Paul POV:
My claws dug into the soft ground and sent me further forward. My ears were pinned back to my skull and my hackles were raised. The trees were nothing but blurs as I ran. Nothing could get in my way from ripping this leech limb from limb. I could see the leech running ten feet in front of me. I heard a tree branch crack as I ran into it.
I could hear Jacob running behind me catching up faster than I would have liked. He was new to this and angry, never a good combination. Jacob go back and get Sam, I ordered.
He growled at me, No, I gonna kill 'em myself.
Oh and what am I? A piece of pie? Look you can't see your damn girlfriend get over it and get Sam, NOW! I barked at him.
He snarled at me but pulled back and started running back to La Push. I huffed and the leaves that were under my nose at the time swirled around my head. I pushed myself to go further, I was no longer on my land, but I wasn't on Leech territory yet, so I kept running.
The leech was tall, maybe 6' 3" he was darker skinned. Telling from earlier when he was calling me a no good mutt he was Jamaican. His hair was in dread locks and his eyes had turned ruby red. I snarled again thinking of the poor girl that died at his hands. She was a neighbor of mine, I had heard her scream and came running out only to find her lifeless body and this leech standing over her body licking his lips.
I had phased instantly and attacked. He was missing his left hand, but he had used his right hand to knock me into a nearby tree. His nails had sliced through my skin like a knife through butter. It hurt but luckily their nails didn't contain venom. It will take days for it to heal fully.
All of a sudden there were no more trees. I didn't stop though, too afraid to lose the bastard. I snarled and tried to push myself harder. My legs were burning and I could see my breathe come out in white clouds in the rain. I blinked the rain away rapidly. The sky was lit brilliantly with bolts of lightning. The sky was filled with the resounding BOOM seconds later. My snarls and growls were covered up by the thunder. My eyes followed the leech as he came to a sudden halt and turned around swiftly hitting me again when I didn't stop.
My body crashed into the ground hard. I slid across the slick grass only stopping when I dug my claws into the ground. I stood swiftly and launched myself at him. He wasn't prepared for my attack and fell easily. I stood over him and snarled. His face was lit up when another lightning bolt streaked across the black sky. I bit down on his neck but before I could rip his head off he kicked me off. I landed on my feet and jumped forward in attack again. This time I caught his arm and ripped it out of his socket. He snarled at me in pain and anger.
I heard a plane over my head and looked up briefly and saw the bottom of a Northwest Airlines plane. God, how far am I from La Push? The leech took my distraction and grabbed his arm and started running again. Shit, I let him get away.
I was about to go after him when I felt something large and fluffy crash into me. At first I thought I was being attacked again but when I looked up I saw Jacob with his head in a puddle. He picked up his fat head and shook it vigorously. Jacob was large but not as big as me, so far I was the largest wolf but only inches bigger than Sam. Jacob had russet colored fur and had white paws.
Where is he? Jacob asked looking around growling at nothing but rain.
He got away you idiot, I snarled
You let him get away? Jacob whipped around to snarl me.
No you did, you fat headed idiot! I was about to jump at him but Sam stopped me.
Paul, that's enough, The big black wolf stepped in-between me and Jacob.
Enough?! He let the damn leech get away! I growled and glared at Jacob who shrunk back slightly.
I did not, you should have ran after him dumbass, Jacob jumped and rammed into my side. Sam ran forward grabbed him by the scruff of his neck dragging him back before letting him go.
If memory serves-and it does-you ran into me, I snarled.
God I'm dealing with children instead of grown men, both Jacob and I growled at Sam. I huffed again before I started walking back towards La Push. Sam started talking with Jacob and quickly surpassed my slow pace. I had always enjoyed thunder storms; it was amazing seeing the elements combine to make a remarkable show.
Jacob shoved me slightly passing me and snarled at him but refrained from attacking annoyed someone would yell at me again. I was listening into Jacob's and Sam's conversation barely while sniffing a tree.
Sam you can't think this was my fault, whining baby I grumbled.
Of course I do if you had just listened to Paul none of this would have happened and the leech would be dead. If you had come and got me like he said instead of following him and leaving me to find out when I heard your howls than maybe he'd be dead. Sam growled at Jacob.
I'm supposed to be Alpha Sam not you, Jacob blurted it out like he hadn't really thought about it.
Sam stopped and looked at him in the eye. Go ahead and try, I dare you to try and control Paul, Jarrod and Embry.
Jacob's eyes widened and he let out a small whimper. I-I, he huffed I'm sorry, Jacob looked down at the ground.
I snorted. My butt you're sorry, you just don't wanna go on patrol tonight.
Jacob turned and growled at me. I shrugged and went back to sniffing the freshly soaked soil. I saw a mouse scurry across the ground in front of my feet and I watched as it jumped into a hole in the tree. It was small, its body maybe an inch or two with a long tail. It hid and poked its nose out slightly sniffing the air but jumped back in when a rain drop landed on his nose.
I walked at my own pace completely forgetting the two wolves in front of me. All of a sudden I felt a third presence.
Jacob hurry up and get home Billy needs to talk to you, it was Jarrod the one wolf who knew everything that had ever happened to me. We used to be really close and then I phased and had to leave. A year later he finally phased after he and I got in an argument.
After an hour of stopping and sniffing random things and watching the storm go on I made it into La Push. I walked over to where Jarrod and Sam were still in their wolf forms. I decided I didn't want to listen to them talk about the chief's daughter, who the hell cares if she comes by, we're huge we can deal with her easily. I thought to myself before returning to the bushes and phased and slipped on my cut off jean shorts.
I walked past the giant wolves that sat in my backyard and went inside. I grabbed a peanut butter sandwich and walked back outside to watch the sky. I sat on the old rocking chair my grandfather had built on the porch. It must have been hours later because the storm had ended and the sun had risen. "Paul c'mon we have to go talk to Jacob about tonight's patrols."
I nodded standing up and following them back into the forest. I phased and tied my cut off jeans to my leg, a lot easier to do than one would think.
So what's the rush? Embry asked.
I want to get this over with Emily wanted to go out tonight. Sam said.
We broke stopped just short of the tree line and phased back pulling on our cut of shorts. We walked out of the forest only to hear yelling and arguing. My eyes landed on the small girl yelling at Jacob and my whole world shifted.
It was difficult to describe like nothing held me to the earth any longer apart from her. She was my sun, my moon, my everything. She was short at most 5'1" with auburn hair put in a pony tail ending just under her shoulder blades that accented her curls. She had curves in all the right places and had to be no older than eighteen. She must have been the shortest eighteen year old I have ever seen in my life though. She had a petit frame that was shaking in repressed anger at the very moment.
She looked at us and my breath hitched; she was gorgeous. Her lips were plump but her upper lip was slightly fuller. She had deep brown eyes that seemed like pools of chocolate. Her cheeks were red in anger and her jaw was set in a tight line. She had her lips pursued but as soon as she was close enough she started yelling but I didn't care.
I had finally imprinted and I couldn't be happier.