Eye Of The Tiger

Chapter 53

Entering the Cullen house Bella and Rosalie were met with confused looks.

"Why are you soaked Rosalie?" Alice asked confused.

"We went swimming." Rosalie told her.

"Then why isn't Bella that wet?" Alice asked still confused.

"Maybe because Bella is a tiger and she doesn't wear clothes in that form." Rosalie told her with a roll of her eyes.

"You went swimming with Bella's tiger?! That's so rad. Are you a good swimmer Bella?" Emmett asked excitedly.

"Yeah I swim pretty good." Bella said.

"We are going to go shower and then we need to call a family meeting." Rosalie held up her hand to stop the many questions. "We had a run in with the shifters and decided that it should be a family decision on how we deal with them. They will probably be contacting us shortly so Carlisle should be prepared for their call."

"Oh man what do you think happened?" Emmett asked everyone as Esme and Carlisle met them in the kitchen.

"I'm not sure but if Bella was in tiger form then we will definitely be getting a call." Carlisle said just as he heard the phone in his office ring."I expect that to be them now."

"I can't see how any of this is going to play out and it's making me more nervous than I care to admit." Alice said wringing her hands together.

"I don't think we have to worry to much love. Even if it comes to a fight Bella can more than take care of herself when it comes to the wolves. The rest of us wouldn't even have to get involved with so outmatched the wolves are to her." Jasper reassured her.

"It would be fun to tangle with the wolves though. It's been ages since I've gotten into a fight. Bella doesn't count because I know she wasn't going full force with me. It would be nice to fight something that will fight back." Emmett said just as Rosalie and Bella made it to the kitchen in fresh clothes.

"Where is Carlisle?" Rosalie asked ignoring Alice's knowing smirk as she looked at the over sized shirt of Bella's Rosalie was wearing.

"We assume he is on the phone with the wolves." Esme said. "Bella sweetheart are you hungry? I made some brownies for you to snack on."

"I would love some brownies. Thank you Esme." Bella said to a beaming Esme.

"It's no problem dear. " Esme told her putting a plate of brownies in front of her.

"Well you were right. That was Sam Uley. He wishes to set up a meeting to talk to the white tiger alone. He is under the impression that we have somehow gained control of Bella and wishes to speak with her alone to confirm she is with us under her own free will." Carlisle informed his family.

"That is out of the question!" Rosalie growled slamming her hand on the table making it groan." Bella will not be within an inch of those mutts without me present."

"Yeah there is no way Bella is meeting with the wolves without us there. Bella's family and family has each other's back." Emmett exclaimed smiling at the nod of approval from Bella.

"I agree. We should stand as a united front. If we send Bella alone it would make them view her as a separate entity from the family unit. Also going into a dangerous situation such as speaking to a bunch of wolves would be almost impossible to keep Rosalie away from as they share the mate bond. Even if Bella doesn't need our help it would be best if we were there to help if things escalated." Jasper said thoughtfully.

"You're damn right I'm not letting Bella go alone! That's not even an option." Rosalie said in a huff.

"Maybe we should ask Bella first before we make plans. This is about her after all." Alice said causing them all to look at Bella.

Bella swallowed her last bite of brownie before replying. " I agree with Emmett and Jasper. We are a family now and families stick together and I would never leave my imprint behind no matter how dangerous it is. We always stand together side by side no matter the situation."

"We go together." Rosalie told Bella.

"Together." Bella agreed.

"That's settled then. Now we need to work out when and where to meet them. What would be neutral ground?" Alice asked.

"On the border where we established the first treaty would be not only be perfect logistically but symbiotic to the purpose of the meeting." Jasper said.

"That's a good idea. I also think we should do it as soon as possible as to prevent any aggression from them until the meeting happens. " Carlisle said."I'll go call Sam now. Everyone get ready. Dress alike but nothing to military. Alice you're in charge of that."

"Yes! I'm raiding everyone's closets!" Alice said running off up the stairs.

"Do you think I should go in tiger form or human form Jasper?" Bella asked him. He was the one with military experience after all.

"I say you go as a human because then you can converse with them. Going as a tiger would make it seem as they were right and we had control over you. But going as a human shows you are your own person. If it gets out of hand you can shift quickly can't you?" Jasper asked.

"She's the fastest shifter I've ever seen. If you blink your eyes you would miss it."Rosalie told him proudly.

"Then there is nothing to worry about." Jasper confirmed.

"We will meet in a half an hour at the treaty spot. Sam seemed unhappy about Bella not coming alone but he still agreed to meet. He promised no one would attack us if we didn't attack them." Carlisle informed them as he walked into the kitchen.

"Then all that's left to do is get dressed and meet them there." Esme said as each of them headed off to change.