A/N: I was going to post this sooner, but I had to get my update up for 'Sweet Meant To Be,' that was my first priority this week. So now I'm able to post updates for both fics.

D: Once again, don't own it.

Chapter Ten

Change is what I hated the most, and being a wolf without a percentage of control over the shift wasn't helping much. Of course, me being my stubborn self, refused to return to the reservation, but they knew I returned back to the manor with Emmett. Strangely, I'd looked up to the vamp more. But now, being around the Cullens was becoming a difficult task for me. It was natural for the genes to kick in whenever I came across their smell, and it was often since I was surrounded by the stench. It actually became hard to handle to the point where I would rather sleep outside away from the fetor. I felt lower than ever, like I was their guard dog, their pet.

I made the vow of helping in the newborn battle. Of course everyone was against it, seeing how I was new at this, but I wanted to give my helping hand in assisting to protect the only family who understood me, even if they were meant to be my sworn enemies, I still cared for them. So Jasper, who hardly spoke to me, suggested I join in the last leg of their training with the other wolves.

I wasn't looking forward to the disturbing reunion, but my wolf lingered inside, he was ready to do what he was here for, to fight. The power of it was unsustainable, I felt like I could diagnose myself as bipolar. One minute I'm feeling satisfied, another, I'm ready to tear the forest into pieces. Carlisle has been seeking information out from Sam for me, but he couldn't get anything from the wolf, those were secrets that remained with the tribe. So Carlisle gave the best knowledge that he had collected.

Apparently it was normal for me to react as a woman with hot flashes and a bad case of PMS. But one thing that Carlisle has been questioning, and though I've only hear the bits of it, but he thinks that I carry a talent, and maybe that is why Esme was so keen into helping me. Like Edward and Alice and Jasper, he's starting to think that I have a gift, but he hasn't pinpointed it yet, and neither have I, nothing has come to mind.

The thing is, it hasn't been hear that a wolf could claim more than the abilities he or she is given. We attain speed, strength, and brutality, what more could we access. If I was gifted, than it had to be something beyond what any of us heard of. The insight of it is only kept to Carlisle and Esme, they wouldn't tell me their theories unless they were sure.

"Why do they keep staring at me?" I watched the wolves across the clearing.

"Who honey?" Esme asked softly.

"Sam. Jacob. Paul. Jared." I said annoyed. "It's like they hate me."

"Oh don't worry about them sweetie," Esme wrapped her arm around my shoulder. "They still need to adjust to you living with us."

"That shouldn't be their concern anyways." I spited.

"Be as it may dear, Sam is meant to be your alpha, you are meant to join his pack." She inclined. "He could as easily place the command for you not to see us."

"What?"

"He has that authority, and it shows that he's lenient on your comfort, he doesn't want to intimidate you to join their side." She smiled. "I think he's hoping you'd come around to understand that your safety is obligated as much as it is to us."

"He sure has a funny way of showing it." I mumbled.

"Give them a chance honey, you're meant to be their pack brother, and from what I've read about wolves, family means everything to them." She giggled. "Like us, we would do anything to make sure of your safety."

"Rule number two." Jasper informed. "Never turn your back on the enemy."

I chuckled at the sight of Edward readying to gloat as Carlisle shoved his son to the ground. They were really dueling to the point it would harm a human if they came into that line of fire. I scanned the other wolves, they watched intently, giving me a look now and then.

Recalling every word of advice that Esme has giving me, I would try to give it a consideration. But my stubbornness would definitely get in the way. I still had my resentments towards them, and it would take a lot of convincing on my behalf to trust them again.

"Embry?" I shook out of thought and realized that Seth was approaching me cautiously. "Can we talk?"

"If Sam is sending you to brainwash me, forget it Seth." I turned.

"No, it nothing like that. I want to apologize.' He said pleading.

"For what?" I faced him again, realizing everyone was giving us space to talk.

"For making it seem like I was abandoning you like everyone else." He seemed more upset than I was. "I came to you and befriended you and left like I didn't appreciate the many times we had together."

"Yeah you did." I scolded.

"I know, and I feel so damn guilty for it, but I wasn't allowed near you for certain reasons." He gave his statement.

"Which was?"

"The pack was sure you'd phase, and I wasn't allowed to put myself in danger if that happened and I was your first target." He continued to stare at his feet.

"I wouldn't have hurt you."

"I know that." He pinched the bridge of his nose. "But Jake and Sam told me to stand clear, that I could fight back in retaliation and harm you. Which meant that I could be resented for hurting someone that means the world to someone close to me."

"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" I asked shocked.

"It's not my information to give, but I can tell you that it will soon be revealed if you let it."

How could I take this information lightly? He just admitted that I meant the world to someone, it sounded disgusting if you ask me. It felt as if I was being stalked and Seth was okay with it. Constant fears were running through my head, and I hated that even more. I had to keep my eye open for the hint of discomfort.

Could he be talking about his sister Leah? Could she be the one that gratifies over my existence? I mean, she is a beautiful woman, but I couldn't find myself to fall for her. She is a woman in fact, but the idea if she is the one that says I mean the world to her, than I couldn't even look at her. And she has the strangest ways of showing it too, though I don't like putting labels on anyone, but Leah's a bitch. Plain and simple, she digresses her anger to anyone who comes in her way.

But could it be Jacob? He did in fact give the order to Seth, and he has been strange around me lately. Even though he still follows Bella around like a little puppy, he is so insistent on rebuilding the friendship we had. Could he want it to be more than it is? Could he be fixating me as his rebound? We all knew that he would eventually lose Bella to Edward, so was he insinuating that he'd come running to me in his time of need, when his heart shatters from the abandonment. Fuck that. I wasn't going to hail to his feet.

"I know it doesn't sound that welcoming when I said you mean the world to a certain person." He shook his head. "The thing is, everyone has that special person in their life that they'd do anything for, but they're just too afraid."

"Well who is it Seth?" I asked annoyed.

"I don't know." He murmured. "They wouldn't tell me because they knew I would end up in this situation."

How could that be kept a secret, shit, I knew when I phased that it was hard to keep my thoughts to myself, it had to have slipped somehow.

I decided I would ignore the bothersome information that Seth gave me and just catch up with him. I found that I was beginning to hate Jacob even more. He treats Seth like crap, as well as everyone else in the pack. Though Seth wouldn't come to full admittance over his crush on Jacob, I could read between the lines that he admired the fool in love. I never really understood how someone could be so blind that they don't realize that someone right in front of them loves them with their every being.

But that's what the problem was, Jacob was so caught up that he hadn't realized he was doing the same thing to Seth that Bella was doing to him. Now I feel bad for Seth, I was beginning to believe along with him that he would never get the chance to show his best friend that he could be everything for him.

"Are you afraid to go into the battle tomorrow?" Seth asked as we both sat on the hill behind the Cullen's house. "I mean, it is only going to be your fourth day as a wolf, does it frighten you."

"Yeah." I chuckled. "But something tells me that I can take anything coming my way. I know I'm ready for this. What about you?"

"I would hardly call mine a task." He deadpanned. "Staying back with Edward and Bella doesn't seem that much fun."

That's what the plan was. Edward agreed to Bella's constant whining that she wanted to be a part of it, but Edward didn't want her anywhere near it. So, to drive the newborns on a frenzy to the battlefield that they planned out, she left her blood trail while Jacob carried her the rest of the way in mountains a couple miles away to cover her scent. The plan was fool proof, but with my honesty, and much to everyone's denial, I told them that she didn't sound like a fool. They said it themselves, the army is a distraction, and my guess is that she would send them ahead, quickly check to see if her target is near, then she would go looking for what's rightfully hers. Bella's life.

"I just wish the pack would stop treating me like a baby." Seth complained. "Especially Leah."

"You'll grow out of it.' I chuckled.

"Embry!" Esme shouted from the balcony. "Come and eat, bring Seth too."

We were the last ones to fixate ourselves into preparation. Seth already knew the spot he was supposed to meet Edward and Bella, and he would leave tomorrow. So tonight, surprisingly Sue permitted him to stay the night. Once I up my strengths, I would head out with the rest of the Cullens tomorrow morning as well.

I hadn't slept the entire night, but Seth was out like a light bulb. I couldn't blame the kid, it was probably his first break away from the pack, and he's most likely exhausted from the constant patrols he ran. I mean everyone has their duties equally, but that's a lot to handle for a sixteen year old. Which I'm not looking forward to, I had to start patrols after the battle, that's if we get out of this alive.

The hours passed quickly, and I woke up Seth to head out. So as Seth went on his way, we headed straight to the battlefield. The only one with too much enthusiasm for this was Emmett, he was like a kid going to the park, he was ready to have a little fun, or so he called it.

"Remember Embry, you'll stay behind with the pack until Sam gives the order to move forward." Carlisle explained again. "You guys are the surprise attack, these newborns wont expect any of you."

With a nod, I phased once again, connecting with the pack's mind link. Disfigured thoughts were thrown around until it came to realizations that I was here. And in a mili-second, they went quite. Approaching the rest, I almost felt like royalty as they watched me approach with my head held high, taking my position next to Leah. They all watched me in silence, then facing forward readying themselves to attack. I hadn't noticed till now that Jacob was nowhere in sight.

'Stand clear until I give the order.' Sam ordered.

I slouched next to Leah, digging my claws in the soil to gain balance, preparing to pounce at my first chance. My ears flattened against my head, my eyesight became even more heightened as I listened carefully. Every muscle burned, like it was ready to ignite into a flare.

'NOW!' Sam commanded, and with that, we descended from the boulder and flew over the Cullens and I snapped my fangs at the first leech in sight.

A woman who hadn't suspected a wolf my size to end her existence in the supernatural world, quickly taking hold of her small head and yanking as her body disconnected and sent her flying across the clearing into another vamp. Even though the taste was hard to bare, I had no time to react to it. I continued to move forward and maneuver my way through to the nearest leech that snuck up on Rose. Without her knowledge, I pounced on the massive man and buried my canines into his neck and crushed his ribcage with my claws digging deeply down before ripping his head clean off his body.

The adrenaline felt like a thrill of ecstasy. I was high off of the strength building inside of me. I quickly raced to the next, a skinny, but tall leech that his mind set on the petite Cullen Alice.

The asshole was able to avoid my attack, and he gave me a quick blow to the side of my head, causing my vision to become blurry and making me dizzy. I knew then, this one mistake would fuck me over big time, and I was right. Before I could comprehend where his position was, he threw another punch in my side and held be from behind holding the top and bottom of my jaw, attempting to snap it back. I wouldn't let him, I did my best to snap down, which I handled and sent him in shrieking pain as I bit his fingers off on his right hand.

"Stupid bitch." He hissed and attacked me again.

Luckily, it was enough for me to regain my stance, and I went forward and ended it with my jaw tearing through his side, pulling him apart limb by broken limb, and then tossing him in the pile of other corpses.

Without hesitation, I went back into the fight, helping Quil get rid of the other vamp that attacked from the side. I guess it was my intentions to make these bastards suffer because I grabbed his foot and crunched the remains before spitting it out. He shrieked in pain as Quil offed the other one and I found it easier to silence them by shoving my paw into his neck and tearing through once again with my teeth.

'Thanks man.' Quil nodded before heading for the next.

By the time I finished off the last girl that came in my path, the battle was over. Victory was claimed when Emmett literally ripped the small vamp in half.

"What is it Alice?"

'Great.' I thought sarcastically. 'What now?'

"The Volturi are approaching." She stared straight ahead.

'The what?' I asked.

"They wouldn't appreciate our alliance with the wolves." Carlisle explained, "Sam, I suggest you guys head back while we give an explanation."

Edward and Bella were quick to join us, informing that they ridded Victoria and her sidekick Riley, thanks to Seth. Some of us phased and assisted in collecting the rest of the dead vampires and throwing them into the piles of flames. But, as we were preparing to leave, me going back to the Cullens, Leah spotted one of the stragglers, sending her to attack the leech.

"Leah don't!" Everyone shouted.

"JACOB!" Bella shouted.

He was just defending her, but things turned for the worse. Jasper's instructions to never let them take hold on us was forgotten when the thing wrapped his arms around Jacob's body and crushing his ribs.

He let out a cry of agony as the rest of the wolves ended the vamp, and at the same time, I collapsed with my arms wrapped around my abdomen. For an unexplainable reason, I was feeling everything Jacob was, and it hurt like hell. The only one to notice was Rose and Emmett, everyone else was keen on seeing if Jacob was okay.

"Carlisle!" Emmett shouted.

"Fuuuccckkk…" I gasped, tearing and cursing.

"What's the matter Em?" Emmett asked worried. "CARLISLE!"

The agony was unbearable, and I couldn't understand why it felt like my insides were crushed, organs disfigured and most likely bleeding internally. The last thing I could recall was Carlisle insisting the wolves take me as well as Jacob back to the reservation while he finished up with the Volturi.

Then I blacked out with the last sight of Paul and Jared lifting me up.

A/N: Okay, let me note that a couple of the wolves fur color changed except Sam, Jacob's and Paul's because I still want to keep you guys in the dark on this… sorry, but you will soon find out the mysteries of it.

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