Chapter Eight: Updated and Edited 2025
The next morning was the same as always, Bella and i got up together and then we got dressed and ate.
By the time we reached the school, Bella was feeling anxious.
As we waited by the side of the car, to get onto the bus that was coming to take us on a field trip, i moved to ask Bella if she was alright.
"Bella?"
"What..Oh umm yeah sorry, what did you say?"
I don't answer her and instead i wrap my arms around her and i embrace her in a hug- knowing that she needs it. I have been feeling bad for lying to her, i could tell that all the confusion was eating at her, but it was for her own good.
"Do you believe me?" She asks "About Edward? and him stopping the car?"
I sigh as i pull away from her
"Bella, you know that i love you and that you are my best friend and my sister-"
"But you don't believe me" Bella says
"I didn't say that...and.." I sigh knowing that this would either go the right way or the wrong way "I believe you" I finish.
I decided that trying to push the truth away from her was only making her question things more. If Edward was so concerned about keeping his secret, he should have let me take the fall and stopped the car myself. He knew i could, yet a part of me believed that he stopped the car from hitting us not just for Bella, but also for me- so that i didn't have to reveal myself and be in the line of Bella's questioning like he is now.
Bella smiles and hugs me as i see Edward walking into the bus, over Bella's shoulder. I see him give me a look, almost saying what are you doing, but i just ignore him. I'm not surprised that he overheard our conversation. Instead i focus on the warmth of my sister's hug.
We pull away and i say "Come on, the bus will leave in a minute"
We both enter the bus, but Bella gets stopped by Mike. I scoff as he starts to awkwardly ask her to prom.
"Good luck!" I say as i walk away and catch Edwards eye as i get on the bus.
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"What's in Jacksonville?" I hear Edward ask.
Both mine and Bella's heads snap to look behind us. We had been walking inside the greenhouse, swapping funny memories we had from staying at Charlies back when we were five.
"Jacksonville... what about it?" I ask
Bella scratches the back of her head
"I told Mike that I wasn't going to prom... we're going back to Jacksonville that week remember?" She says to me
I look between her and Edward
"Um... yeah.. yeah we are" I say, knowing full well that we weren't before now and that Edward was fully aware of this, having probably read my mind and considered my confusion clarification. "Umm... you know what I'm going to leave you to explain, Bella... there is just so many more green... leafy... plants i need to see" i say
Quickly i turn and walk away, not wanting to have to stand between the two of them any longer.
Guess i will actually have to listen to whatever the teacher is saying after all.
After a while of Bella talking to Edward, he comes and stands next to me as i pretend to be interested in a plant i am holding.
"What happened to your face?" He asks and i tense, but then put on my calm face, but i keep looking at this 'extremely interesting' plant that I'm holding.
"Why do you care?" I answer "Shouldn't you be talking to my sister?"
"Because, believe it or not, i'm begining to trust you, Katelynn, after you left our house a few nights ago, i got to thinking about how you could have just left to the other side of the boarder with Bella and not told me about it, but you didn't. Now i'm going to ask again, what happened to your face?"
I sigh and put the plant down, and i turn to look at him."It's nothing, really, it was just a Werewolf that attacked me in the woods last night, but it was fine, because some other wolf came and saved me from him... he smelt amazing! I can't stop thinking about him, i think he might be my-" I look at Edward, embarassed and i stop talking.
"He might be your what?" Edward asks.
"Nothing... it's a Wolf thing, ummm.. it doesn't concern you. Just because I tolerate your obsession with my sister doesn't make us friends. I'll see you around" I say as i walk away from our school group and into the neighbouring forest area to think.
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I stop walking as i find a fallen tree towards the middle of the forest. I always felt better when in the woods, any place that wasn't in the public view made me feel comforted.
What if that was my mate that saved me, last night. What if I ran off and left him, what if he is hurt?
I couldn't bare to think of him being hurt so i shook my head.
I placed my head in my hands and thought about all that had happened over the last few weeks.
Suddenly a voice interrupts my thoughts
"What are you thinking?" They ask.
I quickly stand up and look behind me as i see a man standing next to a tree in the shadows.
"Who are you?" I quickly ask, wondering if it was someone from the group i left, coming to see if i was alright... however I don't recognise their voice.
The person comes out of the shadows and starts to walk towards me- as he gets closer, i step back.
As he stands close i, unintentionally, find myself breathing in his scent.
Subconsciously, i take strides forward, until i am chest to chest with him- this stranger whos voice I don't recognise, but whos scent i feel has followed me for days.
"Who are you?" I ask again
"I'm Jacob Black... I've been looking for you"