Respect

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Twilight characters.

Jacob lets out a deep breath and quickly inhales the fresh air. His sinuses have felt like they were on fire and have now given him a killer headache. He rubs his hands up and down his face quickly trying to ease the pain. The Cullens smelled horrible! He can't even begin to fathom how Bella could want to, let alone stand, to be around a coven of smelly, sparkly, blood-drinking leeches! That and Bella can't even bear the sight, let alone, the smell, of blood so why she was hanging out with a guy that only lived for and off of blood was beyond him. But the smell alone made his wolf stay on edge; his spirit only wanted to tear the stinking leeches to pieces and then burn the remains to cleanse his body.

Somehow an agreement had been worked out between both wolves and vampires that allowed Seth to be released without harm and ensured that Edward Cullen kept the rest of his limbs. None of the wolves seemed too keen on the idea of their Alphas having a 'discussion' with the vampires but Jacob didn't see any other way around it. Leah was very reluctant but her obvious concern for Seth's safety more than outweighed her natural predisposition for their mortal enemies.

Looking behind him, Jacob can't help but smirk as Leah busies herself with checking over Seth. Her hands checking his head for any injuries, his neck for bruises and everywhere else for possible damage while Seth only stands quietly growling at her to leave him alone. The two had worked so well during the hunt but now that the danger has passed, they are no longer partners but a big sister and her baby brother.

"Quit it, Leah," Seth growls as he steps away from Leah. "I said I'm alright."

"You sure? Don't think that just because Jake made a deal with those devils that I'm going to let that blonde bitch slide by after hurting you." Leah growls out before she turns away from him with a pout.

"He's alright, Lee." Jacob says walking up to her and placing a light kiss on her bottom lip as he wraps his arms around her waist.

"Thanks, by the way." Leah says with a small smile as she wraps her arms around his waist.

"For what?" Jacob asks his voice muffled as he buries his nose into the crook of her neck.

"For showing up when you did." Leah admits softly.

Jacob pulls back to look down at her with a small frown on his face. His brow furrows as he thinks about what Edward Cullen had done to not only Leah but to his sisters as well. Rachel and Rebecca weren't hurt much. Rebecca may have suffered a cracked rib but it was Leah that had been dealt the most dangerous attack. Cullen had broken her arm and his eyes darken as he thinks about how he probably would've either snapped her neck or worst bitten her leaving her to die a slow, painful and agonizing death.

Jacob growls as he remembers what spurred his sudden transformation and mad dash through Port Angeles. The agreement was that the Cullens would stay out of the Port Angeles, Forks and La Push areas indefinitely and that the Cullens would cease all communications with Bella Swan. If any of the Cullens broke this agreement then the wolves would most definitely destroy the one breaking the rule and all vampires that accompanied them.

Edward had claimed that he 'loved' Bella which was a preposterous idea because vampires didn't love humans. Humans were nothing but food to them and from some of the stories Jacob has heard sometimes they were even pets. Leah had used the example that she loves her mom's baked spaghetti but that no one saw her walking around with a pan of it. 'Being in love with your meal is obviously some sign of mental instability.' Leah had commented which was her nice way of saying, 'you're a fucking masochistic freak'.

What had annoyed Jacob even more was the tiniest of the leeches stating that Bella now wanted to become a vampire. Jacob didn't love Bella like she would've liked him to but she was still his friend and he was going to do anything to protect her. She'd probably be a broken mess over the loss of her 'boyfriend', same as she was when he broke off their friendship, but she'd learn how to get over it and it would be for the best in the end.

"You know I'd do anything for you, Lee." Jacob says smiling down at Leah. "I love you and I will do my best to always keep you protected." He whispers to her softly as he rests his forehead against hers.

"Well don't think I'm," Leah begins with a smirk on her lips but is cut off Jacob silences her with a kiss.

Seth groans lightly as he watches his sister and friend slowly start kissing one another. In the beginning, Seth didn't have a problem with Jacob's memories of his time with his sister because everyone let an image or two slip out. But sometimes Jacob seemed to forget that there were others around and let his mind wander freely and majority of the times Leah was always at the forefront. It also didn't help that Jacob had obviously gotten further with his girl than any of the other guys, despite how long they were together, making his thoughts a lot more graphic then the average cub's. Seth can't help but feel his stomach churn thinking about running back home with Jacob and his thoughts of his sister completely renewed and wearing a shirt that barely reached mid-thigh.

Embry's ears suddenly prick and he lets out a low whimper earning the attention of all the wolves around except for the kissing Alpha pair. Looking back over his shoulder, the others watch as his ears move around trying to pinpoint the direction of the incoming wolves. Sam looks at the pair before looking back at Embry with a frown upon his face. The one thought crossing all of their minds, 'Jacob isn't going to like this'.

"What?" Seth asks his eyes widen as all of the wolves turn to look at him expectantly.

"You gotta tell him to stop." Quil whispers.

"Me? Why it's gotta be me?" Seth asks his voice rising slightly with his panic.

"Because you're going to be his beta one day." Paul states with a frown as Jacob and Leah's kiss deepens.

Embry looks between Seth and the kissing couple as he feels the wolves coming closer. No matter what he feels there's going to be a fight coming especially with the incoming wolves it's inevitable but breaking up the make-out session before their arrival would be best. Letting out a heavy huff of air, Embry walks forward and nudges Jacob's shoulder with his nose. Jacob breaks his kiss with Leah long enough to let a warning growl rumble from his lips before returning back to the task at hand.

Embry growls in frustration and nudges Jacob again. He knows that getting Leah's attention would be easier and quicker but Jacob won't tolerate anyone touching her especially not after the Edward guy broke her arm. Embry continues nudging, his urgency growing, as he feels the wolves getting closer and he can feel Jacob's muscles tensing in annoyance.

"What?" Jacob snarls turning around to glare at Embry.

"Someone's coming." Seth says as he turns obviously hearing something.

"Fuck," Jacob curses under his breath before he turns back to look at Leah. He lightly traces her kiss swollen lips with his thumb before turning around to greet the arriving pack.

Before Jacob can ask Embry to phase back and let him know who is coming is when five huge males come walking through the trees. Jacob feels hot lava shoot up and down his spine as he recognizes the lead male, Lance.

Lance stalks forward, fists clenched tight and his eyes black with contained rage. He had been running patrol with his pack near Seattle as there were rumors of a coven of vampires in the area when he happened to suddenly catch a glimpse of Leah standing next to a tall male. He wasn't sure whose mind he had tapped into but it was a rare gift that gave him the advantage over the other shifters in the entire area. He could see what they saw, hear what they were hearing and all without being noticed. It is a secret talent that will definitely aid him in impressing the High Council when it comes time to fight for Leah.

The moment he recognized Leah standing next to a male who definitely wasn't Harry, Billy, Joshua or any of the other Quileutes males did he order his pack to head to Port Angeles. The thought that Leah was in her human form talking to someone across from her with this strange male had made him anxious and later angry. Lance eventually began to piece together that the male had to be none other than Jacob Black, the pathetic, punk-ass bitch that had only recently phased. The thought had only spurred Lance on harder to hurry up and find the pair because if there was anyone that was a threat to him obtaining Leah it was Jacob.

The two males immediately lock eyes with one another as the other wolves around them begin to tense and growl at one another. Both of their chests puff out to make themselves look bigger as each wolf prepares to fight the other.

"What the fuck is going on here?" Lance demands angrily as his eyes drift to Leah standing behind Jacob before looking back up at his rival.

Jacob stands glaring darkly back at him unwilling to give in and provide an answer. He can feel the wolf inside of him growing more and more dominant. There's a desire to exert his dominance over the entire situation through Leah; to pull her close and mark her in front of Lance. Jacob knows that with his larger numbers that he has the advantage but, in all honesty, his actual pack really only consists of Quil, Embry and Seth.

"Leah, what the fuck are you doing hanging around him?" Lance demands pointing a finger at Jacob. Lance's answer comes in the form of a deep growl from Leah as she presses herself against Jacob.

"Don't you talk to her like that?" Jacob snaps.

"Jake, calm down." Leah whispers as she can feel the muscles in Jacob's back tensing. She bites her bottom lip feeling Jacob's muscles begin to relax under her touch and her body reacting to the two alpha males in the vicinity. Both males ready to prove their strength and power at a moment's notice all with the goal of impressing her.

"I'll talk to her however I feel like." Lance states with a smirks in an attempt to egg Jacob on into a fight.

Leah's eyes widen as Jacob stalks forward and Lance marches to meet him. The two males only leaving a few feet in between them; the hairs on the back of their necks standing up, muscles tense and a deep, dark bloodlust look in their eyes. Leah looks around as all the males tense up following the lead of their alphas, each raring to fight when the word is given. She silently curses the animal inside of her as the female is ready to let the males fight; let them prove to her who is deserving of her and show to all that she's worth the fight.

"All you ever do is run that fuckin' mouth of yours." Jacob snarls as his eyes narrow and Lance only smirks back.

"Leah didn't have a problem with my mouth down in New Orleans." The accusation jerks the Quileutes out of their moment as Jacob quickly turns and looks back at Leah. Leah and Jacob are both overcome with a wave of confusion; Jacob unsure whether or not Lance is telling the truth or not while Leah finds herself just now coming out of her haze to find her brothers all looking at her accusingly.

"You know what? What happened then doesn't matter now." Jacob says as his wolf growls at him for doubting their mate. Turning back to look at Lance he is reminded of the time they spent the day after his birthday; whatever brief kissing moment Lance may have had with Leah was nothing compared to the moment he had with her. "She's mine. I know it and most importantly of all she knows it." Jacob finishes up.

Jacob watches as Lance's nostrils flare and feel a sense of pride as Leah walks up to stand beside him. His hand immediately finds hers and entwines their fingers.

He senses the danger before he is truly able to comprehend it. The moment Lance sees Leah stand next to Jacob has the plan already been laid and as Jacob pulls her close, their fingers locking around one another is it then put into motion. The command is given to his beta to attack Jacob as all the wolves are naturally keeping a close watch on the rival alpha and their own alpha awaiting the command to fight.

He phases quicker than anyone could've anticipated and lunges for the alpha but finds himself stopped short as Embry jumps in front of him protecting Jacob. Lance curses loudly for completely forgetting that Embry hadn't phased back, the other wolf hanging out in the background during the entire exchange, before he gives the command for all of his wolves to attack.

Clothes are torn as bodies explode and fur replaces skin while claw and fangs replaces clenched fists. With a quick snap of his jaws Embry breaks the leg of Lance's beta eliminating one adversary for the fight for the next couple of minutes.

Jacob has pushed Leah to the side as his own body gave into the rage that has been building since Embry's interruption and he stands before his pack facing off against Lance, his russet fur standing straight up, bristling. His teeth are bared, glistening from the saliva in his mouth starting to give signs of the madness that is getting ready to overcome him. Claws are tearing into the soil as the wolves hold back for a moment, each sizing the other up and still waiting on their alphas to give the go ahead and fight.

Wolves are different from their domesticated cousins in that fighting is a last ditch effort. Intimidation is the key to saving from any unnecessary injuries. Both of their chests puff up, false lunges are made, jaws are snapped viciously. All these actions aid in proving to the male before them that they are the stronger and ensure them that this will not be an easy fight. The only problem is that both males are equally matched in size.

Somewhere off in the distance there is a familiar shiver in the air but it goes unheeded by the wolves preparing to war in the woods. Leah whimpers softly as she steps back recognizing the sensation but for the males around her it is the ringing of the bell that instantly begins the match. Jacob and Lance collide into one another russet fur and silvery white fur mix into a vicious snarling, growling and snapping blur. The others move in and Leah continues backing up trying to find a place to be out of the way and out of sight.

Jacob finds fighting his own kind to be a cacophony of random shouts, yells, screams and curses. The order that is maintained during patrol or even hunting down a leech is gone as each mind has been replaced with the basic instinct of maiming the attacker before them. The images of each wolf is being thrown at him and it's hard to keep straight who is fighting who as it feels as if there is someone trying to push inside of his mind.

Lance gives out a sharp yelp as Jacob latches onto his shoulder, his teeth easily tearing into the flesh, before he begins to try and pull Lance off his feet. The sweet, metallic taste of blood hits Jacob's tongue as his eyes narrow with the quick cheer of victory. Jacob still isn't able to understand what is going on with him but doesn't let the strange sensation deter him from his goal at hand.

Jacob winces as he feels Lance's teeth latch onto the side of his head. Lance's teeth sinking deeper into his flesh as his head echoes with the sound of Lance's teeth scrapping against his skull. The sound is loud and sickening as it sends shivers up and down his spine; a warning that this is not good. Throwing his shoulder into Lance's chest Jacob quickly releases and begins shaking his head. The smell of blood is assaulting all of his senses; there is blood in his eyes, whether it's his or Lance's he's uncertain. He has no time to worry about that as Lance's legs lock around his neck and shoulder, the position giving Lance the advantage to continue his assault on Jacob, leaving Jacob unable to grab hold of any part of him.

No matter how hard he struggles, thrashes about or throws his head back Jacob is unable to grab hold of the wolf on top of him. The blood loss is beginning to take effect as the world around begins to slow down, his mind is in more of a haze and his vision is beginning to tunnel.

Billy arrives in the clearing; his heart has been racing the moment he found Jacob and Lance's scent overlapping and Harry had caught Leah's scent too – all much too fresh to spell anything except for trouble. The fact that no one is answering him says that all of the wolves are too honed in on the two warring alphas to take notice of the incoming wolves. Skidding to a halt his stomach leaps into his throat as he sees Jacob slowly trying to get Lance off of him, the older and more experienced wolf dealing vicious bite after vicious bite to his neck, shoulder and worst his head. The other wolves have long since stopped fighting and have now turned their attention to the two alphas waiting to see the outcome of their clash.

The victor is obvious.

Rushing up Billy grabs hold of Lance and yanks him off of Jacob.

"That's enough of this." Billy orders as he turns and snarls at Lance as he struggles to get back up and finish off his adversary. However, Billy's arrival snaps him out of the red zone and sits down, head lowered out of respect for the highest ranking male. Billy feels his skin crawl as there is an obvious grin on Lance's face, and despite the dry and matted blood on his fur, over the worsened state of Jacob.

Turning around Billy feels his shoulders slump as Jacob stands on his legs; his head fighting to stay up but it is obvious that he is wobbly on his legs. The damage dealt to his head is obvious as there are flaps of skin sticking up and some that have begun to heal incorrectly leaving the right side of his head a complete and grotesque mess.

"Everyone phase – now!" Billy orders sternly wanting to see how much damage the cubs have dealt to one another. The older males with him all gasp at the sight as everyone has suffered some really nasty bite marks, scratches and bruising. There are a few nasty breaks that have healed at odd angles and even a few deep lacerations that if not treated will leave scars.

"Leah," Harry calls. His eyes narrow and his hands clench tightly, his knuckles paling, as his daughter eases out into the open. One look at her and Harry has the answer to his question – she's not hurt and she's not been claimed yet.

"I don't even want to know how all of this got started," Billy says shaking his head and pinching the bridge of his nose. "At least not yet," He tacks on as an afterthought letting them all know that they won't just walk away with the current damage.

"Lance, you and your boys go home." Billy orders with a nod of his head. Lance nods his head giving the go-ahead to his pack to start heading towards home. He gives Jacob a quick smirk as he walks by that only grows as Jacob's eyes darken. His attention is quickly directed elsewhere as Harry leaves Leah alone to look over Seth; she's leaning against a tree, her head low showing her guilt. Her legs are bare and out for all to see as she's wearing a shirt that obviously doesn't belong to her despite the clothes tied around her ankle. Looking back over his shoulder he walks towards her and fights back a growl.

"Don't think I'm going to forget this, Leah." Lance whispers in her ear. "His scent is all over you and I'd hate to find out that you've allowed him to touch you. Either way you will be mine and I'm going to enjoy making you suffer for all this trou,"

Lance never finishes his sentence as his face is suddenly slammed into the bark of the tree. He snarls angrily as the bark begins to bite into his cheek. He can feel a huge, heavy and heated hand at the back of his head. The thick fingers tighten their grip around his skull and his head begins to heat up from the attacker and the sudden pressure being put on his brain. He manages to open up one eye as he looks to see Leah staring wide-eyed at the person behind him. She slowly backs away as he moves closer, his hot breathe breathing down on him - it's almost suffocating.

"I really do hope that I misunderstood what you had said." Billy growls deep in Lance's ear. "Leah is like a daughter to me and if I ever find out that you have made her do something or forced something on her." Lance's eyes clench shut as Billy squeezes harder getting his point across. "I don't care what the fucking High Council has to say about it – I will kill you." Billy releases his hold on Lance as the younger wolf remains leaned up against the tree, his eyes still shut tight and his breathing erratic.

"I strongly suggest that you start learning now how to respect those around you." Billy adds before nodding his head for Leah to head over towards her father.

Jacob stands watching as Billy walks by him, only pausing long enough to give him a long, hard stare before issuing the order for everyone to phase and head back home. Jacob has always loved and looked up to his father but now he has a much stronger and healthier respect for his old man. Billy wasn't just the alpha because he was born into the birth right - he's obviously earned it.

Letting out a tired sigh Jacob phases and tries to keep his thoughts to himself. In the end, he's learned that he has a long way to go if he's going to win Leah. Today, it's obvious that Lance is the better fighter and that thought aggravates him. Lance isn't the only one that needs to learn some respect.

A/N: Sorry for the delay but it's been kind of busy here at home and after work I've just felt exhausted but soon, soon and very soon, this wedding mess will be over with. Woohoo! I had hopes of getting Wake-up Call done on Saturday but it's the rehearsal Saturday and the bridal party is going out so…we'll just have to see how things pane out.

So right now I just have a list of grievances that I'd like to share real quick since it'd take too long to go into specific details right as my house if full of out-of-towners. Love my family! And there's no sarcasm this time. Hahah.

Justin Bieber

Slow drivers

Old people that drive slow

My iPhone 3G

Shams – not the scheme, per se, but the shams that go on your pillows for 'decoration' thus making them a 'sham'.

The damn bullfrog that lives in my pond and is slowly killing all my fish because he's too damn lazy to catch bugs and is only wasting them because they're too big for him to eat.

And…my mom when she's being a Buzz Killington

Time – because there's never enough of it.