Disclaimer: I do not own the Twilight Saga or anything related, it is owned by Stephanie Meyer. Idea inspired by Brother Bear 2.

Set post Breaking Dawn.

Chapter Eleven: Hiking Through the Woods.

"Thanks," Gabriela said taking her bag from Quil, she peeked at the forest around them and took a deep breath; she couldn't believe that she was about to do this and she hoped she had made the right decision. It almost didn't feel really and Gabriela couldn't help but wonder what was going to happen on this journey; she pulled her bag over her shoulder knowing there was a two-day hike to come.

The road to the cabin had long since been worn away and was unsafe for them to take the car, however it was perfect for walking along and Gabriela was glad. Jacob looked around the forest, he was going to have to be extra careful with Gabriela around; he didn't need her discovering his secret and he hoped that he would be able to keep it from her.

"Be careful," Quil mumbled to him, he peeked over at the brunette knowing that she would never know about the tribal secret; she wasn't destined for that like her friend was. Everyone still wasn't sure how Emma would take the news, they were dreading the moment that she was told and they were sure she would freak out.

Jacob nodded his head, patting Quil on the shoulder before he grabbed his bag so that they could get going; they had a bit of a walk ahead of them and they needed to get going. Neither of them said a word as they suddenly found themselves alone in the middle of nowhere; they didn't bother to speak as they started walking knowing that it was going to be a long day.

Gabriela looked to the sky wondering what the ancestors expected to happen with this trip, she was sure that destroying the necklace that sat around her neck would change things in some way just not how she expected.

Sipping on some water, Gabriela brushed some hair from her face and looked around seeing nothing but trees; she didn't know how long they had been walking but her feet were aching. Jacob didn't look tired at all and Gabriela couldn't help but wonder how he seemed so used to hiking like this; she screwed the lid back onto her water bottle before she started walking again.

The two had been practically silent since Quil had dropped them off and Gabriela guessed it was going to stay that way; they hadn't really talked about anything else but the connection between them.

"Tell me about California," Jacob suggested wanting to do something that would pass the time, he had grown bored of the silence that seemed to cover them and he guessed it couldn't hurt to talk with Gabriela. It would be a long trip if they had to do it in silence and Jacob doubted that it would make things any worse for them; he couldn't help but also be curious about her life in California.

They had been such close friends before her family had moved away and Jacob couldn't imagine what her life had been like living there away from everything she had once known.

"What do you want to know?" Gabriela asked softly, she looked at Jacob surprised at his request and she doubted that it could hurt telling him about what California was like. They would probably never see each other after this, it was probably for the best and they would be able to carry on with their lives as if this had never happened.

Thinking for a moment, Jacob tried to think of something that could keep this light; he didn't want personal details especially when they would never speak again after this trip. Nessie would probably get upset if he did and Jacob didn't want to hurt her, he cared about her more than he ever thought that he could.

While things with Bella might not have worked out like he had hoped, Jacob never bring himself to play two people off against one another; he barely spoke with Bella now even if she claimed he was still her best friend.

"What do you do?" Jacob asked starting off easy, he slowed down to walk alongside Gabriela instead of ahead of her; he wanted to take his mind off the uneasy past that he'd had. It wasn't easy to think about how he had pursued Bella when he was now dating her daughter, Jacob had noticed how Bella had drifted from him lately and had even helped put up barriers so that he couldn't see Nessie so much.

"I'm a nurse," Gabriela replied with a smile, she loved her job and she was just glad that the hospital was okay with her taking time off like this; she couldn't imagine how hard it would be to get time off for her honeymoon. Daniel had wanted them to still use their tickets and had been disappointed when she had insisted on coming here instead; they could always save up again to go away for their honeymoon to somewhere they both liked.

"What about you?" Gabriela asked still a little surprised that he had stuck around La Push, she guessed that he had found some local job; she had always thought that Jacob would have gone to college or something like that. From what she recalled his two sisters had left La Push a few years back and hadn't looked back with Rebecca somewhere in Hawaii and Rachel was working some job that required her to travel a lot.

"I run my own garage," Jacob stated proudly, he loved working for himself and it meant that he could also fit in running the pack around his work; he was alpha now and that was more responsibility on his shoulders. Then there was also looking after his father, Rachel did her share of work when she was home but that didn't always mean that someone was around to watch after Billy.

Gabriela smiled listening to Jacob talk about his job, she was sure that someone had mentioned that he also held a council seat now; the local gossip said he ran a security job making sure that La Push was safe.

"What does your fiancé think about this?" Jacob asked peeking at the engagement ring on Gabriela's hand, he couldn't imagine how he would feel about Nessie taking a trip with another man. He wouldn't like it and he was sure that Daniel felt the same, especially not knowing anything about tribal secrets and such; he would probably only think the worst of this situation.

"Daniel… he thinks I am crazy," Gabriela confessed with a shake of her head, she doubted that he would ever understand why she was doing this and she guessed she didn't either. It would have been easy to ignore the warning from those around her and try to marry Daniel again but she had a feeling that something else would happen to stop them.

Whatever the ancestors thought had been wrong and Gabriela just hoped this trip would put an end to this; she couldn't imagine what would lie ahead for her or Jacob when they had gotten rid of the connection between them.

"He just wants me to come home…" Gabriela mumbled feeling a little embarrassed, she hadn't really thought what going home would be like only that she would be getting married. Jacob nodded his head, he got an uneasy feeling hearing her talk about Daniel and he guessed that the fiancé would never understand the ways of their tribe; he would probably restrict Gabriela from teaching her future children about where she came from.

The two didn't say anything else allowing Gabriela to think about her wedding and what she would do.

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