The next morning Cat woke up earlier then Sophie. She just lay on her bed and went over what Emily and the pack had told her about the Cullens yesterday.
"Alice can the see the future and is dating Jasper, who can control your mood. That means he'll be able to tell if I'm feeling anxious or not… great" She rolled her eyes and turned over in her blankets to look out the window "Then there's Rosalie, the most gorgeous one, but also the bitchiest, she's going out with Emmet who's a huge teddy bear and he loves to tease Bella" Emily had informed Cat of everything she knew about all of them, Bella had told her a lot.
"Then there's Carlisle, a doctor who works in the hospital, the oldest one of them all" Cat thought for a while "Wait, Carlisle's going to be working with my dad… I don't know if that's good or not" Cat bit her lip thinking. "Anyway, Carlisle, the adoptive father, kindest thing alive. And Esme, his wife, she's an interior decorator, and, after Edward and Carlisle, is the oldest and a huge motherly figure" Cat thought Carlisle and Esme sounded like the perfect parents "Then of course, there's Edward, the mind reader, the one who Bella can't live without. The one who ruined my happiness… of course he kinda helped fix it after he came back, but still" Cat finished. Her sister walked into her room then, Sophie was surprised that Cat was awake
"Why are you just lying there?" she asked
"Couldn't be bothered getting out of bed, it's so warm" Cat cuddled her dunner
"Oh that's right I forgot, you get cold" Sophie said sarcastically, rolling her eyes
"Shut up" Cat grumbled as she climbed out of bed. The two girls got ready, packed their bags, got dressed and said good bye to their parents before walking out to the garage
"Which car should we take today?" Sophie asked
"Both" Cat shrugged "Show them off to the Cullens" Cat knew they were rich and had their own fancy cars, for some reason she wanted to show off.
"Alright" Sophie agreed, they each climbed into the separate cars and reversed out of the garage. Cat raced down the road, her sister behind her
"Remember, have a funny feeling when Soph asks why I put up my shields, because of feeling ask her to put up her own shields, but if the Cullens are in the car park be extra quiet cause they'll hear us" Cat reminded herself. They approached the school and Cat put her mental shields, the first thing she heard after that was her sisters voice
"Why did you put your shields up?"
"I suddenly got a weird feeling" Cat lied through her shield
"What kind of feeling?" Sophie asked as they pulled into the schools car park. Cat saw Bella and two other people on the stairs staring at the cars. One of them had his arm around her, Cat immediately knew they were the Cullens, their pale skin was the same as the vampires that had attacked her the day before. They watched the cars park in the car park and Cat swore she saw the confusion on Edward's face. She didn't smile and her eyes didn't linger on any of them, that way it didn't look like she was staring. She didn't frown or glare she kept her face plain and straight and her eyes brushed over them as she turned in. Cat and Sophie both got out and locked their cars, Sophie walked around Cat's car
"So what's up?" she asked
"I got a weird feeling, like my mind was being invaded" Cat confessed, she didn't have a worried look on her face she was trying to make it look like she was having a normal conversation with her sister while she saw the two Cullens whispering to one another, every now and then Cat saw Edward nod randomly, probably listening to his sister's thoughts.
"Like your mind as being invaded? You mean like there's a mind reader around?" Sophie asked, Cat nodded
"My first instinct was to put up my shields, sorry" Cat apologised
"Well what about now?" Sophie asked
"I still feel it, can you put your's up too? It's kinda worrying me" Cat confessed
"That's alright, and sure, we can still communicate, but I don't feel anything?" Sophie confessed, Cat thought for a minute before shrugging and grinning
"I guess I'll trust your instincts" Sophie grinned "Just incase" Cat nodded and hugged her sister
"Thanks Soph, for understanding" Cat smiled "One crisis diverted"
"That's alright, but was it only once we approached the school?" Sophie questioned
"Yeah, but I've never felt it here before" Cat confessed, they started to walk towards the doors, Cat noticed Edward turn around and leave, the girl along with Bella seemed to be a little hesitant, but Edward persuaded them to leave as well.
"Who do you think those guys were?" Sophie asked
"Come on Soph, as if you asked that question, some strangers at our school hanging out with Bella, hmm I wonder?" Cat hinted
"The Cullens" Sophie caught on as they entered the school
"Yes" Cat nodded
"They were really beautiful" Sophie thought, she gaped "Oh my god" she stopped walking
"What?" Cat asked, Sophie came up close to Cat
"They looked like that other girl" Sophie realised "Remember the red headed girl"
"She figured that out fast" Cat thought "Yeah, but that girl had red eyes, I don't think they did" Cat pointed out
"But other then that, they were similar?" Sophie asked
"Yes" Cat agreed, then she remembered their excellent hearing "I don't think we should be talking about that stuff out loud…" Cat confessed
"I guess you've got a point" Sophie thought it over as they walked into class, they didn't have the first few classes with Bella, but when they walked into their first class, the pixie like vampire was sitting there organising her stuff. Cat thought through what the pack had told her.
"Pixie…" she thought "Alice" she remembered. Cat and Sophie sat in their usual seats, a few away from Alice. Cat noticed her watching them out of the corner of her eye. Cat realised something after that "I spent all day yesterday with the pack… they'll probably smell them on me. I should have a had a shower" Cat also remembered that she'd smell like sea water
"And smoke, and earth, oh and vampire too" Cat groaned and laid her forehead on the table. Both Sophie and Alice looked at her confused
"What's wrong?" Cat heard through her sisters shield
"Nothing I just remembered a few things" Cat admitted with a sigh. The teacher walked in and began the lesson, throughout the lesson Alice kept glancing at the girls. Sophie didn't seem to notice and if she did she kept it to herself. During the lesson Alice seemed to edge closer to the twins, Cat had thought it was strange that they were acting weird, they didn't know that Cat knew anything about their world, sure they couldn't read either of the girls minds but they didn't have to be so distant because of that.
"Wait, no that's not right, of course they'd be distant, they don't want us in on their family secret… I wonder why the vampires don't tell about the wolves, but the wolves spilled about the vampires…" Cat realised "We were or are friends with Bella, but the vampires want to keep their distance in case we find out what they are. Alright so that makes sense" Cat nodded mentally to herself after discovering that.
"Hey" Alice eventually whispered, the girls both looked at her, both surprised "You're the twins that are friends with Bella right?" she seemed excited
"Yeah" Sophie answered
"Awkward for you if we weren't" Cat grinned, this caused Alice to smile and move to the empty seat next to Cat.
"I'm Alice Cullen" she reached her hand out, Cat reached to shake it waiting for the cold touch. She didn't wince when she felt it, but she did see Alice wince when she held Cat's warm hand. Alice's temperature was lower then Sophie's, a lot lower, Cat wasn't surprised because she'd felt the temperature yesterday when she'd been attacked. Sophie was next, the expression on her face said she was very surprised
"Oh my god, Cat her temperature is so low, did you feel it, she's colder then me" Sophie was so surprised
"Yes I felt it" Cat answered "I'm Cat" she introduced "And this is my sister Sophie"
"Nice to meet you" Alice smiled, her perfect white teeth showing
"So Bella told us lot's about you" Sophie grinned
"Really?" Alice asked surprised, there was a little concern in her voice
"Yeah, she was always telling us about how you would drag her off to Portland or Seattle and force her to go shopping with you" Cat giggled
"Well if she wasn't such a boring person I wouldn't have to force her" Alice smiled mischievously, the two girls giggled quietly. "Well what about you two, I haven't been home long enough to have been told much about you" Alice confessed
"Much?" Sophie asked
"What have you been told then?" Cat grinned, but eyed her questionably
"Only that you helped Bella out" Alice grinned
"We weren't the only ones" Sophie remembered, Cat nodded
"Sacrificed a friendship for her" she muttered, she saw Alice's expression change so she guessed she heard her, Sophie as well "Good thing it's all better now" she continued quietly
"Are you the only one she told?" Sophie asked, breaking the ice
"No, she told us all" Alice smiled, "Edward was very thankful, he'll probably talk to you sometime today"
"Great, just what I need" Cat thought
"Well if that's the case, why does it seem like everyone's avoiding us?" Sophie muttered, Cat frowned and Alice seemed to feel guilty by that comment. "I guess if you're always dragging Bella off to the shopping centres you must love shopping Alice" Sophie asked, Alice beamed
"Nothing better then spending a heap of money on yourself. And I can't be caught wearing the same things" Alice explained
"Isn't that the truth" Cat grinned
"You go shopping to often" Sophie said in disappointment
"You don't go shopping enough" Cat crossed her arms
"I have enough clothes I don't need anymore at the moment" Sophie sighed, Alice gasped and Cat just sighed and shook her head
"There is no such thing as having enough clothes" Alice exclaimed, disappointed
"See what I have to live with" Cat was still shaking her head
"Who do you shop with then?" Alice asked
"I still force her to go with me, but she doesn't usually buy much" Cat looked up at the celling
"I don't really like wasting all of dad's money, you know" Sophie huffed
"Oh that's right because he doesn't willingly hand it over without being asked, I forgot" Cat grinned cheekily, Sophie glared at her. Alice laughed quietly
"You and I should go shopping soon Cat, it will be heaps of fun" Alice suggested
"I like you thinking, alright, lets do it" Cat agreed. The class went by quite quickly after that and the girls headed to there english class, Cat was dreading this one as Edward would be in the same class as them, or at least that's what Bella had said a while ago. They walked in, arguing a bit about Cat leaving Sophie out and Cat immediately felt Edward's eyes on her. Cat didn't change her emotion, but she rolled her eyes at her sisters latest comment
"Hey Soph?" Cat asked
"What?" Sophie grumbled
"I have that weird feeling again, is your shield still up" Cat looked at her sister and bit her lip, after seeing her sisters face, Sophie sighed
"Yes it is, I forgot all about it" she confessed "But I still don't feel anything" Cat sighed
"That makes me feel like I'm over reacting" Cat lied
"Better be safe then sorry" Sophie reminded her as she sat down in her usual seat on Bella's right, because Edward was in the seat Cat had been using lately she sat next to her sister
"Still" she sighed. Cat knew she had her sister believing her by this point and knew that she'd put her shields up when ever Cat asked, at the moment, that was all Cat needed in order to keep their secret, the Cullens secret and Jacob's. The teacher started the lesson and all four of them were silent, Bella seemed happy and Sophie didn't seem to be worrying about anything. Cat on the other hand felt an awkward air, she was the only one who understood everything, she knew the wolves, vampires and her own secret and it made her feel a little tense. Edward was a little on edge for he was confused as to why he couldn't hear the girls thoughts. It was different to Bella's mind though, it was like there was something purposely keeping him out, Edward didn't understand how this was possible as they were just humans. About half way through the lesson Cat's phone began to buzz, she pulled it out of her pocket and placed it in her lap. She noticed Edward watching her and looking at her phone, practically reading what she was doing and sticking his nose in on her business. Cat didn't like that at all, and her body temperature rose a little
"I know he can read minds and know's what everyone's thinking, but reading a girls texts is just to far" she looked at him from the corner of her eye and glared at him. Edward saw the glare and calmly turned his eyes back to the front.
"Jeez rude much" Cat thought, she made sure that Edward would be able to hear it though. She saw the expression change in his face, it was mainly made up of confusion. Cat slowly moved her chair backwards and leaned back on her chair, resting it against the wall behind her. Edward couldn't see her screen if she sat like that. Cat glanced at her phone, the message was from Jacob. Cat smiled, it made her heart beat increase to see his name. Edward glanced at her again, he had heard her heart accelerate, but when he saw the smile on her face his ideas on why it had happened changed
"So it wasn't because of me" he thought, remembering how most people are scared of them. Edward was truly confused as to why he couldn't hear the twins thoughts, before Bella he'd never had this problem and yet every now and then he heard a thought from the tanner girl, Cat, Bella had said her name was. These snippets of thoughts however seemed to be directed at him, which was weird because that would mean she knew his secret. This was the first time they'd seen each other, so how could she know?
Cat read the text, she was aware that Edward was watching her again but she ignored him this time, she knew he was already suspicious about her.
"Hey beautiful, are you planning on coming down after school?" said Jacob's message, Cat grinned with a silent sigh
"I was thinking of it, are you inviting me?" Cat replied cheekily, a few minutes past before he replied, Cat guessed he was supposed to be running rounds or something instead of talking to her
"Always, the closer you are the better I feel" Jacob answered, Cat just smiled, she was trying to hold back saying 'awww'. Cat just couldn't help but smile, she just couldn't help it when something reminded her of him
"Must be because of the imprinting thing" she thought "Alright I'll drop by after school" she decided
"See you then" he texted with a heart. Cat put her phone back in her pocket and returned her attention to the teacher.
"Hey Soph" she called telepathically
"Yeah?" Sophie answered
"I'm going to Jake's after school, k?" Cat explained
"Alright, seems like you two are back to being friends" Sophie smiled
"Maybe" Cat grinned
"Oooo, you have to tell me everything" Sophie said excitedly
"About what?" Cat asked
"You and Jake" Sophie rolled her eyes
"There's nothing to tell" Cat blushed
"And that's why your blushing" Sophie noticed taking a quick glance at her sister
"Shut up" Cat grumbled, Sophie tried to contain her laughter, causing both Bella and Edward to look at them confused. That was when Cat started to wonder if Edward could hear her and Sophie's conversations.
"Awkward if he can" Cat thought grinning
Cat drove down the road towards LaPush, she was driving a lot faster then the speed limit. Cat saw something out of the corner of her eye and turned her head, something was running along side the car, amongst the trees. Cat's smile disappeared as she pulled over and parked the car, she got out, taking her keys with her. Cat hadn't seen a face, just a shadow but she had two ideas on what it could be; the girl vampire trying to get revenge, or Jacob, because he needed to be close to her.
"It could be one of the other wolves" Cat thought. She concentrated on the vibrations, she found a few, they were a few meters away from her, facing her way. She felt them, standing there with her eyes shut before she sighed and opened them.
"It's not very nice to follow people Jacob" she said. Cat heard a huge sigh and a bit of movement before Jacob walked out of the trees. Cat rolled her eyes and leaned against the bonnet of her car.
"How did you know I was there, let along know it was me?" Jacob asked, Cat only grinned at him, not telling him a thing, her silence caused him to sigh again. He walked up to her and placed his hands on her waist, Cat placed her arms around his neck and just stared into those dark brown eyes. She saw the eager look in his eyes as he looked at her, but she also saw all the love and care he felt for her, she smiled, causing him to smile back
"Were you worried?" Cat asked
"Everyone would be worried with the speed you were driving" Jacob confessed
"Well it's a good thing I had full control of the car then isn't it" she grinned, Jacob just rolled his eyes. Cat knew he had the desire to plant his lips on her own, it was hard for her to hold back as well. Eventually she sighed
"Oh this is painful" Cat confessed
"What is?" Jacob asked, worried
"Holding back" Cat pulled herself up to him, using a tiny bit of her levitation to help as she planted her lips on his in a single fluid movement. The second Cat did that, Jacob leaned down into her kiss and gladly kissed her back. They finally broke apart and Cat looked up at Jacob
"I wasn't the only one who wanted that I see" Cat grinned, Jacob smiled back
"I am the one who's effected the most by the imprinting" he reminded her
"But I'm the one who fell in love with you first" Cat confessed shyly, Jacob just stared at her surprised "Oh come on, as if you didn't notice" Cat asked, Jacob only shook his head
"Since when?" he still asked stunned
"Since…" Cat thought for a while "I'm not sure, but I realised it sometime around the time you cut me out" she admitted, that memory made Jacob frown, he was still angry at what he had done, he wasn't even sure why he did it. In the end it was because Sam ordered him to, but Jacob had cut Cat out in order to spend time with Bella. Jacob scoffed to himself, sure Bella was his best friend, but Cat hadn't just come to him as a back up like Bella had. Cat cared about him first, she generally cared about him the way he wanted her to. He wished he had imprinted on her earlier, it would have saved them both so much pain.
"Hey" Cat snapped him out of his thoughts "It doesn't matter what happened then, cause it's in the past, there's nothing you can do to change it. So, move on and enjoy the now" Cat grinned, "You know there's that saying: Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift, that's why it's called the present" Cat smiled "I love that saying"
"Well, I love you" Jacob smiled, Cat blinked before she smiled back and leaned in and kissed him again. After they finally broke apart, they both got into Cat's car and she headed towards Jacob's house. Cat pulled in and noticed that Billy's car was missing
"Is your dad out?" she asked
"He's probably with your dad" Jacob grinned, Cat just rolled her eyes. They got out of the car and naturally walked towards the garage. Cat looked over the work he had done on his car
"Still haven't finished I see" she teased
"I've been a little busy" Jacob reminded her
"I know, I was teasing you" Cat grinned, Jacob rolled his eyes and walked towards her, throwing her over his shoulder
"What are you doing?" she laughed, banging on his back and kicking her legs around "Jake, put me down! Put me down! Now!" she laughed
"Only on one condition" Jacob teased
"What?" she giggled, Jacob placed her feet back on the ground but didn't let her go
"You have to do something for me" he insisted
"Tell me" Cat was curious now
"Number one; never leave me" he began
"I wouldn't dream of it" she smiled sweetly
"And number two; stay out of the forest" Jacob ordered seriously. Cat's smile vanished almost immediately, asking her to stay out of the forest was like telling a fish out of water to breath, or a chicken to stop laying eggs, it wasn't guaranteed to work. Cat didn't say anything and took a little step back, away from him.
"Cat?" Jacob asked seriously, she just shook her head
"The first one I'll do happily" she smiled for a second "But the second is impossible" she confessed
"Why?" Jacob asked immediately
"Because… because" Cat started to think of an answer to give him, she wasn't one hundred percent sure why she wouldn't tell him the truth, she just kept telling herself that she needed her sisters permission and she wasn't sure if she could get that without telling her about the pack and the Cullens. She sighed
"Because it's all around me" she began "I live smack bam in the middle of it, you can't keep me out of it and I love nature to much, I love being surrounded by it. It's impossible and dangerous to keep me out of it" Cat admitted firmly
"How is it dangerous?" Jacob asked, Cat stayed silent "Cat, what aren't you telling me?" he put his hands on her shoulders and she looked up at him
"Nothing" the seriousness in her voice made Jacob feel a little weary, his wolf instincts, for that split second, told him that Cat was dangerous. He let her go and took a step back, not taking his eyes of her. Cat looked at him confused and worried
"Jake?" she asked, she made sure not to move in case he snapped or something, she didn't want to hurt him. Jacob was kind of arguing with himself, how could Cat be dangerous? She wasn't a vampire and she didn't smell weird. There was no chance that Cat could be dangerous, she was his imprint, she wouldn't hurt a fly. That was the first time Jacob thought there was something about Cat that he didn't know. It was also the time Cat decide to be a little more careful when around Jacob
"Nothing" Jacob sighed "Sorry", Cat smiled and shook her head
"That's alright, I'm sorry too. I must have done something to make you kind of… weary" she confessed, Jacob shook his head and smiled back at her.
The rest of the week wasn't like that, they didn't bring it up and practically ignored that topic. One of them was at the others house after school everyday and vice versa. If Cat didn't hear from Jacob during school hours, it usually meant he'd be at her house when she got home. And if he wasn't then he was running rounds and would be there later. They were at Cat's house today, Cat's parent's were both out at work and Sophie had gone out to do some stuff.
"Do you think we will ever be able to include Quil in this?" Cat suddenly asked, they where in Cat's room, cuddled up on her bed.
"What do you mean?" Jacob asked, playing with a few strands of her hair
"Well I feel bad for him, he's been left out and ignored by… well, everyone. Don't you feel bad, even though it's not your fault?" Cat explained, Jacob frowned, she was right
"I do, but there's nothing I can do about it" he sighed "Plus, there is a chance that he could become one of us too"
"But still, I'm going to keep hanging out with him, I feel bad if I don't, I'm the only one allowed to" Cat decided, Jacob frowned some more "What?" Cat asked, tracing his frown lines
"If you spend more time with Quil, I will get less time with you" he ran a finger over her lips
"Don't worry, we have a special bond remember" Cat grinned, this statement caused Jacob to smile "Trust me I'm not going to leave you, not ever" she promised
"I hope not, I don't know what I'd do without you" Jacob confessed, Cat grinned and reached to to plant a kiss on his lips
"Don't worry, I promise" she whispered softly as she hugged him.
"Come on" Jacob said after a while "Emily's invited us over for dinner"
"Really?" Cat asked excited
"Yeah, the packs all going to be there too" Jacob grinned
"Great a bunch of wolves with no table manners" Cat said sarcastically, Jacob rolled his eyes as he lead the way out of the house. Cat started texting her parents and sister telling them she wouldn't need any dinner while Jacob ran into the trees and phased. Cat walked right through the trees, half ignoring Jacob, accidentally, still looking down at her phone as her sister replied. Jacob walked along side her, curious as to how so could not stumble even a little without watching where she was going. After she put her phone in her pocket she looked around
"Wow we walked really far didn't we" Cat said looking around, Jacob laughed an animalistic laugh "Don't laugh at me" she instructed, Jacob whined "It's alright, no need for that" Cat stopped walking, Jacob beside her, she reached up and stood on her tippy toes, scratching Jacob behind the ear. He tipped his head to the side so that his ear was easier for her to reach, like a cat did when you scratched behind it's ear. When she stopped Jacob sat down next to her, his big brown eyes looking at her like they did when he was human
"You know we aren't going to get very far if you just sit there" she grinned, Jacob sighed and shook his head before he looked at her, then at his back. Cat was a little confused so she walked closer to him and kneeled in front of him, placing her hand on the side of his big head. She concentrated and began to hear his thoughts
"Get on my back, that way we will get there quicker" he was also annoyed at how he couldn't communicate with her, Cat looked at his back then back at his face
"Oh" she pretended "Are you sure?" Cat asked feeling a little weird, Jacob gave her this look
"Yes" he thought,
"Hmm, alright" she sighed standing back up, she walked over to his shoulders, swinging one of her legs over his back and sat on his back, one leg on either side. Cat had seen the wolves run before, they were super fast, and seeing as speed was something both Cat and Sophie enjoyed a lot, she knew she'd enjoy this. When she was steady and confident, Jacob stood up, Cat realised that he was really massive
"Wow, you're really tall" she muttered, Jacob laughed at her again "Well sorry" she smiled. She weaved her hands through his fur and entangled her fingers in it, securing herself so that she wouldn't fall off, not that she'd hurt herself if she did.
"Alright, ready when you are" she grinned, Jacob shook his big head and pushed off forwards, running through the trees. Cat's eyes allowed her to see everything normally, nothing blurred past her. Cat knew that Sophie would absolutely love this, Jacob ran so fast that the wind blew through Cat's hair like a comb, it was wonderful, the cool air blowing against her face. Cat had also noticed something else, she could feel the vibrations in the earth, through Jacob. Sure she'd been able to feel them through plants but they have there roots dug deep into the soil, feeling them through a moving living being had never happened before. They reached Emily's house in no time at all, after seeing him run so fast Cat had had the urge to jump of his back and run with him, see who was faster but resisted. She got off him and walked out of the trees, she waited for him to join him before they walked inside hand in hand. Emily was in the kitchen as usual and there was a lot of chatter coming from the living room. Cat picked out Embry, Jared, Paul and Sam's voices
"So everyone's here" Cat felt a little weird being late
"Hey guys" Emily greeted, she walked around the bench and pulled Cat into a hug
"Hey Em" Cat grinned
"It's good to see you again" Emily smiled pulling back
"You too" Cat confessed
"Jake get in here" Embry called, Jacob looked down at Cat, she grinned and nudged him in the direction of the lounge room. He leaned down and kissed her shortly before walking in and joining the others. Immediately everyone started laughing
"Well you took the imprinting thing well" Emily grinned
"Really?" Cat asked
"Yeah, Kim and I had our problems with it" Emily admitted walking into the kitchen to continue with her cooking
"Really, how?" Cat asked leaning on the bench
"Well, Kim of course was thrilled for she'd always liked him" Emily started
"I was gonna say, she must have been happy" Cat grinned
"But she was a little freaked out about it too, as expected" Emily reminded her
"I guess" Cat muttered
"I have to admit you're doing pretty well at excepting all this" Emily grinned
"What do you mean?" Cat asked confused
"Well you excepted it all immediately, you weren't freaked out or worried, or scared" Emily explained
"Why should I be?" Cat questioned, but realised it was a stupid question
"They turn into huge wolves and hunt vampires, plus they could hurt you if they loose their temper, whether they do it on purpose or not" Emily noted, she pointed to her scar, Cat blinked a bit before her eyes widened
"No" she said, Emily nodded, "Sam did that to her?" she thought, she glanced to the living room, knowing they were all listening she didn't want to make Sam feel bad by talking about it out loud.
"Well, how'd you handle it?" Cat asked Emily, Emily looked a little down and sighed
"Not to well in the beginning, and even after I accepted it I was still distant" Emily admitted
"Why, what happened?" Cat pondered
"It's a long story" Emily smiled a little before returning to her food
"Hey, why don't you let me help?" Cat said walking around the counter
"No that's alright" Emily said
"I have to do something, so let me help" Cat grinned, Emily hesitated
"Alright" she eventually sighed and the two got to work. They cooked up enough food to feed an army, which figuratively speaking, they were. Emily was impressed with Cat's cooking, though Cat insisted her sister was better.
"Smells good" Jared grinned
"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse" Paul confessed
"I wouldn't be surprised if you did" Cat grinned placing some food in front of him, Paul growled at her, Cat whacked him on the arm
"Table manners" she glared, that only made Paul angrier. Cat wasn't worried about pushing Paul over the edge, there were four other wolves here plus she had her own strength, the only problem would be Emily getting hurt.
"Paul" Sam said in his 'alpha' voice. Paul immediately began to try and calm himself down, he distracted himself with the food on the table in order to do so.
"This is good" Embry nodded
"Thanks Em" Jared grinned, Cat sat down and winked at Emily when she was about to answer him, Emily shook her head and enjoyed the meal with everyone else.
"So, Cat, we are all having a bonfire in a few weeks" Embry began, Sam didn't look pleased with this conversation topic
"OK?" Cat started, waiting for the rest of the info
"Why don't you come?" Embry offered with a shrug
"Am I allowed to?" Cat asked glancing at Sam
"Of course you can" Emily smiled, Sam couldn't argue now, not with Emily at least.
"Well alright, if it's ok" Cat agreed "Is it for anything special?"
"Not this one, every month we have a, 'meeting' as the elders call it, this one's just for fun" Jared grinned, Cat bit her lip, she wanted to know if Sophie could come as well, she didn't like leaving her sister out of everything
"Why don't you could invite Sophie too?" Jacob offered, Cat looked at him with a surprised look, he raised an eyebrow
"But…" Cat began to protest
"Unless you don't want her to come" Jacob added
"That's not it…" Cat began
"Then what's the problem?" Embry asked
"Well…" Cat didn't want to pressure them into hiding around her sister, plus Sam looked pissed off with just her coming, let alone her sister. Cat glanced at Emily who gave her an 'I'll talk to him' look. Cat nodded "Alright" she agreed slowly
"Great" Jared grinned "The more the merrier" he had a suspicious look on his face
"I don't like that look, makes me think you're scheming something" Cat narrowed her eyes, Jared just grinned at her, "If you're gonna throw her in the ocean then you wont get that much of a reaction out of her" Cat confessed, Jared looked annoyed
"I wasn't thinking about that" he lied, Cat raised an eyebrow, he just gave an innocent shrug
"Sure" she sighed not believing him
"Why wouldn't we get a reaction?" Embry asked grinning also
"Because Sophie loves the water, you throw her in and she'll thank you for it. Not only that, but she probably wont get out again" Cat sighed
"Why?" Emily asked
"Sophie loves water, it's her thing. She can't get enough of the stuff" Cat shrugged
"Seriously?" Jared asked, Cat nodded
"Even if it's freezing cold?" Jared questioned, Cat looked surprised, she turned to Jacob who shook his head "What?" Jared asked
"My sister isn't bothered by the cold, kinda like you guys" she answered, everyone looked confused
"What do you mean?" Emily wondered
"Well…" Cat thought for a while "The best way to describe it is she's kind of like a vampire…" Cat began, everyone growled, Cat just rolled her eyes
"She isn't one" she assured them
"How do you know?" Paul asked angrily
"She had aqua blue eyes and doesn't 'sparkle' in the sun. Plus she eats food" Cat listed
"Then how is she like a leech?" Embry asked
"Well her skins always cold, not as cold as their's, but cold, she prefers places like Forks, cold, wet, not much sun" Cat shrugged "That's why the cold doesn't bother her"
"Wouldn't she still get cold?" Jared asked
"Neither of them get cold" Jacob put in, everyone looked at him "You felt her temperature yesterday Embry, she always feels like she's running a fever, where as Sophie's the opposite" he explained, everyone looked at Cat who nodded
"Why?" Jared asked
"I don't know" Cat lied, everyone looked at her suspiciously "I blame it on genetics" she sighed
"How do you know that's the cause?" Embry asked
"I don't, it's just the only explanation I have" Cat convinced. The topic died down after that and they finished eating in silence.