We were walking along the beach. It was as awkward as I thought it was. I was hanging on the edge next to Bella. Finally she spoke up. "You're a werewolf." We all stopped walking and just looked at each other. "So is Rae…" Her voice trailed off. Jake just kinda shook his head.
"Yea. Last time I checked. A few lucky members of the tribe have the gene. Bloodsuckers move into town and then the fever sets it."
"Mono, Bella." I chirp.
"Yea don't I wish." Jake said looking distant for a second.
"Can't you find a way to stop? I means it's wrong." I level Bella with an icy stare. The fuck is she even saying?
"They don't have a choice Bella! They were all born this way. It's not like they can help it. You know you are such a damn hypocrite. What we're just not the right kind of monster for you? Shit Bella." I pause realizing I said 'we' instead of 'they'. I really felt a part of the pack. Bella was lost looking back and forth between me and Jake.
"It's what you- what they are!" She cut herself off standing in front of Jake all accusatory. I stood by his side angrily staring at her. "It's what you do! They never hurt anybody! You've killed people Jake! They have killed people!" She directed the last comment to me. Looking at me for help while gesturing to Jake.
"What? No Bella we aren't killing anyone. We are protecting you."
"Who is killing people? Protecting from what?"
"The only things the pack kills is vampires Bells." I said. The look on her face was a mix of horror and realization. She stammered out something and I rolled my eyes. "The Cullens are safe. Pack can't touch them unless they violate the treaty."
"No that's not what I am saying. You can't kill vampires. They'll kill you." She said looking all serious. I smiled and held back laughter.
Jake shrugged. "Eh. Took out the leech with dreds easy enough."
"Laurent?" I tilted my head but didn't say anything. Did Bella know all the neighborhood vampires?
"His red-headed girlfriend is next. We've been chasing her for awhile." Jake glanced at me at my questioning look. I had no idea they were hunting a vamp so close to home. "That's why patrol has been so important to keep on top of lately." I said ah and nodded my head. I had a feeling Bella had more to say.
"V-v-v-victoria is here?" She stammered out. Fear evident in her voice.
"She was. Got her all the way to the Canadian border the other night. She keeps coming back. We don't know what she's after."
"Yea well I do...it's me." Bella then proceeded to explain to us last year. When she went missing and came back with a busted leg. How is was James and his pack. How the Cullens saved her just in time. How Edward sucked out the venom from the spot James bit her and how Victoria was his mate and was now out for revenge. Jake would travel along all this new information to Sam.
It was the next day and I was out walking with Paul in the woods. Dad was out with Henry on a hunting party type thing and Bella was off somewhere. Rae and Embry were with us too. It was an undisclosed double date. "How is your arm?" Rae asked from my left side. I glanced down to my arm. It was a bit cold out, but being around the wolves all the time I kept warm.
"My arm is fully healed, but the scar looks cool. At least in my opinion. It looks like a permanent lighting scar. You did a nice number on me." Rae grimaced at my playful manner. I smiled and yanked her to me for a side hug. "I am fine goof." She sighed and nodded her head. We weren't really talking about anything just each other's presence was nice.
"You know I really like your outfit today. The whole galaxy look in deeper colors fits you well. I swear the only colors you don't look good in is pinks and yellows. That's cuz of your hair." I smiled at her as we continued our walk. All was well until we heard a howl. "It's a vampire!" Paul was the closest person to in command so we looked to him for what to do.
"Me and Embry go to our brothers and Rae take Hath to safety. Now." We all acted at once. Paul and Embry ran off towards the howl, and phased and Rae grabbed my hand and ran off in the opposite direction.
"The closest elder house for safety for you is only half a mile away. I can get you there quick and then I can go join them. We can finally kill that damn Victoria." I just nodded as i tried to keep up with her. She was walking so fast it wasn't until I was halfway to the ground when I registered something bad was about to happen. Her hand had slipped away from mine as my shoe caught on a root. I must have hit a sharp rock and blacked out for a few cuz next thing I knew I was looking into the soft amber eyes of Rae's wolf form, and there was a soft buzzing in my ears.
"Ugh…" I pressed a hand to the right side of my head and looked at it; it was covered with blood. I wrinkled my nose as the buzzing became louder when I tried to sit up. Then I recognized what the buzz was once I sat upright and gathered myself; it sounded like a muffled voice. Like someone was talking the next room over and the tv was stuck on a static station, and the person was trying to talk over the static. I blinked and looked around. "Hello?" Rae pranced around me worried. "Rae! Shut up for a second a hear someone!" She whined and sat down in front of me and placed her snout in my lap. I petted her while I looked around for the sound. The static buzz was there but the voice was muted now. "It must be the head injury. Rae who is the closest pack member? Can you get me to them?" Rae snorted and and rolled away from me, but kept her belly to the ground. There the buzz was again but a bit louder. If only I could place the faint words I was hearing. "Rae! I need Jake or Sam. Their wolf forms can carry me to a doctor." Rae snorted again at me. I glared at her and finally worked my way to her and climbed on her. I was a bit tall, but I was light. Rae stood up slowly and steadied herself, the sound got louder...oh god. The sound was Rae! I could hear her wolf thoughts...just very faintly. Something about the head injury must have jogged something in my head. The horrible static sound was less, and her voice was a bit louder, but faint. I had to concentrate to hear it. Something about Harry and Bella. I would comment later. I grabbed hold of her fur as tightly as I could. "It's ok Rae. I trust you. Take me to Sam or Jake. I got a good hold." Rae snorted again and I could hear a faint 'Ok let's go!'.
We jetted through the woods. Everything was a blur and making me sick. I closed my eyes and let the world fade away and tried to focus on the voices in my head and not on the twigs and things slapping and stinging my face. I could make out Rae's thoughts on getting to Jake. He was running to the beach. Sam was close behind him. Bella had jumped into the Ocean and was trapped under. The rest of the pack was more faint...Harry! Oh god Harry had died out in the woods on the hunting trip. Oh god my dad must be so broken...my dad was there! Good Seth, Leah, and Sue would need friends there. 'Here! Thank god!' I opened my eyes at Rae's though and saw Jake giving Bella CPR. She was deathly pale and her lips were blue. Rae's trotted over to Jake and layed down so I could get off. I was more confident in my footing now and walked over tears in my eyes. "Jake? Jake? Jakey is Bella…" He looked up at me with a mirrored look then went to giving her chest compressions. Soon she coughed up water and rocks. "Bella sweet god what the hell were you thinking?!"
"I just wanted to see something." She mumbled. I sighed and looked to Jake. He had a very weird look on his face.
"Get her home! And Hath! I am going to help back at Henry's." Sam called from the other side of the beach and ran off.
"What happened at Henry's?" Bella asked a little more clearer.
"Henry Clearwater had a heart attack. Charlie and my dad are over there at his place with his family." Jake answered. I knew what he was leaving out.
"Is he okay?" Bella said making an effort to sit up.
"He's gone… C'mon. I'll get you something dry and drive you all home." Jake finished helping Bella up and Rae ran off to phase back into human. She came running back giving me a sad look. She felt guilty about hurting me again and not being there with her pack. I didn't need telepathy to tell that. I still had blood dripping down my face so Rae tore a piece of her shirt off for me to use to apply pressure to it. She decided to go to Henry's. I figured she felt too guilty to be around me and that was fine. I hopped in the bed of the truck as Bella and Jake took the cab.
Once we got home Bella and Jake were talking for a little bit in the cab. I didn't bother looking in and being nosey; I just stared up at the sky till I heard Bella run out of truck and Jake run after her. "Bella it's a trick! Stop! You gotta come with me!" He grabbed her and she yanked away from him. I jumped out of the bed and ran to them.