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Angler chapter 20 these words by Natasha Bedingfield.
The Cullen house
Seth picked up his phone and answered it.
"hello Jacob"
"Seth are you at the Cullen's?"
"ya I'm here"
"Good cos I know what they want do to. I'll be over in ten okay…. And I have my dad with".
Seth paused. 'billy's with him why?'. He thought.
"he wants to meet Demetri, I convinced him to. I figured if he meet him he could vouch him for".
"okay if you think it's a safe idea….".
"I do…I'll see you in a minute". Jacob hung up the phone.
Seth turned to the others. "you all heard that". He said making sure.
"he's bringing his father. What's he gonna do?". Demetri sounding like he was stand offish on the idea of this man coming to the house where his pregnant mate was. 'it isn't that I think he could be a dangerous threat to her mainly because I was told the man is in a wheelchair. but he's still one of the people who may want my son dead. and yes I know he's Jacob's father and that he said that we could trust him…but at this moment I'm pretty wary about everybody'.
"I think there might be a meeting with the elders because of the way Jacob said Billy could vouch for us. That's probably what he wants to talk about".
"where would they want the meeting to be?". Rosalie asked.
"I don't know….. there are a few places they could hold it. I don't know which one they'd pick".
"who would be there?". Esme asked.
"the elders, all the shape-shifters, maybe the imprints and Sam. He'd be there alright.".
"well of course he'd be there, the son of a bitch is the one who want to them. even if they'd let us go he'd still want to try and kill me". Demetri said angrily. He couldn't sit any longer he got up from the table and stormed into the living. 'I'm gonna kill him, I'm gonna kill him more than I've ever wanted to kill anyone in my life'. He hadn't realized that the other had followed him.
He sat down and rubbed his fingers through his brown hair. Everybody else came in and sat down.
"do you think he do it….. kill his own ex". Demetri asked, he looked up to Seth and Sue.
They didn't say anything for a moment.
"I don't' know". It was sue who spoke. "he and Leah where very much in love when they were younger".
Demetri winced not loving thinking about how his mate used to be in love with another man. 'just the thought of her wanting somebody else almost makes me sick. Even if did used to be years ago'.
"back then he never would of wanted to do anything to hurt her, but now….now it's different. Now he believes that what he'd be doing would be for the good of the tribe….". sue was cut off.
"ya the good of the tribe, he's doing this because he wants to punish Leah for imprinting on a vampire. He probably won't admit to himself but that's why he's doing this. And he'll definitely won't admit to anybody else….". Seth was too cut off by the sound of a car.
"umm Demetri". Demetri looked over to Esme. "why don't you back into the bedroom with Leah and let her know what's happening, then come out when he's ready to see you".
Demetri nodded and want straight into find Leah. Once he where in the bedroom he noticed that the doctor was still in there talking with Leah.
The bed room.
"why are you back in here, found another way to call me fat that I haven't herd yet". A very mad Leah said still not over their last conversation.
"first of all what I said didn't come out right, and second all of it was funny and you knew I was joking. But no that's not why I'm in here. Jacob's just gotten back from seeing your elders and he knows what they want to do…. And his fathers with him".
Carlisle got up. "I'll go out and greet them then. You two come out when you're ready". He said as he left.
Leah stared at Demetri with a scared expression, worried about what they were about to hare. She put her arms out in front of her indicating him to come to her. He rushed over to her and sat on the bed and hugged her. "it's gonna be fine, where gonna be fine". He said with his face berried in her hair.
"what if…."
"we leave… if…we leave".
"they won't hurt our baby….. we won't let them".
Living room
Emmet and jasper had been in the woods making sure that all the shifters had left before they want back into the house. Once they came back to the house they saw Jacob and his father, Jacob was helping him out of the car and putting him in his wheelchair. "Mr black it's good to see you again". Jasper said, the gentleman as always.
"jasper, Emmet". Billy said with a nod acknowledging the two man.
"it's been decided". Jacob said looking at them seriously.
Their expression changed to serious and understanding.
"do you need any help getting up the stairs". Emmet asked.
Once they were at the top of the stairs Jacob rolled his father in to the family room where now all
"Billy it's nice to see you". Carlisle walked over to Jacob's father with a friendly smile. "we didn't get to catch up at the wedding". Carlisle reached out his hand to Billy and shook it.
"yes and you". He didn't want to be rude to the family but he was more concerned about the dilemma at their hands.
Jacob rolled Billy into the living room than sat down on the couch next to him. He then started talking to the room about what they had been told.
"when I got there we want to the elders. We were right Sam had already gone to them and by the time we got there Sam and his pack had told everyone what they had seen. so there was no hiding it. They said that they had never heard of something like this happening before and that they didn't think it was right. They said that they didn't feel safe, that it was too much of a danger, that it wasn't our way, they wanted it to come to an end. But after I stressed to them about that she really did imprint and that they couldn't do anything to her without braking the most sacred law we have. So they've decided that they need to meet him, to see for themselves that all he wants is to be with her and that baby won't be a danger to them either. Once we've convinced them of that then they should leave it be….".
"and if they don't?". Rosalie asked.
"…then they run..".
Sue put a hand over her mouth and squeezed her eyes shut tightly.
"that's one of the reasons I'm here. If what Jacob tells me is true then I will vouch for him at the council meeting, but I want to meet him first so I can know that I'm not making the wrong choice".
"of course you would". Carlisle gently smiled and nodded.
Jacob gave Seth a look that said, go get them. Seth got up and walked to the bedroom.
"hey guys.. it's time".
Leah looked at her imprint and Demetri and grabbed his hand. He helped her up from the bed they the three of them walked back into the living room.
Once Demetri walked in he and Billy made eye contact.
"so…. You must be Demetri the only vampire in history to be imprinted on". Billy said not braking eyes with the Italian.
Demetri with one arm behind his walked up to him.
"yes, yes I am… and you are Billy black Jacob's father". They watched each other for a moment then Demetri stuck his hand out to Billy who following the vampire lead stuck his own hand out and the two man shook hands.
Then within the blink of an eye Demetri was over by Leah helping her into a chair. Billy watched the way the vampire helped the girl he's seen grow up into her chair because she was to pregnant to do it gracefully. He watch how the vampire looked at her, his face fall of concern, making sure that she was all settled in and comfortable before taking his own seat next to hers.
"Leah it's been a while".
"ya it has it's good to see you". She replied.
"it's refreshing to see you, all I've heard from you is what your mother had told me about you being sick. But now the reasoning for it seems clear now. Jacob explained to me what had happened including what had happened two month, and why you were the way you were at first".
Leah turned to Demetri who for a moment looked guilty. He was thinking of what it would have been like for her in the first few months. 'if I had known'. He thought.
"but of the looks of it you feel much better now".
Leah laugh at that. "ha-ha ya I guess you could say that ha-ha". She rubbed her hand over her baby bump.
He then turned to Demetri. "and you….you're okay with this, with that girl sitting next to you…. With that baby she's carrying… your baby. You could be happy?".
"… yes…"
"you love them"
"yes"
You'll do whatever it is in your power to keep them safe"
"yes"
"at all cost"
"yes"
"would you kill for them"
"yes"
"if you stay here you'll adapted to her way of life"
"yes"
"Your prepared to lay dawn your life for your wife and child"
"yes"
"If you could would you sacrifice your ways if it would make life easier for her and you child"
"yes"
"and above all else…. Will you make them a happy life. A safe happy life, a life where they could rely on you throughout your days together as a family"
"yes".
The tracker answers all his questions without any hesitation.
Billy and Demetri had this conversation with their eyes locked on one another the whole time. he watched them closely again as everybody else in the room held their breaths waiting for what happened next.
Billy then lent ford.
"what they're going to do is hold a meeting, and in this meeting they want to determine if you'd be safe to have around. Their scared you see…. this had never happened before so they want the two of you to come there so they can decide if this is safe…..they've also worried about the baby".
"because of what he'll be, hybrid like Nessie. He'll be just like us though just half bloodsucker half shifter". Leah said sounding hurt by their decision. Demetri held her hand tighter.
"well yes they had talked about that and a couple had agreed and disagreed but the real problem they were having with it was..". he paused not knowing how to put this without angering the couple. "if the baby if half shifter then their worry if that a vampire would be raising one of our own kind. they think that that's unholy and disrespectful and if they believe that Demetri's presents is a danger then they'll want him gotten read of and they'll want to raise the baby".
Demetri shot up furiously as the room erupted into kayos even jasper and Emmet were upset by this.
"NO THEY CAN'T TAKE MY SON AWAY". He yelled.
"HOW COULD THEY DO THAT". Leah cried.
"Carlisle we can't let them". Esme said to her husband as she grabbed his hand. Carlisle looked just as upset by this as everybody else.
"well that just ain't right". Jasper gliding across the room to stand by the furiously devastated couple hoping he might be able to calm then down a little.
"wow they'd do that... Really". Said Emmet, he notice that his wife looked like she was about to detonate. He rushed over to her and grabbed her hand.
Sue looked close to crying, she got up and ran over to her daughter. She crouch down to her and held her close trying to soothe her. "honey no don't cry it's gonna be okay, it's gonna be okay". She kept telling her child quietly.
Jacob and Billy were the only two that didn't start yelling like everyone else because they had already been told what would happen if they voted against Demetri. But when they were told of what the elders wanted do to they definitely had some words for them. the elders had ask them to leave because of how upset they both got at the news. 'how could they want to take a baby away from its mother and father'. Billy thought as he and Jacob were leaving the rez to come to the Cullen house.
"wait" Seth said looking like he was thinking hard about something. "what do you mean when you say, they'll raise the baby. That's what my sister will be doing, so why would they say they were gonna do it?".
There was another long silence before billy spoke again. "…..because shifters don't live long without their imprints….".
"so their gonna wanna kill me if I don't pass their test is that it. Then that's the end of it where both dead so they'll just keep our child then go on like nothing had ever happened". Demetri felt like he was gonna brake down. 'why was this happening what did Leah and I do that was so wrong'.
"what the fuck do they think is gonna happen when he's older and wants to know why he sparkles in the sun light and craves blood". Rosalie said in a dark voice. 'how dare they think that they can just take a baby away like that'.
"Demetri". Leah said in a small voice. Demetri turned around to see his mate with wet eyes. She reached for him again like she did when they were in the bedroom. He immediately sat down to her side and she cradled into him. They stayed that way while all the other talked. They could hear Seth talking in the background along with Jacob and Billy. Sue and Carlisle would also jump in at time.
When they eventually parted they didn't make eye contact because the first thing Demetri did was lovely kiss her forehead. Demetri opened his eyes and lent his chin on the top of her head. He was just starting off into the distance until a gasped brought him out of his daze. He paned his eyes up to see jasper looking at him strangely, like he was seeing something that he'd hadn't seen before. Leah herd him gasped and untangled herself from Demetri and turned around to look at the blond vampire. His eyes only seemed to widen at the slight of Leah. No one could figure out what he was gaping at until Alice said something.
"jasper what is it".
For a moment jasper eyes meet his wife's then back down the Demetri and Leah. "look". He said to the room. The couple turned around to face everybody they both still didn't know what was wrong. When they turned the others froze with widened eyes, a couple of the Cullen's even stepped back.
"Leah honey". Sue said.
"what?". She asked she looked up at Demetri wondering if he knew what was wrong with everybody when she too froze. "Demetri your eyes".
He looked down at her and had the same reaction. "your eyes".
They both had glowy green eyes with golden circles around pupil.
Carlisle was over by them in a seconds, He lent down to get a closer look. "I've seen this before, you had it when you past out the night you got here and Demetri, Aro said you had the same thing when you past out back at the volturi".
"what's making it happen?". Demetri asked.
"it's the imprint that's what's making this happen".
"why's it happening? What does it mean?". Seth asked.
"I'm not sure I'll have a better looked into this after we've sorted out this problem". He got back up then want around to stand behind the sofa Leah and Demetri were sitting on.
"they wanted us to tell you that they want the meeting as soon as possible, Even tonight". Jacob told them.
"where?". Demetri asked the shape-shifter.
"la push beach". He replied.
"no try again".
"Demetri…".
"no…. if they want a meeting fine but I'm not bringing Leah anywhere near that place if they all want us dead. we'd be surrounded by them".
"my pack would be here".
"son we don't want this to come to a fight". Billy added.
"your father's right it they wouldn't want it to come to a fight….. I'd kill them all easily…..and I don't want Leah too far away from Carlisle. She's nine months pregnant and could go into labor at any moment… plus you know…. all the blood spatter ".
"if it's alright with you and the elders I'd like to be there to vouch for Leah and Demetri. Do you think if I can explain to them that I know for sure that Demetri won't be a threat that, that could help?". Carlisle asked looking from Billy to Jacob.
"it may help, the elders know how you don't feed on people And that you're a respected doctor who had helped my son in the past. But you are still a vampire. I'm not sure what they'd think about that". Billy replied.
"and if they don't listen?". Seth asked looking scared for his sister. He walked over to her but sat next to Demetri.
"then we scare them".
"Demetri Billy's right we won't let this to come to a fright". Alice said looking past Demetri up to her husband with worried expressions. 'I can't see past them I don't know how to help them' she thought.
"no I mean we tell them the truth….. if they kill me then my family will come".
Everyone stiffened and looked to one another.
"if they don't hare from me they'll know I'm dead…. and they will come. They'd want revenge… and on top of that any reason to kill the wolfs. That they'll have master Caius to thank for, or they'd take some of them as slaves master Aro's always wanted guard dogs. Anyway when it comes down to it there are more volturi then there are shape-shifters they wouldn't have a chance". The tracker didn't say it with a smugness. He said it because it was the truth. 'they would massacre the lot of them. by the time they would be done there's be no one left. The only few they let live where the ones that they would keep as slaves, or torture them. Caius would take great pleasure in around the clock torture, finding new ways to inflicted pain. He's spend countless hours in the past designing torture devises, and now if they were to capture some of the shifters… he'd spend countless more. It be like a Christmas present for him.
"he's right they would". The doc said as he looked at billy. "they'll come and this time it won't be to talk".
"they'll have to move it something else, I won't risk Leah and the baby's safety". He slightly looked over to Rosalie. "that's me putting my foot down".
"they won't come here". Seth jumped in.
"neutral ground, I'll ask for it to be at neutral ground. I'll tell them about how Leah's to pregnant to be too far away from the doctor I think they'd understand that. But they'd want the meeting before the baby's born". Billy said he then turned his head up to look at his son.
"there's a pasture a few miles away". Carlisle said.
"that should do I'll tell them about it". He turned to Leah and Demetri. "Leah your father was one of the greatest friends I ever had…. I will do whatever I can to change their minds". He moved his eyes to Demetri. "and you…. I'll vouch for you because I do believe you care about her. But if I can't….. you take that girl and you go". He nodded to the doctor and the others in the room then rolled over to his son. "Jacob it's time we go".
"I'll come back when I know". Jacob rolled his father out of the room.
"I'll walked you out".
"yes me to".
The doc and Esme followed them. Seth turned to his sister and mother. "I'll go with them". the young wolf left to catch up to them.
Leah felt sick. "mum can you please help me back into the bedroom. I don't feel good".
"sure baby".
She helped her daughter up and held her while she walked Leah down the hallway leaving Demetri still sitting on the couch. He was lost in his own mind, he couldn't hear anybody around him. 'every choice I chose will led us into danger. If we go to this meeting with the elders and the shape-shifters we may be ambushed, or we could not pass their test and get murdered. If I stay here with Leah Aro will send someone down here at make sure I'm still alive, or he could come himself and bring everybody with him. If they find out about my baby before I tell them I know that they'll absolutely come down here. And if we run from all of it we'll more than likely come across another vampire out there how would spread the word about all. We'll have nowhere to go. who would we be kidding we wouldn't be able to hid him or her forever'.
"Demetri…. Demetri…."Demetri!".
He whipped his head up to see the other four Cullen's staring at. "ha".
"we asked if you were okay?". Alice had a look of concern.
He couldn't say anything he felt like he was gonna pass out. Emmet came over and sat next to him.
"…. I'm sorry this must be tough". The big vampire said as he patted Demetri on the back. a little hard but the tracker barely felt it.
Jasper came around to his other side, using his power to keep him as calm as he could. 'can't have Mr volturi here having a break down in the living room while his pregnant misses is in the next room'.
"you know under other circumstances I would of ask your coven to watch out for her… if I died. but there really isn't a point in that is there because if I die she dies and I she dies I die and then our baby boy…. My son grows up without us". Demetri's voice was soft, he knew that he was talking but he didn't really know what he was saying. He said all this with wet eyes, it was getting harder for him to speak. Infect the only reason he could talk at all was due to jasper power, because if it wasn't for that Demetri would be a mess.
Alice and Rosalie came over to him and sat down in front of him on the little coffee table. They could all see that he was in no state to talk so no one said anything, they all just sat with him while he stared into space.
Outside
Seth
Jacob and Carlisle helped Billy into the car, as Seth and Esme stood with them. " the moment I know anything I'll call you". Jacob turned to see Seth. "Seth are you alright?". He asked.
"ya I'm fine. I'm just gonna go for a run…. I need to. I'll see you guys later". Without another word he took off.
Seth knew where he was going…straight to Sam's house.
'I'm not delusional I know that I could never take on Sam and his pack alone, well I'm not going there to take him. I'm going there to yell at him, scream at him, call him every name in the book… because he's needs to know. He needs to know about all the pain he's manage to course in the last two days, all because of his jealous. I used to look up to him so much, I thought the world of him, maybe not so much after he hurt my sister…. Which now I see is a recurring theme for him. Anyway I thought he was a leader someone who could fix all the problem we had with the cold ones. And ya he was good at it and I do still think of him as a good leader…. For his pack. But as much as I thought that, I always thought that Jacob had a better sense of right and wrong, like he just had a better understanding of what people needed. He could see how much I wanted him to be my Alfa and he could see how much Leah needed to be saved from how miserable she was in Sam's pack. But after this I don't think I'd ever be able to look at Sam the way I did back then, never be able to think of him as the Alfa I thought he once was. By doing this, by endangering and devastating my only sister…. I'll never be able to forgive him for even just that'.
Seth was running faster than he had ever before.
"if even one person put a finger on her, or not even on her just by pointing at her in an threatening way…I gonna kill'em. He has to know, I have to tell him what he's done, he needs to know. Because if he doesn't…I'm gonna kill him'.
Seth phased back and throw his shorts on as he got up to the front yard.
'I'm gonna kill him'.
He stormed up the path way.
'I'm gonna kill him'.
He jumped up the steps.
'I'm gonna kill him'.
He burst in through the door'
'I'm gonna kill him'.
Paul and Jared who were at the kitchen table shot up the moment they heard the door, either of them expecting Seth to walk in or be anywhere near the rez after what happened.
'I'm gonna kill him'.
"where is he?".
"whoa Seth what the hell you doing here". Jared said.
'I'm gonna kill him'.
Sam came out of the back room with Emily behind him. "Seth". He said in surprise.
'I'm gonna kill him'.
Without hesitation Seth walked right up to him before Paul and Jared could stop him, and punched him right in his face.
"SETH" Emily yelled.
"WHOA". Jared and Paul both yelled unison. They both grabbed Seth and pulled him back. They all gaped at him like he'd gone mad.
"why, why did you do it?"
"Seth I had to…"
"no ,no you didn't… you didn't have to do it the way you did"
"Seth you saw what I saw…."
"ya I did, I saw my sister imprint on a vampire and you know what… I've never seen her happier"
"how, how can she be happy, he's a vampire she hates vampires, how could she do this Seth, how could you let her". At that Seth want red.
"oh no you.. did.. not .. just blame her for imprinting, are you honesty joking. After who you imprinted on, after all the times where you defended yourself saying that you had absolutely no say in it. And now you're trying to blame her… YOU SON OF A BITCH". he yelled.
"Seth calm down". Jared said looking mad.
"ya Seth I mean come on, you gotta know that he's must of done something to her. Some sort of mind trick". Paul added.
"no, no, no, no, there was no mind trick, there was no mind trick, THERE WAS NO MIND TRICK!".
They all went quiet. No one said anything.
"it isn't right Seth… it had to be done…. He isn't right". Sam finished and the two man gave each other a death glare.
"they want to take her baby…. Did you know that".
"what". Emily said throwing her hand over her mouth.
"ya all because of your husband and his henchman. If they don't see Demetri as a none threat they'll kill him and because of him dyeing she'll die to….".
"she can't die Seth…".
"yes she can… she imprinted on him Sam… she can die, And it's all because of you. the elders said that if they see fit they'd raise him".
"they'd do that, they'd really do that. The elders would raise that little monster". Paul said disgusted in the idea.
"my nephew isn't a monster… he's a baby…".
"how Seth I mean Jesus even Bella wasn't even that big when she was pregnant". Sam told him like he was trying to keep his temper under control.
"Sam… if even one thing happens to her or her baby. I'm gonna kill you". the glare Seth sent his former Alfa would be described as chilling. Seth then ran out of the house and phased, he sprinted back to the Cullen's to take care of his sister.
"ha that surprisingly felt real good to punch him. Well now at least he knows how I feel about the jackass, and at least he knows what will happen to him if he decides to do anything. He may have not of taken my death threat to seriously but I'm happy that he's know it's out there. But I'll do it, I will do it , it would only take one thing on his part at this point because believe me when he wants to die….. I'll be ready for him'.
Cullen house
After Sue had helped her daughter back on to the bed she sat with her for a long time… or what seemed like a long time. She sat her up against that headboard then propped herself up next to her and let her rest her head on Sue's shoulder.
She put her arms around her child and slowly rocked back and forth, while whispering calming things in her ear.
"they won't get my baby". She said to her mother. 'if they got him, they'd treat him as an outsider. They may let him go to the bonfires and to the family events, maybe even be part of a pack. But everybody else who knows about him, about what he really is, about who his parents really are….. were. Even the people who don't know about us shape-shifter will be told that he's no good and he'll be isolated by everybody on the rez. 0Human and shifter. I don't even know if they'd let my mother and brother near him. But I do know that they'd never in a billion years let any vampire know about him, they'd see that as suicide, would they kill the Cullen's to try to keep their secret hidden from the other side of our supernatural word?. Demetri was right, if another vampire was ever to see him they wouldn't keep that to themselves. They'd tell whoever would listen and that would for sure get back to the royal leeches'.
"I know honey, I know". Sue said kissing her baby's head.
'I want Demetri, I need him to…. I just need him'.
"mum".
"yes honey". Sue looked down.
"can you get me Demetri".
Sue nodded and kissed her head again. "sure honey". She hopped off the bed and walk through the door.
Sue entered the living to see four of the Cullen's sitting around the Iranian vampire. No one was saying anything but sue thought that they were just trying to comfort him without saying words.
"Demetri". He looked up at her. "she's wants you".
Demetri got up instantly and made it for his Leah. As he was going down the doorway sue lightly grabbed his arm. He turned to her. She placed both her hand on his shoulders and gave them a squeeze all the while keeping eye contact with his.
He then did something that either of them would of expected. He slowly bent his forehead down and carefully only for a second, pressed it ageist hers. Demetri never really been good with being able to express his feeling, it was one of the reason he wasn't as talkative as his family members. He was more than content to just stand back and go with it. So by him acting in this almost lovely way, towards a women who he barely knows surprised the both of them.
he moved back from her, Then continued to walked into the bed room. He hoped on to the bed and took the place of her mother. He held onto her and her baby bump.
"I won't let a thing happen to you".
"if they come close to my son I'm gonna kill'em I don't give a shit if he is my ex or not. I don't give a shit is Emily is my cousin because if Sam does anything else to us….. I'm gonna make my cousin a widow".
They were both talking with soft voices.
"I want him dead and his pack of feral dogs. After what happens at this meeting they'll know that".
"we don't know what's gonna happen at the meeting…..".
"I do….. we're gonna walk out of that place alive with the promise of our privacy. They won't have an choice. I wasn't lying…. My family will come".
"am I a bad person if I say I hope that does scare them?".
"no".
"the threat of mass murder of the people who I grow up with".
"no".
"why?".
"because you're a mamma bare…. And they've threatened our cub…. And for that they pay".
The two fell asleep shortly after. A sleep that wasn't easy for either of them. a sleep that evolved around horrible night mars in which they were lost to each other.
Later
Ring, ring, ring.
Seth pick up his phone. He had gotten back to the house and was sitting in the family room with the others. Quil and Embry had come along to, just getting off guard duty, they were told about what Jacob and Billy had told them, and now they were all waiting for the call.
"Jacob what's happening".
"they've agreed it will happen tonight, me and my dad are on our way over again".
"tonight".
"yep. Tell Leah and Demetri. We'll see you soon". Jacobs hung up.
"I'll do it" jasper said. "just in case they don't take in well". Seth nodded and jasper walked to the room with Alice behind him.
They stepped in to the bedroom to see the couple fast asleep next to each other on the bed. They looked peaceful almost dead to the world. "we need to wake'em". Jasper spoke.
"Demetri, Leah". Alice lightly called.
Demetri shot up quickly, startled by the sudden presence of the two gifted Cullen's, not expecting them.
"Jacob and Billy are on their way it's happening tonight". Jasper said not making eye contact with the tracker. He was staring at his wife's head while she was watching Demetri.
The tracker inhaled loudly then exhaled out. Eyes shut his eyes tightly, then opened them and turned down this head to see his mate still fast asleep. He watched her for a minute thinking. 'whatever happens… I love you'. "okay thank you…..we'll be out in a minute". They nodded and walked out.
"Leah…. Leah".
"hmmm what?".
"we need to get up".
"why?". She was still trying to sleep. Her voice was tired.
"because it's happening tonight".
That woke her up.
Minutes later
Once Jacob and Billy got there they started going over what was gonna happen. They convinced them to move it to the pasture, the elders, the shape-shifters and the imprints would all be there.
All the black pack needed to be there Carlisle and Esme volunteered to go along with the other Cullen's. Rosalie didn't like Leah but when she found out she was pregnant… well she still continued to dislike her but she was gonna protect her and her baby just as fiercely as she protected Bella. Emmet want because he was always up for a fight. Jasper was going hoping to calm the situation if needed. Alice wanted to help just as much. Carlisle even ask Edward to come so he would what they had decide and tell Demetri if they needed to run or not. Belle stayed home with her child.
Demetri held her hand the through the entire conversation. They all left the house once it had gotten dark. Demetri carried his mate the whole way there while Seth and her mother stayed on either side of her.
The pasture
The imprints and the elders were sitting in a group waiting for the clearwaters and the tracker to arrive. Sam and his pack were standing around them protectively. One of the conditions that Demetri for was that none of the shape-shifters would be in there wolfs forms. He felt like that was to threatening and that he'd only bring Leah if he felt that she was safe or else the meeting was off. Suddenly all the wolfs stiffened, they could smell them. they weren't expecting the Cullen's to make an appearance at the meeting, this started to make them a bit uneasy, not as much for them but more for the elders and the imprints. They knew that the head of the family would be there, because he said he wanted to speak on the vampire half. They just didn't know about the rest of his family coming.
It had been decide that Leah and Demetri would stayed in the tree line behind the shadows until they needed to be out there. It was Demetri's idea he didn't want his mate out in the open unless she really needed to be. Seth stayed with them along with Roselia how insisted on being by the she wolf's side.
Jacob rolled his father up to the group with sue, his pack and the Cullen's behind them.
"where is she?". Sam spoke up first.
"she's close…. Her imprint didn't want her to be in any danger and he felt that…..". Billy didn't finish.
"he felt". Sam spat the words out like he had an bad taste in his mouth.
"and this imprint is with her". One of the elders spoke, it wasn't a question it was a statement.
"yes Demetri's with her, along with Seth". Billy was the one how was still taking.
"he should be there, they both should be".
"they are Sam, they'll come out when they need to". Jacob said staring his ex-Alfa down.
"they need to now!".
"as I said they will when their ready….".
"boys". Said sue shutting the both of them up so they could get on with it.
Sam turned to his people.
"we all know why where here…. Because Leah clearwater has claimed that she has imprinted…..on vampire". Many of them gasped, while most of the shape-shifters either looked grossed out or sicken by even the thought. Sam wasn't done. "and because of his…. Carry's it's offspring". That caused even more gasped to be herd, because not all the imprints knew that. All the wolfs did there was no use in trying to hid it, they'd see it in each other's thoughts.
Carlisle took a few steps ford. "I can assure you all that the man whom she has imprinted on will not be a danger to you all ….".
"and how have you come to know this?". Another elder asked.
"because a very, very long time ago I used to live with him in Italy. I know him as loyal and as protective so I can promise you that….".
"that what?... you just said he was loyal, ya loyal to his Italian mass murdering family…..". Sam said angrily.
"he will be more loyal to Leah… and his child more than he has ever been to anyone….". the doctor tried to reason.
"how can we be sure of that?".
"because he loves her". Edward stepped up next to Carlisle. "believe me, I've read every thought he's had since he's been here. Not one of them includes hurting her or anybody else….. she's imprinted on him and they are without a question devoted to one another".
"and the child?". The first elder asked.
"he loves him too".
The doctor jumped back in.
"the child won't be a threat, Leah's pregnancy had been as normal as Bella's was. We have no reason to think that the baby will be dangerous….".
"but you don't know that do you, there really is no way to know that. If that thing inside her is dangerous".
"that thing is a baby… and a member of my pack when he's older". Jake's voice was low.
"yes that's bring us to our other issues". The first elder stood up. "is it half shape-shifter?".
"I see no reason as to why he wouldn't be". The doctor spoke.
"then we must talk about what will happen…when he's born".
"my beta and her imprint will raise him, like parents do". Jake said.
"but is it safe, is it safe to have a cold one raise one of our own kind". elder two said.
"I think your forgetting that, that baby will almost be past vampire". Billy spoke. "and that I think it would be best if he stayed with his mother and father. I do believe he's safest with them, and though this situation is nothing like we've ever had before, I think we can all agree that when it comes down to it… we're all concerned for the welfare of that child".
"the child is the problem….. along with the leech". Paul said.
They all ignored him.
"how long until the boy is born?". A third elder asked.
"it will be any day now. She's getting closer and closer that's why Demetri was so stand offish about coming here. He was worried that she wouldn't be in a state to come". The doctor spoke.
"we don't have long". The third elder turned to the third one.
"our biggest concern is we wouldn't be able to know if he'd be a threat or not because we'd wouldn't be able to see him…".
Tree line
The meeting continued as the two vampire and the two shifters stayed within the shadows of the trees. Demetri was listening carefully to the part about where they'd live once the baby was born. He remembered the talk he had, had with his mates mother. ' she'd be happier if she was with her mother, my son would be safer around loved ones. All I'd ever wanted to do from the moment she came into my life was to see her smile, she's beautiful when she smiles. I want her to be happy and that won't happen if she's forever looking over her shoulder'.
"Leah".
She turned to him.
"I think we should live on the rez….. with your mother".
Her eyes widened. "do you mean that".
He kissed her cheek then pressed his forehead to hers.
The pasture
"you will know as I said he'll be part of my pack". Jacob was getting annoyed now.
"Jacob why would you even want it to be part of your pack. It wouldn't even a fall Quileute". Jerad spoke.
"I don't care that doesn't matter to me, my beta matters to me and her kid does too".
"the bottom line is we don't know how this will turn out, it only we could watch it and how it progresses but we can't…" the second elder said but he was cut off the a vampire.
"but what if you could". Demetri walked up to the group with Rosalie next to him and Leah behind the both of them, with Seth next to her.
"Demetri". Carlisle said not expecting him to be there.
All the elders stood up from the seats on the logs. All the imprints got up also but took a step back, and the wolfs all got closer to the elders.
"so this is the one". The first elders said looking right into to the eyes of the vampire that stood before him.
"Leah". Sam said trying to see past Demetri and Rosalie.
Demetri and the first elder still maintained eyes contact. "yes….. I am the one". Demetri slowly started to walked up to the elder while still keeping eyes with him. Seth took Demetri place next to Rosalie. The wolfs where ready to phase if the vampire did anything. Once he walked up to the elders he stuck out his hand. "Demetri". He simply said.
The silence was as thick as could be.
Sam shot daggers at Demetri were he stood a few feet away. ' come on, come on just give me a reason to rip your head off you red eyed son of a bitch'.
The wait for something to happen was long. But the two man still didn't brake eyes contacted.
Until finally the elder did something no one had expected. He stuck his hand out and shook the vampire. No elder in history had ever done that before.
"what did you mean by, what if we could?".
"if it's alright with you….. we like to live on the Rez, with her mother and brother".
The wolfs laughed.
Sam smirked at the vampire.
There was another thick stillness.
"how do we know you won't hurt anybody. There's no way you could control yourself… you're a bloodsucker it isn't in your nature". Sam said with his smirk still on his face.
"I can do it". Demetri and the elder hadn't broken eyes once. "I just don't kill…. It's that easy".
"bullshit". Sam's voice had a more harshness to it now, like he was getting fed up. "like I said it's against your nature you not capable of changing".
For the first time Demetri looked away from the elder and slowly looked at Sam.
"you miss understand me….. when I said that I won't hurt anybody, I meant that I wouldn't feed on anybody. Now if somebody was to hurt my mate and child, mental, physical it doesn't matter to me either way really. Then I would simply kill them….". all the imprints gasped again, afraid of the vampire that just threatened them. "just like that it wouldn't bother me, it be effortless, you'd be dead before you'd know what was happening. But for one second before it goes black…. You'd feel it. Only if I wanted you too though…. And believe me…. You would". He said all this with a calmness that sent up and down the spines of the imprints and a few of the wolfs. It wasn't as much what he said it was the way he said it. So coolly as if he was having a normal chat with a friend.
"see and this is why he shouldn't be anywhere near the rez….. or Leah". Sam growled.
"Sam uley who the hell do you think you are". Leah stomped out from behind her brother and the blond vampire.
"Leah…".
"no don't…. I'm happy. Demetri loves me, he is only here for me". Leah placed her hand on her belly and rubbed it. "and him…. Our son. He had no intentions of hurting anyone, we just want to be left alone to raise our boy. I deserve that, everybody else is aloud to have their imprints and be happy….why can't I have mine".
"my daughter is right". Sue walked up. "she deserve this after everything that's been taken away from her. Everything she's lost…..please let my baby be happy".
the elder didn't stop looking at the tracker, not once throughout the whole encounter.
"do you believe you could. "he asked. "not hurt any of our people?".
"yes" and that was the truth.
Once again without braking eyes the elder nodded.
"I do believe that this imprint is genuine, and because of that it means we cannot touch him. We will not brake our own laws. It will be hard… but we will adapted". He didn't seem to love what he was saying, but he couldn't deny what he was seeing and hearing.
Demetri nodded at him, his way of saying thank you.
"he's a vampire!, and that isn't changing he goes against everything we stand for….. he should die… but I guess it's a little late for that isn't ".
"Sam…don't".
"Leah…"
"Sam you don't have the right to judge me and after everything you've done. Why don't you just leave me alone and get the fuck out of my life. You already have everything you want, you're the leader of a pack you have a wife… you'll probably have kids soon…. Well I'm aloud to be happy to. Demetri my imprint he's staying on the rez and that's finale".
"LEAH" Sam yelled it looked like he was about to lunge at her but Demetri was in front of her in seconds.
He hissed loudly. "be smart now Sam". He said threateningly with a hiss in his voice.
"enough". The elder said. he turned to Carlisle.
"you said in a few day, yes".
"yes". He gave a short nod.
"after the baby is born they can talk what time they need… but then they can move into the rez". He turned around to address his people. "the decision has been made… the imprint is valid".
"but the tribe…"
"the imprint is valid" he repeated.
Sam want red.
"we can all go back to ours homes now". He turned to the couple. "we'll see you in some days". He then walked away with his people behind him.
Sam was the last to go. Jared and Paul were right behind him giving them dark looks.
Demetri picked up his mate. "let's go home". He looked to the others. "I'm gonna run ahead, get her out of the cold". They nodded…so he ran.
Once home he put her down in the bedroom. Then instantly kissed her while placing both of his hands on her cheeks.
"we were fine, we've safe… he's safe". He continued to kiss her. Then they just held one another lovely until they both past out.