Peyton's POV

I was woken up by Edward, annoying leech. He said Bella was coming to training and suggested I go meet up with the pack. Grumbling under my breath about the lousy wake up call. I left the house and don't even bother striping before phasing. As I am sill tired, the couch is no comfortable. 'Amen to that sister' Quil says cheerily and I groan.

'It is to early for your excitement Quil' I growl.

'Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed' Embry chuckles.

'Oh bite me' I snarl and they laugh.

'Enough' Sam tells us. 'Peyton met us at the border, then we'll meet up with the Cullens' he orders. I nod and take off to the border. As I near, I perk up at the sit of William and tackle him happily. He laughs nuzzling me.

'Get a room love birds' Jared tells us.

'I missed you' William tells me.

'He did, wouldn't stop thinking about you the whole time we were on patrol' Paul states.

'I wonder if Peyton misses me yet' Jared teases her.

'I wonder what she's wearing' Paul continues.

'Enough you lot' Sam snaps and we all straighten up. 'Follow me' he orders and heads off following the Cullens scent. We all follow obediently. When we're a minute out we hear the Cullens. 'Brady, Collin, Seth stay towards the back of the pack. William, Peyton, Leah stay close to them' Sam instructs. We agree and get into our positions.

"Prepare yourselves, they've been holding out on us" I hear Edward tells the others. Probably just figured out there is more of us then we let on.

"What do you mean?" I hear Alice demand. Edward shushes her as we spot the clearing. I notice the Cullens' informal circle suddenly widened out into a loose line with Jasper and Emmett at the spear point. Bella by Edward holding his hand tightly.

"Damn, did you ever see anything like it?" Emmett asks. Esme and Rosalie exchanged a wide-eyed glance. As Edward tells Bella the pack has grown. We enter the clearing, Sam in the lead flanked by Paul and Jacob. I see Bella count us twice and smirk. She was expecting seven of us, as were the Cullens. But there are twelve of us.

Carlisle took a slow, deliberate step forward. It was a careful movement, designed to reassure. "Welcome" he tells us.

'Thank you' Sam thinks and Edward translates. I guess there is a perk to him being a mind reader. None of us have to translate. 'We will watch and listen, but no more. That is the most we can ask of our self-control' Sam states. Edward tells the others.

"That is more than enough" Carlisle assures us. "My son Jasper, has experience in this area. He will teach us how they fight, how they are to be defeated. I'm sure you can apply this to your own hunting style" he explains.

"They are different from you?" Edward asks for Sam.

"They are all very new - only months old to this life. Children, in a way. They will have no skill or strategy, only brute strength. Tonight their numbers stand at twenty. Ten for us, ten for you, it shouldn't be difficult. The numbers may go down. The new ones fight amongst themselves" Carlisle explains.

'Bet I can kill more newborns then you' Jared tells Embry.

'You are on, twenty bucks?' he asks.

'Oh please, I will be the victor' I tell them excited to kill my first vampire.

'We are willing to take more than our share, if necessary' Sam tells the Cullens. Edward translates for him.

"We'll see how it plays out" Carlisle says with smile.

"Do you know when and how they'll arrive?" Edward asks for Sam.

"They'll come across the mountains in four days, in the late morning. As they approach, Alice will help us intercept their path" Carlisle explains. Sam thanks him for the information and says we'll watch. Some of us lay down, others sit or just stand as we wait for the Cullens to begin their training. Jasper steps forward.

"They'll fight like children. The two most important things you'll need to remember are, first, don't let them get their arms around you and, second, don't go for the obvious kill. That's all they'll be prepared for. As long as you come at them from the side and keep moving, they'll be too confused to respond effectively. Emmett?" he asks and Emmett steps forward.

I wonder why he called Emmett forward? "Okay, Emmett first. He's the best example of a newborn attack" Jasper tells us. I nod to myself and focus as Emmett narrows his eyes at Jasper.

"I'll try not to break anything" he tells Jasper. Who smiles.

"What I meant is that Emmett relies on his strength. He's very straightforward about the attack. The newborns won't be trying anything subtle, either. Just go for the easy kill, Emmett" Jasper tells his brother. Jasper backed up a few more paces, his body tensing. "Okay, Emmett, try to catch me" he says. They're mach begins.

Emmett charges Jasper like a bear, that's the best why I could describe it. He snarls. Jasper dodges him with ease. Emmett was impossibly quick, too, but not like Jasper. It looked like Jasper had no more substance than a ghost, any time it seemed Emmett's big hands had him for sure, Emmett's fingers clenched around nothing but the air.

Suddenly Jasper had Emmett from behind, his teeth an inch from his throat. Emmett cussed. 'Note to self, beware Jasper' I think to myself. Some of the pack agree.

"Again" Emmett says as Jasper lets him go.

"It's my turn" Edward states.

"In a minute" Jasper tells them. "I want to show Bella something first" he states and Alice steps forward. "I know you worry about her, I want to show you why that's not necessary" he explains.

Alice stood motionlessly, looking tiny as a doll after Emmett, smiling to herself. Jasper shifted forward, then slinked to her left. Alice closed her eyes. Jasper sprang, disappearing. Suddenly he was on the other side of Alice. She didn't appear to have moved, at least that's how it'd appear to a human.

She took a small step forward avoiding Jasper with ease. Jasper wheeled and launched himself at her again, only to land in a crouch behind her like the first time; all the while Alice stood smiling with her eyes closed. 'Sort of glad she can't see us' William states. Sam shushes him as Jasper and Alice continue.

Jasper closed in, and Alice began to move faster. She was dancing, spiraling and twisting and curling in on herself. Jasper was her partner, lunging, reaching through her graceful patterns, never touching her, like every movement was choreographed. Finally, Alice laughed. Out of nowhere she was perched on Jasper's back, her lips at his neck. "Gotcha" she says and kisses his throat before jumping off of his back.

'Gotta admit that was cute' I tell Leah, who grumbles.

"You truly are one frightening little monster" Jasper tells Alice fondly. It was now Edward's turn. Alice goes to stand by Bella. Edward had closed on Jasper now, and this fight was more even than either of the others. Jasper had the century of experience to guide him, and he tried to go on instinct alone as much as he could. But his thoughts always gave him away a fraction of a second before he acted.

Edward was slightly faster, but the moves Jasper used were unfamiliar to him. They came at each other again and again, neither one able to gain the advantage, instinctive snarls erupting constantly. Eventually, Carlisle cleared his throat. Jasper laughed, and took a step back. Edward straightened up and grinned at him. "Back to work, we'll call it a draw" Jasper declares. I share a look with Sam if we ever had to face the Cullens. Alice, Jasper and Edward would be the hardest to take down. But as long as the treaty stays in tact, we'll never have to fight them.

(Time skip)

"We'll be doing this tomorrow. Please feel welcome to observe again" Jasper tells us when training ends. Sam said we'd be there and Edward translated.

"I would be beneficial if we memorized your scents before the battle. To ensure we do not go for you by accident" Sam states. Edward sighs and looks at Carlisle.

"The pack thinks it would be helpful to be familiar with each of our scents, so they don't make mistakes later. If we could hold very still, it will make it easier for them" Edward explains.

"Certainly, whatever you need" Carlisle tells us. We walk forward slowly and take turns memorizing the scent of each Cullen. Sam sniffing them each first. First Carlisle, then Jasper and so on. Until we'd gotten a good whiff of all their scents and committed it to memory.

'Jacob' Sam snaps as I hear Bella laugh. Jacob made a laughing sound, while laughing in his head. I pin my ears and turn away nudging Brady. William does the same with Collin as we head for home. The rest of the pack following. Except Sam and Paul as they waited for Jacob.

'Mind if I sleepover?' I ask William.

'Not at all' he says with a wolfie smile.

'Keep it PG' Collin tells us and William nips him gently.

'Behave you lot and be sure to be home by noon Peyton' Sam tells us. I agree and follow William & Collin to their home. Collin goes inside and I stop.

'Coming?' William asks.

'Can I borrow a shirt?' I ask sheepishly. 'I sort of ripped my clothes' I admit and he chuckles nodding. He went to shift and soon returned in board shorts. He offers me a pair of clean boxers and a shirt. I took them and went to change. When I return, he lead me to his room and we both fell asleep in each others arms, tired from the early morning training session.

A/N

Picture above of Cullens, Bella, some of the wolf pack, William and Peyton in wolf forms.

P.S nine chapters left.