Alright, so here's a new chapter, and I'm going to start making them longer after this. Things will pick up, and on top of that, I've decided to have Bella end up with not only Rose, but another as well. Thought it would make things interesting. Anyway, here's the chapter, and a big shootout to my lovely girlfriend and beta, FeistySicilian, for putting up with my typos and dorkiness. Enjoy!

Midnight approached fast and it was decided that Paul and Jacob would stay home, but in wolf form. This was much less a show of power than it was a peaceful meeting, as Bella found herself reminding them. Sam led Jared and his sister through the woods, images of the Cullens he remembered filtering through his mind. The coven leader was a blonde man, standing about 5'9, with hair reaching about halfway down his neck. Sam remembered he had it slicked back last he saw. The next image was of a caramel haired woman that was just a little wavy. Her heart shaped face held a look of kindness that screamed a true mother. Next he showed him what he remembered of a younger looking boy. While the first man was blonde and looked to be in his late twenties or early thirties, this boy looked to be maybe 16 and had unruly red-brown hair that could be mistaken for bronze. His face looked rather forlorn and almost brooding, and Sam mentioned he had seemed to answer his thoughts more than his words. Next was a larger man, all muscle with black curls that were slicked back. He had looked giddy and ready if a fight started.

The last one of the group was a tall, beautiful woman with long blonde hair that reached past her waist and probably cleared her ass as well. Sam remembered she had stood with her arms crossed and looked rather miffed to be there, a scowl permanently in place it seemed. As this somewhat blurry image passed through their shared pack link, Bella felt a slight tug in her chest but shrugged it off. She had better things to do.

Who's changing back to talk to them? Bella asked as they ran. Though her brothers crashed loudly through the forest, her feet silently ghosted over the grass and dirt almost without a sound. Sam thought about it a moment before looking at his sister briefly as they stopped.

You will. You're more calm. Bella nodded her massive head. Seeing as they were at the border early she went behind a tree and changed, her clothes falling from her leg. She wrapped the twine back around her ankle and changed into loose jeans and a grey sports bra, walking out to stand next to Sam and slightly in front of Jared. While in human form she couldn't clearly hear her brothers thoughts, she could feel some of what they felt and got ideas of what they were thinking, so it was no surprise that she felt Sam's contempt and Jared's curiosity through their pack mind when midnight hit and the Cullens all arrived. Along with the five remembered vampires, there were three new ones. Sam's growl was cut off by an elbow to the side from Bella, who paused to analyze the situation.

One of the new comers stood beside the large, burly male Sam remembered. She had an air of freedom and wildness about her, her bright red hair a mess of curls. She was somewhat tall, maybe 5'8, and voluptuous to the extreme. Bella noted that she leaned against the large one on a relaxed manner, a subtle smile gracing her face while the man grinned widely. The other two new vampires were a blonde man, his hair a mixture of waves and curls. He stood about 5'11, his hair shoulder length and pulled into a low pony tail. What shocked Bella the most was the multitude of scars he possessed, seeing as the rest didn't seem the fighting type. Docile would be the word that came to mind, in fact. The woman beside him was rather short, not clearing even 5'2 if she had to guess. She had short black hair spiked in every direction, a rather flashy sort of fashion sense and a happy smile on her face, which contrasted the man by her side who held a stony and pained look.

Bella's attention was grabbed once again as the blonde leader stepped forward. She stepped toward him as Sam revealed they all had gold eyes.

"Greetings. I am Carlisle Cullen, the leader of this family." He held his hand out, which Bella took.

"I'm Bella, Beta of my pack. You met a couple of my brothers last you were here." As she let go of his hand she was met with confusion.

"Your brother? The last time we were here was nearly one hundred years ago. You look no older than twenty."

Before she could answer, Bella felt like something was trying to stab her mind. With a low growl she slammed a wall around the pack link, satisfied when it stopped. "I assure you, my brothers and I are far older than we look. Now, introductions are in order. This is my brother, Sam," she pointed to her brother beside her, who puffed his chest out. "And this is my other brother, Jared," Bella grinned at her big brother and he gave her a wolfy grin.

"Ah. Well, this is my wife, Esme, and our children, jasper and his mate, Alice, Emmett and his mate, Victoria, Rosalie, and Edward." She noticed he seemed to puff up at his son's name and before Bella could pass her eyes over them all the last boy growled at her.

"Why can't I read you, mutt?" He sneered. Sam growled and stepped slightly in front of Bella protectively.

"Well, it could be that you don't know me, boy. But that's none of my business," Bella said in a calm voice, turning to Carlisle just as she felt and heard the thoughts of Jared, his hope and panic filled thoughts. She looked at Carlisle and frowned. "Excuse me a moment. I need to check on something." The man nodded and she turned to hold her brothers furry head.

Jared, what's wrong?

I… Bella I think I imprinted…

Her head snapped up and she looked at the gathered vampires, then back at the grey and black wolf. Which one, brother?

His eyes fell from hers and he looked away. I… it's two of them. I imprinted on two vampires…

Bella's eyebrows flew up toward her hairline as she saw the blonde and pixie vampires play through her brother's mind. It would seem he was the last part of their mated pair… or rather trio? Sensing he was afraid of her reaction, she ran her fingers through his thick fur.

I'm not upset with you, Jared. Imprinting can't be controlled. I support it, okay? Her thoughts were gentle as she met his dark eyes. He nodded his massive head and she smiled. I'm even gonna try and make it so you can see them. At this he yipped and bounced around a bit, pawing at the ground. Bella chuckled and turned back to the vampires. "I'm sorry about that, Mr. Cullen. I had to take care of something."

"No, that's perfectly okay. Now, you said you were the Beta?" He asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Yes, I am. My brother and I have been running the pack for centuries." The wolf smiled and nudged her oldest brother, who huffed and sat beside her. He knew she was subtly poking fun at his age, even though they were the same age give or take a few minutes.

"Centuries?" Esme gasped. Bella chuckled and nodded. "Yes, in fact I myself am older than all of you put together. But this is besides the point. I know you are all ready to be home as soon as possible."

"Yes. I assume the treaty will remain the same?"

"For the most part, yes. I would like to propose a small change, however?" Carlisle paused a moment but nodded. "I believe a great deal of the animosity we hold is due to misunderstandings and assumptions. I propose a way to solve this."

"Go on."

"I say we get rid of the boundary line." Her statement was met with loud growls, one from her brother, two from the vampires.

"What, so you mutts can attack us?" Edward snarled.

"Like you could beat us. We have you beasts outnumbered." This came from the blonde beauty. Bella closed her eyes and pinched the bridge of her nose as Carlisle snapped at his children to be quiet.

"First of all, the next time you call me a mutt, mind reader, I may have to actually retaliate. I'm not a mutt. I was born full blooded Dire Wolf, as were my brothers. We aren't mutts, child." The last words came out as a growl and finally seemed to shut up the young idiot.

"I thought Dire Wolves had long evolved into modern grey wolves." This statement came from Carlisle.

"Basically they did, yes. But I did tell you that we were older than you guys combined. Perhaps even a few of your friends as well. Now, onto business. As I was saying, it may be a good idea to eliminate the boundary line. Not completely, just in the sense that we are allowed to cross. As a form of trust on both ends, when one of us wishes to cross we alert the other group and wait for an escort. What do you say?" Bella crossed her arms and waited silently for a response. Carlisle rubbed his chin while Jared set his muzzle against Bella's shoulder as they waited for the response. Despite Sam's earlier growl, he heard the thoughts and reasons running through Bella's head and quieted down almost instantly.

"Both groups can cross to the other side?" The vampire asked the older woman, who nodded.

"Yes. We either, in our case, howl, or you guys can call one of us if you don't want to wait for one of us to run by."

"And how would we know who it is that's howling?"

Bella smiled at this. "We each have a distinctive howl. For example, this one is Jacob," Sam sent the message through the link and a short, low howl rang through the night. "This is Paul," a somewhat longer, deeper howl. "Jared's," Jared let out a long, but low howl. "And Sam." Sam bellowed a deeper, but short howl with an air of authority.

"And yours?" Esme asked. Bella chuckled and smirked.

"Mine is the only one you haven't heard. Do we have a deal, though?"

It was agreed and Bella exchanged numbers with the leader, noticing Jasper and Alice looked excited by this development. As they parted, Bella stripped and changed, letting out a lingering, deep and bellowing howl that nearly shook the ground with its power.

Jacob and Paul both met the three wolves about a mile from the reservation. They all remained in wolf form, feeling Jared's turmoil about leaving his imprints behind. Paul even kept his mind clear of the normal bloodsucker and leech comments, choosing instead to comfort his brother. Jared happily relaxed in the presence of his siblings and nephew, curling up on the ground. Bella barked softly at her packmates, curling protectively around Jared and licking his head a couple times. The smaller wolf relaxed more and tucked his head under his sister's neck while Paul slid into the gap between his litter mates bodies, resting his head on Jared's back. Jacob tucked himself against Bella's other side while Sam curled around them, protecting their faces from the wind. This was similar to what they use to do when they were younger, reminding Bella of a simpler time when they only feared predators. Now, they feared the reaction the truth would invoke in the vampires that now held the grey wolf's heart.

It took some time, but they all eventually fell asleep curled around each other.

Alright there we go. Jared has imprinted! :) anyway, reviews are love.