Chapter 9- Koo Cloak Lay

Disclaimer: As awesome as it would be, I don't own any of these characters. They all come from the brilliant mind of Stephanie Meyer.

Summary: What happens when a wolf sees a certain girl in one's mind? Is it an imprint, or not? Will Jealously rear it's ugly head and blur the lines of friendship. Or will Understanding reign? ...And will Bella find her heart with a wolf that she never saw coming, or hush the call of Want, Love, and Trust? Rated M for violence, swearing, and future lemons.

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Also, I'd like to say that you to everyone for their patience and encouragement. Things have just been very hectic with an unexpected move lately, but I'm starting to get settled down now. Here's a long chapter, lemon included! I hope that you'll all enjoy Chapter 9 of TWW. Chapter 10 will be up much sooner, and that's a promise:)

I'd like to add that the Makah and Quilieute words used in this chapter are, actually, tribal words of the said tribes.

Embry POV:

Oh, Jake…C'mon man, I know that it's Bella that we're talking about here, but why did you have to go and pull that shit? I speak through the Pack mind now, after Paul's gotten Jake's ass hauled back over to Emily and Sam's. It's taken him all night to calm down enough to get into his badgered mind, and now starts the grueling process of trying to get him to phase back. So here I stand, looking at my broken brother pacing back and forth, inside the tree line beyond their abode.

(Jacob)- How could he, Em? How the fuck could he take her away from me?

Jake, man…She wasn't yours to take away. She was no one's to take away. Bella is her own person. I know…I know how hard this must be for you. It was a shock for all of us. And I don't think that anyone wanted you to find out in the way that you did. There was a reason for Sam's forbidding you from seeing her yet…But you had to try and go against the Alpha order..had to make Sam drag around by your ass to keep you away. I'm not saying that this is your fault or anything, man. But you have to understand that they did mean to tell you when they felt like it was the proper time for it. You have to calm down. You have to phase back. This isn't even bad, Jake. You may not like it, but this is a good thing.

I've never been so freaked out by one of my Brother's behavior before. His wolf stops moving, dead in it's steps, his tail turned towards me. Slowly, but surely, he transforms back into the hulking man of Jacob, and turns to face me. Tremors still rolling off of him, like thunder rolls through a storm, he stares me down.

"Good? How can this be fucking good, Embry? I get to watch Bella go around with that low-life…for what? For life! Fuck!" He's right up in my face now, nearly nose-to-nose.

"Jared's not a low-life, and you know it, Jacob. He's one of the best guys we know. And she's his imprint. It may be hard for you to understand right now, and…fuck, maybe you don't even want to right now, but this is a good thing. Our Brother, our Packmate, found his..soul mate, and she found hers. This can only help the wolf and strengthen Jared and the pack even more. You may not have gained a girlfriend in her, man. But you did," I put a hand to his heaving chest and push him away with some force, pointing a finger at him, "you did gain a sister. For life. That's something to be cherish in itself, even if you don't want it to be that way. Just.." He scowls at me, brow dipped sternly. "Shit, Jake! Just don't make this harder on them. Don't make it harder for her…For yourself. It will take some time, but you will get used to it."

He tries to protest. "But, Embry, I can't fucking-"

"No, Jacob. I know, I know man…but you're going to have to get used to it. Bella. Is. His. "

He gives me a look of complete defeat. I feel pity for my brother, battling within himself. But this is how it has to be. This is how it's meant to be. Jacob's eyes water with unshed tears. I cross to where he stands now, and place a firm hand across the back of his shoulders.

"It will be okay. You just can't make this harder than it already is, Jake."

He lifts his head a bit, glancing up at me before giving me a quick nod and jerking out of my grasp. He jogs off into the woods.

Taha Aki? One word for you…Fuck!

Jacob POV:

I knew it! Fuck…I knew that there had to be another reason why Sam was trying to keep me away. But I never expected…this. And I knocked her out of the way when I attacked him. What the hell are you doing, Jacob? I just can't help it..Maybe I can…I don't know. Ahhh! But, shit, I mean..She was mine. From the time that we were little kids, she used to come to me for everything, and now what? She'll go to him? You know that she's not abandoning you….Mine!..No! My wolf won't bow down. Thank you, Great Spirits, for filling me with Alpha blood!

I punch a nearby tree, causing a massive wooden gash to appear, mid-trunk. What am I going to do? I want to rip out Jared's throat and shred his remains, yet he's my brother and I just can't- I fucking can't. It'd hurt her, hurt him, hurt the pack. But at the same time, I don't give a shit. How dare she defend him, protect him! I think that I'll lose my mind before the day is out. What Embry said was right, it made sense..Still- still I can't shake the anger monkey off of my back. Anger wolf? I shake my head to myself and chuckle out loud. This is beyond all measure of fucked-up. What am I going to do? A loud swoosh sounds from behind me and I immediately snap my head around, nose burning. Vampire. Shit! She killed Harry! I burst into wolf form and head for the trees. It won't be long until my Pack brothers join me on the chase, but I'm gonna catch this bitch if it's the last thing that I do!

Jared POV:

I awake to find the sweetest, spicy scent surrounding me. I know that smell.. Bella… My Bella.. I tug her in closer to my side instinctively. Jacob better keeps his hands OFF! Mine! She makes a contented humming sound, exhaling through her nose, and all of the worry from yesterday just drips away. It's only replaced with the sheer protectiveness and love for my mate. God, I love that noise…Paul's gonna think that I've turned into a sap. I chortle lightly to myself, but it still causes Bella to stir. Blinking slowly, and stretching in my arms, she opens those beautiful doe eyes to gaze at me. I swear- this woman can see straight into my soul. Cheesy, yes, but it couldn't be truer.

"Morning, you.." She lets out in a whisper, a smile playing upon her lips.

"Hey.." I return the beam.

She strokes the side of my face, in sweet and slow caresses, before claiming my lips in firm kiss. It's hard, but steady at first but slowly becomes heated- searing with want and need. I push my tongue into her mouth when she spreads he soft little lips wide. My hands grasp at the flesh of her hips and back, as if holding on for dear life. And she, in turn, clings to the back of my neck, fingers roaming through the hair at the nape. Suddenly, Quil burst through the threshold, along with Leah and Paul. Directly, I know that something is severely wrong. I swear, sometimes, that our wolf psyche passes beyond the Phase. I jolt up to a sitting position on the couch, but pull Bella right along with me. She's placed in my lap, holding tightly to me, and I hold her as close as human- or inhumanly- possible. She gasps a little in my hands, but pulls me even closer to her little body.

"What the fuck! What's happened?" I growl out, through gritted teeth, trembling slightly with fear and protectiveness. I keep my face buried in her chocolate locks, but they know that my harshness is directed towards their entry. Quil's the first to speak. Poor Quil..And Leah, they both look like they're about to burst out of their skin. Those first few weeks are the hardest. That's probably why Paul's with them…Security.

"Jared. Calm down, okay? There's a..a…" Leah thwacks him in the shoulder lightly and answers for him. "There's a vampire, Jared. Jacob took off after it, and Embry ran after them. I know that you don't want to leave Bella, but you have to come. I'll stay with her."

No, no, no! Not a Cold One. I can't leave her now! Fuckkkk! I look up, eyes wet with worry, still clinging to my mate. "Leah…Leah, I'm so sorry. So sorry for you, and I trust you, but I- I can't leave her right now. Not now. Not after…Yesterday. I can't." Paul strides across the room, and I growl at him. I know that Paul's no real threat. Surprisingly, he's probably the least threatening of all of the Pack males, aside from Embry, but I can't help it. My wolf senses are soaring within me. He stops in his tracks, only for a moment, to meet my heavy stare and speaking smooth and low.

"Bella's yours, Jared. I understand…Yours." I nod my assent for him to approach. He lays a palm on my shoulder. "C'mon, man. I know that this is hard for you, but- Alpha's orders. And we need you. Leah will stay here with Bella. Sam wants to keep her out of the action this first time- afraid that she'll get hurt, being in the pack mind.." He chances a glance at her. "He knows that it's painful for her. Bella will be safe. You'll be back here right afterwards, Sam will see to that. Shit! I will see to that." My insides feel like they're tearing apart at the thought, but I know that I have to go. I turn my eyes back to Bella's. Fear gazing into fear.

"I have to.." I choke on the words.. "Mon amour.." She buries her face into the crook of my neck, sensing the appending sentence. "I have to go."

"No! Please Jared. Don't go. What if you get hurt?"

"I know, I know…But I won't. The guys have got my back, right?" I try to light up a smile for her.

Paul gives Bella that infamous grin of his, but I can tell that it's laced with a bit of sadness. Bittersweet Paul…Huh. "Yeah, we'll get him back her Bella. Shifter's honor." He pats her shoulder. She throws a little look his way, before she glues her eyes back to mine. "You'll come back, you promise.."

"Oh, God yes, Bella! I'll be right back here..with you." It kills me, but I lift her from my lap, place a fiery kiss upon her lips, and thrust myself off of the couch and out the door, before I know that I can't. Paul follows me out into the yard; Quil, following suit.

I can hear, even when I read the tree line, the soft sounds of little sobs coming from Bella, and Leah comforting her. "Shh..It will be okay, B. That vamp's got nothin' on those guys!"

Bella POV:

The minutes tick by into hours and the hours seem to drag on for forever. Leah can sense my distress, coming to my place by the window, where my feet some to have once again carried me. I feel her hand at my back, and he strong but soft voice in my ear. "Shh…Bella, he will come back."

I turn my face towards her, and force a small smile upon my face. "I know. I'm just so scared. I just got him…I've lost so many people. I can't, can't lose him."

"You won't, B. I promise you that."

"I know that it's weird, but when he's gone, especially when he's been in danger..Like with Jake, I just feel this big whole in my chest. And it hurts…bad."

She looks a little taken aback. "You guys must have a really strong bond. But it should get easier after it's sealed. That's what seems to have happened with…Emily and Sam." She points to her head, implying the pack mind, but keeps her eyes downcast.

"Sealed? Jared mentioned that he'd need to claim me eventually..Is that what you mean?"

She exhales quietly and murmurs "Yeah." I've never seen Leah, tough Leah, look so defeated.

"Leah-" She hold up a hand to stop me. "No, B. It's okay…It sucks, and I hate imprinting. It takes away your choices, in my opinion. But I think that you and Jared- it's right. He's a good guy. And clearly your bond is a freakin' iron one..The sooner that you seal it the better, probably. Do you feel the need to?"

I sputter. "Wha- wha- what?" My face heats up in an instant blush. She chortles.

"Haha, sorry, B. I merely meant to ask if you felt the pull to…Mate, I guess."

I put my hand to my lips, feeling a little shy, but answer her truthfully. "Yeah.."

She smiles at me. A pause fills the room for a moment, before my fear for Jared returns. She wraps a knowing arm around my shoulders. Sisterhood? Maybe…

Jared POV:

That bitch! How could Jake let her get away! His stupid pride got in the way and caused him to mess up the attack. I, phased back to human, bonk myself upside the head. C'mon Cameron, you know that it's not all his fault. Fucker just got away is all. But..Ahhh! I'm about to phase again, to run back to my Bella, when I feel Embry's presence standing behind me.

"Hey, can I have a word for a minute?" His tone is serious, but not harsh. Next to Paul, I don't know what I'd do without this guy. Who knew that shy Embry Call would become the Pack mediator? Good job, buddy! I smile, just a tad, before the wolf starts to take over once more- angry at the brother trying to "keep us from our mate." I hush the lupine instinct within me down.

"Sure, Em. But make it quick, okay?"

"No problem." He gestures towards a tree trunk, fallen over on its side, behind us. We go over to it and pop a squat.

"Look, man..I know that it's going to take some time. And I'm not picking sides. Bella is right for you- even I can see that. She's yours. But you have to understand Jake's point of view."

"What, Em? I'm trying here..But he's acting like he owned her, it's not right. And Bella's, mine, my mate."

"I know. Easy, Wolfboy!"

"Wolfboy, yourself!" We share a laugh.

"Look all I'm saying it to be patient. It might take some time, but he'll come around. And I can tell that she's good for you, and you for her."

"Yeah, she is…But what are you getting at, man?"

"You're always the jokester, Jared. The one making everybody laugh..and you're true to yourself, but even I know that sometime you need someone to make you laugh. And she's you're Xad'ak, your Daka∙." I lift a quizzical eyebrow at his declaration. I can tell that they're Makah words, but I don't know too many, myself.

"She's your woman, you're sun."

I whisper the Quileute words to myself, eyes shifter at the ground between my feet in thought. "Wisatsu'upat…Qahla. Yeah, I guess she is." I throw a knowing smile his way.

"Well..Better let you get back to your Qahla, huh?"

"Thanks, man."

Ginger and jasmine assault my senses once again as I jog up the front steps to Bella's house and charge in the doorway. Instantly, she runs to me, crashing her body to mold against mine and crushing her face into the crook of my neck. I push my face even farther into her hair, cupping the back of her head with one hand and cradling her back with the other. Inhaling Bella, mate, mine! Somewhere in the back of my mind, it registers that Leah's making her way out of the room. I keep my face where it's at, but speak to directly to her.

"Thank you Leah, they're waiting for back at S-"

"Sam's, I know..No problem, Cameron." She chortles.

The moment that I hear her exit and shut the door, I yank my head back from Bella's hair and collide my lips with hers. Tongues twisting, hands grasping, feet moving- her back ends up pressed against the wall, just like the day before. I can't think, can't sense anything but my mate- her spicy sent invades my nostrils, her soft little moans and whimpers whenever I pull my lips away for a moment sing in my ears. Oh, Bella…Mine! She grinds her hips into me. Oh god, oh…

"Bella..We have to stop. Now. If we don't, I won't be able to help myself." I pant in her ear, her arms still encircling my neck; her lips still leaving little kisses and nips along the side of my neck.

"My wolf wants you, needs you too much. Hell- I need you too much right now. Especially with everything…everything that's happened." My chest heaves and my heart thuds wildly. "Bella, you have to stop. Or I won't be able to make myself. If I claim you when you're not ready, I'll never forgive myself. You'll be tied to me, even more so, indefinitely, forever, Bella. Mon petit amour, you won't be able to ever have anyone else."

She lifts her gaze. "Good." I blink a couple of times. What? "Good. Jared, I don't want anyone else. I know that I said," she swallows thickly.."Slow..But I want you. It hurts to much, and I know that it's only been a few days..but I want you Jared, just you." She nips at my earlobe and lets out a shaky breath. "Please.." That little wimper, that little beg, sends me over the edge- and I know that there's no coming back from it. I slam my hips against he, hard and she cries out in delight. I reach a hand up and pinch her nipple through her shirt and kiss her with wild abandon. When I release her lips, she huff out one word. "Bed…"

Holding her under her ass with one hand, and still cradling her back with the other, I carry her up the stairs. Running and nibbling on her neck the whole way up, my wolf overly anxious. Mine! Geez, Jared..C'mon..Slow, now. When we reach her room, I set her down onto her feet, sliding her down my body. Wolf, and the man, standing at attention…So to speak. I chuckle silently to myself. She gives me a little minx of a smile as she goes to the bed, and I give her a firm but small smack on that lovely little behind. She giggles and slides down onto her back, elbows propping her up. I don't need more than that as an invitation to join my mate. The inner wolf howls in pleasure. I pounce on top of her, ripping her shirt open.

"Oops, " I guffaw, "Sorry…"

She blushes profusely, but doesn't look away, biting her lower lip. "I'm not." She reaches up, tugging my face closer by the back of my neck. Our lips crash together once more and she thrusts he tongue back into my mouth. I bite her bottom lip as my hand roams her back for her bra clasp. and my knee finds its way between her legs. She moans loudly into my mouth. I release her lips and nip my way down her neck and collar bone to find her breasts, taking one pert pink nipple between my teeth as her hands fist in my hair. I groan against her chest "Bella…Mine!" I guess that she likes my possessiveness, because immediately I can smell the increase of desire, coming from between those creamy thighs. "You smell so good." I growl, rumbling low in my chest, almost like a purr.

"Wait, what..do..you-" She pants out, but I guess that she catches on before she finishes her thought. "Ohhh.." She giggles. I start to fumble with the button of her jeans, stopping for a moment to look up at check on her accord. She nods "Please, Jared…Need you.." Any teensy ounce of trepidation is lost with those words. I rip open the fly of her jeans and yank them down her legs, then push my face, my nose between her legs. She stiffens up a bit, but keeps her hold on my hair. "Shh…Please, mon amour, you smell so good..I have to." Guess that it's my turn to beg, but ohhhh…She relaxes again. I tug down her panties. Her heartbeat picks up. Breath catching, the dampness between her legs picks up tenfold. I dive in, licking from her ass to her clit, and pinching it with my teeth. She shrieks in pleasure, writhing underneath my loving administrations. So good… I gently, but firmly hold her hips down with my hands and thrust my tongue inside her, moaning out loud. The vibrations add to her pleasure and she shrieks out again.

"Jared…Oh, fu-" Always my Bella, hesitation with the cursing. I silently laugh lovingly to myself once more. She tries to read down, to fumble with my cut offs, but I'm too tall. "Please, Jared…Need you." I check one more time, I want this to be what she wants, one hundred percent.

I stop my tongue's movements and glance up at her. "You're sure?" I breathe out.

She nods, and begins to try and pull me up her body. I aid her, happily. The moment that I'm hovering over her, her hands are at my fly, nervously undoing the button and zipper. I reach down, one hand over her soft little ones, to help her. My eager erection spring out of my fly and she gasps.

"What is it, Sweetie?"

"Nothing, you're just so…big." She whispers. "Sweetheart, it will be okay. Your body will get used to it, I won't hurt you." She nods again.

"I know.." I claim her lips in an evermore heated kiss and position myself at her entrance. She moans into my mouth. "So warm…"

"Are you ready, Sweetheart?" It takes everything in me to take that last moment to ask. The wolf is aching to claim his mate..Not to mention the man.

"Yes, Jared..Please…Need you.."

I reclaim her mouth, and at the same time, claim her as mine- pushing my way in, in one slow fluid motion, breaking through her barrier. She gasps loudly into my mouth, and I release her lips as I freeze over her, tremors undulating off of me. She wriggles her hips upward, and I begin to thrust in and out of her slowly. Bella…Mine! Oh fuck! I'm kissing her reverently and nibbling, wherever my lips can reach. Her lips, the tip of her nose, her neck, her collar, her breasts. I breathe out. "So beautiful…Bella.." She tries to thrust her hips harder upwards.

"More…Please..Need you."

I quicken my drive into her lovely body. Our bodies molding as one throughout the night, moving like we were made for each other. It's only her in my mind, her in my soul, her scent surrounding me. I can feel her clenching around me.

"That's it, amour..you're almost there. Let go.." I reach between our bodies and pinch her clit, growling and biting her neck. She cries out, and I can immediately feel her release as she squeezes me hard and I find my own. We lie there, in each other's embrace for who knows how long before I roll to my side, pulling her right along with me. She looks up at me and I kiss her softly.

"Koo cloak lay…Bella…My Bella.."

She gives the tip of my nose a peck. "What does that mean?" She lights up that familiar sweet smile for me.

"I love you…"

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Chapter 9 Playlist:

1. "Ringa Ringa" - A.R. Rahman

2. "Ghosts'N'Stuff" -Deadmau5

3. "In The Morning And Amazing" -Circa Survive

4. "Mandala" -Circa Survive

5. "The Sound" -100 Monkeys

6. "When U Love Somebody" -Fruit Bats

7. "In The Mood" -Rush

8. "Floating (Time Isn't Working My Side)" -Portugal. The Man

9. "Play The Game" -Queen

10. "Your Surrender" -Neon Trees