He looked older solemn, older than when I last saw him during spring break. "I'm not human…I'm a wolf…I think I'm a werewolf. I can change into a giant wolf whenever I want. It's more than just me too…Quil, Embry, Paul, Jared, Sam, Seth, and Brady have all phased as well. We're a pack, when we're in our wolf form we can talk to each other through our minds, its like we're connected… We hunt vampires.
We've already taken down one, his name was James I think. Now his mate, Victoria, is after my mate because I'm the alpha. She intercepted our letters, she thinks you're my mate." I looked at Jake in shock, some creepy ass vampire chick was after me? Jake…was a werewolf… "Wait you said you can change whenever you want?"
"Yes.""You're an animagus, like me. I can turn into a fox because that is the animal that represents my soul. Werewolves only turn during the full moon. Remus is a werewolf and we learned about them in school." He nodded, "It's so scary Bella, and it hurts like no other the first few times but its like an impulse, I had to do it. More are phasing, you and the guys know more about this magical shit than we do. Could you come over to the rez and maybe explain things, some of them aren't taking this too well." He asked almost timidly.
"Of course, first thing tomorrow. I'll tell the guys tonight, when did this happen?"
"Sam and I phased together a few months ago. The rest have been just recently…like last Thursday." I stared at him in shock, it was only Saturday. I nodded, "We will be there no later than eight." He pulled me into a hug, "I wont let anything hurt you Bells."
"Are you talking about the vampire? I am a very good witch Jacob. Top five of my class in fact, I have never lost a duel and every full moon I'm out with a werewolf four times my size and strength. I'll put wards up around the house and around La Push though just to be safe. Don't worry about me though, I'm a big girl."
He held me closer and realized how warm his body temperature is. Must be a wolf thing, Sirius and Remus didn't run normal body temps either.
James and I had a lower body temperature where as they had a higher temperature. "Does your father know?" I asked. "Yes, he told Charlie as well. He knows you're a metamorphous and a witch too, I think that helped ease his mind. You know how he is, kooky old man."
I chuckled. My highlights were a bluish-purple now showing my sober mood. He smiled and we went into my room. The guys were organizing their stuff. My rectangle room was huge now, two pairs of big oversize oak bunk beds were on one wall with big over fluffed red and gold comforters and pillows. Remus was on the bottom of our bunk while James and Sirius shared a bunk. My cream shag rug was also enlarged covering most of the dark hardwood floors.
One of the walls was my bookcase and desk area and the other walls were windows letting in the twilight glow from outside and quidditch posters. Our trunks were at the end of our beds and the center of the room was a growing dirty laundry pile.
Jake pulled himself up on the top bunk that was mine and flopped down. I pulled out my books and slid them into the large built in bookshelf where I put all of my previous year books. I began unpacking my clothes and setting aside uniforms for next year.
Quidditch game and practice jerseys were thrown into the pile to be washed along with pants that were caked in mud from our last game.
Pants, shirts, sweatshirts, and shoes were hung up in my closet. I put my uniforms and heavy cloaks in my trunk and hung my lighter cloak on the back of my door for easy access. Tank tops, socks and underwear went in my drawers.
Finally done about an hour later I flopped down on Remus's bed. I explained to the guys what Jake told me earlier and they agreed to help of course. Remus suggested taking pain potions which I would make tonight along with healing potions.
Remus also explained to Jake about him being a werewolf and us helping. He then went to explain our nicknames; Remus was Moony, James was Prongs, Sirius was Padfoot, and I was Vixen. Jake nodded taking in all of our information, we explained about vampires as well. Looking them up in our books and making notes.
After dinner, I made spaghetti, I went upstairs and started a cauldron of pain potion. It didn't take me long, I like potions and it's something I'm decent at. James and Sirius began putting up wards and set a password marked in blood, obviously vampires couldn't get in because they don't have blood. Jake left at midnight to return to La Push with his dad. Setting my alarm clock for seven we went to sleep with our wands near by just in case.
"Sirius get up! We need to go to the reservation." He groaned but rolled out of bed yawning. Remus was pulling athletic shorts on with a plain black muscle shirt. The shorts hung low on his hips like they always do showing off his muscles.
Sirius was dressed in similar attire. James and I wore sweatpants with t-shirts. I grabbed my light cloak, wand, a hair tie, and flip flops. I'm sure I will put my obnoxious hair up at some point during the day. I charmed the kitchen and left my dad a note telling him to say what he wanted to the kitchen and it would fix it for him. I also told him the guys and I would be in La Push for the day with Jake.
"We can apparate there you just need to picture Jakes house, that's where we are meeting." They nodded and we turned on our heel letting the portal suck us into the atmosphere and leave us at Jakes house. I put my hand on Sirius's shoulder to catch myself from falling backwards.
"You are so clumsy Vix." He said grinning. "I hate apparating, its useful but I can never keep my balance." I replied back, he ruffled my hair and I hugged in annoyance. Unlocking Jakes front door we stepped inside quietly. I muttered, "Lumos." and a bluish white glow illuminated the tip of my wand giving us light in the dark house.
Billy was still asleep and I didn't want to wake him up, so we silently crept past his door and headed towards Jake's at the end of the hallway.
The guys were just as silent as I was, I barely knocked on the door and pulled my hand away listening for movement, there was none so I pushed it open wincing as the door creaked. I smiled looking at him snoring lightly in his bed with a quilt barely covering him.
I leaned down, shaking gently with my hand on his warm shoulder. He shot up instantly from my touch looking around wildly. "Shhh Jake, it's just us, we came to wake you up. We will meet you outside."
I said, he relaxed when he realized it was us. He nodded throwing the covers off and pulling on a pair of shorts over his black and white plaid boxers. The guys and I walked outside with Jake quickly behind us clad in only black athletic basketball shorts. We walked the short distance to First Beach and I saw tan skinned boys, barefoot and only wearing shorts.
The short black cropped hair that hung in there dark eyes made them all look like brothers. They stopped talking as Jake approached them, he was their alpha and they looked up to him. I noticed Remus go into alpha mode as well, he was stronger than the shape shifters. Much more powerful, graceful, and agile compared to them. I looked overhead noticing the half moon in the dawn light. We'll need to find a place to go during the full moon…I'll have to put electric wards so he cant leave and we are in an enclosed area.
"Okay everyone listen up; this is Bella, Remus, Sirius, and James." He pointed to each of us as he introduced us. The sat down in the cool sand and Remus, James, and Sirius copied them sitting beside them while Jake and I stood in front of them. I feel like I'm teaching school.
"They are wizards and know how to use magic, they can turn into animals, like us, but different animals.
Bella is going to explain things to us, maybe give us a better understanding of the super natural world." Jake finished and sat down beside James.
"Alright well, I'm Bella. I'll tell you guys about me, school, animals and answer any questions you have. I'm a metamorphous, meaning I can change my shape into any form I want too. You'll notice that the highlights in my hair, or streaks on the top, change with what my emotion is at that point in time. My animal, what my "soul" represents, is a fox.
There are only about a couple of us metamorphous's in the world left, people think we're freaks for some reason, however because of my metamorphous genes I have a magical powers making me a witch. I found out I was a witch when I got my letter from Hogwarts, my school, explaining everything. I was ten and would be turning eleven that September so my father flew me to England where I boarded the train and met Remus, Sirius and James.
At school we learn transfiguration, charms, spells, hexes, defense against the dark arts, potions, care of magical creatures, herbology, astrology, and play quidditch. Quidditch is a sport played on broomsticks, it's a lot of fun. We'll teach you how to play."
I threw in noticing some of the boys faces light up at a mention of a sport. "Now I know you guys think that you are werewolves, but you're not. Werewolves only change during the full moon, any other time they're human well I guess part human. Their senses are extremely sensitive, very clear and advanced compared to humans. You guys can change at anytime you want, you just happen to take the form of a wolf, Sirius is a wolf too. That's about it…any questions?"
Some of them raised their hands, now I really feel like I'm teaching a class. I pointed to a younger boy in the back, "I'm Seth, so if we're not werewolves…what are we?"
"Animagus's, a magical person that is able to turn into the animal that represents their soul. Not a lot of people are able achieve becoming animagus's. You were born with it, it's in your genes allowing you to become wolves, the guys and I we had to create potions and do charms and transfigure each other to achieve our animals." I pointed to another person sitting beside Seth, "I'm Jared, how are you going to help us?"
James stood up beside me, "We're going to put wards up around La Push, it will protect the people inside the reservation and keep vampires and other mythical creatures besides us, and obviously you guys, out. We are going to run patrols with you, and teach you how to fight."
"What animal are you, Remus, and Sirius?" Someone asked.
"I'm a stag, Sirius is a wolf, and Remus…" Remus interrupted, "I'm a werewolf, I only change during the full moon. It's hard changing, completely different from how you change, it's painful and I don't look like a normal wolf as you guys do.
I'm venomous like vampires, if I bite you in my wolf form you will become a werewolf at the next full moon. I've never bitten a human, or anyone for that matter. I was bitten by a man who allowed the wolf part of his mind to take over making him permanently feral. I was five years old when I was changed, my parents would put me in the storm cellar and put up locking spells and wards so I wasn't able to get out and cause harm to others. When Bella and James and Sirius found out what I was they wanted to help. In our third year at school they finally achieved their animagus forms. As long as they are in animal form during the full moon they are able to stay with me and I wont hurt them in case I do accidentally bite them." He said as he told his story, I squeezed his hand in comfort, we could trust them and they could trust us.
"Can you harm us in your human form?" Seth asked.
"No, I'm not human I lost my humanity a long time ago because of the wolf in me but while I'm like this I can't hurt you, nor would I want too. I have extremely good senses, I can hear all the way out to the highway and can hear all of your heartbeats and smell your blood. I'm faster and stronger than humans too, however you guys share the same qualities as does James and Sirius. Bella isn't human either, she's a metamorphous making her body harder, stronger, faster, and more flexible to imitate anything she wants.
James and Sirius are human but incredible wizards and athletes making up for that, you guys fall into both my category and theirs, because you were born with the animagus gene it makes you stronger, faster, etc. But you also consist human qualities as well which separates us. Does that make sense?"
They nodded taking in all of this information, I hadn't thought of what Remus had said but it made sense, you would think I would be used to his intelligence levels by now but every time he opens his mouth and starts talking all smart it amazes me every time.
"I know what Remus has told you might freak you out a little, but Remus is a really good guy. He's the sweetest, most selfless guy I have ever met. You can trust us, the only bad thing we've done is maybe…possibly put some Slytherins in the hospital wing and gotten into some fights at school…" I said looking directly at Sirius as he laughed and winked.
"Who are the Slytherins?" Seth asked.
"Hogwarts is split up into four houses: Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, Slytherin, and Gryffindor. We're in Gryffindor and Slytherin is our house rival. Always have, even back when the school was started hundreds of years ago."
I said explaining to them how the Slytherins and Gryffindors are rivals. It was late morning by the time we all finished talking, I learned who all the wolves were and talked with a lot of them comparing pack tattoos and telling stories about the pranks which they found really funny and replied by telling stories of their own.
Remus and Quil hit it off really well as they joked around and discussed where to run patrols. James and Sirius were like me, extremely social and instantly made friends.
A/N: Please review! I want to know what you think of the story! Next up we meet the Cullens!!