Bella MacLeod's Twilight Fanfiction

Holiday Road

By Mama4Dukes

Chapter 09:

The next morning, Bella was down in the gift shop purchasing ibuprofen because she’d had a bit too much to drink poolside yesterday afternoon, and at the nightclub last night. Emily was passed out cold in her bed, having returned to their room at five in the morning after having wild and crazy sex with Andrei, the cover model from ‘My Personal Trainer Is A Vampire’ and the model who was on the cover of the ‘Warrior and the Virgin.’ His modeling name was Diamond Whitehawk while his real name was Melvin Smalldart-the necessity for the name change was understandable.

Bella was still in awe that Emily actually agreed to the ménage à trois. Before she left, she explained that sleeping with two romance cover models was a once in a lifetime opportunity and if she was going to do the ‘walk of shame’ the next morning, she was going to make it worth her while. Bella could understand Emily’s need to be wild and crazy for one night, but she still didn’t have the guts to have sex with two guys at once-no matter how hot they were.

She made her purchase, then decided to go outside to get some fresh air. She walked to the edge of a wooded area behind the resort when, all of a sudden, a hand clamped down on her mouth and she was dragged deep into the forest. She fought, clawed, and bit down on her abductor’s hand.

“Ouch, cut it out!” the abductor yelped.

“Who are you? What do you want from me?” she demanded.

“I’m going to release you, but you have to stay and listen to me. I won’t hurt you. I promise.”

As soon as he let go, she ran as fast as she could, but her abductor caught up to her. This time he pinned her up against a tree. She turned around.

“You look familiar.”

“I’m Embry. Embry Call. Do you remember me?”

Bella took a look at the man holding her captive. “Uh-huh. Yeah, I remember you. Listen, please don’t hurt me. I treat my body like a temple… well… except for that one-night stand with… and it’s possible that I drink a bit too much… at least I don’t fuck two men at once like Em… I might lick them… but… but I digress… I really don’t want… please don’t rape me.”

“Rape? I don’t want to rape you. I want to talk to you.”

“About what? What could you possibly have to talk to me about? I met you a couple of times in Jake’s garage five years ago, that’s it.”

“Right, I want to tell you why he sent you away.”

“Okay, but can’t we do it at a more public place? Near a police station? Or the FBI? Or heavily armed mobsters with a soft spot for sweet, innocent women like me?”

“No. Just watch, okay? Stay still. I swear I won’t hurt you.”

“Uh…” Bella couldn’t move. She was terrified. She became even more frightened when Embry took off all of his clothes. She couldn’t help, but notice his abs. “ Get your mind out of the gutter!” she mentally chastised herself. “Damn, he’s got one big…”

Suddenly, his face took on a look of concentration and he turned into a gigantic horse sized wolf.

“Oh my God! Oh my God! Oh my God! Oh God! Oh God! Oh God! Oh God! Oh God! Why me? First vampires and then werewolves? What the hell? Did I kick a dog or something in my past life? Why?” She pinched her arm a few times. “Ow! Damn it, I’m still awake. What is going on? Why does this crap always have to happen to me?”

Embry returned to human form and drew a shivering, terrified Bella into his arms. “Jake couldn’t see you because when we first become wolves, we’re volatile. He could have hurt you so he had to send you away.”

“What are you?”

“I’m a wolf, not a werewolf. I have a gene, which kicks in when there are vampires nearby. I was created to destroy vampires-that’s all. Jake and a few others are like me.”

“The Cullens?”

“Yeah.” He nodded his head and sat down on the forest floor with Bella still in his arms. “But we have a treaty with them so we can’t destroy them.”

“Too bad.”

Embry started laughing. “Bad experience with them?”

“They’re really manipulative. Well, Edward is. He made a really bad first boyfriend.”

“Yeah, well, they won’t be returning to the area for at least a hundred years.” Embry proceeded to tell Bella all of the legends, including the story of Taha Aki and his third wife.

“Of course!” Bella gasped in realization. “It’s the story Jake told me on the beach. The folk tale. It’s true?”

“Yeah, there are eight of us. Jake, Quil, Leah, Seth, and me you know. Then there are Paul, Jared, and Sam.”

“Sam is the guy who rescued me from the woods. I’ve never seen his face, but I recognize the name.”

“That’s him.”

“Why are you telling me now?”

“Because of what happened between Jake and Lauren,” he paused a bit before adding, “and to your friend Emily and me.”

“What happened?”

“Wolves have a thing called imprinting. Imprinting is about soul mates. We look into the eyes of our mate and she becomes our world, our forever. That’s what happened between Jake and Lauren and between Leah and Taylor.”

“Well, that explains things! He’s still a dick, though.”

“Yeah, Taylor is somewhat of a prick.”

“But you said you imprinted on Emily?”

“I did… yesterday afternoon in the resort lobby. One glance is all it took.”

“You haven’t told her. Why?”

“Because I’m not a dick like Jake. I wanted to make sure you understood. I don’t want you to be hurt anymore. There’s been enough hurt caused by you not knowing. You see, when a wolf first meets his imprint, he has to spend a lot of time with her to kind of solidify their bond, and generally-the imprint ends up dropping all of her friends outside of the pack. I figured if you know, you won’t lose your best friends. I know what it’s like to be without friends. When I first phased, I wasn’t allowed to talk to Jake or Quil.”

“That’s right, I remember Jake mentioning you were in a gang.”

“Not a gang. A pack.”

She hugged Embry and pecked him on the cheek. “Thank you for telling me.”

“You’re welcome, but can we keep this between you and me for now? I sort of broke the most important pack rule by telling you. I still have to figure out a way to let everyone know that you know.”

“Sure, no problem.” She considered what she’d just been told. “Hey, does my father know?”

“Yeah, he does. He also knows about what the Cullens are. He found out when Leah and Seth first phased. They got into an argument and phased in front of him. That’s when Harry died.”

“He knows?” Her eyes widened in shock.

“He knows.”

“Oh my God. He must think I’m a horrible daughter.”

“He doesn’t. He’s worried about you all the time and he’s afraid of losing you. He’s terrified you’re going to move to Florida.”

“He is?”

“Yeah.”

“Oh. Well, my mom is in Florida. I love my mom, and I get along with my stepdad, too, but I don’t want to move there. I like living near my dad.”

“Maybe you should tell him that.”

“I will.” She wrapped her arms around her new friend. “Thank you so much.”

“Anytime.” He hugged her back. Somehow, he had a feeling that Bella and he were going to become great friends, and the prospect made him happy.