This is all in Paul's point of view from their big fight to his disappearance to the rescue of Val. Enjoy. Favorite. Follow. Review. Thank you.

I thought the imprint would fix any bad blood that was between Val and I. It was suppose to, right? Then again none of the other guys ever had this issue. I have known Val since forever. I loved her since the moment I saw her walk into our first period history class when we were 13. I loved her when she sat next to me in her black dress and jean jacket with her grumpy face. Her long wild black hair would tickle my arm when it sat on the desk. Her bubblegum that she chewed everyday during that class soon became my favorite smell. It took me a whole year to work up the courage to talk to her. Once I finally got the courage though I never stopped talking to her or about her.

"My name is Paul," I finally said after winter break. Val looked up from her notebook to look at my outstretched hand. She scrunched her face up and looked up into my eyes. My heart stopped then.

"Yeah, I know, I've been sitting next to you for months now dude," Val shook my hand before turning back to writing. She was trying to copy down what was on the board. She was always the best at taking notes.

"But this is the first time I've talked to you," I told her with a smug look like it was something to be proud of.

"I just thought you hated girls," Val just shrugged. I didn't phase her or make her nervous like other girls when I spoke to them. She was the only girl I wanted to talk to for the rest of my life.

She was beautiful. She was smart. She was funny. She was everything I could have ever wanted in a person. I always knew she would be the person I'd end up with, even after I phased I knew it. I felt it in my bones.

When I first phased I didn't know what to do. I felt like a monster. I was a monster. A part of me was meant to kill vampires. Let me say that again, to kill vampires. Who would love that? How could someone love that? How could Val love that? Val would surely find me a monster too. She had been through enough in her life she didn't need that too. After a few weeks though I came to terms with who I was and what I was. I knew I had to go confront her and hope when I saw her eyes that I would imprint but that didn't happen. When I showed up at her house finally her dad opened the door with a sad look on his face.

"Paul, she tried to let you know," Richard stepped aside to let me in from the rain. Kim sat at the kitchen table surrounded by textbooks while Jen was laying on the couch watching a Disney movie, both didn't look up to say hi.

"What do you mean?" I looked up the stairs to her room to see the door shut. The door was never shut. Richard sighed and shook his head before walking into the kitchen to stir whatever was bubbling on the stove. Val was the cook, not him.

"She left. She tried to get in touch but I think she took the hint son," Richard cringed at the nickname he gave me when I first started coming around. What hint? I must have said that out loud because he rolled his eyes at me.

"You broke up with her? Just had a fight and that was it? I really thought you had more in your then that," Richard took the pot off the burner before stirring it again. It was burnt but I knew he wouldn't admit it.

"No, no, no I didn't break up with her! Are you crazy? Why would I ever do that? Where is she? I need to explain myself," I took off towards the staircase upstairs but Kim's voice stopped me. It sounded harsh, something I wasn't use to hearing from Kim.

"She's gone thanks to you idiot. You disappeared and she left because she thought you broke up with her and she couldn't stand being here anymore!" Kim stood up and slammed her textbook before marching past me and up the stairs into her own room. I began to shake, anger fueling me. How could she leave? How dare she leave!

"Paul, I think you should go for now. Come back when you're calm," Richard had opened the front door by then and was waiting for me to leave with worry in his eyes. I sighed and knew I had to leave. I couldn't phase here, not like Sam.

Time felt like it could go on forever with Val up until she left. We had spent every day with each other since we were 14 and now what? We walked each other to our classes everyday. We sat with each other at lunch. I sat with her at her kitchen table while she did homework and tried her best to explain to me mine. I sat with her when she got sad over things I didn't understand. I sat with her on her mother's birthday and death date. I sat with her on both of her sisters birthday and her dads. I brought her coffee and orange juice every morning when I learned that was something her father use to bring her mother when they were young.

"Coffee and orange juice. Coffee to wake you up and orange juice for the goods in it," Val winked at me and laughed as she sipped her coffee she just grabbed from the store. She had already put the orange juice in her backpack for later.

"Why?" I asked laughing as I took a drink of my water. We had started walking to school together while her siblings would ride the bus. It gave us extra time together with no interruptions.

"My dad use to bring these to my mom every day when they met back in college. He still made sure she had coffee and orange juice every morning right up until the day she died," Val shrugged like it was nothing but the spark in her eye told me otherwise.

For six years I did nothing but live in a routine. Wake up, go to the shop and work, go check on the girls and Richard to see what they were up to. Fix the things around the house Richard would forget and made sure the girls had edible food around. I tried my best not to enter Vals room. The one time I tried Jen threw a shoe at me. I knew going in that room would only cause me to go crazy anyways. I knew where she was though at all times and that she was alive thanks to Jen which helped ease my heart a bit. I was still heartbroken over the fact that she left but I knew she was alive and well and that was good enough for the time being. I couldn't go chase after her anyways, Sam wouldn't let me leave the pack to do so. Then finally and unfortunately fate called out and she was brought back to me. Richard had died and Val was suppose to come back to be the guardian for the girls.

"Of course she's not here," Kim muttered under her breath as everyone took their seats in the church. She was still pissed at her sister for leaving.

"She'll be here," Jen argued but was hushed by Emily.

"Now is not the time," Emily warned the two with her own set of puffy eyes. We all sat quietly as the pastor began speaking but was soon taken back by the doors opening and Val walking down the aisle towards the seat that was saved for her up front. Her hair was now short but she was as beautiful as ever. I could barely contain myself but Sam had a good grip on me just in case. I wasn't even paying attention because before I knew it she along with Kim and Jen were running out of the room. Myself and Jared didn't even hesitate to follow and we knew the others would come soon enough. I stood watching in the rain as Val, Jen and Kim all spat words at each other before finally Emily took Jen away and before Val took off again I stopped her. The moment our eyes connected again I felt myself being hurtled into space. Falling and never landing, the tingly sensation took over my whole body. Val was talking which made my body tie itself to hers, she was my gravity now and soon I realized what was keeping me standing was Val. I had imprinted on Val.

Things had been going well between us up until a few weeks ago when she had an episode and apparently tried to kill herself. She says otherwise but after everyone lied for her and covered the truth, I'm not sure if I can believe it was just an accident. I thought we were making progress but I guess we weren't. I knew she was furious with me. I would hear her in the woods calling for me. I would hear Jared telling me about her crying at the house in her room at night or her ranting in the mornings. I was being stubborn and I knew this. I was dragging this fight out for probably longer then it needed to be dragged out for but the moment I go to apologize she's not there.

"Hey, where are you?" I shouted into the office. I looked at her desk to see her not there. I walk into the break room to see that was also empty. Where was she? Her car was still outside. The bells above the door jingled and he got excited thinking it was her.

"Hey buddy, long time no see," Embry said nonchalantly as he walked into the break room with a case of water to put in the fridge.

"Where's Val?" I asked feeling my gut turn, something was wrong.

"What do you mean? Her car is here," Embry rolled his eyes at me as he knocked on the bathroom door. No answer. He went in and saw no one was in there, the light wasn't even on. Embry looked panicked as well for a moment before we both took off towards the front door and into the woods. We picked up the scent instantly. Vampire.

We searched for days on end, the entire pack did. We were all exhausted and worn down. Eventually we started taking shifts and I only took a break when Sam forced me to. I was starting to panic when it had been a week with no leads, both of them just gone. Kim was being the brave one though, she was keeping everyone in check, especially me.

"Paul, you need to man up and find her. This is not the time to break," she yelled at me when I started to breakdown when we found her shoes on the edge of the La Push line. I was beginning to fear she was really gone for good and the last thing that happened between us was a fight. A fight where I wouldn't even let her talk.

"What if-," I began but Kims scream cut me off.

"No! Don't you dare! She is out there and you will find her!" Kim yelled one my face while Jared tried to gently pull her away with an apologetic look.

Finally though, Kim received a phone call. It was her. Val had called from a woman's phone and was alive. Half of us started that way while the other hung back at Emily's getting medical supplies together. Quil volunteered for drive so that way we had a car to put her in to get her back safely instead of just carrying her through the woods or putting her on a bus. Seth was the most excited about this while Leah and I were more serious. We didn't know what we were going to walk in to. She could be extremely hurt. The vampire could be with her still. This could be a trap somehow. We had to be ready. After what felt like forever we caught her scent around midnight. We followed it until it led us to a cabin with lights still on. Once we were all phased back we quickly got dressed. Leah and Seth stood guard watching and smelling for any hint of leech because as far as we know he was still out there. Quil sat in the car flipping through radio stations without a care like this wasn't a high alert thing. I knocked on the cabin with my stomach twisting. I was nervous of what I was about to see. I was nervous she was still going to be mad at me.

"You must be here for Valerie," a woman opened the door with a robe on. She looked exhausted. She smelled clean, like she just cleaned herself and the whole place with bleach.

"I am," I finally got the words out my mouth as I followed her inside. She pointed towards the couch where I saw a body laying underneath a pile of blankets. She was right next to the fire, it made her skin glow despite all the bruises and cuts I would see on her face. I wanted to throw up. I wanted to scream. I wanted to cry. This had all happened because I was stubborn and didn't cave in sooner. This had all happened because I didn't let her explain. This had all happened because I started a stupid fight.

I was officially the worst imprint there was.