Title: School Daze

Fandom: Twi-W

Characters/Pairing: Bella/Jacob

Rating:T

Genre: Family

Words: 1000

Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise. No copyright infringement is intended.

Prompt: A picture of kids walking into school with their parents- little boy had his arms up in the air.

AN: this is the same universe as my Wolf Drabbes chapter 29- Snips and Snails

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School Daze

Miss King was a bright-eyed, first year teacher straight out of Seattle. She arrived in La Push with big dreams and even bigger ideas for her kindergarteners.

For the first time, the school would have a teacher solely dedicated to their youngest students. The tribe hired Miss King to accommodate for the unusually large group of kids the pack had produced—wolves were nothing if not virile.

Watching her new little pupils swarm her classroom along with their families, Miss King wondered if she might be in over her head. The kids seemed more like a large group of siblings rather than simply classmates, and their parents were nothing short of intimidating.

While the mothers bustled around, sorting supplies and filling out papers, the kids bounced excitedly from one center to another, coming over to introduce themselves and chatter with her about their favorite color and how they could count to twenty-three, and look Miss King—I found this frog out by the playground!

At that last announcement, she couldn't hold back a startled cry, and one of the giant men peeled himself away from the group to scoop up the smiling boy—frog and all. "Now Pauley, your mom told you no frogs in the school."

Her heart skipped a beat as the man turned his smirk her way and held out his free hand. "Hey there. I'm Paul Lahote."

Before she could remember her own name, a very pregnant woman stalked up, holding the hand of a younger girl. Her elbow jabbed the man's side as she pushed her way between them. The young teacher blushed a deep red as the woman added, "And I'm Rachel Lahote—this jerk's wife. You let me know if Pauley gives you any trouble this year, okay?"

Taking a moment to compose herself as the family moved away, a commotion at the door distracted her. If she thought the men congregated there were overly large, then the newest one walking in was a giant.

He greeted each man with a smile and some form of physical contact—a handshake, a fist bump, an arm around the shoulder, or in Paul's case, a hard punch to the bicep. Their calls of "boss" and "chief" only confused her, as she had met Chief Black, and this certainly wasn't him.

As the crowd parted, Miss King was oddly relieved to see the small, white woman huddled at his side. A baby sat perched on her hip, and two boys were holding hands as one of them held tightly to her shirt.

When the boys spotted their teacher, the one holding a flower pulled his brother away from their parents, leading him up to the front of the classroom. His chubby fist presented the drooping tulip with a miniature version of his father's beaming grin. "Hi! I'm Daniel, and this is my brother Dylan."

His mirror-image gave a shy smile and a little wave. "We're twins," he explained quietly, and Miss King couldn't hold back an answering smile, charmed by the boys' sweet manners.

"It's very nice to meet you," she replied, straightening up as the twins' parents approached. She felt almost an instant kinship to the young couple, maybe because the mother was the only other pale face in the group, or the way the father seemed to have a sense of authority over the whole room. Either way, she offered her hand and smiled. "I'm Elena King."

"Jacob Black," was the response, his smooth bass voice setting her at ease. "And this is my Bella."

Bella blushed and shook her head as Jake hugged her close, making the teacher's heart ache with the tenderness he showed. Now that she noticed, all the males seemed to treat their women in the same way—even the rascally Paul had his arms around his wife's expanded waist, gently massaging where she cradled the next set of Black twins. It was beautiful to see.

Every man flinched as the bell rang, and the young teacher clapped her hands to gain the attention of the class. "Okay children, tell your parents goodbye and come join me on the rug. I have a story to share with you."

With her attention on the kids, Jake turned his focus to his mate and pack, urging them slowly out the door and away from their collective firstborn children. Bella wasn't the only one sniffling as she cuddled her baby girl and trudged slowly outside.

After a few instructions to his wolves, Jacob led Bella to the truck and strapped his daughter into her car seat. A glance to his right caught Embry watching his pack dully as the only single wolf tried to reign in his self-doubt and feelings of rejection all over again. Jake smiled as a thought came to him.

Sliding into the driver's seat, Jacob turned the key and then turned to his sulking mate. "Honey, what do you say we leave Emma with your dad and Sue, and go home and start working on another baby?" He raised his eyebrows hopefully, giving her those puppy dog eyes she never could resist.

After a long day of bonding, Bella was passed out cold in their bedroom as Jake began the next phase of his scheme. He picked up his phone and called his best friend—his brother, though he was still getting accustomed to that idea. "Em? I need a favor..."

All the kids had been picked up from school except for Dylan and Daniel. Before Miss King had a chance to call their parents, the classroom door opened and the boys ran to a man she hadn't seen that morning. "Uncle Emby! Uncle Emby!" they cried, giving her a clue to his identity, but she still approached the tall male with caution.

His indulgent smile looked vaguely familiar as his nephews hung off him like little monkeys. He raised his eyes to meet hers and his words died in his throat. Embry Call had finally met his match.