(A/N) Here is chapter 10 ;) There is a whole lotta drama in this one xD

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Chapter 10

The Big Secret

The next day, Rose finally decided to go apologize to Paul, but she had to admit, she was extremely nervous. What if he didn't accept her apology? Or even worse, what if he refused point blank to speak to her? That would upset her deeply, as over the short amount of time she'd been away from Paul; her feelings had grown for him. She'd missed him.

So, biting her lip in a nervous manner, Rose stepped out of her house, and immediately proceeded on her mission to find Paul, though she made sure to steer clear from the forest. She'd taken Sam's advice very seriously. Despite the fact she barely even knew Sam, she had the feeling he wouldn't make something up, and so he must have meant it when he told her the woods were dangerous.

Sighing, she shoved her hands in the front pockets of her jeans, glancing up at the sun for a second, before returning her gaze to the ground. At least it was sunny for once, and it wasn't raining, though saying that, the ground was still extremely damp from the rain.

As she heard some laughter in the distance, she immediately glanced up, and a small groan escaped her lips. Embry and Quil were currently making their way towards her. Rose didn't have a problem with the two of them or anything, it's just she wasn't in the best of moods for their teasing,

"Hey Rose, fancy seeing you here!" Embry greeted, smirking as usual.

"What do you mean 'fancy seeing you here'? I'm outside...isn't it considered normal to be outside?"

"Not really,"

"Yeah, I mean, you always seemed to be locked away in your house," Quil chipped into the conversation.

"That's because it's always raining," Rose pointed out.

"So? It's only a little bit of water," Quil replied, grinning widely.

"It's so strange seeing you outside," Embry joked.

"You make me sound like a vampire or something," Rose laughed, not noticing the two boys tense up at the word vampire.

"Yeah..." Embry glanced round awkwardly and scratched the back of his head, whilst Quil frowned lightly.

"What's up, why are you guys acting weird all of a sudden?" Rose glanced at the two shirtless boys curiously.

"Nothing," they said simultaneously, causing Rose to grow even more suspicious, though she decided to drop it. Ever since Paul had ran out of her kitchen, she'd decided never to pressure people into telling her stuff. She had learned her lesson.

"Do you guys know where Paul is?" Rose asked, "I need to speak to him,"

At the mention of Paul, the two boys exchanged sly glances and immediately started smirking broadly.

"Ooh, you hear that, Quil, she's looking for Paul," Embry exclaimed.

"Yeah, she's looking for her little Paulie-kins!"

Rose sighed heavily and rolled her eyes, "Are you guys gonna bother answering my question?"

"You hear that, Embry? She's so anxious about seeing her Paulie!"

"Her sweet, precious Paulie-kins!"

"Guys...really?"

"He's at Sam's,"

"Thanks, Embry," Rose brushed past them, smiling faintly. Despite the fact those guys were kind of annoying, they were also pretty funny...but mostly just annoying.

"Better not keep Paulie-kins waiting!" Quil called after Rose, before he and Embry burst into a fit of laughter. They obviously loved teasing Rose; in fact it was starting to become a daily routine for them. Rose didn't mind too much though, it often cheered her up.

Rose bit her lip once she reached Sam's house, and she gently knocked on the door, shifting round nervously as she waited for a few moments, before the door swung open and there stood Emily.

"Oh, hi Rose," Emily hugged her, "What a surprise to see you here,"

"Hi Emily, I was just wondering if Paul was here, I really need to speak to him,"

Emily nodded, before pulling Rose into the house gently.

"Paul, Rose is here to see you," Emily stated, before walking into the kitchen. Rose glanced round nervously as she noticed quite a few shirtless boys sitting in the house, thankfully not one of them noticed her...well, apart from Paul, who immediately got to his feet and walked over to Rose, a confused expression on his face.

"What are you doing here, Rose?" He asked, staring down at her.

"I need to talk to you," She glanced round the room, "Alone,"

Paul sighed and nodded, before grabbing her hand and leading her outside. It was obvious he didn't really want to talk to her right now; maybe he thought she was going to nag at him for not telling her his big secret.

Paul stopped on the porch and turned to face her, a cautious expression on his face.

Rose took a deep breath, "I'm sorry," She stated quickly, her hazel eyes boring into his "It was wrong of me to try and force you to tell me your secret,"

Paul nodded, "It's okay. I'm sorry for ignoring you, I guess I just don't want to scare you off,"

"How can you scare me off, Paul?" Rose laughed lightly, "The secret can't be that bad,"

Paul stared at her in a slightly sheepish manner.

"Wait," Rose frowned, "You're not a paedophile are you? That's not the big secret, right?"

"No!" Paul chuckled and quickly shook his head, "Of course not!"

"I mean if you are you can tell me, but I would have to turn you in to the police,"

"I'm not a paedophile, Rose,"

"You sure?"

"Yes, I'm sure! Do I look like a paedophile to you?"

"Well...you do look rather shifty,"

"What?"

"Never mind, Paulie-kins,"

"Paulie-kins?"

"Oops, sorry! I was just thinking about Quil and Embry,"

"What? Are they going round calling me Paulie-kins or something?"

"Yep,"

"Wow, that's weird,"

"Yep," Rose smiled and fell silent, before, "So, friends again?"

"Friends?" Pauls face seemed to drop slightly at this.

"Yeah, friends, like we were before I practically interrogated you,"

Paul sighed heavily and nodded, "Sure,"

Rose hugged Paul tightly, "I'm glad,"

Paul sighed again, before wrapping his arms around Rose, embracing her tightly.

Rose was not glad that they were friends. She was grateful that they were on speaking terms again, but she couldn't help but wish they were more than friends. Though she could tell Paul only saw her as a friend. It was a slightly depressing thought, if she was completely honest.

"Rose," Paul pulled away, an uncertain look on his face, "You promise that whatever the secret is, you won't run away from me?"

"I promise Paul," Rose stated, getting a little excited. Did this mean Paul was going to tell her the big secret? She hoped so.

"I think I'm ready to tell you, Rose," Paul stated, smiling at her faintly. Rose noticed that he seemed a little, uncertain...almost nervous.

"Okay, so tell me," Rose smiled cheerfully.

"Not here," Paul grabbed her hand and pulled her off towards the forest, whilst Rose smiled happily. This meant Paul trusted her! He was going to tell her the big secret! She finally would know what was going on...maybe.

"Rose," Paul stopped once they were a little way into the forest, "What I am about to tell you is pretty unbelievable, okay?"

Rose nodded, but didn't say anything.

"You have to promise not to freak out or anything. I promise I would never hurt you,"

Rose nodded again, "I won't Paul, I promise,"

"Okay, Rose," Paul took a deep breath, "I'm a wolf,"