Jacob's Pov
Ever since Bella left to go and save Edward from those Italian bloodsuckers, Sam has had us doing more and larger patrols. He knows that the Cullen's are going to come back, and I can tell that all of us are on edge. We don't know if they will want peace or want a fight. Last time they wanted peace, but now our pack is the largest pack our tribe has ever had and we do not know if they will feel threatened. On top of that, one of my best friend, Quil, phased, I was relieved to have him join the pack, so that Embry and I didn't have to lie to him anymore. But now he will have to live like we all have had to live since we have phased. No friends outside the pack, you have to lie to your parents if they are not in the council and there is no privacy in the pack. None, what so ever. I cannot tell you how many times I have seen some of my pack brothers being intimate with their imprints.
I walk into our kitchen and pour lemonade into a tall glass then I heat up some fish that was in the fridge and sit down at the kitchen island.
"Jacob, will you get my medications for my pain?" My Dad asked as he wheeled into the kitchen.
"Sure." I got up and went to the medicine cabinet and opened it.
"You have one new message" I heard the answering machine say as I start to look for the meds.
"Jake!" I heard Bella's voice say.
I put my hands onto the countertop and closed my eyes as I listened to the message, "Please talk to me! I hate this... distance between us. I know I hurt you by going after Edward but Jake, you have to realize that I love him. I know that you think he just uses me, but it's not true. He loves me, Jake. He only left to protect me, he thought it would be better for me if he wasn't in my life. To have a normal human life. But I don't want a normal life if I can't have him. You and I both know how I was without him. I'll understand if you can't or don't want to forgive me for hurting you and going after Edward, but I hope one day, when you meet your true love, you will understand how much they mean to you and you would do anything for them. Even if it means letting them go. You probably just think that I'm a fool in a fools paradise, that I am just going to get hurt by him... But the only person hurting me here Jake… is you. I need my best friend. Please just talk to me. Bye, Jake."
I looked up and spotted the meds that my Dad needs, I took the bottle and got out the amount necessary and handed them to him, then I sat back down in my chair and started eating what was on my plate. I could feel my Dad's eyes on me as I ate. I heard him sigh and wheel himself over to me.
"Jake...sometimes you have to forgive people who have hurt you, no matter how much you don't want to get hurt by them again, it will hurt even more to not have them in your life. The people who mean a lot to you are the only people who can hurt you, but since they mean a lot to you, you obviously want them in your life."
We sat in silence for a few minutes until he started to wheel himself out of the room.
"Oh, and Jake remember that we are going to dinner at the Clearwater's house tonight. We need to announce something important. It might be a good idea for you to bury the hatchet with Bella before the dinner because she will be coming to the dinner with Charlie. But you might want to keep Bella away from Seth, Harry said he might be phasing soon."
"Why are Charlie and Bella coming?"
"The announcement concerns them as well." Is all he said before he rolled off into the living room to watch a game.
I finished my food and put the dishes in the dishwasher, told Dad bye, and ran outside and phased.
I'm grateful that Dad made me talk to Bella earlier today, because the night wouldn't have been the same. The whole pack was here, minus Sam and Jared, who were on patrol, and we were all joking around and asking Bells questions on what it is like to hang around with the undead.
"So when you kiss do his fangs come out?"
"Does he wear a cape in the bedroom?"
"Have you two ever done it in a coffin?"
Bella mustered up with the answers, "No, no and we haven't gone past anything but a heated make out session. I never knew that talking to a group of shape shifters would be like talking to a bunch of teenaged girls."
"Dinner's ready. Come and eat!" Sue yelled
Everyone gathered into their big dinning room and started to fill their plates that Sue spent the whole day cooking. After everyone had food on their plate, we all sat down. I was in between Seth and Bella. I started to talk to Seth about some new car parts that came out that I could put into the Rabbit to make it run smoother. We were soon interrupted by Dad.
"If I could have everyone's attention," once all eyes were on him, he continued, "First I would like to thank Sue and Harry for this amazing food and being gracious hosts. Tonight I would like to proudly announce that there has been a very generous donation to La Push High School to make the school bigger and better. But due to the fact that there will be a lot of construction we do not want there to be much distraction from learning. So all of the La Push High School students will be going to a different school until construction is complete."
Before he could say anything else, Paul jumped out of his chair, "We will not be going to Forks High School!"
"No need to worry, my boy. None of the La Push High School student body will be going to Forks High." Harry informed
Paul sat back down.
"But this is only because Forks High School was also given a huge donation and will be under construction for awhile as well."Charlie chimed in.
All high school students were very confused but it was Seth who asked the million dollar question, "Where will we be going to school?"
Dad continued, "Both high school student bodies will be attending Crystal Cove High. They are down south, only a twenty minute drive for both student bodies. They have a very good education system and they are in a very good town. They are also a private school."
"So there will be a merging of Forks, La Push, and Crystal Cove High schools?" I asked.
"Yes, and it looks like all of you will be there for a long time. Please don't be rude to them, they have graciously offered to open up their school and let in two other high schools."
"Will we have to wear uniforms?"
"Yes, boys have to wear a jacket with their school crest on it along with a tie, and the girls have to wear plaid skirts, a white shirt and a tie. All of your uniforms should be dropped off at everyone's house over the weekend so they can be ready to wear on Monday. You can add stuff to wear to your uniform to make it your style. Also for the first day, they will be sending buses for all the students so no one gets lost."
"What if we have a car to drive ourselves?"
"It doesn't matter, on the bus they will be sharing with you history about the town. They will be showing you how to get there, where you can eat off campus. Their towns shopping center, and library if you ever need to access any information about their people."
"Are they like a tribe?" I asked
"Not really but kind of. They have elders made up of the oldest families that have been there. You must get permission to live there from them. The town is a lot like our own."
After that we were all excused from the table once we got our dessert. Most of the pack, plus Bella, went outside to talk about what we just learned. Seth of course had to stay behind because he has not phased yet. Though the majority of the guys think he will phase soon, I on the other hand don't think that Seth will phase soon, if ever. I just feel like he is too much of a level headed guy to get angry enough to phase.
"So we will be going to school with a bunch of leeches? How could your dad have okayed this, Jake? We won't be able to control our phasing with them sitting right next to us in history. I can see it now." Jared then stood up from the log were all sitting on and then imitated a person fixing their glasses then said, "The Colonists were very upset because the British were no longer treating them like they were still apart of the British community." Then he faced the other way and in a different voice said, "Well, they were treating us unfairly and made us pay taxes that our other relatives did not have to pay."
Everyone, including Bella, started laughing hysterically at Jared's imitation of one of the Cullen's.
"Alright, one, none of the were apart of that war, two, they usually do not pay attention in class because they already know everything about it, and three they are much, much, much more careful with their secret than that but I will give you the fact that it was really funny." Bella told Jared