Embry's P.O.V
"Call, get your ass down here!" Quil shouted from the dark blue currents below. I laughed and spread my arms out wide, preparing to free fall into the water, relishing in my freedom – no matter how short it was. Sam has had us patrolling the lands surrounding La Push and protecting Bella Swan from that red-headed leech non-stop for the past week, so I guess he thought we deserved a break - hence the cliff-diving. I lifted off the balls of my feet and plunged into nothingness, feeling the rush of wind as it whipped past my ears. I knew that I should probably be trying to catch some sleep, but nothing made me more relaxed than that feeling of freedom I got from cliff-diving.
I hit the water with a slap, and what would have been cold water to normal humans felt mildly warm to me. I floated there, under the waves for a while before coming up, but just as I did, Quil sprung up from the dark water and grabbed me in a head lock, resulting in a mock fight. "If you don't get your scrawny arms off me right now Aterea, I swear I'll kick your furry ass back to Sam." Quil, laughed and loosened his grip, and I took the chance to push him off. "Scrawny? You're one to talk!" he barked, and it wasn't entirely untrue. I mean, I was in no way scrawny (perks of being a teenage werewolf), but Quil was stockier then myself. "Hey! Don't be a dog!" I told him and he laughed at the cheesy pun. Quil then squinted up against the sun beating down, to the very top of the cliff face. "Hey, are those people up there?" he asked me warily.
I too, looked up and sure enough there were two people up there, stripping off and pushing each other playfully. One of them was definitely a girl, but that's all I could tell as their faces were covered in shadows and they were 100 ft. up in the air – werewolf sight or not, I still couldn't see them clearly. "You don't reckon they'll jump from the top cliff do you? God, not many people are game enough to do that." Quil asked me. "It looks like it." I replied. The boy pushed the girl forward and she ran her hands through her long hair, balancing on the edge of the cliff. Then to my surprise, she leapt gracefully off the rock and dropped towards the water – that's when I realized I should probably move before she landed on me. I swam with inhuman speed a few meters back next to a snickering Quil as the girl splashed into the water, and then came back up.
I didn't see the following events happening by a long shot. The moment she opened her strange violet-blue eyes and looked straight at me, her thick, wet lashes brushing her cheeks as she did so, everything else that mattered in the world ceased to exist. I felt everything that was important to me break away as my mind, body and soul was enveloped with her. She was my world, my existence now. I had finally found her. My imprint.
I think that I was staring at her like an awestruck idiot, because she smiled at me tentatively, flashing perfect white teeth and smooth lips against tan skin, which were moving with what I assumed, were words – I just didn't hear them. She tucked her wet, night-black wet hair behind an ear and blushed, looking away, and Quil nudged my shoulder roughly. "I…uh…what?" I asked her and she looked at me like I was crazy. Just then, her companion leaped and screamed the entire way down, making a huge splash as he landed. I felt a sudden drive of jealousy as I thought of the possibility that he was her boyfriend or something. But the boy, who I recognized at Seth Clearwater, Harry's kid, grinned from ear to ear as he swum over next to the girl, my girl. She looked about my age, so I doubted she would be dating a boy two years her junior. "Embry, Quil! How are you guys going?" Seth exclaimed excitedly. "Yeah, we're great, and you Seth?" Quil asked politely.
He nodded enthusiastically, his shaggy hair shaking out water. "Yeah good thanks," he gestured to my imprint. "This is my cousin Elena Clearwater, dad's sister's daughter. Elena, Embry Call and Quil Aterea." My eyes lingered on her and hers on mine before she turned to face Quil and yet again I was unable to form proper speech.
"Hey, Elena! Nice to see you again. When did you move back down to the Rez?" Quil asked Elena and she smiled brightly. "Actually I only moved back yesterday, from New Orleans. Wait, Quil – as I cousin Quil?" Quil smiled cockily. "That would be me." Elena than swam over to Quil and pressed her tanned, bikini-clad body into his and hugged him tightly. Suddenly the urge to rip my best friend's throat out seemed shockingly satisfying. "What the hell Quil, I haven't seen you since we were what, nine?" she exclaimed. He laughed and replied; "Yeah well, I didn't even recognize you. You have grown up a lot."
"Wait you two know each other?" I asked before my mind registered that I must have sounded awfully rude. "Yeah we are like distant cousins. Her great-grandfather was married to my great-grandmother. It's been a long time Lena'." She glanced at me again. "That it has. So what have you been up to these past years?" she enquired. "You know, I've just been the badass I am and all that." He replied and I'm not entirely sure he was joking. But Elena laughed and I decided that I should attempt conversation with her, you know, since we are destined to be together. "So what brings you to La Push?" I ask her shyly. "I guess I just wanted a change of scenery." Was all she said in reply. All the while Seth was smiling, listening to our conversation with intent focus.
"Pretty game of you to jump from the tallest cliff." I said, gesturing to the high rocky face. "I could say the same to you." She challenged, before continuing; "It's not that high." Quil burst out laughing. "Definitely not the same Elena. You wouldn't jump off that cliff unless you were pushed off when we were younger." He said. "Well, some circumstances require you to toughen up." She said bitterly, shoulders taut and I desperately wanted to know what made her react like that. Seth laughed almost awkwardly and Elena's sudden tension seemed to leave her as quickly as it came.
Quil glanced at me and then back to Elena and Seth. "Listen, Emb and I need to head back, but we'll all catch up soon okay?" I started to complain before realising he was right. "Yeah, we do," I said reluctantly, "But do me a favor and go back onto the beach soon. The swell is picking up." Elena looked at me almost questioningly and then nodded. "Nah it's alright, I think we are going in now anyway, right Seth?" "Yeah, cliff-diving is no fun when you land in a tsunami." Seth replied before he shoved Quil's shoulder. "You up, for a race Aterea?" he questioned, and I internally laughed, knowing that he has no chance against Quil. But then again, the kid has the biggest chance out of all of us to phase, considering his gene pool is the strongest.
Quil dunked him under the water before starting the swim at an average human pace towards the sand, Seth racing after him. I watched them go for a while before I realized that Elena was, in turn watching me. "So what about you Embry, are you up for a race?" I tried to ignore the thrill that ran through me when she said my name and attempted to smile at her what I hope was friendlily. "You're on." Then we started to swimming and I actually had to try a little bit to keep up with her and we soon took over Quil and Seth. It was a fair distance back onto the beach so Elena collapsed onto her back once we reached the sand. I followed, pretending I too, was puffed, but was secretly watching her as we lay there side by side.
Her eyes were shut and she was breathing in and out deeply. When I was still watching her, she peeked over and caught me staring. "What?" she asked, and I hurriedly looked away. "Uh, nothing." Seth and Quil than came out of the water and Seth purposely shook his hair out on Elena making her squeal. "Alright Emb, let's go, see you guys later." Said Quil, dragging me by my arm. Elena locked eyes with me. "Yeah, I'll be counting on that." I grinned at her and waved, wanting nothing else to stay on that beach with her.
As soon as we were in the woods, Quil and I changed into our wolf forms. We are 12 miles east - run. Was our welcoming from Sam before he zoned us out. What the hell was that man? Did you lose your ability to communicate with a human? Quil questioned as I daydreamed about Elena. Quil obviously saw exactly how I saw Elena in my head and realize that I imprinted because he groaned mentally. Really dude, my kind-of cousin? But good on you, I'm glad you imprinted. Jared and Paul must have been listening because all I heard was Jared shout; good on you Embry finally got an imprint! And Paul, who obviously saw my mental image of her say; Whoa, ten out of ten I would bang her.
I growled at him and I could hear his mental laugher. Joking, joking – though not really. Sam's voice then boomed through the link. Enough Paul, that's great for you Embry. Quil then snickered. Too bad he couldn't even speak to her. I then shoved Quil into a nearby tree and started to run ahead of him. I could almost hear Sam sigh. Just hurry up, we have news of the red-headed leech. My heart sped up a few beats. Victoria. There is no way I can let her anywhere near Elena. I don't know what would happen if I lost her.
I was still in shock over my sudden desire, no need to protect this girl I didn't even know that well. Now every time, I closed my eyes, hers would be the face I saw. But I didn't mind. I don't even have to be her boyfriend or whatever. I just need to be close to her – as a brother, a friend or a protector. Elena Clearwater, my imprint.
DISCLAIMER: I own nothing. All the characters besides Elena and her brothers belong to The Twilight Saga creator Stephanie Meyer. I'm writing my Fanfiction based on the story line of the book series, and I may make adjustments. Thanks