(Jacob POV)
Have you ever tried to think with nine other people in your head? Yeah sounds about as impossible as it actually is. I can't even think with just myself in my head most days. How in the hell is this supposed to be an efficient way of communication?
And it's only getting worse. Four more kids on the Rez are about ready to shift. One of them is twelve. Twelve years old! I didn't even know about the birds and the bees at that age let alone a supernatural world full of the very monsters your parents had to check for in your closet before you went to sleep. No one that age should be forced into this. No one should be forced into this period. But with the increased amount of nomads in last couple of weeks and with the Cullen's so close, it was bound to get worse.
I know it's out of the question to ask them to leave now, considering Seth imprinted on Ness (a bit odd but it can't really be helped). I always wondered why Seth was so understanding of the Cullen's, even more than me most of the time. I guess that answers that question. Part of me was relieved Bella was still around, and another part of me wanted them to relocate for the good of everyone. Well, except Seth. The nomads, however, were the real problem. The real threat. We needed to figure out what was drawing them here and fast.
Jacob focus! I can't think with all this useless jabber going on in your head!
I snorted Sure Embry gets distracted by birds and my thinking is mindless…
Hey I get hungry I can't help it okay!
I snorted again
Jacob!
Yeah Yeah chief I'll be sure to stop thinking alright.
Both of you just focus on running the perimeter. I'm tired of these leeches getting through. That last one was way too close to home and I don't want it happening again.
Eye Eye Capitan Me and Embry thought at the same time both speeding up, eyes on alert.
Honestly I could think and run perimeter at the same time. It's like second nature to me now, not to mention the fact that I could smell their stench from thirty miles away.
Things were still a bit on edge with me and Sam these days, but I guess that was to be expected. I chose Bella over the pack, but I still believe it was the right thing to do. As painful as it is for me to say it, the Cullen's aren't dangerous. Damn, really painful.
I still went over from time to time, even after the battle. To make sure Seth was okay, to see Ness, and Bella of course. It still hurt to see her sometimes, but it was getting a little better.
Alright Sam is our shift over yet I'm starving?
I rolled my eyes, Embry you're always starving.
I'm extra starving okay it's a dire emergency
Yeah you both come in. The member of the tribe from farther down is almost in and I want everyone here to greet him.
Embry and I doubled back to head towards Emily and Sam's house. If it wasn't for the curiosity I held for the visitor I'd be a little miffed about going to Emily's. It's bad enough hearing all about her in Sam's head without having to actually see them together in person. Now I finally understood why Bella had such a hard time being around them. I guess it isn't as bad as Jared in Kim, or even worse Paul and my sister. I could have lived my entire life without knowing what my sister liked in bed but low and behold I'll have that picture until the day I die and maybe even in hell afterwards.
Embry and I phased back and started to change in the woods right outside of Emily's place. I could already smell the food cooking. Well I guess there's one perk of coming to Emily's. Embry's stomach growled.
"Dammit! I think my stomach is going to eat itself."
"Well, it eats everything else so is it really that much of a surprise?" I pulled my sweats up and started to walk out of the woods. Embry shoved me as Sam walked up behind us.
"No one eats until Fin arrives."
At the smell of Emily's cooking my mouth was watering. Embry and I both let out disappointed groan.
"Don't be such animals."
"Sorry boss, it's in our nature." Sam rolled his eyes.
We walked into the house. The smell was almost unbearable in here. The rest of the pack was already in place. Apart from Seth, but that was usually the case nowadays. Colin and Brady were already digging in.
"Hey how come the munchkins get to- "
"They're running patrol while Fin is here so they're eating now." Sam rolled his eyes at Embry again. That was a pretty common gesture with Sam. Colin and Brady stuck out their tongues at him.
"Oh very mature children," Embry mocked in a very childish way. Hypocrite. Brady threw a roll his direction. He caught it and stuck it in one of the pockets of his pants.
I saw Leah over in the corner by herself. When she looked up she gave me a death glare. I sighed. So she was still giving me that look. For some reason she was convinced it was some how my fault her baby brother imprinted on Ness. Needless to say we weren't on the best terms either. I had never been in any drama before all this happened to me and now it seemed to follow me wherever I go. We really should have our own show. Keeping up with the Wolf Pack I can see it now.
I sat down in the empty seat next to Quil. "See anything out on patrol?" I could tell his question was directed at me, but his eyes didn't move from the food that Emily was making in the kitchen. "Just a lot of trees and Embry's ass."
Embry scoffed, "Not my fault you're too slow. Besides I don't know what your complaining about sounds like a good view to me." He sat down in a seat across from me.
I rolled my eyes at him again. "Slow my ass. The wind was coming from behind and I didn't want to smell you." "Just keep telling your self that bud."
"Listen up!" Sam was using his Alpha voice. Everyone popped their heads up to look at him instantly. I did so, but less urgently. After I rejoined the pack, I didn't really have to listen to Sam anymore, but out of respect for him I did anyway. Well, most of the time.
"Fin should be here any minute. He's an old friend and a very good leader to his pack on their reservation. Don't embarrass yourselves alright." Everyone was silent. Leah Scoffed. "This band of misfits not be embarrassing? That's quite an order chief."
Sam ignored her. "I mean it! Just try to be civilized, will ya?" "Yes sir." We all said. I noticed the one that came from the back of the room was laced with sarcasm.
"Sam, why is this Fin guy coming now anyway? I mean I don't even think most of us even knew there was another pack, let a lone hearing from one of them." Jared asked the question most of us were thinking.
"We haven't really much until now. Their chief contacted Old Quil. Apparently they need our help with something. He didn't really say much over the phone, just when he would be here."
Leah scoffed, "As if we don't have enough to deal with around here as it is- "
"Leah they are another pack who needs us and we'll help them! I don't want to hear it." Sam's orders to Leah were never as harsh as his to the rest of the pack. The wording was the same sure, but the tone he used was much softer. She rolled her eyes but stayed silent.
Out towards the woods we heard a howl; one I'd never heard before.
"Sounds like he's here. I'm going to meet him you all stay put. Except for Colin and Brady, you two go run the perimeter." Colin and Brady got up quickly, and burst out the door, still the eager new members set out to please Sam.
"Stupid brown-nosers," Quil chuckled.
"Hey, if I recall that was you when you first started phasing."
"Oh come on I was not that- "
"'Could I run extra perimeter's Sam I would be happy to help'" Embry put on a fake voice that sounded nothing like Quil, but was still fitting. "'I can take on extra duties Sam if it will be for the greater good of the tribe- '"
Quil reached up and popped him in the face, "I did not sound like that!"
I chuckled "Yeah you kind of did…"
"You two are so- " All of our conversations went silent as Sam cleared his throat.
"Alright listen up," he sounded more stern than usual. Probably putting on a show for the new dude. I hope that wasn't going to last too long.
"This is Fin, Alpha of his pack down at the other reservation," the dude was about our size, but he somehow looked more menacing than us. His face looked like he hadn't slept, or smiled for that matter in about a thousand years. He had a massive scar that went all the way up from the line of his sorts to his left eyebrow, adding to the fierceness he had about him. I wouldn't even want to mess with the dude even if I didn't know he could morph into a giant dog. Sam looked like a puppy in comparison.
The new guy noded. Oh very civilized. "I'm sure you're hungry from your long run, Fin. Help yourself." He sighed, "thanks," heading over to the food. Embry started to get up to follow, but Sam pushed his head back down. "Ow," he said crossing his arms around his chest as Sam released him. "I have been running perimeter all morning. Can't a hardworking wolf get some grub around here? Geez!" Quil and I snickered.
After the grand guest of honor got his food the rest of us were finally allowed to eat. Praise the heavens! Sam whisper-shouted at us to be a little less eager. Yeah, right! This was food we're talking about.
Once we were all settled in, there wasn't much talking, just a whole lot of munching and the occasional grunt. So much for being civilized. But in our defense the new guy was just as gross when he ate as we were. Must be a wolf thing.
We were all finally too stuffed to eat anymore, well for an hour at least. Everyone kept side eyeing the new guy, waiting for him say something interesting. Or anything really.
Sam finally spoke, "Now that everyone is done, Fin," his eyebrows moved up when Sam said his name but he continued to stare down at the table. I major sign of exhaustion. I know the feeling dude. "I know you've come a long way to share something with us. We're all ears."
Fin sighed, rubbing his hands over his face in exhaustion. "Sorry I'm a bit rusty at conversations as a human. I haven't been out of my wolf form in about two weeks. But I'm gonna to try my best."
Sam's eyebrows furrowed, "Maybe you should rest first, man. You look beat." At this the fierce dude actually cracked a smile. Go figure.
"Do I?" Even his chuckle was intimidating, "No sleep is just part of the territory, I'll manage. Thanks though, Sam. It's probably best I let you guys in on what little information I've been able to gather."
He paused for a second to look around at everyone in the room for the first time. "This is quite the pack you've got here Uley. Biggest I've seen actually. Good, you're going to need it." At that we all quirked up our ears. Always down for a challenge.
He sighed again, "where to begin…" we all held our breath and waited for him to continue. "A couple of weeks ago, weird things started happening on the Rez. We had a couple of nomads passing through over the years, but nothing like this. A huge influx of bloodsuckers coming into the area. Too many for us to even catch them all. They got a couple of the locals," I could hear the regret in his voice, "Your chief said you've been having similar issues?" He looked towards Sam, but we all noded our heads in response, leaning in a bit closer as the story continued.
"We didn't know what was happening. We all were on constant alert, half running perimeters, half searching the woods trying to find something, anything to tell us why this was happening. And then we came across something weird."
"Something weirder than a vampire?" Quil interjected. Sam gave him a stern look, but Fin just chuckled, "Even weirder than a vampire."
"Some of us stumbled upon this campsite, deep in the woods way off from any of the trails. And when I say stumble upon I mean stumble upon. There was no scent. Not human, vampire, nothing. Other than faint scents of animals that had passed through. It was so odd." He shivered a little. "Some of our wolves were posted to keep an eye on it, when the owner of the site came back."
His eyes had gotten all glossy telling his story. He paused. "It was a girl… at least I guess it's a girl." He paused again.
Sam prompted, "What do you mean, you guess it's a girl?"
"I mean she looks like a girl," He said so with a bit of an edge to his voice, "But different in a way. And she had no scent. None what so ever. It's the weirdest thing. From our observations she could hear and smell things that a human would never be able to. She was quicker and stronger than a human should be, but less so than those leeches. It was weird."
Sam seemed to have a thought, "Jacob could this girl be like Ness- "I cut him off, "I don't think so Sam, Ness has a smell. A strong one just like they do."
Sam's brow furrowed. I expected Fin to ask a question, but he just continued, "We watched her for the next day or so, but she didn't stay in that location long. she packed up all her gear, and covered up the campsite with a very trained eye. If we hadn't seen her there, even we wouldn't have known she was. She pulled took off on this motorcycle that I swear appeared out of thin air. None of us noticed it before. We've managed to keep track of her while she travels. Some of my brothers are following her now, actually."
"Why are you still following her?" Quil was leaning so far in towards the story he was almost flat against the table.
His eyebrow quirked up. "Partly curiosity, partly because if we loose her she won't be found again, I can tell you that much. She's almost like a ghost. I've never seen anything like it. I have a feeling that this influx of leeches and her are connected."
"What makes you say that?" Sam's brows were furrowed, thinking hard.
"I don't believe in coincidences, and she's heading your way as we speak."
"And what do you think we should do, exactly?" Sam asked.
"My guys can keep track of her up until your borders, but we've gotta get some rest Sam," he looked up at him then, a plea in his eyes, "we've been running ourselves ragged, literally. And we don't have enough people back to protect the Rez as it is."
Sam was staring at him, thinking hard. He closed his eyes, as he always did when he was weighing out the pros and the cons. "You're sure she's coming here?" Fin didn't even miss a beat, "Headed straight for you."
"I agree; we need to investigate this. If she stops in the area, we'll keep an eye on her- "
Paul cut him off, "Why don't we just get rid of the problem. I don't see why- "now Fin cut him off with a stern glance.
"She could be human! Maybe she isn't even involved. Would you be able to live with yourself if this girl was innocent? Or worse being hunted?" I got the chills, and Paul was silent.
"We protect. It isn't clear what her story is. Either she is unrelated, running, or even with the leeches I don't know, but we need to figure it out before we do anything."
Sam was still glaring at Paul, "As I was saying, we need to investigate. If she stops here we watch her. If she passes through we'll follow until there isn't a way to do so unnoticed. I can tell you think this is very important, Fin, so we'll make it a priority."
He shook his head, "I've got a weird feeling about this, Sam. I don't know why. I just feel like something big is coming." I think it's safe to say everyone got the chills this time.
Sam grabbed his shoulder and squeezed. "We'll take over at the border. Thank you for all you've done. How long until they're here?"
"Probably around nightfall. But I'll phase and check in." He got up to leave. I'd been quiet all this time, but I felt like there was a major question no one was asking.
"Fin?" he turned around to face me. "Do you think she's dangerous?" Quil snorted, "Come on Jake! We're huge dudes that morph into giant wolves. She's just a girl. Stop being a- "
"I don't really know for sure, but I can tell you one thing. I wouldn't underestimate her." He said this looking at Quil instead of me. Then walked outside with Sam.
(I do not own the Twilight Series, or any of it's characters. All rights belong to Stephanie Meyer.)
Yay! New story so exciting! I've been having major writers block on my other story, and I was really worried I wouldn't ever get back on track. But I just got done rereading the Twilight series, and I remembered how much I loved Jacob Black. One of my all time favorite characters, actually. I didn't really like the way Jacob's story ended in the books, mostly with the imprinting thing. So, I decided to rework it a little bit, and give Jacob a different ending. This takes place after the ending of Breaking Dawn + a few minor changes. You're going to get to see more of my perspective on the Wolf Pack, which was one of my favorite elements in the books. Not to mention, some killer new characters (my favorite will be introduced soon don't worry), and some rad new supernatural elements. It starts off a little slow, but I swear it gets hella interesting. So pop some popcorn, settle down, and give it a try. Once you get through, be sure to leave me a comment telling me what you think, or just say Hi that's always nice. Also be sure to follow and favorite so you'll be updated when I update so you don't miss anything juicy! Share with your friends if you like it enough. Also, please don't judge my initial description of the story, i'm so bad at writing anything with a length limit. Alright, love you guys. Until next chapter.
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