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Recap: Just as I was starting to relax, there was a sudden blur and then a hauntingly beautiful face with a mane of red hair appeared in my window. Crimson eyes met mine. I did the only thing I could: I screamed.

Chapter Three

I swear the whole world litterly came to a stop as I stared into her red eyes. I didn't want to accept the fact that she was right there outside of my window; that she could break into my house with the tiniest bit of effort and drain me of my blood. Her red eyes glared into my brown ones, and slowly her lips lifted up in a hungry smile. "Victoria." Her name left my lips with a breath as soft as a whisper, even though my heart was pounding a million miles per second. Victoria seemed to enjoy my fear. Something caught her attention and her eyes slipped to look behind me. I spun around and saw Kim sitting up in my bed with a dazed look. Fear clenched my insides. Why did she have to wake up? Oh God, Kim, we're going to die. In the inside I was going absolutely crazy and it was a wonder that I hadn't passed out yet. Outside, I tried to be as calm and collected as possible.
"Are you okay?" Kim asked sleepily.
I nodded jerkily at her, praying that she'd just go back to sleep or at least wake up fully and realize that there was a fricking vampire right in front of me. No such luck. "What's your friend doing outside the window? Invite her in," she said with a yawn. "She's pretty."
Who knew that Kim was so stupid when she just woke up? I wanted to hit her or something, but instead I just stood stiffly and waited for Kim to wake up fully. It took about twenty seconds before her eyes widened with realization and horror. She opened her mouth twice, but wasn't able to make a sound. I whipped around to my window again when I heard a shattering sound, only to be hit with shards of glass as Victoria broke through my window. She was standing in my room, ignoring Kim. Her eyes were only on me. At least it was until Kim gave a shrill scream and fainted. Victoria laughed. "She's pathetic, you know. She can't even stay awake when faced with a vampire."
I shook my head to rid all thoughts of Kim and said, "There are wolves outside." At least, I hoped there was.
Victoria laughed again. It was a mean, ugly sound. "You mean those oversized puppies? Not a sign of them."
I froze. Where the hell were they? Then I remembered what I told Kim before we went to bed. I told her not to call the Pack. God, I could kill myself right now! I steeled my voice, even though I was suddenly feeling very nauseous. "W-what do you want, Victoria? The Cullens aren't here, in Forks." I sniffled and then coughed; only now remembering that I was sick.
"A mate for a mate," she said with an offended tone, as if I was supposed to have known that already. "Your Edward killed James, and now I'm returning the favour."
"He is not my mate!" I yelled at her, anger coursing through my veins. How dare she mention that good for nothing asshole? But she didn't listen. Before I could even blink, Victoria blurred and then appeared with Kim over one shoulder. Her ice cold fingers wrapped around my arm, so tightly that I was sure it was going to bruise, and the next moment the whole world was a dark blur as Victoria jumped out of my window and raced out of Forks. Where we were headed, I had no idea, but I could only hope that one of the Pack boys were on patrol. They weren't. The air was freezing cold. Kim woke up and began crying when she realized that we were going to die. I repeatedly apologized to her for everything, and soon I was also crying. It didn't last long, though. I had to be strong. If not for myself, I at least had to be strong for Kim. I was the one responsible for this mess.
After about ten minutes of running, Victoria slowed until we eventually stopped in a beautiful clearing where the air was ice-cold. She dumped us onto the cold and wet ground. I looked around at the dark night, but when I heard Kim's piercing scream I focused on her, only to have my eyes widen in horror. There was Victoria, bending over Kim and drinking from her throat. I panicked and felt a really warm tingle down my spine. Kim couldn't die because of me; I had to do something! I looked down at my hands and was shocked to find them shaking. In fact, my whole body was shaking, and I found myself suddenly angry at the whole world. At the Cullens for leaving me, at Charlie for treating me like a child, at Jake's puppy love… A sharp pain tore through my body and I screamed, falling onto all fours. I heard a series of cracks and it felt as if my bones were rearranging themselves, shrinking and enlarging themselves. The ground suddenly wasn't as cold anymore, but my whole body ached. I laid there panting, my eyes focused onto my white paws. Wait, paws? The Hell? I jumped up with fright only to stumble, not yet used to my new…body. I howled as loud as I could, hoping that there were other wolves out there that would hear and help me. Victoria released Kim's sobbing body and whipped around to face me, her eyes wide with terror. "Impossible," she whispered. She backed away when I growled at her, but realization came over her as she saw me awkwardly trying to stand, and a smirk found its way over her lips and she turned to look down on Kim's writhing, changing body before she fled, calling over her shoulder that "this is not over!"
I whimpered and belly-crawled my way to Kim's body. She was crying and screaming and twisting around. I pressed my wet nose against her arm, which seemed to calm her a bit. She was changing, God help me. I howled again, this time a desperate, long howl. Please, let there be someone that can help us…
Hey kid, where are you? – A voice asked from inside my head.
Oh my God, I'm going insane! The same voice chuckled – freaking chuckled! – And told me I wasn't insane.
We're on our way. Who are you, anyway? – This second voice sounded vaguely familiar, but at the moment I didn't really want to focus on the voices. All I could focus on was Kim, going through the change all because of my effed up life.
SHIT! It's changing into a leech! – The first voice said again, and I had the weird sense that they were running.
Kim gave another scream and it felt like the two other things in my head flinched. My name is Jason, and I'm the Alpha. Do you know who that girl is? – First voice, Jason, said.
I told him that she was my friend, and they in turn told me to hang on and that they were almost where I was. Not two seconds later and two large wolves appeared in the clearing I was in. It clicked then. Werewolves. I was a effing werewolf. Just like the La Push guys… One of the wolves had long shaggy white and grey fur with intelligent brown eyes, while the bigger of the two had dark brown fur and bright green eyes. The brown wolf trotted over to me and nudged my side. It was Jason. The other wolf had disappeared, but soon came out of the woods in cut-offs. He looked really familiar. "Hey," he said when he reached us. He then led me away and talked me through the steps of phasing back into a human. It was not easy, but after a while I managed to phase back. When I finally did I realized that I was completely naked. I blushed as the guy handed me an over-sized t-shirt. When I looked up at him, his eyes widened. "Bella Swan?" he asked incredulously. I nodded shyly. "Hey, it's me, Tyler, the guy that disappeared after nearly running you over with a van?" he said in a joking voice, then added seriously, "Sorry about that."
"Tyler, hey," I said brilliantly, still sitting on the ground and staring up at him. He chuckled and offered me a hand. I gratefully took it and soon I was standing, a bit awkwardly, next to him. "Why did you…" My voice trailed off.
"Disappear?" he asked. I nodded. "I'll tell you sometime Bella, just not now."
"I understand," I said, and I really did. I probably wouldn't just give my secrets away to someone I haven't seen for about a year. No scratch that, I wouldn't. I followed Tyler back to the clearing where a very human Jason was standing. He was really big, with darkly tanned skin, thick dark brown hair and green eyes. He smiled an easy smile at me. "Hello, I'm Jason Whitfield." He sounded a bit awkward, as if he was still new to this. Come to think of it, he probably was. I smiled a little and said, "Isabella Swan. Pleased to meet you, Jason."
Jason then explained that we were werewolves and descendants from the neighbouring Quileute tribe, but way back. He then explained everything that I already knew thanks to the La Push pack, but I kept my mouth shut about the other pack. What if Jason didn't know about them, and would think of them as a threat? I shuddered; let's rather not think about that. We then started the long walk back to Jason's house. Or at least it felt long. The silence was nice, but after a while I couldn't stand it anymore. "How do I look like as a wolf?" I didn't ask anyone in particular, but it was Tyler that responded. "You're snow white, but you have a dark brown patch just above your tail."
I grinned. Impressive. "You'll show me later, right? How I look, I mean."
Tyler nodded and said, "Obviously."
Just then I remembered something. "Jason?" I asked tentatively. He stopped and looked at me with an 'mmhmm?' "What's going to happen with Kim?" I wasn't sure if I wanted to hear the answer. He gave me a gentle smile. "She'll be alright, Isabella. I already contacted someone in our pack and he'll bring Kim to my house. We'll watch over her, see how much control she has, and then we'll decide what to do. We're not monsters, Bella," Jason said.
I gave him a grateful smile and spotted the house up ahead. It was huge, but looked cosy. It wasn't fancy; it was a two storey house painted in woodsy colours. A delicious smell wafted from the open door and, embarrassingly, my stomach rumbled loudly. The guys laughed as theirs followed. Jason took the lead and walked through the open door, I followed behind him. The house inside was brightly lit with billions of photos covering the walls. The floor was a light wood. I followed Jason to what I guessed was the lounge. I could hear voices coming from the room and I was suddenly nervous. What if they didn't like me? As if he could read my mind, Tyler put a calming hand on my shoulder and gave a light squeeze before dropping his hand again. Jason then led me into the lounge where the talking stopped and everything was silent as the room's three occupants stared at me. It was two very attractive guys and one girl. I blushed and looked at my bare feet, now more self-conscious than ever about the fact that I was wearing only an overly large T-shirt. "Guys, this is Isabella Swan. She's just phased."
The room exploded with noise as the three seated teenagers asked how the hell it was possible for a girl to have phased. Jason calmed them down and explained that he would have to talk to their Elders, and that he had no idea. Then he disappeared and left me alone with the three strangers and Tyler. He decided to introduce me to everybody. "Bella, this is Drake Anderson." He gestured to the guy sitting on the floor. He seemed to be really tall, lightly tanned and toned. His dark hair hung in his grey eyes that peered up at me. "Hi," I mumbled shyly. He grinned back and winked playfully. Tyler rolled his eyes and pointed at the next guy, "And this is Damian Marx." Tyler gestured to the guy sitting on the couch. Damian was a really attractive guy, super tall, lightly tanned and not too muscled. He had a boyish grin and light brown eyes. "Hey, new girl," Damian said with a grin, and I found myself smiling back. Lastly Tyler gestured at the girl sitting next to Damian on the couch. "Lastly, that is Clara Mason." Clara was a pretty girl who looked to be about fifteen years old. She had light skin and a lot of freckles on her arms and a few dusting her nose. She had curly dirty blonde hair that fell to just above her elbows with a choppy fringe hanging over her right eye. She had an oval shaped face, a slightly sharp nose and average lips. Her piercing greyish-blue eyes looked deeply into mine. "Hey," she said, and I noticed she had a weird accent. She noticed my look and said, "I'm from South Africa." I nodded and waved awkwardly. She stood up and walked out of the room, saying something about helping someone in the kitchen. Tyler sat down on the couch next to Damian where Clara had sat and motioned for me to take a seat on the floor. I sat down and played with my fingers. I couldn't help but worry about Kim. She was going to be broken when she realized that she was a vampire, what with Jared being a werewolf and all. And what if Kim turned out to be an uncontrollable newborn and we had to kill her? Had to rip her apart and burn the pieces? I shuddered and hugged my knees to my chest. "Are you okay?" I looked up and met Drake's grey eyes. I nodded just as someone entered the room. The guy was average height but he had huge muscles. He had black hair and brown eyes, and the same russet coloured skin as the Quileute people. In his arms he held a very unconscious Kim. The room suddenly filled with growls. "Shut up," Tyler snapped at the other two guys. "She's a friend."
Relief washed over me. I jumped up and ran over to the guy and looked down at my friend. Kim was freakishly pale, which was surprising and really worrying what with her having russet coloured skin and all. Her forehead was covered in sweat and her lips were bloody from where she bit them. Even in her unconscious state she kept jerking as the venom coursed through her veins. "Oh God," I whispered, running a finger over Kim's burning face. "This is my entire fault." My eyes filled with tears and this time I couldn't stop them from escaping my eyes. I couldn't take it anymore and ran out of the house as fast as I could. I would not allow these people that I barely knew to see me cry. I heard Tyler calling after me but I ignored him, just kept running. I didn't know where I was going, and after a while my vision was so blurred by my tears that I couldn't see anymore. I collapsed onto the wet ground, sobbing my heart out. Why did everything have to happen to me? I thought as I pounded the ground with my fists. First the Cullens, Victoria, James, Jake, and now Kim. God must hate me.
After a while I was done crying, but I was too exhausted to get up again. Let the new Pack worry about me, I didn't care. All I could think about was how in one single night, my whole world was turned upside down and everything I knew, was changed. Forever I would have to live with the fact that thanks to me, Kim's life was over. I could only hope that, one day, she could find it in her cold dead heart to forgive me.

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