*Three Weeks Later*

"Ok new plan: Jared, Paul and I will take the morning shift; Jade, Jacob, Embry and Quil take the afternoon shift," said Sam as we sat once again in the living discussing shifts to catch the red head vampire. We were all gathered around the living room thinking of strategies and actions. Well, some of us were. The ones who weren't were playing video games or eating.

"You got to switch it around though, Sam," I said

"Paul and Jared aren't going to wake up every day at 3 to run patrol and Paul is cranky enough as it is," finished Jacob biting into a piece of bacon.

"Ok so one day Paul, Jared and I take mornings and the next day you guys can."

"That'll work," I said as Jacob nodded in agreement.

"Wait since when do we take shifts," asked Paul looking up from his game. Jared was playing too so he paused it before turning to look at us.

"Since the pack is growing. A lot more of us will be joining soon, we're trying to come up with shifts to make it easier on everyone," I said.

"So what's going to happen when there's…oh I don't know….twenty of us," asked Jared

"Then we'll take it one step at a time like we usually do, but until then I expect all you in wolf form as soon as the call is made. Understood?" said Sam. Everyone nodded before returning to what they were doing.

"So what's today's plan," asked Quil

"Well, right now Jacob, Jade and I are going to teach you the basics. Then Paul and Jared will meet up with us for training and then Embry for mental training.

"What, we're not going to meet up at the cliff with the elders to hear the stories," said Jared

"You know we can't do that until the elders give the ok. Besides they're waiting for Seth. They think Harry's death provoked the change so Quil's joining of the pack isn't official until the bonfire."

"Great."

"Well let's get going. We have a vampire to catch."

With that Jacob, Quil, Sam and I exited the house and ran into the woods. When we shifted we were met by a freaked out Quil.

Can't she go behind a bush and phase? Maybe even a sex change?

So it doesn't bother you when they strip down and phase, but when it comes to me you act like a first grader? I said gesturing to Sam and Jacob

That's different they're guys. You're a girl.

Chill dude, she doesn't have cooties. Said Sam

Sam, I would think that you would consider this unlady like of her, and Jacob that's your sister. What's your opinion on this?

Look, if it will keep the peace I'll phase behind a bush or a tree. I said. Now can we please continue what we were doing.

Fine.

We began to do some laps around La Push. Making sure not to miss anything and sniffing out every nook and cranny.

Damn it yelped Jacob causing all of us to stop our running.

What?

Shit.

Jake, what happened?

I stepped in shit.

Quil and I busted out laughing while Sam tried his best to stifle a laugh. Jacob glared daggers at us while wiping his paws in the grass.

Quil, here's something to always remember: watch your step and smell before you step. I said before laughing

Sshh said Sam, his ears perking up

What is it? Asked Jacob

Smell that?

I sniffed the air. Aside from the smell of crap I also smelt something different; something woodsy and blood thirsty. That's when I saw it. Something big and brown made it's way into the clearing and that something was a grizzly bear. I immediately froze up, and glanced at my brother, Quil and Sam.

Don't tense up. He can smell fear said Sam. I untensed my body and took a small step back. However, the bear got closer and closer to me. Almost as if defending something

Turn around, Jade said Sam

If I turn around he'll rip me apart.

Jade, just turn around said Jacob. I slowly turned around and followed the bears gaze to a bush. Something must be in there that he wants.

We got trouble said Jacob I can smell at least two more bears.

I sniffed the air and realized that I too could smell then and they were closer than I expected. Almost as if they were in the…that's when it clicked.

Sam, it's not a he, it's a she and she has cubs in that bush.

The bush that I am right next to, her cubs are in there.

Oh no.

The bear growled at me and the hackles on my back rose up. Jacob and Quil got into crouching positions and Sam tensed up.

No, no, guys, don't attack. I know what she wants. I said as I tried to relax my body. It was no use though cause she tried swatting at me with her big massive claws. Guys calm down. She's only attacking because we're near her cubs. Just move away slowly.
We're not leaving without you, Jade said Sam

Then two of you go and one of you stay.

The bear growled again and swatted at me.

Now!

Quil left but Jacob stayed right next to Sam. I looked at my brother with pleading eyes.

Go. I'll be fine

When he didn't move, I almost thought that he would be the one to stay and Sam the one to leave. However, Jake looked over at Sam as if to say, "protect her", then next thing I knew he ran off after Quil. I focused my attention back on the bear as soon as my brother was out of my sight.

Sam, I'm going to slowly move towards you and then we are going to slowly walk away. You got that?

Just get out of there, Jade. She's starting to get testy.

I nodded before taking a breath and slowly took a step away from the bush. The bear growled at me, so I stopped for a second and tested the air around me. She was agitated with me being close to the bush, but me moving caused her to be even more agitated. I decided to try again, this time she didn't growl. I took another step, then another, then another, and before long I was next to Sam.

Walk away.

We retreated into the woods and got as far away as we could before running toward Jacob and Quil. The four of us ran around for a while before Sam caught the trail of the red headed vampire.

Don't let her leave La Push said Sam before he let a howl escape his lips. Jacob and I followed the trail as Quil tried to cut her off. Next thing we knew we had the whole pack in our heads.

Corner her. If she's cornered she'll have nowhere to run.

Got it, boss said Paul as he caught the trail and followed it with Quil at his side.

We have no time for mistakes. Quil come with me. Paul can handle himself.

With Paul running right; Quil and Sam running left; and Jake and I coming dead on we knew we had her but that still left an open way out for her. I was about to tell Jacob to go a different way until Embry and Jared joined us in wolf form. Sam quickly filled them in and before long we had her right where we wanted her. I followed Jake, never missing a scent or sound. We had her, but something didn't seem right. There was another smell…another vampire.

Oh come on yelled Paul as he clashed with a big vampire and both landed in the water. When they got up both Paul and the vampire were snarling at each other.

Paul, cool it ordered Sam. He's one of those Cullen's

That Cullen is in our land snapped Paul

Hold it guys said Jacob as the rest of us joined Sam at the edge of the small river There's more.

The rest of the Cullen's then floated over to face us. One of them stepped forward and raised his hands in surrender.

"Emmett," he said causing the big vampire to turn around. Paul though wasn't having it and decided to try to nip at him. The big vampire, Emmett, though wasn't having it and decided to backhand Paul into a tree. Each of us started growling and the Cullen's got into defensive crouch positions. We growled at each other and snapped before the head Cullen came forward and raised his hands in surrender.

"Please. It was a mistake. It won't happen again, I promise."

I turned to Sam, no way was this going to slip our minds.

I'll be right back he said going behind a tree all but Paul and Jared drop.

They crossed the line yelled Jacob.

Jake, do what he says I snapped dropping to my belly. The others did the same but Jacob wouldn't budge. He just stayed on his paws until Sam emerged. He saw Jacob still on his paws and grunted. When Jacob still wouldn't move he said his name. Giving a sigh, Jake finally lowered himself on to the ground and pouted.

"Sam, as I've said before I am so sorry," began the head vampire but he was soon stopped by one of the blonde vampires. He approached in a careful manner. He strides light and delegate. He appeared dangerous but there was something about him that made me want to keep a close eye on him.

"Don't apologize, Carlisle. This is no man's land. We have just as much right to be here as them."

"This is our land and you leeches crossed the line."

There was a sudden change in the mood around us. I suddenly felt calm and tranquil. One of those leeches was controlling the mood.

"We apologize. We meant no harm. We will just be on our way."

"Fine," said Sam, "but we won't forget this. We'll have to discuss this to see where we stand on the laws of the treaty."

"That's fine. My family and I will be waiting."

With that the Cullen's disappeared from sight and I suddenly felt alone. But when I looked around I wasn't. I immediately brushed it off when Sam joined us in wolf form. After we rose to our feet and discussed who would talk to the elders, we began our mindless and non actional patrol around La Push. In fact it was so boring that we were reduced to chasing rabbits just to ease our boredom.

Man, I'm bored groaned Paul as Embry and Quil once again started chasing a rabbit. Some of us had stretched out on the leaves to rest or to just watch the show. I think the majority of us were going stir crazy unless we found something to do. That's when I spotted some water.

I'm going cliff diving said Jared out of nowhere. He then got up from his little nest and began the run to the cliff. I shared a look with Paul and we got up to follow him.

Wait for us we called

Us too cried Jacob, Embry and Quil with Sam bringing up the rear. We met up in our human forms by the cliff and looked over the ledge. We were pretty high up for a normal human but we weren't exactly normal humans. Still though, I always jumped a bit lower than this and suddenly chasing rabbits didn't seem like such a bad idea.

"Ladies first," said Paul gesturing to me.

"Age before beauty," I said pushing Sam forward. Next thing I knew I was no longer on the ground and free falling into the water. I heard someone else screaming behind me and recognized it as my twin. Paul and Jared had tag teamed us and pushed us off the cliff. It was a rush falling into the water and it wasn't as scary as I imagined, but I still despised Paul and Jared for pushing us off the cliff. Jacob and I resurfaced around the same time and started to suck in lung fulls of air. When we decided we had our fill of air, we turned to the other and checked each other over.

"Esta bien?" I asked

"Si. Y tu?"

"Si."

"Jade, Jacob, are you two ok," called Embry. I was about to answer back but then a thought occurred to me. I quickly placed my hand over Jake's mouth, earning a confused look from him. I placed my finger over my lips and pulled him to where we were hidden under some rocks.

"What was that all about Jade," he asked before he finally got what I was doing. It was as if he could read my mind. He then followed me back to where the rest of the pack was and we hid behind some trees. What we found though was beyond funny.

"Jade, Jacob, can you hear me," yelled Sam

"Oh shit, man, we killed the twins," cried Jared, "What are we going to tell Billy?"

"Oh I don't know. How about: Hey Billy, we pushed the twins off a cliff and killed them. Is there a problem with that," snapped Quil. Jake and I had to cover our mouths to keep from laughing out loud and blowing our cover.

"Cool it guys," snapped Sam, "We don't know for sure if we killed them."

"They're not answering us, Sam. What more proof do you need?" said Embry

"How about their bodies," asked Paul

"It's no use they wouldn't resurface for another couple of days."

"So what now," asked Quil

"We tell Billy," said Sam turning to phase but was stopped by a sniffle coming from a few members of the pack. When he turned, he saw a tear fall from the eyes of our pack mates.

"I never got to say goodbye," said Paul wiping a tear from his face

" and I was just getting use to having my friends back," said Quil. The sight of them was just making our hearts break. So, we decided to reveal ourselves to them before it got too far.

"Well this is all very touching," smiled Jacob as he emerged from the trees with me by his side.

"But could you guys say that into a camera next time," I said. Everyone literally jumped out of their skins at the sounds of our voices. Paul even went as far as to jump in a nearby tree. My twin and I laughed before high fiving each other.

"Don't do that," screeched Paul

"You nearly gave us a heart attack," snapped Embry

"Well next time don't push us off a cliff," stated Jacob as I nodded my head in agreement.

"Well you could have told us not to."

"You wouldn't have listened anyway."

"That's enough," said Sam, "We're sorry, guys. Are we cool?"
"We're cool," we said.

"But we really should be heading back to Emily's place. She'll have supper ready soon," I said as it dawned on me that none of us had even eaten lunch today. As if on cue our stomachs began to growl causing us to laugh.

"Let's go," said Sam as we shifted on the spot and began our run to the house. True to my word, Emily had some fried chicken waiting on us. As soon as the smell hit our nostrils we shifted and quickly ran inside.

"Hey guys," said Emily giving us a smile, "You're just in time too. The mashed potatoes are done."

As usual she made enough to feed a whole army and as usual we are everything. I honestly didn't know how she managed to cook for us and at the same time have something for herself. I offered several times to cook so she wouldn't have to but she insisted that she do it and that she didn't mind. I've never seen her complain about it, even when she didn't feel good. I was in the middle of helping her clean the dishes when the phone started ringing. Sam and the others were either playing video games or on the computer.

"I got it," said Sam when Emily started drying her hands to answer it. He kissed her lips before putting the receiver to his ear.

"Sam, here," he said. After listening to the person on the other line talk really, really fast. I heard Sam say things like ok, well this should be good, tell her to calm down and we'll be there in a minute. He hung up the phone before giving us each a look. His eyes resting on mine for a while.

"We have to get to the Clearwater's. Now," he said.

"Why," asked Quil never taking his eyes off the video game

"Seth finally phased?"

"Yea," said Sam, "and so did Leah."