Chapter 4 The Newbie
Before I went to bed I remembered to open the window for Jacob. The night's breeze was chilly but soon enough Jacob's warm body was against mine.
"Bella?"
"Hm?"
"I can't stay for long." He said readjusting me
"Why not?" I replied giving him puppy dog eyes that some how he resisted.
"Well, we actually have a new werewolf and we're taking turns keeping an eye on him so he doesn't harm anyone."
"But you can't go if he's dangerous! I'm not loosing you over some kid I've never met!" I wasn't nearly finished when his hand flew over my mouth.
"Did Edward have to deal with this? God you're loud. Charlie doesn't know I'm here remember?"
"Sorry. I'm just worried about you. I love you remember?"
"Yes Bella, but seriously, you don't need to worry. I'm an experienced werewolf. He isn't. I can handle myself. Plus Sam and the others will be near by if and only if something were to go wrong." He cupped his hand on my face and kissed my softly. "And now I have a new werewolf to attend to." He got up and hopped out my window to face what I assumed to be his doom.
When I woke up I broke out in cold sweat thinking whether Jacob had survived the night. I rushed through my daily routine to see if Jacob was still in one piece. I jumped into my truck and drove to La Push hoping to find my Jacob safe and sound.
When I got to the Black's house I went up to the door and rang the bell. Billy answered the door.
"Hi Billy. Is Jacob home?" I asked
"No. He's at Sam's house for initiation. I assume he told you about Joshua."
"Oh that's his name. Well if he's the new…well, yeah he told me and thanks, I'm going to go to Sam's right now." I rambled
Billy shut the door and I ran to my truck to get to Sam's house. I kind of knew the way there but I was worried that I was going to get lost. I made it there fine though, and saw that the initiation was more of a party. I got inside to find everyone shaking hands with a very plain girl with light brown hair.
"Bella! I didn't tell you about this did I?" Jacob said scrambling to his feet to meet me.
"No, I was checking for you at our house and Billy told me you were here."
"Oh, well this is Joshua and his girlfriend Anne." Joshua was a big guy, probably a football player with reddish brown hair.
"Hi Joshua, nice to meet you Anne." I said shaking both of their hands.
"Joshua, Anne, this is my girlfriend Bella."
"Nice to meet you." Said Joshua in a deep voice. Anne just nodded her head in agreement.
Emily came over and whispered to me "she's a little shy and worried about the whole 'my-boyfriend-is-a-werewolf' thing."
"Well, let's have a chat with her like you did for me. It really helped." I whispered back.
"If you'll excuse us we are going to go into the kitchen." Emily said grabbing Anne's hand to bring her along.
When we got into the kitchen I thought I would be nice and start the conversation.
"So Anne, how are things?" I asked nicely
"Um good I guess." She said in a quiet voice.
"Come on you just found out your boyfriend was a werewolf!" said Emily
"But that's the thing. He's a werewolf! I can't have a future with him can I? What would I tell my parents? What would I tell them he did for money? What would we do for money? Am I in any danger? Will he want to eat me? Are there any rules that he needs to follow? Can I even be with him?" she sobbed
'Wow' I mouthed to Emily. She was in a state of shock. It was either from the fact that this all came from a girl who nodded hello, the fact that she's scared of being eaten by her boyfriend, which I'm sure touched a nerve, or both.
"Do you know what imprinting is?" I asked breaking the silence.
"What's that?" she replied quietly
I nodded at Emily to take the reins.
"It's what werewolves do. It's sort of like destiny. They more or less fall in love with only one person. Ever. They will do anything for them and you forget about them being different. It's amazing how strong they can feel for someone. Just about everyone in the pack has imprinted minus like two or so." She summed up
"So are either of you imprinted on?" she questioned in her quiet voice.
"Yes. Sam imprinted on me and it's the most wonderful felling of belonging and love."
"What about you?" Anne asked me
"Well, it's not like he told me or anything but I'm positive Jacob has imprinted on me."
"So, how do you know?" she questioned this time with more curiosity
"You just know." Answered Emily dreamily.
"Oh." She said
"Don't worry; he hasn't had time to imprint yet. It takes time." I said confidently