Cliff Diver || Paul Lahote•Jacob Black/Twilight Fanfiction

Chapter 5

"Dad, I'm home! Where is the First-Aid kit?" Jacob asked as he entered the house carrying Renata in a piggyback way.

"Are you okay, son?" Billy's voice came from the a room.

"Yeah, but this loca twisted her ankle for hiking with the most inadequate shoes" Jacob said, sitting Renata in the counter in the kitchen.

Billy came to the kitchen to see who his son was talking about. He was surprised to see Renata.

"You must be Mr. Black" Renata said, covering the fact that they already knew each other, "Nice to meet you, my name is Renata"

"Nice to meet you Renata, you can call me Billy" the man in the wheelchair said, going along Renata. The girl still remembered clearly when she met him.

"Are you sure this is a good idea?" Emmet asked for about the fourth time in ten minutes.

"Emmet, it's fine, I trust them" Renata calmed him.

"Yes son, besides, we have to make clear that Renata is not one of us, it could break the treaty" Carlisle intervened.

Renata hopped on Rosalie's back, she was still slow to run along them, so they carried her. In less than a minute, they were in the treaty line, the pack and the Council was already there.

"Hey Sam" Renata waved at the biggest wolf, who was black and muscly.

"How did you know?" Edward asked her, she knew immediately who was which while he took at least ten seconds to know.

"I grew up with two identical brothers" Renata said and shrugged.

"Hello, I want to thank you for having this meeting with us today" Carlisle spoke, "some of you may already know her, she is Renata, she comes from a shapeshifter tribe in Mexico"

"There are more shapeshifters?" Old Quil, the chief, said.

"Yes, but not quite like you" Renata told him, "in my tribe, the Itzá, we don't turn into wolves, but into jaguars. It's very similar to what happens here, when there is a threat, boys start to shift. In my tribe, it's usually triggered by vampires, there are nomads that pass by or try to stay in our territory. We also have what you call... imprents?" Renata sort of asked.

Imprints Renata heard Sam's voice in her head.

"Thanks, Sam. Imprints, you call them, we simply call them soulmates or souls for short" Renata said, ignoring the look everyone was giving her, "for us, a shifter's soul is sacred, not only because of the bond with the canan-cahob, but also because once they are tied with them, they acquire certain curative powers" Renata noticed the looks they were giving her, "Are you even listening to me?" Renata felt annoyed that no one was listening.

"Wait, you actually heard what he said?" Edward asked the little girl beside him.

"Well, duh" Renata said and chuckled, "you're not the only one with cool abilities"

"How are you able to hear his thoughts?" Old Quil asked.

"Well, it's common knowledge back home that the shaman shares a mental link with the shifters at their care." Renata explained and she soon heard snorting in her head, Jared and Paul.

Yeah, right as if it was possible Jared thought and Edward, Sam and Renata glared at him.

"It is" Billy Black said, "I've read about it, many generations ago, we had our own shamans, great warriors without the ability to shift but with the abilities of gods"

I don't need a babysitter Renata heard Paul's voice for the first time.

"Well, if those anger tantrums are true, you sure need one, buddy" Renata said and Sam and Jared barked a laugh and Edward tried not to laugh.

Renata smiled and winked at Sam, who shook his head at her. The elders discussed a little bit more, Sue and Harry Clearwater always giving positive comments about her, as they knew what happened with Sam at the hospital. Billy was a bit cautious but still said they should give her a chance. Old Quil never said anything, he just nodded, listening everything the others had to say. Renata did not use her powers to overhear, she didn't want to appear rude.

"I've heard enough" Old Quil suddenly said and the others kept quiet, "the pack seems to trust you, Renata García Moctezuma, shaman of the Akbal prowl. The council thinks we should give you a chance and I agree. In a month time, if the alpha and the council agrees on it, and if you wish for it, of course, you will become an official member and protector of the pack" Old Quil paused to look at the rest of the council and at Sam, they all nodded, "You will be given free passage through the treaty line and you will act as a bridge between us and the Cullen's, do you understand and agree?"

"Yes, thank you" Renata said, smiling at them.

"Renata, Sam wants to tell you something" Edward told her and she nodded, activating her powers.

Can you come see Emily now? Sam asked and she nodded.

Renata walked two hundred meters into the Cullen territory and then ran at her fastest speed towards the treaty line, jumping at the small cliff's end, landing swiftly in Quilete land. She followed Sam and Jared to Sam's house, where Emily awaited, still bandaged from the accident. Paul had gone gods know where.

"So, what brings you here, Renata?" Billy asked her, pulling her off her train of thought.

"My cousin invited his girlfriend over and I'm not really fond of her" Renata told him and he nodded.

"Will you be staying in La Push?" Billy asked, implying her if she would stay with Emily and Sam.

"Yeah, just for a day or two" Renata told him as Jacob bandaged her ankle.

"Do you have a place to stay?" Jacob asked with curiosity.

"Yeah, a friend lives here" she said, smiling at him.

"Oh, hey, Renata. I didn't know you were here" Sue Clearwater said cheerfully as she entered the room.

"You know her?" Jacob asked but before she could answer, Seth entered too and smiled, running at her and hugging her.

"Renata!"

"Hey, kid" she ruffled the boy's hair with affection.

"Renata helps me with Seth sometimes, when I'm working and Leah's out" Sue told Jacob.

"Hey, Leah" Renata said when she saw the older girl at the frame of the door.

"Hello, Renata" Leah said politely, smiling a little.

"Dad, I'm taking Renata to First Beach, could you tell Embry and Quil if they come?" Jacob asked his father as he put the kit away. He then took a step towards Renata and aimed to carry her bridal style.

"No" Renata said as she scooted away from him, "you are not carrying me again, Jacob" Renata put up her finger in front of her but he just ignored it and scooped her anyway.

"I'm just carrying you over to the garage, chica." Jacob said as he walked out of the house and into the garage.