A/N: Thank you all for reading and commenting on the last chapter! ttcub and Jadiona, thank you for your reviews! Thank you Jadiona for your betaing magic and helping me to up my writing game! SM owns Twilight. I just like to write with her charactors. I hope everyone has a good week! -Brier

Chapter 30

Bella

I will never forget the day that Jake, Dad and I were talking to Old Quil. Paul asked for Jake to take me to the beach or something. He wanted to talk to Dad which made Jake and I laugh. What's with this talk to Dad thing? Jake thinks he was trying to ask Dad for his blessing in dating me. Like that will happen. I am still nowhere near ready for that. Emmett was also coming by to talk to Dad. That should be good. The two of them together in one room. Maybe Dad should make a meeting of it. I want to see this! So I suggested there be a meeting. The evil grin on Dad's face.

I hear a lot of things that don't make me like Emmett much. Like he is controlling. I don't see it and I hope to make that side come out. After being with Edward for so long in that relationship, I don't want a repeat. I want fights of passion and love. I want tempers of anger towards actual injustices in the world, not me talking to the mailman or the cashier ringing me up. But that's just me. What do I know?

Jake and I have been meeting Quil and Embry at the beach frequently. I want to practice for our Spirit Warrior Ceremony. I am still not great with how I say the words I need to say. It will be a different ceremony since I will also be adopted as well. Thankfully we will have time to learn everything if all goes to plan. The plan being New Year's Day. Old Quil has been acting odd when we see him. I could tell something has been bothering him.

"Hello Old Quil. It is good to see you today. I pray that the spirits find you well." I bow in respect.

"Hello to you too, Bella. It is always a blessing to see you too! Something is not settling well with me today. We may need to push up the Warrior Ceremony for you kids. Work on that if you can. I am thinking today will be the day." I nod in understanding.

"Excuse me while I call Embry and Young Quil to let them know. Jacob and I are going to the beach, so maybe they can join us." I bow and turn to leave.

"Bella, I will call Joy and Tiffany. In case the boys are grounded." he said with a smirk.

"Those two? Grounded? Never. Thank you Sir." I bow and leave.

I find Jake in his room listening to music while looking through a new car magazine. I smirk.

"Old Quil wants us to work on our parts for the ceremony. It might be pushed up to today. He doesn't have a good feeling about something. I am ready to agree. Let's head towards the beach. Embry and Quil will meet us there. Old Quil is making it happen."

He laughs.

"Right. Grab your coat and let's go girl!" We laugh and I grab one of Paul's sweatshirts since it is so warm and big. Nothing like your big friend's sweatshirt to surround you in warm hugs. Good thing he didn't arrest me when I stole it. That would have been awkward. Or funny.

Jake shakes his head, and we head towards the beach. Embry and Quil are there already and fighting each other, which is why they are grounded so much. They see us and start to race over to us. We chase each other for a while until Embry catches me before I fall on my ass. Or face. Because that's what Embry does. He is my catcher before I fall when the four of us are together. He's good like that.

After my latest attempt to fall reminded us that we needed to practice our parts for the ceremony. It was determined that since I was being adopted in the Black Family that I would stand next to Jake. If for nothing else, he was now my brother. Embry and Quil were standing next to each other. We discussed who was standing behind each of us, and Paul behind me. Like there was another option. Meanwhile, Seth was behind Jake, and Sam and Jared were behind Embry and Quil. I practiced my lines which were in full Quileute. Then Jake said his followed by Embry and Quil. We practiced the ceremonial dance that we would then be doing. It wasn't perfect, but it was going to be beautiful when it was done. After several minutes, Quil stopped dancing, and I went to chase him and yet again Embry caught me before I fell. His ability to catch me was one of his more endearing qualities.

"Thanks, Em it means a lot that I didn't meet the beach face to sand today," I said as he spun me around.

"Anytime, Bells!" Embry says with a smile before I hear Paul call out to us. He smacks Embry then grabs me.

"Come on! Old Quil wants to do the ceremony now. You okay, Bella? Did these idiots hurt you?" A very concerned Paul starts to check me over.

I laugh.

"Thank you, Paul, they didn't hurt me. I was just stumbling on flat ground like normal. Let's go get this thing started."

Paul offers me a piggyback ride, and I gladly take it. It would take too long and there would be too many falls to get to the fire pit otherwise.

"Thank you for the ride. I have been tripping a lot which is why Embry was swinging me around. I almost fell again." He joins me as I laugh. We get to the pit and Jake starts to light the fire. I try to ignore Emmett since I see Jasper trying to hide his laughter, which means Emmett must not be happy. I will deal with that later.

Once the fire is lit by Jake, and everyone is in place, I take Jake's hand- something to try to calm me down. This is my adoption ceremony. This is the start of me being a full Quileute and a warrior. Me. Bella Swan. A warrior.

No.

Not Bella Swan.

Not Isabella Marie Swan.

Sarah Gabriella Black.

Sarah, in honor of my late adoptive Mother, Sarah Black.

Sarah which is Hebrew, and means Princess.

Gabriella which is Italian, and is the feminine form of Gabriel.

Gabriel which is Hebrew, and means God Is My Strength.

It's strength that I will need for my upcoming battles.

While my old name Isabella, is Italian and means God is my oath. And Marie is a French which means of the sea or bitter. My old name makes me a bitter oath of God from the sea. I will not be bitter. I will not be a victim. Though it would be easy to be.

I look at Jacob and start saying my lines with both determination and power, asking for the Spirits to allow me to join the Quileute Tribe, and allowing me to be a warrior -to protect my family,. my tribe, and myself.

I hear Paul saying the words with me. It makes me smile that he cares enough to help me through this.

I feel Paul's hand on my back and it causes me to drop my hand from Jake's. I finish my part and my Dad takes over the ceremony. He welcomes me into the family by asking my name. What he and Jake don't know is my name change. He and Jake start to smile and tear up when I say my new name.

Sarah Gabriella Black.

Old Quil starts chanting the Warriors song, and we start to dance. All of the other Warriors present join in with the chanting and singing. I feel like a load has been lifted. With each step, my past fades away.

I am a warrior. I'm a fighter. And like my people before me, I will rise.

This is the start of my healing. My rebirth.

As Sarah Gabriella Black.