Chapter Two: Wolves

I had managed to escaped after dinner and was currently sitting outside in one of the lounge chairs with Kassie in my lap. It was beautiful here at night. I wasn't sure of how long it would take me to get used to seeing the stars though. I had never really though about the fact that in the city I had not been able to see the stars.
Kassie pointed to the sky, pointing at the largest, brightest star. "Pretty huh. " I said. She smiled and nodded. She had never lived anywhere that she could sit outside and look at the stars. I only had once and we had only lived there for just under a year. I had never lived in the same place for over a year. But I had never truly cared. I loved to travel, to see new places and new things. In fact I had loved new up until last night when I had found out I would have new parents.
I had always known there was something odd about the way we lived, the way we constantly moved, having normally only living in a plae for three to six months at a time, normally in big cities but when I had asked about it they had said they were running from moms ex husband who wanted her and dad dead so I had never questioned it. She had been a very beautiful person and had been quite a heart breaker from what I had heard.
I looked out towards the forest, it was also very beautiful. This place was calming, peaceful even. But I didn't want to get used to it since I wasn't planning on staying too long. I slid Kassie over and stood. I started to turn to pick her up when I could have sworn I not only heard but saw something large at the edge of the forest but the second I blinked it was gone. I knew I must have been imagining it, I was most likely just tired and seeing shadows in the woods as I was not used to being around any sort of forest like this.
I scooped Kassie up in my arms. She was already half asleep. I slid the back door open and stepped in quietly, sliding the door shut behind me. I could hear fast but hushed whispers coming from the living room and I wondered why everyone was whispering instead of talking normally. Was there something they didn't want me to know? Something they were hiding from me?
I walked straight through the living room, past everyone and started to head upstairs to our rooms. "Good night" Nessie said standing quickly and kissing my cheek. I flinched away from her. She may be my mother but she had to do a whole lot more than just give birth to me to be my mom. "Sorry." She apologized with a slight frown. I looked over to see Edward sitting on the couch with that sad look on his face again.
I turned back to Nessie and gave a stiff nod. "Good night." I said knowing that my tone was not very friendly. I was already changing enough I didn't need anyone trying to come in and take my moms place. I could feel the tears starting to threaten to escape again so I quickly made my way up the stairs and to the rooms.
I opened the door to Kassies new room. It was a pink princess room with a castle canopy bed and everything a little girl could ever want. I started to lay Kassie in her bed but she touched my cheek, stopping me from laying her down. Her eyes looked sad, and I could clearly see the tears in them. "Can I sleep with you?" She asked. She spoke quite well for an almost three year old. It helped that I worked with her on it almost every day and she had always caught on and remembered things quickly.
"Of course." I told her, a sad smile on my face. I could tell that she missed our parents, the people that had raised us. I lifted her back up, holding her tightly to my chest. "Don't worry, everything will be okay." I told her soothingly as I carried her over to her dresser. I pulled out a set of pajamas before leaving the room, quickly slipping into my room. It was a very beautiful room. It was a light purple and had a Paris feel to it. I had always wanted to go to Paris but had never gotten the chance. There was an Eiffel tower painted from the floor to ceiling to one side of the bed. On the other side of the bed there was a large window. A large king size canopy bed sat straight across from the door. Next to the door there was a beautiful roll top desk with wolves carved into it. I had always loved wolves but they couldn't possibly have known that.

I helped her into her pajamas before laying her in the bed, tucking her in. I quickly went to my own dresser, finding my favorite pair of pajamas. They had fully stocked both mine and Kassies closets with new clothes that were obviously expensive but I was not ready to accept most of their gifts yet. The rooms were more than enough.

After I was dressed I curled up next to Kassie under the covers. My eyes were starting to drift shut but quickly opened when I heard Kassies voice. "When can I see mommy and daddy?" She asked. I could tell by the sound of her voice that she was sad, that she missed them and I would be lying if I said that I didn't. Even of they were not my biological parents they were still my parents. They had raised me and had been the ones who had been there through everything. They had been the ones who were there though every breakup, helping me get ready for every date or every dance.

"I do not know Kassie. Hopefully we can see them soon." I told her, a little hint of sadness to my voice. She was too young to be able to understand what was going on, why we were really here. "We have a big day tomorrow so lets get some sleep." I told her. She nodded and closed her eyes. There were so many thoughts going through my head that it was hard to get to sleep but finally after an hour or staring at the wall my eyes drifted shut and I fell asleep.

I stood in the middle of a forest all alone. Though I knew to avoid the forests I couldn't help it. I loved them, loved all the space there was to run. I could hear someone coming closer but no matter how hard I looked I couldn't see them, couldn't see who was approaching me. But suddenly I was face to face with a large wolf. I knew it was not a normal wolf by its massive size. It was about the size of a horse. But I wasn't scared, I somehow knew it wouldn't hurt me, that it couldn't hurt me. I stared into it's eyes. They seemed human like, gentle and kind, caring even. I reached out a hand, pressing it against the wolfs jaw. Though I was smart enough to know it couldn't speak I still spoke to it.

"Why aren't you hurting me? Why do you care?" I knew I sounded crazy talking to a wolf but it seemed more human than wolf to me.

I almost didn't hear it at first but when I had I thought I had been mistaking, going crazy. But I knew somehow that the voice had come from the wolf. It only spoke one word though. "Imprint."

I woke with a start and a clear memory of my dream. What did that mean? I had never heard the word imprint before. I looked over to see Kassie watching me. I smiled, knowing she had let me sleep in. I also knew that she was too sacred to leave the room without me. I got out of bed and she followed me. "Come on, lets go get breakfast."

She nodded eagerly and her stomach let out a growl, causing us to both burst with laughter. She held her arms up and I picked her up. She wrapped her legs around my waist and her arms tightly around my neck. I made my way down to the kitchen and could already smell cinnamon rolls and eggs. Kassie wrinkled her nose when we made it to the kitchen. She had never liked cinnamon rolls but no one knew why.

"Morning." Jake said with a smile as we sat down. He put two plates on the counter bar, one for me and one for Kassie.

"Thanks." I said, starting to eat.

"How did you sleep?" He asked, making small talk.

"I slept fine, had an odd dream about wolves again though." I told him. I've had dreams about wolves many times before but never one like this. I had never come face to face like that with them and they surely had never spoken a single word.

"Really? What was it about?" He sounded truly curious.

"It was nothing, really. But I do have an odd question."

"Ask away."

"Do you know what imprint means?"

He looked shocked." Where did you hear that?"

"My dream."

"It's an old quilute legend. In it there are what you would call shifters, humans that could turn to wolves. When they found their one and only soul mate they would know it instantly. They call it imprinting. The world suddenly revolves around them. Nothing but them matters. As long as their imprint is safe and happy nothing else matters. They want nothing but to keep them safe and happy. "

"Sounds tough, being bound by one person. Having no freedom of your own, never doing anything for yourself." I said, shoveling a fork full of eggs into my mouth.

"It's not like that. It's like true love but stronger."

"Whatever you say." I rolled my eyes and he let out a laugh. "Shut up." I mumbled as I finished eating.

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