Jared

"Jared!" Tiffany hissed from beside me. "That nerdy girl keeps staring at you!" I rolled my eyes, sharing a look with Brenden, my best friend. He shrugged at me, mouthing, "at least she's hot."

Great. I'm on my own now. Thanks a lot, Brenden, you deserve a trophy for being the best friend of the year.

"Jared!" Tiffany complained again. "She's still staring at you! Do something about it, please." She pouted. Of course she had to go and do the pout, it was her signature move. Many other guys would have fallen under her spell and did exactly what she wanted. Me? I'm used to her tantrums, any tactic she had, I was used to it by now.

Honestly, I was beginning to get fed up with her. She was getting so damn annoying, throwing a huge tantrum when she didn't get things her way. At first, things had started off okay-she was hot, and it was only right to date her since she was the most good looking girl in school. After a while, things began to get complicated and too serious, she was starting to get clingy and obsessive over everything I did, or every single decision I made.

"Jared!" She shrieked, agitated. "What the hell is wrong with you? You're supposed to do everything I tell you to do! Why aren't you doing anything about it?"

I rolled my eyes. "I don't belong to you, Tiffany. You don't control every damn thing I do." I shot back. Her words made me angry, I felt myself began to shake.

She doesn't control who I am. Who the hell does this girl think she is, a damn queen?

"Whoa, Jared. Calm down, will ya?" I heard Brenden say. I watched him approach me cautiously, like I was a wild animal that needed to be tamed. I felt several other arms pull me back from Tiffany, practically shielding me from harming her. Back off, Brenden. "I think it would be better for all of us if you went outside, man. Go cool off a bit, alright?"

It was the best thing anybody had suggested all day. I fled the cafeteria quicker than I thought I would, ignoring all the curious stares and hushed whispers from the students. I shoved the doors open with more force than necessary. My muscles slightly relaxed when I felt the cool air on my skin. I felt like I was on fire, like somebody had shoved me in a fire pit and left me there to burn alive. I ran towards the woods, my body having a mind of its' own as I dashed away from the school. I didn't know what the hell I was doing, my mind was no longer in control of my body, but at the same time, it was like I knew exactly what to do.

My body shook even more violently than before. It felt like an eternity before I managed to stop shaking, but I was pretty damn sure that it was only a couple minutes that had went by. I felt strange. I felt the same, like I was still me-but I also felt different, taller and my senses were more heightened. I could hear certain things that I haven't heard before. I was pretty sure that I had run quite a distance from the school, but I could swore I still heard the buzzing of voices back in the cafeteria.

Jared, stop running. You might harm an innocent bystander at the rate you're going. You need to calm down before you do anything else.

What the hell? I'm officially going mad. I'm going crazy, there's a voice in my head! What the hell is happening to me?!

Jared, calm down. You aren't mad, you aren't going crazy. It's me, Sam Uley. I'll explain everything to you once you've calmed down.

Sam Uley?! What the hell, man? Somebody drugged me, didn't they? I bet it was Tiffany, she was sick of not being able to control me and she drugged me as revenge.

JARED! FOCUS!

Ow. That hurt. I winced at Sam's voice. Seriously? What is up with people trying to gain control over me? I snarled.

Jared, calm down. I told you, I'll explain this when you gain control over yourself. But for starters, you're a wolf.

Calm down? How the hell do I calm down after you said told me that? How is this possible? I'm dead. I probably died and this is some twisted punishment for all the terrible things I've done.

Relax. Calm down. Once you do that, you'll be able to shift back. I just need you to stop panicking and I'll explain everything to you.

I'm pretty sure I jumped ten feet in the air when I saw a black wolf approach me, but then I remembered, it was actually Sam Uley-of course, if this whole thing wasn't just some messed up prank or me hallucinating. It made absolute sense for Brenden to pay someone to scare the crap outta me with this wolf stuff, especially to hire Sam for the job, I was curious how he would manage to do that though. Rumors around La Push were mainly about Sam, how he disappeared for weeks only to come back and break up with his long-time girlfriend, Leah.

Sam was also rumored to be severely involved in drugs, I wouldn't be surprised if Brenden had actually bought drugs from Sam to make this whole wolf prank seem more extreme, then have Sam try to scare the crap outta me with this crazy stuff about wolves. Hell, maybe Tiffany was a part of this as well, maybe it was even her idea.

I heard a growl near me and I knew it was Sam.

I hope you know I can still hear you. And this isn't a prank, Jared, how many times do I have to say this? Besides, if this was a prank, how would we pull off making you believe you're a wolf?

I guess it did make sense. I just assumed that they drugged me long enough to make Sam dress up in a wolf costume.

Well, then, you have got a lot of explaining to do, Uley.