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Houston We Have A Problem
Jul 19, 2009 at 2:08 PM
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When I went to return to Blaise after feeding the baby, the Ancient Ancestor's had other plans. They called me in for a special mission. First thing in the morning I arranged for my parents to get the kids out of the house. They took them up to the store. Then I used the necklaces to summon the Alpha's. There was a job the Pack needed to do. I had no idea how how were were going to get it done, but it defintely had to be done.

"Houston we have a problem," was the first thing I said to Jacob and Paul as they joined Seth, Jared, and I in the Living Room. "Seems we have at least one Pack brother out there whose slipped through the cracks. His Father is Quileute - though he doesn't know. He's living in Houston. Let's just say he's not putting his shapeshifting abilities to good use. He's hustling. The ancenstor's want it stopped."

"What are we supposed to do?" Seth asked.

"Good question. We can't go phasing in a Texas neighborhood exposing our secret to the world." I replied. "Best bet is to talk to him, bring him to a Pack meeting, and explain to him about everything."

"What do we do if he doesn't want to come?" Jared asked.

"Kidnap him?" Jacob offered.

"Apparte him to my house and hold him hostage?" I asked.

"Why not." Paul said.

"Okay." I replied. "Sounds good to me."

***************

Jalil Bradford was not a guy that did anything he didn't want to do. His abilities gave him power. That power was rarely questioned. When he saw a band of what he mistook for Mexicans invading his hood, his people weren't having it. There was obvious humor in the Pack's faces as someone threaned to sick dogs on them. For safetly sake, it was on to Plan B.

"Miss.. Miss... pssstttt.... hey pssssstttt... Hey, you lost?" Jalil followed Peni as she walked by him working everything her Mother gave her. He licked his large lucious lips before saying, "You don't look like yuh from around here. Can I help you find something you're looking for?"

"Maybe I just found it." Peni looked him up and down taking a couple of steps toward him. With a flirtaious smile she placed an hand on his arm. Jalil raised his eyebrows thinking it was his lucky day. In one second she apparated him to Paul, Jacob, and Seth where they waited. They grabbed ahold of Jalil before he could respond. Peni apparted them to her back yard where the rest of the Pack waited.

Jalil wasn't happy. In a burst of energy, he threw Jacob, Paul, and Seth off. Cursing, he ripped his shirt off yelling, "You don't know who you're messing with!"

While the on lookers laughed, which was not the reaction he was used to, he phased. Before he could square his shoulders to fight, seventeen wolves the same as he, surrounded him as the original Pack - Brady, Seth, Jacob, Paul. Embry, Quil, Collin, Jared, and the entire La Push Cub Pack - Shawn, Kyle, Davy, CD, Justin, Anthony, Tori, and Kara - also phased.

"This is too fun." Peni said as she phased to join them. Linking into the the Pack conciousness, she piped up amidst the rolling conversation. "Looks like I found what I was looking for." As the eighteenth wolf, she stood in between Seth and Paul.

"What the hell is this?" Jalil snarled.

"You will stand down." Jacob ordered. Jalil's shoulders bent. He growled not liking his will being broken.

"You're not the biggest dog here, my friend." Peni said laughing.

"Who are you?" Jalil asked.

"Where the Quileute Wolf Pack. Its' the magic of our people that flows in your veins from your Father's side. This ability we have comes with responsibility." Paul explained.

"So you have two choices. If you want to keep using you ability, you run with us. Otherwise, you stop. There is no other way." Jacob growled.

"Who are you to tell me what to do?" Jalil jumped forward to meet his growl

"I'm your Alpha..." Jacob said.

Jalil snarled when the Pack laughed with the unspoken "bitch" they all added in their head now to that statement after Peni's altercation with Sam.

Even though his shoulders bowed under Jacob's authority, they could tell from his mental state, Jalil was not going to give up easily. He'd never had the Pack training to help him deal with the anger that came along with their variety of shapshifting. He was snalring, growling wanted to fight every one of them. The man was not easily going to hand over the authority he was used to. He was cocky, greedy, and power hungry. Peni could admire that. But he had to be tamed. Worse than a rabid dog, if it came to a full on fight with the entire Pack he would get hurt. He had no idea. An image flashed in her mind of the one woman who could tame the wildest of beasts with a single touch.

"Good idea." Jacob agreed. Some of the Pack laughed knowing they were going to get to see a show.

"I'll be right back!" Peni said. If Jalil was drained of his aggression, he could be reasoned with.

Peni return with Casey O'Malley and Bill Weasley.

"See..." Peni explained to Casey. "We picked up this stray. He's not house trained. He's not cooperating. Think you can give us a hand?"

"She's hot, right?" Peni said to Jalil. "Super sexy. Want to touch her? Hand off. She's.. Bill's. I just test drive her occationally. Will you let her touch you? It feels really good. Like nothing you've ever felt before." Jalil lowered his guard a bit. Peni knew if he was anything like her, he wouldn't be able to resist. "Do your thing." Peni said to Casey. Jalil let the Banshee Witch approach.

Peni watched as Casey used her fabulous gifts to drain him. When she was done, Jalil laid on the grass calmer and more passive. Peni walked toward him to put her fingers in his main.

"There are witches and Wizards living in hiding all over the world. I am a Witch." Peni pointed to Bill. "Wizard. Licking her fingers over there, banshee and a witch. These are the Quielete Wolf Pack. We're your brothers and sisters. Obviously someone's Papa was messing around circa 1980 something and passes our peoples Shapeshifting gene on to you. Welcome to the family."

"But we use our powers for good and not evil. So all this hustling on the block, it ends." Jacob said with authority.

"You're Quileute now. That means something." Paul informed him.

"We can be your family and take care of you. Or we can be your worst enemy. It's up to you." Jacob stated plainly.

In the end Jalil agreed. With him pacified, they were able to all change back to get dressed.

"So what are we going to do now?" Peni asked Paul.

"Let's see what the new guy can do." Paul said.

Excitement went through the Pack.

Peni declared, "Ohohoh.. I want in!"

"How about Winners choice?" Jacob said.

"Peni's not picking customes." Seth stated.

"No magic." Jared added.

Peni narrowed her eyes. Then she said as innocently as she could. "But I'm a girl." When they all look at her dubious she gave up the innocent act. "Fine."

Once the steaks were set, the line up for fights was made.

"I get the new guy." Peni called.

"Come on. Be serious." Jalil argued. "I'm not fighting a girl."

"That sounds like a challange!" Davy laughed.

"Pull up a seat, lovey." Peni said to Casey. "It's about to be a dog fight... Quileute style!"

Peni walked into the yard to face Jalil. "Come on, big boy. Let's play." Raising her fists to box, she tapped him twice on the cheek.

"I'm serious." Jalil said ignoring her taunting. As he said that, Marcus Flint and Annie Weasley walked around the side of the house to the backyard.

"What you can sell crack that gets to kids in the school yard but not fight a girl strong as you are?" Peni pulled with all her strength to haul a left hand smashing into his jaw knocking him to the ground.

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...." The Pack called.

"Can't hit a girl? What's wrong, big man?" Peni taunted him. "Afraid to get you butt handed to you by a chick?"

Jalil stood up wiping blood from his cheek. Peni lightly taped him on his cheeks shadowboxing so quick he wasn't able to block her.

"Come on, big boy. Let's play." She tap him twice on the cheek. Still shadowboxing, she's tapped him two more times adding a hard right hand. As his hands began shaking, she knew he was ready. She took off her clothes and phase. Putting her front paw down low Peni growled ready to fight. Jalil started undressing to phase. Once he phased, Peni pounced.

On the back porch, Seth, Jacob, and Paul approached Marcus where he stood watching.

"What are you doing with my cousin?" Seth said standing on his right.

"Right now, I'm getting to know her." Marcus looked over the three of them. "Where it goes from there, I guess that's between me and Peni"

"He's holding back. Not good for him." Jared said about the fight.

Jalil did hold back until Peni sliced him four times and threw him into a tree that broke from the weight of the blow.

"How much do you know about her?" Seth asked Marcus.

"What do I know about her?" Marcus answered. "I know she's strong, sexy as hell, a wonderful mother, easy to talk to....she's something special."

"Our lives are very complicated." Paul told him. "Her's more than most."

"Complicated, huh?" Marcus smiled. "All women are complicated. I'm more than willing to take the time and figure her out"

Jaili began to fight back. At full steam he ran face on into Peni's side, knocking her backwards.

There was another collective groan from the onlookers.

"That's gonna leave a mark." Justin said.

"We're protective." Jacob told Marcus. "It's the way it is. So if you want to get close to her, we come as a packaged deal."

"I'm glad," Marcus looked at him sincerely. Hs eyes turned to Peni, "As strong as she seems, there's something about her...makes you wanna be there to catch her when she falls."

The Pack guys looked at each other, then looked over Marcus appraising him.

Jalil lunged at Peni with all his power in large paws. She was too fast. As she evaded him, they were both getting little swipes and jabs in.

"We all have our own ideas about what's best for her." Seth told Marcus. "There's someone of our tribe a lot of us thing would be good for her."

"If you know Peni," Jacob laughed. "She has a strong mind of her own."

Marcus laughed in agreement, "I've noticed that about her!"

Peni knocked Jalil on his back. The time it took for him to get up showed he was starting to tire. When he lunged with a large paw, he caught Peni right on the side of the head sending her flying.

"Her life is complicated." Seth told Marcus. "Always is. Anyone who shares that space with her has to understand."

"There is a definite Pecking order - 1) children, 2) imprinted, 3) Pack...." Paul began to explain.

"Your getting ahead of yourself, there." Marcus explained. "Look, I like her, I think she's incredable, she makes me smile, but I don't know where it's going from here. She's been hurt, and I don't wanna rush things."

"She's made promises to our people." Paul explained. "It's important she follows through."

"As for what's important in her life, I wanna be her friend," Marcus looked at them all. "I don't need to be her world.

Can I ask you a question? What's Imprinted?"

The guys explained the complexity of their Imprinting to Marcus. Seth finished, "For her, her Imprinted is Blaise."

Marcus would nod. That was what he expected to hear. It was in Peni's eyes whenever she looked at Bliss, the love and the longing

Hard blows were exchanged between Jalil and Peni drawing collective groans from the guys.

"Being in my counsin's life isn't easy." Seth told Marcus. "It's hard. Already she's lost two husbands who weren't strong enough or able."

"I'm not going anywhere..." Marcus said firmly. "I'll be here as long as she lets me."

Jalil landed another hard paw knocking Peni back. Her head cracked into a tree.

"Daaaamn!"

"She doesn't look it," Jacob told Marcus. "But she's vulnerable. He's been hurt a lot. None of us want to see that happen again."

Jalil went for the closest thing to grab onto - her leg. He sunked his teeth into it leaving Peni with the perfect opening. Peni swung around bitting onto his neck. She stood over him dominate holding him firm by the neck saying to him in her head, "Looks like I'm on top."

Peni phased back, redressing, as Jacob warned Marcus. "Tred lightly."

Marcus would nod, respecting the way they care about her, "I'm not gonna hurt her," He reassured. "I told you. We're taking this slow. Maybe it'll lead somewhere. I can't say I wouldn't like that, but maybe we'll just be friends. Either way, she's safe with me"

Peni's arm was bleeding. There were scratchs on her stomach, a briuse on her hip, and one on her temple bleeding purple into her eye. The gashes on her leg were already healing. Peni smiled seeing Marcus. Pick up a Coitus drink, that was safe for pregnant and nusing mothers, Peni put the cold bottle to her temple.

"Are you okay?" Marcus asked.

"You should see the other guy." Peni answered, throwing a drink to Jalil. She turned to him. "Don't feel bad. I've been doing this a lot longer than you. Watch them. They're who I learned from."

Smiling at Sarah Spiritsong, Peni walked over to her pointing to the deep bruise on her temple that was spreading down into her eye. "Sarah, can you hit me with some of that good stuff right here?"

"Feeling impatient are we?" Sarah laughed.

"It's starting to throb and my eye sights going a bit blurry." Peni laughed. Then she nodded her head behind her to Marcus. "And it's not very pretty. Please..."

Sarah glanced at Marcus. Raising an eyebrow she looked back at Peni and raises an eyebrow, "Of course." Putting her hand on the bruise, Sarah closed her eyes. A tingling warmth spread from Sarah's hand healing the damage.

"Thank you." Peni smiled at her friend with affection. "I miss you when your not around." More quietly she asked about Marcus. "Was he watching the fight? Did he seem appauled?"

"No, he wasn't at all, trust me." Sarah winked. "I think he rather liked it, actually."

Biting her lip, Peni smiled. Then she joked to Sarah, "Wanna get in there? We can pair you up with one of the Cub's and let you blast them around a little?"

With a smirk to Annie, Sarah answered. "I tend to be a lover, not a fighter if I can help it. I think I'll hang out here, thanks though."

Peni kissed the gypsy on the cheek. "That's why we all love you!" Peni knew she could learn a lot from Sarah. Speaking of Marcus she said. "I have no idea what I'm doing with him, Sarah."

"You'll figure it out," Sarah told her. "Peni, you always seem to."

"Thanks for the confidence. I don't know sometimes." Peni handed Sarah a drink. Then she turned watching as the guys gathered around Jalil pointers from the fight.

With a deep breath, Peni approached Marcus leaning in to kiss him on the cheek. "Hey, It's good to see you." .

The Pack errupted with a series of coughs and too load clearnings of throats. A couple of "John's" were thrown in.

"Leave my Dad out of it." Kara said.

"I agree." Peni echoed.

That was real rich coming from the Pack who'd teased her relentlessly about the "old guy." They knew the deal. If Peni followed through on John's advances, it could complicate things inside of the Pack with Kara. What John knew of Peni was the responsible council member and good Mother. He had no clue about the ass kicking, constantly flirting, trash talking, pole dancing, Banshee sexing, Peni. Also John was a good man who deserved a woman to settle down with. He wasn't the kind of guy you get a Pack baby off of while waiting for ones Imprinted love to come back. Like Neville, John was conservative. Besides the fact that he's Quileute of the shapeshifting line and a good Dad, he was all wrong for Peni.

"Ingore them." Peni told Marcus. "They've been licking themselves to much. Hair balls."

Marcus laughed, "I think they sell potions for that." Then he said to her. "Can you change for me again? I think I like the part right before you become a wolf..."

"I know, right?" Jalil said. Peni laughed. She gave Marcus a look that conveyed a definite maybe later.

"Maybe not." Jacob called over them.

Marcus looked around them at all the scowling faces of her Pack. "They look ready to attack...should I worry about Rabbies?"

"Don't worry. They've all had they're shots." Peni told him. "Except the newbie, but I just handed him his ass. So you're good."

Marcus smiled with a pretend yawn to stretch his arm out and around Peni. His smile said he knew he was being obvious. "I think I'm out of practice"

"You're all good." Peni said putting her head on his shoulder.

"Pens, why don't you get me something to drink." Paul said a bit too loudly.

Jacob laughed. "Me too."

"Maybe some ice water." Seth added.

Looking over Marcus's shoulder with her cheek still touching him, Peni narrowed here eyes at the drinks in their hands. With a swish of her wand, she opungo'ed bottles at them with a cup of ice water that dumped itself on Seth as the guys were getting ready for the next fight. Everyone stopped hearing girls voices raised.

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