Life Choices Remade
Characters: Bella Swan, Jacob Black, Sam Uley, Jared Trueheart, Paul Lahote, Embry Call, Charlie Swan, Billy Black, Edward Cullen, Alice Cullen, Carlisle Cullen
Synopsis: The week of their wedding, Bella gets a flash of what could happen if they were married and have children and winds up back eighteen months in the past to the day she sees Jacob first, can she change her future or will things play out like they did in this
Disclaimers: Twilight doesn't belong to me, the story belongs to me, everything else belongs to Stephenie Meyers.
Warnings: There are going to be seven or eight chapters that go back forth between her point of view and the point of views of the characters that know who she is as the changes start effecting their memories they're going to feel it in the future later, this one is the second of the two and the others will come up as the first half of the first book comes up...
Chapter 7: Wolf Test Runs and Bonfire Get Togethers
Billy
After hearing from her the night before, and having dinner together that night, the guys decided to test it to see if it worked still, before I could think over what having our baby omega was going to do for us then I heard a growl come on line then and heard the voice of Daniel Trueheart's wolf then as he called out to me.
"Red you hear me?" he asked and I smiled and answered him then. "Yeah loud and clear Brownie, alright come up, I want to see you face to face okay." I said and heard Daniel answer that. "Right bro, on my way." he said, before I heard three more growls then. "Billy, it worked, we're back." I heard Joe call out with a smile in his voice then. "Alright adult pack meeting in five minutes guys, Sam I need to see you and the boys okay." I added and they all called back at that. "Right be there in five." they all called back together and I looked at the photo then of her and me when in my wolf form then.
After five minute the trio arrived and then I heard a loud yelp of fear and then a startled whine followed by a thump and I figured they saw the quartet then. "Whoa, Sam, why'd you stop just now." I heard Paul say, before I heard a freaked out exclamation to that question. "I, I stopped, because I saw this brown wolf standing here Paul, Jared he looks just like you." I heard Sam say with a shaky tone in his voice as Paul answered that.
"What the heck, who are you exactly?" I heard Paul shout with a startled and scared whine, and I knew he saw the quartet as I heard a scared yelp, before I heard Jack answer that. "Easy guys, it's alright, it's us, calm down its okay." I heard Jack tell him and the heard Daniel add on to that. "Son, guys, it's alright, it's us." he said gently and then I heard the uneasy tone in Jared's voice at that as he decided to ask it.
"Dad that you, are you the brown wolf?" I heard Jared ask and I rolled my wheelchair out the door to see them looking at each other then as Daniel moved over to him then gently. "Yeah son it's me, I'm the adult version of you in wolf form, you're my cub form now and you'll look like me in eight years." Daniel said to him and Jared nodded as he looked at me then with an annoyed look on his furry face.
"Cub form, what do you mean cub form?" Sam asked as he sat back on his haunches and I explained that to him. "When we started out, we looked like you did, lighter fur colors and no taller than a three year old colt, as you get older you'll grow into your paws and your fur gets darker, you're actually what Josh looked like when he was your age." I said and he nodded as his eyes lit up thoughtfully at that statement. "How long before I reach adulthood like this, if I'm only nineteen right now?" he asked and Harry explained that one to him gently as the duo relaxed and settled on their hind legs as well.
"You'll be fully grown when you're twenty five son." he said and he nodded as the duo looked at each other at that. "We're seventeen, so if I'm the younger version of my father, it means I've got another eight years, before I'm looking like you, in wolf form, dad I'm right, aren't I?" Jared asked and Daniel nodded as Jared sighed as he answered.
"Eight years for me and Paul, before we look like our fathers, I don't believe this, Uncle Billy, why didn't you tell us, you knew what we were dealing with when we started, is this the reason why?" he asked and I nodded to answer that. "Yeah, we're the adult versions of you and your brothers son, we know, because we've been in your shoes, the stories we used to tell you are true, but it jumped your grandfathers and hit us when we were your age." I told him and they nodded as Sam turned his head slightly at that.
"What's your opinion on this Uncle Daniel, because this was burden to us?" he asked and we smiled slightly. "We saw your great grandfathers like this when they were about to retire, and they trained us, but this was deemed an honor for those of us who are the strongest of the tribe, our families were the original council son." he said to him and he nodded. "Dad, he took our tribe histories seriously, he's the adult version of me, so by becoming werewolves, we're now considered honorable, because we're in charge of protecting the reservation and human life now." Sam said and we nodded to that.
"Yeah that's right son, your sister remembered her calling, and she takes total pride in what she's going to be doing now, you need to let the issue of fear go you guys, it separates you from others we know that, but this only means you're around to protect people now, our job is protecting people from parasites, whether they're human or not, in this case, but our biggest enemy is the red eyed leaches and with that."
"I don't doubt Cullen is going to be taking it seriously when he hears that we've just added on to our original number where the three of you are concerned and with that in mind, if a fight breaks out in the E.R., if she gets hurt, you better keep your tempers or you're all on stand down, is that clear, son, and I'm not kidding here, if you lose your temper, she could get caught in the crossfire, and with whoever else is the room with us we don't need exposure, she's the buffer to your tempers, she tells you to calm down you do it, understand." Harry said to the trio and they all nodded to that order.
"Bro if I give you an order to cool down I'm not kidding, but if she has to repeat that order, we're putting you on stand down and I mean that, okay." Sam told Paul as he turned his furry head to look at him and he nodded as he thought it over then.
"Alright so our trio is active and our fathers just went active in the last twenty four hours so that makes seven for the time being, but while Jared and I are in school the five of you are running our shifts for us with Sam just finishing high school now, and decided to just jump going to college now, so he's old enough to work odd hours while we're in school dealing with our grades now is that it Uncle Billy?" Paul asked me and I nodded as Harry said it for me to him with a gentle smile then.
"Yeah it is son, you kids need to focus on your grades, the guys will cover your shifts while you're in school, son with the fact you're suspended thanks to your temper, we need to get that temper under control okay, because you've gotten in trouble six times in the last seven months since you've phased." Harry said to him and they looked at us. "How long were you at it for exactly dad?" Jared asked and we chuckled as we answered that one as the trio curled up in my yard as they listened to us then.
"We retired when you were nine son, but we've been active for thirty years, the last time you saw us like this was when you were ten Sam." I explained and he shifted his head at that. "Dad was the black furred wolf who nudged me back into our tent during our camping trips, alright that just came back now, so if I'm reading this right, Uncle Billy you're the red furred wolf, Uncle Harry, you're the sandy brown furred one, Uncle Daniel looks like Jared, I look like dad, and Uncle Elliot looks like Paul, okay that makes sense."
"So you're what we'll grow into, is that it, as we get older and more experienced?" Sam asked and we nodded to answer that as Daniel answered that question. "Yeah son that's right, we're the adult versions of you and your brothers, your sister is the teenage version of your aunt, but give it thirty years and you'll be us when that time comes, because we're going to train you between each encounter." Daniel said to him.
"Life as a werewolf is dedicated to protecting people, it's not a burden, but an honor, we protect our tribe, but we protect our territories, like the Cullens their's is all of the Olympian peninsula, and when they're not around we take over. She knows that, but don't worry, we're werewolves, but we're still human, you can be kids still, with us active your father's can take up the slack when you're in school and still live a normal life, though you're a wolf now." Harry said and they nodded to that as Sam answered him.
"Are we color coded to you as well Uncle Daniel?" Sam asked and Daniel nodded to that question. "Yes, Jake is going to look like Billy, while Seth is going to look like Harry." he said and they nodded, before Sam stood up in shock. "Wait how many are your pack exactly?" he asked and I answered that. "Our pack had nine in it son." I told him and he nodded to that. "If my pack had ten, in that photo, who's the youngest of ours exactly and who's who in yours Uncle Billy?" he asked and Jack answered that one.
"Alright going down the line, it's Billy, Josh, Harry, Daniel, Elliot, Eric, then Adam, Joe and me, in your case, since you're the oldest you phased first, followed by the duo, Embry's next, than Jake, Leah, Seth, Quil, followed by Colin, Brady and my son in three years Sam. To answer your second question I'm the orange wolf, Joe is chocolate furred with the white patch on his chest, Adam is red with white stripes in his leg fur."
"Eric is chocolate furred, Elliot looks like Paul, Daniel like you Jared, Josh like you Sam, Billy is an adult version of Jake and Harry like an adult version of Seth, you're color coded to us, because you're our cubs, though Leah and Embry get their own fur colors, you're hereditary, they've got their own." Jack told him and he nodded to that.
"So the quintet is the first to get it followed by the duo and Jesse, though the youngest cub doesn't phase for three more years here. I'm the oldest of us, then the duo, but it's localized to the council and our familial gang since we got the most power, and Quil and Jake have it on both sides of the family is that it." he said and we nodded, and he nodded with a smile in his blue eyes as Jared tilted his head at the wolf young name.
"Cubs, is that what you used to call us when we were little?" Jared asked and we nodded. "Yeah son, you're still young so you're Cubs, we're fully trained werewolves, and you're our kids, so to an adult wolf, you're our Cubs." He said and they nodded, before I heard another voice answer that. "Brownie, with the fact you're still young wolf wise, you're my cub, I'm the adult version of your wolf, but you'll be me when you're twenty five cub, I love you my cub." I heard and smiled at the declaration.
"I take it that was Brown?" Jared asked his brown eyes glistening a bit and Daniel nodded. "Yeah that's my wolf talking to you, our wolves can talk to each other, when active the adult wolves see the children of their friends as their own, so to my pack, they see you as an adoptive cub, along with their own and vice versa, it's normal."
"We're pack brothers, so they see you guys as their own Cubs, and with her being our omega, the protectiveness of being a father wolf just got taken to a whole new level here in the adult pack's case, while as your pack sister, she's your entire world, to us she our baby omega, and to you she's your pack sister, so expect your brotherly instincts to triple when you're around her, okay." he said and they all nodded to that.
"Okay aside from our spirit wolves and magic, what's this gene do exactly, when we're ready to phase?" Paul asked and I explained that. "The gene acts as a conduit, once it activates we go from twenty three to twenty four pairs of chromosomes, it enables us to become faster, stronger and heal quicker than a normal human, raising our body temperatures slightly, in case one of our human pack, pack our mates and family need us." I said and he nodded as Jared answered that.
"We're super human, so by being werewolves we go from being normal humans to being super human, with the instincts of a wolf, well I see why the movie came in handy, we're just like the X-Men, the x-gene, and we got our own version of it, it's our evolution. So we're human till we reach our phasing day, than we become superhuman, and take on the colors of our spirit wolves and our wolves are cub versions of you guys, okay I get it now, I'm not afraid anymore and I can handle my life as a wolf now." he said gently and we nodded as Daniel answered him then.
"Boys sooner or later we're going to be meeting the Cullens face to face, if his daughter is not showing aggression with you, she probably got the same message we did, and is determined to keep her human, and if Carlisle sees Harry and me like this, he's going to know we started again as well, but just relax when you're around him, if she winds up needing a check up or something and stay calm, he's a doctor though he's a vampire."
"But she's going to extend a hand in friendship to them from our tribe to theirs, and we'll be working together, but our biggest enemy in their tribe is probably Carlisle's first born, but to repeat what Harry said, I want you to keep your tempers, you and Paul, if she gives an order to calm down, I want you to do it then, because the last thing we, by that I mean Carlisle, Charlie, Harry and I, need is an altercation and one of you phases right in front of whoever is in the room with us, so if she has to calm you down, I want you to relax, okay." he said and the duo nodded, before Elliot arrived at the house then and Paul walked over to him gently then.
"Dad are you my adult wolf in wolf form?" he asked with a growl and Elliot gave a gentle nod as he interpreted what Paul said to him then as he read the wolf talk as he rested his hand on his back and I hid a smile at that. "Yes my wolf is the adult version of yours, I look like darker furred version to your wolf, because I'm an adult, but that sums it up."
"The other reason is that I'm the adult version of you son, I was just like you at this age, whatever your sister tells us, is going to be the explanation here when I hear it later." he said and they nodded. "Harry till you get yourself checked out you're on hold alright." I said and he nodded. "Why do I feel like seeing this gave her a shock when she was in her timeline before she made that choice, if her memory faded at the time?" Jared asked and Elliot answered that one, as he looked at me then.
"Because seeing you guys like this is one thing, seeing us like this is taking the surprise factor a bit too far, when those memories are faded, and one of us sneaking up on her like this could scare the hell out of her, and we're the size of a grizzly bear in wolf form, while you're the size of a three year old colt." he said and the trio nodded to that as Eliot sighed in exasperation as he looked at us then as he said it to me.
"A five year hiatus, good grief, if her memories are back, I don't doubt she's grabbing every box she had of the stuff we gave her and putting it back on display in the bedroom, if she's already got Tala sitting on her bed, if she decides to get us out of the attic next." he said and Jared looked at him at that remark. "Us, what do you mean by that Uncle Elliot?" he asked and he explained it to them gently.
"We gave her a stuffed wolf, one for each of us, but they're younger versions of our adult wolves, those wolves are you kids now, hopefully that'll jog her memory son, because she's got two copies of each of us and one is with Renee, while every gift we gave her was to illustrate her Quileute upbringing, with the fact, she's back I get the feeling she's putting us back on display, because they've got our clan color bands as a collar with our initials, both age groups, on them." Elliot said and they looked at him at that in shock as Sam said it for the three of them in disbelief at that as he tried to process that.
"You gave her stuffed wolves that looked like cub version of yourselves, you mean she had the eight of us that entire time and that memory faded, because she'd been gone for five years, I hope she decides to put us back up in her bedroom, if she needs to remember this, because if we're on her bracelet than the ones winding up on the bed are me, Jared, Seth, Jake and Paul at this rate, while Quil, Jesse, Brady and Colin are spread around the room and I don't doubt they're the ones guarding the window seat in case he tries to break in that way, because with her mental link to us, he's not breaking in at all." Sam said and I nodded in agreement to that remark as I looked at my packs.
"Alright for the time being boys, you just show yourselves, but we better wait till she's been back a bit before she sees the four of you like this Daniel, your brothers and sister start pretty soon, but for now it's just you." I said and they nodded in agreement to that. "Alright so she's got nine stuffed wolves, but they look like us, when we're like this, and the ones being represented are the six of us, Jess, Colin and Brady, if she remembers what we look like now and was preparing for it now, it means she's putting us back on display in her room and getting everything you gave her out of storage now."
"I don't doubt if the bastard gets infatuated with her she's turning her room to a wolf, Quileute motif to make a point to him, and that point is that she belongs to us and is not leaving us without a fight, let alone that nothing he says will change her mind either, but whatever she's got to tell us is not going to go over well, during that debrief when she's explaining this to our packs and our mothers, Sue and Papa Quil, if its enough to give you guys a heart attack at this rate." Sam said and I nodded in agreement to that.
"Yeah well if it is, the parental quartet thing is being taken into context here, if whatever happened in her timeline is enough to scare the day lights out of us, it's enough she's going to be grounded for a month once we hear it, because she's not doing it twice if I have anything to say about it" I said and he nodded in agreement. "Two packs, and the Cullens, she's got protection from both of us, but the bastard is not getting his hands on her or is putting her through that a second time, whatever it is." he said to me firmly.
"I take it the car accident blew out the use for your hind legs Uncle Billy?" Jared asked, to change the subject and I nodded. "Yes, thanks to the paraplegia I can't work like this, but I'm still alpha, to the adult pack, with your uncle out of town, Harry's second in command till he comes home." I said and Harry smiled slightly. "Who was the quartet who met the Cullens again eighty years ago, if that treaty was made, because the sextet take it seriously?" Sam asked and Harry answered that one as the trio laid down then.
"Ephraim, your great grandfather, my grandfather, and Papa Quil's father, Daniel's grandfather was a stand by as was Elliot's, while the rest of the adult pack paternal side was the council, but the original pack only had six in it, so we weren't expecting to phase ourselves at the time." he said and they nodded as Jared looked at him.
"How can you understand us when we're like this exactly?" he asked and I chuckled as I answered that. "Once you've been at it for longer than six years you know what your pack-mates are saying whether they're in human form or not, your sister's going to be able to understand you, because the ability translates what you're saying to her in your voices." I said, before I heard an answering remark to that.
"With my just getting back it's going to be a bit rusty for a while, so expect it to start working when none of you are phased guys alright." she added and they nodded as I saw them lower their heads and I knew they were trying to keep from laughing at that. "Right thanks for the heads up Bella, we'll see you tonight alright sis." Paul said and I heard a chuckle. "See you then Paul." she said and they nodded as they started laughing at this. "Nice test run, well that's going to help later." Daniel said and I nodded to that.
'I heard that and I can't wait to see you Uncle Daniel.' she said and I started laughing at that. "Why do I feel like she's taking this a bit too easily right now, if her memories of us just came back?" Elliot asked with a chuckle and I smiled. "I think she threw aside the odd one out attitude, because she now knows what to expect when we're together, in which case, she knows she doesn't have to be cautious where we're concerned." I said and he nodded to that explanation as I looked at my quintet then to give orders to them.
"With the fact I'm retired and Josh is out of town still, Harry you're in charge of the -young pack and Daniel you run the adult pack, you guys take shifts and Elliot, how long, before you're back on active duty?" I asked him and he sighed. "He's awake, but I'm going to be a while here, before I'm back on the job Billy, what about you Harry?" he asked and Harry explained that to him. "I think Goldie's waiting for Shadow to come home before he tries it, along with my needing a cardio test check to see where I'm at."
"In which case I need to get that appointment set up in the next week or so, because it's going to take two years to recover from that level, and I don't need a heart attack, before I try it and with that in mind, guys, if this results in any problems and you and one of the Cullens see each other face to face, and she tells you to calm down I don't want this turning into a fist fight is that clear." he said and they nodded to that.
"Red I feel something is up, what's going on over there?" I heard and Sam stood up. "Dad is that you?" he asked and a minute later I heard my Beta answer that question. "Yeah son it's me, what's going on if you just activated?" he asked and Daniel explained that to him. "We've got a group of nomads running around loose, and Bella just moved back, but the reason for why Sam and the boys activated is because Carlisle is back in town, the Cullen clan is back." he said and I heard a furious growl at that.
"If she gets hurt I'm tearing the leach who did it apart, alright I'm coming home guys, I'll be back in six weeks, I've got a few things to get together and then I'll be back in March, son if they haven't given you the reason I left yet, you need to understand that it happens a lot, most wolves have a tough time with imprinting, I imprinted and had an affair with your brother's mother, I didn't leave to hurt you, I left to get my head together, but I can explain this to you further once I'm home." he said and Sam answered him gently.
"It's fine dad, but I could use a few tips in training my brother, Uncle Daniel said I'm the younger version of you though?" he asked and I heard a chuckle. "Yes, your fur color gets darker every year, once you're in your mid twenties you'll look like me, your great grandfather looked like my twin, it's the same for your uncles as well."
"That clan bracelet let is meant to signify that your great grandmother was a member of the most powerful clan in the tribe, to put it gently your cousin is the heir of Ephraim's omega, just like you're the heir of Levi, it's in your blood, you were meant to be a werewolf and a protector of the innocent, don't worry I'll teach you everything you need to know, but till I get back Goldie is in charge.' he said and Sam nodded to that.
"Josh, I'm already training the trio, but Daniel's holding your position till you get back." Harry said to him and I heard him answer that. "Alright, just tell him the truth of why I left, with her coming home, she's got the four of us, but while we're taking shifts, the duo are in school and the connection is active. I've got some stuff to get together, but I'm moving my practice back to Olympia and I'll be home in six weeks, so just wait for my howl if she's with you and if Charlie finds out, tell him that he'll get to see me like this for real later, okay." he said and we nodded to that then.
"Right see you soon bro." I said and he answered me at that. "See you soon, son, guys." he said and that ended our conference call then as Harry sighed. "Hopefully nothing dangerous happens, but I don't doubt she's going to want to be around us all the time now." he said and I nodded. "I hope she wrote everything down of the next few months, because whatever debrief she's telling is not going to go over well." I said and he nodded as Daniel answered me with an irritated look on his face as he said his thoughts on it then as he looked at him.
"Yeah well if the youngest Cullen makes some stupid remark to the kids in there, the fight could go from vocal to physical if Charlie was in the room, along with you, me and Doctor Cullen and with that in mind, it's me who's doing the added cop duty if she's in the hospital for some reason, since Elliot is as bad as Paul is when we were their age." Daniel said to him and he nodded in agreement to that.
"In other words we're the younger versions of you in every way huh?" Sam asked and we nodded as Daniel answered that, before he could I went into it with him. "Yes, and Carlisle's got us on the speed dial, but he's never met us face to face since they left sixty years ago, so with that in mind, guys, Harry you're doing my warnings for me if this turns into a vocal brawl, at the moment this is going to result in our bodies returning to our football player stage again and when he sees us, he's going to know you, Elliot, and Daniel are back on the job." I said and he nodded and he sighed as he answered me.
"Yeah well the little brat better watch his mouth, she belongs to us, I don't care how much he says it, she's made her choice and we're that choice, we're her family, she's not leaving us at all." he said and Elliot moved over to us then. "Your familial quintet is the five of you, I'm a friend of the family, as are Adam, Joe and Jack, alright we, or she, makes it clear here, he tests her patience or he insults us like that he's getting a limb torn off, literally, we're the same size as our grandfathers now." he said to him firmly.
"You said we're your cub forms dad?" Paul called out to him with a gentle growl and he nodded. "Yeah son that's right, when you start out you're the size you are now, your temper only gets magnified in the process as well, but try to keep it under control, it won't be long before you find a mate, but its going to take time, what happened with the girls happens a lot though, Josh dealt with it himself." he said and Sam stood up at that.
"Dad dealt with it too?" he repeated and we nodded as I answered that one. "Yeah that's right, Josh had the same situation you did son, I'll tell you who your half-brother is later, but it's the same situation as yours, imprinted, had to choose and it broke three hearts at once, it's not your fault it just happens more often than you think in the wolf clans." I said and Sam gave surprised sounding growl to that as he tilted his head at that.
"Harry you don't blame me for that do you?" he asked and Harry shook his head. "No I don't son, I knew the physical attraction is next to impossible to fight, I'm also imprinted, half the time the connection chooses women from the next reservation over, others it lands on pale faces, so with that in mind, I wound up imprinting on Sue, when we were two years old wolf wise, her family is from the Makah reservation."
"Bella's powers are able to heal as well, be it physical or emotional, so she'll take care of it and heal her." he said and Sam nodded to that. " I'm eighteen months old and I wind up imprinting on my girl-friend's cousin, and dad did the exact same thing?" he repeated and we nodded. "Yeah he did, these love triangles happen, but they're not very common, but I think Leah's mate is another werewolf, and probably one of the oldest phasing if this starts getting worse, but in the mean time she's keeping her company till she starts next winter." Harry said and he nodded to that explanation.
"How much did I take on dad's personality at this age exactly?" he asked and we explained that. "You're an exact copy of him when he was your age son, with Bella here you and her can build your bond and you guys get your cousin bond back into place now, but guys that bonfire is going to be here tonight, and if any of you wind up getting into a wrestling match keep it away from the table and don't lose your tempers, because the entire council pack and Charlie are going to be here, the last thing we need is it turning into a paranormal pillow throwing contest, okay, let alone your brothers and sister don't know yet, so try not to drive each other nuts tonight." I said and they nodded to that.
"Wait, paranormal pillow throwing, what's the added side effect for her exactly?" Sam asked and I sighed. "If she gets irritated, anything not nailed down is going to get thrown across the yard or the room with telekinesis, the last thing your brother needs to see right now is a pillow getting thrown across the room when nobody got a hold of it, so try not to annoy her okay." I said and they all nodded as Paul asked it for the trio.
"In other words we lose control we turn into our wolves, she loses it and it turns into a paranormal knife throwing contest, lovely, alright with that in mind don't aggravate her and I'm not kidding Paul, every time you get together it's turns into a pillow fight. We're Cubs, but we don't need to push each other to the limit, she's the human version of our cub form and with that we got to get this under control." Sam said and he nodded to that as he suddenly smiled and looked at us to ask the next question.
"I take it that happened to Eric once?" Paul asked with a wolf grin and I chuckled. "Yeah Renee got irritated with him and the pillow launched itself off my couch and threw itself at him, he dodged it, but it hit him on the rebound, before putting itself down on the corner of my couch that day." I said and they nodded as they started laughing at that.
"Paul don't push her buttons we don't need the rest of our pack seeing that till they're ready for it." Sam said to him and he nodded as they tried to get their laughter under control. "You had to bring that up man, for gods sakes, alright pull yourselves together boys." Harry said with a chuckle and the trio nodded. "It's going to be a long night tonight, so we gather supplies, while she's with the girls helping set things up, while we set up the bonfire." Jack said and I nodded in agreement to that.
'Dad gets off around three this time, so I'll come see you later okay, Paul I need you to keep that temper under control okay, best to get our pack bonds into place, before they start for real here, so we start tonight.' she said and they nodded. "Smart move get their brother/sister bonds into place, before the quintet are added to the pack, the trio and my son still see the stories as stories, so we just let them fool around, before we get it started tonight." Harry said and I nodded in agreement to that.
Before I could answer I heard a thwap, followed by a thud and an annoyed growl. "Hey what was that for Jare'?" I heard Paul say and then heard Jared's response to that. "He said we don't test her patience, are you asking to get a pillow aimed your head, you show yourself like this to them too soon, or phase in front of them for a show and tell and it'll give Charlie a heart attack." he said and I guessed at what that was about. "I'm not saying to phase in front of them right now son, but just keep it low key, we tell Charlie the night of that baseball game she mentioned and we join forces with Carlisle and you can do it then, but don't try to annoy her friends when they visit us at the beach and keep it toned it down, will you please." Harry said and they all nodded to that.
'Guys with my memories back, never mind not showing your wolves till I'm ready I want to see all of you, especially you five Uncle Daniel, I want to see you as you're adult wolves, I'll get used to my position, but I need to see what I'm doing so I can control both packs as things progress.' I heard and they nodded as I checked my watch. "It's 2', alright honey come on up now, with your father at work you can spend the afternoon with us, and just say it's an early get together, before we all met up tonight." Harry said and I knew she nodded as it went quiet.
"Here we go, alright, try not to over do it." I said and fifteen minutes later I heard my truck pull into the yard by the garage and I smiled as she got out of it. "Hey honey." I said and she smiled as she hugged me, Harry and Elliot. "Hey Uncle Billy, Uncle Harry, Uncle Elliot, where are the guys?" she asked and I heard a gentle growl as the seven came out gently and moved over to us. "Hey guys, good to see you." she said and Sam moved forward and nudged her shoulder and she grinned and wrapped her arms around his neck. "Love you too big brother." she said and Jared moved forward as well.
"Jared, you look good." she said and he moved over to her and asked for a hug as well and she tightened her arms around him. 'Hey what about me Bella?' I heard Paul say with a whine and she chuckled. " Not forgetting you Paul." she said and wrapped her arms around him and he started purring and she started laughing at that. "Yeah I missed you too big guy." she said scratching him behind the ears. "Paul pull yourself together I know you're glad to see me, but let's keep a little dignity here, shall we." she said and he nudged her one more time with his head.
'I'm just glad my memory of you is back completely sis, you're my entire world now, any leach who touches you, human or otherwise, is getting a serious working over for it.' he said and she smiled softly. "Yes well if you see whoever caused you to change face to face, I want you to keep your temper and I'm not kidding, whatever Sam said I'm repeating it, if he give you an order to cool down I want you to listen to him, but if I have to repeat that order a second time, for both of us, you're on stand down for two weeks, understood." she said as she gently scratched behind his ears and he started purring at that and he nodded gently to that and she turned to the quintet as she looked at Daniel first and smiled as she gave him a hug and he wrapped his head around her shoulder in a wolf hug then and she smiled.
"Good to see you Uncle Daniel, guys, alright I remember, Uncle Daniel is light, near chocolate, brown, Jack you're orange, Joe you're brown with the white patch on your chest, Adam you're the reddish brown with white stripes in your leg fur, Uncle Josh is completely jet black, you're gold furred Uncle Harry, Uncle Elliot, you're an adult version of Paul, Uncle Billy you're reddish brown, Eric was chocolate furred, alright, so if I'm reading it right my pack is colored coded to you guys huh?" she asked and I nodded to answer that gently.
"Alright if I remember your wolf names correctly you went by Red, Uncle Harry went by Goldie, Uncle Daniel went by Brown, but I'm calling Jared Brownie now, Eric was Cocoa, Jack you went by Orange or Orangie, Adam you were Stripes, Uncle Josh was either Black or Shadow, Elliot you went by Storm. Alright with that in mind, guys, Paul what do you think of the name Twister?" she asked and he chuckled. "Sounds good, alright I'm Twister in wolf form now, Jared you're Brownie and Sam, we better go with Blackie in your case." he said and the duo nodded. "Actually what do you think of the name Smokey Sam?" Bella asked and I saw his eyes brighten at that.
"That sounds about right, so dad is Shadow and I'm Smokey now, that works, though I don't doubt my brother is getting hurricane next with his color, if he looks like a brighter version of you Paul, and if Embry is one of us, that's what he's going to be like in termperament, calm and collected till something causes him to explode and the destruction starts and he turns into his wolf, okay if Jake is the toddler version of you Uncle Billy, we'll call him Reddy, Quil has Cocoa, Seth we'll call..." he said and then looked at Harry then.
"Harry what's the other you name you went by as a wolf, since the rest of the adult pack is calling you Goldie now?" he asked and he explained it to him. "My fur is a goldish brown, so we'll call him Sunny as a cub and then when he reaches adulthood in eleven years I'll pass my name onto him so he can carry on for me as a wolf." he said and she nodded. "Okay Brady is going to look like you Uncle Joe later, if this keeps up, so with the fact Jared has Brownie, I'm giving him a different name, Collin is going with Copper, since his fur is going to be a light cherry red, as for Leah I'm calling her Sandy, since her fur is going to be a sandy color with blond streaks through it." she said and they nodded to that.
"That is if things keep up like this we need to find out what's doing the killing, before we do anything here baby." Elliot said and she nodded in agreement. "We'll if the guys starts it's because of whoever came to town three years ago, but if our current epidemic keeps up, It's going down the line, but I have to find out who it is, before I tell you that." she said and Daniel moved over to her at that. "Baby, at the moment try not to go into the woods and keep yourself out of as much trouble as possible, okay." he said and she nodded to answer that, as I heard a shocked outburst.
"Whoa, dad when did the packs come back?" I heard Jake call out and she smiled. "Hey Jake, You just get off practice now?" she asked and he nodded with a smile. "Yeah I did, spending the day up here, before we get the entire council pack on hand for the bonfire?" he asked and she nodded to answer that. "To answer your question, they think we've got a cold one running around loose and they came back to give us a hand with it." she said and he nodded and wrapped his arm around her shoulders.
"So I'll be seeing you guys here in my yard a lot when she comes up to see us right?" he asked and they nodded. "Twister under no circumstances are you to go hunting alone, you work as a team and do not try to take these cold ones down without back up, understood." she said and Paul nodded, before giving a growl. As I heard him ask the next question. 'Bella is it alright if I do guard duty like this when you're at home, let alone come into the house like I am now?' he asked tilting his head slightly then.
"If I need you guarding my house, maybe, but you're only allowed in if mother omega says it's okay, understand." She said and he nodded as she gave the next order then to seven. "Allowed in, how can they fit into the hall like this?" Jake asked and I chuckled. "It'll be a bit of a tight fit, but they can get into the living room or hall, though the adult pack managed to fit into her tent when she was two, and her father said the same thing, when he found Red in their tent that afternoon." I said and he started laughing at that.
"yeah I remember Red doing that when I was little, though how he, Goldie, Shadow and Brown got into my tent when we were camping is beyond me here Uncle Billy." she said and I hid a smile at that. "Guys with the fact I'm a young adult I don't need that wolf babysitter, but I'll let you know if I need you to do that okay." she said and the trio nodded to that as she shifted gears and gave her first omega order to them.
"Alright guys I want you to do a check around the territory, I'll see you in an hour alright, execute." she said and they took off. "Nice touch in acting like a human omega baby." I said and she chuckled. "Alpha and omega, so she's their human female leader huh?" he asked and I nodded as she said it for me with a smile then.
"Long story short I'm filling in my family position till mom comes for a visit up here, but I'm spending the day with you guys, till we got the bonfire going and this way I've got something to do till I start school on Monday, but I'm coming to see you after school if my guy friends have practice later, this way we see each other every day now and can get our relationship into place now honey." she said and Jake nodded with a smile.
"Good to know, well if there's trouble it's safer if you're with us anyway, knowing Charlie I'd know he'd say the same thing." he said and she smiled at him as she said the next one. "One thing's for sure is I don't have to worry about being hunted for dating rights, because we're betrothed already honey, I'm not up for grabs and I belong to you now." she said and he chuckled as he answered her then.
"That's the truth you're taken already, and I'm not letting go, you're my mate, now and forever." he said and she wrapped her arms around his shoulders and he swung her around and I exchanged smiles with my friends at that as she tightened her arms around his shoulders and pressed her forehead to his then, as I heard his wolf comment on that. 'No matter what, no leach is taking you away from me, you're my mate, now and forever, my Bella.' I heard him say and I smiled at that.
Story Time-Bella's POV
After three hours, everyone had arrived and we had things set up as I saw my future pack brothers and sister and I smiled, this was business at times, but it didn't matter, I was home. "Hey Paul what happens if you throw a wolf in the lake?" Jake asked and I chuckled. "Alright wise guy, you asked for it and now you're going to get it." Paul said and they got into wrestling match. "Nice to know our family bonds are going to work out here, I don't have to be cautious with you guys, because I know what to do." I said and Uncle Daniel, who was sitting by my godfather, smiled at that.
"Yeah well if our killer or killers are what we think we need to keep an eye out here." Jack said and I sighed. "Who's the culprit responsible for the trio changing into 'hunters' in the first place?" I asked and he sighed. "Jack Cullen's grandson moved to town with his family." he said and I nodded. 'The Cullens have been here how long exactly?' I asked and he explained that. 'Close to three years now honey, so be wary when you start school, because they don't know you're one of us.' he said and I nodded to that.
"If whoever they are wants me I'm making it clear I'm engaged already, dad I know you're wondering why we and the rest of the tribe are slightly wary of the Cullens, but it's not a principle of looks or discrimination, but rather dealing with rival tribes here, as Uncle Billy said the cold ones are the enemies of the wolf, our spirit wolves hate cold ones, because they're a threat to the pale faces." I said and he sighed as he answered.
"You think these murders are being done by cold ones boys?" he asked and they nodded. "Yes, but we're not exactly sure yet, we need to talk to Cullen, he's got a farther reach than we do. Honey could you do me a favor and be a go between for the council and their clan?" Billy asked me and I nodded. "Sure, moms not going to take it well when she hears their clan either moved here or just moved back and with that, I'm doing a bit of back research so I can remember everything along with the tribal histories you're telling me tonight." I said and he nodded to that.
"If anything your position is that of peacekeeper, but you will remove a limb if need be." he said, before I felt something nudge me in the back and I jumped when I saw Adam standing behind me as a wolf. "Stripes are you trying to give me a heart attack here, if you and your brothers keep that up you're winding up in the kennel, now watch it." I said and he lowered his head. "Alright fine, but don't do that twice, you overgrown cub." I said and he wolf chuckled, before walking into the woods then to phase back.
"Got the added firewood guys, I could use some help here." he called out and Elliot and Jack went to give him a hand with it. "Well I wasn't expecting the pack to be back yet, when did they return to Olympia?" dad asked and Harry answered that as he tried to keep from laughing at that. "I was just waiting for that to happen since we got the entire council, both age groups, in the yard here, alright, guys if you're listening to this, settle down will you please." he called out and I heard three growls answer him at that.
Following that were two growls, a thump and a pained whine and I exchanged looks with Billy at that. 'Guys what's going on over there?' I asked and I heard Jack answer. "Adam dropped a log on my tail honey, I could use a bit of help here.' he said and I got up and walked over to them. "What happened if you dropped that on him?" I asked and he sighed. "It slipped out of my hand honey." he said and I nodded as I used my telekinesis and got it off his tail and then gently healed the damage.
"Jack you alright now?" I asked and he gave a nod. "What's the count exactly here?" I asked and Adam explained that. "We got enough for the entire bonfire here, go join your father, we'll take it from here honey." he said and I nodded as I walked back over to them, before I felt something buzz me. "Twister enough already, keep it up and you're in the kennel for a week." I said to Paul and he nudged me in the chest, before running into the woods to change back and I could see the amused looks on the adults at this.
"Oh my god this is getting ridiculous, I just get back and now they're playing pranks on the human members of the pack." I said laughing and then felt something else rub up against me like an oversized cat and found Sam standing there. "Smokey yeah it's good to see you too, but you, Brownie and Twister need to take it down a notch okay." I said and he nodded as he gave me a nudge and I gave him a hug.
"Nice choice in naming Storm's cub honey, he looks like he's liable to go tornado every time he loses his temper." dad said and I chuckled, before Sam tilted his head and gave two growls and a whine. "If I need you to scare them off yes, but no I don't need a wolf bodyguard where the guys in school are concerned, thanks for the offer though Smokey, see you soon." I said and he gave a gentle growl and left to phase back then as I explained that to Leah who had amused look on her face then at that.
"With the fact I'm engaged, I'm not up for grabs, but I'm not changing my mind where you and the rest of the pack are concerned and with that, if Doctor Cullen's son forces me to choose I choose you, you're my family and I'm not going anywhere after I finish high school later." I said and they smiled at that. "I'm actually thankful you're engaged to my best friend's son baby, this way you're protected by the entire council now." dad said and I smiled at that. "When the time comes we'll tell you the truth dad, but just be patient a while longer okay." I said and he nodded smiling at that.
Before he could answer me, something wrapped it's arm around me and pulled me backwards on to the lawn and I saw Jared looking down at me with a smile in his eyes. "Alright that's it you overgrown pup, get over here. " I said and grabbed the pillow and hit him on the head. "Ow, okay, okay I'm sorry, no more pranks, come on Bells." he said with a growling whine as he backed up a bit. "To repeat that boys, you keep this up, and you're in a time out for a week. Now enough now." I said and they all nodded to that.
"Come here Brownie." I said and he walked over and lowered his head. "I know you're glad to see me, but you need to dial it down, alright, settle down." I said and he nodded and I gave him a hug and he buried his furry face into my shoulder. "I love you sis, I'm not giving you up without a fight now, I'll protect you." he said with a purring growl and I gently rubbed the top of his head as I answered him. 'Love you to Jare, but you need to dial it down okay.' I said and he nodded as he gave a gentle growl as I said it out loud.
"Alright go play now." I said and he nodded and he jumped Paul and they started play fighting. "I feel like I'm a mother wolf with my Cubs here." I said to Billy and he started laughing at that as he answered me. "With that the fact you're doing both age groups it's going to get worse, once Reddy, Sunny, Cocoa and Hurricane join the pack, and with that it's going to get crazy for the next eight months till mother omega comes for a visit baby." he said and I nodded as dad turned to him at the nickname my mother had.
"That why Renee was constantly berating Red and Goldie for pulling stunts on her like that when we were their age?" Dad asked and he nodded. "Yeah she was the same way with us that Bella is with the boys, but working with the packs leads to acting like the pack mother and results in leading to the occasional blow with a pillow to the furry head when they don't know when to quit." he said and dad nodded as he started laughing at that as I looked at my future husband with a smile. "Thinking about Jake?" Sally asked me smiling and I nodded with a smile as I answered her.
"Seven years to wait maybe, but it doesn't matter, once he starts his hunter training, the contract activates and I belong to him after that, but whatever comes up between now and when I tell mom what's going on up here, I don't doubt it's going to get slightly hectic." I said and she nodded in agreement to that. "Yes, well, if it does I want you up here in case of trouble, alright baby." he said and I nodded to answer that request then.
Before I could answer I heard a gentle growl as I turned and found Joe lying in the yard behind me. "Just in case of trouble, Harry's got a few weeks to wait, so Jack and I are filling in for him when need be honey." he said with a gentle growl and I nodded. "Yeah but no more pranks tonight, Brownie's already taken a pillow to the head, you, Stripes and Orangie try that on me and you're in big trouble alright?" I asked and he nodded, as Leah and my aunts started laughing at that.
"I'm barely back for forty eight hours and now my furry bodyguards show up, this is getting ridiculous." I said and she started laughing as Aunt Anna answered me. "With the adult pack it's because they see you as a cub still, but with the trio I think it's because, to them, you're their pack sister baby and with that, learning to control these guys could take a while if they're now playing pranks on you, and at this rate, they're asking to get smacked with the pillows if they try that on their human mothers and mates at this point." she said and I nodded as Sally added on to that.
"Once things settle I think you better tell your mother that and why the trio got started here baby, Sam dropped out of college thanks to this and she's going to want the reason why." Sally said and I nodded to that. "Why do I feel like I'm about to turn into a magnet for trouble at this rate dad?" I asked and he sighed. "Whatever position you hold in your mother's side is the reason for that baby and with that in mind, be careful here okay."
"Because I think you're taking your position a bit too seriously honey." dad said and I hid a smile as I answered that. "Yeah well you can thank mom for that, between her, Aunt Sally and Aunt Anna, I remember enough to be on watch in case I walk right into whoever we got doing the killing right now, now, but my position is junior advisor to the hunters now and with that I'm helping Uncles Billy and Harry with the guys now."
"What about summer plans though, what are we doing for my first summer back?" I asked and they smiled. "We're doing our two week camping trip up at our usual spot this time honey." Billy said and I smiled at that. "One good thing, we're old enough to not need naps now." I said and they started laughing at that. "Naps no, but ease up on the pillow fights girls or you know the consequences here." he said and we both nodded as I exchanged looks with Leah at that as Elliot changed the subject with a smile at that.
"What happens if I accidentally get smart with you or hit you with the pillow?" I asked and he smiled. "Are you getting smart with me here now young lady?" he asked with a playful smile then, and before I could answer that Daniel pulled me into his arms. "Alright I'm sorry I take it back, you win I give up." I said through my laughter as he got me in the stomach, before easing up on me then and pulled me into a hug and I tightened my arms around him gently as dad hid a smile at that as Elliot looked at me gently.
"I see you got a new bracelet huh?" Elliot asked and I nodded. "Yeah, mom made it for me and gave it to me yesterday, I already remember who's who, and I'm looking forward to when the contract activates, I'm taken already, so there's no chance of petty arguments where the guys in school are concerned." I said and he nodded smiling. "Hey guys how about a game of football." Sam called out to my brothers and they all nodded.
"Here we go, alright guys, watch where you throw that, our parents and I are right next to the fire so watch out." I called out and they nodded. "How much are the guys like you now exactly?" I asked and the quintet chuckled. "At this rate they turned into mini me's now, though you're a lot like you're father and when one of the sextet start something it turns into a free for all for the rest of the young 'pack' at times." Harry said and I started laughing at that as I looked at my baby brother then with a smile, he'd grown so much I was in shock at that as I looked at Harry and Sue then with a smile.
"Seth sure has grown, how old is he now?" I asked and Sue smiled. "He just hit fourteen now baby." she said and I nodded as I looked at my baby brother, before the game shifted courses then. "Heads up!" I heard Jake call out and I looked up and then quickly jumped and grabbed it, before landing on the ground. "Nice catch Bells." dad said and I smiled at that as I looked at Jake then. "Alright to repeat that guys, watch where you throw that." I said and tossed it to him then and he nodded as I heard a bit of snickering at this.
"Alright laugh it up, I know what you're thinking here, wise guy." I said to Leah and she smiled softly. "I'm glad you came sis." she said and I smiled. "Thanks, don't worry, you got me and I'll help you deal with it, how's the pain right now?" I asked and she sighed. "Not so easy to deal with Bells." she said and I nodded as I answered her gently then.
"I know what you're thinking here, but there's always a reason for things like this, but you're not alone and you never will be, I'm back, you got me back as your sister now, our quintet is back in one piece now." I said and she nodded and I pulled her into a hug and she tightened her arms around me. "Thanks I needed that, sister to sister, we stick together now." she said and I nodded in agreement to that as I gave a bit of a cover story to her, knowing this was going to help get her mind off it then.
"As the future chief's mate you're my bodyguard later in life Leah." I said and she smiled in shock. "In other words the spirits were saying I'd find my mate in time, but in the mean time I just take care of you, because you're my baby sister, alright that makes sense, dad what are the stories on that exactly?" she asked and he smiled. "That's what's coming up in this actually, speaking of which, time to get the show on the road." he said and I nodded in agreement as Billy called out to the boys then.
"Hey guys time to get started now." he said and they came to join us then as Jake took one side of me and Sam took the other as I leaned against Jake and he wrapped his arm around me then, with the logs seven feet away from the fire we were lounging against the log Sam offering his extended heat on my left and Jake keeping me warm on my right. Sitting there I felt a new jolt of normalcy sitting with my big brother on one side of me and my mate on the other and I knew we were going to be doing this a lot as our new members of the pack started hearing the stories as parts of our history than just stories.
'I'm Quileute, and I'm taking total pride in who I am, my home is the reservation and my job is protecting humans from the dangerous predators, and my mate is the man next me, no matter what happens I'm doing what needs to be done here, and keep my family in one piece.' I thought as he got ready to get started then. 'So where do you want to start?' he asked and I thought it over. 'First encounter with the cold ones, we've got five or six, but this is one I need to relearn now.' I thought back to him and he nodded as he, Harry and Papa Quil got started and Papa started then and I leaned against Jake.