Chapter 27 Council Meeting Are Overrated

Paul POV

"Jared I got it get some rest man I got a test in the morning and it's at least 3 am, I need to head to bed, you cool to take the rest of the form shift-Me" I looked at Jared his deep gray fur glowing in the moonlight as he nodded his head. "Thanks, man I owe you know one-Me" I took off not waiting for him to respond, I just kept running till the house was within view. I let out this a sigh of relief when I notice that all the lights were off. It would be easy to sneak in the house if there was no one there to question why I was coming home so late. I phased slipping on a pair of sweatpants, the soft fabric felt like it clouds surrounding me.

I crept around the back of the house and slipped into the back door, I let out this large sigh that turned into a surprised yelp when I walked into a kitchen to see Jake awake. I let out this deep grumble as I looked at him my heart beating ten times faster than it should have been. He took in my not passed if anything he looked amused."I heard you were at work." I nodded my head "Came back a few hours ago but couldn't fall asleep so I went for a run." I walked into the kitchen and grabbed a bottle of water and some cold piece of pizza out of the fridge, Before jogging up the stairs. As I walked down the hallway to my room I could hear the sound of two heartbeats.

I frowned when I pushed the door open getting ready to flip the light on as I looked at bed so see that Sam was passed out on the bed. I chuckled lightly as I noticed that Bella was passed out on the bed next to him. Her hair a curly in a tangled mess that covered her eyes. Sam laid on his back as his foot twitches kicking a box off of the bed. There were notes and note cards strewn all over the floor and the was a mess it's a wonder where they couldn't keep their rooms clean. I shook my head before eating my pizza and leaning against down the war, looks like I was spending the night in Sam's room. I collapsed on the bed staring blankly at the ceiling for a meeting before drifting off the sleep. The next thing that I know his alarm is going off.

"Dude what are you doing in my room." I moaned and rolled over to my side to see Sam growing down at me. His dark brown eyes lighting up with joy. I growled at him as I shakily stood up, every muscle in my body screaming at me to lay back down. I tried to take a step but my left leg gave out, Sammy lift me up before I could collapse on the has this worried frown on his face as he looked at my exhausted mug. "Your legs asleep?"

I looked at him as I shook my head and sighed heavily "You took my bed, mom made me run patrols all night and I still have to take that taste and win the game tonight. Not to mention that stupid ass councils this stress and lack of sleep are killing me, my muscles are on fire." I could hear him growling as I looked over to the approving door to my room but it looked so far away. I let out a moan and he chuckled "Why were you sleeping in my bed with my mate anyway." The chuckle from his lips turned into a snarl. "She was helping me study and you know that I wouldn't go there, I got Em and I wouldn't change that for anything. Bells is pack never forget that Paul."

By the time that we gotta to my room my muscle were burning "If I didn't have a math test then I would totally blow this stupid shit off." He laughed at my husky and exhausted tone as he laid on my bed. I played it only close my eyes for a moment but then it was like I was weightless and drafting. Pulling me deeper into a perfect sleep until I started to hear Sam yelling. "Paul gets up we got to be out of here in 10." I let out a groan as I slowly opened my eyes to see Sam glaring at me. 'Dude you were supposed to be getting dressed what have you been doing this whole time." I growled before slowly rising from the comfort of my bed and grabbing a zip-up sweatshirt and turning it on. I slept in my sweatpants so I wasn't going to change. I just grabbed my gym bag, before running down the stairs and out of the house. When I watched Sam get into the car he frowned at me. "Dude you sure that you are up to going to the meeting. If not coach will probably bench you." I simply ignore him and looked out of the window this was going to be a long day of class.

"Dude get up." I moaned as I lift my head up from the table to see that the algebra teacher was walking in." I looked at Sams worried gaze as I let out this exhausted sigh. "What going on did I sleep through the test please tell me that I don't sleep through the test." I looked at him and he shook his head no and laughed lightly. "Paul, you have been sleeping here since your English this morning. You blew off almost all of your class. They're going to let you play but dad is going to flip. They called him." I let out an exhausted moan any other time the thought of my father being mad at me would make me focus maybe shudder a bit. But right now all I wanted to do was sleep. "Right, well I am taking this test and then I am going to the nurse for not sleep until the class is over."

Without another word I was passed a test, which only took me ten minutes to do, I got up and handed it when my teacher grabbed my shoulder. "Don't move I would like to check your exam." I sigh heavily hearing her mousy voice was pissing me off. "I'm sorry what do you say." Shit " I won't let you keep talking in such a manner." The wait was I saying all of this out loud. "Yes, you are you, idiot." I look up to see Sam frowning at me as he spoke, great just fucking great. I turned to see Apple Bottom looking over my exam. I could see her eyes widen from shock and her eyes brow skyrocket up her forward from dismay. "There is no way that you could have gotten a perfect 100%." I moaned and shook my head I was tired of her shit."Women what the fuck is your problem, why is it so hard for you to believe that a football player could get good grades without cheating."

She looked at me in subprime her lips purse with anger but I was too tired to even give a damn,I haven't slept and now I have to deal with this shit. She let out a surprised squeak as she looked at me. "Go to the principal's office I will be there once the other is done with the exam" I nodded at her and excited it walked out the room when I walked down the hallway I couldn't help but freak a little dad was going to be pissed.

When I open the door I looked at the comfy chair sitting right in front of the assistance desk. I collapsed in the chair, tipping my head back before letting my heavy eyelids slide close. "Wake up!" I frowned as I heard an angry voice forcing me awake when I lowered my head and looked up her was my faith frowning at me.

I stood up shaky but ended up leading into my father said my legs were exhausted and I could barely hold myself up. "Paul would you like it to tell me what is going on before I have to arrive." His voice was cold but not angry not yet anyway. "I don't know dad I swear," I grumbled under my breath as we walked into the principal's office. The office was empty so I simply sat in the chair and my leg started to shake up and down I hated waiting. I didn't have the patience. I smelled smoke, it filtered into my nose, I turn to look at my father was sitting in the other chair beside me."Your still in your turnout gear was there a fire? How big was it?" He simply frowned at me, his face dark from the soot of a recent fire. He must have still been mad about sleeping through all my class. "Dad I can't help it, mom had me out all house of the night. I'm dead on my feet and I still got the game and the meeting today. Can i get some slack." He growled but didn't say a word.

When I shifted in my seat as I reached the sound of two steps of footsteps. The door creaked open and I turn to see the principle and Applebottom walking with frowns on their face. Applebottom had to thick pack in her hand I knew that one had to be my test what was the other one. The principal sat down, his pale white skin covered in wrinkles as his thick-rimmed glass covered most of his face. A disposition form was plastered on his face.

He shifted his vision from me to my father as I resisted the urge to sleep in my chair. "I would just like to start out by saying thank you for putting out that chem lab fire the other day. Secondly Paul the only reason that you aren't getting detention is because we need you for the game tonight. But these behavior is not acceptable." I head my father build a growl in his chest as he put on a charming smile on his face, he glared at me before trying to the principal. "What exactly has my boy done this 's only been 4 hours into the day."

Apple Bottom cleared her throat as I turn to look at her this frown forming on her face. "One he blew off all of his class to sleep. Second, he said horrible and inappropriate comments in class. That isn't including his test." I sighed heavily "Dad there is nothing wrong with my test she just hates the sound of her own voice and the fact that a football player might not be a total idiot." She snarled at me as my dad shifted his vision to my teacher. "Are you saying that my son cheated on an exam.I don't accept or tolerate that and you know that Paul"

I whimper when I hear how angry he was letting "Dad I don't cheat if I cheat I get kicked off the team." I don't care if cheating was wrong but getting kicked off of the team would kill me. Applebottom let out this unconvinced sigh as she nodded her head to my father. "Well, that is exactly what I am saying the exam I made was 7 pages is his exams after about 10 minutes." She shows him my exam, on the upper right corner written in costs was a bright green number with a circle around it.100% on the top of the corner. My father stared at it "What your point he has a photographic memory. Same as me."

She nods her head, and looked over to my cautiously, "Yes well this is the same exam taken last week by a student who took the whole hour." She gave him a exam that said 89% on it. "That was the highest score on the exam until Paul. That plus the fact that he hasn't gotten any sleep,mean that would be incapable of remembering all of that." I snarled at her and slowly stood up. "I'm sorry to do you have a photographic memory, do you know the anything about photographic memory. I don't need sleep for it to work it not seem computer that needs to be changed. If you don't mind I was heading to the nurse office so I can get some sleep. I won't make it to my next class anyway. Is that cool with your principal. Either that or I will have it sit out of the game." He nodded his head and I started to move. "Dad your coming to the game right." I looked at him and he gave me this shocked look. "Yeah, kid I wouldn't miss it for the world." I jumped out of the room and into the nurse room in record time before passing out on the cot.

"PAUL!" I woke up to the sound of Bella yelling, my eyes snapped open widely as fear formed in my chest, there was no way that a leech got to her. I snapped my eyes open as my head lolled out the side. I could just barely make out Bella leaning against the wall with my football gear in the dark. "The coach decided that you need the rest so he let you sleep through practice but it is time for the game then after that the meeting. You need it get up and shake off whatever is bugging you." I let out a snort as she frowns at me like I did something wrong. I just rolled my eyes as started to get off of the coat."You sounded like Sam." She laugh at me as I made my way over to her sliding my uniform on as she spoke. "Funny he was the one that told me to say that." I rolled on my eyes as I started to walk away.

"Is that why the two of your were cuddling with each other last night," I said it with a bitter tone even though I meant it as a joke. "Shut up Paul you know that it wasn't like that. I was helping him study but we were exhausted so we're just spaced out. Now go kick some ass for me." I looked at her a smug grin forming on my face as I ran out into the stadium. Wells now its all for nothing I hope that sleep paid off.

The cheering was so loud that I thought that my eardrums were going to burst from the amount of force. Blurs of bright colors in the cold dark winter nights caught my eyes as I watched my breath formed in front of the air around me. The large opal sliver moon was glowing in the sky. It was brighter than usual."You ready" I turned back to see that Bella and Emmett were walking over but Sam was the one that was talking to me. I let out a sigh and nodded my head before sitting in the front seat. Emmett and Bella sitting in the back as I let out a groan.

"Do you know how much this bones, I mean really there is a badass party going down at Ryan's house and this is where I am right now. On my way to see a bunch of old man, dad, and mom in a stuffy room, with a vampire, a human and my dick of an older brother. Oh yeah, this is way better than an awesome party begins thrown in our honor." I heard Emmett snarl as Bella glared at me, Sam slapped my head taking his hands off the wheel for only a moment. "No offense guys I'm just a little worked up, winter break starts next week which mean a whole break with no one but Jake and Sammy. You would be upset." Emmett let out a harsh laugh while Bella just frowned at me.

"Have you tried talking to him, Sam talked or him and he seems to ease up on the whole hatred thing." I looked at Bella her deep brown eyes looking wide with this false hopefulness. "Why would I do that?" I felt my face frowning as this deep lines started to form on my face. I felt my eyebrow was not together Bella lips pursed in confusion like she was trying to think about the right answer. "Maybe because he is your little brother." I let out a harsh snort as I stared out the window refusing to meet Sam or any of the others gazes. "He's my brother he made himself clear on that matter. He wants nothing to do with me so I am staying out of his way. There is nothing that I could say that would make him hate me any less. Now can we drop this."

I watched the red oaks filter into my feelings of few along with gray fur, "Eyes on Jare." I looked up to see Sam who nodding his head and Emmett let out a light grumbled in his chest. "What is it Em?"I heard Bella talking to him, her voice was so sweet like honey "Noting its just shut that I don't think that Jared likes me that much. What the hell did I do to him? Do you know Puppy?" I let you a low throaty growl and he called "Paul you know that I am only kidding." I hear the light heartedness in his tetones as I frown closing my eyes.

I felt a sting in my chest as I turned to see that Sam was frowning at me like I did something wrong. There was this pain expression on his face as he looked at me. "Are you up for this you have been falling asleep lately." I look at Sam and then snapped my head up as I noticed that we were in front of the Clearwaters place. I let out a grown and nodded my head before walking out of the I walked down the dirt path leading to the door, I noticed Jared sitting there frowning as he shifted his glare to Emmett as a sneer formed on his face. "Dude what is your problem, Em is a friend lay off." I looked at him for a minute, he had his shocked look on his face as he shook his head. "He shouldn't be on our land it isn't right."

I snarled at him before shoving my way into the house, Harry had a party large house between his wife's job plus his they have a pretty steady flow of money. His wife was a nurse plus they owned a diner. Not everyone can have a dick of an ex-husband that paid them off but they managed. I walked down to the equity hallway till I made it to their private study were council meeting is conducted. But the council was a shell of what it once was.

Billy was dead of course thanks to that vamp, old man Quil looked like he would crumble in a bag of bones if you blew on him too hard. Then there was Harry his deep sunken in bags really stuck out to me. When I looked over dad was leaving against the wall his eyes closed he looked like he was going to fall asleep. Mom was sitting in the chair as she kicked his knees forcing his eyes to flutter open.

So he was sleeping while stand up that was so strange, when I turned he his distasteful look on his face. When I turn to look at what he was staring at I noticed that he was staring at Bella. I let this growl grow in my throat but I stopped it when the look on his face turned into a sly grin as Harry called out his throat to get our attention. Harry was the first to talk. "I know that thing are not the best at the moment and this are getting more tense, with the threat of a vampire army descending on our lands. At this point, we have no choice but to side with your kind Cullen." I didn't like the way that is facing twist with disgust, I couldn't help the deep growl that erupted in my throat but Emmett places a cool hand on my shoulder. "It's fine man."

I snarled this so wasn't fine, I turned to Harry ands then old man Quil before resting my eyes on my mother who was shaking her head no like she knew what I was thinking. But fuck that shit, he proved himself and Emmett deserve this shit.I stared Harry right in the eyes not once wavering. "All do respect that is bullshit he has earned his stripes and proven not only to be a allie to the tribe btu a has my back, he found out about the vampire nest and their plane. It not his fault or out that you old bastard as stuck in your ways of thinking. If Sam can accept the help of a vampire and he unlike you,actually matters then a bunch of old washed up geezer shouldn't have a problem with the hell do you do beside keep the legends alive?"

I want to snarled but before I could even think about letting a snake out, dad had his hand over my mouth. His heat and anger taking over mine as he glared down at me. He gave me this warning look like he was saying he would start to treat me like a child if I didn't start to behave.I sighed heavily and looked at the council who were all staring at us in shock. But I could feel her anger bubbling up in the throats as they glared hatefully at me. Before they could even say anything Bella stepped up and glared at me, but there was this approving air about her as she gave me a slight smile. As to say that I had represented.

She smiled politely at the council before looking back at me like she was trying to make them forget everything that I had said. I could feel her pulling on my emotion giving herself confidence to speak. "I apologize for my mate and for his rude tone but he does speak the truth. Emmett was the one that found out about the 6 scents that were found in my room, and how they were linked to the nest of vampires that lived in Seattle. Though the pack was the one that found out first, it was the Cullens that not only confirmed their suspicion but also gave them more information about the enemy vampires that could be life saving." She gave them the best dazzling smile that she could but I could feel the anxiety that was filling her chest.

The old men were nothing really but tan bags for wrinkles but they acted like they were better than the protectors of the tribe, really they were nothing but a washed up joke. "Paul stop this now." I looked at my father he had a sad look in his eyes as he whispered low in my ear so that only other people, with super hearing, would be able to hear. "But dad they have not right to tell us what to do," I whined loudly as he frowned at me, I could tell he was trying to keep his eyes from change so I felt my soul slump as I submitted to his wishes. "Fine father let go." I took in a few breath boefer let he let me go.

Sam shifted gently before he stood next to Bella pulling her arm gently as he moved her back before looking at the council. His head was tilted up in pride and his arrogance washed over us in the room. At least anyone that could smell it. He looked like he was getting ready to defend his pack no matter what they thought of us.

I let out a sigh as Sam liked my way for a moment before talking to the council slowly to make sure that they understood every aspect of this situation."As it is now without the help of the Cullens we will lose, there just aren't enough of us, even with member of the previous pack we would still be fucked. Unless Embry, Quil and Jake were or phases, we would dead in water. The Cullens are an asset and they are helping to protect the tribe and the people of the forks. It would only be fair to give them a fair shake. Without them I am sure that we would still be looking for the coven responsible for these attacks. The imprints are our reason for leaving if they were to die what would become of us. We wouldn't have the will to fight let alone live. Look at what happen to Taha Aki he lost his imprint and never showed his face ever again. This is necessary to win the upcoming war."

I could hear the convent in his voice I even bought it but I could smell the disabled rolling off of them. They were going to lsinted to us we were just stupid teenage kids to them but we knew better then shifted his vision to our father as respect shined in his eyes. I shook my head if only they knew the truth that he wasn't that great of a man or a wolf. "What do you think Daniel do you really believe that this is the way to win. With using the Cullen plague. Or are these boys trying to selling us some bullshit." I scoffed at the rude tone, and what the hell did he mean that they were a plague. He had no right to talk about us like that he was lower on the food chain then the Uleys.I let out a snakes as my father smile wide before wrapping his hand around my mouth again and glaring at me. "Yes I do Sam might be a young alpha but he will be a great one. I trust his judgment."

He nod his head slowly before glaring back at me like his glare would keep me from saying something stupid. Yeah right. Harry shifted his vision to look at me, anger filling his gaze as he move his eyes to Jared and then Sam. Before resting them on Bella and Emmett. "Alright Jared and Paul have either of you marked your imprint yet." I looked at Jared and he glared right back at them. Marking was something sacred, you don't just do it baceu the imprint is in danger, that like marrying a girl because you got her pregnant. "No," Both of us said it at the same time both of our voices shaking with disgust. I watched Harry's face turn into disappointed as he shook his head. "Then mark them and they can protect themselves. Emily is stronger thanks to her mark I expect the two of you to do the same as Sam."

Before I got the chance to use my extensive vocabulary my father started to yank me out of the room. "If that is it do you mind if we go, we have patrol." I watched the elders nod their head as he yanked me out of the house and into fresh air that wasn't dripping of anger and disgust like in that stupid room. My father was livid so the fresh air was short lived as hsi agner filled the atmosphere. "Are you out of your mind don't question them, no matter what they think and no matter how much belittle never question them, they might not know about shifting but they know every story, every legend and have the largest wolf and vampire database there is. Watch yourself, Paul." I frowned at him before tilting my head back on the headrest waiting for him to punch me but I got nothing not a single ounce of pain flooded my body.

I slowly drift off to sleep when I felt the car moving, I wanted to open my eyelids but they seemed so heavy. "Sammy what did they mean mark me and Kim. Was there something that I am missing." That was Bella's voice it sounded so small and filled with worried, what the hell happened when I was sleeping. "Bella ignore them okay they don't know what they are talking about, I was with Emily a year before I even thought about marking her." His voice was strong and warm but also inviting but I knew that he didn't like talking about marking. "Yeah but what is it."

I let out a groan as the car jerked to a stop in front of I'm guessing our house, "Sorry Belle that is a conversation that you need to have with Paul. I'll tell him to call you the moment that he wakes up. But I think that we need to talk to Jake first and I don't want you there for that it might get ugly." I shifted light as I adjusted myself in the seat. My neck was cramping and my muscles were way to sore. "Alright, Sammy thanks for the ride home." I felt the car jolt before Sam pulled off. I let out a moan when he turn the radio on as high as it could go. Demons by imagine dragons came on the air and it forced me to open my eyes. When I looked at Sam there was this frown forming on his face as he stared into the glance at the road. "I want to tell Jake, I know that it might not change things but I feel like lying to him is just going to make things worse."

What the hell was he talking about, I let out around an I rolled my neck before sitting straight up and looked at the black blrus that I knew had to be trees. "What are you talking about Sammy, what happened to Emmett? How long have I been sleeping? Why can't Bella come over?" He let out this aggrieved groan as he leered at me. "You realize that you can't fire off rounds of questions like that and expect me to be able to answer then all in one shot right." I felt confusion rise in my chest as he sneered at me like he was thinking about something unpleasant. "Come on Paul I know that you are a little slow when you first wake up but you can't be that dense."

My mind flashed and I knew that I had to be wrong that had to be the dumbest idea that he ever had. He would be going angit the wishes of the council, of mom, they would lose it. "Dude you can't do that they will beat your furry ass." He let out this dark laugh before shaking his head. "This whole thing was one big mess, think about it we have been lying to him collectively for 2 years, things have being getting tens for awhile. But you imprinting on Bella was the tipping point. At least this way if we tell him what we are what he is then we might get peace of mind for the first time in a while. We won't tell him about the war with the vampires but I really think that we need to tell him." I looked at Sam for cracking my neck one more as pain came crashing down on me. Along with disbelief that this plan would work, he is losing it.

Sam pulled the car to a stop in front of the house as he punched the steering wheel as he looked at me. "Dammit, Paul I am basically the chief thanks to my alpha status we are telling him and this shit is going down now. While mom and dad are ruining patrol since"

I nodded my head and looked up at the star-filled sky through the window, the brain burning ball of gas were shining brighter tonight. "It pretty awesome when you think about it, every time that we look the sky we are really just watching the play back. Too bad we don't have the chance to see an outcome before it happen. You know there is chance that he will react badly, even if we phase in front of him then he might hate you, hate me even more. Think we are monster and all that." I looked at Sam as he frowned at me as he slowly pulled up in the dirt driveway.

"What's worse him hating us for a reason he couldn't understand. Or him hating us but at least can understand the motives behind our actions. It might make him feel better." I shook my head sadly before looking at him "Fine but if the shit hits the fan. I'll use you for cover." I chuckled at his confused expression before hopping out of the jeep and into the belly of the beast.