Chapter Four
~Jacob’s POV~
I woke up to the sun shining brightly on my face. I yawned and stretched out my tired body. Today is the day I find out, my 21st birthday, I will know whether she is my Promised One or not. I thought to myself, a little scared to actually find out. Tearing the covers off of my body I jumped up and ran into my bathroom, quickly taking a shower, and getting dressed, all in record time. I opened my door and lightly jogged down the stairs towards the kitchen where I knew Anna would be waiting for me.
I smiled brightly when I saw her standing there, “Morning, Sis,” I said brightly, “today’s the big day.”
Anna smiled brightly at me, and said, “It sure is. Are you sure you’re ready for this, I mean, what if it’s not her. Then what are you going to do?” I just shrugged her off not really knowing what to say to her at the moment. Those things never came to my mind, when I thought about it.
“Do you think she’ll hate me?” I thought out loud, suddenly depressed at the thought of her hating me.
“I don’t know, Jake,” she sighed, “I just don’t know.”
“She’s awake, I hear her.” I paused. “I’m supposed to change for the first time sometime today.” I’m kind of dreading seeing her this morning, but I’m up for it.
“I know you are you’ve told me like a million times already,” she said sounding a little aggravated.
I went to say something, but I was cut off by Aiko entering the room. It was like something snapped when I looked at her. Suddenly, every bone in my body felt like it was shattering, and it felt like I was being ripped apart. All I could hear was her screams of terror; it was like she was the only person in the world at this moment. All I could think about was her. The pain was there, nagging me, but I didn't care.
Once I opened my eyes, Anna was staring at me like she’d never seen me before, and Aiko was passed out on the floor. Something inside me yelled for me to go to her, and I did. Then, I froze mid step; it clicked in my mind why she had passed out and why Anna was looking at me like that; I had just shifted, for the first time ever, in front of both of them. I was in my wolf form for the first time in my life.
I turned back to Aiko and it was like she was the only person in the world at the moment. My wolf was going insane on the inside. He couldn’t take seeing her like this. Then he spoke to me, ‘She’s your Promised One. Now, go to her.’ I was shocked. I felt my jaw fall open and my eyes go wide. He just told me all I needed to know. I ran over to her, and nudged her with my head as lightly as I could, not knowing my full strength at the moment. When, that didn’t work, I tried the next best thing; I licked her face as gently as I possibly could. It was killing me on the inside seeing her passed out. I licked her again, and it worked, her eyes shot open. She was still freaking out, so I put a paw on her chest and held her down.
~Aiko’s POV~
I felt something wet on my face, and my eyes snapped open to see Jacob’s eyes, but in a wolf’s body. I was still freaking out, and the wolf put a paw on my chest to stop me from struggling. “J-Jacob?” I asked, my voice trembling. The wolf nodded its head. This wolf...is...Jacob? How is this even possible? Why am I not scared?! Why am I okay with this?! Why doesn’t he switch back? Is this permanent?!
“Honey.” Anna said from behind me. I looked up at her. “It’s possible because we’re both werewolves. It’s not permanent. He just can’t switch back yet. It’s impossible for him to shift back so soon after his first shift. As for your other questions...only you can answer them,” she told me, smiling sweetly. I must have said my thoughts out loud.
“Jacob?” He nodded his head. “Get off of me.” When he didn’t move, I added, “Please.” Again he didn’t move, and I was starting to panic. Is he going to kill me? He wouldn’t...would he?
‘I would never hurt you.’ Jacob’s voice resounded in my head.
I let out a shriek. “H-how did you j-just d-do that?”
‘I...because...I’ll explain everything later. I promise.’
“O-okay.”
“Okay, love birds. Snap, snap. Jacob let her up, and Aiko...come with me,” Anna said. I, honestly, completely forgot she was there.
“We’re not love birds,” I mumbled to myself. Jacob’s ears perked up then immediately went down, like he was upset over something. I shrugged it off and followed Anna into her-our bedroom.
