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Chapter8

#The Next Day

(Bella's POV)

I am sitting in the cafeteria, slowly chewing on my sandwich. Angela is talking about some movie trip next week.

"Bells, you are coming, right?" Angela asks looking at me hopefully.

"Who all are coming, again?" I ask as I forget the details Ang gave me. She sighs.

"Bells, where are you all day? Mike, me and you." She says. I feel odd, as Ben is not coming with Angela.

"Isn't Ben coming?" I ask her confused. Her body stiffens as I mention him. She tries to avoid my gaze but I make her look up.

"Ang, what happened? Is everything alright with you and Ben?" I ask her concerned. Her eyes tear up.

"Bells, he, he, he cheated on me, Bells." she chokes up. By now, we have come to a secluded spot in cafeteria, away from all the eyes and ears. I hold her close as she continues to sob.

"What happened, Ang?" I ask her softly while rubbing my hand across her back, trying to soothe her. As far as I knew, they were really doing well. I had even seen them together at beach or mall together in the fall. What happened suddenly, I have no idea?

"I saw him kissing Lauren, Bells. That day, when we had our lecture off, I went to library to issue some books. There behind the bookracks, I saw Ben's head poking through some books. As I went near him, to surprise him, I saw him kissing a girl while her hands roamed his back. When I called his name, he suddenly jerked off, making the girl's face visible. It was Lauren, Bells. He cheated on me with Lauren! Why did he do this to me, Bells? Why me?" she now, sobbed even badly. That son of a bitch! And that slut, Lauren! Oh poor Angela.

"It's ok, Angie. Everything is going to be all right. He doesn't deserve you. Stop crying, please." I hug her. After a few minutes, her sobs fade away and she composes herself.

"I am angry at you, Ang. Why didn't you tell me this before?" I ask her. God knows, since when she was torturing herself, remaining all unvoiced.

"Oh, Bells. You had already so much on your plate with your friends from La Push. How could I add up to your worries?" Aww. I hugged her.

"You don't have to suffer alone, alright? And I swear Ben is going to pay for hurting you." Just as we release each other, the Bell rings ending our break.

I sigh as I settle down at my biology table, waiting for the class to begin.

"Hello, Isabella." His sickening sweet smell invades my nostrils. I stamp my hand on the table, turning towards him.

"What do you want, Edward? Just leave me alone!" I am annoyed by his attempts to talk to me.

"Isabella, I know you know about our secret. All I am asking you is a small favor. Would you please do it for me?" He asks me. Did he just bat his eyelashes at me? Eeww. Dude-Man up!

"Firstly, don't call me Isabella. It's just Bella, okay! Secondly, you do not need to be all sweet and dandy on me. Just tell me what it is, and I'll think about it." I all but screech as quietly as possible. Edward sighs.

"My apologies, Bella. I want you to give this letter to your friend from La Push-Jacob Black." He slides a letter towards me. I look at the letter sealed in a manila envelope, thinking what to do next. I slowly pick it from the table and keep it in my backpack.

"Thank You, Bella." He smiles at me politely. At that moment, I am thankful that the lecture begins.

#At La Push

Billy looks up from his woodcarving as I get down my beetle.

"Hey Bella," he greets me. "Jake's in garage. They are having a pack meeting." He says, before I ask him.

"Thanks" I say, heading towards the garage.

"Hey guys!" I say while entering the garage. There is pin drop silence and the guys are looking at me as if I am an alien.

"What is she doing here, Jacob? This is Pack business." Paul is the first one to break the silence. I had thought after our yesterday's incident he would have softened a bit. But I guess, no. Paul who was sitting now is standing alarmed. Sam and Jared are sitting on the heap of tires. Embry is sitting on the bench while Quil and Jacob are seating in the open seats of rabbit.

"Paul, Bella is also the part of our pack now. She may not be a wolf but she is my soul mate which makes her alpha female of our pack." Jacob intervenes quietly. If Paul says anything back, I don't hear him. I am stuck on Jacob's words; His soul mate. I don't know what to think of that. Alpha female of the pack? I am pulled out of my reverie as Jacob smacks Quil at the back of his head.

"Up" he says. Quil scrambles away and goes to sit beside Embry. I walk consciously as I feel every pack member's eyes on me. As I sit down, Jacob begins.

"So, Bells we were just discussing about the prophecy thing. First, I want to know who all really believe me and want to be in this willingly. I don't want to force anyone into this. You maybe a wolf but you have your personal opinions. If you want to, you can back out now, no one will hold it against you." Jacob stands in the centre and forwards his hand. Without a thought, I get up and add my hand on his.

"I am in." I say, meeting everyone's eyes. Embry and Quil grin, looking at each other before joining us.

"Let's kick some ass."; "We are so in." Quil and Embry comment respectively. I smile at Jacob's best friends.

"For tribe" Sam is the next one to join us. Even Jared joins after a few seconds of hesitation. We all look at Paul, waiting for his answer. Slowly, he smirks while coming ahead.

"You aren't getting rid of me so easily, boys." He slaps his hand on Jared's'.

"For La Push" "For La Push" We all yell, our hands up in air. We laugh and I feel as if we are some soccer or rugby team. With renewed energy, the boys return to their places. I wait for them to settle down before telling what happened today.

"Ok guys! I have something important to tell to you. As you know, Edward and I are in same school," cue growls from everyone. "So as I was saying, he gave me a letter to pass on to you, Jacob." I remove it from my rucksack. Jacob comes forward and takes the letter from my hand. He tears off the expensive envelope and shakes the letter out of it. He reads it quietly for a few minutes, while we wait for his reply.

"Jake, man, what's written in it? Quit the suspense." Quil says after few long minutes. Jacob looks up and meets everyone's eyes before reading it aloud.

"Jacob Black: Alpha of the current wolf pack.

I write this letter to initiate a meeting between your pack and my clan. We have something important to discuss with you. I believe it would be of great importance if your whole pack is present there.

I give you the privilege of deciding the time and place. Write me back and pass the note to dear Isabella. I expect your positive response unless of course you are afraid to face us.

-Edward Cullen"

"That, son of a Bitch! Afraid of them, my ass!" Paul states; trembling a little.

"WE don't need to prove anything to that bloodsucker."-Jared.

"Jake, I don't think we should go. It may be a trap."-Sam tries to reason. Jacob is carefully observing the reactions of his pack brothers.

"Dear Isabella?" Quil looks towards me, his eyebrows raised. A low growl erupts from Jacob's chest. I glare at Quil, smacking him in my mind.

"What I think, is that we should meet."-Embry suggests, taking attention towards him. Jacob smiles a little at this.

"What do you mean, Embry? Expose us to those leeches?" Sam asks inquisitive. He is confused as to why Jacob is not saying anything and smiling at Embry.

"I am not saying that we all meet them. But I think a meeting is must between those leeches and us so that we know what we are up against. In addition, we need to renovate the treaty. " Embry suggests. Everyone is thinking for a moment when Jacob interrupts the silence.

"Bells, do you think that the Cullen wants to talk about the prophecy? After all, he too was there, wasn't he?" he glances at me. Why hadn't I thought of it!

"Yes, that may be a possibility. Do you think he knows more than us maybe?"I ask. I am not sure what will happen if Edward and Jacob come face to face with each other.

"I say, we meet them." Jacob states last word. "We'll meet them and find out what's so important that they want to talk to us about."

"Embry, Sam and I will go. We will meet them at the treaty line. Others will be on a tight patrol. I don't want anyone sneaking into our reservation."He nods at the wolves

"Bella, I suppose you want to come too?" Jacob asks, looking at me.

"Of course, I want to. So, what's the plan?" I ask, glad that I am not left out of something so important.

After another hour, it is confirm that Jacob, Embry, Sam, and I will be meeting the Cullens tomorrow at the treaty line near the small lake. Everything is set and the pack has gone through every possibility that may take place tomorrow evening.

I deliver the letter to Edward and without waiting for a reply walk off. I am not sure if I want to be in this enmity thing, but conclude that it already involves me, being Jacob's girlfriend. Is that what I am now? His girlfriend? I often wonder where we stand in our relationship. He said I was his soul mate. Was he hinting at something? It's not like he has asked me out yet or I've told him I love like him. Just waiting for the right moment, I guess.

-x-

okk! So, this is it for now. i know, i took time updating! i just had to write and re-write and rewrite the chapter. and after so many attempts, it has finally taken somewhat shape that i had in my mind. Please tell me, whether you liked it or not.

And I talked with a dear friend of mine, sarahmicaela88. She's pointed to me some important things that i need to work on. For those, who are confused about Jacob Bella's imprint, and their relationship, you'll just have to wait for the future chapters! *winks*

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