-Scar's p.o.v.-

"Can't we just wait a couple days, or a week or so before we tell him? Pleeeeease Lottie!"

I can't believe Paul was so scared/nervous to tell my brother he had imprinted on me. I mean after all they are best friends.
I couldn't help the giggle that escaped when he started begging.

"No Paul. It's better he finds out from us instead of from one of the other boys. And anywyas I'm surprised you're so afraid to tell Jared, I mean you guys are best friends. It's not like he's going to kill you."

"Psh, I never said he would kill me.. I can hold my own thank you very much!" He says and sticks his tongue out at me.

This is the Paul I knew—the Paul I fell in love with so long ago how he can be immature one moment, but can still act his age, when he wants and how he tries to cover up being nervous with getting cocky it makes me laugh.

"Very mature Paul." As I do the same back. "But seriously Paul. The sooner the better because if you think about it, Jared's not stupid—most of the time, he'll notice that all of a sudden we're close again and he'll be wondering why we both got sick at the same time when no one else did.."

Paul sighs and falls back onto the bed next to me. "Ugh. Why must you always be right Lottie?"

"I just know how my brother can and will be is all." I say with a smile, "But if you say I'm right then sure let's go with that!"

We burst out laughing and start to head downstairs because our stomachs sound like they're eating themselves.

"And they're awake!....And laughing with each other?" That stops us dead in our tracks. Shit, shit, shit please don't let Jared be here....

"Don't worry he's on patrol right now with Sam and Jake, they found a new leech scent while you guys were out so we've been at it non stop." Leah says with a smile on her face.

I knew she knew what was going on, I'll have to see how much she knows. Thank you Leah for changing the subject!

"Oh thank god! Wait a new leech? Not one of the Cullens'?" I ask while grabbing two muffins from the kitchen with Paul following.

"No. At first the Cullens thought that the leech was just passing through, but the scent keeps coming back and around the Swan's house too. So naturally Jake is making the patrols go over the treaty line to protect her." Leah says with a scoff I think it's pretty obvious none of us really like Bella...

"Since when was Jake able to change our patrol lines?" Paul says slightly angry probably over the fact the pack will be 'babysitting' Bella.

"Apparently when it comes to Bella he can, moron... Sam only agreed because it's 'protecting humans'." Embry scoffs in reply.

"Oh my god I am soooo hungry!" I tense slightly at hearing my brother walk through the door and I move a little bit away from Paul for good measure.

"It smells goo-SCARLETT!! You're awake!!" He crushes me in one of his bear hugs.
"I was so worried! Don't ever do that to me again! How long have you been up? Fine one day, than freaking dieing on me the next-"

"I'm fine Jare!" I cut him off or else he would keep going... "And I've been up for a while I just made it downstairs for food." I say laughing at how he's worrying over me.

He finally realizes Paul is in the kitchen as well and kinda raises an eyebrow at the fact that we are standing so close together when usually I would leave the house the second he came in, but gives him a 'brohug' anyways.

"What the hell happened to you man? I bring Scar over here and you're freaking collapsed on the couch, then out for four days?" My eyes slightly widen at what Paul might say to squeeze himself outta this one, but what he says is not something I expected him to say right now..

"Um well... Jared can I talk to you outside for a moment please? I'll explain everything." He shoots me a look telling me to come with.

Psh like I would let them talk about this by themselves... Jared nods and follows him outside with me trailing behind. I stand between the two with my arms crossed over my chest and Jared has a look of super confusion on his face as he looks between Paul and I.

"What's going on? Is something wrong?"

"Well to say the least we figured out why we were both so deathly sick.." Way to get right to the point... Well this should be exciting..

"Yeah it was kinda crazy how only you and Scar got sick when all of us were out in the rain and mud." Are you that thick Jared? "Anyways carry on."

Paul gives me a look asking if he should and I nod my head expecting the worse.

"Okay, well you know the part of the legends where it would become fatal for a wolf and his imprint to be separated for a certain amount of time?" Aaand today is one of Jared's slow days, don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing right now. I sneak a glance at Paul quickly and he looks like he's waiting for a bomb to go off..

"Yeah, but what does that have to do with....You didn't...?"

And the puzzle has finally clicked into place. I cringe at what might happen.. Paul doesn't answer right away and well that answers the question for Jared and he starts to shake..

"What the HELL man?! That's my sister! MY SISTER! Who, let me remind you, you haven't talked to in TWO YEARS!!"

"You know I can't control it! I can't help who it happens with and you know that!"

I could tell was trying to keep his temper because I was close and he didn't wanna hurt me. Jared on the other hand looked like he was going to explode.

"I don't fucking care if you can control it or not! IT'S. MY. SISTER! You see her once, ONCE, in two years and think you can just 'claim' her as your imprint?!"

"Jared Cameron! You know damn well I'm not one to be "claimed"!!" But of course he ignores me...

"How do I know you aren't just lieing to us? Huh? How do I know you aren't just playing my sister?!" My jaw dropped I can't believe he said that!

"You really think I would play your sister?! These last two years without her were hell enough! And that was without an imprint!"

Now Paul was starting to shake and I could tell it was getting harder for him to control it. I had to step in or else this would get ugly real fast.

"Yes I do think you would play her! I mean you did just leave her CRUMPLED two years ago, and I had to pick up the pieces of my broken sister all because of YOU!"

"JARED THAT'S ENOUGH!!" I had finally wedged myself between them a hand on each of their chest, "We aren't talking about the past anymore dammit! If he hadn't of really imprinted on me then explain why we were both on our death beds four days ago?!"

Jared didn't even look down at me when I yelled at him he still glared at Paul I could feel Paul relax a bit under my hand.

"Jared, bro I wouldn't lie about this stuff. You're just gonna have to deal with the fact that she's my imprint alright?" Wow calm Paul...weird.

"YOU EXPECT ME TO JUST BE OKAY WITH THIS?! 'Sure Paul you can be mates with my sister even after you caused her so much pain I don't mind at all!'" He said with a sneer, "Ha! What kind of idiot do you take me for?!"

Surprisingly I was able to push Jared back a bit and finally he met my eyes—his so full of anger and hatred it even scared me, I didn't even recognize my brother like this...

"I don't take you for an idiot Cameron. I- I love Scarlett, and I have, with or without the imprint." At this I turn my head around to face Paul leaving my hand on Jared, and that's when hell breaks lose.

Jared somehow managed to phase with me being right there—not even caring to back up just a bit, he just wanted to kill Paul apparently.

I drop to the ground with this terrible burning sensation in my left side trailing from my ribs to my hip bone, I place my left hand on my side and when I pull it away it's covered in blood...my blood. Fantastic, just great.

I hear another set of clothes being shredded as Paul, I think phases, fighting with my brother. I try calling out to Paul but I'm losing blood to fast it barely comes out as a whisper. Hearing the tearing of clothes the rest of the pact comes out to see what happened and someone comes to check on me.

"Shit! She's losing too much blood! Sam I gotta take to Carlisle!" I think it was Jake who got me I'm not sure, nothing was making sense anymore...

Then I was buried in blackness...