*Seth's P.O.V*
I wasn't understanding what was going on. Zoey looked like she was about to throw up, as she stepped away from the edge of the wall. She stumbled, and I caught her.
"Are you okay?" I asked her, holding her in my arms. She nodded unsure.
"Let's go somewhere more quiet." I hear Bella call out. Everyone follows the short girl, Alice out onto a deck in the upstairs. All the Cullen family stood on one side, while the pack stood cross from them, Zoey and Bella both sitting in the middle.
"What do they want?" Emmett is the first to speak.
"They were holding on of Bella's shirts, I am not sure what they are trying to accomplish," Alice eyed everyone.
"We can't let them get too close to town, there isn't enough of us to stop them." The doctor states, and I am still confused on what they are even talking about.
"How long?" Edward questions.
"They will be here in four days." Alice announces.
"It will be a blood bath." The doctor speaks again.
"Someone's coming to attack Forks?" Jake speaks finally, trying to understand what is going on.
No one answers him, they ignore Jake and continue talking. "Who's behind it?" Edward looks at Alice.
"I can't see anyone I know, maybe one." Alice looks at Edward, as he processes what she is seeing.
"Whoever did this is staying out of the action." Zoey's voice made me jump a little. I looked at her searching her eyes for answers, but they were empty.
"Someone's playing with the blind spots in your visions." The doctor looks concerned as he rubs his temples.
"Only the Volturi could know how her gift works. Aro would have found out, when he read Alice's mind…" Edward grumbled. The Volturi? The vampires Zoey had a panic attack about? They were coming for her?
"Either way, the army is coming and our odds aren't good." Jasper, the one who just stopped the fight inside from breaking out looked around at his family.
Jake jumped up, "Alright, hold up! What damn army?" Jake was about to explode. Edward looked at the doctor guy, both shaking their head.
"Our kind. Newborns." The doctor looked at us.
"How many?" Quil asked.
"Enough." Jasper replies cold.
"What are they after?" Embry demands.
"Bella." Zoey's lips were pressed together, as she squeezes Bella's hand. "That's why they broke into Bella's house."
"So, what the hell does this mean?" Jake is getting annoyed with all this indirect answers.
"It means an ugly fight, with lives lost." Zoey spoke so soft. I turn to her, not wanting her to be in any harm's way, but fighting the urge to run and carry her far away from this danger. She looks at me and shakes her head. She knows what I am thinking.
Jake looks at Embry, then Quil and then me. An imperceptible nod as I understand what he wants from us.
"We're in." Jake doesn't stutter and I can see the panic rise in Zoey's eyes.
"What? No, you'll get yourself killed." Bella is on her feet now.
"Please, it's what we are made for" Jake finds it humorous Bella doesn't want us to fight. "We aren't asking for permission either."
"Do you think Sam will agree to this…understanding?" The doctor looks at us.
"If that's a fancy word for fighting together Carlisle, yeah. We happen to live here too." Pointing out the facts. We had to protect our people too.
"They'll give us numbers, and newborns won't know werewolves even exist. That will give us an edge." Jasper says, as he looks me in the eyes. Can he sense my fear?
"We'll have to coordinate." Carlisle hesitates, "Fighting newborns requires knowledge that Jasper has. We were already planning a strategic meeting. You're welcome to join."
"Name the time and place." Jake asks.
"Three o'clock?" Jasper looks around, and everyone nods.
"Where?"
"About ten miles due north of the Hoh Forest ranger station. Come at it from the west and you'll be able to follow our scent in."
"We'll be there." Jake stands up, giving us the cue it is time to leave.
I wait for Zoey to talk over to me.
"Hey," I look at her, wondering if she is okay.
"Seth, you don't need to worry about me." She pushes by, and I was confused on why she was giving me such a cold shoulder. I followed her.
"What's wrong with you? You haven't called or even texted me." I followed her down the stairs, turning the corner, was Carter.
"There you are…" He quits talking once he notices me.
"He came with a few of Bella's friends," Zoey doesn't look at me, she just grabs his hand and drags him toward the dance floor. I watch her completely ignore me while she dances with him. A pain shoots into my heart, and I storm out.
Phasing back into my wolf form. I can hear the others.
"An army of vampires?" Leah cries out.
"They are going to destroy the town." Paul snaps. I ran faster towards the pack.
"What do we do?" Jared asks.
"We fight." Sam declares.
Later that night, we wait among the tree line, all of us were on edge, and wary. Not knowing what to expect. Finally, Sam inches out, and we follow.
"They don't trust us in their human form." Edwards proclaims.
"They're here. That's what matters." Carlisle looks at us.
I stare at Zoey. Her hair is braided to the side, and she is wearing my hoodie, and a pair of leggings. She looks like she is about to go to the gym. I didn't pay attention to what Sam, and the doctor was saying. I just focused on her.
Something grabs my attention, Quil squirms a little.
"Army is an expression for many newborns. The good news is they are not in the thousands, like a human army. The bad news is, no human army could stand against them. But they're untrained, and their thirst will make them wild." Jasper is standing in the middle of the clearing. "If you come at them from the side and keep moving, they'll be too confused to respond effectively. Emmett?"
Emmett stepped out of the line with a huge smile. Jasper backed toward the north end of the opening between the allied enemies. He waved Emmett forward.
"Okay, Emmett first. He's the best example of a newborn attack."
Emmett's eyes narrowed. "I'll try not to break anything," he muttered.
Jasper grinned. "What I meant is that Emmett relies on his strength. He's very straightforward about the attack. The newborns won't be trying anything subtle, either. Just go for the easy kill, Emmett."
Jasper backed up a few more paces, his body tensing.
"Okay, Emmett - try to catch me."
And I couldn't see Jasper anymore. Emmett was impossibly quick, too, but not like Jasper. Emmett's fingers clenched around nothing but the air. Then Emmett froze.
Jasper had him from behind, his teeth an inch from his throat. Emmett cussed. I looked at Zoey, her eyes were locked on the action, like she was taking mental notes. There was a muttered rumble of appreciation from some of us.
"Again," Emmett insisted, his smile gone.
"It's my turn," Edward protested.
"In a minute." Jasper grinned, stepping back. "I want to show Bella something first."
Jasper had me confused. Was Bella really going to fight? I looked over and Zoey shook her head. Once again reading my thoughts. Jasper waved Alice forward.
"I know you worry about her," he explained to Bella as she danced blithely into the ring. "I want to show you why that's not necessary."
Alice stood motionlessly, looking tiny as a doll after Emmett, smiling to herself. Jasper shifted forward, then slinked to her left. Alice closed her eyes. Jasper stalked toward where Alice stood. Jasper sprang, disappearing. Suddenly he was on the other side of Alice. She didn't appear to have moved. Jasper wheeled and launched himself at her again, only to land in a crouch behind her like the first time; all the while Alice stood smiling with her eyes closed. I watched Alice more carefully now.
She was moving - I'd just been missing it, distracted by Jasper's attacks. She took a small step forward at the exact second that Jasper's body flew through the spot where she'd just been standing. She took another step, while Jasper's grasping hands whistled past where her waist had been. Jasper closed in, and Alice began to move faster. She was dancing, spiraling and twisting and curling in on herself. Jasper was her partner, lunging, reaching through her graceful patterns, never touching her, like every movement was choreographed. Finally, Alice laughed. Out of nowhere she was perched on Jasper's back, her lips at his neck.
"Got you," she said, and kissed his throat.
Jasper chuckled, shaking his head. "You truly are one frightening little monster."
"Damn she is good." Jared said, all of us nodding slightly.
"Got to give her some respect." Leah whispered.
Everyone took turns, Carlisle, then Rosalie, Esme, and Emmett again. "You see what I'm doing here?" he would ask. "Yes, just like that," he encouraged. "Concentrate on the sides. Don't forget where their target will be. Keep moving."
Jasper turn toward the us for the first time, his expression uncomfortable again. "We'll be doing this tomorrow. Please feel welcome to observe again."
"Yes," Edward answered in Sam's cool voice. "We'll be here."
"We should probably get familiar with your scent so we don't mistake you later." Sam looks at Edward.
"The pack thinks it would be helpful to be familiar with each of our scents - so they don't make mistakes later. If we could hold very still, it will make it easier for them."
"Certainly," Carlisle said to Sam. "Whatever you need."
There was a gloomy, throaty grumble as we rose. The deep black of the night was just beginning to fade - the sun brightening the clouds, though it hadn't cleared the horizon yet, far away on the other side of the mountains. Sam was in the lead, of course.
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw that Zoey was watching me. Sam approached Carlisle where he stood in the front, the huge pack right on his tail. Jasper stiffened, but Emmett, on the other side of Carlisle, was grinning and relaxed.
Sam sniffed at Carlisle, seeming to wince slightly as he did. Then he moved on to Jasper.
"God, they smell awful." Paul grunted, as he made his move down the line.
"No joke." Embry agrees.
"They probably think the same about us." I tried to defend them.
"Just because you love one of these bloodsuckers doesn't mean we have to." Paul snaps. I let out a small whine.
Suddenly, Zoey is in front of me. She looks me in the eye.
"Hi Seth," She puts her hand up to my face, and I nuzzle my head against it. She pets my fur.
"Zoey." That was all I could say, looking at her. She is so tiny, there is no way she could fight an army that is coming.
"I'll be okay." She looks me dead in the eye. I nod, as I lick her hand. "Ewe Seth!" She giggles wiping it on her leg. Suddenly, her eyes fall blank, she doesn't move. Fear starts to consume me.
"Zoey!" I cry out to her, knowing she can hear me. Edward runs over to her.
Grabbing ahold of her, she collapses in his arms. Breathing heavy, and not taking her eyes of her dad.
"What is it?" Jasper is standing next to us now, "What did you see?"
"The army…" Zoey doesn't finish the sentence, as she counties to panic. I start breathing heavy. I need to get out of my wolf form.
"NO SETH YOU WILL STAY IN FORM!" Sam orders. I can't disobey the alpha.
Edward looks at Jasper, and back at Zoey. "The army…" He looks at me. "They aren't just coming for Bella, they are coming to kill Zoey too."
I hear gasps all around me, the Cullen family is standing in terror. Bella looks paler than ever.
"Oh god." I heard Jake say, Sam walks over to me nudging me slightly.
"We won't let anything happen to her." Sam reassures me. "We protect our own, imprintee included."
I know he was right, she is now my number one priority to protect. I couldn't let them harm her. I won't let them.
