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I heard the beeping of my alarm clock break into my subconscious, and groaned. I tried pulling my pillow over my head, but I could still clearly hear the buzzing of the clock. Agitated, I slammed my hand against it to shut it up. What I was not expecting was it to slide off the side table and into the wall, smashing into a hundred little pieces. I looked at it in shock, then looked at my hand, not believing that I did that. I heard a pair of feet shuffling across the hallway carpet, coming towards my door, and then my mom's head peeked out from the slightly open door. "Bella? Are you okay?" She asked, frantic. I rolled my eyes and huffed.
"I'm fine. If my stupid alarm clock hadn't of gone off at 630 in the morning, maybe I wouldn't have gotten angry." I nearly shouted. My mom looked taken back by my mood, but I just kept my hard stare on her.
"Well, honey, you need to get ready for school." I made a sound under my breath that sounded strangely like a growl, and lifted myself off of the bed. I swung the sheets violently off of my body and stood up quickly.
"Well fine then. If no one cares about my sleep!" I shouted this time. I heard Leah walk through her door across the hall and saw her face next to my mothers.
"Bella, are you okay?" Leah asked, wary, I groaned in annoyance.
"I'm fine, I just want to sleep longer. Why can't anyone leave me alone?" I took two large steps towards the door and pushed both of them out of the way to go into the bathroom. My mom was still standing as still as a statue, trying to figure out my sudden mood change, but Leah, being my equal, was not having it.
"Excuse me? Bella, you do not treat mom or me that way!" She put her hand on my shoulder and turned me around.
"Don't touch me." I said threateningly through my teeth. Apparently my tone of voice scared her a tiny bit because she backed up slightly. My eyes narrowed at the door a little ways down from us as Seth came out, rubbing his eyes groggily. He looked over at our little group.
"What happened?" He asked.
"Wouldn't you like to know?" I said sarcastically. He raised his eyebrows, apparently confused.
"Whoa, Bella, chill." He said uneasily. I narrowed my eyes, seeing a tiny bit of red around the edges. Before I could actually think about anything, I burst.
"Chill? You want me to 'chill'? I was chilling when I was sleeping, before my stupid alarm clock woke me up and all of you losers decided to annoy me! Why can't you just leave me alone?" I screamed, and turned quickly into the bathroom.
I slammed the door before anyone could follow me, locking it, and listened for the sound of their feet walking away. Once I was satisfied, I turned on the shower and stepped into the extreme heat. While I was standing there, my mind was going crazy. During that whole tantrum, a little part of me, the sane part, told me to calm down. But the majority of my head was just so angry and annoyed at everything, and it was hard not to just go with my instincts and lash out at everybody. I tried to think of reasons why I would act this way to my family, and could only come up with the fact that my friends were disappearing. I knew deep down there was no excuse for my behavior, but didn't have the calmness to admit it to myself. My sanity told me that I had to apologize to Leah, Seth, and mom when I got out because it was wrong, and I really tried to listen to it. I did relax a little bit while under the heat and steam of the water, and tried to clear my head. When I got out, I hoped no one was in the hallway so I didn't have to face anybody right away, and sighed in relief when my hopes were answered. I quickly walked into my room and changed into dark skinny jeans, a black tank top, and a black hoodie, with my black high top Converse. I faintly noticed that, even though I always dressed dark, there wasn't even any color in my outfit today. I ran my fingers through my overly-curly hair, then put my hood over my head and zipped it up halfway. I put my make up on, consisting of black eyeshadow, black mascara, lip gloss, black eyeliner, and touched up my black nail polish. I took a deep breath, grabbed my bag, and walked out of my room.
Leah and Seth were sitting at the bar, laughing about something my mom said, eating a bagel. As soon as they saw me come out of the hallway shadows warily, they went silent and glared at me. The crazy part of me immediately wanted to shout at them to stop looking at me, but I tried to listen to the smart part and focused on apologizing. My mom looked over at me from washing a dish, paused, then looked back down. I sighed before starting.
"Guys, I'm sorry I went all weird earlier. I don't know why I did it, and couldn't control my temper. I'm sorry." I finished my very short speech and looked at all of them. My mother was the first to give in and came over and gave me a hug. I flinched at the contact uncharacteristically, but awkwardly worked to return it. She stepped out of my embrace and smiled slightly.
"I forgive you Bella. I know you have been under a lot of stress lately." She excused me. I tried to smile back, but the only thing I could produce was a nod. She returned back to her dishes. I turned towards my siblings, and wondered if they were going to forgive me. Seth was next, and he made a big scene of walking slowly towards me like I was some sort of criminal. When he was in arms reach, I just grabbed him and pulled him into another awkward hug.
"It's okay Bells, just try not to do it again." He suggested. I snorted and let him finish his breakfast. I looked over at Leah, and sudden panic actually overwhelmed the anger in me that my twin wouldn't forgive me. She looked like she was calculating whether or not to abandon my actions, but eventually she smiled lightly and came over to me. I hugged her back for real, and then walked over to the bar. I grabbed my pop tart that was waiting on the edge of the counter, munching on it silently. I pulled my bag around the front to get my earphones and iPod out, shoving it into my pocket and listening to BlesstheFall.
Soon, it was time to go to school, and we all filed into the car. I was guessing that no one wanted to really sit by me, and I kind of felt the same way, so I again climbed into the back of the car and looked out the window at the familiar terrain I have known my whole life. We made it to school too soon, and I sighed while getting out. I really didn't feel like going to school today, and worried that I would get into a fight, thanks to my harsh mood I was still in. It was nothing like the uneasiness I felt yesterday; today it was like every bad thing that has ever happened to me and all the emotions that came with it in one mood on the same day. My mom stopped me briefly before I shut the door, and I looked back, feeling annoyed.
"Yeah?" I tried to keep my tone light unsuccessfully. My mom tried to ignore it.
"Bella, honey, if you feel sick, just go to the nurse and I will come and pick you up." She said compassionately. I nodded and turned around to face my wretched school. I glanced over at where Leah and Seth was standing, noticing that Jared, Quil, Embry, Collin, and Taylor where already here. I thought about going over there and acting normal, but decided against it and went over to the beginning of the forest that showed on campus, by myself. I sat down against the trunk and took out my iPod, looking through my music to decide what to listen to. The Devil Wears Prada seemed appropriate, and I slowly got used to the screaming in my ear. I wasn't really paying attention to my surroundings during my wallowing, and looked up in surprise and severe agitation when I felt someone standing over me. My mouth fell open in surprise when I saw Sam standing over me.
"Bella?" He asked, his voice deeper than I remembered. I couldn't respond immediately because I was trying to find the reason of why as soon as he was around me, the feeling increased almost to the point of where I wanted to go on a violent rampage and punch many, many people.
"What?" I asked when I finally found my voice. I heard the hate dripping in that one word, and apparently so did Sam, because he looked at me cautiously.
"Are you okay? You aren't with anybody else." He said, his tone a little bit smart, probably from the meanness I was showing towards him.
"Yes, I'm fine. Can't I just be alone for one second?" I shouted. I saw out of the corner of my eye everyone in the front of the school turning to look at me, and glared at them all. Sam looked at me cautiously, something I couldn't figure out.
"Bella, calm down, it was just a question." He said. I looked back at him, more frustrated than ever.
"I don't want to answer any questions! I just want to be alone!" I stood up quickly, slinging my bag over my shoulder, and stomped off. My exit was stopped by a Billy's truck coming around the drop off, and a face I recognized quite well sitting in the passenger seat. I froze, not sure if I was really seeing this. His car stopped a little bit in front of me, and when he stepped out, I was met with an insane amount of anger and happiness at the same time, along with relief that he was finally at school. He came over towards me, and apparently the happy side got the best of me, because I swung my arms around his figure, giving him a huge hug. He chuckled.
"Hey Bella." I saw Sam come up next to us and give him a look, but Jacob just shrugged.
"You're back!" I shouted in happiness.
"Yes, I am." I smiled before letting him go, and if I wasn't imagining it, I thought I could see sadness in his eyes as I stepped away. I wanted to ask more questions, but the bell rang suddenly, and I groaned. I could see both Jacob and Sam exchange looks with each other, and then stare at me weirdly."Are you okay, Bella?" Jacob asked, his voice layered with concern. I glared at him, and he stepped back in shock.
"I'm fine! I wish everyone would stop asking that!" I stomped off towards Physics, and could hear a light pair of shuffling footsteps behind me. I turned slightly and saw Emily with her head down in sadness, following me. Again, the mood swings got the best of me and I dropped back to walk with her.
"Hi Em." I greeted quietly. She just nodded her head and continued her slow pace. This was not how Emily usually acted, and suddenly I felt extreme rage towards Sam for doing this to my best friend. To control myself from going over and killing him, I slung my arm around her shoulders and walked silently with her towards our first class. When we walked in, I already noticed Jared and Quil sitting down. The looked over at both of us with confused looks on their faces, but I ignored them and lead Emily towards her seat, then sat down in my own. I could feel Jared's eyes looking at me from the right, but ignored him, just like I was ignoring Quil, who was looking back at me. Thankfully, I didn't have to endure them much longer because the teacher came in quickly and started class. Today we were just doing busy work, which slightly annoyed me, but I did it anyway.
When the class was over, I smiled slightly because I knew I had Jacob in the next class, but my smile was short lived because then I remembered Sam was also in that class. I left the three of them without saying goodbye, and slowly dragged my feet towards History. When I entered, Jacob was sitting down, but Sam was nowhere in sight. I smiled to myself as I sat down in my chair, but of course Sam had to enter and ruin it. I glared at him, and he put his hands up in the air innocently, taken aback by my sudden hostility. I rolled my eyes and pulled my binder out, digging my pencil into the paper in worthless doodles to try and keep my temper in. Luckily, none of them talked to me before class, and the teacher arrived as soon as the bell rang. I didn't pay attention as he droned on and on about some boring topic, only focusing on the swirls my lead created. So when he called on me, I looked up with a blank look on my face.
"Bella, who was the leader of the AEF in Europe during World War 1?" He questioned, raising his eyebrows. I wracked my head for an answer, but only came up with Civil War generals.
"Uh, Robert E. Lee?" I said, knowing I was wrong. He chuckled, which made me immediately narrow my eyes.
"No, Isabella, that was from the Civil War." He turned to the rest of the class now. "I hope you are all paying attention so you don't embarrass yourself like Bella." He told everybody, giving me a look that said 'I got you'. By this time, I was seeing only red, and my entire being wanted to go over and rip him to shreds. I started shivering involuntarily from the way I had to force myself not to go over and kill him, but nobody seemed to notice.
"Bella?" Jacob whispered worriedly. I turned my head slowly toward him, giving him the death glare. To his happiness, the bell rang then. I tried to put away my binder and pencil in my backpack, but ended up throwing them in. I slung my backpack over my shoulder so fast that I almost hit this kid in the head. He quickly sprinted out of the room. I felt someone put their hand on my shoulder, and whirled around to see Sam towering over me with a worried, yet knowing gaze.
"Bella, you need to come with me and Jacob." He said slowly, trying not to anger me anymore. I was shaking by this time, losing control rapidly. I couldn't respond with my voice, so I just followed him through the door and out of the building. I didn't know why I was actually listening to him, because I felt like I could kill an innocent person I have never met before if they looked at me wrong, but some part of me told me that it was right to follow Jacob and Sam. We approached the forest, and I hesitated for a second.
"Are we ditching?" I asked, my voice actually sounding a little normal, despite my current stage of anger.
"Bella, just trust me." Sam said quietly. I sighed before following him deeper into the forest. I felt my anger building by the second for no reason, and it was starting to scare me. I knew that I couldn't control myself anymore, and just prayed I wouldn't do anything to hurt anyone. I felt like I was locked up in some small part of my brain, and the rest was being taken over by a wave of insanity I couldn't control. Jacob seemed to notice my unease, because he said lightly
"It's almost over." I just hissed my thanks, which was actually quite light compared to what I wanted to let out. I didn't notice how far we were from the school until we stopped at a small cave surrounded by miles of trees. I looked behind me, but couldn't see anything; not the top of the school building, not any houses, anything. I glared over at Sam, and realized that he had backed up. I looked to my other side at Jacob, but he was also stepping back. I heard ruffling through the trees behind me, and whirled around to see what it was.
My mouth hung open when I saw a gigantic wolf coming through the trees. It had a light brown coat around it's whole body, ending on his neck, where it was suddenly a tan ring, and then his head was a darker brown. I felt like screaming in terror as it approached, but my body was stiff in panic. The wolf cautiously came closer, and when it was finally in reaching distance, blew in my face. I looked into his dark brown eyes, and I thought I recognized some little part. The wolf hung his head when he realized how terrified I was, and I gathered up all the courage I had, and slowly reached my hand out to touch the spot in between his ears. His fur wasn't too long, but it wasn't exactly short-hared either. His skin burned my hand when I touched it, and I jumped back in surprise. I looked over at Sam and Jacob, wondering if they were seeing what I was seeing, but they were looking between us intently, as if waiting for something.
"What-?" I couldn't get out a question, partly from my shock, and mostly from the hatred and rage I had that took over my body.
"Bella, we, including you, are werewolves." Sam said matter-of-factly. I stared at him now, not believing what was right in front of me. He gestured to the wolf that was standing beside me. "That's Paul. He is the most recent to go through the change." I nodded like I understood, when really I wasn't grasping anything. "You are next." My head flung back to glare at him.
"I am not turning into that." I fought angrily.
"Bella, there is nothing you can do to stop it." He said apologetically. I meant to respond, but suddenly felt a pang of pain in my stomach. I heard myself intake breath in surprise. "It's starting Bella. The change lasts about 3 hours, and it is incredibly painful. At the end of the 3 hours, you will be in wolf form. The change will take place inside the cave so you can be somewhat secluded. Paul will be outside in his wolf form the whole time, and Jacob will be inside with you during the change the whole time. I will be in and out, because I have to alert the Elders that another one of us has changed." I tried to ask him what nonsense he was talking about, but gasped when another menacing punch hit my head. "I know that you are confused, but as soon as your change is complete, I will explain everything. Right now, you need to get into the cave." I just stood there, partly buckled into myself, not feeling like I could move anywhere right now. They seemed to get the point, because Jacob suddenly appeared and picked me up in his new, muscular arms and walked me over to the cave. He ducked down as he continued to the back of the space, and when I looked back the way we came, I could barely see light from the outside. He sat down, me still in his arms, holding me securely in his grip. I finally made a sound when another pain made me feel like my legs were being ripped off. I groaned, and Jacob whispered 'sorry' quietly.
The pain was coming more frequently now, and I twisted in his hold as pain hit my arms. The pain eventually was a steady flow, no breaks in between to catch my breath. I heard light screams and moans in agony, but they seemed far away, and not mine. I tried to focus on Jacob's face, that stared down at me, but the pain blurred my vision. At one point, he set me down and crawled over a little ways towards the entrance. I cried out at his abandonment, but he made no move to come back, and continued staring at me with sorrowful eyes. A huge wave of pain hit my arms now, and they felt like they were being twisted back and pulled in every direction. The same happened to about every part of my body, and I soon found myself on my stomach. I couldn't see anything, but I knew the change was finally occurring for real. I just cowered back into my subconscious, willing for the torment to be over soon.
Finally, after what seemed like years of pain, I felt the weight leave my eyes, and I slowly opened them. I heard a weird sound that sounded like a gasp as I took in everything. My vision, I could tell, was greatly improved. The cave that used to be almost total darkness I could clearly see as if it was the middle of the day. I looked out of the small opening of the cave, and could see the school and different buildings in that direction like I was standing across the street. My hearing was amazing; I could hear every breath Jacob took, and cars that were passing the Forks freeway, miles away. I could smell the disgusting fumes school lunch, and guessed it had just passed. I thought I could also smell my mom's famous brownies, but that might have been unreal. I looked down at myself, and was again gasping at what I saw. Instead of my hoodie and jeans, I saw four gray legs tucked under my light gray stomach that was had little specks of black in it. I looked behind me, and saw light gray fur with a black streak starting from what I figured to be my head. I heard myself yelp in surprise when I saw a tail swing up. It looked exactly like my back did; light gray with a black streak. I heard Jacob chuckle lightly, and looked over at him, wanting to stick my tongue out. But my intentions were halted when I actually looked at him. I suddenly felt, well, madly in love with him. Like he was the only thing that was keeping me on Earth, keeping me alive. He smiled as if he knew what I was feeling, and I made what I hope was a smile back. I slowly stood up, trying to ignore the fact that four legs unfolded, not two, and trotted over to him. I found that I was taller than him while he was sitting down, but would probably be smaller when he stood up. I looked down at myself again, and actually noticed that I was significantly smaller than what Paul's wolf form was. I looked back up, and Jacob was grinning at me.
"Bella?" He asked, as if questioning if I was still here. I tried to say 'what?' but heard a light, happy bark. My eyes widened at the sound, and he laughed again. I couldn't help but smile at him. Our meeting was interrupted by Sam coming through the cave 'door'. He smiled at me, and said happily,
"The change is complete, Bella. You're a werewolf now." He scratched the spot in between my ears, and I was amazed that that actually felt nice.
"Welcome to the family." Jacob laughed.
And I thought that History class was confusing.
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