02| IMPRINT
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|C A L U M|
"What is up with you?" Ashton had his eyebrows furrowed as he look at me annoyed. I have been pacing back and forth for how many minutes already. I was completely bothered early in the morning, the reason why is acceptable though. If Ashton only knew. But I'm still battling if I'd tell my best friend, I'm not even sure myself if what I felt was real. It couldn't be this early.
Last night I and Acer went out for movies but we ended up getting in a fight with Grayson's pack. They really wouldn't want to quit us. Which ended me to get a huge claw mark on my abdomen, that sent that girl confused. But I don't have to worry, the wound is already healing.
When Ashton's complains never ease, I finally stop in front of him and I know he'd be too nosy if he doesn't get to find out what's been running in my mind so I have decided to tell him what's been bothering me.
"I found her."
I lick my lips before swallowing hard. The words itself made the hair on the back of my neck rise, it's an unusual feeling. It terrifies me more than anything. His face went into full shock, but he gathered himself immediately. He stood up, brushes his hand to his hair before he walk towards me. "Your imprint?" He questions relunctantly. I slowly nod and half-smiled.
"What imprint are you guys talking about?" Our attention turn to Acer who basically barge in the house. Not again, this kid's not learning good at all. He's such a pain in the ass.
"You skipped?" I asked him the obvious, walking towards the chair to pick up my NASA shirt. Knowing how sarcastic he is, he replies me a "Well, duh." Then rolls his eyes like a brat he is.
Acer always wanted to be like us. He wants to drop out of school and follow our footsteps but he cannot since he have to finish school and go to College and get a proper job to get his parents satisfied. He was stuck with them. Though they only appear once a year during Christmas holidays (like what Acer had complain to us), there's still the expectation laid to him and his sister. They expect them to finish school and be the ones who inherit their business in States. But Acer had other plans, and he claimed to be a rebel. Which bothers me because he look up to us like we're his fucking role models when all we do was nothing but play video games everyday and shape-shift at night.
That's all we do. We don't attend school like every other normal teenager that's out there. Because, obviously, with all the paperworks and socialization you have to go through school, the temper and all, we couldn't handle that. I might even kill a bunch of annoying teenagers if I get the chance.
But nonetheless, back to this bitten wolf, Acer, he found out about werewolves when he caught me transformed during full moon. I trusted him with my secret but in one condition, which was to turn him into one of us. Of course, I hesitated. I didn't know if he was immune with my bite, he may transform or die if I did. But my life was on sake because my fucking bestfriend threatened me to spread to the whole fucking world that werewolves are fucking real and that Calum Hood was the living proof.
He's persistent, he told me he'd do anything to be like us and I know that isn't healthy at all. But I was left with no choice.
Now this Omega was still figuring his werewolf abilities since he was bitten. Ashton and I are here to help him throughout his transformation. He had his second full moon already, and he finally learned how to control his shape-shifting. Now, he have to control his temper when he's on his human being form. He always say that he tries his best to avoid every annoying person he runs into, including his own sister. They never really get along, he always complains to us about her.
"What actually happened to you last night? We separated." Acer inquires, dropping off his useless bag. It makes me cringe everytime I got to see his test papers with a red F on it, makes me remember the days when I was still in school. Big Red F was my best friend.
I pull down the hem of my shirt as I answer him. "I got hit by a car," I sighed. The memory itself flashes back. "And he found the girl of his dreams." Ashton butts in, grinning with his teasing eyes. I roll my eyes to what he stated, he's so full of unlegit shit.
The girl was my imprint, yes. I wasn't planning to date her, no. "Imprint." I correct him, cocking my head to his direction.
"What's an imprint, anyways?" Acer ask, his eyes begs for answer like he used to do, ask about our tradition and myths. "Ashton," I groan, tired to speak and explain the whole mess I am currently in. To add that I'm still exhausted from last night's transformation. Ashton could speak for me.
"Imprinting is finding a human mate- or soulmate. The werewolf who was imprinted with this mate have to please the imprintee and stay beside him/her till death." Ashton tries to sum up the definition of imprinting. Knowing it would took him hours if he decided to take the long way. From my peripheral vision, I see Acer still confuse with what he had I heard.
"I suggest you must watch the Twilight movie series and learn about Jacob's tribe, you'll learn a lot." I shrug, taking out my phone and probably tweet something weird. Though I refuse to be fond of Twilight movies like my sister used to be, the whole storyline caught me. Probably because imprinting was one of the author's ideas.
"So, you mean the girl you met last night was your imprint?" I nod, not leaving my eyes on the phone screen. Actually I don't want to talk about it- or her, but it seems like I have to. Now that I found out about her, there's no turning back. I already have my responsibility and my task is to take care of this one human being, that's not a tough job. I think I can manage.
"Is she a keeper?" Acer had a playful grin on his face when I look up to see him, drinking Ashton's coffee. Not like the other Omega wolves, Acer seemed to be hyper even after his transformation last night. He has an energy that I can't explain.
"I'm seeing her tonight, if you want to see for yourself you can come." I say, slouching down the couch. I slid my phone back to my pocket as I lay down the couch comfortably.
"I'd love to." Acer smiles.
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We took the road where the girl accidentally hit me last night. We decided to stay in our human being form to avoid freaking people out that may pass by the certain road and because I'm about to talk to my imprintee. I'm not going to push myself inside her life right away. Like what my father had told me, the last thing we must do to our imprintees is freak them out and scare them away. That's why I'm on for the friendship stage. I am not planning to tell that brunette that I am a myth creature, or my mate would never be with me.
"Ring the bell?" Ashton asks me as his hand was about to press that tiny button at the side of the gate. I nod to him and crossed my arms in front of my chest.
"What are we doing in my house?" My attention immediately went to Acer who looks at me confused. Wait- what?
"Your house?" I chuckled in response. He's so funny that it felt weird hearing that from him. His house? Well Acer had never brought us to his house because his sister was never the social type of person. That's why my house was our total hangout place.
But I never thought he's this fucking rich if this were so, his mansion.
"I live here. What are we doing here?" He asks innocently. I slowly turn my head to face Ashton, whose eyes are so wide they almost pop out of the sockets.
"Oh no," He dramatically says.
Wait. So he lives with the girl who helped me last night? But he was only living with his sister for the rest of his life since his parents barely took care of them?
It finally hit me and I facepalm.
Well, shit.
As I process the situation, an unexpected blow hit me in my fucking nose. It bleed immediately.
I look up to find Acer, as he yelled. "You imprinted my sister?!"
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AUTHORS LANE:
[QUESTION;
What do you guys think of Acer's sister being Calum's imprintee?
Do you like the idea of this story so far?
Picture Acer as Dave Franco. Jourdan as Crystal Reed.]