Only Time Will Tell

Deleted Scene

A/N: A deleted scene from the previous chapter. You can consider it part of the story if you want or not. I just didn't have it in at first because I couldn't find a proper place for it in the previous chapter.

"Did you hear that?" Jacob asked, stopping their way deeper into the woods.

"Hear what?" Edward asked.

"Listen." Jacob said again. The two went silent and listened. Edward strained his ear to hear whatever Jacob was hearing.

"It's coming from over there." He said leaving the trail they were on and heading into the trees. Edward followed him not letting go of his hand. He didn't question Jacob and followed him calmly not worried about anything that could possibly be in the woods.

As they got closer Edward noticed that Jacob's confused face started to lighten with realization. Once he did, he picked up the pace hurrying even faster to the sound. Edward started to get concern when he noticed the worried look on Jacob's face.

"What's wrong?" He asked as they were now running. Jacob glanced over at him and slowed to an almost stop. He looked over at Edward and raised a finger to his lips. Edward nodded and tried not to make any noise. Then they walked over to a small rustling bush. Once they were right in front of it, Jacob let go of Edward's hand and got on his knees right in front of it.

Edward let out a small gasp when he saw Jacob's eyes shift into that of a wolf and a low inhuman rumble came from his chest. The change caught him off guard at first but once he saw it was only Jacob's eyes that seem to changed, he calmed rather quickly.

Edward's eyes went back to the bush when Jacob's small growl was answered with something that sounded like a whine. He didn't have to wait long to see where it came from when three small wolf pups came waddling out of the bush. They seemed really small and like they were struggling to walk. As if they'd just learned. Their eyes were still squinty like newborn puppies.

Edward's heart melted when he saw them waddle their way up to Jacob falling near and on top of his knees. One of them pawing at his leg and shirt like it was trying to get even closer.

"Where did you guys come from?" Jacob asked in a soft sweet tone. Edward briefly wondered if he could actually talk to wolves but from the way Jacob didn't seem to react to any of the pups whines and small weak barks he realized he was probably just speaking to them like most humans did their pets.

"Where's your mom, little guys? Your much too small to be on your own." Jacob continued talking rubbing them with his hands and scratching their head gently. The small pups seem to melt at the touch. Loving the sensation of being pet.

Jacob looked around then and sniffed the air trying to see if he could smell any near by wolves. The only scents he was getting was the pups own and the faded smell of their pack on them. He also picked up the pups trail leading in the opposite direction they'd come from.

"I think they wondered off from the pack." Jacob said looking up at Edward with a concerned expression.

"How far are they?" Edward asked. Now getting on his own knees next to Jacob.

"Pretty far seeing as I can't really smell them right now. This isn't even wolf territory anymore." Jacob said before looking down at the pups again. Lifting one up to his face with a toothless smile. Making sure not to bare his fangs.

"How did you guys manage to get so far from home, huh?" Jacob said nuzzling the pup a little with his own nose. The small pup returning the show of affection.

The pups were probably too small to be able to tell the different between their own pack and other packs yet. So just the smell of wolf coming from Jacob was likely the reason they trusted him already. He also knew that animals in general tended to recognize shifters as wolves regardless of what shape they took. Animals identify others by smell rather than appearance, after all.