Third Person

Bella sat in her truck, nervously fiddling with the string to her hoodie as she stared at the little red house. She knew that Jacob knew she was there just by how loud her ancient, rust covered dinosaur of a truck was, but that didn't stop her from being hesitant on leaving the warm cab of her truck.

After her brief romance with Edward that ended as abruptly as it started, she began to hang out more around Jake. It didn't take long for her to notice how his eyes lit up to an almost caramel color when he talked about things he loved and how his eyes would darken to black when he starts talking about things that upset him. It was an interesting trait of his that Bella loved to look at when talking to him, though it was hard not to make it look awkward. She felt a blush spread across her face as she covered her face with her hands. Jake actually called her out on her staring one time when he was talking about his newest passion project.

"Ugh… How did I start feeling like this? Jake is… Jake!" Bella scolded herself. After all, Jacob was younger than her, but… him just being "Jake" or "Jacob" felt… right.

Edward… there was nothing, he was just that hot guy from school. Nothing sparked between them; Bella was glad that Jessica was spending time with him, they look cute together, even if Jessica would lose her mind if Bella said anything about it.

She looked at the door of the small house and saw Jake's tall, muscular frame standing in the narrow doorway, he was shirtless and it just caused her to blush even more, feeling the warmth travel to her ears. She didn't understand his sudden growth spurt or muscular growth but it didn't matter to her. To her Jake was still the sweet guy she knew from her childhood. He was still the same guy who would steal her milkshake just to dunk his fries in them and to be fair, he's not wrong in doing that.

Shaking her head quickly she unbuckled and got out of her truck, shivering slightly from the cold breeze that immediately rushed by, crashing into her like a wave. This would be the first time she had seen him since he cut off all contact all of the sudden.

"Hey Bella." He had a somewhat cocky smirk on his face when he spotted the sharp contrast of her cheeks compared to her neck and forehead.

"That can't be you…" she mumbled, looking up at him with wide, nervous brown eyes.

"Who else would I be?" He asked with a chuckle.

"I don't know. Shorter, scrawny, with long hair…" she replied, eyeing him up and down. He's grown at least a foot since they last saw each other. "I remember my Jacob also wearing more clothes."

"'Your Jacob'?" Jake stared at Bella silently for a moment, bursting into laughter just as the tension built up in the air. "I'm kidding, Bella. Don't worry, things are just… changing a little for me."

"It seems like things are changing a lot around here." Bella looked at his chest before looking back up at him.

Jacob watched her impossibly thin shoulders start shivering from the sheer temperature. "Let's get you inside, huh?" He grinned before stepping out of the way of the doorway.

Bella nodded and eagerly stepped into the house, allowing enough space for him to squeeze in as well and shut the door.

"Let me go and get dressed really quick." He grinned before disappearing into a room on the right.

Bella let a small smile graced her lips as she looked at the photos on the walls, some of them have Jake's mom, who had passed away when Jake was only 8-years-old. Some of the pictures are of his two older sisters who are actually twins. While Bella played with them quite often when they were kids, she couldn't actually remember their names.

It was only a few minutes later but it felt like a millenium to Bella when Jake finally came out of his room, dressed in khaki pants and a long sleeved shirt that, while it covered him, left nothing to the imagination as you could see each muscle ripple with every single movement.

"Let's go to town and catch an early lunch. I'm starving!" Jake grinned down at her, causing her to fidget with her hair.

"Yeah, sure." She mumbled softly, nodding as they started heading for her truck. "I'll drive. I promise my driving has improved the past few months, especially with your tips"

"That's good, I feel more safe with you driving it than anyone else-" Jake suddenly tensed by Bella's side, causing her to look up at him again. He was glaring at something just beyond her truck.

Following his gaze she saw a group of muscular, tanned men that she didn't recognize but it was obvious Jake did.

Jake's shoulders trembled. Bella saw one of the men step forward in a threatening manner and she heard Jake let out a snarl that was… animalistic at best description.

Right in front of her eyes the man, his expression completely enraged, tackled Jake after the two made eye contact with the man in the middle of the group. They wrestled around and threw punches that echoed off the trees with strength that should be killing each other.

Jake let out a yell that mixed pain and rage that made Bella flinch.

The two of them continued to scuffle until they were separated and Bella was approached by the supposed leader. She felt small next to the taller guy, easily outclasses Jake in pure muscle mass that it made her question, for a brief moment of insanity, what kind of protein the tribe eats to create these kinds of guys. Reason returned when the leader's voice rang into her ears.

"I think it's best if you leave." He said harshly, though it lacked malice directed at her.

"We were just about to do that." Jake snarled, wiping blood off his chin as he shrugged off the hands of one of his friends.

"No Jacob, you need to stay here." The man said seriously.

"I'm going on a date with a pretty lady that I owe my entire attention to." He smirked and started gently pushing Bella towards her truck by her shoulders. Bella noted that, the entire time Jake is leading her, he's using his entire body to block the other boys from her view. "You can't stop me."

There was a ripping sound behind them and a deep, animalistic snarl followed almost directly after. It wasn't the leader, who had turned and glared.

"Paul!" The man snarled, it was all suddenly a blur. Bella somehow wound painlessly on her rear in the gravel, her back pressed against the front left tire of her truck, a huge brown wolf took the place of Jake, an equally large, although somewhat smaller in stature, grey wolf was facing off against it with bared teeth and a deep growl that let loose with nearly every breath.

The brown wolf let out a menacing snarl as Bella's eyes widened. What the hell was happening?! She couldn't help but notice that the massive brown wolf was standing in a protective stance in front of her, but just enough away to not tumble and crush her if the grey one attacked.

The leader was seething, his shoulders trembling as he crouched. It came as a shock when in his place only a few seconds later, stood a massive, much larger than the other two, black wolf.

Bella's head began to swim, the sky almost spinning as she began to feel nauseous. "What… is going on…" she mumbled, more to herself rather than to anyone else. She didn't feel scared even though she probably should.

Barking and loud thudding and growls went on for a few minutes while the grey and brown wolves fought before the grey one was pinned and the black one let out a loud bark. They both shifted back to their human selves, panting and healing cuts covering their bare bodies.

Bella was lifted suddenly which jolted her out of her confused stupor. "Eep!" She squeaked as she was carried bridal style towards the house by a very naked Jake. Luckily the way he held her left everything below his waist to her imagination. And her imagination was going wild.

"Put me down…" She nearly stammered as Jake kicked open his front, before gently plopping her on the couch, her hands covering her face until she heard his bedroom door shut.

This is all too much… She thought to herself, she felt like she was going to faint from all the blood in her head. Her heart pounded in her ears and she felt dizzy just from sitting in the living room.

She could hear him shuffling around in his room before the door swung open. At this point she was sitting up on the couch with her feet on the floor and her face in her hands with her elbows resting on her knees.

"Okay…" Jake's voice brought her out of her inner monologue. "I have a lot to explain."

He sat down in the recliner a few feet to her right. But she refused to meet his eyes. He carried her… While naked… She was so close… to that.

"I… um… I'm going to get you some water." Jake stood up abruptly and went into the kitchen. She heard him pour her a glass and felt the cool cup touch her hand, which she took with shakiness, but she didn't drop any water. "So… I can turn into a wolf."

"I got that much, Jake! What the hell was all of that about?! You… you guys turned into giant wolves and fought each other!" Bella bit her lips, stammering as she tried to collect her thoughts. "Do you have any idea how terrifying that is?!"

"I know, Bella… look, just give me a chance to explain uninterrupted. Okay?" Jake pleaded with Bella and when she nodded, he smiled gratefully. "Thank you… now… to explain it, I'm going to have to talk about my tribe's history."

Bella and Jake didn't go to lunch until it was late enough to call it dinner.

And here is chapter 10! I'm sorry its so short! But I think the content of it makes up for it. Let us know what you think!