DISCLAIMER- I DO NOT OWN ANY ASPECT OF TWILIGHT, INCLUDING PLOT, STORY, CHARACTORS, IDEAS ETC....

Bella's POV

I'd thought going home was going to be hard.

All the memories of Edward were engraved in every surface of this house.

I couldn't stop myself thinking, 'It was on that kitchen surface where we used to kiss, and he'd say how he loved me more than 'life itself,'

Or how 'It was here on this porch he'd sit, and he'd wait for me to come home from work at the Newton's store, he'd greet me with my favourite crooked smile, and be at my side before I could blink, with a kiss'

I felt that worse should be to come as I moved to my room, I braced myself.

I shoved at the bedroom door, quickly twisting the handle as if it would burn me.

I shrunk back from the open door, memories of the first night he spent with me flooding back, mindlessly I walked straight in to the centre of the room bathing in the sweet times…

Now however, it looked as if he had never touched it. Had never read any of my books during the long nights awake. Had never lay on my bed next to me, cooling me with his marble arms on a hot summer night…

I ran to the bed, pressing myself to the sheets, searching for a hint of his scent.

Only the smell of washing powder.

A wave of disappointment caught me, I almost slumped to the floor, before a stray thought kicked my ass into action.

'What if Edward could see me like this?'

That stray thought, really shook me up.

I had too much stubborn pride ( inherited from my loving Dad) to let anyone see me like this ever again, I wasn't promising to be normal… But , I had to do something!

'Today will be the last day I mourn for Edward Cullen,' I decided rashly, out loud.

'I will always love him, more than any of my weak and 'human' words can express, but I can't wait for someone who won't change their mind,' I thought, a tear cringing in the corner of eye.

I wiped it and its follower away.

With that I began to partially unlock the shackles, with which he had claimed my heart.

Restless I paced the house, when I reached the bathroom, I looked at myself in the mirror.

I saw a complete mess. I needed to shower and brush my teeth at least.

Just NO more moping, I said fiercely to my reflection.

I looked back at me, a new more determined Bella, glaring back at me.

A small smile appeared upon her face. A fresh start.

Jacob's POV

After Charlie dropped me home; my dad came wheeling out of the house, and had had a quick chat with Charlie.

All the while I looked at Bella, so lost and forlorn in the front of the car.

Anger pulsed through my veins, HE did this to her the bastard–

I began to feel really strange.

I stalked off towards the house.

'Jake!' Billy called from the yard.

I hissed in his direction.

Whoa! What was that?

I snapped out of it, and turned to him.

'Yeah?' I called casually, as if I wasn't furious.

'Care to push your old man up to the house? My arms are all tired from rolling up to the Clearwater's earlier,'

'Hey!' I protested, moving towards him, with a smile 'That's all downhill, you must've cruised down,'

'You caught me,' he admitted, with a sheepish grin, 'I reckon I got up to 30 miles an hour at one point,'

I pushed him, up the ramp I'd built. Once we reached the top he turned swiftly in his chair, to look me straight in the eye.

'You alright Jake? You look kinda weird?'

Something inside me snapped.

I fell backwards and was suddenly being taken over by a burning heat that coursed up my spine, taking over every thought.

It felt like every one of my cells were in spasm with the heat.

I couldn't hear my own thoughts!

Until suddenly the mist cleared and-

Shit, I could somehow hear other voices in my head, along with my own!

A chorus of:

Jake!

Jacob Black?

How are you?

Don't worry Jacob, everything is fine.

The noise exploded in my mind, I shrunk into the ground, bringing my hands- Hang on , paws?! What the hell!

'I have gone crazy.' I thought

'Insane. Mental. Cuckoo.'

'No you haven't Jake!'

'Its alright really'

'You just phased for the first time'

'Brown fur, cool! We needed a bit of variation…'

Suddenly another stronger voice spoke into my consciousness.

'Move AWAY from your father Jacob.'

I dragged my weird body away from the house, obeying for some unknown reason.

'Sam Uley? No! No way!'

'Yes way!'

'We are coming to you.'

'EMBRY? No!'

'Yep! And Paul and Jared..'

A couple of awkward 'Hey' s.

I could see four sets of paws running towards me , could hear them, through somelses ears, and finally, through my own.

I turned around.

Four giants wolves walked the last 50 metres slowly towards me.

'No!' I yell-thought

'YES!'

A unanimous answer.

Sam Uley's voice reverberated around my head, 'Welcome to the pack, Jacob Black,'