Paul's POV:
Time has passed, about a month since I've heard Ariella's voice. I'd be worry sick if she hadn't emailed me explaining her parents cut her from the phone bill. I felt mad and sad all in one. Why did they do that? Her parents were overacting about her pregnancy. It wasn't like she killed someone. I'd still love Ariella, even if she did kill someone, but I doubt she'd ever do that. Besides Ariella also explain that the building she lived in had crappy reception, even for the house phone. That made me think something wasn't right but then I'd just be getting paranoid. The guys were getting peeved about my constant thoughts of her. They could go fuck themselves because I'd bet they'd be doing the same if it was their imprint.
"Whoa, guess what?" Quil exclaimed coming into Sam's house. We were all hanging out since the imprints went on a girl date together.
"What?" I asked.
"Didn't you freaking hear? Japan got hit by a massive quake and they got hit by a tsunami!"
I shook my head. "No they didn't. You're making it up."
Quil shook his head. "Yeah, well then switch to the news. I heard New York City is going to get hit next. The tsunami is traveling to all the coastlines."
My heart pumped, Ariella. Sam switched the channel and sure enough there was a video of what occurred. I can't believe I didn't fucking hear about this. Not even the imprint bound told me if Ariella was okay or not. The phone rang in an instant. My heart thudded again, feeling anxiety for the safety of Ariella and our child she carried.
Sam got up to answer and his eyes widened. "Alright, I'll alert them."
We all turned to look at him. "What's wrong?" Jared asked.
"There's a tsunami warning along the Pacific Northwest. We need to get out of here. I'm calling Emily to tell her to stay in Port Angeles with the rest of the imprints. We'll meet them there."
I gulped thinking about what Quil said. "I need to call Ariella." I told them getting up. She had given me a number for emergencies only. I dialed it into my cell and got a deep sarcastic voice.
"Hello?" He asked in annoyed tone. "That's right just hold it. No concentrate! Your letting it slip away."
Who the fuck is that? "Who is this? Is Ariella there?"
"Who is this? Ariella some guy's on the phone."
"Hello?" She asked.
"You need to get the hell out of New York City." I told her, hoping she wouldn't be stubborn and to just listen to me.
"Paul, what's wrong?"
"A tsunami is heading your way." I informed her.
"No it's not that's on the Pacific Northwest coast and parts of California. Who told you that?" She replied aspirated.
"Quil did. He said…damn it I'm going to kill that mother fucker." Paul growled.
"Hey now come down. He probably just heard wrong. I'm fine and there is nothing wrong over here. Wait shouldn't you be evacuating?"
I paused trying to control my anger. I was going to kill Quil for lying. "Yeah, were heading to Port Angeles to meet with the imprints."
"How's Lindsey?" Ariella asked.
"She's good."
"Oh she hasn't returned any of my emails. Are you sure she's okay?" She replied still frantic. Didn't Lindsey tell her about what happened? Lindsey was staying with me until, little did she know, eventually accepts Embry. I took a deep breath before reassuring my imprint that her best friend was fine. Okay so she was still in the process of rebuilding her happiness since her mom died, but I didn't need Ariella worrying.
"She's alright, trust me. Embry's been trying to talk to her but other than that, she's been good. You want me to tell her you said hi?" I asked, thinking of Ariella. God I loved making her happy but sometimes she was better off being oblivious to what really is going on. As fuck up as it may seem, I only think to protect my imprint. I loved her and our unborn child.
"Yeah and tell her I miss her, and love her a lot. You too Paul, I love you." She replied and then she hung up.
? Okay what just happened? Did she hang up on purpose or was it an accident. I pray to the Quileute gods that no fucking tsunami hits New York City. I redialed the number and I got the guy who answered from the beginning.
"What you want?" He responded exasperated. Did it kill this guy to be nice? Alright I need to shut the fuck up; I'm not that nice either. I literally bit off Jared's head today for asking what was wrong. Being away from Ariella was killing me and bringing back my hot headed attitude.
"To talk to Ariella, what happened? Did she hang up or something?" I asked worriedly.
"Damn you're pathetic. She's just a girl get over it. Look she's kind of homesick, leave her alone and quit calling my phone. You're wasting my fucking minutes."
I swear I heard sobs from Ariella through the phone while this kid kept ranting. I didn't give a fuck if I wasted his precious minutes. My imprint was upset and I can't even comfort her! I'm a sad excuse for a wolf. I should be there in New York City with her. Ariella needed me, hell I felt my heart burst into shreds every time I thought of her. I wanted to be with her, now. "Okay man. Just comfort her for me. Tell her I love her and I'll email her tonight."
"Whatever," And with that the fucking asshole hung up.
I snapped my phone shut and took off out Sam's back door. "Paul?" Jared called out after me.
I ignored him and made it into the trees. I was going to lose it big time. I tried to remain composed but I just sunk down to my knees. I let out a yell of anger and frustration as my body shook rapidly. Jared phased just as I did.
Hey man, what the hell happened?
Ariella, she's hurting and I can't help her.
The tsunami? It got New York City?
No stupid! She's sad; I need to see her Jared and I don't know what the fuck to do. I whimpered and it was obvious I was crying. Damn I hated feeling weak and powerless. I could feel through the bound that she was in distress. I let out a howl of agony.
Paul its okay, her dad is gotta be with her by now. You'll see her in two more months. I know it seems like forever and must hurt like a mother fucker, but Ariella needed to getaway. Think about all she's gone through this past year. Wouldn't you need the same? Jared replied.
I let out a shudder. Your right, I need to get the fuck over it. She'll be fine; she's just homesick is all. I just can't help but think of her. Sometimes I think she's at home and I go to the house, but I can't find her. I start to flip out and then I realize she's in NYC. Without her I can't sleep, eat, or even breathe correctly. It's only a matter of time before it gets worse for her. Fucking Sam had to make me stay here.
Aw come on that's not fair. He was thinking on Ariella's behalf. He wanted to make sure…
I cut him off there. Boy was he ever wrong. The last thing Sam cared about was Ariella's feelings. He didn't trust her now that he found out about Ariella's power.
Do you trust her? Jared asked me.
Yes and no. I'm not sure what to think. I love her and everything but maybe Sam's right, as much as I don't want to believe it. I mean her father is the one I don't trust. He shows up out of the blue and so conveniently after her parents kicked her out of the house? I ranted in confusion and anguish.
Shit that sounds like a possibility, but you don't know that Paul. Just see how it plays out.
I nodded. I think I'm cooled off enough to phase back. Sam probably wants us to get our butts moving.
Jared chuckled and we phased back. He was able to remove his shorts before phasing, so lucky him had something to wear. "I'll go get you some spare shorts."
"Alright," I responded and just stood waiting for him to return. Jared jogged back and tossed the basket ball shorts to me. Sam kept spares in a box near his back yard. I slipped those on and we went to get our stuff packed for a few days. Then it was off to Port Angeles.
Lindsey's POV:
I couldn't believe I agreed to tag along with the other imprints. Sigh, Ariella I can't wait till you come home. The girls were friendly, except for Leah. My god she was a bitter bitch. I understood the whole Sam and Emily drama but still get the fuck over it already. I mean obviously he wasn't meant for you. Shut up Lindsey. Like you're doing so hot right now, you haven't said a word to Embry since…Never happened. Nope my mother was off in Seattle. She'd be back for me sometime.
I didn't notice Kim tapping on my shoulder since I was lost in my own thoughts. I turned my head to face her. "What?"
"Oh well the guys should be here in thirty minutes." She informed with a smile.
Boy was I jealous of these Quileute. They had such nice white teeth. I on the other hand had yellow teeth. I guess it's just from being a mutt. I didn't even know what the hell my actual ethnicity is, must be European or something. "Awesome," I replied sarcastically.
She nodded, "You still won't talk to Embry huh?"
I shrugged. "Nope, I don't want to either."
"He'd be good for you."
"I'll be leaving soon anyway, no need to break hearts." I mentioned trying to be optimistic. I couldn't live in Paul's house forever. Besides Ariella would kill me if she knew I was living with her boyfriend/lover whatever the hell those two were.
"Embry will just follow you." Kim replied.
"Oh so they're stalkers too! Oh boy doesn't that sound like the perfect man for me." I snapped.
She frowned. "It's hurting him you know, being away from you."
"And? He and get over it. I don't want to be forced into some relationship with a guy who obviously doesn't love me. He cares because that imprint thing that your tribe has going on."
Kim rolled her eyes. "That's what I thought until Jared explained it's a push in the right direction. He didn't even pay attention to me before. All it took was one glance and bam! Now were happily engaged."
My eyes widen at her very words. "E-engaged? You're like what seventeen?"
She nodded. "My parents don't mind since he's Quileute."
"That's so young. Have you not taken a look at Ariella? I mean you really want to be a teen mom?"
Kim giggled. "No, Jared and I are waiting. I don't want that to happen yet. Besides he respects me you know. Not all guys go around knocking up girls."
That pissed me off. "What the fuck? You think Ariella wanted to get pregnant. Paul fucking pressured her to do it. My god little girl are you that delusional?" I yelled at her.
Her eyes sadden, aw shit she better not cry. "Sorry. You're the one who brought her up."
Emily snapped her attention toward us. She came over and hugged Kim. I had enough of this bullshit. I got up and made it to the door. "Where are you going?" Emily demanded.
"To get high and drink myself from this boredom." I snapped and took off out the door. I made a mad dash for the elevator. I stabbed the button and thank god it opened. I went in and slammed on the down button. I smiled to myself and made it to the lobby. The clerk waved at me and I ignored her making my way out the door. Port Angeles was a lot bigger than that tiny reservation and offered a lot of options. I took a bus to a club I knew. They would let minors in if you looked old enough. They didn't bother to card either so I entered the wild dance music club. Several guys looked me up and smiled as I made my way to the bar. I drank Vodka and had a martini. The guys made their way over to me. I decided to have a fun time dancing with one of them. He had blonde hair like me, except it was layer and his roots died brown. His hips moved close to mine as I grinded him.
My heart pounded to the beat of the music and he offered to go smoke some weed. I nodded and he took my hand in his. We went out of the club and to an alley. Typically I'd not be doing what I was doing but I didn't care at the moment. He lit up for me and I enjoyed feeling free from all that had occurred this past month. Images began to pour into my mind and I felt the guy touch my hips. His lips touched mine and I wasn't afraid anymore. I didn't care or worry what he did. He whispered a name, Michael? I didn't care who he was. I just knew I wanted to escape from it all. I shut my eyes and smiled. He smelled like a waterfall, I wasn't sure what that smelled like but it must be good. His teeth touched my neck and I wondered how he must feel about me? Did he like me? Oh a replacement for Embry.
I heard a growl and I wondered if a dog had walked in on us. The guy moved away from me and everything was spinning. A warm hand took mine and was forcing me forward. "Stop! Who are you man, you think you can get all touchy with me?" I slurred.
"Shit she's out of it." A deep voice replied.
"Huh? Who are you? Why are you spinning me? Stop it!" I whined and began to push and try to kick from the grasp the warm person had on me.
"Why did you leave them in charge of her?" A voice growled. I knew this voice, I realized.
"Embry mmmhmm, now you can fuck me if you want." I said with a sigh.
I heard a chuckle from similar voices that I couldn't piece together. "La La la," I sung thinking about the music that we were moving away from. The voices that were speaking were leaving me and my eyes drooped. Hmm I was really tired. I needed to remind myself to sleep. With that I shut my eyes quite comfortable in Embry Call's arms. I knew it was him since he smelled like Axe and pine trees.
And thank you some much DTS Guru for telling me how to work around the technical errors. Everyone go check out her stories cuz they are amazing and you wouldn't be reading this chapter if it wasn't for her. That's why I have been so slow updating cuz the technical issues. If any of you are having the same error when you try to edit your stories let me know and I can help out. I don't think she reads my stories so yeah she probably doesn't know about this story that has me driven to update quickly. Yeppers Lindsey needed a break from her life so she decided to go get high. P.S. she is also drunk and none of you do that. It's not worth it I would know. Especially if you're hurting, it makes it even worse. Still wondering who lied to Ariella? It's coming up sooner or later. Oh and I wanted to put the tsunami thing since the actual tsunami did have warnings for La Push. Did anyone notice that on the weather channel? Am I a loser for watching the weather channel? Blame my bf for waking me up and telling me it would hit NYC and that us 'zonies' would get a massive quake which he was wrong since nothing happens in Arizona. Well this author's note is getting too long. Oh and I still am wondering if you all want a sequel for Love and it's complications. I might not do it Lindsey's but maybe Ariella and Paul's kids? Or Lindsey? Let me know what you all think!
~Air~