AN: Waiting for my new power cord so bear with me. Again I mean no disrespect to the Quileute by telling a legend later in the story. BiPOV- Billy

BiPOV: Jacob and the rest of the pack, along with Bella and the newest member Quil, had come pouring into my house one after another. Sam walked straight to me his face very serious and asked to talk to me in private. We headed out onto the porch to talk since the pack was invading the kitchen and the living room. Outside Sam sat on the porch swing and turned to me with the most serious look I've seen on his face since Paul joined the pack.

"Bella has a gift of some sort."

I looked at him in shock, Bella had a gift? I had heard only a few legends of humans having any kind of gift. It was quite rare and normally meant that something vastly terrible was coming. This was never a good thing as far as the pack went and normally only added more stress. I could tell that Sam was worried about it and that made me feel uneasy. It may have been a while since I last phased but I remember what it was like to have the safety of the entire pack rest on your shoulders.

"What do you mean by gift? What exactly can she do?"

"I'm not one hundred percent sure what exactly her gift is. She seemed to be able to sense that she was needed today. She's never been to Quil's house and she found her way there, on foot might I add. I'm not sure how to describe exactly what she did without telling the entire story. I don't know all of what she or Quil were feeling or thinking so we should discuss this at the bonfire tonight."

"Sounds like a good idea to me. I just hope whatever it is that it's something she can deal with. The poor girl's been through enough already. "

"I agree with you there. I don't like that she was involved with leeches at one point but she's so giving and accepting that I'm ok with her. I just wish that she and Jake had gotten together before she met that bloodsucker. It would have saved her so much time and pain. All I can do now is hope that she lets Jacob keep her happy."

I echoed his sentiment fully and was hoping that in time she would be able to heal. Jacob would never have left her even if he hadn't imprinted. I was happy he had imprinted on her though, it meant that he would never have to leave her side and could help her fully heal. I just wish that Annie was still alive. She would have absolutely loved Bella.

Later that night at the bonfire

BiPOV: The sun had set and painted the sky a wonderful set of pinks, reds and oranges. The guys had gathered enough wood for the fire as well as some extra to keep it going later on. Emily had arrived with food for the guys and everyone was now headed to the back yard. The night was a little cool but not at all cold. Summer was approaching and it was a rare rainless spring night. I headed to the backyard with the help of Jacob and Bella and took my place at the head of the circle.

Harry Clearwater sat to my right and Quil Sr. sat to my left. We were all that remained of our pack and were the elders of the tribe. Once everyone was seated I began to tell the legend of the shape shifters. Everyone except Bella, Jacob and Quil had heard this story more than once but every time we welcomed a new member they acted like it was the first time. They were listening intently and I could tell that they were trying to learn something new from our past.

I finished the story and Quil just looked around at everyone else. He then asked the question that most new members do.

"Did you know that this was going to happen to me?"

No one answered for a moment or even looked at him. Finally Sam spoke up.

"We didn't know until about a week ago that you may become another pack member."

"If you knew that it was a possibility why the hell didn't you tell me? Do you have any idea how much it sucked to suddenly have my best friends drop off the face of the earth? Do you know what it was like to feel like shit for the past two days and not know why? Do you have any idea how CONFUSING it's been to be ANGRY ALL THE TIME and not know why? OR HOW TERRIFIYING IT WAS TO CHANGE AND NOT UNDERSTAND IT?"

Quil was yelling at the end of his questions but worse still the tremors indicating a phase out had started. Sam realized what was happening at the same moment that I shot him a look of warning. Before he or any of the pack members could move Bella quickly walked to his side and placed her hand on his arm. She proceeded to sit down right next to him and using her other hand began rubbing slow circles on Quils back. I watched in concern and awe as his tremors started to slow and finally stop altogether.

I looked at Sam with a question in my eyes. He looked right at me and told me that she had done the same thing earlier in the day. She had touched Paul's nose and he had immediately calmed and then sat with Quil and calmed him until he was able to phase back. Quil then said that he had felt himself calming down when Bella came up to him and that he had also felt a sense of safety. Bella told me that she had just felt the need to be at Quil's house and could feel him calming as she tried to help him.

I looked from Harry to Quil Sr. hoping that one of them would give an indication that they were thinking the same thing I was. Harry inclined his head ever so slightly indicating that he did indeed think the same. I looked at the pack members sitting around the fire before allowing my gaze to settle on Bella. She looked up after a few seconds and I could see the fear and worry evident in her eyes. She was scared to death that there was something wrong with her and we were going to leave her for it.

I gave her a smile and said, "I know exactly what's going on with you Bella."

She looked me dead on before asking "What the hell is going on with me Billy."

"Let me explain by telling you another story from our tribe. During the time of Ephriam Black there was a woman in the village who everyone went to when they were in need of comfort. She was a compassionate soul who didn't wish ill on anyone. She always forgave no matter what was done and she was willing to help everyone even at the expense of her own happiness. When the pack started to phase it was a difficult time for the families of the wolves and more often they sought her out. They found that they felt a measure of peace and comfort when in her presence and often left feeling calm.

One day while out gathering berries she stumbled upon the pack and a wolf that had just phased. She saw how frightened this newcomer was and wanted nothing more than to ease his fear. She walked to him slowly and sat with him until he had calmed. He was able to phase back and in his gratitude became her best friend.

Over the years this woman helped with new members or those who were hurt. The pack discovered that she could calm an injured member enough to get close to them. Beyond being able to calm them though she was able to heal their wounds. The greater the wound the more energy it took to heal but with the help of the pack she was able to do it. They also discovered that she could heal motions and the soul or a wolf as well. The pack named her Omega Healer and she became as protected as the Alpha of the pack. "

When I finished the story I looked back at Bella. "From what you, Quil and Sam have told me and from what I've seen, I think we have another Omega Healer in the pack. You have the ablity to calm the pack and heal them which comes with great responsibility. The pack however will protect you with their lives and will become as close to you as brothers."

When I was done Bella looked at everyone, I'm not going to refuse to help anyone, but why can't I just be normal? What is it with me and the supernatural? "She then turned and buried her face in Jacob's chest. As his arms came around her and he pulled her into his lap I couldn't help but feel for her. She had been through so much and this was just one more thing she had to worry about. I just hoped that Jacob and the pack would be able to help her.