Thanks for the reviews! You all are really sweet and so supportive. Some of your questions should be answered in this chapter. This chapter is going to be a little short, it's a filler. So here we go…
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Jacob's POV
I carried Leah to the bedroom and gently laid her on the bed. I had to talk to the council as soon as possible, before they found out about the new Cullen. How could they be so stupid? Didn't they remember the treaty? Or was Rosalie just that desperate to have a child? She obviously didn't care about living much longer if she was just going to ignore the treaty.
"Where are you going," Leah asked as I walked towards the bedroom door. She sat up in the bed and I knew that I didn't want to face her. Looking at her would just make it harder to leave her side right now. For some reason, I felt like I needed to be by her side all the time. It was a weird pull, not like imprinting, but like I needed to protect her. I knew it was my job to protect her but this felt more like an instinct. It was weird and I didn't really want to talk to her about it because it was hard to explain.
"To talk to the council," I said still facing the door.
"Oh, why didn't you wake me up? Let me put my shoes on." I heard the bed shift and I sighed. This was just going to cause an argument. Leah noticed my body tense up and I heard the bed go silent. "You don't want me to go." Leah's voice was soft, softer than I had heard it before.
"I just want you to rest Lee. Plus I don't want you stressing yourself out with this crap. I don't know how the council will react to this," I said turning to face Leah.
"Okay. When will you be back," Leah asked. Damn, why did she have to sound like that?
"I'm not sure. Just get some rest and remember to eat too," I said in a protective tone. What the hell was going on with me? I had to ask Old Quil about this new feeling of having to be overprotective of Leah.
"I'm not stupid Jake. I know when I'm hungry and sleepy," Leah said frustrated. The pregnancy hormones were taking a toll on her. I wish I could detect when she was about to bite my head off.
I smiled weakly and turned to leave.
"Hey Jake."
"Yes Lee."
"I love you," she smiled and laid back on the pillow.
"I love you too." She was just making the pull worse by making me feel bad for leaving.
I walked out of the house as quickly as possible. The pull let up the further I ran. I decided to phase and run to Quil's house in wolf form.
When I got to Old Quil's, Sue was waiting for me in the driveway.
"Leah called me and told me that you were on your way. The Cullens causing trouble again," she asked when I came from behind the tree.
"Yes ma'am."
Sue shook her head and headed towards the house. I followed suit and Quil opened the door.
"The family man is here," Quil said smiling. We did our secret handshake and he led us into the living room.
"Hey Jake. Glad you came by, I was going to call a meeting ," Old Quil walked into the room.
"Well I needed to talk to you about the Cullens. They have a new family member, some girl they found left for the dead," I explained. Sue sat on the couch next to me and shook her head once again.
"I don't understand why they must cause this trouble," Sue replied.
"This means they broke the treaty," Old Quil stated in a devastated tone. "But it's up to you if you want a war."
I looked up at Old Quil with a confused expression. I didn't know I was able to make those kinds of decisions. I knew I was chief, but I thought treaty decisions were left up to the elders.
"You are chief Jake so all decisions fall on you. So what do you want to do," Qld Quil asked. Quil entered the living room with a bowl of chips.
" Um. I really don't think we need another war, that puts too much pressure on this pack. All we have been doing is fighting for the past few months. The girl was almost dead so I guess they didn't just bite a person walking down the street. I will go talk to them though. They have to follow the treaty because I am not giving them anymore breaks," I said. Old Quil nodded and Sue sighed.
"Please talk to them. I don't like all this war business either," Sue replied putting a hand on her forehead.
"I will." I hated being put in this position where I had to decide between war or no war. We had sort of befriended the Cullens and they were about to create another rift. I knew my decision was not going to go over well with the pack. Hell I didn't even like it, but I was tired of war and I didn't want to risk losing a pack mate. Plus Leah would want to fight in the war and I didn't feel like arguing with her. This was the last chance the Cullens were getting though.
"I had something else to ask you," I said.
"Go ahead." Old Quil nodded his head.
"You know Dakota imprinted on my daughter right?" Old Quil nodded. " Well he says the imprint is hurting him when he is away from Leah. He wants to come see her more often and that means he will be on our land. What do you think about that?"
"That is up to you Jacob. But make sure you make a wise decision," Old Quil said.
" I think I will continue to take her over to the Cullen's to see him. Just for now. I already let them slide, I don't want to be too lenient," I replied.
"He is a sweet boy Jake. I don't think he will hurt Leah," Sue put a hand on my knee.
"I know he won't. I'm just not going to let them off easy twice. There is no problem with her going over there. Well actually there is a problem. They just created a newborn and that means she is not in control. Damn, I need to go check this out," I said getting up from the couch. Why didn't I think of that earlier?
"I'm coming with you Jake," Quil put the bowl of chips on the table and ran out the door behind me. I stripped my clothes off and phased. I let out a loud howl, letting the rest of the pack know there was something important we needed to handle.
"Tell your little friends to stop biting people," Quil thought.
"Tell yourself to shut up Quil," I thought back. I heard Quil chuckle.
" What the hell is going on," Sam entered our thoughts.
"The Cullen's have a new family member," I thought.
Sam growled and came to a halt.
"We are not attacking them," I thought back.
"Why not," Paul asked.
"Because I'm Alpha and I said so. Leah what the hell are you doing here?"
"Um you howled and I was following orders. What the hell are you asking for," Leah snapped.
"Calm down she-wolf," Embry said. Leah growled at him and pushed him to the side.
"Leah settle down," I thought.
She mentally rolled her eyes and ran faster to catch up to me. She nudged my side and a wolfy grin spread across her silvery fur. I licked her face and she laughed a husky laugh.
"Can we please keep the PDA under control. I'm still pissed at you Jake so watch what you are doing to my sister," Seth warned.
We finally reached the Cullen mansion and I phased to human form and threw my shorts back on.
"You all stay out here just in case. If anything is to happen, Leah you go home immediately. Jared you go with Leah to keep her safe," I told the pack before walking towards the door. Edward was already at the door waiting for me.
"I'm assuming you heard my thoughts," I said.
"Yes they were very interesting. We don't want a fight so will you just listen?"
"I can be rational, but if she is dangerous-"
"I know. You don't need to worry though. She is gone, the Volturi came and got her," Edward replied.
"Why?"
"She has powers that would be useful to them. We thought they were coming to kill us off but they took Francine and left," Edward stated. Rosalie came down the steps with a worried expression on her face. It was the first time she didn't wear her bitchy look.
"If you are coming here to kill us you have no reason to now," Rosalie said with a glare.
"Oh but I wouldn't mind killing you." I smirked and Rosalie flipped me off.
"Did you talk to the council about letting Kota cross the line again," Edward asked.
"The decision is up to me and I say no for now. I can bring her to him," I said. Edward nodded and looked back at Rosalie. She nodded and glided up the steps.
" Dakota will be disappointed but I'm sure he will understand. He will have to," Edward replied.
" Well I'm going to head home, Leah needs her rest. Tell everyone I said hi," I turned to head out the glass door.
"Thanks for coming by. I know we have caused some complications for you. Sorry about that."
"Yes you have and please keep in mind that we have a treaty. A war would be a horrible way to end things," I warned. I saw Edward nod before closing the door. I went behind a tree, stripped and phased back into wolf form.
"Aw man no fight," Embry asked.
"Nope. The little bloodsucker is gone and never coming back. The Volturi came and took her away," I thought back.
I heard Leah let out a deep breath she had been holding. "I was hoping she would go away somehow. I know what the newborns are capable of and I know what I would do if she went wild," Leah said.
"You wouldn't be doing anything with your belly like that," Quil thought.
" You don't know what I would be doing perv."
"I'm pretty sure Jacob would not let you fight," Paul said. Leah let out another growl and ran ahead. Sam's thoughts were silent, which was scary.
"You alright man," I asked him.
"Fine." Sam thought and then phased out.
"Emily has screwed him up," Seth thought.
" That bitch," Leah threw in.
"I'm hungry," Leah said as soon as we made it home.
"Aren't you always hungry," I asked. Uh-oh, I obviously wanted to lose my head. Leah surprised me when she didn't snap at me. She just ran into the kitchen and I could hear the fridge open.
When I walked into the kitchen, Leah was fixing a salad.
"Eating healthy?"
"I guess you can call this healthy," Leah replied. She pulled out taco sauce and poured it over the lettuce. I grimaced and watched her put cheese and bacon bits on top.
"This looks yummy." She rubbed her hands together and dug into her salad. She closed her eyes and chewed slowly. " You should try this."
"No thank you," I held my hands up.
"It's really good."
"Yea to a pregnant woman," I said. Leah threw me a glare and stuffed more lettuce into her mouth. "You're my beautiful pregnant woman." I kissed her neck and she leaned into me.
"Don't try to get out of the dog house now," Leah laughed. She turned around and pecked my lips. I leaned in and deepened the kiss. Leah pulled away and shook her head. "That is how this happened." She pointed down to her protruding stomach.
"Sure, sure," I snaked my arms around her waste and kissed her forehead.
What the hell is the Volturi doing? I'm sure you all find it weird that they just came and got Francine. Hmmm, interesting huh? Did Jacob make the right decision about not starting another war? Will he ever allow Dakota on their land? Why does he feel so protective of Leah? ( He never got around to asking Old Quil that question.) Sam just seems really down, will he ever get better? I am starting another story by the way. I will have the first chapter posted tomorrow if you want to check it out. Of course it will be a Jacob/Leah fic. Lol. I am going to delete Horizon, I am at a block on what to write next. Thanks for reading!