A/N: Bella keyed Sam's car for breaking Leah the way that he did, hence the reason why she said that only herself, Leah, and Sam where allowed to call Leah a bitch. SORRY FOR THE CONFUSION!
Disclaimer: I OWN ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT TWILIGHT. Sadly. I wish I owned Paul though…. so temperamental….sigh
Chapter Two: Revenge and the Truth
POV: Sam
"Dude, what do you mean by 'Bella…?'" Paul asked. "And what the hell happened to the truck?" I took a quick glance over at him and saw that he was slightly shaking.
"What do I mean by Bella? I mean that she's the one that keyed my fucking truck. And jeez Paul, you're supposed to be smart, what does it look like happened to the truck?" I replied, and you could hear the anger in my voice, and I was about to start shaking too.
Leah walked out then and took one look at us, then the truck and laughed her ass off. Of course, that just caused everyone else to come outside and laugh as well. I think that the only one that didn't come out was Bella. Leah spoke up then, "What the hell? Are you going to phase because your truck got keyed? Oh my gosh, I think that life just got a whole hell of a lot better with Bella here!"
"LEAH SHUT UP!" Paul yelled, and that caused Bella to come out with a look of confusion on her face. If I wasn't so pissed, then I'm sure I'd be laughing, but Damnit! She KEYED my TRUCK! Who in their right minds wouldn't be pissed if someone keyed their truck? SOMEONE INSANE THAT'S WHO! "Sam, dude. SAM," Paul yelled at me.
"What?" I barked back at him. This just caused everyone else that was in on the whole wolf thing laugh even more.
"Did you just bark at him Sammy?" Bella asked me incredulously. All I could do was look sheepish and nod. Turning to Leah, she said, "Didn't I always tell you he was a dog at heart?" which just caused everyone to laugh even more.
I started pouting and crawling my way towards Bella. "Bella!" I whined. "You don't mean that do you? I could never be a dog! I'm more ferocious! I'm more of a…." I didn't get to finish because Bella interrupted me.
"Poodle? Because that's the only animal that's more ferocious than a dog. Poodle's are fucking demon animals," she said, shuddering.
"Bella!" Leah laughed. "What ever you do, DON'T turn your back on him. He might jump up and bite you in the ass!" All the guys were laughing and rolling around by this time, and I couldn't help it. I growled at Bella, like a literal, and guttural growl. I couldn't keep the animal in me caged much longer. Everyone stopped laughing and as I started to shake even more, Paul got up and started to run towards Bella, and I'm wondering why.
I stood up and started to run into the woods, but I couldn't get away fast enough and I phased in front of Bella, effectively shredding my shorts and shutting everyone up. I faintly heard someone call Bella's name but I wasn't sure who or why, all I knew was that I needed to get out of there, so I started to run.
POV: PaulAs soon as I heard Sam growl, I knew that I had to protect my imprint, my Bella. I got up and started to run towards her at the same time that Sam stood up and started to run towards the woods. I knew he was going to phase in front of Bella, and I'm not sure how she was going to take it. I heard the shredding of Sam's pants and a whispered 'Oh my,' before I saw Bella's eyes roll in the back of her head and faint for the second time today. I caught her before she could hit the ground, and I just held her in my arms.
Everyone, except for obviously Sam, quickly came over to surround Bella and I while we waited for her to wake up. "Maybe we should step back some, and let her breathe," Jared said.
"That's a good idea. Maybe it would be best if she wasn't laying on the ground outside when she woke up either," Leah said. "Paul, carry her inside."
I gently put on arm under Bella's knee's and the other behind her back before I stood up with her, carrying her bridal style. "Where should I stick her?" I asked no one.
"Put her on the couch son, and wipe that lost look off your face," Charlie told me gruffly. I sighed, but did as he told me, but I'm not sure how well the lost look was hidden. Charlie walked up behind me and patted me on the shoulder. "Don't worry son, she'll be awake soon. She's a strong woman; I just think she's had a bit of a shock today. First with you imprinting on her…don't give me that look, I saw the way that you were looking at her at the airport!" he said to me. "Plus with seeing Sam phase, it'd be enough to make anyone faint. Don't worry though, she will be fine."
"Thank you?" I asked him, nervously and confused at what he was trying to hit at.
"Just know that if my baby girl comes to my crying because you hurt her, you won't have to answer to me or Billy, or anyone in the pack. She will castrate you or make you feel so bad about it that you wished you were 6 ft under. Trust me," he told me. "In other words, I guess you have my blessing."
"Blessing for what?" Sam asked, strolling through the front door. I started to lightly growl, but I heard a sharp in take of breath from Bella.
"I take it the legends are real then?" she asked without looking at anyone.
"Yeah we're wolves, well everyone except for Kim and Emily," I told her, wishing she would open her beautiful brown eyes.
"Does this mean that I have the possibility of phasing too?" she asked, looking at Billy.
"How would you have the possibility of phasing Bells? You don't have any Quileute lineage," Jake told her condescendingly.
"Actually, LITTLE brother, I am. I'm half Quileute thank you very much," Bella said, finally opening her eyes, and glaring at Jake.
"Little brother?" everyone asked at the same time.
"Sorry Billy but it was bound to happen sooner or later," Charlie said, smiling sympathetically at him and Jacob.
POV: Bella"Actually, LITTLE brother, I am. I'm half Quileute thank you very much," I said, glaring at Jacob.
"Little brother?" everyone asked at the same time, the shock evident.
"Sorry Billy, but it was bound to happen sooner or later," Charlie, or daddy, or whatever said, smiling sympathetically at Billy and Jake.
"Ugh, why does my head hurt so much?" I asked, screaming in pain. Paul started to look at me, as if he cared, but I'm not so sure why he would care, I mean, I just met him today. "FUCKING A! Can I PLEASE get some Tylenol or something? I mean SERIOUSLY!" I screamed again.
"Baby, you're turning into a werewolf. Tylenol won't help, we just have to get you mad to make you phase. We have to take you outside into the woods, can you walk or do you want someone to carry you?" Paul said.
"Carry, please. Can't walk," I said, while gasping out in pain. I felt Paul pick me up, and I curled into a ball and started to shake horribly. "What's happening to me?" I screamed.
"Don't worry, you'll be fine in a few minutes. Who would get you mad fastest?" Jake asked me.
"You're kidding right? The person that would get me mad the fastest is the jackass named Sam! I swear, if I have to share a mind with him, he's going to fucking hate me for the rest of his damn life. I'll be worse than Leah on one of her bitchiest days," I said with a murderous glint in my eye.
"Holy hell, she's fucking scary," I heard Sam whimper from somewhere behind Paul and I. I started to shake more and Paul went to set me down, but I started to shake even more.
"Don't worry Bella, we're not going to leave you here to feel this pain. We just have to get Sam to piss you off enough to where you phase. You have to let go of me or else I could get hurt," Paul said soothingly. I slowly let go of him as he set me down on the ground, and when Sam stepped near me, I freaked myself out and started to growl at him. Everyone had a fearful glint in their eyes and Sam backed up a few feet.
"Bella, I'm not going to hurt you, I promise. Just stop growling at me," he said. "Leah, go get her some clothes for when she phases back to human after she completes phasing to the wolf form."
"And make me miss all the fun?" Lee-lee said, pouting.
"Yes! Now go!" Sam ordered, and that just pissed me the fuck off. No one, and I mean NO ONE can talk to Lee-lee like that. I started to shake and growl even more, when I felt this painful ripping sensation in my head. Not knowing what's going on, or what's happening, I started to whimper.
Bella, you need to calm down, someone said in my head. I started to whimper even more.
What the hell? Who the fuck are you? And don't you fucking dare tell me to calm the fuck down! Why are there voices in my head? I don't want this, I don't like this, please leave me alone! I screamed at the voices. I heard a choking noise almost, and turned around slowly to see what it was, and there was this huge black wolf. Fuck, it's the asswipe named Sam. I growled out.
Bella, calm down sweetie, it's Paul. And how the hell did you know that that was Sam? Paul asked me.
Seriously? The guy's got a black fucking heart. Of course he would be the one to have all black fur. Jackass. And why the hell did you call me sweetie? I responded bitterly.
Uhm… Paul said, attempting to think.
Ugh! Never mind. Just tell me how the hell I'm supposed to get human again! I hate this! I shrieked in my mind, and heard a howl around me. I jumped and I heard the choking sound again, which made me growl.
Paul, you get her to calm down, we know she won't listen to me, just tell her how to turn human again, and when Leah brings her the clothes help her not to freak out, Sam ordered, and then there was this sound. Must have been him phasing out, or whatever the hell it's called.
Yeah, we call it that. Okay, when you phase back to human form, you're going to be…uh…naked, and the clothes that you were wearing kind of shredded when you uh phased. Uhm, Sam is the Alpha of the pack, good luck not listening to him…uhm…what else is there? Paul stated. I got bored easily and just lay on the ground and I felt and heard the ground moving beneath me. I glanced up and saw a silver wolf and when my eyes met the eyes of the silver wolf, everything stopped. There was no wind, or air. There was no sound of birds chirping or anything. It was just me and the wolf who I'm guessing is Paul. Yup, and that'll be explained when you phase back, I'm not allowed to say anything about that. Alpha's orders. Sorry, he said, looking sheepish and laying down next to me.
When is Leah going to get here with my clothes? I asked Paul impatiently.
Now, she's just entering the clearing, he told me, lifting his head to nod in the direction of where Leah was. I hadn't even realized that we were in a clearing. Observant one aren't you? Paul asked, jokingly.
Oh yea, totally. Now how the fuck do I do this shit? I growled out at him.
Easily. Just think of happy times and being human. But before you do that you might want to go behind a bush or something…he said, but I took no heed and just thought happy and human thoughts, and I was human again. Leah threw me some clothes while laughing at something.
"A dress? Really?" I asked her.
"Just put it on so Paul will stop staring at you with big wolf eyes," she said, I attempted to put the dress on, but it got stuck around my head. I am never wearing a dress again!
"Uh…Lee-lee?" I asked her. She 'hmmd?' before what my guess is taking a look at me and laughed again. "Do you mind? I need some help here!" I growled out, while starting to shake again.
"Coming, just calm down, think soothing, happy thoughts," she said. I did as she told and she helped me get the dress on to cover myself. "You look good, doesn't she Paul?" Leah said after she was done fixing me. I looked down and saw that Leah grabbed my purple halter dress that stopped mid thigh. No wonder I couldn't put it on. I hate halter dresses.
"She looks beautiful," I heard a deep, husky voice, that could only belong to Paul because he's just so…. what the hell am I thinking?
"Thanks I think," I mutter, too caught up in my thoughts to say anything else. I glanced at Paul and saw that he was looking at me, and I couldn't look away. He was shirtless, and his chest and abdominal muscles where so ripped, and his strong, toned arms that I could imagine being held in all day long. His strong jaw and plump, kissable lips; his nose, not to narrow, not to broad. His ebony hair, cropped to where it fell on his forehead, and his eyes, so deep and mysterious, yet holding such strong emotions. I saw him smirking, and I knew, without a fact knew, that I was blushing. "Uhm…. can we go back now? I would love to know what the hell's going on," I said, slightly confused and feeling light headed.
"Yeah, lets go, lovers," Leah said, smirking before she started to laugh again, sounding like a cackling witch and walked off. I ran to catch up with her, and she started cackling again.
"Lee-lee. Are you okay?" I asked her, worried for her mental health.
"Oh, yes, and don't worry. You're going to love Paul," she said sarcastically. I glanced back at him and he just shrugged his broad shoulders and started to smirk again, and oh my gosh, I wish he would stop doing that because it's making me want to do so many things.
"You're not okay," I said as we made it to my back yard with her still cackling. "Uhm…guys? Leah's cackling like a bitch…I mean witch!" I called out. I heard Paul smothering his laughter and sent him a glare. He held his hands up and mouthed 'sorry' as everyone came out of the house.
"Did someone just say that Leah was cackling like a bitch?" one of the guys that I don't know said.
"No, we said that she was cackling like Sammy does when he's all 'I'm the big bad wolf,'" I said, sarcastically. "Fucking poodle," I muttered under my breath.
Paul came up behind me and cautiously rested his hands on my shoulders. "Let's not piss off the big bad wolf because he'll make you run extra patrols. Even if he is a fucking poodle," he whispered in my ear, which caused me to giggle. "I think it would be best if you apologized to Sam, make him feel better and all," he told me. I glanced back at him, and our eye's caught and I heard a lot of groans and I sighed.
"I'm sorry Mr. Poodle," I said, without taking my eyes from Paul's. I heard snickers, but I couldn't stop staring at Paul, he was just so ruggedly handsome.
"Isabella, Paul," Sam snapped, effectively causing Paul and I to lose our staring contest… or at least put it on hold. "You two will be doing extra patrols. Paul, you teach her the ropes of being a wolf, and you can explain the imprinting to her. Help her learn to control her phasing and her attitude, although yours is no better. Go, now," he said, while glaring at me. I heard Paul growling, but I'm not sure at what.
We started to walk off, but before we made it to the tree line, I turned and looked at Sam. "Oh…Sam, next time you attempt to glare at me and play big bad wolf, be prepared to get what you deserve, you hurt my best friend, and she still loves you, albeit not the way that she once did, but she still loves you and I can clearly see the hurt that she still has. Glare at me again, and you'll feel that hurt," I snarled out at him. I looked at Leah and gave her a sympathetic smile before I grabbed Paul's hand and dragged him into the forest.
"Well…that's not going to turn out well for you," Paul said, hugging me to him. "C'mon. Think of something…or Sam and get angry enough to phase…. after you've taken off your clothes so they don't shred." I did as he told, and attempted to take off my dress, but I couldn't, so I just phased and effectively shredded my dress.
Damn, I'm going to miss that dress, I said, attempting to be sad.
You hated it didn't you? Paul asked me.
Still do. So, what shall we, well you, teach me? I responded.
Follow me and I'll show you the boundary line. Oh, and imprinting is a wolf's way of finding their soul mate. What did you mean when you said that you could still see the hurt that Leah has? He told me.
Finding their soul mates? So that means that you're my soul mate and I'm yours? And I meant exactly that. She hides it well for so much pain. Every time she looks at Sam, she feels the pain. Shall I show you? I asked him. I looked over to his wolf, and saw him nodding, right as he tripped over a rock and tumbled into a tree. I couldn't help it. I started to laugh so much, both in my head and in my wolf form it sounded so weird. Paul, are you okay? I asked, slowly making my way towards him.
I'm fine, but will you show me the memory? Paul asked me, getting up.
Flashback
I was walking to Leah's house and I heard a loud wail, so I started to run. By the time that I made it upstairs to Lee-lee's room, she was curled in a ball with tears running down her face.
"Oh, Lee-lee, honey what's wrong?" I asked her, while cradling her in my arms. She started to sob so much more, and I knew that it had to do with Sam. "Oh, sweetie, was it Sam?" she just nodded her head and started to cry even harder.
"He…he…broke up with me. Bells-Bells, I love him so much, and I always will. And he hurt me. I should find the slut that took him from me and slowly murder her," Lee-lee told me.
"Oh, Lee-lee. I'm sorry. C'mon, don't cry over him, he's not worth your tears. One day you're going to find someone so much better, that would never do anything to hurt you. You're going to fall so much more in love with that person that you would ever have fallen in love with, with Sam. Sam wasn't meant to make you happy for the rest of your life. He was meant to hurt you, so you know what kind of heart ache people go through before they find their true love. You'll find some way to make it all better, and if you ever see Sam again, don't pay any mind to him. Besides, you'll never lose me; you'll always be my sister, my best friend, and my bitch. Now, smile and don't let the world see your pain. Find a way to cover up the hurt while you move on. Don't show your weakness, and if you have to be, be a bitch to the world around you," I cooed. She hung onto me even tighter while she dried her tears. I was running my hands through her hair when she looked up and attempted to smile at me, even though it was more of a grimace.
"Thank you Bells, I needed to hear that. I love you, and don't forget, you'll always be my sister, best friend, and bitch also," she said, attempting, but failing to laugh.
End Flashback
Wow, I never knew that someone could hurt that much. But how do you see the pain still? Paul asked. So I showed him a picture of the 'new and improved' Leah and he could see it. I feel so bad now, especially after all the times that I called her a bitch and picked on her.
Don't feel bad for her, that'll just make her more of a bitch. Ever since then, since the day that Sam broke her heart, she's been a bitch. Before you met her, it was so much worse, and at one point, she actually went up to Sam and slapped him. When she called me to tell me about it I was laughing. I told him, seriously. C'mon, we should probably finish this up before Sam gets any pissy-er at me for threatening the 'Alpha' or some shit.
Yeah, but don't worry if anything happens, you've got Leah and me on your side.
Thanks babe, I said, winking at him. We continued on in silence for a while, with the occasional tip here and there. By the time that we finished the patrol, and Paul taught me everything that I needed to know, I was STARVING!
Uhm, I'm going to need you to get Leah to bring me some more clothes. And preferably not a dress, I said to Paul
Okay, I'll phase back and tell her, wait somewhere close to the tree line but far enough in that no one can see you, Paul told me. I nodded my huge wolf head and sat on my haunches, waiting patiently. Paul phased back and put his shorts on before going back to my house and getting Leah to bring me some more clothes. About three minutes later, Leah came outside carrying what looked like a pair of shorts and a tank top with a bra and a pair of panties. I quickly phased when she threw them at me, while she just looked sad.
"What's wrong sweetie?" I asked her, bringing her in for a hug when she started to cry. "C'mon, lets go up to my room and drink some hot cocoa," I told her, walking back to my house with her still crying into my shoulder.
"Oh, Bella!" she wailed. "It hurts so much." The guys came running out of my house then, and I glared at Sam and took a pleasure in watching him flinch. "Why does it hurt so much Bella?" Leah wailed, again, but this time faltering in her steps and fell. I caught her and starting to hug her tighter.
"I don't know sweetheart, I really don't. But do you remember what I said to you that one day?" I asked her.
"Yeah, and I love you for it, I love you so much. You'll always be my sister, Bells-Bells," she said.
"Lee-lee, sweetie. Now it's time for you to let it all out, the anger that you have towards Sam, and all the heartbreak that you're holding in. You're not meant to be this temperamental, you're supposed to be my sweet, caring, and loving Lee-lee that you were so long ago before you got your heart broken. C'mon, sweetie, let's get you inside," I cooed to her. I glanced up at Paul before speaking to him softly. "Paul, can you take her up to my room please?" I asked him, using my best puppy dog pout.
"Of course," he said, walking towards me and Leah. "C'mon Leah, up and at 'em."
When Paul was out of sight behind the door, I glared long and hard at Sam before I softened my gaze some. "You broke her heart Sam, and as her best friend and sister, I will never forgive you for it. At least not right now. You need to have a heart to heart talk with her. So, go upstairs, to my room, and listen to what she has to say. And when she's done talking, make her listen to you, don't force her with all your alpha shit, but ask her if she'd be willing to listen to your side of things seeing as now that she's in the world of mythical creatures, she should have a better understanding of things. Now go," I said before turning to the rest of the guys. "And you guys, stay either downstairs or out side and do not, I repeat, DO NOT listen in to their conversation, or I'll make your lives hell," I told them before going inside the kitchen and started to cook food, and a lot of it.
POV: Jared
"Oh, Bella!" Leah wailed. "It hurts so much." The guys and I went running out of Bella's house then, and Bella glared at Sam and took a pleasure in watching him flinch. "Why does it hurt so much Bella?" Leah wailed, again, but this time faltering in her steps and fell. Bella caught her and starting to hug her tighter.
"I don't know sweetheart, I really don't. But do you remember what I said to you that one day?" she asked her.
"Yeah, and I love you for it, I love you so much. You'll always be my sister, Bells-Bells," Leah said.
"Lee-lee, sweetie. Now it's time for you to let it all out, the anger that you have towards Sam, and all the heartbreak that you're holding in. You're not meant to be this temperamental, you're supposed to be my sweet, caring, and loving Lee-lee that you were so long ago before you got your heart broken. C'mon, sweetie, let's get you inside," Bella cooed to her. She glanced up at Paul before speaking to him softly. "Paul, can you take her up to my room please?" she asked him, using one of the best puppy dog pouts that I have ever seen.
"Of course," he said, walking towards Bella and Leah. "C'mon Leah, up and at 'em."
When Paul was out of sight behind the door, Bella glared long and hard at Sam before she softened her gaze some. "You broke her heart Sam, and as her best friend and sister, I will never forgive you for it. At least not right now. You need to have a heart to heart talk with her. So, go upstairs, to my room, and listen to what she has to say. And when she's done talking, make her listen to you, don't force her with all your alpha shit, but ask her if she'd be willing to listen to your side of things seeing as now that she's in the world of mythical creatures, she should have a better understanding of things. Now go," she said before turning to the rest of us. "And you guys, stay either downstairs or out side and do not, I repeat, DO NOT listen in to their conversation, or I'll make your lives hell," she told us before going inside the kitchen and started to cook food, and a lot of it.
I took in the shocked look on my brothers' faces before I followed in after her. "That took a lot of nerve to speak to Sam that way," I told her, chuckling some.
"Thanks, but he can make me run all the damn patrols that he wants, but they really needed a bitch to step in and make them stop the hate fest that they've got going on. I'm not exactly on Sam's side right now, but I know how much this…thing…has gotten to them. It's eating them both up inside, and they're not doing anything to fix it. I've known Leah since we were really little, and she's never this bitchy to anyone. I'm surprised it took her this long to break down the way she did," she said, softly before glancing up at me.
"You really know how to get to people," I told her, grinning a little.
"Yeah, I've been told that plenty of times. Now, get out of my kitchen so I can cook you fools dinner," she told me. I could tell that she was going to push me out of there if I didn't move, so I held up my hands in a surrender motion and walked out of the kitchen and into the rest of the guys who just stood there with a shocked look on their faces.
"What?" I asked them.
"Jared, did you know that Leah had a soft side?" Kim, my sweet girlfriend, and imprint asked me.
"No, I always thought that she was a bitch, but after seeing that… I kind of feel bad for her," I told her, and the guys nodded with me.
"Dude, I wouldn't feel bad for her, she'll just blow up again," Paul told me. "Just let them work it out between themselves. Bella knows what she's doing; she's been there for Leah since she became a bitch, and way before that. If Bella told me to not feel bad for her, then I don't think anyone should," he finished.
"He's right you know," Leah said coming down the stairs, still crying, but not as much. At least she's smiling some. "Where's my Bells-Bells?" she asked no one unparticular.
"Kitchen," I replied.
"Thanks Jared," she said, kissing me on the cheek on her way in. I stood there shocked, like the rest of the guys who witnessed that.
POV: Bella
Leah came into the kitchen smiling and jumping up and down. "Thank you Bella. I feel so much better now. Oh, and Sam said that he wants to talk to you. Do you want me to finish up the taco stuff?" she asked me.
"Yeah, that'd be nice, thanks. I guess I'll go talk to Mr. Poodle," I said, hugging her and kissing her on the cheek on my way to the stairs. I saw all the guys just standing there, shocked and laughed when I saw that Jared had a hand on his cheek. "I take it she kissed you after she came bounding down the stairs smiling some?" I asked him.
"Yeah, it's weird seeing her…" he said, but couldn't finish.
"Happy, ecstatic, nice, joyful, not bitchy?" Jacob said, attempting to finish Jared's sentence.
"Yeah, one of those," Jared said, still shocked. I laughed again, and pushed my way through the guys and upstairs.
"Babe, where you going?" Paul asked me.
"Mr. Poodle would like to speak to me. Leah's finishing up dinner, and no she's not going to poison it. I'll be back down in a few minutes," I told him, not looking at him. After I cleared the stairs, I turned down the hall, towards my room and saw Sam sitting outside of my door. "How'd it go?" I asked, sitting across from him.
"Surprisingly…good. I feel better, more light hearted, almost as if having Leah know why I did what I had to do was something that I should have done long ago. How'd you know that was what needed to be said?" he asked me, and when he glanced up, his eye's were rimmed with red, and you could tell that he'd been crying.
"I know my sister, and I know what you put her through intentionally or not. The guys are shocked, standing at the end of the stairs. She kissed Jared on the cheek, and don't worry, it was more brotherly affection than anything. But, she's back to her original self. Sorry if I was out of line earlier, but what I said needed to be said. Now, from the smell of things, I'd say that Leah is almost done with dinner," I told him, getting up. He had a look of fright on his face when I said that Leah was making dinner. I laughed out loud and held a hand out to him, to help him up. "Don't worry, she has to eat it too, plus I did most of the work, so she's not going to poison it."
"Okay, good," he said, taking my offered hand. When he was standing up, and I had my hand back, I ran back down the hall, and bounded down the stairs and jumped on someone's back.
"Hi, sorry I don't know who you are, but…Thanks for catching my fall!" I said enthusiastically while everyone else laughed.