Chapter 1: Jacob's Gonna Blow!

I'm Paul Wise, and I'm just your average eighteen year old shape shifter.

My day was going along just like any normal day: eat, eat again, patrol, watch football, eat, walk in on Sam and Emily( Ewh! That usually doesn't happen everyday. Just when I'm super lucky. Read unlucky!),go to Jared's house and try not to gag when he makes out with his fiancé, Kim, eat, fight with Jacob, eat again, and here I am on First Beach.

It was sunset, (it was also one of those rare sunny days in La Push) and I was walking on the shore line of the beach, showing off my ripped muscles when it happened.

This woman in a purple bikini on her super-model-hot body was walking in the opposite direction towards me.

She had on sun glasses so at first I couldn't tell who it was. Then, I realized who it was.

Hey, I knew that face. It was the face of the my favorite she-demon , opposed to Rebecca that is.

It was my worst nightmare, Rachel Black.(Or one anyway. I think Rebecca and I hated each other more.)

Then, it happened. I felt all the gravity moving, steal cables pulling me, earth shifting, imprinting stuff that I was always seeing in Sam and Jared's minds as I looked into her almond toned eyes.

But, there was also fear. I know that might sound stupid, me a huge, muscled, werewolf. And her a small petite 120 lb 5ft6 21 year old woman.

But, I was. And not to mention Jacob Black, my pack brother, her real brother was inside my head on a regular bases.

OH WONDERFUL!

"Paul?" she asked looking up at me ",Paul Wise?"

"The one and only," I answered ",Well, I don't know if I'm the one and only, but I'm Paul Wise. I'm babbling aren't I? I babble when I get nervous-"

"God Paul!" laughed Rachel " there's nothing to be nervous about! Come give me a hug!"

A hug? Now, if this were a normal world, without werewolves, imprints, and vampires, then that would have been my queue to run away screaming.

I walked forward slowly, and she walked the rest of the way closing the distance.

I pulled her into a short and sweet hug. She stepped back to look at me, and I laughed ",What was that all about? As I remember when we were kids you and your twin used to tag team me, and try to kill me at regular intervals"

"Yeah, those were the days…" she sighed ", Rebecca wasn't in Maui with Mario. Jacob wasn't chasing after Bella Swan. Yeah……"

A painful look clouded her eyes over, and I figured she was remembering Sarah, her mother.

"So, what were you up to?" I asked.

"Oh, um just walking home", she said taking a shirt out of her beach bag that I had just noticed, and slipping it on.

I raised an eyebrow. Surely, the only ones who walked/ran everywhere were us wolves?

"I um, don't drive. Not unless it is absolutely necessary" she said blushing, which was incredibly sexy.

"Oh, I walk everywhere too. I live just down the street from you, I'm going your way. Can I carry your bag for you?"

She looked at me confused, shrugged, and handed me her bag. She mumbled under her breath ",Sure, if you wanna look gay…."

"I won't look like I'm gay, just a gentleman"

She stared at me probably thinking how the hell did he hear that?

I laughed ", Good ears"

"Ah" said Rachel putting her sunglasses back on, and sweeping her chocolate brown hair back with her hand.

She handed me her pink beach bag. As she did so she touched my hand.

"You're hot too" she sighed.

"Uh, thanks?" I said laughing nervously.

"What?" asked Rachel "Oh, not like that big head!"

We had started up the path between the gnarled tree roots walking back to Jacob's house, and I was just staring at her hoping I didn't look too creepy.

"So, are you Quileute boys so huge, I mean damn!" said Rachel staring at me once again.

"Yeah we're w-" Oh, duh. She doesn't know. Why would she? Way to almost give away the Tribal Council's biggest secret!

I covered up my mistake with a plain and simple ",Yeah"

Rachel nodded and we kept on walking. It stayed like that, silent. I was terrible at small talk.

So, we just kept on trucking. Meanwhile I was trying to get up the nerve to ask her to the bon fire and to Emily's for dinner. Just ask her! Just ask her! screamed a tiny voice in my head. Come on what's the worst she can do?

I thought about that for a moment. Bite my head off. I decided.

I ended up listening to the voices in my head. Oh wonderful! I walked in on Sam and Emily, imprinted on a pack brother's sister, Rachel Black no less, and I'm going insane! Yippee! Hey, it's all in a day's work for Paul Wise!

"Uh, Rachel?" I asked.

"Huh?"

I looked up at the sky praying Please God, let her not kill me! She could have God only knows what in that the pocket of her shorts! Please let me live!

"What is it Paul? Spit it out!"

"Will you go to the bon fire and to Emily's for dinner tonight with me?" I asked. Hell, I pleaded. Yes, I have no pride.

"Is that a date?" she whispered.

"Uh, yeah. I mean if you want" I rubbed the back of my neck ",Or, or we could just go as friends-"

"I'd love to go as your date" said Rachel smiling ",So are you coming to pick me up or I know were Emily Young and Sam Uley's house is. I can meet you there"

As crazy as it was for me to not want to be separated from Rachel Black, I didn't.

I wanted her. No, I needed her. I had to be with her. Feel her. Kiss her. Touch her. Hold her. Every fiber of my being belong to this beautiful creature. And it was scary as hell.

Whoa, whoa, whoa! Hold up! Did I just refer to Rachel as beautiful creature? Creature maybe, yeah creature from the black lagoon.

"I'll pick you up at six"

"Okay, well we're here" she said motioning down a long drive way.

"Well, bye then"

"Yeah, bye" she said flashing a brilliant white smile that clashed beautifully with her copper skin.

I waved good bye to her.

About that time to realizations came to me:

1) I loved Rachel Black, and one day she would possibly have my babies.(Or puppies.)

And

2) Jacob was gonna blow! (Bye that I mean phase and kick my ass.)

Not sure which one was scarier…..