Fontina Ori-chan: Hello to y'all again. This is me, uhh, I'm back. But aside from that. Our boy, Em, finally imprinted on Bella! Horray! Anyway, the book y'all waitin' are still chapters ahead to be revealed. But some people probably already guessed what was in it. And i think y'all know that i hadn't write down about Bella telling the pack all of the things that had happened. Idk when or how, but it'll definitely happen. Just wait. This novel is still a newborn after all :) (you get the pun?(or at least i think it is))
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MMTyler: Lol, you got that right boss. It gonna be funny XD
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Chapter 8: 'You are a Protector'
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JARED- Bro, not the time for that, but yeah, Belly Bee's now is officially our sister!
Jared barked at Bella, who smiled nervously, still processing the current situations that the spirits had decided to let her in. But she remembered the time back then, did this also happened? Does that meant she was meant for Embry? That she was Embry's imprint all this time and she was such an oblivious fool to not even notice it a bit. Embry was so upset that he went missing for months after her engagement and wedding with Edward. She didn't see him until the last of her breath.
She was glad that she got this second chance. Her death would kill Embry, and he was already dying from her marrying his mortal enemy, maybe her death was a peace that Embry got from suffering so much. But she really wasn't planning on doing that here.
EMBRY- what? what just happened? And how are you a wolf? How am i a wolf?! And what is this connection with Bella??? And sister? Since when-
SAM- calm down, Embry. We will explain everything once you are calm.
But Embry was not calm, he couldn't be. His situation were complicated and wasn't exactly something he could take in like it was normal in any way. Though, Bella was taking this as if it was normal, does she know something? Was it why she also hangs out with Emily Young and the boys Sam took in?
PAUL- well, he won't calm down.
Paul left to the woods and came out as human again, now in cut off shorts.
"Hey, B, can you do your magic again? He'll probably listen to you." He asked her while walking towards Jared and stand besides his pack brother that were still in wolf form, though he also phased back right on spot and swiftly put on his cut off shorts.
"Yeah, Belly Bee, that's going to work, for sure." He smirked while nudging Paul, who nudged back at him with that same smirk. They were wiggling their eyebrows rather suggestively.
Bella rolled her eyes, then stare at them fondly, "I guess... I think you should phase back, too, Sam. So Embry only got his mind to himself." she explained to the alpha who grunted and goes to the woods and came back in the same attires as the other boys, cut off shorts.
"Embry," Bella called for the wolf, who snapped his head to face her from the older wolves and looked deeply into her eyes. "I need you to take a deep breath and then let it out, slowly." Embry do as she said, compelled to do what she asked from him, "Yeah, like that. Is it better?" Embry whined, he nudged her head with his muzzle. She took it as a yes. And she kissed his muzzle in a form of affection, which he clearly love it by the look of it.
Paul and Jared was teasing them at the back of her mind, doing 'ooohhh'; 'they're working fast'; 'Gonna take her to bed after this, Em?' and many more. They had fun, sure. (cue the eye roll)
Embry growled at the pair of idiot boys, Bella sighed and get his focus back on her in seconds, "Don't let them get in your head, they're idiots." A 'hey' came from the boys, Sam let out an exasperated sigh, he needed to deal with them all the time after all, must be a major headache, "Now, we, i, i need you to be human again."
Embry titled his furry head in question, "How do you do it? Well, uhh, i don't know. But what about you hold onto a memory that keeps you human right now?" Bella look at Sam, who nodded in confirmation. "A happy memory that reminded you that you're human. Hold onto that, Em, and then feel yourself and phase."
He did it the moment Bella said 'phase' and was in her arms, or rather, his head was on her shoulders, and with an excellent show of speed, he embraced her. Sniffing in her comforting scent of strawberry and freesia.
"Thank you." He breathed out when she warped her own arms around him.
She patted his back, "Always."
They were having a moment, but the boys decided that it was time for them to interrupt the newly imprinted couple also the new wolf.
It was Jared who did it, "*Whistle* you kids worked too fast!" And he laughed.
"Yeah, B, i know you two were like- soulmates, but really? Remember the only bachelor here?" Paul was grinning mad alright. And he looked proud about it.
Bella snorted, "Just wait until someone get back into town, Paulie." She chin up at him, looking smug before pulling Embry towards her red old truck and get a pair of cut-off shorts and gave it to the new wolf. "Sadly, your clothes don't go well with your transformation, that's why we keep the shorts stocked. Wear this one." She didn't even bat an eye down there. Okay, maybe 'a little' peek but then she look up to Embry, who was blushing furiously. He looked cute.
"Hey, B! Stop eyefucking him and get him covered already!" Paul shouted and Embry took that as a cue to get the shorts on, covering his lower parts faster than the flash himself.
Bella also blushed furiously, but she didn't even try to hide that she did eye fucked him. Not that she needed to hide from him, right? Hanging out with Paul, this was the cons in that companionship.
Bella coughed awkwardly and patted Embry's bichep, "Let's get inside, Emy got some nice hot chocolates in there, and maybe you would like some muffins?" she smiled reassuring Embry that he was going to be fine. Ignoring the fact that she just ogled him and that she was influenced by Paul and Jared so much that her shame meters seemed to go down several level and the shameless level was getting higher by days now.
Once they got inside, Everyone was already seated down at the living room. Sam on his recliner, Paul on the floor in front of the TV. Jared on a chair beside the couch. And Emily just got back from the kitchen with some tea and muffins.
Bella lead Embry to the couch and sat there beside him, not letting go of his hand.
Emily gave them a smile before she goes back to the kitchen to wait for dinner.
"So... what's there to explain?"
Embry was still denying it. And Bella squeezed his hand.
"Embry, the legends that were told at the bonfires are true. And you are a protector."
"And that's how you start a conversation! Awesome, can we get a show now B?" Paul was wiggling his eyebrows.
Bella scoffed at him, "No, and I'd rather keep it private, Lahote."
"Wait- what?! No, i mean, I'm a protector? But i don't want this!"
"Welcome to the club, buddy." Jared said as he munched on the muffin from the plate. "It's not like we choose the job either, it's just, there,"
"Yeah, and you can blame the leeches, i mean, we phase because they're near, so it was a given." Paul said, now snatching a muffin.
"And you two go back to patrol." Sam commanded with his eyes, no need to be told twice, the two boys ran out. Of course not before taking as much muffins as they can.
Sam sighed, "as I said, you're a protector, a wolf. And yes, the cold ones are real if you're wondering."
"So, the Cullens..?" Embry look at Bella, who nodded, grimacing at the thought.
"Yes, they are." Sam confirmed verbally.
"Then- that means, Bella...? " He was still looking at Bella.
"I know." His eyes widened, "Yeah, i know they were. But i realized it was... naive of me to trust them."
"That night, when you got lost in the woods, did they... was it them?" Embry said, he looked rather worried and that eased Bella's heart. She couldn't let him go in this time line, and she never will.
"Hm, Edward left me in the woods. And i got lost trying to catch up to him. Of course that was stupid of me, i mean, I was only human, how can i catch up with a vampire. I mean, i was so stupid and obsessed with him and- and-" "Bells." Bella was rambling and she really look at Sam, who gave her a soft gaze and then at Embry again. He was looking at her with a complicated expression and then suddenly hugging her. She noticed then that he was slightly shaking.
Embry hold Bella and breath in her scent, which instantly calmed him down. "I won't leave you alone, ever, with them." He muttered to her ear, which she clearly heard.
Bella returned his embrace and also breathed in his scent.
And Sam was sitting awkwardly at his recliner while watching this. But he was happy for his brother and sister, just that it feels awkward. (See yourself first, sir)
Bella was the one who pulled away from the hug, though she didn't pull away from him when he embraces her.
"Don't worry, Embry, no one in the pack will." Sam assured him before she looked at Bella and she was quick to take what he was trying to say. And she shook her head. To it, he only sighed and nodded. "For now, since you are new, i will leave you off the patrol schedule and you will start from the day after tomorrow. Now, i think you should rest."
Embry nodded stiffly, he did noticed the exchanges looks they shared, and he got a feeling that it was not something he should worry about, but he still frowned for a bit at it. But he didn't doubt Bella, he trusted her.
Of course he didn't know what the 'doubt' was for. It was always about his crush on her when he got that feeling, jealousy. But he had another feeling that now it was 'doubt', as if Bella and he were already together, as in, in a relationship. But they aren't. Not yet.
"Wait. I still have a question." Embry held his gaze with Sam again, "What happened between me and Bella? I know something happened back there. What was that?"
He watches Sam and Bella sharing a glance. So she knew as well.
Sam look at Embry and sighed, "We protectors have a pairing-system. The spirits chooses that one woman that they knew were best for us. And you probably get it by now, but I'll tell you anyway, that mine's Emily. What happened to you and Bella was also what happened to me and Emily. Only one look in the eye and the spirits work their magic. And no, this didn't happen when you look into the first woman your eyes locked at, that would be a disaster. It only meant that you and Bella was really meant to be, or the spirits demand you two to be. And we call this magic or pairing-system or soul mate magic or whatever, imprinting."
Embry's eyes widened and he looked at Bella, who were smiling warmly at him with her smile smiling as well. She was really beautiful at that moment and he was definitely falling in deeper than he should, but he didn't complain. A grin spread across his face, "This might be the happiest thing I've heard since whatever had happened."
"Ditto, Em." Though the guilt was taking over Bella, she was remembering the fact that Embry was dying in the previous timeline. All because of her selfishness.
Embry could feel her emotions then. Though he couldn't understand that it was not his at first, but then he realized it, "Hey, Sam, was it possible to feel your imprint's emotions?"
Sam frowned at Bella, who were biting her lips, "It's possible, Bella? Are thinking about that?"
"Ye- no?" Bella took at breathe in, she looked at Embry, "I- uhh... We need to talk about something else as well... But let's get you something to eat first. Um.. Sam, can you call the boys?"
"Yeah, Sam, call the boys, dinner is ready." Emily said from the door way.
"Bella?" Embry couldn't place it, but he could feel the extra emotions that wasn't his. It was panicking and anxious, and guilty and somehow relief was mixed in. He knew instantly that it was Bella's.
"Em, there's... can this talk be tomorrow? After everything today, i don't want to overwhelm you with my story..." Emily came to them and placed a short hug to Bella.
"It's fine, Bella. We understand you."
"What? What is it?" Embry was at lost.
Emily look at Embry, giving him a stern look and then softened, "Bella will tell you when she's ready. But for now, i think you're hungry."
On cue, his stomach rumbled. And he blushed at the liud sound but he nodded anyway. "Uhh, yeah," he look at Bella, "It's fine, Bella. I trust you." Embry saw her relaxed and embraced her when Emily let go of her. "Whatever it was, just know that I'll be here for you."
Bella giggled, "I should be the one to say that, Em." She look at him when he pulled his head away and also look at her, "Thank you." she kissed his cheek.
Another grin made its way to his face, "No, thank you."
And they went to the kitchen after Emily, seeing the others were already there and dinner starts.
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In the Swan residence, a single book glowed once again and it sent a warm feeling to a few meter radius around it.
A good sign shall be what made a good end even when the road is rocky and there are so many problems. But as long as you believe that you can, you can do it. And it will happen.
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Fontina Ori-chan: I don't know about you guys, but writing this story was bringing me some confusion. I mean, the good kind, what should i do? Was it good enough? But I'm writing for fun, not for work. So, if it's good, please do tell me. Truthfully. Was this chapter enough? Or not? Oh, and i just started school again three weeks ago. So, might just let you know.
