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The Beginning

"Edward," I said, my voice nearly inaudible. "Edward, someone got hurt."

I'd heard Seth's agony, seen the torture in Edwards face.

"Yes," he whispered.

"Who?" I asked, though, of course, I already knew the answer.

Of course I did. Of course.

The trees were slowing around us as we came to our destination.

It took him a long moment to answer me.

"Jacob," he said.

I was able to nod once.

"Of course," I whispered.

And then I slipped off the edge I was clinging to inside my head.

Everything went black.

When I opened my eyes again, I could see all the Cullen's were stood around my body. They were trying to wake me by whispering almost silent words into my ears. I looked around and began to get worried, was I dead? Had something happened when I passed out? Did I pass out or did I just die?

"Fear not young one you are not dead, your spirit has left your body." A male voice whispered suddenly appearing on my right side.

"Why has my spirit left my body? Who are you?" I asked the stranger turning to take a look at him.

Before he could answer I looked the man up and down, surprised to see a tan skinned man with long black hair.

"Young one your spirit has left your body to come on a journey with me, you have come to a crossroads in your life and the time has come for you to make a decision."

"A decision?" I asked in a low voice.

"I will explain once our journey has started."

"What journey? I'm not going anywhere." I asked, beginning to get scared.

"You have no choice my dear Isabella; you need to have this journey before you make a decision that will affect not just your future."

"Who are you?" I asked again.

"Young one I am the last Great Spirit Chief, Taha Aki of the Quileute Tribe."

"The legends," I whispered. "I have heard your story."

"Yes William Black is aware of the crossroads that you need to cross and thought that you hearing them would help with your decision." Taha Aki explained.

"What happens now?" I asked as I watched Edward pull my upper body into his lap and whisper more words.

"We wait for my children to return to collect your body, it will need protecting." He replied resting a hand on my shoulder. "We cannot start your journey until you are safe on my land."

"Your children?" I asked. "I don't think Edward will let anybody take me away from him."

"My children are the pack, I believe the acting Alpha will come for you."

"Edward won't let Sam take me," I commented.

"He will have no choice, more 'cold ones' are coming you will be at risk if they see you like this."

I nodded in agreement knowing that while I was stood here I had no say in regards to my body, it scared me, anything could happen and I have no control over it but to stand and watch.

"Alice, when will she wake up?" Edward asked and I could hear the panic in his voice.

"I don't know Edward, I can't see Bella's future everything is black."

"Try harder" Edward growled out causing Jasper to growl at Edward.

"I am trying Edward; the Volturi will be here in less than five minutes that is all that I am able to see." Alice explained in a calm voice while her eyes were still squeezed shut.

"Why can she not see my future?" I asked turning to Taha Aki.

"Because your future is undecided, and I have asked the other Spirits from my Tribe to protect you while we are still here." He explained. "Here are some of my children now, this could be interesting." Taha Aki commented and I could almost hear the chuckle in his voice.

"Sam what are you doing here? I will come to help Jacob soon." Carlisle spoke sounding strained as Sam, Paul and Embry came into the clearing.

"Bella needs to come with us; her Spirit is no longer in her body. We need to protect her body from other Spirits." Sam replied, stopping next to my body.

"No way" Edward shouted out pulling the rest of my body into his arms. "What do you mean her Spirit is no longer in her body? I can still hear her heartbeat and feel her breaths."

"Our Spirits have taken her on a Spirit journey; her body can only be protected on the Reservation amongst our elders." Sam explained while Edward continued to growl.

"Edward you have no choice, the Volturi will be here in two minutes." Alice told him coming to sit next to him.

"We can lie; say that she is being changed now"

"Edward, son they will want to see where she was bitten. That lie will not work; she needs to go with Sam on to the Reservation. You can come with me when I help Jacob, be near Bella then." Carlisle spoke at the same time pulling my body from Edward's arms.

"I feel like a puppet, watching them fight over my body." I whispered.

"They all love you Isabella, I cannot doubt that but it can cause selfish behaviour in their kind. They want to be human, but have little understanding on human emotions." Taha Aki spoke.

"Fine take her, I will be back for her soon." Edward agreed before Carlisle placed my body into Sam's awaiting arms. "Sam if anything happens to her, I will hold you responsible."

"Nothing will happen to her, she will be safe and protected during her journey." Sam told him almost growling before turning and running back into the forest with me in his arms.

"Carlisle what is happening to her? Why are they saying she is on a Spirit journey?" Edward asked while standing up and taking his place next to him.

"I don't know Edward, be patient once this meeting is over we will go to the Reservation and find out."

"Young one it is time that we follow your body to my land now, this meeting they are going to be having does not concern us." Taha Aki said holding his hand out for mine.

"Can we go see Jake? I really need to see that he is ok" I asked before taking Taha Aki's hand.

"We can't Isabella; he too is also on a journey. His body is being protected by his father William and the Clearwater wolves."

"Will they not be able to know that we are not going to take over Jake's body?" Confused how this could all work, while remembering the story of how the shape shifters came to be.

"We will see if I can communicate with Ephraim Black then it could be possible before you start your journey." I nodded in approval before squeezing his hand a little tight.

I felt the air stir around us and soon found us walking out of the forest behind Sam and the others; they walked into a house I did not recognise. I thought that we would follow but instead Taha Aki led us around to the back of the house where old Quil and Quil were sat with a small fire burning.

"How did they know?" I asked once we had stopped a short distance from the fire.

"I told Old Quil, while he was having a vision. Warning him of what was to become and that he needed to be ready."

"Why him and not the Blacks?" I asked confused.

"Because the Swan's and the Ateara's are related through marriage, they are the nearest to blood relatives that you have within the Tribe."

"I'm not Quileute." I argued trying to remember if Charlie had ever mentioned about his family tree.

"No you are not." He replied before looking at me in silence for a few seconds. "What do you know of the Swan heritage?"

"Um not much, I know that my grandparents died when I was about four years old." I admitted suddenly feeling ignorant for not asking Charlie about my family tree.

"While we wait for Old Quil to complete the protection chant, I will tell you about your family history and the ties they have to the Tribe." Taha Aki explained sitting down on the grass, I followed his lead and sat down next to him.

"Your grandparents were called Geoffrey and Helen Swan, they came to Forks as a young married couple looking to settle down and start a family. Geoffrey had a sister called Molly; she came to Forks to help your grandmother when she was pregnant with your father." Taha Aki explained, I wondered why Charlie had never told me this. But then he has never really talked about his parents, and any other family.

"Your grandparents had become great friends to the Blacks, I believe that Geoffrey and William Black SR would often go fishing together while the women would cook and talk and take care of William JR."

"Nothing changes then" I silently laughed.

"Nope, the Swans and the Blacks have enjoyed fishing together for generations."

"I will be breaking the mould with that then," I told him. Smiling at his almost silent chuckle.

"Back to your heritage, on one of these visits to the Tribe, your grandmother's sister came with them. When they turned up at the Blacks, Old Quil was also visiting. It was almost like an imprint when he saw Molly. Just two months after your father was born, Molly married Old Quil and moved to the Reservation. The whole Tribe fell in love with her; she was a compassionate person so selfless and caring, Quil would quite often come home to find some of the lesser off folk of the tribe eating. I see some of her qualities in you; however you have a lot stronger personality than she ever had. "

"Wow so through marriage I am related to the Ateara's, I thought the Blacks were also related to the Ateara's?" trying not to think about the kiss Jake and I shared on the cliff.

"Yes they are but they also are through marriage, Old Quil's sister was Sarah Blacks Aunt through marriage." I watched as Taha Aki stood up and held his hand out for me.

"If you want to see Jacob Black, we need to leave now." I took his hand and stood up, I turned and looked at the fire to see it flaming purple and dark blue. Quil was led against my body in his wolf form.

"Why is Quil in his wolf form?"

"He is closer to his wolf spirit in his wolf form, if there was a spirit nearby intent on using your body Quil would be able to sense it before the other Quil could." Taha Aki explained before leading me back into the forest.

"What would happen if a spirit tried to get into my body?" I asked, trying to imagine my body acting like a puppet.

"Old Quil will call forth the ancestors of the tribe, they will be able to stop the spirit and send it back where it belongs." Taha Aki, explained.

I felt the air rush past me and before I knew it we were walking out of the forest and into the Blacks back garden. We stopped at the edge and I took in the fire with Jake's body next to it, I took a step towards Jake but stopped when both the Clearwater wolves stepped in front of it.

"You cannot go any closer, they are not aware that it is your spirit here. All that they can sense is a spirit that is not Jacob's." Taha Aki spoke grabbing my shoulder and pulling me back, so I was stood next to him.

We stood in silence as I watched Jacob lying next to the fire; it didn't look like he was in pain. He looked so young and peaceful.

"It is time Bella that we begin your journey, once Jacob has completed his journey and your journey is completed you will get to see him again."

"Where is Jacob's spirit?" I asked looking around the area, wondering if I would be able to see him.

"He is at the Ateara's watching your body; it seems you are both concerned about each other." Taha Aki replied unable to hide the small chuckle in his voice. "You are both so alike, more than either of you seem to know."

Taha Aki turned and started to walk back into the forest, I took one last look at Jake before also turning and following him.