Changing Tides
by Momma2fan
Chapter 20
Jared stopped his car outside Billy’s house, since it was the closest to the line between Forks and LaPush. He jumped out of the car, throwing his t-shirt and shoes in the back seat. He was unbuttoning his pants as he walked toward the woods. Hollering over his shoulder at Bella, “Get in the house!”
Bella let herself into the house and met the eyes of her father and Billy. “What’s going on, Bells?”
“I don’t know. Jared grabbed me from class, said he caught a scent. He ran to the woods and sent me in here.”
“Maybe one of the Cullens?” Charlie suggested.
Bella shook her head, “He said it was unfamiliar.”
“Have you called Paul?”
“No,” she told him as she picked up the phone and dialed her boyfriend’s number.
“Bella, thank God!” Emily’s frantic voice answered.
“Em? Where’s Paul?”
Ignoring her question, Emily asked one of her own. “Where are you, Bella?”
“I’m with my dad and Billy. Emily, what the hell is going on? Jared dropped me off here and ran into the woods.”
“Alice called Sam an hour ago,” Emily sighed. “The newborns are coming now.”
“Shit.”
“Bella, I really need you here with me. If I send Brady to get you, will you bring your dad and Billy here?”
Bella could hear the worry and panic in her friend’s voice. “Yeah, I have Jared’s car. Is Collin there too?”
“Yeah, Sam didn’t want the pups in the fight. Especially since they only phased a week ago.”
“Okay, I’ll see you in a bit.”
Bella hung up and looked at her dad and Billy. “The newborns are coming. We need to get to Emily’s. Our wolf escort will be here in a minute.”
“Then let’s get in the car.” Charlie strapped his gun belt on and made sure he had extra ammo. He knew it wouldn’t stop a vampire, but he needed to be armed for his own sanity.
The three of them watched out the window for Brady. When he ran up, they all got to Jared’s car as fast as possible. Once Billy was loaded in, Bella got in the driver’s seat and sped off.
“When?” Bella asked.
“Last I heard, the Cullens were in the field and the pack was positioned around it. They are the first line.”
“Jesus,” Charlie muttered under his breath.
Bella pulled the car to a halt outside Sam’s and Brady immediately jumped out. After making sure Billy and Charlie were inside safely, he phased and yipped at Bella to go inside. Taking one step off the porch, she grabbed his muzzle. Staring into his eyes, she spoke to Paul’s wolf. “You better come back to me. I love you.” She turned around and ran inside, shutting the door behind her.
“What are we cooking, Em? I’m gonna need a distraction.”
***CT***
Jared phased and ran into the forest. If Bella had been looking out the window, she would have seen a newborn running right after him. Jared kept running, but as the vamp lunged at him, he flipped over and ripped it’s head off as his body turned and he landed on his paws.
Damn! That was awesome, dude. -Q
Where’s Bella? -P
I left her at Billy’s -J
Jared, get over here and take a spot near the rock formation. The newborns are coming. -S
Jared joined his pack and observed the positions they were all in. He could see from where he was waiting that Paul was twitching. He knew exactly what he was feeling since he had his own imprint. Lucky for him, Kim had gone with her parents to Seattle for the weekend. While the pull was painful, knowing she was safe made it all worth it.
The Cullens were standing in a field, waiting for trouble to come. The pack could see Edward staring in the direction of LaPush and figured he would try something the minute they were all distracted. They had figured out over the last month how to still communicate with each other, while also keeping him out of their thoughts. A trick Emmett had taught them.
Watch him. I wouldn’t put it past him to try and get to Bella. -P
They were all so in tune with each other, they saw what each other saw. So when they saw Brady look at Sam’s house, they knew something was up.
“Brady, go to Billy’s and get Charlie, Billy and Bella. Bring them straight back here.” Emily ordered.
Brady yipped and they watched him run off. They all saw Bella and the other’s waiting for him and when he got there they ran to Jared’s car. Paul breathed a little easier when he saw his mate with a wolf. Again, they all watched as he phased back and yipped for Bella to go in the house. Paul growled when she ignored Brady, but settled when she looked right in his eyes. “You come back to me. I love you.”
Paul took a deep breath and got his head back in the game when he saw the door shut behind his imprint.
Thanks, pup. -P
Prepare yourselves. I hear them. -S
***CT***
She watched as her changelings ran through the woods, heading toward the source of her agony. She was going to kill the mate of that little mind reading asshole.
Staying in the protection of the trees, she was able to observe her newborns. She hissed as they fought amongst themselves, some losing limbs or heads in the milieu. Riley was supposed to have better control over them.
She watched with horror as those smelly wolves started jumping out at her minions, picking them off one by one. The ones that made it away from them continued to where the human’s scent was.
Moving across the branches, she watched as they made it to a clearing, only to be confronted by the Cullens. She looked around but couldn’t see the girl. With a growl of frustration she backed away from the fight, leaving all of the newborns to their demise.
Jared stopped his car outside Billy’s house, since it was the closest to the line between Forks and LaPush. He jumped out of the car, throwing his t-shirt and shoes in the back seat. He was unbuttoning his pants as he walked toward the woods. Hollering over his shoulder at Bella, “Get in the house!”
Bella let herself into the house and met the eyes of her father and Billy. “What’s going on, Bells?”
“I don’t know. Jared grabbed me from class, said he caught a scent. He ran to the woods and sent me in here.”
“Maybe one of the Cullens?” Charlie suggested.
Bella shook her head, “He said it was unfamiliar.”
“Have you called Paul?”
“No,” she told him as she picked up the phone and dialed her boyfriend’s number.
“Bella, thank God!” Emily’s frantic voice answered.
“Em? Where’s Paul?”
Ignoring her question, Emily asked one of her own. “Where are you, Bella?”
“I’m with my dad and Billy. Emily, what the hell is going on? Jared dropped me off here and ran into the woods.”
“Alice called Sam an hour ago,” Emily sighed. “The newborns are coming now.”
“Shit.”
“Bella, I really need you here with me. If I send Brady to get you, will you bring your dad and Billy here?”
Bella could hear the worry and panic in her friend’s voice. “Yeah, I have Jared’s car. Is Collin there too?”
“Yeah, Sam didn’t want the pups in the fight. Especially since they only phased a week ago.”
“Okay, I’ll see you in a bit.”
Bella hung up and looked at her dad and Billy. “The newborns are coming. We need to get to Emily’s. Our wolf escort will be here in a minute.”
“Then let’s get in the car.” Charlie strapped his gun belt on and made sure he had extra ammo. He knew it wouldn’t stop a vampire, but he needed to be armed for his own sanity.
The three of them watched out the window for Brady. When he ran up, they all got to Jared’s car as fast as possible. Once Billy was loaded in, Bella got in the driver’s seat and sped off.
“When?” Bella asked.
“Last I heard, the Cullens were in the field and the pack was positioned around it. They are the first line.”
“Jesus,” Charlie muttered under his breath.
Bella pulled the car to a halt outside Sam’s and Brady immediately jumped out. After making sure Billy and Charlie were inside safely, he phased and yipped at Bella to go inside. Taking one step off the porch, she grabbed his muzzle. Staring into his eyes, she spoke to Paul’s wolf. “You better come back to me. I love you.” She turned around and ran inside, shutting the door behind her.
“What are we cooking, Em? I’m gonna need a distraction.”
***CT***
Jared phased and ran into the forest. If Bella had been looking out the window, she would have seen a newborn running right after him. Jared kept running, but as the vamp lunged at him, he flipped over and ripped it’s head off as his body turned and he landed on his paws.
Damn! That was awesome, dude. -Q
Where’s Bella? -P
I left her at Billy’s -J
Jared, get over here and take a spot near the rock formation. The newborns are coming. -S
Jared joined his pack and observed the positions they were all in. He could see from where he was waiting that Paul was twitching. He knew exactly what he was feeling since he had his own imprint. Lucky for him, Kim had gone with her parents to Seattle for the weekend. While the pull was painful, knowing she was safe made it all worth it.
The Cullens were standing in a field, waiting for trouble to come. The pack could see Edward staring in the direction of LaPush and figured he would try something the minute they were all distracted. They had figured out over the last month how to still communicate with each other, while also keeping him out of their thoughts. A trick Emmett had taught them.
Watch him. I wouldn’t put it past him to try and get to Bella. -P
They were all so in tune with each other, they saw what each other saw. So when they saw Brady look at Sam’s house, they knew something was up.
“Brady, go to Billy’s and get Charlie, Billy and Bella. Bring them straight back here.” Emily ordered.
Brady yipped and they watched him run off. They all saw Bella and the other’s waiting for him and when he got there they ran to Jared’s car. Paul breathed a little easier when he saw his mate with a wolf. Again, they all watched as he phased back and yipped for Bella to go in the house. Paul growled when she ignored Brady, but settled when she looked right in his eyes. “You come back to me. I love you.”
Paul took a deep breath and got his head back in the game when he saw the door shut behind his imprint.
Thanks, pup. -P
Prepare yourselves. I hear them. -S
***CT***
She watched as her changelings ran through the woods, heading toward the source of her agony. She was going to kill the mate of that little mind reading asshole.
Staying in the protection of the trees, she was able to observe her newborns. She hissed as they fought amongst themselves, some losing limbs or heads in the milieu. Riley was supposed to have better control over them.
She watched with horror as those smelly wolves started jumping out at her minions, picking them off one by one. The ones that made it away from them continued to where the human’s scent was.
Moving across the branches, she watched as they made it to a clearing, only to be confronted by the Cullens. She looked around but couldn’t see the girl. With a growl of frustration she backed away from the fight, leaving all of the newborns to their demise.