A/N again... They don't belong to me... I wish they did...

If you like my Emmett as much as I do... please let me know,

Chapter 2

I led her to a small cottage that was hidden at the back of the Cullen property. They had moved on but I knew that this little building would still be overflowing with Alice and Rose's cast offs. They often ordered big online and either never found the right occasion to wear the stuff or it had gone out of fashion before they got to it. I was hoping Bella would be able to find something in there that she may find suitable to "tide her over" until I could go shopping for her. When we entered, Bella abruptly propped into a crouch and hissed. Yeah right, she's never smelled a vampire other than me! Maybe I shoulda warned her! "It's OK Button! It's just old scents from the family."

"Family?" she looked at me accusingly, starting to fidget nervously and looking back at the entrance.

"Yeah. They're not here, I kinda bailed on them when they moved a while back. Long story!" I blundered.

"Apparently I've got time." She retorted.

"Maybe later, we need to get ourselves cleaned up a bit... shower is through there," I stalled pointing her toward the bathroom, "sorry, there's no hot water, but that probably makes no difference now anyway."

She raised an eyebrow at me, "What do I wear after my shower Emmett?"

I led her to the bedroom that was now an extended wardrobe and gestured with my arm at the vast selection of garments, "Take your pick!"

She gasped loudly and looked at me with disbelief, "But who does this all belong to?... I mean out here?"

"Well the smaller size is Alice's... come to think of it, it may be a bit too small for you. And well the larger size is my Rose's and even though it might be too big, I thought it might do until I can get you some of your own." I kept raving on despite the fact she nearly choked and then growled when I said "My Rose's".

"Are you sure your Rose won't mind me borrowing her stuff!" she practically sneered, her eyes narrowing to near slits.

"Actually, Rose would have a shit fit if she knew I had another female here and was giving her stuff away!" I replied more than a little bit pissy, "But I don't really give a rancid rat's about what Rose thinks right now!"

Bella looked at me, her eyes widening in shock then closing quickly, her shoulders slumping. She grabbed a pair of slacks and a top and headed to the bathroom. What is with these newborns and the MOOD swings!

While she was in the shower, I raced up to the deserted main house to grab myself some gear and I brought back some entertainment as well. By the time she emerged with her hair mud free and in clean clothes (looking quite cute with the cuff and the waist rolled up), I had the Wii set up. She looked at me as if I had just beamed down from the Enterprise.

"How did you get cleaned up and where did that come from?" she asked warily.

"I have my sources..." I snickered, "and I thought we could use a diversion until I can go shopping tomorrow for some new gear! I'll need you to write down your sizes and any special requests!"

"I can't go with you yet." It was a statement, not a question.

"Nah... might be a bit risky until we know how you'll react to human scents." I agreed.

"So what do I do when you're away?" her question was tentative and I realised she was pretty scared about being left on her own.

"You do realise you're a big tough vampire now and pretty much nothing can hurt you?" I started to explain, then looking down at her and noticing again how small she was compared to me, "Well maybe a little tough Vampire... but still, you'll be fine!" She still looked pretty spooked and dubious.

"Tell you what, in the morning we'll do some fight training. That'll at least give you something to work on while I'm away... Now time for some golf or bowling?"

We spent the better part of the night challenging each other to cyber sports... I think we both needed not to think too much.

As soon as the sun rose I took her outside and marked a territory for her. "As long as you stay inside these scent lines while I'm away you should stay outta trouble," I assured her, "now let's teach you how to fight like a vamp!"

Her instincts were surprisingly good, and coupled with her newborn strength, I was pretty confident she could hold her own if confronted. At least until backup arrived... And I'm pretty damn effective backup!

"Ok Button, I'll be back in 3, 4 hours tops... Stay in your territory and you'll be fine. Now anything special you want?"

"Books... please Emmett... I wrote you a list. And you better bring me back something comfortable and wearable... SWEATS and T-Shirts! NO COUTURE GOT IT!" She exclaimed, pulling at the designer cloth that was now reduced to rags after our training.

"Definitely GOT IT!" I grinned widely... Damn... A female that didn't come with Vogue glued to her hand... AWESOME!

I couldn't believe how uneasy I felt the entire time I was away. Was I worried about her? No not really, I figured she could handle herself if the need arose, not that it would. I just didn't enjoy being away from her. That's weird... I haven't even known her for a full day... I can't be missing her!

I totally aced this shopping business. I had travelled to Port Angeles so no questions would be asked locally why a guy of my size was buying petite female clothes. Having never "girl"shopped before it was interesting to sort through all the undie aisles for something her size and not too provocative. I was pretty sure she wasn't "that kinda girl". I even managed to buy her some nice smelling shampoo and stuff.

Finally, I was returning home the all-conquering Mall hero. I parked the Jeep as close to the cottage as I could drive it and humped the assorted bags up to the building. I was quite surprised she wasn't inside. Following her scent trail back outside, I was met by the sound of an ear-piercing scream.

If my heart was still beating, I am sure it would have stopped and leapt into my throat at that moment. The shrill screaming continued, "Nooooooo... Leave me alone!" I found myself charging toward the voice at top speed; a ferocious growl building from deep within. I burst through a line of shrubs to see pale limbs flailing beneath three monstrous mounds of fur. The growl erupted from me as I prepared to pounce on the attackers.

Instantly the wolves backed up and a small form sprang up onto my chest wrapping her arms around my neck. "Em-Bear! I'm so glad you've come to save me!" she exclaimed loudly, "Can you please explain to Jacob how badly they smell and how offensive it is to have stinky dog drool all over my face!"

I was mid-way through adjusting her to a position on my back so my arms would be free to fight when I processed her request. "What the?" Glaring at the wolves, I growled, "One of you had better explain this... and quickly!"

Before our eyes, the large russet coloured wolf blurred and his form changed to that of a young man. A very naked young man. Actually the morphing thing was really cool to watch.

A loud protest erupted from my chest region. "Ewwwww Jake! TMI alert!" Bella cringed, eyes clamped shut and face pressing against my chest, continuing to mutter, "Put it away dude!"

The two other wolves erupted into coughing barks that sounded suspiciously like laughter. "Aww Bells, now that you're immortal this stuff shouldn't embarrass you no more." Jacob replied tartly.

Now the dude was pretty well put together, and probably if I was a chick I could go for that, but I was pretty keen on him covering the nasty too. "Cover yourself up a bit man... it's hard to concentrate on your face when you're dangling in the breeze."

Jake had the decency to blush as he grabbed some cutoffs that were tied to his leg and yanked them on. He then proceeded to explain how the pack were taking it in turns to monitor how Bella was transitioning and that he, Quil, and Embry were just horsing around with her. Just like 'old times'. Why did that make me feel uneasy?

"Em-Bear it's Ok." Bella reassured me, patting my face, "They weren't hurting me... even if they were being disgusting! We used to hang out all the time in La Push. I would go down the reservation and we'd go to the beach and stuff. It was nice to see people I know, even if they are big smelly hairy beasties now!" She turned to the trio and poked her tongue out.

"That's the monster pot calling the beastie kettle black!" retorted Jacob.

"You'd know Black!" she responded.

"I would Swan!"

"CHILDREN!" I bellowed, "enough! Now I assume we can expect to see you guys around, so GROUND RULES! Number one: No licking and drooling on the newborn Vamp!" I eyed them all sternly, "Number two: No full body contact wrestling... she's new and she may not be able to fully control her instincts and we don't want any accidents... DO WE!" They all looked at me sheepishly and nodded. "Number three: We establish mutual territory and respect each other's private zones. I of course will show her the Treaty line and we WILL stay on our side, agreed."

Jake nodded and then hemmed a little, "Emmett, we appreciate what you are doing, but the tribe has already discussed Bella's situation, as long as she doesn't enter La Push settlement without a wolf escort, she is still welcome on tribe land." He shifted on his feet and cleared his throat nervously, "That doesn't apply to you though. Cos you're still technically a Cullen and the Treaty with the Cullen's means you can't cross our border."

"Dude, that's fine with me, as long as you promise you can protect her when she's with you!" The two wolves snorted and Jacob scoffed derisively. "I also mean, protecting her from herself you jerks!" I grumbled. "Anyhow I think it's time I took this one for a hunt, before she starts thinking dank dog is appetising!"

"That's cool," replied Jake, hands on his shorts preparing to tug them off, "We've got to run the perimeter anyway! See ya round Bells... and no eating anyone we know." He chuckled running toward the cover of the surrounding brush.

"Remind me why we're friends, JERK!" Bella shouted in reply and then turned to me, "Thank you for looking after me Em-Bear. Now lead on, I'm really thirsty."

I quietly chuckled at the name she had given me... not the first time I'd been compared to a bear, but I liked it when she said it.

"Ok Button, let's see what we can scare up today."