By Jesse McCarteney I think the song is sweet.

Anyway this chapter is kinda long, I don't know that you'll find it intresting. I hope you do! It's some have to happens.

-toodles

Beautiful Soul

LPOV

Jacob fell asleep with his head on my lap. I toyed with his hair as I watched him sleep. Jason was snuggled warm in-between him and the couch. They looked so cute sleeping. Claire eventually came home and took the small couch but not before a brief explanation.

I spent all night getting my thoughts together replaying the events of the previous night. I had decided that I was a selfish person, selfish enough that I could never bring myself to leave him. The guilt of leaving him and Jason would overcome me.

Morning came all too soon. Billy was first to wake not long after Kevin and Rebecca woke up. Rachel came out with her baby and Claire eventually went to her room to finish sleeping. Jacob and Jason continued sleeping. I gently slid out to shower and get dressed. I put on fresh clothes and Jason woke. I took him to bathe him and then change him. Jacob remained asleep despite the noise in the kitchen.

I walked into the kitchen to get a bottle ready.

Rebecca looked up from the stove apologetically. "I'm so sorry for last night."

"It's fine." I tried to explain.

"It wasn't on purpose but I heard you two last night." She confessed.

"Oh."

"Don't leave him." She almost pleaded. "Not because of her."

I smiled. "I'm selfish enough to stay with him."

"God Rebecca you're not going to let this go are you." Rachel snapped. "You want to make me feel guilty don't you? I hope you're happy because it's working."

"Good." She simply replied to her sisters accusations. She actually looked glad.

"Fine. I'm sorry maybe I did go too far in what I said but it doesn't make it a lie I might've I …." She struggled to find the words. "I was harsh in the way I put it. I know Jake won't forgive me anytime soon but for the record I honestly regret being that harsh."

"Some apology." Rebecca muttered.

"It's fine really."

"Momma who's that." The little girl said from the table.

"She's ….. your aunt Lace." That was quite touching it must've cost her a lot to say that. "Lace this is, Chloe."

"Hi sweetie." She grinned up at me.

"Where uncle Jacob, momma. You said we came to see him." She asked.

"He's sleeping honey."

A loud yawn came from the living room. "Not anymore." He was still sleepy when he came over to me. "Hey kid." He greeted Jason, he became ecstatic as always when he got Jacob's attention. "Morning."

"Are you uncle Jacob?" Chloe asked eager to know.

"Yes I am and who are you." He squatted down to her level.

She blushed. "I'm Chloe."

"You're a pretty girl."

She giggled. "This is Kevin." Rebecca said gesturing over to the boy eating pancakes.

"Hey what's up." He patted him on the head. It was such a large change from when he talked to Chloe. I love the way he connected with each of them.

He had breakfast talked briefly with his father and Rebecca. He refused to talk to Rachel. The kids went into the living room and watched the Saturday morning cartoons. I felt so awkward, I wasn't even a part of them so there was no reason for me to be in the same room. But when I tired to leave Jacob wouldn't let me he pulled me into the seat next to him.

The next few hours they spent catching up then Claire finally woke up.

"Um ….. Hi." She greeted them feeling as awkward as I felt.

"Rachel Rebecca this is Claire, she's Quil's girlfriend." Billy introduced her.

"I don't mean to be rude in any way but why are you living here?" Rebecca said in pure curiosity.

"Uh…" Claire became unsure of what to say.

"Go ahead they know." Billy assured her.

"Well when I was four my parents died in a car accident and they gave me to Emily and Sam."

"He's the Alpha." Billy put in.

"But I was diagnosed with a problem with my lungs. They weren't fully developed and I was ….. going to die. I believe at the time Jacob met Lacey. And Quil asked Lacey to save me."

"Save you, how?" they questioned.

"She has a talent. She ages people. And they thought if she aged me she would also aged my organs so that I could live. And she did she aged me to 15 years old. Then when Sam's brother moved in and Jacob moved out of here I decided to come here and keep Billy company."

"Wow, Lacey that was something."

"Not really." I admitted. We spent more time talking I was more involved now. Rebecca seemed to actually like me.

"Can you help me Lace, I have to leave in 2 hours it's already 4:30."

"Sure. Can you give him a bottle." I asked as I handed Jason over to him.

"Mhmm." He took my face and pulled close to his before I left. I smiled against his lips.

Billy cleared his throat. I got up and went into Claire's room.

"Hey, so what are you going to wear?" I asked. She pulled out a lavender dress, it was simple and tasteful. "I like it."

"They don't like you right?" She stated the obvious.

"….Not really, at least not Rachel."

"I'm sorry." She said apologetically.

"Me too. But come on the dress and I'll do your hair." She smiled and went into the bathroom and put it on. "What do want to do with your hair?"

"I don't know."

"I'll straighten it."

"Okay though I doubt it's going to be as straight as yours."

"If it'll make you feel better I'll curl it so yours looks straighter." We laughed. It took me an hour but it finally got straight. I helped her with her make-up. "Alright you're done."

"Thank you."

"No problem, I'm going to go change…….. Who's taking you?" I asked already knowing the answer.

"Quil."

"Of course." I walked out to join the good old family again. "Jacob, come on get dressed you have like 30 minutes."

He groaned. "What's the difference can't I go like this? I mean you can go like that you look fine."

"Come on. It won't kill you to wear a full wardrobe once in a while." I giggled.

He smiled and followed me into the room. I went into the closet and got him a button up shirt and dress pants that he only wore once like a year ago. I threw them at him and he easily caught them.

"You're actually serious."

"I never make you do anything. Come on."

He rolled his eyes. "Fine but you owe me."

"What! I owe you for making for making you wear clothes, that's not right." I whined. He chuckled and took a shower.

While everyone got ready I picked out my clothes did my make up and dressed Jason.

"Mmmooommmmm." He said as I dressed him.

"Aw baby." I picked him up and kissed him on the cheek. "Mommy loves you."

"Does mommy love me?" Jacob said as he entered the room. He wore that boyish smile that I loved to see.

I laughed lightly. "Maybe." Then I looked at him. "See it wasn't that hard to wear it."

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We met up in Port Angeles for the graduation. It was an outdoors place. The rest of the guys were forced to wear a full wardrobe by the rest of the girls. Each of them wore a button up shirt and dress pants. Sam with Emily. Jared and Kim. Quil was with Claire somewhere in the front. Embry brought Amy. Leah brought Josh. Nathan was with Chase Paul Collin and Brady. Seth was talking to Edward and Bella as they came up to join us.

"Bella." Jacob went over to hug her.

I went over to greet Elizabeth and Edward. "She doesn't like you." He muttered sympathetically only low enough for me to hear

Of course he would know better than anyone. 'yep you're right.' I thought.

"Hi lizzy."

"Hi, who are they?" she asked pointing to Kevin and Chloe.

"That is Chloe and Kevin." Before I could finish telling her she ran off in Chloe's direction.

"Hi." She jumped in the middle of everyone.

Rebecca bent down. "Hi there. Who are you?"

"I'm Elizabeth."

"Where's your mommy and daddy Elizabeth."

"Right there." She pointed over to Bella and Edward.

Bella walked over. "Elizabeth, don't be rude."

"Bella this is Rebecca and Rachel they're my sisters." Jacob introduced them.

"You're Bella." Rebecca stated.

"Um…..yeah."

"I've heard a lot about you."

"Oh?" she started to get nervous, I'm sure they didn't think she was god's gift to the earth because from what Billy told them but I'm sure they liked her a lot more than me.

After another awkward conversation everyone took their seats. Then after a couple of long speeches the name for the small class of 20#? began to be called.

I swear more that one fourth of the people were here for Claire alone.

After it was over Jacob and I got together with Edward and Bella.

"Oh Lace I forgot to tell you we're done." Bella announced

"Done with what?"

"The wedding you just have to pick out the dress and Jacob the tux. That's it."

"Wow, Alice works real fast." I said bewildered I had totally forgotten the last details.

"Yeah it's what she does." My phone vibrated in my pocket.

"Hello?" I answered.

"It's Sam." He said on the other line.

"Oh hey, what's up?"

"Just called to tell you two that the elders decided to have a bon fire tonight."

Hmm I wonder what that was. He seemed to enjoy the idea. "Oh sure, I'll tell him."

"Thanks see you tonight."

I tapped Jacob on the shoulder. "Sam said something about a bon fire."

"It was bound to happen."

"What is it?"

"Well we just go to the beach and tell the old legends. I'm guessing it's for Nathan, Claire, Josh and Amy they've never heard them and you. Bella went to the last one we had."

"I remember it was nice, I liked it." She joined. It did sound nice I only knew so many things about the legends.

"Can I come?" Elizabeth asked from Edward's arms.

"Sure." Jacob answered. "If your mom and dad let you."

"I wanna go, pweese." She begged. Bella and Edward exchanged a look.

"I'll take her back once it's over." I offered.

Edward didn't look too convinced but he agreed. "Okay."

"Yay!" she cheered. He put her down and she walked over to me.

"I'll bring her back." I promised Edward though I knew that's not what bothered him about the situation. He saw the confrontation I had with Rachel, he was afraid they'd do the same to Elizabeth. 'It won't happen. Besides she said it because she hates me, they have nothing against her. You know they wouldn't do that to her, neither Jacob nor I would let them.' I gave him a knowing look and he nodded, still unsure.

"Tell Alice thank you. I'll be by tomorrow at noon." I told Bella.

"Okay." She turned to Elizabeth. "Have fun and be careful." She told her.

I didn't know where to cut it off, sorry. The next chapter will take place on the beach EVERYONE will be there, as in all the couples in La Push.

Take this as a filler chapter the next one will be everyone meeting Josh and Amy. The story telling and something special.

The next one will be up soon, it won't be as long.

-toodles.