Chapter 4 Bella POV

I tensed as the cold hand wrapped around my wrist before spinning around and landing a solid kick right between his legs. He hit his knees with a silent scream but I didn't bother paying attention instead I reached back for Alice's hand and pulled her with me. Carlisle stood up as we entered but Esme spoke first "Bella, Alice is everything ok?" she asked taking in our serious expressions, I frowned at her lack of acknowledging Rosalie. And I wasn't the only one as Angel also had a frown on her face as her eyes shot around the room. Though a glare took over as they landed on Emmett, and considering I know just how she can be when it comes to jealousy I was hoping she would control it now.

I left the talking to Alice still not sure how I was really feeling about everything with them here, their company alone made me uncomfortable. "I just came by to let you guys know we are going to be gone for a bit so don't freak out."

"Gone? What are you talking about, where ya going Alie Cat? Rose?" I pursed my lips as the small rumble filled Angels chest. Thankfully it stopped as soon as Rosalie took her hand with a glance back. "Were heading back to Forks."

"what why?" Carlisle stepped forward as Edward finally jumped back up "you're not going anywhere with her Alice, and you're not going either Bella, the wolves' problems are not ours." I rolled my eyes and tightened my grip on Alice's hand "they may not be yours, but they are mine, and I will be going, I don't need your permission. Our pack is allied with theirs; we will join them and help when they are need. Especially if I get a chance to clean up the mess you made."

"what are you talking about Bella dear?" I admit I flinched at the name and thankfully Rosalie spoke up "the Victoria problem. Me and Jasper told you we should have killed her. We told you she would come back for revenge when we killed James. She wouldn't forget her mates death."

"..we didn't think-" I scoffed "big surprise there. You guys seem to do that a lot."

"Bella I demand-"

"I don't really give a fuck. We just came to let you know so you didn't freak out when you couldn't find Alice and Rosalie." Emmett stood up heading towards us "great, so when do we leave?" he asked completely oblivious to the danger he was walking towards as Angel tensed, a hiss leaving her lips. "Emmett…" Rosalie warned him as she slowly made her way between him and his death. Thankfully he was smart enough to stop before he got to close. "We are leaving tomorrow, you are not."

"What, why not? I can help."

"for starters were going to be working with the La Push pack and it will be hard enough getting them to play nice with Alice and Rosalie, they won't tolerate your presence." Edward straightened up, "then we will stick to Forks with you, they tolerated us when we were there."

"that was before you pulled a dick move leaving her in the forest before running like a little bitch." He took a step towards her before Rosalie stepped between them, her death glare full force. "Your really choosing this animal over your family Rosalie?"

"1. I would choose my mate over anyone. And 2. We both know you're not my family." Esme gasped placing a hand over her mouth and I just knew it was fake as she had barely been able to look at her since we entered the room. "Rosalie how could you say that?"

"how could I not Esme? I was turned for only the purpose of being Edwards mate, when that didn't work out I was only tolerated until I brought in Emmett."

"And now you're ruining this family!" I admit even my eyes widened at Esme's outburst, my voice lowered dangerously at the tone "And how exactly is she doing that Esme? Was it she who broke the laws and told a human about vampires? Was it she who took said human in, pretended to care, pretended she meant anything to you? Was it she who completely stabbed her own sister in the back and stole her mate! Don't act like Rosalie is to blame for any of this when it was him!"

"Bella he-"

"STOP! Stop defending him! He may have been turned at 17 but he is old enough to know better, he is technically a god damn adult by now! So don't defend him or his actions and put the blame on someone else because this is just as much your fault as it is his. For letting this go on for as long as you did. You don't get to blame her for choosing the mate she thought she lost over anything, let alone this so-called family." The entire room was silenced by my outburst, at least until Emmett's quiet "damn Bella Boo." I could see Rosalie staring at me in shock, Alice had on a grin as she squeezed my hand, she cleared her throat "I think we should grab some clothes and things Rose before we leave." She nodded her head still silent, before they dragged us upstairs. Rose and Angel went one way and Alice dragged me another. She closed the door behind me, and I was pretty shocked Edward hadn't chased after us. I looked up as she let go of my hand, not surprised her room was similar to the one in Forks. The walls were a baby blue, pictures and paintings lined them. She loved taking pictures, she loved making new memories since she couldn't remember her past. There was a desk on the far wall that covered with her drawings, and off to the side was the door that was sure to be a huge walk-in closet that she just walked through. I took a seat on the bed as she filled a backpack full of clothes. It wasn't long before there was a soft knock on the door that made me tense up, Alice walked out of the closet "It's Jasper, come in." He walked in and quietly shut the door behind him, "Alice, Bella."

"Jasper, everything alright?"

"yes of course, I was actually hoping to speak with you for a moment Bella?" I nodded my head for him to continue "I wanted to apologize to you for, well everything. But let's start with your birthday-"

"stop. Jasper, you're a vampire and I was bleeding, I don't blame you for that night. I blame the idiot who threw me into a glass table in a room full of vampires." His lips twitched up into a smirk "still, had my control been better-"

"stop again. You're an empath Jasper, not only did you have your own blood lust to deal with, you had 6 others, one of which was in the room with their singer bleeding. Besides, I never wanted a party." I shot a look at my sheepish looking mate. "Fair enough, it was still the reason behind our leaving, so for that I apologize. As well as the fact that I couldn't tell the difference between singer emotions and mates, it would have saved a lot of trouble."

"Accepted." And I actually meant it, I could tell from the look in his eyes he meant every word, and it still bothered him. "Thank you. And another thing before I leave you two, Tamara and I were going to take a bit time to ourselves, a vacation. But with everything going on I think we will postpone it."

"you don't have to do that Jasper."

"But I want to. I am not sure we can stay in this house with them any longer, things are getting out of hand and far worse, but we will be staying close. So while I know you don't want or need any help in Forks for now, please call me if that changes. I do have experience with newborns, they are dangerous Bella. You guys need to be careful."

"I appreciate that Jasper, and the apology. I will definitely keep that in mind and let Angel know." He nodded and made his way back to the door "Jasper? Congratulations on your mate." His smile made it all the way to his eyes as they shot between us "you as well Bella."

Once he closed the door behind him I turned back to Alice as she set her full backpack down on the bed. "so what exactly is the plan Bells?"

"we won't really be sure until we get to Forks and Angel gives her orders."

"her orders?"

"yes, like Jake, Angel is our Alpha."

"so you just do what she wants?" With a sigh I reached out and pulled her down next to me, even with our talk I could tell she was still troubled with our relationship. "Yes and no. Angel would never order us to do something she isn't willing to do herself. When she gives an order, a real order that we can't deny, it is usually in our best interest and life or death."

"what do you mean you can't deny it?"

"I mean she is Alpha and with that comes a certain-ability if you will, to command her pack. We physically cannot deny her orders, we must follow it. Jake has the same ability when it comes to his pack, it helps keep the peace and everyone in control, for the most part."

"I see, so she will make the decision on what we do?"

"yes, after we speak with Jake and we see just what is going on in Forks. That's not to say she won't ask our opinions or take our concerns seriously because she will, she will always put her pack first, well after her mate but yah." She nodded her head, still looking troubled but understanding, "do you think our presence will cause more trouble than help?"

"at first maybe, the wolves of La Push are not the biggest fans of vampires I'm sure you remember. That is amplified for your family after you guys left. But Angel will handle it and it will be fine."

"…you put a lot of faith in your Alpha."

"I do. Because I trust her and I know what she is capable of. It will be fine Allie."

"ok, ok. Let's do this then." I smirked "great, you ready? Perfect timing Angel and Rosalie are ready." She grabbed her bag but stopped me from opening the door, "that was really nice of you to defend Rosalie like that." She leaned up and placed a kiss to my cheek before leading me out.

I was following her down the stairs when a shot of rage flowed through me causing me to almost miss a step. In the second I was flying down the stairs past Alice and into the room where Angel stood in Rosalie's arms fuming as she held her back, snarl on her lips. Her eyes completely focused on Esme who stood across the room, her own eyes black with her teeth barred. Emmett stood between them looking unsure as to what to do. "What happened?" I asked as I slowly moved in front of Angel. Thankfully Emmett answered "Esme, she uh, she said some things."

"what kind of things Emmett? Angel wouldn't be this upset about some things." I twitched as Esme spoke up behind me "All I said was how good of a couple she and Emmett made, how happy they were and why she would want to throw it all away, throw this family away for this woman."

"this woman is my MATE!" I pinched the bridge of my nose at the stupidity of the woman. "I think it is time for us to go. Angel. Angel!" her eyes flicked to me in recognition, but I could still see the fire that burned in her eyes along with the pain of her doubt. "let's go." I nodded for Rosalie to start pushing Angel out the door, she was not going to move on her own. "wait Bella?" I turned towards Emmett when he rushed out the words, "my offer is the same as Jaspers, we fucked up, I know we fucked up. And I know you don't want to hear it right now, but if you need me in Forks, please call. And take care of them."

"…I will Emmett, thank you." With that I followed the others out the door and into the forest, a pissed off Alice ignoring the sound of Esme calling her name. I'm assuming Carlisle and Edward were out hunting, thankfully.

Once we reached our house Rosalie dragged Angel off into the forest that surrounded our home, hopefully to cool off. I led Alice back up to my room, noticing her nose still crinkled when we walked through the door. I chose to ignore it, but her eyes darkened when they landed on the bed. "it's one night Allie."

"I know" she growled out "doesn't mean I have to like it, were burning this after we get back."

"of course, I'm going to take a quick shower though." I started grabbing some clothes to sleep in before heading for the bathroom, turning the water as hot as it would go. I took my time washing up, hoping to get rid of any and all traces of Angel on me, my own nose crinkled with how much I smelt like body wash by the time I stepped out. Throwing the sweats and t-shirt on I was brushing threw my hair when I walked out, Alice was standing in front of the lone dresses that held multiple pictures of me and the pack, some of Charlie and the La Push pack, some of just me and Angel. "I'm glad you had all of them when we left. And I'm glad Angel and the pack found you, were there for you when we weren't. When I wasn't." I crawled into bed under the covers before holding them open "Come here Allie." She did so without question crawling into my arms, and I had thought It would be awkward, that it would be weird and we would need time to adjust. She was after all my best friend back then. But she fell into me so naturally and it felt right as I tightened my arms placing a kiss to her hair. "you're here now, and this time I'm not letting you go."

When I had woken up next it was not to the warm safe embrace I had grown accustomed to but to a gentle cold weight pressed into my side, her ice cold hand tracing symbols on my bare stomach where the shirt had risen up. "did you stay in here all night?"

"where else would I have been? Did-did you not want me to." I shook my head quickly, "of course I did Allie, I just figured you would have gotten bored, and you look like you need to hunt."

"I'm fine-"

"no Alice you're not, your eyes were dark when I saw you yesterday, they have only gotten darker since. You need to hunt, preferably before we get to Forks." She looked like she wanted to argue but nodded her head, "I will see if Rosalie wants to join me. We won't be long." She placed a quick kiss to my lips before skipping out of the room.

I quickly threw on some clothes that would be easy to travel through the forest in and headed downstairs to eat, I knew Angel would want to get going as soon as possible. She was already at the table with the rest of the pack, still half asleep as she shoveled food into her mouth. I took the last plate on the counter and joined them. "Rosalie go with Alice?"

"yes, they won't be long." Nodding as I stuffed my own face before Justin spoke up. "Is this all going to be ok?"

"what do you mean?"

"I mean, I know you both have mates now, but 53 years is a long time."

"yes, but we will be fine."

"good good." I looked up at his quiet tone as he stared at the table, thankfully Angel also noticed "is something else on your mind brother?"

"no no, well yes. It's just, I mean…you're not leaving right?" My eyes widened as his landed on me "What!? No of course not! Why would you think that?"

"I don't know Izz, maybe you'd want to go with the vampires instead…maybe they don't want to stay with us all…" I was speechless as Angel put her fork down. "Justin, we have often left each other's side yes? Have we not always found our way back to each other?" He nodded but still looked unsure. "there is a chance they don't want to stay, and it will be addressed, but you guys are my family. WE are family, and we are pack. That will never change." He nodded his head again, the light returning to his eyes as said vampires walked in, both sets of eyes much brighter. Alice took the last open chair next to me as Rosalie sat on Angels lap. She wrapped an arm around her and quickly went through another proper introduction considering there hadn't been much time yesterday.

"Is everyone pretty much ready?"

"yes, are we running?"

"yes It will be much quicker that way, and gives you the opportunity to hunt again if need be before we hit Forks."

"Are you guys as fast as us in human form?"

"yes, but I doubt we will run as humans, we will be faster as animals, and if you two don't mind sitting on me and Bella's back it will be easier."

"…how so?"

"were a bit faster than vampires, we are Shadow Weres, we tend to move like a shadow so we move through the trees easier."

"ok, I don't mind if you don't mind Bella?" She looked over at me as if I would say no, "of course I don't mind" I rolled my eyes as Angel looked towards Rosalie. "I think I can keep up, but I don't mind riding you." She smirked as Angel's eyes widened, Justin let out a booming laugh with Mia, even Ivy had on a small smile. It wasn't long before Angel let out a chuckle placing a kiss on her cheek. "the if that is all, let's get going?" we locked everything up and grabbed our few things we were bringing, Alice took my bag as I stepped back, I changed into my wolf form effortlessly, not only was it one of my fastest it would be the most common in the forest in case of anyone spotting us, no matter how unlikely it is. I shook out my fur waiting for Alice to walk back up to me, her eyes shining as they took me in. "do I-do I just climb up?" I nodded my head and leaned down as she leapt up settling onto my back with the bags.

The rest of the pack followed suit, all taking their wolf forms, Rosalie climbing onto Angel and settling in. We all shared a look before Angel took off through the forest, the rest of us following close behind. We moved effortlessly through the trees and over rocks and fallen branches, the only sound was the animals that scattered in our wake even our footsteps falling silently. We reached the Canadian border quickly, not even the snow and ice slowing us down. Washington was even quicker, the steady drizzle soaking through my fur as we neared Seattle where we slowed down trying to take in any scents. Though I figured the chances were low considering the vampires wouldn't be vegetarian wasting time in the forest. Angel must have felt the same way as she came to stop not far from the tree line. She shifted back adjusting a shocked Rosalie so she was piggy back on her human form. "do you guys want to take a look around Seattle and see if we can get any scents or head straight to Forks first?" I pulled on the bond that linked our pack together until she turned to, as tempting as it was I wanted to get to La Push sooner rather than later "Izz?"

"Jake had said the attacks came and went quickly, but they were happening every other day, I would rather get there before another takes place in case they need us." She nodded her head "agree?" she asked the others who also nodded their heads. She shifted back easily leaving Rosalie to fumble around so she wouldn't fall "really?" she grumbled only for Angel to bark out a laugh before taking off again. We reached Forks in 30 minutes and La Push Border in another 5. Normally we would just cross over but not with the Vampires with us. Angel let out a howl knowing they would hear and come meet us here. And meet us they did, the big russet colored wolf walked out centered in front of his pack of 8. An imposing image for anyone, I could feel Alice tense above me as the wolves eyes narrowed. Angel shifted back, again refusing to let Rosalie hop off. Said vampire let out a huff but settled her chin on her mates shoulder much to the wolves confusion and shock. "Jake, it is good to see you and your pack again." He nodded before she spoke again "I am sure you remember a couple of the Cullen's, Alice and Rosalie. Alice is Bella's imprint, Rosalie is mine. They have offered their assistance, and refused to let us come without them. I understand your treaty forbids them from entering your land, they would be much more useful If that was-temporarily lifted. But we understand if that is not possible." Jake stared into Angel's eyes for a few moments and I knew they were having a conversation, one Alpha to another as we waited. And then he nodded his big furry hair and Angel was wolf once more as we followed them over the border and into the beaches of La Push.