The song for this chapter is Stand By Me by Ben E. King (suggested by Yolanda)
[audio:https://twilightguy.com/music/standbyme.mp3]
After being previously left off right before a game of Vampire baseball, I was very eager to get back: especially since I was nearly guaranteed to find out what it was due to the title of this chapter. Unfortunately, after being submerged in central-Texas, KISS-FM radio and culture for nearly half my life, anytime someone says ‘The Game’ I immediately think of this song:
[audio:https://twilightguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/hateitorloveit.mp3]
Before the baseball game (which was fun to watch, by loads), trouble appears on Bella’s street. Jacob Black is back, and Edward is not happy about it. There is a deep loathing between the two, and I am getting the feeling it runs much deeper than vampire and werewolf ties. Edward, specifically, does not like Jacob in the vicinity of Bella. Whether this uneasiness is the fact that Jacob is another guy coming around Bella or that Edward feels that a werewolf might be threatening to her, has yet to be seen (at least, for me).
As I read this chapter, there is a certain warning brought up by Mr. Black about Edward, which made me recall an email I recently got from a non-fan of the books. She pointed out to me in a very direct (though oddly composed) manner that Edward scared her. She directed me to places where Edward follows Bella around town, sneaks into her room at night, and is always lurking in the shadows at odd times of the day. Her claim was that any guy who did that to her would find himself receiving a world-class restraining order.
However, though I can see the concerns of her and Billy Black (and many Jacob-fans, I am guessing) there is an opposite side that should be considered by the anti-Edwards. His motives are so sincerely well-intentioned that Bella knows he would never cross the line. In fact, he has had multiple opportunities to hurt her. He has even stated it before, while they were far out in the middle of the meadow. Bella is also well aware that she couldn’t do much against Edward if he tried.
If a real guy outside the books was to imitate those aspects of Edward, almost any girl would be wary of his motives. Edward, on the other hand, has displayed many times how much he values Bella. He is appearing out of the night, popping up in Bella’s house and following her when she leaves with her friends– but, instead of being a stalker, it seems that Edward feels to Bella more like a constant bodyguard, always watching out for her and trying to stay close as often as he can. Trust is a very important thing, and the building of it has been meticulously done by Edward.
My favorite thing so far I have found about the Cullens is how they are so instantly organized into a team. The moment Alice picks up on danger, they are ready to defend against it, and each of them has a certain ability which will aid them. In a way, they remind me of the Incredibles, but more…vampirey.
Again, the look on my face says it all
Also, reinforcing what I said above, the moment that danger to Bella becomes the slightest possibility, Edward tactfully drops out of the game. Without saying, he replaces Esme so that he is near Bella in case of any trouble.
I very much enjoyed this chapter, not only for that revelation, but also because of the sudden twist at the end. When Alice suddenly senses something rapidly approaching in their direction, the story takes a turn into something more thrilling for us guys (fellows: take note, I feel there are bad vampires on the way, and bad vampires spells Vampire Action Scenes). Also, Alice worries they will smell Bella:
“That won’t help,” Alice said softly. “I could smell her across the field.”
“Dangit!” Edward said, removing his cowboy hat. “I told her to take a shower.”
“Wait a minute,” Alice sniffed again. “It’s not her, it’s you.”
“Dangit!” Edward whined, replacing his cowboy hat. “Vampires don’t need showers!”
Someone recently asked me which chapter was my favorite so far, and I replied with an earlier one. However, upon reading this one, my favorite has immediately been changed to Chapter 17. I will also admit to being unable to resist reading the first page of Chapter 18; and if not for another college exam tomorrow, I might have just kept going 😀
——NOTES——
– I have a goal of 1000 Youtube subscribers by the end of summer. I’m around 700 last I checked. So if you find the videos on my channel interesting, go ahead and click that bright yellow button 😀
– Yolanda, if you see this, I know you actually picked Stand By Me for chapter 18. However, I chose to use it early, because it is a song that sounds perfect for a vampire-baseball scene
– Added: according to some early comments, I must be victim to spoilers. Obviously, Jacob is not a werewolf yet (or I am not supposed to know this yet). Which leaves me slightly confused, as I was certain it was mentioned somewhere…
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Haha! Kaleb you have been spoilerfied!
This was an exciting chapter! But… now normal baseball is even MORE boring than it was before! I mean, before I read that chapter, baseball was OKAY. Now its not okay. Its torture to sit through one of those games now…
The only interesting thing is when the players start beating each other up =D
…
Yeah pretend I didn’t say that…
About Jacob… he DOES mention in his Quileute stories that legend is that “wolves are their brothers still” along with the vampire story. But even thought the vampire part of the story turned out to be true, that doesn’t mean that the werewolf one was. So technically, you just made an assumption there, and you can now probably figure out whether you were right or not from all the other comments you recieved… =D
You may have the werewolf idea of Jacob in your head because of Chapter Six: Scary Stories.
But I enjoyed this chapter as well because the whole mood of the book changed in an instant: blissful game of baseball to intense fear and anticipation of what is to come.
You probably remember Jacob as a werewolf because Bella dreamed he turned into one after he told her the legends, but he isn’t one yet.
So as you near the end of Twilight, I must ask,
are you immediately going on to New Moon? Or are you going to wait a few weeks, to grasp it all, before you start?
Okay, so spoilers have gotten to you, but along the first part of the book Jacob spills the beans about his tribe, so you could have made assumptions. You also could have looked at the tshirts from twilightteez and had the same spoiler brought to your attention. It’s not something that could have been escaped from hearing about before you read it. Sorry.
Dangit! Vampires don’t need showers! ROTFL kaleb you are hilarious! I actually was able to picture that perfectly in my mind and you had me in hysterics with that and the Cullen Incredibles!! Another hilarious post..hurry up and read 18!! 🙂
yes very awesome chapter
hmm you were talking about that girl saying edward was like a stalker
but lets be honest i dont think its the same when everyone and their mom is out to get bella
plus shes a “danger magnet”
AND hes a vampire
so it all works out
once again Kaleb, I laughed. A lot. It even made my mom need to come and check on me. And now i’ve lost the game. Darn you people who also lost!
And i do Agree with the whole “if anyone but Edward Cullen did the things he does he would have a restraining order” thing. I think it might be the whole idea of having someone who cared about you that much???
Okay, it’s official.
ya got me hooked.
Not on twilight! No, I’ve been obsessed with twilight for the past 2 years.
But on YOUR WEBSITE!
You just seem to GET everything! Why girls are so in love with a fictional vampire, why about 90 % of us dream of a romance like Bella and Edward’s. AND…
you hit it on the nail! Guys should take tips from Edward (or even Jacob. MIND YOU I’M STILL REALLY REALLY TICKED OFF – No, PISSED – at JACOB BLACK AT THIS MOMENT. You’ll find out why in Eclipse).
This is one of what I think should be the statements of life:
If there were more Edwards in the world, the world would be a better place.
And of course, almost all of my friends agree with me (I only have 3 Team Jacob fans. You should hear some of the arguments we get into. They turn into shouting matches. And that’s an understatement). Seriously, twilight should be a guy’s guide on how to be a great – at the very least – boyfriend.
Anyways, you’re great! Looking forward to your other posts!
Nice…And you’re from central Texas….LIKE ME!!! Hooray for KISS-FM in San Antonio…maybe you’re in Austin? Good blog.
Jeeze!!!! You ARE spoilered! Oh, and to get this out of the way, i just lost The Game. Long story. Dang, boy! You’re not suppossed to know ’bout our friend Mr. Jacob being all wolfy ’till the SECOND book. Read the black-white print. SECOND BOOK, not FIRST. You’re just to darn intutive. Grrr I didn’t figure it out ’till Bella did, now i feel so stupid!
Oh, by the way, i’m totally for Team Edward, so I a wee bit biased.) Edward isn’t stalkerish. Of any other boy did it, it would be, but Edward isn’t doing it ’cause he really lovestruck. (he is, but that’s beside the point.) He’s doing it to PROTECT bella, not scare her. Ok. I just had to get that outa my system.
You’re so funny! Keep reading!!!
-Kate
Heck, I picked up in the first book that Jacob was a werewolf or had something to do with werewolves. When I was reading the second book, I was like, “Okay, Jacob, just turn into a werewolf already!” 😉
“I TOLD her to take a shower!” rotfl:) I love when you do your add-ons to the chapter and now you have me doing the same thing! Allthough i’m sure it’s not as funny as yours… Still, as others above me have listed, YOU WEREN’T SUPPOSED TO FIND OUT ABOUT JACOB YET UNTIL NEW MOON! And i agree with Kate, i didn’t find out he was a werewolf until Bella did to, and when i told my friends about it the next day they were like “Duh! we found that out in Twilight!” i felt really stupid and slow, but of course thats not the first time i’ve felt like that lol. I also considered the stalker thing with Edward to, but then quickly reasured myself by saying “why does it mater, he’s Edward Cullen!” As usual, that seemed to clear up all doubts 🙂 keep up the good work and i can’t wait til you read the next chapter!
Oh and also this was one of my favorite chapters of Twilight too and it’s cool also because i play softball too, although now Edward makes me feel suckish because he’s a WAY better outfielder than me… 🙁 I still love him though 🙂
Haha! I love your commentary.
You might have gotten the werewolf idea from Chapter 6.
But Kaleb, you must be learning self-control from Edward for resisting to gobble up the rest of the book!
Good luck with your exam tomorrow (which is also Edward’s birthday)!
Ahh Kiss FM
*girl singing*
“106.1….KISSSS EFFF EMMM”
REPRESENT!
Grand Prairie, more than Dallas, but what ev.
If it was ANY OTHER guy following Bella it would be stalker-ish, but since ANY OTHER guy wouldn’t most likely be a VAMPIRE THAT IS IN LOVE WITH YOU/WANTS TO EAT YOU [<– the ‘eating’ detail is not as improtant haha] it’s perfectly normal, well by our standards.
haha The Incredibles….
Spoilers? I haven’t read Twilight in a few weeks [which means that I don’t remember details, which ALSO means I need to read it again for the 5th time] but i’m pretty sure that it’s IMPLIED that Jacob is a warewolf.
i just started reading your blog today and i’m pretty sure i have abs from laughing so hard. can’t wait for chapter 18 😀
you know, considering that there are so many emails from me in your inbox, i shouldnt have to use these pesky comment boxes. ohmygosh! you’re trying to annoy me, arent you? i can just see you chuckling at your computer thinking, ‘hehe, how long is she going to hold out before she starts spamming my comments too?’
alright, so maybe not. but whatever.
oh, just so you know, the ad content you’re not responsible for says “Meet Vampire Singles: meet local vampire singles near you view profiles 100% free. join now!” i think i just might. i wanna find me a vampire like edward…
i enjoy your chapter comments a lot…. they make me laugh. a lot. i cant really think of anything to say seeing as how it’s very early in the morning [as in, i havent gone to sleep yet] but i shall definitely get back to you if you ever email me…
don’t worry kaleb i’m sure you read about jacob and werewolves at the beach chapter(6) lol from where you get so creative stories??they’r hilarious!! well then you’re getting to the most interesting chapters!!keep reading!!
I totally love the baseball chapter…it was interesting.
OMG! i just read the comment ’bout tomorrow – no today! right now! it’s past midnight! – being Edward’s birthday and started to hyperventilate!! AHHHHHH!
okay—think calm
alright, I’m just about okay now. Wow, this is so exciting!
i love the image of Edward in his cowboy hat! Hilarious! Can’t wait for the blog for chapter 18
you may have read a spoiler from an email (if you did I didn’t send it) but by this time during the book I thought Jacob was a werewolf too. When Edward drops Bella off at her house after Port Angeles (I think) Bella is asking him if she could go hunting with him and he says no because he’s “not the most dangerous thing out there.” and I thought jacob was a werewolf from that. And the fact that Jacob has a husky voice. 🙂
Hey Kaleb!
Wanted to help on the whole “Jacob is a werewolf” thing.
As a reader, you’re not supposed to know he’s a werewolf yet (and, technically, he’s NOT one yet…)
Besides spoilers about New Moon & Eclipse, you may feel it’s been mentioned because shortly after she met him, Bella had a dream about Jacob turning into a wolf. This is the first clue of things to come in New Moon *hint-hint* 🙂
Hope that helped!
pfft….hahahahahahhahahahahahahhahahahaahhaha..
take a shower……btw..of course I’ll subscribe to your youtube.
In Twilight, Jacob is not a werewolf yet. But honestly, I myself saw it coming. What with his story about the werewolves they supposedly descended from and all, Billy’s visit to see Bella and Charlie gave it away all the more.
Ok as I can see you have already been reminded that Jacob is not a werewolf yet…I would also like to point out that Edward doesn’t even know they exist let alone that there is a pack on the rising just down the road. I’m sad you already know though, I didn’t and it was a very pleasent surprise. 🙂
When I clicked to play the song it was more second nature and I just past over the name. Then the song started playing…I was so thrilled you picked this song. Its one of my favorites and I totally started dancing and singing while me and my three year old were eating pancakes! She looked at me like I was crazy!! (I probabley am) Anyways, you just made my day. I think this song fits perfectly. Thanks.
I love this chapter because it shows how much Vampires can have fun! and the fact that they are so close as a family is really sweet!
P.S. I love the Incredibles pic!
It’s so hilarious!!
bahaahah Stand by me and The Game song lol. hilariousity incarnated.
It is again another great chapter analysis.
YEAH you are not suppose to know that(about Jacob).
well now you know i guess.
Hey, I’m sorry if somebody’s already said this, but to help you out…When Stephenie wrote Twilight she had no intention of writing about werewolves in future books…that happened later. You’re thinking of Bella’s dream, the one she had right after Jake’s stories. In it it, a fearful Jake turns into a wolf…but that was just Bella working things out.
Oh, and thanks…I now have “Hate it or Love it” stuck in my head
OME! I love that song, its a classic…but I don’t see how it fits into this chapter…oh well.
And YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO KNOW JACOB IS A WOLF! ERASE IT FROM YOUR MIND NOW!
It was mentiond in tribe legionds that there where werewolves the last time the cold ones came but Jacob still thinks there just stories
P.S. Love the cowboy bit 😀
when bella has that dream she sees Jacob turn into a werewolf, but he really isn’t …or is he… you shall have to wait and find out.
Well I think we are pretty sure he is not right because he thought all the tribal stories were myths so the real question is…will he become a werewolf???
u’ve been victim to………. THE SPOILERS! lol I didn’t find out Jacob was a werewolf until new moon….. I didn’t even know there was werewolves until New Moon. I know Bella had a dream about him turning into something but neither my friends or I really got any clue from that
HAHAHA! Funny!
I love your comment and the picture of the incredibles is excellent! I think as ArilovesEdward “YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO KNOW JACOB IS A WEREWOLF! ERASE IT FROM YOUR MIND NOW!”
congrats! i love your site…
greetings from uruguay
Joa_Cullen
Jacob aint no werewolf, he’s just a lanky ‘lil indian boy, who told you he was a wolf?
(ps; Ed was just jealous, that’s why he dont like jacob.)
happy international talk-like-a-cowboy day!
What? Werewolves? No, silly! There’s no such thing…*cough cough*
Just pretend you never knew that! Hypnotize yourself or something! Lol.
And Gabrielle is right, Edward was just jealous. He’s a VERY jealous vampire. Don’t you remember when he said how jelly he felt about all those guys asking her to the dance? Yep.
BTW it’s KIIS FM, not KISS FM I think.
hehehe! i loved the thing about Alice smelling Bella!!! that’s hilarious!!!
But you said that vampires don’t need to take showers, i think that it would be nescisary for vampires to take showers occasionally!!! They can still get muddy and stuff!
I also loved the incredibles picture!!!
you’re awesome!!!
Great Job Kaleb! I have a friend who said that its creepy the way Edward goes 2 Bella’s room. She thought he was like a stalker. (she still lvs da books tho). I was thinking about how to contradict her. You certianly put alot of thought into this book! I SUPPORT THE TWILIGHT GUY!
Ahhhh, see I hate that everyone already knows Jacob is a werewolf.
But right now, he isn’t.
He isn’t a werewolf until New Moon.
So don’t worry about that.
Jacob doesn’t even believe the whole vampire myth anyhow.
And Edward doesn’t REALLY have a problem with Jacob at this point either.
BUT Billy has a problem with Edward and Edward has a problem that Billy has a problem with him.
So yea….
Thought I’d help you out with that.
-Lyssa
Oddly enough, SM said she didn’t know Jacob was a werewolf at this point, despite specifically mentioning Quileute werewolves in Ch. 6, and said she was not foreshadowing New Moon. When you’ve finished all the books (at the end of the decade at this rate), go to SM’s website and read her outtakes and extras (especially “Being Jacob Black”).
I forgot to comment on Edward’s stalking behavior. Human doing it – creepy and disturbing. Lovesick, overprotective vampire who’s trying to keep his danger magnet soulmate alive – romantic and endearing. Hungry, red-eyed tracker vampire doing it – AIEEEEEE!!!!
I just wanted to point something out. There are way, way more Edward fans who are anti-Jacob then there are Jacob fans who are anti-Edward. In fact, I have not heard of any, though I know they must be out there.
It wasn’t. But in Bella’s dream Jacob turned into a wolf. She knew in her soul that he was/is.
Dude you are HILARIOUS!
i love it cowboy hat ha