Chapter 2 for La Rose is here, so go on ahead and Enjoy!
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Chapter 2 - Trouble
Sam's POV
The entire pack and I were out patrolling our land when we caught the sent of other wolves, taking a sniff I decided that there were two wolves. Paul, Jared, Jake and I were closest to where the sent was wafting from, so, moving swiftly through the trees, we reached the boundary line, the location of the sent, before the others. We barely caught sight of a pair of wolves disappearing further into the trees, barely more than a black and white blur.
A low growl rumbled in my throat. What would a wolf be doing on the Cullen's land? I questioned, I received a number of confused responses. Shaking my head I gestured for the others to go back to their patrols, deciding to run a patrol just our side of the line in the morning with Jake.
Isabella's POV
I'd caught the telltale scent of a vampire on the morning patrol, the others who'd been out with me, Greg, Cooper and Anita, had quickly found my location and we'd began searching down the trespasser, as I knew that it wasn't any of the Cullen's, their scents were different. We were currently moving at a slow pace in a fan formation, Anita practically walking the border between our territory and the Quileute's land, Greg was roughly three feet into our land, next was me approximately four feet away from him with Cooper three and a half feet further from me. A low growl told us all that Cooper had caught the vampire's scent and the two of us took off after it a top speed, while Anita and Greg alerted the rest of our pack, the howl that Anita sounded was likely enough to alert the Quileute's.
With barely an inch and a half between our shoulders, Cooper and I ran, our paws touching the earth so briefly that it almost felt like flying through the forest, if the situation wasn't so dire we'd both have been laughing.
Cooper, try and get ahead of it. I ordered him as we both caught sight of a human sized flash. Out of the corner of my eye I say him put on a burst of speed in an attempt to get ahead of the vampire. Trying to give my pack mate some time to get himself into position, I launched myself at the vampire, I was kicked across the borderline for the effort.
I must have gone through at least a dozen trees before I came to a stop against a fully grown spruce, which creaked ominously and fell on top of me. A faint whine escaped me at the immense pain that flooded my body, but I ignored it for the most part, wriggling my way free from the bark and leaves. I glanced only briefly at the two unfamiliar large wolves, one black and the other russet, that had just entered the clearing, and took off running as fast as my injuries allowed, following the link to my pack member who was nearest where my path was.
The yelp that sounded from Cooper's muzzle drifted faintly to my ears and I forced my legs to move faster as every instinct that I possessed literally screamed at me to protect my pack.
The red haired vampire and Cooper came into view not long after he had yelped, and I saw the vampire, which I could now make out as female, ready herself to bite the copper furred wolf. Silencing a snarl of rage I leapt forward and tumbled with the female vampire over the edge of the nearby cliff, my jaws snapped shut over the back of the vampires neck, preventing her from sinking her venom coated teeth into me, I was too injured to process the venom properly. My muscles twitched slightly with every tumble, my eyes wide as I caught sight of the area I predicted we'd end up landing on. I tossed the vampire as far out to sea as I possibly could, other wise she'd just sink her teeth into me and drain me of as much of my blood as she could and leave me dead at the bottom of the cliff. I barely bit back the howl of pain that stirred within me as I landed on a jagged spike of rock, I still let out a quiet whine followed by a sharp bark that preceded blood and bile, obviously that rock had pierced something important, a lung if I had to guess. I wasn't going anywhere, and I doubted there was going to be any help getting down here any time soon that could get me back up onto the cliff top, if ever. The red haired vampire had swam back over to me, the evil that glinted in her crimson eyes all the warning I had before her teeth met furred limb. A vicious snarl sounded from the cliff face, and a moment later Cooper was crouched over me, the vampire missing an arm as she was hurled out into the ocean again.
Sam's POV
A piercing howl erupted from the forest and, after a brief glance at Jake, I started running towards the trees, we'd barely been human long enough to scarf down lunch after we'd been patrolling that morning and none of the other members of the pack were out in the forest at the moment. Once passed the tree line we both removed the pants that we'd put on that morning, tying the clothing items to our legs before phasing and taking off in the direction of the howl. We turned at the border and ran along it, ears pricking up at a sharp whine and several trees snapping.
Move. I ordered, picking up my pace and feeling as Jake did the same. Skidding to a halt in a clearing, my eyes fix on the large white wolf that was wriggling in an attempt to get out from under the large spruce that had collapsed on top of him. Barely a moment later, he was on his feet and shaking twigs and leaves from snow pale fur. He glanced briefly at us before taking off along the border, slipping further into Cullen territory with every bound, as Jake and I took off after him I noticed that the white wolf was slowly making his way back towards our side of the line. With a growl, the unknown wolf put on an extra burst of speed and disappeared from sight.
By the time we'd been able to see the wolf again, it was laid on the ground, it's large head resting in a young mans lap and an equally large copper furred wolf curled up next to it, whining quietly every other breathe.
Henry's POV
By the time I reached the small clearing that Anita and Greg were waiting in I knew that both Bella and Cooper where long gone, debating a moment, I sent the rest of the pack to search for them or another trail that the vampire might have taken recently, we needed to be ready if the blood sucking creature returned, Dan was sent to inform the Cullen's and I sprinted towards the cliffs where I could feel the pull to my Alpha.
Reaching the cliffs I saw Cooper collapsing tiredly beside Bella, blood staining both of their coats. Phasing just before the edge of the trees, I slipped into the pair of jeans and button up shirt that I'd been wearing when we heard the howl. My human legs weren't as fast as my wolf legs so it took me a quarter-second longer to reach my pack members than it would have otherwise, but I had a feeling that I needed to be human, I'd be able to hear Bella and Coop's thoughts if they wanted me to anyway, and I could just as easily understand the canine language in human form as I could in wolf.
"Bella?" I asked as I sat down near her head, pulling it into my lap, ignoring the blood that stained my jeans as she barked weakly. I ran my fingers soothingly through her fur, trying to calm her and ease what of her pain I could.
Coop whined pitifully and nudged gently at our Alpha. Bella growled at him, reprimanding him for whatever thought he'd sent her.
The sound of large bodies stopping just within the line of trees sent both Coop's head and my own in the direction of the ones responsible, a growl rising in both of our chests, my attention quickly returned to Bella though, as she wheezed in an attempt to gain oxygen. Her brown eyes fixed on mine pleadingly.
"Cooper, Alpha doesn't need this now." I stated, my eyes fixed on the two large wolves that were standing just within the tree line. "Help me get Alpha back on four paws then we'll get back home."
Two rumbling growls sounded, one weaker than the other, in agreement and I turned my full attention back to my pack mates. Cooper had his nose under Alpha's flank, ready to start rolling the larger white wolf onto her stomach. I wrapped my arm around Bella's head to grip a patch of thick fur on her side. With a nod to Coop, we started moving the large body of our Alpha over. Not once did a whine escape her muzzle as the movement pulled at her wounds and long healed scars that littered the skin beneath her blood matted fur. With some effort we managed to get Bella up onto her feet, though she was favouring her injured limb somewhat.
When she noticed that I was eyeing her blood coated leg I felt her sharp fangs grip my head lightly, she was applying only enough pressure that I would feel the touch not enough to even dent the skin that the fangs pressed against. She released me a moment later and snorted at me, turning to head along the cliff line into our own land.
Cooper and I exchanged glances before he hurried after Alpha, considering that she was injured, notably limping and only walking, Bella'd managed to get quite a ways ahead. My head shook slowly in disbelief at the fact that Bella could move so fast with such severe injuries.
I threw a quick glance at the two Quileute wolves, who stared at me for a moment before disappearing into the forest. Once I was certain that both were deep within the trees I phased and took off after Bella and Coop. Hopefully things would get easier to deal with tomorrow.
