“Kid!” Paul exclaimed, waving at me, the moto shining off of his bright white teeth. I narrowed my eyes in at him, ignoring the laughs from the other wolves. Jacob chuckled inayofuata to me, pulling me closer to his side.
I looked around at the great fire, 18 Mbwa mwitu loups scattered along the edges.
Seth hopped up from beside Leah and Carson and gave me a big hug, squeezing me tight.
“You stink Ness,” He grinned as I swatted at him. Of course the smell didn't really bother Seth, it never had in the first place.
Jacob pulled me towards the fire, sitting us down inayofuata to Sam and Quil. Quil grinned at me, reaching his hand out to give me a high five.
The moto crackled, conversation rolling around us. Leah was half asleep on Carter, her eyes drooping closed. It was amazing that she had imprinted, at least thats what dad said...
“How's Embry?” Sam asked, the conversation around us stopping dead. Jacob sighed, tightening his arm around me.
“He's doing okay, his ribs are almost completely healed and his arm is good. Carlisle is doing a good job as usual,” Jacob sighed and continued on, “The cut on his neck is good too. It's almost completely gone,” Jared growled from across the fire, the flames dancing in front of me.
“I don't know how they got onto our land without us noticing. Me and Collin were out doing patrols the whole damn night and I didn't hear a thing. They must have snuck up on him down here somehow,” Jared sighed and ground his teeth together, a sound I could clearly hear.
“When wewe got down here were they still here?” Sam asked, firing the swali at Jacob. Everyone in the pack was now completely alert.
“No. I found Embry down here and when I looked around I didn't see anybody. Their trails disappeared too. Rain,” he explained, his deep voice terse.
Sam nodded, his eyes worried.
“You would think they would have realized what we were, long enough not to attack,” he murmured. Jacob nodded, leaning his head on juu of mine.
Payson cleared her throat, shaking her blonde hair out of her face.
“I was near on patrol when I heard Embry. I couldn't get to him fast enough, but I heard wewe Jake, and I took off after the other wolves. They kept going, sprinting all the way out down to Forks, past Bella's old house, and I didn't think I could pursue any further without back up,” she mumbled.
“Did wewe get a good look at any of them?” Jacob's Alpha voice had picked up.
“Kinda. There weird Jake,” She shuddered, leaning back into the log she was sitting by.
Jacob opened his mouth to speak but before he could, he ripped himself out of my arms, shivers rolling down his long spine. The other Mbwa mwitu loups sprang up too, all of their bodies rippling with anger. I watched as Jake exploded forward, out of his human body and into the giant russet colored wolf. The others shot mbele too, some changing quicker than others. Jacob moved forward, Paul and Seth flanking behind him, and the Jared and Quil.
“What's wrong?” I cried, my high voice piercing the night air. Jacob growled, tossing his head towards a rock. He wanted me to hide. Had it been any other person telling me what to do then I wouldn't have listened. But this was my Jacob, and there was obviously something wrong.
I glided over towards a set of giant rocks, crouching behind them, but peeking out towards Jacob. His breathe was coming quick and I could see that the other Mbwa mwitu loups were jumpy, their eyes searching madly for something I hadn't picked up on...
And then I saw them. Fifteen broad wolves, coming from the other side of the beach, pwani from the long line of trees. They were all the same color, a brilliant bright white, except for the mbwa mwitu in the front. He was a shade of dark glossy black, the darkest mbwa mwitu I had ever seen.
The Mbwa mwitu loups tensed, growling. Jacob growled, breaking the silence. The opposite pack stopped, the black mbwa mwitu cocking his head. He bared his teeth at Jacob. From here I could see that the black mbwa mwitu was shaking, his fur, manyoya trembling all along his body. That's when I realized with a gasp, he was phasing. I watched as the fur, manyoya burst away from him, his human skin quickly replacing it. My stomach was knotted in fear.
The human in front of me was no less than beautiful. His skin was dark, like Jacob's and I could see from here that his eyes were an odd silver. His hair was black and fell beautifully to one side. He was tall and his muscles rippled under his skin, his body trembling.
“I am Blake,” he said, his hands clenching into fists. Jacob growled, taking a single step forward. A white mbwa mwitu from the other side, most likely the Beta, took a step forward. A fierce snarl ripped from his jaws, a warning to Jake. Jacob didn't songesha back.
“You must be the other wolves. You're not doing your job so we have come to do it. There are too many leeches in this area. We came here the other night, and I caught the scent of what seemed like a human, but it wasn't,” I automatically knew who he was talking about.... Me.
I focused on controlling my breathing, quieting it down. A slow wind blew across the beach, pwani scattering my hair, but it was not strong enough to take my scent to the odd black wolf.
“We came across one of your wolves, and he tried to stop us, so we took him down,” One of our Mbwa mwitu loups snarled. I realized it was Paul, recognizing his silvery hair.
“And now we have returned to kill them, with au without your help,” All at once my pack seemed to snarl, deep growls rumbling in their chests. Jacob sprung forward, towards Blake, and I cupped my hand over my mouth, protecting my scream. Blake shivered and exploded forward, a giant black mbwa mwitu taking his place. Jacob lunged at him and I watched as the rest of the pack shot forward. My eyes were only for my Jacob though. Blake was bigger, though only slightly. He snapped at Jake, his eyes wild. Jacob snarled and lunged at him, knocking him over for only a few seconds. A giant white mbwa mwitu lunged at Jake, distracting him.
“No!” I screamed. No one seemed to notice me. I lunged out from behind the rock, flying at Blake. He looked at Jacob, getting ready to lunge. As he did I threw myself at him, knocking into him with such a force that we were both thrown to the ground. The black mbwa mwitu snapped at me, barely missing. Jacob whined, knocking the white mbwa mwitu unconscious. The big black mbwa mwitu towered over me, baring his teeth. I looked at him, my eyes connecting with his. His silver eyes narrowed, and then widened, a sense of wonder ripping through them.
“No!” I heard a human voice yell. Jacob's. I turned to see him standing there, his eyes wide. The black mbwa mwitu looked at me and then at Jacob, slowly backing away. The other white Mbwa mwitu loups looked at him, all of their eyes astounded. They too began backing away, following their leader into the woods.
I dropped to the ground, my body shaking.
“Nessie!” Jacob yelled, his voice torn. My arm was bleeding, the perfect pale skin slightly torn. Jacob dropped down inayofuata to me and I was barely aware of the other Mbwa mwitu loups phasing back into their regular bodies around me.
“I told wewe to stay hidden!” he yelled, his voice wide with panic. I looked into his deep black eyes, so full of fear,
“I couldn't. He was about to kill you,” I whispered.
“Jacob what happened?” Sam said, crouching down inayofuata to me. I was vaguely aware of Seth and Paul hovering near too.
“We have a problem Sam,” Jake whispered.
“What is it?” Jared said, stepping forward. Jacob's eyes looked like the bottom of a grave as I looked at him.
“Blake, their leader,” he swallowed, tears swelling in his eyes, “he Imprinted with Nessie,”
All around me I heard the gasps, and then, there was darkness.
I looked around at the great fire, 18 Mbwa mwitu loups scattered along the edges.
Seth hopped up from beside Leah and Carson and gave me a big hug, squeezing me tight.
“You stink Ness,” He grinned as I swatted at him. Of course the smell didn't really bother Seth, it never had in the first place.
Jacob pulled me towards the fire, sitting us down inayofuata to Sam and Quil. Quil grinned at me, reaching his hand out to give me a high five.
The moto crackled, conversation rolling around us. Leah was half asleep on Carter, her eyes drooping closed. It was amazing that she had imprinted, at least thats what dad said...
“How's Embry?” Sam asked, the conversation around us stopping dead. Jacob sighed, tightening his arm around me.
“He's doing okay, his ribs are almost completely healed and his arm is good. Carlisle is doing a good job as usual,” Jacob sighed and continued on, “The cut on his neck is good too. It's almost completely gone,” Jared growled from across the fire, the flames dancing in front of me.
“I don't know how they got onto our land without us noticing. Me and Collin were out doing patrols the whole damn night and I didn't hear a thing. They must have snuck up on him down here somehow,” Jared sighed and ground his teeth together, a sound I could clearly hear.
“When wewe got down here were they still here?” Sam asked, firing the swali at Jacob. Everyone in the pack was now completely alert.
“No. I found Embry down here and when I looked around I didn't see anybody. Their trails disappeared too. Rain,” he explained, his deep voice terse.
Sam nodded, his eyes worried.
“You would think they would have realized what we were, long enough not to attack,” he murmured. Jacob nodded, leaning his head on juu of mine.
Payson cleared her throat, shaking her blonde hair out of her face.
“I was near on patrol when I heard Embry. I couldn't get to him fast enough, but I heard wewe Jake, and I took off after the other wolves. They kept going, sprinting all the way out down to Forks, past Bella's old house, and I didn't think I could pursue any further without back up,” she mumbled.
“Did wewe get a good look at any of them?” Jacob's Alpha voice had picked up.
“Kinda. There weird Jake,” She shuddered, leaning back into the log she was sitting by.
Jacob opened his mouth to speak but before he could, he ripped himself out of my arms, shivers rolling down his long spine. The other Mbwa mwitu loups sprang up too, all of their bodies rippling with anger. I watched as Jake exploded forward, out of his human body and into the giant russet colored wolf. The others shot mbele too, some changing quicker than others. Jacob moved forward, Paul and Seth flanking behind him, and the Jared and Quil.
“What's wrong?” I cried, my high voice piercing the night air. Jacob growled, tossing his head towards a rock. He wanted me to hide. Had it been any other person telling me what to do then I wouldn't have listened. But this was my Jacob, and there was obviously something wrong.
I glided over towards a set of giant rocks, crouching behind them, but peeking out towards Jacob. His breathe was coming quick and I could see that the other Mbwa mwitu loups were jumpy, their eyes searching madly for something I hadn't picked up on...
And then I saw them. Fifteen broad wolves, coming from the other side of the beach, pwani from the long line of trees. They were all the same color, a brilliant bright white, except for the mbwa mwitu in the front. He was a shade of dark glossy black, the darkest mbwa mwitu I had ever seen.
The Mbwa mwitu loups tensed, growling. Jacob growled, breaking the silence. The opposite pack stopped, the black mbwa mwitu cocking his head. He bared his teeth at Jacob. From here I could see that the black mbwa mwitu was shaking, his fur, manyoya trembling all along his body. That's when I realized with a gasp, he was phasing. I watched as the fur, manyoya burst away from him, his human skin quickly replacing it. My stomach was knotted in fear.
The human in front of me was no less than beautiful. His skin was dark, like Jacob's and I could see from here that his eyes were an odd silver. His hair was black and fell beautifully to one side. He was tall and his muscles rippled under his skin, his body trembling.
“I am Blake,” he said, his hands clenching into fists. Jacob growled, taking a single step forward. A white mbwa mwitu from the other side, most likely the Beta, took a step forward. A fierce snarl ripped from his jaws, a warning to Jake. Jacob didn't songesha back.
“You must be the other wolves. You're not doing your job so we have come to do it. There are too many leeches in this area. We came here the other night, and I caught the scent of what seemed like a human, but it wasn't,” I automatically knew who he was talking about.... Me.
I focused on controlling my breathing, quieting it down. A slow wind blew across the beach, pwani scattering my hair, but it was not strong enough to take my scent to the odd black wolf.
“We came across one of your wolves, and he tried to stop us, so we took him down,” One of our Mbwa mwitu loups snarled. I realized it was Paul, recognizing his silvery hair.
“And now we have returned to kill them, with au without your help,” All at once my pack seemed to snarl, deep growls rumbling in their chests. Jacob sprung forward, towards Blake, and I cupped my hand over my mouth, protecting my scream. Blake shivered and exploded forward, a giant black mbwa mwitu taking his place. Jacob lunged at him and I watched as the rest of the pack shot forward. My eyes were only for my Jacob though. Blake was bigger, though only slightly. He snapped at Jake, his eyes wild. Jacob snarled and lunged at him, knocking him over for only a few seconds. A giant white mbwa mwitu lunged at Jake, distracting him.
“No!” I screamed. No one seemed to notice me. I lunged out from behind the rock, flying at Blake. He looked at Jacob, getting ready to lunge. As he did I threw myself at him, knocking into him with such a force that we were both thrown to the ground. The black mbwa mwitu snapped at me, barely missing. Jacob whined, knocking the white mbwa mwitu unconscious. The big black mbwa mwitu towered over me, baring his teeth. I looked at him, my eyes connecting with his. His silver eyes narrowed, and then widened, a sense of wonder ripping through them.
“No!” I heard a human voice yell. Jacob's. I turned to see him standing there, his eyes wide. The black mbwa mwitu looked at me and then at Jacob, slowly backing away. The other white Mbwa mwitu loups looked at him, all of their eyes astounded. They too began backing away, following their leader into the woods.
I dropped to the ground, my body shaking.
“Nessie!” Jacob yelled, his voice torn. My arm was bleeding, the perfect pale skin slightly torn. Jacob dropped down inayofuata to me and I was barely aware of the other Mbwa mwitu loups phasing back into their regular bodies around me.
“I told wewe to stay hidden!” he yelled, his voice wide with panic. I looked into his deep black eyes, so full of fear,
“I couldn't. He was about to kill you,” I whispered.
“Jacob what happened?” Sam said, crouching down inayofuata to me. I was vaguely aware of Seth and Paul hovering near too.
“We have a problem Sam,” Jake whispered.
“What is it?” Jared said, stepping forward. Jacob's eyes looked like the bottom of a grave as I looked at him.
“Blake, their leader,” he swallowed, tears swelling in his eyes, “he Imprinted with Nessie,”
All around me I heard the gasps, and then, there was darkness.