Attack!
Staring at the vampires I knew there was something wrong. There were only three of them and half the pack was down! I look at Sam, Amber, Quil, Embry, and Jacob relieved that the most important pack members in my life were okay.
Get out of here, Bella! Shouts Quil and Embry at the same time. I growl and walk over to them
I'm not going anywhere. What's going on? I ask.
Isn't it obvious? These bloodsuckers are on our land! Shouts Jacob. I roll my eyes just as the female attacks. Then there was no more time to argue with them about why I was there. I could feel Sam's relief at having me there, but he still wasn't happy about it. I was just an extra helper to him. The fight lasted a long time and we were all pretty injured. By the time the fight was over the vampires had fled and Embry had joined the members of the pack that would be down for a while.
I walk over to Embry and whine before licking his cheek. Embry looks up at me and whines a little. He was in pain. I look at Quil and Sam who were growling at each other. I run over and jump between them. Quil takes a step back and Sam glares at me.
Knock it off! I shout angrily.
So then are you back? Asks Sam. I look at him defiantly.
Can you accept Edward and the rest of the Cullens? I ask.
It's not that easy, Bella. He's a vampire, says Sam. I could feel Sam transforming back. I decide to follow his lead. Once human we both look at each other. I cross my arms over my chest and glare at Sam defiantly.
"Quil and Embry have both spoken to Edward. They like him," I say.
"I heard about that. Amber has told me the same," says Sam. Suddenly Quil was standing next to me with his arm over my shoulder. Amber stands on my other side still in wolf form. She probably wouldn't transform into her human form in front of everyone. She wasn't comfortable with it.
"Edward and the rest of the Cullens are like Family to me. I care about them," I say. Then Jacob was standing next to Sam.
"I don't like them," says Jacob.
"You never gave them a chance! As soon as Edward walked in you left," I say angrily.
"You went to their house?" asks Sam.
"I wanted to see Bella," says Jacob.
"This is wrong, Bella," says Sam. Like a child I look away.
"If the pack is in danger I won't hesitate to help, you saw that today, but I'm not going to leave Edward," I say before turning to walk away. "If you'd like I can ask Carlisle to come help the pack. He's a doctor."
"We don't need help from your coven," says Jacob angrily.
"We'll take them to Dr. Fang," says Sam. I nod and walk back to Edward. Edward was pacing by the boundary line looking worried. As soon as he hears me approach his head snaps up and he looks at me with obvious relief on his face. I walk over to him and hug him.
"I was just about to cross the treaty line to look for you," says Edward.
"That's not necessary. Everything is fine for now," I say.
"For now?" asks Edward.
"Three vampires had attacked the pack. They took down half of the pack before I stepped in. They ran off before it was over though," I say. Edward groans.
"I knew I should have gone with you. You could have been hurt…or worse," says Edward.
"Let's just get home. If you haven't noticed I'm naked and it's going to rain," I say. Edward looked like he wanted to blush. I begin walking towards the house but Edward grabs my arm before I can reach the river.
"The family is in the living room," says Edward. I nod and transform back to my wolf form. Edward scratches me behind the ear gently. It felt good. Edward chuckles and we go to the house together. Once there Edward opens the door and everyone looks at us.
"What happened?" asks Carlisle. He was clearly worried.
"Bella's pack got into a fight with a group of vampires and needed help. Everything is fine," says Edward. I nod in agreement allowing my tail to wag. "Emmett…" growls Edward. I immediately look at Emmett who was watching me. He seemed to be concentrating very hard on something…or sizing me up.
"Let me wrestle her," says Emmett.
"No," says Edward bluntly.
"Please? I promise not to hurt her. I just wanna try once," begs Emmett.
"She's not an oversized bear," says Edward. I turn and look at Edward. Fighting Emmett sounded like fun. I yip and Edward looks at me. I look pointedly at Emmett and wag my tail.
"What? You want to wrestle him?" asks Edward incredulously. I nod and Edward scowls at me. "Absolutely not. It's too dangerous. Do you realize what Quil and Embry will do to me if you got hurt? And I'd deserve it for being so careless." I roll my eyes which only seemed to upset Edward more.
"Bella wants to wrestle me," says Emmett. I nod again.
"You will not wrestle with Emmett," says Edward trying to make things final. I wasn't having that. I begin to walk towards Emmett whose grin got wider and wider with each step I took towards him. Edward grabs my tail and I whirl around and growl at him.
"I don't think she likes you grabbing her tail," chuckles Emmett. Edward releases my tail and I quickly transform back into a human temporarily forgetting my audience.
"Whoa…Bella's naked," says Emmett in awe. Suddenly Alice wraps a blanket around my shoulders while I blush.
"I want to wrestle him, Edward. It'll be fine," I say.
"You could be hurt," says Edward.
"I'm a werewolf. I'm made to fight vampires," I say. "As long as he doesn't bite me I'll be fine," I say.
"I'll referee," says Esme.
"She'll be okay," says Carlisle. Edward clenches his teeth and growls. I ignore him and transform back before following everyone outside. It didn't take long for us to get to the river. Once there Emmett and I stand twenty yards apart. Emmett makes a pose like he was about to wrestle a bear.
"My money's on Emmett," says Jasper. Rosalie seemed to agree.
"I think Bella will beat him," says Alice.
"Is that a vision?" asks Rosalie.
"I can't see Bella, remember?" says Alice. Edward was scowling at us, but I could also see the concern in his eyes.
"The fight will last until one of you is down and can't get back up for ten counts," says Esme. "I want a fair fight too. Emmett, that means no teeth. If I think the fight is out of hand I'll step in." Emmett and I nod and Emmett turns and grins at me.
"I'll try not to hurt you too bad," says Emmett.
"GO!" shouts Esme and then there's a loud crash as Emmett's granite body collides with mine and we hit a tree. The tree crashes down and I bite down on Emmett's shoulder.
Emmett grunts and jumps away from me. I crouch down and get ready to pounce.
"I thought Esme said not to bite," murmurs Emmett. "Doesn't matter, I'll still beat ya." Then he launches himself at me again and I dodge him. Then I feint right-tricking Emmett-and go left, my teeth making contact with his side. Emmett growls and pushes me off. I could feel everyone's gazes on us as we fight.
The fight seemed to last a long time and by the time it seemed almost over we were both tired. We were both covered in scratches-Emmett also had some bites-and I was limping a little until my broken leg healed. It was a large bone so it would take some time to heal. Edward had almost jumped in several times, but someone would always stop him before he could.
Suddenly a thought comes to me. It was a dirty trick and I knew that from all the times I wrestled my brothers, but I wanted to show Edward I could handle myself. Rosalie and Emmett would be upset, but Emmett would forgive me, Rosalie already disliked me so I didn't care.
Emmett had me in a headlock so I bite his shin forcing him to release me, and then I make my move. I lunge forward and head butt Emmett where it counted and he lets out a wheeze before falling to the ground. I could hear some laughter and cheers. Rosalie hissed at me, of course and Esme begins to count.
She gets to ten and Alice and Edward run over to me. Alice hugs me and Edward crosses his arms over his chest and scowls at me. I mentally roll my eyes and glance over at Emmett. Jasper, Carlisle, Rosalie, and Esme were standing around him.
Soon we were all back to the house and after a long shower I limp my way to Edward's room where Edward was sitting on the couch reading a book while Debussy played softly in the background. I go and cuddle up in Edward's lap forcing him to put the book down.
"Hello," says Edward.
"Hey," I say before yawning. Today had been a long day. Edward chuckles and wraps his arms around me. "Are you mad at me?"
"I can never stay mad at you. But I have to know what made you want to do something so dangerous," says Edward.
"I wanted to prove to you that I'm not as fragile as you want to think I am," I say.
"I'm sorry, Bella. It's just that you're so small and you have a heart beat and you look fragile. I tend to forget what lies beneath your soft exterior," says Edward.
"Wait till Quil and Embry find out I beat Emmett today," I snicker.
"Remind me to never make you mad if that's how you plan to win a fight," says Edward.
"It's effective though," I murmur as my eyelids decide to close involuntarily. It didn't take long for me to slip into dreams of Edward and I on first beach watching the waves crash against the shore and hearing the seagulls above us as we kissed.
End Chapter
A/N: Thank you for reading chapter 14. You've all been great so far. Thanks for all the nice reviews and I hope to get more. I'm thinking about becoming an author after college. Let me know your thoughts on that. Should I become an author for real? I doubt I'll be the next Stephenie Meyer, but I might be able to pull off something. Sayonara for now!