Life After Death And Betrayal
Chapter 7
The Tribe And Jasper
"What do you think Sam is doing to do?" asked Seth, they'd all smelt the distinctive aroma of something purely wolf around the boy. He liked Harry and he didn't want to see anything happening to him or his godson. They were decent people, most people when they saw their size avoided them, gave them a wide berth and thought they were doing and dealing drugs. Harry had never once judged them, he'd even baked them cookies to take home and they were delicious. Sometimes they wished they could keep things from their 'Alpha' unfortunately they couldn't. The second they were all wolf's their thoughts and memories were broadcast. Even their most embarrassing ones they wished to keep secret, nothing was secret with a dozen others able to read your mind.
"I have no idea," said Jacob, more worried than Seth, he knew just how unpredictable and violent Sam was. Seth had only been changed recently, so he hadn't seen Sam at his worst. He couldn't say with any degree of certainty that the little was safe. One thing for certain, he would try his best to protect him, as he would any human. He didn't care what he smelt like; he was just a little boy at the end of the day, a breathing human being.
"It's not really up to us is it?" asked Quail quietly, he was one of the pack who liked to keep out of things. He was quiet as a shape shifter and as a human, if they could call themselves that. He always stayed out of the way of conflict. He did what he had to do and no more, he was pretty much like Embry although Embry was more boisterous than him, not by much though.
"I hope he doesn't start anything," said Embry, "Hey, look we have fifty dollars more than usual!" he said counting his pay again to see if he'd miscalculated. Nope, still fifty dollars more than they'd gotten all week. He looked at the others curiously, who were all digging into their envelopes to see how much they had, and to see if he'd given Embry more by accident.
"I do to!" said Seth grinning widely, putting his money in his pocket, as he dug into the box to get another cookie.
"He must have given us extra," said Quail surprised, his opinion changing just a little in regards to Harry.
"Come on then," said Jacob, opening the car door of his little rabbit. It was a tight fit for them all, but they somehow managed. Jacob loved his car but he was just too big for it, he's spent along time repairing it. The money he'd gotten from working he'd put away, he wanted to get himself a bigger car. Unfortunately Jobs were hard to come by especially for them. They rarely ventured from the Reservation, it had been pure luck that he saw the sign posted at the door. He'd gone to the cinema with Bella and a few friends, and then told his friends about it once he'd actually been accepted for the job. Harry had been all too happy for his friends to help out as well. They'd earned their money, there was no doubt about it, but Harry had given them fifty dollars each day for lunch. Now he'd given them an additional fifty dollars after their job was finished.
They took twenty minutes in the rabbit to get back to the res, and an additional ten to get to Jacob's house. Once they were out of the car they split up, going home no doubt, each of them taking a few of the cookies…but oddly enough they felt full with what they'd eaten. Very strange really, normally they could eat an entire buffet before they felt anywhere near full.
"Hey dad, I'm back," shouted Jacob, he found his dad sitting in the living room watching the game. "Aren't you going to Charlie's?" he normally watched it with him.
"He's working son," explained Billy from where he was sat in his wheelchair. "We are going fishing tomorrow though."
"Okay," said Jacob putting the box of cookies down beside him, letting him have a few. "Harry gave us these, try one."
"They smell divine," said Billy sniffing them, they were still warm and fresh out of the oven. He bit into one and moaned at their delicious taste. He nabbed a few more, knowing is son they would be gone before they were cold.
"Yeah," said Jacob preoccupied, it would only be a matter of time before Sam found out, he was dreading it.
"Jacob? What's wrong?" asked Billy regarding his son shrewdly; he knew when something was bothering his son. He only wished Jacob had come to him about his changing, but he'd kept it a secret and went through it alone. They were not preparing them for what was coming, it made him feel like a failure, they'd failed them all not just Jacob.
"It's nothing," sighed Jacob.
"Jacob," said Billy sternly, "Talk to me." he wanted to help, he wanted to know what was wrong with his son that was making him so worried and preoccupied.
"The new guy, Harry…the one that owns the bakery he has a godson…he smells different." said Jacob eventually, his brown eyes filled with worry, he didn't want to have to fight Sam but he would.
"Different how come?" asked Billy blinking in surprise, that hadn't been what he was expecting from his son. "Is he a vampire?" his worry multiplying.
"No, he smells more like a wolf, not like us… different." said Jacob unable to explain the smell properly to his father who had never turned into a shape shifter. He didn't understand why though, he had gone through it because of the vampires so why didn't his father? Why hadn't the older generation transformed as well? It hardly seemed fair really. He did wonder if his father had changed if he would be able to walk, but that was moot really, since it wasn't going to happen.
Billy frowned, "You mean like how Seth smelt before he became one with his wolf?" he enquired curiously.
"No, nothing like that." said Jacob, it had made him realise why Sam and the others were always staring at him through. They had a smell around them witch gave way that they were going through the change. They'd been waiting for him to actually turn into his wolf form before saying anything, something he was still pissed off about. Sam knew what it was like to go through it alone, yet he continued to let his pack go through it.
"Why does it have you worried?" asked Billy, he knew the newcomer was young himself, so it meant that the godson had to be extremely young as well.
"Sam." stated Jacob warily; his father seemed to understand Sam in a way that freaked Jacob out. Yet he also believed that Jacob should be leading the pack, since it was his 'destiny, his birthright' as he always said. It made things between Sam and him tense sometimes, as if Sam was worried he would suddenly declare independence and his alpha status.
"Sam is doing the best he can for the pack Jacob, if you don't like it you know what to do." said Billy adamantly.
Jacob just rolled his eyes, he'd only been a shape shifter for a few months, and he under no circumstances wanted to lead them. He wasn't like Sam; he couldn't and wouldn't enforce himself on his friends. No he was the underdog so to speak, and he'd keep it that way…until he had no choice.
"You should have told me sooner Jacob!" snapped Sam, as soon as he got wind of their thoughts, feelings and memories for the past day. They were all in their wolf form, as they usually were at this time of night. Keeping an eye on their reservation, keeping the town safe from vampires, as they always did.
"Why? It has nothing to do with us!" snapped Jacob right back, his russet brown fur on end as if he was anticipating an attack.
"He smells of us! He might be a threat." explained Sam growling low in his throat, his own black fur and hackles were raised. The rest of the pack surrounded them, some further away than others observing what was happening.
"He's five years old!" yipped Seth "He isn't a threat to anyone."
"Exactly," said Jacob in agreement with Seth, he wasn't about to let anything happen to the boy.
What they failed to realize was if any of them tried Harry would wipe the floor of them. His godson meant the world to him; he'd go to hell and back to keep him safe.
"I'll decide that," said Sam seriously, regarding his pack as if they were young children that didn't know any better.
"You won't touch him Sam, he's a kid and he's human." said Jacob angrily.
"He may be a danger," said Sam, "It's not up for decision."
Seth nudged Jacob, stopping him from saying anymore, lest Sam actually demand it from them. If they wanted to stop something happening, they had to be able to do something not stand back. He let him know without saying anything of course; otherwise Sam would get wind of it. Snarling Jacob jumped away from the rest of the pack, Seth, Quail and Embry followed closely followed by Leah who never left her brother's side when he was in wolf form. She had promised her father to always look after him, her father was dead now but she was going to do her best to live up to her promise. After that they split up, as they always did scouring their areas for a hint of vampire.
The rest of the family impatiently waited on Jasper coming home, they wanted to know everything. Esme had been brought up to date, and simply put she was over the moon for him. She herself couldn't wait to hear more about his mate.
"Wait that can't be him already can it?" said Esme surprised, they had been waiting for him but didn't expect him back.
"It is," said Edward listening intently. Unfortunately Jasper wasn't giving anything away; he was humming a tune in his thoughts.
"Oh I hope everything worked out!" squealed Alice, she had not been happy when she was unable to see anything regarding the pair of them still. She didn't understand why she couldn't see him, but she was beginning to think it might be something to do with magic. Boy a lot of them were struggling to believe Harry Potter was really magical. If they didn't have gifts of their own they really wouldn't believe it.
"He's a human, it might not end well." said Rosalie, nobody in their right mind would want to be turned into a vampire…at least in her mind anyway. She wouldn't have chosen this life, if given a choice so why would anyone else? It was just her reasoning.
"Love does stranger things," said Edward to Rosalie, as he stared at his mate. He never thought he'd find his own, and then one day she just appeared in front of him. With Jasper, and basically moved in without saying anything. He had been quite shocked to find his mate that he hadn't known what to do for the first few weeks. Thankfully though Alice was quite assertive, and hadn't given up or been put off by Edward's hesitance. She had also convinced him he wasn't a monster, no matter what he'd done or who he'd killed.
"Well how did it go!" asked Alice jumping up and down, pouting at Edward when he stopped her and rolled his eyes.
"Fine," said Jasper, he wanted to grin and boast but he didn't, that wasn't in his nature.
"What's he like sweetie?" asked Esme, eager for more information, beaming at Jasper as if he was her sun and moon.
Jasper smiled at her, "He's gorgeous, he has a godson he's very protective of and he's been through something bad…but I don't know what yet." he told her, a frown on his face by the end. He could sense it, when he'd said too much bad had happened in the magical world.
"What age is he?" asked Esme still gazing at him adoringly.
"Four or five I think," said Jasper, he didn't know, but one thing he did know was that he'd have to get to know Teddy if he had any hope of getting with Harry. He adored the ground his godson walked on; just mentioning his name filled Harry with so much love that he was jealous.
"He smells different, and the Tribe have been near his shop, there's little doubt they know about him as well." said Carlisle.
"Do you think they are a danger to him?" asked Jasper tense; already wanting to run back and make sure he was safe.
"I have no idea," said Carlisle honestly, Sam wasn't like the original tribe had been; he was more hostile and more likely to make a rash decision.
"I think perhaps its best to tell him," said Esme decisively.
"I will," said Jasper.
"What if he already knows?" asked Emmett, "He knew about us."
"It's possible," said Carlisle.
"What did he say about being your mate?" asked Rosalie cautiously.
"That he wants to try," said Jasper, "He's no threat to us Rosalie." feeling her thoughts.
"I know that, I just worry about you Jasper." admitted Rosalie quietly; she didn't often admit her feelings to anyone never mind the entire coven.
"Don't be, I'll be fine." said Jasper. At least he hoped so, he didn't know what he'd do if his mate rejected him.
"Is he really magical?" asked Emmett eagerly.
"Yes, he wasn't lying," said Jasper immediately.
"He didn't show you any?" pouted Emmett childishly.
"Not yet," said Jasper wryly, shaking his head at Emmett he was like a kid in a candy store. Or rather a vampire faced with a good fight or a bear maybe in Emmett's case.
Harry groaned as his alarm went off, hitting it making the infernal racket stop. Wondering why he was so tired, and why he felt so exhausted. Yesterday's events caught up with him causing him to sit up his eyes wide. It was three o'clock in the morning here, but in the UK it was eight o'clock. Teddy would be up soon, rolling out of his bed he stumbled towards his kitchen. Then he remembered his cooker wasn't working, cursing silently, he removed his wand and thought screw it, and repaired it magically. Hoping it worked he switched it on, and turned on the hob. Grinning in triumph he noticed it warming up, good one less thing to worry about. It wasn't fair that Teddy wouldn't get to see much of outside when he was visiting, that was the only problem with living here. It was going to be difficult for him to open up on Monday; it was a good thing he didn't need as much sleep as normal people anymore he mused as he cracked an egg into the pan.
"Hey sleepy head, breakfast will be ready in a minute," said Harry when he noticed his godson was up, rubbing the sleep from his eyes.
"Hi Harry," yawned Teddy, sitting himself comfortably on the couch, turning on the TV but he noticed there wasn't any cartoons on. He pouted; he wanted to watch his cartoons! It wasn't fair.
"The DVD's are in your bottom drawer Teddy, go get them," said Harry amused, seeing his godsons pout he looked too adorable for words.
Teddy ran through to his bedroom a spring in his step, he stared at his collection wondering what he wanted to watch. They were all Muggle cartoons, he liked them all though. He picked up the Simpson's and walked back through, unlike a lot of other magical children living in the magical world, he knew how to work Muggle technology. His godfather had showed him; opening the drawer he put the disk in and waited impatiently for the time to press play. Pressing it, he turned up the volume and bounced back to the couch his wolf soft cuddly teddy clutched in his hand the entire time.
Harry grabbed Teddy's plastic power ranger's plate, and an egg holder, cutting the toast into slices, before cracking the egg and allowing the yolk run free. Placing a few pancakes beside them and of course his scrambled egg before taking it over. His own English breakfast was ready, and he gratefully sat and watched the Simpson's with his godson. It was normal and after last night he really needed it.
"Stay there Teddy," said Harry when he heard the doorbell go, it was too late at night for visitors. His fingers touched his wand as he made his way down his stairs. He opened his door his wand pointed at the back of it; he sighed and put it back in its holster when he realized it was only Jasper. "You were lucky I didn't hex you."
"Sorry I could sense you were both awake," said Jasper his tone was filled with curiosity, "Can I come in? We need to talk." he had lasted until now, he had originally intended on protecting Harry and Teddy from the shape shifters. Yet when he got there he knew they were awake, it was the only reason he rang the door bell.
"You only left a few hours ago," said Harry, regardless of his words he opened the door further and let Jasper in. Once he was he closed and locked his door again, and they both made their way up the stairs.
Harry walked towards his godson, picking up his finished breakfast, "Do you want some chocolate milk?" as he walked towards his sink and put the plates in.
"Yes please!" grinned Teddy, eyeing the newcomer curiously; he'd seen him yesterday as well.
"So what's up?" asked Harry regarding Jasper curiously, as he poured his godson a glass of chocolate milk. He then went back over and handed it to him.
"Do you know about the Quileute's tribe on the reservation?" asked Jasper once Harry was in front of him again. They were standing in the kitchen far enough away from the five year old, so he didn't hear what they were talking about.
"Quileute's tribe?" asked Harry blankly; although he had a slight niggling feeling he knew what Jasper was talking about.
"The shape shifters, they turn into wolves." said Jasper confirming Harry's gut feeling.
"Oh, yes I know of them but not much about them, I hired a few of the boys to help with the shop." said Harry, where was Jasper going with this? Whatever it was it couldn't be good.
"We can smell there is something different about him…no doubt they will too." said Jasper.
"And?" asked Harry frowning, what business was it of there's anyway?
"They might think he's a threat, I'm not saying they do…but they might." said Jasper.
"Let them try," growled Harry sounding very much like a vampire at that moment. He had his wand out, and was chanting in Latin under his breath within seconds after his statement. Jasper watched stunned, he could feel it, the magic thick in the air. Cloaking him in the warmest feeling he'd ever felt in his immortal life.
"What did you just do?" asked Jasper the feeling never left despite Harry stopping in his chant.
"Harry?" asked Teddy "What's wrong?" said the observant five year old.
"Nothing baby, everything's fine," smiled Harry, it was a little brittle but enough to fool the five year old. "I cast spells on the house; if anyone comes near I'll know."
"Do people normally see it?" asked Jasper curiously looking around; he could see the soft simmer around the house that hadn't been there before.
"Er…people don't normally see magic," said Harry his green eyes twinkling, "What do you see?"
"It's like an invisible barrier that shifting in the sunlight and becoming visible." said Jasper still staring in awe at it.
"No colours?" asked Harry, he'd always imagined them filled with beautiful colours.
"Sometimes, subtle but there," said Jasper enjoying Harry's attention solely being on him.
"Wicked," said Harry impressed.
Jasper smirked feeling Harry's emotions; if he was talking he'd have strutted around like a proud peacock. "Does he have trouble sleeping?" asked Jasper staring at Teddy in concern, most children shouldn't be up at this time.
"No," said Harry amused now.
"It's nearly four o'clock in the morning," said Jasper "That's not normal human behaviour." he couldn't help but point out.
"His sleep schedule is still on UK time, and it has to remain that way." explained Harry.
"Why? Doesn't he live with you?" asked Jasper surprised.
"No, he only comes for the weekend to give his grandmother a break and to let me see him." said Harry.
"That's rather expensive," said Jasper, "The travelling must be exhausting."
"He arrives and leaves by Portkey or Floo," said Harry laughing.
Jasper just blinked uncomprehending what Harry had just said.
"It's a magical means of travel," he went on taking pity, "Its instantaneous, a Portkey is an object that whirls you to wherever you want to go. Floo is well…using the fireplace." knowing good and well how it sounded, he'd been sceptical as well.
Jasper just blinked again before nodding slowly.
"Hard to believe I know," said Harry shrugging his shoulders. "If you stick around you'll see it for yourself. Portkey's were unreliable so he will only use it once until I get the Floo network up and running, which takes a week and two days to connect."
"Interesting," said Jasper and he was going to stick around, after that earlier display of magic who was he to argue. He knew Emmett would love to be here, kill to be here even, he seemed really fascinated with magical stuff. Hell he was rather fascinated himself, as he continued to watch the simmering magic in all its beauty.
so will Sam be a good guy for a change or will i have him a bad guy...still room for change! or will harry talk some sense into the stubborn shapeshifter? do you like the pace that has Jasper and Harry getting to know one another? or is it going to slow for yas :P lol R&R PLEASE GUYS!
