The Twilight saga is owned by Stephanie Meyer. I own nothing but my imagination and a little boy who is scary good at Mario Wii.
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Chapter Twenty Nine
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(Jacob's POV)
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Puppy Trouble
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The next two weeks were fun to say the least, there was no sign of the three leeches that were stalking Bella but there was plenty of smelly Cullen's. Prissy face seemed to be stalking Charlie's obviously waiting for Bella to return. Unfortunately we could not hide it from Bella and she was extremely angry about this, she really would have preferred if Charlie lived down here as well. After the fun filled Cullen meeting we met with the council and relayed all the information that Bella had managed to glean from the walking popsicles. She had gathered Information that nobody else has ever been able to get about vampires. The fact that the Cullen's had special powers it made sense that all other vampires had this ability.
When we told the council that Bella was able to block the bloodsuckers from reading our minds I though Old Quil was going to burst with pride that his Granddaughter was so powerful until she scolded him for his Pack being so short sighted and not restricting the treaty to a timeline, we all agreed that Bella should be the main author of the next treaty as she was proving to be a natural with these things. She proposed that their area be reduced as punishment for breaking the treaty and that it would only be for 10 years as we really did not want vampires of any description in the area as they were sure to attract human drinking even if they lived on animals, and she did not want so many of our children to phase either. There will always be a pack but ours was so large because of the Cullens.
The night that we met the Cullen's, Dad and Charlie had a chat with the help of Sue, they convinced Charlie that Bella needed to stay on the reservation for the foreseeable future. They also advised that she wanted to transfer to La Push High. Initially he was not happy, he had only got his baby girl back and he now felt that he was losing her again, and not to her mom but to a wolf and the supernatural world. He understood that I would always love her and do my best to keep her happy and that we felt physical pain when we were apart. He said he would think about it.
Paul went to Charlie's the next night and I don't know all that was said but I think he gave Charlie that synopsis of who he was to Bella and what had happened for the last 12 years and what she meant to the pack. Charlie came down the next night for dinner and told her she could stay as long as she liked but if I ever so much as said a mean word to her she was to come home. I know it made Bella feel guilty that after 12 years she was leaving him again but he reminded her no matter whether we were living with Dad or had our own place he expected to be fed at least one day a week. When he left that night Bella called a council meeting, which was pretty cool, I know that when I became Alpha, Bella would be able to step down as an Elder but I think I will see if it was possible for her to stay on as she was so better at handling the other Elders than any of us were.
Bella insisted that Charlie be given the opportunity of moving to La Push, she reminded Old Quil that he was his great grandson and that he also held the tribal secrets was it not dangerous to have him the other side of the treaty line? Especially with the mind reading bloodsucker that was technically stalking Charlie to get to her. What happens if one of them tries to use Charlie as blackmail material? The council agreed however what excuse can they give to the tribe? No matter how unwilling the tribe was to accept Bella as my girlfriend they had to accept her "visiting" the Chiefs house and staying over no matter what they thought. They would not be as accepting of Bella's father moving down. We needed a good reason.
Quil finally phased, this was the weirdest and most mind boggling event I have ever experienced. It happened really quickly, we were all keeping an eye on his temper and his body heat, just like Embry he was losing the rag for no reason regularly with everyone but Bella, he was more like a puppy around Bella at times I thought he had already phased he acted so happy to be with her that I swear I could see his tail wagging. He actually phased while he and Embry were fighting who was closer to Bella. It was completely insane. I could nearly excuse Quil as the near wolf in you makes you very argumentative but Embry had no excuse other than feeling he had competition in being Bella's favourite puppy. Paul was so irate that after the dust settled he put Embry on double patrols and he was not allowed bake with Bella for two whole weeks. Embry crawled away with his tail tucked between his legs.
But what freaked me out was the minute Quil phased he made a bee line for Bella, he ran towards my house where I knew she would be in the garden as she had taken to reworking moms old vegetable patch which was nestled close to the edge of the forest. I tried to stop him but I was too far away at the other side of La Push. Paul tried to order him but Quil seemed so demented confused and scared I don't think he could hear anything over his own panic. All we could here in his head was "gotta find Bella, gotta find Bella, Bella will help, need Bella." When he reached my house he bounded into the back garden and ran straight for Bella, she must have heard his clumsy gait as she turned around thankfully in time to Alpha order him to stop. He jammed to a halt and stopped practically nose to nose with Bella.
Bella just stared at him for a minute and burst out laughing, "Oh my God Quil you finally phased," he tilted his head trying to understand what she meant and then when he realised that she knew everything he licked her face. She cuddled him around the neck before me and Paul got a chance to take a lump out of him for putting my mate and his Queen in danger due to his stupidity. As soon as her two arms wrapped around his neck he phased back to human with a blink of an eye. So all we could see was little Bella with her arms around a giant naked Native American, Embry ran over to Quil with clothes, I have to say Quil was lucky the wolf in me does not see him as a threat because the man in me was very close to kicking his ass.
Quil of course loved being a Wolf he thought it was the best thing that ever happened to him, he loved the speed and being physically capable of protecting his tribe and his Mommy Bella. I think he was also very happy with the changes the wolf made to his body as he got taller with the well defined muscles. He was convinced he might get himself a girlfriend his senior year after all.
Bella of course was just thrilled that Quil now knew everything so we didn't have to be careful around him anymore; he said that he did think that there was something being kept from him but he had no idea that it was this. When we questioned him why he ran to Bella he told us that he didn't know but his wolf just needed her.
Well if I thought Embry's devotion to Bella was annoying Quils' was down right nauseating, he followed her around like a little puppy. If we were watching movies he could be found sitting at her feet like the loyal dog that he was. Once or twice I found him asleep under our window sill. When questioned it seemed he had a nightmare and when he woke up he knew that he had to be near to Bella so that he could relax. I was so annoyed that I chased him around La Push until Bella phoned Paul and got him to order the two of us back home.
And the most irritating thing was Bella scolded me for being mean to Quil, I felt like I was in some weird alternate dimension where Quil was our son. When I suggested she didn't need to take the Den Mother roll so seriously well just let me say, you DO feel the skillet when it hits you on the back of the head, and it hurts a lot, I suppose it serves me right making that comment when she was cooking breakfast. That night it was I who slept outside our bedroom window as I was not even allowed into the house. Dad was no help he was laughing too much; he told me that you never get between a mother and her pups no matter how silly the relationship is to me. He said Sarah was the exact same over Quil the third, our Quils father, he didn't get out from under his feet until he imprinted on Quils mom. He thinks that the mother role is stronger for the Alpha Female towards the wolves that have phased after she accepts the imprint; to her they are young pups who need their Mommy. Embry's link was stronger than he expected it to be seeing as he phased before Bella was aware of the pack. He has only ever seen that with close family members before. Dad promised me that Quil and Bella's maternal relationship will become more bearable as time goes on and she sees he is not a lost pup anymore. But the more negative I am towards the relationship the more protective she will be.
Paul spent most of his life laughing at me now, I was sure I was his biggest hobby now that Bella had restricted his carnal activities. He was a hell of a lot wiser than anyone had ever given him credit for, he suggested that I start treating Quil as a son; it will make Bella happy and annoy the shit out of Quil, the proverbial hit two birds with one stone. So from that point in time you could call me Daddy Jacob when it came to Quil, I practically held his hand when he crossed the road, he hated it. I requested that I do patrols with him so he wouldn't be alone, ulterior motive he wasn't sleeping at the foot of Bella's bed when I was patrolling. I painted the twins room and made stencils of trees and leaves so he had a room to crash in if he needed to be close to Bella, that gave me huge brownie points with Bells, but what she didn't know was I had used the leaves and tree bark from the Cullen's land that stunk of vampire so there was no way in hell he would ever stay in that room. So Quil had no excuse with Bella if he wanted to stay over, he would have to stay in the stinky room or go home. I acted all innocent and told him that Bella had given me the leaves and I didn't think the smell was that strong. Paul was again really amused and I think a little proud.
Bella and I still felt distrustful of Dad after his revelation of our separation. Logically I understood the need to keep us safe and alive but there was so many other ways that he could have done it. My imprint my Queen was damaged at the hands of my Father and I do not think I could forgive that. Bella just acted very reserved with Dad and refused to discuss it with him any further. We didn't stay away from the house but I know if I was not there Bella worked outside in the garden or visited with Leah or Paul. Speaking of Paul it took Bella a couple of days before she gave me my Mom's letter that Paul had kept safe for the last eleven years. She told me that she was not sure if I should read it or not as there was personal information in it and she didn't know if it was her place to break this confidence. I think she spoke to Paul about the letter before she gave it to me to read so must have asked him if she could. As his Queen and my imprint he knows that imprints are not meant to keep secrets and as his future Alpha he has to trust that I will only use the information wisely or choose to forget it. When Bella gave me the letter to read I pulled her onto my lap and rested my chin on her head I knew I would need her comfort and strength and began to read.
