Disclaimer: All Sms
Sorry about the wait but i struggled with this chapter, but i wanted a different pov for the previous two chapters. I have tried not to repeat myself too much but im not too happy with it so please let me know what you think.
Thank you for all the reviews and the new readers, hopefully i should update the next chapter by the end of the weekend
This is in Billy's pov
The rest of the chapters will now be in Bella's pov until we are near the end.
The Chief
As I sat at the table and watched as Jake, Bella and Sam left I hoped that I would see my son and daughter again, I had every confidence that I would but they were still children at the end of the day not just wolves and children can act irrationally sometimes.
I looked across the table and could see that Charlie was putting on his game face but underneath that I could see the worry and the nerves breaking through. I had a feeling that neither of us was going to be sleeping until our children were back home safe and the threat was destroyed.
An hour later we watched as the rest of the pack jogged into the forest leaving the imprints and Paul behind, I pulled out of the table and wheeled myself out to the front porch listening out for any howls or maybe the pack returning early because the threat was not as big and they had come early.
"Dad are you ok?" My eldest daughter asked leaning against the door frame.
"I'm fine I will be waiting out here for your brother and sister to return along with the rest of the pack" I reassured her.
"I am going to help the other imprints clear up and sort the beds out, call Paul if you want anything" Rachel replied before walking back into the house.
I sat in silence listening to the wind moving against the trees in the forest, I could hear the waves crashing against the shore at the beach and an owl hooting in the distance. Any other time these sounds would relax me but it was the howls I was listening out for but it was silent.
"Beer chief" Charlie nudged the can into my side before sitting in the empty chair and popping his can open.
"Thanks" I mumbled before opening the can and taking several mouthfuls.
Charlie was a quiet man and was more than happy to sit in silence rather than have pointless conversations; we were in the same position tonight waiting for our children to return home. I watched as the moon rose higher and the sky darkened, it was a clear night tonight and I could see the stars shining in the sky. I watched the stars and prayed to the spirits to watch over Jake and Bella along with the rest of the pack.
"Dad we are all going to bed, Paul said he would listen out for you if you need anything" Rachel came out stopping in the door way again.
"Its ok Rachel I will be here with him until the battle is over, tell Paul to sleep "Charlie spoke before I could.
I could hear the girls and Paul shut the bedroom doors before I looked back up at the sky and watched the stars and moon. I felt Charlie squeeze my arm before he got up and walked inside, a few minutes later he returned and sat back down passing me another beer along with a blanket, I put the empty can in my hand down wrapped the blanket across my knees and opened the new can. I then watched as Charlie wrapped a blanket around his shoulders and popped open his next can. For the next few hours we both sat in silence waiting for the sounds of the wolves howling or their return home.
Paul left the house sometime later after checking that I didn't want anything, I watched from the porch as he ran into the forest. I could hear movement in the house and I guessed that the imprints are also up waiting for their mates to come home.
"Billy there are two wolves coming out of the forest" Charlie said while pointing to the forest in front of the house.
I watched as the two dark coloured wolves slowly walked out of the forest, walked across the front garden and laid down near the forest on the opposite side.
"Are you new wolves?" I asked them concerned that they were not with the rest of the pack.
They both nodded before putting their heads on their paws and closing their eyes, I was not aware of any new boys ready to phase and I wondered if Jake or Sam had sent them here rather than fight or if they just knew where to come here.
"Have you been sent here to watch the house?"
They both nodded again before resuming their positions, I hope none of the leeches get through it should be in their instincts to fight but they look too young to have the upper hand.
"Do you know who they are?" Charlie asked as I turned back around in my chair.
"No, I don't think any of us were aware that new boys were going to be joining the pack."
"Out of all the days for it to happen "Charlie mumbled.
"They will be fine, i just don't understand why they are here and not with the rest of the pack."
"I do as a police officer if there was ever a situation that was out of hand I would never send in trainees, they would have to remain at the station while the more experienced officers would be at the scene." Charlie explained.
"These are wolves Charlie not police officers" I chuckled.
"Same thing" he mumbled before pulling the blanket closer to his shoulders.
It was a short time later that I heard the distant howl of a wolf, I watched as the two new wolves started to twitch before standing up and pacing in circles.
"Its started" I said looking at Charlie.
We both sat in silence watching the forest in front of us looking for any sign that the battle has been won and the wolves were back, from the corner of my eye I watched as the two wolves started to settle back down again.
Almost an hour later I could hear the wolves growling and whimpering shortly followed by the howls of what sounded like wolves in pain, I gripped the arm rest of my chair hoping that nobody in the pack had lost their lives.
Out of the corner of my eye I could see Sue running across the drive, she stopped on the porch and stood in between Charlie and me as she gripped our shoulders.
"I heard the howling so I came, Jake asked me to come" Sue panted out while trying to catch her breath.
The howls soon turned into screams of pain that I soon recognised belonged to my son, I looked into the forest as the screams got louder. I watched as Embry and Quil carried Jake out of the forest on their shoulders, following them was the Cullen leader and a blonde female carrying Sam who was covered in blood.
"What in the hell happened?" I shouted out.
"Edward attacked them, where can I put Jake?" Embry rushed out as he stopped on the porch with Jake still screaming.
"Put him in his room put Sam in the lounge, Sue can you help please?"
"Billy can we please treat your son all the bones on his right side has been broken, I can also look at Sam once Jacob is comfortable?" The Cullen leader asked.
I started to look at Embry and Quil and then at Charlie, the chief of La Push was the only one who could give them permission and that was me and I was unsure.
"Billy they can help, Jake is in pain and Sam is losing a lot of blood" Quil said as he opened the front door.
"Fine you can help Jake, Sue can you clean up Sam?"
I watched as she nodded before walking into the house, Embry and Quil followed her and then the Cullen's behind them with Sam. I heard Emily scream and the imprints comforting her before I watched as the blond Cullen ran back out of the house and into the forest, I felt Charlie grip my hand once before we continued to look into the forest. Every part of my body was telling me to go to my son but I couldn't sit there and watch him in pain knowing that I could do nothing to help him.
"Billy I need to re-break the bones on Jake's right side they have started to heal but they are not in the right places, Rosalie has gone back to my house to get some morphine." The Cullen leader came out breaking my thoughts.
"What will happen if you leave it?" I asked
"He will have a limp and his arm will be at an angle that would stop him from using it, also with the bones shifting every time he phases they will break again."
"Do it" I replied and then watched as the blonde Cullen came running out of the forest with a bag in her hand.
A few minutes later Embry and Quil both came out to the porch and sat on the steps in front of me, they both looked exhausted.
"Where is Bella?" Charlie asked suddenly breaking the silence.
"We don't know, Jake would not tell us where she was just in case the mindreading leech found out" Quil replied.
"She is with Leah and Seth, Jared and Paul are waiting for her in the clearing along with the rest of the Cullen's she will be safe Charlie" Embry said.
All conversation was stopped when my son screamed out both wolves in front of me growled causing the two new wolves to also start to growl. I held on to my arm rest and continued to stare into the forest, Jake screamed again just as Bella along with the rest of the pack and the other Cullen's walked out of the forest. I noticed that Jared, Paul and Seth had already phased back to human form while Leah led down waiting for Bella to get off.
Bella got off just before Jake screamed again, I watched has her steps quickened coming towards the house. I stopped her and told her about Sam being injured before she fell to her knees just as Jake screamed out again.
I found myself shouting at Bella to lead the pack before she started to help Jake and Sam; the pack needed a leader and with both the Alpha and Beta down it was her place to take control. When she held out her left arm and I saw the promise bracelet i was shocked my son had completed the imprint they were now joined as one in the eyes of the Council and the pack.
Bella was now my official daughter she would no longer be recognised as Bella Swan instead she was Bella Black, Jake kept this a secret I thought that he would come to me for help when making the promise bracelet. I guess my boy was growing up into the man I thought he would not become for few more years yet.
"Bella Black you need to lead the pack, the Reservation could be at risk" I told her more calmly, and then watched as she shifted her attention towards the pack.
I sat in silence and watched as my daughter started to lead the pack. Leah soon ran into the forest and remerged a few seconds later in her human form before she sat back down next to Bella. I was in awe of her as she commanded not only the wolves but also the Cullen's to protect the area, I was shocked when the Cullen Leader agreed that the mindreading leech had to be stopped.
Once most of them had left to run patrol I watched as Bella got up and started walking up the steps of the porch towards the front door to help the injured, I was so proud of my son's mate she was doing exactly what she was born to do.
"Bells are you ok?" Charlie asked stopping Bella from entering the house by putting his hand on her shoulder.
"Yes dad I need to take care of Jake and Sam ok"
I watched as Bella replied before walking into the house, by this time Jake had stopped screaming and I wondered if it was because Bella was nearby and the pull of the imprint helped him to heal.
"Billy, why did you call my daughter Bella Black?" Charlie asked sounding bitter and confused.
"In the eyes of the council and the pack Jake and Bella are married, they have completed the imprint by combining their heart, body and souls through a promise bracelet" I explained.
"You could have told me they planned on doing that" Charlie mumbled out a reply.
"I'm just has shocked as you are, Jake didn't tell me that he was making her a promise bracelet"
"They have some explaining to do after this then, it would have been nice to of been there."
"Charlie you would not have wanted to be there, the combining is complete when they join as one" I whispered and watched as his face turned bright red before coughing.
A few minutes later Rachel and Kim walked out of the house, Rachel came and stood next to me placing her hand on my shoulder and squeezing while Kim went to her mate.
"Dad he will be ok, he is a fighter and he is strong" Rachel reassured me.
"Us Black men are strong, he has his mate near him now she will help him to heal."
"It must be so hard for Bella, Emily just explained that when your mate is injured the pull to be near them and touch them is very strong. How Bella is managing to lead the pack and also to help Sam and not just want to sit with Jake and ignore everything else that is going on, I don't think I could do it" Rachel explained while her hand was still on my shoulder.
"She has no choice I think she would like to sit with Jake and only help him but she knows that as the Alpha's mate she has to be there for everybody else, it is all about balancing and I think Jake and Bella are the best couple for that." I told her hoping that she would understand.
Leah stood up and ran into the house and I froze up thinking that something had happened, Bella was in the house with vampires and if she was in her room and then she would be alone with them, I wondered why Leah was not already with Bella but I guess she thought that they were not a threat.
"Bella doesn't want Jake alone, she is making Leah sit with him while she is going to help Sam now" Jared said causing me to relax.
"So strong" I heard Rachel whisper.
"Jared, Bella needs your help" Sue came out calling for Jared.
He stood up and gave his mate a kiss before she also stood up and started to walk away from the house as Jared walked towards the house.
"It is ok for Kim to go home, she has to do something for her mom" Jared asked before he walked inside.
"Of course it is I don't want her parents here causing a fuss" I told him before he walked into the house.
A few minutes later Sue came storming out of the house slamming the front door behind her and sitting on the steps with a huff.
"Charlie your daughter is so stubborn, I'm a nurse I know how to help" she moaned.
I couldn't help the laugh that came out of my mouth and tried to cover it up with a cough.
"Billy she is also telling the Cullen's what to do, that girl has no experience in healing."
"Sue Clearwater you listen here, Bella has been given the gift of healing from our spirits you have heard how she helped Sam and Jared and that was before Jake had even phased and imprinted on her. She also helped your daughter when she was injured, she knows what she is doing and as a member of the council you have to step aside and let her do what she was born to do." I explained raising my voice.
"Doesn't mean I have to like it" she mumbled before looking out into the forest.
Twenty minutes later the Cullen leader and the other vampire both walked out the front door looking angry, I couldn't help the grin when I had a feeling my new daughter had also kicked them out.
"Billy I must advise that you have a word with Bella, Jake is no longer on any pain medication and she is trying to feed him soup. It could cause him to vomit and make him choke, she has also asked us to leave the house" The leader said.
"It is fine she knows what she is doing" I told him still with a grin on my face.
"We are going to go and find Esme and Emmett, if you need any of us please call"
"Thank you for your help Carlisle, can you please let us know if your daughter finds out anything about your other son." I said as he walked down the steps.
"He is no longer my son but I will keep in contact with you and Bella"
The Cullen's then ran into the forest, I could feel all of us start relax they may be trying to help but they were still leeches even if they claimed that they didn't drink human blood.
"What is happening now?" Charlie asked.
"Bella is led with Jake, she has just made him and Sam eat and they are both asleep hopefully healing" Leah answered as she walked out the door and sat next to her mother.
We spent the next hour talking quietly amongst ourselves; we were all yawning but refusing to sleep until we knew what was going to happen in regards to the Cullen leech and the female one. I was glad that Bella was now with Jake getting some rest, she was now responsible for the pack until Sam and Jake were healed and would be on call at any time should there be any threats to the Reservation.
Bella walked out sometime later and asked Jared to get the wolves that were patrolling before she stepped off the porch and walked around to the back without speaking to any of us. Minutes later Seth walked back around looking between all of us before looking at Sue.
"Mom can you please make some food for Colin and Brady they are hungry and Bella is trying to get them to calm down?"
"Sure I will make them some toast for now, Rachel can you help me cook something for the rest of the pack?"
Rachel nodded before following Sue into the house along with Seth behind them.
"Will Bella be ok with the new wolves?" Charlie asked sounding panicked.
"She is their Alpha, if they start getting scared or angry she will be able to command them to stop." I reassured him.
"Charlie I will have a word with them later about keeping their distance to the non wolves" Jared said from the steps.
Sometime later Bella walked back around to the porch and sat next to Jared cuddling into him, they had a short conversation before they both looked out to the forest to wait for the others to return.
"Bella I believe congratulations are in order" I said as the wolves stepped out of the forest.
"Thank you Billy" she whispered before her attention was back on the wolves now jogging towards us.
I listened as they reported back to Bella before Sue and Rachel walked out with plates of food, I watched as the wolves all got up to get food and then Embry making sure that Bella also got something to eat.
Once the food had been eaten I sat and paid attention as the pack all looked up to Bella to make the decisions in what they should do, it was surprising that the shift in Alpha's did not affect them and they all willingly listened to what Bella had to say and not questioning any of her decisions.
When Bella stood up and lost her balance we all held our breaths before she let go of Jared's shoulder and walked into the house, batting away Jared's concerns for her.
"She is exhausted Billy, is there any way that she could pass the responsibilities on to anybody else so she can sleep for a bit" Charlie moaned.
"No she can't but I will make sure she has a rest once the pack and imprints are all organised, Jake will need her near him at some point so she should be able to lie down with him soon." I explained feeling guilty that there was not anybody else who could give her a break.
Rachel soon followed her in and shortly after Paul got up I could hear them walking through the house before a door shut; when it reopened again Jared got up and walked into the house without speaking. It was times like this when I wished I had the same hearing as the wolves to know what was going on.
"Dad I'm going to stay at Paul's for a few days, Sam and Emily is staying her so that Bella can keep an eye on his healing. I am going to have a nap and I will be back later to help cook dinner" Rachel said as she and Paul walked out of the house.
"Sure get some sleep" I replied then watched as they both walked up the drive and towards Paul's house.
Jared and Leah walked out soon after and both sat back down on the steps next to Sue again, they both looked just as tired as Bella did but I knew that they would not leave and sleep until later.
"Bella is asleep next to Jake, the minute she led down she crashed out" Leah said after a few minutes.
"That's good" Charlie replied before yawning.
"Charlie I'm going home do you want to come and get some sleep yourself there is no point driving back to Forks" Sue said as she stood up and walked down the steps.
"Yes if you don't mind" Charlie said while he also stood up.
"I will let Bella know where you are when she wakes up ok; I will see you both later"
"Will you be ok Billy?" Charlie asked
"Yes I'm going to sit out here for a bit, Leah and Jared is here if I need anything" I reassured him.
He nodded at me before walking away from the house and followed Sue home, I looked down at Jared and Leah and found that Jared had slumped back and was asleep.
"Billy shout if you need anything I'm just going to crash on your couch for a bit" Leah said as she got up and walked into the house.
Within minutes the house was quiet with everybody asleep, I thought about going in and joining them but I felt rested sitting outside and listening to the wind and the cars driving through the Reservation.
"Billy we are back from patrol, do you know where Bella is?" Seth asked an hour or so later.
"I will wake her" Leah shouted from inside.
Jared jumped awake and stood up stretching before walking around to the house while Seth soon followed him, a few minutes later Bella walked out looking a lot better than she did earlier but I could see that she was still tired.
"Bella your dad went to Sue's for a nap he will be back later" I told her as she stopped by the empty chair.
"Do you need a hand Billy?"
"No I'm good I just need time to think." I told her then watched as she walked in the same direction as Jared and Seth did.
I'm not sure how long I was sat there alone but I was surprised when Jared and Paul walked around the house with two teenage boys that looked about the same age as Seth, more children that will now have to sacrifice their future plans to protect the tribe. It was supposed to be an honour to do this but the burden these children have was stopping them from having a childhood.
"Billy this is Colin and Brady they are the new wolves" Jared stopped and introduced them.
"Welcome to the pack boys, I will contact your parents and tell them that you are working for the council in a bit so don't worry about them and get some sleep" I told them before they nodded at me and then continued to walk.
"Where are they going?" I shouted out.
"To mine for now, Bella has commanded them not to go near Rachel so she should be fine" Paul replied stopping while the others carried on walking.
It was nice to know that Rachel would have some protection even if it was new wolves; I knew that neither Bella nor Paul would risk her safety so I was not too concerned about them being near her. I heard the back door open and the closed before the house was in silence again.
I started thinking about Sarah and that if she was here would Bella had kicked her out or would they have been able to work together on healing Jake and Sam, it was times like this I truly did miss her. I began to wonder if she had been around would Bella's transition into the Alpha's mate been a lot easier.