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C POV

It was sad for the Quileutes yesterday and will be more so today. Today would be the day the council decided how to punish Jacob. The family and I were getting ready to meet with them. They agreed to let us be present for his sentencing since he had tormented our family for so long. I had mixed feelings about how things might go and how I would feel about it. Part of me wanted to see Jacob punished to the most severe capacity, but the other part of me wanted to pity and feel sorry for him. I was a father and a grandfather, and it was Jacob who caused my family pain as well as his own people; and the parent part of me just couldn't overlook that.

E POV

I would be thrilled when this day was over because Jacob Black would finally be out of our lives. My daughter would be able to live her life in peace and so would the rest of my family. I wished he could have just let go and moved on; I guessed it wasn't meant to be though. After today, I'd never think of him again no matter what happened.

Soon Bella and I were dressed and ready to go; the rest of the family were also ready. We locked up the house and made the trip to La Push. We were shown to the tribal council meeting; everyone but Jacob was there. He would be brought in last.

JB POV

It was hard to believe that a bunch of leeches had turned my family and pack mates against me, when once upon a time they hated them with a passion. Why couldn't my life have been different? Why couldn't Bella have just turned her back on the leech she married and had been happy with me? Why couldn't Nessie turn her back on her own leech and accept my imprint? This wasn't Bella's fault or Nessie's though; this was the vamp doctor and his side kicks fault. They should have stayed away from here in the first place. I hated them more than any of the others. Because of them my life is worthless.

SU POV

It was killing me to do what I had to do, but I knew Jacob had brought this trouble on himself. The Cullen family had proven themselves to be human protectors as much as we were; they were not like the Cold Ones we had known in our past. Our tribe could no longer hold what those vampires had done against the Cullens.

When Jacob was brought in, he looked at everyone with hate-filled eyes. I couldn't even feel sorry for him. He was placed at the front of the room so he faced the crowd and the meeting began.

The elders spoke first; the pack was next to speak. Charlie was also present because he had been friends with most us for years and had been the police chief; he was also Bella's father and had been there at times when Jacob harassed Bella. He spoke after the pack did; the Cullens all had their chance to speak. The girl Jacob attacked spoke, and last Jacob spoke.

"Jacob, we have heard from everyone else, even the young woman you were going to kill yesterday. Now, we must hear from you. What do you have to say for yourself?" I asked, looking Jacob straight in the eyes. I only felt sadness looking at the man before me, long gone was my former brother.

"What do you mean what do I have to say for myself, Sam? Sure, I didn't like having to kill a human, but it was for the greater good; don't you see? If I had succeeded, you would have been forced to kill the leech. The Cullens would have defended him and we would have gotten rid of a few more, hopefully one of them would have been Edward," Jacob spat out.

His scowl grew more pronounced when Renesmee let out a quiet sob and buried her face in Colin's chest. I could see that Jacob was not remorseful in the least, even after the girl's terrifying testimony.

"I don't see what the big deal is anyway; the girl is fine. If you want to get technical, all this is the Cullen's fault anyway, especially Edward's," Jacob spat.

"What!" Bella yelled out; she looked like she was about to attack Jacob.

"Calm down, love. He needs to explain his insane thinking for everyone," Edward said, keeping a death grip on Bella's arms.

"Insane is right! I can see into his head just as clearly as you. Go ahead, Jacob; explain yourself," Bella said angrily, but relaxing against Edward; she was letting him know that she wasn't going to try to escape.

"It is simple. If the Cullens hadn't come here in the first place, you and I would have been together. Also, if it wasn't for them corrupting you and Nessie, she and I would be together. From the moment I saw you on the beach all those years ago, I knew you and I were meant to be; but Edward ruined all that just like he ruined my chances with Nessie," Jacob said glaring at the group vampires.

Bella looked at Jacob with a combination of anger and pity in her eyes.

"Jacob, you and I would never have been together. I told you this years ago that I have never had those feelings for you; you were always my friend, a brother even. But we never could have had a relationship, even if Edward had never entered the picture. I never would have gotten as close to you as I did if it wasn't for Edward. He was the reason I flirted with you on the beach that day, to get information on him. Our fate was already sealed. The dark time when he left was the reason I sought you out. It was so you would help me find ways to hear his voice in my head. If Edward had never come to Forks, we wouldn't have gotten close at all because I wanted out of the town as fast as I could. I would have kept to myself; and right after graduation I would have headed to college, probably in Florida. No matter where I wound up, there wasn't a doubt in my mind that Edward and I would have found each other eventually. He and I were meant to be Jacob, while you and I never were. As far as Ren goes, you would have smothered her just like you tried to do to me. I wanted her to have a normal childhood and find love on her own without it being forced upon her. That's what she did; she found love with someone who will let her be her own person. Colin wouldn't stop her from being or doing whatever she wanted to be; he would travel with her, read, go to art museums with her, and do anything else she loved to do. He won't try to make her settle down in one place to be and do what he thinks is the right thing. Can you say the same thing?" Bella said, as she poured her heart out; Jacob just rolled his eyes and scoffed.

B POV

I couldn't believe Jacob. He was still convinced that he would have a chance with Ren. I could tell none of my speech got through to him.

"Jacob, do you not have any remorse for what you have done to this family, to your tribe, and most recently to this young woman?" Sam asked pointing around the circle we formed around Jacob. I watched the anger, as it welled up inside Jacob at Sam's question.

"Remorse, for what I have done? Whose side are you on, Sam? I thought this was one thing that could reunite us again and destroy the bloodsuckers once and for all. I am your brother, Sam! You are supposed to stick by me. So I should ask you. Are you going to let them get away with destroying my life?" Jacob continued yelling, a maniacal look now in his eyes.

I looked over at Billy and his face was filled with shame, regret, and complete sadness. I didn't blame him. I found myself saddened by what Jacob had become. If he would have just stayed that carefree boy from the beach eighteen years ago, everything would have been fine. Envy and hatred could do strange things to the human mind. This once protector of humans and his tribe had become the enemy. The worst part of it was that it was a young member of his own tribe that he tried to kill.

"You are no brother of mine, Jacob Black. You have disgraced yourself, this tribe, and your brothers. You harmed a member of our tribe yesterday in order to trap a vampire. You did what you have accused them of doing for years, harming humans," Sam said solemnly.

With that, Jacob let out an all-mighty roar of anger. He immediately phased and launched himself at Sam. Sam phased to protect himself; the crash that occurred when their massive bodies collided was deafening. Ren was hiding her face in Colin's chest, crying and shaking. The poor girl he attacked was shaking as well. I was glad to see one of the wolves that had not phased had run to her and was carrying her away from the fight. Jacob and Sam were all over the place; men from the council had scattered. I was glad to see they were able to get Billy out of the way before he was hurt. By now a couple of other wolves had phased and were in the mix. From what I could tell Jacob was out for blood; when the others that hadn't yet phased realized that Jacob was trying to kill their leader, they also jumped in the mix.

"Someone should stop them!" Esme cried out.

"No, dear, they need to take care of this their own way," Carlisle said putting his arm around Esme.

We all stepped back, wrapped up in our mates arms, but continued watching the brutal scene in front of us. Suddenly the fighting started to break up, and one by one the wolves started walking away; there were only two left. Sam's large black form was standing over Jacob Black's lifeless body; his head hung in sadness. This was it; Jacob Black was out of our lives.

SU POV

I was greatly saddened by what had just happened, but Jacob had forced my hand. I couldn't risk anyone else getting hurt. I would miss my pack brother and I would try to remember him as he used to be before he went crazy and turned against all we stood for.

We would bury him soon and then move on with our lives. We would always love him for who he once was and not what he had become. At least now he was no longer in pain and misery because he wanted what he could not have.

E POV

After the trial and fight was over, we stayed to make sure everything was still intact with the treaty and that there were no crossed wires. Sam assured us that everything was fine, so we left to return home. There was nothing left to do now except try to pick up our lives and move on. I hoped it would be to happier moments.