I've got two new chapters for you! I must admit, sometimes the characters in my stories take on lives of their own, so this story keeps on changing from how I plan it. I'm a little stuck right now, but I should have more to post soon.

Just as I was putting the food on plates, Jacob came back.

I blushed, a little embarrassed for using his food, a trait I had been told I had gotten from my mother, although I couldn't remember it from when she was still human. I realized how young Jacob looked, he couldn't have aged much if any since he was maybe seventeen or eighteen. Maybe being half wolf had a few perks.

I stood there awkwardly for a moment before handing him a plate. He thanked me before walking back into the cramped living room. I followed because there was no table to sit at.

I balanced the chipped plate on my knees as we ate in silence. I had so much I wanted to ask but I didn't know how to start. He finally broke the silence.

"So, why… are you here exactly?" I wasn't sure exactly what to say so I just said what I had told him before.

"Like I said, two days ago I turned into a wolf which isn't exactly, well, normal."

"You got that right." His casual response surprised me. He had seemed so intense before.

"So, is there anything you can tell me…about being a wolf?"

"Sure there's plenty, but the best way to learn is to actually do it." He stood up and walked into the kitchen. I could hear him talking quickly on the phone. He hung up and came back into the living room.

"Alright we're all set." He said as he walked out the door motioning me to follow.

When we got outside I could see wolf eyes peering out from the thick woods.

"Ok, Ali...right?" I nodded. "I suppose the best way to do this is to, um, well, get mad I guess, for starting anyways. After a while it gets easier." It made sense. The whole trembling thing always seemed to come with the anger.

"Oh, wait. Do you have, you know, clothes?" I was just glad he had mentioned it. The whole not keeping your clothes when you change thing was a bit of a nuisance.

"No."

"Well, that makes things a little harder. Just, um, step over there." He said pointing to the woods beside the house. I headed to where he was pointing before stripping out of my clothes. Carrying them around in my mouth was going to get annoying. I dropped them to the ground and started thinking angry thoughts. How so many of the kids at school thought I was freak because my family was so bizarre. How Dad could always hear my thoughts and how Mom always asked prying questions. I was beginning to shake, more and more. Eventually I ripped apart, the shaking stopped, and I trotted out of the forest.

I was suddenly aware of at least fifteen other beings around me, maybe more. I could hear their unfamiliar voices, even though I knew they weren't talking.

I heard a distinct voice, like it was speaking to me, unlike the others that were talking around me. I could tell it was Jacob.

You alright? I tried to answer, but let out a growl instead.

Just think, don't actually try to talk.

Ok, I think I got it. I'm guessing this is part of the wolf thing? I heard chuckles inside my head and out. Who would've guessed wolves could laugh? The laughter got heartier. That was when I realized they could hear everything I thought, and I could hear them.

This could definitely get a little awkward.

You got that right. It was a girl's voice, the only other, besides me, as far as I could tell. Glad I wasn't alone in this.

Trust me you never are. This was getting confusing, I couldn't tell who was talking.

You'll get used to it. This time it was Jacob again. I suppose there isn't much else to learn. It'll be easier if you meet everyone in human-form. So now comes the fun part, phasing back. I suggest you go back to where your clothes are so, you know. I walked quickly back into the woods. The best thing to do is think calming things; the opposite of when you phased the first time. I thought of Trevor and shopping with Aunt Alice. I thought of Esme's calming voice and Carlisle's reassuring smiles. I thought of how much Mom and Dad loved me. I began to think of how worried they must be and didn't even notice I had returned to my human form. It seemed too quiet now, without everyone else inside my head.

I quickly pulled on my clothing and walked back into the clearing. Everyone else was already waiting. Jacob and a man probably in his mid twenties walked up to me. He introduced himself to me as Sam Uley, alpha. I was a little surprised. Shouldn't the chief be the alpha? He then introduced everyone else.

The girl was Leah, whom I had seen at the convenience store earlier. I shot her a look for lying to me. She didn't seem to care.

Then there was Seth, her brother; Paul, Jared, Quil, Embry, Collin, and Brady. They all looked pretty confused by my presence. Finally one of them asked where I was from, I think it was Quil.

"Phoenix, Arizona." I stated.

"Whoa, then how'd you end up here?" Asked another of the boys. It was going to take me a while to remember which was which. They all looked essentially the same, shirtless with jean cutoffs, dark skin and short black hair.

"Well, I turned into a wolf." I figured that was answer enough, but that wasn't what they were looking for. I turned toward Jacob not sure how to answer, but he wasn't paying attention.

"Uh, I, um, my mom…"

"I'm her father." Jacob finished quietly. Everyone was shocked. I supposed blocking thoughts worked with the wolves just as it did with Dad. Then everybody started talking at once.

"So who is it?"

"Who's her mom?"

"When did this happen?"

"How did we not know about this?"

"Everyone just shut up!" Jacob finally yelled. He was shaking. Sam placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Calm down, Jake, and everyone else: stop asking questions!" No one said a word. "Jake, I do believe you need to start explaining, though. Let's head to my place. Emily can make us some supper." Everyone went in separate directions and I heard skin ripping apart. I soon followed, removing my clothes and think mad thoughts like I had before.

When I had phased, I picked up my clothing with my mouth and caught up with the rest of the pack. That was really the only way I could think of this group of wolves. Leah was in the lead clearly the fastest, with Sam not close behind. Leah did seem a bit rebellious before, not really wanting to be with the pack. It was odd how I could recognize them now after seeing them as humans, somehow they just looked like they did as wolves. I came up next to a chocolate-brown wolf and recognized him as Quil. He noted the clothes in my mouth and thought, We'll have to set you up with a holder for those. Trust me, not having a ball of denim in your mouth makes things much more enjoyable. I looked down at his legs and saw his shorts held to his ankle by some black string. Seemed simple enough.

Thanks, I thought back to him.

We arrived at a house almost too soon. I wasn't minding running so much. I had always hated it before, but as a wolf it was effortless. I followed Leah into the woods to change back and get dressed. When we went back into the clearing the rest of the pack had changed back as well. Sam led us inside and introduced me to his wife, Emily. I knew it was rude to stare, but I couldn't help from looking at her face a little too long, three long scars that continued down her arm pulled down one side of it. I was appalled because it was clear the scars were from a wolf. I didn't want to be something like that. Jacob could clearly tell they scared me and told me I didn't have anything to worry about, I had better control than any of them had in the beginning.

We all crammed into Sam and Emily's living room, on the couch, the floor, and chairs brought in from the kitchen. I sat on the couch next to Leah. She acted indifferent, but I could tell she was at least a little happy she was no longer the only girl in the pack. Emily stayed in the kitchen, cooking, and Sam retrieved who I assumed to be his daughter from a bedroom before sitting on the floor with her.

"Alright, Jake, start talking," said who I was guessing was Paul but could have been Jared too. I was just as anxious to hear this story as everyone else because I was just as clueless as they were.

"I don't really know where to start."

"Start with when." Said Sam.

"Ok…well that year that everyone started changing, it started the before then." I had no idea when that was but figured it had to be at least 16 years ago, maybe more.

"Isabella Swan was here visiting her father…"

"Oh yeah, I remember her. She's the one you practically told about being a wolf."

"Shut up Paul. I couldn't tell her, you know that."

"But you figured out a way." Jacob glared at him. Everyone looked at him expectantly when he didn't continue, except Leah who was picking at her fingernails.

"That's it." Said Jacob.

"Oh c'mon Jake! We want to hear the steamy details!" Said Embry. Jacob smacked him upside the head, but I was pretty sure I heard him say "I'll tell you later," under his breath.

"Dinner's ready everyone." Emily said as she came in and took their daughter from Sam.

I waited on the couch until everyone had left the room. Only Emily and her daughter were left.

"Are you going to eat?" she asked gently.

"I'm not sure if I can." I had just learned so much in this one day I felt like food wasn't something I needed to think about. "How old is your daughter?" I asked attempting to start a conversation.

"Almost eighteen months. Her name is Haley." She said proudly. Smiling at down at her.

"She's adorable."

"Thanks." She said as I went into the kitchen.

I didn't realize I was so hungry until I saw the food. I got a heaping plate of spaghetti. Emily obviously knew how to feed wolves. It appeared I wasn't the only ravenous one.

Even though I barely knew anyone yet, I felt at home here. I felt guilty, but I was more comfortable here than back in Phoenix.

Also, sorry about the random bit with Emily and Sam's daughter, not quite sure why I added that in...