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Guest: Thank you for reviewing. For the purpose of my story, I needed Edward to have a mate and I did not want to create an OC. Also if his mate was not a vegetarian vampire like him, it would have created a lot of clashes between him and his mate and he would never have fully accepted the mating. Tanya Denali was the only unmated vegetarian vampire that I knew of and so I paired them both.
Chapter 12-
"James, Victoria and Laurent" I said aloud before I could think of it.
Sam and Emily were both now staring at me in shock
"How do you know their names?" asked Sam straightening himself on the couch
"Umm I…" I stuttered nervously not knowing how to disclose this information
Sam sighed heavily "Another one of those things that you can't tell us about?"
I nodded my head
"Okay don't tell me how you know their names but give me any information you can about them, their strengths, weaknesses, whatever will help us destroy them" he said in his stern alpha voice
I thought for a few minutes about all the information I had on them from the baseball game to the battle with their newborns.
"The blonde haired male vampire is the head of this coven and the most dangerous. He is a tracker and hunter and takes pleasure from playing sadistic games with his 'prey'. He is mated to the red haired female whose power is escapism and is equally sadistic. The third vampire with the dreadlocks is their coven mate and is not as dangerous as those both. He can easily be convinced to leave his coven mates"
"Hold on" said Sam raising his eyebrows "Power? Do all leeches have special abilities?"
"No not all" I said "Only a few vampires develop special abilities when they are turned. James like I said is a tracker and Victoria is good at escaping. I am not sure if Laurent has any power or not"
"What about the Cullens" asked Sam "Do they have any powers?"
"Yes, Edward is a mind reader, Alice can see the future and her mate Jasper can control emotions. Carlisle who is the head of this coven or family as they say has no special powers but is extremely compassionate and so is his mate Esme. Rosalie's power is her beauty and Emmett's power is his strength that he never lost from his newborn days" I said
He took his head in his hands "Why isn't all this mentioned in the records?" he shouted and Emily started rubbing his arms to soothe him
"Newborn leeches? How are they different from the regular ones?" he said after a few minutes of silence
I took a deep breath "They are the strongest the first year after they are turned into a vampire as they have blood still coursing through their veins. You should never let them wrap their arms around you or they will easily crush you and don't go for the obvious kill, they expect that" I said remembering all that Jasper had said during the training sessions for the newborn battle.
"What about these three leeches? How old are they?"
"I don't know their exact age but if I had to guess I would say centuries old"
"Great" he muttered sarcastically "Three experienced leeches versus us both what am I supposed to do now?"
"Will it help if someone new phases?" whispered Emily
Sam shook his head "No time, no one is showing signs as of now and even if they did phase in the next two three days, I can't send a new untrained wolf to fight with an experienced Leech. They would easily crush him. Even Jared is just learning the ropes of fighting."
"Oh" said Emily in a small voice
"We can ask the Cullens for help" I said after a few minutes of thinking
"No" shouted Sam getting up from his seat "They are our enemies and they are leeches themselves, why will they help us instead of others like them?"
"Sam you need to think rationally. They are the only ones who can possibly help us in this situation. And if you allow I will go and talk to them and try to convince them to fight with us"
Sam just stayed quiet for a few minutes
'Sam please, I don't like this anymore than you do but these three have to be destroyed or they will create havoc over Forks and La Push" I said
Sam sighed and sat back on the couch "Fine but you will not go alone in Cullen territory. I can't let you be unprotected"
"I won't, Jared will accompany me and we will talk to Carlisle in the hospital and if he agrees we will tell him to meet you'll both at the border with the other members of his family"
"Wait hospital?" asked Emily clearly shocked
"He is a doctor" I shrugged
Emily just kept looking at me with her mouth open "But he is a vampire"
"He has not tasted human blood in more than three centuries since the time he was turned"
Even though I had no feelings left for Edward and did not hold the highest regard for his family for returning back to Forks, I still respected Carlisle and Esme for who they were. In a world of darkness they had chosen to be light. They could have been like the Volturi or like James and Victoria but they chose not to be like them and advocated others to do so to.
"Fine but the meeting will be after Jared has fully recovered. In case he needs to defend you, he should be able to."
I nodded my head
"Another thing Sam, James and Victoria are mated. If you destroy one you need to destroy the other or the one remaining will come back for revenge. Laurent on the other hand can be convinced to surrender and may not need to be killed."
He just nodded his head and after a quick dinner though none of us could actually eat, I left to go back to Forks.
The next day was dull and gloomy. Even though I tried not to think of all this my mind kept going back to the current situation. Every minute someone was at a risk of losing their life because of James, Victoria and Laurent. Emily was keeping me updated on Jared's recovery and thanks to his fast healing he was almost completely healed. As I did not have to go to school today I kept myself busy with packing. Tomorrow Charlie and I were officially moving to La Push to live with Tiffany and Embry. The process of packing the house and dumping everything unwanted in boxes was bittersweet. Even though in the eyes of everyone else I had hardly stayed in this house, in my mind I had stayed here for close to the past two years and had several memories associated with this house and my room. Some wanted some unwanted. I was excited to move ahead though. It was a new beginning for me and I was ready to grab the opportunity. This was also the first time I would get to decorate my room my way from scratch. With Renee, she wanted every part of the house decorated according to her tastes and did not like anyone interfering in her space and with Charlie, changes were not that appreciated. He liked things as they were.
For once even cooking didn't calm me as I added salt instead of sugar in the dessert and my hands were shaking as I stirred the soup. Even if Charlie noticed the sombre mood in the house luckily he chose not to question me about it.
I kept turning on my mood till the wee hours in the morning but could not get a wink of sleep. The memories of the last time kept flooding my mind and unknowingly I kept rubbing the spot on my hand where I had been bitten by James. On exactly this day in the past, I had woken up in the hospital with several serious injuries and a vengeful vampire out for revenge. No this time things would be different. As I had mentioned to Sam, if you kill one you kill the other.
The next morning after the final box was loaded in my truck and we had finished breakfast we drove to the reservation in separate vehicles. Charlie was driving his cruiser and I was in my truck. As of now we were not selling or renting out this house. This was Charlie's parent's house and he had too many memories attached to it.
As I crossed the border and entered La Push I felt like the air around me had changed and was welcoming me in my new home. Even when I was with Edward I always felt welcomed in La Push, now I realized it was most probably due to the imprint. I was always meant to be here.
Tiffany and Embry were waiting by the porch when we entered the driveway, my truck following Charlie's cruiser. Tiffany gave us both big hugs before pulling me in the house and telling Embry to help Charlie in unloading the luggage.
I spent the rest of the day setting my new room and helping Tiffany with dinner while checking my phone for any update from Emily which was none. I knew that Sam and Emily were already tensed and I did not need to bombard them with my own tension.
That night when we sat together for dinner and shared stories with one another I felt like this was where I belonged, with my family.
The next morning was Sunday and I woke up with an unexpected text from Sam saying 'It is time'. Jared had fully recovered and the both of us were going to go to Forks hospital to talk to Carlisle. I quickly showered and after a light breakfast left to go to Sam's place where Jared would be waiting for me. We were going to be going in my truck to Forks.
Sam and Emily bid us goodbye and Sam told Jared to keep his number on speed dial in case he needed to call him. Neither Jared nor I spoke the entire way listening to the radio and busy in our own thoughts. We had taken a prior appointment with Carlisle so that we would easily be able to meet him. We entered the hospital and after taking directions from the receptionist walked towards his cabin. Jared had wrinkled his face in disgust probably from the vampire smell in the hallways.
"Please come in" said a kind voice when we knocked on the door to his cabin. Both of us entered the room. Jared walked in first and I followed letting him stand in front of me in a protective stance. Even though I knew that it was not needed, this was Sam's condition for letting me come here.
"Hello Dr Cullen, I am Bella Swan and this is Jared Cameron from the La Push reservation"
"Oh I see" said Carlisle probably connecting the dots of Jared being a shape shifter "Please take a seat. How can I help you?"
"Listen Leech" started Jared before I stopped him
"Jared please let me talk"
"Dr Cullen as you have probably guessed it by now, Jared is one of the protectors of the tribe and we are here on business"
He put his hands on the table and took an unnecessary breath "What kind of business?"
"Three nomads James, Victoria and Laurent have made Forks their feeding ground and are creating havoc around here. We want your family's help in ending them."
"I see. What kind of help?"
"We need numbers to fight them. Even if you and your family don't help us, my brothers are going to go out there and end them because an innocent person's life is at risk here. And about the help, we need Alice's vision to tell us when they will attack next and where so that we are prepared. Also these vampires are experienced so if Jasper and Emmett help we will be grateful."
"If you don't mind me asking, how do you know so much about my family?"
"I have foreknowledge of certain things and it is important to destroy these vampires or rather two of them. The third vampire of their coven is Irina Denali's mate and if we give him an option he will surrender and accept your lifestyle"
"How do you know that they are mates?"
"Like I said I am aware of certain things"
"But killing them?" Carlisle said hesitantly "I can talk to them to change their lifestyle or feed somewhere else instead of Forks"
"I know you are a pacifist Carlisle and see the good in everyone but these guys have no redeeming quality, they are sadistic and take pleasure in another person's pain. This is like a game to them. If we don't stop them there will be severe consequences. My brothers have already tried to make them leave but they keep coming back."
"So leech what have you decided?" asked Jared with a scowl on his face
Carlisle stayed quiet for a few minutes
"I will have to discuss this with my family before taking a decision"
"This is the Alpha of the current pack's number. If you decide to help us, he and Jared who is the Beta of the pack will meet you at the border to plan the strategy." I said writing down Sam's phone number on a piece of paper. There was also another reason why I spoke of Sam and Jared in this way. I did not want the Cullens to know how many people were there in the current pack before it was time.
"Also one of male vampires is a powerful tracker and his mate has the power of escapism. So remember if one is killed the other has to be killed"
He nodded his head "If they are mates the other will come back for revenge. If you can tell me who the current alpha is?"
"Sam Uley" answered Jared
"Uley? If I remember when the treaty was formed the Alpha was Ephraim Black and the Beta was Levi Uley"
"We should get going now" I said getting up from my seat and so did Jared "But we will be waiting for your answer"
"If you don't mind me asking Ms Swan, what is your relation to the pack? You are not Quileute"
"She is our sister" said Jared gritting his teeth
After that before anything else could be said Jared and I left his cabin and the hospital. Not a word was shared between us both as I drove the truck back towards the reservation. Jared had to patrol and I went to Sam's house to tell Sam and Emily about what transpired at our meeting. He said we would wait to see what their reply was but in case they refused he and Jared would be left with no choice but to fight the nomads on their own.
Dinner was a quiet affair and no one said anything about my lack of appetite. Tomorrow was my first day at LPH and I was nervous as well as excited. Embry told me a little about LPH and the respective teachers for my chosen electives.
Just as I was about to sleep my phone rang with a message. It was Sam's. With shaking hands I opened the message 'Cullens said yes. We attack on Tuesday. Meeting tonight to discuss strategy'
