AN: It has been a while since I've really written anything, especially anything Twilight related. I've had a bit of writer's block lately, and I'm hoping this story will help me. Updates might be slow, so please hang in there! As always, reviews and feedback keep me going!

I am going to deter from the books/movies, and Bella will be very OOC (which I personally think is a good thing). As always, I own nothing!

Title: Sunrise

Pairing: Bella/Paul imprint story

Rating: M for language and sexual content.

Summary: When Edward leaves Bella in the woods, something inside of her snaps. Done with letting people push her around, she makes plans to take her life back… Those plans didn't include the hot-headed wolf, Paul Lahote… Fate's a bitch. Paul/Bella Imprint story. OOC.

Bella's head swam as she looked at the beautiful creature before her. Her Edward, her perfection… No – she thought bitterly – Not mine… not anymore. She was trying to process what he was saying, although it was like the words were in some language she hadn't even known existed. Leaving. He was leaving her. After all they had overcome, all she had sacrificed, he was leaving her. For years he dictated her every move. For years she obeyed when he told her who she could and could not interact with. For years she had nodded her head and trusted in him to keep her safe. They were going to spend eternity together – that was the plan right? They hadn't talked about final dates, but she thought it was an unspoken truth they both knew. His family – her family had to be against this… right? Why wasn't Alice leaping to her rescue? Why wasn't Carlisle telling Edward to be reasonable… Why was she so angry?

"Love… I know this will be hard on you, but I want you to promise me one thing-" His words seemed to glide on the breeze to her, finally breaking through that nearly impenetrable wall of confusion. And with those words, a switch clicked. With that one sentence, Bella broke free.

"Fuck you!" She hissed, stretching out the words for emphasis. Edward physically recoiled, his honeyed eyes wide.

"Bella, I hardly think-"

"No, Edward, it's my turn to talk!" She stepped towards him, and to her minor amusement, he retreated slightly. Under any other circumstances, she would probably see the humor in the situation. "We had a relationship, one that was supposed to last forever, and now you're just dumping me like a cheap date?"

"I-"

"I'm not done!" Her voice was so loud, it echoed off the trees. She panted heavily for a minute, the forest growing quiet as if it too were trying to escape her anger. "You know what… I am. I am done – with you." He opened his mouth again, but seemed to have thought better of it. "You and your family will leave Forks, and never return… I swear to whatever God is up there, Edward, I will expose you all."

She realized the danger of her threat. He was a vampire; he could kill her with his pinky if he wanted to. Edward seemed to contemplate her words, and if not for her anger, she could have sworn she saw sadness behind his eyes. The woods around them slowly came back to life, the sounds drowning out the tension between the two. She waited for the embarrassment to overcome her, for her cheeks to light up a bright red at her new found hostility... It never did. Instead, she stood tall, her tiny chest heaving with the anger brewing just under the surface.

"I understand." He spoke at last, meeting her gaze. "Just please don't do anything dangerous, Bella, for Charlie's sake."

She blanched when the words registered. "Don't worry. You're not worth it." With that, she turned her back on the only man she had ever loved, and stomped back the way they came.

It was nearly dark when Bella reached her front yard. She frowned when she spotted Charlie's cruiser in the driveway. She knew he would be worried, and it wouldn't help when she walked in covered in dirt and leafs. At least she didn't cry. It was funny, because after the anger had left her she expected to feel sadness, but she felt… good. It was odd to even think, but for the first time since coming to Forks, Bella felt liberated. She had stood up for herself, and for once she felt strong. She had a lot of time to think on her way back, and she made a promise to herself that she would never go back. Bella was redefined now, no longer dependent on anyone but herself. She vowed to give more attention to those around her, and most importantly, give more attention to herself.

"Bells, it that you?" Charlie's voice came from the kitchen as she closed the front door behind her.

"Yeah, Dad. Sorry I'm late." She pulled a twig from her hair as she walked down the short hallway. It looked like Charlie had attempted to make dinner for himself, and from the looks of it, his microwave pizza was still half frozen.

"It's okay." He eyed her cautiously. "I figured you'd be with Edward."

"Nope." She popped the 'p' and made her way to the sink to wash the sap off her hands. "I don't think either of us will be seeing much of the Cullens. Edward and I broke up when I found out he was moving away." It might have been a lie, but it was a hell of a lot easier than the truth.

"Oh." The response was simple, but Charlie couldn't hide the large grin behind his beer. "How about we go out for dinner? Just the two of us like old times."

Bella smiled up at her father, truly missing moments like these. "That sounds great, Dad."

AN: Well there is the short start to my newest story. Reviews are loved because they keep me inspired! 3

~AAH