The Outsider

The Truth Comes Out

Oh my god. I have paws! 'I have paws!' I screamed inside my head.

'Oh my god, is that a girl's voice?' The second voice asked inside my head.

'Sam? I think a girl phased.' The first voice said.

'That's not possible.... Did you get to the wolf yet or not?' Sam asked the two males that were talking all in my head. I had tan legs and paws and from what I could tell my back was black and my tail's top part was black, while the end of my tail was tan at the halfway point. I looked around and realized I could see, hear, smell, and even taste things more clearly. I gasped as my tongue slipped out and I realized exactly what had happened. I transformed into a frecken wolf?!

'Okay, we've spotted the wolf.' I turned and that's when I saw it. I whimpered and back up seeing a dusty brown wolf and a dirty grey wolf. They were frecken huge.... but so was my wolf.

'Relax. You're going to be okay. You just need to breath. Sam will explain everything to you if you just relax.' The first voice told me in a soothing voice. 'What's your name? I'm Jared, Jared Cameron.' He's Jared?! The Jared that the guys mentioned. 'This is my friend, Paul Lahote.' And that's Paul? The brown wolf nudged his head into the grey wolf, telling me that the grey wolf was Paul and the brown one was Jared.

'I... I'm Amelia.' I said quietly. 'Amelia Swan.'

'You got to be shitting me.' Came Sam's angry voice. 'You actually phased? Goddamn it! I was hoping leach was wrong.'

'Wait... you know this wolf?' Jared asked.

'She's the girl I told you about. The one I met at the hospital. Dr. Leach was saying how she was showing signs of the change, but there has never once been a wolf that was a female.'

'Never?' I questioned.

'Not once.' Sam grumbled. 'And you end up phasing.' I frown.

'Does that mean The strange doctor was right and you aren't a drug dealer hooked on steroids and running a cult?' The other two wolves started laughing as Sam growled.

'No, for the hundredth time I am not a goddamn drug attic, cult leading, drug dealer!' Sam yelled, causing me to whimper.

'Sorry.' I squeaked. 'But it's your own fault. You just look too much like that and the rumors are less than nice.' I told him, which again got me a growl. Final Sam showed up. He was the biggest of the wolves and pure black. As black as the dark.

'I'm the alpha of this pack. You need to calm down and think about about what you look like as a human, do that and you should phase back no problem.' Sam told me.

'But um... first.. we uh... we should get her some clothes..... Right Sam?' Jared asked, uncomfortable with whatever the problem is.

'Get some clothes? Why?' I asked even though I had a feeling I wouldn't like the answer.

'Well... you see-

'Because if you phase back you'll be naked.' Paul said cutting Jared off. Paul laid down and stared at me, as if waiting to see me naked. I growled at him.

'Back off pervert!' I snapped, causing Sam and Jared to laugh.

'Follow us. We'll get you to my place, where I get some clothes for you.' I nod at Sam and the four of us started running through the woods. I smiled, my tongue flying out of my mouth as I ran, the wind blowing through my fur. It felt amazing to run. My fur was a bit long though.

'You'll also need to cut your hair. Hate to say it, but you do. Not too short, but enough that your fur won't be so long.' Jared told me and I nod in agreement because I didn't like it this long.

I wanted to go faster. They were so slow. So I pushed past them and took off. 'Wait! Amelia!' Sam yelled.

'I want to run! Let's run!' I said happily as I ran faster. I could hear the wolves trying to keep up from behind me, but it only made me run faster.

'Fine, but don't go over the river.' Sam ordered.

'Why not?' I asked as I stopped on a hill and looked down at the water.

'It's the leacher's territory.' I froze as Paul told me this.

'You mean... the cold ones?' I turned and looked at the wolves who have now caught up.

'Yes.' Jared said with a nod. 'How do you know about them?'

'Jake and the guys mentioned it to me this weekend. Is the legend true? Are we werewolves who are supposed to protect the pact?' I asked, causing them to look at one another.

'That was easier than I thought.' Jared said. 'Uh... yeah that legend you heard from Jake is true. All of it. We're wolves sent to protect the tribe and those are the vampires we have a treaty with. There's another part we need to tell you that Jake didn't.'

'What's that?' I questioned.

'Imprinting.' Paul told me.

'Huh?'

'Imprinting. Intimate phenomenon that exists among the Quileute shape-shifters, which are us. It allows us to pretty much find our soulmate. It's when a wolf becomes bound with a female, or in your case a male, for the rest of their lives. It's... it's like a gravitational pull to the person and heat fills us. Everyone and everything is just secondary to us. The only thing that truly matters is our imprint. We are then filled with a deep need to protect the person and please them. It's not exactly make us lovers. We become what they need. A friend, a lover, a brother or sister, a guardian, a best friend, and a protector. It's all up to what the person needs in that time of their life at that moment.' The way Sam explained it... it was as if he already imprinted.

'You imprinted on Emily didn't you. That's why you left Leah for her, right?' I asked, but I shouldn't have because Sam looked angry.

'How do you know about Leah and I?' He growled. I whimpered and lowered my self to the ground, submitting.

'The guys told me when Leah and Seth came by Jake's house. Said you just left Leah for Emily and I figure you must have imprinted on Emily because if not then you wouldn't have left Leah the way you did.' Sam seemed to calm down as I told him the truth. He nod and motioned for me to follow him. 'Wait, I have another question.' I told Sam, just remembering what he had said when talking about imprinting.

'What?' Sam asked.

'You said it exists among the Quileute shape-shifters. I don't have Quileute blood in me. How can I be a wolf if I don't have the blood for it?' I asked. Sam looked at me and I saw confusion before sadness came into it.

'You're father is Charlie, right?' I nod.

'Yes.' I told him.

'Then you do have Quileute blood.' I frowned confused.

'What? No I don't. My parents aren't Quileutes and-

'Amelia.' I looked at Sam confused.

'You're parents lied to you.' I felt my whole world come crashing down.

'No.' I shook my head. 'NO! My dad would not lie to me! He....' Then I remembered when my father gave me the necklace.... it was Billy's sister and he seemed almost heartbroken when I asked if he was close with her.

'Amelia?' Jared asked gently.

'I... Charlie's my dad, I know that for a fact but....' Sam turned and looked at me.

'But what?'

'But.... what if... Could Billy's sister be my mom?'