Paul Lahote One Shots

Angel of Death

Blood coated the snow, as Jessica laid still. Her eyes were closed and her lips blue. Her hair was splayed around her like a halo and on that day..Jessica Swan was declared dead.

Jessica didn't think an afterlife existed, but as she opened her eyes surrounded by inky blackness, she didn't know what to believe. A native man appeared before her, smiling. Jessica took a step back, and the man smiled even more. "Do not be alarmed child. You are in the other. The place after death but before eternal damnation. As observed by us, you deserve another chance at life. We will not tell you the specifics. But you must do one thing." He explained. Bella gulped, and noticed he held his hand out.

She took it, and felt like her soul was being ripped from her body. The hole where her heart sat disappeared and she was dressed in a black cloak. The native man looked at her and smiled. "You have 24 hours to help one of my own. You see, when an imprint is given, we push things in the right places. But sometimes our forces are thwarted by evil spirits, those spirits unable to love. We may have a piece of paper fly across the room, or arrange a meeting. We need you to push this particular imprint in the opposite direction. She is not meant for this wolf. He deserves someone stronger. You must break apart Rachel Black and Paul Lahote. Once done...you will have your reward. Before you accept, and I know you can make this happen my dear, you must promise me one thing when we gift you with your new life."

Jessica looked down at the scene before her, watching Paul happily follow Rachel around. "If I do this, what do I have to do?" She asked. The native man took her by the shoulder, showing her a new scene from her past. "If you do so, history is being rewritten. You mustn't go with Alice Cullen on her trip to retrieve you to save Edward's life. If you do...you die having your heart ripped out by a cold one." Jessica looked away, knowing that if she took this offer, she was giving up Edward. The native's eyes pled with her and Jessica nodded. "I accept." She whispered.

The native man smiled. "Perfect. If you complete this task, I promise you will be rewarded well. You have the power to move things with your mind, or a flick of your wrist. Small objects. Nothing too major. Remember, Rachel is not the one for Paul. Now, she plans to go out tonight. Do what you can." The inky blackness fades away as she appears in Paul's kitchen. She shivered slightly as Rachel walked right through her.

"Paul? Can you turn up the heat? It's kind of cold in here." Rachel asked pulling a beer from the fridge. Jessica listened as Paul complied. She watched the two for hours as they worked around each other. They clicked, but on a magical level that wasn't really real. Jessica could see Paul's confusion but also saw the wolf's pull to the woman it so desperately "needed". If Rachel was to go out..what would make the only thing to set Paul away from Rachel it Rachel from Paul? She had to lift the smoke screen.

Jessica knew that Rachel was literally the female version of Paul. Leaving behind a trail of broken hearts. The one thing an imprint can't do, is be with another person. Jessica hummed to herself before disappearing. She reappeared at home, as if some unknown force was guiding her. Based on the calendar, it has been 2 weeks since her death and as she stood in the kitchen..Charlie was taking it hard. He was currently in a screaming match with someone over the phone.

He wasn't understanding how Jessica just disappeared on a camping trip with the family. His face was red as tears stained his cheeks. Billy sat right next to him, patting his back. "Oh Daddy." She whispered. He couldn't hear her of course but what shocked her most was Billy's reaction as he turned his head in her direction. His eyes narrowed as he looked upon her and he smiled sadly, but they reached his eyes as if he knew why she was there.

Charlie hung up the phone, and Billy patted his back. "She'll always be here Charlie." Jessica blinked, finding herself outside the Cullen home. She looked at the snow in sadness. Could she really give up her father? She was a few feet away near the tree line, seeing everything from afar. Her heart aches as she saw Edward. He looked outside the window, and gasped as he made eye contact with her. "Jessica ." In a split second, Jessica focused much of her energy on the door. The native man said she could do things and with mind having or had the mental ability it had, Jessica could pretty much do anything, and being dead made it feel like a piece of cake.

For the life of him, Edward never got that door open as Jessica walked away from sight. Jessica roamed around the town, watching as the news of her death hit some people hard. She was watching life go on and she couldn't do anything to be in it. She understood now what Rosalie meant. What the wolves were saying all along.

Hours later, Jessica found herself following Rachel in a club. She shook her head when Rachel ended up here rather than at the library like she told Paul. She currently sat, grinding against a few of her friends. Jessica watched as a cute man was making his way along the dance floor. As he walked more, his foot caught his shoelace. He tripped, the drink in his hand flying on Rachel. Her friends shrieked and Rachel gasped as she laid eyes on the man. "Oh my gosh, Justin?" Jessica smirked as the two started chatting, Rachel's friends leaving her be.

For just being this..whatever she was for a few hours, Jessica was enjoying it. Bella materialized in front of Jessica as he waited in front of the library ready to pick Rachel up. Jessica sat in the front seat watching Paul's irritation grown. "Maybe you should head down to the bar. Get a drink and come back in about 30 minutes." She whispered, his body compiling. Paul was there in no time, stepping out. He could smell his imprint the moment he walked in. Justin and Rachel were cuddled up together in a booth laughing. Catching up. Paul watched with fire in his eyes. He made his way over and before Jessica could see anything else, everything faded, the inky blackness surrounding her.

The native was in front of her once again smiling. "Ah...you've started quite early. I assumed you've made your choice? So be it." Loud snapping registered in her ears as Alice babbeled in her ear. Bella shook her head slightly as Jacob growled. "She's not going anywhere with you." Jessica felt up and down her body in astonishment. As she made contact with the necklace around her neck, memories flooded her. Edward left as he did, leaving Jessica in a mess until she slapped Paul, creating a connection neither expected.

Memories of their bickering, nights spent hanging around, their feelings floating in the air. Jessica rememberers the moment of looking up out of Jacob's window after he phased. Nothing would've made her look up except the hooting sounds they made. She gasped realizing this was the moment that she had to make a choice. "I..I need to go and see..someone.." Jessica ran around Alice, hopping into her truck before taking off.

Jessica somehow knew the way to Paul's home, and as she pulled into his driveway, she got out and ran inside. The first thing she was were the pictures. Black and white pictures of a man with native clothing.

"Who's this?" Jessica asked as Paul showed her a picture. He smiled. "My great great grandfather." He answered.

Jessica realized the man in the other was Paul's relative and he gave Jessica a second chance at life with someone new.