Love At First Sight

Chapter Two

Claire
Controlling as ever, Edward forced Roman and I to go with Bella and Jacob while him and the rest of the Cullens went hunting "So, whaddaya wanna do today? Bike, hike, hang? Your call. Oh also, we're going to a party tonight" Jacob was still wary about Roman but I could handle Jacob. We spent the day doing boring human paced things until it was finally time for the meeting.

"You sure this is okay? I really hate being a party crasher" Bella said as we walked towards the group. I snorted, turning to her "Technically, you're a Council Meeting crasher. See. The Council leaders; Billy, Quil's grandpa, and Sue Clearwater. She took over for Harry when he died" Bella's eyes widened before she turned to Jacob "Okay, I should not be here" she said trying to back away "You're okay" Jacob chuckled, grabbing her elbow.

"I thought...I mean, they thought it would be good for you to hear the histories" Bella looked at him surprised "The histories? The tribe's histories? Aren't they secret?" "We all got a role to play. And you're a part of this. I mean, it's the first time Seth, Leah and Quil are hearing them, too. But you are the first outsider. Ever" I decided to pull Roman away from their awkwardness "If I had known that..." we walked over to the tribe elders, each one giving us a smile.

Bella, Jake and Seth made their way over and soon enough the stories began "The Quileutes have been a small tribe from the beginning...But we've always had magic in our blood. We were great spirit warriors...Shape shifters, that transform into the powerful wolf. This enabled us to scare off our enemies and protect our tribe. One day our warriors came across a creature...It looked like a man, but it was hard like stone, and cold as ice...Our warriors' sharp teeth, finally tore it apart...But only fire would completely destroy it" I thought back to the time, a hundred years ago.

"They lived in fear, the Cold Man was not alone. And they were right. She took her vengeance out on the village. Our elder chief, Taha Aki, was the only spirit warrior left to save the tribe, after his son was killed. Taha Aki's Third Wife could see that he would lose...The Third Wife was no magical being, no special powers, but one...Courage" I looked to Bella who seemed to be intrigued by the story.

"The Third Wife's sacrifice distracted the Cold Woman, long enough for Taha Aki to destroy her. She saved the tribe. Over time, our enemies have disappeared. But one remains...The Cold Ones. Our magic awakens when they near. And we sense it now, we feel the threat in our blood. Something terrible is coming. And we must all be ready. All of us"