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CHAPTER 4

Corlie and Jacob continued to spend time alone together each night and the two of them were growing closer. Jacob walked her to class and held her hand and stole kisses in the hallway. Embry and Quill hadn't said much about her relationship with Jacob and she was wondering when one of them would. She also noticed that there was something strange going on with Quill now, he seemed to be getting bigger and a lot more angrier than normal, especially since he was always the nice one out of the group. Corlie was sitting in the only class she had alone with Embry waiting for their teacher to show up.

"Hey Corlie," she heard Embry say and she turned around to look at him.

"What's up Embry?" she asked.

"You and Jake," he said. "You are serious about liking him right?"

"Yes Embry, I do like Jake, I would never lie about the way I feel for him." she told him.

"Its just I know that you know he's liked you for a while but you were so obviously in love with Paul that he never tried anything," Embry told her.

"Embry, Paul never gave Jake a chance to try anything," she told him.

"That's true, he was always wedging himself between you two." Embry said.

"Look Embry I promise I'm not going to intentionally hurt Jake, I would never do that," she said. "I care about Jake, I really like him."

"Ok Corlie," he said. "I'm just worried about both of you, I don't want things to get messed up, we're loosing enough friends as it is, I don't want to loose anymore."

"Me either Embry," she said and Embry flashed her one of his beautiful smiles. "So do you know what's going on with Quill?" she asked him.

"No," Embry whispered. "But he's snaps at the slightest things now and he's gotten a lot bigger all of a sudden."

"Are you as worried about him as I am?" Corlie asked.

"Yeah I am."

A couple of days later Paul made his return to school and Quill came down with the flu. To say Paul was different now that he was back would be an understatement. His hair was a lot shorter, he was also a lot taller now so he was over six feet tall. He had also gotten really muscular, she could see all the girls in the school eyeing him as they walked by. He looked a lot like Jared did and he now stood with Jared and Kim by Jared's locker.

"Hey," Jacob said making Corlie turn away from Paul.

"Hey Jake," she said and he leaned over and kissed her lips.

"What were you so interested in over there?" Jacob asked as he the took her hand in his.

"Paul's back," she whispered and Jacob turned and saw Paul standing with Jared and Kim and he was staring at them, well more like angrily glaring.

"Have you talked to him?" Jacob asked.

"No and he hasn't given any inclination he wants to talk to me," she told him.

"Do you want to go talk to him?" Jacob asked her.

"He's been my best friend since we were born Jake," Corlie told him. "Of course I want to talk to him, I just don't think he wants to talk to me."

"Well go talk to him if you want," he said. "I'll see you in class," he told her and leaned over and touched his lips against hers and then made his way to class. Corlie took a deep breath and adjusted the strap of her bag that was on her shoulder and made her way over to where Paul was.

Corlie finally stopped in front of Paul and took a deep breath.

"Paul," Corlie said softly and he glanced down at her.

"What?" he snapped angrily and she jumped back at his tone.

"What's going on with you?" she asked. "I tried calling you and I talked to your mom and she wouldn't let me see you."

"Did you ever think that maybe I didn't want to see you," he growled.

"Paul, we've been best friends forever, there isn't a part of my life that doesn't include you," she told him.

"Well maybe I'm tired of being friends with you Corlie, you're better off without me," he told her.

"Paul I…" she said as her eyes filled with tears. "Paul."

"Leave me alone Corlie," he told her. "We'll both be better off without each other," he told her. "We can't be friends anymore." he said meanly. "It seems as if you've already replaced me with Jacob Black anyway."

"No one could ever replace you Paul," she said getting upset. "Jacob and I have gotten closer since you've been out with…" she said looking him up and down. "It sure as hell wasn't the flu" she added. "Jacob and I have spent a lot of time together and…"

"You let him stick his tongue down your throat," Paul growled.

"Paul I…"

"It doesn't matter Corlie, we're not friends anymore," he told her and Corlie tried to fight back her tears but one managed to roll down her cheek before she turned and ran off.

"Damn it," Paul cursed and kicked the lockers.

"I know that had to be hard for you," Jared said. "But you do know Sam's right, its to dangerous for you to be around her right now."

"I know, but I do miss her," Paul said. "So much." he added. "And she's replaced me with Jacob Black."

"She hasn't replaced you Paul," Jared told him. "She's always been friends with him."

"I know."

"Well if it will make you feel better he'll end up hurting her to," Jared said.

"Why would that make me feel better?" he growled angrily.

"He'll phase to," Jared told him. "Quill is phasing now, he'll be out just like you," he added. "Jacob shouldn't be to far behind him."

"That sucks," Paul said and Jared nodded.

"We have to get to class." Jared said.

Quill had just returned to school when Embry suddenly caught the flu to.

"I would really like to know what the hell is going on," Corlie said to Jacob. The two of them were in his garage wrapped in the blanket together. They had been making out a little here and there, Corlie loved kissing Jacob and she really liked Jacob a lot.

"Me to Corlie," Jacob sighed as she leaned against him.

"I mean first Jared, then Paul, then Quill shows up like them and now Embry has the flu and how much you want to bet he shows up looking like Paul and Jared."

"I know Corlie," he sighed.

"Are you next or something?" she asked.

"No Corlie I am not going to be next, I don't want to be a part of whatever is going on with them," he said quietly. "I never want to leave you," he told her. "I won't hurt you the way Paul has, I could never do that to you," he said and Corlie leaned up and pressed her lips against his, Jacob was shocked but he quickly wrapped his arms around her and kissed her back as Corlie straddled his lap and continued kissing him. Corlie felt Jacob's hands running over her body as he pulled away and started placing kisses on her neck. Corlie placed her hands on his face and he looked up at her and he crashed her lips against his. Jacob let his hands run all over body, he rested his hands on her hips and pushed her shirt up, he slowly and gently ran his hand under her shirt across her stomach and instead of telling him to stop she moved her lips to his neck and Jacob moved his hand further up her shirt as she moved her lips along his neck. When Corlie touched her lips to his Jacob cupped her breast through her bra and Corlie pulled away.

"Jake," she said panting, trying to catch her breath. "Slow down a little," she told him and moved off his lap and sat beside him. "You ok?" she asked him and he nodded. "Jake," she said and ran her fingers across his cheek.

"I'm fine Corlie," he assured her and leaned over and kissed her lips. "You should get home, you're curfew is in fifteen minutes," he told her and she smiled.

"Ok, I'll see you tomorrow Jake," she said softly and leaned over and kissed his lips.

Paul still avoided Corlie at school, even if she tried to talk to him. He never answered the phone when she called him and never called her back either. She also knew about all the random girls he slept with. Any pretty girl that looked his way was pretty much welcome to his bed or he was welcomed to their bed. He barely looked her way anymore, she guessed he really did mean it when he said he didn't want to be friends with her anymore. Corlie wiped a tear that ran down her cheek. She couldn't believe she had lost Paul, she thought that would never happen. It wasn't just Paul that she lost, Quill and Embry were now hanging out with Paul and Jared and Sam Uley, they didn't even talk to Jacob and Corlie anymore and Corlie was so afraid she was going to loose Jacob to, she didn't know what she'd do if she lost him to.

All the guys couldn't understand why Jacob hadn't phased yet, he had definitely been getting bigger so he should have phased by now. All the guys were at Sam's house having dinner discussing Jacob.

"So you guys have been keeping an eye on Jacob at school?" Sam asked.

"Yes," Jared assured him. "Other than getting bigger he hasn't shown any other signs he'll phase anytime soon."

"You say he spends a lot of time with Corlie Phillips," Sam said.

"Yeah they're dating," Embry told him and Sam glanced over at Paul.

"Is this the same Corlie that's…"

"No longer my best friend because of all this wolf shit!" Paul growled angrily. "Yeah that's her."

"She's keeping him calm and happy," Sam said. "He'll phase eventually, I just hope Corlie isn't the one that sets him off, that she isn't around the first time he phases."

"I'll kill him if he hurts her." Paul said angrily, The guys turned to look at him. All of them knew how hard it was for him being away from Corlie, that no matter how easy he made it look, that being away from him hurt more than he let them know.

"Paul," Sam warned him.

"I'm just telling you now," he growled angrily at Sam.

"Go take a walk," Sam ordered and Paul stood up and ran out.

As Paul ran trying to get his anger under control, he thought about Corlie, his best friend in the entire world, his best friend that probably hated him now because it wasn't safe for her to be around him. The only person who had always been there for him and cared about him and shoved medicine down his throat when he was sick and being stubborn. Sometimes he thought she knew him better than he knew himself and now because of all this wolf stuff he had lost her, the only person in the world besides his mom who mattered to him. In all his running and thinking about Corlie, Paul had somehow managed to find himself outside Jacob's house.

"Might as well check in on Jacob," he said and he walked around the house and towards Jacob's garage but he wasn't prepared for what he saw when he stepped inside.

"What the hell is going on!" Paul exclaimed angrily.

Corlie and Jacob were spending tonight alone together again. All they had was each other now since all their other friends now hung out with Sam Uley. Corlie had her head laid on his chest and her arms wrapped around him, like she never wanted to let him go.

"Corlie, what's wrong?" he asked worried.

"Jake, I've noticed how much taller and bigger you've gotten lately, just like the rest of the guys did," she whispered. "I just know I'll loose you to soon."

"I'm not going anywhere," Jacob told her. "You're not going to loose me Corlie," he said softly and leaned over and kissed her lips. Corlie wrapped her arms around him and pulled herself closer to Jacob as he kissed her neck and ran his hands down her sides and began to push her shirt up and over her head and dropped it to the ground. He brought his lips back to hers and kissed her as he gently lowered her to the ground. He pulled away hovering over her, searching her face for something telling him to stop but he didn't see it see it and he brought his lips back to hers before placing his lips against her stomach.

"So beautiful," he whispered against her skin as he continued to kiss her stomach and bit higher. He placed a kiss between her breasts as his other hand traveled over her bare legs, she had worn a skirt today, Jacob's hand disappeared under her skirt when they heard an angry yell behind them.

Paul stood in the doorway of the garage watching as Jacob Black kissed his best friend. It should be him with Corlie, kissing her like that. He let out an angry growl as he saw Jacob's hand travel under her skirt and he couldn't keep quiet any longer.

"What the hell is going on!" Paul exclaimed angrily and Jacob and Corlie jumped apart and Corlie covered herself with her arms as she looked around for her shirt, finally finding it on the ground. She slipped it on and looked over and saw Paul in the doorway.

"Paul," Corlie said.

"What are you doing here?" Jacob asked him. "You've made it perfectly clear you want nothing to do with either one of us."

"Well that's true," Paul told them and he turned to Corlie. "Its nice to know how replaceable I was," he said. "That it was easy for you to forget about me."

"I haven't forgotten about you Paul," Corlie told him and stood up and Paul let his eyes travel over her body. He thought she had gotten more beautiful since he phased.. "And no one could ever replace you," she told him. "You're the one who left me, who never calls me, who wants nothing to do with me," she told him. "Its all your fault," she added.

"You should probably leave," Jacob told him. "Now!" he demanded and Paul smirked. Jacob was getting angry, it would be just the kick he needed to phase.

"And what if I don't?" Paul asked. "What are you going to do about it?" he asked crossing his arms over his chest and smirking at Jacob.

"Paul just go," Jacob said angrily.

"Nope," Paul said popping the p.

"Paul what do you want?" Corlie asked as she walked towards him. "What are you trying to do?" she asked him.

"I just want to talk to Jacob alone," he said.

"No, I'm not leaving," she told him.

"Coraline," Paul growled.

"No Paul," she said firmly. "I can't leave."

"Why not?"

"Because if I leave I know I probably won't hear from Jake again, he'll disappear for about two weeks and then come back looking like the rest of you guys," she said upset as her eyes filled with tears. "He'll stop being my friend to and I won't have anyone and I can't loose Jake to," she told Paul as the tears fell down her cheeks. "I've already lost Jared and you, Kim, Embry and Quill," she wiped her eyes with her thumbs. "And Jake has lost all of you two," she told him. "All we have left is each other, all our friends left us," she told him as the tears fell down her cheeks.

"Corlie," Paul whispered. "I don't have any control over this, Its going to happen no matter how much you and Jake don't want it to," he told her. "No one has control over this." he told her. "You'll loose Jake eventually." he said and Corlie shook her head.

"When did you become such a jerk," she said. "Why are you doing this to me?" she asked quietly and Paul looked over at her and saw the tears running down her cheeks.

"Corlie," he said softly when he noticed her tears. "Don't cry," he whispered. He always hated to see her cry and normally he would be after the person who made her cry, beating them up like he did all the other guys who hurt her and made her cry but this time it was him who had hurt her and made her cry and well he couldn't exactly beat himself up.

"Corlie I know you don't believe it but I am sorry, I wish this didn't have to happen," he told her. "You have to believe I don't like hurting you," he told her as he touched her face.

"I miss you," she cried.

"Corlie," he whispered and brushed her hair away from her face.

"I miss you to," he told her. "But we can't see each other anymore." he added and brushed a tear away that ran down her cheek.

"Get your hands off of her," they heard Jacob say and Corlie turned to look and saw he was shaking slightly. "Don't touch her," he said angrily.

"Damn it," Paul cursed. "Go home Corlie," he told her.

"Paul what's going on?" she asked nervously.

"Just please go home," he told her.

"She doesn't have to go anywhere," Jacob told him.

"You still trust me?" Paul asked.

"Paul…"

"Coraline answer me," he demanded.

"Yes," she said.

"Then please do what I ask and go home, run," he told her. "Just trust me," she said and she heard an angry growl come from Jacob as he started shaking more and suddenly all she wanted to do was run so she quickly turned and ran out of Jacob's garage.

"CORLIE!" Jacob yelled angrily and went to run after her but Paul stepped in front of him.

"Let her go Jake," Paul told him.

"Get out of my way!" Jacob said slowly.

"No Jake, you need to calm down."

"My girlfriend just left because of you," he spat. "MOVE!" he roared and suddenly where Jacob was standing was a giant russet colored wolf, Paul phased seconds later and there was a silver colored wolf where he was once standing.

What's going on- Jacob asked panicked.

The legends we've heard all our lives are true- Paul told him. Sam can explain things better.

It wasn't much later that they got Jacob to phase back and they all were at Sam's and he was telling Jacob everything about the legends and how they were true.

"So this is why you have to stay away from Corlie?" Jacob asked quietly.

"Yeah too easily angered to be around her," Paul said sadly. "But I miss her and it hasn't gotten any better only worse," he admitted.

"And speaking of Corlie," Sam said. "Its really not the best idea for either of you to be around her," he told Jacob. "You could easily hurt her if you got angry."

"I'm not staying away from her," Jacob growled angrily.

"Its for the best," Sam told him. "Because there's also imprinting to worry about."

"What the hell is that?" Jacob spat.

"Its when we find our soul mate, the woman we'll be with for the rest of our lives," Sam told him. "You look into her eyes and suddenly nothing matters but her, you feel the earth shift under you and suddenly your whole world revolves around this woman." Sam told him.

"So I have to stay away from Corlie not only because I might get angry and hurt her but because I could do this imprinting thing on some girl."

"Yes Jake and how do you think Corlie will feel then, when you suddenly meet another girl and you can't stay away from her, you're drawn to her and no matter how much you fight it, you can't because its so strong." Sam said quietly. "Its what happened when I imprinted on Emily." he said and Jacob leaned back in his chair and stared at Sam.

"What if Corlie's my imprint and you're keeping me away from her?" Jacob asked.

"She's not your imprint," Paul growled at him.

"Why?" Jacob asked. "because she's yours."

"You two stop NOW!" Sam ordered. "Both of you just stay away from Corlie, you're going to end up hurting her and then you'll both regret it," he told them. "Until you can get your emotions under control just stay away from her," he said and got up to leave. "That's not a request its an order." he told them and walked away.

"I'm going home," Paul said and got up and walked out of Sam's house.