Took Your Time Loving Me

Authors Note

So this is kind of off the subject a little I suppose but I wanted to set this up and I figured now would be as good as time as any. Now you have met Max before his Jared's little brother and you'll here from him in this chapter if you guys really like him like I'll do I'll do a spin off on him and how he imprints so let me know what you think give me your thoughts please.

B.C

Chapter 14

Hi, the name's Max, maybe you know me as that guy that's starting hanging with the La Push Boys.

"So this is my life now," I mumble.

Jared doesn't bother to answer me, he just sort of nods. Heck he doesn't care! He loves his life, he has Kim. God I'm beginning to sound as angry as Paul; what's wrong with me? I never use to be like that.

Oh, I know what's wrong with me: I'm a werewolf! A werewolf for God sake! I feel like I'm something out of a big budget movie, or a cheesy book. I don't really want to be either.

It's Saturday night, and unlike any normal 'just-turned-15-year-old' my age, I am not hanging with the guys and having a good time. I'm not with my oldbest friends. that's what they are: Oldbest friends, since well, we can't risk anyone finding out. Plus I'm 'dangerous',and not even a good dangerouslike James Dean, I'm a bad Dangerous like a prisoner or something.

So now I must spend my life hanging around with these guys. It's not that I have a problem with them, I don't, but it's different I guess. I mean we're all kind of forced into this friendship, except it's more than that, it's like a brotherhood. These are the guys I spent my time paying out for being in a gang and now I am in it. Something's really wrong with this picture. I wish I could just go back to my simple life but of course that's not an option.

"Don't be so emo," Quil says gruffly. I roll my eyes.

Back to what I was saying: yes, instead of having a good time, I am at Sam and Emily's house talking about 'pack stuff'. I'm meant to be listening, but that's not going to happen. It's all far too serious for me.

"Max are you listening?" Sam asks his voice is far too serious. He needs to relax,

"Yeah,"

"What was I just saying?"

I feel like I'm in maths, and I suck at maths. I never have the right answer.

"Vampires are evil?" I guess.

Jared whacks me on the back of the head lightly, and smiles a little.

"Who even says that?" Jared asks.

"Sam," I mumble.

"Max, you need to listen," Sam says firmly. I nod my head and try not to roll my eyes.

After one way-too-long hour passes, we are free to go.

"You coming home?" Jared asks. He's over-tired from patrolling, and then going to school to see Kim instead of sleeping. Idiot.

"Yeah, suppose."

The others go in their separate groups. It's Embry, Quil and Jake, then Seth, Brady and Collin, but Seth's a little older than them, my age to be exact, so he doesn't really fit in with them perfectly. Leah and Emily hang out all the time. And then Jared and Paul. Me, I haven't really found myself in a group yet. Mainly because I don't really want to - it makes it that much real. I know I want to hang out with Seth, he's a pretty cool guy and we could easily become friends, but I don't want to be part of this world. I just don't want to get attached.

We all wave good bye to each other.

"Paul you want a lift?" Jared yells.

Paul nods and we all climb into Jared's small truck – well, it's small when there are three werewolf's in it.

We drive in silence - mostly because Paul and Jared have been friends for so long they don't always feel the need to talk, and I don't have anything to say. You know, besides the fact I wish I was normal, and I know that no one wants to hear that. They already hear it in my thoughts enough.

Jared drops Paul off. Paul says a quick 'thank you' and then we drive in silence again.

"So this must be hard for you," Jared finally says.

I feel like saying something like 'that states the obvious' but I don't feel like fighting with him.

"Mm."

"I want you to know it wasn't easy for me either."

Easy for him? Please, everything's easy for Jared. Nothing is too much trouble - he has the girl and he's perfectly happy being a werewolf.

"Mm."

"No it was. I mean first of all my best friend Paul wouldn't speak to me, and then I turn into a wolf one day start hearing Paul in my head. I thought I had lost it you know, and once I knew well, I hated it as much as you did."

"Mm."

"But then after a while I realised how important it was, because even though maybe I didn't like it, I was doing a good thing. I figured I had something to focus on, to live for in a way, and then of course everything changed once again, when I met Kim, but you get the idea..."

"I feel stupid," I finally say.

"Why?" Jared asks.

"I don't know it's like this whole thing feels stupid, you know, unreal. I don't want to believe it."

"That will pass. Reality will hit as soon as you see your first bloodsucker."

I nod. Maybe Jared's right, but it's hard to tell. What if I meet a bloodsucker and it doesn't make it feel anymore real? I don't want to live the rest of my life wondering if I'm dreaming. Should I just accept it? This all too damn confusing.

Once we get home Mum is there frowning. What else is new? Ever since Jared started 'acting out' as she calls it, she's been a little over the edge. Especially now, since I've started hanging out with Jared and his friends - the talk of the town, the rebels to some, the ones that are respected by the elders - she's not pleased at all. I think she thinks I wouldn't get mixed up in that crowd willingly. Needless to say she's always in a sour mood.

Oh, and Dad has a new girlfriend, which never pleases her. They've been divorced for three years now, and she still gets upset when she finds out he has a new slut - as she normally calls whoever the poor girl is.

"Boys, what are you doing home so late?" Mum asks.

"It's only 10," Jared replies.

"Not the point, I still had no idea where you two were."

"Over at Sam's," Jared says using a 'duh' kind of tone.

"That doesn't tell me where Maxwell was."

I cringe at the mention of my full name. "I was there too."

"You were at Sam's house."

"Mm."

"What did you do?"

"Watched some movies. Nothing else really," I say with a shrug, and head to my room leaving Mum speechless. I guess she didn't realise I really was in the crew now. Oh well, she would have figured it out anyway. Eventually.

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"Seth, Max you two can patrol tonight can't you?" Sam asks rhetorically, his voice deadpan. It always is when he's discussing the pack.

"By ourselves?" I ask, a little shocked.

"Yes, there haven't been too many vampire sightings, and Seth has been a werewolf for a while. I think it's time," Sam explains.

"Okay."

"Good, then you boys go now and tell Embry and Paul they can have a break."

We both nod and sprint off into the forest, shedding our human forms.

Seth's thoughts hit me fast and hard. He's a happy person, so hearing what Seth thinks isn't that bad - it's like taking a happy pill. Today he's thinking about how happy he is that Leah's happy. It's pretty uplifting to be honest. Seth grins at my thought and lets out a howl since he can't really laugh. I growl at him but he ignores me and keeps running, still wolf-grinning like an idiot. Once we tell Embry and Paul they can go, they run as quickly as they can, happy to have the night to themselves. Then it's just me and Seth and his happy thoughts.

Do you really hate being a werewolf? Seth asks me his thoughts.

Sort of, I don't know. It's all so weird.

Yeah I know what you mean.

I just wish this never happened, you know? I explain through my thoughts

We all think that sometimes, it's best just to think about the positive.

Which is.

You're near me more often.

Very funny.

I was being honest.

Sure.

No, but seriously, why are you so distant? Do you hate us for being okay with it or something?

No, I just don't want to get attached because it make it more real.

It is real, you need to accept that.

Yeah I'm working on it.

God we sound like girls.

I howl with laughter.

Soon enough, we hear Jared and Jacob's thoughts telling us we can go home, and we both run away happily. Once we transform back into our human selves and find clothes, we just sort of nod at each other. Seth turns to walk away.

"I'm starving," I say.

"Yeah it's a werewolf thing," Seth explains.

"I know that, I was just wondering if you wanted to come over and have something to eat. I'm thinking pizza," I say with a grin.

Seth beams brightly. "Sounds good."

And as Seth chats to me and makes me laugh, I can't help but think maybe being in a pack won't be that bad after all. I'm beginning to really like Seth as a friend.

Authors Note

So this was not meant to come out like this it's more of an sneak peak of what my story would be like if I do a spin off on Max I really like Max but maybe you guys don't so let me know weather or not to give him his own story personally I think he deserves it. Anyway I just think Max is really cool and of course his story would be an imprint one tell me your thoughts and if you have read this Authors Note add the word Jonas in your review I want to see if anyone reads my Authors Notes.