AN: This is in honor of my first reviewer, _ QUINN!!! _. She is totally a rocking chic. I luv ya!
"Aw, Nola's in la la Embry land," Alia teased from the warmth of Seth's arms. Embry growled slightly, and I had to chuckle in spite of it all. Maybe I WAS in my Embry la la land.
"I need to talk to you about something," he said carefully as we went over to the food table. All the girls got to get their food first because if the guys got there first, there would be a food shortage in the world, all leading to the La Push werewolves. LOL.
I loaded my plate with a burger and a huge spoonful of Emily's homemade mac 'n cheese. Then a scoop of fruit salad and a brownie. Embry grabbed me a glass of tea and we plopped down on a small log, me on one side, him on the other. I swear that it tipped and I slid closer to Embry. He was so huge.
"So what's up?" I asked him. He had been looking slightly nervous ever since we'd showed up, peering over his shoulder and whispering in low voices to the guys. "I know Kim's moving tomorrow, but what else is new?"
"If I tell you, do you promise not to scream like someone's attacking you?"
"Nope."
"Fine, I'll tell you anyway," he said and leaned in. "I don't want to scare you, Noles, but there's another vampire in the area." When I just shrugged, he added, "A very, very bad vampire, Nola. One that could eat you."
Before I could scream, he cupped his hand over my mouth and carried me deep into the woods. When he finally let me down, I screamed. I had had more than my fair share of vampires. When I still lived in my old town, a vampire had shown up and killed my dad. I'd never felt comfortable around them, even after I had met the Cullens.
I sat down on a log and started to shake uncontrollably. "Is it the same oneā¦" I let my voice trail off as I looked up at his forlorn eyes. When he nodded, I burst into angry tears and curled up in the fetal position. NO! What if he came after my mom? Or the pack, or Embry? No, not my family!
Embry knelt down and took my hand. I completely lost it then, flinging myself into his huge, warm arms and sobbing till I had stained the entire shoulder of his shirt with my salty tears. He just sat there holding me, whispering about how everything would be okay and that would protect me at all costs.
And I believed him.
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The next day, Kim and Jared moved away. We all cried and then the next day, a moving truck pulled in. (Kim and I were neighbors) A girl with long strawberry blond hair and big green eyes popped out of a car coming in behind it.
"Quinn Alana Hartford, you're supposed to wait till I stop the car!" a voice shouted from the driver seat.
The new girl, Quinn, smiled and waved at Embry, Seth, Alia, Paul, and I. I glanced over at my friends and saw Paul's jaw drop, and then he just stared over at her for a while, even after she turned away blushing.
Embry slapped him. "Paul, dude, stop before you start to drool."
"I just imprinted," he said in disbelief.
Oh my, looks like we got to meet the new girl!
That was for you Quinn! Hope you don't mind that Paul imprinted on you. Sorry this took so long, I was grounded from the computer. Bad mom. Okay, read and review. Love you all!!!!!!
