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Paul's POV

As soon as I was out of Payton's room I didn't change right away 'cause I didn't want the guys (except for Leah) to find out that Payton didn't want to be with me. I sure as hell knew that when they found out they were going to tease me up the ass for it and I did not want that to happen. I walked to my house, it wasn't that far and it was better than having everyone in the pack know my business. Sam was for sure going to kick my ass for not telling him what was wrong. Sure I ran off when I heard Payton scream my name but how was I supposed to know she was arguing with her Aunt? Oh well, he's just gonna have to deal.

I walked up to my house and opened the door. I could already smell Sam. Great. I took a deep breath and stepped inside.

"Where the hell have you been? And why did you just run off like that?" I was going to answer but he just kept on going. "I had Embry and Jared follow you but they said that they couldn't follow your sent over the river and then you changed so we couldn't call you!"

"Sam I was busy. I went to see Payton."

"So you all of a sudden stopped talking and took off? We had no idea were you went!"

"I heard her scream my name so I took off, when I got there she was just having an argument with someone."

Someone snorted. "And how did that go? Did you bring a change of clothes or did you just let it loose?"

"For your information, Jacob, I shredded my clothes in the woods." Jacob, Quil, and Jared busted out laughing.

"Yeah, Yeah. Laugh it up all you want. You guys wait till you imprint then I'll be the one laughing." After that they left my house…. and I went straight for the fridge.

Ummm. Do I feel like left over spaghetti or do I feel like chocolate cake? There was no competition with Emily's homemade chocolate cake. I grabbed the cake in the Tupperware and a fork. I walked over to the leather couch in the living room and turned on the TV. Then I dug in.

When I was finished I was tempted to just throw the stuff in the sink but I didn't want the house to get messy again so I did the unthinkable, I washed it. Yes you heard me, I. Washed. My. Dish. After that I went to bed and of course dreamt of Payton. What I dreamt you will never know.

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Next Week

Payton's POV

I hate Mondays. Maybe if it were named something else I would actually take a liking to it, but other than that I hate it. I do the every Monday to-do-list. I get up, turn off my alarm, drag myself out of bed, take a shower, try to find some clothes, try not to fall down the contraption that man calls stairs, grab breakfast, get my backpack, then head outside to face the cruel world; Full of skanky cheerleaders, I-want-to-fuck-you jocks, and teachers who are assholes.

I don't feel like running today so I decide to walk. Usually I would run all the way there and have no problem with it but today I just feel like walking. I had to wake up extra early because if I don't Paul shows up and makes me ride with him. It's not that I don't like him, I do. It's just that I like him too much for my own good and it really freaks me out when I'm with him. I can't explain it. It's like when a fan meets a fan and goes bonkers for them. I get all jittery and I can't sit still. I want to be in his arms, which is so not me. At all.

The last time he came and I told him I was fine with walking but he followed me all the way to school in his car. He got tons of people honking; he even got an old lady to give him the finger! Seriously. It made me laugh but when everybody was staring at me when I got to school grounds 'cause Paul was riding in his car, halfway out of the window trying to talk to me while steer. I don't get embarrassed when people look at me; I get it a lot when I get in trouble. I just don't want them to stare at me and then see Paul with me and start to assume we're together. Like I found out the first day here, word travels fast in a little town like La Push.

I told Paul that we were just friends and he said that he knew and said that if we're just friends then he could give me a ride to school. But I told him people would start to talk. He didn't seem to mind that at all. So here I am stuck waking up every morning at 5:30 so that I can escape him unseen. This is the first time so I'm hoping it works. It won't end up working tomorrow for sure, he'll probably wake up earlier or he might even go as far as to sleep on my doorstep. I wouldn't put it past him.

The hairs on the back of my neck suddenly stand up. I want to turn but I'm too scared to look. Its just Paul. Yeah, it's just Paul. Sure…just try and make something up so you don't feel scared anymore. I have to turn. If I don't what if some lunatic stabs me or something? It could happen. Okay stop acting like such a pussy already and turn your ass around!

I turn around, expecting to see Paul's car or a mugger but I don't see anyone. WTF? I know I for sure felt something but there is absolutely nothing there. I decide to go and back track a little. Maybe I'll see someone in the woods or something I missed? I walk back and even brave it out to walk a little ways into the woods. But there's nothing, absolutely nothing. Not even a rabbit or a squirrel. Weird. I shrug it off and start my walk again to school.

I make it to school but Paul's car isn't anywhere to be seen. Where the heck can he be? He hasn't missed a day since I've been here, why now? Did I say something to tick him off? I feel like such an ass now. Why do I feel like this? Its just Paul for crying out loud! Some guy I've only known for like a week! I should be feeling this way, I've never in my life felt this way about anyone, and I've had boyfriends in the past but not one emotion towards them has ever came close to this! Never!

I wipe away the tears that are threatening to escape and pull my hood over my head even lower. I walk into the bathroom and make sure I got them all. I'm already late so it doesn't matter. I got to the sink and pull down my hood. Yuck. My eyes are red and puffy and he tip of my nose is pink. I feel like those little characters in the Kleenex commercial. My nose is stuffy too. I feel like shit and I look like it too. All this for a guy. Life's a bitch right now. I clean up as much as I can and get ready to walk to class but I hear some one coming. I go into the last stall and crouch on the toilet. It's a someone with heels. "…. glad she didn't show up today."

"Yeah she's a total freak show."

"If she weren't such a bitch and didn't wear boys' clothes she might have a chance of actually being one of us." No way in hell that is going to happen. And what did they mean 'one of them'? Like they're some aliens or something. Maybe they are. I pulled out my cell phone and checked the time. Only a little while longer until first period is over. The bitch squad left and I walked out of the stall. I should have taken all three of them. Lindsey is nothing. Stacey is a pretty big girl…if you know what I mean, and Tania, well let's just say I'd like to pull a few locks out of her strawberry colored hair.

The bell rings and I rush over to second. Quil might be able to tell me where Paul is. Not that I care or anything. Yeah right… I'm dying to know! I practically run to my seat and wait till Quil comes. He walks in talking to Fern, how cute. But right now I'm screaming in my head… Sit your ass down man! He sees me and his smile disappears. What the hell did I do? He sits in his seat and doesn't even say a ''sup' or even a nod of the head in my direction. We have a while till the teacher gets here.

"Quil", I whisper. He doesn't even stiffen when I call his name. "Quil", this time I don't whisper.

He whips his head around to me with an angry look. "What." He doesn't yell it but he intenseness in his voice makes it hard for me not to flinch and he's sort of shaking.

"What the hell is wrong with you and why are you so damned mad at me?"

He didn't say anything he simply turned back around. First Paul doesn't come to school and now Quil won't talk to me and is mad at me for only god knows why? Quil was like a big brother to me. What t he hell could I have done to make him so mad? I tried to think back to everything I did in the two weeks I've been here but nothing was coming up or even giving me a clue to what I could have done.

So I did what I always do. I sucked it up and stopped being such a pansy.

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After School

Paul never showed up, at all and Quil didn't talk to me. I asked Fern if Quil was acting weird but she said he was his same old self. So it was just me he was acting weird with? It was starting to piss me off. I wanted answers and I wanted them now. Even if I had to do something I didn't want to.

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