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The time we had is time well borrowed,
Stay out all night, forget tomorrow.
Let's you and me, make a night of it,
Old enough to know but to young to care.
- Anberlin
- Haight Street
I looked over to Kim and I figure she pretty much looked how I did at first. Confused but trusting. Then came the shock for me. The reason I have my scar from Matt is because once I was walking in the woods and I met a vampire. Unfortunately he was hunting. Not humans. Animals. But in hunt mode it really wouldn't matter the amount of control he had. Well, Matt was behind me a little and he jumped and phased as I was trying to run/roll out of the way and he caught me by accident. The vampire, funnily enough, actually turned out to be a really nice guy. His family were around so neither of us died and his father-vampire or whatever was a doctor so he sorted me out. The shock for me was I never thought I'd see the family again.
Here standing in front of me, were the people responsible for me getting my scar about three years ago. The Cullens.
They looked quite surprised at first but they managed to hide it as did I. Telling the pack at this point might not be the best idea what with Paul being all intense and scary already at the moment.
The rest of the pack came into the room. Aj and his 'pack' followed. They all recognized the Cullens but like me kept it under wraps, at least for the moment.
"These are the Cullens." Sam said introducing them, "Carlisle," The doctor I added in my head, "His wife Esme, their erm…kids, Edward," He was the mind reader who had managed to work out what the fuck was going on before they killed us, "Bella," must be Jake's old best friend, "Emmett, Rosalie," Giant and the pretty blond, "Alice and Jasper." Future seeing girl that also saw me even if it disappeared after Matt was brought into the equation and the guy that tried to kill me.
Well what a lovely reunion this is.
"Tally." I said rather stiffly.
Thank god I'm a good actress or this would not work at all. Though I cannot promise if Paul asks me directly I won't tell because if he does ask me directly chances are I'll tell him.
"We saw Alex." The doctor said addressing me.
"Alex?"
"The vampire." Rosalie cut in.
I nodded thinking 'so what?'
"He's hunting you." Edward said getting it out there.
The room went silent. It was quite strange, I didn't really know how to digest that information. I would of thought the wind would have been knocked out of me or something. I got slight butterflies but really death had never been something to bother me.
Only Emily and Hannah knew this. Yeah, that secret not even the boys know, but I had Leukemia from when I was two until I was eight and a bit. So death was something I came to terms with rather early on.
"Well…"
Everyone directed their attention to me.
"That sucks. Kind of a bummer actually."
Em shook her head at me. "You take these things too well."
"Naah…I'm just more used to the idea of dying than the average human." I replied smiling at her.
She rolled her eyes. "I don't know how but I completely forgot about that. You just act like it never happened."
"Well it didn't bother me then. Why should it now?"
She shook her head again.
"What are you going on about?" Asked Matt.
Everyone seemed to be waiting for an answer.
"A thing that you are not privy to the happenings of for once." I replied feeling kind of smug.
"I think they deserve to know." Edward cut in.
"Oi. Stay out of my head with the space invaders shit. We had words about this last time."
Everyone tensed.
"What?" Paul growled.
I put my head in my hands and mumbled, "I should just keep my fucking mouth shut."
"Language." Sam managed to add in. How the hell he was still bothered about language I do not know.
"Well what do you want to know first?" Asked Emmett.
"Well how about how in the hell she's met you before?" Said Paul aggressively.
"Paul please calm down." I said turning to face him.
At first I thought he was going to get angrier but with a small shake of the head from Sam, he seemed to have no choice in the matter.
"Well, we were out hunting one day, and she was near where we were hunting with Matt, problem is even the most controlled vampire in hunting 'mode' shall we say can't help but run towards a human." There seemed to be a collective intake of breath as Carlisle said this.
"Jasper here ran towards her. Luckily she was with Matt and Edward managed to make sense out of the situation. Unfortunately Matt hurt her while trying to protect her as he jumped over her. I cleaned her up though and this is where she got her scar." Carlisle finished.
Everyone kind of looked stunned a minute. "I had no idea they lived here." I said evenly. Matt nodded agreeing.
"We had no idea you lived here, we thought you lived on the Makah reservation." The pixie like Alice replied.
"I moved. My dad died. Emily's my sister." I cleared up.
"Huh." Alice said. "Small world."
"Anyway what were you and Emily talking about?" Asked Kim.
"I really don't want to tell you."
"Why not?"
"Because it wasn't the brightest of times in my life and I don't really like remembering it." I said.
"Oh god." Paul exclaimed, "Please don't tell me you tried to kill yourself?"
"Do I really strike you as that sort of person?" I asked turning to face him accusingly.
"No but…"
"She had Leukemia." Edward cut in.
If I was a vampire, I would of hissed.
"That was NOT you're place to say." I said glaring. And seriously if looks could kill, he'd be dead…-er yeah deader than he already is.
Bella, Alice, Esme and Rosalie slipped away from their husbands and turned to leave.
"Where are you going?" Asked Emmett.
"Home. Jazz you want to come? because the emotions must be mental." Alice said.
"Why are you leaving?" Asked Edward.
"Eddie, Eddie, Eddie." Said Rosalie, I noticed he clenched his jaw not a big fan of the nickname. "When there angry, especially if not just normally, you want to put a whole lot of gone between you and a broad like that."
Edward seemed to look back at my penetrating gaze and decide she was right.
"Carlisle honey you can finish up here right?" Asked Esme before her and the rest of the family whipped out.
"We just wanted to warn you that he's back. Well, goodbye." Carlisle said turning and leaving too. If a little more dignified than the hasty exit of his family.
I have never been so mad in my life. I kept that secret for so long nine fucking years and he just spills it to everyone like that. Emily could see me getting wound up.
"Tal…"
"Don't." I said ripping myself off Paul's lap and running up to my room.
I didn't even want to hear Emily explain. I didn't want anything to do with that part of my life. It was over. And I wasn't going to have some ass reminding me of it. I was trying really hard not to cry. I never cried and I wasn't about to begin now. But he had no right. No fucking right, to do that.
I heard my door open. "Piss off." I whispered.
I heard the door close. For a second I thought that the person had actually left, but then I heard footsteps and a warm body laid itself beside me on the bed.
"I'm just not going to do that." Paul said, "In fact, I'm not going anywhere. Ever."
I turned and cuddled into his chest. I couldn't cry, but I really felt like doing it. My eyes were wetter than usual but I knew the tears wouldn't fall now.
"We'll do it all,
Everything,
On our own,
We don't need,
Anything,
Or anyone.
If I lay here,
If I just lay here,
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
I don't quite know,
How to say,
How I feel,
Those three words,
Are said too much,
There not enough.
If I lay here,
If I just lay here,
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
Forget what we're told,
Before we get too old,
Show me a garden that's,
Bursting into life.
Let's waste time,
Chasing cars,
Around our heads,
I need your grace,
To remind me,
To find my own.
If I lay here,
If I just lay here,
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
Forget what we're told,
Before we get too old,
Show me a garden that's,
Bursting into life.
All that I am,
All that I ever was,
Is here in your perfect eyes,
There all I can see,
I don't know where,
Confused about how as well,
Just know that these things will never change for us at all.
If I lay here,
If I just lay here,
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?"
I was in shock. But a calm happy shock. Paul just sang to me. And he wasn't horrible at it. And it was so out of character. So many questions which one to ask?
"Paul…"
"Yeah?"
"Why did you do that?" I asked in a quiet voice.
"You needed it."
"But…how did you…I mean…"
"I know you Tally. And anyway, I meant every word so why not?"
Aww…that's so sweet. Wait…was that Paul's fucked up way of telling me he loves me?
"Erm Paul…"
I could feel him grinning. I know he finds it amusing that I'm so inquisitive but does he really need to laugh about it? Well actually he's not laughing but you get the picture. And even if you don't…it doesn't really matter because this is the inside of my head and I get it. And fucking hell Tally you talk to yourself. Anyway…
"Was that your fucked up way of telling me you love me?"
I waited on baited breath for his reply. Now YES I KNOW IT SOUNDS CLICHE! But I actually did.
"I guess it was."
"Paul…"
"Yeah Tally?"
"I'm never going to beat that…so imma stick with the old fashioned. 'I love you too' okay?"
He laughed a little. "Okay Tally."
"Well good. Because that's all you fucking get mister."
We fell asleep like that. We laid in silence after for about an hour before we fell asleep. But that's how we fell asleep.
Is it really shallow that after that lovely display all I could think was 'man I'm not looking forward to school in the morning'?
I was right though school in the morning. Not so fun. Well actually I had decided this in Paul's car on the way to school because, I really didn't want to get up this morning.
School went okay though. About as boring as it has been since I started there. Although that 'Candy' made her first move today. Well…lets just say I don't think she'll be doing that again anytime soon.
You see, the boys and girls have gym separate but together on a Monday if that makes sense. The boys go outside and play football or soccer or if the weather's bad they'll play basketball inside while we stay inside and play volleyball or go out and play tennis if it's nice.
Today the boys were playing soccer and we were playing a volleyball tournament. Well being boys they finished their game before we finished ours. It was Paul and Jared's year against my year because we had gym at the same time.
Paul's year won but that's irrelevant. Kim and I were on the same team in volleyball because the coach, who was a little bit of a perv, just mixed us all up. So as we finished our last game getting us through to the final of the tournament the boys came in and all sat on the benches with the loosing teams to watch the last two matches. Kim and I were taking swigs of our water when we saw Paul and Jared leaning against the door frame.
Just before the start of the final match. I was rummaging in my bag for my bottle lid and as I found it Kim tapped me on the back. I turned round and saw Candy pushing her body up against Paul, who was trying to move away, and twiddling hair round her finger. If people thought Paul could be scary when he was angry they hadn't seen anything yet. I noticed the rest of the werewolves who were standing with them were watching me watch her. Even Paul had looked up at me now.
I was looking at her smiling slightly so my mouth pulled up a little on the right side and nodding my head.
"Alright." I said to Kim, "If that's the way she want's to play it."
We walked onto our side of the court and Candy's team walked onto theirs. For the first twenty minutes nothing out of the ordinary happened. Our team was destroying the other. And then came the perfect opportunity. Candy was waving at Paul trying to be all seductive and the ball came flying towards me so I spiked it. Smashing it as hard as I could. It flew over the net and hit Candy smack bang on the forehead. Really hard. She collapsed onto the floor.
"Bulls eye." I whispered to Kim.
She giggled in reply. I couldn't help but smirk a little. Candy sat up outraged.
"SHE DID THAT ON PURPOSE!" Candy screeched.
"No," I said sarcastically, "What possible reason," I looked over at Paul for a second, "Could I have for doing that?" I faked innocence but my voice was laced with sarcasm.
She screamed and lunged at e but somehow forgot about the net and hit into it slightly. I moved my eyes sidewards and looked at Kim. She did the same to me, we both looked back at Candy who was now crawling under the net and we started laughing.
As Candy stood up the coach grabbed her arm. "Dixon." He said before looking to me, "Young. My office. NOW!"
"So worth it." I muttered to Kim high-fiving her as I walked towards the door.
When we got to the coaches office he screamed at us for the last ten minutes of the lesson. As we left the office she shot me a filthy look.
"I'll get you for that." She said narrowing her eyes and trying to be threatening.
"Yeah, yeah." I said bored. The I slammed her into a locker. "Just stay away from my boyfriend."
I turned around and walked back into the gym where I knew Kim would be waiting even if the boys weren't. I was rather proud of myself because I was like a foot shorter than Candy and I think I was quite intimidating there.
Kim was in the gym but so were all the guys. "High five." Kim said as I walked in.
"That was so worth being screamed at for ten minutes. Did you see the look on her face?" I asked.
Kim nodded and hugged me. "Every girl in this school owes you big time for putting her in her place."
"My pleasure." I said as we stopped hugging.
"Ready to go get changed?" Kim asked.
"I should think so." I said taking Paul's hand.
He still seemed to be looking at me sort of shocked. "What?" I asked.
"You just…never mind…just…remind me not to wind you up in future." He said shaking his head.
I smiled at him. "God Paul, I thought you were meant to be the big bad wolf in this relationship."
Every one started laughing.
Sam wasn't quite as impressed with the whole ordeal when he found out that evening. In fact he glared at me most of the night. But that was okay because Emily high-fived me for it. Then again, however out of character that seemed for my sweet older sister, she was picked on all the time in high school.
"Are you coming to the bonfire?" Paul asked me when we were sitting together in my room that evening.
"Am I allowed now?" I asked turning to face him.
"Would I have asked otherwise?"
"Alright smart arse." I said kissing him on the lips quickly. "Do you want me to come?"
"Again, would I of…" I cut him off by engaging him in a make out session.
The door was thrown open quite violently and I was picked up by Sam who carried me downstairs and threw me on the sofa with all the others saying over and over again "No way not in the bedroom, no, no it's just tempting fate."
Once he'd thrown me on top of Jacob and Embry he turned and left. I propped myself up rather confused.
"What…What just happened here?" I asked.
Everyone chuckled as Paul came in the door way and looked at me looking confused rather confused himself.
"I think Sam thinks we were…" Paul started.
It suddenly clicked in my head and I banged my head against my hands.
"Right….well that's…awkward."
I did go to the bonfire in the end. Along with AJ's 'pack'. It still felt weird calling the guys that. After Billy said that the colour of the wolf reflects the man inside I muttered, "So that's why Matt's fur is so fucked up. Just like him."
Matt threw a small pebble at me which, Paul ruined the fun by catching. "Shut up! That means Joe's light fur shows what? What a lovely person he is?" Matt replied.
I giggled as Joe hit Matt around the head. Sam's 'pack' seemed to be enjoying our light banter but Billy ignored our playful comments. He carried on and explained about Taha Aki finding his true spirit wife, at which time Sam and Jared looked at Emily and Kim. I looked up to realize Paul was looking at me.
"The imprint." He whispered.
And then from what Sam had told me before it all made sense. Why Paul loved me so much when we'd been together such as short time and why I loved him so much. I smiled at him.
Old Quil suddenly started talking about the sacrifice of the third wife. When he mentioned the Makah people dying Aj, Matt, James, Joe and I sat up straighter, crossed our legs and crossed our arms outwards placing our hands on our knees. Everyone of the others looked at us strangely. Emily did the same though. It seemed everyone had finally decided it was a Makah thing.
When Old Quil finished the story we returned to our normal positions.
"What was that about?" Asked Sam. "We always noticed Emily do it but we just figured she was more comfortable like that."
"Humah Waki." Muttered Aj.
"Makah tradition." Matt added.
"Not the first time we've heard of the deaths." James said.
"But it's the first time we heard the whole story." Joe finished.
"But there's still a holiday on both days of the deaths." Emily said.
"All the women have to stay inside. And the men tend to erm…guard them?" I said trying to think of the translation from Makah to English.
Aj nodded. "We all sit like that in the evening ceremony which takes place in the chief's house as he explains about the deaths. He tells us some 'protectors' stopped it happening again and that we must show respect every year to keep them protecting us."
"Hence when hearing about it, we show respect." Matt finished.
"Even when you know the whole story, that is SO ingrained into you when growing up…it's just hard NOT to do it." Emily muttered.
I nodded in agreement. The boys seemed to find that a little strange when they worked out that every year the whole Makah reservation gathered to show them respect.
"I think the imprint things really cool." Matt said breaking the magic.
I frowned at him. "Dude, you think it's cool that my whole life has just been planned out for me?"
"Are you complaining?"
"No. But that's not the point." I said leaning back onto Paul.
Everyone hooted with laughter as I pouted at Matt.
"One minute, that's why you spend so much time with Claire!" I finally clocked it.
Quil looked over at me, "You're not going to kill me or anything?" He asked.
It had been no secret over the last few months how much I cared about my tiny niece.
"No, not yet. But when she gets older and you start looking at her funny, Bob's going to have a lot of work to do."
Quil kind of shivered in his seat. "I hate Bob." He muttered.
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