On a drizzly Tuesday afternoon, my vision doubled. Not quite, that's not quite right. I could see what was in front of me, the forest behind my house, but I could also see someone else's vision, too, like a split screen. It was a vision of the woods, not far from my home.

WHO IS THAT? WHO JUST PHASED IN? A male voice asked.

I'm hearing voices now. A clear voice in my head. Is this schizophrenia? Should I tell mom?

THIS ISN'T SCHIZOPHRENIA. YOU'RE PART OF THE PACK NOW. WHAT IS YOUR NAME?

I said, EMBRY CALL. WHAT IS YOUR NAME?

I'm not sure that the voice is right. I'm pretty sure this is exactly what schizophrenia is like, not that I've ever had it. But it usually starts out milder than this, I think.

EMBRY, THIS IS JARED. JARED CAMERON. WE'RE IN CHEM TOGETHER. MEET ME AT SAM'S.

SAM'S?

SAM ULEY'S HOUSE. DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS?

Oh fuck. I do not want to get involved in Sam Uley's gang. How do I get this guy out of my head? Shit.

IT'S NOT A GANG. LOOK DOWN AT YOUR FEET.

I looked down but I had no feet. Instead I had massive paws. I lifted my foot but the paws below me did not move. Weird. I lifted a hand and raised one paw. Weirder.

TURN AROUND. The voice sounded amused.

I turned and saw the body of a gray wolf with a long tail. My tail. I had a tail.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

I didn't notice that the second vision in my head had been moving. I was too focused on looking at my own body. The second vision was now looking at my house, which had a huge gray wolf with black spots in the backyard. The gray wolf was looking at its tail, but not chasing it like a fool.

I looked up and saw a huge brown wolf looking at me.

HI EMBRY. IT'S ME, JARED.

Then the second vision shook a little. There stood Jared Cameron, butt naked in my backyard. I only had one vision again.

WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON?

There was no answer.

"Embry, come with me to Sam's house." Jared's voice sounded identical to the voice in my head. "He'll help explain everything and get you back into shape. I'm going to turn back into a wolf and we'll go."

Jared started vibrating, leaned forward and the brown wolf was back. The second vision and the voice in my head returned as well.

COME TO THE WINDOW, EMBRY.

The wolf walked up on my back patio and stood in front of the glass door. I followed him and looked at the glass with him. Our reflection showed him, a large brown wolf, and me, also a wolf, a spotted gray wolf.

This is probably schizophrenia.

Jared laughed a wolfy laugh. IT'S NOT SCHIZOPHRENIA! COME WITH ME TO SAM'S. HE'LL EXPLAIN EVERYTHING.

Jared started trotting off into the woods. Even though my schizophrenia was progressing abnormally fast, I was curious about what Sam would say in this vision. Then again, if this was schizophrenia, did I really want to have an episode in Sam Uley's backyard? I froze, unsure of what to do.

AT LEAST GET INTO THE WOODS BEFORE YOU'RE SEEN. SOMEONE WILL SHOOT YOU!

That made sense. I went into the woods with this Jared-wolf hallucination. Why did my hallucination show a naked Jared Cameron? Didn't schizophrenics usually invent characters in their heads? I need to do some research on schizophrenia. But I can't since I don't have any hands. Shit.

Jared howled.

How long do these kinds of episodes last? I only watched that one documentary on schizophrenia like two months ago and I fell asleep halfway through. I wonder how long I can hide it. Probably not long since it has somehow progressed so rapidly. Mom's going to go nuts. But not as nuts as me!

Jared chuckled.

But mom was really hoping I'd go to college. Can schizophrenics go to college? I need to do research!

My vision split into three now. The third vision was also of the woods, but it was moving fast. As I watched it, it was kind of nauseating since I was staying still and the vision was moving so fast.

WHO IS THAT? WHO PHASED IN? The new voice demanded sternly.

IT'S EMBRY CALL. WE'RE IN THE WOODS BEHIND HIS HOUSE. HE THINKS HE HAS SCHIZOPHRENIA. Jared said.

The new voice laughed. THAT'S A NEW ONE. EMBRY, I'M ON MY WAY.

I could see the third vision approaching two wolves in the woods. Instinctively, I looked around. A black wolf was approaching Jared and myself. JARED, LOOK OUT!

Jared didn't even finch. THAT'S SAM, SAM ULEY. HE'S GOING TO EXPLAIN A FEW THINGS. HE DID THIS FOR ME WHEN I FIRST TURNED INTO A WOLF TOO.

Sam did more than explain a few things. He showed me his memories of his first time phasing into a wolf. He showed me his talk with the elders, how the elders explained that the wolves were protectors against the cold ones, the vampires. He told me about his life now, protecting the reservation against the Cullens and any other vampires that could come through.

I still wasn't sure what was real. The mind is an amazing thing. I still suspected that this was a complex schizophrenic episode. But I couldn't do any research on that unless I could get my body under control.

HOW DO I TURN BACK INTO ME? LIKE A HUMAN? I asked.

THINK OF THINGS YOU CAN ONLY DO AS A HUMAN. Then they took turns throwing out suggestions.

PLAYING VIDEO GAMES

BRUSHING YOUR TEETH

EATING WITH A KNIFE AND FORK

WIPING YOUR ASS

OPENING A DOOR

This went on for a while, suggestion after suggestion. I envisioned each one, but remained a wolf.

KISSING A GIRL

I pictured that hot girl that recently started working at the grocery store, Leah Clearwater. I pictured myself leaning toward her full lips, her beautiful eyes closing as I drew near, our lips about to touch.

OH SHIT. Jared whistled.

ARE YOU SEEING HER? Sam asked, in a dangerous tone.

NO. SHE WORKS AT THE STORE AND SHE'S CUTE.

SHE'S MY EX-GIRLFRIEND. CAN YOU THINK OF KISSING SOMEONE ELSE? Sam said. He sounded scary mad.

Oh shit indeed. LET'S MOVE ON.

THINK ABOUT READING A BOOK

JACKING OFF, Jared suggested.

I wasn't going to fall for that one.

EATING CEREAL

Eventually, I was just annoyed with these guys suggesting lame stuff and suddenly I was myself again. I was naked and starving, but I was myself.

AN: This is the intro for this story. When I am finished writing the whole thing, I will post more chapters. Follow if you want to be notified for that.