A Reason To Smile

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This is when Krystal's friends were imprinted by the members of the Black Pack.

Outtake 3 – Chapter 16

Danielle's POV

"This is the part when I say I don't want it," I sang.

"I'm stronger than I've been before," Carly sang along.

"This is the part when I break free," Nathan joined us.

"'Cause I can't resist it no more," We all sang together and laughed at the end.

I just love messing around with my friends especially when we were singing to the radio on the way to La Push in Nathan's car. Krystal called inviting us to hang out at La Push beach with her, Lucas, Nessie, her boyfriend and his friends which we accepted. You know me, anything that involves cute boys, I am in.

Today's a Saturday and the weather is a perfect partly cloudy. I'm so glad to hear from Krystal. Things have been rough for her since her father died. At least she got to stay with the Cullens allowing them to be her guardians. The problem was that she hasn't spoken to me, Carly or Nathan for like two weeks. We were hurt to think she decided to be with the Cullens over her best friends but after she called us apologizing about her behavior, of course I forgave her first. How could I stay mad at my best friend who's inviting over to meet some boys? Carly and Nathan forgave Krystal as well and now here we are in Nathan's car on the way to La Push.

"I believe this is the place." Nathan said as he parked near the beach. Wow, this place is beautiful. I can imagine how amazing Krystal's first date with Lucas went. Speaking of Krystal, there's she is with Lucas, Nessie and that huge guy I remember seeing at one of volleyball game who must be Jacob and four other people. Nathan honked his car getting their attention of our arrival.

"Hey guys." Krystal called waving to us as we got out of the car.

"Krystal!" We all cried as we ran down to hug Krystal.

"So good to see you again!" Carly cried.

"I missed you girlfriend!" I cried.

"What they said." Nathan said.

"Hey guys." Lucas said to us we replied back. "Well I think introductions are in order. You three probably know my sister Nessie. That's Jacob her boyfriend, Quil, Embry, Leah and her brother Seth. Guys these are Krystal's friends; Carly, Nathan and Danielle."

"Hi." We said in unison. Damn, all four of them are tall. They were as beautiful as the Cullens especially this guy I'm staring at. Through the introduction, my eyes caught the attention of one guy.

Just like Jacob, he was huge like over six feet tall and slender adding that he's very muscular and he looks like he's around twenty. His hair was smooth in spikes and not to mention that he has beautiful eyes. It was then I realized that I forgot how to breathe especially when he was staring at me back. The way he did that, it was like his eyes were filled with something special and there was a feeling where he and I were the only ones here at this beach. My heart was pounding in my chest. I'd never felt like this before with many boys. This is real love. I really like this guy. I came back to my senses when the guy started walking over to me. Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh! What am I suppose to do?

"Hello," Wow, his voice made my knees so weak that I thought I was gonna fall. He's even taller than I imagined. "I'm Embry Call, and you are…?" He spoke as he held out his hand. It took me a moment to snap out of it and find my voice to speak.

"I-I-I-I'm Danielle Olsen."I stuttered as I took Embry's hand and shook it. Could you blame me for how I'm acting? This guy is like hot and I'm not just saying that literally.

"Danielle," Oh my gosh, the way he said my name gave me goose bumps. "Please to meet you." Embry smiled. "If I may say, you have a beautiful name for a beautiful girl." I felt myself melting into a pudding as my eyes never left his while I was blushing.

"T-T-Thanks. You're beautiful too." I said and I was sure I made myself turn a hundred shades redder. Did I just really say that even though it's true?

"So you're a friend of Krystal's?" Embry asked.

"Yeah, she's my best friend." I said feeling so easy talking to Embry. "You know Lucas?"

"Yeah, he and I work at a shop near the Res." Embry said. Wow, this guy knows cars? That's even hotter.

"Okay, come here." A guy with a buzz cut who must be Quil, said as he pulled Embry away from me as he laughed. Embry didn't take his eyes off me and neither could I. Wow.

"Hello," Krystal laughed when she came over to us and waved right into our faces. "Anyone in there?"

"What?" I asked blushing. "I like him." I said that part quietly.

"You say that about every boy you meet." Krystal teased. Okay, so I went out with a lot of boys but none of them are like Embry.

"Yeah but he's different." I said. "He's not like any guy I met."

"I met a lot of beautiful girls before but Leah is by far the most beautiful girl I've ever seen." Nathan said not taking his eyes off her. I guess I'm not only one to be experiencing this sort of thing and apparently we aren't alone.

"And Seth, I don't know how to describe it, but it's like I'm being drawn to him almost like love at first sight." Carly said with a dreamy look on her face. I'm with you on that sister. I thought.

"There's more to them than you guys think." Krystal giggled. Without warning, I ran to Krystal and hugged her like crazy.

"Have I ever told you how much I love you?!" I asked squealing. This is why I love my best friend!

"Thousands of times." Krystal laughed. My mind wouldn't stop squealing. Thank you!

Nathan's POV

I honestly don't know what to say other than, I'm in love. Never have I ever met a girl that is beautiful in an exotic way. Never have I seen a girl with beautiful copper skin and sleek black hair. Never have I ever seen a girl like Leah.

When she and I looked at each other for the first time, it was like love at first sight but more than that. She stared at me like I was the only person she sees and me, I felt a connection towards her and that's just from looking at her. When she came over and talked to me, I was completely nervous. Who knew I'm not very smooth at talking to women. No wonder I don't fall for them like the other guys who act all smooth confident. I was a bit freaked out to hear that she's older than she looks. Don't ask me how old she is. But hey, it doesn't matter to me because I luuuuuulike her. See, I really need to work on my people skills.

We spent the afternoon hanging out, playing soccer and messing around in the waves. I really love this place. It's amazing and it feels good to let loose and have fun. I felt myself going red when I noticed that Leah wouldn't take her eyes off of me and not once she left my side, not that I'm complaining about it. Okay, I take back what I said earlier. I don't like Leah… I love her. We are now sitting in the sand watching the waves. The sight of it is amazing but it's even better with Leah who is sitting very close to me. Damn, this woman is hot and I'm not saying that physically, I'm talking about her skin which must be like a hundred degrees. I'm surprise she doesn't have a fever. Oh well, at least I'm enjoying this moment. I don't know what could ruin this.

"Um Nathan, there's something I need to tell you before we do anything." Leah said.

I was confused about she wanted to show me that could affect… us until Embry said, "Yeah there's something I need to show you too Danielle."

"Me too." Seth said. I got up and so did Carly and Danielle who were just as confused as I am as Leah, Seth and Embry backed away from us until we were facing them.

I looked at Krystal who looked quite interested as Lucas, Nessie, Jacob and Quil looked like they weren't surprised. What's going on here? I looked back at Leah to see her face in a form in some sort of concentration, really hard. She started shaking. Is Leah okay? Without warning, in a blink of an eye, she was gone and a small but giant grey wolf replaced her. I said small because it didn't just happened to Leah, it happened to Seth and Embry who were much bigger than her.

"What the!" I said panicking when I took a few steps back as Carly and Danielle came to my side. They're animals?!

"Guys chill out, it's alright." Lucas said as the wolves howled. Wait what!

"Wait you guys knew about this?!" Danielle asked with her eyes wide opened.

"Yeah." Nessie said.

"How long have you known about this?" Carly asked Krystal as Danielle and I stared at her.

"About a month." Krystal said. Wait, she knew about this the whole time?

"And you didn't tell us about it?!" Carly asked.

"There are reasons for it." Krystal said.

Okay, what the hell is going on here? Here I was having a good time with an amazing woman and the next thing I knew was that she and the other two turn into huge wolves, horse-size to be exact. I looked at Krystal and then at Lucas and the others.

"You guys don't turn into an animal too do you?" I asked nervously.

"Jacob and Quil can but not me and Nessie." Lucas said.

"Then how do you know all this?" I asked.

"I think it's best to start with the whole wolf thing." Jacob said. "Have you three ever heard of the Quileute legends?" Carly, Danielle and I looked at each other in confusion and then back at Jacob.

"Care to explain that to us?" I asked.

"Well our legend states that we are all descended from werewolves but not the kind you guys hear." Quil said.

"In case you guys didn't notice, we're not the kinds that transform when there's a full moon. We change at will thus calling ourselves as shape shifters." Jacob explained.

"But why?" Carly asked. Good question. I mean what's the point of transforming into… wolves?

"We have one goal as shape shifters; to protect humans from the cold ones. In your terms, vampires." Quil said. Wait what!

"V-Vampires?" Danielle stuttered apparently surprised.

"Yep, like me and Nessie." Lucas said. Say what!

"You two are vampires?!" Carly asked as Danielle and I had our mouths hanging open.

"Yeah and so is the rest of our family." Nessie said.

Now that they mention it, everything does make sense about the Cullens as I took a good at Lucas. They definitely have pale and cold skin, the beauty and the strength Krystal told me when Lucas kicked down the door like nothing. Pretty much explains everything.

"That would explain why you guys don't eat." I said. I just remembered something. "Wait a minute you guys drink blood!" I said as the three of us had our eyes widened in horror. Crap!

"Our family is different than the others." Lucas quickly said. "We survive on animal blood."

We took a breath a relief. Okay, I guess that sounds okay. I was wondering why the Cullens would come to school with us. Could this get any crazier?

"Hold on, Nessie eats like us." Danielle said. She does? I looked at Nessie and noticed that she's not as pale as Lucas. Her skin is like ours and yet she's just as beautiful at the Cullens.

"She's half-human and half-vampire. Born when Bella was still human and Edward was still a vampire." Lucas explained. Wait WHAT!

"Bella and Edward are your parents?!" I asked Nessie. Okay, it's official, I've gone crazy!

"We'll explain it another time." Krystal said. Please do. This is gonna take a lot to take in.

"So why are you guys telling us this?" Carly asked looking at Seth who along with Leah and Embry is still in their wolf form.

"Because they imprinted on you guys, meaning that they are in love you." Jacob explained. Hold on, did he say that Leah loves me? As in like really loves me in a way? Seth approached Carly carefully and nudged her with his nose. Carly laughed nervously and touched his fur with her hands. Danielle slowly walked over to Embry and did the same thing.

"I already love him even before I knew." She said happily causing Embry to lick her face.

"This is weird." I said as I touched Leah. "Cool but weird." Leah went up and licked my face. Yep, this is definitely weird but if I really love Leah and Leah loves me then I'm willing to give it a chance.

I really like Nathan. His reactions are so funny. Please review.