Sorry it took so long schools a drag. All constructive criticism welcome.

Lily of the Valley

Chapter 7

I woke up to the sound of a car door slamming and a cold wind hitting my face which was replaced with warmth. I opened my eyes to find myself staring into a large chest and wrapped in large arms being carried to the front door of my old home.

"You know I could've walked." I said looking up at Paul.

"Then you'd probably freeze to death." He commented opening the door I'd not locked.

"You can put me down now."

"Whoever said I wanted to?" He asked sarcastically and cockily looking down at me.

"Paul I need to get dressed for bed and get the groceries out of the car and not to mention getting my clothes unpacked." I rambled.

"Okay no need to talk me to death." Paul joked setting me on my feet only a few feet for the door.

"Then I'll go get the groceries." I suggested moving to go outside but I was stopped by Paul.

"I didn't carry you all the way inside for you just to go back out there, I'll get the groceries and you go do whatever else needs to be done." He said before he walked leisurely outside to my rented car for the bags.

I huffed a strand of hair out of my face and marched up to my room. I plopped my first suitcase onto my bed and unlocked it pulling out some pajamas for tonight. This included a black long sleeved shirt along with undergarments with a pair of guy boxers I'd bought for myself.

"I put all of the stuff in the fridge and pantry if you want to cook it later-" He stopped in midsentence and looked at the boxers that laid on my bed. "Whose are those?" When he asked this his voice changed completely from nonchalant to angry and slightly shaking.

"What?" I asked scrunching my eyebrows slightly confused.

"The boxers." He clipped through slightly clenched teeth.

"Their mine. Why?" I asked quizzically.

"Their guy boxers." He said in the same tone.

"Yeah, I bought them for myself." As soon as I said this Paul closed his eyes and took a long drag of air into his lungs and breathed out. "Hey are you okay?" I asked moving closer to him placing my hand on his burning cheek. "Are you sick, Paul?"

"No, I'm just a little aggravated."

"By what? Guy boxers? I see that anger problem of yours hasn't let up any bit." I joked.

His eyes opened and a small hit of anguish showed there in their depths.

"Sorry I just lost it for a second." He apologized leaning down low enough to touch our foreheads.

"It's okay at least I didn't end up like that kid you pummeled in sixth grade."

"Yeah I don't want that to ever happen to you."

"It's okay it won't. And now I have to take a shower." I said turning around and dug through my suitcase to find a towel and my hair dryer and gathered my clothes.

"You want me to stay or go it's your call." Paul optioned.

"I think it'd be nice to catch up a little more with an old friend." I said before disappearing into the shower.

Flashback (Sixth grade Quileute middle)

"Hey you, Red girl." I heard some kid call me.

"What do you want Kane?"I asked annoyed already.

"My buddy Sean and I want you off our land."

"And why in the hell would I listen to some sorry as excuses for boys?" I said with my temper boiling to its braking point.

"Hey Kane why don't you piss off."I heard a familiar voice from behind me say.

"Why don't you Paul? Plus I thought I was talking to your little girlfriend here and not your sorry ass." Kane stated stepping a few feet closer along with his lackey Sean.

"You take one more step and your dead." Paul warned clenching his fists by his sides.

"Oh yeah what are you going to do? Huh Pesky Paul?" Kane urged stepping forward even more.

Paul made a step forward but I stopped him, grabbing his arm.

"Come on Paul he's not worth getting yourself in trouble." I reassured him.

He looked at me then slowly but surely decided to turn around with me and walk away.

"Hey I was talking to you!" I heard Kane complain right before I was pulled to the ground by my right arm as my head hit the ground I gave a cry of pain as the shock of the drop left me disoriented just for a moment.

When I did finally get up I saw Paul pin Kane down and started to pound his face in. When I finally could stand I ran over to where they were on the ground while holding my head I tried to stop Paul for killing Kane.

"Paul! Paul, stop it! Stop it Paul!" I protested. "Paul you're going to kill him!"

I finally managed to get Paul off when Jacob, Quil, and Embry helped me, which was about five minutes later when Paul stopped before he gave Kane a broken nose with a busted lip.

End of Flashback

When I'd finished taking a shower and dressed myself in the bathroom I opened the door to let the steam from the water out. I started up the blow dyer and looked out the door in search of Paul. There he was as patient as ever sitting on my bed staring a hole in my side.

"Take a picture I'll last longer." I commented looking at him.

"So sad I don't have camera to take one." He retorted.

"Typical." I snorted.

When I'd finished with my hair I walked into my old room where Paul was sitting on my bed.

"Aren't you going to be cold in that?" He referred to my pajamas, looking me up and down.

"Nope, I have a heater in the room if you forgot and pretty thick blankets." I said patting the blankets I was sitting cross-legged on.

"So what've you been up to?" He asked turning his body to face me, and folded his legs like mine.

"I went to a good college you could say. I graduated a few months after I turned sixteen, and became a history teacher." I explained.

"Sounds exciting."

"Yes it was. I've had to stop multiple fights, and I got a scar from a switch blade someone had and tried to use on another student." I explained.

"Someone hurt you!" Paul said not even above a whisper but it sent a chill through me as he started to shake.

"Hey, hey I'm fine just ten stitches." I said placing my hand on his face.

Immediately he calmed down and took a breath. His cheek was warm and soft under my hand, but tense.

"But someone still hurt you."

"It's not like I can go through life unharmed every step of the way, now is it?" I questioned noticing he was shaking even more erratically.

"It's not okay and that's not the point."

He stood abruptly and ran down stairs to the front door. As he did I followed trying desperately to catch up with him.

"Where in the hell are you going?" I screamed half way down the stairs while he already had the front door jerked open.

"I need to calm down." Was all that altered the air between us from his mouth.

I was left in the house alone while he ran outside closing the door behind him. I sat down on the second step and put my hands in my hair thinking over what I the world had just happened.

Updates are becoming less and less frequent I know and I'm sorry but my computer has been acting up, matter a fact it was acting up yesterday and that's why this post is later than I planned. I also plan to make a new Jacob Black fan fiction with an OC that I hope you like. It's coming soon or whenever I finish Lily of the Valley. Thanks for all your support zodiacgem01.