Hey all! I know, it's been awhile and it's been because I've been on vacation visting my mom in Oregon. But I'm back home now and I'm ready to bust out some chapters!

Chapter Seven

Paul's POV

"Jake phased. We need you to go check on him and get him to calm down."

Sam's voice echoed in my head, I hated this stupid mental telepathy we had when we were in our wolf forms. I hated being a wolf. I hated those pathetic blood sucking Cullens even more. If it weren't for them coming back here then I never would have changed, and I would be able to leave this stupid place. I hated being trapped in La Push and being condemned to this life. I went threw the change when I was 17, a junior in high school. That was when the Cullens first showed up, four years ago. I was 21 now, and I would be 22 in a couple months. I managed to graduate high school, despite my poor attendance, but I couldn't apply to college anywhere like my mother wanted. Being a wolf, a protector, we weren't allowed to leave the reservation until we stopped phasing, and by then we'd probably be in our late twenties and it'd be too late for us to relocate. I sighed dramatically and did my best to keep my thoughts to myself until I showed up at the Black's house.

Jacob was technically supposed to be the alpha of our pack because his grandfather, Ephraim Black, was the previous alpha. It would be up to Jake, though, if he wanted to be alpha. Sam was doing a pretty okay job as alpha, even though he took many things to the extreme.

I stayed in my wolf form as I approached Jake. His fur was a russet brown and shaggy and tangled, much like his hair as a human.

"Jake. It's me, Paul." Jake whipped his head to look at me and whimpered. He was scared and confused. His thoughts were all over the place and he kept yipping, like he was trying to talk like a normal person.

"Paul, what's going on? And why are we wolves?"

I sighed and quickly explained to him what was going on and helped him calm down. It was easier for him to do so, especially considering he wasn't a hot head like me. A little bit later Embry, Quil, Jared, and Sam showed up to explain to Jacob even more about the duties of what we do and why we do it. As Sam was explaining to Jake his role of alpha, he didn't even hesitate and said he wasn't ready. I rolled my eyes, I would love to be alpha and just order everyone to tear every last bloodsucker apart so no one else would have to deal with the change.

That night Sam had me take Jake on patrol with me to show him the ropes. It wasn't very hard. All we did was run and circle the perimeter.

"Paul, does this mean I can't see Bella or Hazel anymore? Or even little P?" Jake's voice was so sad that it almost made me feel sorry for him. I only knew Bella, I didn't have a clue who this Hazel or little P person was.

"Not until you can control your anger, Jake. It's best to have distance from those outside of the elders and those of the pact. If one of them were to be your imprint then it'd be different."

"What's imprinting?"

"Imprinting is when you meet your soulmate, so to speak. There's this draw to them, and all you want to do is protect them and it jacks up fucking everything, man. You remember what happened with Sam, Emily and Leah? That was because of the imprint. It fucks things up." I could tell by the look in Jake's eyes that what I told him wasn't the kind of answer he wanted.

I never wanted to imprint, ever. I was in love with this girl I went to high school with, she was my girlfriend and she was beautiful. And when I phased, I was heartbroken that I didn't imprint with her, and I had to end things. She was devistated, and so was I. I still wasn't over it. It doesn't help matters either when I see her parents all the time around town. She left as soon as we graduated, and I wanted nothing more than to tell her everything and tell her that even if I did imprint, that it would never change my feelings about her. Imprinting fucks you up, and I never want to feel that way again.

~~~TOS~~~

Hello guys! I know it's been forever, and I'm super sorry this chapter is so short, but the next one will be better! I just really wanted to get something up since you all have been waiting for so long. Don't forget to R&R