A/N: Whoo-hoo! Chapter 4! I thank the reviewers for the last chapter. Jacob makes his amazing appearance and I am hoping it's everything you expected. Read on and enjoy. Flames ignored! Disclaimer: I do not own twilight. Stephenie Meyer does.
Who knows, what could happen. "Who Knows" ~ Avril Lavigne
Do what you do, just keep on laughing.
One thing's true, there's always a brand new day.
I'm gonna live today like it's my last day.
Luna's POV
My head hung part-way out the child-proof window. The desert, long gone and making way to massive evergreen trees and a whole lot of clouds. How the hell did I get stuck as the backseat passenger? This was my car, my Impreza, and Noah took over the wheel like it was his. I groaned loudly, glaring at the forest with annoyance in its darkest form.
Leah promised we'd be at home in La Push. She knew Jacob and he was an alright guy for having a stick up his ass. I was having a hard time imaginging a new pack. All I had known was Rafael and the others, but now, I was going to meet entirely new wolves. Not to mention a massive amount of territory I had to memorize and trails. Don't forget the Veggie-head vampires and their cool house with fancy cars...I want a fancy car.
"Are we there yet?" I asked. "It's been forever since we passed Hoquiam! And I-aack! Ew! A bug flew in my mouth!"
"Get your head inside, dork," Noah glanced at me in the rearview mirror. "It's going to start-"
"Aiieeee!" I brought my head in as it started raining.
"...I tried to warn you," Noah sighed. "Look, there's the sign. Welcome to Forks."
"Who names a town after an eating utensil?" I grumbled. "Bet it has a sister town called Spoons. Yo. I spy with my little eye, something green...ooh. Bet you can't guess."
"Oh, that narrows it down," Noah said sarcastically as he gestured to the trees, foliage and pretty much everything else. "We're almost there and then you can have your precious car back...Is that them, Leah?"
I knew what he was referring to. The smell of vampires wafted in the car despite the closed windows and unlike most I had smelt, it was duller, not so overpowering. Nice change. Seven vampires and one half vampire. I grinned widely as the scent of wolf mixed in. Familiar and comforting.
"That's them," Leah confirmed. "When we get there, at least let me make sure mom is the only one home."
"Sure."
As soon as the 'La Push' sign came up, I felt so much better. About time. Two days of driving in the car and no time to phase and run makes you a little jumpy. This Reservation was a lot bigger than ours and Leah said that since Jake's pack guarded the Cullens, we had a much wider patrol than Sam's pack who stuck only to the Quileute Territory.
"Here we are," Leah pointed to a decent-sized house with only one car in the driveway. "Come on."
"Right behind you," I said, hopping out of the car with Noah. Before we reached the door however, it opened, revealing a pretty human woman with long dark hair tied up. She seemed to be taking out some trash but when she saw Leah, the bag dropped and her arms were wrapped around my best friend. The woman looked at Leah, tears in her eyes, almost making me laugh. Why? I had seen that same look in my own mother's eyes when I did something stupid or made her worry way too much.
"I didn't think you were coming back," she kissed Leah's cheek and then looked at us.
"Mom, this is Noah, my imprint, and Luna, my best friend," Leah introduced us and I was about to greet Sue Clearwater warmly but instead, she hugged me, too, and kissed my cheek, moving quickly to Noah to do the same.
"Are you both hungry?" she asked, wiping a few tears.
This woman spoke my language. Secret to winning my heart: Feed me.
"I love your mom," I told Leah and Sue laughed.
"Come on in," she told us. "Seth eats so much which means I always have a lot on hand." She pushed us all into the house, hugging Leah again. "Make yourselves at home."
Not twenty minutes later, I sat at the table chowing down on the first real meal I'd had since we left California. Leah and Noah were right there with me and pausing briefly between bites, I had a horrible thought that Jerome might follow me. No, there was no 'might'. He would and the war would be brought to La Push. So not a good thought. I was pulled away from my thoughts as someone walked through the front door and stopped to stare at us. He was definitely a wolf with a cute, almost boyish face. His eyes, however, reminded me of Leah to some extent. I had a good feeling this was Seth, Leah's younger brother.
"Leah?" he dropped the backpack he'd been carrying her as she stood and pulled him into a hug. "I can't believe you're back!"
"Me neither, Seth," Leah pulled away slightly. "I was in California and I imprinted."
"That's great!" he grinned but then looked at us. "But who are they? They're wolves...like us...?"
"Noah and Luna," Leah told him. "I'll tell you the whole story when the pack is together. Where's Jake?"
"He's on his way," Seth replied. "Mom called him and said she had a surprise. I didn't think it would be you or..." He stared at us and I only smiled happily at him.
"You better eat soon, dude," I said. "Noah and I eat a lot and your mom rocks at cooking. So, given those facts, this isn't going to last much longer." He sat down slowly and ate cautiously, his eyes never leaving Noah or myself.
"How many more of us are there?" he asked after about ten minutes.
"There are several packs over the country," Noah responded. "Even more over the world. Is it that much of a surprise to see us?"
"You're my sister's imprint, aren't you?" Seth's eyes narrowed dangerously.
"She's mine, too," Noah shrugged. "Why?"
"No reason," Seth said cryptically, staring my closest brother down. "But I should warn you, she has four very large pack brothers who don't like it when she hurts." Noah hesitated warily, pulling his plate closer as if he were more worried that Seth would steal his food rather than protect Leah.
"I don't like it when she hurts either," Noah answered.
"I hope so," Seth gripped his fork.
"Seth, be nice to Noah," Leah scolded.
"Yes, Leah," Seth backed down and then turned to me with a bright smile. "Luna? It's nice to meet you." Whoa! 180 degree turn in mood!
"You, too, Seth!" Noah gave a scoff and kept eating muttering about a 'weird-psychotic brother'. "I'm gonna go get my cell out of the car. I leave them to you, sis."
"Thanks," she rolled her eyes.
Seth seemed to like us okay which did hold promise for when we met Jacob, Embry and Quil. The worst Jacob could do was attack us and yell at us to leave, though Leah always made him sound like he was pretty friendly and honest. If he did make any of us leave, it would be me. I held no strings to their pack. Noah did, due to his imprint. No Alpha in his right mind would separate an imprinted wolf from the person he was devoted to, which is evidence that Rafael wasn't too bright.
I slammed my car door shut and checked the service bar on my cell, satisfied with the range I got here. Four bars wasn't bad. Three, I could live with. Two bars was likely to cut off my calls and make me yell at my phone even though it was an inanimate object. One bar...yeah, I hate one bar. No bars...we don't even want to go there.
"What the hell are you supposed to be?" a gruff voice asked rudely. I looked up in surprise.
"Huh?"
Hello, local hottie...wolf hottie...ooh. The guy standing before me had a good foot and a half on me with longish, tousled black hair and some of the dreamiest eyes ever. A sense of power practically dripped off him and something told me to back down. One thing was for sure, he didn't look too pleased with my presence and naturally, it was as if he knew that I wasn't exactly human.
"I'm a wolf, genius," I retorted, finally letting his question sink in. "Just like you."
"You're puny," he said bluntly. "Too puny to be a wolf." Rude!
"Didn't realize there was a size limit," I said acidly. Who did this guy think he was anyways?
"What damage can you do?" he used his hand to compare my height to his.
"Watch it, buster."
"What are you gonna do? Kick my shins?"
"I was gonna aim a little higher than that," I scowled deeply. "Who are you, anyways?"
"That's Jacob Black, Lu," Leah's voice came from behind me and I turned with wide eyes. Shit. The cute guy was the Alpha guy.
"Leah!" Jacob grinned warmly but then frowned. "You know her?"
"She's a wolf, Jake. Her pack mate, Noah, is my imprint," Leah explained. Jacob looked at me in a new appraising light. "Let's go inside and I'll tell you everything. I'll tell Embry and Quil later."
"Yeah," Jacob murmured, deep in thought.
Leah retold her story to Jacob and Seth, answering their questions about the Cupeno Pack. Noah and myself answered a few as well, and to my relief, they both avoided mentioning what Rafael and all of us fought about. I wanted to keep that quiet, at least for a little while. The whole thing hit a real soft wound within and though my back injury healed, Rafael's claw marks remained on my back in a very deep scar. Leah went on to say that we needed a pack and we were hoping Jacob would take us in.
After she finished, Jacob Black looked at us very carefully. He didn't have to let us stay. No, he could send us off to fend for ourselves and Noah and Leah's time together would be very limited. Jacob looked at Noah and myself curiously.
"You said you cut off your loyalty," he said slowly. "And then vowed loyalty to me. Is this...why we felt a...difference?" Noah and I looked at each other in shock.
"A difference?" Leah repeated. "You guys felt that from way up here?"
"We were phased," Seth responded. "All of us and there was a weird feeling, like there were other wolves. It was creepy. We were up all night trying to figure out what it was."
"The Pack Bond," I told them. "When we separated from our pack, we joined yours in the same instant. We could feel each of the others, sense them. I assume it transferred to you and the other two, Embry and Quil."
In Rafael's pack, we always knew when someone else was hurt or where the others were at all times if we worked to sense it. There were stories of the wolves feeling the death of a fellow pack mate whether or not we were human or wolf. Leah said the Quileute bond wasn't that powerful but they could read each other's thoughts and most others feelings came only when they were in wolf form, save for when an Alpha gave a command. It seemed that being with Jacob's pack gave them a little more of our power, too, if they felt the shift from so far.
"Alright, you can stay," Jacob said finally. "But I need you to act as pack and you do realize we're allies with vampires, correct?"
"Yes," Noah was practically jumping in his seat as was I. "We are right behind you."
"Okay," Jacob nodded and looked at me.
"What?" I frowned.
"I still think you're puny."
A/N: Viola! Here it is and tell me if there are any spelling mistakes. Embry and Quil will be in the next chapter and possibly some of Sam's pack. I'll get the Cullens in soon. Important-e roles. Seriously. Sorry this was late. I got sick and almost forgot to put it up. Now, I'm hoping I get more reviews for this...but I swear, I won't hold my story hostage. I'd probably keep putting up with or without reviews. That's not permission to never review! Reviews help! In any case, you can all see Jacob's and Luna's relationship begin to grow from here.