A/N: It is May Day in China and I have a long weekend coming up! We all know what that means!
For those of you haven't yet guessed, it means being able to write for long hours without the fear of having to get
up in the morning and going to work!
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So I just wanna say first that I'm a little over whelmed at the response this story is generating !
Wow ! Just wow. The figures on my traffic chart were crazy !
Thank You guys for building my faith in my writing skills ! Thanks to all those people who reviewed.
This chapter will provide some answers to all those questions about how the tribe and pack will handle the
imprinting situation.
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Chapter 7 – A Prophecy Long Forgotten
"Billy is going to meet with the council of elders. We need to be there to support him, let's get going"
Sam spoke leading the way to the Council Hall. It had been two days since news of Jacob imprinting on a vampire.
Billy had called for a special meeting of the elders to ask them for advice and assistance.
The council met in the Council Hall, and all the elders were already present as Billy had called for a special meeting.
"Billy Black you have called for a special meeting two moons earlier than the usual meeting of the council.
We gather it must be a matter of great importance for you to call all of us. Please state your case."
"Thank you all for coming in at such short notice. There is a development that I must bring to the notice of the council.
My son Jacob has imprinted on a vampire. I don't know if such an event has occurred before, I thought it best that everyone
here should know. I also would like to mention that I support Jacob fully."
Billy finished speaking and wheeled himself back to his seat.
Sam and the pack were seated behind Billy. Sam stood up and walked to center of the Hall
"The pack and I also support Jacob. We will of course adhere to the will of the council, but we would like to be
part of any decision that is made on Jacob's behalf here today."
Sam also went back to his seat after speaking his piece. As Alpha of the wolf pack his word held quite a bit of influence.
Sam was hoping it would help swing the decision in Jacob's favor. If the council was shocked they didn't show it one bit.
The elders asked for a few minutes to discuss the situation amongst themselves. They asked Billy to step forward after
some minutes of discussion.
"We have some questions, Billy and Sam, step forward; we would like you both to answer"
"When did this happen?"
"Three weeks ago"
"Who is the vampire he has imprinted on?"
"Edward Cullen."
"Does the vampire know that Jacob has imprinted on him?"
"Yes…"
"Does he know of imprinting and its impact on the wolf?"
"No …"
"Has he accepted or declined the imprint?"
"He ...no he hasn't accepted" Billy's eyed hardened at the thought of the agony Jacob had to endure because of Edward's decision.
"How is Jacob's health and well being?"
"He …he is suffering" Billy choked the words out.
"Has the vampire been made aware of Jacob's condition?"
"No…we only just found out two days ago; Jacob tried to hide it from all of us…" Sam explained.
The council elder sighed and then spoke
"It is very rare for a shape shifter to imprint on a vampire, but it has happened before. There are only two or three cases
recorded and in most cases the wolf has died because both species have refused to acknowledge the imprint."
A gasp went through the room as Billy processed the words spoken by the elder who continued
"If Jacob tries to deny the imprint he would suffer much worse than what he is going through now. There is no way for this to be undone.
I say this to you because I know that you would ask it of us. If Jacob accepts however, there is a chance that we can help him salvage this situation."
"He has accepted the imprint. He is suffering because the vampire has denied it" Billy spoke forcing the words out again.
The council elder smiled enigmatically and then turned to Sam.
"I have one last question, where did the imprinting take place?"
"At the bramble patch in the North side of the forest where the Mersange roots grow, Jacob had gone to pick them"
Sam answered confused at the question. How did it matter where it happened?
The elders smile grew, and there was a murmur from the rest of the council. The elder spoke again
"There is only one case recorded in the old legends of a vampire and werewolf imprinting which was a success. Noah and Talih.
The vampire found a mate in the wolf, and the wolf imprinted. They both accepted what fate had planned for them.
Their loyalty to each other was remarkable. They complemented each other's weaknesses and respected each other's strength.
When Talih was killed by another vampire who didn't want the two species intermingling, Noah wiped out his entire clan in a fit of rage,
and then killed himself to escape the despair of continuing his life without his mate. When he died he made a prophesy.
He claimed that hundreds of years later at the spot that he died another wolf and vampire would be bound together as mates.
They would get the chance at living a long and full life that he and Talih hadn't gotten. Noah was part of the very first of the vampire
clan that our tribe came across. That is when we first incorporated the legend of the Cold Ones into our stories."
Sam had seen the entire episode of Jacob imprinting through his thoughts. His mind was racing with all that he had heard from
the council elder in the last few minutes.
"Where did Noah die?" he asked cautiously.
"In the north part of the forest. There is a thick patch of bramble which hides the Mersange roots which were planted there by Talih.
The spot is a reminder of the two, their love and their tragic fate. The Mersange stands for Talih and his ability to heal as a werewolf.
The bramble stands for Noah, the vampire, beautiful and deadly with venom. The two are forever joint in that spot where Noah avenged
his mate and died making his prophecy."
A gasp erupted from Sam as the elder finished his story. If he hadn't believed in fate earlier, he sure was turning into a believer now.
Jacob had gone to the same patch to get the Mersange roots, the same spot where he had imprinted on Edward. Could it really be
possible that Jacob and Edward were the two who were fated to fulfill the prophecy? He could brush it off as coincidence, but this was
too many coincidences in a row.
The elder who was watching Sam expression nodded sagaciously. "We believe that Jacob and this vampire may be the two destined
to fulfill Noah's prophecy. Hence we believe that we may be of some assistance.
The Cullens have asked us to renew the treaty. In exchange for this they have agreed obey our laws if we decide to make any new
changes to the treaty. They will have to agree to respect the imprint. This means the vampire will have to be civil to Jacob and at least
form a friendship to ensure Jacob's well being.
If they do not agree to this condition, we will ask them to leave this place forever. The treaty will then be null and void. If they agree,
we will revise the treaty to allow the Cullens in La Push. Any other bloodsucker that crosses these lands will be bound to the same
laws as before.
Before we make such big changes to our treaty, the Cullens need to be made aware of the situation and we need to have a meeting
for their accord to the new laws of the treaty. "
"That could kill Jacob! They could just disagree and decide to leave … Jacob will be separated from his imprint and it will kill him!" Sam broke out.
"I do not believe that they will risk open war with us when they can gain so much in exchange. There are not many places in the
world they can dwell without being exposed.I do not think they would want to lose out on the opportunity to return to Forks and
settle when the time comes decades later. Without the treaty to protect them they would never be able to step foot in Forks. If they
decide to leave in spite of everything, we will avenge Jacob's death."
"NO! There has to be something else that can be done! There must be some way to reverse this if they don't agree!
We can't let Jacob become a sacrifice!" Sam almost shouted
"I deeply regret telling both of you that there is nothing else that can be done. If the vampire doesn't accept then Jacob
cannot be saved no matter what we do…."
The tension in the room at the end of the elder's speech was palpable. Billy hung his head in sorrow and kept whispering
"why Jacob... why my son?"
"Billy Black, your grandfather was the one who first made the treaty with the Cold Ones. He chose to believe in goodness,
even in these creatures that are damned. He had faith in the path that the gods had laid out for him.
I ask you now to have the same faith. I do not believe that Jacob will come to anymore harm. Sam, you should go and speak
with the leader of the Cullen clan. As Alpha it is your duty to inform them of our proposal and the situation at hand."
Sam thought for a long moment and then nodded. The pack led Billy out of the Council Hall.
They waited for instructions from Sam. The meeting with the elders had been a lot to take in.
"Seth, take Billy back home and I want you to stay with Jacob to make sure he's ok.
The rest of you have patrol, I'm going to speak with Carlisle. We have to hope for the best."
With those words Sam turned and left leaving the others also to go their separate ways.