"Ava!" Kim cried out, as she ran into the woman's arms. I put my pace at "normal speed" to catch up with them. Silent tears had formed in her aunt's eyes and when they had let go of one another's embrace, Kim's eyes had a slight shine which only I could've noticed.

They were happy to see each other that's for sure but they looked kinda sad too. The lady, Ava, looked more so. I wondered why. Why was Kim upset? I needed to know. I would've known if I talked to her and made an interest in her. Kim had been right there. Almost every single day. I suddenly had the urge to phase.

"Oh.. Um. Er... Ava, this is Jared." Kim looked slightly apologetic as I was just standing there with my hands in pockets.

"Don't worry. I should get going. Nice to meet you Ms...Mrs..."

"It's fine, cutie - everybody calls me Ava." She grinned. I grinned back at her.

"Uh, thanks for today Jared. Just don't... you know... Like, ever." She looked at me pointedly.

What? What did she mean? We had a great time, right?

"Huh?" She made the hand gesture of trying to lift something onto her shoulder.

"Oh right. Right. Ah, I can't promise that. See you on Monday." I made the bold move of winking at her, then grinning secretively at Ava and she laughed merrily as I started to walk away.

"Looks like we got a whole lot of catching up to do, honey."

"I... cannot believe he just did that." Kim said disgustedly.

I was still grinning as I walked away.

I was patrolling and the pack had already seen what had happened today.

"Jared, are you getting tips from the bloodsucker? A little on the stalker side aren't ya?"

"Fuck off, Paul."

"Settle it. Shut up Paul." Sam rumbled.

"Kim, has a great ass. You're a lucky man."

"Where are you! I'm going to kill you!"

Jacob had phased.

"Woah, who's that?" He could see Kim through Paul. I growled in frustration. My Kim.

"Jared. Cool it. Now. Paul you'll be patrolling for another two hours if you don't stop."

"For fu-"

"Three hours!" Paul somehow quietened - well, he was swearing to himself.

I ran towards Kim's home. Sam let me. I didn't go close but it was close enough that I could hear their voices. There were people crying. I listened closer. I couldn't help it.

"Jared you shouldn't -"

"Shut up Jacob. You don't have any right to tell me what to do." Bella's face appeared in his mind.

"Jared, are you forgetting who's the leader-"

"Shh!"

"I'm dealing with you later."

"Fine." I snapped.

Back in Kim's home there was now full on wailing. I think it was Kim's mom.

"No no no no..."

"I'm sorry-" I recognized it as Ava's voice.

"Why are you apologizing! Are you crazy! You have cancer for god's sake! Is it... terminal?"

There was a silence. The whole pack was silent too.

"Oh my god. My god. Why does it have to happen to you?"

"Mom. Stop." It was Kim's brother, Daniel.

There was movement and I guess Kim's mom had embraced Ava. They both cried harder.

Why hadn't Kim said anything? I wanted to phase and break down her door and comfort her immediately. Yeah, it's not her with cancer, but still.

"Irene. Let's get Ava to bed." Kim's dad had a calming and authoritative tone.

"Jared, that's enough now." It took everything in me to leave. But I finally listened to Sam.

Kim stood up from her lunch table and told her friends she had to go print out her essay. She parted with them and carried her lunch tray to dispose of it. She walked by the vicinity of our table and I caught her eye.

I smiled at her and she smiled back. She didn't seem any different. Kim turned her attention to some of the other guys on the table quickly as they were gawking at her. She looked at them suspiciously and carried on towards the pile of dirty trays. Once she'd turned around, they were all staring at her ass.

I slammed the table, leaving a teensy crack. Kim was too quick and saw all the douchebags turning their heads in an unsubtle way towards a different direction.

"You're all retards." I growled at them.

Her eyes widened in realization and she did not look happy. I could almost read her mind. She gave me a frightening glare and I smiled at her weakly. She slammed her tray on top of the others.

Kim stormed out of the cafeteria, well she strode quickly out of the hall. Paul and Embry sneaked a glance at her retreating behind.

I stood up, slammed the back of both their heads as hard as I could and chased after Kim.

"Kim! Wait!" Boy, she walked fast. She turned a corner and I heard the library door silently sliding. It wasn't close enough for a human to hear. I went in too. I could smell her familiar (amazing) scent and she was in a well deserted part of the library.

She was facing away from me and her shoulders relaxed.

I approached her in complete silence and only when I was near enough, I whispered, "Kim!"

She started to move and I took her wrist. She looked at me angrily and tugged as what she thought was hard.

I stood there keeping a hold of her wrist and she began to look even more angry but only now she also looked upset. She gave me a grimace more than a glare and she stopped tugging.

"Look, Kim. It's not what you think." I let go of her wrist.

"OK." She tried to leave and I took her wrist again.

"I swear, I didn't do it on purpose."

"They were all staring at my ass."

"I talk in my sleep sometimes and they took advantage of it while I was sleeping."

"Are you being serious?" She shook her head in disbelief.

"Yes." I looked at her intensely.

There was a long pause. "Fine, OK. I'm gonna go." She sighed.

"I couldn't help it. It won't happen again." God, I wanted to tell her right there that I was a freaking werewolf.

"Yeah, I'm good, not your fault... See ya."

"But-"

"Look Jared, I just realized it's not that big of a deal. I have other stuff going on so..."

"But-" I wanted her to tell me about Ava. I would embrace her. She'd wrap her arms around my neck, my hands would wrap around her waist and she'd have to go on her tiptoes. Her forehead would rest on my shoulder and she'd tip her head slightly so her lips would press against my collar bone and then she'd lift her head-

"-Jared, I actually have to print out an essay so yeah, uh bye." I knew the moment had passed because she didn't look upset or angry anymore.

"OK. I'll see you I guess... Sorry." I ran a hand through my hair and she headed to the direction of the library computers.

"Hey." I nudged Kim. The hallway was empty as it was already the end of the day. I had waited around for her (judge me, I don't care). It had been two weeks since I'd found out that Ava had terminal cancer but Kim still hadn't told me.

We've been good though, I think so anyway.

"Hm? Oh right, hi."

"Looks like you have something on your mind?"

"Yeah... Kinda."

"Can I ask what it is?"

"Uh, I don't know. Maybe."

"Why maybe?"

"It's pretty intense... And personal."

"Is it like a lady problem, 'cus I don't think I'd be the right person to ask."

"Oh shut up. I don't think I'll tell you anymore." She stuck out her tongue at me and I wanted to kiss her. I always wanted to kiss her.

"Too late. I already showed you the photo of me being wedgied by my sister when I was eight so we should get even. "

"Oh yeah. I sent that to my friends."

"What!?"

"Kidding."

"Oh."

"No, I'm not - I did send it. Chloe said she snorted."

"Oh man..."

"I can't believe you keep that in your wallet. You're lame."

"I told you my sister made me put it there."

Nah, she didn't. I secretly liked that photo. Alex looked pretty demented as well, so I could crop it and use it against her, which Kim had apparently already done to me.

"How did you even get a photo of it?"

"Class hadn't started and you left your wallet on top of your bag 'cus Paul called you outside the classroom." She grinned.

"Evil, evil girl."

"Yup."

"Damn it, don't distract me! Come on I wanna know."

"Er, fine. I uh... OK, this is serious." We stopped walking and she looked at me. She looked at me like she was pretending she had x-ray vision. It made me kinda speechless (whatever, don't laugh). I just nodded at her.

"You know Ava?" I nodded again.

"She has cancer. And it's terminal." We were both silent.

"My mom and her have been best friends since they were little."

"Kim. Oh man. I'm so sorry. Cancer fucking sucks." Her eyes were shiny and she blinked quickly.

"You know what? I'm an idiot. I shouldn't have told you. That was way too much information." She started walking away and I took her wrist.

"Jared, could you let go." She wouldn't look at me.

"No."

She tugged, like the last time in the library but it was half hearted. She tried to walk off but I pulled her towards me.

"Let me go!" I tried to embrace her and she hit me on the chest multiple times and then she couldn't hit me anymore because her arms were pressed against me.

Her face was now resting on my chest and I could now feel her tears on my shirt.

"Cancer does fucking suck," she murmured. "It's so unfair."

"I know."

I instinctively pressed my lips on top of her head and relaxed my hold on her. Kim suddenly pushed herself off of me. I was caught off guard so my arms came away easily.

"What was that!" She looked at me furiously.

"Kim..."

I didn't know what to say so I did what I had been wanting to do for a long time. I kissed her.

A/N

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Whaaaaat, two chapters in two days you say? I know, I'm shocked too!

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