Interview With Jacob

Ramona Rauh November 3, 2008

Meet Jacob Black

Yesterday I sat down to talk to Jacob Black. He sat across a table from me, his long hair was down and his dark hands in his lap. I was intimidated by him, being almost a foot and a half taller than me. He seemed uncomfortably shy at first, clenching his shoulders and arching his back, it made me suspicious. I was determined to get the whole story. I assured him this was a friendly interview until the beast was unleashed.

Q: So Jacob Black, where do you live? A: I live in a small town called La Push in Washington State . My family and I have lived here forever.

Q: Do you have a favorite word? A: it’s probably the word “sure”. It’s a bad habit I caught from my dad.

Q: Tell me about your family? A: well I have some sisters who don’t live in La Push anymore. One lives in Hawaii with her husband, and the other one is in college. I stay at home with my father, Billy, who is the head of the Quileute tribe. I help around the house because he’s in a wheelchair, and well, he hasn’t been the same since mom died.

Q: Oh, I’m sorry. So your ancestors are a tribe? A: uh, yeah. I’ll inherit the Quileute leader position.

Q: how does it feel to be part of the Quileute tribe? A: [long pause] Well, I guess it gives me the sense that I’m never alone, everyone is too close. Ha, ha.

Q: Who are your best friends? A: well I guess the people I hang around mostly are Quill and Embry. And Sam, he is kinda the leader of our…group.

Q: Sounds like a very close group of friends you have there. What about friends outside the tribe? A: My best friend Bella lives a few minutes away in Forks.

Q: cool. So do you have any special hobbies? A: ha, ha. I love fixing old cars…and running.

Q: Are you on the track team at your school? A: I prefer to run through the woods.

Q: Don’t you ever get scared? A: Nah.

Q: Does anything scare you? A: the safety of my best friends…and vampires.

Q: Haha! Sure. Do you actually believe in mythical creatures? A: Oh, they certainly are real. Just like werewo….um, other monsters.

Q: Ok…Do you have any secrets? A: Can you keep them?

Q: It’s a risky chance, are you willing to take it? A: You probably wont believe it anyway…[another long pause and finally a deep breath] I’m a werewolf.

Q: Yeah right! Is playing tricks another hobby of yours? A: I’m serious. It’s a gene the tribe has had for many, many generations. My skin is hot, my immune system is hyperactive, I can hear and smell better than any human ever could, I can run faster than a train, I…

Q: Stop! Now you are really freaking me out. Can you just morph whenever you want to? A: Yep….but sometimes I get out of control and I start to shake with furry…and I just change.

Q: What makes you so mad? A: My friend Bella, I told you about? She’s friends with my family’s enemies. The Cullen family…they are vampires.

Q: So you’re allied with vampires? Come on, this is starting to sound really fake. A: werewolves aren’t bad you see. But those…leaches… those damn blood suckers, really get on my nerves. It makes me crazy to think about it. Bella deserves much better.

Q: Did I hear a hint of jealousy in your voice? A: I guess it’s not a secret that I love her. I just want her to be safe. She jumped off this cliff once. She would have drowned if I didn’t save her.

Q: Would you go to the moon and back for her? A: Ha, ha. Sure, sure.