Part 10 - Meeting at the Uley's
The next day, Bella got dressed and ready for the day to be at the Uley's household for the day, while Charlie and Phil were going out for the day or some hours on their own like a date or something like it, not she cared if it was a date or just hanging out with each other around town. She was just happy for the two really.
So she arrived at the Uley's with her new truck, and Jacob frowned when he saw her car was not the same one he and his father given her when she first arrived in town, but something else entirely. But before he could say anything about it to the others, Hermione went outside, and greeted Bella with a gentle hug, and said
"Hey Bella, good to see you here." Bella smiled, and said
"I am grateful that you trust me that quickly with being here, Hermione." Sam and Emily also came out, and Emily gave her usual hug to Bella and Sam had soft smile on his lips next to Emily, and said
"I wanted you here, for we have a issue, that has to do with your past, I know it hurts still to talk about but we need to."
Bella nodded, as she said
"My time at the facility has helped me alot to deal with the issues with the Cullens and my fear of abandonment steams from being abandoned alot in my childhood with my so-called mother, Renee. So I am listening, what is the issue?"
At that he sighed, then he told her about Victoria and this dreadlocked leech, and Bella said
"The dreadlocked black man, is Laurent and was in company of Victoria and James, James is dead though. And Victoria being here or even Laurent is probably they don't know I am not that child, Edward's true mate, and never was either."
Making Sam nod, as he said
"Well now we know why they are here, we can deal with them, by calling reinforcements of the other tribes."
"Oh there is more of you?" At he smiled, but it was Emily who said
"My own tribe, the Makah aswell Hoh and aswell Lakota and Cheyenne from Montana and South Dakota respectibly are friend-tribes of ours, and will come to help if we need it."
Bella nodded, as she said
"Then I think it is for the best, as it was those Cullens' mess to have dealt with, but they are all such cowards and Carlisle being who he is like, he is too much of lenient and coward to even fight others of his own kind. As far I know, only Jasper was one to be able to fight against these leeches, but not the others, as they were never trained to do so either. Even the fight with James 2 springs ago, was rather plain and simple fight, as it was 3 on himself. Not one on one, like Jasper would liked it to be."
Making them nodded, as Paul came out to greet her, and she said;
"I am so sorry for the slap I gave you that day, and how rude I have been to you." Paul nodded and said
"I thank you, just know it will take some time to apologise you too."
Bella nodded and smiled at him, and he nodded back with more ease of a look on his face at this point.
"Oh if i dont remember incorrectly aren't you two siblings?"
"We are yes, and it is about 4 years between us." Bella nodded, as she said
"I wished I had some siblings too, as I feel most of the times all alone, even though Phil and dad are here and around, I still all alone from time to time, and that has to do with my abandonment issue still to this day. It is better, but still triggers me from time to time."
At that they all nodded, and Jared said as he came forward,
"You have us now at least as we are all brothers or sisters to you if you like."
Bella smiled and nodded, as Jacob felt weird about that statement, but it was what Bella said next
"That is all I would be able to feel about you all, really. As I am not after a love relationship, as I still have to work on myself and find myself too."
At that they all nodded, as Hermione wrapped an easy arm around her shoulders, and said
"And you can with our help find that too. We have no issue to help you out on that aspect. But know love can find you when you least expect it."
Bella nodded, as she said
"Oh how much I know that part to be true, but right now I am only after friendship and kinships within the tribe we are all apart of now. I wont let anyone take that away from me or force me into a loveless relationship when there will be no love from my side at least."
Making some of them chuckle, while Jacob was glaring and pouting in his seat, as Bella was lead inside, and saw Seth being there, and she gave him a smile, said
"Hey Seth, good to see you here, so you too are part of this pack then?"
At that he grinned and went up and gave the older girl a hug of his own, and said
"Yep, joined a few months ago. It is good to see you despite I was over your house yesterday."
Bella nodded, as she said
"How did the essay go for you that I help you out with?"
"Oh really good, actually here." He gave her the papers and she looked and widely she smiled as she said
"Well done, Seth, you did really good if you got an A on it too."
He grinned and thanked her both for the compliment and the help she had given him, as he was afterall 5 years younger and she still could remember doing that same essay at same age, and she more than happily helped him out. And would do so after this too.
After that talk, she sat down and they were talking amongst themselves, she still ignore the fact that Jacob was even here, and his two friends that seemed to be like the same before, the still goofy and bit childish around her, and the two seemed to notice that she ignored Jacob with conviction while she could still talk to them if they spoke to her directly, and it seemed to making Jacob rather irritated of the situation.
Sam came out of the kitchen, said
"The other tribes will be here in a week's time, I also called the Elders of these news, and they are all on our side in this, and more than happy to have the other friend-tribes here aswell in a week's time, as they will be at the guest properties around the reservation to live in while staying here."
Most of them nodded or grinned at the news, Jacob still sat harrumped and crossed arms at his chest, and kept staring at Bella, and Bella having enough, said
"Yes, Jacob is there anything you want with me?" At that he looked abit taken back that she actually spoke to him, and shook his head, and she said
"Then you can stop staring, since you didnt imprint on me the first time you looked into my eyes, doesnt mean it will happen, for it didnt then it wont now either. If I am not too wrong in that, Sam?"
Sam shook his head, and said
"No you are not wrong in it, and she is correct, Jacob. You can stop your behaviour around her and move forward, for clearly she is not meant for you, and she has told you over and over again, she does not feel the same for you like you seemed to do with her. So you need to let it go and move forward now."
Jacob just pouted and looked away, and Bella gave him a thankful look, which he winked back at her and smiled with a small nod, then he went back to Emily's side, who just smiled up at him, and their talking went back to the normal kind, but Bella still ignored Jacob as she felt nothing for him nor the need to talk to him either.
Either way, the day was rather successful, and she felt she was back in their friendship ring and she felt alot better, for she now could be open and honest more than before with them all, and her friendship with them was alot better. Especially with Emily and Hermione, who had become like her best friends and sisters in a way for her.r
