The realllll fun begins next chapter :) Thanks for all the reads and reviews. The way I'm motivated to write this it might be finished in a few days. Then I know I have a ton of work to do to go back and fix some mistakes I found re reading everything for the fiftyith time.
Don't own twilight.
I killed time running through the forest, pushing myself the hardest I could. If anyone else was phased at the moment they weren't letting it known. I felt a little bad, just a little, because I know I had been a bit unbearable in my mind at least. But the pack understood and didn't say too much. The only thing stronger than pack was imprinting. I huffed, coming up to a small creek. Yeah, imprinting worked out so well for me. I phased, standing on the edge of the water. I made a face thinking about my mothers comment. I probably should shower, but this would be fine for now. I threw my shorts to the side and jumped into the water. Swimming felt pretty good. I made sure I covered every area of my body, rinsing my hair several times. It was a little greasy, and getting a little too long. If I pulled it down it reached my eyes. Eh, I made a mental note to ask someone to cut it for me in a few days. Getting out of the water I shook my head, letting my body drip dry for a few minutes before I pulled my shorts back on. I was clean enough.
I started walking towards Emily's house, honestly too mentally tired to phase at the moment. Plus the sun was still up, I had a while until we were to meet the Cullen's. I debated on not going, on the off chance Bella would be there, but I needed to hear what they had to say too. If we were going to be working together with them I would need to build a tolerance anyway.
It took me a half hour to reach the small house and it was starting to get dark. I walked inside, nodding my hello's to Sam and Emily sitting on the couch. "Paul, please, take a small nap before we go." Emily pleaded, standing up and pulling Sam with her.
I was about to shake my head no until she glared at me. "You'll sleep or I'll let the others eat all of the dinner I'm about to make."
I chuckled. "Alright alright." I didn't have the energy to fight sleep anyway if I were to sit down, and I knew my mind wouldn't be doing much thinking. I was on about as empty as I could get. At least it went with how I was feeling.
"We'll wake you when everyone else gets here." Sam said quietly as I practically fell into a laying position on the sofa. My eyes closed before I could say anything else.
Even though I was exhausted inside and out I still slept uneasily. I knew it was the fucking imprint. It had been a week since I had seen Bella. I knew after we got the vampire situation under control I would have to leave La Push, that had to help. I knew the others would understand. I was almost useless here anyway.
I woke up to the smell of food but didn't open my eyes yet. It felt too damn good to be laying down and let my body and mind relax. It didn't sound like the others were here yet, anyway.
"Sam, isn't there something you can do?" I heard Emily's quiet voice from the small kitchen.
"I don't know if I can. I keep hoping eventually Bella will feel it so strongly and won't be able to stay away, but it wouldn't be good if she came and left again." Sam said back.
I mentally rolled my eyes. I hated being the weak one, I was NEVER the weak one. And I hated them talking about me like I was the weak one. This was why I never wanted to fucking imprint in the first place. It made you weak, and now I had imprinted and lost the girl before I even had her, I was seen as beyond weak. "I hate seeing him like this..." Her voice trailed off.
I figured this was my cue. I didn't want to hear anymore ayway. I sat up slowly with a groan and stretched. I still felt exhausted and to be honest my bones kind of hurt, but I was a little better. I could function, at least I hoped that's what I've been doing the past week. I stood up and walked to the kitchen, flopping down into a chair. "I slept, now feed me." I said to Emily with a small playful grin.
She rolled her eyes but returned the smile before getting up. "Feel better?" Sam asked.
I nodded. "Yep. Where are the others?"
"They should be here any-" He was cut off by the front door opening and Jacob, Embry, and Jared pouring in. "Moment." He shook his head. "You guys must have a radar for when foods ready."
"Of course!" Embry said with a laugh before sitting. The others managed to squeeze themselves at the table as well.
"Oh Sam, Quil's mom said he's been acting funny. Should be any day now." Jacob said, a little glumly. "And Sue said Seth is acting out, and is running a constant fever."
Sam frowned at that. "He's so young...no doubt the Cullen's coming back is having it's effect."
Everyone was quiet for a moment until Emily came back laying several plates of cheeseburgers, fies, buns, and the condiments. Everyone, myself included, started digging in. The regular banter between us all went on while we kept shoving food down our bottomless pits. For once there were no pity glances my way, and I felt a little better, for a little while forgetting my situation.
About a half hour later it was ready to go. We all went to the tree line and phased, taking off towards the treaty line. Not one of us were surprised that the Cullen's were already there. I glanced quickly, somewhat relieved but disappointed that Bella wasn't with them.
Should one of us phase to communicate? Jacob asked.
No, the mind reader can translate for us. Sam replied, not about to take any chances. I agreed with him. Besides already being phased and coming up on bloodsuckers meant it would be difficult to even phase back.
"They're going to stay as their wolves, they feel threatened." Edward murmured to his 'family'. A few of us growled at that.
Enough! Dammit Sam and his alpha orders.
"Right, of course. Alice, you want to explain to them what you saw?" Carlisle, I assumed, spoke up and nodded towards the tiny black haired female.
She looked irritated. Good, at least she was uncomfortable around us. "We have a problem. You already know about Victoria coming to avenge her mate." The rumble of a growl started going through my body at the mention of it. The damn leech was after Bella to kill. "But right now we have a bigger problem. There's an army of newborn vampires in Seattle. We were going to go to them next week, but there has been a change of plans. They're coming here this weekend, and we believe Victoria is behind it to get to Bella." She looked a little grim. Before she could even finish there was growling and a ton of yelling in our heads going on.
Enough! Let them explain. Sam ordered. We quieted ourselves, though the thoughts still continued and the confusion. What the fuck was a newborn vampire army? We could take them.
"They want to know the difference between a newborn and us, and what the army means." Edward translated quietly. At last he was doing good to not meet my gaze. Whatever sleep deprivation I was feeling earlier was erased, I was ready to fight whatever, whenever at the moment.
"Our kind is at our most strongest the first year we have been born into this life. Vampires used to make armies of newborns for war for hunting territory." Carlisle spoke up this time. "My son, Jasper, has experience with newborn armies. Either way we will fight them when we come, as we are sure you will too, but without some tips and training from Jasper there may be losses on each of our sides."
What do you want us to do? Sam asked quickly. He didn't like the sound of this, hell none of of us did, especially me.
Edward translated Sam's question. "I'm going to start training my family tomorrow night on how to kill newborns. It's the same way to kill us but you have to take a different approach. We want you to come. With you fighting with us it will give us the numbers we need." The lanky sandy blonde bloodsucker answered.
We'll be there. What time? Sam answered, ignoring all of our protests and mixed feelings about this. Joining up with the fucking enemy, as he crazy? Enough! I won't put our lives in danger. We need to take out this threat or they are going to go straight to Forks. We can't have that. If working together means this will be resolved and everyone, including Bella, safe again then we're going to do it.
Edward translated again. "Nine again. Follow our scents from here to a clearing we used to go to."
We parted ways after that. Everyone was guarding their thoughts around me and I knew it was so I wouldn't be set off. Things just kept getting better and better for Bella. It as bad enough one vampire was after her, now there was a whole fucking army coming. I laughed, earning a few what the fuck's inside my head.
This girl, Bella, she has EVERYONE wanting her. Edward, Jacob, then I imprinted. That one vampire who hunted her for a game, now the red head. I explained. She's so damn special everyone can't keep away.
Everyone was quiet. It really wasn't no joking matter. She was special, very special to me, even if I didn't fully grasp it yet. Fate decided she was mine and the it decided I couldn't have it. For the first time since I was a kid I just wanted to cry. I took off running away from my pack brothers to think. I quickly phased to my human form when I got close to the beach. I pulled on my shorts and walked onto the rocky sand. Sitting on a boulder I sighed, staring out into the water. I never felt so worthless in my whole damn life. Nothing compared to this feeling, and it pissed me off to no end to know that the cause of it was some girl.