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Chapter 1-BPOV
I groggily slapped my alarm clock and the beeping stopped. I forced my eyes open and climbed out of bed. I ran a brush through my wild, shoulder length brown hair and applied mascara and coverup before leaving my mirror. I grabbed a pair of jeans and a blue sweater and stood in front of my mirror one more time.
Ugly.
That one word flew into my mind as soon as I saw myself. I've always hated how I looked. My brown eyes weren't pretty. My body didn't have much shape. And my hair just hung there. I wasn't beautiful like Rosalie. Edward deserved a beautiful girl and I was so ugly he looked even more like a god.
I pulled myself away from the mirror and walked downstairs. Charlie was sitting at the table eating cereal with his newspaper. I hear him groan every few minutes at the stocks and whatever unlawful crime was committed this week.
After I had finished eating, Charlie looked up as I was grabbing my backpack and coat.
"Uh, Bells?" He stuttered over his words. Something awkward was coming up.
"Yeah?" I braced myself for anything and everything.
"You haven't been spending a lot of time with Jake lately." I groaned. "No, I know. You're busy with Edward and all, but you need to make some time for him. He's only trying to help. He cares about you Bella."
"I think Jacob cares a little too much."
"Bella, just go see him. Please?" Charlie was always nagging me to go see Jacob. I wasn't as enthusiastic as seeing him as Charlie wanted.
"Fine. I'll go from school." I was doing it only to make him happy. If I went now, I could get away with a few more weeks with just Edward.
I ran out the door right after I had agreed. The whole way to school I was mad at myself for giving in. Mainly, I was mad that I had agreed. Not that I was now forced to go see Jake and there was no avoiding it.
Jacob's crush on me was unbearable. Before it was easier to ignore. But he was going to some extremes and I just wanted him to stop. Edward and I were as in love as I think two people, well a vampire and a human, can get. Other than Sam and Emily. With Jacob butting in, it made things harder.
As soon as I pulled in the parking lot, Edward was leaning against his car. I grinned as he suddenly opened my door.
"Hey," I said as he pulled me and my backpack out of the truck. He kissed me softly. I pulled away and looked into his liquid topaz eyes. He smiled and kissed me again.
He held my hand as we walked into the building. The entire school had a meeting in the gym. This was extremely rare. The only times we had had them were if we had huge school or state wide projects and events, and when we had seven freshman transfer from China. We had the last day of finals this week and it wouldn't surprise me if they had more new students come for the next semester.
We sat in the third row next to Alice and Jasper. Emmet and Rosalie slipped in next to them, followed by Angela and Ben. I gasped as Jacob and the rest of the kids who went to the reservation school (which was only about twenty in the high school) stood up in the front next to the principal.
"We are having a merge of schools today. The Quilette reservation school is transferring all of their high school students." Our principal motioned at the group of the tall Indians. It was easy for me to pick out the werewolves just from their build. He continued to name them all and told us to welcome them.
I walked out with Edward and the rest of the Cullens. Jacob caught up to me as I walked to my next class. "Guess what, Bella?"
"What?" Maybe I wouldn't have to go see him after all. The mock enthusiasm was a little too easy to detect.
"I got the same schedule as you." He grinned his huge grin.
"What?" I spun to look at him. Edward stopped with me and Rosalie and Emmet snarled softly.
"Relax. I just asked for the same as you. They were pretty flexible since I was a new student. Hope you don't mind."
"Don't mind?" I was actually steaming. "Now I don't get a break from you. Except weekends and major holidays. Which you'll probably invade too!"
"I'm offended. Bella, I thought you like me. Now you can like me even more since you get to be spending all of you weeks with me." His grin got bigger as we walked into the classroom.
"Well, since you go to a public high school now." I emphasized public. "You can't run around with no clothes on." Jacob laughed.
The teacher glared at us and I prepared myself for an enduring history lecture. I noticed the girl who was standing next to Jake at the assembly was sitting in front of him. He seemed to be counting the hairs on her head instead of taking notes.
My neck was sore after the class from watching Jacob and the girl. I wanted to know why his school was being absorbed by my school and who that girl was.
"Jake!" I called as we walked to our lockers. It didn't surprise me that his was next to mine. The mysterious girl's was two down.
"Why are you going to my school?"
"Oh, I'm sorry. Do you want me to leave? Oh, wait. I can't." Jacob replied sarcastically.
"I'm sorry, Jacob. You didn't have to get all defensive. I just was wondering."
"Because our school went broke." He said flatly.
The bell rang right as we slid into our seats. Edward had the same schedule as me and now so did Jake. The weird girl who kept following Jake did too. I guess they just copied his which copied mine.
I sat down at lunch hoping Jacob wouldn't follow me. But I was wrong. He sat on my other side, as Edward had already claimed the other side. The mystery girl was sitting at the table with Leah, Seth, Quill, and Embry. I smiled as I hear Embry's big laugh.
Mike seemed to like Jake's 'power' over Edward.
"So do you work out or something?" Mike was amazed at seventeen year old Jake's body-building muscles. I grinned.
"Yep." I knew that was a cover for being a werewolf. "All the time."
"Cool." Mike was still in awe. Jessica was the one to break the now awkward silence.
"So, Jacob, do you have a girlfriend?" She glance at me and then back at him. Without that look, she would've seemed interested. Mike hadn't caught the glance and thought she was.
Jacob looked down at his food and almost seemed to push the word out, "Nope," Edward smiled to himself. I elbowed him in the ribs, though I knew it did no good.
"Hmm," Jessica went back to eating.
"So what are you all doing for Christmas?" Angela asked. Christmas was only a week away. Renee had already sent her cards out and I had gotten my present which was sitting under Charlie's fake tree. She was going on a cruise with Phil, which got me off the hook.
"I'm going down to New York to see my cousins. The rest of my family is flying in." Jessica sounded excited. I was sure her wardrobe would be entirely replaced when she came back.
"Cool. I'm staying here. All of the extended and immediate relatives have decided to spend their Christmas cramming themselves into my little house." Angela's Christmas sounded like canning peaches.
"Lucky! I'm only having my cousin. And he's a nerd." We all laughed since Ben was a nerd.
"I'm staying here too. My mom's parents are flying out and so are her sister. So nobody that's any fun." Mike seemed disappointed that his Christmas wasn't one to remember.
"What about you guys?" Angela asked the Cullens.
"We're staying here. Our family is deciding to stay away for Christmas. Apparently it's more fun up in Canada." Alice lied. Her best one yet. Last Christmas, they all conveniently got strep throat.
"Yeah, I'm staying with Charlie since Renee is going on a cruise." I added to the conversation.
"All my family's here so I'm set." Jacob seemed thrilled with his next plan. "Billy and I will probably come over on Christmas." He said to me. I glared at my salad.
Mike's ever growing crush on me was also getting on my nerves. He seemed so disappointed that I was apparently spending my Christmas with Jake. Thankfully the bell rang before the tension got any worse.
The rest of my day was just terrible. Having to see Jacob and the mystery girl every class, got annoying. I was really tired of them. And I didn't even know her.
Edward had Alice drive his car home and he drove me home in my slow truck. The whole way home he pushed it until I had to put an end to the torture of my poor truck.
"Edward! You don't have to kill the truck. It knows you hate it and want it to go faster, but it's not going to. So lay off." After my speech I settled back into my seat.
"If you're finished, I need to say something." I turned to look at him as he pulled the truck to a halt in the driveway. "I know it's difficult with Jacob at school. But you have to know that no matter what, I love you. So much more than he does. And I'm willing to let you go if you want to."
"No! I'm not leaving you. You keep saying that and it's wasting your breath. Jacob's barely my best friend anymore and I love you. I'm yours and that's never going to change." I was so afraid that he might leave. I didn't want him to leave. I wouldn't be able to bear it.
"Um, Edward. I have to go see Jacob. I told Charlie that I'd visit him after school." I groaned realizing that I forgot.
"He's in a good mood. He'll be home in about ten minutes. Just tell him he goes to school with you and he's got a carbon copy of your schedule."
I nodded and opened the front door. Edward scooped me up and carried me upstairs. He set me gently on my bed. Once our coats and backpacks were on the floor and he kissed me softly. I pulled him closer. We heard Charlie come through the door and I ran downstairs with Edward in tow.
"Bella? Why are you here? We made a deal." He was glaring at Edward the whole time as if it was his fault that I wasn't with Jacob right now.
"Well, funny thing dad. The reservation high school shut down and now Jacob goes to my school. So problem solved!"
"No, Bella. You don't get to see him as much."
"Yes I do. He sat right next to me at lunch and we talked. And, get this, he has a carbon copy of my schedule. Sweet talked the lady who does them and got the same one as me."
Charlie eyed me suspiciously. I tried as hard as I could to look enthusiastic about the whole thing.
"Well, whatever. Billy called me on the way home. Said Jacob wants you to come down for dinner and stuff. You can go down whenever. The sooner the better." Edward stiffened. He didn't like me going down there because of the werewolves. I always felt protected, though.
"Okay. I guess I'll go now. I don't have any homework."
Charlie walked into the kitchen and started to make a sandwich. Edward turned to face me and murmured quietly.
"Bella, I don't want you to go down there. Please. Just come to my house and say you went."
"Charlie will know. Besides, the werewolves can protect me. It's not like I'll be hurt."
"Please,"
"No. Edward, I want to go. I really do miss Jacob and I want to see Emily and Seth too."
"I guess there really is no point in arguing with you." Edward sighed and walked me out to my truck. He kissed me before he ran to his house. By the time my truck finally started, he was probably home.
On the way to La Push, I felt excited to see Jacob. It seemed like I hadn't seen him in a while. Him following me around all day didn't really count. As I pulled up in the driveway, I saw little snowflakes fall silently on my windshield. Now I wish I had brought a winter coat.
I knocked on the door and Jacob opened it. "Bella!" He crushed me in a big bear hug. I gasped for breath and he released me. "You look freezing. Come on inside." I followed him into the little warm house. He made it look even smaller.
"So what are we having for dinner?" I asked as I saw no food whatsoever.
"We're going to Em's. And we probably should start going down. Do you want a coat?" I nodded and he disappeared into his room. He came out with a parka.
"Thanks." I pulled it on and waited for Billy to come.
We walked down to Emily's house in silence. I wondered what Jacob was thinking. Sometimes I wish I could read his mind like the other wolves.
"So," I attempted to break the silence but I wasn't able to come up with anything to say.
"Emily's sister moved in with her and Sam." Jacob mentioned as we neared the house.
"Oh," I stopped at the door and Jake stepped in front of me and opened it slowly. As we walked in, I saw Emily's beautiful scared face. I gasped as the mystery girl stepped out from behind her. Her face resembled Emily's. Her green eyes weren't as soft as her sister's. Her straight black hair hung to her waist. She was beautiful. I instantly felt jealous from looking at her. Though she was easily a head taller than Emily, she stood behind her as if to avoid my prying eyes.
"Hey, Bella!" Emily rushed to greet me with a hug. "This is my little sister, Juliet. She moved in a few weeks ago." She motioned at her sister. Juliet smiled and looked back at her feet.
"Nice to meet you." I said trying to break the ever awkward silence.
Quill and Embry burst through the front door quickly followed by Seth and Leah. Sue wasn't too far behind. Paul and Sam came in a little afterward. Seth laughed with Juliet and I grinned as I saw how obvious his crush was. Jacob stood leaning on the counter watching her. We all ate buffet style crowded in Emily's tiny kitchen. After we were done eating I helped her clear away the dishes.
Sam cleared his throat. "If we can all stop eating Emily's wonderful food, we can get started." Crap. I'd invaded yet another meeting. But this one wasn't as up close and personal. I wondered what this one was about.
Juliet stood next to Emily. Seth tried to get as close to her as he could. Jacob stood next to Sam at the head of the table. He kept his eyes focused on her at the other end.
"We found the red head trying to invade our lines again. She tried again last night and thankfully we were able to head her off. But she's coming back. We need to put and end to it." I inhaled sharply. Victoria was coming back. She was coming back for me. I knew she would. But I never thought she'd come back this soon.
"We don't know what she's after. Until we do, we need to keep everyone safe." Jacob took charge. I noticed how he seemed to be saying it to Juliet.
"Jacob's right. We can't let anyone here get hurt. Especially humans. Unfortunately," Sam stopped and took a deep breath as if he wasn't sure how to put the next part. "we have to call on the Cullens for help." A lot of groans swept through the room. No one here, but me, wanted that. I was the only one who loved them all.
Jacob leaned over and whispered to Sam. I saw Juliet shake her head and mutter something under her breath. She obviously didn't like the idea either. We all knew it had to happen.
"It's not an easy thing or an easy decision. But it's going to have to work. If we all stick our heads together it's going to work." Sam tried to convince everyone that it would work. But not even I could believe it would work.
"But what if trying to get it to work makes it worse?" Juliet's voice broke through the chatter. Everyone turned at looked at her like she was an angel. "If we try to make an alliance with them, we could end up with another war on our hands. What if leaving the treaty and what stands now alone, can help more. With the red head on our territory, we can fight her. If she get's to their territory, they can take care of it on their own. We have to think of the big picture."
"She has a point." Jacob added keeping his eyes on her.
"I understand the consequences. But sometimes we have to do things to save people we care about rather than trying to keep something that didn't ever exist."
ar between the both of us makes things worse and they bite more people? It'll be more chaotic." Leah interjected. She stared at Sam as she talked. She looked so wounded. "It's not going to help if we save a few people and then end up with a bigger problem."
"We need to think this out, Sam. We can't just jump to a conclusion and say that it's the best possible solution. It's a matter of thinking." Juliet's points made Sam snap his mouth shut.
"Maybe it is best if we try to make an alliance. It's not permanent, if we don't want it to be." Jacob quickly changed sides. Juliet's frown still looked beautiful.
"I agree. It's settled." Sam added as he saw Leah, Embry, Seth, and Juliet open their mouths.
After everyone left I helped finish picking up. Jacob and Sam went to talk to the Cullens. Juliet and Emily were silent as they stood washing dishes.
"What do you have against the Cullens?" I wanted to take it back as soon as I said it.
"Because we're mortal enemies. Didn't Jake tell you? He seemed to tell you everything." Juliet's voice had an unexpected edge to it.
"He did, but I don't know why you still hate them if you made the treaty."
"The treaty didn't solve all of our problems. We still kill vampires. So we don't like each other. We just don't eat each other." She laughed.
"I just don't undersand."
"It's like asking the lion why he eats sheep. We don't get along. That's it. This alliance isn't easy but Sam feels it's necessary."
"I think you all should just get along. I mean, I know it's hard and everything. But how hard can it really get?"
"You don't understand, since you're a human."
"I'm don't even get it." Emily looked up from her scrubbing and looked at me sympathetically.
"It's just a thing. Like how we always have 'fevers'. It's just who we are." I nodded though I still didn't understand. We finished the dishes and I knew I should get back.
"I'm going to head out. Thanks Emily for everything." I hugged her as I thanked her for dinner.
"No problem. You can come over anytime. I don't mind." Emily smiled and she waved as I walked back to Jacob's house to get my truck. I shivered in Jacob's parka. I opened my truck door and saw Jacob sitting inside. I jumped and exhaled sharply.
"Geez, Bella! Calm down." Jacob leaned over to shut my door. He pulled me closer.
"Jacob, I've got to go."
"Charlie won't mind." Jacob leaned in and stroked my hair. I pulled back and leaned on my steering wheel. I couldn't do it. I just couldn't.
"I'm sorry Jake. I've really got to go. I'll see you tomorrow." Jacob nodded and climbed out of my truck and into his house.
I felt so bad. I didn't mean to hurt his feelings. The whole way home I felt awful. He made me feel like a monster. I just couldn't love him the way he wanted to be loved. You'd think he'd get over it by now. But I guess I was wrong.
My truck rattled as I pulled into the driveway. Charlie's car was parked in it's usual spot. I half expected to see Edward's car too, but he wasn't here. I sighed and unlocked the front door. Charlie was snoring on the couch and I covered him with a blanket. I tiptoed up the stairs so I wouldn't wake him up.
I entered my room and smiled as I saw Edward reclining on my bed. He came to me within seconds of me pulling my coat of.
"Where have you been? Alice lost sight of you and I couldn't cross over to their territory. What were you doing?" Edward's voice hurried over the sentences, never faltering.
"I was with Jake. Trust me, I wasn't hurt and I was safe." I tried to calm him down. He always over reacted when I went down to La Push.
"I don't want you down there. You know that."
"But I won't get hurt. You know that." I smiled. He was forced to grin at my sad excuse of a comeback.
"I just want you to be safe."
"I know. Sometimes you have to trust someone else to keep me safe."
He sighed. "I know. And that's what hurts me. Is the he has to keep you safe. I know you trust him, but I'm wary."
"You're going to trust him. Besides, the alliance is going to have to work, if you like it or not."
"The alliance will work. It's not completely dependent on me." He smiled.
"Come on. We don't have to think about his now. It's just you and me." I pulled him in and kissed him softly. I was reluctant so he would kiss me back. He pushed me onto the bed and kissed me gently. He never kissed me the way I wanted to be, but I enjoyed what I had.
"I love you." I whispered between kisses.
"I know." He grinned and pulled away. I knew he would. Suddenly something snapped in my head.
Werewolf.
Juliet was a werewolf. When she was talking about how the whole mortal enemies thing was 'just a thing' and it was like how they were really hot. And she said 'we have fevers'. I couldn't believe it. How was she a wolf but Emily wasn't? Or was it just one of those things where it skipped Emily?
Dozens of other questions rushed into my head and I couldn't keep them straight. Could she imprint? Or was that only for the guys? Jacob hadn't explained that part to me.
Jacob.
What if he imprinted on her? What if they were going to fall in love and he'd forget about me? What would happen to me? I couldn't stand the thought of living without Jake. That's one of the reasons why I was trying to find a way that I could be a vampire, but still have Jacob.
Vampire.
I could be one now. If Jacob had someone else, then he wouldn't really want me. So I could change and be guilt free. But what if he still wanted me? Could I bear to change then? He'd have someone else to take care of him and he would have someone else to heal his hurt. Like he'd done with me.
Edward.
I'd completely forgotten about him. He was sitting next to me with panic written all over his face. I snapped out of my trance slash hyperventilating state and looked into his amber eyes.
"I'm sorry. She's a werewolf too. Just like him." I was stunned.
"Who's a werewolf like who?" Edward murmured. His voice slowly started to calm me down.
"Juliet, like Jacob." I stuttered. I was so afraid of what my life was about to become. I sat there in shock of what it already was.
What did you think? I'm pretty happy with it. It's probably my sixth draft, or something absurd like that. Please leave me a review to let me know what you think! I'm almost done with the second chapter now.