Chapter 9 – Tough Decisions
Kaitlyn's POV
The honeymoon went by so fast and Jacob was very loving... close to me the whole time we were at the cabin. Even the few times we made love were different, it was like each touch, kiss, look would be the last. This is why I tried to keep the Volturi matter from him, Jacob wasn't very good at handling stress. I found him thinking of ways to keep me from fighting, he knew I'd be pregnant with our twins when the battle happened. He worried the whole two days, it ruined the honeymoon and I couldn't believe that Jacob couldn't trust in me or our friends... family to protect their selves and us. Nothing I told him ever reassured him that everything would turn out alright in the end, I couldn't wait for some good news from Alice. We were driving home now, I really needed to talk with Sam and start setting everything up, getting him to dismiss the treaty on Bella's behalf was going to be hard... however, he would have to agree with me once he learned of my plans. I started thinking about Alice and why she could see my future, I was a werewolf too and she couldn't see anyone that was connected to a werewolf. Maybe that made me a bit special, like Alice and Jasper could use their gifts on Bella, however... Edward and the Volturi could not. I had tested the theory on Bella before and I couldn't read her mind... I got nothing from her, though when I touched her, she could read my thoughts just fine. Maybe when she was turned and she learned to use her shield properly, maybe my gift would be the only one that worked. It was a small chance, but any size of a chance was better than none. I wouldn't be sure til Bella was a vampire and she could project her shield around me. Without my gifts, I was still the strongest fighter out of the pack, also more skilled in some areas... I would have to prove to the pack that they all can grow bigger than me, stronger than me, even more skilled with practice. My human form, I was only five foot six inches tall at one hundred and forty pounds... most of the pack were way bigger than me, including Leah. I had faith that they could all become more efficient wolves.
We all needed to work on fighting as a team with the Cullen's. I knew the pack helped out when the newborns and Victoria came for Bella, however... they fought in groups, no one was in tune with the other. This is why Jacob got hurt, if there was no way to communicate in this battle with the Volturi, then someone else would get hurt. We needed to find a way to fight as one group, cause for all I knew, Bella's shield would cut off all communications for us. I knew the odds of us winning and I also knew that we all wouldn't make it out alive, this worried me a lot and I could see this bothered Jacob.
Jacob broke my thoughts, "Kaitlyn, we're almost home, you ok? You haven't said a word the whole drive." He asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine, just thinking somethings over. Hey, can we slide by Sam's before going home? We should really get things started as soon as possible." I relayed to him.
Jacob nods and heads for Sam's. When we pull up in front of his house, my heart starts beating twice as fast. I was really nervous to his reaction, but Sam would have to eventually agree with me. Was three months really enough time to get Bella changed and trained? To get the Cullen's and the pack fighting as one? Or to even get the pack to become better wolves? Theses thoughts raced through my head as I walk through the door and greeted with two smiles. Jacob was right behind me and Sam could see the distress in Jacob's face.
Sam looks to me, "What happened? He asks, wearing a face that matched Jacob's.
"Call a meeting, I'll explain everything then." I urged him.
Sam left for a few minutes, phone in hand, pacing the backyard as he dialed a handful of numbers. He re-entered the house. "Ok, they are all on their way."
One by one, our brothers came piling in the small house. I stand up in front of everyone as Jacob goes to sit with everyone else. "Ok, we have a few problems..." Everyone tenses up as I let out a nervous breath. "A group of vampires known as the Volturi are coming to Forks in about three months. These vampires are the leaders of all vampires and apparently a few of their laws have been broken. They are coming to deal with the problems in person and one of these issues effect the treaty we have with the Cullen's." I paused to catch my breath. "Someone has informed the Volturi that the Cullen's have befriended us and this is frowned upon. I'm not sure if there really is a law stating that vampires and werewolves can't be friends, however... Edward explained to me that they see the friendship as a threat to them and they will put an end to it. The letter they sent the Cullen's suggest they are coming to kill us all, to prevent any further problems from us." I paused again as muddled conversation broke out through the pack. Once I had their attention again, I continued, "Now, I've heard and seen the thoughts of the Volturi and yes, they plan to kill us. I say fighting them is the only choice we have... unless you just want to let them kill us." As I say this, I hear everyone agree that a fight is what we should give them, but I can see how overly cocky everyone is, "Let me tell you guys, a fight with these vampires will not end well... there's a strong chance we'll lose... they have special gifts, deadly ones for combat. They are nothing like the Cullen's."
Sam looks up to me, "Explain in detail about their gifts."
I nod, "Well, there are the three heads... Aro: who can read every thought a person has ever had just by touching them, Marcus: who can sense relationships between people, and Caius: who doesn't have a gift. Then there is the wives... female vampires who are or were married to the three heads, Sulpicia, Didyme, and Athenodora: who all can make people happy. Then we move on to the guard court, there is thirty-two of them, however... not all are gifted. There is Jane: who can cause the illusion of pain, Alec: who can cut off a person's senses, Demetri: Who can connect with a person's mind and track them down, Chelsea: who can change emotional bonds, and Renata: who can make anyone around her confused and distracted." I list off and take in a deep breath. Then I throw out a few examples to the few who looked overwhelmed. "Let's say I'm fighting, Jane can come along and make me think I'm in pain, then Alec can hit me with his gift and I'll not be able to see, hear, or feel anything. It would be easy to kill me. Or what if I run? Well Demetri will be right behind me, tracking me and when he finds me, it won't take long for either Jane or Alec to make my efforts to get away from Demetri useless. Or what if I'm up against Chelsea and Marcus informs her that me and Jacob are married, well she could turn our bond of love to hate and make Jacob and I fight against each other. I think you guys get the point, they are a very deadly bunch of vampires..." I cut myself off as the look of distress graces everyone's faces.
Paul is the first to speak, "How are we suppose to fight a huge group of blood-suckers that clearly have the advantage over us? We can't win this fight, I mean even if the Cullen's fight with use again. Jasper is the only one with a gift that can be considered an attack... but changing their moods won't stop them from killing us eventually." He pushes out past his dry throat.
"Yes Paul, but I'll explain that in a minute, first..." I turn to look at Sam, "I have a request to ask of Sam." Sam looks at me and I continue, "I need you to lift the treaty for this battle." I asked.
He raises his eye brow. "What does the treaty have to do with this fight?"
I sigh, searching for the right words. "Remember I said more than one Volturi law was broken? The other is that no human can know that vampires exist. If a human finds out about vampires, then that human must be turned or killed. The Volturi knows that Bella knows about vampires, the Cullen's were ordered to turn her or kill her. Bella wants to be turned, but the Cullen's honor the treaty still. When the Volturi come, they will kill Bella if she's still human." I explained.
"And that's our problem how? No, the treaty stands. They bite her, we'll kill them." Sam says in a stern tone.
"Then we all die by the Volturi's hands. The Cullen's won't turn her without your consent. They will also be fighting for Bella's life now. However..." I pause, to figure out how to word this, "Bella had a gift, one in which could aid us all and tip the odds in our favor. Only problem is, Bella can only use it on herself cause she's human. If she were a vampire, she could expand it to protect us all." I say, hoping to catch Sam's interest.
"Go on." Sam orders.
"Edward and I can't read her mind, she has a shield that protects her and it's strong enough to even block out the Volturi's gifts... it's done been tested while they were in Italy. As a vampire, she can expand that shield outside her own body and use it to cover us all. Now, they can still fight us hand to hand combat, but this will even up the odds. I feel we don't have a chance to live without Bella being turned and it's what she wants." I pleaded to Sam.
Sam shakes his head, "I can't believe you would ask this of me Kaitlyn... no, the treaty stands. I will not make an exception for Bella. Edward knew the dangers to himself, his family, and to Bella before he entered into the relationship with her... her death will be on his hands." Sam says in the tone he used when giving an order.
Jacob snaps his head up to Sam, tracks from tears line his face from his eyes, "Then you have Kaitlyn's death on yours Sam. Also my babies death will be on yours too." Jacob had the same tone to his voice that Sam did. "Alice seen it, if Bella is still human going into this fight. Kaitlyn dies and she's pregnant with my twins. You have to let them turn Bella, Sam!" He now pleaded with Sam, but Sam's face was still stern, hinting at the no he already said twice. "If you don't, I'll assume Alpha position and I'll allow it.. to save my family... to save the pack." He claims as the demanding tone reaches his voice once again.
Sam looks back to me, shock riddled his expression. "Is this true, you're pregnant with twins and all three of you die? Then we all will die, won't we?" Sam could barely speak.
"Yes, Alice told us herself while we were at the cabin. Once Bella is allowed to turn, then Alice will let us know what changes in her vision, as she's sure it will change." I tell Sam, seeing the concern for me, for my babies, and for the pack weight heavy in his eyes.
"You didn't come to ask me for my approval, however... I can't ignore the concrete evidence you have that tells me I'm wrong not to trust you. For the sake of my family and my pack... I'll allow the Cullen's to only turn Bella.. only if she truly want it. However, once she is turned, the treaty will apply to her as well. She bites or kills a human, then it starts a war between us and the Cullen's." Sam states.
Edward and I have been in constant contact through each other's minds. Ever since I over heard the Volturi's plans, he had been connected with me. He knows of Sam's approval to turn Bella and he let's me know that they will push forward with that and get back to us once Bella is safe to be around. The boundaries were already lifted, so the Cullen's were allowed in La Push and through my mind, I showed Edward where we'd be training at. I turned my attention back to the pack.
"Ok, Edward knows, he will meet us at the clearing in the La Push forest once Bella can control herself. Now, we need to all train, right now we focus on getting stronger... everyone can be just like me in wolf form, it just take practice. Once the Cullen's get here, we'll need to train with them and work on Bella getting her shield not only around us, but the Volturi too..."
Jared breaks in, "Why shield the Volturi?"
"Bella's shield can protects us from their gifts... I'm almost a hundred percent sure of that. However, none of us have gifts to attack them with and I am also sure that Bella's shield will stop the ability to use gifts period. So we wouldn't be able to touch the Volturi and they can't touch us... using gifts. So if Bella puts her shield around us all, then it means no gifts, just hand to hand combat. Though I'm not really sure if Bella's shield will neutralize gift abilities inside the shield or not... we'll just have to test that and go from there. Also, communication will probably be cut. The Cullen's can't understand us in wolf form and we may not be able to talk through our minds to each other. So we'll need to get in tune with the way the Cullen's fight and they need to do the same... no room for errors." I explain to him.
Jared just nods. The rest of the pack looked more hopeful. It was lat and Sam gave the oder when everyone was to meet tomorrow. We all agreed and everyone else left. As I walk towards the door, Sam grabs my arm and pulls me into his chest. He wraps his arms around me tightly, "Kaitlyn, if anything ever happened to you, I'd never be able to forgive myself... Jacob and I both could not live. Please, sit out the fight." He whispers in my ear. I could feel the pain in every word, but I just couldn't let them all fight without me. This was my idea, my plan, I would see it through.
"No Sam, I can't just stand aside to watch. We need all the help we can get, we can't afford to be short one person. Personal feelings are set aside in a battle, it's what's best for the group, not just for one or two people. You know this, so please don't ask me to turn my back on the pack for you and Jacob." I tell him.
He hugs me tighter, then lets me go to join Jacob in the car.
One week later...
Jacob's POV
Kaitlyn's period was a day late. When she was to get off work, I was there waiting in the rabbit. "What are you doing here?" She asks me.
"Do you really need to ask me that?" I reply
She giggles, "Guess not." She opens the door and slides in beside me. "Fine, let's go see Dr. David."
We pull up and walk up to the door. Before I could knock, June opens it, "Hello Jacob... Kaitlyn. Come in." She invites with a smile. "What brings you here?" She questions.
"June, is your husband busy? Kaitlyn and I believe she's pregnant with twins." I explain.
"Say no more, I'll get him, he's just up stairs reading a book. Please wait right here and I'll be right back." She says while shuffling off to retrieve the good doctor.
Kaitlyn and I didn't have to wait very long before June reappears, taking us to an examination room. June asked Kaitlyn to undress from the waist down and hands her a sheet. June leaves, promising that Dr. David would be in soon. Kaitlyn undresses, just from the waist down, wraps the sheet around her lower body and sits on the examination table. I look to the corner to see the ultrasound machine, the same one that Dr. David used on Kaitlyn the last time. Soon, I hear the door open and I see Dr. David enter, "Hello you two. June informs me that you guys think your pregnant with twins." He reaches for the ultrasound machine and has Kaitlyn to lay on her back, then he puts some blue gel on her stomach. He turns the machine on and places a part of it on her stomach. He stares at the screen for a few minutes, gliding the machine across her stomach in all directions. His face changes from a happy smile to a more surprised look.
"What's wrong?" I ask, fear almost blocked me from being able to ask that question. Kaitlyn snapped her head to the screen, like she was trying to make sense of what she saw on it.
Dr. David spoke up finally, "Um... well... hmm.." He clears his throat. "You're partly right, she is pregnant, I'd say she's almost two weeks along now. There is more than one baby there too, however, it's not twins."
"How many?" Kaitlyn asks.
"Just one more than you thought. So you're not having twins, you're having triplets." He said with a smile.
Kaitlyn smiles at me, letting out a small giggle. I could feel my insides bubbling, flipping with joy. I'm having three children with the woman I loved more than life itself. She asked Dr. David, "Are they all ok?" You could see her worry, but she still wore a smile.
"They all look very healthy to me, but I'll know for sure once I do a full examination." He assures her.
Dr. David begins his examination, he checks everything and all the blood they took made Kaitlyn light headed. After about an hour, Dr. David comes in the room with a very long list in his hands. "Ok, every thing's just fine. Kaitlyn, you are healthy and your body has adjusted to these babies the way it's suppose to. The babies seem to be growing well, if the babies don't come before the 7 month mark, we'll be taking them by C-section then. I want you to take plenty of vitamins and rest as much as you can." He orders her.
"Can I still work my job?" She questions.
"Yes, you can.. you can do everything you were able to do before the pregnancy, though you do need more rest now and no phasing." He says.
Kaitlyn's head snaps up to him, "No phasing, but for how long?"
"That's right, it could hurt the babies. You are the first pregnant werewolf I've treated, so I'm not really sure if it would effect the babies. However, when you phase, it puts a lot of stress on the body and that can't be good for the babies. So no phasing til you have them and you heal up from this." He orders.
She looks at me. I didn't have to posses a gift to read minds, I knew what she was thinking, "Well figure it out." I tell her while grabbing her hand and kissing it lightly.
"Ok, you're free to go. Come back once a month so I can check and see how the progress is going." Dr. David says.
We head home, once there, I help her into the house, though she protested my help. Once she takes a seat in the living room, she looks at me, "What are we going to do now? I can't fight if I can't phase."
"I guess you just do your part by helping with the training." I tell her, glad that she wouldn't be in the battle.
"I know that this is what you and Sam wanted, but I'm still going to be there. I'll figure out a way." She promises.
"Kaitlyn, it's not only about you now, you have to think of our babies and I just couldn't forgive myself if I let you fight. Not being able to phase makes you a sitting duck. If you phase, you could hurt the babies. Don't risk it." I reason with her.
"I just want to help the pack and the Cullen's." She says so low it was a whisper.
"You can by training us, by getting everyone ready in time. I'm sure everyone will understand that you can't be in the fight." I assure her.
She thinks for a few minutes. "You're right. I need to stop being so stubborn and realize that there are plenty of ways to help. I'll train everyone and do all I can before the fight starts, then wait it out at Emily's." She finally agrees.
A wave of relief washes over me. "Good." I say while rubbing her stomach. "I love you four with all my heart." I kiss her stomach three times and as I stand, I kiss her forehead once. I pick her up and carry her to the bed. When I put her down, I tell her, "You need your rest." Then I lay down beside her, locking my arms around her and my unborn children. I wasn't gonna lose these children or my wife, I'd see to that. These thought circle in my head as the sleep takes me away.