Almost Impossible Chapter 11

Chapter 11

I didn't really know what to expect, didn't think so much of the pack would have been there, but I don't know why I thought otherwise. I wished Jake could phase so maybe he could have helped me, but he still wouldn't be able to for a while. I also didn't want to phase again to try harder to hear them. It hurt really bad and I hoped the second time wouldn't be so bad, but I didn't care to find out any time soon.

Sam had walked away and then returned in human form. The pack members separated and walked back into the trees. It was time to take things seriously again.


"They're going to phase back too so you can hear them and we're going to try and figure out why you somehow can't." Sam sounded so serious, it was hard to imagine the Sam from earlier again, laughing and acting normal.

I started wondering if something was wrong with me, besides the obvious. I couldn't hear them, they couldn't hear me. After a minute, a strange idea came into my mind. Even though I could change, I was now a werewolf too, what if that wasn't enough. What if I'm not a true member of the pack? That had to be the only reason we couldn't hear each other, the only reason I could think of anyways.

When they all returned, I told them that. They all remained serious, but one voice surprised me a little.

"I could feel her," he said and I looked at him curiously. He turned to look directly at me and continued. "I could feel you there with us, even thought I couldn't hear you. It didn't make any sense." They all seemed to agree on that. "I realized it first when you phased out, I could hear it like I could hear anyone else phase out. It also made me think... Something was blocking it... you, from communicating."

Sam had a sudden thought. I could see his face brighten a little bit. He had realized something that I had thought about earlier, but forgot all about.

"Edward can't hear your thoughts, but he can hear everyone else's right?" he asked. "Maybe that is blocking you from us too. Not just the vampires."

"Yeah, just like the other vampires I've met, they can do some pretty powerful things, but they have no effect on me either. Like I can somehow block access to my brain," I said with a very little laugh. It was becoming a little clearer, though not really better, they still can't hear me. I wondered if I tried though, I mean, I never tried to let Edward read my thoughts. Maybe I could have turned off the blocker?

"I've got an idea," I told them instantly. "But I need one other person to phase with me."

Jacob looked at me with slight disapproval. I ignored him.

"I'll do it," Sam said, walking back into the trees. I went back to where I had gotten dressed.

Once I had gotten all my clothes off, I stood there wondering if I could remember how to phase. I started the same process I had for turning back into human form, and forced it to happen. It was just as shocking as before, but oddly a lot less painful.

Once I was phased, I walked back over to the pack to meet Sam there. We got there at the same time and everyone continued their staring. I didn't understand what the deal was, but ignored them and focused on Sam.

I looked at Sam and thought only about him. I tried forcing my thoughts to him.

Hey Sam, are you there? I repeated over and over in my head, it felt like about fifty times, until I couldn't bear to say it again. My head was throbbing, though it didn't feel like any headache I had ever had before.

Sam? I said one last time.

Bella? He sounded just as surprised as I felt. It worked?

Oh my, I guess it did, wow. This had to be the weirdest thing, besides the actual phasing, that I had ever felt.

Phase back and explain.

I could, not only hear, but I could see what he was thinking. It was amazing. I could see him looking at me. Wow. I had reddish brown fur, mixed with some white and grey. It was an odd mixture, but it looked pretty cool. That's me? I thought as I looked closer at myself and I could tell that my eyes were still my eyes. I was even more amazed. It all happened in a matter of seconds.

Bella. Sam snapped me back to the here and now.

Ok, ok sorry. And I trotted back over to my area to change back. Phasing back was easier too.

After I had finished dressing and got back over to the group to retake my place by Jake, Sam walked over to me laughing lightly.

"What?" I asked, confused and I almost forgot to use my mouth.

"You," he said and I raised an eyebrow. "You're so calm." he continued to laugh.

"What are you talking about?" Jake asked after he was silent for so long.

"Well she found a way to let me inside her head, somehow. I heard her observing herself and she was pleased to find she looked good as a wolf." And he laughed again, along with several other people. I laughed a little too. But he got serious after that. "How did you do it?"

"Well, I'm not sure exactly. I just focused on you and stopped if from blocking you, only I don't think it stopped I think it... expanded? I don't know how to explain it. " I paused for a moment thinking about it, all, trying to see exactly how I had done it. Then Sam interrupted.

"I think I could feel that," he said and I was surprised yet again.

"Huh?"

"I think I felt what you did, like a bubble? Something wrapped around me and I was suddenly seeing what you were seeing and hearing you clearly, I got a head full of how focused you were. I didn't answer you at first; I had to do some focusing of my own."

I was frozen for a moment. I didn't think he would have been able to feel that, but a bubble described it perfectly. Everyone was staring at me, surprised and confused. This whole staring at me thing was starting to get old.

This time Leah spoke up, she was never as polite as the others, this time no exception.

"Why the hell is this all happening? Why her?" she said, sounding slightly disgusted.

Leah was never fond of me and that was putting in lightly. She only saw me as the "leech lover" as most of them had. That was the only way to describe her reaction to me now.

Sam was explaining it all to them and I had forgotten they didn't really know all the details of what happened with me, probably just what they picked up from his head, which I now realize can be a jumbled mess.

I ignored most of the conversation since I had heard it all over and over and it still didn't make much sense to me, so I thought about the blockage more. I wondered if I was going to have to individually let them all in, or if I focused on one would that work on all. I hoped I wouldn't have to do that every time I phased, that would get annoying fast. I guess I would just have to figure that out the next time we were all phased.

I was brought back to the discussion suddenly when I heard a different topic.

"There will be a council meeting tonight," Sam said and I looked back over to him. "I don't know when right now, but I will let you know of course, keep your ears open. But for now, you can just go back to your normal day routines and wait."

That must have also been a sign to leave, but I needed to ask a question before Sam disappeared.

"What am I supposed to do?" I asked.

"What do you mean?" Sam asked, confused.

"Well, I can't go home obviously, at least not tonight. And I know for sure Charlie won't let me stay at Jake's."

After a few moment of thinking that over, he came up with something. "You can stay at Leah's." and I didn't like that one bit, neither did she, but he had that Alpha tone and there was no arguing. That was not going to be easy to get used to.

"You can just stay at Jake's house for as long as you want. I could really care less." Leah said and started to walk away, but caught Sam's glare. "Ugh, fine. Come home with me after the meeting." She stomped away.

Well this was going to be a fun night.

I went back with Jake to his house; we still had some time to spend together alone and had no idea what to do. I decided to call Charlie first, before anything, to get that out of the way.

"Hello?" Charlie answered, sounding half asleep.

"Sorry Dad, did I wake you up?"

"Uh yeah. What's up?"

"Well, I was just wondering if you would mind if I stayed at Leah's tonight."

He didn't reply at first and I knew this is where the explaining would come in. He knew I wasn't friends with Leah, but hey that could always change. Ha! Yeah right.

"Leah Clearwater?" he asked, unsure.

"Yep."

"Why?" he sounded suspicious now.

"Well, uh..." I ran several different idea through my head, but only one I knew would work for sure. "It's girl stuff Dad." He hated when I brought up girl stuff, so I knew he would avoid it anyway he could.

"Oh, right. Ok well then... You'll be back sometime tomorrow then?"

"Yeah." I told him, though I really had no idea. Surely I would have to go back sometime, but somewhere in the back of my head, I was scared to.

"Ok, see you tomorrow then," he said followed by a yawn.

"See you." I said and hung up the phone.

I stood there for a few minutes, no clue what to do next. I saw Jake watching me from the couch with a smile, so I walked back over to him and plopped on the couch with a heavy sigh.

"Now what's wrong?" he asked, fighting back a laugh.

"Nothing new I guess."

"Oh."

"Yeah, just a very long day," I said, fighting a yawn and failed.

"Why don't you get some sleep. It may be a while before Sam calls us and you'll hear the call." He put his arm around me and pulled me against him.

"You sure it's a good idea?" I asked, thought I didn't really care. I was ready to pass out. My whole body was aching and it was becoming more than I could handle, especially if I had to sit through a meeting later.

"Yes." Was all he said.

I moved down on the couch and rested my head on his lap. He settled in a little more and began stroking my hair slowly. It felt so good to stretch out and relax, that I fell asleep within seconds.

***

As soon as it as was dark, I heard the signal. One, loud howl from Sam was all we needed to know that it was time for the meeting. We didn't phase, thankfully, since the members on the council couldn't. We walked all the way up to the top of the cliff. It was the same cliff that the happy little bonfire had been on when I first heard the legends.

Well, tonight... We were all about to learn something new. I was actually excited. I just smiled at Jake as he took my hand and we found a place to sit down. It was easy to forget why we were here, because of me, and just enjoy the scene.

I looked around at everyone and I realized I knew almost everyone there. The entire pack was there and I could see Billy, Quil's grandfather, Sue Clearwater, Emily, and a few other people I had never seen before.

It was the biggest gathering I had ever been to in such a small area. They all seemed so comfortable with each other; though I was one of them I guess, I still felt like an outcast. I really hoped that that would change soon. I mean, there really was no way to get around all of it.

To start, I would have settled for them to all stop staring at me like I had done this to them. If anything, it was their legends that did it to me. That topic would have be saved for a conversation on a different day.