This is a little bit longer as i have been writing short chapters, sorry :)
Water
We carried on walking in comfortable silence listening to all the birds singing and the animals rustling in the leaves. We were walking a human pace enjoying each other's company.
"So tell me, who are your friends that's come to visit?" I asked while taking a side way glance at his tanned face.
"Well there's Sam who is the Alpha. He tells us all what to do and what not."
"I thought Jake was Alpha?"
"He's supposed to be but he gave it to Sam saying he doesn't want to order people around and stuff."
"What do you mean he's supposed to?"
"It's all because of your blood descendants, Jacob's great grandfather was Ephraim Black he was the Chief and Alpha when the Cullen's first moved to Forks which is about 30 minutes away from La Push where all of us live."
I was speechless trying to register the new information he just gave me.
"Sam's imprint is Emily she is also here, then there's Embry, Quill and Brady, be careful of Brady he tries to get any girl with legs he can and you will be no exception." He grinned at me but I could feel the panic coming off of him.
But why would he panic, does he think Brady would take me from him? Woah… take that thought out of my head I'm not even Seth's, I'm no ones. Anyway why would Seth panic over me, did he not listen to my past no one wants me I'm worthless, a no body? I used to sleep around still sometimes to satisfy my needs. But now the thought of sleeping or touching anyone else brought sickness into my mouth, was this because of the imprint?
"Is it weird being a wolf?" I asked the random question to get rid of the silence where my thoughts were taking over my brain.
"During the first phrase you think you're some kind of abomination but there's always a pack member there who guides you into the woods away from everyone else they then try to calm you down. When Sam comes he tells you to turn back human which you have to do as he is the Alpha." Seth smirked at me.
"What do you mean tell you and what happens if you don't do as 'Alpha Sam' says?" Seth laughed at my name for Sam.
"When we're wolves all the pack can hear each other's thoughts as long as they are also wolves. No one has gone against Sam's orders. When he orders you to do something your body tells you that you have to do it. Your body sort of does it naturally. Well when I say no one, Jacob did once but he is the only one that can as he should be Alpha. He went against Sam's word to attack the Cullen's when he wanted to get rid of Nessie, when she was in Bella's womb, as we didn't know what it was. If the baby was full vampire or not and as they were living in Forks it is the wolf's job to protect the tribe."
"And you enjoy being a shape-shifter?"
"There the bad points I suppose but the speed is great! When running with the dirt beneath your paws and the air going through your fur. Your senses are better and you're never lonely, all you have to do is shift and you have company."
"I suppose" I whispered while shaking my head.
"Race you back to the house?" Seth grinned at me looking hopeful, he stood in a start position.
"What are you like 5?" I asked while shaking my head sounding disgusted.
"Oh umm… I was only joking" He stood back up properly looking embarrassed.
I laughed at how he thought I was being serious and I took off running leaving him behind me. I couldn't hear his foot-steps behind me so I turned my head seeing he was still standing there staring at me his mouth wide open and eyes popping out of his sockets.
"Close your mouth you'll catch flies and you coming or not?" I shouted at the top of my lungs while bursting out laughing.
He started running then so I kicked it up a notch, running faster, feeling the wind blowing my brown hair back.
He was fast, I would give him that but no way was I going to lose. He was just behind me as I ran up the steps and burst through the Cullen's front door, everyone turned from what they were doing and stared at us. I was jumping up and down arms in the air while shouting at the top of my lungs.
"Oh yeah, oh yeah!"
"You cheated!" Seth came back with.
"Oh no there were no rules, you are such a bad loser!"
"I am not and you had a head start."
Everyone around us was laughing.
"Come on man you lost fair and square to a girl." Emmet shouted while trying to not laugh. But failing badly might I add.
"But she… but she…" Seth stuttered searching for something to say.
"I what?" I whispered to him. Grinning from ear to ear.
"You…You" he started again.
"Suck it up doggy I won fair and square, end of…" I went up to him and patted him on the head.
He grabbed the back of my legs nocking me from my feet and slung me over his shoulder.
"Seth let me go, where are we going?" I shouted while he was laughing.
"You Miss 'who thinks she won' is coming with me."
"Oh come on what is up with this family? You are the second person to kidnap me and don't tell me where we are going! This game is getting boring." All the Cullen's laughed while the Wolves, plus Emily looked confused at what I was talking about.
Seth began to walk putting an extra swing in his step to knock me about a bit he opened the door, climbed down the steps and headed towards the back of the grand mansion.
I hadn't been out to the bark yard yet and I have to say it was beautiful, someone must spend a lot of time out here the way the vines stretched over the arch and the way the flower beds were in neat lines around the edge. Even forest looked like it had been trimmed to match the garden.
All of a sudden I heard water flowing. By this point everyone had come outside to see what Seth was doing.
"You will not!" I shouted while hitting Seth's butt. I tried wiggling out of his grasp but he was too strong.
"I won't what?" Seth whispered sounding dumb.
"Come on Emmett help please! You're strong enough to take Seth" I called for Emmett hoping he would help.
"Nooo way missy, this is pay back for you spinning me around in the air yesterday!"
Was it only yesterday that I did that? It seemed like weeks ago that I first told the Cullen's my story. I was having so much fun time was flying but in a good way as I would hopefully spend forever with them. I saw Edward nod his head at me from the corner of my eye. Maybe he was answering my thoughts.
"On three!" Seth shouted while swinging me above the river.
"Come on Seth please, we're friends right?" I questioned, begging with my voice.
"1-2"
"No stop, think of the fish's they would have a heart attack if I was dropped into their home."
"3" he whispered in my ear.
I quickly reached for my neck taking my necklace off and lobbed it Edward's way sending him a message in my brain to catch it.
Moments before I landed in the water I saw him holding it.
I heard Emmett's booming laughed as I came back up, thank God I remembered to close my mouth and didn't have any water in there. Everyone else was laughing also, even the people who I haven't even met before.
"Thanks Seth, thanks" I gritted my teeth holding a smile. I began to climb out, my clothes feeling heavier than they were supposed to. My boots were the worst, I took them off and tipped water out of them, making everyone laugh harder.
"It's alright long legs" Seth answered back, looking sheepish like he wasn't meant to say the last bit.
"Long legs?" I asked.
"Yeah well you have got long legs and in those jeans it makes them seem longer and especially when there wet" Seth replied shyly.
"And why were you staring at my legs?"
"Well um…"
"Don't worry doggy you haven't got to answer that because I do not want to know what are in boys minds" All the girls giggled as I left him standing there. I walked so I was below my balcony and jumped up the house, I opened the patio doors.
"Will you stop calling me doggy?" Seth shouted sounding annoyed I heard him grumble.
"Alright than pup" He gritted his teeth in response.
I walked in my room amazed still at the size of it, there was one thing I was dying to do and that was to have a bath in the large rounded bath tub. It just looked so comforting and as I was shivering as the dirty river water dripped from my hair down my back. It was too inviting to resist.
As I half ran into the bathroom my jeans made a squeaky noise. I reached over the bath to the silver handle taps and twisted them, the bath filled with warm water. As that was filling up I went into the small cupboard below the hand basin and grabbed a fancy bottle of blue bubble bath that smelled of berries and poured half of the mixture into the bath. The first rule of having a bath is to have as many bubbles as you can. In an instant foam was covering the clear hot water. I quickly turned the taps off in case the water flooded my new bathroom, stripped down and eased myself in.
The water as I sat down went to my chin and I could feel the water in my pours socking my skin, refreshing it. I had never been in a bath like this before, it was so big and relaxing, it filled my head with even more happiness. Just like Seth did I was teasing him though which was fun I wanted to kiss him so bad when he slung me over his shoulder. The way his muscles flexed and his navy shirt rode up. He set my body on fire, not literally of course or I would be dead by now but it made me want him touch me all over and hold me. These thoughts scared me a bit, I have never had thoughts for someone like this before, each time I thought of him I would get butterflies in my stomach and a happy singing feeling at the back of my head telling me to jump for joy.
But I wasn't going to make it easy for him, hell no I was going to tease him until I couldn't take it any longer but I knew for sure that somewhere in my dirty mind that I truly cared for him maybe even lo-
Whoa there, love? No way ho-zay. I don't love people I never did and never have done, the one person I did got ripped out of my heart. I swore I would never care for someone like that again, I was too scared of what would happen to them.
But somehow I knew this was false, that the promise was slowly unraveling as I knew that somewhere in my heart. I loved every single one of the people downstairs including Edward with his stupid mind reading ability, I also knew that I loved Sam, Emily, Quill and Brady even though I still hadn't had a greeting from her yet, which was probably my fault but what can I say? I'm not a people person. The way Seth spoke about them showed that he cared and respected them and anyone he cared for got my respect too.
I lifted my hands seeing they looked like shrimp and reluctantly climbed out of my heavenly bath.
I wrapped a towel around my body and hair that was darker than usual because of the wetness and walked back into my bedroom sliding the wardrobe open. I grabbed a pair of skinny jeans and plain white vest top and put them on. As I was about to close my closet door I saw a gift bag.
To Ella
Sorry I annoy you for my mind reading abilities but hey it's something's we can't change. I saw these earlier and thought of how your face looked as you saw the bike, I hope your feet will be happy and comfy.
Edward
p.s. In the jewelry box is your necklace that you forgot to ask for and something to remind you that you're are part of this family.
I laughed as I pulled out some motorbike boots, they were so cool they had red on the side of silver wheels, my feet were sent to heaven as I put my feet in. I reached in the bag again I pulled out a white velvet jewelry box and opened it. As the note said there was my necklace, I placed it on my neck and closed my eyes feeling the comfort that came which never left over the many years. Also in the box was a black bracelet it was multiples of string knotted together at the end but in the middle was what made my eyes tear, there was the Cullen family crest. It meant that I was a part of their family and someone they actually cared for. From this day forward I knew my name was Ella Whitlock Cullen, I was no longer an Etherington and had nothing to do with my mother.