The Alpha Female

JacobxBella

Rated M

Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight or the franchise, as it belongs to Steph Meyers

Author's Note: After going back and rereading this chapter, I found that I just don't like the ending and did not want to give you guys a chapter with a crap ending to it. At least I think it's crap. Therefore I'm posting it again with a different ending. Sorry and thank you. Love, SehunsBae37.

The Alpha Female

Chapter 16

Bella reached the Black family property and slowed down her run just enough so she didn't crash into anything. Hurrying to the house and ran up the stairs of the porch and burst through the front door calling out, "Jake!"

Looking around she noticed that though the lights were on, it was quiet in the house. Not even the television was on, indicating Billy probably wasn't home. Thinking Jacob might be in his room sleeping she walked down the hall to his bedroom. Knocking on the closed door she grabbed the knob and turned it. Opening the door she said, "Jake, I need to tell you something."

She frowned upon seeing that Jacob too wasn't home. Where could he be? She had to tell him that she loved him and wanted to be with him. Going back down the hallway Bella went to the front door and stepped out of the house, closing the door behind her. Looking to where the Black's vehicles were usually parked she saw Jacob's Rabbit there, but Billy's truck was missing. Where ever they were, they were gone on Billy's truck. Bella sighed and sat down on the porch steps, running a hand through her hair. She rubbed the side of her face, feeling the fur present there and noted that it felt just as soft as Jacob's fur in his wolf form. She smiled thinking about Jacob before deciding to go back to searching for him.

Standing up she stepped off the porch and began to walk away from the house when a familiar scent caught her nose. Smelling the air she could smell Jacob's scent, faint as it was. She could also smell one that resembled Jacob, meaning it had to be Billy. There was also another one she couldn't quite pinpoint, but it didn't smell threatening. Taking off in a job she noticed the smell getting stronger the further from the Black house she got. With a nod to herself she ran off following Jacob's scent, her heart pounding at the thought that she'd be able to see him soon. And when she did, she would tell him she loved him.

The Council was in an uproar. Billy had just announced that Bella had made a deal with the Volturi to become a vampire for knowing about the existence of vampires. The entire Council, minus Billy and Old Quil, did not like Bella and believed her to be the brunt of all of the problems that the Pack had to face. And with the rightful Alpha's unwavering devotion and affection for her, it caused even more tension. Needless to say that they weren't thrilled upon learning that Bella was the dreaded Alpha Female that they were hoping never returned. But now hearing this news, they were outraged.

Old Quil took the gavel sitting in front of him and banged it on table, quieting everyone from their yelling. When the rest of the Council had settled down Old Quil said, "It is obvious this news is most upsetting, however-"

"Upsetting?!" a Council member by the name of Obadiah shouted. "It's more than upsetting! It's outrageous! The Council during the time of the previous Pack was wary of the Alpha Female and her presence distracted Ephraim from his duties! It's the reason she was disposed of in the first place!"

"That's right," another member named David said. "And the same thing is repeating now concerning our rightful Alpha now. And it's worse knowing that the Alpha Female is that trouble-making daughter of Charlie Swan's."

Billy glared at David as Jacob growled under his breath. Sam said nothing from his place next to Jacob, but his eyebrow did twitch in annoyance. Yes, Bella had brought them trouble, but even he had come to see that she wasn't as much of a nuisance as she first initially been. And she was more confident in herself now and even he could see she as close to being, if not already, loyal to the Pack. Or at the very least loyal to Jacob, seeing as she's finally kicked Cullen to the curb. And the way he saw it at this point with her being the Alpha Female, there wasn't any way she would be swayed by the Cullens again. However this news of her deal with vampire royalty was unsettling and the Council needed to come to a decision about what to do.

Sue Clearwater, having to have taken Harry's seat after his death, cleared her throat before asking, "Billy, Jacob, Sam, do either of you know the details that led to Bella making this agreement to be a vampire?"

Jacob nodded and said, "Yeah, I do. I was with Bella when the Seer vampire Alice came back because she saw Bella jump off the cliff."

"The cliff where you boys cliff dive?"

"Yes. She saw that and came back to make sure she was alright. But what led to Bella going to Italy and making this deal with the Volturi was because…" Jacob stopped talking, a troubled expression coming over his face. When Cullen had asked to speak to Charlie, he had told him he was planning a funeral. He had been talking about Harry's, but his vague telling had caused a chain reaction that was essentially his fault. It was his fault Bella went to save Cullen and ran away from him, and it was his fault that she had to expose herself to save Cullen's ass and make that deal. Realizing this he looked down at his feet and finished saying, "…because it was my fault."

Sam frowned at Jacob and asked, "What do you mean?"

"Son, that had nothing to do with you," Billy said.

"But it did. The pixie only returned to check on Bella, not take her to Italy. She took her to Italy because Cullen decided to go there to end his life because I told him Charlie was planning a funeral. I didn't mention that it was Harry's, and he mistook it for being Bella's. My vague response put Bella in danger and into a situation she had no choice but to make."

Sue's expression turned sad at the mention of Harry, but she also nodded in understanding of what Jacob had said. She could see he was blaming himself for Bella creating this deal, but she knew that couldn't have possibly been the case. Looking at Billy she asked, "What do you think, Billy?"

Billy looked at the woman before looking at his son saying, "I think Jacob is missing an important part of what he told Sam and I, and that is the fact that Bella had not been over Cullen and still in love with him, even hallucinating about him. Jacob's vague statement wasn't the reason for her going after him, it was the hold he and the Cullens still had over her at the time that made her decision to go to Italy. It's not your fault, Jacob. Bella chose to go, even when you tried to stop her. Cullen got her in that situation, not you."

Obadiah scoffed and asked, "And how do we know she's still not in love with that vampire now?"

"Yes, I'd rather like to hear that statement from her own mouth," David said.

At the moment the Council door opened and Bella jogged in, stopping when she noticed the many people in the room. At the long rounded table she noticed many men glaring at her, with Old Quil sitting in the center. She also noticed a woman that resembled Leah at the table and she figured that was Leah and Seth's mother Sue taking Harry's place on the Council. She looked at Billy, Sam, and Jacob standing in front of the table looking at her, surprise on their faces to see her there. In that moment she realized she had just walked in on a Council meeting, and a rather important one at that if even Billy was there.

"Uh, I'm sorry. I can wait outside," Bella said before turning to leave, only to be stopped by Old Quil.

"Bella, stay please. This meeting is about you, after all," Old Quil said.

Bella frowned and slowly moved to stand next to Jacob. Her Alpha Female features had receded when she reached the building and therefore she looked just like her normal self. And because of this, the Council members—sans Old Quil, Sue, and Billy—were seeing her as a little girl rather than an important figure in the Quileute Pack.

David leant forward, his beady eyes staring at Bella intently as he said, "So, this is the infamous Bella Swan. I can't say it's a pleasure meeting the girl that has been the bane of the Council's existence with the current Pack."

Chocolate brown eyes looked from him to Jacob, silently asking what was going on. Jacob didn't look at her as he was glaring at the man that had spoken, but he did take her hand in his and give it a reassuring squeeze. He could smell those leeches on her and it made him wonder what she had been doing with them, unless Cullen had shown back up at her house after he left.

Billy looked at Bella and cleared his throat a bit before saying, "Just to brief you Bella, we had to have this meeting seeing as you, the Alpha Female, made a deal with these vampire kings to become a vampire."

"If we thought it could be voided, we wouldn't worry about it," Sam said. "But from what Jacob has told us, the deal is absolute and they expect for the Cullens to turn you."

Nodding slowly Bella said, "Yes, and if they don't the Volturi will."

"So you admit it?" Obadiah asked, banging his fist on the table.

"Yes, but I'm completely loyal to the Pack now. I've cut the Cullens off for good now."

Another member shook his head slowly and said, "That may be so, but this deal was still made and from what it sounds like, you are expected to hold up your end. When was this supposed to happen?"

Bella swallowed a bit before answering, "Sometime after graduation. The Volturi didn't really give us a timeframe to have it done, just that it needed to be done at some point because of my knowledge of vampires. Because I wanted to be one at the time and loved Edward, I wanted it to happen and have Edward turn me, but he refused. At the time I had Carlisle lined up to turn me, but then Edward said he'd do it only if I agreed to marry him."

"What?" Jacob asked, this being news to him. "He proposed and you accepted?"

"No, I just never gave him an answer. But now that I've broken up with him it's never going to happen."

Old Quil nodded contemplatively before asking, "And what will happen now that this deal is no longer valid? At least not valid to you now?"

The brunette looked at the old man before shrugging, actually not really sure what would happen. She supposed what the Volturi didn't know wouldn't hurt them, at least she hoped so. Hearing a throat clear Bella looked to Sue as she was the one to have done so. The woman looked at Bella and said, "Jacob here believes it is his fault that you went after your vampire and made this deal."

Bella looked bewildered at the news and turned to Jacob asking, "Why would you think that?"

Jacob looked at her and replied, "If I hadn't answered the phone call and told him that Charlie was planning a funeral, he wouldn't have assumed I meant it was yours and go to get himself killed. The pixie wouldn't have informed you about it and you wouldn't have rushed off to save his dramatic ass. And you wouldn't have had to meet those royal leeches and make that deal."

"Jake, it's not your fault." Bella looked down at her shoes in shame. "It's all my fault. I wasn't right in the head and still believed myself to be in love with Edward. Hell, I was hallucinating about him and putting myself in dangerous situations just to catch a glimpse of him. That's the reason Alice even showed up in the first place, because I made that stupid move to cliff dive during a storm and the tide. I never should have gotten involved with them in the first place. You're dad tried to tell me that and I didn't listen. Jake, you've done nothing but look after and care for me. You tried to open my eyes and I didn't listen, and though it's a bit too late my eyes have never been clearer towards Edward and his family. I have no intention of ever being a vampire. I am and always will be the Alpha Female of this Pack."

Bella had never sounded so sure of herself to Jacob and he couldn't help but smile down at the girl he loved. He wrapped his arms around her and held her in a close hug, Bella snuggling close to them. Billy smiled and asked, "So you really are committed to being the Alpha Female?"

"Of course she is. She told me herself after breaking up with Carlisle's boy," Old Quil said with a grin, Sue nodding slightly. The Council members around him all grumbled, annoyed that this issue was seemingly being let go for the time being. They still didn't like the Alpha Female and definitely didn't want her around when she only caused trouble the last time she existed, but with their Council Head and tribe chief on her side, as well as the rightful Alpha and Pack, there was little they could do that wouldn't be superseded.

Old Quil was about to dismiss the meeting when his grandson walked into the room, his eyes landing right on Bella. Quil blinked before saying, "Oh, it's just you Bella. I was wondering why I smelt your scent mixed with those leeches."

Quil's simple statement suddenly caused yet another uproar, many of them yelling that Bella had lied about cutting the Cullens off and was still obviously involved with them. Others were yelling that she didn't deserve the title of Alpha Female and would bring them more suffering. Obadiah and David were the most vocal about this and their voices were drowning out Old Quil's, Sue's, and Billy's trying to get them to be quiet. Bella was feeling overwhelmed as well as angry. The Council wasn't even going to try and give her a chance. They hadn't given Anais a chance when she had been the Alpha Female and had even gone as far as murdering her. What if they tried to do the same with her?

Seeing Bella's distress Jacob yelled, "Stop it! Bella isn't going to betray us! She's serious about being the Alpha Female!"

Obadiash sneered at Jacob and said, "Of course you'd defend her. You're too naïve and affectionate towards her you can't even see that she's going to be your downfall. You're going to be just like Ephraim and it won't be long before Bella Swan winds up like Anais did."

"Yes, it would be better for us if you just left and never returned to La Push and Forks, Washington," David added glaring at her.

"Hey!" Sam yelled, finding what they said to be completely uncalled for.

Jacob was shaking in fury and he was trying to keep it together so he didn't wolf out and potentially harm Bella or his dad. Bella however was shaking in anger so badly she wasn't holding back on her transformation. Half-phasing she growled and snarled at Obadiah and David, her sudden transformation shocking them and silencing the Council. Snarling again Bella moved to rush the two Councilmen, but was held back by Sam and Jacob, the two acting quickly to prevent her from killing the men. The look in her bright eyes definitely indicated the urge to kill.

"SHUT UP! SHUT THE HELL UP! YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING!" Bella yelled, her voice having deepened with the growl that was escaping her throat with her words. Her voice was loud and reverberated around the room, shaking every man to his core. Obadiah and David had begun to sweat and looked at each other uneasily. Seeing the way they were now Bella continued. "YOU THINK YOU KNOW EVRYTHING ABOUT MY SITUATOIN AND CAN CALL THE SHOTS, YOUR WORD OVER THOSE REALLY IN CHARGE! BUT YOU'RE JUST WEAK MEN PUFFING YOUR CHESTS TRYING TO SHOW OFF THE LITTLE POWER YOUR HAVE! ATTACKING ME FOR THE MISTAKES I'VE MADE WHEN I WANT TO RIGHT THEM SHOWS JUST HOW PATHETIC YOU REALLY ARE! YOU DON'T CONTROL ME OR MY LIFE OR WHO I ASSOCIATE WITH! AND YOU DAMN SURE WON'T BE ABLE TO STOP ME IF I DECIDE TO RIP YOU LIMB FROM LIMB!"

Jacob could see that the Councilmen were visibly scared, realizing that Bella was nothing like Anais had been. In fact, she was probably a more vicious version of the original Alpha Female. And while Jacob loved seeing this, it also worried him a bit. He and the rest of the Pack were all pretty temperamental—some more than others—but Bella's temperamental state was bordering on Paul's, if not a little over. He was about to suggest to Sam that they take Bella out of the Council room when she began to speak again.

"AND JUST SO YOU KNOW, I HAVE CUT THE CULLENS OFF! THE REASON I WAS OVER THERE WAS SO I COULD GIVE EDWARD A PIECE OF MYMIND AND KICK HIS ASS! THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING! I ATTACKED HIM FOR TRYING TO DRIVE A WEDGE BETWEEN JACOB AND I AND THREATENED TO KILL HIM MYSELF IF HE TRIED AGAIN! SO YOU ALL CAN KISS MY ASS QUESTIONING WHERE MY LOYALTIES LIE!"

Jacob's eyes widened at the news, as did everyone else. Looking at her arms he finally noticed the burns decorating her bare arms, burns that only came from the touch of a vampire. And only the Cullens would be bold enough to try and still touch her now. Moving his head to look into Bella's eyes, he was surprised to see them glowing yellow rather than hazel and she seemed to not really be herself. It was concerning for him the way Bella was snapping; it seemed almost feral.

Catching Sam's eye he nodded his head to the door, indicating that they needed to take Bella away so she could calm down. Sam nodded and the two of them began dragging Bella to the door and out of the room, all the way out of the building and into the night, Quil following after them. The moment they were outside Jacob cupped Bella's face and looked into her eyes. It pained him to see that she didn't seem to register that she was looking at him. Even now her fanged teeth were bared and her heavy breathing still had an underlying growl to it. He could vaguely hear Quil telling Sam he hadn't meant to cause a stir-up and Sam telling him not to worry about it.

"Bells," Jacob said softly. "Honey, it's okay. You're okay; you're out of the room now. Calm down, Bells." She seemed to calm down a bit, but not much. Her eyes still weren't showing that his Bells was there, but just the Alpha Female was present. Trying again he said, "Honey, it's me; it's Jake. Look at me; it's me."

His voice held a desperate tone to it, him wanting so badly to get through to her. Something in his voice however seemed to reach her, because not long after that Bella blinked and her glowing yellow eyes began to dim, going from yellow to hazel until they turned back into the chocolate brown that he loved. All of her Alpha Female traits receded and disappeared until she only looked like herself again. Blinking a few times she stared up at him and said, "Jake?"

Jacob smiled and hugged Bella close, glad that she seemed to be back to normal. Bella snuggled into him, seeking his warmth and feeling calm. She sighed and softly said, "Hi Jake."

"Hi Bells," Jacob replied before kissing her forehead. Pulling away he asked, "Are you alright?"

Bella nodded and said, "Yeah, I'm okay. I didn't mean to snap like that at everyone. Something just came over me. And I wouldn't hurt them like I said I would." She then looked over at Sam and Quil. "You guys believe me, right?"

Sam nodded and said, "It's fine, Bella. What they said was uncalled for and they were verbally attacking you."

"But you were a total badass!" Quil exclaimed with a wide grin. "The way you shut them up and scared them out of their pants was great! I thought for sure Obadiah and David were going to shit their pants."

Jacob chuckled as he looked back down at Bella who was hiding her face in Jacob's chest, her face red from embarrassment. Feeling his eyes on her Bella looked up at him and smiled before saying, "Jake, I need to tell you something. It was why I showed up in the first place."

Nodding Jacob told his Pack brothers that he was heading back home and asked if Sam would bring Billy back. Sam nodded and headed back into the Council building with Quil, leaving Bella and Jacob alone. Once they were gone Jacob said looked at her and said with a teasing grin, "I'll race you back to my house."

"That's hardly fair. I was able to make it here running because I was in my Alpha Female form, but now I'm just Bella again. I'll lose," Bella replied.

"You're speed can't be something that you can just turn off. You told me you slapped Cullen as just Bella, didn't you?"

"Yeah, but that's different."

"Then you won't know unless you try." Jacob got down in a runner's crouch and said, "Get ready to lose, Swan."

Bella rolled her eyes and got down next to Jacob, deciding to amuse him while also knowing she was going to lose. Jacob counted down from three and said 'go', the two of them taking off at the same time in a sprint. Bella was surprised she was keeping up with Jacob, having been sure she was going to fall behind. Jacob grinned at her, loving that they were running in pace with each other. Before long the Black house came into view and they looked at each other before running faster. At the last moment, Bella pulled in front of Jacob and jumped up on the porch, indicating her to be the winner of their friendly race. Breathing deeply to catch her breath she said, "I won!"

Jacob chuckled and pulled Bella into another hug before saying, "Yes, you did. Come on, let's go inside."

They walked inside the house and turned on a few lights before sitting down on the couch. They sat in silence for a while before Jacob asked, "Could you tell me about your trip to the leeches before coming here again? I know you told us why at the Council room, but I'd like to know in detail."

Nodding the brunette told Jacob about how mad she had been at Edward for revealing her deal with the Volturi to him and how she knew then that he would stoop so low as to try to keep her by his side when it was obvious she didn't want to anymore. She told him how she ran to their house and confronted him, but not before attacking him; Jacob laughed at that. She told him that she told Edward that if he messed with Jacob anymore, he was messing with her and that he had messed with her for the last time. Shrugging Bella said, "I don't think he'll take the hint because he's an arrogant prick, but I'm sure the rest of the family got my point."

Smiling Jacob said softly, "Thanks for sticking up for me. You didn't have to do that, but thank you."

Bella stared up at Jacob, seeing the love he had for her in his eyes. She was basking in it, wanted to always be in it. She loved him, she loved him so much. Deciding to act before she hesitated, she reached up and pressed her lips against Jacob's in a soft kiss. Her sudden action caused Jacob's eyes to widen in surprise, but they son closed as he kissed Bella in return. Pulling away Jacob said, "Bella?"

She looked into his eyes for a moment before saying, "I love you, Jake."