A/N: Hiyo people! This is the chapter you peeps have been waitin' for: The arrival of Derrick and how Paul will react to his closeness with Bella XD... This chapter has a lot of things ... Many about revealing secrets and hidden feelings and thoughts and all that ... But how do ya guys feel 'bout the triples, Jeremy, Kalen and David. ireally love 'em guys, ihonestly don't know why, maybe cause they got bullied when they were young like idid and is actually still getting bullied, but they have Bella now so everything's ol' fine and dandy! lol ... Anyway Enjoy this chappie and Reviews are very welcome and appreciative!

Warning: A lot of punches and blood … towards Paul of course XD And some of those punches are not all from Bella XD

I do not own the Twilight Saga or Joe Brooks song: Superman (You guys should listen to that song, it's good and additive :D)

Chapter 7

Arrivals

Could the arrivals of my best friend and my pups be that bad for everyone? Especially for Paul?

"Derrick!" I shouted again. I hugged him tightly as he swung me around. He looks the way I still remember. Brown hair and blue eyed. "You're alive! I missed you!" I shouted right in his ear, not caring if he had lost his ear drum.

"So you don't miss us?" A little and familiar voice said behind me. I turned and screamed again.

"My babies!" I got off Derrick and ran to them, hugging them tight. "Of course I miss you guys!" Kalen, David and Jeremy were all in my arms, my little babies, my little wolfies.

"Mummy!" They yelled out. They put their arms around me, hugging me really tight as I hugged them.

"Bella?" Sam yelled out from the porch. The scene must weird him out. I mean the way I'm yelling to my babies and the way there're shouting mummy to me. Shoot, this must really be weird.

"Hi Uncle!" Kalen yelled out, waving his hands out.

"Hey Uncle Sam!" Jeremy yelled, doing the same things with his hands as his brother.

"What's up Uncle Sam?" David said grinning.

Oh boy. The expression on Sam's face is really bad. Did he think that the triplets are my real babies and that I actually gave birth to them?

"Yeah, he totally thinks that." Derrick said to him, smirking as he saw the face I was making. Dang, he knows me too well. I hit my elbow to his chest, annoyed.

"Um, Bella? Wanna explain inside?" Sam asked me, worried and confused.

"Yeah sure uncle Sam let me get my bags." Jeremy said, getting his bag. His brothers did the same. I gave them a confused look. They shrugged and jerked their thumbs at Derrick. I raised my eyebrows at him. He shrugged as well but he put his arm around my shoulders.

As we walked inside I instantly heard a growl coming from … Paul. He looked menacingly at Derrick and his arms around me. His eyes were burning with hatred and you could easily see wanted to kill Derrick, with a whole lot of passion. Derrick – being the nut crack he is, grinning at him, tempting Paul to do something. Paul growled again and Derrick cocked his head, silently questioning him. I nudged Derrick's chest again, wanting him to stop. I am so not going to let them fight or even phase, and if they do, I'll make them clean all their mess up. I won't let poor Emily fix their stupid mess up.

I sat on the sofa with David sitting on the floor, Jeremy on my lap and Kalen sitting next to me. Derrick still had his arm around me.

"So Bella, do you want to explain or something?" Sam asked, scratching the back of his neck.

"Well, maybe we should tell 'em out names." David suggested. He stood up and bowed. I rolled my eyes at him. "Hello, people of the earth and this home. My name is David Vega and I like to eat, especially mummy's pasta." He grinned at me, nodding to Kalen. While everyone gasped and looked at me. I shrugged my shoulders. I'll explain to them later anyway.

Copying his brother, Kalen stood up, "Hey, my name is Kalen Vega and I like skateboarding."

Jeremy half stood up and said quietly, "Hi, my name is Jeremy Vega and I like to read." He looked up scared at me and I smiled at him, assuring him nothing was going to happen to him. That's the thing with Jeremy; he's always scared to show his true geeky self that we always love to see. He's always hiding in the shadows of his brother's and parents past. When he sat back down I gently grabbed his hand and rubbed his palm.

You see, there is so much more to these boys then just being a thirteen year old teenager with problems-filled werewolf.

Jeremy is your normal geeky Star Wars loving guy who has dreams of making his own video game in the very near future. He dreams of college and university. But the only problem is, is that his past is always getting to him. Every day, hour, minute and second. Always. Never stopping until he finally gets to the point where he just gives it all up. His hopes, his dreams and his plans for the future and his life. He just gives up far too easy for my liking and his.

Kalen is your semi bad boy, daring kind of guy, always making trouble for teachers and girls as well. Some teachers say he just takes his troubles far too much. But they don't know and will never know why he's like that, the way he is, the way he wants attention, the way he needs attention. All because he never got the right attention this bright boy needs. All because no one can even give him a second glance, a hello or how are you? Something, anything, that's all he needs but no one is bother to even give it to him.

David is your cocky and totally a wannabe Derrick. He copies Derrick in every single way, from the hair to clothes, to the soap to the shoes. It funny at first, but you tend to notice why he copies Derrick. Because Derrick is his distant uncle and his only living blood that actually doesn't get annoyed with him with all the copying. Who allows him to do what he does. David never got the chance to be himself; he was so scared to show himself what he really was, just because his mother told him he wasn't good enough. To being another person is to hide his true form. His amazing and true self that everyone loves.

In fact, their life is so much like me, but they never had gotten the chance to leave the past and the bullying like me. That was the only difference really, between them and me. I got to leave and they had got to stay with the pain, blood and bruises. That's why I love these guys. We have so much in common, so much more than people and the pack think.

Finally getting back to the real world and not the past, I saw Derrick nodded to the others, saying. "I'm Derrick Sage." Short and simple. I rolled my eyes at him while he grinned at me. Again, a growl came from Paul. He's starting to piss me off now with his stupid growling and whatnot.

"Anyway …" Kalen started.

"I think us guys …" David mid said.

"Need a place to stay ..." Jeremy said grinning at me.

"Of course you guys can stay!" I nearly shouted. I looked at Sam and Emily. "Of course if Sam and Emily say yes."

"Yes."

"No."

"Why?"

The yes was from Emily, the no from Sam and the why from Paul.

I glared at Paul. "Because Paul, I miss my babies and my best friend. Would you like me to get homesick and start packing my clothes and just go back to Arizona?" I sarcastically asked him. Yes I was angry. How dare he ask me that? Yes I miss my babies and best friend, is that so bad? Is it because of Derrick? Well, Paul's a bigger idiot than I thought. I didn't let him say anything as I continued, "Anyway, I didn't ask you, I asked Emily and Sam."

"Chill Isa." Derrick said to me. I rolled my eyes at him.

"It's alright if you don't want us here –" Kalen mid stopped, putting his doggie eyes at Emily. "We don't want to intrude." He ended with a sigh, looking down as he wanted to cry. But I knew better.

"No, no, of course not. It's okay I mean." Emily said. "You can stay." She glared at Sam. "Samuel Uley, these are Bella's friends, family even."

David snickered while I warned him. He put on his innocent act. I smiled at him and ruffled his hair. He groaned and tried to fix his hair again. I laughed at him and shook my head at him.

"If it's such a burden to be staying here Ms Uley, I and my nephews can stay somewhere else." Derrick commented. Always the gentleman – ish. "We could rent an apartment in Port Angeles?" He looked at the triples while they furiously shook their heads.

"We don't wanna be away from our mamma!" Jeremy yelled at him.

"Why do you call Bella your mum?" Embry asked.

David looked at him and narrowed his eyes. "Because we do, got a problem with that?"

"No, but I think he does." Embry pointed to Paul who was still glaring at Derrick.

David narrowed his eyes at Paul while Paul gave him a confused look, one after giving Derrick another glare of course. David was checking Paul out – and no, not that way. Not he's so hot, just look at him way. Kind of is he good enough for mummy Bella way. He shook his head and glared at Paul. Guess he made up his decision. He sat closer to me and hugged me tight. I put my arm around him. "I don't like you." He said coldly to Paul, "I really don't like you!"

At that I burst out laughing. I quickly clamped my hand to my mouth but I couldn't stop smiling. David grinned at me. David nudged Jeremy and Kalen.

Jeremy looked at Paul for one second before standing up and started to growl at him. "You're the – you're the bastard who hurt my mum!" He yelled out, shaking really hard. Derrick, David, Kalen and I stood up quickly, knowing what will happen. Derrick quickly ran to Jeremy and grabbed his shoulders but Jeremy shoved him off. He went up to Paul before anyone could do anything and punched him right on the nose. Paul stumbled backward as Jeremy held his hand to his chest.

"Jeremy!" I yelled out, running to him. His whole hand was bleeding. I looked at Paul and saw his nose bleeding as well. Both of their whole bodies were vibrating. "Jeremy, stop right now!" I yelled again as he went forward to Paul again. David took his brother's arm but Jeremy shook it off. "Kalen Vega." I warned him but he shook his head, his eyes nearly in tears. I could his true self. He was hurt because he remembered the way his dad hurt him with foul words. He felt the pain I felt when I told him about Paul before. He wanted to hit Paul again, I could clearly see it.

"Dude!" David yelled at him. He grabbed Jeremy's arm and tried to hold him there before he could hurt Paul again. His brother did the same again. They both held their brother back but Jeremy was still shaking, really bad. Paul growled at Jeremy, eyes blazing. I glared at him, warning him. I swear, if he takes a step towards Jeremy, I will kill him, I don't care about the imprint. He will die if he hurts Jeremy.

Derrick took a step forward to settle everything but I held my arm out to stop him. I slowly walked to Jeremy and cradled his face in my hands. Tears were burning his eyes, and so were mine. "Jeremy. Calm down." I told him very softly. I smiled at him, looking right in his eyes. "Come on." I tugged his hand. But he shook his head. I tugged his hand again and whispered to him, "Come on Jer, we need to go now." Once he slowly nodded I gently lead him the way outside.

Once outside he collapsed into me. He hugged me tight, crying and sobbing. "It's okay baby," I whispered to him. "It's okay." All he did was cry in my arms. And so did I. I cried for his pain. "I'm here for you." I croaked out.

"I'm so sorry Bella." He whispered to me. I hugged him, smoothing him.

"It's not your fault Jeremy. Remember that." I felt another four arms around me and saw David and Kalen hugging us. I smiled at them and put my arms around them, hugged them tight. "I love you guys." I whispered to them, kissing their foreheads.

"We love you mummy." They whispered altogether. I smiled at them.

"Bella?" Leah asked as she got out. She smiled at us.

"Yeah?" I asked her.

"You can come in if he's alright now."

"You okay?" I lowered my voice, "Do you need apples?" Apples were our codename for phasing. It's really common for us to use apples.

"Yes and no." He whispered. I nodded at Kalen and David. They nodded back to me.

"You guys go buy some lemons for Jeremy, meet us back here in the house in half an hour." I said to them. It was still dark after all.

"Come on Jer, let's go apple hunting." David grinned at Jeremy, patting his back. Jeremy weakly smiled at him.

"I'll go with them and –" I interrupted Jeremy.

"You stay here. I need someone to hold me down." I informed him and while he shook his head at me, grinning a bit. "Come here babies." I said to the pups. I put my arms around them and hugged them tightly again. "Be safe and don't cause trouble."

"We won't – much." David said to me, earning him a smack on the head.

He laughed while walked away with his brothers.

"So Bella, you have to talk to Sam and Emily about them all staying." Leah informed me.

"Okay then." I said to her. She nodded and went into the house.

After Leah went, Derrick put his arm around me and asked me, "So, what's the plan Isa?"

"You hold me down while I kill Paul." I said to him, grinning. I then sat on the ground.

"As much as I would love that to happen, I don't think that's a good idea."

"Why?"

"Don't want his face to be more mashed up than it is."

"Derrick!" I playfully yelled at him, hitting his arm. "Be nice."

"I meant when Jeremy punched him." He paused, thinking. "Why did Jeremy punch him?"

"You know what happened before. It just got to him and I guess his wolf real pissed. You and I both know Jeremy wouldn't hurt a fly, much less punch Paul right in face."

"Yeah, true. But did you see the blood on Paul's face. Damn, Jeremy can hit –"

"You do know it's rude to talk about people when they're not here." A deep voice said behind me said. I turned around and saw Paul glaring at Derrick from the porch.

"Said by the one who got knocked out by a thirteen year old." Derrick replied back, just as coldly as Paul.

"Would you like to be the one knocked out this time." Paul suggested, moving forward to us.

"Are you sure it's me who's going to be knocked out or you?"

"All right, all right. That's enough." I said to both of them, wanting to stop this stupid thing. As much as I would like to see a good ol' fight, I don't want both of the idiots to die. But they didn't back down. They were still glaring at each other. I rolled my eyes at them and went back into the house. As I went in I saw Sam on the couch. I grabbed him by his collar and started to drag him to the kitchen. "Emily, could you please be a darl and come in the kitchen?" I asked her as she got up.

As I got into the kitchen I put Sam on a chair and Emily sat on another.

"Why don't you want them to stay?" I asked Sam.

"Bella – It's just –" Sam tried to find the right words but couldn't.

"Sam doesn't know them Bella, he's just worried." Emily said, helping him out.

"I get that, they're strangers to you, but to me, they're family. How cliché it all sounds but they were with me through it all. Even when I moved, they became my family. I can't just let them go all the way to Port Angeles. Derrick doesn't know the way there and plus, I just miss them Sam." I said to him.

"I know you Bella. God, I'm sorry I acted that way. It's just -"

"Yeah I know, you don't know them but I wish you guys would know them."

"I would like that Bella." Sam said, smiling at me. "They can stay. I'm sure the brothers would like to stay with you in your room. Derrick can stay in the guest room."

"Thanks Sam." I went to him and hugged him tight.

"Bella?" Leah asked as she went through the door. "The little ones are look for you."

"Mummy!" David yelled out as he came in. Kalen and Jeremy went after him. They hugged me tight again.

"Hello my babies." I said to them.

"Bella, you never did tell us why they call you their mum." Emily asked me.

"Short story: We never had a mum, so Bella is our mum now." Kalen told Emily. But there was more to it of course.

"Well, I'm sleepy now." David said, adding a cute yawn.

"You guys can sleep in Bella's room, while Derrick can sleep in the guest room." Emily said.

"Thank you Emily." Derrick said coming into the room. I raised my eyebrows at him. He shook his head at me and smiled. I then rolled my eyes at him.

'Wanna explain?' I mouthed to him.

'Later.' He mouthed back. "Come on guys, let's go sleep." He said to the guys.

"Okie dokie!" Kalen yelled out.

"Let's go sleep!" David said. We all went upstairs when we all said goodnight.

"Okay, so you guys sleep now, okay?" I said to the pups, tucking 'em in.

"Okay mummy." They said together.

"Goodnight babies." I kissed their foreheads. I rubbed their heads as they closed their eyes. I smiled at Kalen's ginger hair. David had dyed his hair blonde while Jeremy had his natural jet black hair.

After a good few minutes, I decide to go to Derrick's room. I knocked on his door.

"Come in." He said.

"Hey." I said, opening the door. His bed was covered with papers in scrunches and some flat. He was writing and playing songs again.

"Hey Isa." He said, putting his guitar down and laid on the bed. I lay down with him.

"You playin' again?" I asked him while taking his hand.

"Yeah, well, kind of." He looked at me and his hand.

"Why'd you stop in the first place?"

"Don't know." He shrugged.

We just stayed like that in silence. I guess thinking. It wasn't weird. It was normal. I suddenly sat up and started to search for his notes. I picked one up and it said: There are no words, to paint a picture of you girl. Your eyes, and those curves, it's like you're from some other world. You walk in my way, oh God it's so frustrating.

"This is good." I said to him as I read the piece of paper.

"Yeah, I know." He grinned at me. I rolled my eyes at him.

"You're so full of yourself, you do know that."

"Yeah I know." His grin widened. I took my hand and started to play with my fingers. I laid down again. "How are you Isa?" He asked me suddenly.

"I'm fine. Really, I am." I lied to him. But knowing Derrick he would know if I was lying or not.

"Are you sure?" He asked again.

"Yeah, course." I looked away from him.

He took my face so that I could look at him. He started into my eyes, "Are you really fine Bella?" He said my name, not my nick name this time. "I know you. More than you think." He whispered.

This time I had to tell the truth. "Okay, so I'm not fine, but I am okay – kind of."

"Tell me what's wrong."

A tear fell from my eye. Derrick wiped his finger to my face. "You know Paul imprinted on me-"

"And you imprint on Paul, yeah. The pups and I know." He sighed out.

"Well, that just kills everything. I mean, at first I wanted to kill Paul and use the imprint to hurt him but now, I can't! As much I would love to, I can't! Do you know how annoying that is? That I actually love Paul now-"

"You love Paul?"

Shoot, did I just say I love Paul to Derrick?

Yes, yes you just did. My wolf said to me. Long-time not talk, eh wolf?

"Um, I – yes – no. I don't know." I rubbed my face with my hands.

"Do you want him?" He asked quietly.

"Dude!" I nearly yelled at him.

He smirked at me, "That just proves your dirty minded." I raised my eyebrow at him. "I meant, do you think he's worth it? Is he your time or not?"

I thought for a few minutes but nothing came up. "I got nothing."

"First of all, is it you or your wolf? Do you love him or your wolf?" He emphasized on me and the wolf. Idiot.

"Of course my wolf. She practically loves him."

"But you?"

"I don't know." I whispered.

"Come 'ere." He opened his arms out for a hug. I went on his lap and hugged him.

"I missed you Derrick." I whispered.

"I miss you too Isa." He whispered back.

"Should we wake them up?" A little voice said in the darkness. Is it David?

"What do you think we should do?" Another voice followed. Jeremy?

"I say we wake 'em up." One other voice said. Kalen? I half opened my eyes to see the pups looking at me and Derrick in confusion.

"Why though?" David asked, scratching his head.

"Dunno, but look at them."

"I am looking at them but what exactly am I looking at?" Jeremy implied

"I dunno too man."

"Come on, let's wake 'em up."

Something shuffled under me. "You little people already have." Derrick said.

I yawned and sat up. "Hey guys." I said to them.

"Hi mummy!" Kalen yelled.

"Hiyo mama!" Jeremy yelled out.

"Sup mummy B?" David said, grinning at me.

"No greeting for me?" Derrick asked.

"You want a greeting, we'll give you a greeting!" The boys yelled out while they attacked Derrick. I quickly dodged out. "Attack!"

"Guys!" I playfully warned them. "Be careful now!"

"Yeah, wouldn't want any broken bones." Someone said coming into the room. I turned around and saw Paul leaning on the doorway. You couldn't see the mark of the punch that Jeremy gave him yesterday. Guess that healed. He smiled weakly at me and the boys while he glared at Derrick. "Breakfast's ready." He said before leaving.

I looked at Derrick, frowning. He shook his head at me. I got up and said, "I'm going to shower and change, you guys should go down and eat, you to Derrick."

They nodded to me and I left the room.

When I opened my door, I was surprised to find Leah leaning on my cabinet, arms crossed with a weird expression. A mixture of being pissed and excitement.

"Hello Leah?" I said to her confused. But it sounded like a question.

"I know what you are." She said straight forward.

Shoot, she knows! Act dumb Bella, just act dumb. "I'm not one hundred percent sure how to reply to that."

"Really now?" She uncrossed her arms and took my mirror, looking into it. Okay then ... Talk about weirdness. "Well, let's just say a little birdie told me." Huh? What does birds have to do with this?

"Birds?"

"Yeah." She walked closer to me. "He told me the truth. Well part of it."

"Birds?" I asked again. "Birds can talk to you?" I paused, thinking. "Leah we need to go doctors now if that's happening!" I quickly grabbed her arms but she pulled away from me. Dang should've thought of a better plan than that.

Leah huffed and she put her arms up. "Jeremy! Jeremy told me!"

"About the birds and bees?" I asked, trying very hard not a laugh. I haven't even said anything about the birds and bees to the boys. But knowing school they should've know anyway.

"Bella." Leah sighed. "You're the white wolf. Am I right or wrong?"

Double shoot! She really knows! "Again, I'm not one hundred percent sure how to reply to that."

"It's a yes or no answer Bella."

I sighed. I couldn't hide it, so I just told the truth. "Then yes. I'm the wolf. I'm sorry-"

"Yes!" She shouted while hugging me. "I knew it!"

"Oaky then Leah..." Why is she reacting like this? She's supposed to be shouting at me or something. Not hugging me to death.

"I'm so glad I'm not the only one!"

"What?"

She pulled back. "Well, there's only one of me here, the female wolves I mean. Billy said it was unusual for a girl to phase."

"Really? But how did you know I'm the wolf?"

"Well, Paul saw a white wolf and he showed us and he said she was whimpering, like Bella. Plus, the thing that happened with Derrick in toilet gets me thinking. I just asked the triples to confirm it. I asked the brother's early in the morning. David didn't say anything, so he passed it to Kalen and Kalen passed it to Jeremy. So I said liars go to hell if he lies and he told the truth!"

"Huh, really?"

"Yep."

I gently grabbed her forearms, "Promise me Leah, you won't tell anyone! Do not even think of it!"

"Okay, but why?"

"I don't them to find out, not yet at lease."

"Okay then, I promise."

Suddenly, I felt a weird chill running down my spine. With my wolf ears I heard Jeremy, Kalen and David whimper for help in their wolf forms. I didn't look at Leah as I jumped out of my window. I heard her jump as well, trying to talk to me but I ignored her. I concentrated on trying to find my pups. Bella! They shouted. They were in trouble. I growled and ran to where they were.

"Bella!" They yelled again.

I stopped to find the whole of Sam's pack circling my pups. I growled deep in my throat. I saw another wolf – Derrick – come into the scene. Paul started to growl crazy at Derrick. Then suddenly, Paul lunged for Derrick. Oh hell no. I felt anger run through me and without thinking, I lunged for Paul, phasing in mid-air. I jumped on Paul and pushed him away from Derrick. This time, I started to growl crazy at him. His eyes held shock and sadness. Paul looked at Sam as he talked to him. With one last look from me he went to stand by Jacob.

Thanks Isa. Derrick said to me.

Don't you dare let it happen again Derrick. I snarled at him. He looked hurt for a minute. Derrick, I'm sorry.

Yeah, me too. I was stupid and –

As much as I would love to hear all this sorry and whatnot but the alpha is tryna talk to us. David said to us.

I'll deal with this. I said to them. I looked at Sam and tried to concentrate into talking to him. Are you the Alpha? I asked him.

Yes, and you?

Yes and now, but you could say.

Okay, so what are you doing on our land?

Sorry for the inconvenience, we were just passing through. I lied.

Sam looked at Paul and started talking to him. He nodded and went back to us. I think it would be better for your pack to phase. Sam injected. What? No! What is he saying? And more importantly, what did Paul say? Your pups went to our land, and you know the rules. If another pack member of another pack goes on another land, we are able to question them.

I hardly think that's fair! I said to him. And anyway, you already questioned us and we answered that we were just passing through.

So were you passing through a couple of days then? Sam said back.

I growled at him. How dare he?

I thought for a few seconds. You have a point. I said to him. So what do you want now?

Maybe we should all phase. Sam suggested.

No! I snarled at him.

Okay then. But Derrick said.

Who is the alpha?

He's not here right now. I said.

Then I think we should all phase.

I switched Sam off. Derrick! What do we do?

We phase.

What?

Okay, we phase now then. Derrick quickly said.

Derrick! I yelled at him.

One by one Sam's pack started to phase. Oh shit. I thought when Derrick, Kalen, David and Jeremy phase. Paul looked at Derrick, shocked and started growling at him. I looked at Paul and for one second I was lost. Lost into his eyes. Falling. As I continued to look in his eys, I made the biggest mistake in my life. I phased.

"Bella?"

Bella's secret is revealed … finally! lol. So tell me what y'all think. Especially how y'all feel about the triples and of course about Paul and Derrick. Do ya guys want a little Derrick input/POV in the next Chapter? If so, tell me by a review!