I searched and searched, I could smell the dirt from the earth, sense and hear every moving thing or animal. I turned and I saw her, her blonde hair flowing with the wind, her eyes jet black, and lips stained red, standing right in front of me with the look of a killer. She didn't scare me "Why aren't…"

"I don't need to be," I started to close the distance between us "you are my imprint."

I woke up before the kiss even finished, my breathing was fast, and so was my heart rate I also knew I was fucked completely. Rosalie didn't even looks like she wants anything to do with me so what happens if she doesn't accept me? If my imprinted doesn't want me? "What I need is to think about this another time," I shook my head throwing the blankets off me noticing the time "it's still early I could go for a run before I head to school." I told myself as I grabbed a pair of sweats and a shirt, going out back, I undressed leaving my clothes on the patio of the back door. I enjoyed my wolf form it made me feel free and as if I was flying it helped with calming down.

I took my time before finally heading back and inside to get dressed for another day of highschool at least I would have the Cullens to talk too. I mean I still had Angel, Jessica, and Eric so it wasn't entirely bad "Bells, I heard you go out this morning," he asked as if this was a question almost or a statement.

"Yeah," I poured myself some orange juice "I needed to clear my head you know first day jitters came late and all."

"Alright," Charlie ate his eggs "just don't be late your bag is hanging on the rack and I changed the tires there is suppose to be black ice on the roads so be careful, okay?"

"Understood," I grabbed my breakfast well toaster strudel "will I be driving to the Res or Billy scooping me up after school?'

"I think you can drive there," he looked toward me "you remembered what I said?"

"No fights, no shifting, etc."

"Smart ass." Charlie said as I went out of the house. I got into the camaro heading toward Forks it was a bit early and the lot wasn't as empty, Angel and Jessica were hanging out with the guys beside where I had parked, then the Cullens were hanging out by their own vehicles. I wasn't sure what to do or how this worked I mean did I acknowledged them now at school or what? "Bells!" Emmett waved me over answering my question as I looked around he caught me a bunch of attention but I ignored the looks heading over toward him. "Morning."

"Morning," now it was a bit awkward I tried not to look towards Rosalie.

"So are you training today?" Edward asked.

"No, I am visiting Jacob, a friend of mine at the Res."

"Oh, really?" Emmett asked "So you are gonna hang with the other shifters?"

"Not really, just Jacob."

"Why is that? I thought you'd also be getting to know them as well?" Alice asked curiously.

"Well uhh they kind of have prejudice views and not all Alpha's can hang around another Alpha's territory or they get mean about it." I explained which was true, mostly, I knew that if Sam was to find out, well he would think that I was trying to take his pack and territory.

"Wait, you are an Alpha?" Emmett asked.

"Alpha's breed Alpha's usually or that's how I imagined," I shrugged "I'm still kind of new to that part Emmett."

"So you could challenge Sam if you ever wanted too?"

"If I get good just because I might be bigger than him I'd need to know how to fight which I don't know how to do at least when I shift." Emmett nodded as if a bit surprised but then again they didn't hang out with a bunch of shifters to know everything so I understood his curiosity.

"Ready to go? I think the bell will be ringing soon," Alice hummed as just then the bell rang "come one guys."

"I'm gonna walk Bella-bear to class," Emmett said as he motioned for the rest of them to go on ahead.

"Isn't your class totally different side?" I asked him and he shrugged not really caring.

"I know the stuff already," Emmett smiled "anyway I wanted to apologize for Rosalie which she will be doing later for herself. To be honest it's surprising that she did that to you because she didn't react that way with Charlie at all but…"

I cut him off "You don't have to apologize, Em." I was used to being rejected but he didn't need to know that part "I'm sure Rosalie and I will get along if not well we can deal with it later."

"You are the best," he smiled "you better go in, I'll see you at lunch?" I only nodded after him taking off I headed inside laying my head down on the desk to take a nap. The only good thing about sitting in the far back corner. The rest of the morning went by quickly and lunch came to save the day, as I took my lunch I had decided to take it outside "Bella," I turned to find the culprit of the voice "what are you doing out here?"

"Uh," I wasn't sure to be honest "alone time?" I said it as a question cause I wasn't sure to be honest if it was alone time or to get away from having to look at Rosalie, the consolation of her being my imprint then conforming it, well it scared the shit out of me.

"You sure?"

"No," I shrugged as he moved to sit beside me "I just have a lot in my head and for it to process takes a longer span of time than a couple of hours."

"Wish I could read you," Edward gave me shrugged "then maybe I could help you but you kind of are unreadable."

"Wait you can read minds?" he nodded "Do all of you have powers?"

"Yup," he nodded again "Alice can see the future, Jasper is an empath, Emmett has crazy strength, Victoria has enhanced self-preservation, Rosalie has enhanced beauty."

I nodded "That's cool so why are you out here?"

"I came to check on you," Edward hummed "Alice would have come or Emette but they weren't sure if they could since they barely met you."

"I barely met you too."

"Well we've had a conversation going and as you've said it before I don't make it awkward to talk to you."

"True," I sighed "so you can't read me and I don't want to tell you my whole life story how does this work?"

"Well we can just talk till lunch is over or just sit here."

"I just need," looking off into the forest "I don't even know because my current problem isn't really a problem yet because she doesn't know." Edward rose a brow at me although I wish he could read my mind because I couldn't say it out loud without her hearing everything I said. "Maybe when we train soon I can tell you, if it's just you and me?"

"Deal." Edward helped me up as I took his help and grabbed my tray of food going to dump it "I'll see you at Biology."

I walked away as the bell rang signaling lunch to be over and headed to Biology, this time Edward and I didn't talk much, I think we were both comfortable with the current silence. So class and the rest of the day went on and once it was over I headed toward the Res without saying much to anyone only wanting to get the rest of the day over. "Bells!" Jake was there waiting to greet me as I had exited my vehicle giving him a big hug "Ready for some scary stories?"

"If you have any that can actually scare me," Jake wasn't lying about the Res it felt different for sure "what are we doing first?"

"We can take a walk down the beach and be romantic," he joked "or if you are up for eating we can stop by my place then head down to the bonfire for the stories." I nodded going with the second as my stomach growled Jake howled in laughter as he lead the way to his home "Did anything happen at school?" Jake gave me a look "You look a bit gloom."

"Just you know the process of moving is finally kicking in," I lied "so are we can sit here and be depressing or go and eat?"

"Eat," he said in a duh kind of manner as we got in "Dad, Bella is here! We are gonna get a snack and run!"

"So dine and dash?" I teased.

"Har har har," Jake shook his head as he handed me a plate before filling it with food "we can eat at the bonfire it's not to far of a walk."

"This plate of food will be gone before we get there," I grinned as I dug in "so do you guys have bonfires all the time?"

"You don't remember, huh?"

"Nope."

"Charlie would bring you to the bonfires as a kid and same goes for me but with Billy," Jacob led the way out again and I followed him toward where the direction of the beach is "we just didn't get to hear the scary stories then."

"Oh."

"Yeah, so now we can hear them but I've heard them many times so it isn't really scary at all I guess the tribe just does it as tradition."

"Well you are a tribe," I shrugged "and I highly doubt they would probably break a tradition that goes back way before we were born."

"I know," Jacob groaned "honestly wish we were kids again those were the best time." I only nodded in agreement as we came up on the bonfire where there was a bunch of males mostly sitting. "Bella this is the guys, guys Bella."

"Shitty introduction, Jake." I said and he only rolled his eyes.

"Bella," one spoke "I'm Embry this here is Paul, Seth, and Jared."

"Nice to meet you guys," I nodded and look to notice one of the elders as we all took seats "thank you for letting me join on this."

We all sat and listened to the Elder, the Elder spoke of their history, and land as well as mentioning the Pale faces who they had made a treaty and placed a boundary. Their Chief having let them hunt as long as it wasn't humans or on their sacred land then they would leave them be to live in peace. I figured the Pale faces were the Cullens with the way they are being described by the Elder who continued going on about the rest of their history only mentioning the Cullens here and there. I could see why this would be scary to a kid, with the gory details they gave, and the history you wouldn't would be true but a fantasy so this was why they didn't let us listen as kids. Once it was done and over with Jacob and I headed to walk along the beach to talk some more mostly about the stories along with how he didn't really believe anything to be true but it was in their history. It was why their tribe were the way they are. I could understand the way they views things because of how they are being taught, raised by stories, that are something that shouldn't be told. At least not till they are truly old enough to understand and decide for themselves so that they aren't being swayed one way or another without the other side's fully story at all.

Or maybe I was just being protective of the Cullens?

"Why won't you listen!" I heard "I am your Alpha!" I stopped causing Jacob to as well who was gonna question me until I shushed him so I could continue listening it wasn't until I heard slap. Skin on skin. I moved, I moved faster than I thought possible, dragging Jacob along with me when the culprits came into view "Who are they?" I asked Jake.

"Leah and Same they were suppose to get married," Jacob sighed "Sam found someone else and ever since then Leah has hated him."

"I would…" Before I could even finish my sentence I cut it short seeing Sam raise his hand at Leah again until I grabbed it interfering everything was quick even to me. "I don't fucking think so." I tossed him aside like a rag doll but it hadn't fazed him either he stood his ground well but it was no surprise to me at all.

"I suggest you keep going about your own business," Sam cleaned himself off as if he was all high and mighty "Jake you might want to get your friend."

"Bella," Jake looked to me "we should go."

"No," I stood my ground "if he wants a fight then he got one." Sam was going to raise his own hand until Leah interfered tackling him in her wolf form which kind of got me by surprise.

"What the fuck!" Oh, right Jake still didn't know only the stories from his tribe. I had to stop this before Same tore Leah limb from limb so I shifted barreling into Sam who was on top of Leah about to tear out her throat. "Stop!" I screamed putting out my own dominance causing Leah to whine. Same barely flinched at it "I poked at you and if you are going to fight someone then let it be me."

"Are you challenging me?" Sam growled as if to intimidate me but I was much larger than him so it put me at ease just a bit.

"No," I puffed out my chest, advancing on him just a bit, "I am warning you, an Alpha does not hurt his or her pack, so why are you?" At this point Sam still wasn't back down and by that rest of his pack had showed their faces. "I'm not here to fight but you won't hurt her either." I spoke out to him.

"Sam, back down," Billy's voice interfered and it made the pitch black Alpha that was Sam Uley shift into his human form. "Bella you as well." I looked down at my pure white paws which were now human hands "The three of you will follow me to the council room, now." I felt like I was getting sent to the principal's office but it wasn't going to be as worse once Charlie found out that I did the exact opposite of what he had told me. Once we were in the council room one of the Elders spoke "I'd like to know what happened that cause this conversation at once."

Billy looked to me first "I was walking with Jake when I heard the commotion by then I saw Sam raising his hand at Leah so I intervened. Sam then was going to hit me for doing so but Leah had shifted and tackled Sam before he could do so, is this the type of Alpha you want leading your pack?"

Both Billy and the Elder ignored the last part of what I had said looking to Leah "Is this true?"

"Yes," Leah looked between Sam and I "it has been going on for awhile now."

"Sam?"

"She does not obey order and continues to rebel." Sam stated as if this was some excuse for his behavior toward his pack member.

"Well you no longer had to worry, my pack connection has been broken, and Bella is now my Alpha." Leah's statement took everyone and mostly me by surprise since I wasn't really sure how I had done it at all.

"Same you are to lead the pack until Jake shifts then you will be relieved of your duties as Alpha. As for you and Bella, you are to immediately leave the reservation and are banned until Jake will shift, only then will we come up with a treaty between both packs and the Cullens. Leah you will be able to visit but can no longer reside here due to to being with Bella we cannot have one not part of the pack. It was over and we were dismissed I felt so much guilt "Leah.."

"Look before you apologize I'm grateful for what you did," Leah gave me a soft smile "it felt like I was living in hell just living here and you were able to re-establish a connection with me. You ended the suffering. So don't feel guilty, okay?"

"Thanks," I know I should have at least been comforting instead of the other way around "you can stay with Charlie and me we have a spare bedroom that you can stay in."

"Thanks," she shrugged "I almost that I would have somewhere to go."

"I wouldn't leave you out like that," I wasn't sure how Charlie would react I just knew that I wasn't going to leave Leah alone now especially because it's my fault that she is without a home.

"I'm going to pack my things," Leah stated "I'll meet you at your car."

"Do you want some help?" Leah nodded and I followed her finding Jake along the way we had explained what happened also letting him know how long we'd have to be away for. That part totally depended on him since we had to wait till he shifted to come then establish something totally different. Most of Leah's stuff was in the trunk of the camaro, Jake and Seth put Leah's bed in the bed of the truck, with that we headed out toward my place. We unloaded everything into the room which didn't take long at all "What are you gonna tell Charlie?" Jake asked.

"I'm sure your dad already told him," I shrugged "but if so I am going to have to tell him the truth since we have an extra person in the house."

Jake nodded as we waited outside for Leah and Seth having left the siblings alone to say a small goodbye even though it wasn't forever. "Ready to go," Seth came outside his face a bit puffy and red "bye Bella." He engulfed me with a hug before saying a final goodbye then they had left leaving Leah and I alone, Charlie wouldn't be home, or shouldn't since he stated he'd be working late.

"What are we going to do about school?" Leah asked.

"Forks,"

"With the…"

"Don't say it," I cut her off "we are going to have to lay down some ground rules. First and foremost don't call the Cullens leeches, bloodsuckers, or anything they are peaceful vampires so we respect that. Second curfew throughout the week is to be home at ten, weekends just check in, and we do training well Charlie does for me. I'm still a bit brand new to this."

"Training?" She asked with a confused look toward me.

"Uh, yeah I shifted not even a couple of months ago," I shrugged "it's the reason I am here so Charlie can train me."

"Wait, Charlie can shift?" I nodded "That's awesome so how come you two haven't establish a pack yet?"

"We are both Alpha's so it would be a bit difficult,"

"Well you guys could try."

"A conversation for another time anyway since we have all your info we can get you registered at Forks and you can attend with me as well as be nice to the Cullens."

"That's going to be really hard to do," Leah shook her head "but I can try and do it if that is what you really want."

"Yes," I gave her smile "so do you want take out or are we cooking in?"