When Ren moves to La Push she doesn't expect to meet someone like Jacob Black, or the rest of the pack. Jake imprints on her which results in her being pulled in to a weird and wonderful world. But it's really not as straightforward as it should be...
Rens Pov Lost. That's what I am right now, lost! Both figuratively and literally. Here I am wandering around this stupid forest on my own because like the idiot I am, I thought it would be a great idea to go for a walk to "clear my head" or explore as I told my mom.
Truthfully I had to get away from her and her persistent blabbering about how excited she is to have this new start. How it will be good for us and our mother daughter relationship -which by the way there is no issue with I've always been really close with my mom- or how spending the rest of my teenage years away from city life will be character building, I definitely don't need that I have enough character for all 5 foot 5 of me plus some to lend to a friend.
However this is all besides the point, the point is I'm lost and I definitely haven't cleared my head. If anything I've had to somehow create more space in there for all the panicked thoughts I'm now having about being eaten by a bear and no one finding my body because all that will be left of me will be tiny shredded pieces of my red flannel shirt! Why did I think this would be a good idea, I should have just retreated to the sanctuary of my room and my water colours.
I've been walking around for at least an hour, probably in a circle might I add not that I would know because one: i have zero sense of direction. Two: I have never set foot in the stupid forest before in my life and three: everything looks exactly the same.
Throwing myself down to sit between the roots of a tree that have created a nice little nest for me to probably slowly die in. I leaned my head against the trunk, closing my eyes and taking a deep breath before I have some kind of mental breakdown.
How did this happen how did I get here! And no I don't mean sitting in the dirt because I know damn well how that happened, just usual Ren getting myself in a ridiculous situation because I don't think before I do stupid shit! No, I mean my life 10 months ago it was so different I mean the irrational decision making and general idiocy hasn't changed but just about everything else has. Let's rewind shall we?
10 months ago I was living in California with my parents. Mom was a principal at one of the local high schools and Dad was a mechanic. He owned his own shop and worked there a few days a week as well as being a fireman part time. I had lots of friends and a pretty good social life, between dance class and school.
Exactly 287 days ago that all changed my dad died in an apartment building fire, the roof collapsed while he was still inside trapping him and 8 other people. There was nothing anyone could do to save him, I guess the only comfort I can take is that he died doing something he was passionate about.
I'll always remember when I was about five asking my dad if he ever got scared when he had to rush into fires to save people. He pulled me into his lap, put his arms around me and told me "Yes sweetheart, it's very scary but it's okay to be scared. Being scared means you're about to do something really really brave!" I remember at the time thinking he must be some kind of super hero.
So now here I am! La Push Washington well sort of, my mom bought us this little two story house just outside the border of the reservation between La Push and Forks. A few months ago she applied for the principals job at Forks high and decided to pick up my whole life and move it hundreds of miles away to literally the middle of nowhere! And I don't even want to get started on this rain granted I've only been here two days but I googled it before we moved and it's literally the wettest place in the country.
As if on cue I felt the soft patter of rain drops falling through the tree line. If it was even possible I felt my mood sink lower pulling my knees up to my chest and hugging them close, tear started spilling from my eyes and I made no effort to stop them. I cried for my dad and how much I miss him, I cried for my mom and how heartbroken I know she is even if she tries to hide it from me and I cried for myself, for missing all my friends and family back home and for all the things I never got to say to my dad and all the things he'll never get to experience with me now that he's gone.
After a while the cries subsided to gentle sobs but I still lay my head on my knees now soaked to the skin and, oh yeah still lost!
"Umm hey! Are you alright?" A deep voice cut though the rain making me almost jump 10 feet in the air. Whipping my head round to see who it came from I saw a tall tan boy or should I say man making his way over to me.
He was wearing nothing but a pair of cut off jeans not even shoes. Squatting down next to me in what I'm assuming was an attempt to be eye level with me, but as he was well over six feet I was still looking up at him.
"Didn't anyone ever tell you not to sneak up on people, I almost had a heart attack!" I snapped at him turning my face away from him embarrassed. Of course only with my luck would my rescuer be a very attractive man while I look like a drowned rat!
"I'm sorry I didn't mean to scare you! I'm Paul." He laughed extending his hand to me. I took it and he pulled me to my feet. His hand was burning hot in mine but then again I have been sitting in the rain for the past half hour freezing my ass off.
"It's okay, I'm Ren." I said brushing my now dripping hair from my face.
"So Ren what are you doing sitting in the middle of the forest in the pouring rain?" He questioned looking down at me.
"Oh you know just trying to catch hypothermia, I figured it's be a better option then getting eaten by some wild animal considering I've been lost out here for almost two hours with no cell service!" I replied sarcastically wrapping my arms around my body trying to retain some kind of heat.
"You're lost? Well where do you live I'll help you get home. I know these woods like the back of my hand I'm sure I can help you out." He offered as he gestures around us waiting for some kind of instruction from me.
"Yeah well that's the thing I only moved here 2 days ago so I have no idea. If you could just point me in the direction of some kind of civilisation where I can get service I could probably find my way home from there." I sighed trying to make a joke of it.
"Tell you what I was headed to my friend Sams house, come with me and we can get you dry. I'll drive you home from there, I don't think I trust you to make your own way back with your clear lack of direction." He laughed as he nodded his head in the opposite direction which I'm assuming is where his "friend" lives.
"Umm no offence but why should I trust you? I mean you could be taking me anywhere." I asked looking down at my now ruined white vans. I really am an idiot white shoes in a forest I mean c'mon Ren use your brain!
"Well yeah there's that but doesn't look like you have much of an option. It'll be dark soon and if you don't 'die of hypothermia' before then there are wolves in this wood that come out at night. So you can trust me or you can just hope you don't get eaten." He laughed as he started walking off in the direction he'd pointed to earlier.
"Woah wait up!" I called after him once if waited a few seconds to weigh my options.
"Promise you're not some serial killer who's leading me to my death and I'll come with you, against my better judgement of course." I said as I caught up to him.
"I promise I'm not a serial killer. Now come on I'm starving and I've just wasted ten minutes of valuable time convincing you to let me save your butt! So I hope for your sake all the foods not gone." He joked putting his arm around my shoulder pulling me with him. I would have shrugged him off if he wasn't so warm but right now I welcomed the heat as he guided the way -hopefully- out of this stupid forest.
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A/N let me know what you think hopefully get another chapter up tomorrow! Thanks for reading Love Lau xx
