What's Going to Happen? (Book 2) (New Moon)

Losing a Best Friend

After a few hours he finally makes the transition allowing us to heave a sigh of relief that this part is finally over. Only he sniffs after he gets his senses about him and Paul tightens his arm around my waist in worry. Jake's head swings my way and I stay still as a statue knowing any movement will set him off right now. Everyone is barely breathing as we wait to see what he will do and if he will attack me because of what I am. Although I still don't have a scent it is easy to hear that I have no heart beat which would make us enemies under normal circumstances. This is different because the pack has accepted me and the fact that I am an imprint also means he cannot touch me. This is their absolute law about imprints to keep them safe when they cannot always protect them. I take a step forward making Paul let go of me as I confidently step forward, but I listen closely to his thoughts just in case. I don't want him to hurt me, but a part of me has to trust him or he will see the hesitance and attack me.

"Jacob Black," Sam says before I cut him off.

"Sam let me try this. He knows me and I trust him not to hurt me."

I can feel Sam's surprise as I walk forward towards Jake's giant wolf head carefully watching me. I can feel how tense everyone is behind me as I continue looking him in the eye as I move. I make it to his head and move to place my hand down when he snaps at my hand making me roll my eyes. I can feel Paul's anger and protectiveness surge behind me as Jake snaps at me a second time almost catching my hand in his mouth.

"Jake that isn't the way to react towards your best friend from childhood."

My best friend is dead and means nothing to me now. You're a leech and that's all you'll ever be to me.

"That's how it's going to be Jacob? Just because I was turned you're going to leave me high and dry, but you'll stick around Bella. I see how it is Jacob."

I step back with venom burning my eyes before placing my back to him and flitting to Sam's house. I sit against the door trying to reconcile what just happened in the woods and I realise this is what Alice saw. My heart breaking because my best friend thinks I'm dead to him considering I'm a vampire. I harshly run my hands through my hair to get a hold of myself before the rest of the pack comes back here. I can't have them seeing me like this because they can't know how Jacob has affected me. Paul would tear his hide if he knew how Jacob is making me feel and that is why I need the emotionless facade to cover my face. I've pulled myself together by the time they have started coming out of the forest since Jacob has phased back into his human side. I stand up from the shadows as Embry comes up on the porch before grabbing me in a hug that has me laughing.

"Jake is an idiot, but he'll come around in time."

"I don't know Em. You heard his thoughts just as I did and if he stays like this then I've lost a best friend. You accepted me on sight and if he can't then I've lost him."

Embry looks upset, but he knows I'm right in the end on this subject and it upsets him. Things were never supposed to change between our group and now they've changed drastically in a short time. I never wanted to lose Jacob as a best friend, but this is me from here on out. If he can't accept what I am then I won't go out of my way to keep him as a friend. Embry enters the house as Sam and Jared give me apologetic smiles before entering the house as well. Paul wraps me up in his arms and I bury my face in his neck to stop the venom from pooling in my eyes again before I pull back.

"Paul when I leave you can't pick any fights with Jacob because that's what he's going to try to do. He'll figure out that it upsets you and he'll do it to get a rise out of you. I don't want to get a call from Em who is scared shitless because you two are fighting."

We hear Embry make a noise inside and I give a soft chuckle with a soft smile. We walk into the house where everyone is sprawled in couches already and Embry narrows his eyes at me. A grin overcomes my face at the look and it takes everything in me to not bust out laughing at his expression. I can hear Emily upstairs already asleep by the sound of how even her heart rate is along with her breathing.

"I would not be scared shitless thank you! I would definitely call you because I wouldn't know if it was okay to stop them, but I wouldn't be scared shitless." Embry says with a bit of attitude making me snort at him.

"Alright Em whatever you say darlin'. I for one am excited about the bonfire that's happening tomorrow because Billy's going to tell the legends. I'll have to leave afterwards though because I ant stay here too long even though I do enjoy the company y'all provide. It's a risk with Bella coming up here to see Jacob and she can't see me here."

"I gotta go patrol." Paul says before kissing the top of my head.

I nod and he takes off to the forest before he phases to run his patrol of the line. Out of the blue I'm hit with a vision that tells me I'll be back in New Orleans soon which makes me sigh. I love New Orleans, but I don't feel like running into James or anyone he sends my way. When I come out of my vision I see the wolves sleeping and smile before heading to the Cullen house for the next few hours.