Chapter nine

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I sat up straight, ready to take whatever was going to be thrown at me. I knew I would trust and believe anything Paul would tell me. Ask me why and I wouldn't be able to give you an answer.

Even though he had hurt me very badly physically, but emotionally he was there for me. My rock. Ever since my father and boyfriend's death two years ago, I found it hard to let any male into my life. I had that hurt and pain closed away, but recently it has begun to creep back. I mean I know I was only fourteen but Ryan was 'it' for me. Paul was slowly, but surely healing me. Which I was entirely grateful.

Paul had my hand wrapped in his rubbing soothing circles, which helped calm me down immensely.

"Katie, I...I...I'm a werewolf, you saw that first hand yourself." He looked in my eyes searching. I looked back wanting to let him know I understood, well as well as I could at the moment. "I will never forgive myself. Never. I am a sick-"

I cut him off there. I hated people, anyone blaming themselves for things that were out of their control and which I had already forgiven. That was one thing I didn't understand. I was just after finding out that Paul was a werewolf, like come on. I trusted him enough just to believe and move on. He was still Paul with a weird problem and I was still plain old Katie. Werewolf though, I remember as a child hearing Billy's silly little stories when I came to visit, I hoped they were real, turns out they really are.

I noticed Jacob looking at us both anxiously. Then something clicked. My brain worked quickly piecing things together.

"Are all the other guys werewolves too? Are you Jacob?" I wondered out loud.

"Yeah, I am." He said robotically. "I'm still Jacob though. I'm still your friend." He rushed. "Remember what we talked about in the car, right?"

"Of course you are." I turned my attention back to Paul who was watching my like a hawk. "Anything else?"

He just stared back, face full of wonder and awe, making me self-conscious.

"What?" I squirmed.

"It's just, you're taking this so well." Paul shook his head, causing hair to fall in his eyes. I reached out to push it away. It was so soft.

"How am I supposed to take it? Run away screaming? That didn't work to well for me last time, did it?" I half-joked.

"No, I'm glad you're listening to what I have to say, but Emily and Kim both started throwing things at Sam and Jared. Jared got a hairdryer to the head." Paul chuckled nervously.

"You'd better watch yourself and make sure I don't change my mind. I am in a hospital bed after all." I laughed sending pain down my side. Paul noticed this and continued with the explanation, with a little pain and remorse in his beautiful eyes.

"You asked was there anything else, and there is. We're, werewolves are made specifically to protect our people from our enemy. I failed you, but I never ever will hurt you again." Paul said darkly. He tentatively stroked along a bandaged area on my face.

"Who's your enemy?" I questioned eagerly, ignoring the apology? I would have to leave that to another day when I was strong enough to actually say what I wanted to say. Let's just say, it involved me hitting him over and over again.

"Vampires." A chill ran down my spine.

"Vampires?" I asked weakly.

"Yes, you've met one actually." He seemed very annoyed at this fact.

"No way. Who? When? Where? Who?" I practically yelled repeating myself.

"Doctor Cullen, well, himself and his family are supposedly good vampires, they only drink animal blood. " He explained further, smirking at my questions.

Animal blood, that's good I suppose. Wait, animal. I began to panic. "Wait! You're a werewolf, he could kill you and you Jacob." I yelled spinning around to look at Jacob.

Paul surprised me by chuckling, drawing my attention back to him. "Like I said, we're designed to protect our people, we are built to kill vampires."

I relaxed seeing how laid back he was. Jacob seemed to have relaxed as well and was now sitting on the brown, plastic chair at my bedside.

"Do you like being a werewolf Jacob?" I asked softly.

"Yes and No. I love my family, they're everything to me. It's just the side effects of being a werewolf that sometimes get to me. Personally I think the worst is that the whole pack can tell what I'm thinking, they know my every thought. The temperature and body changes are nothing compared to that." He seemed really depressed saying that, but then his face brightened. "But I get to have this hot body that nobody can resist, even you."

I chuckled. "You wish. You guys can hear each other's thoughts? Wow, that's so cool! I always wanted to be able to do that!" Jacob raised his eyebrow at me. "What? I'm sixteen I'm allowed dream." I huffed folding my arms. "I can so resist your body." I winked at him.

I heard Paul growl. That was something else I needed to sort.

"Paul, I think you should stop being so...protective of me. It's very flattering, don't get me wrong but I'm an independent person." I wanted him to understand. I wasn't ready. "Oh and try to save the growling to when you're a werewolf. Jacob seems to be able to."

"I just care a lot about you." He rushed to say.

"I know that, but I'm allowed to talk to other guys and flirt and mess around with them. With you I have no room to breathe." I didn't mean to be rude, but this wasn't going the way I had planned. I wanted him to say 'okay, grand' and then be friends, but no.

"Why would you want to do that?" He seemed to be staring at Jacob when I said this.

"Why? Paul I'm sixteen. I have to have a bit of fun while I'm young." I reasoned. "Can we try being friends, without the awkwardness?"

I shot out my hand. He looked at me with a puppy dog eye expression, by I was sticking to what I had said.

Paul reluctantly agreed shaking my hand muttering 'friends'. "Why do you like Jacob so much?"

I smiled happily. "I just do."

With that said, the doc decided to come in then.

"Katie, you are all set to go. You just need to take your medicine and dress your injuries every day. Take care of yourself." He smiled. "Jacob. Paul." He gave them both a short nod and walked out.

"Thank the lord. Finally, I'm free." I exclaimed happily.

Jacob helped me off the bed and we headed to the front door to meet up with my mum.

"Hey wait! How come I didn't get one of those cool hospital robe things? Talk about unfair!" Jacob just let out a small laugh and then turned serious again.

"Katie, you can't tell your mum about us." Jacob whispered into my ear. "We have to stay a secret."

"Why did you tell me though?" I asked watching Paul's posture tense and Jacob doing the same.

"That's for another day." Paul said simply, leading me gently to the car.

Great another mystery.

"Not that I'm not glad you guys told me, but was it just because of the accident?" I say Paul wince at this. They both remained silent at this.

When we got home, Jacob dropped me to the door and hugged me lightly.

Mum cooked us up something quick and we both headed to bed. Mum was worn out staying at the hospital with me and the pain killers were making me dosey.

I found out the next day that school started on Monday, today was Sunday. I was doomed. My back no longer hurt when I walked or sat down. I did the normal teenage complaining of not wanting to go to school, but it didn't work very well for me.

All that was really left was the scars. My recovery had been awfully quick. Mum had said Doctor Cullen was the best doctor around. Funny that he's a vampire.

Sunday afternoon and evening went way to quick and before I knew it I was in Jacob's rabbit and on my way to school.

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