Chapter 12: The Leeches are back
Life had calmed down since Bella had been gone; the only one that seemed to suffer from it was Jake, who was severely pissed at both Nina and Charlie for sending her away. But after a while, he too got over it and began to realize that the feeling he had for Bella were not true, but were more out of wanting something that he couldn't have. Jake had asked everyone for forgiveness for being such an ass to them, and was now enjoying the life of a shifter along with all the benefits, such as looking amazingly hot.
Charlie had put his house up for sale, and he and Nina had officially moved in together. And with Nina being the alpha to a pack full of growing young boys, their house had become a center of operations of sorts, there were always house full of kids eating all their food, taking up couch space, hogging the TV, and just being obnoxiously loud.
But Charlie and Nina didn't seem to mind too much. Nina had grown up in a house where there was never ending noise so she was used to it; and Charlie had been on his own for so long, it was nice to have a house filled with racket. He couldn't wait till it was his and Nina's children making their house unbearably loud 24/7.
But the tranquilly of their lives was not to last much longer.
It was closely creeping up on the two month mark of Bella's departure when shit started to hit the fan.
It started out like most days on the Rez did; Nina was in the kitchen with Emily and Kim cooking a huge meal for everyone, while the boys, Charlie, and Billy were sitting in the living room watching the game. Funnily enough, vampire sighting had gone down since Bella left so patrols had calmed down as well. At the moment Paul and Jared were patrolling the perimeter of La Push.
Nina had just pulled dessert out of the oven, when they heard the howl, then everybody was jumping up and rushing out of the house phasing as they went and hauling ass towards their pack mates, Sam stopped long enough to give Emily a kiss, and promised Kim that he would watch out for Jared.
Nina was just about to follow her pack out when Charlie grabbed her, "Please be careful." He whispered, pulling her closer to him. It always terrified him when this happened, he knew she was a big bad wolf shifter, But Nina looked so small and fragile, and Charlie was afraid that one day she wouldn't come back.
Nina gave him an understanding smile and kissed him, "Don't worry, we'll be back soon."
Then she rushed out the door, phased quickly was running to her pack.
"What's going on?" she questioned as soon as their pack mind was linked
Paul answered, "The Cullen leeches are here at the border, they won't leave till they speak with you."
Nina frowned in confusion, "What could they possibly want? How many are there?"
Jared replied this time, "They won't tell us, they were very adamant that they speak to our alpha. All seven are here."
Nina was trying to figure out what they could want, but the only thing that came to mind was that they were here for Bella. It didn't make any sense though; they had left Bella why would they come back.
"Alright, I'm on my way. Jake and Quill, I want you two to go back to the house and protect the imprints, just in case this gets ugly. The rest of you come with me, and no one think about Bella or where she is. I have a feeling that they came back for her." Nina gave the order and the two youngest were quick to obey, turning around and heading back to the house, while the rest made their way to the border.
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The Cullen stood side by side right at the edge of Rez territory when Nina, flanked by Sam and Embry, walked into the clearing. Immediately Paul and Jared stood to their feet and also came to stand behind their alpha.
After a moments silence, the Cullen patriarch stepped forward, "Thank you for coming, my daughter Alice has brought you some clothing if you are willing to change and speak with us; or my son Edward could read your mind and interpret your thoughts. Whatever is more comfortable for you."
Nina turned to look at the boys, "I don't want the leech in my head, so I am going to accept their offer since I forgot to bring clothes. Paul, Jared you have some cut off with you, so you will change as well. Sam and Embry, stay in wolf form so we are not completely vulnerable."
The boys nodded and Paul and Jared walked off behind some trees only to return moments later in their human form.
Jared stepped and spoke for Nina, "Our Alpha has excepted your generous offer." He then held out his hands and was presented with a man's shirt and some sweatpants. The wolves suddenly realized that the Cullen's had no idea the alpha was a woman.
Jared let off a little chuckle, confusing the Cullens, before handing the clothes to Nina. She grabbed them with her mouth, and then trotted off behind the same bush the boys had used earlier. When Nina stepped back into the Clearing, the Cullens were momentarily shocked to see a women standing in the place of the giant white wolf.
Carlisle was the first to recover, "Thank you for agreeing to speak with us…" he let his sentence hanging, hopping she would provide a name.
Nina crossed her arms, "Ninova." Was her short reply followed by a single question, "Why have you come back?"
Carlisle cleared his throat, "We were hoping you could answer some questions for us. You see months back my son, Edward got involved with a human girl here in Forks. Our presence in the girl's life, however, caused some problems so we left. But today we came back into town to tie up some loose ends and Alice decided to run by the girl's house to check on her. When she arrived she found an empty house with a for sale sign in the yard and the smell of your pack still lingering around."
The look on the pack's face at his story was completely unimpressed, "What was your question?" Nina asked, her tone never wavering.
This time the vampire's wife, Esme stepped forward, "Please if you know what has happened to the Swan family, I beg of you to tell us. We are extremely worried about her." The woman seemed genuinely worried about Bella, and Nina found it extremely hard to hold on to her hate for the woman and her husband, they seemed like nice people, it was such a shame they were vampires.
Nina kept her resolve and her facial features never changed from her complete look of boredom, "What has happened to the Swan family is none of your concern. All you need to know is the girl is safe and far away from the likes of you."
Suddenly there was a snarl of anger and a shout, "That's Not Good Enough!" as Edward Cullen lunged forward just at the edge of the treaty line.
Nina's boys moved closer to her at the sign of threat, but still Nina never moved nor did her stare waver, "Carlisle, you should teach your boy some manners." She smirked over at the boy.
"I apologize for Edward's quick temper. I assure you we have no interest in finding Bella. We intend to let her live a very long, normal, human life. We are merely concerned."
Nina uncrossed her arms and walked closer to the group of vampires, making sure not to cross the border, "Will tell you what has happened to Bella Swan, but I will not tell you where she is. Does this agreement appear 'good enough' for you?" she asked sarcastically, mocking Edward.
Edward was about to open his mouth once again, but the blonde, female vampire beside him elbowed him in the stomach so that Carlisle could speak instead, "We agree to the terms, and we swear that after this conversation we will not try to locate Bella."
Nina nodded in concurrence, "Very well, after your son abandoned the girl in the woods she slipped into a deep depression, for months Bella hardly ate, slept or even left the house. She eventually started to get better until she began spending time with one of the boys on the reservation, she became so completely obsessed with him that she couldn't function with out him, so when he shifted and could no longer be around her, she became crazed with desperation to see him and even began to spiral back into her depression. Her father made the decision for her to leave. After seeing how sick Bella was, and learning that she had been dating a Vampire for a year, he decided Bella would benefit from living somewhere that was not Forks."
The Cullens were obviously very shocked at what she had just told them. The next person who spoke was Edward, "And how did Charlie come to know about us? You have broken the treaty!" What this woman had told them didn't sound anything like his Bella; he just knew the wolves had something to do with her being sent away.
Nina looked slightly miffed, "Charlie Swan was allowed to know the truth for one simply reason; he is a member of the pack."
"How is that possible? Only wolves and their mate may be members of the pack." Carlisle questioned
Nina rolled her eyes, "I believe you just answered your own question. Now if we are finished here. We have other matters to tend to; I trust you can show your selves out of Forks." And with that she and the boys turned and walked back into the forest, leaving the Cullens alone with their thoughts.