Jacob Chapter 2:
"Jessica! Mike? Are you okay?"
"What happened?"
The group reached where the remains of my clothes were...and Jessica's jacket...
I caught Mike and Jessica's scent about ten yards to the left of me. I glanced over, and found them hiding behind a bush, clutching their stomachs as they tried to contain the hysteria. So funny.
"Oh, God. Her jacket. June! Come see this!"
"Man, she's a goner." The boy laughed. "Too bad." I guess he didn't fall for the bait. That, or he really hated Jessica. Not much reason to like her. This was probably the stupidest prank ever. As stupid and immature as this was, though, I was glad I'd stayed to watch. This was getting interesting. The boy went on. "Ben, look over here! There's like an...explosion of clothes over here. It's not Jess's, or Mike's."
In a moment, the group was crowded around the pile, fingering the fabric. As they did that, I noticed the 'prankers' shift from my left. I glanced over sharply. Jessica and Mike were creeping up behind their friends, clearly excited.
"Gotcha!" Jess squealed, pouncing on Ben's back, which sent them both tumbling to the ground.
"Ha!" Mike laughed, identically jumping on one of the girls. June stared at the scene skeptically. Ben and the other girl took it better, rolling in laughter. I couldn't help but join in. I was the reason for their little prank, really.
I stopped suddenly. Crap. Another screw-up. These people were so oblivious to the truth, and I'd just ruined my chance of leaving undiscovered.
Jacob Chapter 3:
Have you ever heard a werewolf laugh? That's what I thought. It's very similar to a bear's growl. Not really, but that's all you can really compare it to.
The laughter stopped all at once. Jess, Mike, Ben, June, and the girl stood cautiously, very slowly, and fear replaced the careless, laid-back atmosphere they'd just been in.
Ben was frowning, glaring at Jessica. "This better not be some lame joke," he whispered harshly.
"I swear, it's not! We wouldn't—"
"Shhh!"
I held my breath. The freaked-out campers were coming my way, even though I was so sure no one would be able to see me from the brush I hid behind.
"Hey, you kids okay?" an unexpected voice called. Charlie? He must've heard them screaming, though how he'd been close enough to hear evaded me.
"Chief Swan! Thank god you're here! I think we heard a bear!" Jess said breathlessly.
"Kids, I hate to break it to ya, but you aren't even an eighth of a mile from civilization. Are you sure you saw a bear? It wasn't a shadow or somethin'?"
"It was laughing, Chief Swan!" Mike squeaked.
Charlie seemed to choke for a second before he regained his composure. Meanwhile, I tried to sneak away from the situation...
"Mike, Jessica, Ben, June, Stacy...why don't you kids head on home? I'll check things out here." Somehow Charlie managed to keep the laughter out of his voice and the smile off his face.
"Thanks, Chief. Watch out!" Mike said as he led the group towards 'civilization'.
