Shay205: Glad you liked it; thanks!
TeamSethLover: No prob, I actually anticipated more confusion about it, and I had the explanation all prepared in advance, which is like RARE for me. Yeah, I like Dodge too- a mutt of my two favorite dog breeds, which both coincidentally have pointed ears like their undomesticated cousin... Hm... is there and correlation? Anyway, I'd have liked to spend more time developing Bella and Jake's relationship, but when I tried, the words wouldn't come to me. The living arrangements... Yeah, something I did on a whim because I forgot the 1-year age gap between Jake and Bella. So, this chapter has been edited more than a little bit and in all honesty needs to be rewritten, but that'll come later. I'm also loling so hard about your comment about Edward. The irony is just a little too much for me right now, but I'll stop there before I reveal any spoilers. Anyway, I'm glad that you enjoy this story and my writing. The fact that my little story brightens your day means so much to me...
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I'll post the children's ages here, for your ease of access, even though many might not appear in the chapter:
Bella-15
Ren-15
Glen-17
Jake-14
Rachel-17
Rebecca-17
Quil-14
Embry-14
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Chapter 10
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~DanniellePOV~
Billy Black's life turned around the night of the crash. He was declared comatose for a week, and Jazz had to counsel Jacob, Rachel and Rebecca during his stay comatose.
Bella was, in all actuality, the best solution for Jacob while Jazz's emotional manipulation was the best for his sisters. Through what we've come to call the bleeding effect, Rachel and Rebecca's emotions had eventually begun to restabalize in the aftermath of their mother's death. This came as a shock to the already broken family.
A vision hit me like a freight train on the seventh day, the entire future that Jazz had created by meddling with the Black family vanishing after Billy Black flat-lined the following morning, the entire world crumbling as the entire family fell into a deep depression and were placed in foster homes.
It was then that I contacted Whitney, and asked her to connect me with Rubea, whom I knew could make an herbal remedy out of anything. Then, I also informed both the French Coven and Whitney about when and how Glen would awaken. Rubea was kind to the plight of the Black family, and walked me through how to make a slave to draw one out of a coma.
A few dabs of the aromatic poultice under the nose, and by mourning Billy Black was stirring.
The first thing he saw when he opened his eyes was the crying faces of his children, followed by Bella awkwardly standing by, not sure what to do; caught in one of the few moments where she relied on Charlie to tell her what to do.
After receiving the news that he was bound to a wheelchair for life, Billy fell into another depression, which Jazz again helped with, though this time she allowed hie children to be the driving cause behind him coming out.
The last years of Jacob's schooling on the reservation were difficult, with Jacob constantly requiring rides from friends, but when Billy insisted that Jacob attend Forks High School, everything got much harder.
Even though they had been affected by the bleeding effect, Rachel and Rebecca were unable to care for their father as Jacob had. As a result, another of the women on the reservation had to help him once Jacob moved in with the Swans for the school year.
Tiffany Call was a nice woman, and mother to one of Jacob's closest friends, Embry. As soon as word got out the Billy Black needed assisted living, Tiffany jumped on the opportunity, almost immediately volunteering her services free of charge.
It surprised the reservation that the outsider would jump so readily to aid their chief, and even more so that their chief allowed it.
~SandraPOV~
Watching Bella and Jake's relationship was sweet.
They started out as kids, playing together with the easy camaraderie that stemmed from their mutual hate of Jacob's sisters. Then, as they grew older, they grew closer still, their relationship now resembling that of loving brothers and sisters. And now, it was obvious to anyone who looked at the two that they loved each other. This wasn't some schoolyard crush either, they genuinely were in love with each other. Although, neither one could see it in the other- they buried their feelings deep whenever they were around each other.
It will be interesting to see their relationship develop as they go through High School.
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