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Jacob

I suffered through my next two classes, College Algebra and English 101. I barely paid any attention to what was going on, my mind still stuck on the new bloodsucker. It really bothered me not knowing who she was. Was she a threat to anyone? Was she going to snap one day and attack the unsuspecting Mr. Lemming? Although I wasn't sure I would fully object to that one…

I didn't see the bloodsucker again, but I could still smell her in the hallways. I was glad when I went out to the parking lot to go home. I sucked in a deep breath of fresh air.

Billy wasn't home when I got back, which was a good thing because I didn't feel like answering a million and one questions about how school went. That and he wouldn't have liked the phone conversation I had with Rachel.

"Art History? Seriously? There wasn't any other class?"

"That's what you get for signing up so late," Rachel told me in a know-it-all tone.

"I wasn't exactly planning on going to college," I muttered. "I only did it to get Dad off my back."

"Well, it's only for one semester. You'll survive. Sign up early next semester and you can pick whatever classes you want," she said a little defensively. "And a thank you wouldn't hurt you, you know."

"Thanks," I grumbled and hung up the phone.

I trudged off to my room. Rachael only thought I would survive. She didn't know what it was like, how frustrating it was, to have class with a bloodsucker who kept playing with her hair just to piss me off.

As I plopped heavily onto my too-small bed, something occurred to me. Maybe I didn't have to wait for an entire semester. I could always just disappear again. Live as a wolf, at least for a while. Eating, sleeping, running—it wasn't a bad life. A lot easier to deal with than annoying leeches.

I laid on my bed considering this possibility until there was a knock on the door. Probably Seth. He was the only one who really came to see me anymore. Quil and Embry still stopped by from time to time, but they knew me well enough to know to give me some space. Seth, on the other hand…

But today was different. I wanted to get some information out of him. I got up and answered the door.

"Hey," Seth greeted cheerfully.

I stepped back to let him enter and shut the door after him. He sat down on the sagging couch.

"Do you have anything to eat? I'm starving," he said. On cue, his stomach rumbled.

I rolled my eyes as I walked to the kitchen and grabbed him a bag of chips. I tossed him the chips and leaned against the wall.

"How was college?" Seth asked scooping out a handful of chips and popping them into his mouth.

"It was… school."

Seth nodded. "Yeah. New year, same stuff."

"So what's up with the Cullens?" I asked casually, leading into my line of questioning about the new bloodsucker.

Seth saw right through me. "So I take it you saw Calla?"

"Why didn't you tell me there was a new bloodsucker?" I demanded.

"I did," he retorted. "You just weren't listening. And can you please not use bloodsucker? Calla is nice, just like all the other Cullens."

"Calla? What kind of a name is that? And she's a Cullen?"

"Calla is Greek for beauty. I looked it up." He was defensive of his new favorite bloodsucker. "And she's not technically a Cullen. I tried to ask her more, but she wouldn't say. Just said something about Esme having empty-nest syndrome with Edward and Bella off at college and Rosalie and Emmett traveling."

Whatever. Like I cared where she was from anyway.

"I gotta go. Mom's gonna kill me if I don't get my homework done." Seth stood up and headed for the door, taking the bag of chips with him. Before he shut the door, he said, "You really should get to know Calla. You might like her."

I growled, but the door was closed. Yeah, right. I was really going to like a bloodsucker. Ha. Maybe when Hell froze over.