Wolfie

Disclaimer: all characters and copyright belong to Stephanie Meyer.

A/N-This chapter is dedicated to Sparklingfae. I hope you enjoy honey :)

Part Four

Leah scuffed her shoes along the floor and put her hands deep in the pockets of her dungarees. Behind her toddled her little brother Seth. He had just turned two and idolised his big sister and followed her everywhere, much to her annoyance. Her mother was visiting Mrs Black and had told Leah to go outside and play with the twins. When she found the twin's, Rachel and Rebecca had looked Leah up and down and sneered at her tomboyish outfit and short hair.

"We're busy, go and find our stupid little brother and his wimpy new friend. You look like a boy yourself anyway so you will fit right in." Rebecca said insultingly. Rachel had laughed at her twin's words.

Leah was not like Bella however and she ignored their barbed comments. She got great satisfaction by treading hard on Rebecca's foot and watching her squeal.

"You're mean...I'm gonna tell my mom about you." Rebecca cried.

"Do what you like? See if I care?" Leah smirked. Little Seth gurgled in delight at his sister's happiness and took her hand as they left the twins behind.

They wandered out into the front yard and caught sight of two mud covered figures immersed in building something. Leah presumed the one with the long dirt encrusted hair was Jacob's new friend and she rolled her eyes as she watched Jake following the girl like a little puppy. Seth tugged on her hand as his eyes lit up at the sight of all the muck. He loved getting dirty.

"Go play Lee Lee..." Seth begged his sister giving her his best pleading expression. He opened his big brown eyes wide and glanced at her from under his long lashes. It always worked as Leah caved in to her brother's demands and went to join the other two.

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Jacob hauled the bucket of water he had filled up from the outside tap. He was using it to fill the deep moat that he and Bella had been digging for the best part of the afternoon. As he approached the others he saw Leah and Bella with their heads bent close together, whispering. Seth was sitting next to them, his thumb in his mouth, smearing dirt all over his face with his free hand. Jacob placed the bucket down carefully and pouted. He was sick of Leah Clearwater and wished that she would just go home. Since she had ambushed both him and Bells, demanding that she be allowed to join in, Jake felt left out. Leah had been monopolizing Bella the whole time and this caused Bells to ignore him and Seth. His lower lip poked out further and a wicked gleam came into his eyes. He knew how to get rid of Leah.

He picked up the bucket again and continued to make his way over to the others, just as he reached them he threw the water over in Leah's direction. He watched as the water droplets shone in the air momentarily before they landed all over Leah and unfortunately Bella as well. Both girls let out surprised shrieks and Seth started to cry as he saw how upset Leah was.

"Jake, why did you do that?" Bella demanded, wiping the water from her face.

"I told you Bella he is a boy, they are all horrible. Well except for Sethy, but that's cos he is my brother." Leah glared over at Jacob.

Jacob ran over to Bella's side and began to apologise profusely. "Sorry Bells I was throwing it at Leah."

Bella scraped her messy hair away from her face. "Why? I thought you were my friend, Leah's right, stay away from us Jake."

"Bells I never..."

Bella turned away from him and made a dash for the house. Leah laughed at Jake's devastated expression. She picked up a wailing Seth from the ground and followed Bella back toward the house. Jacob watched Bella turn away from him and her words reverberated in his head. 'Stay away from us Jake.' He felt angry tears well in his eyes and the tell tale heat surged through his body. Within seconds his outline shimmered and he phased into his wolf form. Bit's of his clothing flew through the air as he howled loudly and sprinted toward the nearby trees.

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Bella lay on her back in bed and let the cool breeze blowing through her open window soothe her nerves. She glanced at her alarm clock every so often, counting down the minutes until midnight. For some reason she knew that this would be the time that her Wolfie would appear. After another agonising five minutes, the clock finally showed that it was twelve o'clock. Bella scrambled off of her bed and leaned as far out of the window as she could, a smile broke out on her face as she saw him standing, wagging his tail madly.

Bella cautiously made her way down the stairs and over to the front door. She pulled it open and flinched as it squeaked. She hesitated for a moment as she listened out for any movement from her dad's room. There was not a sound and she let out her breath in a sigh of relief. Creeping out of the front door she closed it quietly behind her and then ran over to meet Wolfie, who was standing waiting for her. As was her usual greeting she flung her arms round his neck and laid her head next to his. Wolfie licked her face enthusiastically and made a rumbling noise.

"It's not safe to go to my room Wolfie," Bella whispered in his ear. "We nearly got caught yesterday...we need to find a place where no one will find us. Remember Mr Black said that you needed to keep safe."

Wolfie's whole demeanour changed as his tail lowered and he slumped to the dirt floor in a submissive posture. Bella felt tears prick at her eyes as she saw him cower down at the mention of Jacob's father. It's almost as if he knew he was breaking the rules in coming to see her. Bella's heart went out to the young wolf and she buried her head in his warm fur and whispered soothing words.

"I love you Wolfie...you are my bestest friend." Bella murmured. The little wolf's ears perked up at her words and his tail began to wag slowly. Bella smiled, glad that she had cheered him up.

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Bella followed Wolfie as they wandered through the dark forest. There was hardly any light so in the end Bella had to grab onto Wolfie's fur as he had good eyesight. He carefully led her through the trees, making sure to take the easy path so that she would not trip. They walked for a good half an hour, Bella's feet were getting sore, she only had on a pair of slippers. A shaft of moonlight appeared through the trees and caught her attention. It must mean that there was a clearing ahead, Wolfie seemed eager to reach the place as he increased his pace slightly.

As they passed the last of the trees, a magical sight greeted Bella's astonished eyes. A small lake shimmered in the light cast by the moon and the sound of running water made her turn her head in that direction. A waterfall poured down from a small rock face. It made rainbow colours as it hit the lake's surface. Bella gasped in delight and she stumbled her way over to the edge of the lake and drank in the amazing view.

"Wolfie, this is beautiful."

Wolfie whined in response and to Bella's surprise he took a great leap and landed in the water. She stared in awe as he swam carefully back and forth. At one point he dived underwater and she held her breath in trepidation until he resurfaced. Eventually he got bored playing in the water and swam back to the side. He managed to scramble out and he sprayed water all over Bella as he shook his wet fur out to dry it.

Eventually both of them lay down. Bella was leaning against Wolfie's side. His warmth infused her with a sense of peace and her heavy eyes closed as she drifted off to sleep. One of her hands was wound tightly in Wolfie's fur and she instinctively snuggled closer to him. Wolfie yawned widely, showing all his teeth and then gently rested his head next to hers and joined her in slumber.

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Charlie Swan woke up from a restful sleep. Yesterday had been a good day. Fishing with Billy and Harry had brought him a sense of peace. Bella had made another new friend with Harry's daughter Leah, the two of them had been as thick as thieves for the remainder of his time there. However he had felt for young Jacob, the poor boy had been totally ignored by both his daughter and Leah. He could see how much the boy craved Bella's attention. He had tried to remonstrate with her to include Jake but she had been insistent that he had upset her. As always Charlie had given in.

He stretched each of his limbs and finally swept back the bed covers and got up. He picked up his ratty old dressing gown, an old gift from Renee and pulled it on. Yawning heavily Charlie made his way over to Bella's door and tapped lightly. "Hey kiddo, ready for some breakfast?"

There was no response. She must be really heavily asleep. He tried again. "Hey kiddo it's time to get up."

Silence.

Charlie's brow furrowed. He didn't like to just barge in but as she was not responding he knew that he would have to disturb her. He opened the door slowly and gazed into her room. She wasn't there. He opened the door wider and entered the room fully, searching wildly. Her bed was made and there was no sign that it had even been slept in. His heart rate increased in tempo. He tore out of the room and down the stairs calling Bella's name.

Again all that greeted him was silence. Panic set in...he rooted through every room and hiding place that he thought a seven year could conceal herself in. Nothing...

Charlie Swan was the chief of police. In his daily job there was nothing that had yet to faze him or strike fear into his heart. The fact that his small daughter was missing terrified him. His mind was assaulted with all sorts of fears. His police training deserted him as he picked up the phone and dialled the number of the one person who he had always been able to rely on.

"Hello..." Billy Black's tired voice finally answered.

"Billy I need your help...she's missing my Bells is gone." Charlie's voice shook as he tried to convey what had happened.

Billy's eyes opened wide and he turned his gaze onto his wife Sarah who had also just emerged from their shared bedroom. He mouthed what Charlie had just revealed to him and she gasped. She turned and ran to Jake's room, hoping desperately that he would be there. It was empty. She made her way back to her husband and nodded her head in affirmation. Billy closed his eyes as his heart sank. Jake was with Bella and nobody knew where they had gone...

A/N-Super angsty I know...sorry Nikki :(