Chapter 14
Brady
It was a long drive home. To myhome. Dillan wasn't pleased about my lifting Kris up and carrying her away, but Emmett spewed out some stuff about how a family member was legally allowed to transport another family member. Jasper had the room calm and collected again. Edward said that Kris didn't need any medical attention; she was just overwhelmed.
"She'll probably wake up when she's not so confused," he said, smiling sadly. When I asked him, he said that she hated him.
"C'mon, let's go," Jasper said, leading us away. Alice reached into Kris' back pocket and dug out her keys.
"I'm going to need to drop off her car," she explained, heading for the convertible.
Kris looked peaceful in her unconscious state. I smiled down at her. Yes, this was my Imprint. A gorgeous, athletic girl who can fend for herself.
I refused to let go of her, even when we were already in the Volvo. I kept on carrying her, keeping her tight against my chest. I guess her fainting spell turned into sleep, because she was animated again, burrowing into my chest.
"Mmm..." she sighed.
"Her mind is very peaceful when she's asleep," Edward said. "She dreams about you."
"What about me?" I asked.
"Well, not you exactly, but your wolf. She hasn't tied you and you together yet. She only sees Brady and a wolf. An unusually tame wolf."
"What about me?" I repeated. Edward chuckled.
"She dreams that she's wandering in the woods. She's with a wolf. That wolf, 'her wolf' is guiding her. She loves that wolf. She would run in front of a hunter's bullet for him."
"I hope that won't happen in real life," I murmured.
"But she would. You have no idea how possessive that mind of hers is around you."
"Is she really that close to me?"
"She unconsciously loves you. You and your wolf. Right now, for you, Brady, it seems like a small crush. But in your wolf form, she felt like you were a part of her," Jasper said.
"I love her," I whispered.
"And she loves you. She just needs time to see that," Jasper whispered back.
Kris
Everything felt so real. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs would've walked right by and I would come up to one of them and ask them about today's economy.
My wolf was walking alongside me, guiding me in the right direction.
I felt dirt on my body. I was hungry, cold, and frightened. My wolf was working desperately to keep me alive. And I felt better, for some reason, with only the fact that he was trying... He was trying for me. What a silly thing to do.
My wolf nuzzled me, as if to tell me he won't lose me again. But every time I looked away from him, I heard, not animal feet, but man's. A man walked beside me, but when I tried to see his face he was a wolf again. What a strange dream...
"I love her," a voice whispered.
"And she loves you. She just needs time to see that."
"I hope she's not suffering."
"Why would she suffer? She has you, her new-and-somewhat-old uncle back, and a brilliant life to lead."
"But she lost her job. She got into an arguement with her boyfriend. I'm causing this."
"Maybe this is all setting her in the right direction."
"Does that dierection necessarily involve me?"
"Of course."
"You're lying."
"She's your Imprint. Live a relationship with doubt, but it won't end up good."
"Sh, she's waking up."
I opened my eyes and looked around. I was in somebody's car. Brady was holding me to his chest. I looked around. Three members of the pale family were also there. A brown-haired lady smiled warmly at me. A bronze-haired boy that resembled Nessie smiled through the rear-view mirror. It took me a few seconds to realize it was Dr. Edward Cullen. I sat there, dazed and confused.
"What's an Imprint?" I mumbled sleepily.
Brady looked uncomfortable.
"Um, it's just a term we Quileutes use..."
"For what?"
"I honestly have no clue."
"Wow. A Quileute that doesn't understand his own tribe's terms. How odd."
The blond boy in the front seat roared with laughter. I hardly noticed him until that point.
"I'm sorry, but I don't feel comfortable in here until I at least know your names. In fact, I don't even know Brady all that well, so maybe the names won't calm me down anyways," I said. I looked at Brady. "I'm not making any sense, am I?"
"Only a little," he chuckled.
I looked down at the arm he had wrapped around me.
"Can you let go of me, or did you predict we're going to crash at..." I checked the speedometer "120 miles-per-hour?"
"Nobody's going to crash," Brady reassured me, but he didn't let go.
"Right."
"That's Edward driving the car. You know him. Jasper is in the front seat. And this girl is Bella, Edward's wife."
Brady pointed out the individuals. They all waved or smiled back.
"Okay, hi, can you put me down now?"
Edward chuckled as Brady awkwardly set me in the middle seat. I pulled the seatbelt on and inched slightly away from Bella's unusualy cold skin. Bella smiled apologetically.
"Where's Emmett?" I asked.
"He's in the Jeep ahead of us. He would've come with us, but there was no room and he wasn't very comfortable with being with you after so long," Jasper explained.
"Why? I want to get to know him a little bit."
"I'm sure he'd be glad to hear that," Bella told me, patting my knee and smiling.
I smiled, too, in spite of myself, and busied myself in getting comfortable under Brady's arm. Brady's heart rate seemed to pick up when I snuggled up close, but he otherwise tried to remain as calm and cool as possible.
"It's not working," Jasper murmured, maybe to himself. It seemed more like he was trying to tell somebody something.
"Huh?"
"Nothing, just sleep, Kris," Brady whispered in my ear.
"No... I want you to tell me. Edward seems as though he can read my mind. Okay, that may be a little weird, but I can handle it. Jasper, for some reason, was telling you something wasn't working. And that term, Imprinting? What does it mean?"
Brady covered his face with his hands.
"Well, yes, Edward can read minds. Jasper can sense any emotion around him and manipulate it to his will. He was telling me that I wasn't covering my emotions very well."
"And Imprinting?"
Brady's face was blank as he answered, "I don't know."
"You're a horrible liar."
Brady sighed and looked at Edward. Edward pulled over to the side of the street.
"Fine," Edward said. Brady pulled me out of the car and stood in front of me.
"I want you to close your eyes. Tight. There is no need for you to see right away. Edward will tell you when it's safe," he told me seriously.
"Okay." I shut my eyes tight. I was very curious, but Edward sent me a warning, "no" and I didn't try to peek again.
I felt an unnatural breeze.
"Okay, it's safe, Kris," Edward murmured.
I slowly opened my eyes, anticipating the worst. I screamed.
There, standing before me, was my wolf.
Jasper's cold hands locked around my arms, preventing my escape.
"Shh, it's okay, Kristen," he said. I felt myself calm down against my will and I shrieked at him, struggling to get away. He let me go.
"Hey, what's going on-" Emmett's voice sounded off before he gasped.
I looked at him, frightened for my life. Beside him, Erin and Harry were pausing, not sure what to do. Erin was the one who dared approach the scene.
She touched Brady, and for a second I saw a brilliant red light. She touched me. The red light returned, and I felt unnatural strength course through my body. The heat was stronger on my left ankle.
"Run," she whispered. "Get away from here, if you have to."
"Erin!" Edward yelled. I backed away from them all, shaking my head. I was too frightened to say anything. Brady, my wolf, whimpered and took a step closer to me. I shook my head again and turned.
With my new strength, I found I could run faster. Everything almost blurred as I ran. I faintly made out the shapes of branches and trees. The brace I had on was making a loud clunk-ing sound as I ran, so I stopped for a second to rip it off. And then I was sprinting through the forest again.
I hit a dead end. There was a steep trench ahead, and my strength was waning, as if I ran out of battery power. I tried to make the jump, and I would have made it, too, but the other side's edge was slick with mud.
"No-" I gasped before I fell ten feet into the rocks below.
AN: Naw, I didn't kill her! Why must you guys always think that?! Let's see, shall I continue from Brady's POV? I think I shall...
Brady
I heard thunder sound from the sky. I cursed mentally. I started to growl insults towards Erin, insults that both I knew or learned from the pack.
"We have to find her before the rain masks her scent!" Emmett yelled. "Dammit, Erin, why did you do that?!"
"She was truly frightened. Jasper was scaring her even more by controlling her emotions. C'mon, we'll find her. I can't see her future, though."
Erin flipped open her phone and dialed.
"Mai, I need you to do me a favor. Where is Kris?"
You lost her?
"Well, sort of. Where is she going right now?"
Nowhere. I can't find her. She's either lost or she's blocking me on purpose. Or she's unconscious.
Erin began to cuss. As if on cue, rain began to pour, making my chances of finding Kris nearly impossible.
Oh, no...
AN: NOW it's the ending. Review!
