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Pack Mother

Chapter 25

Fusedtwilight: Sorry it has been so long guys. I had a lot of stuff going on. So here is the new chapter. We meet the Lupus and Shippa Kaddidu is up to no good. And a big thanks to James Firepaw who came up with the character Michael.

Leah P.O.V

"Leah time to get up!" I heard Jake yell.
I groaned. Today was the big day.
It was October first, we only had fourteen days until the full moon and Shippa Kadidu was released.
Tyler and the guys from Forks formed their own pack. We taught them the ropes and they learned pretty quick. They enjoyed the power being a wolf gave them, especially the strength and super toned bodies.
I had to add them to my list of lovers. They were compelled to me now, it could not be helped.
Hans joined the Lupus, they had been reluctant at first due to his relation to Ulf. But when he told them Ulf was dead and he and his pack were trying to ear redemption they decided to give them a chance.
They were very interested to hear about us, even more so when they learned about my sons and about me being a chosen of the earth.
After that they opened communications with us and now after many painstaking weeks they would all be here today.
Hans and his pack were already on their way. Hans was going to help me learn more about the Lupus and how they worked.
I have been having trouble sleeping as of late. I have been having a lot of bad dreams. And by bad I mean I wake up in the middle of the night screaming like a fucking banshee and wake the whole damn house up.
I got a quick shower and got dressed.
I walked down the stairs and into the kitchen. Eager to get something to eat.
I had one hell of a day ahead of me. I had to learn all about the rules and regulations of the Lupus and try to convince them to help us stop Shippa Kadidu.
So imagine my horror when I go into the kitchen and find a blood bath.
The floor and walls was stained red with blood. Jim and Seth were slumped over the table, Jim's spine was ripped out and Seth had a knife through his eye.
Mom was on the floor, her intestines ripped out and wrapped around her neck.
Jacob had a butcher knife in his head.
I clutched my mouth. To stifle the scream and to keep from vomiting. How could this have happened? I was only in the shower for fifteen minutes.
I ran out of the kitchen into a living room. Only to find a new horror waiting for me.
My boys...my babies...they were dead.
Alex was missing the skin on his chest and arms, Spencer's neck was twisted all the way around, Tyson was pinned to the wall by several knives in a crucifixion style.
I began to stumble around, I must be dreaming, this must be a nightmare! Yes another horrible dream. I shut my eyes and tried to wake up.
I opened my eyes but the bodies still remained.
I bit my arm until I tasted the coppery taste of blood on my tongue, until my who arms screamed in pain. But I did not wake up.
My foot bumped something, I looked down and let out a pitiful moan.
Howies severed head stared up at me, his face blank. Peaceful even.
I fell to my knees and picked up his head, holding it close to my chest.
"Why? Why?" I whimpered.
"Leah."
I looked up and saw dad.
"Daddy?" I whispered.
"Oh baby, look at what you have done."
"Me...I don't understand," I said.
"You thought you could stop Shippa Kadidu. Did you really think you could stop a creature that has existed since before mankind? What were you going to do? Sleep your way to victory. You think just because nature made you her magical whore you were something special?"
I knew then and there this thing wasn't my father. It's eyes lacked his warmth, his joy.
"What are you?" I demanded.
He smiled.
"Took you long enough to figure it out. How do you like the illusion? Was it traumatic enough?"
"Illusion? Their still alive?" I asked.
"Afraid so, but I will be killing them all soon enough. Don't worry," he said with a sneer.
"Don't you dare touch them!" I yelled standing up.
"Oh I will do more then touch them little she-bitch. I am going to kill every...single...last...one of them. But not you, I can't touch you as you are natures chosen. But the ones you love? Oh yeah, their going to die."
He took a step closer to me. I could smell the tobacco dad used to smoke and the smell of baked fish.
"I can't hurt you physically. But I can destroy your soul Leah Clearwater. I will make you watch as everyone precious to you dies a slow and painful death. You will be my masterpiece, a once proud and fierce woman warrior turned into a sniveling pitiful broken shell. And when the world is ash and drowning in it's own blood, you will know it is all your fault!"
"Fuck you!" I yelled.
I brought my fist back and punched him in the face. I felt his nose break under my knuckles and felt a thrill of savage pleasure.
For two seconds.
"Leah what the hell!"
Jake was glaring at me, popping his nose back into place.
"Mom, why did you hit dad?" Taylor asked appearing in front of me.
I jumped at him, wrapping my arms around him and smothering him with kisses.
"Oh my baby!"
I jumped to Jake next and hugged him.
"Oh God, you alive, your all alive!"
"Is mom going through one of those emotional woman things that makes them act crazy?"
"You men periods?"
"I thought it was menopause?"
"I thought they were all crazy like that?"
"Leah what in Gods name is wrong?"
Everyone I saw dead was in the living room. I hugged each and every last one of them, kissing them and holding them tight.
"I thought you were all dead," I cried.
"Sweetie you came into the kitchen and started freaking out," mom said.
"Yeah, then you ran into the living room and were holding the pillow and calling it your sweet baby. They you were talking to someone," Taylor said.
"I saw the spirit!"
"What did she want?" Jake asked.
"No, not nature. Shippa Kadidu," I said.
The room went deathly silent.
"He was here?" Jim asked.
"Yeah, he messed with my head. Made me think you were all dead."
"But I thought he wasn't supposed to be released until the new moon?" Jake asked.
"He still is imprisoned. But he is stronger now. Strong enough to be able to mess with us. We have to get the Lupus to help us," I said.
"But how, we kill vampires, not spirits. We're not spirit warriors, we don't know nothing about magic," Taylor said.
"Maybe they have records. Or something that can help us," Howie said.
"Let's hope, otherwise we're all dead," I said.

Jacob P.O.V
Hans and two of his pack arrived an hour after Leah's episode.
He took one look at us and knew something was wrong.
We told him what had happened.
Hans and his boys looked different, before their hair had been styled in a punk rock style. But now they had cut it like ours. I wondered if it was because Ulf made them keep their hair like that.
I could not help but glare at Hans. He had kidnapped Leah and would have helped Ulf take over the pack.
It wasn't is fault, he was under Ulf's thumb just like the rest of them. But it still didn't make me feel amicable towards him.
He didn't glare at me, but he matched my gaze with a cold one. He knew I wasn't happy to see him, but he didn't care.
The elders were here, we were all at the Cullen house talking about the Lupus who would be here later tonight.
"Where is the rest of your pack?" I asked.
The ones with him were his cousins Dominick and Håkon. There had been several more with him before. But they were not with him now.
"Some left to find their own path to redemption. Others...even with Ulf dead his shadow lingered to strongly in some of their hearts. They had to be...taken care of."
Håkon and Dominick had the same steely gaze as Hans. Their faces were unreadable.
"You killed them?" Billy asked sounding shocked.
"Only because we had to. They couldn't help themselves any more. All the years Ulf had them killing messed with them to bad. They tried to fight the urge but they kept on slipping up. We had no choice," Hans said.
"So it's just you three now?" Leah asked.
Hans nodded.
"I'm sorry. I know that must have been difficult for you."
"It was. They were good once but Ulf just got too deep inside their heads. They are at peace now, that is all that matters."
"What can you tell us about the Lupus?" Billy asked retuning us to the matter at hand.
"The Lupus used to have more members. Not just wolves but other shifter groups as well. But eventually things fell apart."
"Why?"
"The Lupus acts as a democracy with the alphas of each group as a leader. Problem is every alpha wants to be the top dog and give the orders. They spent more time arguing over leadership then anything else. The wolves wanted to have the most influence since they were the ones who started it. Lupus is Latin for wolf."
"So some left because they didn't get to be in charge," Leah said.
Hans nodded. "Others quit when they saw nothing was getting done. Now only five wolf packs are what remain. The members are Qing Hou the alpha of he Qinghai pack in China. Michael Firepaw from the Nakota tribe in Canada, Yosef Barak of the Lebanon pack in the Middle East-"
"The Middle East? Are there even real wolves in the Middle East?" I asked asked.
"Since always, they used to exist in larger numbers but they were hunted down. They exist in several areas," Leah said.
"How do you know that?"
"After I phased I did a lot of research on wolves. I wanted to know how much of our behavior would be influenced by wolf instincts."
"Smart girl," Hans said. "Next is Jaya Kapoor, alpha of the Nagaland pack from India. Finally Marco Vega from Matamoros Mexico."
I noticed he didn't mention this Marco guy as a alpha or his pack for that matter. He only spoke of where he was from.
"And what are they like? These guys are from all over the world. I am sure they have their own traditions and belief systems. But how will that effect how they interact with us?" Sam asked.
"Good question Sam, what can we expect from the Lupus? What are their personalities? Who will be the most difficult to work with?" I asked.
"Michael is a good man. He is very protective of his pack so he might be hesitant to get involved in a fight. Qing and his people are really formal and big on tradition so you have to act proper around them. Yosef and Jaya I think you will have an easier time convincing to help. They have been wanting to restore the Lupus to it's glory days and they think you are a good omen. They are big on signs and omens. The one I think you will have the hardest time with is Marco. When he found out you guys have an alliance and Jake is imprinted on a hybrid he flipped his lid. Said we should just leave you all to die."
"I take it both he and his pack hate vampires," Leah said.
"Well, all the packs hate them. Treaty or not don't tell me you had warm fuzzy feelings for the Cullen's before the imprint and all."
Leah and I shared a look. We both knew both of us had once had nothing but contempt for them.
"But Marco has an especially good reason to hate vampires. Did the Cullen's ever teach you guys anything about the southern vampire wars?" Hans asked.
"Some vampire called Benito came up with the idea to use newborns as a resource. As we all know for their first year a vampire is stronger then older vampires. Benito built an army of these newborns and with them he began to wipe out other covens and take over their territory. But over time the other vampire covens figured this out and made armies of their own," I said.
"But the war became to intense and drew too much attention so the Volturi had to intervene," Leah said.
"And too this day the vampires of the south still wage their wars but on a smaller scale so not to attract attention. But there is more to the story then you know," Hans said.
"Marco...my God of course. If we got new wolves because of the Cullen's, their allies and the Volturi showing up what would happen if newborns were being created, destroyed and created all the time?" Leah asked.
"Exactly. As a result of so many newborns running around the south many shifters were called to protect humans from them. But when the vampires realized the shifters were a threat to their hunting territories they waged war on them as well. Wiping out entire packs, when they realized the gene ran in families they went for them as well. Over the years the shifters were driven to the brink of extinction. Marco's family moved from their home generations ago to avoid being wiped out. Marco and his father were the last ones to phase. But his father was killed years ago. Now he is the only one left."
"So he has no pack?" I asked.
"No. As far as anyone knows, he is the last shifter in Mexico. Needless to say Marco has a immense hatred of vampires and he sees you guys as nothing but a bunch of traitors."
"Great, we already have an enemy," I said.
"Marco is young, brash and angry. But he is desperate, he has asked for help from the other Lupus members. But they don't have large packs. The change only happens when a shifter of the right age comes across a vampires scent."
"We know, the last wolf pack was during my great-grandfathers time. We usually only had four or three wolves at a time, then the Cullen's came and then the compulsion now we have thirty-two in our pack counting the boys, six in the Forks pack and more wolves on the way once Leah gives birth to the new group," Sam said.
"Maybe we could convince Marco to help us by offering to lend him some of our wolves. God knows we have more then enough," Billy said.
"Good plan. The other Lupus members can not afford to send any of their wolves and risk loosing them. But I am sure your sons would be a great help to Marco," Hans said.
"My boys are not a commodity to be traded!" Leah growled.
"Taylor and the others have never fought a vampire before. We have trained them but they have never been in a life or death situation. I am not sending my boys to fight without experience," I said.
Leah smiled at me. She liked hearing me call the kids my boys. Taylor may be my son but I still consider the rest to be my sons as well. We all do. They call us all pa pa and we all watched them grow and played with them and taught them.
They were our sons and we were their fathers.
"Then send some of the older more experience members go if you must. Marco can be a pain in the ass, but the kid just wants to protect his home and make sure all the deaths and sacrifices his family has made over the years means something. He bares the burden and responsibility of being the last shifter. Any man will follow someone to hell in back if they think they are the hope they are looking for," Hans said.
"Seems like a small favor we can grant in order to get a needed ally," Old Quil said.
"We should talk to the others about this, this is a serious thing to ask. If things are still unstable down there they will be in a lot of danger," Sam said.
"Agreed," I said.
"Alright, now what about Michael? You said he might be hesitant to help."
"Only to keep his pack safe. Like you they have been protecting their tribe for centuries."
"But Shippa Kadidu is a threat to the whole world, once he gets done with La Push there is not telling where he will attack next," Leah said.
"Make him realize that and he'll jump on bored. They all will once they realize the shit storm we are all in."
We continued to talk about tonight. Not knowing that Shipa Kadidu was not done causing misfortune.

Emily P.O.V
I paced back and forth in the room.
I was waiting for the alarm on my watch to go off letting me know it was time.
I had missed my period and got the test.
Sam and I were not trying to have a baby, but we weren't trying to not have one either.
I had been on the pill but with everything that has been going on I had lost track of my schedule.
Fearing the end of the world kind of makes you lose track of things.
The watch began to go off.
I quickly grabbed the white stick and looked at the results.
Positive.
Holy shit.
I'm pregnant.
Sam and I are going to have a baby.
Spencer is going to be so happy!
Everyone will be!
"Emily!" someone called.
It was Sam. He must be back from the meeting.
I can't wait to tell him.
I grabbed the stick and ran downstairs.
"Sam! I got good news!"
Sam stood in the living room. I walked over to him, waving the pregnancy test.
"Guess whos going to be a daddy again?" I asked.
He said nothing. He just looked at me with a blank look.
"Sam whats wrong?" I asked.
"Em, it's over. We're done."
I felt like someone had sucked all the air out of my body. I felt like a balloon with a hole in it. All the happiness was quickly leaving me.
"What?" I asked.
"Look, I know your my imprint and all. And I will help you care for the kid. But let's face it. It's all about Leah. She was my first love and now I am compelled to her, you can't beat that. I'm going to move in with her."
"Sam...this...this why?"
"Weren't you listening? God what are you dumb? I don't want to be with you any more. What don't you get about that?"
He shook his head.
"Bad enough your face is all fucked up. Why did I have to imprint on an idiot. Leah is much smarter and prettier then you. Even before I scared you. Thank God I am compelled to her, now I can have a real woman."
He turned around and began to walk away.
"Later, call me when you pop the kid out, I send some money."
"Sam wait!" I yelled.
I ran to him, my hand went to grab his shoulder, only to pass through air.
It was like he was a ghost, there was nothing to grab.
"What?" I asked.
Sam, or the thing that pretended to be him began to laugh a deep menacing tone that I had never heard come from Sam's mouth.
"What the hell are you?" I asked.
He turned to face me, a sneer on his face.
"Took you long enough to figure that out. I was hoping to draw this out a little longer. I just paid your slut cousin a visit and had some fun with her. That power boost she gave me has been a lot of fun."
"Shippa Kadidu," I said. Realizing who and what he was.
"I always hated that name. Black Dog, that is not terrifying enough. Black Dog of Death or Black Dog of Destruction are better."
"You can't be here, it's not the new moon yet," I said.
"True, but the veil between the worlds is starting to weaken already and I have enough power to project my power into the physical plane. Just enough power to entertain myself while I wait to break free."
He took a step forward and I a step back. He shouldn't be able to hurt me, but I wasn't taking no chances.
"And when I do break free I will let you live for a while. Long enough for that little worm growing inside you to get a little bigger. Then when your nice and plump. Then I am going to rip it from your gut and eat it right in front of you."
He lunged at me, his eyes filled with a evil madness a serial killer shows to his victim. I screamed and he laughed.
"Wow, if this is what you are like when I am just a wraith I can't wait to see your reaction when I am corporeal."
He vanished. In the movies there is some kind of sound to mark their arrival or their leaving. But there was nothing I could hear. No disturbance in the air.
I fell to my knees and began to cry.

Jacob P.O.V
I took a steep out of the house to get some fresh air.
We have been going over the Lupus for a while now. I needed a break.
"Jacob."
My heart skipped a beat. It has been a long time since I heard that voice. I almost forgot what it sounded like.
But my body responded to it with the same jolt of excitement it did when I was a child.
I turned around and saw my mom.
She wore a red dress. Red was always her favorite color. Billy said it looked good on her.
"Jacob, my little Jay-Jay. Look at you, all grown up and handsome. And you have a son of your own. Taylor is so beautiful. I am kind of surprised though, I always thought you and Bella would be together. You always adored her, even when you were little."
"Your not my mother," I said.
I clenched my fists. Seeing her, more real then any picture, more vivid then any memory I had.
It hurt.
It was made worse because I knew it was not my mother.
"Shippa Kadidu!"
"Wow, congratulations. It took the women longer to realize who I was. I guess the men get all the brains right?"
I turned my back to him.
"I didn't know spirits were into cross dressing."
"Oh very clever. Humans get so huffy about shit like that. That's I love them so much."
He began to slowly dance around me, waltzing as if music was playing.
"They like to talk about peace and friendship and unity. Yet they kill one another over anything. Religion, gender, sexuality, some old grudge that happened generations ago. And they consider vampires monsters, humans have committed more murder then vampires. At least the blood suckers don't hide who and what they are. They don't need some bullshit excuse to kill. Kind of makes you wonder about the whole good and evil thing."
"Your just trying to screw with my head. Now piss off!"
He stopped dancing and placed his hands on his hips, giving me the same frown mom would give me when I misbehaved.
"Jacob Ephraim Black! Watch your mouth young man."
"Stop acting like her!" I growled.
"Fine, if you won't play with me maybe I will go speak to your daddy. Just imagine the shock seeing his precious wife will do to him. I dare say it will break his little heart."
"You stay away from him!"
"Your right, this form is not appropriate. I know, how about this!"
His form changed, his right arm was a bloody stump and the right side of his face was practically caved in.
I stumbled back.
"Oh that's right. You never saw what your mommy looked like after the accident. They had nailed the coffin shut so you never got to take one last peak. What do you think? I bet this will fuck with your dad's head."
"I swear to God I will stop you from rising! Your going to stay in that tree for all time! And I am going to piss on it until the day I die!" I snarled.
I think he tried to smile, but his face was so distorted I could not tell.
"Big talk little alpha. But your no spirit warrior and it took a whole group of them just to seal me in a tree. And I took a few of them out before that happened. So make your threats and your oaths. It will make your despair that much sweeter when I wipe you and the rest of those mongrels out."
He leaned in close.
"Now give mother a kiss."
I let out a roar and swiped my hand through the air. He disappeared and I was left alone.
"Jake?"
Leach came running out.
"Jake what is wrong?"
"Shippa Kadidu was here, he took my moms form," I said shakily.
"Oh God Jake you too?" she asked.
"Yeah."
Sam walked out next. The look on his face was part happy and part angry.
"I just got a call from Emily. She...she's pregnant."
"That's great!" Leah said hugging him.
"Congratulations Sam," I said shaking his hand.
"But she also had a visit from Shippa Kadidu. He messed with her like he did Leah."
"And me. I just had a chat with him myself."
"He really is getting stronger. We have to get the Lupus to help us!" Sam said.
"Don't worry, we will. I'll be damned if some evil spirit gets released on our watch," I said.

The Spirit World
Shippa Kadidu watched themselves
They acted tough and brave but he knew better.
They may be shifters but they were human enough to recognize the fear in their eyes.
The fear they would fail, the fear he would fulfill every dark promise.
The Lupus were all here and would be arriving soon at the house.
Everything was going according to plan, all it had to do was keep poking at the Quileute's to keep them on track.
The truth was without the Lupus help Shippa Kidadu could not escape his prison. The power he had gathered so far only allowed him to project his consciousness so far from his prison.
He needed more power and with all the wolves here he would have enough to finally free himself.
The Quileute's thought they were raising an army against him, they didn't realize they were only hastening their destruction.

Leah P.O.V
I was in my room getting ready.
The door opened and Embry came in.
"It's time, they are here," he said.
I took a deep breath.
"Don't worry, you'll be fine," he said.
"How do they look?" I asked.
"The Lupus? They look friendly. The one from the south seems to have a stick up his ass."
"That will be Marco. From what I have heard he will be a major pain in the ass," I said.
"Nothing you can't handle."
I stood up. "So. How do I look?"
I wore a black strapless dress with a short skirt and three inch heels.
"You look amazing, as always," he said kissing me on the cheek.
"Alright, lets go meet the Lupus," I said.
He offered me his hand and led me downstairs.
Jake was waiting for us at the bottom of the steps. He had dressed up wearing a white shirt and tie with a silver pair of cotton pants and button jacket. The suit was tailored for Jake, they didn't make suits in his size so this had to be made especially for him.
He looked like he was a model for GQ.
Hans had advised us to appear to the Lupus together. As the mated alpha pair. Some of the Lupus didn't like the fact I had a husband and an alpha mate. Like Hans warned some of them were traditional.
I knew if I was going to make this alliance work I was going to have to kiss a lot of ass.
When it came to ass kicking I was an expert. But ass kissing?
Jake offered me his hand and I took it. We made our way into the living room where the Lupus were waiting.
The elders were here as were the imprints (sans Claire of course). Tyler and the Forks pack were here as well. Everyone was dressed formally and once Jake and I arrived the alphas all stood.
"Leah, Jake. Glad you finally came down. We were getting ready to send a search party," Billy said with a warm smile.
"Sorry for making you wait, I have been fretting on what to ware. First impressions and all," I said.
"A woman is allowed all the time in the world to make herself look presentable. And one so beautiful should be allowed all the time in the world." The one who spoke had a smooth face and dark eyes with a warm smile. "Jaya Kapoor." He extended to Jake who took his hand and shook it then to me.
He spoke good English, but I could still detect a faint accent.
"These are my fellow Lupus brothers. Come on guys, don't make me do the meet and greet."
An Asian man stepped forward. "Qing Hou." he bowed his head and raised his hand. Making a fist with one and tapping it against the flat of his palm.
Another man stepped forward. "Yosef Barak. Pleased to finally meet you."
"Michael Firepaw. Can't believe another tribe has shifters. Makes you wonder how many more do." Michael shook our hands.
"Can we stop with the pleasantries and get to business," the last said. I knew he had to be Marco.
"Marco, mind yourself. We are guests in this place, do not shame yourself or us," Qing said.
I noticed Marco had no one with him. The other alphas had their packs with them who stood by patiently.
Marco was being a dick, but a part of me couldn't help but feel sorry for him. I couldn't imagine what it must be like to be a lone wolf.
To have such an immense responsibility on my shoulders, to have no one to share it with.
He was only twenty, yet the fate of his people was his responsibility. And there was something about him, I wasn't sure what but I could smell something about him that separated him from the rest of us, even the other Lupus members.
"What ever, lets just get this over with," Marco said with an air of impatience.
"Before we do that I would like to meet the rest of your packs," I said.
They took the time to introduce me to the rest of their pack mates.
Jaya's pack were Abhay and Padma.
Michael's pack were Ryan, Chester and Zane.
Yosef's pack was Hevel and Lot.
Qing's pack was Hui and Jun.
"And now can we get to the matter at hand?" Marco snapped.
"Yes, let's," I said before anyone else could chastise him. "I appreciate you all coming here. I understand it must not be easy to leave your homes."
We all sat down.
"When Hans first came to us and told us about you we were skeptical at first. Jaya was the only one who believed him right away," Michael said.
"We have an alliance with the tigers who live in India. The female has been experiencing the same effects you have. She has already born cubs who like your own sons have grown into adulthood in several months. I have met them and they are bigger then their parents and much stronger and faster."
"Sweet! First lions now tigers!" Tyson said.
"Perhaps one day you could visit India and meet them," Jaya said.
"Mom can we go to India?" Taylor asked.
"Maybe after we end to world sweetie."
"Yes, the spirit you made mention of. This Shippa Kadidu. You say he earth told you we could help stop it?" Michael asked.
"Yes."
"Well I hate to disappoint you Leah, but we don't know how. We have never encountered spirits. Sure we all have ancients stories that speak of days when spirits moved about freely but we don't know how to stop this thing," Yosef said.
"Perhaps if we exchange knowledge on what out peoples know about spirits. Perhaps we could figure something out," Hans said.
"Yes, perhaps if we tell the origins of our packs, it might reveal something," Jake said.
"Well, please tell us. What is your story," Jaya said.
Billy told them the story of Taha Aki and the spirit warriors. He told it with the same perfect story teller tone he had used since as I was a kid. His face changed from from and friendly, to ancient and serene.
"What a story," Michael said.
"Indeed, a sad ending though. Might I ask why you did not remember the Third Wifes name? A woman who saved your who tribe and you can't recall her real name," Yosef said.
"Thank you," I said.
"What about all of you? How did you all begin?" Old Quil asked.
"Well our story starts sad and ends on a happy note," Michael said.
"Once there was a man who had a wife. One day he returned home to find she had been kidnapped. He followed the trail of the abductors to a nearby camp. He waited until stalked them for days looking for his wife. He found her by a river washing cloths, assuming she had been made a slave he went to her to free her. But to his horror she called for help. His wife had not been kidnapped, she had fallen in love with another man and wanted to be with him.
"The young man was captured and horribly tortured. But he managed to escape. Near death the warrior fell to the ground, only to be found by Wolf-Of-The-Sunset. He and his pack found him and did their best to nurse him back to health but they only postponed the inevitable. As he lay dying he told them his story. Feeling sympathy for him they decided to make him like them."
"Wait, I know this story," Emily said.
"Yeah, so do I, but I don't recall it going like this," Jared said.
"Lots of stories have different versions. This is the secret version of my tribe," Michael said.
He continued with his story.
"Before he died they did a ritual that allowed them to transfer his spirit into a wolf, in those days it was not uncommon for such things to happen, there were times when men wanted to know what it was like to be an animal, and there were times when animals wanted to knew what it was like to be human. Once such wolf was willing to share his body with the young warrior.
"Once he was in his new body he ate the flesh of his old body and gained the ability to turn into his human form and a wolf form. With his rebirth he was given a new name. Hungry Wolf. For he was hungry for vengeance. He returned to his tribe and told them what happened, he led a small group of warriors and they returned to the abductors camp and slew all the warriors and freed the slaves. Hungry Wolf's wife was returned as well but he rejected her from his home and his heart and no man married her as she was forever known as a traitor and a harlot.
"As for Hungry Wolf he married the chiefs two daughters and protected his tribe. He had man sons and grandchildren and every once in a while his descendants would transform. That is how we came to be."
"That's kind of sad, but it has a happy ending though," Rachel said.
"Then listen to my story. It has a everything a story should have. Love, adventure and happiness," Qing said.
"Once, long ago in a small village nestled in the mountains. There was a wolf named Zh¨£o. He was the guardian of a small village nestled in the mountains. Most assumed he was a friendly wolf who came to the village to play. But they didn't know he actually possessed powerful Tao and protected the village from evil spirits.
"But Zh¨£o also was in love with the daughter of the governor of the village. Her name was Ya. Zh¨£o always spent his nights outside her room, ever watchful for any danger to her life. Ya adored Zh¨£o, she saw him as he best friend. Being the only daughter of the governor and being so beautiful it was not long before she was arranged to be married to a general named Ji. Zh¨£o was saddened by this, but he knew it was only natural, after all a human and animal could never be together. Ya loved Ji and he her so as long as she was happy then Zh¨£o was happy.
"But people started to go missing, their bodies were found drained of blood and they knew it was the work of a Jiangshi. Ji and several other warriors set off to hunt the beast down and kill it. Fearing for her betrothed's life Ya asked him to take Zh¨£o. Ji laughed but Ya told him Zh¨£o was a special kind of beast and would keep Ji safe. Ji agreed, partly to appease Ya and partly because he knew animals were capable of sensing Jiangshi.
" Before they left Ya gave him a piece of silk she liked to wear, to give him courage in battle and remind him of her. Using Zh¨£o Ji and his warriors wearing their finest armor traveled into the woods hunting for the Jiangshi. They carried mirrors, roosters, stakes made from peach trees and vinegar. Things said to be able to repel Jiangshi."
"What is a Jiangshi?" Tyler asked.
"A Chinese vampire," Old Quil said.
"I see you are skilled in the stories of my country. The blood suckers have many names. But they are all the same."
"So all that stuff didn't do jack against it when they found it?" I asked.
"No, it did not. When they found the Jiangshi it laughed at their attempts to kill it. It tore through them, ripping their armors as if it was brittle wood. During the fight Ji was wounded by the Jiangshi. Zh¨£o stood protectively over Ji. Knowing the warrior was dying and nothing it could do would protect it from the Jiangshi. Once the creature realized he was gone after it finished feeding from the last solider it wiped it's mouth.
"It was about to leave but then it caught a most delicious scent. It went over to Ji's body, ignoring Zhao who growled at him the Jiangshi searched Ji's body and found the piece of silk Ya had given Ji. He rubbed it all over his face, relishing in the scent. 'Oh my, this scent is wonderful! Surely I have found one whos blood calls to me and me alone! I shall go to the village and feast on she whose silk belongs to! I have not thirsted for blood like this since I was a newborn!'
"The Jiangshi turned and ran off. Zh¨£o realizing the danger Ya was in tried to figure out what to do. The spirit of Ji who still lingered in this world even after death had heard what the Jiangshi had said and was desperate to stop him. Acting quick Zh¨£o sent his own spirit into the spirit world. With their minds connected they were both able to communicate. Amazed that Zh¨£o had the ability to feel such powerful love Ji asked what they could do, Zh¨£o suggested they share Zh¨£o's body, together they might be able to warn Ya of the danger and get her to safety.
"So Ji entered Zh¨£o'x body and they headed back to the village. By the time they returned the Jiangshi was already there, having killed several people on it's way to the governors mansion. All the guards had been slayed and the two of them arrived in time to see Ya and her father cowering in the corner from the Jiangshi. Ya's father was shielding her from the monster as it advanced on them.
"Seeing the woman they both loved about to die caused something in both of them to break and reform. Their love for her and their rage at the Jiangshi caused their spirits to become one. And with this union of souls a new creature was born. Zh¨£o suddenly grew to an immense size and leapt at the Jiangshi. Tearing it to pieces. When he looked at Ya he fell in love with her all over again. With love tempering rage he turned into a human.
"Ya cried out in shock, for this man she knew was both Zh¨£o and Ji. This new form was a reflection of the two of them. It had Ji's body but when she looked into his human eyes it was Zh¨£o that looked through them. Now calling himself Zh¨£o Ji he married Ya and they had many sons and daughters and every so often when Jiangshi threaten the people the sons of Zh¨£o Ji are called to fight and protect the village."
"A wonderful story," Billy said.
"Really it is," Emily said.
"It is so romantic," Kim said.
"So does it still count as bestiality of she was sleeping with the guy and the dog when they were sharing the same body?"
We all glared at Alex.
"Jaya, you go next," Qing said.
"My pack and I are related to the Warli tribe. The murals they have tell a tale of how when the Warli came under attack by Rakshasa. Padma one of the smallest and weakest warriors traveled deep into the mountains, hoping to find help came upon a powerful wolf spirit. He begged the spirit for help and the spirit wanting to once more have flesh and blood told Padma if he allowed the wolf into his body and take control they could fight the Rakshasa.
"Padma agreed and the wolf entered his body, once in control Padma became taller and stronger then any other warrior in the tribe. They returned to the tribe and upon seeing Padma's new form and power he quickly became the most respected and powerful warrior of the tribe. He took many wives and had many children, when his sons got older they too became wolves like him and helped him defend the Warli from the Rakshasa.
"It is not as epic as the other stories but still a good one. If Padma had not sacrificed his body to the wolf spirit then the Rakshasa would have killed his people."
"Wait what do you mean sacrificed? Wasn't he in control?" Billy asked.
Jaya shook his head. "The wolf was in control, not Padma. Padma was nothing more then a voice in the back of his head. It was a sacrifice he made for his people. All things in life come with a price. Be they good or bad."
"Tell me about it," I mutter.
"Well, my turn then," Yosef said, "Once a long time ago in Turkey there was a she-wolf much like you Leah, her fur was blue as the afternoon sky and one day she came upon a village that had recently been destroyed by invaders. Not a soul was left alive, save for a young boy. The She-Wolf took pity on the boy and raised him. When the boy soon came of age he impregnated the She-Wolf and she bore him ten sons. One was Asena, who would become a great leader of the Turks of Turkistan. I am descended from one of the other sons. Many wolf shifters in our region can trace their anceestory to one or more of the ten."
"Amazing, our legends are different yet share so many similarities as well," Emily said.
"And what about you Marco, what stories do your people have that tell how you came to be?" mom asked.
Marco gave a bitter smile. "I don't know. See everyone in my family who knew the story was wiped out by the same monsters you traitors have made a truce with."
"Marco please," Yosef said.
"You can all get comfortable with them as much as you like. But I have better things to do then sit here trading stories. Unlike the rest of you my people have no one else. When I die there will be no more wolves left to protect my people. I should be there right now working on that!"
"I understand why you hate vampires Marco. But the Cullen's don't kill humans, they drink animal blood. It makes their eyes yellow and it helps them act more human. They go to school, get jobs, hell their leader is a doctor, he is around blood all the time," Jake said.
"A truly remarkable feet. I never imagined a vampire coven could do such a thing," Michael said.
"The Cullen's are more of a family really. I admit there was a time when I hated them. I blamed them for the bad things that happened in my life. But they didn't ask to be vampires, and every day they fight to better themselves. To be more then killers," I said.
"Oh well that is just fucking swell, let give them all a metal," Marco said with a sneer.
"We did not ask you to come to debate our choices in alliances. We asked you hear because a great threat is soon to be freed from it's centuries long imprisonment. And the spirit of the earth said there was no way to stop it unless you help us," Billy said.
"And I fear we still have nothing to offer you," Qing said.
"The spirit said together we could beat this thing. And as much as I would love to beat this shit out of her with a baseball bat I know the spirit would not give a warning unless it was serious. The only reason she chose me to be her baby maker was because the Volturi are going to try and kill us in the future."
I looked at Marco. "What happened to your pack will happen to us. The Volturi will make sure everyone who carries the gene is dead. But the spirit decided it was time for us, and all the the shifters-I gave Jaya a quick look- to evolve. So when the time comes for us to fight the Volturi we will be able to better defend ourselves and finish them off. But as one of the Cullen's likes to say, the future is not written in stone, with a single choice things can suddenly change. And that is what is happening. If we fail to stop Shippa Kadidu then all this will have been for naught.
"And he won't just come after us. He feeds on destruction. On pain, anger, fear. He drives people to madness and feasts on the evil energy of senseless destruction. He is not a god, but he is the closest thing to the Devil I have ever seen. He is growing more powerful, he is now capable of projecting his mind into ours, making us see things that are not there. Disguising himself as our loved ones and sadistically toying with us. We have until the new moon to stop him."
"Why the new moon?" Jaya asked.
"It is a time when darkness rules. The veil between the two worlds is starting to weaken. On the new moon he will have enough power to break free into our world then," Billy said.
"Perhaps if we could strengthen the prison. You said he was sealed inside a tree?" Qing asked.
"Yes, but spirit magic has long been lost to us."
"Not just you. If such things ever exist they have long been forgotten. We all have stories of magic. But magic is lost to us," Michael said.
"That's not true," Howie said. "I mean, what are we if not magic? Or vampires, or werewolves, or spirits. Just because we can't do spells and stuff doesn't make us any less magical. I mean we turn into wolves. That is magic right."
"Very true, you may be young but you seem to be the wisest of your brothers," Jaya said.
"I must ask, it is a miracle to have one female in a pack. But three? How did such a thing happen? Never before has there been more then one female of a shifter group to exist."
"My power, the compulsion allows me to sense is someone has the wolf gene. With it I can activate it."
"How?" Michael asked.
I took a deep breath.
"Sex."
All their faces turned to shock.
"Oh...so...you slept with the women?" Qing asked looking slightly scandalized.
I remembered Hans saying his old fashioned the wolves from China were.
"Only me, it was anniversary thing I planned for my imprint Paul," Rachel said.
Billy rubbed his face with his hand. He looked like he wanted to put his fingers in his ears and tune this part out.
"And I phased thanks to Seth," Rebecca said.
"Your brother has the compulsion as well?" Yosef asked.
"The spirit wanted to use me in her plans as well. Leah and I get our gene from the three bloodlines. That makes our genes more potent. My compulsion is designed to work only on my imprint," Seth said.
"So could you turn anyone with the gene into a wolf?" Marco asked. He didn't look so hostile now. In fact he looked very curious, and dare I say there was a hungry look in his eye?
"Well, so far everyone I did turn were of Taha Aki's bloodline," I said.
"Leah was able to use it on me to turn me into an alpha," Hans said.
"But only because you had the potential. Not everyone has what it takes to be an alpha. Some are born to be one. I sensed it in Hans and was able to help him break free from Ulf," I said.
"Yes, thank you for that. Had we known the true depths of his madness we would have killed him. He was an abomination," Qing said.
"Well, the hour goes late and we have much to think about. Leah, Jacob let us all go for a run. If that is alright with you," Jaya said.
"Have you not come to a decision?" Jake asked.
"Like I said, we have much to discuss."
His face was friendly but his tone said the discussion was at an end.
We all walked outside, leaving the humans inside. We all took off our cloths, the guys circled around me, shielding me from the Lupus. I was grateful, it was one thing to be seen naked by my pack and lovers. But I wasn't comfortable being seen by strangers.
Once we all phased I took the time to look and see how the Lupus looked in their wolf forms.
The Canadian pack was similar to us, both of us were similar to the Timber wolf. And like us they had a wider range of fur colors and patterns then the others. I noticed Michael had fur that was redder then Jake's. Where Jakes was russet Michael's was blood red.
But the Chinese and Indian and Middle Eastern packs had leaner builds and longer limbs, and almost all of them had fur color in different ranges of brown.
Marco looked like a cross between a Coyote and a wolf.
I realized he was not a wolf, he was a Coywolf. A hybrid between a wolf and a Coyote. It was why I smelled he was different from us all.
I wondered how this came to be? It was a shame he could not tell us how his ancestor chose a Coywolf as his animal. Was it random? Or was it chosen specifically?
We ran off into the woods, dozens of shifters, several packs all running.
It was a historic moment in our tribes history. We were all eager to celebrate.
After we ran for a while the guys took turns to spar with some of the others. We watched as Gabriel sparred with Lot from Yosef's pack. Gabriel was stronger and faster, but Lot had more experience, but in the end he still lost.
Impressive, so young but still able to take down someone older and more experienced. I look forward to learning more about what your sons can do Yosef said.
So far they seem to be us, only enhanced. Where it would take several of us to take on a single vampire they seem to be on par with one. I said.
Amazing. Your part in this will not be forgotten Leah, I swear you will be known throughout the world as the mother of the new breed of wolf shifters Jaya said.
We continued to watch the other play. Some left to go hunt and a few turned back into their human form to talk, not caring about their nudity.
Leah.
I looked to Marco. No one else was, Jake didn't seem to know Marco was addressing me. Marco must be speaking to me privately.
Listen, we need to talk. Just you and me. Without the Lupus around
Why?
Are you serious about this alliance?
Of course
What would you be willing to get us all on bored?
Anything
Good, just what I wanted to hear. Is there someplace private we can go to talk?
I know a place.
Good, let's do it tomorrow.
Are you considering helping us?
Maybe, it depends on how things go tomorrow.
He got up and laid down under a tree by himself.
Don't mind Marco. He is a pain but he is a good guy. He is burned by responsibility and an unsure future Michael said.
We would be willing to help him. We have enough wolves Jake said.
That is generous of you. We would go help him ourselves, but that would require our constant presence in Mexico and we can not leave our homes Yosef said.
Think nothing of it. Let us enjoy the rest of the night I said.
A few hours later we returned to the house. I had the boys give up their rooms for our guests and they had to share with Embry and Quil now.
After the humans left and we all went to bed I went to the bathroom to brush my teeth.
I opened the mirror and grabbed my toothbrush. When I shut it I saw my father standing behind me.
"It's not going to work you know. You will fail."
I turned around and faced Shipa Kadidu.
"I faced an army of newborns, I almost fought a war with the most powerful coven in the world. I survived being eaten by a crazy werewolf and I beat an evil shifter. And soon, I will beat you too Shipa Kadidu. So you play your little tricks, you make your illusions. Because that is all you can do. Mind tricks."
He walked up close to my face.
"Careful, or I might just cause you to black out again."
I smiled at him.
"Oh wow, you threaten me with sex. I am so afraid. Now piss off."
I walked through him and he vanished.
I smiled to myself.
We could do this, I knew we could. We just had to work together and find a way.

Fusedtwilight: So, what does Marco want to talk to Leah about? Find out next chapter.
Also here is how I envision the Lupus members. Hans would look like Alexader Ludwig, Marco looks like Michael Trevino, Yosef looks liked Justin Baldoni, Quin looks like Godfrey Gao, Michael looks like Justin Rain and Jaya looked like Shahid Kapoor.
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