Chapter 6: Paul's P.O.V of Vow
Paul's P.O.V.
I pratically had to drag myself out of bed. I didn't want to go to school especially if I had to see Crystal with her boyfriend. I growled, that jackass probably didn't even cherish the prize he had.
I could hear Jared pulling into my driveway. I shoved the last poptart in my mouth and made my way to the door.
"Hurry up man, we're going to be late." Jared beeped for the millionth time. I rolled my eyes as I closed the door behind me.
"Don't get your panties in a twist. I'm sure Kim will be waiting for you anyways." I laughed as I stepped into the car. Jared glared at me."You are so whipped." I mumbled under my breath but Jared heard it anyways and punched me on the shoulder.
"You are too with Crystal. All you could think about on patrol was how much you wanted to hold her and blah blah blah. And your calling me whipped." Jared smirked.
The rest of the ride was filled with Jared nonstop remarks about me imprinting. He kept going on and on about how surprised he was to see me imprint. I really wasn't paying any attention to him. I was to busy thinking about my Crystal. I was becoming agitated. It has only been a day without seeing her but to me, it felt like an eternity. I was practically jumping out of my seat when Jared pulled into the parknglot of the school.
True to my word, Kim was waiting for Jared outside the school building with a giant smile on her face.I slapped Jared on the back and laughed. Jared grunted before pratically jumping out of the car and running towards Kim. I got out of the car myself and started thinking of ways to take my Crys away from that jackass. "Speak of the devil and he shall appear." I thought as I spotted Richard and he wasn't alone.
I found Richard flirting with a girl. My body shook with anger. I fought for control. How could that son of a B**tch do this to my Crystal? He didn't deserve her.
I marched right over to that jackass. I was only a couple of feet away when he looked up with a surprised expression. And then I swung with all my strength. He fell to the floor once my fist made contact with his face. He clutched a hand to his jaw where I had hit him.
"That should teach you to treasure what you have or what you don't deserve. Crystal deserves better than your sorry little ass." I spat with so much anger. I could feel my body wanting to transform but I couldn't. Not with this many people around me. I was just about to lounge again at Richard when I felt a strong arm pulling me back.
"Let me go Jared." I tried wiggling out of his grasp but I finally gave up. Richard didn't even deserve my attention anyways.
"Do you really want to piss Crystal off by puching her boyfriend." Jared pulled me away from the now gathering crowd.
"He doesn't deserve to be her boyfriend." I yelled out my fustrations.
"Dude, then tell her that. Or better yet, show her that." Jared said. I grunted, that was exactly what I was planning on doing.
The bell rang signaling us to get to class. I walked into the building with Jared. I sat on one of the desks and Jared continued trying to make me calm down. I finally could feel the angry tremors fading away, when I felt someone grab me and drag me towards the back of the classroom.
It was my Crystal. I couldn't wipe away the smile that was itching on my face when I noticed her angry expression.
"What the hell is your problem? Why did you punch Richard?" I cringed at the amount of hatred in her voice. I could feel the pang of jealousy that was making its way through my body. But ultimately, it hurt to see that she really did care about the jerk.
"Because I saw him flirting with another girl." She furried her eyebrows obivoulsy confused.
"And..." She said as if that wasn't a good enough reason for me to punch Richard. Thats when I totally lost it. How could she not get angry with Richard. He was cheating on her and she didn't even care.
What do you mean and?" I pratically growled "Do you have no self respect? What, does he have you so controlled, where you can't get mad if he goes off and flirts with another girl. He doesn't deserve you." I was shaking furiously. Cyrstal looked to stunned to speak.
I fought for control. I wanted no more than to go and kick that a**holes ass. I couldn't help but wonder how he treated her if he could go off and flirt with other girls without Crystal even getting mad.
""I-I,..ugh." Crystal looked as if she was at a loss of words but then the teacher walked in and interrupted her.
"Take your seats please." The teacher called out. Crystal quickly made a dash for her seat. I, however, was still trying to regain at least somewhat of control. When I finally decided that I wouldn't hurt my Crys, I walked over and sat down next to her like yesterday.
I stared at her the rest of the day. She tryed avoided and ignoring me but I would occasionally catch her eyes on me, ofcourse, which boosted my ego a couple of points. I couldn't stop thinking about her. Which wasn't good because I knew I wouldn't be able to do half the things I wanted to do to her because she had a boyfriend. "A boyfriend that didn't deserve her." I snarled.
And finally the bell rang sending us to lunch. Crystal pratically ran out to the classroom which hurt because I knew she as doing it because of me. I guess today I would sit with the guys because I wouldn't be able to withstand seeing Crystal with that jackass. I laughed, I had refered to Richard as 'Jackass' so many times that I decided to make it his official nickname.
I walked through the doors of the cafeteria. My gaze automatically found Crystal. I growled as I watched her talking to the 'jackass'. Thanks to my superhearing, I could hear everything she was saying."Richard, I am so sorry. I'll tell Paul were not really going out." I stopped dead in my tracks. My ears still ringing from her words.
What?" I yelled from across the cafeteria. I made my way to her table. Crystal looked shocked."You two arn't going out." I couldn't figure which emotion was the strongest. I could feel my heart flutter as I realized she didn't have a boyfriend. But I was extremely confused at the same time. Why had she lyed to me? I grabbed her arm and took her to the hall for privacy.
"Oww," Cyrstal whimpered. I immediately let go of her arm. I hadn't realized that my grasp was too tight for her. "I'm sorry." I muttered. I hated myself for hurting her, my Crystal.
"Its ok." She mumbeld. "Now, what do you want." I cringed at the sound of her voice.
You're not going out with that jackass." It was a question instead of a statement. I could hear the jealousy in my voice.
"No, I'm not." My heart swelled while my mind was filled with thousands of questions.
"Then why did you lie to me." I locked eyes with hers. I smiled as her cheeks took on a shade of pink.
"umm...B-because you wouldn't leave m-me alone." Cyrs stuttered. My eyes went wide. Did Crystal really want me to leave her alone? Was I a pest to her? "So I pretended that I had a boyfriend, so you would leave me alone." My heart stopped. Her gaze fell to her feet embarrassed.
A million thoughts ran through my head. Crystal obviously did not feel a thing for me and I was a pest that wouldn't leave her alone. I didn't know if she really got my intentions. I wanted her to fall in love with me, so I would have to show it, right?
I placed two fingers under my chin and brought face up so I could see those beautiful eyes."Crystal, I like you and a lot. Will you go out with me?" My heart pounded in my chest as I waited for her answer. Crystal opened her mouth to answer when she was interrupted.
"Hey Pauly." A look of hurt spread through Crystals eyes and she moved away from me, creating space between us. Space that I hated. Adrian continued as if she didn't notice Crystal with me. "I had fun that night we were together. We should deffinately do it again." She whispered seductively. I couldn't my eyes off Crystal though. The look of hurt was more prominent now. I silently regreted everything that I had done with Adrian. Sam was right, I would regret being a player one day. Karma was a bitch and it was biting my ass right now.
Adrian finally walked away. Crystal turned and glared at me. Her eyes held so much anger and hatred that my heart felt like it was shattering into pieces. I reached out to touch her and explain everything but she stepped away from my touch. I couldn't help but feel anger towards Adrian. If she hadn't of interrupted, Crystal would of been mine. But I knew it was all my fault. Cyrstal would never say yes to me now.
The bell rang signaling lunch was over. People began to pour into the halls. But I couldn't care less. I wanted Crystal to say something, anything.
"No Paul, I will not go out with you." My heart cringed. I felt like I had just lost the love of my life.
"Crys, I..." But she ran away. Crystal left me alone in the hallway. I wanted to go after her but I knew she needed space.
My whole body felt numb. My heart felt torn in half and Crystal had just ran off with the missing piece. I turned and faced the crowd that had gathered around me.
"What are you looking at." I hissed. They quickly dispersed and I felt my body raging in anger. Anger at myself. How could I have lost the best thing that ever happened to me?
I punched the locker near me, venting my anger out in it. "Stupid, stupid, stupid." I yelled to myself. Cyrstal probably wouldn't even look at me anymore.
~Later on~
I called every phone number I could possibly think of. The police station said they would inform me of any leads they would recieve, but that didn't stop me from going out to look for her myself.
How could Crystal leave without saying good bye? My mind raced. I felt like I couldn't think staight. What if she was hurt somewhere? Cyrstal hadn't even made it home after she stormed out of school. I mentally slapped myself for not following her off to make sure she was safe.
I phased and immediately heard the voices of the pack. I couldn't thank them enough for doing this for me.
"Its our job to protect La Push and everyone in it." I could here Sam's voice. But I continued runing in unbelievable speed towards anywhere the pack hadn't searched.
I had to find her. She was my soulmate and I wanted, no needed her to be safe.
I growled out in fustration as I pounced through trees.
And then I smelled it. The sweet smell of vampire that burned my nostrils. But it was mixed with another familiar scent. A scent that belonged to my soulmate. The scent that belonged to my Crystal.
