I do not own Twilight, but I do own Maddie :D And, as promised, I have fixed my chapters and are reposting them, along with Chapter Five. Enjoy!
MPOV
"Wake up! Wake up! Wake up! We've got school and you gotta get up! Up, up, up!" Alice practically screamed in my ear.
"Ahh!" I yelled, falling off my bed and onto the floor. A giggling Alice sat on my bed, holding my comforter in front of her mouth to hide her not-so-silent giggles. She then got up and skipped over to my closet, looking through my outfits and trying to decide what she thought I should wear today. I got up off the floor and walked up behind her to see what she was looking at.
She had two pairs of jeans in her hands; one was a pair of black, shiny skinny jeans, the others were a light blue. Sighing, I grabbed the black ones and threw them on my bed. Alice put the blue ones back and started going through my shirts. I pushed her aside and rummaged in there myself, coming out with a gray tee and a black zip-up jacket that had I Run With Wolves written in white on the front. Smiling at the irony, I laid it all out on my bed and went to take a shower. Thanks to my special hearing, I heard Alice give Bella the same wakeup call I'd received this morning.
After my nice hot shower, I dried my hair and got dressed. I slipped on my black leather boots and brushed out my reddish brown hair, letting it flow down my back to my waist as always. I applied eye liner, mascara, and shiny silver eye shadow. When I deemed myself ready, I made my way downstairs for breakfast. Esme was in the kitchen preparing our food. A moment later, Rosalie came down the stairs, dressed and wearing her black wolf jacket like I was. I gave her a thumbs up and she grinned at me.
Rosalie had the same biker look going on as I did; shiny dark gray pants, a red tee, and her jacket, with her tall red boots. Her eye shadow was red and she wore mascara and eyeliner, along with red lipstick. Her blonde hair was down and flowing on her back.
We sat at the table and started scarfing down the already-made food when Alice came bouncing down with Bella close behind her. Alice had her hair as spiky as ever, wearing a yellow tee and shiny white pants, and her wolf jacket like Rose and I; it was a trend of ours. She had yellow eye shadow to match her shirt, and also had mascara, eye liner, and clear lip gloss. Her boots were yellow.
Bella was wearing a dark blue tee and some shiny white pants; her wolf jacket on over it like ours. She had dark blue eye shadow, and was also wearing mascara, eyeliner, and clear lip gloss. Her boots were typically dark blue. Her brown hair was down like the rest of ours. We sat at the table with our bags at our feet and scarfed down the huge mound of food in front of us. We ate a lot more than the average person.
Once we had eaten breakfast, we all got up and left, saying goodbye to our mother, Esme. We knew Carlisle would be home later.
Sighing, we went over to our bikes and I rubbed my hand across mine longingly. Getting to ride my baby every day; a dream-come-true. Grinning, I hopped on, not needing a helmet. My motorcycle was called my 'BoomBaby'. It was a 2009 Ducati 1198 Superbike, and it was a hot-rod red. I purred when it fired to life. I glanced sideways and saw the girls hopping on their bikes as well. With one last glance, I sped out of the garage and onto the long driveway through the woods, heading towards our new school.
When the school was in sight I laughed at it; it was so puny! Leading the others, I drove my motorcycle into the parking lot and saw many heads turn. Smirking, I came to a pair of empty parking spots; plenty of room for our four bikes. We all pulled in and the roaring of our bikes filled the lot for a moment before we all cut the engines. I hopped off my bike and stroked it. Making sure the others were ready, we all walked side-by-side towards the main building.
Everyone turned to stare at us as we passed, and after we passed there were hushed conversations full of furious whispers. I could already see this would be a long year. Sounds fun I thought, smirking. We walked up the steps of the school and inside the double doors, going down the hall to the office. We emerged in a tiny, warm room with ugly green carpeting and old dusty desks. The woman sitting behind the desk closest to the door looked ancient.
She smiled in that old grandmother-y way and said "Are you the new girls? The Cullens?" We all nodded and she gave us our schedules and a map of the school. We went into the hallway away from her creepy looks and busted into laughter.
"Wow; shouldn't she be dead by now? I'll bet the last time she laughed really hard, she probably fell off her dinosaur!" we all laughed at that. As we did, the bell rang, signaling us to class. We all waved goodbye to each other and set off in different directions to our classes. A minute later, a boy with blonde hair and baby blue eyes came running up to me. I can't even get to my first class without getting ambushed? Ugh.
"Hi, you must be one of the new girls, I'm Mike Newton." he said, holding out his hand.
I shook it and said "Madelyn Cullen; call me Mads."
Looking hopeful, he asked "Need help finding your first class?"
I shook my head. "No thanks. This place is small enough that I think I can find it." I told him, smiling. I used one of my dazzling smiles to distract him and then quickly walked down the hall. A few doors down I came upon my first hour class and, smiling, walked inside. It was an average size classroom for the amount of students in it. The usual white tiled floor and plain white walls. I handed the teacher my slip and, telling me her name was Miss Wible, told me to have a seat in the back, next to a tall girl with light brown hair and a kind smile.
I made my way back to my seat and sat beside the girl, who turned to me and said "Hi; I'm Angela Weber."
"Madelyn Cullen; call me Mads." I told her. I turned my head to pay attention to Miss Wible as the hour sped by. It was easy to listen to Miss Wible. Smiling, I stood up just as the bell rang, releasing us. Angela and I parted ways with a wave and I made my way to my next class; Pre-Calc.
In Pre-Calc I had to sit next to a brunette with bouncing hair and wouldn't stop chattering. I mean come on, I'm used to Alice's chattering, but this girl was nuts. I wanted to scream at her to shut up, but I held my tongue. I could feel the ripples going along my body, and I tried to relax myself and ignore the constant jabbering in my left ear. I sighed with relief when the bell rang.
Walking out of Pre-Calc, I made my way to History class. The teacher of this class was a short skinny man that liked to smile. He signed my slip and told me to have a seat next to a boy with honey blonde hair and sparkling blue eyes. I sat and he turned to me with a smile, offering his hand. I shook it and said "Hello, I'm Madelyn Cullen, but everyone calls me Mads. And you are?"
"Jasper Whitlock ma'am; just call me Jazz." he said with a slight southern accent. Smiling, I turned to pay attention to the teacher. When the final bell rang, I got up to leave, but Jasper put a hand on my shoulder.
"Would you like to sit with my friends and me at lunch today? I'm sure your sisters will be welcome as well." He promised. We were all just going to sit away from everyone else like we used to, but I suppose this might work out better. I nodded at him and made my way to my fourth class.
Upon entering, I had to smile. It was totally a social classroom. Round tables and chairs all over the place and nothing else to suggest working. I handed the teacher my slip and, gesturing towards the room, she said "Sit anywhere; this is your free class of the day. It was my idea. I knew the students would love it." she grinned. She was so young for a teacher. Grinning as well, I made my way back to an empty table, sitting down.
A moment later, Alice bounced through the door with Bella in tow. They got their slips signed and came back to sit with me. Right before the bell was about to ring, Rosalie came dashing in. She got her slip signed and the moment she sat down, the bell rang. Sighing with relief, she laid her head back, catching her breath.
"Okay, I know this school is tiny, but I was all the way across campus, and the kid that was showing me where my class was led me to the wrong classroom, so I had only one minute to dash across to here." she said, breathless. I giggled behind my hand and Rosalie shot a hard glare at me. Then she sighed and relaxed.
"So, have you guys met anybody yet today?" she asked, playing with her hair.
Alice nodded. "Some kid named Eric tried to show me to my first hour class, and I got stuck next to a girl with puffy brown hair who talks more than me! And her conversations are all nonsense; at least mine are important!" she defended herself. I snorted.
"She was in my second hour Pre-Calc class; I think her name is Jessica." I added. Alice nodded and then continued.
"But in third hour, that must have been the worst! There was this kid with blonde hair and blue eyes that asked me to sit with him at lunch, and then he totally asked me out! He's such a creeper, and still some little kid!" she giggled.
"That's Mike Newton; he tried talking to me this morning too." I giggled.
"What about you Bella? You meet anyone?" Alice turned the conversation to Bella.
"There was one really nice girl who sat in my third hour class; Angela Weber. She's really shy and nice; I like her." she said. I nodded my agreement.
"She was in my first hour class." I commented.
Bella nodded, smiling. "So do we have anywhere to sit at lunch today, or are we just going to giggle in the corner at all the school's atrocities?" she asked with a laugh. I laughed too.
"This guy Jasper Whitlock invited all of us to sit with him and his friends during lunch today. I told him sure; he was hot enough that maybe we'll get some people to leave us alone." I said, shrugging.
They nodded their agreement before Rosalie spoke up "There aren't a lot of cute guys in this school; they're all these small town kids and no really hot guys." she said, sighing.
"Maybe because we're in a small town?" I gave Rose a 'no-duh' look. She stuck her finger up at me with a grin.
"No delicious eye candy." She sighed. That earned a snort from Bella.
"Hey, you love eye candy just as much as the rest of us girl." I accused her. She grinned mischievously.
"Although I have to say, that Jasper kid wasn't my type, but he was eye candy... Definitely." I told them. The girls brightened up instantly.
"And maybe he has eye-candy friends?" Rose suggested. We nodded our heads vigorously and giggled. Right then the bell rang releasing us to lunch.
We filed out of class and once in the hall, linked our arms so we were side by side. Everyone was going the same way as us anyway, and we did walk a lot faster than them. When we reached the cafeteria doors, I opened them and we all went inside.
The cafeteria was fairly small compared to what we were used to, but it worked. Nothing but a bunch of round tables all over the place with chairs. We went to the lunch line and were surprised at how edible the food looked. Huh. Shrugging, I loaded up my tray with a ton of food; so much that it was nearly overflowing. The girls and I always only got one tray stuffed full of food to share, considering our massive appetites. I went to pay for it all with the girls behind me.
Once we had paid, I noticed Jasper standing near the back of the cafeteria watching us. He beckoned us over. We all walked through the room towards the round table in the back and Rosalie, Bella, and Alice caught their breaths and had a dazed look in their eyes.
I sat down first and the girls followed swiftly, their eyes locked on certain guys. I sighed. This could not be good.
Alice reached her hand tentatively across the table towards Jasper and said in a shaky voice "H-hi. I'm Alice Cullen." Jasper shook her hand, giving her a crooked grin.
"Jasper Whitlock ma'am. Pleasure to meet you." he said. I think Alice melted on the spot. I glanced over at Rosalie, and she was staring into the eyes of a really big guy. When he caught her staring, he turned and winked at her, saying "Hey gorgeous. Who might you be?"
"Rosalie Cullen, well, everyone calls me Rose." she said shyly. Emmett stuck out his hand and Rose shook it.
"Emmett Burland; please just call me Em." he said, winking at her again. Yep, she was gone too. Lastly I turned to Bella.
Shy as ever, she said "I'm Bella Cullen." She slowly stuck out her hand to the bronze-haired boy in front of her.
He shook it, saying "Edward Mason." He grinned at her and she grinned shyly back. I sighed. Yup, all three of them were gone. Thank God I'm Alpha I thought irritably. Suddenly one more boy came over and sat down. When he saw me he froze up for a moment with weird twinkle in his eyes before it went away and he silently sniffed the air, and I did too. He smelled strange; not entirely human. He smells a lot like us, I realized with a shock.
I stuck out my hand, saying "Madelyn Cullen; Call me Mads. And you are?" I asked.
He shook my hand, saying "I'm Seth Clearwater. A friend of mine, Sam Uley, will probably want to talk with you as soon as possible."
I nodded my head. "Where and when would you like us to meet him?"
"On the border of the Quileute Reservation; stay in the trees. We'll all be waiting for you. How about 9pm tonight?" He asked.
I nodded my approval. "That sounds perfect. We'll be there." He nodded, his job done. He began conversing with me about random things, ignoring the fact that we might very well be rivals. He was a happy punk of a kid; I really liked his open personality. He mentioned he was really seventeen, though he looked younger. He claimed to have just recently changed. We talked and talked, mostly about our favorite motorcycles since he found out I was so into them. When the bell rang, we parted ways with a smile. I think I just made my first real friend.
I saw the guys lead Rose, Alice, and Bella away in different direction. Great; they have classes with the guys. That's just fantastic I thought sarcastically. Sighing, I made my way to my second to last class of the day. Art.
I smiled when I entered the room. The wonderful smell of an organized art class. I got my slip signed and went to sit in a chair in the back corner of the room. I hated being the center of attention when I worked in art.
Miss Strouth stood and said "Today everyone, we will be painting. I want you to paint a picture that means something to you. Something special." she said. She called groups up to go get supplies. Before I could get up to get them, a familiar face came back towards me, carrying twice the necessary supplies and asked "Mind if I join you?"
I smiled. "Not at all. I was starting to get lonely. You didn't have to get the paints though; I am physically capable." I told him, smirking. Seth laughed and sat in the chair next to mine, handing me the supplied I needed. I put them on my desk and grabbed two easels and canvases from the wall and brought them back for Seth and I. We set them up and put everything within easy reach before we began. Seth seemed to be trying to hide something, though I wasn't sure what. Like he was keeping himself in check.
After a moment's thought, I asked "What are you going to paint?"
He thought about it for a moment before grinning. "A lone wolf, howling at the moon." We both chuckled at that.
"I think I'm going to paint some wolves running, with me as a human in the middle." I giggled. He laughed and we began to paint the promised pictures. When the hour was over, we had finished with the final touches. Miss Strouth told everyone to turn their canvases so she could see them from the front and we turned ours around.
She nodded with approval, and then when she looked over at Seth's and mine, she stood and said "All of your paintings are wonderful. However, let's give a big round of applause to Seth and Madelyn in the back for their masterpieces!" she said, clapping. Everyone else turned to look and clap and I saw some of their mouths drop open. I grinned and Seth smirked.
We put our paintings in the front for Miss Strouth to look at and keep. Then we had a few minutes to sit around and talk while we waited for the bell. Seth and I sat in the back.
"So how are things with your pack? The move smooth?" He asked. I groaned.
"We had a larger pack at home; I left the most responsible kid in charge; made him alpha. The move here was fairly smooth though. The only problem is that Rose, Bells, and Alice found their soul mates at lunch today. I do not want to have to listen to them talk about their soul mates nonstop when we run. It was bad enough listening to one kid back home, but three?" I groaned again. Seth laughed.
"We've got a couple that have soul mates already too. Sam, Paul, Jared, Quil, and Jacob all got their soul mates. Quil's was the funniest though; soul mate is a two-year old!" he laughed. I laughed with him.
"How can you handle listening to them think about their lovers when you run?" I asked him.
He shrugged his shoulders and said "You get used to it. Either that or you yell at them to shut up for a while and eventually they get the point." I slowly nodded my head. Right then the bell rang. Sighing, I got up and waved farewell to Seth, going to Biology. I was so thankful that gym was only mandatory for two years at this school.
When I entered class, I handed the teacher my slip to sign and took the last available seat in the back again. I whipped out my cell and sent a quick text to Alice.
-Pixie-
Meeting at 9 tonight
on Quileute rez border.
Another pack here, Grr.
-Alpha-
I paid attention for another moment in class before my phone buzzed silently in my pocket. Pulling it out, I almost laughed at the text.
-Alpha-
Crap. Stupid pups.
We gonna teach em
some manners?
-Pixie-
I quickly responded, telling her no and that I'd meet her at home later; I was going to go for a run. She didn't respond after that, but I assumed the silence as her saying "okay". Once the final bell rang, I sighed in relief and practically ran out to the parking lot. When I got to my bike, I stroked it like I always do. I loved my BoomBaby.
I fired up my bike and was about to pull out when Seth came jogging over. I shut off the bike and he came over, looking over the bike with an appraising eye. He whistled, and said "That's a nice bike."
I smiled. "Thanks."
He put his hands in his pocket and leaned back against the car next to me. "So what're you gonna do before the meeting tonight?"
I shrugged. "I dunno. I was planning on taking a run through the area; get used to some of the sights and smells." I said, teasing. Seth grinned.
"Well I don't have anything to do until the meeting either; is it cool if I join you?" he asked.
I grinned. "Sure thing; it'd be nice to have someone to talk to. I gotta stop by my house first though; wanna hop on?" I asked him.
A huge smile broke out on his face. "Seriously?" he asked.
I nodded and the bike roared to life underneath of me. Seth hopped on the back and wound his arms around my waist. I thought I caught him smelling my hair, but I brushed it off, thinking I was imagining things. Although he was holding my waist tighter than was necessary... I mentally shook my head, clearing away my thoughts. I did not need to be thinking about that, nor should I think about how good his arms felt around me...
I mentally yelled at myself Get a grip!
We pulled down the driveway and skidded to a stop in the garage. I shut off the bike and Seth hopped off. I got off and went inside the door leading from the garage to the main floor of the house. When I got inside, I went up to the third floor where my bedroom was located. Going in my room, I noticed with approval that it was nice and cold in here. Sighing, I went to my dresser drawers and opened one up, digging to the bottom. I pulled out a big yellow band with an important symbol on it and wrapped it around my wrist. Smiling, I went back outside. Seth and I jogged to different points in the forest to change.
Once I got to a small shady spot, I stripped down and folded my clothes into a neat pile at the base of a tree. Sighing, I called forth my inner wolf and was suddenly on four paws. Grinning, I checked to make sure the yellow band was still on my front left leg. After making sure it was, I howled into the afternoon air, savoring the feels and smells of the forest around me. A moment later, I got the expected answering call as Seth came running my way.
When he got to me, I glanced at his front left leg and noticed he didn't wear a band. Strange. Then I noticed an orange light creeping around the skin there, and suddenly an insignia flashed yellow on the spot where his band should be, and then it disappeared. Startled, I peered closer, and noticed with surprise that my personal symbol was etched into his fur and skin. Shaking my head, I wondered why this was. I vaguely remembered this happening to another person in my old pack and someone else, but I couldn't remember why. Shrugging, I started trotting deeper into the woods with Seth on my tail.
As we got deeper in and the house disappeared from sight, I sighed in relief. The tension began falling from my shoulders. I barked a laugh and grinned goofily at Seth before taking off running through the underbrush. I heard Seth's laugh in my head and was surprised by it. Slowing, I asked Seth, can you hear me?
Yeah, why? He asked me, confused.
You're in a different pack; I shouldn't be able to hear you at all. Strange. I said thoughtfully. Seth shrugged his massive shoulders at me and began to lope through the bushes, trying to hide his thoughts from me. I thought I caught the word duh in there somewhere. Completely confused, I shook my head and trotted along-side him. After a while, I noticed it was beginning to get dark. I mentioned this to Seth and he noted that he should probably get back to the rez to give the guys a heads-up. Nodding to him, I barked cheerfully to him once before heading back towards home.
I stopped by the tree to grab my clothes and throw them on before heading back to the house. With my sensitive hearing, I picked up people talking in the living room and I knew my sisters were home. Sighing, I made my way inside.