Sorry I haven't updated… I was having troubles with my Laptop and it wouldn't boot up when I needed it to, but that's fixed. I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday[s] while I was absent. You guys are amazing!

Anyway, this story is about Paul and what happens before he meets Bella. The next chapter I'll get started on as soon as possible and will be up soon.

On with the story~

Chapter 2: A Past I Can't Stand.

He hated me, and he made it known. My father – if you could even call him that – hated me, and he always had. I think I remember him beating my mother when I was little, but then again my mother died of 'natural causes' when I was about five years old. Natural causes my ass, she died because he beat her too hard. I sighed and shook my head, walking out of my little house and closing the door before turning to walk to the woods. I slipped my shorts off and left them at the edge of the tree line, just like any other day.

I need to talk to Sam… I thought, walking a bit farther into the woods before changing into my wolf. I loved the feel of my feet on the ground, the wind in my fur… It was amazing, really. Just everything about being a wolf was. The only bad thing, was having an Alpha to listen to. And a Beta, but I'm the beta so that doesn't count. I chuckled to myself before howling into the air, calling for Sam. Suddenly, seven different voices popped into my head.

Paul or Sam? I can never tell with those two… Embry thought. Dumbass.

Embry, that was Paul. Dumbass. Jake echoed my thoughts, and I wolfed a laugh.

Are you two really going to do this now? Jared asked.

Quiet! Now. Who howled? Sam ordered.

Paul did. Everyone said at the same time. I just put my head down.

Everyone but Paul and I need to be back in their human forms in two seconds or so help me… Sam didn't need to finish the sentence, and he rarely ever needed to. Sam knew, when someone had to talk, they had to talk.

Everyone went back, and suddenly Sam was in front of me. I didn't know he had moved until I felt a tap on my paw.

Paul, what is it?

I was thinking about my dad again, Sam… What if he's going to come back, and kill me like my mother?

Paul, you're stressing yourself out over nothing. Oh, and, to help you keep your mind off that, I saw Bella today, Charlie Swan's daughter. She's better, now. Got some color to her face, and she seemed happy to be home.

That's great… I couldn't remember for the life of me what Bella looked like, so I decided to go check tomorrow.

I've got to go, Emily's cooking and she wants me home. Sam nudged me with his paw. Don't throw yourself into any down spiral, alright? Everything will be fine. And with that, Sam left. I was alone, again, and I had nothing to do about it. I sighed and went back to my house, throwing on my shorts when I got to the tree line.

I was running for my life, trying to get there before Sam noticed where I was. I phased back quickly and shoved my legs into my shorts, looking around… And then I saw her. Beautiful, amazing, and wonderful, Ms. Bella Swan. When she looked over and saw me, my heart pounded faster in my chest, and I wondered if I looked okay. Then she stood up, and began walking out the door.

Oh boy… I thought, Here it goes…