Authors note: I figured that with Sam`s accident with Emily that he would be a little protective over any newly imprinted couples especially and I can easy imagine Paul`s imprinting making him a bit stressed. Paul is after all the most explosive member of the pack. Thanks for all the reviews. It`s good to hear that people like my story. Cookies to you all.

There was one very good thing about being suspended.

I didn't have to go to school. Which meant that I didn't have to face Paul for three whole days. Granted Kyle wasn't all too happy with me right now and probably even less happy after the parent teacher meeting today but all in all it was good. I had three days where I could do what I wanted, not getting up early or have to see Lucia and her drones. The last one I was actually looking a bit forward too. I was really hoping that I had indeed broken their noses because they so deserved it. And I was not thinking about Paul Lahote.

Nope.

There were absolutely no thoughts about Paul freaking Lahote what so ever.

I stumbled down the stairs still dressed in my pj`s. It wasn't like I was going to school today so I might as well enjoy just hanging around the house. Technically I was grounded. No phone calls, no people over and no TV. Kyle really needed to get his punishments updated because none of those three things were actually things I did.

No one called me except Jason. No one had been over since Kim and that was months ago. And I rather paint or draw than watch TV since most of what was on was crap anyway. He could have confiscated my drawing kit but I think it went against his main rule which was to encourage artistic and intellectual hobbies. It said so in one of the many raising children's books he bought when mom and he married. He should have hid those because it kind of goes against its purpose when the kid also reads the very same books.

The house was empty. Mom had a conference in Seattle and would stay over and Kyle was supposed to come with her for a romantic getaway as soon as he had that meeting with my teacher. Jason had an appointment with some other photographers and would also stay over in Seattle too. I would be all by myself for two whole days.

I poured some coffee in a cup and looked outside. The sky was grey as always but for once I could see that the sun was actually there. Perhaps La Push would even be blessed with some sunshine today. And since no one was there to see if I followed the rules of the grounding, I could take a walk outside and get some drawings done. Unfortunately that meant I had to get out of my extremely comfortable pj`s.

Since I didn't know how long I was going to be out I packed lunch and a thermos with coffee. The thing that I loved the most about La Push was that it was an artist dream. Every inch of La Push was filled with details from the beaches to the forest. I could sit for hours and draw sketches for my paintings and the cave was full of La Push themed paintings. I had a million of those and still I never got bored with painting La Push.

I really was going to miss this place if I went to New York. Still I was leaning a bit towards that one. If I stayed here mom would insist that I came home every weekend. Living at home when I was in college did sound like it was going to suck too. Sure I loved mom and Kyle but they were thinking of starting a family and I rather not be woken up in the middle of the night by my new brother or sister.

When I walked out of the house the sun had started to peek through the skies. There was hardly ever sun in La Push. If I was going to describe La Push it would be gray. Gray and green. I started to make my way to the cliffs. Since it was school I didn't have to worry about the giants being there and could have that little spot all to myself.

It had nothing to do with Paul fucking Lahote at all. In fact, nothing happened yesterday. Now if I only could stop unwelcomed images from flashing in front of my eyes. Hopefully a nice day of sketching could keep me busy.

It wasn't far too First Beach. Kyle's house that had gone down to the eldest son in generations was located just by the main road of La Push. It didn't look the least bit like a main road, small and dusty as it was. It was why so many tourists got lost in the summer time. For them it looked just like any other blind or private road.

I took off on an almost invisible path into the forest and clutched my folder close to my chest. It wasn't that far off from the road but ever since Emily had been mauled by a bear I had started to get a little jumpy when I walked through the forest and had quit going to my more remote laying spots. Funny really because it was more likely being hit by a car than mauled by a bear and honestly there weren't that many bears in La Push. It was the odd wanderer but I had never seen one in the years I had lived here.

Suddenly something jumped out right in front of me. I yelped and tumbled backwards, landing on my ass. No bear but a wolf. The same dark silver one I still wasn't convinced wasn't just something my imagination had made up. It bent down, flattening its ears like he was sorry he had scared me. It was such a funny thing to do for a horse sized wolf that I chuckled. By the sound of my laughter it`s ears perked up and it tilted it`s head at me looking almost hesitant.

"Come here."

It was stupid really. One couldn't call on a wolf in the same way one did with a dog. But it seemed to have worked because the huge wolf bounced toward me looking like an overage puppy. Which was a silly image. It`s head was taller than mine and if I was to put my hand on his back I had to stretch. The wolf licked my hand and butted it`s head against my shoulder almost making me fall. How could something so big and dangerous looking be so adorable at the same time? Despite those huge teeth that could probably take my arm off, the wolf acted like one big puppy. I scratched its ear and he started to make some kind of a rumbling sound. Like a wolf version of a purr. It whined when I stopped scratching and looked at me with huge begging eyes.

"What? I can't just stand here and scratch you behind the ear all day."

The wolf whined clearly disagreeing. I got an idea and picked a huge stick just a bit smaller than my arm and threw it.

"Go on. Catch it."

The wolf just looked at me. If it was human it would have rolled it`s eyes and told me that it was way beneath it to play fetch. I huffed and tapped my foot against the ground.

"Fine. No fetch then. I am going to the cliffs to draw. You're welcome to come with me if you want to."

And I was talking to a wolf. Apparently my brain damage was still affecting me or I was turning into my mom. Any day now I would be singing old hit songs and dancing around the living room in my underwear forgetting that I had something boiling on the stove.

I shuddered and the wolf looked at me weirdly, tilting it`s head and staring at me with oddly human looking eyes. As I turned the wolf followed me. Now at least I didn't have to fear bears because I was pretty sure that this wolf could easily take down a bear.

My spot was deserted as I had expected and the second I sat down, the wolf lay down beside me, putting it`s huge head into my lap. Clearly it wasn't going anywhere and I didn't really mind. It`s huge head was a nice place to use as a surface for my folder. And I did have the perfect model in my lap. The wolf didn't seem to be bothered by the constant scratching of the pencil against paper. In fact it seemed to have lulled it into sleep. I had to bite my lip to not laugh when its left leg started twitching. It was adorable. Unable to stop myself I gently tugged one of the huge ears. It was soft under my fingertips and the wolf made a small snort in its sleep.

Who would have thought that a giant wolf with huge teeth would this adorable? If it wasn't so insanely big I would have been very tempted to take it home with me. But it didn't even fit on my sofa and mom would probably have a fit if she saw it. I tugged it`s ear again and the back leg gave another twitch.

"You know for an insanely huge wolf you sure act a lot like a lap dog."

A loud snort from the forest edge made me jump. It sounded like it came from something huge and I stiffened, eyes frozen at the green bushes. I could see something moving. Something black. Another rustle from the other side and a huge animal stepped out. It was a wolf. Another monster wolf similar to the one in my lap except this one was light grey. Another one came out of the bushes. This one was black and the two of them didn't give me the cozy feeling the one in my lap did. The wolf in my lap raised it`s head and seemed to be glaring at the other two. So. A pack of huge ass wolves. The wolf in my lap got up and nuzzled my neck making a whining sound while the black one growled.

"I think your pack awaits you pup."

I gave him a little shove.

"Now go and chase downs some squirrels or sniff some bitches or whatever you guys normally do."

The light grey wolf snorted and it sounded almost like the wolf version of laughter. The wolf in front of me huffed and moved away reluctantly. The black one had to snap at it several times before it walked into the forest, it`s eyes never leaving mine until they disappeared from sight. Pack of huge ass wolves. Now what were the odds that I was the only person who knew this? Surely there should be something about it in the news and La Push would be crawling with both scientists and reporters if people knew. Then again people who had seen them probably thought in the same direction as me.

That there would be people in white dragging them away if they started to jabber on about horse sized wolves. Not even my mom would buy that one.

Or perhaps she would.

Perhaps she would take her camera out and camp in the woods for weeks. Like she did when she was convinced that our rosebush was the home of fairies. It had taken four days before Kyle convinced her to stop sleeping in the garden. I could imagine this wolf thing becoming the same thing as back then.

Yeah.

So not telling her about the wolves.

I picked up my stuff and cast a last glance in the direction the wolves had disappeared. Odd. It felt like I had been dreaming. I would have believed it too if my jacket wasn't covered in gray wolf hair.