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Bella's POV
Charlie picked me up about lunch time and drove me home to Forks, I left my truck with Jacob he had the rabbit but it wasn't very practical it was small and well Jacob and the other wolves weren't so much. The truck was about the only thing that could fit any of them. Charlie and I spent most of the drive in silence both lost in our own thoughts mine were on Jacob and Charlie was more than likely thinking about Harry.
When we got home Charlie went straight to his room to change before I had left yesterday I had ironed and hung up his suit for him to change into.
I trudged up the stairs to my room completely exhausted Jacob had kept me up late not that I minded and the excitement of the last few days had worn me down but we still had Harry's funeral in two hours so I dragged myself off my by bed which I had laid faced down on grabbed my toiletry bag and headed into the bathroom, I took my time in the shower making sure I was squeaky clean before I climbed out, I dried off and wrapped myself in a bath robe, dried and straightened my hair which I rarely did but I decided to try something different and I applied some makeup ( also a rarity).
In my room I stood in front wardrobe staring at my clothes for what seemed like forever, After a further ten minutes of my staring at the open wardrobe and occasionally pulling out an item to hold it up against me only to discard it onto the floor when it wasn't right, I was picking up a dress from my floor to look at it again when something caught my eye from under my bed it was a cardboard box Renee's old clothes when my mum had left forks with me she had left behind some old clothes I pulled the box from under my bed and ripped off the tape the first few items were some old jeans and tee's but half way through was a plain black dress with a bow at the back, the dress was strapless with a sweetheart neckline, it was cut low at the back It's perfect I pulled on the dress matching it with some black flats and a purple clutch the funeral was graveside service in La Push so I grabbed a cream colored coat that was the same length as the dress which fell above my knees, I draped my jacket over my arm and through some tissues and some spare lip gloss along with my cell-phone into my clutch and walked down stairs. Charlie was sitting at the kitchen table his head in his hands,
"Dad?" Charlie looked up startled,
"Oh Bells, sorry I was ahm err- you look great!" He said changing his sentence I gave him a small smile I couldn't imagine what it would be like to lose a close friend, Jacob was my best friend and It'd be unbearable to lose him I walked over and stood behind Charlie I leant down and wrapped my arms around his neck resting my head on his,
"I'm really sorry about Harry, Dad. I know he meant a lot to you, but it's all going to be okay" tears stung at my eyes and I felt a few leak out
"thanks Bella," Charlie patted my arm, then cleared his throat "We should get going,' I nodded and let him go, I followed him to the front door where he picked up his wallet and keys, I slipped my jacket on and tied it at the front. We rode most of the way to La Push in silence except when Charlie commented that it looked like it was going to rain we arrived at the La Push cemetery early Jacob was leaned against the truck a hand on Billy shoulder who was talking to a lady who looked about Charlie's age
"Is that Sue Clearwater?" I asked Charlie, he nodded
"Do you remember her much?" Charlie asked,
"A little bit, I don't really remember Seth or Leah though" I said recalling that was Seth's sister's name, Charlie nodded
"You didn't really see them that often and probably not Seth at all" Charlie nodded thoughtfully
"That'll explain it then," I Said
" Common I'll introduce you to Leah" Charlie said I did a small wave to Jacob who had just noticed our arrival he smiled then looked confused when I walked with Charlie in the other direction, we can't spend every waking moment together; or can we? Charlie walked through the cemetery gates and over to a bench where I could see Seth sitting on a bench next to a girl, her skin was a shade lighter than his and her black hair reached her mid back, she wore a black dress like mine with broad straps and a Wrap around her shoulders, she was pretty and looked graceful and confident but there was something different about her, her muscles were toned and more defined then most girls and her body language held an edge to it. Seth stood up when he seen Charlie and I walking towards them,
"Hey Seth" I said when we reached them, and stepped forward to give him a hug but as I was pulling away I notice Seth was still hugging me so I just let him poor kid he eventually let me go and as I stepped back I wiped a tear out of my eye for this sweet kid who had to feel so much pain,
"Hey Bella; Charlie thanks for coming" Seth said Charlie hugged Seth as well and put a hand on Leah's shoulder who had been silent up till then
"Bella this is Leah, Leah this is my daughter Bella" Charlie said motioning between us, I held out my hand between us not really feeling as comfortable as I was with Seth to hug her but Leah surprised me by standing up and pulling me into a hug
"Bella, its good to see you again" Leah said
"Yeah you too, I wasn't sure if you'd remember me" I said smiling as she pulled away
"Of course!" then her mood turned sober "thanks for coming" she said
"I'm really sorry about your dad" I said to her
"Thanks Bella." She said
"We should probably get going anyway, I Think they're getting ready to start" Seth said with a watery smile
"Sure you kids head on up" Charlie said motioning to the hill behind him where people were starting to ascend they both nodded and turned to walk up the hill
"I should find Billy, do you mind if I sit with him" Charlie asked I shook my head
"No of course, I'll sit with Jake s'okay DAD" I said and we both walked back to the car park where Jacob was now talking to Quil who was holding a little girl around 2 years old in his arms and Billy was now talking to some other men, I walked over to Jake And Qui,l Jacob was in the middle of saying something and stopped when I got there
"Hey beautiful," He said and kissed my forehead
"Hey," I replied and relaxed into him and his arm went around me "Hi Quil who's this?" I said turning my attention to him and the little girl who wore a navy blue dress with white butterflies on it and piggy tails in her hair with matching ribbon
"Hey Bella, this is Claire, Clairebear this is Bella" Quil said Claire looked at me and smiled the hid her face shyly into Quil's neck Is she Quil's daughter?
"Claire is Quil's imprint" Jacob said to me and my expression changed to shock I thought my eyes were going to fall out of my head and my jaw hit the ground,
"jeez, don't look so surprised Bella, she's only like a little sister to me if that's what you're thinking " Quil said, I wasn't thinking that but I quickly composed myself
"Sorry Quil, I just didn't know it worked that way. You never said you imprinted" I said the initial shock wearing off, Quil shrugged
"You never asked and were not really supposed to talk about it anyway" Quil said I nodded,
"Qwil! Cwaire needs to go potty" Claire said smacking Quil on the chest, most teenage boys would have freaked out and handed the kid off to someone else but Quil just kissed the top of her head then looked at me and winced
"Do you mind Bella?" Quil asked me, I smiled at him
"yeah sure where's the bathroom?" I asked the boys pointed to a block of toilets across the carpark and said they'd wait by the truck, Quil handed a shy Claire to me hesitantly and she clung to him as well
"Claire, Bella's going to take you to the potty okay?" Quil said and Claire nodded wrapping her little hands around my neck I balanced her on one hip and carried her towards the toilet
"Hi Claire, how old are you?" I asked trying to make her feel more comfortable Claire held up two fingers
"This many" She said then proceeded to tell me her favourite show was the Wiggles but she loved 'Qwil' more than her Dora explorer doll, I helped Claire go to the bathroom then as we were on our way back out the door I heard an animal like whimper coming from behind the block I changed Clair onto the other hip and peered around the corner to see a giant grey wolf whining and looking clearly distressed, Who is it? I tried to remember which member of the pack had a grey coat and I came up blank I hadn't seen this wolf before
"Are you okay?" I asked feeling stupid could they even understand us in wolf form? Then the wolf phased its body twisting and bending at different unnatural angles Claire let out a squeal then within seconds curled in a ball on the ground lay a naked and afraid Leah Clearwater.
"JACOB!" I called as I noticed she was shaking and sobbing, Jacob and Quil sprinted around the block and into the clearing behind, I passed Claire quickly to Quil and ran to her slipping of my jacket I lay it over her body and pulled her into my arms she was sobbing
"Shh, it's okay Leah" I said I had never seen one of the wolves phase before and my hands were shaking Jacob placed a hand on my shoulder
"Bells, this is going to sound bad but you have to step away she could phase back again," Jake said kneeling down to whisper in my ear
"Jake, she needs a friend. Werewolf or no werewolf she's still a girl" I said and continued to hold Leah and rub her back
"Bells I-" Jacob started to say
"No Jake, just give us a minute okay?" I said Jacob wasn't happy about it I could tell but he nodded anyway and walked back around the corner of the toilet block
"Leah?" I said she sat up a bit finally stopping the crying, she pulled the coat on and fastened it at the front
"thanks Bella," She said then she looked at me wearily "you're not afraid of me?" She asked I shook my head and smiled
"You're not the first monster I've met" I said She smiled back "Was that the first time you phased?" I asked, she shook her head
"No, the first time was the day my dad died but I didn't find out there were other wolves till yesterday, I thought I was alone. I thought I had this whole phasing thing down pat but turns out not so much," Leah said standing up and brushing herself off
"You must have been so scared, I can't even imagine" I said wrapping an arm around her shoulders my hands still shaking, she nodded I was about to say something else when Jacob came back around the corner I shot him an annoyed look,
"Leah there looking for you waiting to start," Jacob said Leah looked down at herself still wrapped in my coat
"Here you can have my dress I've got a change of clothes in the car" I said I took her hand and led her into the bathroom I could hear Jacob pacing outside, I stripped down and handed her the dress not really having enough time to be self- conscious I handed it to her
"thanks Bella" she said then she turned her back as she took off the coat and pulled the dress over her bare body, she was more filled out then me so a bra wasn't necessary as the dress was skin tight and held firm to her body, I slipped off my shoes and she slipped her feet into them
"You look great" I said to her and she stepped forward and gave me a hug which was a bit weird since I was only in my bra and underwear, she went to pass me the jacket but I shook my head "keep it you'll be cold" I said wrapping my arms around myself noticing how cold I was myself
"But what about you?" she asked
"Please my boyfriends like an inferno, Go I'll see you up there" I said and she hugged me again
"Really thanks Bella," She said before turning and walking out, when she was gone I wrapped my arms around my shaking body and cried I felt my knees getting weak but before they gave way Jacob rushed in and picked me up holding me to his body he somehow managed to slip off his suit jacket and wrap it around me
"It's okay Bella, everything's going to be okay" Jacob said I cried into his chest when I had managed to stop crying and was just shaking he sat me on a bench that was next to the basin "I'll be right back" he said kissing my head I pulled his jacket closer around me, Jacob was back in under two minutes he held my back pack in his hand with my spare clothes I gave him a weak smile
"Thanks Jake" I said I rummaged through my bag and Jake helped me pull on a black long sleeve top and I stood up and pulled on my dark blue jeans Jacob watched me the whole time a concerned look on his face he kneeled in front of me and helped me put on my boots before he wrapped me in his arms again
"I'm so sorry Bells" Jacob mumbled into my hair
"For what?" I asked
"You shouldn't have to see that, monsters should only exist in horror stories, they shouldn't exist in your reality" Jacob said sadness clear on his face, a tear slipped out the corner of his eye
"you may be a monster Jacob, but your my monster and theirs no one I want more than you. Ever. Okay?" I said he pulled back and looked me in the eye then I leant in and kissed away his insecurities.
Author's note
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