry about the plate" I said to Emily as we hugged.

"It was all Kim, don't worry. And you're welcome back anytime" she said and I smiled. I really liked this big family. I had bonded really well with Kim and Emily, and the boys were really funny.

"Bye" I said and me and Embry walked over to his car. Embry had a satisfied smile on his face and that made me happy.

"I liked them, do you think they liked me?" I asked and he looked at me.

"Are you kidding me? They loved you!" he said and I smiled.

We drove back to my place in a comfortable silence, me leaning on his arm while he drove. He stopped outside of my cousins house and I turned to look at him.

"Good night Kate" he said and gave me a kiss on the lips. I would never get used to his kisses, they would make my heart go crazy every time. We pulled away and I blushed.

"See you tomorrow" I said and opened the door. As soon as the door opened Embry leaned over and shut the door in a flash. I looked at him with a frown on my face and he tensed.

"Embry, what's wrong?" I asked nervously and he stared out the window. Suddenly I heard a low growl coming from him and I leaned away slightly. What was going on? He noticed and seemed to put it together.

"There's something I didn't tell you" he muttered, still holding his hand on the door. He was shaking slightly but not as much as he did that night when he had turned in to a wolf in front of my eyes.

"What is it?" I asked and he sighed. "Embry, you're scaring me" I mumbled and he looked in to my eyes.

"Sorry" he said and his face softened a bit, but he was still tense. "We aren't the only supernatural creatures out there..." he said and I froze. What was he talking about? "The legends call them 'The Cold ones'. They're our natural enemy"

I stared at him and my thoughts raced. Was he talking about...

"Vampires?" I whispered and his face tensed again. Was I right.

"I won't let them hurt you" he said and it sounded almost like a growl.

"But what happened? Is there a vampire here? Outside?" I asked, feeling scared, but he shook his head.

"It must be a trail from earlier today, she must have run past this house, but she's not here now, I just freaked out" he said and looked like he wanted to throw me over the shoulder and run.

"Is she coming back? What if she comes back when I'm sleeping?" I was panicking now. I didn't know what a vampire looked like for god's sake.

"She won't come back, she was just passing through, don't worry. She's gone." he said but I got a feeling there was more to this vampire than he told me. "Want me to stay? You're staying in a guest room right?" he asked and I smiled.

"No it's ok, maybe another time" I answered. I knew he wasn't that kind of a guy and that he only meant that he would sleep over, but I still just wasn't comfortable with him seeing me sleep.

"See you tomorrow then" he said and gave me a peck on the lips.

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