"Can't believe you're making me go," Jared exclaimed as he threw a rock at a tree.

"I'm not making you go. Sam is," Paul replied coolly.

"Only because your dumbass didn't want Kourtney to go."

"Would you let Kim go?"

"Fortunately, I don't have that problem," Jared said. He straightened out his button up shirt as they approached the Cullens' house. "I better not smell like leech later."

"Shut up." The two climbed up the steps and rang the doorbell. The front door opened slowly before revealing Rosalie. A scowl appeared on her beautiful face.

"Great," she said in an annoyed tone. "More dogs to stink up the house."

"Rosalie!" The matriarch of the Cullen family appeared. Soon, her husband appeared beside her.

"I apologize for Rosalie's comment," Carlisle said. Paul and Jared only nodded. "Come on in!"

The two entered the house. They stopped as they noticed all the stares they got. A few girls sent smiles their way.

"They're over there," Jared said, nudging Paul towards the back corner of the living room. Paul quickly noticed the three other tall Quileute teens. They towered over his petite girlfriend and her cousin.

"Paul!" Kourtney exclaimed in surprise.

"Whoa, you're actually here….like inside," Quil said.

"What's up, Paul?" Kevin asked, high fiving him.

"What are you doing here?" Kourtney asked going over to give him a hug.

"I'm sorry," he only murmured. Kourtney gave him a peck on the cheek as a response.

"Where's the food?" Jared asked. "Might as well enjoy while I'm here."

"Why are you here, Jared?" Embry asked. "Were you even invited?"

"Sam said-" Jared was interrupted by Paul's nudging.

"Go get your food."

Jared gave him a light shove.

"Remember who's second in command!" Jared told him, before socking Paul's arm.

"Okay, guys, enough! Don't draw even more attention!" Kourtney cried. "I swear these girls act like they've never seen a Quileute before."

"Aww, is Kourty jealous again?" Jared teased. Kourtney tried her best to punch him on the arm. Jared only laughed and patted her had. "So cute."

"Get your damn food," Paul told Jared. The second in command strutted towards the kitchen and Kourtney started to follow.

"Where you going?" Paul asked, reaching for her hand. He quickly intertwined his fingers with hers.

"To get some food." Paul nodded and started to walk with her.

By the time the couple got to the kitchen, Jared already had a plate full of food.

"Save some for the other guests," a voice said. Kourtney looked up and saw a guy with broad shoulders. Kourtney immediately assumed that he was Emmett since she had already met Jasper. Although she heard they were all adopted, Emmet held the same complexion and bright eyes as his adoptive siblings and parents. Kourtney snapped out of the engrossed state she was in to finally notice the sudden tension. It was then that she remembered that Emmett was one of the reasons why Paul disliked the Cullens. She placed a hand on Paul's arm, hoping that it would alleviate the tension. Paul somewhat relaxed under her touch.

"Well, just think of it like this," Jared said as he continued to put food onto his plate. "I'll take the share that you won't be eating."

Emmett smirked then gave a booming chuckle. His eyes glanced over at Kourtney and Paul instinctively brought her closer to him, his arms snaking around her waist.

"You must be Kourtney," Emmett said. Kourtney nodded in response. He gave a laugh. "Paul, did you tell your girlfriend that I won't bite."

A growl escaped from Paul's throat. Jared quickly dropped his plate, spilling its contents on the floor.

"Jared!" Kourtney cried.

"Paul, let's go!" Jared shouted, ignoring Kourtney. He tugged on Paul who already dropped his hold on Kourtney.

"What's going on?" Jacob asked.

"I need to get him out of here."

"I'm fine! I'm fine!" Paul shouted, shoving Jared off.

"Emmett!" Carlisle's voice cried sternly. Emmet immediately lowered his head in shame.

"Oh sweetie, you don't have to do that," Esme said as she bent down and helped Kourtney pick up Jared's mess.

"I'm sorry about this," Kourtney murmured.

"Don't worry," Esme told her. "These boys have their disagreements, but I'm sure none of them will hurt you."

Kourtney returned a smile.

"Here, let me take that," Esme said, indicating the plate full of food that had fallen to the floor. As Kourtney handed it to her, she felt something cold brush against her hand. Thinking that some of the ranch had spilled on it, she looked at her hand, but saw nothing. She touched her hand which still held a little bit of a cold sensation.

"Kourtney, we should go," Paul said as he helped her to standing. Kourtney let him lead her away without arguing. Her cheeks felt hot as she noticed all the stares. Paul and Jared no doubt caused a commotion, earning them more attention. Kourtney just didn't know if she was embarrassed or upset at the two's behavior.

"Kourtney!" Alice's light voice called as she appeared in front of them. Jasper was by her side. Kourtney started to feel relaxed at the sight of them.

"Stop," Paul muttered, but Kourtney heard.

"Stop what?" she asked.

"Won't you stay a little longer?" Alice asked, reaching for Kourtney's hand. A gasping sound was heard as Kourtney felt Alice's cool hands. It was similar to what she felt earlier. Kourtney wondered if Esme's hand was the source of the coldness she felt only minutes ago. She peered curiously at Kourtney then looked over at Paul.

"Paul!" Jacob cried. "Come on, stay a little longer. We, uh, need to talk about something."

Paul narrowed his eyes at Jacob who only nodded. The older shapeshifter didn't even bother to hide his annoyance.

"Fine," Paul said. He wrapped his arm around Kourtney's shoulder and began to lead her away.

"Why don't you let Kourtney hang with Alice and Jasper for a bit?" Jacob said.

"What-"

"It'll be fun," Alice said as she took Kourtney from Paul.

"Warrior business," Jacob told Paul in a low voice. "With the Cullens."

"Go ahead, babe," Paul said, trying his best to give her a smile. Kourtney saw through it and was ready to question him. "Uh, Jacob and I gotta talk about a few things. You go hang out with Alice."

Kourtney saw Jacob give her a nod. She turned to Alice and smiled before allowing to be whisked away.

"Let's get this over with so I can take Kourtney home," Paul told Jacob as he walked past him. The two met with the other members. Edward and Bella eventually joined them. "What's going on?"

"Have you heard about what's been happening in Seattle?" Edward asked. The Quileute boys all nodded. "Well, we think we know what's happening."

"What?" Paul asked, getting impatient. His eyes kept wandering over to Kourtney who seemed to be enjoying Alice and Jasper's company.

"Someone's created an army of newborn vampires," Edward said in a low voice.

"What?!" The Quileute boys, save for Jacob, exclaimed. This caught the attention of Kourtney who quickly stood up to see what was going on.

"Wait," Alice said, placing a hand on Kourtney's arm. Kourtney once again jumped at the coolness of her touch. The cold sensation made her uncomfortable. It was quite different from the warmth she felt from Paul or the other guys for that matter. With that thought, something seemed to click inside Kourtney's head. She looked at Alice, taking in her complexion and her bright eyes. The Cullens, with no traces of blood relation, all shared the same complexion and bright eyes. Then there was their cold touch. Cold ones. A chill ran down Kourtney's spine. She took a step back.

"What's wrong?" Alice asked.

"Uh, um, I, uh," Kourtney stuttered. She looked over at Jasper who seemed to be concentrating on her.

"Kourtney, it's okay," Alice said as she reached for her.

"Sorry, I-I gotta go," Kourtney cried as she whirled around.

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"Paul," Edward said, looking concerned. "You might want to go see Kourtney."

"What? Why?" Paul asked confused at first. He looked up just in time to see Kourtney hurrying to his side.

"You ready to go?" Kourtney asked immediately. She eyed Edward and moved closer to her boyfriend. She wrapped both of her arms around his one arm. "I, uh, I think I'm getting a little tired. We-we should go."

"Are you okay?" Paul asked. Kourtney nodded.

"Can we just go, please?" Paul looked up and saw that the others were making their way out to give them privacy.

"Hey, look at me. It's okay, it's just us."

Kourtney looked up and saw that they were now alone in the den. She didn't even notice that everyone else had left.

"Babe…"

"Paul, are the Cullens…" Kourtney whispered. "You know…"

Paul felt conflict rise up. He knew that he couldn't reveal the Cullen's secret but he didn't have the heart to lie to Kourtney. Fortunately, Jacob entered.

"It's okay, Paul. Carlisle and them agreed that you can tell her."

"Tell me what?"

"That the Cullens are vampires," Jacob said. Paul gave him a look and Jacob only shrugged.

"What?" Kourtney asked in a low voice. "What the hell? Why are we here? I can't believe you let me come here!"

"Are you serious?" Paul cried. "I was trying to get you not to come here!"

"Why didn't you just tell me?"

"Because under the treaty, he was not allowed to reveal what we are," Edward said as he entered the room. Jasper and Alice were with him. Kourtney slipped her arm around Paul's again. Her feelings of fear slowly subsided.

"What the hell is he doing to her?" Paul asked, eyeing Jasper who was focusing on Kourtney.

"He's just calming her down," Jacob answered. Paul shot him a look. "I'm just playing peace keeper here."

"What are you talking about?" Kourtney asked. "I don't understand what's going on!"

Alice gave her a smile.

"Jasper here can manipulate people's emotions." Kourtney was speechless. "He's just trying to calm you and your boyfriend down."

"It's proving harder on Paul," Edward said.

"You don't need to be scared of us," Alice told her, giving a smile. "I really do see us becoming good friends."

Kourtney tried her best to smile back. She felt her heart pounding against her chest. Her thoughts instantly went to wondering if they could hear her heart and if it made them want to suck her blood. Edward laughed.

"What the hell is so funny?" Paul asked.

"You weren't kidding when you said she knows nothing about us."

Edward looked at Kourtney and gave her a smile. Kourtney once again marveled at his smile but immediately thought about what Paul would think. Edward chuckled to himself again.

"Stop reading her mind!" Paul said, placing his hands on top of Kourtney's head as if it would help.

"What? H-he can read my mind?"

"Forgive me, it's something that I can't help," Edward told her. "Kourtney, I know that you're scared of us, but like Alice said you have no reason to be. However, we won't take offense to you wanting to leave."

"I-I," Kourtney stuttered. Remembering that he could read her mind, Kourtney thought better of lying. "Yeah, I do want to leave. I'm sorry, I just need to process all this and talk to my boyfriend here."

Kourtney nudged at Paul who knew that she was going to be full of questions.

"If you need to talk, you can always come to me," Alice offered. "I'm sure your boyfriend will be biased answering your questions."

Kourtney gave a smile.

"Yeah, I will." Paul frowned at Kourtney's response.

"Face it, Paul. Your girlfriend will soon be a good friend of ours. I can foresee it."

Kourtney thought over Alice's words and wondered if she saw the future. She saw Edward nod and realized that he must've read her thoughts again.

"Okay, babe, I think we should go now," Kourtney said. "I'm gonna go look for Kevin."

Paul watched as Kourtney headed out the room. He looked over at Jacob who looked amused.

"What Black?"

"Nothing, just trying to imagine you explaining to Kourtney about them."

Paul growled.

"Hey!" Jared called as he entered the room, followed by Quil and Embry. "Are we leaving already?"

"Yeah."

"Everything okay?" Jared asked, noting a slight tension. "What's up with Kourtney?"

"She figured them out."

"Oh, shit!"

"How's she taking it?" Quil asked.

"We're going home, what do you think?"

Jared slowly started to smile.

"What?" Paul asked irritated.

"Nothing, man. It's just funny how Kourtney seems to be handling finding out their secret a lot better than when you first told her about you."

Paul looked to where Jared was looking at and saw Kourtney hugging Alice and then Esme good bye. The rest of the pack laughed. Paul socked Jared.

"You can walk home," Paul told him as he went to urge his girlfriend home.

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"What's wrong with you?" Kourtney asked Paul as she buckled her seatbelt. Prior to dropping off Kevin at her dad's house, Paul suggested that she sit at the passenger's side while Kevin took the middle seat. Now that it was just them two, Paul still seemed to want her to keep her distance.

"Sorry babe, but you smell like death."

"Excuse me?" Kourtney asked, offended.

"Vampires don't really smell all that appealing to us." Kourtney start sniffing her shirt. "You can't smell it, but I sure as hell can."

As if trying to prove his point, Paul rolled his window down some more and stuck his head out to smell the fresh air. He looked over at Kourtney who had her arms crossed over her chest.

"Don't worry babe, just take a shower tonight and I'm sure you'll smell like yourself again tomorrow."

"Why didn't you tell me?" Kourtney asked.

"Can we wait to talk about this? At least until we can get you home and showered and changed and spray you down with a bottle of perfume?"

Kourtney glared at Paul, but she answered with a curt, "Fine."

Paul sighed. It was going to be a long night. After talking with the Cullens and learning more about a possible vampire army threat, they all decided that a meeting was necessary between the shapeshifters and the cold ones. Before that though, Paul had to get Kourtney home. He had a feeling that he wouldn't be able to push their talk until the next day, so he had to make it a quick talk with her before heading to the meeting.

"Alright, babe, I didn't tell you about them because I couldn't. Like Edward said, the treaty keeps them off our land and it keeps us from exposing them."

"But, I thought you…hunted their kind," Kourtney said, trying to word it carefully. "Why are they an exception?"

"Okay, look," Paul said. "The Cullens consider themselves vegetarians."

"They eat plants?"

Paul laughed. He looked over at Kourtney who had a confused look on her face. It only made him laugh harder.

"Paul!" Kourtney pouted.

"You're so cute, babe," he told her. That earned a smack on the chest. A whiff of vampire filled his nose. "Ugh."

Kourtney unbuckled her seatbelt and move closer to him.

"Babe! Stop! Please go back over there!" Paul cried, pushing her back.

"Then stop messing around and tell me about the Cullens!"

"They drink animal blood rather than…human blood." He glanced over at Kourtney who looked a bit pale. He reached over for her hand. "As long as they…don't harm or turn any one, then we can't touch them."

Kourtney let out a breath and began to open her window. Paul continued to hold her hand. He let her have as much time as needed to digest everything. It only took a couple of minutes until she spoke again.

"So, they're good vampires?" Paul rolled his eyes. Out of all the questions…

"I mean, I guess," Paul said. "But that doesn't mean you can be BFFs with them."

"Why not?" Paul rubbed his face. He didn't like how normal she was acting now.

"Babe-"

"They won't suck my blood right? They prefer animals, right?"

"They're still vampires! Plus, if you be friends with them and go hang out with them, then you'll smell like them and as much as I love you, I am not kissing you while you reek of vampires!"

Kourtney raised an eyebrow and smirked.

"Really?"

"Okay, no. But you'll make kissing you really unpleasant."

Kourtney laughed.

"Babe, the point is, they're still vampires, okay? There's still a chance that they'd get tempted to…do something to you."

"Okay, but Jake-"

"Is a shapeshifter. He can fight back. Seriously, Kourt, you're just arguing just to argue with me. It's not like you were planning on becoming friends with them in the first place. Bella was the one who invited you. I'd rather you be friends with her than any of the Cullens."

"I know," Kourtney said. "But I mean, that is one good looking family."

Paul glared at her.

"I'm kidding. But now that you mention Bella. I guess I'm starting to get why you guys act kinda iffy around her. What's her story and how the hell did she get involved with Edward?"

"Babe, it's a long ass story," Paul told her as he pulled up to her house. "It's really not your business. It's not our business. Don't worry about Bella or the Cullens okay?"

Knowing that she'd be ready to protest, Paul held his breath and leaned in to give her a kiss.

"One more ques-"

"I gotta go," he told her, reaching around her to open her door.

"Okay, but-" Paul leaned in once again and kissed. He deepened the kiss until he felt her reciprocate his intensity. He pulled away, a look of disappointment flashing on Kourtney's face. He smirked.

"You're a jerk," she told him.

"I gotta go," he told her again. "I'll call you tomorrow."

Kourtney leaned in for one more kiss before hopping out of his truck. Paul watched as she made her way to her house. She gave a wave before disappearing inside. Paul turned his truck onto the road and headed to his house. After parking his car, he took off his shirt and began to run towards the woods.

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"Are we really going to help them?" Leah asked with her usual scowl on her face.

"We need to! They're talking about an army of vampires!" Jared cried.

"That are going after them! Because of Bella!"

"As long as Bella is involved and in trouble, I'm helping," Jacob said. He looked at Sam who had yet to finalize a decision.

"I'm in," Paul suddenly said. Everyone looked at him in surprise. Everyone was sure that he would be the last one to agree with helping Bella or the Cullens.

"An army of newborn vampires is headed this way. Sure, they're not targeting us, but the fact that they're going to be near our home…" Paul shook his head. "I don't want to risk the chance of having a newborn find its way into our res, near our people, near our loved ones."

The rest of the pack immediately thought of their own loved ones that they wanted to protect.

"I'm with Lahote," Jared said. Quil and Embry eventually voiced their agreement. Seth looked from his sister to the rest of the pack.

"Leah, think about mom," he said. He looked away when he saw Leah's disappointed expression.

"I guess it's settled then," Sam said. Turning to Jacob, he continued, "Jacob let the Cullens know that we are willing to fight alongside them."

Leah groaned. Sam sighed then faced the sole girl of the pack.

"Leah, you will be fighting with us."

Leah narrowed her eyes at him. She crossed her arms, ready to say something smart, but he held up his hand.

"I don't want to hear it," Sam said sternly. "You're part of our pack and you will do your duty and help protect our people!"

AN: Updated again! Yayyy me! =) I hope you readers enjoyed! Comments are very much appreciated! I enjoy hearing your feedback and thoughts on this fanfic!

Question: What do you think of Paul and Kourtney as a couple? What do you like about them? What do you dislike about them? Any questions for me?