I DO NOT OWN THE TWILIGHT SAGA.
Alex's P.O.V.
At the end of ninth period I walk out of the school towards my car, and I can already see Leona waiting for me to unlock the doors. All I can think about is what Brady is going to say. Is he going to say that he's been cheating on me? God I hope not. But that'd be just my luck. When I get to the car I unlock the doors, and get in.
"So how was your first day?" I ask as we head home.
"It was awesome! High school is so much better than middle school. Plus, the food is so much better. In middle school they just had either whatever they made that day, or a sandwich. Now I can choose between pizza, cheese burgers, fries, calzones, and stuff. It's so cool," she says. I smile. It's nice to see her excited. "How was your first day?"
"Well, all I can say is that my first period teacher hates me. But everything else was fine. I love my eighth period teacher, Miss. Hart, she's really nice" I say. Miss. Hart is really sweet and I can't wait to see what she has in store for the year. I look out the side mirror, and sure enough Brady is following us.
When we get to the house I turn to my sister. "Go ahead inside, I have to talk to Brady," I say. I hand her the house keys.
"So that's why he was following us. I was starting to think that he was stalking us," she says. I roll my eyes at her and we get out of the car and Leona goes up to the house door. Brady walks up to me. I smile. He kisses me slightly.
"Ugh, can you guys please wait until I actually get inside?" Leona complains. I blush. I didn't realize that she has yet to walk through the door. We wait until she gets inside; then we start making out again. I'm not sure what Brady is hiding, but I do know one this: I love him. I might not be in love with him yet, but I love him. As long as what he's hiding is not bad, I'll be okay with it. Speaking of which, he said that he'd tell me after school. I pull back so that our faces are about an inch apart. I keep my eyes closed.
"So… are you gonna tell me what you're hiding, like you said you would?" I ask. He sighs. I open my eyes just in time to see him nod. "So what is it?"
"Come for a walk with me?" he asks. This confuses me more than ever; but I trust him.
"Okay…?" I say questioningly.
"Don't worry it'll only take a minute," he says. He takes my hand and leads me to the woods. When we are about a yard in we stop. Some walk. He starts pacing back and forth, like he's nervous. "Okay, so this is really hard to explain, but I'm gonna try my best." I raise my eyebrows.
"You're not cheating on me are you?" I ask. He looks surprised.
"No! No, of course not," he says, and I sigh in relief. "Do you remember the legends of our tribe? The ones you heard at the council meeting the other week?" I nod. Of course I do, those stories were so interesting about shape shifters and the third wife's sacrifice. Brady takes a deep breath. "Well… they're true. All of them are." He waits for my reaction, and I let what he said sink in. Then I start to laugh. I mean really. Does he really expect me to believe that there are shape shifters and vampires around here, let alone anywhere? I mean, those kinds of things don't exist. How could they? Then I take a look at his face and see that he's serious. I stop laughing automatically. I clear my throat.
"You're serious, aren't you?" I ask. He nods and I frown. I still don't believe him.
"Maybe you should go to a doctor or something, because you're not thinking right," I say.
"Alex I'm telling you the truth. Why won't you believe me?" he asks.
"Because things like shape shifters and vampires don't exist," I tell him.
"Yes they do," he says.
"Prove it to me," I demand. He hesitates for a second, then he sighs.
"Okay, turn around," he says.
"Why?"
"So I can prove to that every legend is true," he says. I nod, still a little confused and turn around and face the direction we came from. I hear a shuffling behind me, then I hear a soft bark. I furrow my eyebrows. I slowly turn around, and when I do I give a slight gasp. There in front of me, is a horse sized ashy-brown wolf. Where the fuck is Brady? Did the wolf eat him? God. That'd be just my luck. My first ever boyfriend is eaten by a wolf. Only me. Though I didn't hear a scream. And I'm sure I would have heard something if Brady had been eaten.
I look at the wolf, scared. I didn't know there are wolves in La Push. But then I remember the wolf part of the legends. They were described as being horse sized. Could the wolf be Brady? Only one way to find out. His eyes. Even if Brady turns into a wolf his eyes would be the same, right? I look into the wolfs eyes, and sure enough, they are the exact same as Brady's. Well, the wolf is Brady. I didn't know I was holding my breath until I go to speak.
"Brady?" I ask. The wolf nods his huge head. "Oh my gosh. You're a wolf. You're a fucking wolf. When did this happen?" He looks at me for a second, before running behind a large tree. I do not know what he's doing, but a minute later he runs out from behind the tree as a human. He starts to reach out to me, but I take a step back. Hurt crosses his face. "When did this happen?" I ask again.
"I phased for the first time when I was thirteen," he says.
"So you've been a wolf for almost four years? We've been going out for two months and you didn't think of telling me?"
"I had to wait for the right time." I snort. Then I think of something.
"Do my brothers know?" I ask. He gives me a look, and it hits me. "They're wolves too, aren't they?" He nods. I bite my lip. Were they ever planning to tell me? I feel so hurt right now that my chest and throat feel tight. "Does my sister know?"
"No. No one is supposed to know about us. There are only a few exceptions," he says.
"And I'm one of those exceptions? Why?" I ask.
"Well… there's one more thing I have to tell you. You know the stories of the third wife? How she was different from his last two wives?" he asks. I nod. "Well, we call that imprinting. It's something that us shape shifters do when we find our soul mate. When we look into her eyes for the first time, we automatically become attached to her. We'd do anything for her, be anything for her. Whether it was a friend, a brother, a protector, or a lover." He says it with such emotion that I start to suspect that he imprinted.
"Did you imprint?" I ask.
"Yeah, I did," he says.
"Who did you imprint on?"
"I imprinted on you, Alex." Everything comes crashing down at that moment. The only reason he asked me out is because his wolf side told him to love me.
"So you don't really don't like me, the wolf side of you likes me. It's not you," I say trying not to cry.
"Alex, how can you say that?"
"How can I not say that? You're forced to like me; you didn't have a choice," I say. I'm crying now. God, I hate crying. It makes my neck all sticky, and my face all blotchy, and it takes all the energy out of me.
"No, that's not true," he says. He sounds desperate.
"Look me in the eyes and tell me that, if you had not become a wolf that you would still would have asked me out. That you would still know I exist," I say. He doesn't say anything. "Yeah. That's what I thought."
"Listen Alex…," Brady starts to say, but I cut him off.
"Don't talk to me, and don't come near me. I wouldn't want to hold you back from who you really want to be with," I sob. Then I turn around and walk away, tears streaming down my face. When I get back to the house I grab my book bag from my car, then run up to my room before anyone notices that I'm crying. For the next hour I do my homework while trying not to get tears on the paper. Finally, I put my books away and call Julie. She picks up on the third ring.
"Hello?" she says.
"Julie? It's Alex," I sob into the phone.
"Alex? What's wrong? Are you crying?" she asks.
"Brady and I broke up, and I need someone to talk to," I say. I have no intention to tell her about the secret of how Brady and my brothers turn into wolves, but I hope she can comfort me.
"All right, um… Tami and I will be right over," she says and hangs up. Fifteen minutes later Julie, Tami, and Cam walk into my room. I look at Julie with my eyebrows raised.
"He insisted on coming. But look what I got," she says. She tosses the plastic bag to me. When I look inside there are several tubs of ice cream, and two movies. They are called Hancock and Iron Man. We decided to watch Hancock first while we eat ice cream. We have to watch the movie downstairs because I do not have a TV in my room. Julie and Tami sit in beanbag chairs on the floor; Cam sits on one end of the couch, and I am laying down of the couch, my head cushioned on his lap. I might have broken up with Brady, but at least I have really great friends.
A/N: So what did you guys think about Alex's reaction to the big secret? Please review!
~Gina