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Bella's POV

We were on the beach. Today was the picnic/ cookout whatever you wanted to call it. Yesterday, Sam had forced Paul and myself to go to Wal-mart, I'm sure you heard of the place. Big building lots of different sections, and crying children at all times of the day. Its so not my favorite place, and not one of Paul's either. Just one more thing we have in common. I'm starting to realize me and Paul have a lot in common, which is why we will butt heads a lot. Cant get along with your self, so they say. It will make things easier though, he's more likely to take my side in things more often.

I was sitting with Emily, Paul's imprint, and Kim, Jared's imprint. We were watching the guys. Sam, Jacob and Jared were cooking. Embry and Quil had been given the task of gathering firewood, and Paul was trying to set up the volleyball net.

"Bella, come give me a hand will ya?" Paul called. He must be kidding. He wanted me to come help him? He knows I'm a klutz. I'll probably end up messing it up worse than it already was. Despite my thoughts I got up and walked over to him. I followed his directions, and shortly after the net was sat up. "Good job, Bella." He tapped me under the chin with his fingers. "You'll be a pro at this in no time. You can make a career out of it." He was teasing me. I rolled my eyes, and went to sit back down with, Kim and Emily.

"Well you two have done a complete turn around," Kim said, Emily nodding in agreement smiling.

"Yeah, but we'll still have our little tiffs." I said, smiling, "at least I get to send him home at the end of the arguments." The three of them laughed, and went back to watching the guys.

The guys declared the food done just as, Embry and Quil got back with the firewood. The girls got up, and were allowed to get there food first. That way they were sure to get some food before the guys ate it all. They went back to their spots and sat down, soon joined by the guys. Sam came over and sat down next to me and I scooted closer.

"She was on the res, last night," Jacob said. "Embry and I chased her to the cliff, and she jumped off into the water."

She, I was guessing was, Victoria. Who was the vampire who had been hanging around. She was after me. If she was on the res last night then it was because she knew I had spent the night here at Sam's place. She was determined to get me. I don't know why, I was no longer, Edwards girl, nor did I want to be. I was, Sam's girl now. If she had a problem with what happened to her James she should take it up with the Cullen's. they where the ones to kill him.

Sam pulled me closer to his side. I took comfort in his warmth and strength. I knew he would keep me safe, as would the others.

"Don't worry Bella, I wont let any leeches get ya. Besides then who would I have to drive nuts and tease unmercifully?" Paul asked smiling. I rolled my eyes.

"Yeah, were stronger than any stupid vampire." Embry said, flexing his muscles. I couldn't help laughing.

"I need to get some of those." I said pulling up my sleeve to revel non existing muscles. Just toothpick like arms. They all chuckled.

"I could whip your butt into shape, Swan." Jared said, "I'd have you muscled up in no time."

"No way. I like you just the way you are Bella, all nice and soft. don't go getting all hard and muscular on me. If I had wanted that I'd have imprinted on, Jake." Sam said winking at me. He had said the last part to get under Jacobs skin. I laughed.

"Dude, what the hell?" Jake said.

"What you never had guy fantasies before?" Sam asked.

"Sam really?" Paul asked. "Put those images in my head and Embry's in trouble tonight." Paul joined in on Sam's game.

"Hey, don't drag me into this. Take, Quil, he's younger, the younger the better right?" Embry asked looking nervous. He actually thought this was for real.

"No way, I want Quil." Jared said. We all burst into laughter.

"We're just messing with you guy's, man you three should see your faces. You are so gullible." Sam said with a shake of his head. "Anyways back to the serious stuff. So she was on the res last night, the same as, Bella. That tells me she is after my girl. That means we have to put an end to this and until she is gone as in a pile of dust, Bella you are moving down here onto the res where we can better protect you."

"What am I going to tell Charlie, he is never going to go for it." I said starting to worry.

"Yeah he will Bella, you can get him to agree." Sam said.

"You got him to let you go out with Cullen." Paul said.

I had to at least try, I nodded and the discussion was over. We finished eating and then after cleaning up we made up teams to play volleyball. I was on a team with, Jared, Paul, Embry and Quil we got the extra person mainly because I was a clumsy person and I was probably not going to do so good. Sam, Emily, Kim and Jake made up the other team. The game was going great we were winning and then, Jared, ruined it. I heard a pop, and I thought oh please god no don't let that be the ball. I am not going back to fucking Wal-Mart to get another one. It was though, Jared had popped the ball.

"Your going to that fucking store this time." Paul said.

"Oh man, damn it I hate that store. There's this creepy lady there that always hits on me. Man she freaks me out." Jared said shivering.

"Well if you hadn't popped the damn ball you wouldn't have to go." Paul said.

"Let's not fight guys." I said.

"Bella, stay out of this. Do you not remember the pure torture of yesterday? The crying children. 'But mommy I want the race car grandma would get me the race care. I love grandma I don't love you.' Cry cry cry!" Oh I did remember how could I forget. I couldn't it was the same story every time I went to that place.

We cleaned up and packed up. I guess our day at the beach was over. I was thinking about how I was going to get, Charlie, to let me stay here on the Res.

"Don't worry about it Bells, it will all work out." Jake said, "Besides cant let any vampires eat my best friend so if you want you can tell Charlie you are going to stay at my house for a while." That would work, Charlie, would so go for that. It was brilliant.

"Jake, you are brilliant." I said, "Charlie would so go for that."

"Well you know I try." Jake said, with a shrug.

We went back to jakes house were I called my dad and sold him the story on how I was going to be staying with, Jake and Billy for the foreseeable future. As we knew he would be, he was ok with it, and after the quick, love ya, we disconnected. I went home with, Sam, feeling a twig of guilt for lying about my exact whereabouts to my father, but reminded myself it was for my safety. My dad would want me safe. I just hope they were able to keep me safe.

Jared's POV

I cant believe this. Stupid wolf strength, now look what I had to do because of it. I had popped the damn ball, again, and now I was here at Wal-Mart to get a replacement. "Please don't be here, please don't be here, please don't be here." I chanted over and over, under my breath.

"Hey cutie. Nice to see you back. Haven't seen your nice gorgeous butt in a while." Of course she was here I wasn't that lucky. I nodded at her and proceeded on my way. Just go get the ball and get out. that's all you have to do. "Don't you ever talk. You have a nice set of lips all kissable and everything." My god what is wrong with this girl? Dose she do this to every guy that comes here? Finally I reached the sports section and grabbed what I came for. "So you like Balls?" I shot her a look. "Do you play Volleyball?" she asked.

"I was playing it earlier with my girlfriend and our friends and popped the ball that's why I had to come here. Do you drill everyone that comes to this store?" I asked.

"Its kind of my thing." she said shrugging. "I also hit on all the cute guys as well so don't think your special or anything." I chuckled.

"you know I kind of like you, even though you are annoying." I said, "see ya." I walked away, making my way up front to the checkout. After paying I went back to the car were, Kim, was waiting. My, Kim, I loved her more than anything in this world. I got into the car.

"So was she here?" She asked with a smile on her face.

"Yep, man that girl is annoying, but I could learn to like her, as a friend you know." I said, shrugging. She laughed shaking her head.

"You wolfs think everything is annoying." She said.

"That's not true, I don't think you're annoying." I said, touching her cheek. She smiled and leaned over kissing me.

"You are so sweet. I love you Jared." She said touching my cheek.

"I love you more." I kissed her again. "So since I was so sweet, dose this mean I will be getting some tonight?" She smacked me in my chest, but was laughing so I knew she wasn't mad at me. "Well?" I asked.

"You got patrol tonight mister." She said.

"Damn that's right I almost for got. I really hope we get that, Victoria, chick soon. I know Bella has to be worried." I said.

"You guys will keep her safe." She said.

"Of course we will." I said trying to reassure her. We had to keep, Bella, safe if anything happened to her how would, Sam, survive it.

We went to, Paul's, that's were everyone was. Except for Embry and Quil, who were off on patrol. When we walked in, Sam, was sitting in a chair with, Bella, on his lap. Paul and Emily were on the couch cuddled up and Jake was sprawled out on the floor. They were watching, Fast Five, the latest in that series. Emily, was a, Paul Walker, Junkie so I knew who had picked this movie.

"Man I think that guy has more muscles than all of you guys put together." Bella said. I could tell she was talking about The Rocks character. It was true he was pretty beefy. She looked so entranced in the guy I smiled. Ugh oh looked like, Sam, had a little competition.

"Hey, you're suppose to only have eyes for me." Sam told her. He sounded jealous. Bella looked back at him, and gave him a kiss. I looked away not wanting to watch that.

"Ugh, get a room." Paul said throwing a pillow at them.

"Maybe we will. Maybe we'll use your's." Bella said. Oh boy here we go.

"No way, over my dead body." Paul said.

"That can be arranged." Bella shot back.

"Here I thought you two were becoming friends." I said.

"Friends with that pale monkey." Paul said.

"I'd rather eat shit than be friends with that flea infested mutt." Bella said.

"I do not have fleas, take that back." Paul said.

"No way." Bella said. Oh boy he was going to play dirty. Here came the sad face and fake tears he was so good at. The boy should have been an actor. I don't know anyone who could cry whenever he wanted to. I watched, Bella's face soften. She was falling for it. " I'm sorry I didn't mean it. You're really nice most of the time. You just act like a jerk sometimes. You don't have fleas I take it back. I like having you as a friend. I'm sorry. Now stop that fake crying and let watch the movie." I was shocked she knew they were fake.

"How did you know they were fake?" Paul demanded.

"Please, Jessica can do the same thing. She would do that to try to get me to go shopping with her. I know fake crying when I see it." Bella said.

"Man, I need a Bella, I can never tell when someone's Fake crying or not." I said.

"Its an art." Bella said.

Kim and I curled up on the loveseat together and watched the rest of the movie with the gang. Tonight I would patrol with Jake and hopefully get a lead on the, Vampire chick uprooting our lives. We all just wanted to live our lives as peaceful as possible. Right now there was a bump, and we had to smooth that bump out.