A/N: Hey there! Hope you had a great weekends, sorry I didn't upload but I was too wrapped up in the joy of my new tattoo (yeah I had to say that out loud!). Hope you enjoy!

Vii.

Paul's POV

'Have you lost your fucking mind?'

Jared and Embry instinctively came in between their Alpha and a shivering, angry-looking Paul who'd just barged in the house seconds before. The fact that he'd learnt to better control his temper didn't mean that said temper was gone and another Cullen related drama was sending him over the edge. Jared was trying to get to him by grabbing his shoulder, letting him know he had to calm down. It seemed to work as the shivering slowly got better but Paul still had a murderous look in his eyes.

'She will be alone, no vampire will cross the border and you know very well she is no threat. She's human for God's sake Paul.' Jake sighed exasperated.

Paul was having a hard time trying to keep his temper – and wolf – in check but Jared's presence was helping. Embry had returned to his former occupation, watching TV and talking with Billy. Seth was looking at him with apprehension while Jake and Jared were merely waiting patiently for him to be calm enough to talk. He would not be involved in another one of the Cullen's whim, he refused to babysit another leech-lover and he would be damn before he befriended her. There was a line between accepting the coven's presence and being their pet he wouldn't cross.

He could feel the shiver running down his spine, sign that his anger was still there, buried under a layer of self-control and he found Seth's apprehension ridiculous. What was the boy afraid of? That he would hurt one of his brothers? That he would hurt Jacob? No. He was afraid for the girl. Damn the girl.

'I'll be patrolling, you can accept her all you want it doesn't mean I have to be part of it. And since we both know I'll give her a hard time and you'll give me shit for it later, I'll stay clear of this whole mess.'

'Paul, she hasn't done anything wrong' Seth told him, feeling like he had to defend the girl.

'Living with vampire is twisted enough.'

Paul could hear Jake's growl behind him as he exited. Of course he would take this comment for Bella. Patrolling would do him good, he didn't have to watch himself when his wolf took control. Resisting the temptation to go to the small apartment he occupied most of the time he headed to his father's house where he still slept sometimes. He felt bad for leaving the old man all alone.

Spending time with his father would do him good and keep him busy until the patrol of the afternoon.


Jasper's POV

Jasper didn't like it. Not one bit. He'd spent the whole morning listening to Alice and Bella introducing Lena to the shape shifters' world and he didn't like the spontaneous interest he could feel coming from her. He already felt bad for revealing the vampires existence to her, thus changing her outlook on the world, he didn't want to expose her to more supernatural creatures. And he couldn't even resent the wolves for that. He'd been the one to selfishly swallow her in their world and he was the one insisting that she got out of the house and spent time with other people. If only other people didn't mean unstable killing-machines.

For a second the image of Paul crossed his mind. He was the fiercest warrior of the pack and Jasper respected him for his instinct of protection but he was also unstable, prone to bouts of violence and he hated his family with all he had. He would be the one who would probably give a hard time to Lena. And once again Jasper realized how much he despised his own idea.

An overwhelming feeling of concern suddenly invaded him and he raised his eyes to look at Lena from across the room. She was sprawled on the couch, no match for the very dignified vampires around her, laughing at Bella's stories of the wolves, seemingly having no care in the world. But he could feel her concern for him. This girl wasn't normal, or even logical. His vampire girlfriend and sister in law had just told her that yes! some Quileute men could turn into furry balls shaped as wolves! and not once had he felt worry or fear coming from her. Just as when he revealed his nature to her. She seemed completely unaffected by the gruesome truths being uncovered around her. Everyone was considering her borderline crazy or just stupid for ignoring the danger but he knew, along with Edward, that she didn't fear for her life and that gave her a different approach in life.

Lena was this kind of person who intended to live to the fullest, never complaining about the hardships sent her way but determined to deal with what life threw her way. She was amazing. But she was also way more than borderline crazy! Jasper had seen her embracing the supernatural world as if she was just dealing with bipolar people, he'd seen her cry in front of old Disney movies but she shared no tears when she left her family behind to come live with them. She was an enigma. And if Edward bursting out laughing every now and then for no apparent reason was any indication, her mind was pretty unconventional too.

But here she was, laughing at Bella and Alice's stories while worrying for him. For him and not for her. How could he worry about her being hurt by the wolves? The only harm they could do her was with words, Jacob would see to that, and they were the ones to worry about for sure. Because that mouth of hers could lead all Hells to break lose.

With the thought in mind Jasper gently exited the room, leaving a breathless Lena to the tales of his family.


Paul's POV

The woods around him were becoming blurry as he pushed himself to full speed, circling La Push and heading for the border. When he let the wolf in him take control everything felt better, simpler somehow. He would focus on the noises and scents of the animals around him, letting his strong legs leading the way, paws leaving prints in the earth. Sometimes he was tempted to stay a wolf forever, not having to deal with the stupidity of humans or the whims of vampires, just hunting demons and living a quiet life away from everything.

But Paul just couldn't resign himself to leave everything behind, his father needed him, his brothers needed him. That's why he wasn't surprised to find himself nearing the road that would lead the Cullens to La Push. What surprised him though was to see Seth's truck coming from Forks and not Jasper's shiny car. Edward was always the one to accompany Bella to the border when she was human and the guy was a real drama queen. From the expression on his face you could believe the girl was being cut into pieces in front of him and not just coming to visit a friend. Apparently Jasper wasn't that in love with the girl. Or maybe that Lena had more temper than he gave her credit for.

Anyway, the sight of Seth's car was enough to calm him down and he headed back to the forest without sparing a glance to the girl.


Seth's POV

'So if I sent you a piece of wood would you go fetch it for me?'

The water that Sam had drunk moments before came flying in every direction and he nearly choked to death while everyone just burst out laughing. The look of outrage on his face was priceless!

'No offence right' Lena continued as if nothing happened. 'I'm just curious to know just how much the wolf is in charge when you change'.

Sam was slowly recovering from his near-death experience and Emily was cleaning the table, failing to hold back her own laughter when Jake answered.

'We don't behave like wolves. Or dogs for that matter – God woman when have you ever seen a wolf fetching a stick of wood?' Lena just shrugged her shoulders, waiting for what was to come. 'We act more on instinct, we rely on our senses more and we hunt like a wolf would but it's always our mind controlling the body of our wolf. We're just more on edge but it's easier to control our emotions, all we have to do is focus on the hunt' Jake answered truthfully.

'That's fascinating!' Lena said, a big grin plastered to her face, a muffin in hand and her attention entirely devoted to the poor wolves in front of her.

She'd just passed the last two hours asking them the most unconventional questions ever, going from 'Have you ever eaten dirt?' to a very serious 'Is sex anymore beastly?' at which Sam became a shade of red that shouldn't even be possible with his dark russet skin. If anyone had reservations about her at first they all fell in love with the carefree and curious green-eyed girls. Sure she stunk but that was to be expected when one lived with vampires and Seth was used to it anyway, but she had such a dry sense of humor that you couldn't help but laugh at her witty come backs. And she sure wasn't afraid to quarrel with big bad wolfish guys.

Seth could also see that the guys relaxed when they realized she didn't talk about the Cullen as if they were her sun and moon and all in between but on the contrary talked to them as if they were a normal family.

But through her big smiles and innocent looks Seth could see a wisdom that could rival that of the Elders and he wondered what that frail girl could have seen that gave her the look of someone who've seen Hell and came back.

She definitely was and enigma. And the kind of outspoken, teasing, tempered enigma you didn't want to make a rival of.

'Alright it's time for me to go home guys' Lena announced after taking a look at her watch.

'What, Jasper gave you a curfew? Afraid you would love us so much you'd sneak out with us?'

'No Embry, it's the free hugs time at the Cullens and I have to be home to make it more spicy' She chuckled, the words 'free hugs', 'Cullens' and 'spicy' in the same sentence sending a shiver down Embry's spine and a very confused look on Sam's face.

'Ready to drive me home Seth?' She asked turning her attention to me.

'Sure, let's get going.'


Paul's POV

Paul came in Sam's backyard at the exact same time Seth and a girl that could only be Lena came out of the front door, a chorus of laughter following them. Paul had no time to wonder what was so funny about a leech-lover before Lena turned to him like a magnet feeling his presence and their eyes met; his own going wide in an instant.

A/N: Here we are, another chapter. I hope you're not too lost with all the different POV.

Vii.