From Hell to Heaven

Beta/Proof reader/Advisor: Maria Vilson

Chapter 11


Bella spent the rest of the morning and part of the afternoon getting to know the Pack. To Bella's surprise she had found herself laughing at the banter tossed around by her new friends. She never would have thought she would feel so at home with her new friends and family. For once in her miserable life Bella was happy.

Old Quil also saw this and was ecstatic with this turn of events. He had hoped this would turn out this way and was proud of himself for making it happen. He didn't want this to end, so he silently slipped out of the room to order a few pizzas and drinks to be delivered so this group of young people could continue to enjoy one another's company.

He also noticed Sam paying close attention to his great-granddaughter and how he kept moving closer and closer to her side. The last time he moved was after returning from the bathroom; instead of sitting in the seat he was previously in he moved and took Old Quil's spot when he had gotten up to order the pizza.

He also noticed how Bella looked over at Sam on his return and gave him a sweet smile. Old Quil kept watching the two of them and how they kept glancing at one another. He could also hear their heartbeats pick up on those occasions and realized that Sam must have imprinted on Bella.

Old Quil smiled at the possibility of such a thing happening and was happy in the thought of it. Not only would it heal Sam's heart, but help Bella come to terms with her own broken soul. He knew it may take some doing, but with Leah befriending Bella and with Sam imprinting on her, Old Quil could see a bright end to all of this and he was beyond happy with the idea.

When the pizza arrived they all dug in to eat. Old Quil noticed how Sam placed a slice on a plate and picked up a napkin and handed it to Bella. He also noticed how Sam's hand slowly moved across her hand and in doing so their eyes stayed focused on one another.

Sam also handed her a can of Coke, which she accepted gracefully. Oh yes…Old Quil was seeing a bright future for the two of them and he was gleaming in happiness. The only thing he feared was how Sam was going to explain all this to her. Yes, Sam did explain imprinting to her, but Old Quil didn't know how she was going to take any of this. He hoped she would accept the imprint and relieve the tension that had taken place since Embry imprinted on Leah.

What Old Quil didn't realize was it wouldn't be Bella that would fear the imprint, but Sam. Bella had already taken to the supernatural aspect of all this. Bella reveled in the idea of being close to the pack and found the need to be loved, especially with the new feelings she had never felt before that made her heart palpitate with every glance at Sam. It was Sam who dreaded the imprint and was afraid he would cause more pain than good from all this.

Sam didn't trust himself to give Bella all she needed at the moment. But little did he know that he was giving himself to her with every glance, every touch, and every smile that made Bella melt at his side. After a while, Old Quil looked over at Jake and began to speak.

"Jake, why don't you run and get your dad, so we can have that talk he asked for."

"Sure, sure," Jake said as he bounced to his feet getting ready to leave. Embry jumped up as well, standing Leah on her feet.

"I'll go with you," he said giving Leah a peck on the lips.

"We should go," Sam said also standing to his feet.

"No…no…stay, enjoy yourselves, this won't take long," Old Quil advised.

"You're sure?" Sam asked, as he slowly descended back into his seat next to Bella.

"Of course, Leah, maybe you could help Bella get unpacked and used to her new room," Old Quil said. Leah rushed over to Bella and grabbed her hand.

"Come on little Swan, let's have some girl time, and get you used to your new room," she said pulling Bella to her feet. Sam growled as Leah grabbed Bella, causing the room to glance over to where Sam sat. All of them were shocked with Sam's disapproval at Leah's actions.

"You alright Sam?" Jared asked as they stared at him in disbelief. Sam nodded his head as he stared at his feet, upset with himself for letting a bit of the imprint show through. Old Quil chuckled, and spoke.

"Quil, why don't you try and clean up a bit, when I'm done speaking to Billy, we will watch a move or two. How does that sound?" he asked, trying to rid the air of what just happened. He was sure Sam wasn't ready to reveal that he had imprinted just yet and Old Quil knew it was Sam's decision when the time was right.

The guys dove in to help young Quil clean the room. Jake and Embry left to pick up Billy and Leah led Bella to her new room to help her get settled in.

Sam sat and chided himself for almost letting his secret slip in revealing his imprint to Bella Swan. He was thankful for Old Quil's intervention that drew the pack away from his stupid slip.

He wondered if Old Quil knew that he had imprinted on his great-granddaughter, and if that was the reason he stepped in to side track the pack's thoughts for him. Not wanting to think about it any longer he rubbed his face and jumped in to help his brothers clean the room, and soon after went through a number of videos with his brothers, picking what they wanted to watch later.

Leah and Bella entered her new room and looked around. It was bigger than she thought it would be and was glad to see it wasn't a little half sized bed she had been sleeping on. This one was at least a queen size and she was truly happy about that.

After closing the door Leah walked across the room and dove on top of the bed, making the headboard slam against the wall. Bella chuckled as Leah placed her arms under her head, crossed her ankles, and let out a loud sigh.

"So…you're Charlie's little girl," Leah said looking up at Bella as she picked up her bag and laid it on the bed and began pulling out the clothes she had brought with her. Bella wondered why she never put them away while at Charlie's and thought that maybe deep inside that she knew she wouldn't be staying there long. She looked over at Leah and smiled.

"Yeah, I guess I am, but it just feels strange, you know," she said as a matter of fact than a question.

"What do you mean little Swan?" Leah asked confused. Bella paused for a few seconds before she spoke again.

"Nothing…never mind," she said as she began stuffing her clothes into one of the chest of drawers.

"Oh no you don't Swan, you can't start to say something and leave it unsaid, now spit it out…does it have something to do with what Seth was telling me? Is it something Charlie has done?" she continued. Bella let out a long sigh.

"No…I mean yes, he's been a little indifferent to me, but that's not what I meant," she said and paused once again. "I don't even know Charlie…Phil has been more of a father to me than he has and it just seems weird calling him Dad," she said. Leah nodded her head.

"I can see what you mean, and as far as the way Charlie's been acting towards you, I just don't get it. I know he can be a hard arse sometimes, but I've never seen him as Seth and the others explained him to be. There's got to be something going on there. But chin up little Swan, we'll get to the bottom of it. And if Charlie does anything to make you feel uncomfortable again, I'll rip his balls off and feed them to him," she said with a hearty laugh. Bella cringed at the thought of what she said, but still chuckled thinking she may not know Leah that well, but she bet she'd follow through with that proposal.

"So what's up with you and Sam?" Leah asked changing the subject. Bella looked at Leah confused, but still carried that tinge of pinkness to her cheeks.

"I don't know what you mean, I just met him today," Bella explained, as she turned from Leah and continued unpacking.

"Awh-awh-awh…I don't think so little Swan, I saw the looks you two were giving one another out there, come on spill," she said, as she sat up realizing she had hit on something and wanted to know about it. Bella tried to ignore what Leah was saying, but Leah wasn't giving up.

"Belllllla…you like Sam…and I have a feeling that he likes you as well, and that little growl Sam let off out there proves it. The only reason a wolf growls like that is because someone is paying too much attention to his mate," Leah said as something dawned on her. "Oh. My. God! He's imprinted on you!" she whispered yelled, not wanting to set off Sam and the others with their heightened sense of hearing. Bella swung around with an expression of shock.

"Noooo! He couldn't have, he is still hurting from Embry imprinting on you!" She said without thinking. Leah looked down at her feet with Bella's admittance. "Oh God Leah, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to bring that up," Bella said.

"What I meant to say is the way it was explained to me was once you imprint, the love you felt for another lessons to a brother like love and it's obvious that he still has feelings for you…and not in a brotherly way," Bella finished almost in a whisper. Leah looked up to Bella giving her a sad smile.

"Little Swan…don't worry about saying what's on your mind. I do it all the time, but hear me; there is more to imprinting than what you've heard. If Sam has indeed imprinted on you, it doesn't mean that it's set in stone. You have to accept the imprint, then and only then, is when the brotherly love sets in. So yeah, he still has feelings for me, but once you accept him, all the hurt he feels now will turn to love for you and his want to care for you," Leah explained.

Bella was shocked in hearing this, was it possible that he imprinted on her? She had thought earlier that he had, but with Leah's admission of how it worked she began to wonder about it again.

Will he come to her and admit he had indeed imprinted on her? She didn't know, but she would wait to see what happens. Down deep she hoped he had and would come to her.

Leah explained more of imprinting to her, about the pull that she felt, the way he would never leave her and would never hurt her. They talked for what seemed like hours on the subject and she was happy that Leah was happy for her and Sam. Leah wanted Bella and Sam to be together as much as Bella wanted to be with Sam.

Leah made up her mind to talk to Embry about this. Oh, she could have talked to Sam, but she knew how much Sam still hurt with her leaving him and will until he talks to Bella about the imprint and from what Bella said she felt, it was definitely an imprint at least on the imprint side of it. It would be much stronger for Sam.

She would have Embry talk to Sam for her. She hoped that Sam would talk to Bella, because once Bella accepted the imprint Sam would be happy again and that's what she wanted more than anything. She hated hurting Sam and that is the reason she's stayed away from pack meetings and such.

The only reason she was here now was the fact she wanted to meet the newest female pack member, and to find out what kind of possibility there was for Bella to become a wolf as she was.

But it didn't matter now, if Bella became a wolf or not, she was Sam's imprint, she was sure of it, and she kind of liked this little Swan. She was a little needy at the moment, but hey, if she had gone through what Bella had, she'd be a little needy as well.

So she gave her the benefit of the doubt, she'll see what transpires through time, but she knew Bella was alright in her book and looked forward to finding out what made this little Swan tick.

xXx

It wasn't long before Jake and Embry returned with Billy Black. Jake and Embry joined the pack as Billy and Quil made their way into the kitchen for their private talk.

Billy looked a little worn after seeing how Charlie had acted. He had never seen Charlie act in such a way. Charlie seemed so different, not like himself at all.

Billy knew there was something going on there and he needed Old Quil's knowledge of magic to find out if Charlie was being led to his emotional breakdown.

After getting settled in the kitchen, Old Quil looked over at Billy. He noticed Billy was beside himself in worry. He kept rubbing his face with his hands and sighing quite a bit. Tired of waiting for Billy to speak, he began.

"So…what's up with Charlie? I can see it's bothering you to distraction. What did he do?" he asked. Billy sighed once again and looked up at his old friend.

"Charlie came over this morning to talk about what happened at his house with you and the pack taking Bella away. He was livid and started drinking. The things that came out of his mouth were definitely not Charlie. His whole personality has changed. Could it be possible that he's been bewitched?" Billy asked.

Old Quil sat and thought on what Billy had said. He also thought back to Charlie's behavior earlier and it was true Charlie did seem a little different. Oh sure Charlie could be a little off sometimes, but he put it as being aggravated to an extent of not understanding the supernatural side of what went on, on the Reservation.

"It's possible I guess, but who would want to possess Charlie and if so why?" Old Quil asked. The both looked at one another before speaking.

"Do you think it has something to do with Bella coming to live here?" Billy asked.

"It's possible, but the why factor still exists. Who would Bella know that could do something like this? Besides, Bella has been pretty much a prisoner in her own home since Renée took her away; and Renée, although she's my granddaughter, hasn't been here long enough to learn the ways of a shaman, so that leaves her out of it. And even though a shaman might be able to carry off such a task, we would never use it to control another. No…if someone is controlling Charlie, it's someone not of this tribe," Old Quil said.

"So you do believe someone is controlling Charlie's mind?" Billy asked. Old Quil looked at his friend and shook his head.

"I'm not sure…we'll just have to wait and see how this plays out, and if someone is controlling Charlie's mind, we'll learn soon enough who it is, and when we do we'll handle it then," Old Quil offered.

"Yeah, but at what cost? He's already driven his daughter off and Sue is about to kick him out of their house. What else will Charlie suffer before this is finally handled?" Billy said in a worried voice, afraid for his friend, as he shook his head.

"We can talk to Sue about this and tell her to keep it to herself for now until we figure out what's going on. Sam has Seth keeping an eye on Charlie while he's at the house, so things should be safe there, but his work is another story. I can talk to Sam and see about posting one of the wolves to watch over him from a distance, but there's nothing anyone can do as far as when he's at his office. We will have to do what we can and hope for the best," Old Quil explained.

"Well, I guess that's all we can do for now. I can talk to Sue so you don't have to, I'll have Jake take me to the clinic where she works. If Charlie sees me there he'll only think I'm there for an appointment, and talking to Sue won't seem surprising to him," Billy said.

"Good, just remember Charlie isn't in his right mind so be careful," Old Quil advised. Billy nodded his head in agreement.

"Oh, I'll be careful. Charlie is one of my best friends and has been since we were kids, I know when or when not to push his buttons. I can see it on his face when he starts to get upset," Billy said.

"Yeah, well, you thought that this morning and look where that got you," Old Quil said.

"True…I'll be careful," Billy finally said, as he pushed his wheelchair away from the table and wheeled himself out of the room. Old Quil sat thinking about all Billy had said, his mind reeling through his expertise of magic and what all it would take to carry off such a task.

To hold such a task on someone, day in and day out would take great power. He knew of no one who could do such a thing. There was only one creature that could do such a thing, he thought, but for now he would leave it, push it back into the back of his mind until it could be handled. There were other things that needed to show themselves first and he was sure it would be sooner or later; he just hoped it was later.

Jake and Embry took Billy to the clinic to speak to Sue and were back within the hour. Leah and Bella finally reentered the living room, giggling at something that had been said just before coming into the room. Old Quil smiled, he loved seeing the two of them becoming friends.

Sam immediately took notice of their return as the corners of his lips curled into a slight smile, still trying to hide his feelings for Bella. He did move over and allow her to sit next to him. Bella smiled at Sam and looked over at Leah, who wore a smirk as she also noticed Sam's demeanor change at the sight of Bella.

After everyone was settled young Quil put in the movie and sat back to watch with the rest of the pack. Bella sighed letting all the anxiety drain from her body with ease, she felt as though this was probably the best day of her life so far, and hoped that there would be many more like this one in her near future.


A/N: I just want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, I hope you holiday will be a sweet one, and because it is Christmas Eve of sorts, I'm adding another chapter in celebration of the Merry day. enjoy my lovely's. bigg huggs.