A/N: Wow, you guys keep amazing me with all the favorites/alerts/reviews I've gotten. I'm happy to know that you guys are enjoying my story. I would like to address a question that was asked, as I'm sure they weren't the only one wondering about it. I was asked why they (the wolf pack) couldn't hear the babies' heartbeats. So here is the answer(s) I gave. Basically, they don't know the babies exist so they aren't listening for it. Secondly, it can be difficult to tell the babies' heartbeat from the mothers and lastly its fan fiction and this is what will work best for what I have planned in the story. Sorry if some of you are unhappy with this but that's my answer. Anyways on with the story.
JPOV (Jacob):
The whole way to Sam's house I couldn't stop thinking about the progress Bells was making. It made me so proud but at the same time I was sad that I couldn't let her know how proud of her I was, but like Seth said we could let everyone else know. They would be just as happy and proud as the two of us were.
"Jake…Jake!" Seth yelled waving his hand in front of my face. I blinked a few times and shook my head.
"Yeah?" I asked.
"I said we're here. You've been staring off into space for like five minutes. Where'd you go?" Seth asked me.
"Sorry, I was just thinking about how much progress Bells has made these last few weeks." I replied.
"Yeah, I know what you mean. Come on, let's go inside and then we can tell everyone once we're done." Seth said gesturing me inside. I went in first and Seth followed behind me.
"Tell us what?" Sam said once we were through the door. I shared a look with Seth, he just shrugged his shoulders.
"Well, we were going to wait til after the meeting but since you asked…" I trailed off.
"Get on with it Jacob." Sam said with authority.
"Fine, fine. We just wanted to tell you guys that Bells is making some serious progress. First she let Seth help her up earlier when we were at the beach. Then, before we left to come here, she actually initiated a hug. She gave me one and then she surprised me by giving Seth one as well. It was amazing. She didn't even flinch or anything." I finished with a smile on my face. I probably look like an idiot but I'm too happy to care right now.
"Wow, seriously?" Sam asked. Seth and I both nodded our heads yes. "That's great. Have you told Billy yet?"
"No. I planned on doing it when I get home. He was out fishing with Harry." I replied. "But I know he's gonna be so proud." Sam nodded his head agreeing with me.
"Alright, well, let's get on with the meeting. First order of business, Collin and Brady are showing signs of phasing. They've both getting close to the six foot mark and from what I hear are starting to run a temperature. So, we'll need to start taking shifts watching them. The first sign of any shaking and I want them taken into the woods, if that's not possible, away from any witnesses. Got it?" Sam said looking at everyone. We all nodded our heads.
"Aren't they like thirteen though? They'll be the youngest wolves." I said.
"I know, but they're only a year younger than Seth. They'll be fourteen in June, I think." Sam replied.
"Okay. What else?" I asked Sam.
"I think we'll need to inform the council about their situation. They're fathers not in the picture and they live with their grandmother so she won't be able to know that they are wolves. That means it'll be our job to help them through this. They'll be part of the pack soon enough and we take care of our family." Sam told us. "Is that understood?"
"Yes." Everyone replied.
"Alright, well, I believe that's it unless anyone else has anything to say." Sam said looking around the room. Nobody said anything.
"Okay, you guys can leave. Jacob, you, me and Quil will run a quick patrol and then you and I will go tell your dad about the boys and see if he wants to call a council meeting or if he'll take care of it at the meeting scheduled for next week." Sam said while looking at me and then to Quil.
"Okay." Quil and I both replied. With that we headed towards the door.
"Hey Jake, let me know how Bells is feeling later okay? Seth asked concerned. Man I think that kids cares more about her than he does his own sister.
"Sure, sure." I replied. With that we walked out the door and deep into the woods, where no one would be able to see, and stripped off our clothes, tying them to our ankles and then phasing.
Alright, we'll do a quick sweep along the treaty line and then we'll make our way back into La Push. Once we're done you can go home Quil. Got it? -Sam
We both nodded our heads and took off after Sam.
What did Seth mean let me know how Bells is doing? -Quil
She just didn't look to good before we left the house. She was pretty worn out and we didn't even do anything. –me.
So I replayed everything for him and Sam. From when we first arrived at the beach, to the dog name- I cut myself off there- to her letting Seth help her up, to the way she was breathing heavily when we finally reached home and lastly the hugs she gave to me and Seth.
So you see that's why he was concerned. -me
Wait, what was that about a dog name? -Quil
Nothing… I trailed off.
That is so something. Come on tell us. Pleaseeeee? -Quil
I shook my head no.
Oh come on Jake. It can't be that bad. You know, I could always make you tell us. -Sam.
You wouldn't… -me
I could. So you may as well just tell us. –Sam
Fine! –me
I replayed the scene that led up to the damn dog names and the conversation after that. By the time I was done Sam and Quil were rolling on the ground in there wolf forms.
Ha, ha. Laugh it up guys. Now I'm never gonna hear the end of it and neither will Seth. –me
At least she didn't give you a name like Fluffy or Cuddles. –Sam
I know. It could have been so much worse. –me
Alright, Quil you can head home now. We're going over to Jake's to talk to Billy. Oh, if you see Jared, let him know that he and Paul have patrol at midnight. –Sam
Will do boss man. –Quil
A minute later we felt him phase out. We reached my house and phased back as well, pulling on our shorts and then walking into my house.
"Dad, you home?" I yelled.
"Yeah, in the living room son." He yelled back. Sam and I walked into the living room to find my dad watching some show on ESPN. "Hey Sam. What's up?"
"We wanted to talk to you." Sam replied to dad.
BPOV (Billy):
I was watching TV when I heard Jake yell for me. I let him know I was in the living room. He and Sam walked in. "Hey Sam. What's up?" I said.
"We wanted to talk to you." Sam replied.
"Sure, sure. What about?" I asked.
"We've noticed that Collin and Brady are showing signs of phasing. We'll be taking shifts watching them but we just thought we should bring it to the council's attention since their fathers not in the picture and they're living with their grandmother." He told me. Damn, they're only thirteen.
"Thank you for informing me. You know that we like to know who is showing signs of joining." I told him.
"I know. Would you like to have a meeting or do you just want to bring it up at next weeks meeting? I know all the elders will be there." Sam asked.
"I will just bring it up at the upcoming meeting. Thank you for asking me Sam. I know you don't have to but I appreciate it all the same." I told him honestly. He's always so thoughtful.
"No problem Billy. I don't mind." Sam told me with a smile. "Jake, why don't you tell your dad the other news?"
What news? Nothing good ever comes from that phrase. God I hope I'm wrong. Please be good. Please be good.
"Bells, let Seth help her up at the beach earlier. Then she gave me and Seth a hug before we left for the meeting at Sam's. She initiated the hug. She didn't flinch or anything. It was amazing." Jake said with pride.
"Seriously? Wow…That's great." I said. I was having trouble finding the words. I was just as proud as Jake was. She's making progress. Finally.
"Yeah, I know. It was amazing dad. I'm so proud of her." Jake said. I nodded my head.
"Me too son. Me too." I told him.
"Is she still asleep?" Jake asked me.
"Yeah. I haven't heard a peep from her since I got in about a half hour ago. Why?" I asked him concerned.
"We'll she looked really worn out when we got back from the beach. She didn't even do anything. She said she was going to take a nap and then went upstairs before we left. That was about an hour ago. I just worry about her." Jake told me. I know what you mean. Me too.
"She's been like that a lot lately. We'll just have to make sure she's not over doing it. It may just be the stress of whatever has happened to her. Hell, maybe it's her emotional state, you know if something did happen to her? Either way, we need to make sure she takes it easy." I said.
"I agree." Sam said.
"Me too." Jake replied.
"Well, I better head home. See you later Billy, Jake." Sam said with a wave. Jake and I both waved back and then he was out the door.
"Thanks for letting me know, about Bells, Jake." I told him with a pat to his back.
"No problem dad. I know you care about her more than I do. Like she's your daughter." He told me. He's right about that.
"I'm gonna go call Sue and Harry and let them know the good news." I told him. He let out a small laugh.
"What?" I asked curiously.
"I bet you Seth beat you to it. That kid adores Bells. Sometimes I think he cares about her more than he does Leah." He said with a chuckle.
"Well, I'm gonna call them anyways. I gotta let Harry know about Collin and Brady." I told him. He nodded his head and then stood up.
"Alright, I think I'm gonna go take a nap. Haven't really had the chance to get a lot of sleep." He told me. I nodded my head.
"Okay, I'll wake you up for dinner. How's pizza sound? I don't want to make Bells cook if she's not feeling well." I told him.
"That's fine. You know what I like." Was his reply.
"Okay. Get some rest son." I told him. He nodded his head and then made his way upstairs to his room.
I made my way to the kitchen to call the Clearwater's. Of course, Jake was right, Seth told Harry and Sue the moment he walked through their front door. I think Jake was right about Seth adoring Bells. Looks like she's got another over protective brother. After informing Harry about Collin and Brady, I hung up and dialed the pizza place. I ordered the usual, one meat lovers, one pepperoni and one veggie supreme. I decided to wait until the pizza got here before waking up Jake and Bells. They could both use the sleep. With that I went back into the living room to watch some more ESPN and wait for the pizzas.
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