Carol of the Bells

by Moon Howler Wolf

A gift; a spark meant to liberate the world from the most prominent threat of the supernatural world. It's for this reason that Bella was split from her siblings and sent to Forks, where the supernatural world found her. This threat, it will come for her, but when? AU non-cannon, eventual JacobXBella pairing with a few others as well.

36. Goodnight Wolf

Hey guys, here's another update~~

Also, I posted a LeahXSam oneshot yesterday, so go check it out if you're interested.

Shay205: Thanks!

DelSan 13: Your questions should be answered in the next few chapters I think?

TeamSethLover: THat review wasn't too long, not at all~~ (still funny too) and on to your questions... Sam and the rest of the pack still haven't phased yet, as of this point only Jake and Ren have phased (You'll be able to tell who has phased and who has not by the asterisks in the age thingamajig), as a result Sam still hasn't injured Emily or broken up with Leah. So as for where they are, let's just say not there. Someone WILL notice Jake phasing, but not for a while. Well actually in a few chapters, but no non-supernatural creature will notice for a while. Love your nemae for Edward, and your review was fun to read, thanks.

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I'll post the children's ages here, for your ease of access, even though many might not appear in the chapter:
Bella-16 (Sep)
Ren*-16 (Sep)
Glen-17 (Jul)
Jake*-15 (Jan)
Rachel-17
Rebecca-17
Quil-15 (Mar)
Embry-15 (Dec)
Seth-14
Leah-16
Paul-17 (Jul)
Jared-17
Sam-18

* Indicates that the person has phased

Disclaimer: I in no way own the Twilight Saga or am making money off this work of fiction.

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Chapter 35

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~Jacob POV~

I don't know much about the ride back to Bella's house, but getting me in and out of dad's truck was a production in and in of itself.

First, I had to get into the truckbed without being seen, or else we'd risk someone calling animal control and then me getting stuck with needles or worse. We eventually decided on walking just inside the treeline back to the parking lot, where Bella then drove a short distance before pulling over and dropping the tailgate for me to climb in. Once I was situated in the bed of the truck, I felt Bella moving something that I'd never felt before.

Alarmed, my head shot up and looked back to where Bella was moving my tail to the side.

"Sorry Jake, but the tailgate won't close with your heavy tail on it." She said innocently.

Oh God. I know where my horny teenage brain is going with that. Don't think Jake. Bella didn't mean it like that…

I jumped again when I felt something cold settle across my fur, causing my eyes to shoot to Bella's almost immediately.

"I have to cover you with the tarp Jake; it would give half the town a heart attack if I just drove around with a horse sized wolf in the bed."

I nodded slightly and settled my head between my paws, before Bella covered me up with the blue tarp, taking care to keep my face uncovered. She tucked the corners of the tarp under my legs, probably to secure it, before closing the tailgate and getting in the cab.

I kept my head pressed as close to the cold metal truckbed as I could, watching the treetops move by at speeds that should have made me sick, but instead I could see each trees' outline crystal clear; I could hear the grumble of the trucks' engine and the slight tapping of the moving parts, I could smell the deer that fled at the sound of the truck and the chipmunk that just daringly ran across the road.

My senses were on complete overload, and I let out an involuntary whimper as I closed my eyes, trying to shut out all these new sensations.

"Jake? Are you all right?" Bells asked, opening the small sliding window in the back of the cab a bit, slowing down as she did so.

Her scent immediately washed over me, calming my sensory overload—shutting out all the new scents and replacing it with Bella's sweet scent, which at the moment was laced with worry; Worry that I instinctively knew was directed at me. I whined back something that hopefully sounded like 'I'm okay' but probably didn't sound anything like it. Bella seemed satisfied, because she turned back around and kept on driving.

When the truck finally came to a stop, I felt Bella drop the tailgate. She giggled when my tail straightened out from the uncomfortable position it was in, shoved against the side of the truck, to settle on the now open tailgate. Bella quickly pulled the tarp off me and ushered me into the woods behind her house.

As I jumped out of the truckbed, the old girl groaned, so loud that I was worried the sound would wake Charlie, whom was asleep by the even pattern of his breathing, which was interrupted for a few moments before going back to its' regulated pattern.

I waited by the truck, blatantly refusing Bella's efforts to shoo me into the woods until she closed the tailgate, and retrieved something from the cab. Bella walked by my side into the woods, keeping her unoccupied hand twined into my fur.

Once we were under the cover of the trees, she pulled away from me. Confused, I turned to look at her.

In her hands she held the tie I was wearing at Prom. I guess it survived because the knot came undone when I exploded? I don't know and frankly I don't care. All I know is that she was tying it around my front leg.

Giving her a confused look, she produced an answer "It's so I know it's you and not some other wild animal."

Though it stung a bit to hear her compare me to a wild animal, I couldn't believe that she would be able to confuse me for one.

Giving her a disbelieving look, she swatted at my muzzle "Shut up Jake." She whined, before turning and walking back towards her house.

I whined and padded up next to her, nuzzling her face with mine. She brought her hand up to rub my face for the duration of a few strokes, before pushing me away.

"I'm going to get you some blankets Jake. Don't worry, I'll be back."

As I watched Bella disappear through the backdoor of her house, I felt panic start to well up inside me. Not from the fact that I had just turned into a horse-sized dog, though that should be the source, but instead from the fact that I couldn't see Bella. Every second dragged on longer and longer as my panic compounded itself.

It felt like hours when she came back out, even though it was probably more like five minutes. With her arms full of blankets covered in her scent, the panic that had built up inside of me dissipated almost immediately.

I laid down almost immediately, my movement followed closely by Bella draping the blankets over my massive form with care, ensuring that everything but my head was covered.

"Goodnight Jake." Bella said, and hesitated for a moment as I whined, before leaning forward quickly and giving me a peck on the nose before quickly darting off back towards the house.

Even in the dark I could see her blush climbing up her neck.

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