Chapter 6: bonfires and expecting part 2

Leah stared at her sister in shock, and then disgust and then shock again and before she knew it she exploded into a fit of rage and fear.

" You mean that leech knocked you up! And he left you !" she roared.

To her surprise her sister seemed unfazed by her outburst.

"ok, lets slowdown, number one, how did you know Edward was a vampire? Number two, this child is not Edwards . So take deep breaths Leah. I understand the wolf is probably angry. Although I don't understand why. But something tells me it's the vampire thing. Am I right?"

Leah was speechless. She had to take deep breath and calm herself and her wolf. Ever since they met Leah had a protective streak over her sister but when she phased it got even stronger.

"Ok. so let me get this straight. Edward didn't impregnate you with his vampire spawn?"

"no."

"So… you and Edward never had sex?"

"no."

"So… its someone else's?"

"Yes."

"Ok… ok… that's actually preferable… um… how do you feel?"

Leah studied her sister and this time she really looked at her. She didn't look like a zombie anymore. She honestly looked refreshed and… content, yet there was still a sadness in her eyes. But she could also see the glow. The glow of… comfort? Restoration? And don't get Leah started in her scent. Her sister smelled so sweet, like ice cream or pie. She smelled good. And she felt this odd attraction, like she had to be always near her.

What the heck was this?

"I feel… caught in the middle. Like… Edward is still in the shadows… he's cold and unchanging and yet there's this beaming sun calling to me and I want to give everything I have to it and yet, im… scared." Leah rested her head on her sisters shoulder.

"You mean, you're in love with whoever got you pregnant and you feel like the breakup is holding you back?"

"Yes… Leah… this guy… he… I cant even describe it. He treats me like a women. He… touches me like a women. Im not a feeble little girl in his eyes. And yet… the question why Edward left me still looms. Why wasn't I enough for him?"

Leah felt her heart clinch at her sisters sorrow.

"I could say a lot of things, but… if this guy… cares about you and treats you the way you deserve then…. throw Edward out the window. He made his decision. You deserve better…"

"Thank you, lee. Now tell me what's going with you?" Bella said as she wiped some tears away

"Well, embry and I have been flirting."

"What! you and embry! Leah that's so exciting."

Leah blushed.

"It is but… it's difficult with the whole Jacob, Emily and embry triangle. However, we can save that for later, dad's coming. Five, four, three, two-"

"Leah? Bella? Girls?"

"Kitchen dad." Leah and Bella said in unison.

Leah watched as her stepfathers eyes immediately went to her sister. she could tell he was checking her over.

"My girls." He said softly as he pulled them into a strong hug.

Leah allowed herself to relax in his touch. Whether her sister realized it or not the whole family had been impacted by her threeday disappearance and to their anger they still had no idea what Edward had done to her and why he had left her in the first place. No one could really understand just how angry the wolf was. the wolf saw Bella as someone to protect,

As someone that needed them and yet they had been powerless to protect her from things that go bump in the night. Leah hatred of vampires just shot through the roof.

"Im glad your home Bella. We missed you. we'll be having a major discussion young lady but for now, lets get out to that bonfire before the foods all gone."

Charlie watched as Bella went off but kept a firm grip on her other daughter who had her head buried in his chest.

"Just breath Leah. She's here and she's safe. That's all we can ask

for."

"But… what if she gets hurt again!?"

"We can't protect her from everything honey… as much as we try."

Bella felt as if a small burden had been taken off her chest as she sat on a log next to her mother. Who by the way refused to let go of her hand. Currently, she was squished between her parents with her siblings beside them.

A plate of food had been given to her, but Bella just didn't feel like eating and she couldn't really focus on the legends either. she knew they were going to lead up to telling her about the wolves but… she just couldn't get her head in the game.

"Mom, im gonna go to the bathroom. I'll be back…"

With urgent steps she made her way back towards the house, but instead of going in she stopped.

The air around her had changed and she had feeling, she knew why

.

"Sam…" she called out softly.

No response.

Turning around Bella gasp as a pair of yellow eyes watched her from the woods.

"Sam?" she called again.

This time, her wolf appeared, his head slowly emerging from the trees. However as soon as he appeared, he disappeared.

Bella followed.

As soon as her feet crossed the threshold, hot hands had her.

Bella moaned.

It had been weeks since she saw Sam. She simply awoke one morning, and he was gone. But the night before, the sex they had was passionate and rough. Like… he was saying goodbye and for some reason she knew that. It why she hadn't panicked when he didn't turn up. Even though she had only known him for two months, it was like she could read his body language.

"Sam, I missed you." she said as she buried her head in his chest.

A low rumble was all she received.

"Where did you run off to? Its been a few weeks… I have so much to tell you. are you ok?" as Bella fired question after question Sam finally silenced her with a kiss. A soft one. He then bent down and placed an ear to her belly.

A rumble of what she now knew was content.

"Pup…" he spoke.

Bella sighed. Another burden off her shoulders.

"So, you already knew huh. That doesn't surprise me."

The couple stood in silence for a while as Sam knelt at her feel listening to their child.

"Sam, we have so much to talk about… but for now, I must get back to the bonfire… if I don't go soon, they'll come looking me. hey, why don't you come with me. the others are wolves too. Do you guys know each other perhaps? Don't wolves run in a group?" But instead of answering her questions, Sam stood.

And gently pushed her in the direction she came from.

She gave him a questioning look, but he ignored it and turned back into the darkness.

When Bella sat down again, she realized the attention was on her. "Bella." Billy black spoke to get her attention.

Billy was her parents best friend and practically her uncle. He was also the chief of the tribe, and she knew he had known about vampires, he was the first one to dissuade her from being with Edward. But at sixteen most people thought they knew everything right. Boy was she wrong.

"Bella. You have heard the legends my dear." He continued. "And everyone here knows your involvement with the Cullen's. To be fair I will ask you this. Did you know what they were?"

"Not at first, but over time I figured it out. And im going to save us all time by saying that I know about the wolves… I don't know all the details but if vampires exist it not veery hard to believe about the wolves."

"How?" Billy asked urgently.

"Just small things. I mean you" she said as she gestured to the guys and Leah. "Are always disappearing at random times. The way you all bulked up overnight.… so yeah."

"Well, it good that you know but now we need you to know why. Bella the boys and Leah phased because of the Cullen's. The genes were activated when they showed up. One or two can sometimes trigger it but… a group of seven is nearly impossible to avoid."

Bella felt her heart sink. This was her fault… this had to be her fault… if she would have listened-

"no. no. don't you start feeling guilty. This isn't your fault B." Paul said as he knelt in front of her. Bella allowed a watery smile to spread across her face as he looked t her. Paul was another good friend. He could be a jerk sometimes, but he was always caring when it came to her.

"What the chief has forgotten to mention is that years ago, the Cullen's sighed a treaty with our people. They were never allowed on our land nor were they allowed to bite anyone. If they did either of those things, a war would be started. However, the treaty never mentioned anything about dating a human, we didn't think they ever would."

"But… if they're gone… why are you guys still… what's the word transforming?"

"We call it phasing…" Jacob said as he finally decided to approach her. "And that's what we thought but there are still a couple vampires who have shown up… so for now we keep phasing."

"Yeah, but don't worry about us Bella! Were super strong and way better then any of those leeches."

"But… what about your lives? Wait! Is… that… is that why you guys were always skipping school? What about your jobs?" she asked

"Yeah, that's partly why. It takes a while to get used to phasing. We strike a fever, have growth spurt and out tempers are insane, so is our appetite… that's why a lot of us had to stay away from you for a while."

"And right now, our jobs are protecting the reservation, the council helps provide anything we need. A lot of us are doing school online. So, we have that covered."

"Besides with Sam doing all the running lately we haven't had to do much." Quill said between bites of food.

A chorus of growls sounded through the air and Bella was confused. They were obviously talking about her sam. And now that they mentioned him, she wondered why he wasn't here. Just from his body language and broken speech patterns she knew he had been alone for a long time. However, she had to play dumb if she wanted information.

"Whose Sam?"

A collective sigh was heard. And then one of the elders, Joshua Uley excused himself. As she thought about it, she hadn't interacted much with elder Uley. He would say hello but that was it. He always seemed kind of lonely.

"Sam is… our alpha…" embry spoke breaking the awkward and tension filled silence.

"He was the first one to phase two years before the Cullen's arrived. He was on his way here to the res to visit his dad, when out of nowhere he was attacked by a vampire. It mauled him and during the mauling he phased and killed the vampire. But unlike us, Sam had no clue of his heritage. No hint or warnings, no pack to help him, so he became lost to the wolf and has been like that ever since. Jacob was technically the second to phase once was the Cullen's arrived. It was Sam who guided him and calmed him down. He did it with all of us when we phased but… we have never seen him. we may see his wolf but even that's rare. The pack can communicate in our thoughts when were phased. But… not sam. He doesn't speak, his mind is blank. everything with him is… instinct."

"I don't understand? Why does everyone get tense when he's mentioned then?" Bella asked

"He's powerful and He's feral Bella he could hurt someone. Its why he stays hidden. And its why he take care of so many vampires by himself. No one can trust him. We can't trust him. No one even knew him before he phased anyway. He's a good alpha but… as a human… we just don't know. Its everything we don't know that scares us all and we just don't want any issues. So, to keep everyone safe, Sam calls us. Just a simple howl and were on our way. And if we need him, we howl. "Jacob explained.

Bella felt like screaming. Red hot anger built within her, and she let it out.

"Wait a second. He gets mauled. Is alone? In pain? Transforms into a wolf and has been one for years and that's how you all help him? Ostracize him? How does that help him or you?"

"it's just the way it is Bella." Jacob argued.

Seeing a heated and dangerous argument about to brew, Billy interrupted.

"Settle down Jacob." He commanded. Then turning to Bella, he said "sweetheart. I know this is a lot to take in. are there any questions?"

Bella grinded her teeth as she looked at everyone around her. Were they really trying to divert her form the Sam topic.

Sam… was hers! She was carrying his child! And yet… yet they were leaving him alone. Alone to suffer and lay waste in the darkness of his mind.

"QUESTIONS! QUESTIONS? Of course, I have questions! Sam is out there suffering and your all just sitting here!" she wailed.

No one responded. It was then Bella realized she was crying. however, it was her father who was the first one to console her.

"Come on Bella. Let's go home and get some tea. I think that's enough for today. Good night everyone."

With that said Bella allowed her father to escort her home with her mother in tow. On their way, a man stopped them. He had cigarette in his mouth.

"Joshua? This isn't a good time."

The however ignored her father and looked Bella. He had shoulder length black hair, brown eyes, and a goatee.

"don't want any trouble, just want to why your girl here is sobbing over my son. He doesn't need any ones pity. Last thing we need Is her trapezing into woods to get killed." He accused as he waved his cigarette around.

Wait? This man was Sam's father? Looking closer Bella could see the resemblance.

"Now you watch your mouth Uley. Im sorry about Sam, we all are but you can't go accusing people." Charlie stated

"But she doesn't even know my son. Why is she so worked up?"

"Does it matter? Did ever thought she might empathize with being abandoned. Now if you will excuse us."

Rain, lightning, and thunder collided, as the tall shadow carried the unconscious women in his arms.

"Sam?" she mumbled sleepily.

The man didn't respond. All he knew was that he had to get his mate and their pup to his den.

When he sat her down, his mate began to stir.

"Mmmm huh? Wah- Sam." She called.

The man couldn't exactly comprehend what she was saying but he could feel it.

She needed him.

And he needed her. With her, something… began to stir… he began to feel alive. He began to be ..human.

…

"Oh! Yes! Yes YES!" Bella screamed as the thunder and lightning roared above her.

Behind her was sam. Her beloved, her lover pounding her like no tomorrow.

Every touch felt like lighting.

Every kiss was like the first.

And just as before Sam bit her right on her collar bone.

Bella saw white.

But it wasn't over yet, this time they switched positions. Bella was top, giving her lover all the pleasure, she could when she suddenly felt the urge to bite him. Doing so, she leaned down balancing on her elbows. She then took a deep breath and sunk her teeth into his shoulder.

As she did the lighting struck and thunder roared.

But something had changed. She felt powerful and connected. Connected to sam. As if she could see his soul and he hers.

"Mine…" she stated fiercely as she looked down at her.

And for the first time since she met him Sam smiled.

"Yours." He responded.

…

"Sam…. Honey? We have to get up, we are covered in mud." Bella said to Sam who was now in wolf form curled around her.

And as much as she was enjoying the night, the forest floor didn't feel as good if they weren't passionately making love on it.

Sam wolf sighed and gently uncurled around her.

As soon as she stood, he gently pushed his head into side. He wanted her to stay but Bella had a better idea.

"Sam… tonight you are not sleeping on the cold forest floor or in the cave. Your coming home with me and that's finally."

The situation would have been funny if he wasn't growling at her.

There he stood his head cocked to the side, his ears flat and tail stiff.

"Sam… come on, you sleep with me any other time. This wont be any different. Besides, I have my own bathroom and a lock on my door. I wont let anyone hurt you. you probably haven't been in a house in years but… its ok. were going to work through this. Besides you and I have a lot to figure out."

Instead of answering her, Sam shifted back to two legs and knelt in front of a rock.

After a minute he stood back up and placed something covered in dirt in her hand.

"im sorry Sam I cant see what this is but as soon as we get home ill look."

Bella walked slowly as she led Sam up to her bedroom. He would freeze and snarl lowly at every creak of the stairs, but he was doing better then she hoped.

Earlier at the bonfire, she had never felt such rage. The fact that his own people would leave him high and dry and not think of a solution.

Her wolf had been out in the forest killing and chasing vampires all the while the other members of his pack got to go home.

And as Bella led Sam to her bathroom, she had to think.

Why would Sam take up killing the vampire by himself when he had a pack to share the responsibilities? Was it because he could feel their distrust and just didn't trust himself? Or was it because he truly was lost to the wolf.

Leading them both into the warm water, Bella didn't think so. As she watched Sam's face flicker between, fear, confusion, and contentment. She didn't think he was truly lost to the wolf, maybe it was more like he forgot how to be human.

After much scrubbing at his skin and hers, Bella managed to get all the mud and dirt off and the clumps of mud out of their hair. Then once they were both dry, she sat Sam down on her bed as she knelt behind him.

It was funny just how easily they trusted each other. With a soft brush she began to brush his long and yet tangled hair. It took her a whole hour. She then braided into a long braid.

When she was younger, she and Leah would braid each other's hair, but it seemed when she phased, she had it cut. So why Sam's hair long and everyone had to cut theirs.

"Sam… I never did thank you… you know for saving me. I just wish you had been able to tear Edward into pieces. But that doesn't matter anymore. Can you believe were having a baby or as you call it a pup. Im one month along… you know. Are you… happy?"

There was no response and Bella sighed.

How were they going to do this? They were having a pup, and yet Sam wasn't the best at communicating. Not to mention she didn't really know him. She knew him but she didn't know him. Would she have to do this by herself? It was then a hot hand took her out of her doubts her brown eyes meeting Sam's black ones.

"..y..o..u… s..av..ed .. me.."

Bella gasp.

She saved him? How?

"But how?"

Sam rumbled and then grabbed her hand resting it on his heart.

" m..y… h..ea..rt." "Your heart?" she repeated.

Sam nodded.

"m..i..ne.. yours… ours." he told her.

Her then reached into her dirty jeans that were on the floor and pulled out wooden beads. Carved on them were black wolves and some other symbols she didn't understand.

With ease and he parted her hair into two braids and with perfect finger work placed the beads on the end of the braids so that they were hanging down and stopping at her chest.

"ours." he rumbled.

Bella stared at Sam in awe. The beads were beautiful, and the wolves carved on them were the same shade as his wolf.

"ours." she repeated.

Despite what the pack and elders believed. Her wolf was not lost, he had just been found.