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I paced my living room, stewing about Jake, Seth, and Leah's deflection. How could they just turn their backs on their pack? On their tribe? On me!
Jacob challenged my authority and stole my pack members. He prevented me from protecting my people, my imprint, and his own family!
"Sam, calm down." Emily said gently from the doorway.
"Emily, you cant be in here." I said apologetically, "I- I'm not in control and I don't want to hurt you again."
She smiled sadly, "You wont hurt me, Sam. I know you wont." She said, taking a step forward.
I jerked back and resumed my pacing. "He's protecting them! Leeches!" I growled.
I had a feeling Emily was going to say something, but Paul's howl cut her off. "Go." She said instead.
I quickly kissed her and raced into the woods. I saw red when I saw things through Paul's eyes. Jacob Black was on my territory.
"Pail, relax, alright? Rachel'll be pissed at you if you attack me. I need to talk to Sam." The giant asshole said to a snarling Paul.
Whatdya say, boss? Paul asked me as soon as he picked up on my presence.
I'm on my way. I growled.
Paul stopped snarling and sat down. He stinks.
I made it to where they were within seconds and immediately tackled him.
"What the hell!" he got out before phasing.
He comes into my territory and expects me to welcome him back! You want a freakin' parade Black! I growled to myself as I went after him again and again. It pissed me off that he was bigger and stronger than me.
No! I don't want a freakin' parade I- Wait. How can I hear you? Jake's mental voice invaded my head again. We both pulled back, confused.
You can hear me? I can hear you. I said hesitantly.
Yeah. Yeah. I can hear you. I need to talk to you. He said urgently.
I tried to search his mind for information, but it was like I couldn't hear him at all. So talk. I growled. Maybe I can only hear things when he says them directly to me.
Um. Ok. Well. Everything has changed. He said simply.
I couldn't help but be smug. Bloodsuckers didn't want your help protecting the demon spawn? I spat at him.
Much to my surprise, he didn't look sheepish, he growled and lunged for me. Don't talk about her like that! He said with venom.
Paul jumped in and dragged Jake off me. Cool it, Paul. I commanded him quickly. Rachel would be upset with him if he hurt her brother.
You said her. Was it a girl? I growled. I kinda wanted it to be a boy. For some reason I felt like killing a boy would feel better on my conscience. Is Bella dead? I asked bluntly. I needed to know if she would be fighting us as well.
Bella is changing. He informed me.
Great. Treaty broken. Game on. Lets kill some vamps and one half vamp. Fine then. Will you be fighting with us? Where are Seth and Leah? Will they be fighting?
Another growl erupted from his chest. No one is fighting. I winced at the strong alpha tone in his voice.
The treaty is broken, Jacob. I snarled, I don't care if your still pinning over Bella, if you rejoin my pack, you're going to fight. Where are Seth and Leah? I demanded. I started to panic when he would tell me where Seth and Leah were. Their deaths would be on my conscience. Members of Emily's family I could have protected. Losing her cousins would make Emily sad. No matter if Leah was mad at her.
Jake growled again, Would you let me talk! I'm not rejoining your pack. This alpha thing… Well, I don't think I can give it up. It feels permanent. As for Seth and Leah, they can do as they please. I'm not making them stay in my pack. I've told them they can return any time they want.
Thank god they were alive! Fine. Then stand aside and let me protect the tribe from the abomination the Cullens created.
Jake sprung at me again, only to be knocked out of the way by Paul. Do not call her an abomination! I have never heard him speak to anyone in that tone. Sam, I told you things have changed. My life has changed. The reason for my life has changed. And with that, Jake fed me images of a small bronze haired girl. I felt the love Jake had for her.
I felt the imprint shift his priorities.
I immediately jerked back and shook my head to clear it. How could this happen? The abomination- She was half our mortal enemy. And Jake- He…? A Cullen and the heir of Ephraim Black were soul mates. A vampire and a werewolf. Huh.
After the confusion left my mind, guilt set in. I- I talked about killing her. I talked to him about murdering his imprint. I had to admire his control. If he talked about killing Emily like I just did to his imprint, I would have killed him. Happily.
Jake, I-I told you things have changed. She's- Nessie is my imprint. She's not an abomination, Sam. Believe me. She's amazing and sweet and smart and- And I'm hers, Sam. I'm hers just as you are Emily's.
I'm sorry, Jake. I- I didn't understand. I didn't mean to-
Its fine Sam. I just need you to understand. I may not be in your pack now, but I would still die to protect Emily. And- And I'm hoping you'd do the same for Nessie.
Jake was still my brother. He's not a part of my pack and he's still an asshole, but he's my brother. I had no doubt in my mind that he would still die to protect me and my pack and all of our imprints.
Of course, Jake. She's part of our family now. Now, um, we wont hurt her, but the Cullens changed B-
I told Edward he could, Sam. I was speaking as Ephraim Black's heir. His tone had an undeniable authority.
He had a point. He was the rightful leader. And he, not me, had the power to do that. The Cullens were absolved from any attack on our part. But now I was faced with a dilemma, the treaty was broken. Under these…new circumstances a new one had to be formed.
No attack on the Cullens is warranted. As the alpha of the La Push pack, I need to form a new treaty with them. Can I meet with Carlisle? I questioned.
Jake hesitated for a second before replying, Uh. Probably. The Doc is cool. Lemme just check. I'll call you. Stay at your house for now.
Right. Hey, uh. I'm probably not going to be able to keep this from my pack. Do you mind if they know. I'm sure they will all have the same feelings on the situation as I do.
Yeah, yeah. Go ahead and tell them. My dad, too. I gotta get back. Its almost her dinner time. He said almost gleefully.
I cursed myself for not asking about her diet before he ran away.
She's dinking donated blood right now, but I'm sure she'll be converted to the veggie diet son enough. And don't worry, she's not venomous. I heard his barking laugh as he ran towards the Cullen's.
I checked out of Jake's brainwaves and into Paul's and now Jared's.
Sam! We couldn't hear you at all! It was crazy because you were right in front of us!Can you talk to Jake?
What happened?
Are Seth and Leah ok?
Guys! Calm down! I barked, ending their stream of questions. I- We need a pack meeting. I said, keeping my mind purposefully clear. I sat on my haunches and let out a loud howl.
Quil, of course, was the first one to phase in. What happened? Are Jake and Embry ok?
Embry? Why would he be in- I cut off as soon as I realized he was not one of the voices joining my head. He was most likely at the Cullens. Disobeying my request not to check in on Jake.
As far as I know, Embry is alive. Is he at the Cullen's with Jake? I asked Quil.
Quil froze up when he realized he just ratted his friend out. Uhh. Uhhh. I don't know. What's up?
I decided not to get worked up about it now. I'd kick Embry's ass later for it. Jake came to see me.
Everyone's thoughts were geared to what mine were. War. Fighting. Reunification of the pack.
Things are different. We wont be attacking the Cullen's at all.
What! Paul's shocked growl sounded. Sam! Why! The demon spawn will be born anytime now! We cant-
It's a girl. I said simply. Then their grumbling stopped and they all thought it over.
Quil was relieved that Jake found happiness. Paul was a little sickened that he would have a half vampire as a sister-in-law one day. Jared was laughing that Jake was stuck with a child imprint. Collin was scared for Jake and worried that she might hurt him. And Brady was panicking about how Jake was going to react when he found out Brady wanted to kill her.
Yep. Nessie Cullen is a part of our family. We protect all imprints with our lives. I told them.
What about Bella? Quil asked, fearing we would have to attack because of the treaty breach.
Jacob is the rightful alpha and he gave Edward permission to change her. The treaty might be broken, but an attack will not be launched. I need to go and negotiate a new treaty with the Doc.
I phased out and left them to their thoughts.
Emily was taking up my pacing position in the living room. She looked relieved when she saw me. "Oh, god, Sam! I was worried! What was that about?" she asked.
I hugged her close, "Jake came by."
Emily gasped and pulled back, "Is he ok? Is everything ok? Sam! Tell me!" she said in one breath.
I laughed softly and pulled her in again, "Everything is fine. He imprinted on Bella's daughter."
"What! Oh my god! That's… That's great! Now there's not going t be a fight, right?" she asked excitedly.
I laughed at her reaction. Of course she would be happy one of her boys found his soul mate. "Nope. No fight. But I have to go over to the Cullen's to negotiate a new treaty."
And just like that, the phone rang. "That's probably Jake." I gave Emily a quick kiss and grabbed the phone, "Hello?"
"You can come on over, Sam. Embry's here as well as Seth and Leah. You'll understand if I ask you not to bring any one?" he asked.
Well… I was planning on bring Jared. But I guess not. And I suppose he would want to keep his imprint safe. "Yeah. I'll be over in a few."
It was a quick run to the big white house. I stopped as soon as it was in view. I didn't want to threaten them. Especially if newborn Bella was up.
Hey Sam. Embry said a bit sheepishly when he phased in.
Embry. I greeted coldly. I see you've been filled in.
Uh. Yeah. Sorry Sam. I had to see if he was ok and-
I'll deal with you later. I snapped. I did not like my authority being challenged. Will you let them know I'm here?
Yeah. Edward says you have to phase, he wont leave Bella's side to translate. Sorry. But you can come right in and see her. She's-
I phased back into human form before he could say anything about her. I was still weary.
"Sam. Welcome to our home." Carlisle said politely from the open front door.
It took all of my control to stay human. "Dr. Cullen." I greeted.
He didn't stand aside when I got to the door. "Before I allow you into our home, I need to make sure that you aren't a threat to any of my children, my wife, or my granddaughter. If you should choose to attack, we will defend ourselves." He warned me in a friendly tone.
"I wont." I couldn't hold back the snap. Doc stood aside and ushered me in. Jacob was cooing softly to something wrapped in pink blankets on the couch. The blonde leech was looking over his shoulder with a glare as her mate watched football with Seth and the other male leech. Leah was standing stiffly in the corner glaring at me while Embry quietly slipped out the door. No one else was in sight. They all must be with Bella.
"Jacob tells me you want to negotiate a new treaty." Carlisle said, "Nothing would please me more than having the pack as allies again."
"I wouldn't go that far." I growled. My eyes darted around to make sure no vamps were on the move. "We won't attack. I never said anything about friendship."
He nodded, "No violence works for me as well."
"Hay Sam!" Jake called, "You have to see her before you make any decisions about anything." He seemed confident. It made me mad.
"No. I don't think-" I started to say.
"Are you that close-minded!" Leah snapped at me, "She's not a threat. She's a baby."
A blinding smile came on Jake's face as he nodded a thanks at his pack mate. "Leah's right, Sam. Come and hold her." He urged, getting up.
What! Hold her! No way! "Uh. No. I'll…look. Not hold. I don't want to touch her."
Jake smiled and brought her over to me. Weird. The kid's eyes were way to bright and wise for it to be just a day old. I noted a few vampiric qualities about her. Pale skin, angular features. And a set of white teeth that could probably rip though a human's flesh. But she also had a heartbeat, and blood pumping through her. She had Bella's eyes and Charlie's curly hair, but it was Edward's color.
If she wasn't part vampire, I'd probably say she was adorable. But she could probably kill someone, which made me a bit leery of her.
I growled and jerked back when her hand reached out for me. I didn't want her touching me. Yeah. If danger came her way, I would help Jake get his imprint out of it, but it didn't mean I had to like her, right?
She cried out and reached for me again. "No, Renesmee." Jake whispered softly. But that didn't stop her from reaching for me again, crying louder this time. "He's different, Nessie. Sam isn't from my pack. He's the leader of another pack."
I watched as she pressed her pale hand to his cheek. Jake looked uncomfortable when she removed it, "Uh… I- Uh- We kinda… Sam and I are kinda friends, we had a little bit of a fight a few days ago."
Wait. Did she… She had a gift.
Her hand darted to his cheek again. "Umm. I don't think so, Nessie." He said to the girl. "She's begging you to hold her, please, Sam? Do it for me? It would make her happy." Jake looked absolutely desperate.
"Uh. I- I don't know." I said finally.
"You wont hurt her, right?" he asked. I nodded, "She wont hurt you. I promise. She's so smart, Sam. And she already understands that what she can drink comes from her bottles."
She was just a baby. I was a 6'7'' werewolf. She wouldn't hurt me. She was harmless. It would make Jake happy. And I know Emily would insist on meeting her soon. I would have to make sure Emily would be safe anyway.
I hesitantly held my arms out. Jake smiled and placed her in my arms. "Don't drop her."
Her hand darted to my face as son as she was in my arms. And then my mind was filled with pictures of Jake. Jake smiling. Jake laughing. Jake kissing my forehead! It took me a second to realize I was seeing things from her perspective. Jake this. Jake that. Jake. Jake. Jake. She was telling me how awesome she thinks he is. And she was also urging me to be friends with him.
She looked up at me with hopeful eyes.
I couldn't help by let a small smile tug on my lips. She was already fighting Jake's battles for him. She'll probably be doing lots of that in years to come. Hah.
She seemed satisfied with my small smile and pressed her hand to my cheek again. This time images of me floated in my head. I also felt…hope. She peered up at me with a huge smile on her face and played it for me again.
I didn't understand. Why couldn't she just use words like a normal- Oh. Duh. She's a day old and already communicating. Now, what she was communicating…I had no clue.
"Did she show you an image of yourself?" Leah asked from next to me. I didn't even realize she came over. I nodded stiffly. I was shocked when I saw Leah smile down at the kid. "She wants to know if you like her, she likes you."
Did I like her? Did I like the half leech baby that caused me nights of restless sleep and tons of stress? Did I like that baby that prevented a war between my pack and the Cullens? Did I like the baby that made Emily smile because one of her boys found happiness in her?
She was ok. I guess she did some good. Hated her family. But she was ok.
But that would hurt her feelings. And with this communication thing she had. Who knows what she would tell Emily about me. Kid better not tattle on me for not wanting to hold her.
I flashed her a fake smile. "Uhhh. Yeah. I- I like you, too."
So who should meet Nessie next? And do you guys want them all individually? Or a big pack meeting. Tell me in a review!
