The Unclear Future

Chapter 6: Jacob's Orders

JACOB's Point of View

Bella came down the stairs and went out the back door of the Cullen house and Edward followed. Huh? I wonder what that was all about? I probably don't want to know. I wonder if she was able to do what I asked of her ... Oh well I guess I will find out tomorrow. I have a really good feeling that she... and Edward... won’t be back until mid morning tomorrow. Oh Well, I have some things to do myself to prepare for this personal mission that I am on, and the Cullens can only do so much. I have to do a few more things and then I can let the Cullens in on what is going on. They will all be so happy and excited but Nessie can’t to find out - which is why all the secrets. I need to tell everyone separately and only as they need to know. But first, I need to put a hold on the planning and head to Emily's to go check on my father.

I am starting to get used to the arrangements the Cullens made for me to make it easier. When they first installed a dresser full of t-shirts for me Right inside the front door I was shocked and warmed to the center by the thought. Now, its second nature to come in to the front door, open the closet, grab a t-shirt and then head into the family room where they usually are gathered when I arrive each day. It is also second nature for me to exit through the garage and shrug out of the t-shirt and drop it into a laundry basket so Esme can have it washed and folded and put away for me by tomorrow.

I walk shirtless through the side door of the garage and just as I step outside I feel the warmth and the tingle and I instantly drop down to four large paws. I take off towards home and I howl my goodbyes to the Cullen House. As they hear my howl, the pack knows I’m on my way and they all instantly shift too and fill my head with status reports.

All is clear no troubles today - Leah was still my Beta and she personally took it upon herself to be in charge of La Push and the surrounding territory when I was at the Cullens. Paul had a hard time when Leah was ranked above him, but he is cool now, plus he is trying real hard to quit and spend his days with my sister. I'm still not happy that Paul imprinted on my sister but it makes her happy so it’s alright in my book. Billy's asleep at Emily's and he had a good day Jake so no worries and Emily says you can leave him for the night so you don't have to wake him. She will have Sam call if he wakes or if you are needed. Quil the always loyal best friend. Thanks Quil for helping Emily and Sam with my dad and Thanks Leah for watching the Pack for me. Leah and Quil get some rest. Is Paul awake? What about Jared? If everything was fine with the Pack then all I need to do is set up a running schedule and then I could go right back to where I wanted and needed to be - with Nessie at the Cullen's House. I'll run over and check on Paul on my way to Quil's placeSeth he was really coming into the pack. Even after all these years he was still such a kid at heart and was like a brother to me. He needed someone super special because that kid deserved it.

I continued to run towards La Push, and I was startled. Since when had I stopped referring to La Push as home? I was born and raised there, all my friends and family still lived there, it was so familiar ... but it wasn't where my heart was. No, my heart laid somewhere else, about 3 miles to the Northeast in a big house by the river, in the third bedroom of the second floor hallway. Nessie Cullen. My heart, My Soul, and My world were in those two words. As I reached the borderline between the Cullen territory and the tribe land - not that the boundaries really mattered anymore - Seth reached Paul's house.

Hey Jake, Seth said you needed me? Paul's very familiar voice rang through my head Yeah, I wanted to give Leah and Quil a break for the rest of the evening - would you mind taking Embry and Jared and maintain the La Push Lines? Paul understood the strength of my bond with Renesmee as he has also imprinted so he has experienced it firsthand but he still didn't understand why I would imprint on a half vampire of all girls, especially since I genetically should hate and want to kill all vampires. He understood our connection, and respected my authority as Pack Leader, but I still kept him on the La Push Loop. We were a large pack, now that we were joined again, but our territory to patrol has doubled since we now guard the Cullen's territory and most of Forks as well. The Cullens didn't understand at first because they are never threatened by other vampires - the main threat I was most concerned about - and if they ever were they had the means to defend themselves. But I would never take that type of risk with Nessie. As long as I am Pack Leader, she and her family, will never go unprotected. I always had two patrols - one running the original La Push Loop around the tribe lands and then the second running the loop Seth, Leah, and myself started almost twenty years ago when we first separated the pack. No Problem Jake, I will go and make sure Jared and Embry are up and awake and we will run until we are relieved. Heading over to Claire's house now. Claire was now twenty - two and Quil and she were engaged to be married this coming summer. Claire and Kim have become really great friends and Kim was always at Claire's house helping with the wedding planning. If you wanted to find Jared, find Kim, and if you wanted to find Kim, head to Claire's house. Kim and Jared are happily married for five years now, as Kim really wanted to go to College first, and they are planning to start a family soon. I was happy for them, but that meant I was about to lose Jared too, as like Paul, Jared was trying to quit.

Sam was out; Paul and Jared are on their way out. Quil wasn't far behind Paul and Jared. That left me with Seth, Leah, Embry, Collin, Brady, Levi, Will, Aiyana, Catori, Kolenyo, Jackson, and Micheal. Twelve wolves to run double what we have ever run before in all of tribe's history - I had my paws full. Levi was like a younger version of Seth, always there and always wanting to please. Leah wasn't the only girl now either, as Aiyana was Catori's younger sister and she joined the pack two days before the big showdown with the Volturi nineteen and half years ago. She was only twelve at the time, and I had a hard time with her being so young and only two days into the legend to stand with us against the Volturi, but we needed to be as strong as possible and needed every wolf. Catori joined only a month earlier than his sister and was fourteen, so not much better. Kolenyo, or Cole as he goes by, was a surprise. He is Sam's younger brother, and came down from the Makah tribe when he was fourteen, and only nine months later he made the transition. Once he has more knowledge, he will take Beta of the La Push Circle out of Respect for Sam, which is currently Paul's job, but Paul is trying to step down as soon as possible. I had Paul, Jared, and Embry on La Push ... that should be decent.

Leah and Seth, you are to take the rest of the evening, and ALL of tomorrow off! I don't want to hear your mind for the next thirty-six hours. You guys have been great but take it easy would you?

Collin, Brady, Jackson, and Will - Run the Cullen Track and make sure to cross the river and get high up into the mountains

Levi, Aiyana, Catori, Micheal, and Cole - Run the Forks track - Make sure no problems arise in town and push it half way to Port Angeles please. There are five of you so run accordingly - you will be on this track for the next seventy-two hours so pace yourselves and break often. I want a minimum of two wolves alert and running at a time - that gives you two to sleep or whatever - and a spare to run either way.

Let me know at once if there are any problems. I will be at the Cullen's house. If I'm needed in La Push, Jared will tell Collin and He will come get me. If I'm needed in Forks, Levi will tell Collin and he will come get me. Collin is in Beta of the Cullen track, Levi you are Beta of the Forks track, and Jared is Beta for La Push. Is that understood? Does anyone have any questions?

I heard a resounding No Sir from fourteen familiar voices and at once I turned around and ran back towards the Cullen's house, home, Renesmee.