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Chapter Two

Paul P.O.V

It had been three years since I had left La Push. I hadn't been back there, nor had I heard from anyone who still lived there. I'd had no contact with my parents since the day I had left and I had no idea how the Elders of La Push were treating them; all I knew was they had my number and would only use it if there was an emergency. Every month I would, however, send them money not knowing if either of them is still employed.

But life in New York was too freeing for me to even consider returning to my previous life. I had only one year left in my course, having shortened my time studying by advancing in all my classes. I was already an intern at a hospital that had offered me a full time job when I had graduated. In these three years I hadn't phased once, though I still wasn't aging. I had taken anger management classes four times before I felt confident in my ability to stay calm. I'd actually made some friends, friends that I could rely on and joke around with.

"Oy Paul!"

I turned, grinning at Lee running up to me. The guy had been the first friend I'd made here and he even knew my secret, kindly referring to it as my 'furry condition'. He was shorter than me but he didn't have the werewolf gene in him, making him less than a foot shorter than me. By human standards however, he was tall.

"What's up?" I asked as we walked through the university, passing others from our class.

Lee shook his head, mock disappointedly, "I still can't figure out how you can turn down somebody hot!"

I rolled my eyes; Lee had developed an annoying habit of trying to get me to date, setting me up with numerous girls that I always rejected as nicely as possible, "You remember that part of my 'furry condition'?"

"That doesn't mean you can't have some fun until it happens." Lee said exasperatedly, rolling his brown eyes at me.

I snorted, "And what if the 'fun' gets too attached and it happens?"

Lee grumbled something under his breath about annoying furry logic but thankfully didn't comment on it again, "You working tonight?"

"Nope I'm free." I grinned, "What are you planning?"

He shrugged, "I was thinking bout getting some guys together and playing some ball."

"Sounds good..."

And that's when my life turned upside down for the first time in three years.

I saw her.

She was standing in the middle of the court yard looking adorably confused, a small frown on her face as she stared down at a map in front of her. Her long blond hair was tied up in a loose bun, long strands spilling over her face. Her green eyes were staring intently at the map in front of her before lifting her head to scan around her in complete bafflement.

"Paul? You okay man?" Lee asked worriedly, waving a hand in front of my eyes.

I was too busy gaping at the girl to form a coherent sentence, "Girl…imprint…so…beautiful…" I muttered still watching her afraid that if I moved my eyes away from her she would disappear.

Lee's jaw dropped open and he followed my gaze to her and let out a low whistle, "Damn she's hot Paul." He slapped me over the head, "What are you still doing here?" I looked at him puzzled, "Go and help her; she's clearly lost." He hissed, shoving me unceremoniously towards her.

I looked at him frantically but he nudged me forward. Turning back to her I took a deep breath and walked up. She didn't notice me at first still trying to figure out where she was on the map. When she finally looked up she noticed me and tilted her head back up to look at me; she was so tiny, barely coming up to my chest.

"Hi, I'm Paul…" I began nervously, "I kind of saw you…and you looked confused…do you need any help?" I asked, stumbling over my words pathetically. My coherency was completely destroyed in her presence.

She blushed, tucking a long strand of hair behind her ear, "That would be great; I just transferred here from Australia and this campus is so confusing." She smiled shyly, "I'm Lorelai, Lorry for short."

"Are you an exchange student?" I asked dread creeping up inside my chest at the thought of her leaving after a year.

She shook her head, "I got a citizenship."

"If you aren't busy I could show you around campus?" I offered, trying not to sound creepy. Inside my chest, my heart was pounding furiously.

She blinked, clearly not expecting such a bold invitation so soon, "Are you sure? I don't want to inconvenience you…"

I smiled reassuringly, and hopefully charmingly, "It would be my pleasure, really."

We spent the rest of the afternoon walking around the campus, me pointing out different places and showing her the best coffee places around. I found out more about her; she had one small dog at home and she had brought a kitten here. She liked playing basketball and spent a lot of time listening to music and was a movie fan.

It wasn't until that annoying thing called time caught up with us. She looked down at her watch and cursed under her breath, "I'm sorry, I've really got to get going. I don't want to leave my kitten alone for too much longer."

My heart began pounding furiously at the thought of never seeing her again so I pointed to a bench, "If you ever need help or people to hang around with I'm usually always there or someone there will be able to tell you where I am." I said, smiling friendly, hoping that she won't forget me.

She blushed lightly, "I'll remember that. Thanks for this afternoon Paul; I really had a great time." She gave me a final smile and walked away, glancing back at me now and then.

I waited until she was out of sight before I walked down to the basketball courts in a complete daze. I didn't even realise I had gotten there until Lee was in front of me, looking at me expectantly. I continued to stare at him blankly and I noticed briefly that the other guys were looking at me as though I was on drugs.

"It's good when they say they had 'a great time'? That's a good thing right?" I asked Lee dazed.

He grinned at me, "Hell yeah it's a good thing. Are you seeing her again? Did you get her number?" He asked the expectant look still on his face.

I slapped my forehead, "I'm such an idiot!" I cursed, "I didn't ask her for her number." I moaned.

"Don't worry; we'll see her around campus." Lee said reassuringly. "Now let's go play some ball."

Lorelai P.O.V

I couldn't keep my eyes away from the benches. On them sat the guy that had been plaguing my thoughts since my first moments here at the university. Paul. I hadn't asked any of the girls in my classes about him, worried that I might hear about his popular and sporty girlfriend that he must have. Unfortunately for me, someone noticed my blatant staring.

Sarah, at least I think that was her name, followed my gaze over to Paul and she snorted, giving me an incredulous look, "Don't even think about it."

I turned my gaze to her, confused, "Don't think about what?"

"Paul. That's who you're looking at, right?" She said knowingly, though I could see the dislike in her features.

I was suddenly trying to think of a reason why I had agreed to sit with these girls in the first place, "I was looking around the court yard." I lied convincingly. I was always good at lying.

"Sure you were. Just so you know" She said snottily, "Paul doesn't date. And if he does, it'll be with me. Sorry but you're clearly not his type." Sarah said, effectively producing high pitched giggles from her clones.

Suddenly I was more than ready to get away from the plastic bimbos. I stood, giving them fake preppy smiles, "Well thanks girls, it's been super fun." I said, mocking their high pitched voices perfectly.

I smirked at them before dumping my tray and walking off, not realising that I was walking straight past Paul's table. As I looked over at him one last time he looked up and our eyes met. He grinned at me, a dazed look entering his eyes the same look that I had seen the first time I had met him. He stood up, surprising me by coming over to me.

"Hi Lorelai." He greeted me, his deep voice sending chills down my spine.

I smiled at him my shyness creeping back, "Hello Paul. How are you?" I asked, trying to keep my voice from stuttering.

"I'm good." He said, smiling widely as though he had won the lottery, "What about you?"

I looked down at my feet and then peeked back up at him, "I'm pretty good, thanks."

He looked as if he were about to ask me a question until an all too familiar voice squealed, "Paul, oh my god it's so good to see you."

I nearly gagged as Sarah pranced over to us, pushing me out of the way so she could stand in front of Paul, twirling a piece of her thin, ratty hair around her finger. Paul tried to disguise the grimace that went across his face, "Hi Sarah." With that he turned his attention back to me without giving her another glance.

I tried to stifle a giggle at the horrified look that went across Sarah's face, making her look constipated, and "What are you doing tonight?" Paul asked me, sounding nervous.

I looked at him shocked and surprisingly I answered, "Nothing…" I tried to get out but guess who cut over me?

And the point goes to Sarah.

"Paul, you don't need to put yourself through showing her around." She said, casting me a filthy look, "We could go out and do something." She said her voice light and flirty.

Paul all but glared at her in annoyance, "I'm asking Lorelai out, not you. Stop bugging me and find someone who's actually interested." He growled.

Some guy, I don't know who, quickly intercepted Paul and Sarah. "Sarah, I believe there's someone over there with the right amount of money you usually demand." He said rudely.

Sarah's face became bright red and went off with a huff. The guy looked guiltily over at Paul who was breathing heavily as though trying to stop himself from running out of breath. Worried I put my hand on his arm and immediately he calmed down.

"Are you okay?"

He smiled tightly, "I'm fine. Sarah just really shits me." He looked over at the guy pointedly.

He threw his hands in the air, "Alright, I said I was sorry. I didn't think she'd go all stalker on you." He turned to me and grinned, "So you're Lorelai. Paul hasn't shut up about you since he met you. I'm Lee."

I smiled, noticing the blush that rose on Paul's cheeks, "Nice to meet you."

Lee not so subtly slipped back to the rest of the guys who were staring at us eagerly, "Why are they looking at us like that?" I whispered to Paul.

He squirmed uncomfortably, "I don't ask girls out…ever. This is pretty much the first time they've seen me willingly interact with a girl." He admitted. "So before they start shouting out things, would you like to go on a date with me tonight?"

Did he just ask me out on a date?

Oh my god he did.

I smiled, feeling extremely shy. I wasn't one to date and neither was he, I could tell that. "I'd love to."

His face broke out into a relieved smile and we exchanged numbers. He told me he would pick me up from my room at seven for a casual dinner. As I said goodbye I could hear the cheers from his friends and I couldn't believe that he's never been on a date with anyone.

I couldn't help but wonder what was so special about me.

A/N thanks for all the reviews. Let me know what you think of this chapter. I probably won't be able to update for a while and if I do, it'll be for Gifts in Life. Read and Review.