A few moments later, Seth came out of the woods, fully dressed. He made his way towards the camp that Emmett and Jasper were setting up, "Wow, guys, this place is pretty."
"Yeah, we thought you'd like it. And there's lots of prey here for you and us," Emmett explained.
Seth swallowed thickly; he was getting nervous about his first hunt. Seth wasn't convinced that he could kill a defenseless animal, but he was going to give it a try. Jasper walked up to him and put a hand on Seth's shoulder, "You'll be fine, Seth, there's no need for you to be nervous."
"Yeah, Seth, you'll see your instincts will take over, and hunting will be easier than you think," Emmett said as he finished putting up the tent for Seth.
"I hope so, you guys," Seth said, letting out a shaky breath.
Emmett patted Seth on the back. "How about we do a little exploring then if you find anything you think is appealing, Jasper and I will show you how to hunt it."
Seth nodded, then jogged back into the woods to phase. He got undressed and used a bungee cord to tie his clothes to his leg. Seth took a deep breath and phased. He shook his fur out then went back out to Emmett and Jasper. The vampires led Seth to where they usually find a herd of deer. It wasn't what they wanted to feed on, but it was something natural for Seth to hunt.
When they got to the meadow where the herd of deer were all three of them crouched down and watched the herd for a while, "Okay, Seth, you're bigger than a normal wolf and are almost as fast as us, so you don't have to go for the weakest deer out there. You can have your pick of any deer you want. But we recommend you go after the bucks so that we don't kill off the does and their young. And this way, we don't lower their population," Jasper explained.
Seth nodded.
"Now, pick out a buck and focus on it. Observe it so that you can anticipate which way it's going to run," Emmett instructed.
Seth scanned the herd until he picked out a young buck with a beautiful set of antlers on it. He decided not to kill the older stags since they were the ones with the most experience at protecting the females. Once Seth found his prey, he observed it and studied its movements.
Emmett and Jasper watched Seth as he slowly started to creep towards the deer. His instincts had taken over, and Seth was letting them guide him. Seth stayed close to the ground, and in the tall grass, Emmett had told him to always remain downwind from your prey, so Seth was slowly circling behind the buck. The deer was drinking water from the stream when he raised his head to scan the area, finding nothing he went back to drinking.
Seth got as close as he could without being seen. He waited a few more minutes then rushed out of the grass towards the buck. The deer took off running in a panic, but Seth was able to separate the buck from the rest of the herd. He chased the deer until, with one final burst of energy, Seth leaped onto the deer and sunk his teeth into its neck. The buck tried to scream, but Seth cut off its airway. And with a few shakes of his head, Seth used the weight of the deer to break its neck, killing it instantly.
Seth dropped the deer and stared at it for a moment, *I did it!* Seth thought. The wolf felt so good, he threw his head back and let out a long joyful howl.
Suddenly Seth heard clapping behind him, he turned around and saw Emmett and Jasper standing there, "Congrats, kid, you did great for your first hunt," Emmett said.
Seth gave Emmett a wolfy grin, then stood up on his back paws and licked his face, "Ew, Seth, that's gross!"
Seth barked out a laugh, then brought the deer to Emmett and offered it to him. Emmett looked at Seth curiously, "You want me to feed off of it?"
Seth nodded and stepped back.
Emmett smiled at Seth and thanked him. Emmett sunk his fangs into the deer's neck and quickly drained it. Then he left the meat for Seth to eat. Seth laid down with the deer carcass and tore open its underbelly and began to eat. As he ate, Emmett and Jasper talked about where to go next so that they could hunt. Once Seth had finished the deer, which he found surprisingly delicious, the boys told Seth where they were heading next so that they could hunt.
Seth followed behind them and watched as Jasper caught two mountain lions and fed off of them. And Emmett toyed around with a grizzly bear until he finally killed it and fed off of it. After Emmett and Jasper had finished feeding, they went back to camp so that Seth could rest. The following day they would do some fishing and take Seth hiking, maybe even taking him hunting again. According to Jasper, the hunt had relieved a lot of stress and anger that Seth had been feeling.
"That's good; the little guy has too much pressure on him," Emmett said as he and Jasper sat by the fire.
"Agreed, he's too young to feel the way he does, but I can understand his anger and resentment towards Sam and Paul. They did take his sisters away from him."
"Yeah, but now he's welcomed to come to the house whenever he wants, so that should ease his mind."
"Yeah, it should, and we can take him hunting when things get too much for him," Jasper added.
Emmett nodded in agreement.
While the boys had been hunting, Paul had talked to Jared about Bella coming to La Push and spending the day with Jacob. Jared thought about it and agreed. It would allow him to speak to Jake about Selene. He told Paul to call Jacob and ask him to bring Bella over but that Jared had to talk to him as soon as he arrived.
So, Jacob happily invited Bella over to spend the day with him in La Push. Bella agreed after talking with Alice and finding out that Edward wasn't back from hunting yet. They got to Jake's house and went inside, "Hello, Bella," Billy said.
"Hi, Billy. It's good to see you."
"It's good to see you too. How's your dad?"
"Good, he had to work today, but he's going fishing tomorrow, but I guess you know that."
"Yeah, we'll be leaving early in the morning," Billy tells her.
There's an uncomfortable silence for a while until Jacob comes back from his room. Billy turns to look at his son, "Jacob, don't forget that Jared wants to talk to you."
"Right, Dad. Come on, Bella, let's head over to Emily's house."
They walk in silence for a while until Bella asks Jake what Jared wants to talk to him about, "I don't know, but I'll find out soon enough."
They walk up to Emily's house and walk-in. Emily instantly greets Bella, and so do the other boys. Jared stands up and motions for Jacob to follow him. They walked for a while until Jacob started to get restless he was about to question Jared when his stomach started to ache slightly. Instantly Jake realized it was his punishment acting up.
When Jared and Jacob got a reasonable distance away from the house, Jared turned to Jacob, "Did you tell Bella anything that happened to Selene yesterday?"
"No."
"Good, and you're not going to."
"Why not?"
"Because first it's none of her business, and second, I'm telling you not to, and you will obey me. You're not going to do to me like what you did to Sam and skirt around my command. Either listen or suffer your punishment from the gods."
"You don't really believe that bull shit that Selene is a demigod, do you?"
"Yes, I do."
"Why? There's no such thing as gods," Jacob said.
"You're wrong, Jacob. Where do you think those punishments came from, they came directly from Selene's father."
"Yeah, who's her father," Jake asked.
Jared looked over Jake's shoulder, "He is. Poseidon, the god of the sea."
Jake whirls around and saw a tall, muscular man standing behind him. Jared bowed to Poseidon, "Lord Poseidon, it's an honor to see you again."
"Thank you, Jared; you may rise. I was listening to your conversation with this one here, and I thought I'd give you a hand."
"Thank you, my lord," Jared answered.
Jake looked the man up and down and scoffed, "You're Poseidon?"
Poseidon snapped his fingers, and the ground opened up and swallowed Jake up to his chest then closed around him. Poseidon kneeled, "Does that answer your question?"
Jacob struggled to get free, and when he realized that he couldn't, he nodded, "Yes, it does."
"So, then, you believe that Selene is my daughter?"
"Yes, sir."
"Good, now you will do what Jared said and not go blabbing to anyone about who Selene is, especially not to that idiotic girl you're in love with. If Selene wants her to know, then she'll tell her herself."
Jacob bristled and hearing Bella being called an idiot, but there was nothing he could do about it without causing more problems. Poseidon then stood up, "There is one other thing I need you to do before I release you, Jacob. You need to swear on the River Styx that you will not say anything about Selene or my son Percy being demigods. And if you go back on your word, you will be taken straight to the underworld."
"Are you serious," Jake asked.
"Very," Poseidon answered.
"Alright, I swear on the River Styx that I will not tell anyone that Selene or her brother Percy are Demigods."
"And?"
"And I won't reveal any other information that pertains to either one of them."
"Very good," Poseidon said, then snapped his finger and the ground spat, Jacob, out.
Jacob gasped for air as he had been restricted in that small space. Jacob glared at Poseidon, "Watch who you glare at, mongrel, or would you like me to punish you as I did Sam and Paul. You can relive Bella dying over and over for twenty-four hours too. Or I could kill her. She's turning into a troublesome little thing."
Jacobs's eyes widen, "You wouldn't."
"In a heartbeat and feel no remorse about it," Poseidon asserted.
Jacob stared at Poseidon and realized that the god was not joking, "No…my lord, please leave Bella alone."
"For now, but if she irritates me further, I may have to do something about it," Poseidon states, "But I am going to do something about you. I find you annoying and willful, Jacob, so I'm going to make your punishments even more painful every time you disobey Jared on anything. And if you decide to break away from the pack, you will die. You're too reckless and irresponsible to be on your own. Your life now belongs to your Alpha," Poseidon said then looked at Jared, who nodded, accepting the responsibility.
After that, Poseidon clapped, "Well, this has been fun, nothing like smiting someone to make my day a little brighter." He said with a laugh, "But it's time for me to get back to Olympus. Jared, it was nice seeing you again, you're doing a great job, keep up the good work."
Jared bowed, "Thank you, Lord Poseidon."
Poseidon nodded then teleported back to Olympus.
Jared pats Jacob on the shoulder, "So, that was Selene's dad, and as you can see, he's very protective of his only daughter. So watch yourself, Jacob, he wasn't joking. Poseidon will make you suffer in the worst way possible if you cross him, just ask Sam and Paul."
"Alright, Jared, I get it," Jacob said with a sigh. He turned and started walking back to Emily's house, "I'm gonna go spend the day with Bella if that's okay with you?"
"Yeah, that's fine. Have fun, Jacob." With that, Jared and Jacob went back to Emily's house.
Meanwhile, at the Cullen house, twelve hours were just about up for Edward. Selene checked her watch and walked out towards the river bank, where Edward was lying in the mud. The rest of the Cullens followed her. Selene stood in front of Edward and looked down at his pathetic body. He looked up at her with pleading eyes and motioned towards his mouth. Selene sighed and lifted her hand and yanked the river water out of Edward's lungs.
"Thank you, Thank you so much," Edward gasped, "Please forgive me for everything I've done to you, Selene. I had no right to act like an entitled asshole. I'm no one to demand anything from anyone else. Please don't let your father hurt my Bella," Edward pleaded.
"He's not going to hurt her, Edward, you are. If anything happens to Bella, her blood will be on your hands," Selene said and turned to leave.
Esme and Carlisle kneeled on either side of Edward and helped him up. They took him to his room so that he could get cleaned up, and then Carlisle was going to suggest to Edward if he wanted to go hunting. Carlisle had no intention of showing favoritism anymore, but he thought that Edward shouldn't be left alone.
After Edward went inside to shower and change, Alice suggested that they head out to Port Angeles to go shopping. Selene and Leah agreed. They got into one of Alice's cars and drove off to the mall in Port Angeles. They spent the entire day shopping and laughing. They bought jeans, dresses, designer shoes, makeup, Alice insisted that Selene by lingerie for Emmett.
"For what? He only going to tear it off," Selen questioned.
"Then we'll buy a lot of lingerie," Alice said with a giggle.
After they left Victoria Secret with tons of bags, most of them for Selene but some for Alice as well. They headed for the food court so that the girls could eat. The girls continued to talk and get to know each other better. Leah found that she did like Alice, after all. Leah had been surprised how easily she had started getting along with all of the Cullens. She assumed it was because there was no scent to associate them to an enemy. Since that was the case, Leah started growing closer to the Cullen family and began to consider them family as well.
"I wonder how Seth is doing," Selene asked.
"Don't worry, Jasper promised that he and Emmett would take good care of Seth, and Jasper never breaks a promise," Alice explained.
"I know, but he's our little brother, we can't help but worry about him," Leah answered.
"I can understand that. Speaking of little brothers, when do we get to meet Percy?" Alice asked
Selene smiled at the thought of her baby brother, "I'm hoping that instead of going to Camp Half-Blood right after school, he'd be to come to visit me. This summer will be the first time we've been apart since Percy found out he was a demigod. The only thing is that I may have to go to New York and explain to him about you guys. Percy doesn't know about Shifters, and he doesn't know that Vampires exist. If I don't explain to Percy about you guys, he's liable to think you're monsters, and he'll try to destroy you to protect me."
"I don't understand the thing about monsters, Selene," Alice comments.
Selene went on to explain how there are real Greek monsters that hunt down and kill Demigods. And that the monsters can find demigods by their scent, "The problem is, since Percy and I are the children of one of the Big Three, our scent is more powerful, so we get attacked more often."
"That's how Selene and Emmett met, you know," Leah tells Alice.
Alice looked at Selene, astonished, "What happened?"
Selene told Alice about the Manticore and how the sound of fighting attracted Emmett. "He stayed in the tree line and watched as I fought the Manticore. Emmett told me that he almost rushed out to help me when the Manticore clawed me. But when Emmett saw me turn the Manticore to ash, he became wary and slowly stepped out of the woods to see if I needed help."
"And what did you do," Alice asked.
"I shifted into an eagle and flew away."
"You what? I didn't know you could shapeshift into something other than a wolf."
"The others can't, but Artemis blessed me, and I also get that ability from my dad."
"Can Percy do that?" Leah asked.
"Not yet, he's still too young, but I have to admit he's more powerful than me. He has better control over water than I do. But I help him with his shapeshifting, and he helps me with my control.."
"Can you guys do the earthquake thing?"
"I can do it a little bit, but I still need to learn. Percy is focusing on his shapeshifting for now."
Alice and Leah nod. Suddenly Alice gasped. She sat there for a moment with her eyes glazed over. When Alice came out of her vision, Alice took out her phone and called Edward. She told him that Jake had kissed Bella and that she punched him and broke her hand. She also said to him that Jacob was taking Bella home right now. All the wolves heard was Edward running, and then him jumping into his Volvo and drive off.
Alice hung up the phone and sighed. "How did you see Jake kissing Bella? I thought you couldn't see shifters," Selene asked.
"I can now, to a certain extent, thank you two," Alice informs the sisters.
"What did we do?"
"Since you two started living with us, I had to force myself to see around you, but with time I'm able to include you two in my visions. And since I can do that, I can see Bella when she's with Jacob. Thank goodness I can now. Or else I never would have seen Rosalie attack you, Selene. At first, I thought I was seeing Rose, but after I thought about you, I saw your future, not Rosalie's."
Selene and Leah looked at each other, shocked. "Wow, Alice, thank you so much for watching out for my sister," Leah said.
"Yeah, Alice, thank you," Selene added.
Alice smiled, "Don't worry about it, Sel, you're my friend, and I always watch out for my friends."
Selene smiled at Alice, and affectionately squeezed the vampire's hand.
"Alright enough with the love fest, there are more shops to look at," Leah said.
Alice giggled, "Leah's right; let's go hunting, girls."
Selene and Leah laughed and followed Alice to the next shop on her list.