I'll Be Your Little Red Riding Wolf
Disclaimer: I don't own anyone from Twilight, but the few OC's I have here. Namely Snowbird's pack, which is five people. This is post-Eclipse, but pre-Wedding invitation. NO BREAKING DAWN. After Eclipse, that's it, along with no other imprints like Claire. All plots here belong to me!
Chapter Three: Answers From the Big Bad 'Little' Red Riding Hood?
Athena escorted us inside her house, asking us to sit down at the kitchen table. It was just like the house outside. The dinning room was tied to the kitchen threw a bar window, which you could access the kitchen from either side of the bar. Fake Wisteria crawled up the brown painted walls, till I noticed the walls were painted like a Spanish vineyard. The dinning room had a dark iron dining table with thick glass for the tabletop; the chairs were also dark iron and had white seating. The ceiling in the dining room had the fake Wisteria hang down from wood frame, but not enough to graze our heads.
She asked Artemis to get us some glasses and the tea while she talked to us. She seemed very tensed and wounded tightly, like a rubber band ready to snap. Athena sat down at the head of the table, Embry to her right, Quil to her left, and me across from her. Letting out a heavy sigh of relief, I guess, then Athena begun to speak.
"As I was telling you on the beach, Jacob, I'm here because I need help. Back home, our families were murdered by the vampires you saw. Sadly, that wasn't the only ones that were there at our home. The pack has been diminished to now my distant cousins here. There isn't much left of us besides myself, Artemis, and four of my cousins." She explained, folding her fingers together.
"How'd you get here? Hitchhike?" Said Quil
"No. Phasing was the fastest and quickest way to flee. Artemis hasn't learned to phase yet and I had to deal with the cards that I've been dealt. That was to run here to La Push," Said Athena.
"So, you can phase like us? Cool!" Said Embry, Athena looked at him.
"That's not the point of this conversation, Brie." She said, saying his nickname given by her when we were younger. Artemis walked in with four glasses and a jug of tea. I took the glasses from her and set them on the table as she poured the tea.
"The point is, we're here to regroup and hopefully when they attack, like they did today for example, we can be ready. I've already explained to your dad, Jay. He is going to talk to Sam about meeting up with me and with the rest of the pack about this," Said Athena, as she took her glass from Quil.
Artemis raised her hand, "But if what if they attack while we're venerable like we are now?" She asked.
"Then we'll step in." I said. Athena's eyes darted to me.
"Just be careful in what your getting into, guys. I already lost most of my family. I don't want to lose any of you." She said.
"By the way, what do you look like as a wolf?" Said Quil, grinning.
Athena pondered for a moment, "Like one of those Arctic Wolves, I guess, or just a really big, white wolf. Depends on who's looking I would say." She said.
I froze, "A white wolf?" I said and she nodded, adding a smirk.
Artemis gleamed at me, "Jacob finally gets to meet Snowbird!" She giggled out.
Quil looked to him, "What's got you all tensed?" He said.
"I. Um. How can I put this?" I started, but Athena finished.
"You didn't hit me. I shoved off the truck in time to push Artemis out of the way. The blood came from the attack. It was mixed of mine and others, but mostly others." She explained.
I looked at her, she wasn't anger or at least didn't look angry, "But you rolled." I said flatly.
"It tends to happen when you shove of sideways from a moving vehicle and don't land on your feet." She said flatly.
Embry laughed, "So why did Jakey here nearly hit you?" He asked.
Artemis raised her hand, "That would be my fault. I was hungry and thirsty. Plus, Auntie Athena had to be also since we ran all the way from the tribe without any water or food. Plus if she phased she wouldn't have any clothes. So I thought I could go get some, but when I crossed the road, Auntie Athena called me. Well, I stopped in the middle when Jacob and Mr. Black were coming down the road. Auntie Athena shoved me out of the way to protect me. I'm sorry, Auntie Athena," Said Artemis, as she hung her head in apology to Athena.
Embry scooped the kid up in a tight hug, "No one blames you, Artemis. You were doing what you thought was best." He said which caused Artemis brightened at this.
"He's right, Artemis. So, don't you dare think other wise," Said Athena and sipped some of her tea, "You were thinking of someone other than yourself. How can that be wrong?"
"But I endangered you!" She said and begun to cry.
Embry scooped her up into his lap as she cried and he begun to speak softly to her, trying his best to calm the crying girl. A knock came to the door. Athena stood up and went to the door, she opened the door and two women stood outside. The woman to Athena's left was a close spitting image of Athena, but with a nasty long, white scar starting from the corner of her right eye traveling down her cheek bone and ended the center of her cheek. Her right eye was white with a milky brown iris. She had some a few visible scars on her bare arms, thanks to the white muscle shirt she was wearing. Her arms were crossed over her chest; she had a feminine look, but a masculine strength. The other girl was much thinner than the other girl; she was very feminine; she wore a very bright white dress, despite the La Push mud that begged to leap on her dress outside. They both held much of the same features as did Athena and Artemis.
"Christine…Amelia….," Said Athena in complete shock; her eyes wide and mouth open.
The masculine girl spoke, "We heard you need a hand. So, Amelia and I move our happy asses back up here from Georgia." She said, now known as Christine.
Amelia sighed, "May we come in, Athena?" She said. Athena nodded and moved aside.
Two more comrades, things are getting better. Now we have to figure out why they want Artemis's blood, "Athena. Why do they want Artemis?" I asked sternly.
"Because she's not really my niece." She said bluntly.
"What?!" Said Quil standing up.
"I'm something that is called taboo of the vampires and shifters alike." Said Artemis meekly.
Athena glanced to her with Amelia and Christine, sighing along with slumping her shoulders, Athena opened her mouth to speak, but Amelia spoke first, "She is a child of a vampire and shifter." She said.
"No way. That's impossible!" Said Quil.
"Nothing is impossible, improbable maybe, but not when it came to her mother. Artemis's mother was once our Alpha of our pack, when she gave birth to Artemis, she died. Athena took power as Alpha even though it was already her's in the beginning and adopted Artemis as her niece," Explained Christine.
"Athena, is that true?" I asked.
Athena sighed, "Yes. It is true." She said.
Dun Dun DUN! Yes it is possible for Artemis to be both. After all shifters are human. Her mother convinced Artemis with a vampire father. He was killed later on, he doesn't have much use to the story, but something that deals with him will come up. Anyway, enjoy and R&R!