A/N : Hey guys here new chapters of 'Vampires, Shifters and Teddy Bears' for you to enjoy ! But before you do that, I have some things to say first.
-For starting, I want to thank all the guys/gals who recently favored and/or followed my current story as well as those who reviewed me.
-Secondly, the meeting between Harald and Bella will happen really soon !
-Thirdly, we won't be seeing William Potter before a long time so try to imagine what had happened between his eleventh birthday (the interlude) and the precedent chapter. Of course, everything will be revealed later.
-Fourthly, Jacob won't be as enamored of Bella as in the canon.
-Fifthly, Edward will NOT be Bella's love and in fact, will be a bit… Evil in this story.
Now that everything is said, I won't waste more of your time and let your enjoy those chapters in peace.
GOOD READING EVERYONE !
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For the next few days, Harald and Aiyanna staid near their new home but sometimes they would enjoy a little trip in the beautiful forest around them. The area was simply wonderful and the river was full of fishes !
When they wanted to relax, the two would just laid on the shores and listen to the sounds of nature. Harald would, from time to time, make good uses of the rods he found in his garage. His stock of fishes grew a bit thanks to this… and he had to make stocks almost every three days because of a certain bear.
The day after they arrived in Forks, Harald, who remembered what his mother wrote on the letter he found, entered the first bedroom (the one he claimed as his) before looking behind the large sized bed.
What he found had shocked him to the core : an old briefcase. Curious, he tried to open it but it didn't bulge. After a few more attempts, he almost gave up… until he saw a runes on it. Thanks to his family's teachings, Harald understood it perfectly.
'Blood is Key'
Reading this, the dark haired young man had wondered its meaning before an idea passed through his mind. Using his power to change a nail into claws , he cut himself before letting a blood drop falling on the runes.
It instantly glowed in a soft bright light before a clicking sound was heard. Blinking a few times, Harald carefully reached forward to open the briefcase… only to smile in triumph when it did ! However, the smile quickly turned into shock by what he saw inside it.
MONEY !
Thousands of dollars !
He gaped at the money as he couldn't believe that his great-grandfather would leave such a thing behind him ! Noticing a note , he picked it up before reading it.
'At whoever took this home,
My name is Sigurd Anderson and if you are reading this, then you decided to live in my old home. If you are reading this, it also mean you have found my money… You might be wondering why did I left 995 thousands of dollars behind like that ? Because I didn't cared about money ! When I met the love of my life, she received a vision that a Blessed one would appear in the future so I leave some of my money behind.
If you are the blessed one, then the money is yours ! But if you are not, I suggest you do not try to touch it…or it will be unpleasant !
But if you truly are the One then make good use of this money or else I will haunt you to oblivion !
Sigurd Anderson'
A bit intimidated by his ancestor's last words, Harald promised to respect his wishes and only took the money when necessary. His own account was far from little thanks to both his family and the few services he did to some people.
But back to present, Harald was in the garage, cleaning the motorcycle his mother offered him. While he wanted nothing more than to use it, the dark brown haired young man wanted to wait for a bit for that.
Beside it was Fall/Autumn so he had to take extra care of Aiyanna.
Why ? Because as a Bear, she had to prepare herself for hibernation ! And seeing that Winter start in December, she had to eat a lot before it came ! Harald had made some arrangements in her room : he installed runes to prevent sounds to reach her when activate !
It will be pretty useful when Winter will come.
Aiyanna had been kinda annoying after he told her about this because he had to take a shower after her demonstration of 'gratitude'.
Shivering a bit at the memory, Harald then looked back at his motorcycle who was perfectly cleaned. With a relieved sigh, the dark brown haired young man then wondered what he should do now…
His house was clean, his stock of food will last a while…
But then he thought about something : during one of his trips in the forest, he had caught the smell of wolves in the area. Harald hated wolves, not only because a pack had tried to eat him when he was a child but because it reminded him of his time with the Potters thanks to a certain Werewolf.
"I know what to do now..." Harald muttered to himself as he left his domain.
He wasn't worried about Aiyanna as he knew she was around thanks to their bond so he could leave her alone for a time.
When he was hidden by the trees, the dark brown haired young man shot a quick look around to make sure that no one was watching… before changing into his Full Bear Form.
On his four legs, Harald stood 8 feet tall ! His fur was dark brown like his hairs were but the fur around his neck, which looked strangely like a small mane, was lighter in color. The massive bear then rushed forward to go near the river.
Once there, he did what any bears would do in this situation : marking its territory. He started to rub trees with his back while being careful to not break them by accident. The massive Werebear would also scratch the trees to leave behind some marks. He hoped that thanks to his smell and claw-marks size, wolves would avoid this part of the woods.
For 2 hours, Harald marked some tress and thanks to this, his 'territory' now covered 2 miles around his house. (Forks City was 3 miles away from his domain if you wanna know).
["Thank you mom for your lessons..."] the massive Bear growled to himself with satisfaction as he walked back to his home.
However, as he approached his domain, he stopped dead in his tracks when a smell reached his nostrils : a growl soon escaped his throat. Why ? Because the scent was similar to Wolves but more powerful.
Only two Creatures could correspond to this : Werewolves or Wolf-Shifters !
The massive bear reared on his hind-legs to smell better and to detect where it came from : on he stood no longer at 8 feet but on 16 ! Once he located the scent, Harald ran toward where it came from, determinate to deal who whoever entered his newly claimed territory !
It didn't take him long for him to reach the spot the scent came from but he was greatly disappointed to see nothing. Smelling the air again, Harald grunted in slight anger because the owner of this scent had left not long before his arrival !
Disappointed to not have the chance to tear down some canines, the massive bear grinned evilly as an idea passed through his mind. While he didn't have a chance to teach them a lesson, he could still announce his presence !
Still grinning, Harald reared back on his hind-legs before opening his jaws to release a powerful thunderous roar ! His roar was heard from almost 3 miles away and the animals who heard it either run away or cowed in fear.
Not too far from the wooden house she resided in with her human, Aiyanna was happily feasting on some mushrooms but then interrupted her little meal when she heard a roar in the distance. She recognized it instantly as Harald's and thanks to their bond, she understood its meaning
'GET OUT OF MY TERRITORY !'
Despite being curious about who this warning was addressed, Aiyanna shrugged her muscular shoulder before returning back to her mushrooms. She could always ask her human when he returns anyway.
Meanwhile, two large horse-sized male wolves, who were walking in the forest not too far away from where Harald stood, suddenly froze dead on their tracks at the roar.
The first wolf had short but thick brown fur but a bit of dark gray around his eyes. His name was Jared Cameron and he was a Wolf Shifter like his companion and packmate Paul Lahote whose wolf form had dark silver fur and with dark eyes.
The two of them were patrolling their territory when they heard the most terrifying bestial roar ever. Their furs stood up instinctively as they understood that an apex predator had claimed the area as its home.
("What the hell is that ?!") Paul telepathically asked his comrade with fear in this tone.
His instinct was SCREAMING at him to leave this place as fast as he could !
("Its sounds like a bear but it cannot be right !") Jared replied back with a whimper
("I don't know about you but I would prefer to not stay here any longer !") Paul said back while glancing at where the roar came from.
("You are right ! Let's go find Sam !") Jared nodded in agreement before the two dashed away, no wanting to deal with the owner of this roar.
At the same time, unaware that his plan worked, Harald was making his way back to his home. Before leaving the cover of the trees, he returned back to his human form (and with his clothes on) before appearing in the clearing.
Harald didn't have the time to sigh when a familiar blond grizzly bear charged him and he had even less time to react when say bear barreled into him, pining him under her large form.
["Damn it Aiyanna… What was that for ?!"] he grunted at her with narrowed eyes as he looked up at his familiar.
["For fun~!"] The bear responded with a grin before giggling at the blank look he sent her way at this answer.
["What with the roar earlier ?"] Aiyanna then asked him with a serious expression on her face.
["I caught the smell of wolves in the area…"] Harald responded with a little growl.
The blond grizzly bear nodded her large head in understanding but couldn't retain herself for saying with a bit of wonder
["Isn't it a bit much ?"]
["Not when its either Werewolves or Shifters..."] Harald's answer caused to her to freeze.
She had heard of them from both her human and Astrid many years ago when the latter was teaching the former about their enemies. Aiyanna disliked wolves in general but she didn't hated them contrary to her human who she could understand where his own hatred came from.
["How many ?"] the blind grizzly bear asked her with a growl.
["Two at least… there might be more...We will have to be vigilant...but where there are present..."] Harald began to say before pausing while looking at his familiar with narrowed eyes.
["...Vampires are not far !"] Aiyanna finished with a growl.
Despite not having met them, Harald and his familiar both grew to dislike Vampires greatly. From what Astrid said, Vampires loved feeding on Human's blood and only a few would try to feast on animals. In History, Werebears fought against those damn leeches as Astrid called them and at first, they met many defeats.
But thanks to Kallisto the Great Bear who gave them a new form, his kind won against Vampires. A treaty was written afterwards and since then, the two species tend to avoid one another as best as possible.
But that didn't stopped them from hating one another.
["I will have to keep patrolling the forest until I had to go to school..."] Harald grumbled in determination to his familiar who nodded in agreement.
["I might be able to fight off a Werewolf, I would be defenseless against a Shifter or a Vampire..."] Aiyanna grumbled with a bit of shame.
She had always hated being weak and even her human knew it.
["You are the strongest bear I know Aiy~"] Harald whispered to her with a comforting smile.
Aiyanna smiled at her human before licking his face in appreciation… much to his displeasure
["Can't you stop licking me ?!"] the dark brown haired young man inquired grumpily at his familiar while weeping the drool away from his face.
["Not my fault you taste good…"] The blond bear replied with a shrug and he froze at those words.
A laugh escaped Aiyanna's throat at the look on his face
["Just kidding silly !"]
Harald took a second to recover from his shock as he growled playfully back at his familiar
["Well then… if you want to play like this, let's see how you can survive a few days without fishes to feast on~"] The young man literally cooed mischievously to the blond bear who instantly stopped laughing once those words reached her ears.
["You wouldn't dare ?!"] she asked him with shock and worry. If a bear could pale, Aiyanna would.
["Try me~"] Harald cooed back with a mad grin on his face.
Growling at him, the blond bear was about to admit her defeat when a grin grew on her muzzle
["Well then… you won't mind if I have you instead~"] as she said this, Aiyanna was using her massive body to pin him down as she opened her jaws right in front of his face before lowering it down.
["WAIT WH-"] Harald began to cry in surprise before his entire head found itself in the she-bear's mouth.
Aiyanna, because she was Harald's familiar, was slightly bigger than what a normal bear should be so it was easy for her to fit his entire head inside.
Speaking of the dark brown haired young man, he had his face pressed against her warm tongue and covered (again) in her saliva.
Thankfully his hands were still outside so he used them to gently tap against is familiar's head
[("Alright alright you win ! Now open up !")] Harald inquired his familiar through telepathy, seeing that his face was smothered against Aiyanna's tongue.
For a few seconds later, he was worried that she didn't heard him but then internally sighed in relief when the blond bear reopened her mouth… but not without giving him another lick on the face.
Harald groaned in pure disgust as he used his fingers to brush away from drools form his eyes and lips before glaring daggers at a smirking blond bear
["I hate you you know that..."] the dark brown haired young man grumbled to Aiyanna whose smirk grew a bit at those words.
["No you don't~"] she cooed back to him before giving him a long lick on the face, earning a loud groan from him.
Giggling, the blond blond bear then went away, probably to the river to catch some fishes, leaving behind her human who didn't stop glaring at her.
Once she was no longer in his sight, Harald sighed deeply as he went back on his feet before making his way to the bathroom. He really needed a bath… While he showed, his mind went back to the smell of Wolves in the forest and a growl erupted from his throat.
They best hope to never encounter him !
00/(Somewhere else)/00
While Harald was taking a shower, in La Push, more precisely at the Quileute Indian Reservation a discussion was taking place. Jared and Paul had returned a few moments ago to deliver their report about the mysterious predator that took residence in the forest a mile or two away from there.
They had , of course, turned back in their human form to speak to their leader who listened to their words with nothing but slight interest. But when they were finished…
"This is troubling..." a 6 feet 6 tall man with long, rounded muscles commented in a deep voice as an expression of concern appeared on his older face. The guy had copper skin, cropped black hair and brown eyes.
It was the leader of the pack, Sam Uley.
"What are we going to do ?" Jared asked Sam with some worry.
"I will speak with Billy about this… We will decided afterwards..." Sam replied to the two before leaving.
He went toward a small wooden place with narrow windows whose dull red paint made it looking like a tiny barn.
"BILLY !" Sam called out loudly as he stood at the entrance.
A few moments later, a man in a wheelchair appeared. The newcomer was heavyset with a deeply wrinkled face and dark russet skin with black eyes. It was Billy Black, an Elder of the Quileute Tribe who sadly didn't have the power to turn into a wolf like his son Jacob.
"What is it Sam ?" Billy asked him with some concern.
"Jared and Paul just came back from their patrol… and brang news..."
Billy's eyes narrowed at this as he asked with a bit of disgust "About them ?"
Sam shook his head in response before opening his mouth to say
"No… From what they said… it was something else..."
Billy's frown deepened and couldn't help but feeling some dread inside him.
"Tell me everything !"
Sam nodded at the elder before relating what his fellow Wolves said to him : the roar, how deep it sounded and how similar it was to a bear.
When he finished, the Shifter was a bit stunned to see Billy's face being completely pale as if he had seen a ghost.
"Like a bear but bigger you said ?" the wheel-chaired man whispered with a bit of terror on his face.
Sam, unable to say a word due to surprise, dumbly nodded his head. For a moment Billy looked deep in thought as sweats fell down his face.
"Could it be one of them ? If thats the case…" he thought to himself before looking back at Sam who flinched a bit at the fierce look he was received
"You and the pack has to stay away from that part of the forest ! If my suspicions are right… We better stay away from them !" Billy ordered to the younger man with sternness.
"Who ? The Bloodsuckers ?" Sam asked him with a growl but also with a hint of curiosity.
"No Sam… Something stronger..." Billy's answer was soft but he had heard it regardless.
Sam stood there, waiting for the wheel-chaired man to say more but when nothing came out after a moment, he left the area to share the decision with the rest of the pack.
Billy was so deep in thought that he didn't noticed his departure as his mind went back to the Quileute's history… or more precisely on the Shifters' history. Not the entire thing mind you but one part in particular.
Images of large muscular bears fighting against shifters in their wolf forms passed through his mind and he couldn't help but shiver a bit as a name formed in his head.
Werebears
While his tribe had never actually fought against them, Billy knew without a doubt that it wouldn't matter at all.
"Let's just hope I'm right and it is not one of them..." the old man whispered to himself before re-entering his home.
The best course of action was to wait and see if whatever it was is a threat to the tribe or not. He severely hoped that it would be the later. Billy will not talk about this to anyone yet… not until this mysterious beast made itself know again.
00/(Elsewhere; Harald's domain)/00
Unaware of what was going on, the dark brown haired young man stepped out of the bathroom, fresh and clean of all bear-drool. However, seeing that it was almost the end of the afternoon, Harald decided to take revenge on his familiar while she was away .
With a mischievous grin, the dark brown haired young man made its way toward his room while cackling like a mad scientist. Entering his bedroom, he searched through his stuff and soon pulled out something he had brought not long before leaving his mom.
A fake poster featuring on it : 'BEAR HUNTING SEASON' !
Cackling madly, Harald then climbed down the staircase to enter the kitchen where he decided to prepare some rainbow trouts and some honey.
Why ? As an apology gift for Aiyanna after the prank.
He couldn't wait to see her face !
A hour or two later, the blond grizzly bear came back from whatever she had been doing since she left him earlier. Harald , who was standing on the front door, made sure to have a look of pure horror on his face as he stared at the piece of paper in his hands.
["Harald ? What with the face ?"] Aiyanna asked him with some concern as she approached him.
Her human's blue-green eyes turned away from the paper to stare at her.
["I found this after the shower… Someone had left it on the porch..."] Harald softly said to her with the same look of fear on his face.
["What is it about ?"] the blond bear asked him curiosity but with a feeling of worry inside her.
["The start of Bear Hunting Season..."] Harald replied somberly.
Aiyanna tensed at those words as her eyes widened in horror and fright.
["WHAT ?! Oh nonononononononononono"] she began to cry in panic as she thought about being turned into a carpet.
Harald managed to keep a straight face for a few seconds… before laughing uncontrollably. Aiyanna paused in her panic to stare at him with shock before it turned to anger
["It isn't funny ! I might die you idiot !"] she growled at him while internally being a bit sad that he seemed to find this amusing.
["If it WAS actually Bear Hunting Season maybe !"] Harald managed to say between two laughs.
Aiyanna froze at those words before asking in a deep tone
["It isn't ?"]
["Of course not ! You should have seen your face ! Hilarious !"]
Her mind went blank for a few seconds before the realization of what he did entered her mind. The blond grizzly bear growled at her human when she realized he had pranked her !
["You… You pranked me ?!"] she screamed at him in slight anger and irritation.
["I did and it was worth it !"] Harald replied with a joyful grin on his face.
Aiyanna, however, wasn't amused in the slightest as she turned her head away from him with a huff.
["Awwww come on Aiy don't take it like that ! What about a peace offering ?"] the dark brown haired young man inquired softly to his familiar glanced back at him at those words.
["What peace offerings ?"] she might be angry (and frustrated) with hi, her curiosity took over her mind.
["Follow me to the kitchen, big girl~"] Harald gently cooed at her before re-entering the house.
Aiyanna staid behind, thinking about either going there and being victim of another prank or staying behind to stay face.
["Are you coming or not ? It will get cold !"] Harald's voice echoed from the kitchen after a minute of debate.
["What's getting cold ?"] she thought to herself as she made her way inside.
When she entered the kitchen, the blond bear was greeted by the sight of her human, standing in front of a large plate of trouts covered in honey !
["I hope you enjoy it !"] Harald said to her with a smile.
Aiyanna stared at the delicious looking fishes before looking back at her human.
["You are forgiven… for now~"] the blond bear growled to him before digging in the offering meal.
["As long as you don't stuff my head in your mouth again, you won't be pranked again~"] The dark brown haired young man said back with a grin.
["Deal !"] Aiyanna replied to him before going back to her food under the amused eyes of her human who couldn't help but chuckle a bit at her gluttony.
Beside she needed it to be ready to hibernate !
The following months were also pretty busy between, patrols, feeding Aiyanna and taking care of himself. On Christmas, he sent presents to his grandparents and mother and later, Aiyanna went to hibernation. The blond bear had waited a bit to receive her own presents before going to sleep.
Harald didn't told his mother and the rest of the family about the wolves as he hadn't smelled them after that day…
He didn't know it but his whole world will change after a very special meeting.
(To be continue…)