2 weeks later

It's been two weeks since Jared told me the whole truth, about vampires, werewolves, and imprinting. Two weeks and it's like he's walking on eggshells.

"Is there something you wanna talk about"? I asked him. We were sitting in our seats in science and he wasn't talking to me as much as usual.

"No, why?" he responded.

"It's just that ever since our conversation you've been acting different, like you've changed your mind or something." I could feel the familiar sting of tears behind my eyelids. I didn't want to say it but this was all too good to be true.

"HOW COULD YOU SAY THAT? HOW COULD I EVER CHANGE MY MIND? I LOVE YOU!"

Everyone in the class was now staring at us, Jared on his feet screaming his love for me, looking scary as hell and me sitting in my seat looking like a deer caught in the headlights.

"Mr. Cameron please go to the office I will have none of that in my class!" Mr. Carlson yelled, not nearly as loud.

After school

"What the hell wasthat about?" I asked once we were out of school and in our secret clearing. Jared was still mad, so mad in fact, he was shaking. I tried to touch him, but he slapped my hand away. I felt tears in my eyes for the second time today. And he saw them.

"I'm sorry baby, just stay back please" he begged. He had tears in his eyes and he was clearly scared.

Ignoring him I reached out again and this time he actually relaxed. It was almost as if I had this power, not over him, but for him. "This is why you need me" I said it as a statement, no question about it.

"What? He asked.

"To keep you calm, to protect you"

"From what?" he was almost completely calm just a bit of shaking left. He wasn't going to do anything.

"From you" it sounded so cheesy but it was the truth. "I didn't mean to make you mad." I really didn't.

"I'm not mad at you, just what you said" he was finally calm now, no more shaking.

"I know it will get easier" I said.

"What will?"

"Me being less self-conscience", I said.

"The way I'm acting has nothing to do with me not wanting you, which could never happen; I just don't want anything to happen to you." He said.

"Like what?" oh wait vampires.

Then there was a snap, a deep growl, and the second most beautiful monster I had ever seen.