(A/N: Thank you for all the reviews. We have had a few people concerned about wether or not this story is a Jacob/Bella or a Jasper/Bella. I want to let everyone know its a Jacob/Bella pairing. we have a plan on how we are going to play this story out. this is only the 4th chapter so its still early in the story. please bear with us. we have a plan for all of this. Please forgive this chapter is it is a little well BAM! I am trying to bring a few things to light so noone is confused about what the story is about. next chapter should be up shortly. Thank everyone for all ur wonderful reviews!)
{BPOV}
The heat was licking feircly at my arms and face. I looked around the house looking for any possible way out. making my way to the small kitchen, and tearing at the cabinets at the sink as fast as i could, but it wasnt fast enough. The flames trailed into the cabinet, stopping my plan of getting out from there.
I stood back shaking in fear. there was no way out... nothing. The sound of tearing and splintering wood reached my ears and i followed it to Jakes old room. sitting on the bed, I watched the flames spread across the ceiling in a sky of orange and red. I dont know how long i was sitting their. I felt a poke at my emotions, a sence of calm. I sent it back.
"Bella, You have to calm down and think!" Jasper's voice floated to my ears over the roaring sound of burning wood.
"I... I cant get out! Jasper!" I screamed back, my panicing state had me frozen to my spot. I didnt want to die like this. Any other way but this.
"Bella, were going to get you out, but you have to stay calm, your not going to to be able to get out if you dont!" Victoria shouted back at me. Terrified, I tried to take a deep breath and think. The root cellar! I jumped up and hurried down the hall toward the kitchen again. slinging the door open, I screamed. It was a fire pit. no open space left.
"Bella! fight bella! For my son!" Billy? Fight for jake? But hes not here for me to live for...
"Bella, please! Jake would have wanted you to live! Now get your ass out here!"
'Live Bella... promise you will live.' My bottom lip began to tremble, and i shut my eyes tight. He's right, I have to live...
I felt a deep seeded survival instinct activate within me. Keeping my eyes closed, I thought about the words jake had said.
'I love you bella... you have to live.'
I felt a bubble expand from my body, and i concentrated on pushing hard against the burning house. "I promise..." I whispered. Then out of nowhere, I felt free, the remains of the burning house where gone, and i was standing on the black wooden floor of Billy's house.
"Holy shit! She's a sheild to?" I heard jasper yell.
"Bella!" Paul ran up to me and scooped me up in a hug, wiping my soot covered face of the nasty sticky tears that streaked down it.
"Bella, Dont ever do anything like that again! Ill tear your damn hide up just like we were kids, vampire or not!" Paul said crying into my shoulder.
"Im sorry." I said and held him while crying my own tears.
I walked up to billy and leaned down with him.
"Im sorry Billy... I dont know what came over me." I lied.
"Its ok Bell's." He looked at the remains of his house and sighed. "I guess im going to a hotel..." I shook my head.
"No. You can stay at our house." I smiled.
{JPOV}
I dont know how longs its been since i arrived at this place. There seems to be no way for me to tell time here, and its boring and quiet. Ugh! Im positive if i stay one more minute floating around in this damn white cloudy place, i will go nuts.
"Jacob." I heard my name, but when i looked around, I didnt see any face to go with the voice.
"Jacob..." The voice seemed to be getting closer.
"Come out! quite lurking in the shadows!" I yelled getting fed up with the little game. I turned around, looking for a face when i saw him. The ogriginal cheif How-yak.
I stared in wonder at the face behind all the ledgens i grew up hearing, the ledgend i lived until the day i died. I felt myself begin to drift down toward the ground. I hadnt even planted my feet on the ground firmly, and i fell forward onto my knees, bowing deep at the man who created and protected out tribe.
"Im so sorry cheif. I meant no disrespect." I apologized for my attitude toward him from earlier.
"Rise Jacob." He held his hand out for me and helped me stand.
"Do nyou know why you are here?" He asked looking me in the eyes deeply.
"Well yes. Im dead. This is where my soul will rest." I said sadly.
"No." My head snapped up at him. "Jacob. Your imprint is in danger. The cold ones are after her." He spoke to me.
"I know. I have made sure she will be protected. All i can do is trust the ones she is in the care of." I said looking into the water of the river i was standing by.
"You must make a choice. You can stay here with me and the others of our tribe who died a Quileute warrior's death, or you can go back..." I immidiatly responded.
"I want to go back. I need to be with her..." He held a hand up for me to stop.
"You can go back, but as a guardian. You will be in wolf form. And will stay in wolf form until you prove yourself worthy of your second chance at life." I nodded. I would do anything just to see her again.
"One more thing jacob... you must not tell her who you are. You must stay beside her as her guardian. protecting her as your imprint. If you succeed, I will bestow upon you, your human form. Am i understood?" He asked. I nodded again.
How-yak, brushed the mud with his finger tips and drew battle paint lines on my face. I heard the song bouncing from the trees as the sound of a drum made it way to my ears. Turning toward the river, I saw the war paint on my face begin to change, then with a blink. Instead of looking at my face. A great white Wolf with peircing blue eyes was staring back at me. The remains of the song began to fade away into the distance... and then it stopped. I was back. A wolfish grin rose to my face and i ran. I rushed through the forest the tree's becoming a blur. Making my way to the peak of a mountain, I lifted my paw and howled out my happiness. Hearing for the first time in what felt like forever, The howl of a warrior wolf.
{BPOV}
Walking up the portch steps, my hands shaking as i pulled the key from my pocket and jammed it into the key hole. I had not been back in this house since the day he died. It was supposed to be the house we lived in after marriage.
Swinging the door open, I invited billy and the others inside. Emily and sue wore shocked expressions as they took in the beautiful native decorations in the cozy little home.
"Wow bella, this is beautiful." Emily said, walking around the room and touching the dream catcher hanging on the wall in the living room.
"Thank you. Ok, Billy. The master bed has a king size bed in it, and a master bath as well. your welcome to it. there is no food in the house, but the electric and water are hooked up. tomorrow we can go grocery shopping and stock you up on everything you need. I hope you are comfortable here..." my glance caught the picture sitting on the fire place mantle and i felt the discusting blood tears pricking thickly agains my lids. Sobbing inwardly, I turned from the others.
"Umm, I... Im sorry... Please excuse me." I dashed from the house, jumping from the portch and followed the moon down to a small stream.
"AHHH!" The tears poured angrily from my eyes as i let lose a scream of agony.
"You told me to live and move on! How! I dont want to! WHY!" I punched a tree behind me. "WHY! Why didnt you come with me! I Needed you!" I sobbed again, and felt my legs weaken and fall to the damp shore. "I Need you now..." I whispered, burling my knees to my chest and crying into them.
A twig snapped to the right of me and i turned my gaze quickly to the woods, just as a huge and beautiful white wolf came from the bushes. My whole body when stiff as i jumped up into a crouch. The wolf slowly lowered itself to the ground and crawled over to me. His eyes, a silent plea to trust him.
My body relaxed and i sat slowly beside the wolf. Still watching him just incase it was a planned trap.
"Are you going to hurt me?" The wolf's head shook once with a huff.
"You can understand me?" I asked him. And the wolf nodded.
"Are you a pack wolf?" The wolf nodded.
"Then can you please change to human form so i can understand you better?" The wolf's eyes changed into those of sadness, and he slowly shook his head. a whimper leaving his chest.
"Oh, well where is your pack? I dont want to be attacked on my way home." I said wiping another tear that leaked from my eyes. The wolf shook his head again.
"Do you have a pack..." Once again the wolf let out a whimper and shook his head.
For some reason, That i could not explain, The wolf beside me felt oddly comforting. The trust that i held in him was shocking to me as i didnt trust anyone anymore except the ones i loved and considered my family.
"Can I trust you?" The wolf nodded. I smiled reasurringly at the great beast beside me and slowly reached my hand over, scratching the top of his head slowly.
"I have to get back... they will come looking if i dont." I turned to the stream, cupping my hands in the water and washing the horrible blood that staind my cheeks away.
"good bye wolf." I said and took off. I didnt get a mile off and noticed the wolf was right on my tail. Coming to an abupt stop, I whirled on him. He whimpered.
"Do you want to come with me?" The wolf nodded, and i felt my heart flutter at the fact that he was coming home with me. I dont know why, and it was weird, but i was happy.
"Well your gonna need a name... how about Boseffus?" I asked. The wolf shook his head sharply with a small growl... I laughed.
"Fine, Ill call you Tiny." I said winking at him. He growled again but i ignored it. "Come on tiny." I said and we took off again.
We made it back to the house and saw Paul and Emily waiting on the portch steps.
Paul jumped up from his spot and ran up to me, taking in Tiny. His eyes got big and he opened his mouth to speak.
"J..." Tiny howled loudly and growled lowly to paul, their eyes connecting in an unspoken understanding.
"Paul? Do... Do you know who this is?" I asked eager to find out exactly who this mysterious great white wolf was. He stared at the wolf for a few seconds more, then shook his head.
"No, I though i did, but i was wrong." He said with a teary expression. He looked to me and took me in a hug.
"Its ok now Bella. were all here for you. And..." He looked to Tiny and laughed. "Tiny want you to know, that he is here for you as well... he's... your guardian." Paul said confused. Tiny nodded his head.
"Oh... Who sent you?" I asked him. Tiny let out a small whimper.
"Jacob did." Paul relayed the message then turned away. I felt my agony begin to creep back up into my heart, and my breathing became labored. A fuzzy head nuzzled into my side, and i felt immidiate relief. Smiling down at tiny, as his blue eyes bore into mine.
{PPOV}
I couldnt believe it. He was alive? How? I phased quickly as Bella walked into the house, and shot off into the woods, Jake not far behind me.
How are you alive?
Jake trotted up to me, pawing at the ground.
How-yak. He gave me a second chance. I cant tell Bella or the others. not even my dad.
I howled at his answer.
Thats not right! Jake she is going through hell and back! You dad just lost his house because of them filthy bloodsuckers! Bella almost went down with it! She was trapped inside... trying to save my life.
I whimpered and shrunk to the ground as the sound of my alpha's raged growl ricochet off the trees.
What do you mean!
They brought us the rest of the pack for burial. She was telling all of us about your messages when The pixie bitch decided to show up. The read head and the cowboy took off after her. Then the next thing we know the house was on fire, and we just barely go billy out. She came back in for me and the women. She was trapped.
Jacob let loose a ear splitting growl.
Ill kill them all! Paul! You are now next in line for Beta... Do you eccept the job?
I looked determined into his eyes. and nodded my wolf head. A growl letting lose from my chest as Jake and I growled together in sync.
I accept! They will all Die!
(A/N: Oh! Jake is the guardian! Boom! Ok so i hope this chapter helped clear up the confusion. and im sorry if this chapter was a little out there. it was neccesary. Please keep watching for updates! And Remember to review! next update will be soon!) -SouthernGals