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Chapter 3: A Typical Day at the Cottage

Jacob POV

I was a good distance away from the meadow before I stopped running. I had a good view of the meadow from where I was standing. I watched three pale figures cautiously approach Edward. Apparently, they had been worried about him since he "disappeared." I bit back my amusement as I watched the female hit his arm. It looked like it had a lot of force behind the punch because Edward stumbled back.

I reminded myself that I had to keep my mind blank and my emotions in check as I continued to observe the exchange between the siblings. I couldn't let them know I was near.

"Edward, Jacob Black's dead" I heard the female say.

"What are you talking about?" Edward asked confused.

There was a few seconds of silence before I heard movement again.

"Let's just go home. We'll explain more when we get there" the blonde male said.

Edward didn't argue. I saw him give the meadow one more glance before nodding at his adopted sibling. And with that, the four of them left the meadow.

I waited in the shadows for ten more minutes before going back to the meadow. To say I was surprised when I saw Edward in the meadow was an understatement. I knew he would be back one day. But I was more surprised at the way his siblings treated him. It was clear in their actions that they were being careful around him.

I was lucky to evade three vampires with abilities. It was interesting that the psychic one didn't see me. I guess that explains why they hadn't seen her after all these years.

A smirk left my lips as I remembered the conversation between the siblings. I wonder what Edward was thinking about right now. I wonder how he would react when he finds out "what happened." I knew I had to be prepared though. He would know that the story we released publicly was just a cover story.

I knew that he was going to seek me out soon.

Very soon.

Hmm… I wonder if…

I shook the thoughts away. I had other important things to worry about at the moment. I looked around the meadow and surveyed the damage. It wasn't that bad since we didn't get into a full-blown brawl after all. In fact, it was too easy. Way too easy for my liking. I was disappointed. I was expecting so much more from him. I was curious about the way he reacted though. The way he curled into that fetal position.

It was so familiar…

A howl from the distance shook me out of my thoughts. I rolled my eyes at its timing.

"Alright, alright… I was about to clean up" I muttered to no one in particular.

I better get this place cleaned up before it rains. I thought to myself. If not, it's gonna be messy and someone is gonna be seriously pissed off. I shuddered at the thought of facing that wrath. No way in hell.

I grabbed my tools from its hiding place inside the hollow of a tree and started to work.

It took me about an hour to fix, straighten and clean the meadow from any evidence of what occurred this afternoon. I was able to wash away the unwanted scents from those bloody leeches. I made sure none of their scents will be caught in the air when the wind blows. It was going to rain tonight so I knew the scent will completely be washed away then. I overlooked the meadow and made sure nothing was different.

After making sure that nothing was out of place for the second time, I phased and ran the path that the Cullens used. I had to make sure that their scent on the path wouldn't be caught and that it would be washed away too. With the Cullens back, I knew that they would reinforce the treaty soon.

Then, there's the other thing I had to deal with. I had to be ready for that as well.

I sighed to myself. This is gonna be stressful. I groaned.

The Cullens are back? Leah screeched.

Do you mind, Leah? I winced at the intensity of her screech but continued to run.

Sorry… So what are you gonna do then? She asked curious.

I don't know yet. We have to talk about this later especially when they try to reinforce the treaty again. I stopped running as I was getting near the house then turned around to run in the other direction, towards the border.

You know what I'm talking about, Jake. She sighed.

They can't know yet. Not yet. We have to talk to her first. But we need to have a meeting about this without her suspecting anything. She can't know about them for now either.

Yeah. That would be a disaster waiting to happen. Alright. I'll go check if I can catch any of their scent on my way.

Thanks.

There was a short silence between us before I heard her thoughts again.

Are you more worried about them? Or her? She asked worried.

I slowed down as I reached the border. I gazed at Leah's form and then gave her a knowing look.

Guess I know the answer to that. I promise not to say anything. I'll leave it to you to do the talking. She is your responsibility. She thought before running in the bushes to phase back.

I huffed in her direction. Of course, my head was going to be on the chopping board.

"I'll see you in the morning Jake." she waved as she jogged away from me.

I gave out a long howl before lying down on the spot that Leah just left.

This was gonna be a long night. I had a lot of things to think about.

The delicious aroma of bacon, eggs and maple syrup greeted me as soon as I opened the door. I felt my mouth water as the smell wafted through my nostrils.

Hmm…Waffles…

My stomach agreed as it growled loudly. I heard a snort come from the kitchen. I turned at the corner that led towards the kitchen and was greeted by a familiar sight. There was food on the table enough to feed a small army. Leah was already sat at her usual spot on the table, nursing a cup of coffee.

"I gotta say it almost smells good in here" I said crossing my arms across my chest as I leaned on the frame of the doorway to the kitchen. Somebody had to make sure that it was going to be a typical day.

Leah smirked but it was the reaction of the pale girl that I was waiting for. She turned around to face me and raised an eyebrow in my direction. She copied the way I was standing as she leaned against the kitchen counter.

She wrinkled her nose and frowned.

"The only one that reeks here is you, you stupid dog. How many times do I have to tell you not to enter my house all sweaty and smelling like a dog?" She placed her hands on her hips as she narrowed her eyes in my direction.

"It's going to reek in here for days!" she exclaimed.

"Oh, don't be so dramatic Bells. It will wear off" I rolled my eyes at her as I headed for the cupboard. "Besides, I'm not the only that stinks" I wrinkled my nose as I got near her.

Leah shook her head and ignored the two of us. Oh yes, it was a typical day. If only it would stay that way.

Bella pinched the tip of her nose and waved me away.

"Go, dog! Before I drag you out!" She yelled as she snatched my cup away from me and placed it on the kitchen counter.

"Okay, okay… Jeez" I muttered when an idea suddenly came to me.

"I'm sorry, Bells. I really am" I apologized as sincere as I could while giving her my best puppy eyes. She was a huge sucker for that. "And I promise to shower before I go inside your little cottage" I grabbed her hand and held it in between my own hands for effect.

"Look who's pulling the dramatics now" Bella said rolling her eyes. "Fine, I forgive you. And don't insult my house again. Go. Now" she ordered.

See? Easy.

I placed a soft kiss on her cool hand and then slobbered all over it. I felt Bella stiffen but before she could react, I was already out the door laughing like crazy.

"You stupid dog! Don't you dare come back here, you hear me?' She yelled.

I phased and ran away from the cottage as fast as I could. I could imagine the scowl on her face as she yelled the different and very colorful profanities. I couldn't stop laughing as I ran towards La Push. It was a common banter between the two of us in the morning.

Damn Jake. What did you do this time? I could hear Bella yelling and cursing all the way over here! Seth thought out loud.

I showed him what I did to piss Bella off and he couldn't stop laughing, which sent me into another round of hysterics.

I can't believe she fell for that! Seth howled in laughter.

I know! Tell me about it. I slowed down to a jog as I neared the house the three of us where sharing in La Push. We rarely stayed there but it was where we had all our stuff. Besides, Bella didn't like it when her house smelled like dog.

I'm just gonna take a quick shower then meet me at the border. I ordered as I sniffed out the cutoffs that I left in the bushes near my house.

Oh, so you're gonna use me as a shield now? Seth asked. I knew he was rolling his eyes.

Well, that's what you're here for. To protect your alpha. Anyway, give me twenty minutes. I'll try my best not to reek of dog.

Sure, if that's even possible! Seth exclaimed as he doubled in laughter again.

I rolled my eyes at him and phased back to my human form. I grabbed my cutoffs and put them on as I ran towards the house. A hot shower should be good for me. It might help get rid of the stress that I was about to face.

I had to smile at our banter in the cottage. I didn't usually pull stunts like that but it was needed for what was about to come. The sickly sweet scent was something I had gotten used to over the years. It never really bothered me anymore. I guess it was the reason why I never caught on the Cullens' scent before. It was both a good thing and a bad thing. But they couldn't have been here for too long. None of us saw them near the border.

I was grateful that Leah and Seth decided to stick around. I never told them that they had to stay and both of them were free to leave whenever they wanted. But both of them were adamant to stay since they couldn't find a reason to leave. They kept arguing that they were used to dealing with Bella and they knew how to deal with her in any situation.

Bella had been my responsibility from the very beginning. Leah volunteered to come with me insisting that I couldn't deal with a newborn alone. In some ways, she was right. Bella had been unpredictable from the start. There were so many changes that both of us had to be on guard at all times since Bella stopped sleeping, one of us had to be up with her.

When Bella was changing, Sam knew that we couldn't keep her in Forks anymore. At least, somewhere far from humans. Even he knew that we couldn't get rid of Bella. She had spent a little amount of time hanging out with the pack and the guys were starting to like having her around. We were all aware of the Cullens' diet and it was up to me that Bella would follow it. Natural enemies be damned. We thought it might make a difference if the vampire grew up in the care of the wolves. And it probably did.

The biggest problem we had back then was Charlie. We had to come up with a story as to why Bella couldn't come around anymore. College was the first option we had but we realized that Charlie would want to keep contact with Bella and would notice the difference in her voice. Then there were the options for Bella missing or Bella dying in an accident. It took us a while before we came up with something that nobody, not even Charlie, would question. Billy was the one who came up with the story of an animal attack. It was a common problem and it was something that the authorities wouldn't further investigate. It was a very difficult decision but we had to do it.

I was included in that story only because we knew that Charlie would ask why I wasn't around all the time. My dad understood, of course. It was better that I was dead to the public. No questions asked. Leah's excuse was easy. She was of age to leave and her mother knew of the situation. Because of this, Seth wanted to come too but he was ordered to stay since he was still young. There were a lot of arguments about it but Seth couldn't disobey an order. So he stayed.

We took Bella deep into the heart of the forest. It was the most reasonable place. It was far from humans, and it was rare for any humans to hike. And if there were any, it was easy to deflect them from the place. It was located on neutral ground and not part of either party's territory. So, it was okay for us to be on that part of the forest.

We were lucky enough to find a cottage that would fit the three of us. It was a bit suspicious to be placed in the middle of the forest but it was better than living inside a cave. It took us days to make it habitable but it was worth it.

Leah and I took shifts watching Bella. One of us would go back to the res every few months and update the pack about what was going on. There were days that someone else would join us to help out but it eventually stopped after three years. It was then that Seth joined us. He said that members of the pack had stopped phasing and he didn't want to stop yet so he decided to come to us. "It's too cool to be a wolf!" He said. Neither of us could stop him since he was done with high school. I eventually took in my role as Alpha since it was just the three of us left. Bella's presence wasn't enough for the next few generations to phase. Although we encountered a few kids that were near phasing, they never did.

Bella got easier to deal with by the time Seth joined us but we decided to keep watch anyway. We took shifts watching Bella and guarding the border. We would encounter nomads passing through but most of them didn't give us any trouble. Some who did were dealt with easily.

So we divided the shifts among ourselves. One would watch Bella while another one would watch the border and then the last one can use that time to rest. And then we would shift around again.

My other reason for guarding the border was to watch out for any of the Cullens. I wanted to be the first to know if they were back. There were only a few number of places they could go to considering they liked to interact with the humans. They had to come back to Forks eventually. They did come back after my great grandfather encountered them before.

Bella initial reaction would most probably what I would expect. She would be angry at them. She would lash out a bit but she would get over it somehow. I knew how she felt about them.

Bella's temper was one thing the three of us didn't like to deal with. There was always one of us who would get hurt. We learned over the years that it was better if we were in human form because we wouldn't feel the pain the other one was feeling every time Bella throws a fit (there was no other way to describe it). Fighting with her was useless. None of us wanted to hurt her.

I needed to talk to Bella first about the Cullens. Then I would to talk to the Cullens about Bella but I would give them hell before I would let them know anything about her. It was their fault she changed.

But before all of that, I needed to reinforce the treaty again. It was better I initiate the contact rather than them. I needed to adjust the boundaries for now. I needed Bella to be calm first before she show herself to them.

The steam of the shower covered up the whole bathroom by the time I finished. I was clean and wasn't sweating anymore. I even sprayed some of the aftershave on me just to prove my point. That should please her. It was a joke between the four of us.

My stomach growled loudly as it reminded me that I still hadn't eaten breakfast.

"Ugh… That bitch of a leech. So demanding" I groaned as I realized my dilemma. I was gonna reek again the moment I phase. Although it really wasn't a big deal, I wanted to play nice today. Another idea came into my mind again. There was a huge grin on my face as I grabbed the bottle of aftershave and shoved it in the pocket of my shorts. I got out of the house and made sure that the doors were closed before I headed towards the woods.

I saw Seth sniffing the air a few feet away from me. I already knew what he was thinking. I rolled my eyes in his direction and phased. I took the bottle of aftershave in my mouth securing its place so it wouldn't fall off. I heard his laugh before I saw him.

I thought I told you to wait for me at the border? I rolled my eyes at him again.

I know but I wanted to see what you were gonna do. He paused. You're really taking the aftershave with you?

Before I could answer him, he guffawed.

Hey, I didn't take that shower for nothing! I said making a point. Now, let's go before the leech decides not to feed us!

Seth snorted. Yeah. Only you. He let out another laugh.

We took off into the forest with Seth joking every now and then.

Don't you dare say anything out loud! I ordered before we stopped a few feet away from the cottage.

Yes, alpha!

I put down the aftershave carefully on the forest floor before phasing back into my human form. I was right in bringing the bottle with me since there was none of it left on me. I sprayed the aftershave on me with much gusto. I heard Seth holding back a laugh before I dropped the empty bottle on the forest floor. I turned around and gave Seth a look to shut up before facing forward again.

Time to get the show on the road.

"Honey! I'm home!" I yelled out as I opened the door.

Bella's eyes widened as she paused mid-breath at the kitchen doorway. She held her breath for a few minutes before talking.

"Holy shit Jacob! What the fuck are you trying to pull? I told you to take a shower! Not shower in aftershave, you moron!" She exclaimed. "Are you trying to kill me with your scent? You know how sensitive my nose is! I could smell you before you even entered the house! You didn't have to spray the whole bottle of aftershave!" Bella continued to rant waving her hand in the air as I just watched her in amusement.

"You should've seen him when he got out of the house! He was so determined to bring the bottle all the way over here!" Seth laughed cutting her mid-rant. He pushed past me and went inside the kitchen.

Traitor.

Leah took a peek at the commotion and raised an eyebrow in my direction. She shook her head and went back inside.

"Well, at least your house isn't gonna smell like dog anymore" I pointed out. "So, can I eat now?"

Bella shook her head then sighed in defeat. "Fine. But open all the windows and doors before you do. The scent is too much for me to take" She paused and sniffed the air. She cringed then looked at me again. "I'm gonna hunt really quick. I can't take the smell"

"Sure sure" I waved her off. "Stay away from the humans!" I joked.

Bella rolled her eyes before running off. I guess it was a good thing I drove her out of the house for a couple hours. I joined the others in the kitchen who were already eating their breakfast. I grabbed a plate and filled it up with waffles, bacon and eggs. I got my cup of coffee then started to eat when Leah brought it up.

"Are you sure it's okay to send her off without anybody?" she asked uneasily.

"Why wouldn't she be? You know she wouldn't do anything stupid" Seth answered.

We both ignored Seth and I answered Leah instead. "She'll be okay. They would be too busy researching. Besides, you know her hunting grounds"

Seth stopped chewing and looked at the two of us. "What are you talking about?" He asked curiously.

I swallowed the food in my mouth before answering him.

"The Cullens are back"

A/N: So, how was my Jacob POV? I've never done his POV before so let me know what you think. It took me a while to decide which wolves would be involved in the story but the three of them just works out. What happened to Bella will be discussed later in detail (it actually takes the bulk of the story). Anyway, I'm interested to know your theories though, so let me know.

I want to thank all the people who reviewed the previous chapter and answering my questions and random thoughts! I also want to thank YOU! Thanks for reading my story. I would love to hear what you think about the story so far. I promise it will go somewhere and it will involve a very angry vampire.

PS, I apologize for any grammar mistakes (I know there are some!). I don't have a beta so go figure. ;)