I can't stop staring at Paul. The sheer magnetic pull towards him is telling me to go to him, the heat trying to envelop me is admittedly, not thrilling. I force myself to close my eyes and take a deep breath in. As I let the breath out, I can feel that undeniable heat stay strong. When I speak my voice is breathless.

"Paul. Did you just feel a sudden shift of gravity? Kinda like a steel cable."

Paul steps forward as he speaks in an awed voice. "Yes. What… What does it mean?"

"This is going to sound crazy. But uh as a Spirit Warrior we are gifted something called an imprint. To put it simply, what we just experienced was an imprint forming between both of us. Hope you like company, cus I doubt either of us will be able to be separated for quite a long while."

"Is this imprint thing a bad thing?"

"Bad? No. Complicated? Maybe. But it is supposed to be a good thing for the wolf, or in our case wolves, who imprint. The imprint is supposed to help calm the wolf, to provide the wolf stability in the fucking dangerous and fucked up world we are a part of now. One of the upsides of imprinting is that the wolf can't do anything to hurt their imprintee, an example is the wolf can't cheat. It makes the connection an unbreakable commitment. There is perfect compatibility, and uh adoration and affection. As we are both wolves, I have no clue what that will mean for us exactly. We may wind up deeply in love with the other within an hour. And I don't particularly want that to happen right off.

"Not that I don't want to avoid being with you, it's more. I don't want the imprint to feel like it's forcing me to love you." I sigh. "I'm going to be blunt, neither of us will be able to look at anyone else but each other. Being apart will hurt, we will feel a compulsion to always be near the other, all other commitments in our lives will be secondary, even the commitment of the pack. On the other hand, if one of us were to get hurt by anyone, the other will immediately seek revenge. So, if I am killed or God forbid, you are killed… whoever managed to kill us will be immediately challenged to the death by the other. It's almost like we have no choice in that matter. On a much different note, you and I have a happier outcome than that of Sam. We both are aging the same, Sam… not so much, as Emily is aging faster than him. Which brings me to the fun fact of you now will be aging extremely slowly. I mean almost no aging, not like immortal levels, but a close second."

I rub my brow and groan in stress of the new situation, I now must try and maintain a separation of imprint and pack, I can't let myself give Paul anything I wouldn't give to any of the others, at least in a pack perspective. Hell, if he wants to be Beta he would have to work twice as hard as Jared.

"Can I ask how long you have been a wolf? You said you were Alpha, am I right in assuming that the reason is because of you being the first to shift?"

"Four years, I've been a Spirit Warrior for four years. And yes, I was the first to shift. Sam shifted in March and Jared in May. I had been alone for three years."

"So, if this imprint thing is supposed to happen when you see the person, why didn't it happen to you earlier?"

"Simple, you never looked at me. The imprint happens when the shifter looks into their imprint's eyes. You more than ignored me, you actively stayed away. It didn't bother me at the time… but if you try it now it will seriously hurt me, and you." I take a much-needed breath. "Look let's get you to the pack property. We can get you some clothes that should fit, and a warm bed, well room, assigned to you so you can have your own space. Tomorrow I am going to have Sam and Jared, walk you through all the stuff that being a Spirit Warrior means and what the duties of it will require from you. I'm going to try and get a report to the elders, just count yourself lucky that the school year has ended."

"Why can't you teach me?"

"If I teach you, I can't promise that I will treat you like the others. Your my imprint Paul, and I am also the pack Alpha. I can't show favoritism towards you in pack related matters. No matter how much it may hurt. And that wouldn't be fair on our pack brothers, it could cause problems within the pack, and I can't let that happen."

"So, if I were to do something stupid what would happen?"

"I will have to have Sam deal with you. He's, my Beta. Just… please know that when we are alone, you will be the only one on my mind. I also may have a different method of punishment than what the official pack punishment is." I can't help but smile and wink suggestively. "But we need to get going, the place is best seen in the daylight. Plus, I think Jared will flip out at seeing you that I might be able to get the drop on him and toss him into one of the hot spring pools. I may have a bet with Sam on being able to do it."

"Hot spring? You found an unclaimed hot spring site? No what let's not go deeper into that, my head is pounding from the information overload."

"Yeah, sorry about that. I wish I could tell you that it will get better, but it's gonna be just as bad for the next week. Do you think you might be able to shift back to your wolf form? It will help us get where we are going faster."

"How do I do that on purpose?"

"Typically, the first few shifts is through extreme emotions like anger. I um had to trigger Sam's first shift, it fucking hurt like hell, but it worked."

"Triggered his shift how?"

"Don't judge me, but I kissed him. Made him livid, my state of injury is what calmed him down, man felt horrible for a month."

Paul's low growl surprises me. My eyes lock onto his again. "What? Are you upset about something I said?"

I shivered as I hear his voice growl out "You got hurt. And we are going to be talking about you kissing anyone."

"Do I need to remind you of what you are known as within the school? Cus I'm trying very hard to ignore it. It was before the imprint. I had no choice but to let it happen. I will tell you I will beat the shit out of you in training if I catch wind of it happening again."

"Fair. So, uh how do I shift back again."

I smirk. "Pretty sure if you think about seeing me kiss anyone else would trigger you." I was right as I was greeted with Paul's furry muzzle in my face two seconds later. I gently reach out and pet his fur, mesmerized by how the fur feels under my touch. I speak softly. "I wouldn't be able to even do that to you."

The soft rumbling from Paul's chest startles me for a moment before I realize that my touching him as I am, is making him happy. I smile and ruffle his fur before stepping back and smoothly shifting as well.

"Let's get you somewhere cozier than the middle of the woods." I nudge him slightly with my head before I smile wolfishly and run off through the woods, the feel of being chased after fills me with an indescribable joy that I never want to stop feeling.

I soon breach the clearing with Paul hot on my heels, Sam is already outside, adding onto the cabin with the wood we have been gathering from where we are clearing a path towards the closest road, well technically it will lead behind the Council Hall.

Sam's head looks up at Paul and I, as we suddenly appear in the clearing. "Hey Bells, who's the new wolf?" I watch Sam put down his tools before I am tackled to the ground by Paul, my attention immediately shifting to him, taking his attack as a playful thing I playfully fight back while fighting back wolfishly laughing.

Four Months / October 4, 2004

The path to Council Hall is finally cleared out and plans of getting it set with gravel or something similar are in process. The Council Elders have been able to see the Pack Hangout, and their responses were delightful to hear.

Jared and Paul are both taking online classes for their final year of school. A gift from the Council. Free virtual education. I haven't accepted it as I am still watching the others from the school for any sign of shifting. So far, during the school year as yet, there were none showing any signs of shifting yet. But I knew that there would be more to shift.

The most frequent visitor to the Pack Hangout is Emily. In fact, she even assisted in the design of the kitchen addition. The cabin's kitchen is huge, with three double ovens, two stovetops, an island with a long bar, two refrigerators, and two full stand up freezers, and a full-size dishwasher. Since we have a high metabolism and a large appetite, we need an overabundance of kitchen appliances, and both refrigerators and freezers are always filled. Our wallets might not appreciate it, but the pack does. Several members can cook and eat simultaneously in the spacious kitchen. Additionally, the extensive refrigeration and freezer space accommodate the vast quantities of food required to keep everyone well-fed.

Jared surprised me when he imprinted on a girl named Gina Smitherstwo months ago, when he brought her to the Pack Hangout to introduce her to us, aka me and Sam, she was sweet and offered to help with decorating the living area of the cabin. After some discussion about what I need out of the space I let her have at it. The results were better than I had hoped. There were overly large beanbag chairs, plush white rugs, wooden coffee tables, vases of local flora, even covering a whole wall with moss. The living area smells woodsy now, the perfect scent for a bunch of wolves.

I am pulled from my thoughts as Paul wraps me up in his warm embrace. I lean back against him and relax, as the stress of being Alpha and making all the pack decisions I must make, leaves my focus.

"Hey. How was patrol?"

He softly chuckles against my ear. "I know that's not what you want to talk about right now, but it was uneventful. No leach scents crossed my path. Not even that skunk that sprayed me last month."

"Yeah, that lovely week was terrible. You almost smelt as bad as the Cullen's." My sarcasm loud in my words. I turn around in his arms. "Thankfully we finally got the scent off you." I lean up slightly and softly kiss his cheek. "Are you ready for dinner with my dad?"

I feel him shudder at the thought of being near my dad. "No, but I don't particularly want to be away from you. It's hard enough during patrol and your still going to public school." He leans forward, his nose burying into the crook of my neck as he inhales my scent. His lips slightly kiss my neck as his voice turns slightly husky. "Although, just holding you in my arms makes the wait worth it."

"I know the feeling, Paul. I can feel it every time we are near. I can see it when we are both shifted. But we only have this year left of school. After we graduate, we won't be apart aside from patrols and any side jobs we pick up for the tribe." I pull him close to me as I wrap my own arms around him. My voice turned whisper silent. "Remember our bond Paul, you will always be mine just as how I will always be yours. Nothing can take that away from us. Not even distance or time."

We stay in each other's arms silent as we just relish the time together. Unfortunately, our peace is broken, as howl rings into the air and we both detach from the other and run out the door to find out what is going on.

Sam greets us as we shift in, Jared shifts a few minutes after Paul, and I shift.

"Sam report."

"Leach, not one of the Cullen's. I caught the scent by the docks."

"Good job Sam, we will be there with you in a minute. Stay on its trail, but do not attack without us nearby, unless the leach is about to bite an innocent."

"Got is Bells. No attack."

Jared pipes up. "You never let us attack alone. Why is that?"

I growl through the bond. "Alone we are vulnerable, it's incredibly painful when the damn leaches latch onto you, their teeth are their main weapon. I prefer none of you to experience that pain, as I almost didn't survive it myself. So, I repeat. Never. Attack. Alone." The harshness in my voice within the pack mind shuts up the argument. "Sam, how many leaches?"

"I can smell two. I haven't caught up to them yet."

I pick up the pace as I run towards Sam, I can feel Paul hot on my heels. I can sense Jared twenty yards away, running just as swiftly. Our pace lets us catch up to Sam in less than three minutes. All of us form up in a diamond shape. In front is myself, behind me and to the side is Sam, and Jared, in the back of the formation is Paul. Each of us covering the others, as we run together. A pack on the hunt. Our synchronization together spurs us to run faster.

We stop near the entrance of a large cave, the scent of leach reeks from it as it seems the leaches have been staying in the cave for a while, I shift out and pull out my phone, dialing the Cullen's. The phones rings only once before Carlisle's voice comes through the phone's main speaker.

"Hello Alpha Isabella, what has you gracing me with a call?"

"It's just Bella Carlisle. And we found a trail of some vampires. They seem to have been here a while. Any chance they are guests of yours?"

"Not that we are aware of, if they have been nearby, they must be nomads. Any of our friends would stop by first before finding a place to stay. We can come help if needed."

"We have it, besides the place they are at is in out territory. I'll call if anything you need to know happens." With that I end the call and nod to the others. "Now." They slowly start to creep into the cave, after shifting myself I follow after them.

The cave is dark, damp, and reeks of vampire stench. We step carefully as we go further in. A feeling starts creeping into my gut that something isn't right. My hackles rise and I do something I haven't done in a long while. I close my eyes thankful that I can hide some thoughts. 'Observe'

The area lights up for me for a second before dimming, several things stay lit. Footsteps, lots of them. The feeling of dread continues to grow.

"Guys halt." They instantly stop moving forward. Paul looking over at me. "Something isn't right here." I am looking around at all that has been highlighted around us. The majority is footsteps and the occasional bone that is marked as human. I shiver at the thought. I look up and freeze as I look up into the eyes of several vampires. Their eyes on my pack. "Above us. Six of them."

Sam and Jared look up and instantly starting to growl. My sense of dread hits stronger. I look over at Paul, my heart hurting as I realize what I will have to do to keep him safe. "I'm sorry."

I shift out and I am standing very vulnerable bellow six noticeable vampires. I close my eyes as I focus slightly. Mere seconds later I clasp my hands together. I force as much of my mana reserves into my hands as I picture what I want to do. I open my eyes as the cavern is lit up brightly as a growing ball of fire forms between my hands.

I ignore the sounds of fear and surprise from my pack, I focus on every single one of the vampires and the fire still growing in my hands.

"Got any last words vamps?" I know I sound extremely cocky right now, but I can't find it in me to care. I see one drop down to the cave floor. Red eyes stare at me.

"You can't possibly kill us. We travel faster than any fires spread, and these wolves with you seem to be lacking in numbers. So, what are your last words human."

I smirk. "Suck a fireball." I wait a split second as the look of pure confusion fills the vampires face. I relish it as I release the buildup of magical fire. I feel all of my mana drain from me as the ball of fire explodes up in the air where the other five vampires were positioned between the stalactites. The instant smell of burning vampire burns my nose. It burns worse as I shift back lunging at the last remaining vampire.

The vampire is flung to my pack to tear up into pieces, its head no longer connected. I feel the struggle to stay awake. The darkness ebbing and flowing through my vision. I had never used all of my mana before. Oh, look, the HUD menu.

!WARNING!

You have depleted your mana. You have taken half health until you long rest

Each full depletion of mana will result in a mana decrease

Mana regeneration has been set to half until conditions are met

I have enough time to look up, catching Paul's gaze before everything goes black. Last thing I hear is Paul's panicked voice scream for me.

Great. I fucked up! And now I'm back in the damn void. I can't help the sigh that leaves me. What the hell was I thinking? Oh, yeah, that's right, I only thought of doing everything I could to keep Paul safe. Hello downside of imprinting. I sigh. He is going to be absolutely livid with me if I can ever get back to my reality.

"What am I doing here?"

YOU ARE IN THE LONG REST ZONE

LONG REST remaining ~ 5:19:45

The long rest room is a mini game between exceptionally long rests

You can choose between several mini games, gaining rewards

Or take a temporary stat debuff and wake up immediately

Fishing

Running

Crafting

Cooking

Foraging

Skill Training

Ability Score Training

Interesting, training in the void. I wonder if it has any benefits outside of here and out in my real world. Also, what classifies as a long rest for the game? Sleeping normally hasn't triggered this state before. Is it the time on the HUD barely moving? Hopefully I will find out soon.

I don't choose a task to do as I wait as the numbers on my HUD slowly goes down. Instead, I sit on the ground like surface and dig through my mind on how to go about dealing with my Imprint and Pack after I wake up, Was I injured. It takes me a day on timer before I get up.

I choose to just start running within the void. It isn't long before I realize I really am in a void. I keep running and the ground under me just keeps going. An infinite void around me. The realization is not a pleasant one, but I ignore it as I just run. I don't find myself falling exhausted, in truth I felt energetic. I just run and run, killing the time quicker than I realized.

A pop up of my stats and a congratulations notice, force me to stop my eternal movement forward.

CONGRADULATIONS

You have leveled up your Constitution and Strength Stats by 3 via your Long Rest activities

Your Long rest has been completed

PLAYER PAGE

PLAYER NAME: ISABELLA SWAN

PLAYER TITLE: BELLS, BELLA, ALPHA, IMPRINT

PLAYER SPECIES: HUMAN, SPIRIT WARRIOR: WOLF

PLAYER CLASS: TRIBE PROTECTOR, AWAKENED GAMER, MAGE

AGE: 16 Years

LEVEL: 21

XP: 9508/12000

STAT POINTS:0

SKILL POINTS: 0

HP: 1200/1500

MP: 200/400

(Mana Cap at 200. Mana training increases level)

STRENGTH: 43/500

DEXTERITY: 48/500

CONSTITUTION: 48/500

INTELLIGENCE: 32/500

WISDOM: 45/500

CHARISMA: 45/500

Luck: 23/3000 (30%)

CURRENCY: $650

PACK POINTS: 38

UNKNOWN TOKENS: 13

BUFFS:

MENTAL SHIELD

ADAPTIVE SHIELD

SURVIVOR

SUPERNATURAL

ALPHA

SHIFTER

SKIPPED PUBERTY

SKILLS:

ARTS AND CRAFTS: LEVEL 25/25

BALANCE SKILL: 20/50

OBSERVATION: 25/100

ADAPTIVE SHIELD: 15/200

TELEKINESIS: 5/100

October 10, 2004

The void fades away, I feel a soft mattress under me, a warm hand holding onto mine; an intake of air tells me it's owner is Paul, a soft blanket over me. I hear soft voices murmuring off in the distance, too far away for me to hear clearly. I groan as I gently squeeze the hand holding mine. My voice a little hoarse from no use.

"Paul."

Everything stops around me, the people talking stop, a soft gasp beside me, the nature sounds outside are all that doesn't stop. It's only two seconds before footsteps hurry towards me and Paul, a Paul that still hasn't moved. My eyes open slowly as the brightness of the room blinded me for a second. I see Paul staring at me in a mix of relief and anger. I knew I had a lot to explain, especially to him. My eyes meet his.

"Your finally awake. I was starting to think that I had lost you. What the hell happened? You scared the shit out of me Bells. NEVER do that again." His tone is upset, I instantly knew I was in trouble with my mate, my imprint, my world. My eye water as it really hits me. I knew in the void this was going to happen, but I never thought it would feel like this when finally confronted with his anger at me.

"You have a lot to answer for love, not just to me but the others as well. The last leach was dealt with as you passed out, at least I hope it was just you passing out. Oh Spirits, what did you do Bella? How did you have the ability to call forth fire from nothing? Why the hell did you shift to human in front of leaches, do you even know how fucking terrified I grew at seeing you stand face to face against a leach. One who wanted us dead. Bells, I felt like I was going to lose you. Why would you do that to me? Why hurt me like that."

The first to enter the room was Sam followed shortly by Emily and Jared. Gina was likely off at work. Sam's and Jared's eyes both showed signs of anger and relief. My mind fills with guilt. I knew that I had to tell them all the truth. "Could one of you please get Billy for me? He knows about what I am about to speak about."

Sam pulls his phone out and dialed Billy, I heard Jacob answer the phone. After a pause Sam askes for Billy, soon getting him to agree to come to the Pack Hangout. Ten minutes pass and Billy walks in leaning heavily on his cane. Jared grabs a chair for Billy to sit in. All eyes fall on me as soon as Billy gets comfortable.

"Thank you for coming Billy, its time for me to revel my secret, the one I spoke of when I was five with you." I look around at the faces around me. All showing signs of disapproval of having things kept secret from them. "Please don't judge me until I finish what I have to say. I promise that what I am about to say is honest. I want to start with, I have not lied to any of you. What I have been hiding is not a danger to any of you."

I take a few deep breaths, not wanting to look at everyone as I start my story. "This is not my first time living this life. It is different this time around, but I have changed so much…" I tell them of my first life, I tell them everything. I leave out no detail. When I come to the end of my first life as I like to refer to it as, Paul growled as I spoke of Edward and my relationship with him. Paul almost shifted when I spoke of how I died at Victoria's hands, I squeezed Paul's hands as he was shaking in his anger. "Paul, love. I'm right here. I'm not going anywhere. I learned my lesson. I won't go towards him. Last time I saw him he looked so very conflicted. I was his blood singer, I have since realized he loved my blood, not me. He only kept me around when he believed I was safe. Just please look at me love. I'm not going anywhere, I am going to stay right here with you. Assuming that you still want me.

"That life is now no more, I am a wolf just as you are Paul. My life has moved onto a different path. One I am glad to experience. There is one thing I have to still say. When I died, I was greeted with a game over screen, I was given a second chance at life. It was then that I realized that I had been living my last life in a hard mode. I adjusted that and a few other settings and I was literally reborn. Not a fully pleasant experience. I remember everything from this life. And I have come to believe that the Spirits or Fates had a soft spot for me and made it, so I didn't have to be handed the short end of the straws of life.

"They made it so I could right terrible wrongs, have a good childhood, have a loving parent. I have definitely been blessed by the ancestors and Spirits by having been changed into a shifter, with finding my true mate and Imprint Paul. I have noticed that there are things that seem to be set in stone that I cannot control. Like your shifts. The Cullen's arriving, Sarah's passing, my exposure to the supernatural. But I wasn't gifted this life alone. I was giving a platform that is basically a video game HUD. I wish I could show you all…" I trail off as a new pop up appears.

You have gained access to Party Members

Invite people to experience the game with you

They will have their own stats, skills, perks and quests

All players will receive Awakened Gamer Player Class

The added player will then be able to have access to the Game HUD

Each added Part Member will have access to a messaging system to communicate via written text to another player of their choice

All party members will have access to sharing quests

All members can look up another players stats and life points and statuses

Gameplay will have shared XP

Alert system for emergencies and party health concerns

Happy Playing with Friends

MAP UNLOCKED

All players will be able to see where other players are located on a mini map that can be accessed as a HUD overlay or a menu option

I grin as I read the pop up. I look up at the others. "I just got the best news. I can add you to the game stuff I am experiencing. If you would like to gain the ability I can gift the ability to you. I am even willing to allow Billy and the other imprints a chance to gain access, both current and future members and imprints.

You will get access to everything I can, and there are bonuses of being able to see the health of other players, even see their locations. I won't hold it away from any of you, and it could potentially help us fight better together. But I wont force it on any of you.

"Bright side I can also explain how I got the Pack house furnishings without using any carriers. There is a glorious setting for an in menu shop that you can purchase pretty much anything you can imagine and then more. All money that belongs to you will be shown in the HUD and shop menu as well. I can easily prove that I have been speaking the truth. The question now is, do any of you want to accept the offer to join the game menu and stuff I have access to?"

The others are silent within a pregnant pause, one broken as Paul speaks up.

"I'll do it. I'll accept the uh… gift of gamership? What the hell to we even call this shit?"

"I kinda like the term gamership, so uh, I will accept it as well." Jared seemed excited.

"I believe that I will accept it as well Bella, it will give me peace when Jake eventually shifts." Billy's tone was laced with worry, likely for his only sons future.

Emily speaks up next. A gleam in her eyes as she thinks of ways to use the ability for. "Would I be able to get cooking books and any ingredients I could ever want? Be able to pull up recipes on a whim?"

I'm silent as I test her theory, it doesn't take too long for me to confirm that it was a possible use of the gamership provides. "It seems to work for me, so I don't see why it wouldn't be the same for you."

Pure joy fills Emily's face. It is infectious as it alleviates the tension that remained in the air after I told them everything. "I'll accept as well! Sam will you join me?" Her eyes look pleadingly up at him.

"Yeah I'll accept it as well."

With that the group currently near me all have accepted to be granted gamership as it is now called. It took me a moment to figure out how to send the request. Once I did I received five ding sounds as each accepted the prompt that appeared before them.

AN: So it took me a bit longer than I expected to get this out, but I have finished the chapter! I have a few mental health disorders that sometimes steal all of my motivation at days. So sometimes it may take me longer to get work out. Especially as I aim for close to 4k words per chapter. Chapters 1 being different as the first chapter was for seeing if there was any response.

I also would like to point out that I am using several resources for information such as dates, names, timeline stuff, non avoidable events. This whole project is quite a lot of work as I want it to be as accurate as possible with changing a few things here and there.

I do have a quote in this chapter that isn't mine. 'Suck a fireball' It is from the Video game series DRAGON AGE

And I would like to shout out to all those who have been reading as I appreciate you all. The reviews are also highly encouraging.

Next chapter will have Embry joining the pack!