TWISTED
Disclaimer: As always I am only playing with the Twilight Characters mentioned in this story and I'd like to thank the very talented Stephanie Meyers for creating them.
Author's note: Here I go again with a bout of insomnia but that only means more time to update for you guys lol.
Chapter 5: The Truth
Alyssa awoke the next morning feeling like a brand new person after the night before with Paul. She hated to admit that she was falling in love with him so quickly but it was hard not to. She took a shower and diddled around the house with Bella awaiting the time when she would see her beloved again and the time seemed to drag on. She and Bella must have cleaned the house 10 times before the boys knocked on their door. Alyssa quickly ran to get the door to see Paul standing on the other side she smile and jumped into his arms before he could even say a word. "I missed you Baby!" she squealed and kissed him repeatedly before they left to go to Sam and Emily's house.
They arrived at Sam and Emily's house around 5 and Emily was already busy cooking away for the guests that were beginning to show up. "Hey guys!" Bella yelled and both Sam and Emily said their hellos to everyone before going back to what they were doing. Everyone arrived around 6 and they ate, drank and had a good time. "Paul, have you told her yet?" Sam asked and Paul shook his head and Alyssa said "Told who what?" and Paul froze."What were you supposed to tell me?" Alyssa asked fearing the worst. Paul took her hand and said "Lyssa, let's go somewhere a bit more private." and Bella stepped up and said "Paul, do you mind if Jake and I tag along and stand in the shadows…ya know for moral support for you both?" she asked quietly and Paul nodded. He took Alyssa's hand and lead her outside and she held her breath fearing the worst. "Lyssa, I don't know how to tell you this because I don't want you to think any different of me. Before I start I just want to tell you that the past few days have been AMAZING and I know this is going to sound crazy but I feel that I am beginning to fall in love with you very fast." Paul said and Alyssa smiled shyly and said "I thought I was the only one". He hung his head and said "Why is this so hard to say?" he said out loud to himself "When I tell you and show you what I have to show you I want you to remember that I would NEVER hurt you and this is not the life I wanted, it was just the life that I was born with and even though I got something good out of the deal I don't want you to be scared of me." Alyssa giggled at his rambling and said "Paulie baby, you're rambling." she walked up to him and touched his cheek "Whatever you have to say baby, I will not be scared. I love you, did you know that?", He kissed her like he had never kissed her before and it left Alyssa breathless "WOW! What was that for?" she laughed and he held her hand and said "To let you know that I DO love you and to hopefully convince you to stay after I tell you the truth about me and the boys I hang around." Alyssa held her breath fearing the worst as he continued "You know the stories that Billy and Quil Sr. told you at the bonfire about the Quileutes being wolves and shape shifters?" he asked and Alyssa nodded. "They are all true. Only a few of us have the ability and we only phase whenever there is a threat in the area or unless we are very angry." he said and Alyssa looked confused "What are you saying baby?" and Paul sighed before saying "I am a werewolf." Alyssa saw him hold his breath fearing the worst as Alyssa's jaw dropped. It took a few minutes before she spoke "Can I see?" she said and he nodded. He walked into the woods and phased before coming back as an enormous gray wolf. Paul, in wolf form, walked over to Alyssa and nuzzled her hand. Alyssa slowly rubbed her hand across his fur and looked into his eyes and she knew it was him. "Hey Paul" she whispered and he sniffed "You are beautiful" she said and somehow she saw his eyes smile "Change back and come back to me" she whispered and he nuzzled her hand one more time before taking off back into the woods to phase back. He walked out with his shirt in his hand wearing only he cut off jeans exposing his ever so muscular body, Alyssa did everything in her power to keep from drooling at the sight of him like this.
He slowly approached Alyssa unsure of her reaction to his confession and everything in her screamed to run but the bigger voice…the one inside her heart…told her to stay right where she was and that everything was going to be all right. She met him halfway and threw her arms around him before kissing him passionately and saying "Oh Paul, I still love you" and he laughed pulling her closer to him and whispering into her hair "There is more…the reason why you are allowed to know our secret while others are not" he said and Alyssa looked up at him in wonder "What is it Paul?" she asked and he took her hand and lead her back to the log they were sitting on first off and he sat there with her hand in his and said "The reason that you know is the same reason why Bella, Kim and Emily know. When a wolf looks into the eyes of his soul mate he does something called 'imprint' it's like marking them for the rest of their life. Often the person being imprinted on feels a sort of shock and a need to be with only that person. It's not really something we can help but that first night I met you, do you remember what happened?" Alyssa nodded and said "Yeah you looked me in the eyes when Jared introduced us and dropped my beer on the ground" They both laughed and Paul continued "The moment we shared there on the ground was all it took for me to realize what had happened. That's why I ran into the woods and that's why the guys went in after me, they knew too and so did the girls." Alyssa looked at him and said "If I am your soul mate, why did you run?", "I was scared, I didn't know what was going on physically and I just couldn't let you see me like that" he said hanging his head. Alyssa put her hand under his chin and pulled it up to look into her eyes and said "Paul Hach I am GLAD you imprinted on me. I love you very much and not because of the imprint, I love you because of YOU, did you know that?" and when he stayed there with his eyes locked on her she continued "You are the most caring, loving, romantic man I know and with you I feel safe, happy and well LOVED for the first time in my life." she said and he placed a hand on her face and said "I love you too and I couldn't agree more". He leaned in and kissed her once again with every ounce of passion in him and held her close for a while.
Paul and Alyssa must have lost track of time because they were interrupted by the sound of Bella laughing after Jacob cleared his throat really loudly causing them to snap out of their daze. "I take it things went well" Jacob laughed and Paul pushed him playfully causing Jacob to lunge at him starting a play fight in the back yard. Bella walked over to Alyssa who was laughing her ass off at the sight of Paul and Jacob wrestling around on the ground. "They do that all the time!" Bella said with a laugh and out her arms around Alyssa "So, now that you know the truth about Paul, what do you think?" Alyssa looked at her and smiled "I think I love him even more and I told him that too" she said and Bella squeezed her tighter before saying "You know Ally Cat, Jake and I have known each other since we were kids but I only ever thought of him as my brother who I played in the mud with, never as the man I would spend the rest of my life with. When Jake first started phasing he shut me out and it hurt but it was for the best. One day I came over here when I couldn't take it anymore and Paul, Jared and Sam were standing outside of Jacob's house when I got there. I demanded to know what they had done to Jake and I even slapped Paul which I wish now I hadn't done that because we have become great friends. Paul got mad and phased right in front of me, he wasn't going to do anything but evidently Jake thought he was because he came barreling out of the house and turned into a beautiful russet colored wolf. Sam, Jared and Embry took me to Sam and Emily's house and the boys came back still play fighting the way they are now. Jacob, for the first time since being a wolf, looked me dead in the eyes and a few seconds later he fainted. When he woke up everyone was laughing their ass off and I asked what was so funny. Jacob looked me dead in the eye and said 'there's no denying it now Bells we are meant to be together now. I just imprinted on you' and that's when I fainted. It was a funny yet strange day." Bella said looking at Alyssa "I have had my fair share of the supernatural world but I am happy with the man I am with now and I am glad I chose HIM over that asshole Edward who left me in the woods so long ago." Alyssa looked at her confused "Edward? Was he the one you wrote me about 2 years ago?" and Bella nodded before continuing "Yeah well he was a vampire, his whole family was. He was cold, controlling and never let me breath nonetheless actually live. I was faced with the decision to either marry a vampire and have him turn me into a blood thirsty monster that lived forever or be with a werewolf and grow old together. Jake was always the better choice but I was too blinded by the flashy Cullens to realize what I've had in front of me since I was 5 years old. When the Cullens came back the second time Edward proposed to me and me being blind I went along with it but Jacob never gave up. He said we belonged together and I knew that in his mind and heart he knew it was true because of the imprint and because he had always been in love with me. Jacob stopped talking to me for a long time and I grew tired of Edward's nagging so I told Edward that we were through and went over to Sam and Emily's to find Jake. I told Jake that it was HE I wanted to be with and it's been the best 2 years of my life." Bella said and then she added "I never knew true love and happiness until I embraced the imprint, and I hope that you will do the same and FULLY embrace the imprint and FULLY accept Paul. I know it's going to be hard because of what you've been through but TRUST ME it's going to be hard on Paul as well because of his past. The best thing to do is enjoy each other and HELP him get over the pain of what his father did and over the pain of his mother being away for doing what she did as he will do with you when it comes to all the shit that my piece of shit Uncle and Aunt put you through. If by some chance you and Paul shut each other out then Jake, Sam, Emily, Jared, Kim, Embry, Quil, Seth and Leah are here to guide you back on the right path." Alyssa hugged her cousin and said "Thank you Bells, for sharing your story for bringing me to La Push that first day and for giving me a shoulder when I need one. Most of all thank you for being not only the best cousin ever but also for being the closest thing I've ever had to a sister." After the embrace was over Alyssa looked at Bella and said "Who are Seth and Leah?" Bella laughed and said "I was waiting to introduce you to them last because even though Seth is the sweetest boy you will ever meet…Leah can be a bit on the bitchy side. I'll explain why before you meet her. I doubt she'll come tonight but I'll get Jake to set up a meeting soon, I'm just going to go ahead and warn you that Leah may be a bit hostile toward you because she's a bit protective over Paul and Jacob. She was the same way toward me for what I put Jake through before finally picking him. I know you would never hurt Paul but I just wanted to give you the heads up because she is like their sister." The boys walked over to Alyssa and Bella laughing and pushing each other and Jacob embraced Bella and licked her across the face causing her to squeal "EWWW Jake! Why'd you lick me?" Jacob laughed and said "It felt like the right thing to do at the time!" Paul cracked up and walked over to Alyssa wrapping his arms around her "Don't you dare!" Alyssa teased Paul and he laughed and said while feigning innocence "I wouldn't do a thing like that" and then he looked her straight in the eyes with a look that made Alyssa shiver with delight and said "Only if you want me to" Alyssa giggled and then kissed him before they headed inside. They spent a few more hours at Sam and Emily's before heading back to Bella and Alyssa's house. "I love you my love" Paul said kissing her one more time at the door of her house and she smiled and said "I love you more. Oh! When do I get to meet Seth and Leah?", "OH! They are away for 2 weeks, I'll set up a meeting when they get back until then Love, Good night and I'll call you tomorrow." They kissed one more time and then Alyssa went inside and up to her room to change. Tonight was a strange night for Alyssa but as she got dressed she looked in the mirror and said "You are in love with a werewolf and you couldn't be HAPPIER". She was glad to know the truth and couldn't wait to spend more time with Paul.