"I was right?" I gasped.
"Very right." muttered Quil.
"You're werewolves? Wow. And you," I said turning to Collin, "imprinted. On me?" I hissed out.
Collin nodded sheepishly. "You are actually taking this very well." He commented.
"I was raised around this stuff. And Collin, I was lying about the boyfriend thing." I said with a smile, as I leaned in and gave him a kiss on his warm cheek. I had never seen anyone more happy. "But you guys are werewolves? Do I need a sliver stake and need to stay inside during full moons?" I said, furrowing my brows.
Seth laughed. "Nope. We can control out changes."
I smiled. "Wait!" I semi-screamed. "Does this mean there are cold ones too? Vampires and stuff?" I asked, worried.
"The ones around here are safe Melanie. They won't hurt you. Jake imprinted on a half-vampire. The Cullen's won't hurt you. I won't let them. We take down the dangerous ones, the nomads." Collin said, putting his warm hand on top of mine.
"You promise?" I said. I could handle werewolves, but vampires were creepy.
"Absolutely." He said again. I couldn't doubt the sincerity in his words. The lunch bell rang, and I went off to my classes, two of which were with Collin. We sat next to each other and talked the whole time. He was so interested in everything about me. It was amazing. No one in Ohio had ever noticed me except my friends. I was the guy anti-magnet in Cincinnati. It felt good to have someone who loved me at first sight. I ignored the gossip from the others as Collin and I walked out of the school gates, holding hands. I heard some of it though.
"That tramp. She thinks she and her stupid blonde hair can come and rule the school!"
"Aw look. She already has a boy-toy. I'll bet 5 bucks she's pregnant in less than 3 months."
"She thinks she's so good, with her blonde hair and cream skin. She's not cool enough to look like us –burst of laughter-"
"Just because she's from a big city she thinks she's better. My behind she's better than us."
The comments hurt, but I rested my head on Collin's shoulder. He seemed to absorb the pain from me.
Since my dad was studying in some library and my mom was in Forks getting groceries, I invited Collin over. Jake and Quil said he could go.
"This is my house." I said, after we had finished our walk. I had gotten cold, so Collin had his arm around my waist. He was like a space heater.
"Its nice." He said, not looking away from my eyes. He looked a little older than me, due to the werewolf growth-spurt thing, but not to bad. I was pretty tall for my age anyway. I opened it up with my key, and I dumped my stuff on the kitchen counter. I turned around while asking, "So are you hungry-" but was interrupted when I turned around with Collins face not an inch from mine. My eyes got big, but I leaned in, and gave him a soft kiss. His eyes had the happy blind-man-colors look again, and I pulled away.
"Sorry if I'm not a great kisser." I said blushing red. "You're actually my first boyfriend."
"You're perfect in every way Melanie." He said honestly. I blushed even deeper.
"I wouldn't say I could agree with that. But, I have a question. Can I see you as a wolf?" I asked softly.
"Sure. I'll be back soon." He said, slipping out the door into the woods in the backyard. I sat cross-legged in my backyard, and closed my eyes. When I heard some whining, I opened my eyes and gasped.