A/N: Hello everybody! This is my first fanfiction so I hope you like it. I'm sorry in advanced for any spelling or grammatical errors.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fan fiction using characters, setting, and some plot points from Stephanie Meyer's Twilight Saga. I do not own Twilight – even though I wish I did ;). This story is for entertainment purposes only and not apart of the official series. Thank you Stephanie Meyer for creating such a wonderful saga. I am sad to see the movies end – especially with very little of the wolf pack, which is the best part.
I knew that today was going to be a long day when i woke up and didn't feel a cold body next to mine. Instead, I found a note where Edward was supposed to be:
My dearest Bella,
Alice said that it was going to be nice out today and because there hasn't been anything going on with Victoria, Jasper and I decided to go hunting. But please my love, be careful, and take care of my heart - I've left it with you.
Great - now the only thing going on today is my morning shift at Newton's Outfitters and then helping Angela fill out her graduation announcements that her mom is making her fill out by hand.
Realizing that I will be late for work if I don't leave soon motivates me to get up and start my day. I don't have enough time to eat my normal breakfast - Cheerios - So instead, I grab a Strawberry Pop-Tart on my way out the door and hit the road.
When I get to Newton's I put on my hideous orange vest that has my name embroidered on it in green from behind the counter.
"G'morning Mrs. Newton." I said. She and Mike seemed to be in a heated discussion about Mike's grades and him not being able to go some party tonight. I knew Mike would be embarrassed if I saw him get in trouble so I wanted to pull the attention away from him.
Mrs. Newton, who had had her back facing me, turned around with a look of surprise on her face. " Bella, what are you doing here?" After seeing the look of confusion on my face, she turned toward Mike again. " Mike, didn't you tell Bella not to come in today because Katie was coming in." Katie was the girl that was going to replace me this summer once I stopped working here after graduation. And on days that Mrs. Newton didn't think would be busy, she would bring in Katie to train her. But because they can't afford to have both of us working at the same time, Katie usually takes my shift.
"Oh, right, I forgot." I lied. I actually had no clue but I didn't want Mike to get into anymore trouble thana he was already in. "Well, I'll just see you tomorrow then. " Mike smiled gratefully at me.
So, I pulled off my vest and put it back on the hook before heading out to my truck. As I made my way out to my beloved Chevy, I noticed a flier stuck under my windshield:
SAVE THE OLYMPIC WOLFUnder the caption was a picture of a wolf howling at the moon on the edge of a cliff. The drawing reminded me of my wolf that runs under the night sky and protects the forest - and me - from creatures that most people don't even dream about. I feel a pang in my chest the same time that I have to see him runs through my brain. So, I started my truck as fast as I could.
I had fifteen minutes between here and La Push. Hopefully, those minutes are enough to make it passed the border before Alice can see my future disappear and comes running after me.
I speed through the familiar winding roads take me closer and closer to Jacob Black. I'm not sure where exactly the boundary line is but I feel safer as I pass the first couple houses of the reservation.
A wave of calm washed over me as soon as the little red cabin was in my view. This place always felt like a second home. But as I pull up, nervousness starts to trickle into my head. But I sucked it up and hope out of the truck, nearly falling, and walked toward the door that had seen years of wear and tear. The door opens before I get the chance to knock and Billy is standing in the doorway.
"Hello Bella."
"Morning Billy. Is Jake here?" I asked hoping that he wouldn't slam the door in my face and tell me to leave - I mean I left Jake to save a vampire. I would be a fool to think that they would just brush it off and welcome me with open arms.
"He got back from patrol a little while ago and he's still sleeping."
"Oh. . . well, can you have him meet me at the beach? I really need to talk to him."
"Sure, sure." I smiled at the phrase that Jake says so much. I wonder if Jake got it from Billy or if Billy got it from Jake.
I thanked him and them made my way to our – mine and Jake's – spot on the beach. The driftwood tree where I first learned about the supernatural world. My life changed that day when Jake was telling me scary stories that he thought were just his tribe being superstitious.
I sat down on the sand and laid my back against the sturdy, bleach white driftwood tree with its gnarled trunks twisted around me. With y eyes closed, I let my mid wander. I thought about everything from Charlie and Renee to Jessica's birthday party next weekend that she went on and on about in lunch on Friday.
"Hey." I knew who the voice belonged to even before I opened my eyes.
"Hi." I tried to gather my courage to start. "Why didn't you pick up the phone when I called?"
"I already told you everything I had to say. You know how I feel: about them, about you . . . . about us." He paused for a moment and his voice became softer. "And I know how you feel. But Bella, he left you. In the middle of the woods. And I know that you think him leaving to protect you was romantic or something. But its not. He made your decision for you." Jake was now looking right at me, reading my facial expressions.
"You left me once too." I pointed out.
"Not by choice. Sam ordered me not to see you. And if you remember I came to see you anyway. And even when you didn't see me, I was there. Protecting you."
"Okay. Where does that leave us? Because I still love him."
"I think that leaves us the same place we were before, friends." He said with a small slowly starting to form across his face.
For the rest of the afternoon, we talked about lighter subjects like : how we were, what's new, and how the pack was- which Jake informed me that Quil, Leah, and Seth were now phased. Leah phasing was a big shock o the pack because they didn't even know that girls could phase. But Quil, apparently, is very excited to be a wolf and to be in the 'in crowd'. Which made me laugh.
"You know, the pack would love to see you." Jacob said.
"Are they at Emily's?" I asked.
And then we were off to Emily's place. Which was like the Pack's meeting place. Jake tried to drive but I told him, "My truck, I drive." He just laughed and got into the passenger's side. The way there we sat in silence. But not the uncomfortable kind, but the type where neither person feels a need to fill the silence. And it was nice. When we pulled up I was bombarded with four pack members.
"Bella's here!" Jared shouted happily.
"Great, now maybe we can get a break from Jake's obsessive inner monologue." Paul answered. "Wish Bella would call."
"Wish Bella wouldn't call." Quil added.
"Maybe I should call Bella." Embry said.
"Maybe I should call Bella and hang up." This was Jared.
I can feel my cheeks burn with a blazing fire and I knew that they were red.
"Stop harassing Bella and get in here." Emily yelled from the house. To say I was grateful was an understatement.
For the rest of the afternoon, I sat with the pack around Emily's kitchen table watching the madness unfold around me. The boys were teasing each other and acting like little kids while scarfing down all of the food that Emily made – which was enough to feed a small army. Quil and Jake had started to wrestle in the living room and Sam – with the help of Paul – tossed them outside so they wouldn't break any of Emily's things. Sam, Paul, Jared and Quil all gathered in the yard to watch them. I would've been worried if I didn't hear their laughter and bets being taken.
It was 5:45 when I glanced up at the clock when I was talking to Emily.
"Crap. I forgot about Angela." Emily looked at me with confusion. "Angela is a friend of mine and I told her I would help her with her graduation announcements. I told her I would be there at six."
I thanked Emily and ran out the door toward my truck when I heard Jake yell for me, asking what I was doing. I was already starting the truck before I answered.
"I told a friend I would help her with something but I forgot about it until now. So I've gotta go. I'll see you later." I talked in a normal voice but I knew he could hear me with his supernatural hearing. I saw him wave goodbye and smiled in return.
After a few minutes of driving, there was car lights behind me. It was crazy. One minute, nothing, but the next, bam, there was a car behind me – no- more like following me. The Volvo was practically on my bumper.
"Really? You're going t follow me. Anger seeped through my voice and I was glad that he could hear me. I have every right to see my friend and if he doesn't like that, he can get over it.
Once I pulled up into Angela's driveway he just drove by. At least he didn't try to follow me in. That would have taken some explaining to Angela. I went up the steps to Angela's front porch and knocked.
A/N: And that's it for chapter one! I hope you guys liked it. I will update as soon as I can. Happy Reading!