Hey guys,
So I'm not completely happy with this chapter but it had to happen. It's weird there's just something bugging me about this but it needs to lead in to the thick of the story. So I REALLY NEED YOUR REVIEWS!
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Arianna Talla Cole,
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Ohh, Kiss me,
Beneath the milky twilight,
Lead me,
Out on the moonlit floor,
Lift your open hand,
Strike up the band and make the fog lights dance,
Silver moon is sparking,
So kiss me.
- Avril Lavigne
- Kiss Me
When we got to Paul's house he put me down so he could get his keys out. I was a little worried now because the first impression his parents would have of me would be the girl he slept with after the wedding. I mean seriously, that's probably what they'd think we'd done, true or not. I just hope they don't have his temper because that would be scary. Anyway, he opened the door and we went inside, I was carrying my shoes and he was carrying his jacket, we trudged up the stairs. He slipped his hand into mine and pulled me down the hall. We reached the last door and went in. His room was a tip. There was no other word for it. He kicked things out of the way as he pulled me across the room. I closed the door with my fingertips.
"Do you realize how stupid it is you own one pair of pj's?" He said as we sat down on his king sized double bed.
"You don't own any."
"But I sleep in boxers and I own plenty of those."
"Well what would my pj's be doing at your house?" I asked raising my eyebrows.
"Erm…"
Smiling, I shook my head at him. "Well?"
"Maybe you would of…left them."
"And why would they be here in the first place?"
"Well you…might of…left them…you know…in case you stayed…one night." He struggled putting his hand on the back of his neck and looking down embarrassed.
I kept my eyebrows raised but on the inside I was trying not to smile. "Right……so why don't you just give me something to sleep in until we get that sorted then."
He rolled his eyes at me and went to a set of drawers, pulled out a t-shirt and threw it to me. "Bathroom's down the hall, door nearest the stairs on the right."
I nodded and left his room. The bathroom was quite big, I laughed when I looked at the T-shirt, it was red and had 'My Anger Management Pisses Me Off' written on it. Someone really liked to annoy Paul with cracks about his anger. I put it on and walked outside.
There was a little girl peeking around the door opposite me. She had innocent looking big brown eyes and placed a small finger to her lips in a 'shush' motion before beckoning me over.
I walked to her and got down on her level, she whispered in my ear "I'm Holly, Pawlie talks about you, you're Tawwy." I smiled. "Can you take me to get a dwink of water pwease. I'm scared of the daawak."
I nodded and took her hand, okay so I had no idea about where everything was but she was so sweet with her little baby voice, how did she expect me to say no? We walked down the stairs and she quietly pointed the way out. I flicked on the light in the kitchen and then got down a glass, filled it with water and handed it to her. I turned off the light and took her back into her room and tucked her in. She was so sweet and she loved Paul so much, in fact she told me I couldn't go anywhere ever because I made him happy.
As I backed out of her room and closed the door I bumped into something, I jumped round and it was Paul. I put my hand over my heart.
"God don't do that." I whispered.
He was grinning at me. "You're really good with Holly." He said, still smiling.
"She's really sweet." I said biting my bottom lip.
He took my hand and we walked back into his room. He flicked on his t.v and we got into the bed. How to lose a guy in ten days was on so we sat and watched that.
In one part they're talking about how to lose the guy and one of the girls suggests ringing him in the middle of the night to tell him everything he had to eat that day.
"I'm going to do that to you." I said snuggling into Paul's side.
"You fucking wont."
"I will."
"If you do I'll hang up on you."
I shuffled up the bed until my face was further up than his, which was quite hard considering how fucking big he is. I rolled over and brushed my lips against his. Barely letting him get anything out of it.
"Would you really Paul?" I whispered.
"I…"
I smirked and shimmied back down the bed, cuddling up to his side again I said, "I don't think you would."
I could feel him glare. That was always something about Paul. You didn't need to actually see his glare. No you could feel it. It's just that intense.
Someone came in the door to his room. We both frowned and looked over.
"We just thought we'd come and say hi."
It was Seth, Jacob and Embry.
"Go away." Paul said leaning up on his elbows, you know like pushing your top half up with your elbows so your sitting slightly? Yeah like that.
"But why?" Asked Jacob, "Especially when we know it's annoying you so much."
"If I throw a stick will you chase it?" I asked.
They all glared at me. "That was uncalled for." Embry said.
"I don't think so."
They all looked at me for a couple of seconds. "Embry do you remember Bob I asked?"
"Lets go." Embry said pulling them out of the room.
I laughed and snuggled into Paul's heat again, closing my eyes. He ran his fingertips up and down my arm as I started to fall asleep.
The next morning it was completely lovely when I woke up. We got up early for once and I realized I didn't have any clothes.
"Paul, I don't have any clothes." I said.
"So wear, um…" He went to his closet and pulled out what was meant to be a tight fitting shirt though I knew it would hang loose on me, a pair of jeans and a belt. "These."
I got changed into the clothes. The shirt hung off my shoulder in a cool way and came halfway down my thighs but I had to roll up the jeans like fifty times, in fact eventually Paul just ripped the bottom of the legs off, it was comfy though and the ripped ends looked cool also the belt could go tight enough that it kept the jeans up. Always a plus.
"What do you think?" I said posing.
"You look beautiful." He said kissing me softly on the lips.
I rolled my eyes at him. "You're just saying that."
"I'm not."
"Right…"
We walked downstairs and grabbed an apple for breakfast. Actually, I grabbed an apple Paul was holding out for Sue's cooking when we got to Sam and Emily's.
I got to meet his parents though. His dad was really big as well and obviously Quileute even though his skin was a little lighter than the average Quileute. He had light brown hair and small brown eyes. Paul's mum was lovely. She looked really young and had dark brown hair, light skin and bright blue eyes. She was really pretty. Both of his parents were so nice I didn't understand why his was such a grump. I told him that too.
We were walking to Sam and Emily's, well actually I suppose I should start saying to mine. We were walking to mine when I poked him and said, "So why are you such a grump then? Your parents are lovely."
"I am not a grump."
"You so are."
"Am not."
He said storming off ahead which really wasn't fair because he had much longer legs so I had to run to catch up. I jumped on his back.
"Paul. I'm sorry." I said peering over his shoulder.
"Alright..." He sighed.
I kissed his cheek and he carried on walking. It didn't take us as long as it would have if I was walking because he could take longer steps and he could move faster because he didn't get tired. Stupid werewolf.
We walked into my dinning room, everyone was there eating as usual. God I swear this is getting out of hand.
"Aww aren't you cute." Jacob mocked.
Paul started shaking and in the interest of my personal safety I slid off of his back.
"Really, it was. And when you were all cuddled up last night that was just darling."
Okay so Jacob was in a bad mood because he was trying to wind Paul up.
"Jacob…Maybe you should stop now…" I said as tremors started racking Paul's body.
As mean as it sounds I wasn't particularly worried about Jacob's safety I was worried because I was in the corner of the room you couldn't really get out of quickly. All it backed onto was the small hallway so I could get seriously hurt. Seth seemed to notice this too.
"Jake, look where she's standing."
Paul turned around and somehow even in his angry state managed to pass me to Jared who placed me behind him and Embry with Kim.
"Seriously though Paul you looked so cute." Jacob continued.
A growl ripped out of Paul's throat.
"Tally darling are you around this fine morning?" Came a shout from my room. I realized it was Matt's voice.
"But tell me something Paul," Jacobs voice was dangerously low, "Does it annoy you that the guy calling your pretty little imprint darling is the one she cuddles up to all the time. The only guy she's fucked?"
My eyes widened as he said that and Paul exploded with a large growl. A giant silver coloured wolf was in his place, and seriously if I didn't know he was pissed I'd say he was beautiful, however the pissed angry snarling scaryness takes away the beauty. The dinning table snapped and Jacob phased too. Jared and Embry pushed us into the wall and covered us with their bodies while the two werewolves ripped away at each other. Seth had pushed Sue back too they were in the corner opposite us.
Paul and Jacob were banging into the walls and somehow managed to role through the kitchen, out the back wall, which we would now have to fix, and into the woods.
I ran my hand through my hair as we surveyed the destruction. Aj, Matt, James and Joe came downstairs and helped the guys move the broken bricks while Kim, Sue and I moved the broken dinning table. We had just finished when Leah came in. She went upstairs and came down a couple of seconds later with some of Sam's jeans. I supposed that meant the boys were coming back in.
I was right. They stormed back in about five minutes later still fuming at each other. I glared at Jacob as Paul and I sat down on the couch.
"What's your problem?" He snapped.
"I am not going to argue with you Jacob go calm down." I said not really paying attention, looking at the telly which had some crappy reality show on.
"No seriously what is it? Go on tell me." He said.
"It was completely uncalled for. That's my problem." I said getting up and trying to move around him to go and get a drink.
"It was not uncalled for." He said taking my arm to stop me.
"Yes it was Jacob now let me go get a drink."
"No it wasn't, he shouldn't have got wound up it was his fault."
"Oh fuck off Jake. You know he's been really trying so don't you dare give me that. You wound him up on purpose."
"So he should get control shouldn't he. Stupid prick."
Okay now I don't get wound up much but that fucked me off. I saw red. And I hit him. I pulled my arm back and smacked him round the face. I hadn't hit him that hard but it didn't matter it was the act that pissed him off. Jake slammed me into the wall, he was livid.
Paul yanked Jake off and threw him across the room growling.
"PAUL!" I shouted grabbing his arm.
"He fucking slammed you into a wall. He basically fucking hit you." He growled out through his teeth, turning to me, eyes wide.
"Leave it, it's not worth it."
"But..."
"Please. For me?"
"Yeah for her Paul." Jacob mocked.
Paul growled loudly. "Paul."
"Fine." He snapped pulling his arm out of my grasp as he stormed out.
I glared over at Jacob and walked to the staircase. I sat down on the stairs and put my head in my hands. Matt came and put his arm around me.
"Alright kid?"
"Mmmm." I nodded. He kissed my forehead.
Jacob walked out of the living room.
"Oh isn't this lovely." He said sarcastically, "PAUL COME LOOK AT THIS!"
Paul walked out, probably going to smack Jacob but then he saw us. Jacob smirked at me. Paul clenched his jaw.
"Tally."
"Paul you KNOW it's not like that with Matt and I anymore."
"Yeah chill dude it's just a kiss." Matt said.
"That's my girlfriend!" He ground out.
"He is right Matt."
"You're taking his side?"
"Erm…yes…no…I don't know." I said.
"You are! Fucking hell and I thought we were close." He got off and stomped off into the other room.
"Oh…MATT!" I called after him.
I put my head in my hands sighing again. James and Joe walked into the hall. Joe shook his head and walked through to Matt, James had his pissed off face on. He looked fine but really was livid.
"James, not you too?" He glared before walking into the other room with Matt.
"Oh fuck." I muttered.
"Why did you let him kiss you?" Demanded Paul.
"It was just on the forehead Paul, like a brotherly thing."
"A kiss is a kiss." He said.
"Paul…"
"You fucking slept with him Tally what am I meant to think?" He snapped.
"Well not that I'm sleeping with him now. God!"
He stormed into the dinning room with the rest of Sam's pack as Matt, James and Joe were in the living room.
"Paul…" I called after him.
There was no reply. I lowered my head into my hands and breathed out heavily. Aj came down the stairs.
"Am I really that horrible of a person?" I asked Aj feeling like crying for the first time in my life that wasn't a storm.
"No." He said contemplating something. "But that was pretty shitty. I thought better of you." He said walking into the room with his pack.
"Fucking hell!" I said storming out of the door and slamming it behind me.
It wasn't raining for once but it was still gray. I was actually planning to go to the beach but suddenly I changed my mind and stormed into the forest. I walked through the trees not staying on any kind of path, just listening to the pounding of my feet as I climbed the little hills and went past the tall trees. Sometimes I could almost swear I wasn't the only one in the forest but I really couldn't give a fuck.
When it was getting dark and I was sure I was considerably lost a pale guy with blond hair came out and leaned against a tree opposite me. His eyes were almost black.
"What is a young lady like yourself doing here all alone?" He asked.
"None of your business." I snapped.
"Did you have an awfully tough day?"
"You have no idea."
He looked back in the forest as if he'd heard something.
"I must go. So sorry this is awfully rude." He suddenly said. His eyes widening as he quickly ran off.
I turned to the side squinting my eyes as I lent forwards craning my neck to see where he went.
About ten minutes later Sam came out of the trees.
"Lost?" He asked.
"No…yes. Are you the only one talking to me at the moment?"
He nodded his head at me.
"I don't even really understand what I did." I said to him.
He came and perched on a tree root next to me.
"I don't really know either. All I know is that you've had EVERY werewolf we know looking for you and when they couldn't find you they panicked and called us back."
"Sorry."
"No problem, just come home."
I got up stretching. As he lead me through the forest I couldn't help but wonder about something Jacob said earlier. What the fuck's an imprint?
"Sam," I said, "What's an imprint?"
He glanced over at me before looking pointedly forward and frowning, I knew I wasn't going to get the answer I wanted. Sam had slipped into his, I-will-do-nothing-because-I-am-the-all-powerful-alpha-of-my-pack, mode.
"It's a wolf thing, you'll find out one day soon."
I twisted up my mouth for a second before asking, "Sam, am I an imprint?"
He frowned at me and he seemed to be deciding what to tell me. Or more likely how much to tell me and whether to lie or not. We had stopped and I realized we could see the house.
"Yes." He replied before turning and striding away.
I looked at the grass now wondering even more what an imprint was, I noticed my hands were filthy from the ground and I decided to take a shower when I got in.
I entered the kitchen and went through the dinning room where everyone was eating at a new table. My guys weren't there, I noticed the empty seats they seemed to scream out that something was wrong to me. I went straight upstairs not even saying hello to Emily and got a shower. Then I got changed into my pj's.
I left my room and saw Paul coming up the stairs. I blocked his way. He looked over my head.
"Paul, I'm sorry."
Nothing.
"Come on Paul talk to me please."
"What?"
"I'm sorry, I didn't realize it was that big of a deal to you that Matt and I are so close."
"You slept with him Tally and he's still kissing you on the forehead."
"Don't you trust me?" I asked rather hurt.
"It's him I don't trust."
"Paul if it helps I'll glue myself to your side."
He smiled at me in spite of himself and took my hand.
"You promise you'll stay near me and that?"
"Promise."
It might sound rather controlling to an outside party but if you looked at it from this point of view it wasn't. He was genuinely worried that I was going to leave him or that I'd do something with Matt.
"Okay." He pulled me back downstairs, our fingers still interlocked.
"Didn't you want something upstairs."
"I was coming to spy on you."
I frowned not knowing whether to be worried, creeped out or happy. I mean should I find that cute because he cared or creepy because as far as they new I was still getting dressed?
I shook off the thought. We sat down in the living room and Paul pulled me onto his lap. Everyone else was there.
"Are we allowed to talk to Tally again now?" Kim asked.
Paul nodded.
"Oh good." She said smiling at me.
I shook my head at her. "You are a terrible friend. You picked your boyfriend over me."
"But…"
"No buts. You should never pick your boyfriend over your friends." I said acting offended.
"You did." She whispered.
The smile slipped off my face as I realized she was right. Everyone seemed to be waiting for my reaction. I wasn't annoyed with myself and that annoyed me. I should be annoyed that I had picked Paul over Matt but I wasn't. How could I do that? And I suddenly thought about an argument we had once.
Matt and I were dating and we were arguing. James sided with me without any thought and Matt said, "Come on man, where's the love? Where's the automatically siding with the person you care about most?", before realizing that's what he was doing.
I realized now that's what I had done. To be fair I should have sided with Matt. Paul overreacted when Matt was comforting me. And that's why the rest of my guys sided with Matt. Paul's guys obviously sided with him. But how could I do that? How could I care more about Paul? About a person I'd known for two weeks when I'd know Matt years? I should feel terrible. And yet I couldn't bring myself to feel bad at all. I couldn't feel like a traitor. Which was horrible because I knew I'd feel like a traitor the other way around, if it was Paul in Matt's place.
"Oh my god." I whispered.
"What?" Kim asked.
"I automatically sided with the person I care about most."
The room seemed to mull that over for a couple of minutes before Sam walked in.
"Tally, you know that guy you saw in the woods?" He asked.
"Pale? Blond hair? Creepy looking? Rather posh? Yeah what about him?" I asked.
"He's a vampire."
"Say what?"
This day had just got a whole lot fucking weirder.
So,
Please review because I really need to know what you think. Props to Aj for some of the ideas and Matt for letting me write it. Although James did have to hold him down. Apparently Matt wanted the argument to be more manly and for him to hit Paul. Er. No.
Much Love,
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