I DO NOT OWN TWILIGHT

'My head hurts. And I'm hungry.' My stomach made a loud grumble of protest because it hadn't been filled in days. I groaned as I rested my hand on my belly. I started to open my eyes, but suddenly, someone laughed. My mind slowly processed the fact that I did not know who this laugh belonged to, and along with that thought came the question 'Where the hell am I?" I was lying on something soft and there was something warm under my head. I finally opened my eyes all the way and looked up to see…a guy.

This guy was beautiful. My head was leaning on his leg, but he was talking to someone with his head turned so I had a view of the whole beautiful left side of his face. I couldn't say or do anything, but I really didn't want to. Staring at his perfection was enough for me. I tried to inconspicuously shift myself so I could see more of his face, but as soon as I moved he snapped his head around to look at me. Seriously, he could've caught whiplash or something. Not to mention that the quickness of it caught me completely off guard…and scared the shit out of me. But that's beside the point. The point is that this guy is BEAUTIFUL. His eyes are the deepest shade of brown I have ever seen and those lips… I stared at his lips even more intently when they started to move. After a minute I realized that he was probably trying to say something to me, so I tuned in so that I could let his beautiful voice wash over me. "Are you alright?" Alright? I'm definitely more than alright. I am in an immense state of perfection right now. "Can you hear me?" What do you mean can I hear you? Why wouldn't I be able to hear such a beautiful voice? I'm hanging on to every word you say. Please just keep talking. "Is she out of it or is she normally like this?" The beautiful guy turned his head. Why did he do that? Now I can't see his eyes. I lifted my hand and turned his head to face me. I couldn't help but smile at him. He's just so cute.

"RENEE! CAN YOU HEAR ME?" I flinched at the sound of Kou's voice. He was yelling right in my ear, and he had never sounded so annoying. "YES, YOU JACKASS! I CAN HEAR YOU! WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU WANT?" I turned to him with my most vicious glare. I hoped it would scare him away from me. I am known to be very scary when I'm angry, and he was pissing me off by disturbing my time with the gorgeous guy in front of me. He backed away slowly. "Well Paul kept trying to talk to you, but you wouldn't say anything. I thought you had gone deaf or something…" 'HIS NAME IS PAUL!?!' I screamed that happy fact over and over in my mind. That is the most wonderful name I have ever heard. I turned back to Paul and jumped back a little bit from the very intense stare that he was aiming at me. It caught me completely off guard. I mean, a wondering gaze is what I would expect from someone I had just met, but he was staring at me like I was the only person in the world that mattered. Very flattering, but kinda creepy…oh well. I can live with it.

I was just about to settle in for an awesome staring contest when my stomach ruined the moment completely. I can honestly say that it was the loudest I have ever heard a stomach growl. The sound totally filled the room, though it may have only seemed that loud because of the fact that Paul was sitting right across from me and the embarrassment of having him hear my stomach throw a fit was unbearable. Kou snickered but he quickly shut up when I jumped in front of him. "And WHAT, exactly, is so damn funny?" "Nothing. So I guess this means that you're feeling better now. Right?" Suddenly I remembered why I was here. I remembered that I had failed my people. When Kou saw the sad look on my face he immediately jumped up and came over to me. "Hey. You really need to stop blaming yourself for all this. It's not your fault. If he could cheat on you and give you up that easily then it wasn't meant to be. You didn't fail anybody and if your clan really cared about you, they wouldn't be trying to place all of the blame on you. So just stop being a Negative Nelly and cheer up. OK?" Kou started to smile when I suddenly lifted my arms and yelled, "And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why this is one of my bestest friends in the whole wide world." I tackled him and hugged him. There are times when I can't remember why Kou is my friend, but then he does things like this.

I quickly regretted my decision to shout to the heavens how much I loved my best friend because my throat started to throb and it felt like someone had taken a knife and swiveled it around inside my mouth. I was coughing violently and I could have sworn that I saw a little blood splash out. The air around me suddenly turned warm as two arms wrapped around me. "Are you okay? What do you need? What hurts?" Even in my pain my heart skipped a beat at his sweetness. I managed to squeeze out a raspy, "Water". I missed his warmth when he jumped up and left me sitting on the floor, but luckily he was back in a matter of seconds. He gently pressed a glass into my hands and I started to gulp the water down…like a jackass. I started to choke again, but I stopped soon as Paul gently tapped me on the back. He is so sweet and he doesn't even know me… Wait a minute! I jumped up and away from him and almost regretted it when I turned around and saw his hurt expression. I thought he was really nice and everything, but I had just met him. I know nothing about him and after a couple minutes I'm sitting in his lap?! What is wrong with me? I'm usually not this irrational. I usually think before I do anything that involves a stranger, but with Paul I just…feel comfortable. But this is what I did with CJ. I trusted him too soon and I didn't even get to know him first. I'm not going to get fooled again. I don't want to get hurt like that again. I can't take it.

"Soooo." I turned to Kou and smiled at his very weak attempt to break the awkward silence. At least he tried. "You should get something to eat before you meet the others." "What others?" I wanted to know what the hell he was talking about. I had come to see him, not more strangers. He just grinned and started to drag me into a kitchen. Kou jumped away from me and the dragging stopped when I heard a growl from behind me. I turned around with a glare. "That is the second time I have heard you do that and I really wanna know why you keep doing it." Paul stood up and walked past me with a smirk. "WELL? I'm still waiting," I yelled after him."You're gonna be waiting for a long time," Kou whispered on our way into the kitchen. After our HEARTY MEAL (sandwiches), we walked outside where an old truck was parked. I stopped in front of it and folded my arms across my chest. "Once again, who are these others?" Kou started to whine. "It's a surprise Renee. Just get in the truck…please?" "I'm not moving until I get some answers." I sat on the ground and started to bite my fingernails. It's a horrible habit. I know. I had completely tuned out Kou's complaints when I was suddenly lifted into the air and looking into chocolate brown eyes. "Look. You are coming with us whether you like it or not. You have no choice. I suggest you come peacefully, but if you prefer the hard way I'm pretty sure I have some rope somewhere." Was he serious? He gave me the most innocent smile in the world, but I wasn't buying it for a second. I stuck my tongue out at him and waited quietly as he set me in the truck. Kou jumped on the back and we were ON OUR WAY!! (Oh joy). "That wasn't so hard. Was it?" I turned my head and tried to be angry, but he grabbed my hand and I couldn't help but smile. I was going to jerk my hand away from his when he didn't let go, but friends hold hands all the time. Right? And we are friends. It's not like I like him as anything more than that. It's not like he's the hottest, sexiest, most scrumptious piece of…WAIT! HOLD ON AND BACKTRACK! This is my friend and I did not just think that about him. I really need to get a hold on my thoughts. I swear if I didn't censor them…

I was so lost in my thoughts that I jumped and hit my head on the roof of the truck when Paul tapped my shoulder. "Ouch," I moaned. Paul was hovering right over me in a second. "I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have scared you like that. I really didn't mean to. I'm so so sorry. Can you forgive me?" He kept rambling on until I couldn't take it anymore and I slapped my hand across his mouth. "It wasn't your fault. I should have been paying attention, and if you say sorry to me one more time I'm going to push you into a ditch. Deal?" "Deal," he mumbled. I smiled and jumped out of the car. "I am now officially ready to make the walk of doom. Kou, please say a prayer over my poor soul before I am put away forever." "Come on psycho." Kou walked in front of me and started to make his way into a small house. I walked slowly and tried to hang back so that I could make my escape when Paul went inside, but unfortunately he must have realized how nervous I was. I came to a complete stop at the steps and chewed on my bottom lip. Also a bad habit. I know. "You know everything's gonna be alright. The guys would never do anything to hurt you and I would never let anything happen to you. I will always protect you. I promise." I truly wanted to doubt his words, but I could tell that he really meant what he said. So, feeding off of his confidence (literally), we went into the house together.