WHAT?!?!? I was no expert on werewolves obviously, but from what I had picked up, only the descendants from Levi Uley and Ephriam Black could turn into wolves. Keeping my head, I thought back to the night that Jacob had explained werewolves to me

"So you see," he concluded, "It's in our blood, and we'll keep passing it on through generation to generation".

I had always assumed that the werewolf thing was genetic, but obviously that couldn't be it. Anybody could see that I had Charlie's eyes, and almost all of Renee's features. Then something occurred to me: "It's in our blood"

When Jacob attacked me, I had been cut. But he had yelped- suggesting that maybe he had cut himself at the same time. Was it possible that he got his blood into my wound?

I slumped down onto the floor, twitching my tail nervously. It was only then that I realised that I was not alone with my thoughts

BELLA??!? What? How? Impossible! Can't be! What on earth?!

Over the babble of voices (or thoughts, I suppose) I heard a strange, two toned command ring out.

QUIET!

From what I had heard, this had to be Sam, the Alpha. Suddenly everybody fell silent.

Bella? Will you explain to me what happened? Sam asked, speaking each syllable slowly, like you would to a child, or a mentally handicapped person. I... I, don't know. Jake attacked me and then I woke up in hospital and then I got angry and now... I'm a werewolf too.

But that's impossible! Sam yelled. Is this some sort of joke, Bella, because I can't see the funny side!!! A low snarl rose up my throat, and ripped out through my clenched teeth. This isn't a joke, Sam; do you honestly think I would do this?! Even if I wanted to, HOW?!? I know I sure didn't choose this, so you could please try and be a little more UNDERSTANDING!

I was on my feet now, my hackles bristling.

Okay, I'm sorry, that was uncalled for, but how..? Sam said, trailing off at the end. I don't know Sam, I said, but I do know that most people will be pretty damn scared when they see a giant wolf running 'round the hospital. I'm going to have to find a way out without being caught.

*******

I walked back a few paces, nearly knocking over a lot of expensive, important looking hospital machinery in doing so. Easily, I leaped through the open window, and landed quietly on the grass outside the hospital. Shaking my coat out, I loped over to hide behind a rosebush.

Bella, Sam said cautiously, we're going to phase out now. Why? I asked. I didn't want to be left alone. Then I felt the Silent shimmer of their transformation, as well as one more half a second later. That was when I heard a voice that I would have responded to anywhere. Bella? Jacob whispered.