(Can we all just come to an agreement that after every time one of the guys phase back from wolf form to human form that they are wearing a pair of shorts. Don't question where the shorts come from just like we don't question how they can shapeshift and stuff."

Chapter 2

It had been a week since Julianna had moved into Sam and Emily's and she had successfully not had any more attacks since the muffin incident. Paul had made it a habit staying with her at night since Sam changed his patrol hours to end at 11pm instead of 4 in the morning. Nights were the worst time for Julianna since she refused to take any more medicine. Especially sleep medicine. Paul and the guys had tried convincing her that taking a little wasn't bad but she was terrified of even going near a pill bottle and they couldn't put it in her food since she watched Emily's every move when she was cooking.

"I've washed these shorts twice and I still find sand in them." Embry complained as he bit into one of the apples Emily left out in a bowl.

How could he still be hungry he just had two bowls of cereal and three pancakes.

Don't question it Tick the more they eat the less we have to

Good point, when do you think Paul will notice we haven't been eating much

Hopefully not for a while or we'll have to start puking it back up like at the coocoo nest

Shut up Tick don't even bring up that place

Come on Tock you know that's what it is

Julianna shut Tick and Tock up before speaking. "I haven't been to the beach in years." She mumbled.

Embry and Jared gasped almost choking on the food in their mouths. Everybody in La Push was always at the beach swimming or having bonfires. Julianna used to love the sand and swimming when she was younger but Paul knew why she stayed away now. She was terrified of drowning and being in the water. It was one of the popular nightmares Tick Tock and Tuck showed her during the night.

"Come on pup we're going to the beach." Embry said hopping out of his seat. He pulled Julianna out of her seat and pushed her towards the stairs to change.

After changing into a bathing suit and throwing a pair of shorts and a baggy t-shirt over herself she skipped down the stairs over to where Jared and Embry were waiting by the door. She stopped mid step while the color drained from her face. Paul was at work so he probably wouldn't be there, there was no way Julianna couldn't go without him.

"Is Paul meeting us there?" Julianna asked with wide eyes realizing that he wouldn't be there when she was near the water. There was no way she would go in the water without him there no matter how hard Jared and Embry begged. Even if they lifted her up and carried her there she would be kicking and screaming, but luckily they were smart and knew Paul would kill them if that happened.

"Yup I texted him and he promised he'd be there." Jared said pulling her out of the door. He had known her long enough that if she over thought this she wouldn't leave until Paul was at her side, and Paul was still in patrol for another 20 minutes. While Julianna was changing Jared had phased so he could communicate with Paul knowing he was in wolf form.

The walk to the beach was about 10 minutes but Julianna was panicking the whole way. What if Paul didn't show up? What if Jared and Embry made her go in the ocean? What if they found out that she doesn't remember how to swim?" Julianna hadn't realized that she had stopped in the middle of the path with Embry and Jared frantically trying to get her attention.

"Hey Julianna you alright!" Jared yelled shaking her shoulder. It didn't break her out of her panicked state and she stood there with a glazed look over her eyes.

"Pup are you ok?"

"Hold on I'm going to call Paul." Embry said running back down the path.

That snapped Julianna right out of it not wanting to bother Paul while he was at work. She didn't want him to know that she had momentarily shut down again. "Wait!" She called trying to catch up with Embry. "I'm fine really, you don't need to call Paul." Embry halted to a stop and spun around causing Julianna to run into his chest.

"Ouch." She mumbled rubbing her nose where it hit his chest. "You guys bring a whole new meaning to rock hard abs.

"Sorry it's a tribe thing." Embry said mentally cursing at himself while he looked over her face for a broken bone or bruising. Once he concluded that nothing was wrong he swiftly picked her up and threw her over his shoulder.

"Let me go Embry!" She shrieked in between giggles. After pounding her small fists into his back she eventually gave up and let him carry her to the beach. Once they arrived he placed her back on the sand gently. Julianna immediately plopped down in the sand running it in between her fingers and toes. Embry and Jared laughed as they watched Julianna giggle like toddler playing in the sand. When Jared told Paul to meet them at the beach Paul made it clear they weren't allowed to bring her near the water without him there. Being threatened by Paul was scary enough but being threatened by Paul when it came to Julianna was terrifying. If in any way she got hurt then Paul wouldn't hesitate to beat the shit out of them.

"Gray." Paul called as he emerged from the woods. He had started to call her that once he phased since it was the color of his fur. He nodded at Embry and Jared silently thanking them for watching and taking care of her.

"Paul!" Julianna shrieked jumping up from the sand and running over to where he stood. She jumped into his arms wrapping her arms around his neck and legs around his waist, It was her signature hug when it came to Paul. Any other person on the beach would've thought she hadn't seen him in years but in reality it had just been a few hours.

Jared and Embry had already headed towards the water knowing it'd take Paul a few minutes to convince her. Once Julianna unwrapped herself from Paul he placed her gently back onto the sand.

"How was work?"

"It was ok, I have to go back tonight though." Paul was furious that he had to go back on patrol but they caught the scent of three vampires again.

Julianna frowned at the thought knowing he wouldn't be back at Sam and Emily's till she was asleep. "Does Jared have work?" Paul shook his head no causing a small smile to form on Julianna's face. It made Paul angry that Jared was off and he wasn't but Sam knew Paul was better at catching the bloodsuckers. "Well I'll just hang out with him."

While Paul and Julianna talked on the beach Embry and Jared started racing down the beach. Jared was faster in wolf form but Embry was convinced he could run faster with two legs.

"What will happen when he meets his imprint?" Embry asked as they walked back to where Paul and Julianna were.

"I don't know but hopefully he won't leave her to fend for herself. Without him she'd be back in the loca house within a day."

They quickly shut up when they were within earshot and started talking about how Jared won the race.

"I told you I was faster than you." Jared said playfully pushing Embry.

"You just got a head start that's all. Now are we just gonna stand on the beach or are we going swimming?" Embry asked as they reached the other two.

"Well you didn't drag me down here for nothing so I guess we're swimming." Julianna said hopping onto Paul's back. He'd agreed that she could stay on his back until she was comfortable with the water, but in reality he would have agreed to anything for her.

According to the guys the water was warm but to a human who didn't have an internal radiator it was cold. Julianna squealed and hugged Paul's neck tighter when her foot first made contact with the water. Most of her fears went away when she was with Paul since she knew he wouldn't let anything hurt her. Tick Tock and Tuck were screaming at her to get out but she pushed them away with the sound of the crashing waves.

"Want me to put you down?" Paul asked.

Julianna nodded slowly letting her legs get submerged in the water. It was pretty shallow so the water only went to her thighs but her breaths increased rapidly. She watched Jared and Embry throw a football diving into the water to catch it. Suddenly she felt a huge muscular arm wrap around her waist pulling her closer to his radiating chest. Instantly her breaths calmed down and her teeth stopped chattering.

"I told you everything will be fine you don't have to worry." Paul mumbled into her ear.

"Tell that to Tick and Tock they are still convinced that I'm going to drown." Julianna said mentioning the voices in her head as if they were people. Paul's known for a while that the voices have names and personalities but he never understood why they tortured Julianna.

"Well Tick and Tock should shut up while I'm around because I won't let anything hurt you." Paul tightened his grip on her hip and pulling her back tighter against his chest.

The four of them stayed in the water for another 10 minutes laughing and playing around until Julianna felt a fish brush up against her leg causing her to let out a scream and jump into Paul's arms. He carried her back to Sam and Emily's bridal style with Jared and Embry not far behind. After barking their signature call the pack members and Julianna entered the house.

"Are you guy's hungry?" Em called from the kitchen.

"Do you really have to ask?" Sam laughed as he came down the stairs.

"We'll grab a few bites but Paul and Embry have to go to work so Julianna is gonna stay at my place." Jared said as he walked into the kitchen.

The three pack members grabbed a few bites while Julianna sat on Paul's lap fiddling with his shirt. It helped keep her mind at ease having something to keep her busy. Paul had tried getting her to eat something but she politely declined saying how she'd eaten with Embry and Jared earlier. Of course she hadn't but she refused to eat anything unless she watched the person make it.

As the day went on Julianna went over Jared's as the rest of the guys went on patrol. Jared was still nervous about being with Julianna alone but knew it was better if she was with him than Emily again. To everybody but Paul being with Julianna was like babysitting a toddler, she was always moving and anything could set her off. They talked for a while about his relationship with Kim and how she'd been. Julianna had a few memories of Kim but she knew nothing about her other than the fact that she and Jared were dating. Apparently she transferred to the school a few months after Julianna left and Jared claims that from the first time he looked at her he was crazy about her. Julianna said she wouldn't believe it until she saw them together but by the way Jared talked about her she knew it was true. Jareds' phone suddenly sprung to life in the middle of their conversation cutting off Julianna's next sentence.

"Hey babe what's up?" Jared asked into the phone confused as to why Kim had called so late into the night.

Julianna heard crying through the phone causing Jared to tense at whatever she said to him. "Hold on slow down where are you?" He paused listening to her response and quickly hung up after telling her that he would be right over.

"I gotta go Kim needs me." Jared said frantically getting his car keys. "Can you get back to Sam and Emily's on your own?"

"Yea go help her I'll be fine."

"Thanks pup." Jared quickly hugged her and sped out of his driveway off to wherever Kim was.

He knew he was gonna get crap from Paul for having her walk home alone but he didn't care. Julianna was an adult technically and his imprint needed him.

The path back to Sam and Emily's wasn't long, probably only 15 minutes walking. It was quite dark the only light coming from the moon and stars since she was in the woods. Julianna wasn't exactly sure where she was going since she didn't pay much attention when she was coming here with Jared but Tick and Tock told her to wing it. She knew that this was no time to wander off the 'path' she made for herself but she couldn't stop her feet from moving closer to the sound of water. It was much calmer than the ocean and Tuck was interested to know what made the soothing noise. The leaves crunched beneath her feet while a soft breeze ran through her hair. It was close to a full moon that night which gave off plenty of light so Julianna could see in front of her.

What's that trickling noise?

How should we know Tuck you're the smart one.

Wait I see it I see it it's coming from up there.

I see it too I see it too come on

Tick and Tock were bouncing around Julianna's head in excitement to see the source of the noise but Tuck became quiet. The two twin's conversation drifted back to the beach before Tuck yelled.

Shut up you two somebody can hear us.

What you mean Julianna, she can always hear us Tuck.

No not her you idiots the guy over there across the stream so shut up!

As if on cue Julianna spotted a guy leaning over a dead deer. The sight of blood made her slightly nauseous but words still came out when she opened her mouth.

"Excuse me?" She said hesitantly not to scare the guy. "It's lost too much blood I don't think you can save it." It was true, it looked like it had bled to death or been sucked dry.

The man's eyes sprung up in shock while his body was tense. His black eyes meeting her wide green ones from across the stream. He wasn't expecting to meet anybody on his hunt and the only thing stopping his hunger towards the human was the strong stench of wet dog that clung to her. Edward knew that scent meant one thing. She was close with the wolf pack.

"Do you know where Sam Uley's house is I'm lost?" She shouted across the stream.

Sam Uley wasn't a name he was familiar with but he couldn't just leave her out here alone in the woods not knowing where to go. Edward had heard her thoughts from a mile away and could tell she should be in a mental institute. He couldn't hear any of the wolf's thoughts so he cautiously crossed the stream off of his family's territory and onto Quileute land.

"No but I could take you back to my family's house and you could call somebody to pick you up there." He offered.

"Sure thank you so much." She replied quickly not making the connection that he was a stranger and usually you shouldn't follow them back to their houses alone.

Edward carried her on his back to the Cullen mansion since he ran faster than walking. He was planning on asking Bella about Sam Uley tomorrow since she knew the natives but for now he focused on getting the girl out of the woods.

"Holy shit this place is huge." Julianna mumbled under her breath as they approached the house. The windows everywhere would freak her out if she stayed for too long but she was sure she could keep it together while she was here. Edward let her go and they walked into the front door together, his whole family was waiting at the doorway since they could probably smell her scent mixed with wet dog at least a football field away.

"The phone's in the kitchen I'll be right in."

Julianna nodded and went over to dial Emily's number. When she was out of earshot Edward instantly got death glares from his family members as they all started talking at once.

"Where did she come from?"

"Who is she?"

"Why is she here?"

"Look." Edward said shutting everybody else up. "She was lost in the woods and she approached me and asked if I knew where someplace was. Since I didn't know I brought her back here, it's not like I could've left her out there she's schizophrenic I could hear the other voices before I could even see her."

"Just get her out of here as soon as possible." Rose said before stalking upstairs.

"Em I'm fine really I just need a ride home." Julianna spoke into the phone trying to calm down Emily who was panicking. Apparently calling that you got lost in the woods and now are in a stranger's house caused her stress. After telling her the address Em immediately hung up and tried calling Sam whose phone rang in the other room.

"Of course he's not going to answer their on patrol." Emily swore to herself before doing the only thing could think of.

"SAMMM!" She screamed standing in the middle of their backyard. "PAUL!" With the imprint bond she knew Sam could hear her in her panicked state and waited until he arrived.

In less than a minute the whole pack sprinted into the backyard phasing back into human form.

"Em what's wrong, are you hurt, is everything ok, why'd you yell?" Sam was flustered and still panting from the run here. He instantly started looking her over for any signs of harm but found nothing.

"Julianna called me from some guy's house in Forks. She got lost coming home from Jared's and said she saw a guy in the woods and he offered she come back to his house to use their phone. We have to go get her now." Paul was livid now trying his hardest not to phase. Sam would kill him literally if he phased this close to Emily and hurt her. He was pacing back and forth and shaking so hard he was almost blurry as he waited for Emily to say where she was

"Well where the fuck is she!" Paul yelled his patience running thin.

"A family named the Cullen's but she didn't know-" She was cut off by Paul screaming 'those fucking lychees' and instantly phasing. The thought of Julianna alone in a house full of lychees made Paul more terrified he had ever been before. He ran off, no basically flew he was running so fast, into the woods with the others behind him. Before Sam could phase Emily grabbed his arm and pleaded that he made sure Paul wouldn't do anything he would regret. She knew this was no time for Paul to lose his temper and have Julianna find out or ever worse see him fight one of the Cullen's.

As Paul sprinted through the forest faster than he ever run Julianna sat at the Cullen's house twirling her hair while Tick Tock and Tuck screamed at her to get out. Tuck didn't trust the looks they got from everybody in the house and Tick and Tock missed Paul. Julianna was very uncomfortable with the Cullen's wondering why they were so pale or why they all had the same golden eyes.

"Hi." Emmett said cheerfully as he bounded over sitting next to her. "Sorry about Rose she's not used to company."

"It's ok." Julianna stuttered thinking about how she used to be around new people. "I was terrible with company when I first was transitioned back into public life."

"They're here Julianna." Edward said from the other room. He could hear the packs thoughts as they got closer and closer to the house.

"Aw but she just got here." Emmett whined wanting to become friends with the tiny wolf girl. Paul, Sam, and Embry phased back into human form before stalking up the stairs and almost breaking down the door. Sam had put out an alpha order so Paul couldn't hurt any of the Cullen's but with Paul's temper he could have a chance of getting past the gag order. Paul just pushed past Edward right into the house over to where Julianna was walking over with Emmett. Her head was down and she looked like a mouse next to the Emmett. She looked up timidly her eyes finding their way to Paul's.

"Paul!" She smiled instantly before running over to where he was. His face lightened momentarily while looking at her but instantly tensed when he made eye contact with Emmett. Emmett had puffed out his chest and tried looking taller but they both knew Paul was the same size. "I missed you." She said into his chest as she hugged him tightly. It wasn't close enough for Paul and he lifted her up where her legs wrapped around his waist as she put her face into the crook of his neck. Julianna was so small compared to him that Paul could easily hold and carry her.

"I missed you too Gray. I missed you too." Paul said pulling her closer to him. He walked out of the house passing by Sam and Embry who were waiting outside the door. "Embry take Julianna for a second." Paul said handing her over to Embry who held her bridal style carrying her off the front steps onto where the driveway turns into woods. The reason the pack always held Julianna was because she had a habit of wandering off. Embry turned her around so she couldn't see Paul and carried her far enough away in Paul's line of sight so she couldn't hear.

Once Paul believed she was a good enough distance away he blew up almost to the point of phasing on the Cullen's porch. "Why the fuck were you in the woods with her!" Paul roared before Sam grabbed his bicep pulling him out of Edwards's personal space. "Don't you ever go near her you fucking bloodsucker. If I find out you laid a finger on her I won't hesitate to rip you to shreds." The Cullen's knew Paul was a hothead and didn't bother talking back.

"Paul come on let's go you don't wanna phase in front of Julianna." Sam said pulling him away as he continued to threaten Edward. He had always hated those heartless pale faces.

Paul wouldn't let go of Julianna for the rest of the night, whenever one of the guys offered holding her he growled and even snapped at Sam when he got to close for Paul's comfort. He brought her back to his house instead of Sam and Emily's since his father wasn't home. He put off the fact that Jared left her to walk home alone until the next day when they had patrol together. The smell of leech was stuck to Julianna's clothes so he gave her a pair of his sweatpants which were gigantic on her almost 5 foot form. Paul barely let her out of his sight except for when she used the bathroom and even then he stood out the door.

"Paul I'm fine really no need for you to get all overprotective and possessive." Julianna said as she took off her baggy shirt so she was in a tank top and Paul's sweat pants. She had never been in Paul's house for more than 10 minutes but he said his father wouldn't be home for a few more days. The home was a comfortable house but it needed a woman's touch to make it not feel so dark.

Once she was ready they laid down on Paul's bed since she couldn't sleep without him anymore. Paul would never admit it but he was the exact same way, he had no idea how Jared could stay away from Kim every night since they shared the imprint bond which made things 5 times harder.

"Goodnight Paul. Thanks for being there "Julianna mumbled as she snuggled up against Paul's radiating chest. He stroked her hair a few times before wrapping his arm around her tightly fully convincing himself that she was there and safe in his arms.

"I'll always be there." Paul said almost silently before finally letting the darkness of sleep take over.

Please please please review! this chapter is almost 5,000 words so you guys have to have some opinion on what happened.