Leah Clearwater was my best friend, we did everything together since the first time we met fighting the newborn army. We helped each other through everything, boy troubles, family troubles, etc. I understood when she fell in love with Jacob, and when she told me she was pregnant, even though she shouldn't be. I stayed with her through her pregnancy and for a while I was the only one she could talk too. When Jacob showed up things changed, he wouldn't let me anywhere near Leah, no matter how many times she told him no. It was a matter of luck that I got to see the baby when he was born, they named him Blake.
As a vampire, I was able to watch him grow, I cheered for him when he took his first steps, I absolutely worshipped him when he pulled his first major prank, much to Jacob's dismay, he liked me.
It happened when he was four, his birthday was coming up so Leah, Rachel, Kim, and I went out to Port Angeles to go shopping for his presents. On our way home an eighteen wheeler mowed us over, I was the only survivor. I lost my best friend that day, and I will never forget the look on Blake's face when I had to tell him his mom was never coming home.
Present Day
"Come on D we're gonna be late for the camp fire!" Blake called up the stairs impatiently.
"Don't get your panties in a bunch I'm coming!" I yelled back closing my bedroom door behind me and sliding down the stairs. Jacob appeared in the doorway with a look of sheer annoyance on his face, a look I knew all too well.
"Are you coming, this is a very important night." He said.
"Chill we're coming." Blake and I said at the same time. We met each other at the bottom of the stairs and strolled over to him.
"Whatever, let's go." He took hold of my arm roughly and shoved me out the door. I jumped into the back of his truck and watched Blake and Jacob pile into the front seat. I heard the engine start and we shot forward down the road toward the reservation. I looked up absently at the setting sun and watched it disappear into the trees as we got farther and farther into the forest. The brakes squealed as we pulled to a stop by the bonfire. I jumped out and waited for Blake to join me before approaching the other guys. I was almost mauled by Chase, Darius, and Alex as they ran to greet me.
"Hey guys, it's good to see you too." I muttered wiggling out of their grip. They smiled broadly and ran back to the bonfire. I looked at Paul, Jared, and Embry solemnly and nodded. Paul was the only one that returned my nod, like Jacob, everyone except Paul thought the accident was my fault. "Hi Billy." I greeted Jacob's dad with a smile, he nodded and whispered something to Sue who fake smiled and greeted me, of course, she thought it was my fault too. I sat down on a log next to Paul and watched Blake mess around with the others until Quil arrived with Claire and their new son Jace, Alex's brother.
"Hey guys, sorry we're late." Quil apologized sitting down next to his surprisingly still alive grandfather. "Sup' D." he greeted me. I smirked and nodded.
"How've you been, we haven't seen each other in forever." Paul asked smirking.
"I've been okay, Jacob won't let me on the reservation so I've been stuck at home with Alice and Rosalie." I muttered.
"I'm so sorry." He said mockingly. I rolled my eyes and looked at Blake as he slumped down on the ground by my feet.
"Tired?" I asked. He nodded and ran his hand through his hair. Billy called for attention and he sat bolt upright, giving his grandfather his undivided attention.
"Are you worried?" Paul breathed in my ear as Billy started to tell the story about the 'Third wife'. Tonight was the night we'd tell Alex, Blake, Chase and Darius that they would turn into werewolves like their fathers. They were also going to tell them about me, and I was afraid they wouldn't like me anymore. I nodded once and pulled my hood up over the hat I was wearing. "Think of it this way, they might run then you won't have to worry about them being mean to you."
"Thanks Paul, once again you epically fail at making me feel better." He chuckled and flinched as Embry shushed him. I entertained myself by using my awesome gift to make shapes in the fire that matched the story. I didn't realize that everyone had turned to watch the shapes until Blake jumped backward in surprise as the fire blazed up a little. I was almost knocked off my log, but Paul grabbed me first.
"How did you do that dad?" Jacob asked staring at the fire in awe.
"I didn't, the spirits must be with us." Billy said smiling around the circle. I fought back a sarcastic snort and made the fire blare up again. This time Blake didn't jump back though he sort of pushed himself against my legs trying to get as far away from the heat as he could. I smirked and continued to play with the fire while Billy finished the story. I made the fire burn low, casting a shadow over Billy's face, making him look sinister. "Tonight we reveal a great secret, Blake, Alex, Chase and Darius, before we enlighten you, you must swear to keep this secret with your life." They nodded while Blake gave me a questioning look. I nodded reassuringly and glanced at Paul out of the corner of my eye. "These legends are not just stories we scare little kids with. Werewolves are real," he looked directly at me "and so are vampires. There is a pack right here in La Push, a pack your father's belong too." They were dumbstruck; they stared at their fathers with their mouths hanging open.
"They're werewolves?" Chase was the first to speak. Billy nodded.
"Jacob is the alpha, you will all phase one day soon and join his pack." They seemed to take a minute to take that in.
"Cool, what do we get to do?" Blake asked.
"Well, our main purpose is to protect our people from vampires, but there is one group we do not harm." Billy looked at me again and I nodded. "We have one vampire sitting with us right now."
"Andy is a vampire." Jacob said giving me a cold look. I was surprised when Blake laughed.
"Good one dad, and mom was a stripper." He said skeptically. I winced and stared at my knees.
"We're serious." Paul said smirking. I waited for the insults and the name calling but nothing came. When I looked up they were all staring at me as if I'd just grown a second head. I waved and they winced.
"Perfect." I muttered looking back to the fire. "I'm gonna go before they pull out the stakes and holy water." I stood up and broke into a jog toward the trees. When I was sure they couldn't see me anymore I slowed to a walk and shoved my hands into my pockets. "I knew we shouldn't have told them until they phased." I scolded myself, now they were afraid of me, they were the only friends I had.
"How'd it go?" Emmett called when I came through the front door.
"Ok, beside's the fact that they were scared s***less." I muttered jumping onto the couch beside him. He chuckled.
"You do tend to scare people." He said. I pinched his arm and rolled my eyes.
"Where's everyone else?" I asked looking around.
"Alice and Rose dragged Bella out shopping for her wedding dress and the others are out hunting. You have to go with them next time, yes you have to wear a dress." I groaned.
"Why? I'm not important, and Bella doesn't care about anyone but her precious Edward." I said.
"You're one of the bride's maids, you have to look nice." He said pressing a button on the remote and changing the channel.
"Who else has to go through this torture anyway?" I asked.
"The bridesmaids are Alice, you, Jessica, Angela, and Claire. The dudes of honor or whatever you call them are me, Jasper, Jake, Blake, and Paul." He said.
"Edward is actually letting Jake and Paul be the dudes of honor?" he shrugged.
"Bella probably wanted him too, and of course, she gets what she wants." I nodded.
"When did he become such a push over?"
"I heard that!" Edward called as he came in the back door with the rest of my family.
"It's true," Emmett defended me smirking. Edward shook his head and sat down next to me.
"I give her what she wants because I want too." He muttered.
"Dude, you are so whipped. She's got you wrapped around her little finger." He pinched me and stared blankly at the TV.
"Why don't you like Bella?" he asked after a moment.
"She's just a whiner; it doesn't necessarily go all the way to the top with her." He hissed and I rolled my eyes. "I'm serious; you should've seen the way she acted when she found out Jake wasn't pining over her anymore. She thinks it's all about her."
"You should really shut up now." He said through his teeth.
"Why, I think I deserve to say whatever I want about her." He hissed again and crossed his arms over his chest.
"Edward no!" Jasper yelled bursting into the room, I looked over and ducked just in time to dodge Edward's coming fist. Instead, he pegged Emmett right in the side of the head, sending him across the room and into the wall. I jumped to my feet and hissed menacingly at Edward, his eyes flashed and he crouched, staring at me as if I were his prey. "Carlisle!" Jasper attempted to get between us, but Edward just shoved him aside and jumped at me. I met him half way and we fell to the ground wrestling and hissing. I managed to get him off me and jumped to my feet. He rolled over backwards, into another crouch. Neither of us took our eyes off each other as we heard the door open and close. Alice, Rosalie, and Bella walked in talking animatedly about something. The sound instantly died as they saw the scene unfolding between us.
"Get Bella out of here!" Carlisle yelled as we jumped at each other's throats again. Alice forced Bella out of the living room while Rosalie joined her husband, Jasper, and Carlisle in trying to pull us apart.
"Edward stop!" I heard Bella's scream, instantly halting him as his hands started to close around my throat. "Cut it out, your going to hurt her!" she yelled forcefully. He climbed off me without hesitation and the others helped me to my feet.
"Yes dear," he said walking over to her and pecking her on the mouth. As he looked back to me I mimed cracking a whip. He hissed under his breath and engaged Bella in a semi-interesting conversation about the wedding plans. Everyone looked at me.
"What the h*** were you thinking, you know how overprotective he is!" Rosalie exclaimed running a pale hand through her perfect hair.
"Seriously D, he could've killed you!" Jasper agreed with his theoretical twin.
"That wasn't going to happen and you know it, I can talk about Bella however I want, and the mind rapist can't do anything about it." I scoffed knowing he could hear me from the kitchen.
"When are you going to start taking our strength into consideration, if he couldn't kill you he could have injured you very badly. That's not something you should forget." Carlisle said, attempting to sound calm and put together but failing miserably.
"Don't pull that compassion, take into consideration s*** on me again, it doesn't work in case you haven't noticed." I said through clenched teeth, okay maybe it was a little harsh to go after my adoptive father like that, but I was angry and I needed something to yell about so I wouldn't explode. He flinched away from my anger and looked at Jasper. I fought the urge to scream in frustration as I felt his calming abilities wash over me. I bit my tongue and left the house quickly, trying not to break anything on my way. I yanked the door open and went out into the darkness, not feeling anything, not thinking about anything.