Hey, everyone! Here's the next Chapter. Not much of Melissa in this one I'm afraid, sorry. :/

Through out the next week I went home right after school and didn't visit Jake with Quil or even Melissa again. I had lashed out at my mother at one point and was definitely not going to risk shouting at anyone else. I had told Melissa to drive home with Quil and she had agreed with no further ado, when she noticed my hand starting to shake. She had asked if everything was alright but I just nodded and left. Quil had just shrugged at the new arrangement and said nothing more about it.

I couldn't believe how I was treating my friends. I didn't understand why I was so angry all the time. Ever since I was little I had always been a quiet and happy child. No one had ever mishandled me other been mean to me. It made no sense.

I was sitting on the steps outside the house, that lead to our backyard. Beyond it was the forest. I had played in it often when I was small but one time my mother had out of the blue told me to never go in there again. I hadn't argued with her. I had respected her wish and never entered the woods again.

As I sat there staring at the trees scattered about the place I wondered what might have changed her mind that day. I sat there, an itch at the back of my mind, a want to know what I would find between the trees. There was no one there to stop me from going into the woods now. Not even the wish my mother had expressed all those years ago mattered any more.

I had gotten stronger over the past week. I had also grown seven or eight inches. It came as a shock to me at first but I had no other choice to get used to it. Whatever was happening couldn't be changed. Looking at it all now, my growth in strength and height may have it's advantages.

I looked up when I heard a sound. The snapping of a twig. There was silence before I heard another snap. I got up, alarmed. I started walking towards the forest, determined by this point. When I had just reached the edge of the woods, I heard the door to our back yard squeak open and my mothers voice could be heard loud and clear "Embry!"

I turned to look at her. She noticed I wasn't going to walk back to the house and asked "Where are you going?" I kept staring at her, taking a deep breath to calm myself. "Embry! Answer me!" she demanded harshly. My whole body tensed and my hands began shaking "What does it matter?" She placed both her hands on her hips "I'm your mother! I have a right to know."

As soon as she said that I remembered the fact that she was indeed my mother and the only family I had. Another thought followed that one. The one that reminded me, it had been her fault that I only had her. I had never known my father because she had left him when I was young and she never told me anything about him. I had hated her for it at times. This was one of those times.

Through gritted teeth I managed to reply "For a walk." She turned red with anger when I said that "Don't you dare! Come back here, Embry! Now!" I glared at her for a few moments. I could barely recognise her I was shaking so much. I had the sudden urge to run. So I did. I ran through the trees as fast as I could. Escaping the yells of rage from my mother.

I ran faster and faster. A pain in my head made me stop instantly and I clasped my hands to each side of my skull. I was still shaking. I thrashed about. Hitting trees as I went. I felt hot scratches along my arms and shoulders. Then the running started again. I couldn't see anything. The only thing I could hear was the blood rushing through my veins. My head kept on pounding. My body was still shaking, as though I was having a seizure. I found myself lying on the ground.

Then every thing stopped abruptly. I was lying there trying to catch my breath. Slowly opening my eyes, scared that when I did it would start again. Whatever it was. But when I opened them, everything was back to normal. I was in the forest. It was quiet, aside from the birds chirping. I looked around warily. My headache had disappeared as fast as it had appeared. My body was still and after a few minutes, so was my breathing.

I carefully tried to get up. As I did I became aware of the fact that something wasn't right. My posture wasn't the same. I glanced down at my form. To say I was horrified would be an understatement. I wasn't myself any more. My former body had been replaced with one of an animal. I had paws, a tail and fur. I was some sort of carnivore. I shook my head. This had to be some joke.

This couldn't be happening. I was starting to panic. I looked around the forest, desperately trying to find help. Out if no where there was a growl behind me. I froze in place. Cautiously I turned my head towards the source. Stood, not seven feet away from me, was a huge black wolf. It was enormous. We stared at each other and I had the feeling he was telling me to calm down. Which, involuntarily, I did.

I'm not sure if I should do a Chapter in which Sam explains the situation to Embry or skip that part... What do you think? Just review :)