Chapter 2

I know I sound serious and baby I am,
You're a fine piece of real estate, And I'm gonna get me some land,

Kim kept her eyes on her feet as she walked to her locker. People pushed past her but, today, no one knocked her down. She, also, had yet to see Donnie but she was pretty sure Paul was the reason for that. She was grateful for what Paul did for her; Donnie's shit was getting real old.

By the time, Kim reached her locker she was pretty sure she had atleast one bruise on her shoulder but that was the least of her problems. She still couldn't wrap her head around the idea that Jared didn't know her name. They had known each other since kindergarten and he never bothered to learn it. It hurt, she realized, a lot. She been up half the night wondering how on earth he never knew who she was.

"Kim!" She jumped, startled by whoever was behind her. She turned to see Paul walking towards her with a handful of books under his arm. She noticed that the crowds in the hall parted like the red sea as Paul walked by. Although, she figured it was because most of the school was afraid of him.

"Hi?" She said it more like a question then a statement when he leaned against the locker next to hers, "What are you doing over here?"

He looked confused, "What do you mean?"

Her voice dropped to a whisper, "Not many people come up to talk to me," She blushed as she said this, "Not many people talk to me at all."

For a second Paul didn't say anything and Kim wished she hadn't mentioned anything at all. She wasn't used to talking to her classmates so she didn't really know what to say. She was used to being the quiet girl no one noticed.

"I came to walk you to History, you know to make sure you're not late today," He smiled at her when he finally spoke, "I wouldn't want repeat of yesterday."

She blushed, again. She now considered yesterday as the worst day of her life; She wanted nothing more than to forget it ever happened.

"Thanks," She said, looking anywhere except Paul's eyes, "You know, for yesterday. Not many people would've done that for me."

Paul shrugged, "It's what I do."

Kim smiled. She was still nervous around Paul but he was growing on her. She was even growing on him.

"You don't have to walk me to class," She closed her locker after grabbing her history book, "I won't be late today, or ever again for that matter, so it won't be a big deal."

Again, Paul shrugged, "I'm not in the mood to go to math so I figure this gives me an excuse to at least be a little late."

Kim noticed that the crowds parted again, only this time to let Paul and Kim through.

"Do you ever go to class?" She asked before she even thought about it, "No offense."

Paul laughed and Kim was sure everyone in the school could hear him, "None taken. School's never really been my thing; I don't like sittin' still for so long. So, yeah I ditch most of the time or I don't come at all."

She immediately thought of the time he was gone for two weeks and asked, "What about college? You do want to go, don't you?"

"Nah," He shook his head, "Like I said, school's not my thing. Besides, I can't leave La Push."

"You can't leave? Why not?" She knew she was being nosey but she couldn't help herself.

Paul thought quickly, "Oh, you know, the usual reason…my friends and family are here and I don't want to be far from them." He didn't continue and she didn't push it.

"Well, yeah, that makes sense," She nodded almost trying to convince herself he was telling the truth. They stopped at the door to her class, "Thanks for walking me."

"No problem. Let me know if you ever need anything," She watched him walk away before he turned back to her for a moment, "Oh, and have fun in class." He winked at her and disappeared down the hall.

She walked into the room trying to decipher what Paul could've meant by have fun in class but stopped dead in her tracks when she saw Jared leaning against her desk. His head snapped up as soon as she let out a gasp.

"Kim," He smiled when their eyes met. She slowly walked to her desk, praying that her knees wouldn't give out, "Kim, I'm so sorry."

She set her books on her desk before meeting his eyes, again, "For what?"

He looked at his feet as he spoke, too embarrassed to look at her, "For, you know, not knowing you're name. Paul told me we've been in at least one class together since kindergarten. I guess I'm trying to say, I'm sorry I didn't know who you were. You have no idea how sorry I am."

She gave him a small smile, "It's okay, these things happen."

"No," Jared shook his head, "That shouldn't have happened. Not to you. I never want anything bad to happen to you, okay? You mean too much to me." Jared knew he was starting to shake and tried to calm himself down before things got out of control.

The events from yesterday were still replaying in his head; they had been all night. He couldn't get over how mad he had been at himself. He had phased right after History yesterday and it had taken him almost all night to phase back. He didn't know his imprints name; he didn't even know she had pretty much been around his whole life. He was off to a terrible start with his imprint.

"Jared," It took him a minute to realize Kim had her hand on his shoulder. He was so happy by her touch, he could've kissed her, "I promise you it's okay. I'm not mad, so no hard feelings alright?"

Of course, Kim's feeling were still a little hurt by what happened yesterday but she knew she couldn't stay mad at Jared. She waited her whole life to talk to him and she wasn't going to ruin it by being mad. He meant too much to her.

He took her hand and with one quick movement he had her in a hug, "Thank you," He whispered in her ear, "Thank you so much."

"No problem." She whispered back, relaxing into their hug thinking it might be the only one she'd ever enjoy with Jared.

"I want to make it up to you," he said suddenly, pulling her closer to him.

"You don't have to." Kim said, even though a part of her wanted him to. She wanted to spend as much time with him as she could.

"I am," He said, pulling back to look her in the eye, "I want to get to know you. I want to know everything about you." Even though he said he wanted to, he knew he needed to know everything about her.

She stared at him for moment, not sure what to say before finally blurting out, "How?"

He thought for a minute, trying to think of the perfect way to learn everything about her, "Let's start with something simple. Sit with me at lunch today."

"I, uh, can't," She said, once she realized he sat with all his friends. She wasn't good in crowds.

"Please?" Jared begged. He knew he probably sounded desperate but he didn't care he had to spend time with her.

"Okay," She said, knowing she couldn't argue with him, "But just this once."

He hugged Kim again and for a second she thought she would faint, "Thanks, Kim."

"Don't worry about it," She replied, even though every part of her was filled with worry. To be honest, she had no idea what she was doing. She had never done this before.

The bell finally rang and class started. Jared and Kim parted and took their seats. It wasn't until half way through the lesson that Kim remembered what Jared had said earlier, You mean too much to me.

A/N:I am SO sorry it took me almost a year to update but I hope you enjoy this chapter. I promise it won't take as long for the rest of story! :)

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XoJonasLoveroX