A/N: Hey everyone, sorry it took a while to update :-( I've been super busy with school lately and I had a hard time on what to write for this chapter. Are you guys still with me? Please review and let me know what you think, and assure me that I haven't lost my touch!

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The Search For the Truth

I strutted into the cafeteria, still laughing. Everyone stared at me. Damn, this is worse than my first day of school!

"Ok people, I know I'm pretty to look at, but please stop inflating my ego with your stares."

Half the cafeteria looked away, but some people still looked at me. And when I say "some people", I mean the Cullens. They looked amused at what I said, except for Edward. He's back to staring at me with that weird curious look on his face. He needs to do something about that staring problem of his, or he'll never get any friends. I just rolled my eyes at him and grabbed some food.

I sat at the usual table with my friends. Then they started asking about the rumors that were floating around.

"Hey Vivian, is it true that you owe money to the mob?" asked Mike.

"Is it true that you were in a gang?" asked Tyler.

"Is it true that you stole drugs?" asked Eric.

"Is it true that you're an alien?" asked Jessica.

I can't believe she actually asked about a rumor I made up. I like Jess, but she's not exactly the sharpest tool in the shed when it comes to these things.

"'Hi Vivian, how are you?' 'Well I'm fine guys thanks for asking.' Geez guys, how about a nice greeting before you start the interrogation? Oh well, I might as well answer. No I do not owe money to the mob, I don't know if there even is a mob in Bucharest. I've never even taken drugs, nor do I want to. Drugs are bad mmkay? And I made up the alien thing. I'm actually surprised it spread that fast! Do people actually believe that one?"

"A few. So why did you say it?" Angie asked me.

"I just love to fuck with people. You have to admit, that was pretty funny." I replied laughing again.

"It really is." she replied

Everyone at the table laughed. I think I even heard the Cullens laugh. Odd.

"So what about the gang thing?" Tyler asked me.

"Yeah, is that true?" Mike asked.

"I'll be honest with you.....yes it is true."

Total lie but whatever. Why not have fun with it?

"They are the West Side Lycans." I said as I held up my hand up to make the "W" sign.

I was cracking up on the inside. But oh my god they actually believe me!

"Wow that sounds so hardcore! So have you ever killed anyone?" Eric asked me.

"No, I never stayed long enough to get to that."

"What happened?" Jessica asked me, just dying for some juicy gossip.

"Well, I had to go through an initiation, and that went wrong."

"Why? What was the initiation?"

"I had to beat someone up really bad, pretty much leave a scar to remember me by. It had to be someone of my choice."

"Who was it?" Tyler asked me.

"Well the leader had an eye patch didn't he?" I replied.

"No way! You cut out his eye?!"

"I never really liked him very much. Anywho, I just stabbed his eye, he got pissed and now here

I am. I guess that means I'm not in the gang anymore. And I guess he's still mad about that."

"Damn Boo, remind me not to piss you off." Eric said.

"Don't worry Boo-Boo, I will." I smiled at him.

I can't wait to tell Aunt Hope about this when I get home. This is just too much fun! After lunch, I was off to merry old Biology. I walked in and I saw Edward sitting at our table. I walked over to my seat and sat down. Hell, I might as well have some fun with him too.

"Hey partner, ready to do some science?!" I asked with exaggerated enthusiasm.

"Will you gauge out my eye if I say no?"

What a smartass!

"Well believe me, I've had more reasons than that to want to gauge out your eye. Besides, you're just jealous because I'm more of a badass than you are."

He just chuckled at me. This guy is really getting on my damn nerves.

"I'm so happy to amuse you," I said sarcastically, "So how about you tell me how you saved me."

After I said that, he stopped laughing.

"How about you tell me how you really survived that jump?"

Damn him.

"Uh-uh, I asked you first. So fess up buttercup."

He just sat there and stared at me.

"You're just not going to answer me are you?"

"No."

"Well I deserve to know."

"Get used to disappointment."

After that, he scooted his chair far away from me again and stayed silent.

"Fine. But just so you know, I'm not letting this go. I'm just going to keep asking you and asking you for the truth. I will not stop, and I will get annoying, until you tell me the truth…"

He just stayed silent. He remained that way until the end of class. After school, I drove home and Aunt Hope was already home from work.

"Hey sweety, how was school?" she asked me as I walked through the door.

"It was entertaining."

"What happened?"

"I was bombarded with questions and rumors all day. I told them a trash can broke my fall, someone actually asked me if I died!"

"What?" she asked as she started to laugh.

"Yeah. Some girl said 'Vivian, did you die?' I said I was pretty sure I was alive."

We were both laughing now.

"Then what happened?"

"Well, apparently I'm in debt with the Romanian Mob, stole drugs from Ulf, and I was in a gang."

"Oh my god!" she laughed

"I know! So I decided to fuck with them and started a rumor that I'm an alien from Mars with green skin, one eye, and ears made of jam. And my mission was to swallow everyone's souls, turn their bones into jam, and make them watch British comedy."

Aunt Hope was laughing so hard, tears were coming out of her eyes.

"And they actually believed that?"

"Yeah! Oh and I told them I really was in a gang."

"No way."

"Way. West Side Lycans represent!" I said as I pounded my fist against my chest.

That made Aunt Hope laugh even more.

"So now everyone thinks you're a total badass now huh?"

"Damn straight."

"So what happened with that Edward kid?"

"Oh he was a douche as usual. He won't tell me a damn thing. So I told him I was going to keep asking him until I annoyed him enough to finally tell me."

"That's my girl."

"So when are we going to meet with your friends?"

"I actually talked to him on the phone before you came home. We can go now if you like."

"Yeah totally, let's go."

We decided to go in my car, I let Aunt Hope drive since she knows where they live. We were rocking out to If You Want Blood You Got It by AC/DC when she told me we were almost there.

"Where exactly are we?" I asked her.

"La Push. It's an Indian Reservation."

"Cool beans. So how do you know this friend?"

"I met Billy when I first moved here after you went to Bucharest to stay with Astrid. We actually had a bit of a thing for each other for a while, but we decided we were better off as friends."

"A thing huh?"

"Oh stop it nothing happened."

I just looked at her like "tell the truth woman". She gave in.

"Ok we kissed. Once, that's all."

"Ooh Aunt Hope was a playa! So how was your sexy kiss?" I asked, teasing her.

"Shut up, it wasn't sexy at all. It was like kissing my brother. At least it would if I had a brother."

"Aunt Hope, you need a man."

"You think so huh? Well you go find one for me and let me know how the search goes."

"Oh come on. You're single, beautiful, a great personality. You look great for being 40."

"I'm 35 you little bitch!"

I started laughing, it's so much fun teasing her.

"I know, I just like seeing your reaction to my comments on you being old."

"OLD?!"

I couldn't help it, I was cracking up!

"Hey it's not a bad thing. It's just one of those inevitable things that happen to everyone."

"I....am....NOT....OLD! You're old."

Oh no she didn't.

"No I pretty sure you're the one who's old."

"Oh yeah? Well you're so old, you drove a chariot to school."

"You're so old, the key on Benjamin Franklin's kite was to your apartment."

The car was silent for a couple of seconds. Then it was filled with our laughs.

"That was a good one."

"I know right?"

"Even though I live in a house, not an apartment."

"Fine, if you want to get all technical about it."

"Ok we're here."

We got out of the car and saw two men walking towards us. One was an older man, sitting in a wheelchair. The one walking was a lot younger, and very cute. They both had tanned, russet skin, long black hair, and brown eyes. They both smiled at us, and the man in the wheelchair was the first to speak.

"Hi Hope, how are you?"

"All things considered, I'm pretty good. How are you Billy?"

"I'm fine. It's nice to see you. So you must be Vivian." Billy said turning to me.

"Guilty." I said, smiling.

"Well I'm Billy Black, and this is my son Jacob." he pointed to the cute younger guy next to him.

"Hi Vivian, it's nice to meet you." Jacob said to me.

"Hi, it's nice to meet you both." I smiled at both of them and shook their hands.

They both smiled at me, I felt nothing but kindness from them.

"I see you like the car." Jacob said to me, looking at my Chevelle.

"Wait, you're the Mechanic of the Gods who restored this beautiful piece of machinery?" I

asked him. He smiled and chuckled at my question.

"The same." he answered.

I grabbed him and pulled him in a bone crushing hug.

"Ohmygodthankyousomuchyouarethecoolestguyeverandafreakinsaint!" I said really fast without taking a breath.

All three of them just laughed at my enthusiasm. Jacob hugged me back.

"It's nice to know I'm being worshipped." he joked.

I can just tell he and I will be great friends. Billy then got serious.

"So, Hope tells me you have a problem." he said to me.

It was time to get down to business. I just hope they will be able to help me.

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A/N: I hope this chapter was long enough for you and that you liked it :-) I got the name "Lycans" from Underworld, btw. I hope I don't butcher any of the Twilight characters, I get so worried about that, and again I am doing my best so please have a heart. There will be more Jacob/Vivian time in the next chapter. And I just want to make one thing clear; I will not have Jacob fall in love with Vivian. I like Jacob too much to have him be rejected in this story; his and Viv's relationship will be more like a brother/sister bond. I might have him be in a relationship with a girl, I just don't know who....got any ideas? PLEASE REVIEW and let me know what you think!!!