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A/N: I am not going to give a long speech, here is the next chapter in this story and also if you guys have not heard I have posted a new story called Life's Unfortunate Events, a new chapter will also be posted shortly for this story, so guys check it out as well. Now on to the story, as I said before the story will start coming together now so enjoy.
One Last Call part 1
Previously:
"Don't temp me bloodsucker, honestly you broke the treaty in my book the moment you took a human as a wife, but that remains to be decided. For the subject of Bella, she is not weak and should know what involves her. I know Bella would want to know and if you do not tell her soon , then I will" I knew he was serious, and I also knew he was right, but when was the best time?
" I will Jacob, I will" I frowned knowing it was unavoidable, and she would have to be told.
"And bloodsucker our conversation about Bella is not over. I will find out what you did to her." With that he transformed and disappeared through the forest.
I headed back to the house, to be with the loves of my existence, my wife and my children. Even though things seem to be going the right way, for some reason I just could not shake the feeling that something big was going to happen within my family.
One Last Call part 2 - JPOV
After leaving the leech, I wondered through the forest for a little while trying to get my thoughts together. I knew what the bloodsucker said, and if it was to happen would cost many lives, if we did not stop them. I was angry because no matter what the situation were, they were the cause of this whole mess regardless. If they never existed than, I would not be the way I am, and Bella and I would have been.
Just thinking about the undead being intimate with my Bella and impregnating her with what should have been my seed, makes my skin crawl. He says he loves her, but not like I can with her. My love would be without hurting or having to be careful with every touch. It would be natural as it should be. She was mine.
As the anger took over another plan started to form. Just because I was about to do the right thing, doesn't mean that a leech there can't actually get dead in the fight by accident, I mean all leeches sort of all look alike once the fangs come out.
Of course I will be around to be that shoulder to cry on, and a permanent father figure. To be called dad by his children since they are human after all, and get what's due me, yeah a win/ win for me. Now, lets get home to get this little party started shall we.
EPOV
I slowly walked back at a human pace to gather my thoughts, before I saw my wife, and try to explain what just happened. I am not going to lie I wanted to rip that mutts head off, but unfortunate he was needed. Coming into view was my home and I automatically heard the cries of my children.
"Bella" She was sitting in the rocking chair rocking Brianna and Anthony, while they cried.
"I think they sense that something happened, and knew one of their parents were involved. It was strange Edward as soon as you left the nursery, that is when they started, and just now, they are starting to calm" I couldn't say that I did not feel smug about this new information, but it confirmed that my children had a bond to me as well in my well being. I would need to speak to Carlisle on this matter soon.
"Edward did you, I was so scared that you were not coming back, but then I saw you without Jacob…." Bella put her head down and closed her eyes. I knew what she was trying to say.
"No love even though he deserved much worse I could never take his life. I know how that would hurt you. I gave him the option to leave peacefully, and he easily took it.
"Growing up Jacob, he was always so gentle and kind, he was best friend. I don't know where all this aggression could be coming from" I walked over to the rocking chair and kissed the foreheads of my children before leaning in and placing a gentle kiss to Bella's lips.
I knew Bella had been childhood friends with the mutt but given his position as a new werewolf he was just simply unstable, and to tell Bella that for now, it was best not to have him around our little family, would break her heart.
"Bella, Jacob is angry Love. He is in love with you no matter if you don't agree, and it is hard for him to get over, especially when your his first love"
"It was never like that, Jacob was always just a friend to me, I never lead him to believe any else other wise " I smiled at my wife. She was so darn naive, and cute at the same time.
"Love lets get the kids in their crib right now, we have somethings to talk about, that may not be easy, and personally I would very much like to spend the remainder of the night with my wife before the family arrives tomorrow morning"
Carefully Brianna and Anthony's sleeping bodies were placed in their cribs, while we retreated back to our bedroom for the night. If I can have my way tonight, the more important things will definitely be discussed in the morning, but at this time what parts will I reveal or not reveal to my wife is unknown.
JPOV
After leaving the leech I phased and set my headings for La Push. It was odd, that even now transforming within the last few weeks away from La Push, my mind remained silent except the occasional voice of Sam the Alpha. I had not figured this new development out as of yet, but found it a relief to have my own thoughts to myself without intrusion.
"Jacob, Jacob, Please answer" I heard the frantic voice of Sam
"What's got your pants in a bunch"
"Jacob where have you been and why have you not responded? The pack has been going crazy because no one has been able to hear you. They all thought you were dead. Don't even get me started on the counsel and your dad" All this time I had been so focused on Bella, that, I forgot about what stress I may have caused my father.
"I am sorry Sam, but we have other problems besides my absence to deal with"
"What do you mean Jacob?"
"Let's just say, that I found the Cullens and Bella, and they have so graciously lead a slew of their kind to Folks" I might of implicated it was intentional of the Cullens in my wording, but can you blame me, I am teenager who is angry.
"Jacob what are you talking about?"
"Like I said there are a lot of leeches coming to Forks and La Push, someone told them it was a free buffet and they accepted the invitation." More exaggeration but what did I care
"Jacob if what you say is true than we must prepare for attack, will you be coming home as well"
"I am in route now, why is it you can not see me or hear me?"
"I do not know Jacob, but the counsel has a theory. Do you know how many are coming and how did you learn of this information Jacob?" I knew once they knew the Cullens are trying to stop this from happening, my sarcasm will not look so funny anymore
"Long story, but for the short of it the Cullens"
"So it would seem there is a lot of the story missing, Jacob. We called a counsel meeting for night fall, will you be able to get here in time?"
"Yes, and Sam a lot more" With that our communication ended and I pushed forward for La Push.
Once I arrived in La Push, I still had a little time before the meeting, but I knew the one person that I had to see; my dad. I approached our little aboad it was nothing special to be honest, nothing like the mansions that the Cullens could afford, but it was home. Our home put you in the mind of a log cabin.
My dad and I had actually put a lot of work into renovating this home before his accident. Our home had been handed down through generations, and each family added to its foundation, more and improved renovations. Through my reminiscing I did not see my father wheel himself onto the porch.
"Jacob" I looked up to see that my father looked to of aged another ten years, his expression told me he was not happy with my actions.
"Dad"
"Where did you go son? I thought we lost you too" lost me too, what was he talking about?
"Lost me too" I asked in confusion
"Yes I lost a great friend Charlie and I also thought, I had lost my only son to those monsters as well. You could of called Jake, but no you had this old man worried out his mind. We searched as far as we could but never found you. I never gave up hope though, that you were still alive, but when the pack could no longer hear you, I begun to think other wise"
I held my head down. I felt so ashamed that I had done this to my father when he depended on me, and yes he was right I could of called.
"Dad, I am sorry. I was so possessed with finding the killers of Bella and Charlie that nothing else mattered, until I had answers. Bella and Charlie would have wanted that"
"Jacob did you find what you were searching for son?" It wasn't so much a question but a statement. I sat down on the porch stairs and let out a breath that I did not know I even had.
"I found Bella dad"
"That's great son, but where is she?" I frowned at this
"I found Bella at her wedding" I hated the day she became officially his
"Oh, I am sorry Jacob, I am guessing it was that Cullen boy then, no other person held her eye, sad to say"
"Yah" Before I could continue he cut me off
"Look Jake, I know you have feelings for Bella. I just want you to know, we all love her, but she has made her choice with the Cullen boy. You got to let her go. Bella was not meant to be yours son, or else she would of choose you. There is someone for you. Love knows no bounds and we can't control who will hold our hearts, but it is clear now who holds hers.
"No I won't accept that, she is just confused. I am the better choice. I am more healthy for her"
"We don't always get what we want in life son, but our ancestors know who the right person is for each of us, that is why you have the ability to imprint on your soul mate. This ensures the survival of the tribe. Do you understand son it was not in the stars for Bella, and that there is another destined to be yours"
My father leaned forward in his wheelchair and placed a hand on my shoulder. I knew he was trying to comfort me, but it still did not cause the pain to go away. How can our ancestors match you to someone whom you do not love, and take from you the one whom you do love, for what, just look at what happened to Sam and Leah who loved each other. And all this hurt for what, all for the benefit to ensure survival of the tribe, did they even considered us in that factor, what we want?.
It all seems like a cruel joke to me. I knew when my transformation occurred that my imprinting abilities were active, but yet I never imprinted on Bella. I had made up my mind that I would choose who I would be destined to be with, and not some ancestral folklore magic..
"Jacob, I know that look, and what ever it is you are planning don't. No good will come from it, and no matter how you try take away some ones true love, that love will never be given to you, so think about it son. You know your mother would want you to be the better man , and so do I"
"I don't know what you are talking about Dad, I'm not plotting anything just thinking how life is just so unfair like you say" My father nodded but I knew he did not believe a word I said. I knew he did not respond more, because it was time for the counsel meeting and he was an elder.
The counsel consisted of Billy Black, Old Quil, Sue Clearwater and Sam Uley
"This counsel is now in session, we are here to determine if there is indeed a threat to our people and the people of Forks, and what course of action should be taken as the guardians of these lands as were our ancestors before us. To better understand this we will hear the words of our own Jacob Black" Billy Black opened the floor.
"As all of you know that Bella had been missing and Charlie was attacked and has been declared dead. I could not accept this. I had to have answers, so I left in search of Bella, in which I found her."
"So Bella is not dead than?" asked Sue
"No very much alive and married now to that leech Cullen."
"How do you know she has married him Jacob" Sam Uley questioned
"I saw with my own eyes when the minister said you may kiss the bride, it sealed their union, but it is not the only thing that I learned. Bella has also given birth to triplets" The pack was in an uproar at this
"Everyone calm down now. We already know that vampires can't reproduce so that is no concern to us" said with authority by Billy Black
"Ah but you are wrong father, the children are the product of Bella and Edward Cullen himself"
"They have broken the treaty making more bloodsuckers, they must be killed" Screamed Paul
"Jacob how do you know of this"
"During the wedding, I attacked but was out numbered and one of them injured me enough so that Dr. fang had to put me back together again. They placed me in a different area of their house in a private room, while I healed"
"See he even admits they attacked him, why are we still sitting here" Paul once again eager for the start of war
"Sit down Paul, you are being irrational right now. Jacob has already stated he attacked them first, it was self defense, and obviously they did not want to kill him or they would have, continue Jacob" Sam stated
"A few days passed and I was fully healed. I was lying in bed when I overheard that they were going to hunt and that Bella and the leech would remain. I made plans to rescue Bella and destroy the abominations, but when I finally made it to their room, the babies all had heart beats. Cullen's children have blood running through their veins"
Voices ranged throughout of how could this be possible, and what does this mean.
"Jacob were you sure they were human son"
"I held one she was beautiful, she was a perfect blend of him and Bella" It hurt to tell the truth of his offspring
"How do we know they are incapable of killing, looks can be deceiving" Quinn questioned
"For one they have no teeth, all gums man, and plus I saw a breast pump which means Bella is breast feeding them. I did not smell any blood in the nursery."
"We will continue on that information later, but for now we need to know more about this attack" Billy spoke
"Well once I entered the nursery, I was confronted first by Bella, in which I tried to get her leave, but before I could get them out, Cullen attacked me, drawing us outside."
"Then what happened" Sam spoke
" Cullen said he was not there to fight but to talk, so I told him to talk. It seems our red headed leech is the aftermath of an attack on Bella in which the Cullens killed her mate to save Bella. The red head is out for revenge in the worst way"
"I knew something more was the cause for the incident in Phoenix last summer with Bella, but never a vampire attack" Billy spoke out loud of his thoughts
"So you are telling us that all the killings have been because of the Cullens" Paul yelled
"Man they saved Bella" Jacob turned and confronted Paul face to face
" For the purpose of her leading more innocents to their deaths. Jacob man, she is not worth it Bella, she obviously didn't want you because she choose him and bared his children freely. Honestly would you get over your crush or is it obsession already. In the best interest of everyone she needs to be eliminated along with the Cullens, that's what this leech wants right, so why not give her what she's so freely killing innocents for. It's a done deal man, open shut, and her revenge I say would be done with it. What's seven more vampires mean to us anyway?"
"Shut up Paul.. One more word and I will rip your heart out, Bella is human and so are her children. We made a vow to protect human life and that is what we are going to do"
"Jacob how many?" Billy asked
"All the recent deaths, the Cullen believe there are being changed, so around twenty right now"
"Why did Cullen tell you this?" Sam asked
"Because apparently these vampires are different than the Cullens"
"How So " For the first time Old Quil spoke
"Cullen says that these vampires are freshly made, he called them newborns. He says at this stage they are stronger, deadlier, driven by their bloodlust, can not be persuaded, and even as vampires themselves they have trouble killing them alone."
"So these vampires are even a concern to the Cullen's survival "
"That I don't know, but it seems that there is some concern for their warfare against them"
"Did he say when they are suppose to arrive" Sam asked
"One month, with the first snowfall of the season"
"How are they asking to utilize our services" Asked Billy
"I told Cullen we would be in touch once I met with the counsel"
"I want to schedule a meeting with Carlisle since I trust him more than the others, and from there we will determine our best course of action on this matter. As of right now we will have 24 hour patrols on our land to protect our people. This meeting is adjourned till then"
BPOV
Last night Edward mentioned he wanted to talk to me about something important, but I opt to be told this morning. With the stress of Jacob, I had enough of excitement for that day and just wanted the comfort of my babies and my husband for the remainder of night.
I woke up to an empty bed. I know Edward did not sleep, but he generally kept me company while I sleep, so he was the first thing I saw each morning. The brightness coming through the window blinded me, while I adjusted to my surroundings.
It was almost noon, but how had I sleep so long and not even hear any cries. I knew the family was not due back for the next two hours, so there was only one guess where my husband could possibly be. I shuffled from the bed and took care of my morning needs, and got dressed.
I walked into the kids room and no one was there, but then I heard my lullaby being played. I walked into the music room to the most adorable sight ever. Edward had all three babies in their own individual bouncers with pacifiers, turned toward the piano while he played to them. Edwards personal audience.
"No one else would listen to you so you had to create your own audience I see" He smiled
"But I would never have a problem with this audience running away would I now" I walked over and kissed his lips then sat down on the beach beside him, to hear him continue to play. Twenty minutes later and all three of our angels were out like a light. Edward and I quickly carried them to their room an tucked them in for the naps.
"How is it that you did not wake me"
"Love your body is still recovering and since you just put fresh milk in the fridge I decided to give you a much needed break, and let you relax a little."
"And you had no problems with all three" I looked him straight in his eyes to see if he was lying to me. Edward smiled as he pulled me into a hug and slowly began kissing down my neck , and back up again
"Uh Edward you know this is so wrong in many ways"
"What ever do you mean" as he continued to nibble with a hint of a smile against my skin, he knew he was playing dirty to deter my attention.
"It's not working "
"Not even if I do this" Edward looked me in the eyes and gave that panty dropping smirk then kissed me, with so much passion that I literally lost memory of all today's scheduled events. Man he was so good , and he knew it. Right about this time we heard the loudest laugh
"See I told ya Eddie boy here has turned into a nymph. Since he lost his 100 year virgin status. That stuffs good isn't Eddie hot pants." And right on Cue we heard a slap
"Ow Rosie baby, I was just telling the man the facts, now that his status has changed to I'm a big boy now " He said to Rose wiggling his eyebrows, while she rolled her eyes.
Behind Rose and Emmett were the rest of the clan with amused expressions, while Jasper tried to control himself.
"Well Bella I can't top that entrance, so I'm just going to go see my angels" With that Esme hugged me, and went up the stairs toward the nursery. Alice stood there with a big grin on her face bouncing from foot to foot, while Jasper smiled down at his wife.
"What Alice !" True to form Alice danced over and planted a kiss on my cheek.
"Oh nothing, I just missed you as all" This caused me to raise an eyebrow, she was definitely up to something. She said nothing else and her and Jasper followed Esme's path up the stairs.
I turned my face into Edwards chest "I swear she has an arterial motive.
"Love when does Alice not have motives"
"I heard that!"
"Edward I take it everything went well, because my vision now shows us in forks but there are a lot of blocks which leads me to believe the Counsel will rule in our favor for assistance. I also have seen more details so when you are ready come find me to discuss"
In all of the craziness that is our family, we never saw Emmett and Rose take their leave, but most important did not notice a set of gold eyes still watching us, until someone cleared their throat. I unwrapped myself from Edwards embrace.
"Carlisle"
"Bella, Edward. Bella how are you feeling today, and have there been any new developments with my grandchildren?"
"Well Carlisle I feel good, and the babies are really good and have been, adjusting well to all their feedings, but I am still wondering if they will eventually need more, than what I am capable to give" I did not have to reiterate any further he knew what I meant
"Well that's good news to hear, and as for that Bella only time can predict, but I am glad that we are making good progress. I will take my leave now and see my grandbabies. Oh Edward I need to have a word with you when you can" I looked at Edward and he smiled to let me know it was ok.
"Well actually Carlisle now is good, so I can spend the rest of the day with my beautiful wife" He leaned in and placed a small kiss to my lips
"I will be right back love then we can have our little talk"
"Edward, I will meet you in my study when you are ready" He nodded and Carlisle left.
"Ok, I had plans to go to my truck. I have completely abandoned her, it is the only reminder right now of Charlie till I can come up with a plan" I saw a change in Edwards appearance but it was gone as quickly as it came.
"You go and enjoy your truck sweetheart" he kissed my cheek and was gone.
I walked to our 25 car garage, that was an exaggeration of course but it was larger than any garage that I had ever encountered and it did house 8 cars.
There sitting in the corner was my baby it had been weeks since I drove her, and come think of it I don't even remember how it got here.
I ran my hand of the body taking in its features like I always did. It brought me back to a time when life was simple with Jake. Opening the door I heard something fall out. Looking down was my cell phone. I totally forgot about it since I got Edward back in my life. I knew it was dead, so I found my car charger in the glove compartment and plugged it in.
The phone came to life as soon as I turn the ignition. Almost immediately it began to chirp, which want I assumed were missed calls, possibly from Charlie. I knew I needed to listen if only just to hear my fathers voice again. I pressed the voicemail dial button and went through all the calls of pleas for me to come home. On the last call I froze as I heard its message
"Bella"
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