THIS IS MY STORY OF HOW IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN.
I DON'T OWN ANYTHING, JUST LIKE TO PLAY WITH THE CHARACTERS.
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Chapter 22: Imprint Or Not, I Belong To Myself And Hello Victoria.
Jared stayed with me in my house whilst I did what could be only classed as venting. I ranted about anything and everything. Everybody and I mean everybody copped it. Sam, Billy, Emily, Jake and most of all Paul. How dare he have the ball's to be upset with me after what he had done, bastard. Jared just watched me as I continued pacing the floor in anger and frustration. I felt bad for Jared, the last thing he needed was a temperamental hormonal 18 year old girl venting in front of him. The language I had used was extremely colourful too, Jared looked on in shock as Paul became the hypocritical Cunt and Jake became the Stupid childish Dickless Wonder. Poor Jared. I'd had enough of everyone telling me what to do and enough of Sam barking orders at me left right and centre. I was not a part of his pack, even though I was a so called imprintee. Fuck it. I'm taking my life back as of now.
"Bella, do you feel better" asked Jared smiling at me.
"Actually, I feel brilliant, it's amazing how shouting obscenities about people can cure any kind of anger" I said to Jared smiling.
"Good, now can we please get something to eat, I'm fucking starved here" he asked cheekily.
Trust Jared to be thinking with his stomach at a time like this. I just shook my head smiling at him. Why couldn't he be my imprint, it would have been so much easier. Going into the kitchen, I set about making us something to eat. Charlie and I didn't have alot in but we had enough to make sandwiches and potato salad with pasta Bolognese. Jared ate more than I did. We made small chit chat while we ate, Jared making me laugh with tales of when he first phased and he'd chased his tail in wonder, totally funny and yet so him. He reminded me so much of Quil, and with that I was sad again. I missed Quil and Embry, we had been getting so close then they had been cut away from my life due to Jake phasing. They were still my friends and I was determined to hang out with them again. I would be back at school on Tuesday, so I can make arrangements with them if I phone them on Monday night. My mind was racing with happiness with the thought of seeing the guys again. I also knew that it would piss off both Jake and Paul, they would want me at the res with them, but again, fuck them. They didn't control me.
"Your up to something Bella Swan, you've got sneaky look about you, spill!" Said Jared munching away on his sandwich.
"Me? Never" I retorted smiling still though.
"Bella, are you ever going to give Paul a chance, you know at being together?" Asked Jared softly, he knew Paul was an extremely touchy subject for me just now.
I sighed and looked at him "Jared, he doesn't want the imprint, if he had, he wouldn't have gone out and fucked the first slut that came along, would he have?" I stated firmly.
"To be fair to him Bella, I wouldn't call what he did with that girl, fucking" said Jared, straight to the point.
"But Jake said Paul did?" I said questioningly.
"Jake knows shit, Bella Jake has like the biggest crush on you, he would say and do anything to keep you away from Paul, he's jealous!" Said Jared.
I looked at Jared, stupefied, was Jake capable of stooping that low, to tell me about Paul knowing damn well I would fly off the fucking handle. Well it had worked, and Mr Black would be hearing further from me with regards to this matter, best friend or not he had to be taken down a peg or two.
"Bella, has Paul told you anything about his past at all?" Asked Jared softly.
"Nothing, why?" I said sipping my coffee.
"Well, it's not really my place to say, but he has his reasons for being the way he is, he hasn't had it easy, don't get me wrong here, I'm not making excuses for his behaviour, but after what I have to tell you, maybe you will understand a bit better" explained Jared.
So we sat there, Jared spoke with emotion I hadn't thought he was capable of. His recollection of Paul's childhood, being beaten and starved at times, losing his parents at a young age, it was too much and yes I began to understand a bit better as to why Paul was so volatile and why he harboured so much anger. Jared had almost moved me to tears. Paul really had been dealt one shitty pack of cards in his life. Jared explained how his own parents had taken Paul in when he had no one, how he saw them as his second mom and dad. That when he was old enough, he'd used his savings to buy a small one bedroomed house on the edge of the reservation. Before Paul had phased, he'd been a talented writer and artist with hopes of getting a scholarship to a college or university. But his hopes and dreams had been ripped from him before he'd even had a chance to explore them. Life had been so fucking unfair to him. I was completely choked from raw emotion. I made my decision to confront Paul about what had happened the night he'd imprinted on me, to hear his side of the story, after hearing all this he deserved a chance.
Jared had finished talking and we had finished lunch so I began to clear the dishes away, I didn't know what to do now, being in the house was lonely so maybe me and Jared should just head back to the res after all. If I stayed at Billy`s then maybe I would get some peace and quiet from both the pack and Paul, I just needed a little space to think things over. Billy would keep them away for sure. Hopefully.
I was putting the dishes in the draining board, when Jared grabbed me tightly, behind him. Staring out the window, he was growling.
"What the fuck did you grab me for dickwad?" I asked loudly.
"Leech" was all Jared said.
"What?" I asked.
"There's a fucking leech outside Bella, stay here, lock the doors behind me, don't answer till you hear me call you!" He growled out.
"Phone Jake, tell him to get the others, now!" He ordered, then he was out the door and running into the forrest.
I ran for the phone, punching in Jake's number as fast as I could!
He answered after a couple of rings, "Bella,where did you go, is Jared with you?" He questioned.
"No time, get Sam and Paul to my house, Jared has phased, there's a leech here!" I rushed out.
There was a click at Jake's end, just great, he hung up on me. Bastard.
I ran around the house, locking Windows and doors which was a stupid precaution because if there was a vampire out there, they would get in regardless. I looked out of the window of my bedroom, there was nothing outside but the rain and the wind blowing through the trees. I heard howling in the distance, knowing it was the pack settled me slightly. That didn't last long though, just as I turned away from the window, a flash of red caught my eye.
There she stood, right in front of my house, the bitch from hell.
Victoria, smiling like the cat who got the cream.
I just stared at her, she spoke one word, I lipread it as "soon". This told me she was coming for me. Then she was gone just as quickly as she appeared, the bushes and trees bristled with movement. There was more howling and snarling, I ran to the bathroom, I was losing my lunch thanks to that Psycho leech.
Then voices and pounding feet came from downstairs.
"Bella, Bella, honey, where are you?" Said a voice.
Then before I knew it, the pounding feet were coming upstairs, and the bathroom door was kicked in.
I was hugging the toilet bowl, tears streaming down my face and I was stinking of vomit.
I looked up to see who it was, thinking the worst being Victoria.
My saviour was Paul, he looked completely pissed beyond recognition. I broke down in a heap.
He gathered me up in his arm's like a baby, "I got you little girl" he said in the softest voice I had ever heard. Moving us downstairs, the others being Sam, Jake and Jared stood there. They knew better than to get between us at this vulnerable time.
"Jared, get some water, she's been sick, hurry up!" Ordered Paul, manoeuvring us to the couch, he cradled me close to his chest. He smelled so nice, vanilla and chocolate with a hint of woodsy.
"Bella, baby, c'mon, it's ok, the leech is gone" said Paul stroking my head.
"She will be back though Paul, Victoria wants me dead, and she won't stop till she has me 6ft under" I said into his bare chest, inhaling his scent and finding it calming me. Stupid imprinting.
"Baby, it's going to be fine, we will get her!" He said smiling, trying to take my mind off everything that had happened. How could I go from being mad at him, cussing him to hell and back to sitting curled up in his lap, his arm's around me protectively. Again, stupid imprint.
"How do you know this fucking leech anyways?" He growled out loudly.
I got off of Paul, smoothing my clothes down and sipping the water from the cup Jared gave me. Looking at Sam..
"You haven't told him, have you?" I asked Sam.
"Well, we have been kind of busy with the imprinting situation to broach the Victoria subject with him!" Said Sam slightly angrily.
"Take him outside and tell him, now" I told Jared.
"C'mon loverboy" said Jared, teasing Paul with a new nickname, which needless to say, Paul was far from impressed with.
Sure enough when they were outside, after a few minutes of watching Jared explain to Paul just how it was that I knew Dear old Vicky, Paul had begun to shake, then burst out of his skin and into his wolf. He was silver, he was exactly how the wolf in my dream was, he was massive and snarling and growling in anger. I couldn't help myself, I had to see him up close. Sam and Jake tried to hold me back but there was no stopping me, I was on a mission. I followed my feet to the door and down the steps, nearing closer to him.
"I wouldn't get to close to him just now Bella, please come to me" said Jared reaching for me.
Paul's wolf stood there, hackles up and all snarls and growls.
"Its you, I can't believe it's you, your here, you were in my dream, you protected me!" I said in complete wonder, finally standing right in front of him. It was like my words stopped his anger in its tracks, he stopped growling and started to whine. He recognized me as his imprint. He rubbed his bug furry face on my outstretched hand.
"I dreamed of you, now here you are" I whispered softly to him.
There was a shimmer in the air, the atmosphere around me changing as I realised that Paul had phased back to the man he was. Plus the fact, he was butt naked. I just stared, mouth hanging open as I drank him in. He really was a very very big boy indeed, all over that is. My face went fire engine red as Jared passed Paul some shorts. Sam and Jake had come outside also, staring at me in amazement.
"How did you do that Bella, how were you able to calm him like that?" Asked Sam in wonder.
"I have no idea!" I responded, still transfixed with Paul. Fucking strong imprint emotions.
He on the other hand was now leaning against Jared, smirking at me. Bastard.
All the memories of what he had done came back, hitting me like a ton of bricks.
"You and I need to talk!" I snapped at him.
He just looked at me.
"Bella, you will definitely have to come back to the reservation now after this, that was too close, we can look into you changing schools too!" Barked Sam in total alpha mode.
"Wait a fucking minute Sam Uley, there's a snowball's chance in hell I'm changing school just because of that bitch, and for your information, she's been after me for a while and I've been fine up to now, so don't you stand there and bark orders at me, if you want me protected, then you better had come up with something better than me moving school's, cause that just ain't happening" I shouted at him, growing my balls back finally.
"My girls has balls on her, nice" said Paul licking his bottom lip and yes it was affecting me.
"I'm not your girl Paul Lahote, you have some explaining to do!" I snapped angrily.
"Jake, I'll deal with you later" I glared at him. He had the decency to look ashamed.
"Imprint or no fucking imprint, I belong to my fucking self" I said looking at all of them in turn.
With that, I marched off in the direction of the reservation.
