Chapter 6

Light Bulb

I was walking to lunch by myself doing nothing in particular. I got a small lunch and took my seat at my lunch table next to Sam. "Is it just me or is today going really slow?" Sam asked.

"It's just you." Jessica replied with a small smile that looked kind of cynical.

"I don't know, I think today's going slow." I reassured Sam, as I noticed Jessica start gazing off.

"That's what I thought…Jess what are you looking at?" Sam fallowed her gaze and I did the same, unsuccessfully.

"Bella I think Edward wants to talk to you." Jessica said and I looked over to the table his family was at and noticed he wasn't there. Then I followed their gaze again to see him sitting at a table all alone.

"Umm, he probably wants to talk to me about our science project or something." All I had left of lunch was some lemonade in a bottle so I grabbed it before walking over to Edward. I put my hands on the table and leaned on them a little.

"Are you not going to sit down?" He waved his at the chair across from him and I sat down. He handed me a little white tube and I looked at it to see what it was. "It's a cream for your burn." I nodded and put it into my pocket so I wouldn't lose it. "Have you finally decided that I was right?"

"About what?"

"Me being a bad guy." Edward's laugh had no humor.

"I don't know why you're so convinced you're the bad guy Edward." I looked into his eyes as I answered him. "Do you wear contacts?" I remember that his eyes were chocolate brown last night and now they were a light caramel.

"No." His response was automatic.

"Then how do your eyes change color?" He looked taken aback by this statement but recovered quickly.

"They change colors based on my mood." I've heard of that before but wasn't that normally for people with grayish eyes.

"So are you happy today?"

"I guess you could say that." I bit my bottom lip slightly and nodded my head before looking at the table. I stayed silent for awhile not knowing what to say, or if he would rather see me go back to my table. I didn't say anything about it hoping he wouldn't bring it up. Before I knew it I could feel daggers on my back; I looked up to see Edward's sister Rosalie staring at me. Her eyes were almost the same color Edward's but a little darker, I wonder if hers change color too. I heard a soft hiss and Rosalie ripped her eyes off me.

"Are you okay Bella?" The question shocked me.

"Yah, of course." I looked at him questionably. I took a sip of my lemonade after I responded. Edward shook his head slightly; I took that as 'end of conversation' and let the thought roll off my shoulders. Minutes past then I saw Edward get up from his seat and I looked at him questionably.

"I was planning on going to class…but if you would rather skip be my guest." I looked around the room and noticed it was empty.

"Oh." I got up from my spot and followed Edward silently to class. Once I sat down I saw a TV in the front of the room and sighed. A movie day how fun. Mr. Mason put a movie in than turned off the lights. I could instantly feel a vibe coming off of Edward and I couldn't tell what it was. I crossed my arms over my chest and closed my hands into fists. When the TV radiated enough light I looked over at Edward and noticed he was in the same position that I was, he was also looking at me and we exchanged a brief smile before I looked away.

We stayed in this position throughout the movie and when it was over Mr. Mason turned on the lights and we slowly unwound. I noticed we had five minutes left to class and I sighed. I pulled my backpack in front of my body on the table and leaned my head on it. For what seemed like the thousandth time today I could feel a stare on my back. I didn't let the urge to look up over come me and I continued to keep my head where it was.

The bell rang and I slowly picked up my head before slinging my backpack over my shoulder. I was startled by the fact that Edward was still sitting in his seat because he was normally the first one out of the room. "What's with you today?" I asked casually.

"Nothing; why do you ask?"

"Well first you don't sit by your family at lunch and now- instead of being the first person out of class; you are sitting in your seat talking to me." Out the corner of my eye I saw Sam waiting for me by the door and I motioned for her to go to class. Edward considered my statement for a second before responding.

"Some opinions and perceptions have been recently skewed." I was confused by his statement and I hopped it didn't show on my face. Edward smirked and I gathered that meant it did. "Bella; let's just say it's a good thing you don't understand." This only confused me more. Edward stood up and followed me as I started walking to the gym.

"Why?" I only said one word but I knew it was enough.

"Because that would only mean that you know too much and that there is no turning back." I could feel my forehead crease. "You wouldn't like me much if you knew the truth." We finally reached the gym and stopped outside of the girl's locker room facing each other.

"Then you obviously don't know me very well." That made him freeze for a moment. He sifted slightly towards me in response I froze. His hand reached up and gently brushed my cheek. I closed my eyes as the back of his hand traced from my cheek bone down to my jaw leaving a warm path where it was. When I opened my eyes Edward was gone leaving me speechless.

Once in gym class Sam asked me what was going on between Edward and me. To keep it simple I just said we were discussing what to do for our science project. Sam bought it and explained that she was doing her project on the best lipstain product. Tyler didn't like the idea but went along with it since Sam was going to do all the work.

After school I went home and made grilled cheese for Charlie and me then went upstairs to do homework before I went to sleep.

I woke up Friday morning and noticed it was sunny out. There wasn't a cloud and sight and I smiled before dressing for the weather. Once at school I sighed knowing this morning would suck without Jess or Sam here due to their shopping spree. However knowing I would see Edward cheered me up.

To my dismay Edward wasn't here either; none of the Cullen's were. I went home after my sad day at school to do homework and cook for Charlie once again. My first week was finally over and to say least it was interesting. At least I had a plan for tomorrow…to go see Jacob.

I woke up at about ten and noticed it was cloudy once again. I walked downstairs and noticed Charlie was gone. He said he was going fishing today with Billy; I guess he left already. After I ate some food I went upstairs to get ready. I took a shower and through on some jeans and a blue sweatshirt over my white tank top. I got my shoes on and picked up my cell phone before walking out the door. After locking it I started walking to Jacob's house. It was a fifteen car ride which makes it an hour walk.

I peacefully walked my way along the roads; I was a block away from Jacob's house when I got a text.

Jacob: Sorry it's such late notice but don't come over today…I'm still sick. Well I said I was coming no matter what; plus I'm not walking all the way home so bite me Jacob Black I'm coming. I walked up to his door and knocked, he didn't answer so after about ten minutes I walked around back to see if he was there. He wasn't and I sighed. I was about to turn around when I saw four shirtless men walking out of the forest. They were all pretty muscular and about the same height with the same hair cut. They looked like a gang and I wondered what they were doing at Jacob's house.

I walked slowly up to them and when they were about twenty feet away from me they stopped and so did I. I just stared at them, I swear I saw Embry in the mix but I couldn't be sure. "Bella, what are you doing here?" When the guy on the far left spoke I knew it was Embry.

"I came to see Jacob." I said firmly.

"Sam I thought you told Jake that he can't talk to her." I heard Embry whisper to the man next to him and I sighed with anger. I walked a bit closer to them now only about two feet away from them.

"What do you mean he can't talk to me?"

"I bet he thought he'd be sneaky and go behind Sam's back." The man in front of me said completely ignoring me.

"WHAT do you mean he can't talk to me!" I said a little louder this time.

"What did he tell you?" The man spoke again. I hated that he was ignoring me so I slapped him. I've never slapped anyone before but I had to admit it felt good. I guess that made the guy mad since the guy in the middle tried calming him down. He started shaking and before I knew it Embry's hand was on my chest; he shoved me and I flew about ten feet in the air before landing on my butt and forearms.

On the forearm opposite of the burnt arm I felt a sharp pain but ignored it for the time being. I looked to where I was standing to see the man shaking more and more until finally I heard a ripping sound and he transformed into a wolf before me. I couldn't believe it. At the same moment the man turned into a wolf I heard someone call my name.

After the wolf was in place of the man I turned my head to see who was calling me only to see Jacob running towards me. There was no way he was sick but I didn't care because all I could think was 'run'. What was he thinking charging at me when there was a giant wolf the size of a horse growling at me? I was still staring at Jacob and before I could process I heard another ripping sound and Jacob turned into a wolf.

With my mouth gaping I saw Jacob run past me to the other werewolf and they started fighting. I wanted to tell him to stop but my mouth wouldn't move and the wolves continued fighting, carrying it into the woods. A few seconds later another shot of pain went through my arm so I sat up to examine it. I saw a huge piece of glass in my arm that cut a wound that would need stitches. I sighed as I looked at the ground where I had fallen and noticed more shards of glass and sighed.

I looked back up to the three men standing in front of me and noticed all their eyes on me. I sighed before getting off the ground. Since no one was talking I decided to break the silence. "What just happened?" I got a look of disbelief from every man still present.

"What did Jake tell you?" Embry asked.

"About being a werewolf? Nothing. When I first got to Forks he told me stories but he didn't say he was a werewolf. He even told me to stay home today but I don't listen to orders very well."

"Oh." Embry looked down at his feet then back up at me. "Well, umm, this is Sam and Jared. The hot head you saw is Paul." I nodded letting him know I understood him. I felt my sleeve get wet and heavy and I looked down to see it covered in blood and sighed. Someone took my arm in their hand and I winced.

"Jeez Bells, looks like I need to take you to the hospital." I looked up and noticed Jacob staring at my wound. He was shirtless just like everyone else and was only wearing cut off jeans and shoes. "Meet me in my truck; I'm going to grab a shirt." I nodded and started walking away carefully. Once in his truck I buckled and looked up just in time to see Jacob getting in and driving off.

"Thanks for driving me." I felt bad…this was my entire fault. Yet all I said was thanks.

"Yah…why did you come Bella? I told you to stay home." I held my bloody arm to my chest.

"I walked and I was a block away when you texted me…I didn't want to go all the way home." I looked at Jacob and noticed he cut his hair. He had also grown muscular, even more than the other werewolves. "When did you become a werewolf?"

"Well since you know I guess it's only fair to tell the truth." He let out a loud breath. "Just a couple days ago…Thursday to be exact. It turns out the fever and the body aches were a part of that and not being sick. I run a temp of 108 so the fever never really goes away."

"You said that werewolves only turn when vampires are around."

"Yah they're around." Jacob laughed slightly.

"Oh, do I know who it is?"

"Yes I'm sure you them." I didn't miss that he said them which scared me. Once at the hospital he pulled into the emergency parking lot and I rolled my eyes. He opened the door for me and helped me into the hospital. Nurses and doctors were running around and I felt like I wasn't important enough to be here. One nurse came over to me and Jacob and he put his arm around my waist before the nurse started talking.

"Oh honey you're losing a lot of blood we need to get this stitched up." I heard Jacob sigh as if to say 'duh' but I ignored him. "You're in luck Dr. Cullen just freed up. I'll take you to him now…and you sir can stay here and wait. Your girlfriend will be back soon." I was taken aback that she thought I was his girlfriend.

"I'm going with her." The nurse sighed.

"Fine." She walked away and we followed her. We walked into an unoccupied room; meaning no other patients were present. I walked in and heard Jacob release a low growl as I noticed a man in a white jacket that I presumed was Dr. Cullen. I also noticed Edward was here and I turned red in embarrassment. The nurse left and Edward finally looked at me, hurt in his eyes.

"Bella what happened?" Jacob lifted me up onto the bed that was next to me and stood protectively next to me. Edward and his father walked over to me, Dr. Cullen knelt in front of me to fix my arm and Edward took the other side of me where Jacob was not. I felt Jacob take my hand and sighed, it was still bandaged up from the burn. Edward watched every move Jacob took and I turned red once again. Dr. Cullen slowly pulled my sleeve up to examine my wound.

"Bella how did you get glass in your arm?" He asked before taking out tweezers to take out the glass.

"Umm I fell and there was glass in the grass." I winced as the first piece of glass was removed from my arm. Jacob started rubbing my back to sooth me.

"And how is your burnt arm?" he asked removing another shard of glass.

"Fine, Edward gave me the cream at school and it seems to be working."

"Good. When I'm done with this arm I'll take a peek at the other." I nodded as I watched him work. To keep my mind busy I asked Edward a question.

"Why weren't you in school on Friday?"

"My family decided to take a hiking trip." He replied and Jacob let out another low growl. In response I heard Edward let out a hiss. I sighed and noticed my arm was stitched up so I released Jacob's hand and gave mine to Dr. Cullen. He gently unwrapped my hand and looked at my healing burn.

"Good news is that your hand is healing nicely and should be fine to leave open by Monday evening. For now you can continue replacing the bandage and applying cream to it regularly." I nodded as he cleaned my burn.

"Jeez Bells, you're so clumsy that you should have a babysitter 24-7." I rolled my eyes and he continued rubbing my back.

"I've managed quiet well so far Jacob." I said through my teeth. Jacob chuckled before he responded.

"Sure looks like it Bells." I shrugged my shoulders making Jacob drop his hand off my back. I took a deep breath then started zoning out.

"All done; you are good to go Bella. Just make sure to get plenty of rest this weekend. I'll see you around." I came back when Dr. Cullen started talking. I noticed him walking out of the room; probably going to another patient. I sighed than noticed that Edward was still in the room. I felt my forehead crease in confusion.

"Jacob I'll meet you in the car…I need to talk to Edward for a minute." I turned too looked at him and noticed he was about to say no. "Please Jake." That was first time I called him Jake and it felt weird rolling off my tongue. He left the room filling it with a sound of protest. I turned my head once again towards Edward.

"What do you want Bella?" His face was shifted into an emotion that I didn't recognized. I suddenly didn't remember what I was planning on asking him so I decided to pick a new question.

"Umm are you going to school Monday?" I wished I would have kept my mouth shut and just followed Jacob but it's too late now.

"Yes." I saw Edward's dark golden eyes twinkle. Then his face fell into the expression from earlier. "Now if that's all, you should run off back to boyfriend before he gets too upset." I was shocked by this statement. I jumped off the hospital bed before replying.

"Jake's not my boyfriend." I said firmly. Then before Edward could respond I left the room and went out to the parking lot to find Jake waiting for me. I sighed as I got into the car and buckled myself. Jake started driving, silence was all around us, and for the first five minutes of the drive no one said a word.

"So what did you need to ask the blo…ask Edward?"

"Uh, umm," crud I need to lie without lying so my voice doesn't give me away…confusing much? "I just wanted to know if he was going to be at school on Monday. Umm we have to work on our science project." I mumbled and was looking out the window so even if my horrible lying skills decided to be present Jake hopefully wouldn't notice. I looked at him through the corner of my eye and saw that Jacob's knuckles were white around the steering wheel.

"Oh. How's your arm?" The way he said it made me think all he wanted to do was change the subject.

"Fine. What's glass doing on your lawn anyway?"

"Embry drop his glass last night when Paul punched him."I winced and looked up at Jacob questionably. "Lesson number one: never piss off Paul." He let out a soft chuckle and eased his grip on the steering wheel. I felt a little better now that the atmosphere was more carefree.

"Thanks for the heads up." I said through the smile using a bit of sarcasm.

"I never had the chance."

"Touché." I replied and noticed Jacob turn the corner and now is going down my street.

"Sorry to cut the visit short but I have to get back to the pack… they probably have a lot questioning and bickering to do." He said once he noticed where my gaze was.

"Sorry about that; I owe you."

"Okay Monday night, we can go to the movies." That made me feel better but then I sighed remembering I had plans.

"Can't, Sam and I are supposed to hang out. Plus I have to find time to work on my project with Edward." Jake pulled in my driveway and his knuckles whitened again.

"Sam seems nice enough she could come too, all you have to do is find a way to ditch Edward." He said Edward's name through clenched teeth. Just then I had a light bulb go off.

"Edward could come too; it would be a good chance to work on our project!"

"Great." Jacob smiled but I could tell it was for my benefit. "I'll pick you up at six." I nodded and got out of the truck. After watching Jake pull away I went inside and walked over to the phone to call Sam.

"Hello." She answered after the third ring and sounded distant, she must be shopping.

"Hey it's Bella." I said as I grabbed a water bottle out of the fridge.

"Oh hey! What's up?"

"How do you feel about going to the movies Monday?"

"That's cool, what time?"

"Like six, umm I can meet you there."

"Yah I can do that, I can't wait for you to see what I got you!" My mouth fell as she said this.

"You didn't need to get me anything, really."

"Oh whatever, I saw it and thought you would like it." I sighed.

"Fine, see you at school."

"Yep! Bye!"

"Bye." I hung up and took a sip of water…Monday will definitely be an interesting day. Now all I had to do was tell Edward of the plans he was now included in. I really didn't think this through I mean what was I supposed to say 'hey Edward you wanna go to a movie? You probably have better plans but I kind of already told my friend that you'd be there.' Yah that would totally go over well. I can't even tell him until said date because I have no idea how to get a hold of him….great plan Bella. I think it's time to get a new light bulb.