A/N: Yeys! I'm back with another chappie! Hope all you werewolf lovers enjoy this WHOLE chapter from Jacob's pack's point of view. Werewolf haters STILL need to read it, cuz it's IMPORTANT to, like, everything in the next few chapters! Don't criticize me about forgetting the minor characters that were mentioned three times in Breaking Dawn. I think I got all the major people down, and if I'm missing somebody, they went on vacation- no questions asked. (But tell me if I did, okay? I can bring them back later, then.) Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I own none of Stephanie Meyer's characters or places or whatever you recognize from the book! But Leslie and Ryan are mine, you hear that?

Chapter 3: Invited

What's the matter? What's going on? I asked urgently, my brown paws hitting the ground hard as I ran. I'd heard the howl of my pack calling me away from the beach, meaning I was late again.

Nothing's the matter, Ryan. Why are you always so negative? Paul teased.

You're late as usual, newbie, Leah told me, ignoring everything else.

You're cold as a fish, as usual, I returned without missing a beat.

Guys, stop fighting long enough to let me tell you the good news! Jacob commanded. Jeez, I swear I must be leading a bunch of toddlers sometimes. Though he wasn't using his influence now, it was still hard to ignore the Alpha.

So, what did you call us here for, Jake? Quil asked, kind of as a sign for him to get on with it.

Well, you know how Nessie's birthday is coming up, right? Jacob began. Alice is holding a big party, as usual, and she was so kind as to invite all of us.

Does she know what she's getting herself into? Seth asked, barking with laughter in the distance.

Seth, they're vampires, they could rip our heads of if they wanted, be nice, Jacob sighed. Hey, at least she bothered to try.

You guys can be really immature, I thought back, sort of unconsciously.

Hey, don't count yourself out, Embry responded.

I never said I was.

Back to the matter at hand: you're all going to come to the party, or I'll force you to, Jacob continued. It was nice for them to count us in. And no, Paul, you cannot use my sister as an excuse anymore. We've all gotten better at being away from our objects of bonding over the last couple years. I know you all can spend less than a day away from them for this.

Aw, man! Paul complained.

Hey, speaking of imprinting, how's your girlfriend hunt going, Ryan? Quil asked teasingly. I growled.

You do know I told you about that time before Nessie as a story right? Jacob asked.

It wasn't that bad of an idea, I grumbled, not exactly wanting to have this conversation at the moment. I tried to focus on the scenery instead, but there was no way to blot out the rest of the pack's thoughts.

If you don't imprint, it's not like it's the end of the world, dude, Seth tried to reassure me. It is supposed to be rare, according to the old legends. Though that doesn't seem to be the case with the wolves of today, huh? Hey, I haven't imprinted and I'm doing just fine.

That's the point, though, I objected. None of you were as lonely as I am now. I have no one to talk to. If I could ever have a hope of having a friend, it would be with imprinting. There was silence for a moment after that thought. I really would have preferred to keep my anger from being directed at them, but in wolf form, that wasn't really possible. I thought what I thought, and all my thoughts could be heard by the rest of my pack as if I was reading them from a book.

I'm your friend, right? Seth asked, and I could detect the whimper to his tone.

Of course, Seth, I thought. I'm sorry, I didn't mean it quite like that. It's more like I don't have a best friend who I hang out with every Saturday and stuff.

That's because you're always thinking about imprinting, and nobody wants to hear your moping, Ryan, Leah scoffed.

I love you too, Leah, I sighed.

Jeez, give the poor guy a break, he's kind of in the same position as I was before Nessie, Jacob thought. Except his heart hadn't been stomped out by some vampire. Oh, man I hope Edward wasn't listening to that. Hey, Edward, I didn't mean that! Things are different now, right bro?

Thanks, I told the Alpha. And that's how you felt before you imprinted, I'm sure that he can understand that.

I'm sure you're not that unlikable, Embry told me.

Thanks for the support, I grumbled. You know, I was thinking, guys. All of you who have imprinted... it was lucky for you that your bonded was in Forks. What if mine is on the other side of the world? I may never meet her and end up being lonely for all of eternity.

That's kind of a worst case scenario, you know Ryan, Paul said. You know something? I'm hungry.

You're always hungry, Paul, Leah sighed.

Well, since you're bringing it up, I'm going to tell you my theory. Seth cut in. I was kind of thinking about the same thing after my last patrol with Ryan. I had this idea that there were a few different girls-

Ahem, Leah interjected, annoyed.

Or guys, Seth continued, without missing a beat, out there that we could imprint on. Like maybe a dozen that have the same kind of look or personality. They'd be like our plan Bs in case we didn't meet one of them. I mean, what are the odds of us meeting all of those girls... or guys right? But then, once we imprinted... well, kind of like what we're learning in health class right now, with reproduction and fertilization...

Ok, too much information, Seth! Jacob quickly cut him off.

Sorry, Seth apologized.

The kid's got a point though, Quil thought. That's a pretty bang-up theory he's got going on there. Sounds like something your old man would think up, Jake.

That could very well be true, I agreed. Mostly I was just saying that because his idea helped lift my spirits a little, but we were running around as giant wolves right now. I really wouldn't put that past the crazy secret world that we were a part of.

Seth, you should present that idea to my dad the next time you see him, Jacob suggested.

Aye-aye, captain! Seth agreed eagerly. There was a simultaneous groan from me and the rest of the pack in my mind.

How many times have we told you not to say that? Leah complained.

Whoops, sorry!

Hey, guys, I forgot to mention one other thing about the party, Jacob said.

Oh, man, they're not going to serve us much food, are they? Paul moaned.

No, Paul, there'll be plenty of food for us. Alice is going out of her way to make sure we get a whole separate meal of our own, Jacob sighed. What I was going to say is that there's going to be a new face at the party.

More vampires? Embry asked. Jeez, isn't their family big enough already?

As long as they know the rules, Leah said. You know I wouldn't hesitate to rip them into shreds if they disobeyed.

Yeah, we know, the rest of us thought at the same time.

Her name is Leslie, she looks a lot like Edward with her orange hair and all, Jacob continued. She's only supposed to be staying for a couple weeks to learn the Cullen's "vegetarian" ways. But she's going to be joining in on the party. She's already gotten pretty attached to them, Renesmee and Alice especially. Though, like the rest of us, the ice queen isn't exactly her type.

Hey, I like her already, Quil laughed.

Also, we don't know how much tolerance she has for the smell of human blood, Jacob added. So, if anything is to go wrong...

Now while we're around! Paul boasted.

But you gotta take into account you guys' luck, I reminded them. You're always getting into some kind of trouble, it seems.

But it's been pretty quiet lately, Embry protested. Hey, maybe what we could use is a little more action around here.

Don't even think about stirring things up! Jacob warned.

I wasn't! Embry defended. Really, if I was you would have heard!

He's got a point, Seth pointed out.

Look, guys, I'm going to go let them know that you're all coming, Jacob began to call the meeting to a close. I'll tell Sam about it later, but right now I'm tired. I didn't get that much sleep last night with the new girl around. I kept waiting for her to get back from her hunt and see if she was going to try to eat me and Nessie or not.

Don't worry, Jake, we'll make sure things are calm with a quick patrol of the area, Leah assured him. You go ahead and get some rest.

Thanks, Leah, Jacob said lastly before his connection dissipated, signaling his turn into a human.

Can I come with? I asked. I could use a nice perimeter run right about now.

Alright, Leah agreed. But no depressing me with your thoughts about imprinting, got it?

Sounds good, I agreed. I like Leah in her "beta mode." She was so much nicer then. But she was also more authoritative then, too. Ah, well, I guess you just can't be perfect when it comes to Leah. Unless it's from her own perspective, anyway.

Hey, keep your thoughts to yourself, moron! Leah growled.

That's a little impossible, I reminded her.

Nice one, Ryan! Quil congratulated me, howling with laughter.

It is true, sis, Seth added in. Well, sometimes, anyway.

Make that most of the time, Paul grumbled.

If you're all going to be so cocky, I'm making someone else go out on patrol! Leah warned.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no! Seth thought. That'll be my fifth time this week!

Aw, man! I'm not really up to breaking in the new vampire girl. Quil objected. The Cullens took her in, why can't they make sure she's not getting herself into trouble?

Hey, man, it's our responsibility, too. Embry reminded him. We're supposed to be keeping Forks safe.

Hah, I thought not, Leah said smugly. So shut up and go home all of you. And at least try to find something decent to the party. For Jacob.

I've got plenty of that, I thought. If you guys need something, I'm sure I could find a shirt or two to spare.

Oh, of course! Embry sighed.

Do you have to go bring that up again? Paul growled.

Dude, of course you'd throw that at our faces, Quil grumbled.

Thanks for the offer, Ryan, but I actually just got something that I can use for the party, Seth said.

What did I tell you about shutting up and going home? Leah shouted.

Slowly, the others' voices faded out as they morphed back to humans, and eventually it was just me and Leah. It was a little weird at first because I'd never been completely alone with her before.

Come on, you start over on the east, and I'll start on the west. Leah commanded. We'll go around twice, then I'll check closer to the house once, just to make sure the peace is being maintained.

Right, I agreed.

I kept my thoughts on the patrol as I ran around the perimeter, sharpening my senses to distract myself. Occasionally, Leah gave me a mental report, and I'd return what was going on in my area. I could tell where the new vampire was by the sound of her voice. She only talked occasionally, and laughed a lot, but she wasn't very quiet. There was something about her voice that I especially liked. The others all had that kind of ring when they talked, but hers was just... it was hard to explain.

Are you falling for a vampire girl? Leah teased.

No! I cried. It's nothing like that! I responded. Leah just laughed.

Uh-huh, sure.

We continued around the area, hitting the second loop. Near the end, I ran into Leah.

Go home, newbie, she said, all's calm around here.

Thanks, I responded, branching back off towards La Push after Leah passed me, and I knew she was moving closer to the house. I picked up the speed to get home as fast as possible so I could think and not bug Leah, or whoever else decided to morph into a wolf while I still had fur. Eventually, I had nothing more to distract me. Halfway through the forest, I morphed back to my human form.

My mind exploded into thoughts- of the vampire girl and how much trouble she was sure to be; of the party and how close I was going to be watching her then. Then one important thought that hadn't actually occurred to me earlier.

I had to go, but no one said anything about participating.

A/N: I'm sure I didn't list every person's every thought here, but that would be, like, fifteen pages of worthless dialouge, and they don't even do that in the real book (except for the fifteen pages part- there are long chapters :). Ok, I'm sure you definintely see where this is going by now. If not, there are plenty of hints. Also, some things will be explained more later, so no questions about what they said/thought, OK?

Now, I wrote this chapter late, late at night and a few things may seem unclear, so, to straighten it out a bit...

I'd heard the howl of my pack calling me away from the beach, meaning I was late again. I think I meant something along the lines of -Ryan was at his house and didn't hear the pack until he was at the beach.

Though, like the rest of us, the ice queen isn't exactly her type. Ice Queen = Rosalie (And, personally, I actually like Rose, but she just doesn't seem like someone Leslie would get along with)

And I might want to mention somewhere along here that it's been a few years since the end of BD, and this will be Renesmee's "Fourth" birthday. I imagine her looking around the age of eleven or twelve at this point.

I think that's finally everything, and so it's time to say goodbye until my next update! If anything is still unclear, feel free to ask me. And don't forget to R&R (rate and review) or the next chapter will purposely be coming later then next Tuesday! (Until I get some sort of review.) You've been warned.