Written for ellinou and beta'ed by Juno Magic.


Billy watched Jacob as his son came back from a night at the cinema with Bella Swan. It would happen at any moment, he knew. He could see it in the trembling of his limbs, feel it in the head emanating from Jacob's body.

"How was your evening?" Billy asked evenly.

"Turned out to be a disaster," Jacob answered. "The only other guy who showed up with Bella got sick, and I probably caught it too."

There was a sharp tearing sound, and Jacob burst out of his skin. In his stead stood a gigantic, russet brown wolf. It had happened.