Eclipse: Nothing I Won't Give

Chapter 10 Swearing Is Never The Answer

Swearing is Never The Answer

The next morning was cold.

With their personal heater long gone the cold woke the Swan sisters from their slumber. Bella was already up and about while Filene went a little slower than usual in getting up along with dressing a bit more warmly than Bella who walked around as if it was summer and not freakin cold and covered with snow.

When Filene and Bella finally come out, Nico came bounding towards the tent. Filene ran up to him hugging him not only for his warmth but also in greeting. Bella was a bit more hesitant as she slowly made her way towards the two smiling slightly as Filene practically face dived into the fur of the amused looking wolf.

"Hey Seth." Bella greets.

Seth nodded in greeting before turning his head to where Edward was coming over the hill.

"Where's Jacob?" Bella asks. "Is he already?"

"Not yet." Edward replies. "He's checking to see if the woods are clear before he goes."

"I am going with Seth to check things out." Filene says going back to the tent and taking out Livy from her bag before hopping onto Seth's back without hearing the protest from Bella and Edward.

The around about was long and silent but Filene and Seth were alright with it, keeping an eye, ear and nose for any signs of Victoria or the newborns. Thankfully three doesn't seem to be any evidence of people being around besides themselves and the animals that live on the mountain so Filene decided to go back to camp on her own while Seth went off to god knows where.

Through all of this Filene was quiet in thought, not even noticing how quiet the birds became as she made her way through the woods while fiddling with the necklace Jake gave to her when they went to the bondfire those weeks ago.

"I thought it would be best to give this back." Filene said placing the necklace in Billy Black's hand. "This is far too precious for me to even have in my jewelry boy let alone around my neck."

Billy looks at the necklace with a thoughtful expression looking at the large fang that was the pendent amoung the beads ad feathers. "Did you the story behind this?"

Filene shook her head. "Jake said it was a family heirloom."

Billy nods looking up to her. "This was made when we discovered our gift, in honor of the Spirit Wolf that gave us the gift to shift into him to protect our own and our land. He didn't accept it but asks instead for our chief to give it to his imprint so that it can protect her from harm and bad spirits. We don't didn't understand just how it could protect who we loved the most but we did as he bided til this day we still do not know what he meant as protection but we never had the courage to discover how it could protect the imprint. "

Filene was silent, surprised. "But Jake didn't imprint on me."

Billy frowns. "I have not heard anything from Sam or Jake himself so I cannot tell whether he has or not, but something in him told him to give you this necklace. Maybe it's just an old man speaking or maybe it is the imprint anyhow it was placed in your hands Filene. Keep it, and protect it as it will I feel protect you."

Filene came to a halt looking down at the necklace for a moment when suddenly she felt angry. "That is it, there no point in sulking around and wandering it is time to get answers from that bastard and if he is my imprint I am going to smack him so hard it will make his ancestors dizy!"

With her heart full of determination Filene sprinted towards the camp hoping to catch Jake in time so she can finally have the answer and set everything straight. She hoped that, that maybe this time she would finally have something of her own to love.