A/N: I'm not going to rant right now, but VERY IMPORTANT AUTHORS NOTE AT THE END.
I grabbed the first thing I saw. It just happened to be a purple v-neck sweater and some jeans Alice bought for me. I looked in the mirror, terrified to see what I looked like. I almost looked… Good though.
My hair cascaded down my shoulders. The jeans fit tightly, but not so much it looked like I was trying to hard. The sweater showed off the little curves that I had. The purple color made my eyes stand out, in a good way.
(Done with my Bella egotistical moment. It's safe. I had to do that. Sorry.)
I went to the bathroom, and brushed my teeth and hair.
After I was done, I ran downstairs so I would have time to eat before Jake got here.
I nibbled on a piece of toast as I waited.
"You ready, Bella?" I heard a husky voice from the front room.
"There's this thing called knocking. Most courteous people do it." I said, sarcastically.
"This is practically my home, Bells. I don't need to knock. And when's the last time you knocked at my house?" He reminded me, jokingly.
"That's completely different." I said, exasperatedly throwing my arms in the air.
"I'm not even going to try and make sense of that. Since it's the same thing. Let's go before you're late for school. Oh, did I mention you look gorgeous?"
He placed his hand on the small of my back and led me to his car.
When I got to the passenger side, he opened my door and I slid in.
"Ugh. I feel like a baby. I wish I could just drive by myself." I groaned.
"Aw, don't you like getting to see me every morning?" He said, and winked at me.
"Hey, mister, eyes on the road!" I reminded him.
He chuckled, but did as I said. He was so whipped.
"Are you sure you're going to be okay with all this Mark business?" He asked me concerned.
"I'll be fine, Jake. Stop worrying."
He sighed, and soon enough we were in the parking lot.
I leaned in and kissed him lightly, leaving him wanting more.
"Tease." He muttered.
"Hey, I heard that!" I informed him.
"What if you were supposed to?"
I rolled my eyes at him, and hopped out of the car.
"Love you. Come over tonight. I need to have a little talk to you and Edward."
And with that, I shut the door. Leaving no room for argument.
I happily walked to my first class as I was already running a bit late.
"Well, hello, Bella. I just wanted to say that I'm sorry about last night," Edward said when I walked into English.
"Don't worry about it. Come over to my house, at about 4. I need to talk to you and Jake about my life."
"Bel-" He started.
"Eh!" I said, cutting him off. That shut him up.
"On a lighter note, that bracelet looks perfect on you. Even if it has that on it." He said, glaring at the wolf charm that Jake had given me for the bracelet.
"Edward…" I warned.
"I wish I had given it to you earlier…" He said, mainly to himself.
The bell rang, saving me from a conversation that I didn't want to have.
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The first half of the day swung by, and soon enough we were at lunch. I glanced around, looking to see where Mark was sitting. It had become a habit that I did everyday. So I knew where to be. It was the table in front of mine. He sat there everyday, but I couldn't break the habit of looking.
I went to the line, and grabbed an apple and some juice. I resumed my spot in between Alice and Angela.
"I don't know how you do it, Bella. How do you not feel awkward right now?" Angela asked me quietly, probably thinking Edward couldn't hear.
"Well, Edward and I are friends now. I just… I guess, Jake sort of took my heart. I moved on, and I just want to be friends with him. I'm hoping he can get himself to feel the same way, though."
"So, Bella…" Edward said, trying to stop this conversation between Angela and I.
"Edward." I nodded.
"Why haven't you been driving yourself to school? Did you finally realize that your truck wasn't safe? Though I don't think that Rabbit is any better." He practically growled at the end.
"Actually, I'm not allowed to drive. Would you mind asking Carlisle when I can again? I'm sure Jake is getting sick of towing me around…" I trailed off.
He chuckled, and went back to moving his food around the plate. I saw him trying to hide the disgusted look on his face when he smelled the food.
It was my turn to laugh when I noticed what a show they put on.
I looked up, trying to avoid my friends' gazes that would've certainly turned me red.
That's when I saw him. Mark was shaking. Hard.
I jumped out of my chair and raced to his table.
"Hey, Mark. Let's go outside." I grabbed his arm and almost pulled him outside.
Edward jumped up once he noticed.
"Bella, I'll take care of this. Go sit down." He really needed to stop growling after everything he said!
"Edward, no. You need to go sit down."
Mark willingly followed me outside.
We got to the school parking lot, and I walked to an empty space. His shaking was getting harder. I backed up a few steps. Far enough that I wouldn't be hurt.
"Mark, you're going to be okay. This is natural."
Then he exploded into a giant auburn wolf.
"Listen, I can explain everything to you. This isn't as bad as you think. You need to calm down. I'll get people down here that can help, but it will be much easier on all of us if you can just listen to me. Think about being human. Picture it in your mind. Think about humans, Mark, please." I desperately tried to get him back to human form before someone noticed. I remembered the calming words Sam always spoke to new members of the pack.
"Mark, you can do it. Trust me. Just try to be calm. Think about something happy." I was desperate. I didn't know what to do, and I didn't want to be treated like a baby when Sam came down and learned I couldn't control the problem. I needed to prove myself to the pack. This was the perfect way to do it.
Oh wait… He phased. Which means his clothes well… exploded. Uh. Gym clothes. I could do this. I could control this.
"I'm going to get you clothes. Keep trying to phase back, Mark. Please."
I ran to the gym, and grabbed gym clothes that were there for people that forgot their own.
Some people gave me weird glances, but it didn't stop me.
He was still a wolf when I got back outside.
"Here, I got you some clothes to put on. You're clothes get destroyed when you phase. Please try and phase back. It would mean a lot to me."
Slowly, he morphed back into his human form. I turned away from him as he got dressed.
"Bella, what was that?! One second I'm eating lunch. Then the next I'm shaking and you're dragging me out of the cafeteria. Next, I explode into a giant dog!" He cried.
"Listen, have you ever been to La Push?" I asked him.
"Just for a few trips to the beach…"
"Okay, they have these legends… Well, see they phase into wolves. It's their ancestry. We don't know how you got the gene. But you did. Probably your mom fooling around with one of the guys down there. Anyway, they're like the protectors of La Push. The leader, Sam, will probably make you transfer down to that school. If you don't want to though, I'm sure I can convince him differently."
This would be hard enough without having to be the new kid at school.
"Hold on, I'm a werewolf?! Wait, are you one?"
"No, one of them imprinted on me…"
"Imprinted?"
"I'm really not the one to be explaining this to you. Let me call the pack."
I hit 2, and the phone only rang once before Jake answered.
"Bella, what's wrong?"
"Nothing, Jake. Well, Mark just phased. I got him out in time, got him some clothes, and he's back in human form. I told him a little, but I think he's confused. Can you and Sam come down here, please?"
"We'll be there in fifteen minutes."
A/N: Whoo. Another chapter. Okay, IMPORTANT: Most of you are voting for Bella/Another Werewolf. I'm thinking that the plot line will be something along the lines of: Bella raped after Edward leaves, one of the werewolves imprints, she's not ready, he tries to help her cope… Blah, blah, blah. So, what do we think about that? Tell me in your review. Also, what werewolf do we want her to imprint on? So I need a few things from you guys: 1. Review. 2. In your review, tell me if you like that plot line. If you have a different idea, please let me know. 3. Also in your review, tell me what werewolf you would like. 4. Go vote for the poll. Okay, and I want to write my Bella/Edward story. I'll probably post a couple chapters. But my imprint stories will be first priority. THANKS! 10 reviews=update.
