Disclaimer: I don't own anything.

Crossover: Harry Potter/Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Main Pairings: Jacob/Harry, Edward/Bella, Carlisle/Esme, Emmett/Rosalie, Jasper/Alice and Neville/Luna

Summary: Carlisle entrusts the help of a few old acquaintances after Alice informs him of the vision she had in the cafeteria. Will these new comers be able to protect Bella from Victoria? And what will this mean for Jacob and the rest of our resident shape shifters.


Jacob parked the bike near the small admin building of the Quileute school. Taking the keys out of the ignition he entered the main courtyard and made his way along the edge towards the back where the lockers were located. Getting out his books for the day he then made his way to form class knowing that he was already late.

"Nice of you to join us, Jacob." Mrs. Willings, his form teacher, shook her head as he entered the room. "You're late."

"Sorry Mrs. Willings." Even though he wasn't in the mood, Jacob gave her his most charming smile. "Won't happen again."

The 30 something year old snorted. "Sure it won't. Take your seat."

Going over to the back he pulled out his chair and sat down. He was immediately hounded by Embry and Quil.

"Dude, 'you're late'." Embry mocked as he turned around in his seat to face him. Quil who was seated next to Jacob leaned towards the conversation. "What happened?"

"Your dad not allow you to skip school today?" Quil teased and Jacob rolled his eyes.

"I wish." Quil shot him a curious look as did Embry. "Sam asked me to go over to Forks this morning. I just came back."

"What for?" Embry tilted his head in question.

"Gave the Cullens a warning." Jacob stated simply, stretching his legs out under the desk and putting one elbow on the back of his seat. He shifted its position again when he realized that it wasn't really comfortable due to his size. Why the hell are these chairs so small?

"It was about the boundaries."

Both teens nodded in understanding before they exchanged a look.

"You okay?" Embry lowered his voice.

Jacob closed his eyes and sighed at the question. "Yeah."

"You sure?"

"Of course he is." Quil stated as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. "He imprinted. Why wouldn't he be happy? Right Jake?"

He didn't say anything for a while. Just hummed in response. His eyes were open again and staring at his finger as it drew circles on the desktop.

"He was there at the school."

"Who was there?" Embry stared at him confused while Quil's eyes widened.

"Really?" His cousin was leaning further towards him now. "Did you talk to him?"

Jacob shrugged. "Kinda."

"Kinda? What does that mean?" Quil raised a brow while Embry looked from one to the other before shaking his head.

"Who are you talking about?"

Quil gave him a look that clearly said 'DUH'. "His imprinted."

Embry blinked. "Oh. Right…so what happened?"

"Nothing much." There was a flash of annoyance in his eyes. "Couldn't really talk to him with the Cullens around."

"Edward was there." It wasn't a question. Embry tilted his seat back so that it was standing on two legs. "Does he know?"

"No."

Jacob was quick to answer. He was positive that the mind reader didn't know about his situation. There had been a moment in the carpark when he had been standing close to him that a thought had started to form, but Jacob had crushed it before it could get any further. But now, sitting at his desk, Jacob couldn't stop the image of that handsome face making its way to the forefront of his mind.

Moderately high cheek bones leading in to a pair of slightly dark pink lips. The top slightly fuller than the bottom. A strong looking jaw. Perfectly straight nose. But what got him the most were the eyes. Jacob had never seen eyes like that before. They reminded him of the ocean in those picture postcards his sister used to send him from Hawaii.

"-ake? Anyone in there?"

Jacob snapped out of it when he realized that Embry was waving his hand in front of his face. "W-what?"

"Where were you?" Embry chuckled slightly while Quil gave him a knowing look. His cousin obviously knew what had made him so distracted. "Nevermind. I was just asking what you're going to do. I mean it's not like you can just walk up to him and go 'Hey. You're my soulmate. We're meant to be together.' or something like that."

"I don't know." Jacob raised his arms and crossed his hands behind his head. "Haven't really thought that far yet."

"You better start thinking fast." Embry shrugged at him while Quil nodded in agreement. "Don't know how long he's going to be around."

Before Jacob could say anything the school bell rang, giving the signal that form period was over and that students were to make their way to their first class. Collecting his books from the table he followed out after the other two.

The rest of the day was spent attending his classes. During break and lunch he had hung out with the rest of the pack. They met up with Seth, Paul, Jared and Jared's imprinted, Kim. Seth was a year younger than them while Kim, Jared and Paul were in another form class. Kim had been excited to hear that he had imprinted and had wished him the best, despite the status of his intended.

After lunch everyone had gone back to their classes with Seth, Paul and Jared saying that they'd come over to his house before the dinner at Emily's. Kim had given her apologies that she wouldn't be able to make it and said for them to give the rest of the pack her regards.

Going through the day Jacob couldn't help but think back to what Embry had said to him during form class.

"Don't know how long he's going to be around."

The other was right. Jacob didn't know how long the vampire would be within the area. He'd have to talk about it later with his dad and Sam. Some of the rules needed to be discussed if he had any chance of seeing his intended again.

Keeping that thought in mind, Jacob actually found himself looking forward to the dinner tonight.

-x-x-x-

'…Last born of the clan…first one to be free…lived inside a house…beneath the hanging tree…'

Emily hummed along to a song playing on one of the Seattle radio stations. It was 'Jonathan Low' by Vampire Weekend. Beside her, in the passenger seat, Harry sat stiffly. His eyes watching the forest around them warily.

They were now driving through La Push territory, having passed the boundary line less than a minute ago. After they had exited Forks Harry had immediately winded the window back up, thus preventing his scent from exiting the car. Emily had kept hers up since she wasn't immune to the cold as he was, even if she did have a warm jumper on.

"You can relax." Emily's tone was teasing as she repeated the words Harry himself had said to her back in Port Angelus. "I'm not going to eat you."

Harry narrowed his eyes at her. "Don't mock me."

"What?" Emily shrugged defensively and he huffed. "I'm serious. You need to relax."

Harry lifted a brow in annoyance. "Could you stop saying that? I'm not going to be relaxing anytime soon. And for god's sake did you have to buy so many onions?"

Taken completely by surprise at the change of topic Emily gave him a confused look before her eyes darted to the rearview mirror. "You can smell them?"

"I'm practically suffocating in here. Why do you think I pulled down the window in the first place?" Harry replied as he looked out the window again as they passed some houses.

"I just thought it was because of me." Emily mumbled.

Harry turned back to look at her, a smirk on his lips. "That too."

Emily slumped behind the wheel. "What else can you smell?"

At her question Harry automatically took are breathe before he could stop himself and immediately regretted it.

"Ugh." His noise twitched in disgust as it was assaulted by the various smells floating around in the car. "Bloody hell."

"That bad huh?" Emily asked as she gave him an apologetic look.

"You have no idea." Harry raised a hand to rub at his nose. "It's not the meat that bothers me. It's actually one of the things that we can stand, because it's still raw. It's just the fruits and vegetables that vampires have problems dealing with. Thank god you didn't buy any garlic."

"Didn't need to." Emily looked amused. "I've got plenty at home."

Harry rolled his eyes. "Perfect."

"Does it actually do anything?" Emily asked curiously.

"No." Harry snorted. "It just smells bad that's all. And where in the world are you taking me?"

They had already passed the small town. Now the number of houses was starting to lessen and Emily wasn't showing any signs that they were slowing down.

"Further down." Emily said casually. "We don't live close to the town."

"Keeping secrets are we?" Harry whispered ever so slightly but shook his head when she hummed in question. She flipped the indicator and took a left turn down the next street.

As they continued on Harry noticed that the trees had started to thin and there were houses that popped up every now and then. The tarmac had disappeared and a dirt road took its place. They passed a small red house. There was a large silver pickup parked just outside on the side. There was also what Harry assumed to be a separate garage next to the house due to all the various vehicle parts he could see stacked beside it.

Emily continued out the clearing and for a while the drive continued, passing a couple of houses as they went. It wasn't until they entered another clearing that Emily spoke.

"I live just down there." She pointed to one of the driveways that disappeared through the trees.

"Hidden from sight." Harry grimaced slightly. "How…convenient."

Emily didn't say anything, just turned down the said driveway which slanted downwards. Disappearing around the trees they continued until they were parked infront of a two story house.

"Nice place." Harry commented as he took the time to observe Emily's home.

"Thanks." Emily smiled as she turned off the engine before reaching for the door. "Let's get the stuff inside."

"Wait."

He placed a hand on her shoulder to stop her. He felt the female tense slightly as she turned her head back to face him. "Are you sure this is wise?"

Emily relaxed before rolling her eyes at him and Harry bristled. "I'm serious, Emily. Once you open that door I'll be a sitting duck."

"No you won't." Emily shook her head at him. "When Sam and the elders arrives I'll explain everything. Don't' worry too much."

With that said Emily turned and opened her door before stepping out. Harry sat there for a moment before grabbing his door handle. As he stepped out of the car, his head turned around in every direction, quickly scanning the forest around them for any large movement. He was half expecting a wolf to jump out and attack him. Closing the door behind him Harry walked slowly towards the trunk of the car- sticking close to the vehicle-, where Emily was already gathering the shopping bags.

"I'll do it." Harry took the bags from her before she could protest. "Just open the door."

"Okay." Emily raised her hands as she turned towards the sliding doors. Walking up the steps she unlocked the doors and slid the frame as wide as it could go. Turning back to the car she frowned when she couldn't see him anywhere.

"Where do you want this?" Harry asked from behind her and Emily spun around in shock. He was currently standing in the middle of the huge space that served as both a dining area with an open kitchen and a living room. "Emily?"

"Sorry. It's just I'm not used to being with vampires. You moved so fast." Emily shook her head before gesturing to the large circular table behind him. "Just leave them on the table."

Harry nodded before once again, he disappeared from her sight. As they wind around her picked up slightly, Emily could only watch wide eyed as the amount of plastics on the table grew. Not even ten seconds had passed before he appeared next to the table again.

"All done." Harry said simply and he watched as Emily turned to stare out the doorway at the car. The boot had been closed.

"Wow."

He chuckled at her awed expression. "What now?"

"Now?" Emily repeated his question before walking over to the table. She sorted through the various bags before handing him several to put on the kitchen counter. "Now you get to cut up the vegetables."

Harry groaned as he took the repulsive smelling bags and the female chuckled at his reaction. Placing them on the counter he took off his jacket and cardigan and hung them on the coat rack standing next to the door. Emily proceeded around to the other side of the counter and bent down to open several of cupboards. She brought out several plastic basins and a two cutting boards before grabbing the knife stand from near the sink.

"Here you go." Emily handed him a knife- hilt first- before pushing a cutting board towards him along with a basin. He grimaced as he grabbed an onion from the closest shopping bag before peeling it. It took him less than 5 seconds and Harry started to chop the bulb, transferring the pieces into the basin before moving on to the next one.

As Harry continued on his given task Emily continued to move around the modern kitchen. He saw her getting various large pots and serving dishes from the cupboards. The Quileute female transferred the various meats that she had bought into the dishes allowing them to thaw. There were chicken drumsticks, pork ribs and lamb shanks just to name a few.

"That's quite a lot of meat you've got there." Harry commented as he cut the last onion.

"I know." Emily threw the empty styrofoam packets in the large trash can. "Food doesn't last long here if you know what I mean. Plus I like to cook big."

Making a sound in understanding he put down his knife having finished with the onions. Even though he had never tasted human food for over five hundred years, he was pretty sure that the amount of food that Emily was preparing for tonight would last a normal family for about a week. Setting the basin of onions aside he paused.

"Oh, you've finished." Emily sounded impressed as she took the basin full of chopped up onions. "Could you break up the lettuce."

The female stopped when she realized that he wasn't listening to her. "Harry? What's wro-"

Harry raised a hand up to silence her as he tilted his head in the direction of the door which was still open. He had heard something. After a few seconds of listening he turned to Emily. "You're about to get some visitors."

Emily's eyes narrowed as she tilted her head in question. She placed the basin back down on the counter. "Who?"

"There's three of them." Harry reached for one of the plastics for the lettuce. "A woman...and two children. Girls by the sound of them."

"Must be Sue." Wiping her hands unconsciously on her jeans, Emily moved from her position behind the counter. She made her way towards the door just as Harry heard the sounds of footsteps drawing nearer.

"Hey." Emily's voice drifted clear from behind Harry as he walked over to the sink and turned the tap. Grabbing the soap he gave his hands a wash. He didn't like the lingering smell of onion on his fingers. "Thanks for looking after them, aunt Sue."

"You're welcome, Emily." A female voice replied. "I actually miss having little kids around the house. It was almost like a breath of fresh air."

"So did you girls behave?"

"Yep!" Harry couldn't help but smile at the chirpy voice. He turned around at the sound of Emily stepping back inside the house.

"Come in. I was just getting started on the food."

Harry grabbed one of the lettuces and proceeded to break the leaves off just as Emily ushered three other figures in.

The first two, as Harry had already known, were children. Both were girls and they appeared be under the age of 5. His eyes moved over to the third figure, which was a woman. She looked to be in her 40's.

"Who's that?"

He moved his eyes back to the bigger of the girls, who was pointing her finger at him. Her question caused the others to look at him, the elder of them in surprise.

"Stephanie don't point, it's rude." Emily tapped the child's hand softly, causing her to lower it. "And to answer your question, this is Harry. He'll be joining us for dinner. Say hello."

Stephanie gave a small wave at him. "Hi Harry."

"Hello." Harry smiled at the two girls. He didn't miss the surprised look that Sue shot Emily. No doubt wondering why she had invited a total stranger into her house.

"Harry, these are my nieces. Stephanie, and this little one here is Claire" Emily pointed to the two girls respectively. Claire gave him a shy smile. "And this is my aunt, Sue Clearwater. She's one of the tribal council members."

Sue who had been about to form a greeting faltered before she gave Emily a disbelieving look. "Emily? What are you-"

"It's okay." Emily placated her before looking at Stephanie and Claire. "Why don't you girls go up to you room and get your crayons. You can do some colouring while we prepare dinner."

"Okay!" Stephanie grabbed her sister's hand before dragging slowly her towards the stairs. "Come on, Claire!"

"Careful!" Emily warned them as they as they disappeared up the stairs before turning to Sue. "Harry's here to discuss some things with you and the rest of the elders. It has to do with the treaty."

"Treaty?" Sue looked between him and her niece in confusion. "What about it?"

Emily took a deep breath before gesturing to Harry. "Harry's a vampire."

Sue stared at her for about a few seconds before her gaze shifted to Harry. She took a step back as her eyes widened. It was the same exact reaction that Emily had had on in the carpark when she had realized what Harry was.

"What." Sue's voice was no more than a whisper. "What are you doing here?"

Emily bit her lip as she looked at her aunt. "I invited him."

"You WHAT!" Sue turned disbelieving eyes on her niece. "Emily, what is wrong with you!"

"I had a good reason!" Emily replied as she tried to calm her aunt down.

Sue gaped at her. "Like what!"

Harry raised a brow at the younger female as she hesitated before turning to him.

"Just give us a sec." Emily gave him an apologetic look as she grabbed the back of her aunt's shoulder and practically shoved her out the door. There was a sharp click as the glass door locked into place.

From where he was standing Harry couldn't really see the two women since they had disappeared out of sight behind the wall. He couldn't hear anything from outside either due to the closed door.

The creaking of wood distracted him and Harry looked at the stairs, just as Stephanie appeared, clutching a stack of what he assumed to be colouring books. Behind her followed little Claire, a small metallic pink container with her. Reaching the bottom of the stairs Stephanie looked around the room.

"Where's aunty Emily and granny?" Two pairs of doe like eyes stared up at Harry.

Harry tilted his head towards the glass doors. "They went outside to talk."

"What about?" Stephanie asked curiously.

Harry shrugged softly in response. Stephanie pouted before she turned to her little sister who had already placed the books on the dining table and was pulling out a chair. He noticed that when she sat, Claire could barely get her hands above the table top.

Seeing as he was already done with what Emily had asked him to do Harry dried his hands on one of the clothes and walked over to the toddler.

"Come on. Up you get." Lifting her up from under the arms, Harry sat in the seat she had been occupying before bringing back down and placing her on one knee. "There you go. Better?"

Claire didn't say anything but gave him a shy smile before nodding her head. She was biting her knuckles as she stared down at the table top. Harry couldn't help but smile at the picture the child made.

Cute…

"Let's see what we have here." Picking one of the thinner books from the small pile Harry flipped through it. There were pictures that had already been coloured in. Marks of every colour littered the pages around the various drawings that Claire had been colouring in. He stopped on a page that hadn't been worked on yet.

"Would you like to do this one?" Claire gave small nod as she looked at the drawing of a cat and a dog lying together in a field. "Okay then."

Taking several crayons from the container that Stephanie had been holding Harry spread them out infront of them. Stephanie was already putting crayons to paper, her tongue poking out the corner of her mouth as she concentrated on her picture of a butterfly. Picking a brown colour from the bunch Harry held it out to her.

Claire reached out and took the crayon from him and Harry paused at the large size difference in their hand sizes.

They're so small.

It had been a long time since he had been around children.

He started when something appeared infront of his face and Harry looked down at the toddler as she held out another crayon out to him.

"You want me to colour with you?" Claire nodded eagerly, giving him a toothy smile and he took the brown crayon from her. "Alright then."

Claire turned back to the colouring book and proceeded to colour in the dog. Harry smiled down at the picture she made before he leaned forward and started on the cat. As he moved the crayon back and forth over the page Harry kept shooting his eyes every now and then towards the door. Emily and Sue were still outside talking.

"Are you and aunty Emily friends?"

Harry turned to look at Stephanie who had stopped in her colouring and was looking at him curiously.

"I guess you could say that." Harry pouted as he nodded his head in a considering manner.

"Are you an aco- acowwwt- accown-" Her face scrunched up slightly, Stephanie tired to pronounce the word.

"Accountant?" Harry offered. It was the only thing he could make out from her wording.

Stephanie nodded her head. "That one."

"No, I'm not an accountant." Harry shook his head at her.

He had already guessed that Emily had a well paid job. It was reflected around the house. It wasn't as flashy as most upper class homes but it certainly wasn't your average middleclass home. He was brought out of his observation when Stephanie asked him another question.

"What do you do?"

"What do I do?" Stephanie gave him another nod. "I'm an architect."

The girl's face scrunched up again in confusion at the unfamiliar word. "What's that?"

Smiling at her Harry explained, trying to keep things as simple as possible for Stephanie to understand. "An architect is someone who draws things so that other people can build them."

"You draw?" Harry hummed in agreement, nodding at her question. "Like what?"

"Well anything really." He paused as he considered the various things he had designed over the years. "I usually draw houses for people but there were also other things. I drew a few big buildings back home. A few malls and also a lot of playgrounds."

"Playgrounds?" Stephanie's eyes lit up at the word. "You can make those?"

"Yep." Harry ducked his head down a little at her, whispering his next sentence. "You want me to draw you one?"

Stephanie squealed as she clapped her hands in excitement.

"Alright then." Harry shuffled through the stack of books until he found a scrapbook. "Come sit here and we'll get started."

Stephanie immediately pushed her chair back and jumped off. She hurriedly went around the table and sat in the other chair that was situated next to him that he had pulled out for her. Harry waited for her to get comfortable. Picking a black crayon from the pile he opened the scrapbook and flipped until he found a clean page. Rotating it landscape wise Harry shifted Claire slightly before looking down at Stephanie.

"What would you like me to draw?"

The five year old made a sound in consideration at the question, her mouth pushed out in a pout.

"I want it to be big." Harry's hand immediately started moving the page. "There has to be swings. A See-saw too. And a slide. I like those."

Harry nodded his head as she continued. The crayon moved elegantly along the paper as he put in the things she wanted. There was quite a lot, but nothing that Harry wasn't used to dealing with.

His profession as an architect had actually been his second choice. His first being that of a healer, like Carlisle. He had enjoyed it in the early years of his life as a vampire and it had helped him greatly with his restraint. But unlike Carlisle, who was immune to the temptation of human blood due to his ability, Harry was not.

Which was why he had decided to shift into the field of design along with Neville. But where Harry dealt with structural architecture, Neville dealt with landscape architecture. And the other vampire did have quite the resume. The two of them made quite a team.

Finishing up the picture he had drawn up for Stephanie Harry signed it before ripping out the page carefully. "And we're done."

Stephanie awed as she took the piece of paper from him and Harry couldn't help but feel a little smug at the young ones expression.

"Thanks, Harry!"

Before he could reply there was the sound of the door opening behind them, indicating that the conversation between Emily and her aunt was over. Holding Claire carefully on his knee, Harry turned around to look at the two women as they reentered that house.

"And how are things in here?" Emily smiled as she walked over to them, Sue right behind her. Harry hadn't missed their surprised expressions when they had entered. No doubt due to the sight of him sitting with Claire and Stephanie.

"We're colouring." Stephanie grinned up at her- not really answering Emily's question-, holding up the sketch that Harry had done for her. "Look! Look!"

"Let me see." Emily took that paper from her and held it out properly. She let out a whistle of appreciation. Sue, who was beside her looked impressed.

"Harry did it for me." Stephanie was practically bouncing in her chair.

Both women looked at Harry. Emily waved the paper slightly. "This is really good. You an artist?"

"Architect."

"Ah." Emily and Sue nodded in understanding before Emily looked down at Stephanie. "Would you like to pin this up, Steph?"

The girl nodded her head up at her and Emily gave the paper back to her. Stephanie got off her chair and dragged it over to the fridge. As she went past him Harry looked up at Emily and Sue.

"Is everything alright? Because if they aren't I can always leave."

They both looked at him in surprise before Emily shook her head. "No. Don't. Everything's fine. I've already discussed it with Sue and we've both agreed that you can stay."

Pursing his lips slightly he looked at the elder of the two. He wanted her to say it. "That true?"

Sue eyed him for moment before inclining her head. She gave a small smile. "Yes."

Nodding in return, Harry then pointed his thumb over his shoulder at the kitchen counter. "I've already broken up the lettuce. I wasn't sure about the rest so I just left it."

Looking at the counter Emily spotted the basins of lettuce leaves.

"All of it?" When he nodded she shrugged. "Then I guess that's it. Sue and I can do the rest. Sorry about asking you to cut. I know it mustn't have been fun."

"It's alright." Harry answered. "Besides it looks like you need the extra time seeing the amount of meat you bought."

Emily checked her wristwatch as did Sue. The former pouted slightly. "Don't worry about it. I actually went for the smaller sizes on purpose. They take less time to defrost and to cook. Plus I've other meat in the fridge. They should already be defrosted completely by now. In the mean time you can keep the girls company."

Giving him a pat on the back Emily then walked over to the counter. Sue gave him another smile, this one less tense than the other she had given him before when she had entered. She didn't say anything but went to join her niece.

The past several hours passed rapidly for them. Or at least that's what it seemed like for Harry. As Emily and Sue moved around in the kitchen behind him Harry spent the time with the two children. He sat with them as they continued to colour in their pictures through the number of books that Claire had brought down with her. After a while they had moved on to watching the TV. The girls had their favourite shows around this time.

Having just turned off the screen, Harry tensed as he heard the door slide open once again. Both Stephanie and Claire had fallen asleep. The younger of the two currently snuggled against him under his arm. Her head resting on the right side of his chest.

"Ateara"

"Hey."

Turning his head around Harry found himself looking at an aged man. He looked to be in his 80's.

"Hello, Sue. Emily"

The elderly man took off his cap as he walked into the house. "Something smells sweet. Could smell it all the way from outside."

Sue and Emily gave each other confused looks before the latter shrugged her shoulders.

"That's probably the turkeys." Emily chuckled as she mixed the potato salad she had infront of her.

"Turkeys?" The tone of his voice indicated his surprise. "You really went all out for the celebration didn't you."

Celebration?

Harry turned further in his seat, careful not to wake up Claire as he placed her so that she was lying back on the couch. When she was deemed comfortable he stared at Emily questioningly. "Celebration?"

All three turned to him, the old man in surprise as he had just noticed him sitting there, while Emily and Sue tensed.

"Who's this?" Now identified as Ateara, he walked slowly towards him while glancing back at the two women. He held out a hand in greeting and Harry took it. "Quil Ateara."

"Harry." He gave the aged hand a light shake, careful not to apply too much pressure than the other could handle, before releasing it and facing Emily. "What celebration?"

"Well…um…you see…" He watched as Emily shot a glance at her aunt who only raised an eyebrow in response. Huffing, she gave Harry an apologetic look. "I kinda forgot to mention some other details about the dinner tonight."

Raising his eyes Harry waited for her to finish her sentence. He already had a bad feeling about this. "Well?"

When she didn't answer, Sue decided to step in. The elder woman shook her head as she sighed. "What my niece is trying to say is that it isn't just the council who are meeting here tonight."

...Oh...god

Two pairs of eyes widened as both he and the other male stared at the woman. "Sue."

Ateara had a reprimanding look on his face as he stared at the two women. Before he could say anything else Sue raised her hand stopping him. When she saw that he wasn't going to interrupt she lowered it.

"Remember what I told you this morning? About what Sam told me last night concerning the new group with the Cullens." The elder grunted slightly at the family name but nodded his head cautiously. "Harry is their leader."

Ateara stiffened where he stood and Harry once again had the odd sense of déjà vu. Except this time it appeared to be worse. A whole lot worse.

He could hear the man's heartbeat speed up and knew what was happening before any of the others. In split second Harry appeared next to him. Catching the council member as he was about to tip backward.

"Oh my God!" Sue cried. "Call an ambulance!"

Emily rushed to the phone as Sue tried to calm the elder down.

"Don't." Harry's voice wasn't loud but it did manage to stop Emily. He didn't look up at the two of them. "I'll handle this."

The elderly Quileute was staring up at him with a horrified expression, his eyes wide. His mouth was shallowly gasping for air as he desperately tried to calm his heartbeat, but to no avail. If the man had been several decades younger Harry guessed he could be able to pull it off but at his age the vampire doubted it.

"What are you talking about?" Sue was grabbing Quil's arm, her face stricken. "He's having a heart attack!"

Ignoring her Harry shifted a hand around the Quileute elder to hold him up securely before placing his own right hand on the left side of the man's chest, directly above his rapidly beating heart. Seconds later his hand burst into flames.

Sue, completely taken by surprise jumped back, her body hitting the dining table jarring it slightly. Emily who had been standing infront of them raised her hands to her mouth as she gasped at the sight of the white flames covering Harry's hand.

"What…" Sue could only stare as she watched them. "What are you doing to him?"

Harry shot her a look before moving his concentration back to Quil's face again, which was already reverting back to it normal colour. "Healing him."

And they could see it. His breathes had become deeper, indicating that native was finally getting enough air into his lungs, before they turned soft. Harry could already hear the beat of his heart slowing down until it was at a steady pace. Seeing that it safe Harry extinguished the flame and lifted his palm from the others chest.

"Take a seat." Harry ushered him towards the table and Sue immediately jumped out of the way and pulled out a chair for him.

The elder gave a grunt as he plopped himself down in the chair, his eyes closing as he leaned back, his hands resting on his knees.

"Ateara?" Harry stood by as Sue crouched infront of him, her hands were gripping his, her expression worried. "You okay?"

When she got a nod in response Sue gave a relieved sigh. When he finally opened his eyes they were focused on him. There was suspicion there, but also gratitude and something else which left Harry confused.

Understanding?

"Thank you." The elder kept it simple, giving a nod to him.

"Don't mention it." Harry gave him a small smile as his eyes checked the other man over. "How are you feeling?"

Ateara released a breath as he shifted his shoulders. "Better."

"Good." Harry nodded his head at the answer. "That was a rather close call…then again it was my fault you had the heart attack in the first place. My apologises."

"No, it's our fault." Sue shook her head as she raised herself to stand. "I was a bit blunt. I should have let him know later."

"Too late for that now." Quil let out a snort as he looked at her. His gaze then shifted back to Harry. "So you're the one everything's talking about?"

"Apparently so." Harry raised an eyebrow at Emily who gave a grin in response. Another thought occurred to him and he looked back down at Ateara. "If you wouldn't mind, I would like your discretion with this."

Harry waved his hand towards Ateara's chest. "I'm not really comfortable with the idea of all of you knowing my ability. And I doubt your pack will be pleased to hear that I already gave you a heart attack."

Quil continued to look at him before he gave a nod. "If that's what you want."

"It is." Harry acknowledged as he checked his rolex for the time. "I think we should sort out the issue of the treaty now, so that I'm gone before any of your pack arrives."

"You're leaving?" Emily objected voice sounded. "But you can't leave. The dinner hasn't even started yet."

"If it has completely slipped you mind," Harry started as he gave her an incredulous look. "I don't eat cooked food."

"But-but." Emily babbled as she looked at her aunt. "You can't leave yet."

"Why not?" Harry challenged. He was so focused on getting an answer from her that he missed the exchange between the other two.

"Because Billy isn't here yet." Sue's voice interrupted Emily as the younger female was about to sprout another excuse.

"Billy?" Harry turned to face her. "Who's he?"

"Billy Black." Quil continued. "He's the council head. He makes the final decisions."

"Then we'll have to sort out another time to discuss the treaty." Harry made for the door as he said this. "Preferably not in the middle of a bloody pack celebration."

"I wouldn't go out there if I were you." As he reached for the latch Ateara's voice stopped him. "School finished almost two hours ago. And everyone's already planning to make their way here. You step out that door you better be prepared to face the pack."

Pursing his lips Harry stared out the glass. Even though he hated to admit it, the man was right. It was just like he had said to Emily before they had gotten out of the car. He was a sitting duck.

...I'm a flipping idiot.

Not to mention a hypocrite. Harry had just given Edward a talk about being smart and thinking things through and here he was sitting bang right in the middle of wolf territory. Closing his eyes he spoke again.

"I don't suppose any of you would be willing enough to give me a ride back to Forks?" He knew he was grabbing at air and he was right.

"It's too late now. The girls are preparing dinner and I'm hungry." Ateara said from behind him and Harry turned his head slightly. "Once we've sorted everything out someone will take you to the border. In the meantime you can sit here and keep me company until Billy arrives."

Harry groaned at the suggestion but never the less turned and walked back to the table and talking a seat opposite Ateara at the table.

"Fine."

He had considered just taking the keys from Emily and driving himself but that wouldn't get rid of the problem. His scent was already on the property, and the wolves, upon smelling it would undoubtedly give chase. They would go straight to Carlisle and that was not a scenario Harry wanted to be the cause off.

He was surprised when he felt a tug on his sleeve causing him to look down. Harry smiled at Claire as she held his shirt.

"Hey there." He picked her up again and placed her on his knee, ignoring Ateara's unsure look. "Did you sleep well little one?"

Claire gave a nod at his question before she looked at Ateara and gave a small wave. "Hawo Arty."

Ateara gave a crinkled smile in return as Clair reached for the colouring book she and Harry and been working on before they had turned on the television. The two males watched in comfortable silence while Emily and Sue resumed their food preparations.

From then on the atmosphere went back to the way it had been before Ateara had arrived. The other male had asked him a few questions about himself and Harry had answered simply, not giving away too much. After several minutes they were joined by Emily and Sue and the conversation continued. The two ladies had placed everything on the counter and left the table clear.

It was almost half an hour later that the door swung open suddenly, the force of it rattling the frame and startling the occupants at the table.

Harry, who had had his back to the door, stiffened as the distinct scent of canine wafted into the house.

"What's going on here?"

Feeling the hairs on the back of his neck rise, Harry slowly turned in the direction of the rough voice. He was greeted with the sight of a large man standing in the open doorway, dressed only in a pair of cutoff jeans. His dark gaze staring back at him menacingly.

"Sam!"

Emily sprung out of her seat as her fiancé stepped into the room, his frame shaking slightly. Sam wrapped his arm around her as she gave him a kiss on the cheek. He didn't take his eyes off Harry as she did this but Harry immediately noticed that the action seemed to calm him down greatly because the shaking had stopped. However, the arm didn't let go, but only tightened when Emily tried to move away from him.

"Sam." Emily sighed up at him when she realized he wasn't going to let her go anytime soon. "It's okay."

Ateara nodded his head at the alpha. "Sammy."

"Ateara. Sue." Sam gave each of them a curt nod before his gaze returned to Harry. "What are you doing here?"

Cocking his jaw Harry returned the stare evenly. "I was invited."

"Invited?" Sam raised his eyebrows in disbelief. "By who?"

Harry didn't say anything but simply shifted his gaze to Emily. Sam's eyes widened before his head snapped to stare down at Emily who was looking everywhere else but at him. Seeing this he nudged her and Emily turned her head and gave him an innocent look.

"Hmm?"

Sam scowled as both Sue and Ateara snorted. "You invited him? Why?"

She didn't answer but gave him a look which confused Harry. But apparently it made all the sense to Sam because he groaned slightly.

"Emily." The alpha gave her an exasperated look.

"What?" Emily raised a palm in question as she shrugged her shoulders. "I thought this would be a good opportunity for him discuss with the council about the rules."

"How did you two even meet?" Sam stiffened as he looked up at him. "You weren't stalking her were you?"

"Stalking?"

It was Harry's turn to snort and he gave Sam a look that clearly showed how preposterous he thought the accusation was.

"I don't really have the tendency to stalk shape shifter's mates. Besides, if I were stalking her, she'd never know."

His comment did nothing to ease Sam as the Quileute narrowed his eyes at him. Emily gave another sigh.

"I met him while I was shopping for dinner in Port Angeles." Emily explained as she rubbed circles over Sam's stomach. "He's been here ever since lunchtime, keeping us company. The girls seemed to enjoy spending time with him."

"Girls?" Sam asked in confusion.

"Stephanie and Claire." Emily replied and Harry leaned slightly to the side so Sam finally could see Claire sitting on his knee.

Immediately Sam's eyes darted around the room.

"Over there." Harry pointed towards the couch where Stephanie was currently sleeping. "She fell asleep while we were watching the toons on the tely."

Sam gave a sigh and his shoulders sagged in relief. Harry realized that he must be slightly tired. Probably from doing patrols all day. No sooner had the thought crossed his mind Harry tensed once again.

Shit.

"It's almost six." Emily frowned at the digital clock on the mantle with read 5:47. "Where is everyone?"

Sue mimicked her expression. "I've been thinking the same thing. Everyone's always early. Maybe you're losing your touch, Emily."

She smiled at the put out look on her niece's face.

"They're all at Billy's." Sam explained. "I think they'll be coming together in Billy's pickup. Maybe I should give them a ring and tell them to hurry up. I don't like to be kept from my food."

"Don't bother." Harry spoke and they all turned to look at him. Sam frowned while the others gave him questioning looks. "They're already here."

Five pairs of eyes turned to look out the open doorway at the dark forest outside. Sam was the first to prick up his ears, followed moments later by the others. They could heat the distinct sound of tires running over hard earth. It grew louder, before a light shined from the top of the driveway.

A few seconds later a large silver Ford pickup rounded the corner of the trees. The truck crawled down the driveway until it pulled to a stop next to Emily's station wagon.

Due to Sam's large form Harry couldn't really see what was happening outside, but he could hear perfectly. The cutting off of the engine was followed by a deadly silence from outside. A split second later the sounds of doors opening and boots hitting the ground followed.

"SAM!"

"EMILY!"

There was the heavy thudding of feet on the porch before the entire doorframe was filled with the image of several large boys and the smell of wet dog intensified inside the house. Their eyes wide in panic.

"Sam!"

Harry immediately recognized the voice as the same one which belonged to the Quileute male that had spoken to them at Edward's school this morning. Jacob.

"Hey guys." Emily raised a hand in greeting. "Where's Billy?"

Out of the corner of his eye Harry saw one of the boys nudge his companion and point a finger inside at him. They were both staring wide eyed with their mouths hanging open a little.

"He's in the car." Jacob's voice replied. "…what's going on? Why does it smell like-"

"Emily here invited a surprise guest over for dinner." Sam interrupted him as tilted his head down at the said women. His tone stated that he obviously wasn't pleased. And neither was Harry.

The alpha stepped aside with Emily, allowing both Harry and the supposed pack members a clear view of each other.

Bloody hell!

They were huge! But then again Harry realized that he should have been expecting it. He was also pretty sure that if he were standing, they would all be taller than him in height.

There were 5 currently crowding the glass, with another several standing behind them. The staring continued and feeling uneasy, Harry tried a greeting. Raising his hand he gave them a small wave.

"Hello."

He hadn't really been expecting a reply, so imagine his surprise when one of them actually waved back through the glass.

"Hi."

There was a collective groan from the others and the boy blushed.

"Seth." A voice hissed and Harry realized that it was female. He spotted the more feminine face standing behind the group.

"What?" The young boy, Seth, shrugged defensively as he turned to look at her. "He said hello."

"That doesn't mean you shou-"

Her sentence was cut off the loud blaring of the horn behind them, and everyone jumped slightly at the sudden sharp noise.

"What the hell's going on there?" A gruff voice yelled from the car and Jacob groaned.

"Sorry, Dad!" The large teen called back over his shoulder before turning to the look at a teen that was standing closest to him. "Can you get him?"

"Sure." His companion nodded before disappearing.

As he did so Jacob stepped through the doorway, not talking his eyes off Harry. The others slowly shuffled in after him and Harry countered eight shape shifters in total, including the male that had gone back to the truck to get Jacob's father for whatever reason.

"Qwia!"

Harry looked down at Claire as she held her hands out to one of the males that had entered, her colouring forgotten for the moment.

Qwia?…sounded as if the child had said Queer.

There was a collection of surprise from pack when they spotted her.

"Claire." The male, dubbed Queer by the toddler stepped forward but hesitated when it brought him closer to Harry. His gaze was careful as he looked between Harry and the small girl. Seeing this Harry lifted her up and held her out to him.

"Here." The teen's eyes widened before he stepped forward and took her from Harry. His expression turned relieved. So too did those of the others. "So…you're Queer?"

Someone snorted, which was followed by laughter and the male in question shot his companion's a glare as he placed Claire on his hip.

"It's Quil." An eyebrow twiltched as sniggers sounded from behind him. "Quil Ateara."

Harry raised an eyebrow and turned to the only other male who was sitting on the table. "Grandson?"

"Yep." The elder nodded as he patted the table, his expression proud. Sue, who had been hadn't said a word since the pack had arrived raised her hand and pointed to the male who had waved at him and the female that had scowled him for it.

"Harry, these are my children. Leah and Seth Clearwater." Seth gave him a smile while Leah sneered in response.

"This here is Paul." Sue continued after giving her daughter a disapproving look. Paul grunted in response. "Then there's Jared-"

The male inclined his head, his face neutral though Harry could make out the hesitance in his eyes. Sue then pointed to his other side, at Jacob who Harry found was the closest to him in proximity.

"And this is Jacob."

Slowly, Harry raised his eyes. Sparkling pitch black eyes gazed down at him, the eyelids relaxed ever so slightly. His jaw was clenched softly but apart from that, it was still a dramatic difference from the attitude the shapeshifter had shown this morning when confronting Edward. He seemed to be calmer. More so than the rest of the pack at the moment.

"We've met."

The larger male was currently leaning back against one of the support beams that held up the frame for the stairs. His hands in his pockets.

Harry noted that the he wasn't wearing the same attire as this morning…or at least the shirt was different. The native currently had on a maroon and white checkered, long-sleeved shirt. It was un-tucked with the sleeves rolled up just to below his elbows and the first three buttons left undone. Harry could clearly see the muscle definition from the expanse of rich russet coloured skin that shown between the material. Like the other Quileutes in the room, his skin glistened against the bright white light of the ceiling lights above them.

A clattering at the door brought him out of his observation and the male that Jacob had spoken to earlier backed through the doorway, pulling a wheelchair into the room. Its occupant complaining as he was being wheeled in.

"Kids these days. No respect at all. Leaving me in the car expecting me to find my own way in. I'm surprised you didn't start dinner without me. You know in my day- who are you?"

The rant stopped to the obvious relief of the male who had brought him in.

"Billy." Ateara greeted the last council member and Billy nodded his head at him. The elder of the two waved a hand at Harry. "This here's Harry. He's the one the Cullens have called in. Harry, this is Billy Black."

He saw surprise register on the supposed head council member's face and Harry watched as those eyes immediately shot to Jacob before returning back to him.

"Billy is Jacob's father." Sam too glanced in Jacob's direction as he took over, before clasping the shoulder of the shape shifter that had just entered. "This is Embry. Another member of our pack."

Embry nodded his chin up at him. "Sup."

Giving him a small smile in return Harry then clasped his hands together infront of him as he turned to Billy. "Well, since you're here, I suppose we might as well get started on this discussion."

"Discussion?" Billy looked at him confused. "What discussion?"

"He's here to settle a treaty." Sam answered his question. Billy stared at the alpha for a moment before looking back at him.

Harry immediately straightened himself further up in his chair and gave the Quileute elder a hopeful look.

"Later." Billy waved him off and Harry deflated slightly. "We'll discuss it after dinner. Right now I can feel my stomach calling."

Of course you can.

As soon as the words left his mouth everyone moved towards the counter.

"A a a, not so fast there Mr." Sue tutted as the rest of the pack grabbed a plate each. "You're a diabetic, in case you've forgotten."

At the man's groan Emily giggled while most of the pack gave him sympathetic looks.

"Don't worry, Billy." Emily patted his shoulder, setting two filled plates she had already dished out down on the table for both him and Quil senior. "Ateara's on the same boat."

The elder man grumbled as they both looked down at their plates, which held more vegetables than meat. Smiling down at them Emily then turned and walked over to the lounge where Stephanie was sleeping. Gathering the child in her arms she disappeared with her upstairs.

By now the table was already filling up. Harry could understand when the pack immediately started taking the seats farthest away from him until there were only a few left. He looked up and smiled when the boy, Seth, appeared next to him carrying his plate of food.

"Hey!" The young teen smiled as he sat his plate down next to him.

Harry shifted his chair slightly to make room for him. "Hello."

Having already pulled out the chair, Seth had plopped himself into it when a large shadow appeared over the two of them.

"You're in my seat, Seth."

Harry tensed as he heard Jacob's voice sound from behind him. Looking up over his shoulder he found the native standing right behind his chair, holding his own large plate stacked with food. His other hand was gripping the back of Seth's chair, preventing it's occupant from pulling it forward closer to the table.

"What? No I'm not." Seth retorted as he looked up at the older shape shifter. "I was here first."

Everyone else had paused in their meals and were all watching the small scene.

"Seth." Jacob gritted his teeth and tightened his grip on the chair- Harry thought he heard the metal frame groan- when the younger Quileute attempted to tug it forward again.

"Why don't I move?" He cut-in in an attempt to dull the situation.

"No. You stay where you are. You're a guest." Sue pointed her hand at him to sit back down just as Emily came down the stairs holding a shirt. She tossed it to Sam who pulled it over his head. "Seth. Shift down so Jacob can sit."

Seth opened his mouth to argue some more but stopped at the look his mother shot him. A second later his shoulders slumped in defeat.

"Fine."

Pouting, the youngest teen grumbled slightly as he picked up his plate and moved a seat down, much to the amusement of the rest of the pack. Harry wondered if the incident had to do with some sort of pack heirachy.

Jacob immediately occupied the now vacant seat and Harry had to adjust his position again when the shape shifter's massive bicep brushed against his shoulder. Glancing sideways slightly Harry jerked back a little in surprise when he found the larger male staring straight at him.

"Um..."

Unsure if what to say he looked away. He squirmed slightly in his chair as felt the gaze continue to burn the side of his face before Jacob turned to his food.

Silence followed the brief moment. The clinking of cutlery on porcelain sounded throughout the dinner table.

"So Jared." Everyone looked up at Sue as she, Emily and Sam took the last three remaining seats at the table opposite Harry. "Kim didn't want to come today?"

"Oh." The shape shifter blinked at the question before shaking his head, fingers coming up to grab the bone that he had been chewing on. "No. She had to go with her parents up north to visit some relatives."

Sue made a soft sound in understanding and silence once again returned to the table. It was by far the most awkward dinner Harry could ever remember himself attending. The last dinner being over 500 years ago.

What was more awkward were the looks that the others would be giving him. They were subtle at best. But with him being a vampire, Harry was easily able to notice them.

"So?" When all eyes turned to him, Harry took a breath and waved a hand at the table. "What's the celebration for?"

No sooner had he uttered the question there was an immediate choking sound and everyone looked at Paul. The teen had been chewing on a chicken wing when Harry had spoken. Leah, who was sitting next to him thumped the male on the back several times to help him swallow.

The female shape shifter raised a brow as she lowered her hand. "You okay?"

Paul only nodded his head, his eyes scrunched up slightly as he reached for a glass of water and emptying it in one gulp. His Adams apple bobbed as the water moved down his esophagus.

Emily bit her lip at his question while the other's remained silent. Jacob had gone even quieter beside him. "It's…"

"It's for Quil." Sam put in, looking at the younger of the two Atearas. Harry glanced at the mentioned male who was currently sharing his food with Claire. "He's the newest member of the pack. This is for him."

"Congratulations." Harry frowned as soon as he made the comment. "I...think."

Billy let out a snort from his other side and Harry smiled at the man. He noticed too that some of the others were also smiling at the light humour.

"So, Harry?" Seth's voice sounded from Jacob's other side. He was leaning forward so he could see around Jacob. "How old are you?"

There was a groan from across the table as Leah rolled her eyes.

"Seth." Sue voice once again held a warning tone. "Don't be rude."

"What?" The youngest Clearwater raised his shoulders defensively. "I'm just trying to get the conversation going. No one's making any effort."

Harry practically had to force himself not to smile. There were a number of embarrassed looks around the table and Leah was giving her brother a look that clearly said 'shut up'. He caught the flustered look Sue had on and spoke before the woman could scold her son.

"Five hundred."

Everyone turned and looked at him confused.

"Say what?" Jared spoke up as he shifted in his seat.

"Five hundred." Harry repeated himself as he glanced around the table. "That's roughly how old I am."

Jared as well as everyone else at the table gaped at him.

"Dude. That's ancient." Paul whispered. He stared at Harry amazed and Jacob turned to glare at his pack member.

Harry however laughed lightly at the comment. He had been called a lot of things but no one had ever called him old before. Well not to his face at least.

"You must have gotten a lot of experience over the years." Emily said as she took a bite of her salad before turning to her family. "Harry's an architect."

"Like buildings and stuff?" Seth asked after practically inhaling his spoonful of potato salad. He got a digusted look from his mother. "Cool."

"You always been an architect?" Ateara senior asked.

"Not always." Harry shook his head at the question. "Actually I used to be in the same profession as Carlisle is in now."

"A doctor?" Sam's narrowed his eyes at this. "Why'd you switch?"

"Not all of us have the same ability as Carlisle." Harry replied. They each looked at him for explanation. "Carlisle's immune to human blood. More than any of us."

He watched as they all seemed to relax at the information. No doubt they had been uncomfortable knowing that there was a vampire working as a doctor. Harry didn't see anything wrong with telling them about Carlisle's gift. If anything it would only be beneficial for the Washington coven.

"Have you ever tasted human blood?" Sam asked seriously, everyone else anticipating his answer. Harry stared for a moment.

"Briefly." Before anyone could react Harry continued. "When I turned my coven."

Sam, who had sat up straighter in his seat paused, before he relaxed again. "I see."

The other members of the table relaxed slightly.

"Why do you look different?"It was the first time Embry had spoken since he had sat down to eat. "We know that vampires have abilities. Is that your ability?"

Harry nodded at the other's question. It wasn't like he could deny the fact. He saw Emily, Sue and Quil senior give him knowing looks.

"Would you like me to get you another serve, Jake?" Emily looked at the teen, indicating the empty plate in front of him. The Quileute handed it over to her.

"Thanks, Ems." Jacob smiled at the woman as she stood to go over to the counter.

Dinner continued for the next half hour. The conversation had picked up all thanks to Seth. Harry had asked some questions about their history and surprising Billy had answered every one of them. He would have thought that with him being an outsider there would have been a limit to how much he was privy to but apparently that wasn't the case. The two of them continued their conversation until Sue announced that since everyone had eaten their fill they could start with the meeting.

"Put your dishes in the sink and then move to the living room." Sue said. "We'll be having a meeting here."

As the pack got up and went with their dishes into the kitchen, Harry wondered why Jacob didn't. Emily had automatically retrieved his plate as if she understood why he hadn't moved.

Throughout the entire dinner Harry had been conscious of the other's presence beside him. Other than his brief argument with Seth and his thanks to Emily the teen hadn't said another word for the rest of meal. Choosing instead to remain silent, listening quietly to the conversation.

"Are you joining us?" Harry asked softly when the rest of the pack had congregated infront of the television. The noise level rose significantly after that.

"Hmm?" Jacob looked down at him and that was when Harry realized how close they were.

"The meeting." Harry reiterated, giving a small shrug. "Are you staying for it?"

"Oh." The large teen blinked once before giving a nod. "Yeah. I'll be sitting in for this one."

"Okay." Harry smiled at the other and for some reason was glad when it was returned. He turned to the other members to find them all staring at the two of them silently. Sam had on a smirk while the other three seemed to be content for some reason. "What is it?"

"Nothing." Sam raised his hands up as he shook his head. A small laugh followed after that. "Should we start?"

Giving their nods Sue, Billy and Ateara sat up straighter in their chairs. Though still a bit confused- it was one confusing day-, Harry decided to let it go and gave them his full attention. Beside him Jacob also sat up straighter in his chair.

"I had a talk with each of the elders lastnight" Sam started. "We wolves don't like being kept in the dark. And with the current situation we'd like to be kept informed if anything new comes up."

"About Victoria?" The pack alpha made a sound in acknowledgement and Harry gave him a thoughtful look. "I'll let Carlisle know. If it means getting rid of her as soon as possible than I'm sure he'll agree to it."

"Good." Billy let out a breath, his hand coming up to scratch his chest. "Is there any news though?"

"Alice hasn't seen anything." Harry shook his head as he answered. "If Carlisle agrees then we'll let you know if she does. But there is another situation I think you should know about."

Billy's eyes narrowed in question. "What situation?"

"The killings in Seattle."

Sue gave a gasp while the rest of them hissed in response.

"Seattle?" Harry turned around to find himself staring once again into Jacob's dark eyes. But this time there were also what appeared to flecks of gold in them. The native had his hands clenched into fists on the table. "You're saying that it's your kind that's doing this."

Harry couldn't help but flinch as he heard the venom in his voice. "Yes."

"We need to do something about this." Sam spoke and Harry snapped his head back to stare him. The action caused the others to flinch at the speed of it.

"No!" Sam looked at him in disbelief. "Seattle has already attracted too much attention. You won't be doing the pack any good by going up there."

"So we're just supposed to stay here and do nothing?" Jacob was shaking his head as he asked this.

"Yes." Harry sighed. Sue had on an unsure look while Ateara and Billy looked disapproving. "It takes far more than a few of us to do the amount of damage that's been reported. It's the Volturi that are supposed to be taking care of the situation."

"Volturi?" Jacob asked, frowning at the weird name. "I've heard of them before. Who are they?"

"In a way...they're our rulers." Several pairs of eyes widened at this. "And they have very strict policies about us making a show of ourselves. It is them who are supposed to deal with situations like this."

"Then why aren't they doing anything?" Sam asked in frustration.

"I don't know." Unfortunately even Harry didn't have an answer to his question. "Even Carlisle is unsure of why they haven't intervened yet."

Silence fell over the table as he said this.

"Then we won't do anything." Billy said after a while and Sam shot him a disbelieving look. "For now, Sam. We can't risk sending the pack up there without knowing what we're up against."

There was a moment where the alpha seemed to hold him before he sighed in defeat. Jacob wasn't happy with the silent decision either. Seeing this Billy sighed but before he could say anything else the beeping of a cell phone cut through the air.

"Excuse me." Harry lifted a finger as he retracted the iphone from his jean pocket and opened the message. It was from Neville.

Edward on way wit Bella. Whre r u?

Quickly he sent a reply saying that he was on his way.

"Something wrong?"

Harry glanced up at Jacob who had asked the question. He waved the iphone at them.

"No. It's just…Edward's on his way home." At the mention of the other vampire Jacob's expression quickly turned sour. "Bella hasn't met the rest of my coven so he's bringing her over tonight to introduce her to them. I should be going."

With that said he made to stand up.

"Will we be seeing you again?" Jacob asked as he too stood up. Harry paused and looked up at him in surprise and the shape shifter immediately flushed. "I mean- we haven't finished discussing the treaty. There's still some things we have to sort out."

"Like what?" Jacob opened his mouth again but closed it when nothing came out after a while. There was hummed laughter from Sue.

"You're leaving?" Emily made her way over to them when she had seen Harry stand up.

"Yeah." Harry gave her a somewhat sad smile. He had actually enjoyed the female's company despite the tenseness. "Bella's on her way to the Cullens."

"Oh." Emily glanced at Jacob who looked slightly uncomfortable. "It's been a while since I've seen her. Give her my regards."

Harry gave her a nod. "I will."

"And don't be stranger." Emily pointed a finger at him and narrowed her eyes teasingly. "Come and visit sometime, okay?"

"I'll see. But I'm not making any promises." Harry looked at the four council members humourously. He got an eye roll from Sam while Sue gave him an endearing look.

"Don't forget your jackets." Grabbing the two items from the coat rack Emily handed them over to him.

"I'll give you ride back." Jacob said as he walked over and pulled the sliding door open.

"You don't really ha-"

"I wasn't asking." Jacob cut him off and Harry snapped his mouth shut. "Come on."

Without giving him time to respond the native disappeared out the door and with a wave goodbye to Emily and company Harry followed after him, sliding the door closed behind him as he went.

The sky was a dull grey tonight, the clouds having shifted little from the morning. As he donned his cardigan and jacket Harry could see the white glow of the moon through its masses.

"This way."

Looking over at the voice Harry spotted Jacob standing off to the side of the house. Walking over to him, he faltered when the other proceeded to unbutton his shirt.

"What are you-" Harry hissed, lowering his voice at the last second. "What on earth are you doing?"

Muscles rippled as the shirt was shrugged off his shoulders and Jacob tossed the item onto the edge of the porch that extended around the front corner for house.

"The river's almost half an hour by foot." Jacob pointed into the thick forest surrounding Sam's house. He sat down on the porch and started unlacing his boots. "It'll take less than 5 minutes in wolf form.?"

"Oh." Harry blinked and understanding dawned on him when he realized that Jacob was concerned about his clothing.

So their clothes don't shift with them.

For a second there Harry thought the other was going t-

"Turn around."

He blinked and focused on the other. "Pardon?"

Now barefoot, Jacob fingered both the waistbands of his jeans and briefs. "I need to take off my jeans. Turn around."

If Harry could have blushed he would have. "Oh, right."

Obeying, he quickly turned on his heel and faced the other way before Jacob could see his embarrassed look. Apparently it wasn't successful since there was snort from behind him. He flinched when he heard the distinct sharp sound of a zipper being pulled down, followed closely by the rustle of fabric. There was a heavy sigh as the flapping of the thick material sounded through the night suggesting that the other was straightening out his jeans.

Shifting his jaw Harry tried to focus on anything that would distract him from the fact that there was naked shape shifter behind him. He tensed when there was a sharp intake of breath and Harry felt the others heartbeat pickup. It was accompanied a second later by a light rumbling and heavy footfalls sounding against the leaf covered earth.

The heartbeat had returned to its normal pace but Harry noted that it was louder in volume than before. Hearing a huff from behind him Harry slowly looked over his shoulder, the rest of his body later mimicking the action a second later, and took in the sight before him.

Standing before him was a large reddish brown wolf. Golden brown orbs stared back at him and Harry felt his mouth part slightly in surprise when he realized he recognized the creature.

It's him…

It was the exact same one that had been staring at him lastnight. Before he could give it any more thought the wolf shifted itself on its hind legs allowing Harry to have a sideways view of its long body. Its- Jacob's- head tilted towards its back and jeweled eyes widened when he realized what the other was asking.

"I'll give you a ride home."

Harry hadn't been thinking that literally.

"You want me to get on?"

Jacob gave a huff before repeating his previous gesture. Hesitating for a second, Harry then walked slowly over to him until he was standing about a hands width from the mass of the large creature. Without thinking his hand came up and brushed against the fur that covered the side of its body. A deep rumbling followed his action and Harry snapped his head to the side. Emerald and crystal clashed with a pair of rich hazel eyes. The latter narrowed slightly in a relaxed manner as they stared calmly down at him.

Running his hand over the fur Harry smiled when the eyes closed briefly in pleasure. Reaching up, Harry grabbed a fistful of hair on his back before pulling himself in one swift movement. Positioning himself so that his knees were bent on either side Harry leaned forward slightly, one hand behind Jacob's right ear while the other on the middle of his neck. Seeing that he was seated properly Jacob faced his head forward moved towards the woods, however the sound the door sliding open once again stopped him.

"Harry? Are you stil- oh wow." They both turned back to see Emily. The female was staring at them with an amazed expression. There was a folded piece of paper in her hand.

"Did I forget something?" Harry asked from his position on Jacob's back.

"What?" The question seemed to snap Emily out of it. "Oh, yeah. You did."

She walked towards them and held up the paper to Harry.

"It's the numbers of all the elders. Incase anything comes up." Having taken it from her Emily stepped back. "I thought you were going to take the truck."

The female sent a sly glance at Jacob's face as she said this. The wolf just huffed at her before turning and walking towards the surrounding forest, its head held high.

"Bye, Emily." Harry called over his shoulder, giving a wave as Jacob took them into the woods.

"See you, Harry!"

He ducked his head down under the various branches as Jacob made his way through the think line of trees. If he had bothered to look back again he would have caught Emily's grin as she did a little dance on the spot, before quickly disappearing back into the house.

They continued on for about a minute or so before coming to a clearing of sorts within the forest. Harry could make out the number of paths that went in every direction. Stopping in the center of the clearing, Jacob faced one of the paths directly ahead of them and gave a whine. Immediately understanding Harry tightened his grip on the fur infront of him and braced himself atop the other's back.

"Ready."

Giving one last huff Jacob turned to face the front and leaped forward into a run, kicking up a cloud of dirt as he went. Wind rushed through his hair and Harry couldn't stop the grin that appeared on his face. The feeling was amazing. Was this what it felt like for Luna and Neville?

Letting out a joyful laugh he watched as the forest rushed past. Below him Jacob growled softly and moments later increased his speed. 3 minutes later the ground started to slope downwards and through the dark Harry could see the river as Jacob raced down the hill. Realizing that he wasn't going to stop Harry locked his legs tighter. Seconds later paws pushed off the ground.

Spreading his arms wide Harry closed his eyes and leaned back, letting out a whoop as they soared through the air, the tails of his jacket and cardigan flapping behind him.

Smiling to himself he chuckled as they landed on the other side, Jacob changing his direction so that they were running along the ravine, heading north. The smile kept for the rest of the journey and Harry couldn't help but express disappointment when he felt Jacob slowing down, before reducing his pace even further to a slow trot.

Ahead of them he could see the road and the turnoff that he recognized led to the Cullens' property. Jacob came to a stop just meters away from street, choosing to keep his large form hidden within the trees. Sliding off his back Harry stepped up beside the wolf.

"Thank you…for the ride back." Raising his hand, Harry scratched behind his ear and Jacob tilted his head to the left to give him more access. Lowering it Harry grinned back as he gave the other a considering look. "It was...interesting meeting you Jacob Black."

What he got in return was a soft rumble that resonated from the wolf's chest. Giving a nod Harry turned and appeared at the entrance of the driveway. Turning back he gave Jacob a wave before disappearing down the drive.

Brown eyes, filled with longing, watched him go before the wolf turned around. Looking over its shoulder one last time, it disappeared into forest, making its way back to the reservation.

Minutes after its departure, lights appeared from down the road. A silver Volvo drove up the lane at a high speed. It slowed down before turning down the drive, the red flash off its taillights fading into the night.

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There's Chapter 4 for you. Sorry it took soooooooooo long. Lol!

I've been so busy with tests at uni. It doesn't really help that I'm a science major. The next update won't be up for another week. I'll try my best to keep my updates within a two week period.

Once again I thank everyone for their updates. I should have been clearer in the last chapter note. When I wrote 'Dominant' for Jacob, I was only refering to the sex, NOT the actual relaltionship. There will also be times where Jacob will want to protect Harry but other than that it will be an equal re. I know some people got confused because I described Harry as being taller(is 6 feet tall?) than in other stories, but come on. Just because he's a bottom in bed doesn't mean he has to look completely like a submissive (that was said with humour by the way! Lol!).

Anyway, I hope you liked this chapter. I was going to clean it up a bit more but apparently there's some chocolate being held hostage if I didn't update.

Cheers,

Aimless Wonder


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