Wolf Girl: A Twilight Fan Fic

Part II

The Scene: Jacob has been ignoring Bella for a few weeks, and she's really worried. She shows up at his house in La Push, but is shocked to see his change.

I pulled up the drive and parked, listening to the pattering rain on the hood for a minute. Water was blurring my vision through the windshield, so I couldn't see very well, but I did distinctly see movement after a time. Ignoring the umbrella on the passenger seat, I opened the car door, jumped out into freezing, needle-like raindrops, and slammed it shut. Then, pulling up my hood, I headed for the house. Billy would tell me what was going on.

Remembering the three-time knock Jake and I had invented for each other, I proceeded to perform it, but the door opened before my hand even touched the wood. Before me stood, or rather, sat Billy in his wheelchair with an odd expression on his face.

"Hi," I said hesitantly. The aura about him didn't seem welcoming as it usually did. "Is Jake home?"

Billy shook his head gravely. "No, Bella, I'm afraid Jacob isn't home. He left for a trip just a few days ago. He shouldn't be home for a while."

I got angry. "Billy, please, this is serious. I need to know where Jacob is. Where is he? I know he's here somewhere!"

Billy sighed. "He's not here, Bella. Just left. But please don't go after him…Bella!"

I ignored Billy's cries for me to come back. I was already off into the forest where I'd last seen movement from the truck. Jake was in the woods, and I had to find him. Billy couldn't stop me.

I tore through trees, bushes, and all sorts of plants, screaming. "Jake! Jake, please, answer me!"

Tears streamed down my cheeks, along with the pouring rain. My best friend was avoiding me. I had to find out why, but how could I when I couldn't find him?

With one last call, I ran out of breath. I sat down on a mossy rock and sobbed for what seemed like hours. My heart was breaking for the second time, and I felt the worst pain imaginable.

Suddenly, I heard a rustle in the bushes nearby, even through the rain. The fern was shaking ferociously. I picked my head up from my jacket sleeves and stared at it. "Hello?"

No sound came. I started to get nervous. "Hello?" I called out again, louder this time. The bushes stopped moving. I held my breath, scared to death, and stood. From out of the bushes came a large, furry wolf, with wet and matted brown fur. It was such a lovely color, though, the same color as Jake's skin…and those eyes were so familiar…

"Jake?" I asked, taking a small step closer. The wolf nodded, hung its head, and came up to me. I knelt down and cried all over again, happy that I had found him and angry that he hadn't told me. It was all coming together now. Jake was a werewolf.

I petted his fur and hugged him. Jake didn't move, didn't make a sound, except for an occasional whine here and there. I whispered over and over, "Oh Jake, why didn't you tell me?"

Then, as suddenly as he had come, Jake wriggled from under my grasp and ran off into the woods again. I stood and waited for a moment, to see if he could come back, but when he didn't, I started off after him, slowly though, so he wouldn't notice me coming.

I could see the tracks his paws had made in the mud and dirt. I followed them for a while until I came to a cave in the heart of the forest. It must have taken me ages to find him, because when I came upon him, he had already somehow changed back, and was slipping on a plain t-shirt.

I tried to back off, but he saw me and called out, "Bella!" I crept back into view and when he could see me again, he ran up to me. "I'm so sorry," he said. "I meant to tell you, but they wouldn't let me. I wanted to…"

I embraced him, and instantly felt warm again. I sighed with happiness and snuggled up when I felt his arms wrap around me. I tried to ask him, but my voice was muffled against his chest, and I didn't want to let go.

"What?" he asked, pulling back and looking at me. I sighed. "I said, I thought you didn't want to become part of Sam's group. Why didn't you tell me what they were so I could stop it?"

He chuckled. "Bells, I doubt you could have stopped anything. And I didn't, at first. Sam's a great guy; I just didn't know it until I met him. I didn't know what they were before."

"But how did you get from this to…that?" I asked, confused. He sort of winced and continued, "Apparently, I'm part werewolf, by blood. Everyone in Sam's pack is werewolf by blood, too. We're all brothers, now." I shook my head. "But you hated him!" "Yeah, Bella, I know, but that was before I knew we were connected. He was just looking out for me, and even though stalking me was kinda weird, and not telling me the real reason my friends were leaving me was rude, he just cared."

I rolled my eyes. "Whatever, I'm never gonna like him any more than I do now, Jake." He nodded. "You wouldn't understand," he said. "Now, let's get you back to the house." I was expecting to walk, but Jake picked me up with ease and carried me like a baby. I would have objected normally, but he was so warm, and it was so cold…

"Don't worry," he whispered in my ear, "I'll put you down when we're in view of the house so Billy won't see."

I smiled, and relaxed, hoping he'd walk slowly.

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