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Chapter 9

I stood there staring at my phone for a few minutes before the words Jacob had said had registered in my brain. He was not my Jacob anymore. He had become angry and bitter. He called me a bloodsucker! I never thought I would hear that much hatred in Jacob's voice. Especially directed at me!

I didn't know what to do about the pack. We could definitely take them, but I didn't know if I could hurt them. They had been my family as well when Edward had left me. They had protected me. What would I do if they came up here? They would have to know I would defend my family! I thought of Embry and Quil and their kind faces. I thought of Emily and how she would feel if Sam didn't come home. Then I thought of Jacob. Not the Jacob I had just spoken to, but My Jacob. With his goofy grin and warm skin, my own personal sun.

I would have to just wait till the family got home and we would plan. Until then I decided to practice the piano some more.

It was hours before I stopped playing. I had gotten really good in the months since I had taken it up. Soon I would be able to compose a song for Edward and play it for him.

I saw headlights drive past the window and I quickly closed the piano and ran up the room.

"Honey I'm home!" I heard my love call out to me.

"I'm in the bedr…" before I could finish the sentence Edward pulling me to him and kissing me.

"Miss me much?" I smiled at him.

"More than you could possibly know!" With that he leaned down and kissed me again. I leaned back so we fell on the bed. Ever since I had been changed mine and Edward's love life had become more intense and passionate. There was nothing holding us back now and I realized why he had been so nervous before. Sometimes when he would lose control he would bite me. Not hard enough to break my skin as a vampire but if I had been human I would have bled to death.

An hour later we walked downstairs hand in hand to see the family. Alice already had them all around the table. She had obviously seen me wanting to talk to them all.

"The floor is yours baby sis."

I smiled at Alice then took a deep breath. Edward sat down in a chair and I sat on his lap. He wound his arms around my waist and looked up at me expectantly.

"I don't want any of you to be alarmed but I got a call from Jacob Black today."

I felt Edward tense next to me. He was still worried about my underlying love for him no matter how many times I told him it was love like between a sister and brother.

"He told me that the pack was thinking of coming up here to start a war but he had convinced them to hold off. He was really upset and said that the treaty had been broken, my choice or not, and that they would eventually come."

Everyone was silent. I heard them all wondering about me and where my loyalties lay.

"You all know I would fight anyone who tried to hurt you. Jacob is no longer my best friend. If they come I will fight."

"Honey you don't have to. We all know how you feel about the pack" Esme said looking at me with kind motherly eyes.

"No it's over between me and him. He isn't the Jacob I remember. He's just a wild mongrel now. And if he's here when they come, well I'll have no choice but to fight him."

Edward grabbed my hand and squeezed it.

"Ok so we need to figure out how this is going to happen. Alice and I won't know when they are coming unfortunately. So Edward and I are going to have to keep our minds open listening for their thoughts. This unfortunately means that they will have to be close enough for us to hear to the second we hear them we all need to convene."

"Bells, if they come, we'll be fighting to kill…are you sure you're ok with that?" Edward said.

I sighed, "I'll have to be ok with it. I can't just sit by while they hurt my family."

"Is there anyway for you to call Jacob back? So maybe we can end this peacefully?"

"I already tried calling the number back. He called from a payphone. I could always go back to Forks and try to talk to them."

All at once there was an uproar. My family would have none of that. We then decided to just wait it out and hope that Jacob calls back.

We went on with our normal lives, we went to school and went hunting but the whole time Edward and I were listening for anything that might signal their arrival.

A week later my cell phone rang again.

"Hello?"

"Bella its me Jake."

"Hi Jake. Why have you called?"

Edward was at my side at once and I put the phone on speaker so everyone could hear.

"I wanted to tell you that I can't hold the pack off for any longer. They are really angry that the treaty has been broken and are now planning on when to attack you. I only called to tell you because I know your little leech friend can't see us in her visions. I wanted it to be a fair fight."

"This changes nothing Jake. If you try to harm my family I will fight you. And keep in mind we are fighting to kill."

"I would want nothing else…Bells, I'm sorry that this is how it has to be."

"Me too Jake."

"I'll call you when they decide when to come up. And make sure you bring your all because we won't be holding back anything."

"We'll be ready. Thank you."

"By Bells."

And the line went dead again.

I looked at Edward, he looked deep in thought. I probed his mind. He was worrying about me and how I would hold up against the pack. He didn't think I could hold my own. He was trying to find a way to protect me and fight at the same time.

"Stop that!"

He looked up at me, then he realized I heard his thoughts and he looked upset.

"You're young Bella, you haven't fought before. I couldn't live with myself if I lost you against those dogs."

"Then teach me. The same way Jasper trained you all for the war against the newborns, teach me how to fight a werewolf. I know they heal quickly so teach me how to kill them."

"Ok, but if you aren't ready when they get here then I don't want you in the fight."

I started to protest but he put a finger to my lips.

"Please just promise me this Bella. I can't lose you. The family can hold their own against the pack. If you aren't trained enough when they get here then you don't fight. Promise?"

He looked at me pleading with his eyes.

"Fine!" I pouted and he laughed and kissed my bottom lip.

"I just love you too much."

"I love you too."

"Ok well lets get to training!"

We called the family all out to the backyard. Even though it was daylight we knew no one would be around to see us all glowing. They all wanted to help train me.

Everyone had their own techniques.

Alice liked to tease them. She would dance around them darting in and out of reach and then, just like she did with Jasper months ago, would jump on their backs and bite them.

Edward used his speed to his advantage. He would run around the attacker making them chase him around and around then he pounced.

Emmett used brute strength. He would run and ram his body into the attacker making sure to break some of it's bones. Then before he could heal he would jump on them and rip them to shreds.

Jasper used his power to make the attacker feel sleepy. The attacker would then begin to doze and Jasper would bite him.

Rosalie just used her rage. She would go hard and fast. She would scratch, rip, bite, not unlike a cat fight between two human girls.

Esme and Carlisle just fought head on. They would kick, ram and punch breaking bones and then when the attacker was incapacitated they would bite. They often worked as a team.

The family taught me for hours. The sun was starting to go down so we had to stop so that we could go to class.

For the next couple of weeks we stuck to this schedule. We trained by day and went to school by night. Sometimes we had to stop to hunt. I was finally starting to get thirsty so I went with them. When we got back we dove right back into training. It went on for 3 weeks.

Then one day 4 weeks after my last phone call from Jacob, my phone rang again.

A/N: Ha-ha sorry there's another cliff hanger! I hope you like this chapter! R&R!!!!!!