PPOV

Stupid fucking leeches. Motherfucking parasites. I hated them. I hated them so. Fucking. Much. And I hated this Isabella Swan too. The freak of nature that she is. Running with vampires. Stupid bitch.

Cool it, Paul, Sam said in my head, You've not even met her.

Not met any vamps yet, and I know I hate them, I snapped back.

No reply from Sam. Paul- 1 Sam-0. Sam chuckled in my head, telling me not everything was a competition.

We were on our way the get Jake, the newbie. This was how I know about Bella Swan. Jake was obsessed with her, and Sam had told him he couldn't see her. I agreed completely, we couldn't be collaborating with the other side.

Sam mentally shakes his head, and howls out loud. We're nearing Jared and Embry's house. In a matter of seconds, their with us. Wolf speed, gotta love it.

We're on the tree line when we phase back, ignoring the rain. It doesn't make us cold like it would a normal human.

I spot Jake instantly, talking to a pale face. I listen, and realize this is the famous Isabella Swan. I'm so disgusted with her, I don't even look.

Jake's basically telling her he can't ever see her again, and I do sort of feel sorry for them. Perhaps if there was no vamps there would be no wolves, and maybe they'd have worked.

The girl starts crying, and I sigh, bored with this game. Eventually, Jake leaves, but not before urging her to work it out.

I start shaking, realizing he wanted this pale-face to know what we were. If her dead boyfriend had been here, he could have told her. But no, he left and Jake had to pick up the pieces. She was a little too clingy, in my opinion.

"What the fuck, Jacob," I growl when he reaches us, "'try and work it out'? She can't fucking know,"

"Wait and see," Jake says at me. Poor kid, he really loved her.

We go to run patrols. We've been chasing this red-head for a few months now, but we don't know what she wants. If I catch her, though, her second death will be more painful than the first.

Jake's thoughts kept creeping into my mind. He was still pinning over this chick, hoping he'd have imprinted on her, sad he didn't.

Shut the fuck up, Jake, I don't want to feel this I thought. He growled at me.

You can't fucking feel anything, Paul, you heartless bastard, He snapped back.

ENOUGH! Damn Alpha's word.

There was no sign of the Redhead today, so Jake, Embry and I headed to Sam's. Emily had cooked us up a feast, and I kissed her ruined cheek for her. I love that woman, but more like a mother way, though we were the same age. Seeing as my mother and I were never close, to put it mildly, she was the closest thing I had.

"Right," she said, after we went for our fourth portion, rapping our knuckles with a spoon, "Leave the food. I don't think your brothers are going to be happy if there's none left,"

"Damn right we're not," Jared said, making her jump. He hugged her, before tucking in. Sam grinned at her, and took her gently in his arms, kissing all over her face, making her giggle. They were good together, and though I usually resented couples, I couldn't hate their happiness, because they were sweet.

Whoa there, Paul, not going soft are we?

I shook my head, and went to go get more food, but Sam playfully shoved me out the way.

"Me want food," he said, banging his chest, "Me Alpha. You wait,"

I laughed and shoved him back, getting another plateful.

BPOV

I lay on my bed and cried. I don't think I'd ever cried so much, other than when Edward left. Jake had gone, he didn't want me. I wasn't good enough. I was never good enough.

What was wrong with me? Why did everyone leave me? Maybe I didn't deserve to be loved. I would live my life alone. I think I'd prefer that, over being left every time I loved.

Jake had told me to work something out, but I didn't know what the fuck he was on about. It was so unfair, adding insult to injury.

The hole Edward had ripped was open again. Jake had smothered it, but now… now it was worse. So much fucking worse I wanted to scream.

I heard Charlie come up the stairs, and pause outside of my door, but he didn't come in. I wouldn't be surprised if her was going to pack his bag and leave me too.

I fell into an uneasy sleep, dreaming about Jacob. But this was a different Jacob. I could hear his voice telling me the stories on the beach, and then Jake turned into a wolf, like in the stories.

I woke up, and I knew. Well, I was going to go and see him.

I pulled up at the Black house and rapped on the door, not caring if it was early. Billy opened the door almost immediately, he probably heard my truck coming.

"Bella," he said.

"I need to see him,"

"He's not in,"

I look at Billy, aware he's lying. But I don't know what to say, what if he doesn't know, and I blurt it out?

"I'm sorry, but I really have to see him," I say, and walk around him, towards Jake's room.

"Bella," he warns, wheeling after me. I open the door, and stare at the sleeping Jake.

"Maybe I'll come back later," I mumble, and leave the house again.

Then I see them.

PPOV

We'd just pulled our cut-offs on at the tree-line when Jared growls. His eye sight is by far the best, and he's staring at Jake's house. I smell the air, and her scent hits me. I growl to, and Jared, Embry and I flank Sam.

She comes out the house, and freezes when she sees us. I expect her to run away, it's what she should do. But she storms towards us, and I don't give her the respect of looking at her face. Instead, I look at her body. Not bad, actually.

The little human, and she was small, was asking what the fuck we'd done to Jake. She thought he was scared of us. Ha! I couldn't help but snort. Then she turned on me, and I looked into her eyes. She was beautiful, despite the fact I'd pissed her off. My wolf automatically wanted to apologise, but I wasn't giving into some leech-lover.

She says something, I'm mesmerized by her, but I retaliate. She punches me across the face, and I start shaking. HOW DARE MY IMPRINT HIT ME! SHE WILL SUBMIT!

But I push my wolf down, and I feel myself shaking. Sam tells Bella to get back, and she does so just in time. When I explode, she runs back to Jake's house. Jake himself comes running out, and changes in midair. Impressive.

He growls at me, and explores my mind. I feel his rage when he realizes what's happened.

NO! SHE'S MINE!He screams at me. I'm wary, knowing he could kill me, Kill you? No, I'm not that fucking nice.

It'll only hurt her, I say back, and he pauses, Plus, I don't even want her. You're welcome to he

I can feel him calming, but as I'm naturally an asshole, I can't help but say something else.

Actually, let me fuck her, then you can have her. Yeah, let me make her scream my name, and submit to me, then you can have her

He lost it, coming for me. I defend myself, and we roll into the forest, snapping and clawing. Sam tells Jared and Embry to take Bella to Emily, and fazes in to stop us.

Jake, leave Paul the fuck alone

Jake stops trying to kill me, and Sam looks into our minds, working out what happened.

Oh shit he says. Jake agrees, and I shrug, Paul, what do you mean you 'don't want her'

I don't want an imprint if she's a fucking leech lover

She's the one that made them leave, Paul, if it wasn't for her, they'd still be here

I don't care, Sam, she loved them

But I did care. I could hear Sam's mind ticking, and I growled at his plan.

No! I'm not fucking moving school!

Like you go anyway, Jake said. He agreed it wasn't a good idea.

Like it or not, Isabella is your soul mate, you're going to her school, don't make me make it an order.

I grumbled all the way to Sam's/

You're going to apologise Sam said after Jake left.

I don't know what to do, Sam. I can't love her.

Fate's a strange thing, Paul, but if you ever need my help, just ask. I won't tell the other guys unless you ok it

I nodded, and went in. Jake had been waiting for us. Sam told him not to say a word, and he had to agree.

Sam went in first, kissing Emily's face, but I couldn't even find it in my heart to like it. I just wanted that to be me and Bella.

I went in next, going to sit at the table, laughing and shoving them. I took a deep breath and looked up at Bella, who was watching me.

"Sorry," I said to her. She nodded and smiled slightly. But when Jake leant against the door frame, it disappeared. They went for a walk, and I instantly felt the loss. And anger. How dare my mate be with another guy? She would know who she belonged to soon enough.

"Paul?" someone said, and I looked up, "Man, you space hard,"

I blink, and look at Sam.

"We're discussing Bella. What do you think about her,"

I knew Sam was urging me to tell them. And I knew I was going to. No secrets between brothers, but they'd better not tell her.

"Uh… well… I have to tell you guys something," I say, and they all look at me, even Emily.

"What?" Jared demands.

"Uh… I sorta… um… Imprinted on her?"

There was a silence, and then Jared howled with laughter. I wanted to punch him, I wanted to kill him. HOW DARE he laugh at us!

"What's so funny?" I growl out.

"Relax, Paul, it's just, yesterday you were saying you'd hate her no matter what,"

I couldn't hurt him, it was the truth, so I just shrug.

"Right," Sam says, "I don't want any of you to tell anyone, unless Paul okays it,"

The all nod, feeling the emphasis of the Alpha. I nod at Sam, thanking him.

"I'm so happy for you Paul!" Emily squeals, running over and hugging me. I look at Sam, who's ginning, and when he nods, I hug her back.

"Thanks, Em," I say, laughing. She stands away, beaming.

"Another girl. Finally. Oh my god, Kim's going to be so happy when you tell her,"

Jared grins, and I get up.

"I gotta go," I say, and leave the house.

The truth is, they're all so happy, but I don't know if I want Bella. She loved a vampire, which is basically a walking dead body. I shudder, how could she be attracted to that?

I sit at the bottom of the tree somewhere in the forest.

How could she put herself in the danger of their company? Jake had explained what happened at her party. That just proved the danger, she was lucky to be alive.

Did she kiss him? I'm sure I remember Jake being pissed that she'd kissed him. Eugh, surely it was like kissing a stone?

Did she sleep with him?

That made me shake.

She was mine. No other guy would ever touch her like that. It made me made that the leech might have done it. Would that make her a necrophiliac? Ugh, that made me want to throw up. If the leech touched her, he would pay.

Ok, so by now I had realized I couldn't live without her. But I didn't know how well she was going to take my protectiveness. Because I knew I was going to be a possessive little fucker. I couldn't help it, the thought of someone else thinking about her…

I threw a rock and a tree fell over.

My bad.

Maybe Sam's plan wasn't so bad. Attend her school, get close, scare off competition. Fuck her senseless.

Oh yeah, that could work.