Wonder ~ Paul Lahote

eleven

"You know, seeing as we've been dating for 4 days now, we still haven't had our first kiss yet" Paul said suggestively.
We were hanging out, just the two of us, lounging around. I was reading a book and Paul was being annoying as per usual, trying to distract me from reading said book.
"Yes I'm well aware my dear" I said not lifting my nose from my book.
With that he swiftly snatched the book from my hands and ran away with it.

Me being me, more worried about losing my page I chased after him.
"Come back Paul, let me just put my book mark in the book and we do whatever you want"
He slowed down and I ran into him with a thud sending us both flying to the ground. My book ending up a fair distance away, closed, the page I was on, now lost. Which made me sigh.

"Well this is cosy" Paul broke me out of my trance. My poor book.
"Come on, we need to get ready to head off soon" I said standing up holding my hand out for me. He stood up, but instead of letting go so I could retrieve my book he pulled me closer to him so out clothed chests were touching.
We stood there staring at one another, neither daring to make any movement to ruin the moment.

Instead with one hasty move Paul had attached his lips to my own, finally feeling the the softness of one another's lips.
Kissing Paul bought a whole new meaning to the action and I knew in that moment I would never be able to get enough of him. I knew there and then I was undeniably in love with him.

He pulled away and I felt myself grown sad slightly, "what was that for?" I asked softly my smile growing.
"Can I not kiss my beautiful girlfriend?" I nodded. Of course he could.
"That was our first kiss" I stated while in a state of awe.
"That it was, and I already want more" he said with a cheeky smile. Cute.
"What's stopping you?" I asked cheekily.
"Oh absolutely nothing" he said reconnecting our lips for the second time.

Today was the battle with the newborns and I was definitely nervous, and I could tell Paul was nervous too. Maybe for a different reason though. We tried not to bring the subject up too often as it was a bit of a sore subject. The tension grew, not necessarily between the two of us but it was there.

Myself and the pack were ready in our wolf forms. We agreed to stay out of eye contact until the time was right, it would give us a further edge and advantage as the newborn vampires didn't even know we existed.
I knew I could handle myself but Paul was still in his protective state. He didn't want me to get hurt and I didn't want to go hurt but I also didn't want him to be busy protecting me and get himself hurt in the process.

Paul and I took one look at one another and nodded as a sign of affection before the entire pack jumped over a huge rock and got involved in the fight with the newborn blood suckers. I don't call every vampire bloodsuckers, just the ones I hate.

There was a couple of newborns advancing on Esme and without a second though I ran and took each of them out stopping them from killing Esme. We shared a glance before I ran off, heading on a war path of destruction taking out as many newborns as possible.

The newborns we strong but fortunately with the fighting knowledge from Jasper and the wolves pure strength and agility we easily over powered them. That was famous last words.

As I was taking out one newborn another came, and then another and then even more and it was getting too much. I was struggling, heavily. As hard as I fought it just wasn't enough. I genuinely thought this was it but thankfully, all of a sudden the were being ripped away and apart one by one by Paul and Emmett.
Wow who knew they'd work together? But I was grateful nonetheless.

Eventually one by one the numbers we're beginning to lessen and the fight was nearly over.
I killed the final newborn and everything seemed to come to a stop. Seth, Bella and Edward had joined all of us informing that Victoria and Riley were both dead.
There were a lot of deaths today, the air was tense but it was over.

So we thought..

A stray newborn came out of the woods and Leah advance to attack but she didn't have the upper hand. Immediately Jacob, intervened dragging the newborn away, however one wrong move and Jacob body was crushed. Paul and Sam dearth the newborn killing him once and for all. Jacob immediately shifted back and was cowering in immense paid.

We all ran into the bushes to shift back. Leah was first to run back out to give Jacob an earful I just knew it.
"Jacob you idiot I had it!" Leah shouted
"Leah!" Sam snapped.
I wrapped my arm around Leah, being significantly shorted than she was I just rubbed her arm in comfort.

"All the bones in the right side of his body are shattered. I need to reset them before his advance healing takes over. It's already started" Carlisle said.
"We'll take him back to Billy's" Sam said as the guys all in unison lifted Jacob onto their shoulders.
"I'll be there as soon as I can!" Carlisle said. With that we all left.

The walk back was painfully slow and quiet. Jacobs groaning could be head from a milk away though.

A couple of hours later Bella showed up whilst Carlisle is in the room with Jacob tending to his injuries.
"It's been going on for a while" Quil stated.
"Doc's re-breaking his bones" Embry said clearly distraught for his friend.

"Why did he have to butt in I could have taken that tick" Leah said.
"Oh give it a rest Leah" Paul said agitated. I grabbed his hand in comfort as thankfully he immediately chilled out.

Leah and Paul didn't always see eye to eye, which made it difficult because Leah is my cousin and the two of us are extremely close, but Paul and I are imprints and seeing the two most important people in my life not getting along it makes me sad.

Soon enough Carlisle come out and announced that he'd done what he could, given Jake some morphine and that he'd be back at some point to set up a drip.
He looked at Bella and said "he's been asking for you"
Poor Billy, was saddened that he wasn't the one his son had asked for but staying silent anyway.

Knowing Jake was okay everyone was satisfied and as it was late Sam suggested we all headed home.

I turned to Paul hugging him closely. I looked up from my position and said "are you okay?" He nodded.
"Come back with me tonight?" He asked hopeful.
"Of course my love" with that we headed back to his, a comfortable silence had engulfed us.

"I'm so glad you're okay. I don't know what I could have done if something had happened to you" Paul said grasping my hands tightly in his.
"The main thing is that we're here more, together" I said stopping to giving him a short but sweet kiss on the lips.