2. The Spirit Warriors

Even though her opportunity to show off her speed became severely hampered, but she tried to take him to her special spot as quickly as she could regardless of the extra weight. "Just what the heck was in that backpack of his?" she thought as she leaped over rivers, streams, and gullies, and she wove around trees, snags, and rocky outcroppings. She stopped in a patch of old growth forest where stood a moss covered stump whose base was the diameter of a small school bus. Ferns and Fiddleheads poked up from the center of the stump. The giant log lay across a fissure where it provided shelter from the elements and maybe a romantic hideaway for two wolves to be alone.

Fen jumped off onto the stump where he pulled out her clothes and shoes handling them back to her after she reverted to human form. He looked around the mossy landscape and listened to the air rustling through the trees and the roaring of the waves off in the distance.

After he gave her clothes back, and she got dressed, she sat next to him on the stump. "So what really brings you out here? I doubt you came here to do some sightseeing"

He did not try to hide his interest in her knowing that the jig was up. "Well, a couple years back, there was like this huge swarm of newborns that came into my turf. I was only able to kill five of them before they scattered like cockroaches. The Elders are convinced that something big is going on and they have ordered me to come out here as back-up just incase"

She frowned and nodded. "Yea, we have a few run-ins with newborns around here. We had a heck of a time dealing with them" she muttered before she smiled. "So just how big is your pack? It must be super huge to scare off newborns"

He gave her a funny look, and he immediately had a coughing fit while muttering "One" in the middle.

She cocked her head cutely not sure if she was hearing things or not. "What was that? Are my ears playing tricks or did I really just hear you say just one?" she asked.

He nodded slowly before she stared at him in utter disbelief. He shrugged his shoulders not finding it to be a big deal. "I never said I had a pack did I? Though, I am not against starting one" he said while mumbling the last sentence to himself.

Her jaw hung open not sure what do think of it all. "Wow! You got to show us your strength now! I'm calling your bluff, mister!"

"Uh, Okay? If you're into that sort of thing then"

She gave him a tap of the fist into his shoulder getting a good laugh. Jacob kept pushing her to focus back on extracting more information from him. She did not like being used, nor did she like having them listen in on her budding relationship with Fen. "Do you fight vampires often?" She asked.

"Meh, only when they give me a problem. Trust me, when they start going on a biting spree, then it gives me a problem. I don't like townsfolk getting all paranoid and uptight. You know? They just become quickly irrational and form mobs just as fast. I like the slow easy life. Anything that interrupts my sanctity will have a whole world of hurt to pay. It'll cost more than an arm and a leg if you catch my drift"

"Hmm…well, I don't like them at all. Their presence made me a freak like I am today" She said as she placed her hand over her heart.

He looked at her strangely and caught up with her. "Uh, you care explaining that to me? All of it? You smell more of a wolf than a bat"

She winced and looked up at him hurt. "You see…the magic I inherited from my ancestors came out of hiding once vampires encroached upon our lands. I'm the first ever female werewolf here, and my life has been miserable ever since. I'm afraid I won't be able to bear children because of it"

"Hold on…If you are the first, how can you be certain that you won't be able to bear children?"

She looked towards the ground and gritted her teeth nervously. "My menstrual cycle stopped the first day I phased"

"Oh? So you've started your estrous cycle then?"

Her head snapped back up at him and her eyes widened in mortification. "My what!?"

He coughed awkwardly and squirmed about the details as he was not an expert on female werewolf reproduction systems. "You know? Instead of having your time of the month it becomes more of…a time of the year?"

She scowled at him. "I haven't bled in a couple years, genius!"

"Hey, I'm not a vet okay? All I'm staying is that it will happen…not like you magically change from one cycle to the next. There has to be like some amount of time for it to adjust" he said.

She looked at a rabbit hopping along without a care. "I guess…As long as I can have my own family I suppose being a wolf won't be that bad…" she said before she leaned up against him. "You know…I had a feeling my mate was going to be a wolf also. I can't see a human being durable for my needs"

"Heh heh, Well, I'm plenty durable. Just don't be surprised when you start having litters. I won't have any problem with sating your needs" he said before he caught her blushing. "You aren't a freak to me. To me, you are a beautiful, attractive, very fertile shewolf" He said with confidence.

She looked up at him and sighed peacefully feeling that her life was getting back on track. She got lost in his scent getting a feel for his lifestyle. He was clean, but he smelled of stream water. His musk had a soothing comforting effect on her, and she lightly dozed off listening to the strong rhythm of his heart. "Mmm, Don't give me too many" she said.

He closed his eyes taking the opportunity to meditate, but he would periodically open an eye to check his surroundings. He saw movement from afar and stared at it taking in a big whiff through his nose. He frowned and followed their moments before they disappeared deeper into the woods.

"Well, aren't you going to introduce her to us?" a woman's voice echoed through Leah's head.

She flinched and woke up looking around trying to locate this person. She clutched onto him hearing the woman's voice echo through the trees. She was everywhere but there were no scent. "Fen, Did you hear that? Am I going crazy?"

"That's my grandmother's voice"

She looked over at him in disbelief. "And what is your grandmother exactly?"

"I believe she's a raccoon today"

"What? Why are you talking in riddles" She mumbled.

"I'm right in front of you" the woman's voice said.

She looked over at a grey squirrel on its hind legs staring at them chewing on a filbert. There was no other creature around, and then it waved at them. She thought it was just a coincidence before approached them. "You found me" the squirrel said.

"Fen…that squirrel just talked!"

"No freaking way!" Her pack mates voices echoed in her head.

"Oh, you're a squirrel today?" Fen mumbled unsurprised.

"Your grandmother wouldn't happen to be a Spirit warrior is she?" Leah asked.

"Why yes! As a matter of fact, I am, quite a powerful one at that" The squirrel boasted before she pointed at Fen. "As a direct descendant of Kaheleha, He's not half bad either even for having something else to control constantly"

"Grandma!" He growled at her.

Leah looked at him suspiciously. "Something else to control? What do you mean by that? Controlling your wolf form shouldn't be all that difficult should it?" she asked.

"Wolf form? Oh, dear no. More like he is a wolf in human skin that gets loose a couple times a month. Though he has a knack for setting the wolf loose intentionally on occasion. We're always trying to keep him on a tight leash one way or another" The squirrel said.

"I see…so he's that kind of wolf" Leah muttered coldly.

"What did she mean by set it loose intentionally?" Seth asked.

The squirrel snickered and crawled up onto Fen's shoulder. "I think you know what I mean Seth"

Leah was caught off guard, and Fen looked at them confused. "Who's Seth?"

"He's my brother" Leah told him before her eyes widened. "You mean you can hear them?"

"Of course I can…All of you. Why do you act so surprised. Haven't you remembered the Quileute tales?" She answered.

"If you can hear me, then answer me this! You're here to make sure he doesn't lose control, aren't you!? What will happen if you aren't here and he does lose control?" Jacob raised his voice.

"Settle down there Jacob. That's not why I'm here. I'm here to give him my eyes and ears. For your information, there are many spirit warriors who have poured all their faith into my grandson and they will lean him their strength. I am offended that you would suggest that he wouldn't have any semblance of control…however…I wasn't expecting one of your own to imprint on him though. This is exciting and most fortunate. If you're willing to cooperate, I will tell you what Taha Aki told me" she replied.

"Okay, hold on. Did I miss something? Who is this woman and why are you all of the sudden talking about Taha Aki?" Sam's voice boomed joining in on the conversation.

"Apparently this woman is a spirit warrior, and Taha Aki sent her werewolf grandson over to help us in some battle" Jacob replied.

"Wait…when you say werewolf…do you mean like us or one that the Cullens and the Volturi are afraid of?"

"The last one"

"I was wondering why the Cullens took off so quickly"

"Yea…he has to be the real thing if that's the case"

"I have to go, my husband is due to come back! We'll continue this later!" His grandmother shouted. The squirrel on his shoulder reverted to its feral state and jumped off from his shoulder running up a tree in distress.

"Fen, do you know what's going on?" Leah asked him while she placed her hand over his.

"La Push is going to be attacked. Those parasites see you as a threat, and they are going to bring their best to exterminate you and anyone else who could pass down shapeshifting abilities" he explained.

"So in other words, they are going to kill our entire tribe" Jacob said.

"What?" Leah and her pack all shrieked.

"Is this guy strong?" Sam asked.

"I have no idea how strong he is, but he's quick…even in human form" Leah answered.

The two ravens from earlier landed in front of them and looked at them closely. "Oh, don't worry…he's very strong. With us, we'll make him invincible" Tami said. Fen rolled his eyes at them and growled lowly.

"Yes, his spirit is very powerful to be able to control the wolf inside. We've been planning with Taha Aki for this moment. He even mentioned Fen by name that he would be the one. We had no idea that he could do the things he could do. We knew that he was a werewolf, but not that he could change at will until the great wolf told us he witnessed such a feat during the newborn invasion. He knew about the Volturi, and he knew they would be back. It took us quite a while to track Fen down" His mother said before she jumped onto Fen's shoulder and eyed Leah.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Leah muttered staring back at her uncomfortably.

His mother laughed. "Oh nothing…just thinking" she said before she sighed thoughtfully. "I'm just so happy for you two. Maybe now Fen won't disappear all the time"

"Mom, shouldn't we like get the elders' phone numbers now? You know, now that we know that there are members who had their blood awoken?" Tami asked.

"How are we going to write it down? It'll be fine, Fen can call us with the information we need" she said before she looked back at Fen. "We're going to have to return to our bodies now…You two wolves do what wolves do best"

"Killing things?" Fen remarked.

"What? No! I meant…nevermind. I have to go" she said before she flew off.

"You know he's not going to call" Tami muttered.

Fen laughed and leaned back up against a tree trunk. Leah looked back at him confused thinking he knew what was going on. "Fen…what was she talking about? What do wolves do best?" she asked.

He stretched and yawned before scratching at his chest. "Don't worry about it…she's just teasing us. My mom is just one of those types who would want her son to start having pups and a lot of them" he muttered which it made Leah begin to blush as she laid down resting her head into his lap.

"I hope you're right about the estrous cycle thing. I don't want any more disappointments" she muttered before she looked up at him reaching up to touch his face and smiled. "Well, I guess you're the only thing good to happen to me in a few years" she said. She began to pet him and scratch at his chest which he murred softly and went limp. "Did you let your wolf out?" she asked. He gave a slow nodded, and she noticed his eyes changed. She was jarred, but she observed his behavior while she tried to make sense of it all. "Weird…aren't you supposed to be feral right now and try to kill me?" she muttered. He glared at her before he closed his eyes.

"I am feral right now…I'm too relaxed right now to be killing anything. I'm sorry to disappoint you" Fen said with a slightly morphed voice.

"I'm not disappointed…just relieved" She said before she gave him a smooch. She was immediately embraced and he began to devour her face. She moaned gripping his chest before she pushed away gasping for breath. She could taste the danger, and her shirt could not hide how aroused she was. She bit her lip and dove in for more intimacy with her feral boyfriend.