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The wolf's body was heavier than I expected but I was still stronger. We collided and I was able to get him on his back. He didn't stay that way though. He used his hind legs to kick me off of him and in the same instant right himself. I hit a tree...hard. It crashed to the ground but I stayed on my feet. I immediately realized that this was no ordinary wolf. It was huge, fast, agile, and strong. As much as I didn't want to admit it, that kick had hurt. I should have been scared but I wasn't. I knew that I could beat this monster of an animal.

The wolf launched himself at me and while he was fast I was, of course, faster. I dodged his head on attack and came at him from the side. I wanted to come at him from behind like Jasper always did in my training but attacking an overgrown dog from behind would only get me a face full of tail.

He bucked and growled viciously as I wrapped my arms around as much of him as I could. I wanted to be able to crush his spine in a bear hug but all his moving was making it difficult. Suddenly his massive head whipped around and his razor sharp teeth had latched onto my side and actually broken skin. I screamed in both pain and shock as it tossed me aside like a rag doll. My body bounced and skidded across the ground and luckily by the time I regained my bearings and righted myself my side has already healed. My fury reached all new highs and I decided there would be no more playing around with this thing.

Before I could get back over to it, I saw that Tanya had come out of the house and was now going toe to paw with the beast. I was beside her in a flash and pushed her away.

"STAY BACK!" I roared. "THIS ONE'S MINE!"

Tanya whimpered from somewhere behind me before she moved up as if to disregard what I'd said but a scream from inside the house made her disappear. I didn't have time to worry about what the hell that meant. I had a wolf to kill. I locked eyes with the animal as we both charged for each other. I prepared my body to launch but he leapt first so I changed my plan of attack at the last second. I stayed on the ground and when he was high enough in the air I ran beneath him, jumped up, and clutched his hind leg in my fist.

I smiled at the satisfying crunch of his bones. He growled in pain and I yanked him down to the ground on his back and brought my foot straight down on his under belly. I was rewarded with the sound of more broken bones. He writhed and rolled over back on his legs. He was holding his body awkwardly because of his injuries but still lunged forward in an attempt to bite me. He was basically done for so all it took was a swipe of my nails across his muzzle and a swift upper cut to bring him down.

He fell with a loud thud. He wasn't dead but I was sure he would be soon. I left him and entered the house where I'd seen Tanya. I found her in a bedroom leaning over a man who was obviously in some type of pain. He was convulsing, sweating, and clenching his jaw so hard trying to quiet his cries that I feared his teeth might shatter.

I opened my mouth to ask Tanya what was wrong with him but closed it immediately when my eyes fell on his neck, wrists, and ankles.

She'd bitten him.

She was going to change him.

"Tanya!" I exclaimed. "What the hell!"

She stood and spun around to face me. Her eyes kept flitting back and forth between me and the man. She was clasping his hand and caressing his knuckles with her thumb.

"He's my mate, Bella. It's the only way that I could keep him!" she said, her voice trembling horribly. "But it's been five days and he's still burning! I don't know what I did wrong, Bella! Tell me what I did wrong!" she sobbed hysterically.

It was a good thing my brain was able to process things at lightening speed because otherwise I would have been too shocked to be of any help. I quickly moved around to her and wrapped my arms around her neck and kissed her temple.

"Don't worry, sis. I'm here," I said trying to calm her first. I waited until she'd stopped crying before I let her go. "Do you know if he's progressed at all?" I asked.

"Yes, I mean I can clearly smell the venom in him. He hasn't paled but I don't think that he will much. His features have sharpened but his heart is still beating and his eyes haven't changed at all," she told me.

I moved over to the other side of the bed and looked him over. I really didn't know what to do though. I've never changed anyone and I'd only been a vampire for a short time myself. I was about to suggest that we call Jasper, Carlisle, or Irina and Kate when Tanya's mate grabbed my hand. I stared in complete awe and disbelief as he smiled at me despite the pain I knew he was experiencing.

"So...I...I...fin...ally get...to...m...meet...the in...famous...Bella," he sputtered and gasped.

I gaped at him incredulously for about thirty seconds before finally finding my voice again.

"Indeed," I smiled bemusedly. "I am the infamous Bella. I'm afraid my sister hasn't told me much about you at all though."

"I'm...J...John. Th...The...new guy," he said. "Tanya's... freaking... out...ri...right now...but...you have't...to keep calm...for me," he said.

I nodded my head not knowing what else to do. I couldn't believe that this man was lying here having an actual conversation with me. When I was changing, all I could muster was a scream and few 'please kill me's' every now and then.

"I figured...my...change...wouldn't...go as...planned. I'm... sure...every...thing...will be...fine though," he told me. "Did...you...kill...the wolf?" he asked his eyes clouding with fear and understandably so. I knew that if I could sleep I'd be having nightmares about it for the next few months.

"He wasn't dead when I left him but I'm sure he'll be soon," I replied.

"Actually, he's gone," Tanya said looking out the window.

"What!" I snarled and went to look for myself. Indeed the wolf was no longer outside. Maybe he'd slouched off to find a bush or something to die behind. What the hell kind of wolf was that anyway?

"Tanya!" John croaked. She was back at his side in a flash rubbing and kissing his face.

"I don't know what to, baby," she whimpered. "I'm so sorry."

"Don't...worry. We don't have...much...t...time. That... wolf... is... going... to...come... back...with...oth...others. You...have...to...move...me! And.. fast!"

"Wait. What? How do you know?" I asked in confusion.

"I'll... ex...plain...later! We...have...to hurry!"

Tanya lifted him off the bed immediately and started making her way to the door with me on her heels.

"I don't know where to go!" she exclaimed.

"To the Cullen's! There's no where else! Plus Carlisle may know how to help him!" I said.

"No!" John interjected. "We shouldn't...go...there...until...I'm completely... changed!"

"This is crazy!" I said. "Where else are we supposed to take you?"

Luckily John knew of an abandoned house about three miles away. We took him there and laid him on an old ratty couch the previous owners must have left behind. Tanya knelt by his head and I paced the floor not knowing what the hell to make of this situation. I guess it was obvious now where Tanya spent all of her time when she wasn't at the Cullen's. Don't get me wrong I'm thrilled that she'd found her mate but why the hell had she hidden him from us? If I hadn't found them today, would she have ever told us? There were so many questions I wanted to ask but decided that they would be best left for later.

I went over to the couch where John was lying. He would make for a very striking vampire with his russet skin and it was obvious that he was extremely handsome even before he started the changing process. He looked a lot older than Tanya, maybe in his late twenties or early thirties. He was very tall and well built. He had clearly been eating his spinach.

I glanced at Tanya and the concern and fear on her face was heartbreaking. It was clear that she loved him very much. I wished that I could do something to help figure out what was taking him so long. The three days I'd suffered had been agonizing, I didn't even want to think about how I would have been affected after an added two days. I glanced over John's body as if the problem and solution was somewhere on his person. Of course, it was not. I opened my mouth to ask her how exactly she had gone about biting him but then the sound of his heart accelerating filled my ears. John's body convulsed and his eyes bulged. I knew that the pain was worse now and all concentrating in his heart but that was sort of a good thing. He would be a vampire very shortly.

I watched as his dark eyes began to fade red and Tanya cooed words of encouragement and comfort into his ears. An hour later, his body quaked one last time before his heart stopped and he stilled completely. I backed away slowly giving him and Tanya some space. His breathing was very slow and measured. He opened his eyes slowly and they widened in what I guessed was surprise as he saw with his new quality of sight for the first time. His eyes flew to Tanya's face and she smiled lovingly down at him. He responded by attacking her mouth with his in a desperately fierce kiss.

I took that as my cue to go ahead and explore the rest of the abandoned house.

TPOV

I knew that it was very disturbing that the silence after John's heart stopping turned out to be the most beautiful sound I'd ever heard. I didn't care though. John had been suffering through the pain of changing for an additional two days and I just wanted it to be over for him. He took it like a rockstar but still I was going insane with worry and guilt. I'd never known a change to last that long and I couldn't help but think that I'd done something wrong.

I breathed a small sigh of relief when John finally opened his eyes. I stayed still though, letting him get used to his new senses. It didn't take him long at all though because before I knew it his lips were on mine. He climbed off the couch simultaneously pushing me back on the floor so that he could get on top of me.

"Not cold anymore. We're the same. So soft now. Better than I imagined. So much better," John said between frenzied kisses against my lips. All my previous worry and guilt was replaced with elation at hearing his excitement and happiness with the outcome.

John pinned my hands above my head with one hand and went up my skirt to rip away my panties with the other. A trill of anticipation shot through me as I wondered how much our sex life would be improved now that I didn't have to hold back and he was exceedingly faster and stronger. All my excitement had to be pushed aside though. John wasn't used to his new strength and his hand around my wrists was starting to get very painful.

"John, baby, we can't," I said not even attempting to free myself from his strong hold. He pulled back to look at me. His crimson eyes were filled with confusion, hurt, and anger. I instantly realized that he had not turned out like Bella. He was going to be the typical newborn. "We talked about this before, remember? You have to feed first, okay? We'll go hunt right now and then after we can have sex for the next seven years if that's what you want," I said keeping my voice light and soothing.

He looked down at my exposed pussy, that was already wet for him, longingly and then back up at my eyes. "But...," he began but I cut him off.

"Hunting first," I repeated a tad more sternly.

He was off me immediately and I stood up as well smoothing down my skirt. I could tell that he was angry that I had denied him but then I think he forgot me entirely as his eyes flitted all around taking in the room. I watched the different emotions take over his face, intrigue, disgust, wonder, awe, and confusion and that was all in less than half a minute. John was going to need a lot more controlling and guidance than Bella had when she was changed.

I tried to stay calm as my mistakes dawned on me. I should not have changed him without anyone else knowing. I was going to need some help with him. Luckily I had Bella here but I felt bad enlisting her help with him when I hadn't even told her about him and she just contended with that freaky wolf all by herself. It was also a bad idea bringing John to this house. It was abandoned but I could hear the heart beats of at least five neighbors. We should have taken him to another location where there were no humans around. I cursed myself for my stupidity and tried to think of a way to get him out of the house and prevent him from draining everyone on the block.

"Bella," I called placing my hand on John's cheek bringing his attention back to me and hoping that the feel of my hand on his skin would keep him distracted and docile for a few moments.

My sister appeared at my side before I'd even finished saying her name. I hoped that her speed would be of some help here because we would sure need it. Technically she was still a newborn herself and her residual strength would definitely be a big help here too.

John's eyes snapped opened when he caught Bella's scent. He pulled me behind him as he glared and growled at her. Bella took a big step back raising her hands in surrender.

"Shhh," I cooed rubbing my hand down his spine which seemed to do wonders to calm him. "That's my sister Bella, John. You just met her remember? She doesn't want to hurt us. She's here to help," I said kissing the back of his neck.

John relaxed entirely as Bella smiled at him. "Sorry," he grumbled.

"No worries," she replied. She had taken on a cooing tone as well and I was glad that the situation was clear to her.

"Bella, we need to get John away from here safely so that he can hunt," I said pointedly. She nodded her head and took a cautious step forward. John wasn't paying her any attention anymore though. He was back to looking around the room.

"John you should stop breathing now. It's best that we get you out into the woods where you can focus on the animals," Bella said.

"Stop breathing?" he exclaimed incredulously. "No way! Everything smells so different. So much clearer. I break down the smells in my head and taste them on my tongue! It's amazing. I want to smell everything!" he said manically.

He took a deep breath and I felt his body stiffen under my hands. A growl ripped through him startling both me and Bella. I knew that he'd taken notice of the neighbors. I couldn't let him harm them. He'd feel so terrible later. I didn't want to hurt him either but it was the only way that I would be able to stop him.

I used all my strength to kick the back of John's knee and made him buckle and fall to the ground. I pulled him down to the ground so that he was flat on his back and straddled his belly. I placed my knees on the insides of his elbows so that he would not be able to move his arms. He thrashed and struggled like a wild animal beneath me but I kept on him.

"We'll get you in the woods soon, baby. I promise. Just hold on," I crooned holding his face in my hands.

He probably didn't hear a word I said but I had to try and calm him. Bella took hold of his ankles and began dragging him toward the back of the house with me still on top. I was pretty sure the scene would look comical to an outsider but this was probably the only way to stop him from massacring the community. Bella dragged us out the back door across the yard and into a thin strip of woods that was behind the house spanning the length of the block.

"There's another neighborhood on the other side, Tanya. There's no way I can keep pulling you guys without someone noticing. These tree don't provide us with much cover," Bella exclaimed.

"Please stop breathing, John," I begged looking into his eyes. "We both know you'll be devastated if you murder someone. I know your throat burns but the blood of animals will help you. If you stop breathing I'll let you up and then we can run somewhere to hunt. If you cooperate I can have you fed in less than five minutes," I told him.

He glared at me for a few more seconds before nodding his head, "Fine."

"Stop breathing."

His did as he was told and I slowly got off him. The second he was free he took off back toward the houses. He moved fast but no one was faster than, B. She had him tackled down to the ground before he'd even gotten two feet away.

"Listen dammit!" Bella growled at him as he tried to wriggle from under her. She wrapped her arm around his neck and pulled his head backward. "I will take your head off right fucking now if you don't get your shit together! You're in pain! We get it! We're trying to help you and you're acting like an ass! You're just prolonging your own suffering. Now you have a choice! You can follow us and be fed or you can keep trying to escape and I can keep kicking your ass! What's it gonna be, John?"

Five minutes later Bella and I were sitting on the ground watching John feed on a herd of elk. He had tried to escape us again but after Bella clothes lined him he finally gave up.

"I can't believe you got him under control easier than I could," I chuckled in disbelief.

"You were still trying to baby him. I learned from Jasper that when newborns lose control they need to be tended to with an iron fist," Bella shrugged. "I can't believe you didn't tell us about him."

I sighed knowing that this conversation was going to happen sooner or later. I would have preferred later but obviously Bella did not.

"I know and I'm sorry," I replied. "I was being petty and childish."

She turned her head to look at me with knitted brows. "What do you mean?"

I took a minute to try and organize my thoughts and explain why I'd kept John a secret all this time. I didn't know how Bella would take it and I didn't want her to be upset with me.

"I know it's not the same and that you didn't even know Edward was your mate for a long time but I was just pissed that you thought you couldn't talk to me about how you were feeling. I know that you only wanted to protect me and that you suffered a lot to do so. Part of me was still angry though and it just made me feel better to hide something from you like you hid something from me," I told her. "I know it was idiotic, petty, and childish like I said before but it helped me not to be so bitter about you having Edward. I didn't do it necessarily to hurt you. I just wanted to make myself feel better," I explained.

Bella nodded her head but I didn't know if it was in understanding or just to let me know that she was listening. I glanced at John to see that he had finished off the herd.

"More?" I asked him.

He smiled sheepishly and nodded his head. Bella and I got up and ran with him until he came across a moose and a possum. We both grimaced as we watched him drain the marsupial first.

"Desperate times call for desperate measures, I guess," Bella said. I nodded my head and then turned to face her again.

"I'm really sorry," I murmured.

"You don't have to apologize. I get what you did but that just lets me know that you were keeping things from me before John. It's apparent that you were a lot angrier than you let on. I expected you to be pissed. You didn't have to pretend to be alright about everything," she said.

"I just didn't want us to get into some huge blow up about something that was out of our control. No one has a choice in mating and I know that. You weren't trying to hurt me, Edward wasn't trying to hurt me. It was a sucky situation but there was no blame to place on anyone," I replied.

"I know that you loved him though. People aren't always rational when it comes to love. I wouldn't have been hurt if you wanted to scream and wring my neck," Bella chuckled sarcastically.

I sighed and shook my head. I glanced over at John and saw that he'd finished off both the possum and moose and was just meandering around. I figured he was trying to give us a little privacy to talk. I snorted a little laugh as he peered intently at the bark of a tree probably amazed at how much detail he could see now. His face was so close up on the trunk that his nose was almost smashed against it. Newborns are fucking hilarious.

"I've been doing a lot of thinking about Edward and myself, the relationship that we had, and what it was really about. Now I have John and I know what real love feels like. It's infinitely more than what I felt for Edward. I've actually come to realize that he was just a game, an obsession," I told her. "I've never had a man resist me. Never. So when Edward came along, I thought I could just bat my lashes and have him in the palm of my hand.

"That wasn't how it worked with him though. I had to actually chase him and I couldn't believe it. It was refreshing and exciting. At first he brushed me off completely and then one day he kissed me and I thought I'd won him. Two days later though he began to ignore me and it was like the game had started all over again. At the time he was the most gorgeous man I'd ever seen and since he was so wishy-washy with me I never got bored with him like I did with human men who immediately dropped to their knees for me. He was something new and thrilling. I just got confused with being in love with the chase and being in love with the man."

Bella exhaled in relief and I could actually see the stress leave her body. "That makes me feel so much better," she smiled at me.

"I'm glad," I said returning her smile. "Now we can finally be happy again. Go back to the way things were!"

I threw my arms around Bella feeling lighter myself. She laughed and hugged me back.

"Well I don't think things will be exactly how they were before. No more partying all night and seducing hot guys," she said. "We've got mates now."

"Oh, please!" I exclaimed pulling back slightly to look at her face. "Hell yeah we'll be partying and seducing hot guys. It'll just be the same hot guy every night," I said. "We'll leave the bed hopping to Irina and Kate."

"And I'm sure they'll be happy for less competition," Bella added.

"Of course," I rolled my eyes. "Now let's get back to the Cullen's place."

I looped my arm through Bella's and started walking over to my mate who was now inspecting his own hand in a ray of sunlight that had broken through the clouds.

"We'd better hurry, too. We've been gone for a while and I'm sure Edward is considering calling the FBI to track me down," Bella said.

"You're in dire need of a shower as well. You smell like that freaky mutant wolf," I said wrinkling my nose at her. "What the hell was up with that thing anyway, John?" I asked as we finally reached him.

He averted his eyes and fidgeted nervously in response to my question.

"What is it?" Bella asked picking up on his unease too.

"I think it'll be best to explain this to everyone at one time. We should hurry like Bella said. I don't know how much time we have before the whole pack comes."

Bella and I exchanged glances and I could tell that she was starting to get on edge. I looked back at John and wondered what the hell he knew. Something told me I was about to be very upset with him.