Author's Note: On a roll, so here's the next chapter. Also, the poll's been officially closed, and it's decided that Bella/Rosalie is going to be the pairing, although the race between Rosalie and the Volturi Queens was close. Just so everyone knows, I am thinking about adding someone else in the mix later on, so of course I'm still open to ideas. Thanks to everyone who voted!

Chapter 3

The next few weeks were a crazy time for Bella. Not only did she lose Emily as a lover, but Sam broke up with Leah and started dating Emily instead. Of course Bella felt bad for Leah, but the girl was beyond pissed and scary to even try to talk to. To top it off, Bella suddenly had to deal with both Jared and Paul, who had shifted rather suddenly. While Jared was a pretty cool guy, and one of Bella's friends, Paul was such a grumpy assface that Bella found herself tripping the guy whenever she got the opportunity, just to fuck with him. The only good thing that came out of suddenly having two more guys in the pack was that the Elders promised to keep an eye out for other soon-to-be-shifters as well, since four kids couldn't keep an eye on the whole fucking rez.

Patrols were also set up, and not once did Bella or any of the boys lay an eye or nostril on a vampire, although Bella found herself spending a lot of time hanging with the boys even when they weren't doing pack duty. Which lead Bella to two complete fuckeries coming into her life; one being that the elders set up a meeting with the head Cullen vamp, Carlisle, to have a meeting at the border so they could remind each other of the rules. The other fuckery was the fact that people now, for some reason, thought Bella was the leader of some new gang.

The elders didn't even care how much this fucked with Bella's life. After all, now people were scared of her and avoided her, even at school. And while chicks dug badasses, they didn't really dig people who they thought were gun waving psychos. Not to mention the shit Bella got from Rachel for becoming a gang leader, and then there was also the fact that Bella had to deal with Emily.

Oh, Emily. Emily, Bella's old lover. Emily, Sam's new lover and Sam's ex fiance's cousin. Emily, who now knew the pack secret and who now mothered Bella without any lust, and who accidentally upset Sam every time she did so because neither he nor Bella could stop remembering how much time Emily had spent in Bella's bed-or, as Bella pointed out, how much time Bella spent inside of Emily, since they actually hadn't fucked in Bella's bed that much. And it wasn't made any easier by the fact that Paul just loved bringing up the fucked up situation.

Everything was just so tense now, and Bella was pretty damn grumpy since she was now short a lover and Rachel wasn't having as much sex with her in an attempt to get Bella to "change her dangerous ways." Really, she didn't think things could get any worse.

Until they did.

To make it simple, Sam and his wolf's jealousy exploded. Emily and he got in a fight, a fight that went much too far, and Sam shifted right next to her. Basically, Sam ended up shifting too close to Emily, therefore hurting her-badly. And the only warning Bella got was an anguished howl in the middle of patrol.

Fuck! Sam, what happened? Bella demanded, immediately calling to Jared and Paul as she swerved away from the border and headed in the direction of the distraught wolf.

I...I didn't mean to. I just, I was angry, upset, jealous, I- At that moment, Bella got a flash of how Emily looked through Sam's eyes, and her heart dropped. After all, while Emily wasn't Bella's lover anymore, she still cared for Emily a lot.

Shit, Sam, didn't peg you for abusive, Paul commented, and Bella sent a mental snarl his way.

Shut up, Paul! Sam, shift back, run her to the tribe doctor! Bella ordered. Jared, I want you running to the doctor as well. You're closer, so you can shift back and warn them that Emily's coming. Say it was a bear attack.

Got it, Boss, Jared replied, and then he was gone.

Bella and Paul arrived at where a crying Sam was craddling and stumbling with a badly bleeding Emily, trying to run in the direction of the doctor. Barely able to contain her rage, Bella used her teeth to gently snatch up Emily, and Paul helped her get Emily safely onto Bella's back.

Get Sam, was all Bella thought, and then she was running.

Unlike Emily, Paul wasn't gentle with Sam. He grabbed Sam by the back of his neck, only just remembering not to grip Sam too tightly to risk breaking Sam's skin, and ran after Bella. Sam started to struggle, saying he could run by himself, so Paul dropped Sam on the ground, never breaking stride. A second later, Sam was running in wolf form beside him.

They arrived at the doctor's quickly to find Jared waiting for them. Bella dropped low so Jared could grab Emily and bring her inside. Sam, still in emotional turmoil, seemed ready to shift back and join her inside. However, it was at that moment that Bella's restraint snapped, and her fury was unleashed. She whirled on Sam and lunged, slamming into the black wolf. He went flying backwards into the woods, and didn't even have time to stand before Bella was on top of him.

How could you fucking lose control like that?! Bella roared. You could have killed her! What kind of man are you?

Shit, was all Paul managed to think as he stared, wide eyed, at his alpha and beta. Sam, on the other hand, couldn't do anything other than cry and whine. He didn't even try to struggle or get Bella off of him. He just let himself be attacked and beaten up. It was only when Bella had her teeth around Sam's throat, her eyes still dark with her fury, that someone snapped into action. And that someone was Jared, who had heard the commotion and rushed out to make sure everything was alright. Seeing the scene, he shifted and jumped at Bella, knocking the alpha off of Sam. Bella whirled on him, snapping, ready to attack Jared as well. However, Jared was already on his back, submitting, which helped calm Bella down.

You were going to far, Bella. I'm sorry, but I won't let you do anything too stupid, Jared told her, baring his throat for the taking.

Bella glanced from Jared to Sam, who was bloodied and looked to have a broken bone or two, and she realized just how pissed she had been. Letting out a sigh as she worked to control her anger, Bella told Jared, No, don't apologize. Thanks for stopping me. Jared gave an awkward nod and rolled back to his feet. Bella then focused on Sam, who took more time to stand and shake himself off. Emily needs someone by her side right now, and that should be you. You are her imprint, after all. Bella added grudgingly. And when she's feeling better, you're going to take whatever she gives you without complaint, understand? There was no other option but for Emily to live, after all.

Of course, Sam replied, still subdued. Then he turned and ran, hopefully to change first instead of surprising their doctor completely nude.

Bella took a deep breath, then turned back to Jared and Paul. Guys, I really think this shows how dangerous our tempers are. We need to work on control from now on; especially you, Paul.

Yeah, yeah, Paul grumbled, not even trying to deny that he had the worst temper out of all of them.

Good. Now, I'm going to go back on patrol. Anything to get Bella's mind off of Emily possibly fighting for her life. Jared, stay here with Sam, tell me when Emily wakes up. Paul, you patrol along the northern border. That would be the opposite side of where Bella had planned on patrolling, which meant they'd complete the lap around the rez much quicker.

Got it, the two wolves chorused, and then they went off to do what Bella told them to. And let Bella say, it felt good to be the boss.

Bella heard Jared snort at Bella's thoughts, but chose to be the bigger wolf and ignore it. Instead of retaliating like she usually would have done, she took off to finish patrolling the border.

She had just finished the patrol, and considered doing it again just to keep focusing on something that wasn't Emily, when she heard loud laughter coming from the beach. Curious as to who was making so much noise when it was already dark out, not to mention she wanted to know why she wasn't invited, Bella shifted back to her human shape and quickly pulled on her shirt and pants. No underwear, of course, as she now had a totally valid reason not to wear them, and if the elders found out, they couldn't give her shit about it.

Fully dressed, she ran a hand through her naturally messy hair, then jogged towards the beach. When she arrived, she found out that the usually quiet beach was filled with townies, townies of the teenage variety. Among them was Jake, who always tried to show off for girls, and as always, was doing a pretty crappy job of it. Bella had to laugh at the hand gestures he was making while talking to a rather tall brunette.

She stepped out of the shadows, wanting to sneak attack the kid, and immediately, nearly all eyes were on her. Of course, Bella knew she was gorgeous, and she attracted attention wherever she went. However, the boys, and girls for that matter, seemed more hypnotized then usual. Maybe the wolf thing really did add to her charisma or some shit-Rachel had mentioned that Bella had gotten hotter recently, her now clearly toned body aside.

Ignoring the stares, Bella creeped up on Jacob, unable to hide her evil smirk. Jake was apparently in the middle of telling the girl some spooky legends of the rez when Bella pounced with a loud, terrifying growl.

Jacob screamed and fell backwards, arms pinwheeling, and landed on his back in the sand. Bella crouched next to him, laughing her ass off, as Jake glared up at her. However, he soon couldn't keep a straight face either, and he laughed openly as he sat up and shook the sand out of his hair.

"Hey Jake, fancy meeting you here. Now, who's your friend-" At the moment Bella turned her head towards the girl, the wind shifted, causing the smell of sugary bleach to all but smack her in the face. Bella fought not to wrinkle her nose as she stared curiously up at the girl, wondering what horrible perfume the girl had bathed herself in. Either that, or the girl was a sugar addicted clean freak, because the scent was even overwhelming her natural smell.

"Bella, this is Angela. Angela, Bella," Jacob said as he sat back down on the log he had been sharing with the girl. "By the way, Ange, you better watch out; Bella here's dangerous."

Bella shot Jacob a dirty look. "For the last fucking time, I'm not a gang leader!"

Jacob only rolled his eyes. "Yeah, yeah, I know; although I have to say, you must've at least gotten into a fight or something to get Sam and Paul under your thumb." Bella just glowered at the boy, silently fuming, which made Jake sigh. "Besides, I wasn't talking about the whole gangster rumor shit, I was talking about how you're a predator."

"A predator?" Angela asked quietly as Bella felt a flash of alarm. Shit, did he know? He was Billy's son, after all. Did this mean…?

"Yeah, she's a complete wolf...chasing and preying on any girl she can get her hands on," Jake said, wiggling his eyebrows.

For a moment, Bella blinked in surprise as she realized what Jacob was talking about. A part of her felt a pang of loss, as she realized she had all but forgotten her old ways. Even though it hadn't even been three weeks since she shifted for the first time, she had completely lost her old way of life. Having lost Emily to Sam and only having one lover, yet not looking for another was proof of that.

Shit, Emily. Bella still hadn't gotten any more news on her…

Pushing those thoughts to the back of her mind, she sat next to Jake on the log and slugged him in the shoulder. She had apparently forgotten to moderate her strength, because Jacob winced and rubbed his arm. "Stop talking crap. Besides, you know my preference is towards older women; Rachel can definitely attest to that."

"Oh, I know," Jacob said, making a face. "And can you please stop bringing up the fact that you're fucking my sister."

On the other side of Jacob, Bella heard a giggle from the quiet girl. Bella would have grinned for making the girl laugh, but once again, that nasty sweet smell coming from the girl pretty much ruined it.

"Uh oh, better look out Bells, you're getting checked out by at least three different guys," Jacob whispered, becoming a little serious as he warned his friend.

Bella scoffed. "Big deal. If they try anything, I say no. If they don't understand no, then I politely decline their come-ons with my fists. They're no big deal." Although being able to smell their nasty arousal from here was definitely a problem.

"That's what I'm afraid of," Jacob muttered under his breath, but Bella could still hear him clearly. Bella almost shot something back in rebuttal, before realizing normal people might have heard some muffled words at best. Damn it, it was hard to keep this shit a secret.

"So what are you guys talking about?" Bella asked, changing the subject.

"Oh, just the old legends. Angela here was interested in them," Jake said, gesturing to the girl in question.

"Is that so?" Bella asked, focusing her attention on the girl, who blushed under Bella's gaze. Why would this girl want to hear those old stories?

"Yes. I'm just curious," Angela said, almost as if she was hiding something. Actually, Bella was certain she was hiding something, because the girl was clearly a crappy liar. However, before Bella could check into Angela a little more, her phone buzzed.

"Hold on a sec," Bella said, pulling the phone out of her pocket. It was a text from Jared reading Emily's recovering well, life not in danger. Elders know and want to talk to you. Shit. Well, thank the gods, then shit. After all, Emily was going to be alright, but now, for some reason, the elders wanted to talk to Bella. They couldn't blame her for this, right? Then again, at the very least Quil Sr tended to blame Bella for anything, so who knew what the fuck was up. Sending back an affirmative, Bella got to her feet. "Sorry guys, gotta go."

"Already?" Jacob asked, clearly surprised. Bella had, after all, been known to enjoy partying.

"Yeah," Bella all but grumbled. "I have duties now, shit to take care of…"

"Huh?" Jake asked, clearly confused.

Bella just shook her head. "It's nothing." She almost left, but then remembered that the Black's bloodlines was supposedly the strongest. Figuring she might as well check on Jake now, she gave him a quick hug and inhaled as she did so. While the temp thing was hard to tell since they were sitting next to a fire, Bella did think that Jacob smelled a little different. Not enough to be sure, though.

"Did you just smell me?" Jacob asked, a little weirded out over his friend's strange behavior.

"Don't be a dick; when I'm close to you I try not to breathe, not the other way around. Don't want your stench clogging up my nose," Bella replied, smacking him upside the head as she let go.

"You're such a-"

"Uh huh, yeah, I know. Now I've seriously gotta go, don't do anything I wouldn't do," Bella said as she started to walk away.

"So that means I can fuck all the girls, even all at once, huh?" Jacob said, sounding mighty pleased with himself.

"I heard that!" Bella shouted, but didn't stop walking towards the woods. If she did, then Quil Sr would bitch at her for being late after all.

"You were supposed to!" Jacob shot back, so Bella flipped him off. She heard a little snippet about how Angela was happy to see that Jake had such good friends, and then Bella was running full speed towards the elder's little meeting hut.

She arrived there quickly enough, but by the look on Quil Sr's face, the five minutes it took Bella to get there was five minutes too long. How was she supposed to make this man happy, by learning to teleport? She honestly had the urge to fuck with him, he was getting on her nerves so much. But that was easier said than done since the old fart had no daughters to seduce and any property damage done to his stuff would easily be pinned on Bella, even if Bella didn't even do it.

"What's new?" Bella asked casually as she strode into the meeting hut like she owned the place, the elders forced to trail after her.

"We have a lot to discuss, Bella," Charlie started with a sigh, sitting across from his daughter, who just plopped down in a chair and put her bare feet on the table.

"If this is about Emily-"

"It isn't," Billy interrupted, surprising Bella immensely. "Although what happened to her was unfortunate, we can already tell you have dealt with the incident and used it to strengthen your pack. There is nothing more to be said."

"Then why am I here?" Bella asked, crossing her arms over her chest. She didn't like that they called what happened to Emily an "incident" but she decided now wasn't the time to bring it up.

"You're here because we have two things to discuss, one being the Cullens," Billy said.

"What about them?" Bella asked, cocking her head to the side as she eyed the man up and down. She half expected them to blame her for not meeting with them sooner, even though they were the ones who put the meeting off. Some stupid shit about wanting to wait until Bella had more wolves to enforce the treaty in case the Cullens tried to break it.

"We have set a time and place to meet; at the border between the two territories at four o'clock, three days from now. You will go there and bring the pack with you after the school day ends," Quil Sr said in a bossy voice that made Bella just want to smoosh his face in.

"Why now? Didn't you say you wanted to wait until I had more wolves?" Bella asked, turning to look at her dad, because continuing to talk to Quil Sr would seriously try her patience, even before she had shifted into a wolf.

"Well, yeah. This brings us to our second bit of news," Charlie said, awkwardly scratching at the back of his head. And after that, no one said anything for a long moment, at least until Bella broke the silence.

"And that is…?" Bella pressed, wanting to get everything over with.

Billy cleared his throat. "It seems that Embry, Seth, and Leah are showing signs of shifting soon. That's three new wolves in your pack."

"Not to mention Jake's starting to smell funny too," Bella added without a thought, making Billy's eyes go wide. However, Bella didn't notice his reaction, instead replaying what Billy had said. Embry, Seth, and Leah. As in, Leah who just lost her fiance and is storming around looking ready to kill someone. The Leah who might soon end up in Bella's pack, connected to the mind link, forced to not just be around Sam and Emily, but who would also learn the reason why they broke up.

"Gods damn it all!" Bella cursed, making many of the elders gasp. Not that Bella cared; she was too focused on her soon-to-be charges and her new duties. Not only would she have to meet the Cullens in three days, but to have to deal with four new wolves coming along, and Leah, and Emily, and Sam...vampires and werewolves and love shit...not to mention Rachel, who was still on her ass for being a gang leader, and the fact that, with four new people forced into the pack so suddenly, there was no way Bella could keep playing their situation as a group of friends for long...she was really going to be seen as a gang leader. A gang leader who, at this rate, might not get laid for a whole month.

Damn it. She was actually starting to feel sorry for herself.