The next thing I see is a very large russet wolf come out from behind the tree where Jacob just was. Oh my god, Jacob was just eaten by huge wolf thing! Should I run or should I not move? Um, I think I will choose the not moving opinion. Slowly the wolf comes closer to me and when it finally reaches where its snout is right against my nose I look into its eyes. I recognize the same brown that Jacob's eyes are and it has the same intense fire in them that Jacob has in his. The wolf grins and its eyes light up and that was when I realized, this wolf is Jacob.
"Jake? Is that you?" I ask the wolf. The wolf nods slightly and nudges me with his nose. I gasp and pet Jacob because I have nothing else to say. "Jake..this is going to be me isn't it? I'm going to be a werewolf too. I'm scared because well I'm far away from my true home and I don't want to face a vampire. The way my mom told the stories…they just scare me. Jake, I'm really sorry about being a bitch to you. I know you and I can be friends so from here out no more bitchy Sophie." I kissed his nose and watched at Jake walked back behind the big tree to transform back. There was a loud pop and I knew Jake was back to normal.
"Sophie, you know you don't have to be afraid. I went through it, Leah went through it, Seth went through it, all of the pack went through it. You have people who all went through it to help you. It's scary at first cause you feel like you're going to burst out of your skin and then when you do you feel angry and hurt all the time but you get use to it. The one thing that is an important fact is that you should always take off your clothes before phasing because if you don't they will get ripped and you will be naked when you phase back." He gave me a wink with the last sentence. Pig, but I guess it will be something I will have to deal with. He came out from behind the tree with the same clothes he had on before he "phased" as he said.
"Naked? As in no clothing at all? Then why are you wearing the same clothes you wore before you turned into your wolf form? Wait, you took them off before you phased! Oh! Hey, Um, Jake, can you take me home now? I promise I won't run away." Jacob shook his head and began helping me find my way back to the house. Along the way we talked about the girl Bella he use to play with when we were little and about his sisters who use to look after me. We came to one topic that was awkward for the both of us..which was dating.
"Jake? Have you ever had a girlfriend?" I looked up at him as he looked out into a row of trees. He was so nervous about this, but why? That's what I want to know.
"No I haven't had a real girlfriend. I mean I had this thing with Bella Swan but she choose her stupid vampire boyfriend over me. I loved her but I'm over it now." Whoa whoa whoa, Hold the phone. Bella Swan? Vampire Boyfriend?
"Bella? You mean THE Bella! She has a bloodsucker for a boyfriend? How the hell does she stay safe! He is gonna kill her! She is so stupid. No offence of course. But How could she trust something that drinks blood?" Jacob looked down at me with this huge smile on his face. There is the old Jake I remember from pre-school, that perfect smile and those big brown eyes.
He slipped an arm around my shoulder, "I honestly don't know Soph. I guess that she loves danger draws her into him. But, she doesn't matter anymore. She is getting married to him and then she is getting turned into a vampire. Right now, I care about getting to know you. I know what your dreams are, I know where you think your true home is, but I don't know anything about why your eyes light up when you talk about life back here. Yea I saw it. You love it here. Admit it." He started to poke me and try to get me to admit that I love it here in La Push.
"No! Jake stop! I don't love it here! I hate it! Stop please! That tickles please!" with all my pleading he kept on poking and tickling me. "FINE! I love it here ok? It's beautiful. I admit it!" All of the sudden this stillness comes over his whole body and small boyish grin came to his lips. Then he does something really unexpected…