Chapter 21
"You've been missing a lot of schoolwork Mason. You better let me help you catch up." Grace insists.
"I'll be fine. I don't need school, I'm a wolf remember?" I spout back.
Suddenly Grace's face catches a solemn expression.
"Mason, I know you're not going to age unless you give up your wolf and that is a very hard thing to do from what I've heard. What are you going to do when I'm old and you're still like you are now? You won't want to be with me." She says in disappointment.
"I'll give up my wolf for you. I won't let that happen." I say wrapping her up in my arms.
"That's just it. I'll be holding you back from being all you can be. You'll be just an average human being like me." She says holding her head.
"There is nothing average about you. You are the most extraordinary thing on this earth. You will never be average in my eyes." I assure her.
"You're far from average as well, wolf or human. I just wish you didn't have to eventually sacrifice for me. I want you to stay a wolf for as long as you want to. I want you to be happy, no matter what makes you happy." She assures me.
"Grace there is something I need to tell you…Everyone seems to think that if I ever give up my wolf that I'll go back to how I was. They think I'll be paralyzed or diabetic again. If I do give up my wolf, then I'll be a hindrance to you. I'll only hold you back." I say in shame.
"I don't want you to suffer like that ever again. You wouldn't be a hindrance to me, but I won't allow you to give up your wolf. I want you to live a long happy life." She says giving me a kiss on the cheek.
"If only there was some way around all of this. If only you could live forever with me never aging. If only I could just grow old with you and live a healthy life. Instead, our options are: me give up my wolf and be tortured the rest of my life, you grow old and me stay like this forever…"
"Or I could just make all of this easier for you. I could get out of your life and let you find a beautiful vampire or wolf to live the rest of your life with." She chops out.
"That's not an option. I want you and only you and that's the only way it'll ever be. Please don't even talk like that. I can't bear the thought of losing you." I try to convince her.
"I just don't want to make you unhappy. I love you too much to wreck your happiness." She says.
"Then give me my best and only shot at happiness, you." I say kissing her forehead.
Millie picks up her phone and looks at it.
"It's my mom. I better get home." She gives me a hug and kiss goodbye.
I got to find out what is going on in Grace's head.
"Alice, could you do me a huge favor please? I need you to take a look at some of Grace's decisions. I think she might be trying to do something rash" I plead.
"I really don't feel comfortable invading her privacy like that. I hardly even know her." Alice says shaking her head.
"It's really important and could change both of our lives, please if you just knew how important this is to me." I plead once again.
"Ok, I'll look for you. It seems like you really need this." A blank stare appears on Alice's face.
"Mason, she has decided to become a vampire." Alice says in horror.
"What!? She can't do that. She's a Quileute, vampire venom will kill her." I urge.
I rush over to Grace's to talk to her.
"Grace, you can't become a vampire. Vampire venom will kill us. It is deadly to Quileutes." I inform her.
"How did you know that? I haven't even told anyone." She questions.
"I went to Alice. Remember I told you that some vampires have special gifts. Alice can see the future. I'm sorry I invaded your privacy. I was just worried." I say with my head down.
"You shouldn't have done that to me. You should have just came and asked. You know you would've eventually got it out of me." She says with a disappointed look on her face.
"I'm sorry. I had no right and I should've been thinking more clearly, but so should you. You can't try to become a vampire." I say sternly.
"I'm only half Quileute. Maybe I can survive vampire venom. I'll talk to Dr. Cullen. He might have some answers."
"What about talking to me? Have you not considered doing that first? If you turn into a vampire we'll be mortal enemies. We will smell absolutely terrible to each other and you'll thirst for blood." I scold.
"We can get over the smell thing if we truly love each other. I want to be with you and I want you to be happy and healthy. This seems like the only way to do that. I have to try whatever it takes." She fires back.
Neither one of us is willing to give in.
It seems like no matter what we decide, we'll be taking a risk.