Paul's POV
A laugh filled the air around me and I looked down at the girl walking beside me. She had been practically begging to go on a date with me and once I obliged the girl she wanted to go on a damn nature walk? Seriously? Don't get me wrong I obviously had no issues with nature being that I was a werewolf in all but it wasn't somewhere I was really considering to be a romantic place for a first date. The girl beside me looked up her eyes lit up with excitement and a large dopey smile that was plastered on her face. She was too easy, I was just getting bored now.
"There's nothing like it out here." Natalie stated. Her arms spun freely around and I watched her cascading blonde curls that stopped at her shoulders. She had bright blue eyes and I asked myself again why I was here. She was obviously not from the reservation which wasn't really what bothered me it was just that, I wasn't really a blonde guy. They were cute and definitely nothing against them but attraction wise they weren't my preference. Plus this girl fit the stereotype of a ditz and it irritated me because I knew she really wasn't. There was nothing more annoying then a girl who played stupid because she thought it was cute. The whole ditzy, airhead, giggly shit didn't really attract our minds it only made us think you were gonna be an easy conquest.
I could tell by the way this girl was all over me, her hands lacing through mine that she would be even easier than most. But that's what I was looking for. I didn't feel like dealing with the chase right now. I was still aggravated with my recent break up with Rachel. Things had seemed great between us and I honestly thought they had been until she left me for some other guy she went to college with. Apparently she wanted a more normal life than the one I gave her but if thats what she wanted she never should have gotten involved with me in the first place.
It wouldn't have lasted you never imprinted even when you wanted to. My inner wolf snarled at me not having any of my bitterness. It was understandable. He had a point but it still pissed me off and if I was being honest it hurt more than I'd like to admit. Just because she wasn't my imprint didn't mean I hadn't loved her because I did. I had honestly cared about her so much, I wasn't ready for us to be over when we were.
I had chosen Natalie because she didn't remind me anything of Rachel I thought maybe that would help keep my mind off of her but apparently not in the least. I was still thinking of Rachel and Natalie was rambling on and on about some club we should go to together. I nodded trying to indulge her little fantasies but honestly this was probably our first and last date I just couldn't deal with her annoying babbling for another date. Now she was on some spout about how she hated her job and I had to strain to remember what she did.
A nurse. She was a nurse in Forks. She was going on and on about how she tried her hardest and she would make one little mistake and everyone would flip on her. I looked at her sympathetically but really I would understand why they would flip. She worked as a nurse in a hospital caring for people who were sick or hurt. The last thing they needed was this dumbass fucking up their lives. "Natalie." I said softly. She stopped her rambling and looked over at me curiously and I smiled my devious smile at her backing her into a tree. "How about you stop talking." I suggested. She looked up at me a daze in her eyes and she nodded no words falling from her lips and I leaned down kissing her with an intensity. Her lips were warm and soft and she melted into the kissing, making me wrap my arms around her waist to support her before she fell. I could feel the smirk pulling to my lips the harder I kissed her and she wrapped her arms around my neck pulling on the hair at the nape of neck.
"Ahh my eyes!" There was a snap of a twig and my head turned up immediately leaving Natalie dazed and looking up at me dreamily. That's when my eyes fell on her. She was kind of the short side only reaching about 5'5 or so and she had long chestnut brown hair that looked silky falling down to her elbows. Her skin was a light olive as if she might be Italian or some type or European and her eyes were a brilliant Hazel with green and brown flecks in them. I could feel my heart beating loudly in my chest as I stared into her eyes, the overwhelming sensation of utter completion filled me the longer I stared into them. I had been in so much pain and I'd been so pissy because of Rachel but now her name and face were falling from my mind as this girl began to take over.
My brow furrowed as I listened and heard an odd thumping. It took me a minute to realize it was her heartbeat. It was faster than an ordinary humans in fact I had heard a similar one before. It sounded like Renesmee's irregular heartbeat. My breathing hitched as I began to see it the otherworldliness to her beauty, she wasn't completely human. I could feel myself struggling in conflict. I didn't hate Renesmee or anything I mean you can't help what your born into but I wasn't exactly comfortable around the girl either. A baby born from a vampire was unnatural but the longer I stared at her the more my mind questioned who I was to determine what was and wasn't natural. I turned into a damn wolf I mean that says something right?
The girl shook her head and looked at me apologetically. "Okay um definitely didn't mean to intrude on your little uh," She coughed her cheeks turning pink as she looked away. "Your um love scene or whatever." She choked out looking absolutely mortified, it was kind of adorable. Her eyes left mine looking at the ground and she kicked some leaves. "I just-" She began.
"If you didn't mean to interrupt then why are you still here?" Natalie rudely asked. What the hell was her problem? Probably the fact that I'm checking out another girl while I'm on a date. I didn't even what to be on this shit anymore. I almost turned on Natalie myself to tell her to shut up but apparently I didn't have to.
"I'm just about done with blondes today. What the hell is the matter with the people here?" She asked to no one in particular she glared hard at Natalie and flipped her hair back, "Do not start with me barbie or the next thing you swallow will be your teeth and that's not a threat its a promise." She then turned to me with the same attitude and asked, "Do you know the way back to the Cullen's or not?"
I felt my blood run cold. I went from an amused smirk at the exchange between my imprint and Natalie to a dried up mortified look that she was trying to get to the Cullen's. How did she even know them? "Why are you looking for them?" I asked arching an eyebrow and trying to hide how much her answer was going to affect me. Natalie looked appalled I was even entertaining this conversation and my imprint turned those pretty hazel eyes back on me.
"I believe that's my business thank you very much. Now the question was a simple yes or no to which my follow up question would have been can you show me which way to go. Now is that too complicated for you?" This girl had a snarky ass attitude but I couldn't deny that I liked it. It was a turn on to have a girl who wasn't afraid to banter with me and speak her opinion unlike miss complacent I was currently still on a date with. I still narrowed my eyes at my imprint not liking the idea of her looking for a family of leeches but I was also thrilled at the excuse to walk the girl somewhere.
"I know where they live, I can show you." I offered trying to keep my tone neutral but I had to practically force them from my lips my inner wolf snarling at the prospect of leading her to the creatures I sought to protect her from. She looked me up and down as if making an assessment and nodded.
"Well come on then we don't have all day." She looked at me expectantly and I started walking towards her when Natalie grabbed at my hands. "What about our date?" She whined. On the inside I rolled my eyes and banged my head up against the wall but on the outside I gave her a strained smile.
"She needs help."I shook her off and she pouted falling into step behind my imprint and me as we walked. I could tell she was doing it to pout but I could honestly care less as long as she wasn't walking with us being more of a nuisance then she already was. My imprint was quiet as we walked seemingly in her own world when I asked, "What's your name?" She looked up at me startled for a moment as if I had interrupted some deep thought of hers and she smiled slightly before looking back in front of her.
"Addie." She said shortly and quiet absently. She really wasn't paying me much attention and I could feel my innerwolf whimpering. I wasn't used to feeling attention deprived. Girls seen me they wanted me and they chased me. This girl looked like she was more interested in her cuticles and she hadn't even asked for my name in return. I had never been the chaser but watching her walk now as the sun started shining through the trees and highlighting her features I realized I really wouldn't mind it. There was a slight sheen to her skin another proof that she wasn't all human but with her it was beautiful. It was extraordinary and normal all at the same time.
"I'm Paul." I told her trying not to look disjointed at her lack of interest what the hell was the problem here? I was her imprint the least she could do was be a little interested in me I mean really. I had never heard of this happening with the other guys usually it was like an instantaneous bond, why wasn't she even really looking at me. The more I studied her body language and the feeling she putting off I started to realize she didn't look as much disinterested as she looked confused. "Um do you live around here?" I tried again.
She looked up at me a curious glint in her eye, "Look Paul. I'm sure your nice but I have no idea why you seem intent on getting to know me when you were just eating your girlfriend's face." She began and it really hit me then. She could see my attraction to her the girl wasn't stupid and she probably thought I was a pig because I had just been making out with Natalie and now I was leaving her out and trying to get to know Addie. Why did I always have the worst timing and luck. I could have waited for a whole other day to do this date or just not had one at all but then I wouldn't have even seen Addie so obviously it was important that it happened.
I looked back at Natalie thinking of something to do. The gentlemanly option was to tell her to come up here with us and at least be more kind to the girl, the Paul option was to ignore that she was here and focus on remembering she was a girl so I couldn't hit her for cock blocking right now. I battled with myself but ultimately the Paul choice won. Addie was looking up at me with knowing eyes as if she could see through me and she shook her head at me. "Your an ass." She said bluntly. I could feel my jaw drop and my inner wolf snarl. I didn't know how to separate the feeling of attraction and admiration of her openly standing up to me and calling me on my bullshit and the feeling of indignation. I was only not keen on acknowledging Natalie because I didn't really like her in the first place and really she was just going to be an easy conquest. I was about to voice said opinion when I realized that might not be the easiest way to win her affections. God this girl was so fucking confusing.
"Don't be a bitch." The words left my mouth before I could stop them and Addie's eyes turned on me narrowing into slits and I could hear Natalie burst out laughing behind us. There was a flash of anger in her eyes and she went to speak and I could see a small flash on sharpening canines before she clamped her mouth shut and remained silent. A trickle of blood came from the corner of her mouth and she wiped it off and set a hard menacing glare at me.
"I really don't like you pretty boy." She sneered.
"So you think I'm pretty."
She actually assessed me up and down her eyes roaming over every plane of my body and with a smirk she replied. "I've done better." And I was speechless as we stepped into the clearing leading to the Cullen's home.
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