A/N I'm so sorry for taking forever to review. School has just been a pain and I haven't been able to type this up until now. I will update on Quileute Redemption tomorrow because I'm sleepy right now. Enjoy XD

Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight SM does. But I do get to play with her characters. MWAHAHAHAHAA!

Previously

She took off into the woods before him so that she could undress without him seeing. She tied her clothes around her ankle with a string and phased. Bella yelped in surprise when she saw that Seth was in wolf form behind her.

Race you.

Seth gave her a wolfy grin. You're on.

Bella barked a laugh and took off. Seth was in awe for a moment then shook his head.

Wait up! Cheater!

Chapter Eleven: Ready or Not

A/N Italics is when they are speaking in the pack mind peeps.

Bella and Seth had been heading towards Denali for a few days now. They knew that they were on the right trail because Seth had caught the Cullens' scent that he claimed was only a few days old. It was most likely where they went hunting. They had begun to slow down, not wanting to confront the Cullens until the morning.

As they slowed to a light patter of a walk, Seth began to think about the last couple of days. He laughed as he remembered how disgusted Bella was when she found out that they would be eating deer raw in their wolf forms, since they didn't want to attract the attention that a fire would undoubtedly cause. He had tried to help her by explaining that she should just let go and let her wolf instincts take over, but he was unable to get through to her. Bella just hadn't been able to get past the deer's fur and the blood.

Bella groaned. You just had to bring that up… Seth laughed as she brought up a picture of her mentally gagging at the very thought of eating raw ever again.

Seth turned his head and gave her a wolfy grin. You must admit that it was hilarious. I have never seen a wolf look more disgusted at their natural food source.

Bella huffed. Need I remind you that despite being able to shift into wolves, we are NOT actually wolves, but humans. And what's up with the fancy talk? 'It's our natural food source?'

Seth sighed. First of all, maybe if you tapped into your inner wolf sometimes, you wouldn't be having such a hard time. And secondly, I might…um..be known to watch Animal Planet from time to time…

Bella burst out laughing. Thank you, Seth. Anyone ever told you that you should teach yoga? 'Tap into your inner wolf? Really?

Seth ignored her and scrutinized their surroundings, deciding that it was a good place for them to rest until morning. He laid down under two intertwined trees whose hanging branches and leaves would shield them from view. He looked up at Bella expectantly. Usually she would curl up against his huge frame when they stopped for the night.

Bella hesitated. Can we phase back just for tonight? I want to be relatively human for one night before we see the Cullens.

Seth nodded, immediately understanding what she meant. She wanted to have at least some sense of normalcy before meeting the family that had abandoned her. Because after this night, everything would change.

He walked a few feet into the forest to give Bella some privacy while she changed back. He quickly slipped on his sweatpants and waited to feel the slight shimmer in the air that showed that Bella had phased back.

Walking back, Seth sat under the tree again and held his arms outstretched for Bella. She smiled and snuggled against him, while he wrapped his arms around her.

Bella traced patterns on his arm. "No matter what happens tomorrow, know that I love you more than anything and that nothing will change that."

Seth glanced down at her. "Do you think that something bad will happen?"

Bella shook her head quickly to reassure him. "No, I just think that tensions will be running high and I don't think that they will be that accepting of me having a werewolf for a boyfriend."

Seth couldn't stop the smirk from crossing his face. "So, I'm your boyfriend now?"

Bella refused to look up at him. "Well, I think we are something more than that but for all intents and purposes, let's stick with boyfriend for now. 'Kay?"

Seth mock sighed. "Whatever you say babe. As long as you know what we are to each other, you can call me whatever you want to. Boyfriend, mate, sexy…" He wiggled his eyebrows when Bella looked up at him.

She shook her head in exasperation and kissed his cheek. "Goodnight Seth."

Seth pouted. "That's all I get? That wasn't a very good goodnight kiss. As your imprint, aren't you supposed to make me hap-"

He didn't get to finish his sentence as Bella had turned around, straddling him, and began to kiss him passionately. Her hands tangled in his short hair and she kissed him until she had to pull away for air, gasping for breath. "Was that good enough for you?"

Seth had a glazed look in his eyes and he cleared his throat. "Y-yeah."

Bella winked at him. "Good." She turned around and was silent. Her even breaths a few minutes later showed that she was fast asleep.

Seth began to think about what would happen tomorrow but soon drifted off to sleep. The night was silent except for the occasional howl of a faraway wolf and the chirping of crickets.

-time skip-

Seth gently shook Bella awake the next morning. She slowly opened her eyes and stretched before standing up.

"How far away are we from them?"

Seth sighed and gave her a look of concern. "A couple of minutes. Are you sure you're ready for this?"

She shrugged. "I don't know. But I do know that it has to be done."

Seth nodded. "Let's go then." He turned to phase but Bella stopped him.

"I'm not sure that I want them to know that I'm a werewolf just yet. Can I…um..ride you?"

Seth raised an eyebrow. "You want to..ride me?"

Bella nodded and gave him a pleading look. "Please?"

Seth didn't answer but disappeared into the trees and returned as a wolf. He walked over to her and lowered himself so that she could clamber on. Bella grasped handfuls of his fur tightly, so she wouldn't fall off. As soon as she was steady, Seth took off. Her legs tightened around him as she held on and she had to stop herself from yelling out from the exhilaration the speed made her feel.

After a couple of minutes, Seth slowed down to a walk as they went through a break in the trees to see a large house. Seth snorted. It was more like a mansion. It definitely looked out of place in the middle of the woods.

He could hear Bella's heart speed up the closer he got to the house and he turned his head to give her a reassuring lick on her arm.

Bella jumped. "Eew Seth, that is disgusting!" She smacked him on the top of his head as he let out a barking laugh.

As Bella looked up, she saw the Cullens and a few other golden-eyed vampires looking at her with expressions of surprise, and on some, disgust.

Bella's eyes widened and she slowly slid off of Seth's back, ignoring his whines of protest. "Go phase back."

Seth wasn't having that. He was not going to leave his Bella alone with these leeches. He tugged on the back of Bella's shirt to get her to follow him into the trees.

As they walked away, he heard one of the bloodsuckers explaining to the others that he was a werewolf and was just going to phase back. At his words, Bella stiffened, so he now knew who to kill for breaking her heart. He phased and quickly put on his sweats before taking Bella's hand and walking back.

Bella stopped him when they were a few feet away and forced a smile on her face as she glanced at each Cullen in turn. "Hello Carlisle, Esme, Emmett, Rosalie, Jasper, Alice, Edward."

As she said Edward's name, they all started talking at once.

"Bella! What brings you here..How did you find us?" –Carlisle

"Oh, my daughter!" –Esme

"Little sister? I missed you so much!" –Emmett

"Oh great. The human's back." –Rosalie

"Why didn't I see this?" –Alice

"Bella, love. What's with the mutt?" –Edward

Jasper, however, was talking rapidly to someone on his phone with a worried expression. Seth assumed he was talking about him and Bella since he kept looking up at them as he spoke. Jasper quickly clicked his phone shut and redirected his attention to Bella.

Bella seemed to be nervous and speechless at the moment. After a few seconds of silence, she cleared her throat. "Umm, I came here because-"

At that moment, two more vampires rushed into the clearing and went to stand by Jasper. Seth saw that one was a brown-haired male and the other was a blonde female. Their skin was littered with as many scars as Jasper and had Seth moving Bella behind him protectively.

Bella snorted and moved to stand beside him as she too scrutinized the two vampires.

Jasper had his head in his hands. "Did you have to come now Peter? I don't want to scare Bella."

Peter laughed boisterously. "Well, I didn't wanna miss the show, Major." He turned around to face Bella and winked. "So you're the one who made the Jazzman give into the bloodlust."

Bella didn't answer him. Her gaze was locked on the color of his eyes. Red. A human drinker along with the blond female.

Tremors began to run along her spine. Their red eyes meant that they fed on innocent humans. Killed innocent humans. She was extremely angry as she remembered when she was tortured by James. Bella could hear voices shouting, trying to find out what was wrong, but they sounded far away and she paid no attention to them.

Carlisle began to walk forward to examine her but Seth's growls stopped him. Seth placed a hand on Bella's arm and began to soothe her. Bella's tremors gradually slowed down until they stopped.

Seth glared at the vampires. "You associate with human drinkers?"

Carlisle glanced at Bella warily. "These are friends of Jasper's, from when he was a human drinker himself. They mean you no harm."

Bella calmed herself down and looked up at them angrily. "They kill innocent humans and you expect me to trust that they don't want to hurt me?"

Rosalie narrowed her eyes. "Last time I checked, human, you were intruding on us. Not the other way around. You have no right to question us on who we befriend."

Bella glared at her fiercely. "First of all, who said I was human…or human completely anyways? Secondly, I may have taken your bitchy attitude before, but no longer will I put up with your shit just because you're jealous of my humanity. You are a bloodsucking monster and will never be human, so just deal with it and stop making everyone else miserable."

Emmett started clapping. "Oh snap! Rose just got told." Rose glared at him venomously and he immediately shut up.

Peter whistled. "Jazz, I like this human already."

Everyone else seemed speechless at Bella's outburst. They had never seen her angry before, let alone heard her cuss.

Carlisle cleared his throat nervously. "So…Bella, you said that you were not completely human before. What did you mean by that?"

Bella sighed. "I didn't want to exactly tell you this yet, but I guess you do deserve an explanation. I'm a werewolf."

Edward chose this moment to speak up. "That's impossible. You are not Quileute. There is no way you can turn into a filthy dog."

Seth began to shake slightly. "Say that again, leech. I dare you."

Bella put a hand on him and he immediately stopped shaking. "Well, Seth, if they don't believe me, I'll just have to show them." She turned and walked back into the forest.

Alice looked worried. "Where is she going?"

Seth answered her grudgingly. "She's going into the forest to phase. She would rather not undress in front of you."

Jasper's curiosity was sparked. "Why would she have to undress?"

Seth rolled his eyes. "Our clothes don't phase along with us. If she were to phase on the fly, her clothes would be shredded and we couldn't exactly bring a change of clothes."

Esme's eyes widened. "Are you saying that you…traveled here in your wolf forms?"

Seth sighed. "Bella will explain everything to you. But basically, we were in a hurry and when you're in wolf form, you don't want to be burdened with much."

As he finished speaking, Bella stepped through the trees in her wolf form. The sun glinted off her mahogany fur and her golden paws gracefully walked towards them.

Everyone gasped and Esme's eyes were filled with wonder. "She's beautiful."

Seth and Bella snorted at the same time but for different reasons. Seth felt that that was an understatement while Bella didn't really see the beauty in turning into a giant wolf.

Edward grimaced. "I still can't hear her."

Seth glared at him. "Good. Thoughts are private and should not be known to anyone."

Bella turned around and went back into the trees to phase back. She sprinted back next to Seth. "Believe me now?"

-back in La Push-

Paul was angry. While his little sister was off doing God knows what with Seth, he was being forced to run patrols. Sam got mad at him for snapping at Emily the other day. She had told him that maybe he should stop worrying so much about Bella and that she was probably fine. He had told her to fuck off and leave him the hell alone. Of course Sam had yelled at him for using that sort of language around his imprint. As if Emily was some fragile little thing that couldn't handle something as dirty as a little profanity. She would have to get used to it eventually, the pack could be a bit rowdy at times.

Besides, Bella was not fine. She was going to face the leeches who had abandoned her and ask them for help and who did Sam send with her? Seth. The man who had imprinted on her. If he found out that Seth tried to get in her pants, he was going to kill him. Nobody messes with his sister.

Deep down, Paul knew that Seth was a good kid and would never do anything to hurt his sister, but he was still mad that he wasn't allowed to tag along with them and had decided to take it out on Seth. Big fucking whoop right? Wrong. Sam said that he was being a bad influence on Brady and Collin by not being able to control his anger.

Who the hell did Sam think he was? Okay, sure he was the Alpha and all that shit, but now he was trying to control how Paul acted? Couldn't he just point at Paul and say, "This is what you're not supposed to do?"

But no, now he had to be a 'role model' because Sam wanted the people on the rez to feel that the pack was contributing to the betterment of the tribe.

Paul didn't know what Sam was on but he needed to get off it. Paul fucking Hunt is not going to become some sort of golden boy. That shit was just not going to happen. He was a badass and that wasn't going to change anytime soon.

And then there was Jacob. Nowadays, he was sulking, still hung up over Bella. Get the fuck over it, man. She doesn't love you, so move the hell on. If this kept up, he was going to have to knock some sense into the kid.

Leah was being even more of a bitch than before. Whenever she was phased with Sam, she would think of all the times that he said that he would never leave her and that he would always love her. Seriously, she and Jake should get together and have a fucking pity party.

The only person who Paul could really put up with was Embry. He was usually quiet and didn't bother Paul that much. You could talk to him about pretty much anything and he would listen to you and not judge.

Aww, thanks man. I feel so loved. Embry was silently laughing in his head.

Paul snorted. If you tell anyone I said that, I will kick your ass.

A/N See guys? I gave you the Cullens and Paul. Aren't you happy? Next chappy is Bella's explanation to the Cullens and maybe we will discover why there will be a battle :O Review review review. It makes me happy XD