Author's Note: I'm going to change some things around in this New Moon era and it'll become more of my own story now. So, I hope you all enjoy reading this chapter and please review! :)

JACOB'S POV

My brothers and I was out patrolling until we caught a vampire scent. That was the worst smelling scent I ever discovered when I caught a whiff of it for the first time. It stung my nose. They smell like the dead, a rotten corpse. Now, they've become familiar to me and was easier to follow after the trail where the scent led us. To my surprise and horror, we stopped behind a clearing where Bella was talking to some vampire in dreadlocks. She did look pretty terrified of him and I knew it wasn't a friend of hers.

Is it the leech lover's friend? Paul sneered.

No. Just look at her face. Obviously, it's not. I answered. When you got into the pack, one of the first things you have to get used to was Paul's attitude.

Bella was scared and I wanted nothing more than just to go out there and save her. Kill the leech. No wonder Bella shouldn't be around me anymore. I've become a monster. As if there wasn't enough monsters in her life.

But I have to wait for the commands of my Alpha.

Don't do anything rash, Jake. Only if the leech makes the first move.

I snorted at that in my mind. Like what? By waiting until he will plunge his teeth into her neck? Sam tiredly sighed. We shouldn't just pounce and attack right away, Jake. We don't want to scare her.

All of you be quiet! I'm trying to listen! Paul hissed. They're talking about someone named Victoria. Another leech, I think.

We heard them talking about her. Bella looked terrified about this Victoria chick going to kill her in revenge for what happened to her mate, James. I didn't know what they were talking about, but that seemed to be the whole purpose for Victoria's existence here in Forks. It's because Cullen killed him. A mate for mate, dreadlock leech had said.

All of us absorbed this new information.

So all of this had Swan's name written all over it! I should've known! Paul growled. But I thought Cullen dumped Swan or some shit? Swan's not his mate.

I guess she didn't know they're not together anymore, but it doesn't matter. It's like with our imprints. If ours dies by a leech or someone else, we'd still want to avenge her-

Don't ever compare us to these leeches, Sam! He angrily exclaimed.

It was sickening to hear how the leech was getting off of Bella's scent. As a wolf myself, her scent smelled really good and I knew what they're talking about. But we're not like them. We didn't want to drain it right out of her.

He also heard the baby's heart beat which was what I heard too for the first time. It was like a fluttering sound. That just made what Charlie said all real. My best friend got the girl I love pregnant.

Life sucks, doesn't it? Paul laughed. His twisted mind love seeing pain from others. A freakin' sadist.

Paul... Sam scolded, but I've quickly learned to ignore him.

"The sound of your heart beat coming to an end will be music to my ears. But something about yours sounds...different...like there's two of them. What is that? Expecting, are you?" Then he smiled. "Tell me, is it Edward's?"

Bell didn't answer for a while until she responded. "Yes."

What? I thought it was Quil's? Paul was really confused. Maybe she lied...

About her and Quil? Sam asked. That doesn't make any sense-

Of course it does! I snapped. Lying to Charlie about having Cullen's kid! And using Quil like that! Since they've been best buds right now without Embry and I, of course they'd plan this.

Jake, don't you think you're reaching here? Sam doubted.

I remembered all the times I caught Bella and Quil strolling together in La Push and at First Beach. They were hanging out more often as friends. They've seemed to be just friends to me anyway and I never thought they were anything more because I didn't think Quil would hurt me like that to get my girl. Cullen could've knocked up Bella for all I knew.

I felt like I know nothing anymore.

My mind was spiraling down to more depressing thoughts about Bella. I knew the pack was tired and irritated of me doing that, but I couldn't help it. If only they could imagine if it were them.

I do, man, but there's really nothing you can do about it. Sam said reading my thoughts. Do you even know if Bella likes you back? What if you don't imprint on her?

But I could. I still held onto that hope.

The others couldn't believe I was still clutching onto her when it was probably futile to begin with.

The leech made a low, delightful chuckle. "Isn't this a lovely surprise? A half human and half vampire abomination. Definitely unheard of. Nothing to worry about. Your half breed won't see the light of day."

Okay! Go out! Now! Sam had Alpha ordered and the two of us obeyed him as we formed a V formation looking intimidating with our snarling and growling.

The leech looked like he was ready to wet himself as he backed away from us.

"I don't believe it."

Bella loudly gasped and jumped back. My head automatically turned to her and I saw how frightened she was. But her beautiful chocolate brown eyes kept staring at me as if trying to remember something. I desperately wanted to hold onto her gaze for forever.

Even though our eyes met, there was no connection there. No bond forming. The Spirits didn't want us together.

Bella Swan wasn't meant to be my imprint after all.

Another thing to hate for being a ginormous wolf. It stripped me from all of my human life and my love life.

Focus, Jacob! Sam ordered me and I snapped my head to attention to focus on the to take my anger out on.

Once the leech ran off like a coward, we ran after him for the kill.

Bella's POV

Victoria plagued my thoughts. I worried about Charlie and Quil that I couldn't figure out a way how to keep them safe. Especially, my baby.

Nighttime was always the worst for me when my horrible dreams came. The only time I felt at absolute peace was when I would sleep with Quil (and only sleep). The nightmares would cease and I felt safe in his arms. I noticed Quil gaining muscle and had a bit of a temper whenever we had fights even over trivial matters. I almost feared we could be over, but we never did break up. Quil would always come back to apologize about how wrong and hurtful he was to me. And so did I to him because of how my hormones was all of out of sorts due to my pregnancy.

I also kept trying to call Billy again for Jake to finally answer, but it was always the same answers. Jake wasn't there. I felt like I should just give up and Quil was also tired of trying to get a hold of both Jacob and Embry. Since Jacob wanted to abandon me like how Edward then fine. I don't need to go through all of that pain and heartache again. It's too much stress for me and the baby.

Quil and I just have to face the facts that we're alone. He said he saw Jacob once, but was always with Sam and his gang. Quil said they gave him the creeps the way was eyeing at him as if he's next. Jacob was completely sucked into Sam's cult. We were both worried for him.

It was only the two of us together.

Victoria was looming in my mind and it was like Quil could sense my worry, but I couldn't tell him. He had a lot on his plate as it was with taking care of me and the baby. If he knew a vampire was on the hunt for me, he'd go ballistic and be completely stressed out. He didn't know that any supernatural creatures existed like I do. This burden was all mine to deal with.

Quil's POV

At a different time, it would've been awesome to be partners with Jake for a Chemistry project, but not now. We barely talked and just worked on the project in total silence except when giving the answers. We didn't act like our usual selves around each other. I would've wanted Embry instead, but he got paired off to a girl that he suddenly became head over heels with. I didn't know why he got so infatuated with her because Cecily Montoya was such a bitch. He also wouldn't want nothing to do with me either.

There was an icy and angered tension between Jake and I. It was as if he could barely stand to be around me. It's been forever since I've seen and he only just returned to school like Embry did. They were huge like they've been on steroids. Almost like they're a different person. They're grown men rather than sixteen year olds. Bella noticed I've been getting that way, too.

I felt hotter a lot and could barely have any covers on me when I sleep. Even a shirt was also getting uncomfortable for me, too. I've been losing my temper a lot with my parents and even with Bella, but I hated it that she would end up crying because it'd be my fault to have her upset. My Mom noticed my appetite how I always ate more, but I didn't really notice the difference because I was always big eater. Jake and Embry always joked how I can eat like a garbage truck. I ate Bella's left over food on her plate if she really didn't want to eat anymore.

I didn't really know what was going on with my own body myself. I couldn't talk to Bella about it because that would put more stress and worry on her when she had the pregnancy to deal lunch, Jake and Embry sat with themselves. I didn't know why I believed that maybe things could've been different with us if we could've just talked. Why they left me for the almighty Sam Uley; we even made fun of him and his gang together. Now they go off and betray me like that? And acted as if they're better than me and not my friends anymore? They even sat at another table than me. Jake and Embry sat together and it was pissing me off how they just ignore and avoid me as if I was no longer there.

I just had about enough when I decided to go over to there table. Wanting more than to just flip them off.

"So, is this it?" I asked them coldly. "The both of you are just going to stop talking and hanging out with me?"

I knew I sound like a girl, but I couldn't help to feel betrayed. We all swore we'd never join Uley's gang and now look at them. They're alienating me out and look like they're hopped on steroids over these past few weeks.

Embry's flickered back and forth to me and Jake. Jake just ate his food pretending as if I'm not there as usual.

"You just don't understand, Quil-" Embry said and I heatedly cut him off getting annoyed with that.

"Then tell me so I can understand! Or are you two so far up Uley's ass now that you can't talk for yourself?"

I knew that almost losing temper look from Jake by how he tightly clenched his jaw and his eyes hardened down at his food. His hand had a strong grip onto his fork and I heard it broke in half.

"You just don't know what you're talking about. It'd not like that. So, just go, Quil." Embry sternly told me.

He was always the calm, collective, and rational of the group. Be the peacemaker whenever Jake and I would fight. Now, he's not even trying to explain anything to me or make any kind of amends.

"'Just go'? That's all you have to say?" I snapped. "What about you, Jake? Have anything to say or are you just going to be a good boy for Uley?"

"Embry, please, before I lose it..." Jake grind his teeth. He could barely say the words as he was shaking and so was I.

"No, man, look at him," Embry's voice was suddenly serious catching Jake's attention. They both looked at me and there was some kind of knowing on their faces that I didn't understand. "It's time."

'It's time'? What the hell did that mean?

"Jake, can you tell the teacher for next class that Quil is going to be out for the rest of the day basically? Then come out and meet us."

Jake nodded and obeyed him hurriedly.

Embry got up and practically hauled me out of the cafeteria and outside in the back of the school until I used enough strength to push him away from me.

"Come on! We gotta go!" Embry said urgently as he forcefully pushed me closer to the woods, but I just shoved him right off me.

"What the hell is all this about?!" I yelled at them. "First, you don't talk to me for weeks then you guys just ambushed me and - and - ugh! What is this?!"

My anger became so uncontrollable and I felt like I was literally shaking like a leaf in the wind. Embry was pushing me toward the woods and I didn't even feel the movement. I just felt like something should desperately come out of my skin. Like there was something that really needs to be unleashed.

"Don't fight it, Quil," Embry told me. "Just give into it."

"What-what are you...?!"

I couldn't finish my sentence because a painful scream ripped out of me and I felt like something got freed. Another creature had ripped its way out and became a part of me. Every part of my body had changed, transformed, into a beast.

A wolf, A voice spoke into my head and the familiar voice was Embry's, I knew. You're a shapeshifting wolf, Quil, just like from those stories. Pretty cool, huh?

My head was spinning and going all over the place at this new Hollywood-like transformation and having this telepathic communication. It was a lot to take in. I look at Embry's wolf form; gray, sleek fur with black spots. My eyes pleaded for his help since I didn't fully trust this new mind contact.

You'll get your answers soon, Quil. The pack will explain all of it to you and we have questions for ourselves to you. Everything will make sense. Don't worry.

Don't worry? Pfft! Yeah, right.