Life Choices Remade
Disclaimers: Twilight doesn't belong to me, the story belongs to me, everything else belongs to Stephenie Meyers.
Chapter 9: No Shows, Snowball Fights and Family Time
The next day I saw the quartet were eating alone, and knew he just took off for a week to go hunting then. "Hey where'd he go?" Angie asked and I sighed as I answered her. "Whatever happened yesterday has to do with that, but best not to let it get to you, so what are your plans on the latest paper after what we talked over yesterday?" I asked her and she smiled. "I'm working on a time capsule set up here for when we are getting ready for college now, and everything you suggested, but I could use a bit of help."
"I could use your help with it, because the last two hundred years, are tough to remember, with the Suffragette group, and all of the social society crap, and money talk these people do." she said and I nodded and read through it. "Men back then were so chauvinistic, I'm glad we got the right to vote and be free, but men like Hockley, they make me sick." Jessi said and I nodded in agreement to that. "At least our guy friends treat us like equals." I said and Eric looked at me with a smile.
"Yeah and we're not going alpha male over you girls either so don't worry about it, I heard there was a sighting of an oversized wolf in the woods, what's going on?" he asked and I chuckled. "Before you guys start panicking it's fine, they're my pack, who'd you see exactly?" I asked and he looked at me. "I saw a black furred wolf and with him was a brown, near chocolate, brown furred one, who are they?" he asked and I smiled. "That was Smokey and Brownie you saw, don't worry they're tame."
"Like I said, I'm betrothed to Jake, but the pack, or packs, as their fathers just started up again, are my packs, I'm the omega, so they'll listen to me, so don't panic if one of them walks up to me asking for a hug, okay." I said and they nodded as Angie tried to keep from laughing. "Well that just gave a whole new meaning to the song 'Who's afraid of the big bad wolf'." Mike said, over hearing this, and we started laughing at that.
"There's that, but the alpha male thing is a bit more hectic at the moment but to change the subject, you guys are less likely to be going alpha male over your girlfriends than guys like Hockley, or those Socs are in the movies and books. But these guys are not my taste in preferences for a future boyfriend, or husband, if I wasn't already engaged." I said and he nodded to that as he said it for the guys gently.
"It doesn't matter you're friends, or family, with the tribe and we don't mind that Jake is who you belong to, in fact it's fine with us, if the guys are wolves at heart, we wouldn't care anymore than you do." he said with a smile and I nodded to that. "Thanks I take you would choose Jake anyway, if Cullen had taken off on me, though you'd want me for yourself, though you're dating Jessi?" I asked him and he smiled as he answered that.
"You're right I would, Cullen I don't trust enough not to hurt you, Jake I've known all my life, because his father's sports store is right next door to my dad's, our families decided on a discount for funds and equipment, if they had what we needed and vice versa. So if Chief Black ever is healed he can run the store himself and our families are working as one together to protect you with you being the new arrival." he said smiling gently.
"Jake and the guys aren't going to care you're looking after me so long as you can protect me when I'm separated from them in school, though I doubt Cullen is going to see it that way if he sees my brothers face to face. As to why it's because our tribes have had a major feud these last few years and I'm ending it soon enough, while I tell him and you who I really am to them." I said and he sighed as he answered me.
"Wolves or not, diversity or not, none of us care what they look like or what they are from a background. Our parents have been friends of theirs for years, who's your paternal wolf in the tribe exactly?" he asked and I explained that. "I've got five actually, but Billy Black, Harry Clearwater, Josh Uley, Daniel Trueheart and Elliot Lehote, they've been dad's best friends since they were kids, I guess you met the guys when you've gone to the beach?" I asked and they all nodded to answer that.
"Yeah we did, and they and their friends are pretty cool for a bunch of fourteen to young adults, but anyone who treats our friends like that is a pariah in this school and town and with that, what else are you added to that newspaper editorial, Angie?" he asked and I answered that. "You better give us a minute Mike, I have to look it over." I said as I read through what she wrote down so far and smiled as I looked at her.
"Looks good, but I think we should go it one further, 'only by learning from the past can we make a better future here', everything from the last 100 years, the Titanic, the wars, the Cold War, the era our current reading project is focused on and so on." I said and she and Jessica smiled at that idea. "Hey give me that wise guy, stop fooling around." I heard, before seeing a fork go flying past me like it got catapulted across the table.
"Alright whoever is doing that better knock it off boys, we've gone over that ten times, last thing you need is getting it to the eye a few days before a game." I heard Bentley call out to him. "Eric what happened just now?" I asked and Dave answered that from the other table. "They recently started bouncing the forks and spoons around the table, and Tyler barely missed getting it to the eye six months ago after it got rocketed across the table the wrong way." he said and I nodded as I looked at my quintet.
"Alright you got to stop doing that, okay, he's right, the last thing you need it getting it to the eye a few days before the game." I said and the duo nodded as things settled, after three more days and a no show it shifted again the day we had a snow day. "Aw great, alright everyone be careful when driving home today will you." I said and they nodded to that, before we could head in, I got hit in the back and turned to the culprit.
"Alright you asked for it and now you're going to get it." I said and threw a snow ball at Jessca and that started things as there were snowballs flying back and forth. "Hey watch it, you nearly knocked my glasses off wise guy!" I heard Angela call out, before I ducked the one aimed at my head, before getting hit in the butt, turned around and saw Emmett looking at me playfully and smiled back at him as I answered that challenge.
'You want to go at it, fine we'll go at it wise guy, I've been wanting to do this to you for months now.' I thought with a smile as I raised my tone slightly, since he was on the other side of the courtyard then. "Alright that's it, now it's war." I called out to him and threw the next one. "Playtime?" I heard and then heard another voice say it. "Why not, the juniors started it, let's get involved." I heard from a freshmen say and said it.
"Guys, Coach look out, heads up, you got a warzone about to start coach, take cover, now!" I shouted and the faculty exchanged looks as we all heard a third freshmen call out to the sophomores then. "Snowball fight!" I heard a freshmen shout at that and then the entire student body got involved as several snowballs went flying in all directions. "Take cover now!" Rose shouted out to the faculty and they nodded as they quickly left then.
As the battle really got started as our teachers had to dodge several as they headed for the cafeteria then. "Oh my god, come on guys, now's not the time for this right now." I heard Bentley say with a chuckle as he quickly ran through the battlefield. "One snowball starts a fight and now it's turned into a warzone, take cover guys!" I heard from him then and then heard the follow up. "Duck Sue!" I heard Reynolds shout to Anderson at that.
"Though teenagers, they're still cubs no matter how old they get, though the town is under assault, there are still things to help bring happiness." she said smiling and he chuckled. "Yeah, but our newest cub over did it somehow, if it hit the entire class and the entire school got involved today." Sanderson said with a chuckle at that remark then. "And she's creating a new pack with my players and the girls right now in this case."
"So fast adjustment and the kids are happy right now." Bentley said smiling as he watched us fooling around then. "Bella, hit the deck!" Rose shouted out to me and I quickly ducked the one aimed at me, before I used my telekinesis to launch the next at the wiseacre that threw it at me. "Watch where you aim that, buster." I said and slammed the next on Emmett's head as he started laughing at that as we started playing.
"Coach, hit the deck!" I shouted as the next one got thrown and they quickly got out of the way as it went flying passed them. "Nice shout out and young man take your strength down a notch, would you!" Sanderson called out and the quartet nodded to the orders. "Going on a guess you're built like bear at the moment Emmett, but he's right, take it down a notch, would you." I said and he nodded as we started exchanging throws.
"She and the Cullens are way too much alike as it is, but come on guys, was that really necessary?!" I heard from Sanderson as he started laughing at our responses to each other at that. "Hey watch it." Alice said and I smiled. "Hey he started it." I said and Rose smiled. "I don't care who started it, I'm ending it." she said as she let us have it as I ducked the next and then saw Anderson duck the one that got thrown at them at that.
"Whoa, whoa hey look out!" Tyler called out as he slipped and collided with me as I went into Emmett and we hit the flooor and we all started laughing. "Yeah alright that's it!" I said and grabbed some snow and dumped it on his head and Angie and Jessi started laughing at that response. "Love you too Bells." he said with a playful smile at that response. "Uh guys, lock and load and get ready to duck." Rose said and we turned then.
"Anyone expect the wolf girl to start getting playful with a new brother in this case right now?" Mike said laughing at our playing together at that response. "Trying to get smart, Mikey?" I asked smiling and he backed up. "No, I was kidding." he said as he ducked the one I threw at him then and she started laughing at that. "Okay, okay, I take it back, I take it back Bella, uncle, uncle." he said as the girls started laughing at that response.
As he was dodging several snowballs I was throwing at him. "Safety tip: never get smart or start teasing omega, or you get a nasty retribution. And she is our omega, so never tick her off, or you're asking to get it on both barrels." Tyler said laughing at that reaction. "I'll say and Emmett, don't press your luck or you're going to get blown across the courtyard here." Ben said with a laugh at that and Emmett nodded smiling then.
"Emmett hit me and you're going to get it, put that down right now." I said with a warning tone and he smirked as he chucked it at me and I used my telekinesis to have it do a U turn and go flying back at him then and Sanderson started laughing as he watched us. "Jeez, this is ridiculous, who wants to say it, before one of us winds up getting hit by an airborne snowball." Carlisle asked and Henderson decided to do that
And before a third went flying and she quickly ducked it as he ducked the next as he called out to us, as they exchanged amused looks at what was going on in the courtyard. "I didn't think our new student would try to start something here, but this takes the tension down. And since her warning to their brother at the time right now, so that helps here." Henderson said with a smile at that remark and he nodded as he answered him.
Before he could though the next one went flying and he quickly ducked it as went flying into the cafeteria. "She's a wolf cub and that cub just got the entire pack involved and here's the result right now. But where are the rest of the adult pack when we need them?" Bentley asked and she chuckled at the remark. "We got a pack meeting later this week, so we tell papa wolf later." she said and I knew she meant dad, Harry and Billy.
"Alright who's the wise guy who hit me with that exactly?" I heard Jackson call out as he walked outside. "Who started it this time?" he added and she chuckled. "Emmett Cullen tossed the one that hit you and Bella Swan started this snowball fight. But we better call it now, time for lunch, and we need to dial playtime down now." She said and he nodded in agreement as Henderson called out then for him as he looked at us gently.
"Alright whoever wants lunch better get inside now you guys and take it slow so you won't slip." I heard Henderson call out and I could tell he was holding in his laughter at what was going on between us, as the next came flying and he ducked it as Bentley quickly dodged the next as he walked over to him and I could tell they were both trying to keep from laughing at this as he and the cafeteria faculty were talking it over.
"I wasn't expecting a war zone out here this morning before lunch, this is ridiculous." I heard Bentley say to him and he nodded as they headed inside, before a snowball went flying past them. "Alright the wise guy who threw that at us better cool it now, settle down otherwise you're staying after class, now cool it already." he added to the wiseacre who threw it at him. "Who threw that at them?" I asked and Rose answered that one.
"Grant threw that one, but he's close to testing their tempers already, so watch yourself, but what just happened if everyone in the class started going at it?" she asked and I chuckled. "The empathy link went haywire and hit the entire class, so I let him have it and then it hits the entire student body right now." I said and the duo chuckled, as the quartet, and my gang exchanged a few more throws then and I heard a chuckle.
"At least our new student is enjoying herself, the kids are now involving her in everything here." Anderson said and he nodded in agreement. "I think my players are considering her a member of their gang now so that helps, she maybe like her father, but she's a lot like Renee was at this age, where Billy and Harry were concerned." Bentley said and she nodded to that.
"She and the girls are getting pretty close now, and it's going fine, alright we better keep an eye out for trouble, if she's acting as Charlie's messenger we better pass on the information if things start getting out of hand here." she said to him and he nodded in agreement to that. "Whatever Renee's skills in sports are I hope she got it, because we can add her to volleyball team later."
"So if she chooses to try out later and the girls are already on it, the girls are on it, so in one piece." I heard Coach Wilson say to her smiling. 'Hmm, playing sports, if my ability kicks in at sixteen to seventeen, I can try out and if it pans out I can play and compete for my final year of school here, Paul starts school here and he's playing football, while we do that, the..."' I started to think and smiled as I thought it over
As I headed in I heard a thunk and then ducked as something went flying past me and into the cafeteria as I heard a clang at the kitchen door. "Emmett Cullen, watch where you aim that buster." I shouted and he nodded. "Sorry Bella my fault." he called back, before Eric came in and then slipped, as I grabbed him. Before I heard a quick shout. "Whoa!" As someone slammed into me and the three of us hit the floor together as I knew whoever it was caught me.
"Nice way to cushion the impact, as I put myself right behind you here, as you land in my arms after that." I heard and nodded. "Yeah no kidding right now, it's a case of controlling the running in here, and we all know what happens as we're all wearing tennis shoes and winter jackets that the water collected. And someone left the floor a trip to the infirmary waiting to happen if this runs someone right into the wall." I said and Eric nodded as he looked at Tyler then.
"For gods sakes, Tyler, put the brakes on will you." Eric said as he looked at the person who's lap I landed in as we started laughing and I added on to that. "You okay?" I asked as I tried to keep from laughing and he nodded with a smile. "Yeah, I'm fine, sorry Bella, that was an accident." he said and I nodded as we stood up. "Guys watch your step over there, it's slick!" I called and they all nodded as I looked at the wall and found the dent.
"Issues with being the best friend in our version of the gang, you get protective." I said and Tyler smiled at me and I smiled. "Hey you're my sister, someone wants to cross me, they got the entire team on their heads, and though we want you to give us a chance, we see this as though it's not us. Then we're glad it's Jake, you're the daughter of the chief of police, Bells." he said and I nodded as I turned to look into his eyes with the look of a girl to her best guy friend.
As I rested my hand on his leg, "Tyler, you got to start taking that curve slow, before you run right into the wall brother." I said to him as he looked at me smiling." Nice landing, you catch me, and then he takes us both down, great, who's next exactly?" Eric asked and we chuckled. "I'm not sure, but at the rate this is going with everyone slightly drenched someones going to lose their balance next, if they can't put the brakes on."
"But that just makes it clear, just short of a week and we're like this together, this keeps up and one of us is going to start something later." I said as I shifted position off of Tyler and he got his legs under him as he got ready to get up then. "We wind up playing Norwegian baseball in gym expect that to happen again if the seven of us are on the same team later." Tyler said in answer to that and I smiled as I answered him.
"Yeah well take it easy on sliding into bases or you're going to knock one or both of us down with you, if you're rounding that corner and our shoes are soaked after the latest rain or snow storm." I said as he helped me up and I smiled at him, looking at me I saw the same look in his eyes that I saw in Jake's when I started coming by to see them more often in my timeline as I heard the trio call out to us then.
"You guys alright over there?" Angie called back and Tyler answered that smiling as he pulled me to my feet then. "Yeah, but watch that first step, it's an accident waiting to happen." he said, before I heard a quick shout. "Guys heads up we got another one." I heard from Dave and turned in time to catch Ricky Wilson just as he lost his balance as he went flying across the floor then as Tyler caught me as I grabbed Ricky.
"Thanks Ty', Rick are you trying to run yourself into the salad bar, take it slow, alright." I said as I steadied him and he nodded as he gave my hand a gentle squeeze. "For gods sakes, alright again take it down a notch before you land us both on the floor again, guys. Take a break." I said as I started laughing as I looked at the sixth member of the team I was growing close to then smiling as Dave, who was looking at us hid a chuckle.
"I think everyone is slightly wired here from that adrenaline burst we had out there sis and with that. Everyone on the basketball team better cool your jets down slightly before one of you runs yourself into wall or right into the kitchen door. So guys, everyone pull yourselves together, alright." Mike called out and his team mates nodded as I looked between the trio to Dave and his friends, with an amused look then
"Are you considering me and the duo as part of that when you say that?" I said and the sextet smiled and nodded to me. "Yeah, one week in and already we're like this together, the bonehead who messes with you better watch it or they're in big trouble." Tyler said and I looked up in time to see Joey Walsh lose his balance. "Hey look out!" I said as he turned as he and Rick grabbed him before he knocked us back on the floor.
"I wasn't running, there's ice and snow all over the floor in here, so watch yourself guys, or you're going to slip." Joey said to me as he raised his voice and they nodded. "For gods sakes right now, look I know you're wired after the basketball game we had and won, but you're not on the basketball court. Take it down a notch before you go running right into the wall here guys, will you!" I called out and every clean member nodded.
"Either it's the game or the adrenaline burst we had outside Bells, but either way everyone take it down a couple notches will you." Tyler called out and they nodded. "Why do I get the feeling every athlete in the room is trying to go faster than should be allowed after we all started going at it out there?" Erica asked and Henderson answered that one, as he and the coaches and the principal had bemused looks on their faces.
"Because you have too much adrenaline in your systems after that free for all kiddo, aside from that. And that's the first time we've ever seen you start going at it like this and with those words in mind right now kids. Before any of you go into the kitchen just give it five minutes while we clean that train wreck up. And so no one end ups sliding right into the salad bar or right into the kitchen." he called out and we all nodded to him.
"And again, whoever's running in here better use the mat or someone is going to go sliding right into the wall next, so take it slow so no one gets hurt, guys." Bentley called out bemused and they all nodded as he walked up to the four of us. "You guys alright?" he added and we nodded to him. "Yes Sir, just took the coming in a little too quickly, someone left the floor an accident waiting to happen." he said and turned around.
'For god sakes guys, you need to take your strength down a notch alright.' I thought as I saw what caused the mess as I saw the quartet who were all laughing at what just happened outside. 'Rose was it Emmett who put that dent in the wall here?" I asked and she logged on. 'Yeah we were also getting involved in the snowball fight, but he really lets himself go when he starts fooling around.' she said with a chuckle and I nodded.
'Yeah well I just caught the results when Eric slipped and Ty took me down with him, when fooling around get him to ease up on his strength, before he breaks the window next.' I said and she nodded to that with a smile as we moved to our cafeteria table and sat down, while the janitor came in and dealt with the mess as we exchanged smiles as I took the seat between between the duo and Angie smiling.
"Nice way to break the tension this morning after what happened on Monday, that was great Bella." Eric said laughing and I nodded with a smile. "Was that on purpose or did you just want to get playful here Bells, because that's the first time I've seen you that relaxed?" Mike asked with a grin and I smiled at their now frequent use of my nickname as I said it to him."Being from Phoenix, I never got to be in real snowball fight, this is my first taste to that." I said and they nodded as Eric answered me with a smile.
"Yeah well I think you started something out there, because the entire student body got involved in it and it turned into a war zone Bells." Eric said and I nodded to that. "You think it's bad now wait till it starts snowing later today, before the entire school starts screwing around out there, because slick roads and wet floors is just asking for someone to go sliding off the road or right into the wall if they're running or speeding at this rate." I said and they nodded as she answered me with a gentle smile on her face.
"Decided to drop the new kid demeanor with us now?" Angie asked me and I nodded. "Yeah, rather than the new kid, treat me like I'm a regular, it's going to be less attention, and I don't like the spotlight, so I'd rather do things without it getting too much attention." I said and they nodded to that. "Yes well the snowball fight you started out there got our attention kiddo, try not hit us or your teachers the next time you go at it, okay." I heard and turned to see Anderson standing behind me with a smile.
And I nodded as I answered her. "No problem Coach, it was just to lighten things up after Edward's reaction in biology the other day, if Mr. Banner told you about that." I said and she nodded. "He did, as did the receptionist in the office, whatever his issue is, he better get his temper under control here, before it it gets him in trouble here, I see you girls are getting close in the last few days." she said and we nodded as we exchanged smiles.
"Yeah, we're getting ready to offer her a position in the gang soon, but the six of us are becoming good friends even though it's only been a few days now." Angie said and she nodded. "Alright, just try to relax, and try not to start anything else today, shall we." she said and we nodded as she left, before the six of us exchanged looks and started laughing at this. "Guys quick question, is she in charge or is P.E. Just a dual layered."
"Because I noticed that she's in the room as well while Bentley is monitoring you guys when we're in gym?" I asked and she explained that one. "Though it's co Ed in there, I monitor you girls while Eric has the boys honey, in case of trouble here. But with that it means I've got the health and wellness portion of the class with you guys in the final stages of puberty at the moment, and whatever needs to be said you can tell me."
"So I think you know what I mean by that, but with him being an army ranger and a father, and me a mother, we take it pretty seriously with your class at the moment." she said and I nodded. "You remind me of Aunt Beth, will that makes sense now to why I'm growing this close to you, coach." I said and she smiled gently. "Beth Clearwater?" she asked and I nodded to her and she smiled as she answered me.
"One week in and already the bonds are getting stronger, alright if you need to tell anything I'll take care of it kiddo." she said and I nodded smiling as she gave my shoulder a gentle squeeze, before I looked at the wise guy who caused the mess in the cafeteria. "You hit me one more time and you're getting one the size of basketball aimed at your head pal, watch it." I said to Emmett and he smiled playfully at me.
'Alright look you guys, soon enough I'm going to shift things so you can get involved more and they're less wary of you, so wait till next week and things start shifting directions for you and I got a few idea to make life easier so you don't have to go hunting every day and can live normally now, that includes you Jasper. But living like a normal human later, okay.' I thought to them gently and they smiled at that.
'Edward's not able to hear you, but we can talk like this for now and you can fill us in one by one.' Alice thought back to me and I nodded to that. 'Yeah well what I got to tell you, if she hasn't filled you or your father in yet, you're not going to like Alice, I'm making friends with each of you, but I already know what you are.'
'As to why, I was raised by the adult pack, the sextet's grandsons, you met my grandmother when you first came to Forks, Rose, Emmett. My mate is Ephraim's great grandson, I'm taken already, if that's the reason he took off, hold off on telling him, because I'm telling him face to face when I meet your father, so stand by, because I'm more than you think, Rose tell her if we got trouble, because I'm meeting your father face to face next week.' I said and she nodded to that as he answered that.
'You're Tala's great grand daughter Bella?' Emmett repeated and I gave a mental nod. 'Yeah I am, four of the sextet you met I'm related to, though it's in blood relations and adoptive and Rose you better debrief Esme that night, because what's going on is I'm really testing your brother, everything that's going on is part of my training, because I'm taking my mother's place as omega of the packs till she's back for a visit. It's genetic, my maternal clan are the omegas to the Black clan.'
'I'm the latest of the omega's and my pack is activating one by one, at the moment, Sam, Jared and Paul just activated, if you run into them in the woods don't provoke them okay, Paul is new at it.' I said and she answered that. 'Right thanks for the heads up, time to refocus now.' she said and I said the words out loud. "Alright wise guy I get hit one more time and you're getting one aimed at your head buster so watch it." I said and Emmett chuckled as he nodded as the quintet started laughing at that.
"I don't blame her for that reaction, but a good tension breaker helps." Mike said with a chuckle. "I'm just lucky I get to know you guys Mike, our friendship is getting stronger every day, it helps that I've got a gang and I'm not singled out anymore in school." I said and Tyler smiled. "If you need a place to belong you got one right here Bells." he said and the guys nodded in agreement to that, before I could answer I heard a thunk and a crash. "Nice one Jackson, you're going to break something doing that if you try that twice." I heard a voice call out from three tables over to the guy lying on the floor.
"What happened over there now guys?" Henderson called out to him. "He leaned too far back and fell backwards knocking the chair over coach." A player from the hockey team called back to him. "Guys these things aren't toys you do that you're going to break something and I'm not risking you breaking your neck for hitting the wall the wrong way, so don't try that anymore, will you please." I heard Campbell call out and they nodded.
After that ended things had settled for the day as our schedules got lined up and I grew more comfortable just acting as a normal young adult, before heading for home after school. As I was starting my homework I heard a playful growl in the front yard and saw Jared standing there as a wolf. 'Bella I'm here, let me in.' he said and I hid a chuckle as I opened up the door and he walked into the living room as a wolf.
"I take it you brought your homework with you as well Jared?" I asked and he nodded as he turned his head to the bookbag that was hanging from his back and I took it off him and he phased back, behind the couch, before getting up, dressed and sitting next to me on the floor, before I could say anything the doorbell went off and we went to check and found Kim and Paul standing there. "Study groups I take it today?" I asked with a chuckle and they nodded. "Yeah soon enough we're going to be doing this all the time later, once you're living on the reservation, because everything you're learning at F.H.S. We got it at the reservation and we're all the same age so it helps in preparations."
"Though I doubt Uncle Charlie is going to mind that we're keeping you company till he gets off duty tonight and our fathers are on duty right now." Paul said and I nodded to that. "Family get together at the Black's house tonight, the entire pack is meeting up for the extended practice game, before the Super Bowl here, and we're all having dinner together, that includes the girls to." Jared said and I nodded to that as I looked at her.
"Kim you and Emily stay out of range if they start to lose it, I can control their tempers, but you, if they start shaking, need to get out of range till I calm them down, okay." I said to her and she nodded, before I heard another knock on the door. "Well that's the entire pack now." I said and they started laughing as Kim went to get the door and Sam and Emily walked into the room. "Are you guys planning on doing this every day now that I'm home?" I asked and Sam smiled. "You're our pack sister, so we're getting a bit overly protective right now, I'm not chancing Cullen coming around when you're alone."
"And anyway best not to be alone with whatever this is on the loose, we're just getting started in your training, like we are in ours, how did it go today in school anyway?" he asked and I smiled. "After the over reaction in biology on Monday I decided to lighten the mood up by starting a snowball fight, and the quartet got involved in it too, to the point that it turned into a war zone in the courtyard." I said and they started laughing at that.
"With them I think it's safe, though with Cullen himself, I'm not taking chances here, you belong to my younger brother and alpha now, so with that in mind, if we have to see him face to face, it's time to break the news of who you really are to us, to him, and use your omega tone in the process here." he said and I nodded in agreement to that.
'Cubs we're meeting up at my house after Charlie gets off work later so I'll see you then.' I heard and I nodded. 'Sure thing Red, see you tonight dad.' I thought back to him and heard a chuckle at the term then. "A week in and already I'm getting ready to start using my other term for Uncle Billy now, so when does Shadow come home exactly?" I asked him, before hearing my uncle wolf answer that himself.
'I'm going to be back in six weeks cub, just stay out of trouble, you and the Cubs stay together, Smokey, I want you holding my position till Goldie is two months into his recovery here okay.' he said and Sam nodded to that. "Sure thing dad see you in a few weeks, you think Storm and Cocoa are going to reactivate though?" he asked and I heard a sigh. 'Storm yes, though Cocoa is going to take some persuading for a while.'
'Though once he realizes the prophecy just activated and Little Cocoa is getting ready to wake up he's going to be furious and explode, but four out of nine is helpful right now, but mother omega is the only one strong enough to heal Red, so if Little Cocoa wakes up and she comes up here, we're getting the entire pack at full strength that way.' he said and I nodded to that. "Cocoa, Little Cocoa, Red, Reddy, Storm, Twister, Orangie, Little Orangie, Brown, Brownie, for gods sakes this getting ridiculous right now."
"I'm lucky I chose different names than your toy cub versions, but at this rate I'm looking at going with at least thirty names if every cub on the reservation activates if we have multiple red eyes coming through here, or just, in your case, using my toy wolf names for you guys." I said and he sighed at that. 'Till we reach that point stay out of trouble cub, and I'm not kidding, you're still our omega, but you're still just a cub like my cub is, and you still got a curfew yourself, so be careful.' Shadow said and I nodded to that.
'Sure thing Uncle Josh, love you.' I said and I heard a tone of love in his voice as he answered me with a smile in his tone. 'Love you too baby, seen you soon guys.' he said and we called out together. 'You too Shadow.' we said and I looked at my big brother. "To repeat my remark at the party, why do I feel like I'm going to become a magnet for trouble here?" I asked and he sighed as he answered me.
"Whatever that prophecy meant could be the reason for that, but Cullen isn't getting his hands on you, you belong to my alpha, and we're not giving you up, because you're our sister, you belong to us now. Cullen better get it through his thick skull, but no matter what he says or thinks you've made your choice and we're it as your family." he said and Emily changed the subject then. "With you back, if things start shifting directions the girls can hang with us if need be, it's been four days you've been balancing it out nicely here, so we keep it like this till things get started and if he does something stupid and the trio finally meet with Carlisle and his oldest daughter later." she said and I nodded.
"How long have you and Sam been together now exactly?" I asked and she smiled. "Close to ten months now, though it's been nice, it's hard on Le'." she said and I nodded to that. "They said my abilities included spiritual healing, so once she's ready and phases herself I'm finishing her healing, but between now and then, we need to rebuild the bonds between you. One more thing if he starts losing his temper and starts shaking get ten to twelve feet out of range, so I can calm him down okay." I said and she nodded.
As I stood up, I grabbed a CD and smiled as I looked at the soundtrack I chose from the songs I burned onto a disk from the ones I had at my mother's, before they arrived that weekend, because two out of three matched up to our future circumstances and put it into the CD player then, and set it to four so we could listen to the radio while we worked. "I can take a guess you wanted to listen to the radio while we did this huh?" Jared asked and I nodded as I answered him as I sat down between my brothers.
"Yeah, so where are you guys in your English class exactly?" I asked and he chuckled. "The reading project is Romeo and Juliet next fall, at the moment we're working on 'The Outsiders, and that's taking all semester here, why?" he asked and I chuckled. "I've got the same situation Jare', in fact that's my suggested prom theme for this year, if I have to deal with Cullen and he turns into that Soc, I'm sticking to my side of the tracks."
"My family is the reservation and the council, I'm never turning my back on the tribe, the guys all said, if they knew, they wouldn't care at all you're werewolves, him on the other hand, once he realizes I'm the great grand daughter to Ephraim's omega and I've chosen his heir, he's going to crack. Jake is my everything and I'm not giving him up, you're my packs and I'm not giving you up either, you're my family, we were raised together, nothing is going to change the circumstances, no matter what he says." I said to him.
"You're our entire world, we're never letting you go either, if you have to do a public dressing down in the Doc's station we're making that clear to him, no matter what he says, you've made your choice and you're staying human." Paul said to me and I smiled and leaned my head against his shoulder as I heard Twister start purring and he laid his against mine in response. "I definitely missed this connection with you bro, five years, I'm glad we got it back into place again." I said and he kissed the top of my head.
"Missed you to, our bond is only going to get stronger now that we've got the bond between us getting deeper by the day." He said smiling and I looked at them. "How do you think the next few are going to take this once they see that the bonds are that of wolf brothers after they've been around us the last few months?" I asked and Jared chuckled as he answered me.
"With Embry, Jake and Quil, once they see that nothing's changed between our bonds of brotherhood, they're not going to care they're wolves at all, besides Jake is going to see this as fine, we can protect you easily, because we're just as strong as the vamps are, we just keep our bonds of brotherhood like this between us and as they start, we keep up the stories and then tell them the truth as they see it from a wolf standpoint."
"With three you're safe, but with the guys and Leah, the parasite, human or otherwise, is going to be in big trouble if he ever touches you like that here, but I swear if Cullen tries anything with you and I'm killing him myself here, though he's dead already, and with our fathers now going active one by one, I can see that if he tries it with you they're going to tear him to shreds for that." he said and I looked at him as I answered him.
"You remember your fathers mentioning toy cub versions of yourselves?" I asked and they nodded and I stood up. "Well, before we do this, you better check the room out you're going to love this." I said and he stood up and they followed me upstairs and looked at my room and smiled. "We're on your bed now, I like that, for now it us and soon enough it'll be Jake and Seth too." Sam said smiling and I nodded to him.
"You're my wolves guys, it doesn't matter you get furry when you're on the job, we're still the same people we were before. You can still have a normal life, it's just added a bit more responsibility to it. Besides we make a slight adjustment and Paul transfers to Forks next term and I got him in every class with me along with the gang and the duo and that solves the police protection situation." I said and he smiled at that idea.
"Good point, dad and Uncle Daniel would agree with that anyway, you're the buffer to our tempers, so long as I got you with me full time later I can handle being around the Cullens no problem." Paul said and I nodded. "Like I promised, I'll tell you in a debrief soon enough, but you're not going to take it well." I said and they sighed as she said it for the five of them with a worried look.
"If it explains those scars and you have that wristband around your wrist I know I'm not going to like the details if it resulted in us seeing each other again and I took several scars I wasn't expecting, with you back in the past though, we can make the adjustments, but we need to know everything that happened starting the day you meet the Doctor face to face." Emily said and I nodded as I answered her at that
"Our back up plan though, once you move back on to the property, is you're staying with Sam and me till we got you and Charlie in your own house, and Aunts Sue, Anna, Jessica and Sally and Kim, and I got few ideas for your bedroom, we chose a nice sized house for you guys and pack meets are usually at mine or Uncle Billy's houses." Emily added and I nodded as I answered her smiling.
"At least I don't have to be cautious with you guys, because I know what to do, I mean us as toddlers and preschoolers and up to the hiatus, I calmed your tempers and we were always together. If Cullen thinks you're dangerous he doesn't know you at all. You don't have to exercise control over your strength, though your tempers I can handle, you're not attracted to blood, human or otherwise, and you'd never hurt a human though you'd take a limb off if a human hurts another human that way." I said and they nodded in agreement as he answered me.
"You got that right, we'd never hurt you and you can control the furry trio easily and be the buffer to our tempers, besides you're safer with us than with him, aside from that, we're family. Mom is more than thrilled you're home again and she and dad, though surprised we changed, were thrilled I took up his position till you suggested they go active a second time and he's got a few months, before he's at full power, same goes for Harry." Paul said to me and I nodded as I answered him as we went back downstairs.
"At the moment we got seven, if all three show up at once, Storm, Shadow and Goldie are all activating at once that night now as well, since they've caused you guys to go active, if they arrive in the area the adult pack is suddenly going active all at once, before Embry gets started here." I said and he nodded. "Well if he turns you into a magnet, both packs, adult and cub versions, are intercepting you at the house here."
"And with that in mind, he's not getting you out of town whatsoever here, okay you guys I think we better change the subject now, I can hear Smokey growling at this. At the moment biology was a bit of problem in our case though Harry gave a medical lesson in that, but at least we can enjoy being wolves now. What CD was that you just put in there though baby sister?" Sam asked me and I smiled as I answered him then.
"I burned fifty songs onto a CD for the flight back while I'm waiting for my things to arrive here, several match up to our current circumstances here." I said as I heard the Bryan Adams song start and he smiled as he recognized the tune. "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, nice choice, and you're right it does, that's what the imprint actually does here, once we find the right one, we'd do anything, be anything for them."
"For the moment Jake is being in the first stages of that, and as time goes on, it's going to reach our point once he imprints on you. I found out that Harry imprinted on Sue when they were our age. Looks like it's more common than we thought here." he said and I nodded. "Anyone check out the original power rangers show when we were seven?" I asked and they nodded in agreement as she said it for the five of them.
"Yeah, I was disgusted with the replacement they chose for the pink ranger though, I prefer the original pink to that new one." Emily said and I nodded in agreement. "That was my thought when the second series hit the letter, they're in love and she's separated from him, why just replace her with a new love for him that soon, I mean a long distance relationship is normal. In real life if that was us our parents would just suggest we put the relationship on hold till we came home, but this is going to far here in his case."
"How could they do that to him, if I have to rewrite the chapter on that, I'm making it so he's with his mate, the series was good till the replacement was brainwashed and joined the team. I feel like I'm seeing Jake and me in that situation, Jake is the white ranger, I'm the pink one, he's my entire life and he's not up for grabs whatsoever, I belong to him and you guys are the rest of our gang. At the moment when I'm not with the quintet, I'm with you, so that balances it out right now, and dad is going to say the same when he sees us like this later." I said and he nodded in agreement to my opinion.
"So you think there is going to be any trouble?" Jared asked with a teasing smile and I grabbed the pillow and smacked him with it. "Alright I'm sorry I take it back Bells." he said laughing as I hit him with it. "Alright guys take it down a notch here, okay." Sam said with a laugh. "So you want to test it now sis?" Paul asked as he pulled me backwards. "Let her have it." Sam said smiling and I got the remark as he laid his hand on my stomach. "No alright I'm sorry!" I said laughing as he started tickling me.
"You give in here Bells?" Jared asked smiling as he kept it up and I nodded. "Yeah I give up, I give up!" I said laughing and he gently stopped as they let me up and Paul pulled me into a hug. "Good to have the quartet back in one piece again here." I said and they nodded in agreement as we settled and got to work on our work, after ninety minutes we were finished and were watching a movie as the radio circulated a second time and it hit the theme of Prince of thieves when the door opened and dad arrived then.
"Hey dad, how was your day?" I asked and he smiled at seeing the quintet on the couch with me. "Went fine baby, hey guys, study group tonight?" he asked and the trio nodded. "Yeah with whatever is doing this, I figured you'd want to have someone protecting her till you got off work for a while." Sam said to him and he smiled and nodded. "Thank you and you're right I do, honey with your friends at practice you better head for Billy's after school, that way you're with your uncles." he said and I nodded to the request.
"Alright who let Brownie in the house, I just found brown fur in my recliner?" he asked and I hid a smile as we tried to keep from snickering. "Sorry he was wolf sitting till the quintet arrived." I said and he nodded with a bemused look. "How a six foot wolf can fit through the back door is beyond me, but if he, Smokey and Twister want in they're staying by the door later, okay." he said and I nodded to that request then.
"Family get together tonight dad, it's the practice playoffs before the Super Bowl in three weeks." I said and he nodded with a smile. "So that's the entire gang huh, alright let me change then we'll head for your godfather's house." he said and I nodded as he headed up to his room and I started laughing. "Jared do me a favor and stay off the furniture when you're furry would you please." I said and he nodded smiling as the duo chuckled.
"Oh my god this is getting ridiculous, you came in as a wolf honey?" Kim asked laughing and I nodded. "Yeah just as I getting started on my homework I heard a gentle growl and found him standing in the yard like that, before letting him in and he had his bag wrapped around his shoulders." I said and the girls started laughing at that. "Okay that's three now and three next winter, okay that works right now here, though with the six active and I think Shadow is getting used to phasing again, but it's enough this year."
"Goldie is getting ready to go active, but he's got to wait till after his medical check up to do it, and Cocoa went Rogue, but eight out of nine adult wolves is enough this spring it's going to be fine, we just make sure you're with us till things hit that night we find this trio." Sam said to me and I nodded in agreement to that. "Hey son when do Goldie, Storm and Shadow come back exactly? If we got Orangie, Brown, Stripes and Val running around, along with Smokey?" Dad asked and Paul answered that one.
"If things keep up like they have been, they're all coming back in two months, Goldie needs a visit to the vet though for medical check up, before he gets started again. Shadow's coming back in a few weeks he's in Ontario running recon at the moment and Storm is in the middle of the scouting missions in the forest right now and dad's with him when he's doing that. Smokey is covering for Shadow, while Brownie and Twister are getting training at the moment, though they're in the den learning the basics at the moment." he said and dad nodded to that one as I hid a smile at the subterfuge.
'Nice touch, he's not going to realize till later you mean yourselves in that statement, or that basics mean you're preparing to graduate here and are doing your training in between our homework and school stuff at the moment while our parents are covering your shifts for you right now.' I thought to him and he gave a gentle smile to me. 'Helps not to get too curious here right now, though when we tell him, he's going to figure it out and not care when he realizes it that night we tell him, tell him about the quintet next.' he thought back to me and I gave a mental nod as I finished the explanation.