Baying of the Wolves
Chapter 125 of May 2006.
Dear Diary,
Well, hi there. I'm Laura Johnson. And well, this is my first entry. I'm not exactly sure what I want to write in you but I guess I'll start with why we moved to Forks. I've just moved into the small town, which is located in Washington State. I thought it was best if I started a new diary, for a new home. My parents thought I too much trouble and decided that I should come down here to live with my uncle and aunty. Well to be truthful I had been ditching school and getting bad grades and my parents didn't like that. School was just a bore, I really didn't get along with anyone; they all thought I was weird. So I thought there was no reason to go anymore.
Well I like my auntie's house, it's quite big though Forks is a very dull place, and it's always raining. My new room smells musky and everything feels damp. No one has used this room in a few years; it was mostly used for storage. The room is quite small but I didn't bring many things, just clothes, my CD player and all my CD's. I'm sitting on my bed now, it in the middle of the wall and off to one side is a set of draws and on the other is a desk, where my CD player sits.
My aunt and uncle are both Native Americans, my mother is one but my father is just an average American. I don't look like a native I took on my fathers skin colour. Supposedly there is an Indian reservation not far from here, in a place called La Push, near the First Beach. Maybe I could go down there some time and meet some of the local natives. .
That's a bit about my family and me. Well I bored now so I'm going to see if I can go for a walk to look at my new hometown.
See ya,
Laura.
The small town of Forks and its dark green forests were covered in a thick layer of fog. I could only see a few centimeters in front of me and every step I took felt like I hadn't moved at all. I never expected the fog to come so quick and fast. I was trying to locate my way out of the forest but was having difficulty trying to find anything; the fog was just too thick.
I had whacked into twenty trees now and fallen over so many times that I had lost count. I had ripped holes in the knee of my pants, my delicate knees were showing they were slightly grazed and blood had dried upon my skin. But I keep running only hearing the pounding of my feet on the forest floor and the sharp intakes of breath I took. My lungs were hurting now I had to stop and catch my breath. Somehow I found myself leaning against a tree, it's moist surrounding cooled my skin. After a regulating my breathing pattern I looked around myself. I could make out a few trees around me but the rest was just the dull grey fog.
"This is hopeless, I'm never going to find my way out of here," I sighed.
I tilted my head back took another deep breath, then I heard a twig close by snap and instinctively looked in the direction it came from, "Stupid I'm not going to see anything," and then another twig snapped. "Hello? Is anyone out there?"
A girl out of nowhere appeared in front of me, only inches away. The girl was very fair-skinned, with long, straight, dark brown hair and chocolate brown eyes. Her face was heart-shaped— a wide forehead with a widow's peak, large, wide-spaced eyes, prominent cheekbones, a thin nose and a narrow jaw with a pointed chin. Her lips were a little out of proportion, a bit too full for her jaw line. Her eyebrows, darker than her hair, were straight. She was slender and not at all muscular.
"Who are you?" I asked shocked at the sudden appearance of someone.
"Well I was going to ask the same thing but since you beat me to it, I am Bella Swan… and you are?" Bella said while smiling broadly showing a set of perfect white teeth.
"I'm Laura Johnson, um, do you know your way out of here? I've been stuck in here for hours." 'What a stupid question! Look at this fog.'
"Sure, take my hand and I'll show you the way."
I looked at her reproachfully; I really didn't want to take some strange girls hand to be led into the endless amount of fog. Bella just seemed to smile even more but reached out and grabbed my hand dragging me along a new path. Her grip was tight and firm; there was no way I could rip my hand away.
"Do you really need to be holding my hand?" I asked as I quickened my pace to be next to Bella.
"Well, I don't want to lose you, now do I? Plus I don't want the fog to eat you up."
She had a point. I would have probably got lost again and my only chance to get out of there would be gone. I looked down at Bella's hand and only just realized how cold her hand was against my skin. I was about to offer her the gloves that were in the pocket of my jacket but didn't have time. Bella came to an abrupt stop, whirling around and looking in to the distance. I looked at the same place but only saw fog. Then we were walking again but a little faster while Bella was mumbling under her breath.
"Um, is something wrong?" I asked looking puzzled.
"Yes. We need to hurry. There is only a little further to go."
"Why do we need to hurry?"
"Because the bogeyman is coming to get us."
I laughed but Bella didn't, she had a stern look on her face so I quickly wiped the smile off my face. I realized she was moving a lot more faster now I had to run a little to keep up but then I heard something growl behind me. Bella's grip on my hand tightened and it felt like every bone in my hand was about to snap.
"You're hurting my hand!" I exclaimed.
"Sorry."
Bella loosened her grip at the exact moment as I tripped on a tree root and fell. Our hands were torn apart and I fell to the ground with a thud. Bella turned and looked at me lying on the ground her eyes wide with horror. At that point I felt something bite down on my leg. I felt the teeth puncture my skin and blood followed down my leg and into the mouth of the predator. Bella was already there; she grabbed my hand and ripped me from the teeth of the animal. It sliced my leg even more and I screamed out in pain.
Bella let out a growl even worse than the predator that bit me and I heard the animal growl but it slowly faded. I knew then that it was gone. Bella then bent down and picked me up, holding me against her body and she began to run. I had never experienced this ever in my life; it was so fast; I couldn't believe it. Now all the rides in amusement parks looked timid compared to what was happening now. It was indescribable. And before I could say anything I felt the inner warmth of a house.
Bella looked around the house and found it empty except for a man who was sitting on a couch in the lounge room. He was up and in front of them before I could take another breath. He surveyed me and then his eyes feel upon my leg. The bottom of the left leg of my pants was ripped off, exposing my pale leg with deep cuts running the length of my calf.
"Put her on the ground so I can look at her wounds." He asked, "What happened Bella?"
"I found her in the forest, luckily I came across her or the wolf would have had her for dinner. But I guess he got a little taste."
The man frowned while tending to the wounds, "Can you go up into my study and get my first aid kit, thanks Bella, oh and get a damp towel." He smiled down at me, I just looked puzzle, "It's okay, the cuts aren't that bad. I'll clean them up and hopefully you want need stitches but if you do I have the material needed."
I felt a little dazed but nodded, "So what did she say bit me?"
"A wolf."
I closed my eyes. Only just realizing how exhausted I was from the whole afternoon of running I had done in the forest. It felt like fog had fallen over my brain it evaded every part of my body. Before I knew it, I was dreaming.
I woke with a sudden start, my whole body was covered in sweat and the sheets that I was tangled in were rather dam. I strained hard to remember the dream I had but only realized I wasn't in my own bed. I quickly jumped out of the bed but only to fall straight to the floor with a loud thump. My left leg gave out on me. Then I remembered what happened, the wolf, my dream it came back slowly.
The door swung open, a boy walked in, he was lanky and boyish looking. His bronze hair was untidy and fell across his face, his gold eyes shone threw the strains of hair too look straight into mine.
"What happened? Are you alright?" He asked.
"I, um, I went to-to get out of the bed, and-and fell. I-I-I forgot about my-my leg." I answered, I felt so intimidated by his eyes.
"Mmm," that was all he said then he left the room.
I quickly, well more like slowly lifted myself up and limped to the door. I was trying to be quick. Once I got out of the bedroom I saw him standing only a metre away from the room, as if, waiting for me. He began to walk towards a flight of stairs and I began to follow him. I didn't get far, I found myself staring in a mirror on the wall, looking horrified. My eyes had changed. I previously had dark brown eyes, now I had blue eyes. They were a crystal blue, lighter than anything I had ever seen on a normal person.
"What's wrong with me?" I squeal. "Why are my eyes blue?"
The boy looks at me, confused. That's when I see the girl from the forest, Bella, standing on the stairs. She was up and in front of me before I could say anything. She looked into my eyes and said, "I was hoping this wouldn't happen, Laura, come down stairs and I will explain this to you."
This didn't sound good but I followed her slowly down the stairs and into the lounge room. I found six curious people staring at me.
I was staring at the empty space on the floor, my whole body stiff. Everything Bella was saying I couldn't hear, I had stopped listening after she told me what I had become. A werewolf. She had explained that I wouldn't turn into a furry animal every full moon but that I would be a lot hungrier for blood at that time.
"Laura, we are vampires."
This got my attention; I looked up at her.
"What? Vampire. Then why aren't you killing me?" I said stupidly.
"Because we don't drink human blood. We want to be as much as a normal person as possible so we drink animal blood instead. Even though it doesn't quench our thrust it keeps us strong enough to stay away from humans."
"I never thought that crap was real you know? Vampires, werewolves, I just thought they were made up for our entertainment. Well it would explain why you run so fast." I said, saying the last comment more to myself than anything. "Well who are the other people here?"
"Oh yes this is Edward," The lanky bronze haired boy, "Carlisle," this was the man who fixed my leg. He had blonde hair, golden eyes and was very handsome, "Esme," Her hair was acaramel colour, golden eyes, and a heart-shaped face, small, slender but round body, "Alice," she had short black spiky hair, golden eyes and was pixie-like, she was very thin and had small features, "Jasper," he had honey blond hair, golden eyes and was muscular, but lean, "Emmett," had curly dark hair, golden eyes, and was big and muscular, like a weight lifter "and last but not least Rosalie,"She has wavy hair to the middle of her backthat is a golden colour, her eyes are also a golden colour and she looks like she is a model, "And everyone this is Laura."
We all nodded at each other then it came to me and I asked Bella, "How long have I been asleep for?"
"Well, you've been asleep for a day, why?"
"Well my family don't know where I am and they might be worried."
"Oh yeah but there is something else I have to explain to you. Well I'm actually not sure how to explain it, I don't know much about it, maybe you could explain it Carlisle." Bella looked hopefully at him.
"Sure Bella. Well, you actually haven't turned into a werewolf properly yet; you don't fully turn into one until the next full moon. And next full moon isn't until next week and you will have a lot of animal urges which would put your family in danger," Carlisle said with the faintest smile.
"Oh so does that mean I can't go back home?"
"Well to keep you family safe it would be best if you didn't go back and if you did, how would you explain how your eyes changed?" Esme said, this was the first time I had heard her speak. Her voice was soothing like any mothers voice should sound.
"Oh yeah, well should I call them and make up a lie about were I am?" I asked not really bother at the thought of not going back to my aunty and uncles house.
"It would be better we don't want them sending out search parties." Carlisle chuckled.
"Follow me honey, I'll show you where the phone is," Esme lead my to the kitchen were the phone was, "I'll leave you alone to do this."
"Wait I don't know what I'm going to tell them."
"Anything that wont make them worry." She said with a smile and then left.
I took a deep breath then picked the phone up and dialed the number. It began to ring, then my uncle answered, "Hello."
"Hey uncle Jack, it's me Laura."
"Where the hell are you? You've had me and your aunty worried and also your parents."
"Well tell aunt May I'm sorry. I'm ringing to tell you I'm safe and I'm not coming back."
"What are you talking about? Where are you?"
"I'm out of town, I'm leaving. I hate the thought of living with you. I hate the thought that my parents don't even care about me; they ship me down here because they hate me, because I'm a failure to them."
"Listen come back and we will talk about it. Okay? We can work something out. Do you not want to go to school, is that it?"
"Are you not listening, I hate you all and I'm never coming back."
I slam the phone down and begin to cry. I don't know exactly why I am crying but I guess I felt bad about yelling at my uncle, he was always so nice to me. I had always wished he were my real father. I felt a new emotion run throw my body. Sadness. I actually had been looking forward to living with Jack and May and now that was impossible. I was a werewolf. And I was dangerous.
Another emotion washed over me, anger. I was angry with my parents for sending me here because if they hadn't I wouldn't be in this situation. I wished they were down here because, werewolf or not, I would have confronted them and I would hurt them.
I knew my future was uncertain at the moment but all I could think about was the werewolf that had bit me. I was going to find him no matter what and hopefully teach him lessen or two for turning me into some creature I didn't want to be.