Chapter 10

After Natalie, Rachel and I had spent the afternoon and the whole morning the next day discussing every possible aspect of each of my brothers, talking about girly things and shopping, they took me home and both pretty much ran into the arms of my brothers. Both of them immediately wrapped their arms around the girls as their reactions and dragged/ carried them upstairs into their rooms. The looks on their faces through all of this were unforgettable. Love was plastered over all four of them, the girls unable to tear themselves away from my brothers. It was a sight I would never forget. How they had them so deeply in love was a question that would haunt me forever.

Alone now, I decided to retreat to my own room and take some time to relax. All this information came onto me so suddenly, and I still haven’t had enough time to digest it. The fact that there were actually werewolves was enough to make a person go crazy, but finding out you and your whole family were mythical creatures was another thing. The deeper I got into the whole world the more I realized how much my family had kept from me.

I had to deal with all of this next to a freaky homeroom teacher and my friends ditching me. It was something I didn’t wish for anyone, not even the people I hate. To see someone’s world fall apart this way was a nightmare that would never go away.

To tell you the truth I actually liked the werewolf part. I mean how many people do you know who can change into super awesome wolves? None! Exactly! This was something that was worth it, the other parts, not so much…

Just when I had gotten comfortable in my bed and fell deep into thought, my phone rang signaling a new text message. Instead of reading it though I just called the person who had wrote it, wanting to find out what was up personally. I knew that if someone sent me a text, things were bad. None of my friends ever wrote one unless they were too scared to say what they wanted out loud.

On the second ring the writer of the message picked up. From the gruff voice I heard on the other end of the line I tensed when I realized it was Ryan. He was breathing hard and the only thing he muttered was: “We need to meet up. Be at the park, usual bench in five.” I never got a chance to react though. He hung up immediately, leaving me rushing to arrive on time. If I had known it was this important I would have already been ready to leave. Now I had five minutes to get dressed and go to the park. Oh please don’t let it be this once that Ryan isn’t late!

Using my werewolf speed I changed into a jean skirt, a pink top and some flats within seconds and grabbed my phone on my way out the door. I didn’t need anything else. The more stuff I take, the more I have to carry and I hated carrying stuff.

As I made my way to the park I thought about using my werewolf speed to make it there sooner, but decided against it since there were people around who could find it suspicious. What was the point of having these awesome powers though if you couldn’t even use them? Were they just to make your social life miserable?

When I finally arrived at the bench where we usually leave it was 5 minutes later than Ryan had told me to meet him. He was sitting on the bench furious. His face was burning red, but his eyes showed sadness and confusion next to the anger. I couldn’t decide what could be going on.

“Hey.” I called out as I arrived. “Sorry I’m a little late, I had to get dressed.”

“It’s no big deal. Don’t you always have to wait on me?” Ryan asked embracing me. His expression wasn’t as pained anymore. I could feel him relax under my touch.

“Yeah, but I can survive.” I laughed, turning around to peck him on the lips.

“I’m glad. We wouldn’t want to see you dead now would we?” He joked, but I could still see the worry hidden behind it.

“I sure hope you wouldn’t want to see me dead.” I teased him.

“Seeing you dead would break my heart-” He sighed.

“-As seeing you hurt in any way would break mine.” I finished. This was something the two of us did often.

“I heard your brothers were back in town.” Ryan stated, trying to get me to fill him in on what was going on. It was his way of showing he cared.

“Yeah, I hung out with their girlfriends all afternoon yesterday and this morning.” I informed him, trying not to give away what really was going on.

“They came to celebrate your birthday right?” He questioned me. Slowly I nodded unsure of where this was going to end. “Well HAPPY BIRTHDAY!” He literally screamed, causing everyone in the park within a mile radius to stare in our direction.

“Thanks!” I smiled, happy that he hadn’t forgotten. All day my brothers had been using every chance they had to scream Happy Birthday and to rant about having to take me out for driving lessons. They had actually woken me my pouring confetti over me, sticking a cake into my face and blasting happy birthday from the CD that we had recorded it onto when I was five.

“You thought I had forgotten didn’t you?” He accused me, like he does every year and this time I had thought he had forgotten. Heck, I’d even forgotten.

“Well, kind of. I mean Hannah was there when my brothers and my parents gave me their gifts this morning so..” I trailed off.

“You thought I forgot after dating you all these years?” He cried out upset.

“With everything going on right now, yes I thought you forgot.” I admitted.

“What kind of things do you think of me?” He questioned, angry.

“Nothing, nothing.” I objected. “So, what else did you want to tell me?” I asked him knowing there was more, and not wanting this to end up in a fight. If I had known better I wouldn’t have even asked.

“Oh, yeah. Thanks for reminding me! I wanted to talk to you about what has been going on this week-” he paused to see my reaction, which I forced to be as emotionless as possible.

“-Well, I kind of agree with the others. You have been acting different than usual…” He started, unsure of how to go on.

“I’m sorry I’ve had a lot to deal with!” I cut in.

“That‘s exactly it! We all have a lot to deal with! Your whole personality has completely changed though, unlike ours.”

“My personality has not changed! I’m still the same person!” I objected, while he rolled his eyes. I didn’t understand why he was acting this way. We always got along perfectly.

“Have you talked to anyone about this whole mess?” He questioned me observing my reaction carefully.

“As a matter of fact, yes I have.” I snapped.

“And what did they say?” he pushed.

“-Nothing important enough for you to deserve to know.” I replied, tensely.

“We’ve been dating for over 2 years and I don’t deserve to know?” He asked me, frustrated.

“It’s personal.” I concluded. 

“I’m sorry, but I just don’t get you anymore. One minute you don’t want us to leave you, but you still won’t tell us what’s going on. I have to admit the guys were right.” He told me.

“What did the guys say? That I was totally completely whacko?” I questioned him now, also frustrated.

“No, they told me you had gone wrong in the mind. It might have been your 16th birthday, your new homeroom class, which I still don’t understand how it could be the way you have been ranting about it, or something different, but it’s definitely made you go insane.” He snapped now.

“I am not insane! There is nothing wrong with me. Why can’t you realize that?” I asked him, sad now that even he thought I was crazy.

“I don’t know, okay. I feel like there has been some barrier pulled between us. I don’t get you anymore and you don’t get me anymore. It’s like we live in two different worlds.” He told me also letting the sadness come into his voice.

“We live in the same world, neither one of us has changed.” I replied.

“Than we’ve distanced... Who knows?” He told me shaking his head.

“We should! We should know what’s going on with our relationship!” I protested, cutting him off.

“The point is that you have to try and figure out what’s going on.” He finished.

“I’m trying!” I screamed at his back, since he had now turned and left me speechless.

Collapsing to the ground I couldn’t help but feel depressed, my world was falling apart, I was losing the best and only boyfriend I’d ever had and at the same time I was getting something I would only dream of.

I was attempting to let my thoughts take over for the second time today, when I noticed a white paper laying in front of me on the grass. My first reaction was that Ryan must have left it, but after reading it I realized it was something very different.

It was another creepy note, from some secret admirer, and now I couldn’t even say it was given to me by accident, because it was most definitely addressed to me.

Scanning the page my jaw dropped. Life couldn’t get any crazier could it?

Ash,

My love,

I hope you received my first letter without any problems. Just to clear things up, yes it was meant for you! This time I have added your name since I know no one else will be able to receive it by accident. Every day I see you, the pull towards you gets so much stronger. Soon I will not be able to live without you. Please give me and my friends a chance. Don’t forget that I will always love you!

Yours truly,

Anonymous.

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This was a hard chapter for me to write since I hate writing about fights. I imagined (and hope everyone imagined it this way too) Ryan and Ashleys relatinship like the relationship everyone wishes they had and now I have to ruin it all. I had to make the Ryan I imagined so sweet and caring, mean. :(

 Please tell me what you think of their relationship!

Thanks!