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Anne shifted in her seat, his stare was starting to make her nervous. "Is...is there s-something on my face?" She slowly reached up and touched her cheek. She knew there were cuts on her face from the glass in the accident, but was it that bad? She began to feel very self conscious.
"N-no." He said quickly after sensing her nervousness. "I um.." He gulped visibly as he then gazed to everyone around the table "I have to go.." He stood up so quickly he hit the table with his knees. As this happened he looked at her once more "I um...bye...Anne." He turned and left the house and all but ran to the woods.
"D-did I do something wrong?" She looked at Emily who only smiled at her.
"No sweetie you didn't do anything wrong." Anne looked to the guys, and to Sam, they all seemed to know something. Sam had his arms crossed while the younger members all had smiles.
"Sam?"
He looked up at her and smiled "Don't worry Red," he said "everything's fine." Him using her old nickname like that made her smile. Red, she had been called that because she had been the only kid on the reservation with red hair.
"Okay," she looked back down at her plate and began to slowly eat. 'Damn...' she thought 'Jacob grew up.' She sighed softly as a small smile formed on her face. Her heart fluttered at the thought of him. 'Whats wrong with me?...but gosh.' She remembered Jacob from when they were six years old.
They had played together all the time. The smile remained on her face causing the guys to chuckle quietly. "What?"
"Nothing Anne." Paul elbowed Quil as he shook his head.
Meanwhile,
Jacob finally had stopped running. He paced back and forth, his hands running through his hair. How could this have happened? How? He had become so riled up by the question that he punched a tree. His fist causing a large crack in the bark.
He panted as he stared at the tree and his fist. Why Anne...why her? It wasn't like she was a bad person. No he remembered her at six years old. Her smiling at him, her fingers touching his long hair.
Slowly his fist loosened as his breathing calmed down. Did she even know about the wolves? If she was half Quileute did she know about the legends? He could only assume she did. She did live on the reservation till she was six. Her father was a full blooded member of the tribe. He slowly let his hand fall to his side as he continued to stare at the tree. His head fell back as he felt droplets on his skin.
The rain started to fall down around him as he stood there. Slowly he let his head fall down as his eyes now locked with the ground. 'Why did this have to happen?'
'You have to accept it...' Came a voice in his head. 'She is your one...'
Jacob sighed and began to strip. He needed a run and he did just that. He shifted and took off into the woods.
Back at Sam's house Anne sat on the porch with a cup of hot coco. Sitting on a chair she watched the rain fall over La Push. "Hey..." Emily said as she came to sit beside her. "You okay?"
"Will Jacob be okay?" She asked softly taking Emily back by surprise.
"What?"
"The way he ran, and now its raining. Will he be okay?" She turned to look at Emily in curiosity.
"He will be fine. He just went for a run. Most of the boys do that around here." She said with a shrug and a smile. Anne continued to look at Emily. She had a sense that she wasn't telling her something. All of them were. She turned and looked out at the landscape around her as she sipped her coco.
"Sam says you are going to start school tomorrow with most of the boys."
"Yea..."
"Well at least you will have people to help you out."
"You mean carry me?" Both girls laughed softly as they sipped the coco. Anne happened to look down at her arms. She saw the multiple cuts and scrapes on her skin. She didn't even know how many were on her face. Had those been the reason he ran away? She felt herself becoming self conscious. She could still feel the bruise on her neck and collarbone.
"Anne? Are you alright?" Emily asked as she saw the look on her face. "Honey..."
Anne snapped out of her trance and looked at Emily, "Huh?" She saw her friends eyes full of concern. "What did you say Em?"
"Whats wrong?"
"Oh nothing." She smiled at her before looking back down at her cup. Emily didn't buy it, but she didn't say anything. She knew what it was like not knowing if your imprint liked you at first. But then again she didn't even know if Anne knew about the shifters. Was her father? Sam mentioned her father was full blood.
"Hey, what do you say we go get you unpacked? Ya know, some girl time." She ran a hand over Anne's red curls.
Anne smiled softly "Okay. You're going to have to help me walk."
"Don't worry honey." She smiled and helped her get up from the chair. "We're going to have fun. Besides, if I see anything I like i might raid your closet." Anne laughed as she was helped into the house.
Emily happened to glance over her shoulder as they walked in the house. She saw a flash of russet colored fur. A small smile came to her face as she closed the door. She hopped everything would work out for the two of them. Jacob needed a good stable girl in his life.
Night time came and Anne was preparing for bed. She was standing in front of her window as she pulled her night shirt on. Putting the sweat pants on was painful. She hissed and moaned as she tried to keep her knee straight. "ow..." Tears were forming in her eyes as she sat down on the bed. Her knee joint felt as if it was on fire. Her hand gripped the window sill as she tried to keep her balance for a few more moments until the pain subsided.
But her pain was momentarily dulled when she heard a rustling in the trees outside. It frightened her for a moment but she remembered there was wildlife around here. Sighing softly she reached for her pills that would help her sleep. She only needed a half of one.
She sat down on the bed as she took the pill. She hadn't noticed the pair of eyes watching her from the tree line.
Jacob in his wolf form was watching her. His bright amber eyes looked on in sadness at the pain that seemed to consume her. His heart clenched when he saw her wince in pain. He felt a whimper leave him at the thought of seeing her in pain.
'I see you are coming around...' He heard Sam's voice in his head.
'Why does it hurt so much...'
'It hurts because she is in pain. And you can't help her right now. That is how it all works. You are connected to her Jacob. Whether we like it or not. We are meant to be with those we imprint upon.'
'I want to help...I need to help...' He laid down on the ground whimpering as he watched her lay on her bed. 'I need to help her...'
'You will Jacob. Just be patient.'
The light of Anne's room turned off as she went to bed. At that moment all thoughts of Bella left his mind. He stayed there by her window for a good several hours. He could hear her moaning in pain until the pill took effect. Only when he knew that she was asleep did he stand. After one last look at her window he took off into the night.