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Chapter Twelve
Come on, Bella, Sam sighed. He was lying down on the ground, watching as I concentrated on returning back to my human form. It's not that hard. I don't see why you're having a hard time with it.
I growled, already frustrated from hours of calming down. I was calm enough to be a human now, I was sure!
Sam chuckled. If you were calm enough, you wouldn't be yelling at yourself.
You should try being the first female wolf! I snapped, my lips curling over my teeth.
Relax, Bella, Sam stood up. You just need to clear your mind, and imagine yourself being human.
And why hadn't he told me that before? You should have told me earlier!
I would have, but you were too busy yelling at me. Give yourself a chance and it'll only take a sec—
What the hell just happened! A new voice said in the link, and I immediately recognized it as Leah's voice. I'm touching the ceiling! How in the world am I touching the ceiling!
Leah? I asked.
Who the fuck is in my head? Leah growled. Bella? Is that you?
Yeah, I thought just as I heard a buzzing noise. My ears sensed that it was coming from Sam's left leg, so I presumed it was his phone.
How are you in my head? What the hell is going on!
Leah, yet another new voice said, and I realized this time it was Seth. Don't freak out, okay. We need to take you out of the house so Mom can check on Dad…I think you gave him a heart attack. I could tell Seth was trying to stay as calm as possible, but underneath the calm I could hear the panic of losing his father.
Sam took a deep breath. Harry's heart is failing?
Yeah, and it's not looking good, Seth sighed. He's always had an iffy heart, but I guess seeing Leah phase shocked him too much.
Phase? Is that what I did? And why are you all in my head!
Leah, enough! Sam said, his tone thick with authority. Crap, I learned that voice…that was his alpha voice. You are a werewolf now, and that's why you are touching the ceiling. Please let Seth escort you outside so that your mom can take care of your dad.
Leah huffed, but I watched as she turned around, facing a gangly sandy colored wolf. It was cool to be able to see what I was seeing but others too, so I knew what I looked like and what Seth looked like, without even coming face to face with him.
Oh, right! Hi Bella! Welcome to the pack! Seth said in his usual tone, the one where you knew that if he was human, he'd be grinning from ear to ear, because that's who Seth was. I guess I was right after all.
I chuckled. Yeah, I guess you were.
And you were right about Leah, Sam added once Leah was out of the house and in the trees. Leah, are you okay?
If you mean hearing the thoughts of my arrogant ex-boyfriend who dumped me for my best friend is okay, then yeah, I'm GREAT! Leah thought, growling a bit. Ouch, I didn't want to Sam right now. I knew though, she wasn't really mad at Sam. She was more or less mad at herself for causing her father to have a heart attack; she loved him and didn't want him to die.
Sam sighed. I'll explain that to you later, Leah, but right now I need to help you calm down enough so you can learn about your new self.
NO! I don't want you to explain it to me, you lousy jackass, Leah shook her head, like she was trying to shake all the people out of her head but couldn't. Leave me alone! Leah took off then, running far into the depths of the trees.
Everyone was silent for a moment, stunned by Leah's reaction, before Seth took a deep breath.
Well there's the Leah I know and love, he murmured. So, now what?
We leave her alone, Sam nodded, that's what she wants. She'll calm down in a little while. She just needs her breathing space. Bella, if you want, I can help you now?
I shook my head. No…leave me alone with Leah for awhile. I think I can talk to her. Besides, stop talking about her like she's not here.
Bella, Sam stood up, towering over my smaller wolf form. I hated feeling tiny; I felt powerless compared to Sam. Are you sure?
Yeah…Leah's kind of a bitch lately…no pun intended, Seth snorted.
I nodded. I can do this. Come back in about a half an hour and I think we'll both be ready to phase back into a human.
Seth and Sam both sighed sounds of agreement before they phased, leaving Leah and I to our thoughts.
Whatever you're trying to do, it won't work, Leah sighed. I just…need to think.
Leah, if you get mad at me, then you'll have no one, I said, starting to run after her. It felt good to run. It reminded me of riding on Paul's motorcycle, the wind whipping my face. Only I was faster.
Leah scoffed. I have no idea what you're talking about, but I'm okay by myself.
We both know that's a lie. I can tell you're lonely.
Leah was silent for a bit, but I could see her listening to my words. Yeah, well how can you help? No one understands.
Because you won't let anyone, I thought. You're showing everyone your bitchy side even when people are trying to help you. Come on, we need to stick together, us girls. Show these boys we mean business.
You're right, Leah sighed. We do need to stick together. I could see Leah grin internally. How else are these boys going to learn that girls shouldn't be messed with?
I nodded. That's the Leah I know.
We talked about her feelings for Sam, which she acknowledged still existed, before Sam entered the mind-link, surprised that Leah and I were calm enough to transform when ready.
So, are there anymore questions before you get back to your human form? He asked, looking at the two of us.
Yeah, I got one, Leah said in a sarcastic tone before I gave her a look. She better watch her mouth, Sam was our alpha. I know she had bad feelings for him, but still, he was our boss, basically. Besides the whole bloodline thing, why are we wolves? I mean, why now?
Sam sighed. This is the question I knew was coming. Sam turned to look at me. You know how Paul and Jake kept trying to convince you to stay away from the Cullens?
I nodded. Yeah, I had a feeling you were behind that.
There's a reason for that. The Cullens are Cold Ones.
Cold Ones? Leah asked. Like, from our legends. Do you mean?
Sam nodded. They're vampires.
What? That's ridiculous! The Cullens couldn't be vampires! No way! They were too good!
Says the werewolf, Leah snickered. I'd have thought werewolves were ridiculous, yet here we are.
Bella, think about it. Have you ever seen the Cullens eat?
Since he mentioned it, I never saw Alice eat, even at my slumber party. And her entire family would go camping whenever it was sunny. And when Angela bled that one day back in December, Alice freaked out.
Oh god, I said, when the realization hit.
I'm sorry, Bella. Vampires are our enemies, and whenever one is near, the magic in our blood is awakened. We have the largest pack since Taha Aki's time, because of the eight vampires living in Forks, Sam explained. They only hunt animals, though, so our ancestors set a treaty with them. That was back when they only had five; two females and a male have joined them since then.
Alice is a good person though…wait, would that explain the stink? Leah asked. She was putting make up on me the other day, and her perfume was really strong and it stunk.
Sam nodded. Vampires smell to us, and we smell to vampires. Their scent is sickly sweet, and it will make your nose hurt. Sam took a deep breath. Tomorrow is Monday, and you'll both need to go to school, so why don't we get you transformed, hmm?
No, I didn't believe it. Even if it made sense, I didn't believe it. Alice couldn't be a vampire, she couldn't. She was too good, all of the Cullens were. I didn't see how—
"Earth to Bella!" Angela said, waving her hand in front of my face. "You in there?"
"What? Yeah, sorry, what?" I asked, disoriented. Lunch time, sitting at the nerd table on a Monday. My week has only just began, especially since I have a new occupation. Protector of La Push. Great.
"I asked if you are stilling feeling bad. It looks like you didn't get much sleep over the weekend," Angela grabbed her roll.
Well, Angela, that's because I only slept well last night, because I was a giant wolf on Saturday night. "Yeah, I still felt bad Saturday night," I lied, grabbing my country fried steak. God I was hungry. Another side-effect of being a wolf; you had a bottomless stomach.
Angela smiled. "If Alice were here, she'd probably cheer you up somehow."
I looked around the cafeteria, the Cullen table empty. Great, now I couldn't confirm if they were vampires or not. And it wasn't sunny out, so where were they?
The bell rang then, and I quickly got up and started to walk to my Biology class, when Tyler Crowley nearly ran me over as he was being chased by Mike.
Now, normally I'd have tripped because of that, but one advantage of my transformation was that I had good reflexes, so I just continued on my merry way.
I sat down at my stool, waiting for class to start when Kate walked in and towards our table, right in front of the vent, sending her scent towards me.
Yeesh! She did stink. I tried very hard to not cover my nose, so instead I just stared at Kate, whose eyes locked on with mine.
Did she know? Could she smell me?
I don't know, but I could feel my inner animal roaring in defiance as it sensed an enemy was near.
Throughout the class, I had to fight back my instincts to transform and rip Kate to shreds. Kate was nice; I didn't want to fight her, so I sucked it up and made it until I headed towards gym class.
Why was she at school anyway? It seemed the Cullens skipped lunch frequently, but maybe that was because they don't need to eat.
Walking into the locker room, I quickly went to my locker and threw my backpack on the ground when I sensed Alice was next to me. Only…she didn't stink. She still smelt like strawberries.
"Hey Bella, feeling better?" Alice asked.
I smiled, turning to face her, when something strange happened; something I couldn't explain.
All I knew was that Alice meant everything to me.
A/N: Oh noes, I wonder what could have happened. Shucks, I'm lost! Maybe you dear reviewers can help me out? It would be greatly appreciated.
Just kidding! I know what happened, and you know what happened. You all were so patiently (some not-so much) waiting this moment, well, here it is, which means we're finally getting to the good stuff...I just had to build up to it.
So, what do you think is going to happen next chapter? Hmm? Take your guesses in the reviews!