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Bella POV: I felt myself come back to consciousness slowly, pacing myself. But the first sensation I felt was warm one hundred and eight degree arms wrapped around me and rubbing my back and hair gently. I smiled… Paul.

"Well," declared a pixie-like voice that I knew all too well. "Would you all look at that? I wasn't lying to you when I said she'd wake up in twenty one seconds." And that was my Alice. Always trying to outdo everybody.

I slowly opened my eyes and the first thing I saw was the familiarity of Sam and Emily's house surrounding me. Wait a minute… then how could Alice be here? Had my subconscious somehow known that if she were here that she would say those exact words? It had to be that because I knew better than anybody did that the Cullen family wasn't allowed to step foot onto the reservation. They were only allowed to go as far as the treaty line that was created seventy years ago.

Then I heard a soft chuckle and a familiar southern accent say, "Poor Bella. You're so confused right now. I thought Emmett was kidding when he said that humans were hilarious. I suppose I owe him an apology now." Then I heard a familiar booming laugh and a deep voice say, "You sure do, Jazz!" Emmett.

My eyes finally fixated on them. They really were here sitting in the kitchen… on the reservation! The entire family! I looked to Sam cautiously. He patted my leg and nodded. "Don't worry, Bella. I gave them permission to cross the line." His deep baritone voice soothed me. I felt myself visibly relax and I felt Paul relax behind me. Hm. I wonder why he was so tense. Was it because of the vampire stench, the vampire out to kill me or was it because the imprint might have us emotionally linked somehow? I'd have to ask him or Sam about that later.

"Alright so," Sam said. "Now that we have all that cleared up, what information do you have for all of us, Carlisle?" he turned to Carlisle courteously.

The doctor looked up at Sam and cleared his throat before saying, "Well, Alice had a vision that the newborns will be here with Victoria and the other one who she has acquired in a little under three days now. We will have to lay a trail of Bella's scent to the field the afternoon before the fight to lure them to us. We will have to hide Bella and have someone stay guard near her so that she won't be in any danger.-"

"Seth will do it while Collin and Brady stay behind to protect La Push." Sam interjected and there was an instant uproar from the three boys. "Why can't any of us fight?!" they shouted in unison. "Because," continued Sam, "You're all too young for this kind of battle. The tribe needs protection and so does Bella. And Seth, I promised your mother that I wouldn't let any harm come to you intentionally and I do not intend on breaking that promise, understood?"

Poor Seth nodded his head sadly. He didn't want to worry his mother especially with all that has gone on with his father passing not so long ago. He didn't want to put any more strain on his mother's shoulders as she had begun to struggle to find work outside the rez again.

Then Paul cut into this, "I want to stay with Bella too!" he demanded. Everyone looked shocked. I was the first one of us all to speak. "Paul honey, you love fighting. Why do you suddenly want to give up a good fight to stay with me?"

He stared at me like it was obvious. "Because, sweetheart I would do anything for you. And I would be undeniably worried about you while I would be away as would you me."

The man had me there. Though I would never care to admit such a thing for fear of keeping him from having fun, I didn't want him to fight. He might very well die out there because of me and I couldn't bear to even think of that happening to him. I didn't respond to him so he took it as a sign that he had won this fight, smirked and leaned back in the chair.

I saw Carlisle give Sam a questioning look and Sam nod his head slowly. "Alright, Paul. You can stay with Bella during the fight as well. But you have to stay in your wolf form majority of the time so that way we will know if there's an emergency and you need us to help you out. Got it?"

Paul nodded exuberantly, just happy to have gotten what he wanted. Edward didn't look too happy with the agreement they had just made but I didn't broach the subject for fear of a fight. He caught me looking him over and smiled crookedly at me, which I returned weakly.

After that, the meeting was over and done with for the day. The Cullens hugged me and shook hands with all the boys, thanking Emily and Sam for their hospitality, Edward glanced back at me longingly and then they all took off as fast as lightning.

That left us all sitting there. I was still in Paul's lap and he whispered into my hair, "I won't let them get you. Over my dead body." And then he kissed the top of my head just as Emily called out, "Okay guys, let's eat!"

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