"I feel the Earth shaking under my feet

I feel the pressure building until I can't breathe

And it takes everything

And it spills out"

-Sleeping At Last

Paul couldn't believe that his imprint was here, alive and breathing right in front of him. All this time, he thought she was dead. If it were possible, she looked more beautiful than he remembered and she had a powerful air around her that wasn't there before.

"I'm glad you made it." Rosalie said with a smile that made Bella jealous, she wished Rosalie liked her.

"I didn't think they'd be here." She whispered back.

Her gaze locked with Paul's wolf, he was just as breathtaking as she remembered. She shook her head to get rid of the thoughts, this wasn't the time nor the place, her only concern right now was Bella.

"Welcome everyone, Jasper has experience with newborns, he can teach us how to defeat them." Carlisle explained.

"They want to know how the newborns are different from us." Edward translated.

"They're stronger than us because their own human blood lingers in their tissues. Our kind is never more physically powerful than in our first several months of this life."

"Now the two most important things to remember are, first, never let them get their arms around you. They'll crush you instantly. And second, never go for the obvious kill." Jasper said. "TJ, Emmett, please demonstrate."

"Back up." Edward told everyone as he read TJ's mind and they all did as he instructed.

"I've always wanted to fight you." Emmett said as they circled each other.

"You're going down, Emmy." She taunted.

She handed her bow and arrow to Alice, jumped in place two times and she was in front of Emmett before he had even known what was happening. TJ landed a bunch to his face and he flew, breaking through two trees. Emmett growled in annoyance and used his vampire speed to ran back to her. She dodged his punches and that frustrated him even more. He kicked her legs out from under and launched her at the wolves, she came to a skidding to a stop in front of Sam. Sam nudged her back as she stood up and she brushed some of the dirt off her. Paul whined at the sight of seeing his imprint hurt and she smiled. She ran at Emmett again and used the fact that he relied on his brute strength against him. She roundhouse kicked him and without giving him time to react, she slammed her hands together in clapping motion, creating a sonic wave that repealed him even further. Before he had the chance to get up, her sword was at his throat.

"You lose."

He huffed and smacked her sword away. She watched as everyone else took turns sparring but she couldn't help but look at Paul from time to time. His wolf was beautiful.

*

After the training session was over TJ sat down on a large boulder and looked at the pack. A feeling of sadness hit her as she looked at her friends and acknowledged the three new members. She watched as they all disappeared behind the trees and she waited for them to all change back into their human forms and put something clothes on. It felt weird being back, all of the things she wanted to say were lost on her tongue.

It was a bittersweet moment.

"Please tell me I'm not dreaming." Paul mumbled, as he was the first to come out from the trees.

He didn't change a bit, the only thing that was different about him is the large bags under his eyes. But other than that, it was still Paul, her Paul. As long as her heart kept beating, it would always belong to Paul Lahote.

"You're not, it's really me." She said as the others came out as well.

Paul's face broke into a wide smile that she missed so much and he embraced her, squeezing her tight as if she would slip through his fingers again. He rejoiced in the fact that she still smelled of coconut and roses, the thought alone brought tears to his eyes. Paul was always the sarcastic asshole of the pack but actually having his imprint back in his arms turned him into a weeping baby. He didn't care, she was back and that's all that mattered. When he pulled back to look at her, she could've sworn that he fell in love with her all over again. Her eyes were hazel today with fleck of blue and green. Her usually unruly hair was now straight and reached her lower back, but she was still TJ, his TJ.

He wasted no time in pulling her in for a kiss, their lips met and it was as if time hadn't passed by. Their bodies still reacted to each other the same. Her lips were soft, warm and tasted of her favorite fruit, strawberries. He clung to her like a drug, afraid that this was another dream that he didn't want to wake up from.

"It's really you." He whispered with tears streaming down her cheeks.

"It's really me." Pain exploded in his stomach and he found himself hitting the ground hard. TJ stood over him with her hand on her hip. "That's for being an asshole."

He didn't care though, he would endure any pain from her and spend the rest of his life making it up to her. He was just happy that she was really alive.