I just proof-read everything from the last chapter of The Coven to Chapter 2 of the Pack, and decided I need to write Chapter 3 before I post. My original plan was to write the first five chapters of the Pack before posting it, but that's gonna take a while. Plus, I'm getting through this faster than I thought I would.

Another plus, I left a lot of confusion in the last chapter....

Fang: Blah, blah, blah.....

Me: -sighs- Anyone who wants to has permission to slap him.


Iggy's POV

I am a monster.

I have no idea why I had become a monster, but that's what I was. Both inside and out.

I had fur! I had fangs! I had paws, for crying out loud! I was howling, yelping, making all kinds of animal noises. I was running on four legs. Yep, monster on the outside.

And I had tried to attack a little girl. I had almost hurt Gazzy! And why? 'Cause the little girl smelt bad. Oh, I wonder how that'll hold up in a court of law? I can just here the judge.

"So, Iggy, you have been convicted of the murder of an innocent little girl and your own little brother. What was your motive?"

"Uhhh...she smelt bad?"

Yeah, monster on the inside, too.

"You're not a monster, Iggy."

"Get the FUCK out of my head!!"

That other wolf-monster, Jacob, was still in hot pursuit, and talking inside my head. I was beginning to understand how Max felt.

And I soon found out he wasn't the only intruder in my brain.

"Jacob, what's up?"

"Renesmee called us, saying that, 'Fang's Flock friend is like you guys and Jacob needs help catching him'."

"Will you people get out of my head!!!"

I tried runnng faster, hoping to lose them. Or run myself over a cliff and do everyone a favor.

"Just to let you know, running yourself off a cliff may just result in you just being depressed at the bottom of a cliff instead of at the top."

"Stop reading my thoughts!!"

I heard him thought-snicker. "Sorry, it can't be helped."

"Hey, Jake, too bad Leah's not here. She could catch him."

"Whatever, Quil. Just focus on the problem now, ok?"

I shook my head madly as I ran, as if I could shake the voices out of my head.

"Uhhh....Iggy?"

"STOP TALKING TO ME!!" I was losing it! Please just let this be a bad dream!

"I wish I could tell you it was." One of the voices answered. "I'm Embry, and I and my friends just want to explain to you what's going on. Please, just stop and listen to us for a minute!"

"Shut up!" I mind-yelled. Suddenly, I burst out of the woods, into a small clearing. Or, I think it was. I couldn't see it.

I whined in pain. My eyes were burning! The sun was soooo bright, it hurt! I stopped, dropping to the ground, putting my huge paws over my eyes, and whimpering.

Suddenly, I heard something come up next to me. I felt a wolf nose give me a small nudge. "Come on, Iggy. We'll go back into the woods, where it's darker."

I gave a small whimper in agreement.


Max's POV

"I'm sooo glad you guys came here!" Renesmee told us excitedly. "Now Fang doesn't have to leave at all!"

"Yes, Renesmee!" The woman who had warmly introduced herself as Esme said. "Don't you think you're chewing there ears off a bit, hun?"

"Awww, Grandma!" Renesmee answered. "I'm just so excited!"

That woman's a grandmother? Seriously, have I stepped into an alternate universe?

Esme laughed. "Why don't you go tell Grandpa he needs to hurry up and come back down here." Renesmee nodded and sped off. And when I say sped, I mean sped! She made me look like a freaking turtle.

Esme turned to us, smiling. "I brought you guys some sandwiches." She said, placing a tray, a silver tray, to be exact, in front of us. It was piled high with sandwiches. "I'm sorry my husband is taking so long. He trying to call the entire our entire family to tell them about your....sudden arrival." She laughed. "They're everywhere today, aren't they, Fang? Rosalie and Alice are in Seattle, Bella and Edward are in Port Angeles, and Emmett and Jasper are....Fang? Do you remember where they are?"

Fang, who, after escorting us in with the guy named Carlisle, had banished himself to the farthest corner of the room, just shrugged.

Esme put her hands on her hips. "Fang Zuriel Cullen, you could come over here and be sociable!"

What did she just call him? Whatever. Fang just shook his head and continued to stare at us. Or, mainly, me. He was glaring at me. What the heck did I do? I finally got sick of it, turned around, and stared back. He quickly looked down.

"Hey, ummm...Mrs. Esme?" Gazzy asked, taking a sandwich. "Do you know if Iggy's gonna be ok?"

"First of all, just call me Esme, hun." She said, smiling. "Second, I'm sure he'll be fine. He's just a little....scared right now."

"He's coming back, right?" Nudge asked.

"Of course he is!" Renesmee said, bounding back into the room, Carlisle close behind. "Jacob will bring him back!" Suddenly, she looked confused. "Fang told me you guys had a talking dog! Where's Total?"

"He's in Max's backpack." Angel answered. "He hid in there when Iggy turned into the wolf and he won't come out."

With all the confusion, I hadn't even noticed the little furball was gone! I grabbed my bag and unceremoniously dumped him out.

"Oof." Total said, landing on the floor.

"Some brave guard dog you are."

He stared at me. "Did you see the size of Iggy and those other wolves? I'm an appetizer for those things! I-"

"You're Total!" Renesmee squeeled, cutting him off. She knelt down on the floor beside him. "I'm Renesmee. Oh, you're sooo cute!" She planted a kiss on the top of his head.

If Total could've blushed, he would've. "Gee, thanks.."

Suddenly, the front door opened and a couple walked in. There was a dark haired girl and a bronze-haired boy. The boy, I noticed, looked a bit like Renesmee, and I soon found out why.

"Mommy! Daddy! Look who showed up!" She ran over and gave her mom a hug.

Meanwhile, Fang had rushed over to her dad and was whispering something to him.

Renesmee began to drag her mom over to the couch, where we were. "Mommy, come see the talking dog!"

Her mom turned back to the dad. "Edward?"

"Bella, Esme." He answered. "Fang and I are going to step outside for a minute."

"Alright..." Esme answered. "Don't stay out too long."

Edward just nodded and, in a flash, he and Fang were gone, the door swinging closed behind him.

"Bella, Nessie, how about you two come take a seat." Carlisle said. "I think it's about time we explained to our guests what all of this is about."

"About time." I muttered.

"I'm sorry you had to wait, Max." Esme answered.

"Look." I said, totally annoyed. "I came here, expecting to find Fang, rescue him if he needed it, and get out. Instead, not only is Fang acting totally weird, looks totally different, and seems to have a new family of equally strange people, now another of my Flock is running around in the woods, after turning into a wolf! Ma'am, I don't want 'I'm sorrys'. I want to know what freaking alternate universe I've fallen into!"

For a second, they all just stared at me. Then, Bella started to laugh.

"Gosh, Fang told me Max had a temper, and he wasn't kidding!"

I was getting sick of these people. "Yeah, sounds like Fang told you a lot about me, but you won't tell me anything about him!"

"Ok, ok." Carlisle said. "We're being quite annoying here, I'm sure."

"I don't know." Nudge cut in. "I kinda think you guys are funny."

I shot a look at Nudge. She grinned and shrugged.

Carlisle sighed. "Alright, moving on...Where to start...."

"I've got an idea!" Renesmee said, jumping up. She ran straight over to me, stopping about five freaking inches from my face. "I'll explain it to Max!"

"Renesmee!" Bella said warningly. "I don't think that's the best-"

That's when Renesmee reached up and touched my face.


Edward's POV

"I'm a freaking monster. A monster from the fifth layer of hell."

"The fifth layer?" I asked. "There are layers in hell?"

I got a look from Fang that could've made a bitchy Rosalie back down. "Edward!"

"Alright, Fang, explain to me why you're a monster from whatever layer of hell."

He was facing down at the ground, eyes shut tight. "I-I......I don't have the control you guys thought I did."

"What do you mean, Fang?" I asked. "Your control is amazing."

He shook his head. "No, it's not. I.....I almost bit Max."

"Go on."

It all came tumbling out of him. "The wind just, just picked up suddenly, blowing her scent in my face. And, oh man, Edward, she smelt, beautiful! Wonderful! Appetizing...It took ever bit of willpower I had to back off. I almost bit Max, Edward! Max!"

I put my hands on his shoulders. "Fang, just take a deep breath. You didn't feel the same urge to attack the rest of the Flock, did you?"

Fang took a couple deep breaths, thinking. "No..."

"Then it's just Max who smells so...appetizing to you."

He nodded. "Yeah, I guess. But that doesn't make me any less of a monster."

"Oh, yes it does, Fang. First of all, you used all your willpower to not bite Max, which I think makes you the farthest thing from a monster. Second, Fang, some people's blood is just more...enticing to certain vampires more than others. Fang, didn't I ever tell you about when I first met Bella?"

"Well, you told me you guys met in science class at school." He answered. "I always meant to ask for the full story."

"Well, Fang, here it is. When I first met Bella, I decided I had to kill her."

Fang eyes widened. "What?!"

"Yes, Fang. There was no other choice, really. Or, so I thought at the time. As soon as I caught her scent, sitting there in Mr. Banner's Biology class, I realized that I had no other choice. I was going to have to kill her. And everyone else in the class as well, of course. I couldn't leave any evidence. I began to plan the best way to take out the whole class without attracting too much extra attention. I could do it. I had to. I disgusted myself, of course. I kept picturing myself as a monster. A red-eyed killer. And then, I made a comparison to that monster's face with Carlisle's. The guilt and shame was enough to make me try to hold my breath for that one hour of Biology, try to stop myself from murdering the innocent children in that class. And as I sat, I hated Bella. I hated her with every fiber of my being. If she hadn't shown up, if she hadn't picked this town to appear, my life wouldn't be heading towards ruin. I wouldn't be planning murder, planning to upset the family that meant so much to me. When the class finally ended and I was able to escape the hell that Bella Swan had brought me into, I went outside and cleared my head of her scent as much as I could. When I was finally able to think, I realized I had a choice. I didn't have to kill Bella, and obviously, I didn't. And you have a choice, too, Fang."

He nodded. "Yeah, ok."

I gave his shoulders a squeeze. "Fang, you are going to take another deep breath of fresh air, get that scent out of your system for a bit. You and I are going to go for a short hunting trip and quench your thirst as much as possible. Then, you're going back into the house and spending some time with Max and your Flock."

He stared at me in utter shock. "Edward, are you freaking crazy?!!!"

I grinned. "Perhaps. But Fang, your Flock needs you, and, despite whatever form of denial you may put yourself in, you need your Flock. You're just going to have to do what I did. Get used to her scent, push your willpower to the limit."

"Edward, I can't-"

"Yes you can, Fang. And you want to know why? Because you love Max enough to do it."

"Edward-"

"And once you work up enough willpower, you should be able to give Max that kiss like you keep dreaming about."

Fang glared. "Will you get the hell out of my head?!"

I grinned. "Come on, Fang. I think I smell a bear nearby..."

Fang: -rubbing face- You didn't have to slap me...

Me: Yes I did.

Fang: But with a fish?!

Me: -grins, holding up herring- It was funny....

Ok, five notes here...

1. I totally forgot about Total 'till halfway through this chapter, which is why he ended up in Max's backpack. I was just writing, and realized, 'ZOMG! Where'd I put Total?!' Poor little furball.....

2. I must remember to thank Stefanie Meyer for putting Midnight Sun on the internet. If it wasn't for that, Edward's POV on meeting Bella here would've sucked.

3. Everyone MUST go to the Maximum-x website and look up Rinean. She drew an awesome picture of Fang and Alanna at prom. Check it out!!!!!!!!!

4. It's my Birthday Tomorrow (March 1st.)!!!!! Yay!!!!! I shall be a legal adult. 18. I can vote! Well, it's a little late now.......Wow, I don't feel like an adult.....

5. Everyone on Maximum-x should go on Fang's profile and bug him to answer my damn questions!!! It's my new pointless goal...

So, I think I shall actually go and post this now!

Fang: Finally....

Me: I'm a bit nervous.....Fang, what if they don't like it?!

Fang: Since when does that bother you?

Me:....-shrugs- Point....But-

Fang: Just post it already!!!!! People can't wait for you to get through moments of indecision!

Me: B-But...

Fang: -pushes me over, grabs computer, adds: R&R ?, and updates- There, done!

Me: Here goes nothing....