Chapter 8
After I had come home, and here I was, calling it home, grandma had fussed over Brady. Telling me how nice he was and how lovely it would be if he and I did end up together.
I quickly did remind her of my relationship with Blake. How well that had went... And that I wasn't even seeing Brady as boyfriend material. She sure hoped it would be one day.
I shook my large, white wolf head, trying to shake the rain from me. My whole body followed and I tried to think of the reason as to why I was even running right now, but I did need it. Grandma had to push me once again to let everything out.
Sure, the first run went okay, but that wouldn't mean that the others would be okay too. They were still patrolling out here. Still passing by my own house. Our house. That of me and my grandmother.
I heard something on my left and took a turn to my right, while thinking about the past few days. Ever since I hang out with Brady, I felt us becoming closer and closer as friends. I would pick him up at his home, to go together to school and during lunch we would sit together. We even talked more during lunch.
Well, he mostly talked, I just answered and when I didn't say anything back, we fell in to silence, until he picked up the conversation again.
We had hang out yesterday as well, this time at his home. His parents were warm. Greeting me with such kind and openness that I had a hard time keeping my tears in. It did remind me of my own family. The one I still had not been in touch with. I just could hope that they were doing okay without me.
I was still deep in thought when I entered a clearing in the forest and a movement caught my eye. I should have run further. Still, I came to a complete stop. The scent that infiltrated my nose was that of human and vampire together and that's when I froze. Vampire.
I looked at her with wide, big eyes. She had her back turned to me and I noticed her long, brown, curled hair. It ran up to the middle of her back. Suddenly she turned around and we simply stared at each other. I pinned my ears back, and my tail was tucked between my legs. I was simply afraid. What if she was one of the Volturi?
"Hey, no need to be afraid. I'm friends with your kind," she carefully began, while walking up to me. They all could say they were friends with my kind and still wanting to turn me in once they knew what I was capable off.
"You're not from his pack aren't you? I can't smell you, which is a bit weird. Don't you belong in a pack? Are you from another pack?" she was curious, I could tell that. I just shook my head at her last question.
"If you aren't part of a pack..." she slowly began, watching me carefully. "Then you have to be a lone wolf, right?" How did she figure that one out? I had not told anyone that. I just could only nod. Very carefully. Still watching her every move. What was I still doing here? For all I knew she could be part of the Volturi.
"DAD!" she called out, pretty loudly and I grimaced. As far as a wolf could do that. Within seconds a second person had joined us. Standing protectively beside the younger girl. Instinctively I took a step back. His scent was that of a vampire. Another one who could be from the Volturi.
"You know of them?" he asked curious. Who did I know off? I had no idea what he was talking about. Maybe he was mad. A mad vampire, that made sense.
"I'm not mad," he chuckled slightly. How did he... Oh crap? Mind reader? He nodded his head at me in confirmation. I was practically doomed.
"Hé, Edward! What's taking..." a very tall and muscled vampire entered the clearing at full speed, skidding to a halt when he stood next from the blond one. He stopped talking once he saw me, raising an eyebrow in confusion.
"Can't smell her? Is she one from Jacob?" the muscled vampire asked. The blond one, I suppose was called Edward (again he did nod at me in confirmation. This was creeping me out) shook his head.
They began to talk in such a low voice that I wasn't able to hear them. The young girl, still standing next from the blond one, gave me a small smile. She took a very close step to me and she lowered herself a little bit.
"You don't have to be afraid of me," she softly said, stretching out her hand. Did she expect from me to sniff her like a pet would do? I wasn't taking any step near her. She smelled of vampire.
She stayed there. Sitting. Waiting for me, but she could wait forever. I just wasn't going to do it. I should have run away. I should run away about right now, but I kept frozen in place. Too afraid to even take a step forwards. I could run backwards, but not looking where I went would only end up in trouble.
"Hé, Renesmee, why don't you go home? Your mom is almost here to pick you up," that's when a brown, dark haired female vampire entered the clearing. I growled softly. Earning a snarl from the blond vampire. That's when I noticed that the other male was gone. Where had he gone too?
"Who is this sweetheart?" The female one said, looking at me, while asking the question to most likely, the blond vampire. They could have turned me in by the Volturi by now. I was almost certain that the whole vampire world should have heard about me.
That's when I remembered that the blond one could read minds and cursed in myself.
"I don't know, right now, she is cursing, very loudly. Bells, could you take Renesmee home? Emmett will be back soon..." his voice trailed off, looking in the distance. Almost as if he was waiting for something. Home? Did they have a home?
"We do actually," the blond one said and I groaned in my thoughts. I didn't want him to be in my head. I didn't want anyone to be in my head. That's when I heard it. The loud and clear sounds of multiple animals coming this way. I began to bare my teeth. Ready to snap or attack when needed.
"Come on sweetie, let's go home to grandpa and grandma. Grandma has made some nice lunch," the young girl stood up, straightened herself and willingly took her mother's hand. When her back was turned around to me, she carefully looked over her shoulder and flashed me a smile.
"I like you! I'm sure we will become friends in the future!" she called out, before disappearing in to the trees. I doubted that. I was not becoming friends with a vampire.
"She is half human. Half vampire." The blond answered, just as a large pack of wolves entered the clearing. There were at least fourteen of them and I felt outnumbered. All in different colours and heights. I lowered myself to the ground. Laying down on my belly. My head between my white paws. Teeth bared. Growling softly. Ears still flat against my head.
They surrounded me. As if I was some kind of danger. That's when I notice that the muscled vampire was amongst them. Oh no... Had he warned them? Had he gotten them? I was really doomed right now.
A smaller grey wolf retreated from the pack, back in to the trees, only to walk out as a human. A female?! Another one?! I wasn't alone? I carefully lifted my head up.
"Don't come too close," the girl hissed at the blonde vampire. He already wanted to walk up to her, but respected her warning and took a few steps back. She looked strong. And it felt as she had gone through a lot. She walked closer to me and I felt the tension rise in my body. My muscles stiffened and I growled lowly.
"It's okay. We just want to know who you are," she said carefully, kneeling down in front of me, just like the other one had done. But this one was a shape-shifter. One who could be, or not become an enemy or a friend of me. I looked up at the mind reader, who curiously looked back at me.
I would like to phase back, but I don't have any clothes to wear right now. I also don't want to phase in front of them.
"I see... Emmett, could you run back home and fetch some clothes? Some clothes we saved from Leah could be fitting for her," The blond said, immediately to the muscled vampire. He nodded and ran off. It only took a few minutes for him to get back. The woman, I assumed was Leah, snatched the clothes out of his hand, glared at him for a moment before walking up to me.
"Come on," she said, while walking past me. Did she want me to follow her? I wasn't sure if I wanted to reveal my true self.
"Sorry for the vampire scent," she said, when I had eventually followed her and she had laid the clothes down on the ground and took a few steps back. I looked up at her. Hesitated, before slowly phasing back.
I felt myself begin to stand up on two legs. Instead of four and quickly pulled on my new clothes. We both looked at each other for a moment. Surprised that we had met another female Shape-Shifter.
"I think you're the first Shape-Shifter I'm going to like," she grinned. "You should keep that in mind," I muttered to her. I had a feeling we both went through the same and that we both had gone through a lot. And that I would somehow, gain a friend in her.
"Ready to face them?" she asked. "Never, but I don't have a choice, do I?" She shook her head and walked out in front of me. I quietly followed her. Tensed. Not sure what would wait for me. A few wolfs stepped aside when we came within eyesight and let us in. A tall, muscled male with russet skin was already waiting in the circle. I kept my head down. Clearly he was the alpha of the pack and my past with alpha's wasn't a good one.
Leah stood protectively beside me. I had no idea why. He surely wouldn't hurt me? Right? But you just never knew with alpha's. I had learned that the hard way.
"Who are you?" he asked. His authority clearly surrounding him. The rest of the pack just stood around us.
"Luna," I answered in a quiet voice. I still didn't dare to look him straight in the eye. I never had a problem with it when it came to Blake. Always challenged him, but something inside of me told me to avoid his. I wasn't sure why. Or how.
"What's a lone wolf doing here? In La Push and Forks?" he asked briskly. It was almost as if he didn't like lone wolfs or just the fact that I wasn't looking him straight in the eye.
"I live here, with my grandmother," I told him and that's when I finally looked up and was met with a pair of beautiful dark brown eyes. And suddenly everything shifted. I felt the energy around us. How our souls connected with each other. His eyes looked at me as he had seen the light for the first time in his life. And that's when I felt how all the tension began to leave my body.
My muscles began to relax. I didn't feel tense anymore. I felt protected. By him. He would be my protector for the rest of our lives. We would be together forever. Our souls were slowly and steadily connecting. I could see a future with him. And that's when I felt it and I was sure he was feeling it too. The real connection. Between us. Our souls were bound together now and we just kept staring at each other. He was my protector... The love of my life... He was who I was supposed to be with for my whole life...
He was... And that's when realization hit. I was quick to break eye contact. To stumble backwards. Almost tripping over my own feet. Trying to get away from him. He just stood there. Being happy. A smile on his face, but confusing falling over him when he saw how I was trying to desperately get away from him.
"Luna?" He called out to me. Confused. He was happy to have found me. All I wanted was to get away from him. And that's when I took a run for it. And ran, ran and didn't look back. I didn't bother to phase back in to wolf, just ran. Leaving him there. We had found each other and that was what was terrifying me the most. He would be in danger now, because of me. I didn't want to be the one to bring him in danger.
When the sight of my grandmothers house finally came in to view I had never been so relieved in my whole life as now. When I entered the house, I closed the door behind me, only to search for my grandmother. That's where I found her. Watching television in the living room.
"I, I, I..." I began, feeling how my body began to tremble and not for phasing, but all the emotions of finding him that were still flying around. My grandmother turned around to face me. Her eyes wide in shock when she saw my appearance.
"I found him," I whispered and that's when I slid down on to the floor. Pulled my knees up, wrapped my arms tightly around them and began to cry. I cried. Because of the heartache. Because I could have never him in my life.
Authors note: Sometimes there are those days, when inspiration just hits you! This chapter has been flying around my head ever since the beginning, waiting for it to be written! I started writing it this morning and even though I already should be in bed, just finished it now and already wanted to upload it for all of you!
And they FINALLY met! Jacob imprinted on her! Well, they imprinted on each other! Al tough I felt that for Luna it would be different. She feels the pull, felt how the connection was made, but also felt protected and safe with him. I mostly described her version :)
And don't hate me for how I did let Luna run away from him! It was her most natural reaction to the situation. Her life is in danger and she doesn't want Jacob to face the same danger she already has to face. That's her way of protecting him, even if it means hurting them emotionally in the progress!
I also, with help of a dear friend of mine, figured that, after two years from BD, Jacob would be happy to finally have found someone :) That's why he is so confused now as to why Luna ran away from him. Poor Jacob!
But don't worry! There is still Brady for playing Cupido :D xD Wonder what he will have in mind!
Chyanne200: Thank you so much for your nice review! And yes, they finally are friends :D And well, they now know about it :D
Secret-Writer91: Thank you so much for your nice review! Yes, I'm glad about it too! She will need someone like Brady. Especially after this chapter! Poor Luna! You'll find it out soon in all the other chapters that are coming :D You're gonna like it! I really have so much in store for them :D
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Ariana Hadley: Thank you so much for your nice review! Yes, he is! I really find it such a pity that Brady isn't to become the one to imprint on her. But he is just amazing as he is as being a good friend to her! Hopefully you liked this version of their meeting :D Enjoy the chapter!