A/N: This took longer to write because I had the main plot worked out in my head but the actual plot has kinda gone off track…. So time for a rewrite! Hope everyone likes this, I really don't know how this is going to play out now. So seriously everyone, I need suggestions here. This is the time when you lot can help me write this thing.
Chapter Seventeen: So dogs can plot too?
Everything seemed quiet… to quiet. The LaPush wolves hadn't made any kind of move and it had been two weeks since Bracken had taken on Callum and Sandy. Everyone relaxed into normal routine, Carlisle went back to working at the hospital, Emmett and Rosalie went back to discussing where they would travel to next. Jasper, Edward, Bella and Alice went back to discussing what college they were going to apply to. Bracken pushed college brochures around the table, Bracken picked up one and sighed "I want to study medicine". Bella slid one brochure across the table "the University of Alaska does medicine, we could all go together. Bracken picked up the brochure and read it, Bella giggled "I can just imagine you two studying medicine" she said as she looked at Bracken and Edward. Alice nodded "they'll be fighting to be top of the class", Jasper joined in the joking "the first medical course to have two vampires". Bracken shrugged "I'd be top of the class, Edward would be second", Edward shook his head "not a chance, I've been studying medicine in my spare time for nearly 100 years now". Bella laughed "yeah ok, well enough of all this competition, lets back to our applications", Bracken sighed "we can't go anywhere until we get the whole LaPush situation sorted out". The 5 of them sat in silence; they knew that they were a long way off going to college and getting back to normal. Bella stood up "I'll be right back", Edward watched as Bella walked to the door "where are you going?" Bella looked over her shoulder "I won't be long", Bracken, Alice and Jasper shrugged and went back to their applications.
Bella knocked on the study door and walked in; Carlisle looked up from his paperwork and smiled "what can I do for you Bella?" Bella sat down and sighed "someone needs to deal with Sam's pack; I think it should be me". Carlisle sat back and looked thoughtful "you mean someone who is on good terms with the pack. That could work better than anything we could try", Bella nodded "Jacob won't know what Sam has planned, if I talk to Jake he might be able to get the council to stop it". Carlisle nodded and lent forward "I agree, you have my support", Bella nodded and stood up "Edward's gonna try and stop me though, he says the wolves are unpredictable". Carlisle smiled as he went back to his paperwork "leave Edward to me, good thinking Bella", Bella smiled as she left the room. Bracken had done so much to help the family recently; every new problem was solved by Bracken. This was Bella's chance to return the same kindness; she went back to the room and sat back in her seat. Edward looked at her curiously; Bella smiled sweetly and kissed his cheek. Edward saw Alice smile and huffed in frustration, Bracken slipped into Bella's mind and smiled. "Will someone please tell me what the hell is going on? Edward shouted in anger, "Edward, I want to see you in my office" Carlisle's voice was heard by everyone but Bella. Edward got up and walked out without saying a word. Bella looked at the closing door in confusion; Alice smiled "Carlisle is going to explain to Edward what's going on".
Edward walked into the room and sat in the chair opposite Carlisle; Carlisle looked up from his paperwork and focused on Edward. The silence in the room was almost maddening to Edward; finally after what seemed like hours but was really only seconds, Carlisle spoke. "Bella brought to my attention something that I agree with" Carlisle spoke; Edward knew straight away from Carlisle's business tone that there was to be no debate. Carlisle was in full father mode; Edward nodded and gave Carlisle his full attention. Carlisle carried on "she mentioned that the situation with the pack would be better dealt with if someone close to them talked to them. Someone who represents those they were created to protect… a human". Edwards eyes widened with shock "no! I will not allow this!" Carlisle sat back in his chair "think about it Edward, she knows Jacob, if she tells him he can get the council involved". Edward shook his head "I will not allow Bella to risk her life in this way, we will sort something out", Carlisle sighed "I was hoping I wouldn't have to make this an order but I will if I have to". Edward growled "just so you know, I'm not happy about this and if anything happens to Bella then I'll blame you"; Carlisle nodded "I understand". Edward stood and with a quick bow of his head, left the room. Carlisle sighed and attempted to go back to his paperwork, he knew the risks of what Bella had planned. None of it sat perfectly with him but he understood that Bella had to do this, and so he trusted her decision. Carlisle took a deep breath and went back to his paperwork, happy that there would be no disruptions.
Everyone was briefed about the plan and agreed that Bella should be able to at least have a chance to solve this before it turned into a full blown crisis. Edward made his point very clear and was put back in his place by everyone very quickly. After a family vote, it was clear that everyone was fully supportive and the plan was going to go ahead. Edward drove Bella home, the ride was deathly quiet. As Edward pulled up to Bella's house and turned off the engine, she turned to him "why don't you trust me?" she whispered. Edward kept facing forward so Bella spoke louder "why don't you trust me?" Edward sighed "I do trust you, but I don't trust them". Bella shook her head "your wrong, they won't do that to me…Jake won't", Edward sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose "Alice can't see you when you're there, we cannot cross the treaty". Bella opened the door and stepped out "I'm doing this, with or without your support" she said as she closed the door. Bella walked into the house, said a quick help to her dad, announced she was tired and going to bed and went upstairs. She shut the door and laid down on the bed, she grabbed a pillow, covered her face and screamed into it. Bella loved Edward with all her heart, but he infuriated her sometimes. Bella went to her bathroom and got ready for bed, dressing in sweats and a tank top. Bella climbed into bed and waited until sleep took her.
Bella rang Jake's number first thing in the morning, he answered on the second ring "hello?" came his croaky voice. "Hey Jake" Bella said "I'm coming over, I need to talk to you", "sure thing, come right over" Jake said in a brighter tone. Bella hung up and jumped into her truck, she decided that she was going to deal with this today and if Jake didn't listen to Bella then they would find some other way to deal with this. Bella pulled up outside Jake's house and walked right up to the front door, she knocked on the door loudly and Jake answered with a huge smile on his face. The other wolves looked over his shoulder at Bella, Sam was glaring at her. Bella looked nervously over her shoulder for a second before dragging her gaze back to Jake "I need to talk to you…outside" she whispered. Jake nodded and followed her round to the shed at the back of the house, "ok, what's all this about?" Jake asked. Bella looked around nervously, folding her arms over her chest and rubbed her upper arms. Jake watched her fidgeting and smiled reassuringly at her "tell me Bella", Bella sighed "Jake, Sam is planning on using you to break the treaty". Jake looked at her in shock for a few seconds before he finally found his voice "what…how?" he stuttered, Bella stopped fidgeting and lent against the wall "by making me fall in love with you. The theory is that Edward would get so depressed he'd cross the treaty line and start a war". Jake shook his head, disbelief filling every fibre of his being. After a minute he slowly stopped shaking his head and stood staring at Bella, "I'm sorry Jake; could you please talk to the council? We need them to stop Sam from going through with it" she whispered.
Jake blinked a few times and nodded "sure, sure I'll talk to them" he said, Bella smiled and hugged him tightly "thank you Jake, thank you so much" she said into his chest. Jake smiled as his arms wrapped tightly around her small frame "I can't promise anything but I'll try my best to stop it" he spoke softly. Bella smiled "as long as you try, that's all I'm asking" she whispered. Jake smiled at her and the two stood in each other's embrace, neither wanting to break the peaceful silence that fell over them like a comforting blanket. Finally after what seemed like forever, Jake coughed "we uh…we better get back…if I'm going to talk to the council". Bella blushed and nodded "yeah, we better go", as they walked back round to the front of the house and started to separate, Sam stood at the front door and watched Bella. Bella felt her blood run cold as he glared at her, Jake felt her body stiffen and looked to see what was wrong. He saw Sam and he realised she was telling the truth, he glared back at Sam and growled quietly. Hugging Bella he whispered "don't worry, I'll do whatever I have to", Bella smiled and kissed his cheek as she climbed into her truck and started the engine. Jake walked up to Sam and stopped next to him "I know what your plan is, I'm going to do whatever I have to do to stop you" he whispered. Sam smirked as Jake stormed past him into the house; Sam was so sure the council would never listen to Jake. Jake stood in front of the council and looked around at each one of them before clearing his throat, "I've been told about a plan to start a war with the Cullens" he announced. Billy shook his head "and what is this plan?" he said to his son, Jake cast a glance at Sam who stared at him "A plan created by Sam" Jake said.
"That's not true!" shouted quil's grandfather, "It's is! He pretty much admitted it himself!" Jake shouted. Billy looked at his son and shook his head "no one in this pack would even dream of breaking the treaty first", Jake growled as he started to tremble "your all blind!" he shouted. Anger started rising in him as the council leaders all started doubting him, "Jake, we would know if anything was going to happen, Sam runs everything by us. We're not the ones most likely to break the treaty" Billy said in a tone that was full of pity for his son, everyone was sure that Jake had been sucked in. Jake turned to Sam and growled "if you do anything to cause a war with the Cullens I'll come after you myself!" he shouted, "looks like someone's sucked in by the blood suckers" Sam said in a smug voice. Jake walked up to Sam and backed him against the wall "I made a promise to a friend" Jake growled. Sam stood taller than Jake as he glared down at him "as the alpha I'm commanding…" he started, "your commanding nothing! I don't have to listen to you!" Jake roared as his anger over took him. Sam's eyes widened in shock as Jake stood up to him, no member of the wolf pack could ever stand up to the Alpha. Jake stood glaring at Sam as his whole body trembled; Quil and Embry grabbed Jake and dragged him outside. Billy rolled his wheelchair to the doorway and watched his son running off into the woods as he shifted to wolf form, Quil and Embry took a look at Billy before shifting themselves and ran off after Jake.
Sam stood next to Billy and watched the line of trees that Jake had broken though just 2 minutes before, Billy looked up at Sam "Jake has never acted like that before, was he telling the truth?" he asked. Sam carried on looking at the trees "sometimes we have to do something drastic to get the job done" he said quietly, It Billy all of 2 seconds to find the hidden meaning in that statement. "I'll be telling the rest of the council about this, they'll stop you" Billy said as he started to roll his wheelchair back into the house, Sam shook his head "the council do whatever I suggest, we have to stop the blood suckers" he said as he grabbed the handle of the wheelchair. Billy looked over his shoulder "what happened to you Sam? You were a nice boy; we all had hopes for you. You were supposed to lead the new pack, but not like this". Sam walked down the porch steps "we get rid of the Cullens and there will be no need for the pack, we have a duty to the people of Forks as well as our own". "Not like this, not by using my son's heart. You'll destroy him" Billy pleaded, Sam paused for a second "sacrifice one for the benefit of the many" he said as he walked off into the woods.
Bella looked at her mobile phone and sighed, Jake still hadn't rung her. "Bella, stop watching the phone, he'll ring when he rings" Alice said as she watched her best friend. Bella sighed "he was supposed to ring me after the council meeting, we need to know what's been decided", "whatever happens, happens. Right now we have no control" Carlisle said in a reassuring tone. Emmett sat next to Bella and pulled her into a hug "little sis, you need to chill. Jake is gonna try his best, the dog may get lucky", everyone stopped talking as they heard a low howl. Everyone rushed outside and saw a large russet coloured wolf jogging out of the trees, Edward stepped forward and the wolf stopped 2 feet away from him. Bella watched as Edward seemed to be staring at the wolf, after a few minutes Edward turned to face everyone "Jake said he's sorry Bella, he tried his best". Bella stepped forward and stroked behind Jake's ear "its ok Jake, you tried your best. How are they going to convince me to love you?" she whispered, Edward watched Jake for a minute "he doesn't know, but the council don't believe Sam is planning something behind their back. The wolves can do whatever they want" Edward said for Jake. Bella thanked Jake and the large wolf nodded once and ran off into the woods.
Everyone looked at each other with dread; none of this was playing out as they had all hoped. "Looks like we need to start planning, could be an all-out fight" Emmett said as they all took seats in the living room, Edward pulled Bella onto his lap as she nuzzled into his neck. Alice cuddled into Bracken's side and wrapped her arms around her neck; Bracken wrapped her arms protectively around her. Everyone else stood around silently, no one wanted to speak first. "I should be here anymore" Bracken muttered, Alice pulled away and looked at Bracken in panic "no! No you're not going anywhere!" she shouted as she shook her head. "Well think about it, all the trouble I've brought on you all just from coming to Forks. Now the pack is gone and never coming back I can leave and start a new life somewhere else" Bracken rationalised, Alice stood and paced frantically "I don't care! You're not going anywhere, you belong here with us!" she screamed. Esme moved forward and Pulled Bracken up off the sofa "you're our child now Bracken, our daughter. You're staying here with us for all eternity, we love you" Esme said as she pulled Bracken into a hug. Carlisle walked up to them and wrapped his arms around both of them holding them close to him "whatever happens to this family will be dealt with as a family". "Looks like we need to get ready for a fight" Emmett said as he punched his left fist into his right hand, "no one's happy about this Emmett" Edward warned him.
"Well what are we gonna do now? They know our plan" Leah said as she paced back and forth, Sam sat down on a hollowed log on the sand "we attack, the council won't stop us" he said. Quil stood up quickly "we can't! Jake said if we do anything to the Cullen's he'll fight us. We can't fight our brother over this", Seth sat next to Embry with his head down. Sam looked at Seth "you better be with us Seth, this is the time you need to pick your loyalties", Seth looked up and nodded quickly "yes Sam". Leah smiled "looks like the blood suckers are gonna get what they deserve", Embry nodded "whatever we do we can't include Jake, he'll tell the vampire girl who'll go running to the leeches". Sam stood and looked around at everyone "well that's decided, what we plan will not be discussed with Jake" they all nodded in agreement. Jake was too much of a risk to the pack's plan.
A/N2: wow, I got that one out a day earlier than I planned. I'm gonna try and get each chapter done in a week from now on, we're getting close to the home stretch now. I'm kinda running out on ideas now, I have the ending worked out but the stuff in between isn't there anymore. Really need some help people so reviews are welcome and needed. Big love and cookies to everyone!