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Skin deep
By : fusedtwilight
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Chapter 3

Fusedtwilight: Thanks to my beta animegirlkiki for being so quick to beta. This chapter Embry talks with Quil and Jake and Sara learns a new aspect of her power.

Embry POV

After my meeting with Jamie I called Jake and Quil and asked them to meet up with me in the woods. I was lucky I was able to get them both there. Usually they were with Nessie or Claire, one of the good things about having a girlfriend is I have something to brag about when Jake and Quil go on about Claire or Nessie.

I waited only like ten minutes before Quil showed up.

"Hay man, what’s up?" he asked with a smile.

"Lets wait for Jake, this is important." I said.

He sat down next to me on the log I was sitting on.

"What’s up Embry? Why so serious?"

"Quil…how long have we known each other?" I asked.

"Duh, since we were kids, you know that."

"Quil…have you ever been in a situation where…you wanted to know something so bad but you knew getting it could hurt people, people you know and love."

Quil looked at me, all humor evaporated from his face. Quil could be a goof ball and a leach, but beyond all that he had a sharp mind. He just didn’t use it unless the issue was very serious.

"Embry, is this about who your dad might be?" he asked.. I nodded yes. He sighed "I thought you didn’t care Em."

"I didn’t, but when Vincent almost killed me, I just realized my only regret in life is not knowing who my dad is."

"Why does it matter?" Quil asked.

"Because…it matters to me," I said.

"Is that why you have come here? To ask us to help you find out?" Jake asked walking out of the woods. I didn’t hear him walking from the woods.

I stood up and face Jake and Quil. "Guys, I love you like you were my brothers, hell you are my brothers. We’ve been through so much, as humans and as wolves. I would never do anything to hurt you. But I have to know the truth. I have to know what I am, where I come from." I said.

"You know who your father could be, you know where you came from," Jake said. His face was calm and soothing.

"But I don’t know who my grandparents were, or where my bloodline comes from. I want to know why I was born? Did my mom know the man she was sleeping with was married? Am I the result of an affair? Or was my creation out of ignorance? All these years was my father closer then I thought?"

"Embry it doesn’t matter where you came from? You already have a family, us, your mother." Jake put his arm on my shoulder. "You don’t need to know where you come from Embry, you already know."

I backed away from him, his arm slid away. "I tried forgetting about it, I tried to let go, I didn’t want to risk it being Billy, or Quil’s dad. I knew if it was them…I heard your thoughts Jake, saw the turmoil the thought brought to your mind, plus you were already going through enough anguish over Bella. And Quil, he lost his dad when he was a kid, how could I destroy the happy thoughts and memories he had of his dad? I was able to just let it go, but three month’s ago…..I can’t just forget it any more guys…I’m sorry but I can’t I have to know."

"Why?!" Quil grabbed my arm angrily. "What about our families? What about how this could affect us?! You think we can just let go if we find out our fathers slept with another woman!"

"I know and I have tried to put it out of my mind, but I can’t Quil." I felt bad for doing this. But a part of me was feeling resentful. How could they understand. They had fathers. Quil may have lost his at an early age but he had someone there for him once. I had no one.

"Then why can’t you just forget about it!"

"Because I can’t!" I shouted yanking my arm from his grasp. "Because something inside me compels me to find out, something in me cant rest until I learn the truth and damn the consequences! I want to know, I don’t want to be the bastard child any more, I don’t want to be the dirty little secret any more!"

"Embry," Jake said still calm.

"No Jake, don’t say that’s not it, I heard everyone’s thoughts, that’s what they thought me to be, a dirty little secret. You can’t tell me you don’t want me to know because you can’t handle the truth, that maybe your father cheated on your mother with another woman and I’m the result!"

I punched the trunk of a tree and a chunk of it exploded. My hand stung and I could smell some blood. I knew it would heal so I didn’t bother to check it, I had other things on my mind.

"I try to be a good son, a good friend, a good person, but I can’t let this go! Both of you had a father, both of you had someone to teach you guy things and teach you how to be a man! You had your grandfather when your dad died Quil, I had no one!"

Such anger was coursing through my body. I felt the familiar fire coming out in me. Wanting to be released.

"I’m sorry I can’t be a better person, I’m sorry I can’t just let this go and move on and let people be happy." I could feel tears welling up in my eyes. "But I can not, will not let this go! Not until I learn who my father is."

Quil looked angry. Jake had a calm but sad look on his face.

"You are right Embry," he said. "I have been running from the truth. I am afraid that you’re my dad’s son. That he cheated on my mother with another woman." he walked up to me and put his hands on my shoulders. "I won’t stop you from looking, but I cannot help you. I’m sorry Em, but I can’t willingly seek out an answer that could destroy my family. But I won’t stop you from finding the truth. If you want to find out who it is, go on ahead."

He let his arms drop and backed away. I turned to Quil who was looking at the ground angrily with his fists clenched to his sides. "If it means that much to you, go on ahead." he said.

"Thank you, I know I am making this hard for you guys. But I couldn’t go forward with this with out telling you. I owe you that." I said.

He ran off before I could stop him. He phased and ran into the woods. I was going to chase after him but Jake grabbed my hand. "Let him go Embry, he needs to be alone right now."

"I’m sorry Jake, but I can’t let this go…I’m not that good a person to drop it."

He hugged me with his arm. "You are a good person Embry. But you want something that will hurt people, and if you really want it then you will have to be ruthless enough to take it. There is no way you can avoid hurting people with this, but if you must know so bad then you have to set that aside and move forward without hesitation."

He let me go and walked back into the woods. I let him go without trying to stop him. What more did I have to say? I drew the line in the sand, I brought this on myself.

The only cold comfort I had was that Jake and Quil would not stop me in my quest for the truth. But they wouldn’t be helping me either. I sat back down on the log and placed my hands over my head. I really wish Sara was here right now.

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Sara POV

I felt something tug at my mind. I looked south, like I would see what was calling me.

"Sara? What’s wrong?" Carmen asked.

"Nothing, I just thought I felt something."

We watched as Garrett and Kate drank their polar bear together. He had found one all by himself to share with her. I thought some flowers would have been better instead of a dead bear but vampires have different needs then humans.

Kate thought it was sweet he would go look for a bear just for the two of them to share. Eleazar and Tanya were finishing a moose. Me and Carmen had already ate until we could physically hold no more blood. Even a vampire has a limit to how much blood we can drink.

I had some polar bear before. I wonder why predator blood tastes better then prey? It also made me wonder why human blood is our natural food source. I mean if you put a human against a bear or a lion you know who is most likely to die. Maybe since humans are more intelligent, more evolved. Maybe that has something to do with it?

I still felt bad about killing animals. When I was human I had been a vegan. It took me a while to get used to the killing animals bit. But it is better animals then humans. I always make it quick and painless. Unlike Garrett who likes to wrestle with his food, but he had been a nomad for long time, he was going to be a little violent.

I was still feeling the pull in my mind. I kept on looking south, like I should be able to see what is distracting me.

"Are you sure you are alright?" Carmen asked again.

"Yeah it’s just, I feel like I should be somewhere right now." I said.

"Did you leave something at the house?" she asked.

"No, it’s like someone is calling me, but I don’t know who?"

Eleazar looked up to stare at me. He wiped his lips and came to stand next to me, never once taking his eyes off me. "I think it’s more then a feeling of needing to be somewhere. Sara your power is drawing you to someone." he said.

"What?" I asked. "Who?"

"I do not know, your power deals with desire of all flavors. But if someone is desiring you with much force I think your power picks up on it and draws you to who seeks you. Try focusing on the pull, see what happens." he said.

Tanya, Kate and Garrett finished their meals and walked over to us. Drawn in to the conversation.

"Your power acting up?" Kate asked.

"I think. I feel something calling to me from far away." I said.

"I think her power is drawn to someone who wants her strong enough it is picking it up." Eleazar.

"But who could want her so bad she could feel it from far away?" Tanya asked.

Garrtet grinned. "It’s Embry, who else would it be?" He ground his hips into the air. "He wants you baby, oh yeah!"

Kate smacked him upside the head. "You spend to much time with Emmett," she said.

"Sara, concentrate on what’s calling you, use your power to seek it out." Eleazar said.

I closed my eyes. This is a technique Eleazar taught me. He said a vampires power was like a sixth sense. Sometimes that power interacted with a vampire’s other sense, like how his worked with his eyes, or how Kate’s worked with touch.

My power was like a touch, only I didn’t need to physically touch someone for it to work. The best I can describe is, I feel a heat coming from people. Some people burn hotter then others and sometimes the flame can grow bigger or smaller.

I noticed as time went on our hunger would grow, increasing our desire for blood, but once we fed the desire for blood would burn down, but never extinguish. When I focused on someone I could feel their desires, their wants, their needs.

I imagine different colored fires for different desires. I felt the desires of my new family. Tanya’s desire for love, Kate and Garrett’s desire for one another, Carmen and Eleazar’s desire to help me.

If I wanted I could focus my power on a single individual. My power would caress them like silk. I could feel my power touch their body. It made me uncomfortable. Like I was using invisible hands to trace their body. The fingers would probe into the body, feeling the burning need we all posses.

But I did not focus on my family. I focused on what drew my power. As soon as I focused on what ever it was that called me my power snapped right to it. With my eyes closed and my power focused on the caller. I had an image of Embry in my head.

He was in the woods of La Push, I could feel his need for me. He was in so much pain. So much hurt. He needed me. Needed me to hold, needed me to comfort. Needed the comfort only a loved one could bring.

He was in so much pain, I had to go to him. I had to help him fill this need. I snapped my eyes open. I could still feel him in my head, still feel his need for support and comfort like a heartbeat.

"What is it Sara?" Carmen asked.

"It’s Embry! He needs me!" I turned around and began to run back to the house. I would get a change of cloths and then I was going to go back to Forks.

I felt someone grab my arm and I saw it was Tanya. "Sara what is going on?"

"Embry, he needs me!" I repeated. "I sensed him, he is in pain, I have to go to him!"

"Is he hurt?"

"He is hurting, but I can’t just stay here, I have to go to him!"

"You can’t go back to Forks yet, what if your power activates and you use it on him? Remember the wolves said if you ever use your power on a wolf again, accidental or not they would hunt you down if you ever return."

"Tanya is right, maybe you should just give him a call." Eleazar said.

"It’s been three months, I think I can handle it," I said.

Tanya jerked me back. "Come on now, I know he is your boyfriend but you can‘t just go running in to La Push, you know the wolves don‘t like vampires on their land."

"Then I’ll go to the Cullen’s, I can’t just leave him alone not now, he’s my fiancé!"

I realized my mistake a fraction of a second before I said it. All the Denalis were looking at me with huge round golden eyes.

"What!" Kate asked.

I looked to the ground, angry at myself for telling them in a fit of anger. "I said he’s my fiancé."

"When did he propose?" Carmen asked gently.

"Three months ago, right before he left, I said yes."

Tanya let go of my arm.

"Why didn’t you tell us?" Tanya asked.

"We wanted to keep it a secret. After Vincent and the wolves we wanted to wait for things to cool down before we told everyone. We already get enough grief for being boyfriend and girlfriend, we didn’t want to have to deal with people getting upset about the engagement." I said.

"Oh sweetie." Carmen walked up to me and gave me a hug. I fought back a sob. In a normal world my mother would be the one to hold me so gently, so lovingly. But the sad thing is I had no memories of her ever holding me like a mother should. She hadn’t been a mother to me for so long. All she ever did was beat me down verbally and physically. All my life I took care of her and took her abuse, hoping I could make her love me if I was a good daughter. But it wasn’t until her final moments of life she told me she loved me.

Carmen had been more of a mother to me these last three months then my mother had been my whole life. I had grown really close to her, she had helped fill the void my mother never really filled.

"I’m sorry I didn’t tell you all sooner, but I didn’t want the wolves to find out and pick on Embry, they are already mean to him about us and I just didn’t want to get you and the others worried because I know you all don’t think it’s going to work out but I love him and I can’t spend the rest of my life with out him." If I was still human I would be crying right now. Crying was something I missed from my human life.

"It’s okay, we understand." Carmen said.

"Do you want us to go to Forks with you?" Eleazar said..

"No, I can do this. First I want to stop by the house and get some clothes, and we should call the Cullens up and let them know I am coming," I said.

"Don’t bother," Kate said. "Alice probably sees you coming."

"Thanks, for understanding everyone." I said.

Tanya hugged me next.

"That’s what a family does. We support each other."

We had a group hug then. Everyone including Garrett got into a huddle and all hugged me. I wish I could cry. How else could I describe the way I was feeling right now?

We headed back to the house. We found a message from Alice on the answering machine. She was all happy I was coming and everyone was excited to see me soon. I went to my room a packed a bag. I packed a few clothes, vampires don’t sweat so I wouldn’t have to worry about changing so often. The last thing I packed was the box with the charm.

When I was with Embry I was going to wear it. I would talk to him first about telling the Cullens. The Denali’s made me realize there was no reason this should be hidden. I know the Cullens would accept us. After all Jake was going to be with Nessie one day. What’s one more inter- species union going to hurt?

I said my good byes to the Denalis and headed out for Forks. I knew where I was going I still could feel Embry pulling me to him. Stronger then before. I would make sure I ate on the way there, I would also make sure to avoid any human settlements.

I should be there in a few hours. I would find Embry and make his pain go away. I would show everyone our bracelet and we would be happy. I know the wolves would cause some problems, but it is our life, not there’s. There is nothing they can do to stop us from being together.

I hope.

Fusedtwilight: Next chapter Sara returns to Forks, the wolves are pissed she’s back, everyone learns they are engaged and the volturi rear their ugly heads.
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