Book 1 – Chapter 3: Wolves
The news that I was dating Edward Cullen for 'a year' had gotten out by the time I had barely been there for a week. Charlie was ok with it, he was really calm actually. Surprisingly he didn't pounce on the fact that I had a boyfriend so quickly as did Phil and Renee, who knew nothing of my condition.
"Bella has a Boyfriend! Already?" Renee said into the phone as Charlie called her late on afternoon. "Yes, But Renee, you can't change her problem or condition. Whatever you call it. You wouldn't understand" he said back to her.
"But she's only been there for a whole week" Renee retorts. "Look" Charlie said calmly "She's Seventeen, let her go. She's perfectly happy and he's a good boy for her. He has the same condition as your daughter Renee, she's found happiness here in Forks…Unlike you did" he said before hanging up. I walked down the stairs later that day to find Billy Black, His son Jacob and Charlie in our living room.
"So you must be Charlie's daughter" Billy says as he catches sight of me. I throw Charlie a warning look and he sighs.
"Yes this is my daughter, Bella" he says and I smile before walking towards the front door.
"I'm going out" I say and he nods. "I'll be back around ten" I lie and he nods knowing I won't be back until Midnight or later with Edward.
"Sure, have fun" he says and I smile as I Attempt to step outside into the darkness and frown as I see Edward's Text.
Edward: There in a second. It says and I laugh as Edward's car pulls in and he avoids leaving his seat. "Jump in, I want to avoid the blacks seeing me" he says and I frown as I jump in the car and he drives away. "Billy Black's asking questions about you Bella. They said they'll stay 'till ten to see you arrive, it's only eight so I'll sneak into you're room later tonight" Edward says and I nod.
"Why?" I ask him and he frowns.
"We made a treaty with the wolves about us hunting, they might think that we've bitten another human, which we haven't. Anyway, what do you want to do, we hunted last night and we've got two free hours" he says with a smirk as he holds my thigh with his spare hand and rubs it gently.
"Well I suppose we could go for a walk out in the bush, but what I would really like to do is annoy Emmett. He keeps badgering me about some arm wrestle because I'm 'new'" I say and Edward laughs.
"Well that is something I want to see. Then you'll probably make Charlie's next couple of meals with Esme again? I guess?" he asks me and I smile.
"You know me way too well" I say and he grins. "As long as I avoid Alice and her dresses." I say and he grins.
"One, I am you're boyfriend and Two, you won't be able to avoid her, she'll be wherever you decide to go" he says and I groan.
"It's not that I don't love her, it's that I don't love dress up. If she had something, I dunno, not super girly then I would be happier." I say and he nods in agreement. I hear footsteps up the house and towards the front door.
"BELLA!" Alice whines and I laugh as she stops in front of me. "Why can't you be like Rosalie? Why do you hate dresses! And dress up! You Are Beautiful Bella! Why don't you take advantage of that?" she says and I laugh.
"Because I'm for one, not beautiful and two, because dresses aren't my thing and neither is dress up." I say and she frowns. Before Edward starts to prove me wrong, I turn to Rosalie. "Where's Emmett, I want to have that arm wrestling match with him later tomorrow" I say and Emmett appears on the stairs.
"You're on" he says as he tries to tackle me. Esme appears around the corner with Carlisle, a bright smile plastered on her face, along with everyone else.
"Hey Bella, are you going to help me cook?" Esme asks me and I grin as I follow her into the kitchen and we get to work on the pizza dough, and the pasta before we pack it all up into food containers for Charlie.
"Bella, it's nearly ten" Edward says as he walks around the corner and into the kitchen. I smile as his arms wrap around me and he kisses my cheek. I pull up the food containers and hand him the large pizza boxes.
"Let's just hope that Billy and Jacob are gone. Otherwise we're going to have to lie and tell them I was at a friend's place. And I don't think that I'll be able to carry all that in by myself. And it's going to be awkward if you walk in but if it's alright with you…" I trail off as we load the food into the car. He drives us back to Charlie's in silence and he smiles as we pull in.
"Jacob must have phased" Edward says as he steps out the car. I raise my eyebrows in confusion and he laughs. What could he be talking about? "I'll Explain later, actually I might stay in your presence for a bit, drive them off you." he says and I smile and nod as I stack so much into my arms that he takes some off me. I smile as he kisses my cheek as I lead the way into the house.
"I'm home!" I call as I walk into the kitchen with Edward and we place the numerous containers and boxes on the counter.
"Hey Bells!" Charlie calls from the living room. I walk in holding Edward's hand and Charlie smiles when he sees us two. "You go over to the Doc's house?" He asks and I nod.
"I brought you back some food…where's Billy and Jacob? I thought they would still be here?" I ask and Charlie looks at me.
"Billy is in the Bathroom, Jacob got some of his friends to pick him up from the reservation, they should be dropping him off soon too Billy said" Charlie says and I nod as Edward looks around the room, again. I hear Billy walking out from the bathroom and stops behind us.
"I should be going. I promised Carlisle I would help with his documents for the hospital" Edward says and I pout. "I'll be back in the morning to pick Bella up" he says and Charlie nods before looking at me. I walk to the front door with Edward, past Billy and stop at the door.
"You'll drive home and be in my room soon though right?" I ask him and he nods. "You'll also explain what you meant earlier" I say and he nods. "See you in a few, feel free to keep yourself entertained" I say as he leans down to kiss me. He makes it quick before squeezing my waist and walking away to his car, which once after a minute of pulling out, another appears, Jacob black hops out and walks up to me.
"So you must be Charlie's famous Daughter then, Isabella Swan" Jacob says and I sigh.
"Yes, I'm Bella. You must be Jacob Black then?" I ask him and he smiles.
"Yes I am Jacob" he says and I smile. "So who just left your house?" he asks me and I flinch not wanting to tell him anything about Edward.
"No-one" I say instead and he nods. He wrinkles his nose and I frown as I smell his disgusting smell. "What?" I ask him and he shakes his head.
"Nothing…Look I need to come here after school to see you and someone else that obviously relates to you. My friends will be coming too, Charlie will be out?" he asks me and I nod as Charlie and Billy walk towards us.
"Well kid, we better get going" Billy says as he looks at me. "Thanks for having us Charlie" Billy says and Charlie smiles and nods as they leave.
"Going over to see Edward tonight?" he asks me and I nod. "Ok, night" he says as I walk up to my room. I open the door with a smile as I see Edward waiting for me on the bed. He closes the book he was reading and places it on my bedside table and moves over to make room for myself. I smile as I lie next to him.
"Jacob black noticed that you had my scent on you" Edward says as his lips meet my forehead. "I guess you noticed his scent. It doesn't smell very…nice" he says and I laugh.
"Yes I notices. He said for you and me to meet him tomorrow afternoon. Why?" I ask him and he smiles.
"The wolf pack- Yes I'll explain in a second- want to know how you became like this, include you in the treaty as well. Ok so the wolves are…shapeshifters, werewolves…whatever you want to call them. They phase into their wolf forms dedicated to protect humans, and we are natural enemies so we don't get along very well." Edward says and I smile and nod as I lean into his embrace. He kisses me gently and I smile when he lets go. I brush my hand through his hair and he smiles and lays his head against my pillow. "Walk?" he asks me and I smile and nod as we slide out the window silently and stroll together into the forest hand in hand.
-The next day-
Edward and I walked into the house after school, holding each other by the waist laughing still after Emmett's little stunt at school that day. I walk in and I stop as I see Charlie holding a bloody towel against his arm while Billy Black rummages through the first aid box. Edward's arms pull against my waist as my hands slip up towards my throat.
"Bella" Edward says as he pulls me out the house. I resist him as he pulls me out and I growl angrily. "Bella I can't" he says and I attempt to get free without hurting him.
"Edward, Let me go in" I hiss and he frowns and shakes his head. "He's hurt Ed, and I want to help. I'll hold my breath, you can too. I just don't want to hurt you" I say and he sighs as he wraps his arms around my waist. He lets me walk inside and I take a deep breath, hold it and Billy looks at me with concern and fear. "I just want to help" I say and he reluctantly nods. "What happened?" I ask him and he frowns.
"If it makes you feel uncomfortable then leave, I'll be good with Billy" he says and I frown as I remove the towel and look at the long but shallow cut in his arm. "Bells" he says as a warning and I frown.
"Not too deep, won't need stitches. We could strip it up and then dress it with some disinfectant" I say as I grab the alcohol from the bag. "It'll sting" I say and he nods as I completely fix up his arm and he actually smiles when it is done.
"Huh…Impressive. How did you learn this?" he asks me and I grin as I clean up the blood without an issue. Edward seems very interested and…concerned as I clean up and attempts to help me.
"I…was really clumsy when I was little, I had to perform first aid on myself too much" I say and Charlie grins as he and Billy start to watch the flat screen TV in the living room. I sigh and walk up stairs, Edward follows and I just randomly, without caring, take my shirt off and toss it on my bed. He hisses and I supress a laugh. "Seriously?" I ask him and his arms trace my arms and chest and don't go anywhere near the front of my bra but snake around my back towards my flat stomach.
"Hmmm…" he says as he kisses my neck and I laugh as I slide on another shirt. "Aww come on Bell" he says and I laugh loudly as I pull down my jeans and quickly slide on another pair before he can get too distracted. He sighs and grins as he looks out the window towards the bush. "The pups are here now" he says and I sigh, why does he have to make everything so difficult sometimes?
"Ok, let's go and hear what they have to say" I say as we walk towards the edge of the forest holding hands. I notice a tall boy, over the age of eighteen towering over the rest of the boys. All the boys have the same features in body shape, all muscular and wide, with black hair that is short on their heads and a tattoo on their arms which are all identical. Most of them all wear only shorts, nothing to cover their muscles except for Jacob in the right of the tallest one, who wears a shirt.
"Bella, this is Sam Uley. Our Leader." Jacob says and I nod towards him. "Paul" the furthest nods with a faint smile. "Embry" he shakes my hand with too much enthusiasm. "Jared" who grins and says "Here's the Bella you were talking about!" with a massive and friendly grin. "Quil" who smiles politely but continues to eat his chicken drumstick with enthusiasm. "And Me, Jacob" he says with a laugh and they all stare at him.
"We are here to inform you of the treaty" Sam says as he casts a glace to Edward. "If any of you bite, kill or change a human, the treaty is over and we won't hesitate to kill any of you" Sam says and Edward nods. "Who was Bella created by?" he asks and I frown.
"We don't know" I say and Sam frowns. "We don't know, who or where I was created. My fair guess is Phoenix, my old home but that's all I can give you on the matter" I say and they nod.
"Ok, Bella you are now included in the treaty, remember it at all times" Sam says and I nod with a smile.
"Unlikely she'll forget" Edward says and I try and hold back a small laugh. "And I don't think she'll be breaking it any time soon. She just fixed Charlie Swan's cut while it was obviously bleeding without any difficulty. You could say that she's better than Carlisle and Rosalie" Edward says and they raise their eyes in surprise.
"How old is she?" Quil asks and I nervously tap my fingers together.
"A Month into this life" Edward says and their cough in surprise. "And acts like she's centuries rather than weeks old" he says and they look at me before nodding and walking away. "You know, you are something special" he says and I laugh.
"I doubt it. So where are we going now?" I ask him and he laughs.
"Back to the house. Tomorrow I want to show you something" he says and I smile as I take his hand and we walk towards Edward's car and drive back to The Cullen Household, where Alice still continually begs for me to come shopping with her.
"Bella!" Alice complains and I smile as I brush my hands together, removing any dirt from the arm wrestling match with Emmett, which I won. "Come on!" She says and I sigh and smile politely.
"Alice…maybe next week" I say and she pouts. Edward laughs and takes my hand before leading me to his room, where a four poster bed sits in the middle while everything else has been pushed to the side. "What's this for?" I ask him and he laughs.
"Just in case" he says and I smile as I lay on the bed and press my hands into the fabric. "Alice saw something…about our Future. Has she told you about the wedding vision she's had?" he asks me and I nod. "It's changed. Your eyes were…blood red" he says and I frown.
"So…I must've slipped up" I say with a frown. Edward nods and I sigh loudly. "When it comes to that I'll be careful" I say and he nods before pulling out a book. We spend most of our time on the bed, reading, talking and the occasional kiss. One kiss catches me off guard though as I act upon my own accord without meaning to do so. Edward kisses me fiercely, acting unconsciously on my accord. I moan and he smiles but I wrap my hands around his neck before moving them to his buttons where he moves himself off me and walks across the other side of the room. "I'm sorry" I mumble and he frowns and shakes his head.
"It's not you it's…just my morals and the era I was born into. You know. Waiting for marriage." He says and I shake my head with a sad smile.
"No…No it's fine. I understand. I guess it's just different era I was born into mixes with yours and conflicts each other. I'm fine! I can wait a while if that is what it means to you. I won't push you any further beyond your limits. I wasn't even thinking about it, I just acted unconsciously without meaning to upset you. I-" I start to say but his kiss cuts me off.
"Don't talk nonsense. I really do want to Bella…but I just want to married to you first. And we've also only known each other for a short amount of time too. I just don't want to rush anything" he says and I smile and nod.
"We seem to be failing at that recently hey?" I ask him with a laugh and he actually grins at me.
"Yes we seem to be lately. But we should probably change that. For sake of appearances" he says and I smile and lean against his shoulder as I begin to sing and he hums along with me. I loved him. He loved me. That was enough for me.