CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED IMPRINTING

By mz kittyy

Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight, Stephanie Meyer does!

SUMMARY: Paul has imprinted! On Ruby; a stubborn, fiery, vivacious girl who despises our favourite hot-tempered werewolf. Watch the sparks fly as Paul finally meets his match!

A/N: Okay, so I know that Paul imprinted on Jacobs sister, Rachel. But I really wanted to write a Paul/OC story so I am completely disregarding the whole Rachel/Paul thing. I hope you enjoy it :)

CHAPTER ONE

Ruby Daniels carefully made her way down the crowded hallway of La Push High. She had lost count of the number of people who had bumped into her, however she wasn't too fussed as they had all murmured quick, polite apologies before continuing their hurried walks to class.

The second (and last) warning bell rang out loud and clear, letting the students know that they had only a few minutes left to get to class.

Ruby sighed heavily, shifting her stack of biology textbooks from her right arm to her left, and quickened her pace towards the small classroom situated conveniently at the opposite end of the hall.

All of a sudden, something huge knocked into her. With a yelp of surprise, her hands flew up into the air, letting go of her books and scattering them along the marble floor as she lost her balance, falling heavily against the row of metal lockers lined up against the wall to her left.

"Watch where you're going," a harsh, arrogant voice snapped.

Ruby's hazel eyes narrowed dangerously as she straightened herself up. Oh no he didn't, she thought to herself savagely.

"I could say the same to you," she retorted coolly. "You're the one who bumped into me."

"Excuse me?" his voice spoke out loud and clear, tinged with annoyance and a hint of anger as he turned back to face her.

Paul Stanmore. An arrogant, hot-tempered, rude boy who was well known throughout the school to get into numerous pointless fights. An absolute asshole.

A look of pity marred Ruby's pretty face. "Awww, you're deaf as well as stupid," she pouted at him. "Such a pity."

She crossed her slender arms and smirked confidently, meeting his gaze for the first time, daring him to bite back.

But he didn't speak a word. Instead, he just stared at her as if he had never seen a girl before in his life. A look of confusion was etched into his handsome face, his brows furrowed as his expression changed to a look of pure disbelief. And an unrecognizable emotion glinted out at her from his dark chocolate brown eyes.

Ruby was the first to break eye contact, silently cursing herself for looking away first, but he was starting to seriously creep her out.

"Geez, take a picture, it'll last longer," she said sarcastically, crouching down to pick up her textbooks.

* * * * *

"Paul..." one of his friends spoke up, giving him a push.

Paul snapped out his daze immediately, shaking his head in confusion. He briefly caught a look of annoyance on Ruby's pretty face, before she bent down and picked up her various books that had fallen to the ground. She straightened herself up, tossing her strawberry-blonde hair behind her shoulders.

"Jerk," she muttered as she walked past him.

Before he could stop himself, his gaze had followed her, turning his whole body around as he stared at her retreating figure.

What the...?

"Paul, man," Jared said, his voice a bit louder than before. "You alright?"

Paul's throat felt tight and closed up, and he swallowed anxiously before answering his best friend.

"I think I just imprinted."

A/N: Sooo, what do you think? I'm sorry it was so short, but I just wanted this chapter to be an introduction so I didn't make it too long! Please review and let me know what you think! Oh and also, I didn't know Paul's last name so I just made up one, but does anyone know what it is? Thanks for reading :)

xoxo -Kath-