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Chapter twenty-four: The search

Third P.O.V.

The pack now consisted of 3 more people; Embry Call, Quil Ateara and Jacob Black. Paul had been missing since about a week. They had no idea where he was because he wasn't in wolf form either. He couldn't be far, but apparently he was far enough. Jared knew that Janay wouldn't do such a thing to Paul. He could tell she loved Paul very much. He understood why Paul had to leave, but the things here weren't exactly great either. Janay barely had a life now. Everyone had noticed that Angelique wasn't hanging around Janay anymore. She hung around Melissa all the time now like she'd never even been friends with Janay for her whole life.

The pack decided to do something about it. That is why they were going to look for the cause of all of this; Patrick. Right before school they would wait for him. Also they had to make sure that he was alone, otherwise they wouldn't get to him with his friends around. If he was alone, he wouldn't be able to go anywhere before he admitted that he forced Janay to kiss him. That was the plan. They were going to make sure that Patrick was going to pay, Paul was going to come back again and Janay would have a normal life. Of course they didn't believe all the gossip that went on inside the school. They'd learned that it was the best to find out the truth first before you go and accuse somebody for what he or she hadn't even done.

''Alright, we all know what we're going to do guys?'' Jared asked as they were waiting for Patrick to show up. All the guys nodded and they searched the parking lot for any sign of him. ''There!'' Quil said as he pointed into the direction of a car. Just as he said that, the door of the car went open and Patrick came into view. To their luck he was all alone. ''Let's go'' Embry said as he started walking towards Patrick. The other three guys followed Embry and they met Patrick halfway who had a terrified look on his face.

''How is it going Patrick?'' Jared asked meanly. He gulped and looked at the guys surrounding him. He just wanted to run away as fast as he could. These guys were huge compared to himself. ''G-great'' he stuttered. Quil and Jacob chuckled at how scared he sounded. ''So we all saw the video. Is that a REAL video or did you FORCE Janay to kiss you huh?'' Embry spat at him. He shook his head. ''Of course it's real, why wouldn't it be?'' he asked. Jared shook his head and suddenly grabbed Patrick by the collar and lifted him up for a couple of inches. ''Listen douche! You ruined Janay's life and made Paul leave. You're not going to get away with this, so tell the truth'' Jared growled, not sounding human at all. Luckily there was no one at that place on the parking lot, or they'd be in lots of troubles. ''I...Alright it was just a show. I-i forced her t-to kiss me-e'' he stuttered. The guys snarled at him and Jared put him pack on the ground not so carefully, making Patrick fall over. ''Let's go. Don't think we're done with you. Wait till Paul hears about this'' Jacob snapped at Patrick before they all walked towards the school, leaving Patrick behind.

Janay's P.O.V.

It has been about a week now since I'd seen Paul or talked to Ange. I just didn't get why she was being so difficult. We've been friends for a really long time, but suddenly she gets a video and decides to leave me alone like that without even hearing my own story? That was really weird and it sounded nothing like Ange. Every morning, I still had to go by bus to school. Mom still settled for ignoring me and dad just went with her like a puppy would do to his owner. It kinda hurt me that my own mother didn't want to talk to me anymore because of my boyfriend, who wasn't even near. What if something bad had happened to him or what if he was never going to come back again? No he can't do that. He said he would be back, so he must be back...he can't leave me alone...I need him.

No one at school was actually talking to me. It wasn't as bad anymore as the first day, but people still looked at me like I'd committed a crime. The fact that Paul still wasn't at school made people dislike me even more. And that all because of a stupid prank. Instead of getting revenge on Paul, they made my life miserable. If it was true that Paul wasn't going to come back, then I'd ruined my relationship with mom and dad for nothing. Everything could be normal then, but no. Paul had to come onto my path. I thought it was the best thing that had ever happened since Alex.

Right now I was at my locker, trying to get all my stuff into it. I closed it when I had everything inside and jumped about a feet into the air when I felt a warm hand on my arm. For a moment I thought it was Paul since his hands were just as warm, but when I turned my head I saw that it was Jared, much to my disappointment. That's when I saw that behind him stood Embry Call, Quil Ateara and Jacob Black. Wow, they had a whole make-over just like Jared and Paul had. ''Eh hi?'' I said, well asked actually. He gave me a small smile and cleared his throat. ''Hey, I was wondering if we could talk to you for a second?'' he asked. I immediately nodded. This was the first time this week that someone had come to me to talk. ''Sure'' I said. Jared and the other guys all walked outside so I followed them. We got a few weird looks from other people, but since Jared was one of the most popular guys in school no one really said or did anything and I was glad for that.

They went over to a big tree and all crossed their arms at the same time which scared me a bit. ''So you wanted to talk?'' I asked quietly. Jared nodded. ''Yes about the video'' he said. I think my heart stopped beating for a second. ''O-okay'' I stuttered. ''Well we...talked to Patrick and he admitted that the video wasn't real and that you were forced to kiss him. We just want to say that we believe you and we want to get Paul back'' Embry said. I sighed in relieve as they said that they believed me. Luckily there were a few people here who had a common sense. Also the fact that they wanted to find Paul made me so happy. I was really wondering how he was doing. ''Really? Thank you guys so much! I want to help you to get Paul back'' I said. Quil shook his head and I frowned. ''That's not a good idea Janay. We'll look for him, you stay home'' he said. ''But where are you going to look for him? Do you know where you have to look?'' I asked confused why they didn't let me search with them. Jared nodded. ''We don't know where he is, but we do know where to look. We'll start in the woods'' he said. I raised my eyebrows. ''The woods? You try to tell me that Paul's been living in the woods for the past week? That's not possible...right?!'' I asked. There was no way that Paul had been in the woods for the past week. How could he live like that? Just the thought of it. Those scary woods. ''No we're not saying that, but it could. Don't worry Janay, you just stay home and we'll search. If there is any sign of Paul, we'll give you a call'' Jared assured me. I sighed and nodded. '' for doing this guys. I really appreciate it'' I said giving them a smile. Quil smiled at me. ''You're welcome'' he said. ''Bye, see you guys around'' I said waving at them before walking back into school.

School that day was way better than the day before. Not because of the people at school but because there were people that believed me. It made me feel better immediately. The chance that Paul was going to be found. His mother must be worried sick too...and then his younger sister Anna. It sucked that they told me I couldn't go and search with them. Why not? Okay the woods were pretty scary, but I'd do anything to get Paul back.

When I got home that afternoon, I immediately went to my room since mom still wasn't talking to me. I plopped down onto my bed and sighed. Why couldn't I just search with them? Is it because I'm a girl or something? Because that's totally not necessary. I could totally take care of myself. Of course I was going to help them, whether they wanted me to or not. They'd told me they were going to search for him in the woods so that was where I was going to go. Mom could care less about me right now, but I still wanted her to know where I was. Hoping that she would finally answer me, I walked into the living room. ''Mom? I'll be outside for a while. I'll be back for dinner'' I said. She looked up from her magazine to look at me for a second and then continued back to reading. Well at least that was some progress. She'd looked at me instead of completely ignoring me. Maybe this was going the right way. I just hoped that she was going to forgive me sometime. Not that I'd done anything wrong, but in her eyes I did. All I did was love the guy that she disliked. Not my fault.

So slowly I made my way into the forest. It was a big step for me to go into the forest again. Last time I almost peed my pants in here. But if that was what it took to get Paul back then I'd be prepared to do anything. My breathing started to fasten as I entered the forest that seemed even darker than before. My arms were wrapped around myself and I made quick steps to get further into the woods. I looked around the woods everywhere I went. Not only because I was scared to death, but because the main reason why I was here was to find Paul.

After what felt like an hour of searching, something made me stiffen. Two loud howls were heard in the dark forest. Wolves? God please no! They sounded so close that I was afraid to even move my fingers. I think I even stopped breathing when I heard leaves rustle. They sounded not far from here and it scared me to know that it could be a wolf. There were stories about wolves living in the woods but I'd never actually seen one before...till now. A giant wolf, that didn't even seem like a normal wolf anymore, stepped out of the bushes. His eyes were focust on me and I had to stop myself from screaming. It had black fur and stood there staring at me, while his teeth were bared and looking really intimidating. He let out a growl and I slightly backed away even though I knew that was a stupid thing to do since my plan was to stay still and quiet.

It jerked his head to the right as if to tell me something. I frowned and slowly looked to the right, but so I could still keep an eye on the wolf. Could you actually call it a wolf? It was at least twice the size of a normal wolf. It seemed almost not real. Why would it jerk his head to the right? That pointed to the exit of the woods. When I looked back to the wolf, it looked me right in the eyes and jerked his head to the right again. It was totally stupid, but it looked like he understood me. Because when I pointed to myself and then the right...he nodded! Freaking nodded. That's the point where I thought I was going insane. I swallowed and nodded. ''Okay then'' I whispered. Still keeping an eye on the wolf, I slowly made my way towards the exit of the forest.

When I was on the place between the woods and the road, I saw the wolf nod one more time before he disappeared into the bushes again. As I walked into my house, I shook my head. I'd gone completely mad. There was no way that wolves could understand humans. There was just no freaking way! I just wanted to forget this and never think about it again. Just as I was about to go upstairs, mom walked out of the living room. It got all awkward then. ''Hello Janay'' she said stiffly. ''Hey mom'' I said quietly. ''Dinner's in 45 minutes'' she said before going into the kitchen. Wow...I did not expect that at all. She said something to me. That was some more progress, but I could still see that she was mad at me.

I did some of my homework till it was time for dinner and again, it was awkward. It was quiet and no one said anything. Luckily dad spoke up. ''We'll be out for the night to visit some friends. Just so you know'' he said shortly. ''Okay'' I replied. That was the conversation we had through the whole dinner. How long was mom going to be mad at me? Nothing would change a thing, so why not accept it?

After dinner I went back upstairs to my room and heard my parents shut the door behind them as they left. Since I hadn't been on facebook in a really long time, I decided to check my messages. Which was a very bad decision. All I got were hate-mails from people at school. Still nothing from Ange. I wished so much to get anything from her, even if it was a hate-mail. That still showed that she knew I existed. Now it just felt like I'd never been a friend, or better...her best friend. So right now I was even more depressed than I already was. All those hate-mails, and all because of that stupid jerk of a Patrick! Why me? He wanted to take revenge on Paul? Everyone was on Paul's side, so he did nothing to harm Paul. I got all the blame and the hate. Even my best friend left me for that stupid video.

That's why I bursted into tears for the 10th time this week. Never had I felt so humiliated and alone before. Just as I predicted one day my happy life would be destroyed by someone. I only wanted to- My phone rang. Quickly, I wiped my tears away and grabbed my phone to answer it. It was an unfamiliar number, but I answered anyway. ''Hello?'' I said. ''Yeah Janay? Hey, it's Jared'' he said. Immediately I sat straight up to listen. ''Did you find him? Please tell me you did'' I said desperately. ''Eh...we found him yeah, but...'' he said trailing off. I frowned. ''What? What's with the but? Something wrong?'' I asked concerned. Jared sighed. ''No you don't have to worry. It's just that Paul is...still upset about everything'' he said. ''Oh...I understand'' I said as I felt disappointment wash over me. Of course I should've known that he would still be upset about everything. ''At least we found him. He told us he won't go anywhere, so don't worry okay? Everything will be fine. We talked to him, but he needed some time to progress everything'' he assured me. ''Alright, I get it. Thank you so much for everything Jared'' I said. ''You're welcome. We wanted our friend back too'' he said. I smiled.

The bell rang and I frowned. Who would visit at this time of the day? ''Sorry Jared, but I have to go'' I said standing up. ''Okay bye'' he said. ''Bye'' I whispered before hanging up. The bell rang again and I quickly made my way downstairs. I peeked through the hole and my breath hitched as I opened the door.

''Paul'' I breathed out.

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