A.N. Hey guys, here's the next chapter. I got really nice responses for the last chapter so thank-you. XD

Where the hell have you been all day? – Sam

They both jumped as his booming voice entered their heads.

Leah began to growl softly but the whole pack silenced her with a glare; well, the whole pack except Embry and Paul who both hadn't taken their eyes off of Stephanie.

We just went for a run – Steph justified as she stepped forward.

What? And there isn't enough land for your paws in La Push? – Sam

Steph shifted her weight onto her other foot; she hated being scolded like child in front of the whole pack.

They were chasing the rainbow – Quil's thoughts chimed in; both Leah and Steph gave him the 'shut up or die' glare and he whimpered, knowing that he couldn't take another beating; he was already limping due to the chunk Paul had taken out of his leg this morning.

Chasing the rainbow, huh? Well isn't that nice? Tell me Stephanie, where exactly did this rainbow take you? – Sam

Steph cringed at his mocking tone.

Well? – Sam

We were on Cullen territory – Steph gave up; he already knew but he wanted her to say it out loud. Asshole.

Paul sniggered at her thoughts; that was his girl.

Exactly, what were you thinking, taking Leah out there? Do you know how dangerous it is? What if they attacked you? Dammit, just think next time! – Sam.

Paul growled a little, he didn't like Sam's condescending tone; Steph just rolled her eyes. His words just went right over her head… but apparently, their last stop was Leah's ears.

What the fuck do you mean? Are you saying I can't protect myself? – Leah growled.

Sam exhaled with the kind of patience he only had for one Leah Clearwater.

No, that's not what I meant, but you're young Lee; she shouldn't have taken you so far away from home – Sam tried to explain in a soft voice.

Last time I checked, I was running right there beside her….. And don't ever call me Lee again – Leah

Lee I…. – Sam started, it was a force of habit; she cut him off.

What the fuck did I just say? Don't. Call. Me. Lee. You lost that right a long time ago – Leah

The rest of the pack sniggered a little, if it was anyone else, they would have had their asses handed to them by now but no Mr Alpha dog had a soft spot for a certain Clearwater. Sam exhaled and shook his head lightly.

You know what? Let's all just go home; Emily cooked dinner – Sam.

He realised his mistake as soon as he said it; he looked to Leah with pleading eyes but she looked like she was about to explode…. Again. Steph didn't notice, she was too busy thinking. Yes, off the hook!

No fucking way am I going to eat anything she cooks, I'd rather go back and hang out with those leeches – Leah growled.

The whole pack did the same as soon as the thoughts left her head. Paul stepped forward and circled Steph, sniffing her as he did so; making sure that no leech had touched his mate.

Great – Steph muttered.

What the hell do you mean 'back'; you saw vampires and you neglected to say so! What the hell?– Sam

He really didn't know what kind of pack he was running these days. Steph resisted the need to reply with a swift 'so'; she decided that this wasn't the time for jokes.

Relax, nothing happened – Steph tried but she was cut off by a growl; this time it was Paul. He didn't like her putting herself in danger and then just brushing it off like it was nothing.

Show me everything! – Sam.

Steph whimpered under the weight of the order as her memories began to spill out.

God! I would've just showed you, you didn't have to go all alpha on me – she grumbled as she shook her head that was now throbbing painfully; she moved into Paul's side and rested her head on his soft fur.

Well you were lucky this time; what if they decided to attack you, huh? What then? – Sam

Steph knew that his question was rhetorical so she didn't even bother trying to answer.

You've both got double patrol for a week – Sam

Stephanie whined, Leah didn't since she didn't fully know what it was.

Oh come on, that's harsh; I cover half of these bozos' patrols already – Steph whined as she nodded towards the pack, especially Jared; he always needed the extra time to spend with Kim. Heck, at least he paid her for doing his job.

No excuses, it starts tonight after dinner – Sam told them in a no-nonsense voice; Steph dropped her head and her ears went flat to her head. Paul licked her face lovingly and she giggled and leaned into him even more.

They all phased back and began to make their way towards Emily's house; Leah on the other hand stood stubbornly on the treaty line with her arms crossed. Steph took Paul's hand and lead him over to her.
"Are you sure you don't wanna come LC, because I'm going; I'm too hungry to hang around." Steph asked; Leah shook her head and looked disgusted.

"I'm not going over there so she can try and buy my forgiveness with her blood muffins." She retorted; Paul barked out a laugh.

"Blood muffins?" He asked incredulously; Leah narrowed her eyes.

"That's what I said!" She spat; Steph rolled her eyes and put her hand to her forehead.

"Whatever, the house key is in the flower bed, you should be able to sniff it out. We need to go, I'm starving." She told her; Leah nodded appreciatively and walked off into the forest leaving Paul and Steph alone. He leaned down and kissed her head as they walked in the other direction towards Sam and Emily's place; he had an arm slung around her shoulder so she was tucked almost under him.

"Urgh, my brain feels like it's giggling around in my head." Steph groaned; Paul leaned down and picked her up, carrying her bridal style. They approached the cottage fairly soon.
"Don't worry babe, when we get inside, I'll take care of you." He told her as he leaned down and pecked her lips; she played with the hair on the back of his neck.

"No, that won't be necessary, I've got some candy over at Emily's; it'll cure me." She replied, her mouth was watering, already thinking about her delicious stash she'd been building up for a while. Just waiting for a moment like this. As she said those words, the cottage went quiet… but they hadn't noticed.

"You're gonna use candy to cure a head ache?" He asked her she nodded her head and lowered herself down to the floor as they entered. It was really quiet in the kitchen which was odd; it was usually rowdy and loud, now she could have heard a pin drop.

"Hey Steph, Paul." Emily greeted as she placed a plate of meatloaf, potatoes and veggies double the size of everyone else's in front of the couple; they always ate together… except when it came to candy, that was where selfish Steph came to life.

"Why's everyone so quiet?" She asked; they all let out little grunts and Sam chuckled. She looked up at him for an explanation but he held both of his hands up and laughed,

"I'm not even getting involved." He answered cryptically; Steph looked around the table as she ate, they were all looking at each other but none of them were looking at her.

"So, whose turn is it to pick the movie tonight?" Jared asked out of nowhere; soon they all started to agree with him muttering 'yeah, the movie, the movie yeah'.

There was definitely something fishy going on.
"Ok seriously guys, what's with you? Jared, why did you even ask about the movie; you know you're going over to Kim's as soon as you finish eating." She accused; they all swallowed and began to pick imaginary food from their now empty plates.

"By the way, it's Paul's turn to pick the movie." She finished as she stood from his lap and took the plate to the sink.
"It is? Sweet!" Paul said as he got out of his seat and went to the living room to pick out the DVD; Steph ignored her mute pack mates and walked over to her sacred candy cupboard, looking back to make sure that nobody was watching.

"Wait, Steph…" Embry started but they all silenced him with a glare.
"Ok well, I'm off to Kim's. Thanks Emily." Jared spluttered as he washed his plate up, kissed Emily's cheek and left. The rest of them were staring at Steph's hand which was placed on the cupboard. She practically yanked the door open and out came rappers of all shapes and sizes, tumbling onto the counter weightlessly. No, no, no, this could not be happening; she rummaged through the whole thing, there were only wrappers; her face went pale. That was over eighty dollars worth of candy. Gone. Not to mention the fact that she was looking forward to it.

She turned back to her pack mates who looked pretty scared and narrowed her eyes.
"Which one of you was it? Huh?" She asked as she dumped each and every one of the wrappers in the middle of the table; she examined them and growled quietly. Each and every one was intricately wrapped back so that the only clue that there was nothing inside was the weight, they all looked visually perfect.

Steph walked around the table lowly; string down each and every one of them.
"So what? Nobody has anything to say now? I said, who ate my candy and decided to wrap them back up? I'm guessing someone with nimble fingers." She deduced, but then again they were all werewolves therefore they all had nimble fingers; no one spoke.
"Was it you Jacob?" She asked pointedly; he jumped up like a gunshot had gone off.

"What? Well you see it was…. And then… so i…. I mean we….." She held her hand up; that was all she needed from him.
"What about you Quil? What's your explanation?" She asked as she laid a firm hand on his shoulder; he looked down at it and swallowed thickly.
"Erm well…. What Jake said." He answered smartly; Steph nodded and looked over at the only wolf left at the table, Embry Call.

"Embry?" She asked; he looked back at her with a glassy expression; like the lights were on but nobody was home.
"Can you repeat the question?" He asked; she narrowed her eyes and sat down in her seat. She was too tired to beat anyone's ass right now.

"Or maybe it was all of you." She guessed; the way they all looked at each other told her that she was right.
"Ok, good." She answered; leaning back in her chair with a puppy dog pout.
"I spent so much money on all that candy and I would have shared it with you anyway." She lied, tugging on their heart strings.

"I can't believe you'd steal from me like that."

Steph lowered her head and then peaked at the boys; they all looked like they were about to cry.
"We're really sorry Steph; we didn't know it was yours until after we ate it all." Embry told her; she sighed dramatically.
"He's right Steph, I swear, we all thought it was communal candy." Jacob justified; Steph flipped her head to the other side and sighed again, pouting some more.
"Aww Steph, don't do that; look, we'll do anything to make it up to you." Quil reassured; she popped open an eye.

"Anything?" They all nodded eagerly; she smiled brightly and put her head up.
"Good, then you won't mind covering my double patrol punishment between you, you know what? You're covering all my patrols." She told, not asked them; they all audibly groaned, finally realising that they had been conned.

"Not cool Steph." Jacob growled quietly; she smirked over at him.

"Really? Because I think it's pretty darn cool actually. What's not cool is the plethora of candy wrappers I now own." She replied; they all groaned again.
"Aww can't resist the puppy face." She mocked as she did it again, just as Paul walked in; he saw it and almost ran away again. He had fallen victim to that face many times.

"We're watching 'club dread'; I could do with some comedy." He grunted as he threw it on the table.
"That sounds great, Paul; I think we could all do with some comedy." Emily agreed as she cuddled into Sam's side; Steph felt the need to gag, the film was the worst.
"Could we please choose another one?" She asked as she gave him the puppy face; he looked guilty for a second but then his face returned to normal. Darn it, she had used it too many times; he was becoming immune.

"Stop pouting and eat your candy." He laughed as he spoke; she straightened in her seat automatically and looked over at the culprits at the table, staring all three of them down.

"Oh there's no candy, just these colourful shells filled with empty promises." She told him angrily as she lifted the wrappers into the air and let them drop like snowflakes; Paul put two and two together and looked over Quil, Embry and Jacob.

"You fuckers better buy all of those back!" Paul growled; Emily shook her head. Honestly, the language that came out of his mouth sometimes was amazing.

"Please, language." She pleaded; he sent her a apologetic glance before finishing his threat.

"Every single freakin' one."

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Yeah, I know there wasn't much but I had been dying to get the candy scene in there since it actually happened to me; yes, I was the Steph. Poor me.

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